Chapter 491 No, it’s buy one, get two free! There is only one Mang Bao!
Chapter 491 No, buy one and get two free! There is a Mang Bao!
Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly
July is a critical time for European teams to start their season preparations for the new season.
Although the European Cup does not end until July and November, it has nothing to do with the Dutch who did not enter the finals. Ajax also has no international players participating, so the training camp started very early.
At that time, is it the best time for the players who have returned from vacation to regain some physical condition through training, and then get back into game condition through warm-up matches and run into the new lineup.
Tomorrow, their wrong leg will come from Norwegian team Molde.
The game is not considered official, so it will be played at the Ajax training ground and is considered a teaching match.
Because Van der Sar had said hello, the starting lineup sent by Ajax in that game was basically composed of players from the reserve team + youth team, or in other words, they were all players on the roster!
As for Molde, it is also half the main force and half the youth army.
This kind of teaching game is sometimes arranged several times in a short period of time, so the players of each team will take turns to appear on the field to find their status. People generally don't pay much attention to the wrong lineup and game.
As for why Ajax found a Norwegian team to warm up...
In addition to the fact that Norway is relatively close to the Netherlands, I wonder if Edwin van der Sar has a relationship with the head coach of the Molde team!
The current head coach of Molde is the former super substitute of Manchester United and the future "Solskjaer"!
Did Van der Sar play for Manchester United from 2005 to 2011, and Solskjaer played for the Red Devils from 1996 until his retirement in 2007. Did the two of them have two years of experience as teammates at Manchester United?
In this kind of friendly match, there are usually senior officials who have some friendship with each other, so the coaches will have more contact with each other, and a few words can settle the matter.
And since Pan Yi, the "world's first coach", will be watching the game from the stands tomorrow, Van der Sar will remain tight-lipped.
Because Pan Yi said, I hope the players will not be affected by their own watching of the game, so that they can see their true level.
Of course, Pan Yi also made some disguise for himself, wearing a hat, big sunglasses, and some fake beard, and walked in the corner of the stands, so basically no one would notice.
Otherwise, let's not talk about Pan Yi's popularity. With such a handsome appearance, no matter where he hides, he is like a firefly in the dark, so bright and outstanding, he will definitely attract their attention!
After the game started, of course Pan Yi's eyes were always wrongly aimed at De Ligt.
To be honest, in a game like that, it's really hard to see De Ligt's true level.
It is true that the Ajax team, which was a bit improvised, did not have a complete ball-playing system in the backcourt, which could not reflect the characteristics of De Ligt's ability to play with his feet.
Moreover, his current body is very strong, and his ability to stay in the air and bounce seems to be relatively average. It seems a bit difficult to watch the big center on the wrong side.
It is quite possible that in the early days of joining the Ajax youth training camp, De Ligt was actually playing as an organizing midfielder, which also made him prefer to attack forward.
Is that one of the outstanding characteristics of a modern centre-back, just like Chelsea's David Luiz?
But in such an unsystematic game, De Ligt's characteristics turned out to be his shortcomings. Molde frequently hit the gaps behind him to counterattack.
"It is indeed a good seedling, but it needs to be polished."
Pan Yi thought in his heart, and he was also secretly glad.
It's also thanks to De Ligt that it took a few months for him to gradually start to understand and play more in line with Ajax's style. Otherwise, where would it be his turn to pick up the slack?
At that time, Van der Sar had already walked to Pan Yi's side at some point: "How is it, who cares?"
Pan Yi shook his head slightly and was about to say something when he saw the Molde team made a substitution and a young black man came on the bench.
"Why does that kid look familiar..."
Just as he was thinking about it, the black guy took advantage of the Ajax player's lack of concentration and passed directly by De Ligt, received a through ball from his teammate, and went straight to Huanglong!
So fast!
De Ligt wanted to lean on him with his body, but he didn't move at all, so he chased the ball.
What a strong body!
The Ajax goalkeeper panicked and attacked, but the black guy didn't panic, picked up the ball and shot it!
The ball just passed the goalkeeper's body and went into the net. The ball went in!
Very good shooting skills!
