Chapter 121 Two signings to increase the thickness of the midfield (guaranteed
In terms of buying players, Changsheng is interested in midfielder Meireles from Porto and Hernanes from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The common feature of these two players is that they can adapt to multiple positions on the field, that is, they are all-rounders in the midfield, and they are in line with the winning recruitment principle-one specialty, multiple abilities.
Meireles is Porto's main defensive midfielder, but due to injuries last season, he only played ten times and only returned from injury a month before the end of the season.
Currently still in the recovery period.
But Chang Sheng, as a time traveler, naturally knows the later achievements of this currently unknown Portuguese midfielder.
As the main defensive midfielder of the Portuguese national team in the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Cup, Meireles is not well-known, but his role is very important.
In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Meireles was the only Portuguese player to have played in all twelve games. He also ranked first in the total playing time of 1,042 minutes.
In the last play-off game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was his goal that helped Portugal win 1:0.
In the 2010-2011 season, he moved from Porto to Liverpool. In his first season, he won the Fans' Most Popular Player Award selected by the English Professional Footballers Association. He defeated Torres, Nasri, and Berbato.
husband and David Ruiz later received this award.
After staying at Liverpool for one season, he moved to Chelsea and became Chelsea's main force, performing well in the league and Champions League. He only missed the final due to suspension due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Such a midfielder who is the main force of a wealthy club can be won by Chang Sheng before he is famous. This is the advantage of the time traveler.
Meireles has abundant physical fitness and is mainly responsible for defensive interception in the midfield. Although his physical condition is not outstanding, his tireless running makes up for the shortcomings.
Running ability is the main reason why Changsheng chose Meireles, because in the tactics of Changsheng, running is the most important thing, and any player needs to have enough running. Especially midfielders, the requirements for running are higher.
Already.
In every game, Lazio's midfielders run the longest distance, and each midfielder averages more than 13,000 meters per game.
In addition, in addition to his best position as a defensive midfielder, Meireles can play any position in the midfield. He has excellent passing skills and a beautiful long-range shot. This is also in line with Chang Sheng's requirement for midfielders to be both offensive and defensive.
Require.
The only problem with taking down Meireles is money.
Although as a black club, Porto is not as well-known as Lazio now - Lazio earned 170 million euros in transfer fees last summer, and it deserves to be the number one black club in Europe - but it is still a long-established black club, and it wants to buy from Porto at a cheaper price
It’s not easy to get goods.
Especially if Lazio wants to...
It cost Liverpool FC 14 million euros to transfer Meireles from Porto to Liverpool.
Now that he was seriously injured last season and his performance was sluggish, the transfer fee may be lowered, but not too much. After analysis, Chang Sheng believes that Lazio needs a transfer fee of approximately 10 million euros to introduce Meireles.
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Even if Meireles can successfully join the team, Lazio still only has five midfielders, one player short of the principle of "every position must have a substitute" that always wins.
Another target of the winning team is Anderson Hernanes, who currently plays for Sao Paulo Club.
In the memory of Hernanes always winning, he did go to Lazio later, with a transfer fee of about 13 million euros.
As a Brazilian player who directly joins a European team, his price is not cheap.
However, worth can also reflect a player's ability.
After joining Lazio, he quickly became the core of Lazio's midfield. He played 36 times in the first season and scored 11 goals. In the second season, he played 31 times and scored 8 goals. In the third season, he played 36 games and scored 11 goals.
Thirty-four times, 11 goals scored.
This kind of performance is definitely core performance.
Because Chang Sheng knew that Hernanes had achieved success at Lazio, he felt confident and bold in buying him.
Hernanes is a talented Brazilian player with real talent.
Hernanes, who now plays for Sao Paulo, is already the main core of Sao Paulo.
So it is really too cheap to take away this player.
Like Meireles, Hernanes is also a versatile midfielder who can play in multiple positions such as right back, right midfielder, attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder.
He is also very good at dribbling. He often rides his bicycle to pass two or three people on the court. Sometimes he can make beautiful sudden stops and turns to get rid of the players who are marking him. More often, he still relies on himself when under pressure.
He has the body and determination to directly confront the opponent. He has the foundation of an attacking midfielder, so he has a certain ability to pass threatening balls.
He is balanced with both feet, but prefers to use his right foot. When holding the ball, his movements are simple and practical. He can control the ball well when being closely marked. He can often send direct passes or make transfers. His post-attack attack is very sharp.
