When Chang Sheng was still in Getafe, when he played Mallorca in the Copa del Rey, he thought Mallorca's defense was old enough, but in fact the average age was only thirty-and-a-half years old, which was younger than Valencia's defense.
Not enough to watch.
Valencia's five veteran defenders, center back Serbian Djukic, is 35 years old, and his center back partner Pellegrino is 29 years old, the youngest among them. Right back Angelo Ma
Fifteen years old, left back Carboni is 36 years old. Goalkeeper Canizares is 31 years old.
The total age reaches 166 years old, and the average age is 33 and a half years old.
With such a defensive line, we definitely don’t expect them to be able to maintain a high level for another season...
This is actually the case.
After Benitez took charge of Valencia, Carboni and Dukic could only play as substitutes.
Therefore, Chang Sheng decided to make the back line younger first.
His defensive tactics also place high demands on the physical fitness of the players, who are too old to last for a season.
As for the central defender, Pellegrino is 29 years old and can still play for a few more years, but he is not assured of winning often.
Ayala is twenty-seven years old and in her prime.
But Chang Sheng still needs to buy people.
When it comes to buying a central defender, the first thing Chang Sheng thinks of is his favorite disciple Jose Passarella.
With his reputation of "admiration" for Jose Passarella, wouldn't Passarella definitely come if called?
But it's a pity that he can't summon it.
At least he can't summon it now.
Because Getafe Club has not found a new owner yet, it is said that someone has made an offer to the bank, but they are still negotiating.
Since the club was put under bank custody, all player transactions and transfer activities of Getafe Club have been forcibly terminated.
Only those whose contracts expire can leave the team.
Even if Chang Sheng wants to buy Jose Passarella, there is no way because Getafe is not tradable at all.
So he could only fantasize about how solid the defense line formed by Ayala and Passarella would be, then wiped his saliva and got down to business.
Since Jose Passarella is the one who can only think about it, then we have to find someone else who may be able to buy it.
As a time traveler, Chang Sheng naturally has a clear goal.
And it starts quickly.
Speaking of which, Chang Sheng has quite a few targets that need to be struck quickly this time.
Central defender Ricardo Carvalho (ricardo_caalho) is one of them.
Carvalho's career began in 1997, playing for low-level club Lesa before signing for Portuguese giants Porto.
After signing for Porto, he was loaned out the following year.
I have been wandering outside for two years.
The loan period ended this summer and returned to Porto.
At this time he was already twenty-three years old.
If Chang Sheng remembers correctly.
This time Carvalho returns to Porto and will no longer be loaned out. He will gradually grow into Porto's main central defender. Until Mourinho takes office in January next year, he will follow his mentor Mourinho.
And Porto soared.
If you don't poach him now, it will be too late to do anything again.
Carvalho is not tall, but he will indeed be a world-class central defender in the future.
He is flexible, accurate in positioning, and has excellent headers. Although his physical confrontation ability is not very strong. But in Spain, the most important thing for a central defender is not his physical confrontation ability, but his flexibility.
Center backs like Samuel are world-class in Italy, but they are big parallel imports in Spain. It is for this reason.
Spain's forwards are all fast, short, and flexible. To deal with them, tall and bulky center backs are naturally very inappropriate.
The backline combination of Carvalho and Ayala are not very tall, but both of them are very good at heading the ball, so Chang Sheng is not worried about frequent air raid sirens in his penalty area.
Chang Sheng doesn’t know what Porto’s head coach Octávio Machado (octávio_machado) thinks of Carvalho now, whether he is unfavorable or very optimistic.
That's why he had to hurry up.
If Machado intends to establish Carvalho as the anchor of the team's defense, then he either won't be able to buy it at all, or he will have to be prepared to bleed a lot.
Carvalho is the core figure in his defense, and it is impossible to just fax him and ask for the price like buying a substitute.
You need to keep tracking and pay attention, and then do everything you can to win it down.
But Chang Sheng cannot keep his eyes on Carvalho now.
Because there are still many people who need him to hurry up and dig out.
For example, he is not satisfied with Valencia's current striker.
Zahovich plays both midfielder and power forward in Valencia, but his personality is not likeable and often causes trouble for the team. If he can make up for his shortcomings in this area with outstanding performance on the court,
It's not that he can't be given a chance if he wins often, but his performance on the court is also a mess.
When he was at Olympiacos, Zahovich believed that his teammates' quality was too poor and refused to train and compete. As a result, he was sold by Olympiacos. But when he came to Valencia, which had a higher level, he was full of complaints because the competition was too fierce.
.He played 20 times in one season in Valencia and only scored three goals.
Norwegian high forward Carew performed pretty well in Valencia last season, playing 37 times and scoring 11 goals. Carew, who is 1.95 meters tall, is a typical high forward who is good at heading the ball.
Be physically strong.
If he still coaches Getafe, or uses Getafe's tactics, he will definitely like Carew very much, because he can perfectly replace Charisteas.
But in the new strategy of winning, there is no place for Carew.
Juan Sanchez (juan_sanchez) played 32 times in La Liga last season and scored 12 goals. This performance is very good. He has one more goal than Careudo and is the team's top scorer.
