Chapter 452 The Miraculous February Crash Was Caused by Lin Supo?
January 15th.
Arsenal's game against Nottingham Forest ended with a narrow victory away from home by 1 goal.
After a day's rest, Lin Supo returned to the team on January 17.
Wenger immediately called Lin Supo to the office.
"sit."
The Arsenal coach poured Lin Supo a glass of water and asked Lin Supo to sit down.
"Boss, do you have anything to do with me today?" Lin Supo looked at Wenger and said, "I think I have adjusted my mentality and can return to team training."
"There's no rush. I think you should rest for a few days."
Wenger said with a smile.
He took out a few travel agency orders from his drawer and handed them to Lin Supo.
"You and your girlfriend should go on vacation, 10 or 15 days, or more, and you can come back just in time to play the Champions League."
"Tou, aren't you worried that I'm not in good condition?"
Lin Supo asked with some emotion.
Wenger really trusts him.
"I'm more worried about your mood than your bad state at the time. You are a very self-controlled child. I think you should relax and avoid those reporters."
Wenger said.
"Okay, I'll go back first, head."
Lin Supo stood up with a few orders and said.
"Go ahead and the club will reimburse you then."
After walking out of the coach's office, Lin Supo was still filled with emotions.
Under normal circumstances, a suspended player should also be training with the team.
However, Wenger directly asked him to leave the team and go on vacation. He was more concerned about his mental health and could also leave London, the center of the incident, at the expense of some of the club's interests.
Wenger treats him so well, partly because he is afraid of his transfer.
Mendes also made a special call and was preparing to come to London to have an interview with him.
To be honest, Lin Supo thinks Arsenal is pretty good.
Wenger is good and his teammates are good.
However, the current Premier League is indeed not very good as a whole. The facilities are backward, the refereeing standards are problematic, the preference is for British players, and the technical and tactical levels are not high. Although Wenger and Ferguson are very good, except for them, the coaches of other teams are basically poor.
It's a hammer.
If you stay at Arsenal, you can learn from Bergkamp and his teammates. Wenger is also good at teaching people to play football.
But when I stayed at Arsenal and played in the league, the level of my opponents was lower than in Serie A.
Before moving to Arsenal, Lin Supo did not expect that the Premier League is so bad now. When he watched the Premier League, it was around 2005. At that time, the overall level of the Premier League was very good, but it was only 6 years behind. Is it that bad?
So now Lin Supo can't figure out what is better for his career.
At this time, the agent needs to play his role.
On January 18, Mendes paid a visit early in the morning.
"You're so early, Jorge."
Lin Supo took Mendes' coat and said.
"I arrived in London last night. I was afraid of affecting your rest, so I chose to come here in the morning. Monica, you are getting more and more beautiful."
Mendes smiled and hugged Monica Bellucci gently.
As an agent, Mendes is very measured in both words and actions.
Lin Supo chose Mendes because of this.
As a fan in his previous life, he had never met Mendes and Rayinola, but judging from all the confirmed news, Mendes was indeed a good person and work.
As for greed, that is a common problem among brokers.
Those who die slowly can at least understand clearly and know that only long-term stability can make big money, and they will not only look at the present like Rayinola.
Facts also proved that Lin Supo made the right choice.
Even a few years ago, Mendes was still very good at what he did.
He is a human being.
It was a pleasure to get along with him.
He will also make his purpose clear and tell you what he thinks, and will not hide it or plot against you behind your back. Just being so open makes people feel comfortable.
Mendes sat down, took the coffee, took a sip, and said: "Because of your suspension, the top clubs in Europe are going crazy. They all hope to get you in the summer."
"I understand this. There were many teams interested in me before I moved to Arsenal. Didn't we talk about it at the time? I need to wait."
"Yes, but times have changed and the situation has changed. I suggest you choose other leagues."
Mendes took out several forms and handed them to Lin Supo and said: "You have scored a lot of goals in the Premier League, and your English coverage is larger. It has indeed made you known to more fans around the world, but what I am investigating is
Sometimes, especially when we ask people to do surveys among Chinese fans, many fans have said that opponents in the Premier League don't seem interesting and they don't understand your opponents."