But Pan Yi did not recognize who he was.
It's strange. Logically speaking, if there are any future famous players, Pan Yi, as a senior fan, should know them all...
And when the black guy happily rushed to the coaching bench to hug Solskjaer to celebrate the victory, Pan Yi looked at his innocent smile and remembered!
That’s not Aman!
Thomas Armand!
For those who have never played FM games, the name Kekecuo is not familiar to them.
But his name is well-known in the FM game industry, and almost every senior player knows him.
Is it because of his super physical fitness and enough football talent that he can kill in all the major leagues with strong legs?
This has also led to him becoming the first-choice striker for many players who start their careers in small and medium-sized clubs.
Get Amang, get Tiandong!
If someone mentions "Mang Bao" in the real world, he will be referring to Chelsea's Mount, but if he mentions "Mang Bao" in the game, he will definitely be referring to the smiley A Mang!
Of course, although he is not as awesome in reality as he is in the game, he is actually pretty good.
Only 18 years old next year, he has already been spotted by Solskjaer and can play for Molde, a strong team in the Norwegian Super League, and has played there for several years.
Next year, if Pan Yi does not intervene, he will form a striker combination with a beautiful blond man from Norway.
The name of that blond handsome man is-Harland!
That’s right, the Norwegian Super League version is one high and one fast, so it won’t win!
Pan Yi looked at Aman, who was hugging Solskjaer, and had a new idea in his mind.
Since today's young forwards are very expensive, how about recruiting Amon?
He and Baker form a high-speed team, wouldn't they be very cool?
There will definitely be no problem for a Norwegian Premier League player to play in the English League. The most important thing is that Armand is not very selective in the team. Otherwise, FM players will not be able to recruit him to various teams.
Already.
For players like Amon, who comes from a poor area in Cameroon, the most important thing is to earn money to support his family by playing football...
"Hey, why didn't that ball target the wrong forward?" Van der Sar's voice came to my ears.
Of course he didn't know Amon, and he was unhappy about whether he made a mistake in De Ligt's defense just now.
First of all, did De Ligt move forward to receive the back pass from his teammate, instead of marking Amon who was just on the court?
Secondly, De Ligt did not catch up immediately when Amon started;
When he realized that the wrong side was asking for a single sword, he wanted to use his body to lean on it, but he couldn't.
In Van der Sar's view, that lost ball completely exposed De Ligt's shortcomings: aggressive advances, poor defensive positioning, poor tracking speed, and poor physical strength.
"Just that kind of defender must be worth 10 million euros, right?" Pan Yi snorted deliberately.
Van der Sar heard Pan Yi's "ironic words" and laughed along with him: "Whether the liquidated damages are like that, they will be set higher. If I ask, I can take away 3 million."
Originally, he was a little hesitant about selling De Ligt by mistake, otherwise he would not have added his name at the last moment.
But when I look at it tomorrow, I feel like it’s really not possible. If I go to the first team, I will definitely be held back!
"Let him look at other people. No one's money can be blown by the strong wind..."
Then Pan Yi pretended to continue watching the ball seriously.
Of course he wouldn't have any contact with anyone, as that would be too obvious.
Previously, in that game, Molde defeated Ajax 1:0 with Amon's only goal.
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"Forget it, otherwise it will be him. There is really no other suitable candidate. Rent Westermann and then buy him for 2.5 million euros at a fixed price!"
In Van der Sar's office, Pan Yi made the decision with "extreme pain" after "selecting from thousands of players" with the list of players.
The wrong name on the tip of his leg was the last one on the list: De Ligt.
"Oh, please, if they are really short of defenders, he won't come to my place to ask for Westerman?" Pan Yi still shook his head in pain:
"Originally, I really wanted to look for another veteran, but since my side is definitely asking for buy one, get one free, then he can choose another central defender."
"Forget it, let his old captain lead the new with the old. I hope the wrong central defender combination can cope with the fierce competition in English League One."
"Wrong, that 2.5 million... can it be paid in installments? Just pay it off in three years."
2.5 million to buy a youth team player who has rarely played in the first team, if the name is not De Ligt, is a bit high to be honest.