.But in his first season in Valencia last season, he played 31 times and only scored five goals.
Chang Sheng is afraid that Juan Sanchez's performance last season was an abnormal outburst, so he plans to observe and observe again. After the players return to the team, he will use the [Golden Eye] to scan the specific values before making a decision.
As for the other two forwards, Diego Alonso and Adrian Ilie, after looking at their previous performance data, Chang Sheng had an idea - sell them while there are still people who want them.
Got it!
I want to buy a new forward, but there are currently four regular forwards on the front line, not counting Zahovic and Angulo who can be guest forwards. The front line is seriously overstaffed and a few talents must be laid off.
Diego Alonso and Adrian Illie are naturally the best choices.
Diego Alonso only scored two goals in 20 appearances last season. Illie was even worse. He didn't score a single goal in ten appearances. Even if he was a substitute, the data would be too ugly, right?
To win often, he also needs to add players to the front line, and he already has a clear goal.
It also comes from the foresight of those who travel through time.
He planned to grab two people on the front line.
One person is David Villa (david_villa) nicknamed "Calabash".
The other person is more famous...Ibrahimovic (zlatan_ibrahimovic).
It's okay for Villa to say that they can wait a little longer, but Ibrahimovic can't wait even a day.
It's mid-July now. According to the memory of winning, it was July of this year. Ibrahimovic officially transferred from Malmo, Sweden to Ajax.
Chang Sheng couldn't remember the specific day. He hoped that his appearance would create some butterfly effect and postpone this day to the end of July.
The then Ajax coach Leo_beenhakker should have promoted negotiations between Ajax and Malmo in March of this year.
Chang Sheng didn't know if the negotiation was settled, and there was really not much time left for him.
He thought for a while, picked up the phone, and decided to call someone.
It is Manuel Llorente who has said before that if Chang Sheng needs anything, he can always come to him.
Chang Sheng thought of him because later he suddenly remembered that the "Mediterranean" who later became the chairman of Valencia was a very capable player transfer trader, and Oti's introduction to him at that time was indeed correct.
Because Claudio Lopez, Herrard, and Mendieta left Valencia, all by his own hands.
He has a knack for selling players. What about buying players?
Chang Sheng feels this is a good time to need Llorente.
So he called Llorente's number.
"Manuel, I need you to help me with something. I don't know if you are interested. This is a very challenging job, but I thought of you first. I think you are the most suitable
candidate."
Afraid that Llorente wouldn't help, Chang Sheng kept flattering Llorente.
Sure enough, Llorente was very happy that Chang Sheng was so good at judging people.
He patted his chest and assured: "No problem, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Well, it's like this... I have taken a fancy to a player. He is very talented. But he has also been favored by many other teams. I hope to bring him to Mestalla. But starting from this year
Since the end of March, it is said that his team has been negotiating with Ajax."
"Negotiations started at the end of March?" Llorente was stunned for a moment, and then he frowned on the other end of the phone. "This is not good news, Chang. You should have told me earlier..."
"But I was still in Getafe at that time, wasn't I?"
Llorente also realized that Chang Sheng was not to blame.
"Okay, I'll do my best. Just tell me the names of the players and where I'm going, and I'll do the rest."
Chang Sheng likes Llorente's style of doing things, he is a no-nonsense man of action.
"Swedish player Geratan Ibrahimovic. You are going to Malmö, Sweden."
"Chang. Are you very optimistic about this player?" Llorente asked on the phone.
"Very, very, very optimistic."
Chang Sheng used three "very" words in a row.
Llorente hummed: "Okay, Chang. We can keep in touch at any time."
"My mobile phone is on 24 hours a day, and you can call me at any time. In addition..." Chang Sheng paused, and he began to try to remember how much the transfer fee was when Ajax and Malmo finally reached an agreement.
.
Thanks to his memory, he still remembers.
7.8 million U.S. dollars. (Note)
He remembered it because it was a record transfer fee for a Swedish player, and it was born to a young player who was not yet twenty years old.
"I give you authority for eight million dollars, Manuel. As long as the price is within this price, you can make your own decision without notifying me. If it exceeds eight million dollars, you have to call me.
"
"No problem, Chang. It seems that you are really optimistic about him. Eight million dollars to buy a player whose name I have never heard of... I hope your vision is right, Chang. Otherwise both of us will have to bear huge consequences.
pressure."
"Believe it, Manuel. Think about the six signings I made in Getafe, which one has a problem?"
"You're right, Chang...then that's it, I'll book a flight to Malmö now."
"Good luck."
After hanging up the phone, Chang Sheng fell into thinking again.
(Note): Regarding Ibrahimovic’s first transfer value. I checked the information and found many completely different opinions.
There are two versions in Baidu Encyclopedia. One is 7.8 million euros, and the table below says it is 7.5 million euros. There are press releases elsewhere saying it is 9.5 million euros, and there are also statements.
It is 80 million Swedish krona, which is about 8.9 million euros. Unfortunately, there is no exchange rate of Swedish krona to euros and US dollars in 2001, so I don’t know which one it is. Here I will use the one I think is correct.
Planted...)
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