"So what does this mean?"
"What does it mean?" Mendes said with a smile: "It means that the fans can't measure the strength of your opponent. They don't know the strength of the team you face. They have no feeling for your goals, so you are in the Premier League.
You scored more goals, but the Chinese fans didn’t think you were happy scoring goals in Serie A.”
"I understand, because the Premier League is in China, and fans in other places except coastal areas don't know much about it, right?"
"Yes, that's what I mean. So I think you should transfer and leave the Premier League instead of promoting the Premier League here. If you want to promote the Premier League to the extent that Chinese fans are familiar with it, it will take at least 5 years. 5 years is too much time.
, although your commercial value has improved after joining the Premier League, but I am not sure whether that is a legacy of the World Cup."
"So what's your suggestion?"
Lin Supo asked.
"I have met with Real Madrid president Sanz. They are very interested in you and are willing to meet Arsenal's offer. Although the terms in the previous contract with Arsenal were more complicated, if Real Madrid pays a high price or sends players as bargaining chips,
If so, I believe Arsenal will not refuse, so that after you leave, the endorsement contract between Arsenal and Super Lin will not be affected."
Mendes said.
Lin Supo covered his forehead and said: "I think about it again. It's too early to say this now. Let's decide at the end of the season. By the way, Barcelona and Bayern are not interested?"
"Barcelona may have it, but I prefer you to join Real Madrid. Barcelona is worse than Real Madrid in terms of business development, and its popularity is not as good as Real Madrid. As for Bayern Munich, it will be difficult for them to pay a high price for you. If you leave
Arsenal, apart from returning to Serie A, they can only play in Spain."
"I understand Jorge."
Lin Supo smiled and threw the form aside and said: "Let's do this for now. At the end of the season we will discuss whether to transfer or stay at Arsenal. At least I have a good life at Arsenal. We can discuss it in private."
You'd better not discuss the transfer in the media."
"I didn't say that explicitly."
Mendes said with a smile.
When he was interviewed before, his attitude was ambiguous, just to put pressure on Arsenal and the FA. Now it seems that the effect is pretty good.
He knew Lin Supo's character very well. Lin Supo didn't like to have conflicts with his old club, so he didn't make it clear that if the fight really got too violent, he would take the blame and say it was all his own fault.
As an agent, Mendes never cared about such small problems. Not to mention that he contacted Real Madrid without communicating with Lin Supo. Even if Lin Supo asked him to contact Real Madrid, he would choose to help Lin Supo hide it when the time came.
Players need a good reputation more than agents.
As long as the players are capable and have good reputations, agents will still be guests of major clubs.
Nowadays, some agents in football like good reputation and often sacrifice the interests of players. Mendes is very disdainful. They have completely reversed the primary and secondary relationship.
If you sacrifice the interests of the players, no more good players will sign with you in the future.
If you don't have good players, those clubs will still coax you?
After all, agents rely on players to make a living.
Even if the agent is a bastard or a thug, as long as the player is valuable, those teams still have to hold their noses and contact the agent.
We had dinner together at noon.
Mendes left in a hurry.
Lin Supo is the biggest player in his hands, but Mendes still has some players in his hands, plus there is business in China, so Mendes doesn't have much time to stay in London.
Unless specifically discussing things like contract terms, he will arrange his working time in advance.
This time something unexpected happened, so he postponed some things specifically to deal with Lin Supo's unexpected situation.
Although Mendes doesn't like to disrupt his work schedule, he still has to distinguish what it is, and again, he knows it very clearly.
"Shall we go on a trip?"
Lin Supo said.
"Have you really thought about it?"
Monica Bellucci asked.
"Of course, the coach said that I should go out and relax. If I stay in London, I won't be able to play. It's better to go out and have some fun. We have been staying in London since you got pregnant and don't have much time to spend with you. Now I can make it up to you." Lin
Supo said.
"Well, I've always wanted to go to Northern Europe. Let's go to Northern Europe. I've been to China with you before." Monica Bellucci said excitedly.
"Okay, you can go wherever you want."