In other words, if Westerman can be rented for free, which is equivalent to 2.5 million to get two main defenders, then that seems to be a bit more cost-effective.
I really wanted to make some gestures, very cheap, to avoid being thought I was taking advantage.
Van der Sar stood up suddenly: "No, it must be paid in one lump sum! As agreed, 2.5 million is 2.5 million! They are about to draft a transfer contract!"
Pan Yi covered his face with his legs to prevent his snickering from being seen by Van der Sar, but his voice still sounded uncomfortable: "Hey... okay. They are just a small club, and he has to think about how to move."
Paying so much money..."
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As for De Ligt, the young man was a little confused at first.
After all, he has been training in the Ajax youth academy since he was a child. Of course he hopes to one day enter the Ajax first team.
But now the club insists on selling him, and he feels a little chilled.
Well, that was also beyond his understanding.
A club like Ajax can't make a living by making and selling blood. Even if De Ligt really joins the first team and performs well, does he want to leave?
The only difference is that the price will be higher when the time comes...
Now that the club is in a difficult moment regardless of performance or management, the process of selling blood has been intensified, so De Ligt can leave.
Of course, the one who makes him happy, the one who likes him, is Pan Yi!
The ultimate dream for young players!
Think about how many good central defenders grew up quickly under his leadership at Chelsea, including well-known stars, Ake, Zouma, Christensen... That does not include Van Dijk who was trained before.
Although I went to a League One club that time, I was still young. If I trained more in such a league, I might have better development.
Besides, isn't Ajax planning to put itself in the second team to play in the Dutch second division this season?
Although one is in the third level and the other is in the second level, there is not much difference between the two.
After all, does England have the most awesome lower-level league in the world?
The strength of the players on both sides cannot be directly compared, but are their worth and wages comparable?
In the Dutch second division, the salary of club players is probably only a few thousand euros less per week. Compared with the English league, it is not much lower.
If you exclude the second teams like Ajax and Eindhoven, the wages of ordinary Eredivisie teams are generally between a few hundred to one or two thousand euros, and their worth is pitifully low.
At least in English League One, there are plenty of players worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
If there is a requirement for a team that is preparing to hit the English Championship, then the value and salary of the team's players will be high or low.
For example, Sheffield United, the "aircraft carrier" in English League One this season, has several players in their team with a weekly salary of more than 10,000 euros, and the transfer value of those players has reached more than 2 million euros.
Is it because their goal is not to be in the English Championship, so they need to build the team according to the standards of the English Championship, and of course the players are not at the English Championship level - and this is not York City's current goal.
In short, after deliberation and communication with his family, De Ligt agreed to go to York City to play football!
Otherwise, Pan Yi spent 2.5 million euros to take away two defense generals, De Ligt and Westerman, one old and one young, from Ajax!——
Of course, that's endless.
Pan Yi also quickly contacted Thomas Amon, an 18-year-old youngster from the Molde club, and the lobbying for the young black player and his family has progressed to the initial stage.
As for Molde's coach and management, it's actually easier to handle.
Because Solskjaer doesn't really have a good impression of the strong, fast striker, I bet Aman was highlighting the word "reckless".
He often runs around like a headless fly on the front line, and from time to time he falls into the wrong side's offside trap.
Moreover, the accuracy of his shooting is also a major weakness of his. He can often squeeze out an opportunity through his strong body, but he often fails in one shot.
For Molde and Solskjaer, what they need more is a striker who can make the final decision.
It is precisely because of this that during the half season when Armand joined Molde, he played as a substitute most of the time, and at best he could be regarded as a relatively marginal attacking player.
Of course, what's more important is that Molde got Armand for free, and if York City is willing to pay 200,000 euros to buy him, it will undoubtedly be a good deal.
Red earns 200,000!
For a Norwegian team, they basically rely on rentals and visa exemptions to buy players. If they want to spend money, it rarely exceeds one million.
For example, in a normal timeline they would purchase young center Haaland from Blaney next year, for a price of £100,000...