Lin Supo said with a smile.
He doesn't care. He doesn't have much idea about the European scenery. They are all exotic. Maybe the natural scenery somewhere is great, and he will feel good when he sees it.
But when Lin Supo was asked to specifically tell him where he wanted to travel, he really didn't have any ideas.
The excited Monica immediately took out the map and travel magazine and started choosing a destination.
When the Internet was not popular, there was still a market for travel magazines.
Life in Europe is less stressful and you can travel frequently.
Moreover, even families in very difficult circumstances are willing to read travel magazines. They cannot go abroad to travel to expensive places, but it is good to read and fantasize about them.
In the evening, Monica took Lin Supo and started packing her luggage.
Early the next morning, the two of them disguised themselves and took a plane to Norway.
The FA Cup and the league are added together, and Lin Supo's suspension ends in March, so the two of them have plenty of time to hang out.
The person involved ran away, and Arsenal players and coaches became the targets of the media.
As Lin Supo is an important player of the team, his suspension for 12 games has greatly affected the team's morale.
Not to mention in terms of tactics, Lin Supo is the absolute main force. Arsenal players are used to playing with Lin Supo. Now the problem of Lin Supo's suspension has been reflected.
On January 24, in the match against Wolves, Arsenal played the opponent 2:2 away from home. Because the tie before the FA Cup semi-finals required a rematch, Arsenal's already tight schedule became even tighter.
Back at home three days later, although Arsenal defeated Wolves 1:0 to advance, Bergkamp's injury again cast a shadow over Arsenal.
On January 30, in a league match against Chelsea, Arsenal simply lost to the opponent and were defeated by Chelsea at home. The old captain Tony Adams was injured again.
Entering the first game in February, Arsenal faced West Ham again, and Arsenal won the opponent 4:0 with a clean kick.
Everyone thought that Arsenal had completely rebounded and that the previous loss to Chelsea was just an accident.
But in the next round against Manchester United, Arsenal lost 3:1 at Old Trafford and were overtaken by Manchester United in the standings.
On February 19, the 5:2 win over Manchester City was worthy of celebration, but injuries to Bold and Dixon left Arsenal's defense stretched thin.
In the FA Cup on February 22, Arsenal tied with Sheffield United 1:1 at home.
After the game, Wenger exploded completely and fired at the FA at the press conference: "It is unreasonable for them to ban Lin for 12 games. During the period when Lin was not in the team, we were affected by the media. More importantly, damn
The cup competitions are always being replayed. If this continues, I can only let the youth team players play in the FA Cup!"
By this time Lin Supo and Monica had returned to London.
Lin Supo also returned to the team for training, but he is still suspended and unable to play.
On February 24, Arsenal played a rematch with Sheffield United. They still traded injuries for promotion. Overmars was also on a stretcher. Arsenal injured many players from the front to the back.
Three days later, Arsenal went away to play Newcastle. Shearer showed off his power and Newcastle won 3:1 against Arsenal.
So far, Lin Supo has been suspended for 11 games.
Before his suspension, Arsenal were five points ahead of Manchester United in the standings.
Now his suspension has not ended yet, and Arsenal are already 10 points behind Manchester United.
Lin Supo has already thought of a magical thing, which is Arsenal's habitual collapse.
If I remember correctly, Arsenal's habitual collapse happened in February.
Lin Supo was a little surprised. Could this be the beginning of Arsenal's habitual collapse?
Although I know that the habitual collapse was caused by Arsenal's lack of money to buy too many substitutes and the increase in player injuries after Christmas. At that time, Arsenal was financially tight when building a new stadium.
But everything has a beginning.
Arsenal had a good hand this time, and since he was suspended, he started to decline.
It's hard for Lin Supo not to think so.
In March, Lin Supo flew to Spain with the whole team.
Although his suspension has one game left to end, the FA's ban only applies to England.
The Champions League has no impact.
This time Arsenal's opponent is Lin Supo's rumored team Real Madrid.
Originally, the meeting between Mendes and Sanz caused a lot of topics. This time Arsenal and Real Madrid played in the Champions League, which completely detonated public opinion in Europe.