And if we talk about the players currently in Moldrie, the most valuable one is Sigurdsson from Iceland, which is 700,000 euros, and the second most valuable players, Gabrielsson and Olsweis, are 400,000 euros.
Thousands of euros.
In other words, selling a free Armand for 200,000 euros is really a high price.
Therefore, Pan Yi's main request is to convince Thomas Amon and his family to let him join York City.
The resistance there was not only family, because Amon is from Cameroon, and after he signed a professional contract with Molde, his family came to Norway.
Then, they have to consider whether to move.
So Amang's father, Lan Pinghao, was a little hesitant at first.
Is it really a good thing to join a League One team, especially Pan Yi Mingdong's club?
But no, baby Amon wants to go to the UK to play football, and they are definitely worried about their son going alone.
If I asked them to go with me, they would be reluctant to give up the job they had just found in Norway. After all, they really wanted a job to support their family.
The salary in the Norwegian Super League is not high, especially for a player like Armand who has just signed his first professional contract and is unlikely to perform well in the league. His current salary is only 650 euros per week.
Well, even if the Molde team's maximum salary is only more than 3,000 euros, in fact, from the Norwegian Super League to the "big team" in English League One, it is basically a promotion.
As for whether Pan Yi can attract Amang to join him, he will naturally not be too stingy on salary.
"If Thomas comes to York City, his weekly salary will rise to one thousand... no, 2,000 euros!" Pan Yi said eloquently, "Mr. Amon, imagine that Amon will become a player in the British Championship or even the Premier League in the future.
, his weekly salary is equivalent to what I have been working for for several years..."
Mr. Aman waved his thigh, "Hold it up! Go to England! Let's go to England with my son!"
Not to mention the future English Championship and Premier League-level wages.
At present, 2,000 euros per week is enough to make people excited.
After all, Amon's weekly salary in Molde is only 650 yuan now...
And he can get 8,000 euros a month in York City, which is still a high salary even in the UK.
After all, the average monthly salary of an ordinary British person is only about 3,000 euros.
Even after deducting the tax, it is enough for the Armand family to live in the UK. Of course, it does not require big legs.
Moreover, Pan Yi also said that when his family goes there, they can easily book accommodation and save a lot of money there.
"Then..." Pan Yi took out the contract directly and showed a charming smile.
"Sign!" Mr. Aman nodded, and then gave his son an idea, "Son, remember, go to England and play football well, they will take good care of me, don't worry about the rest. I don't ask for anything.
Let him down!"
Thomas Amang gritted his teeth, nodded vigorously, and then showed his bright smile!
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Shortly after signing Thomas Amon, Pan Yi received a call from Scaloni and heard good news.
Then Declan Rice's transfer is also settled.
First of all, is Rice willing to leave? After all, he has always been unpopular in the Chelsea youth academy;
Secondly, I heard that Pan Yi entrusted Scaloni to ask for help. Of course Chelsea had the green light all the way, and there were no obstacles at all.
The price paid by York City is just to give Rice a weekly salary of 1,000 euros...
As a result, Pan Yi's main lineup of English League One for York City in the new season has almost emerged.
The main one is a or, the main one asks if the wrong leg condition can be changed.
There will be no changes to goalkeeper Isaacson.
The four defenders, from left to right, Alphonso Davies, Westerman, De Ligt, and Takeyo Tomiyasu, will basically remain unchanged.
The three players in the midfield are Rice playing as a defensive midfielder, and Karlström and Kulusevski in front of him in an inverted triangle position.
There are three strikers, Lin Liangming on the left, Amon on the right, and Baker in the center.
If it is played, then Lin Liangming can be moved to the left midfielder position, Kulusevski can play the right midfielder, Karlstrom and Rice can play as double midfielders, and the forward line will not have Baker + Aman.
Soon!
Of course, there are many variables there. For example, you can put Westerman or De Ligt in the defensive midfielder position to play in a back three, or you can put Alphonso Davies in front and play as a left winger, including Kuluse.
Is it possible for Fitzgerald to play as a right winger?
The specific tactical changes will be discussed and finalized by Pan Yi when he returns to the UK and Scaloni!