Coupled with organization and long-range shooting ability, the overall performance is quite comprehensive.
Look at these technical characteristics, this is the midfielder you need to win!
In Sao Paulo, the Brazilian media regards Hernanes as the new Rayi or Kaká's successor, but in Italy, everyone is more willing to think of him as Pirlo's successor.
In the 2007-2008 season, he became the main core of Sao Paulo, led the team to win the league championship, and was selected as the best player in the league.
In 2008, he participated in the Beijing Olympics as a main player.
Hernanes has attracted the attention of many giants, such as Inter Milan, AC Milan and Barcelona.
If Chang Sheng wants to buy him, it will have to face competition.
At this time, the player's own intentions become particularly important.
Currently, Lazio Club's new manager Tare has left for Brazil to talk with Sao Paulo Club and the player himself.
But even if the player himself is willing to join Lazio, the Lazio club must be prepared to pay a transfer fee of 10 million euros.
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Porto does not have a strong desire to keep Meireles.
Because they originally rely on selling players to survive, they train players not so that they can play for Porto for a lifetime and finally retire...
As long as the price is right, there is nothing that can't be sold.
Since Lazio is interested in Meireles, well, let's sit down and talk. Once the price is agreed upon, Meireles will definitely be your Lazio guy!
The Sao Paulo club promised that they would not sell players abroad, but in the case of Hernanes, this promise was useless.
Tare's feedback to Chang Sheng was that Hernanes himself was very interested in playing football in Europe, and he also seemed very happy about Lazio's invitation.
"Although he didn't directly tell me why he was happy to come to Lazio to play, Chang. But I can still guess that it must have something to do with you!" Tare laughed on the phone.
"Is it related to me?" Chang Sheng also laughed after realizing the reaction.
Needless to say, he must be another young player who is impressed by his ability to train young people and hopes to play under his command.
Just like Gotze.
Chang Sheng really didn't expect that his reputation in this area would actually make Lazio's move in the transfer market much smoother.
If Hernanes really wants to play under him, then this transfer transaction will be much easier. At the very least, regardless of competition from other European giants, Hernanes just wants to come to Lazio.
Then Saint Paul can only talk to himself.
The next thing is nothing more than money.
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Seeing that Lazio was interested in their Meireles, Porto took advantage of the situation and expressed their wish to exchange Meireles for Coentrao.
But Chang Sheng rejected the opponent without hesitation: "It is impossible for Coentrao to be given to them, and even if they want to exchange, they will need to add 10 million. Tell them that Coentrao belongs to Coentrao, Meireles
Back to Meirelles. A yard is a yard."
Of course, Porto could not give in so easily. They contacted Coentrao privately, hoping to bring Coentrao back to Portugal.
Coentrao doesn't want to wait for Lazio, who can win the Serie A championship and has the strength to win the Champions League, but insists on returning to Portugal? Is he crazy?
Although he did not play the main role in Lazio, due to the rotation tactics adopted by the winning team, Coentrao also had a lot of opportunities to play. He made 21 league appearances last season, which is not an ordinary substitute player.
frequency.
So Coentrao refused Porto's invitation without hesitation. After returning to Portugal from Serie A, Coentrao thought that his career was on the decline and that's why he made this choice. But now he thinks that his career is still on the rise.
, even if he wants to leave Lazio, he will only go to a team like Real Madrid or a Premier League giant. Returning to Portugal is an option that he really can't survive outside.
Moreover, he used to be a player of Benfica, and Benfica and Porto are mortal enemies of the same country... Even if he wanted to return to Portugal, he would choose Benfica instead of Porto.
Seeing that Coentrao was determined, Porto had no choice but to give up.
As Chang Sheng said, Coentrao is Coentrao's business, and Meireles is Meireles's business.
They had no choice but to return to the negotiating table and discuss the transfer of Meireles with Lazio.
In the end, after some haggling, the two parties reached an agreement on the price of 10 million euros.
For a player who was seriously injured last season and only played ten games, Porto is already very satisfied with being able to sell him for over 10 million euros.
Meireles himself has no resistance to joining Lazio.
Today, Lazio is one of the most powerful teams in Europe. In Italy, they have won the league championship for four consecutive seasons and completely dominated Serie A.
An invitation from such a team was hard for him, a young loser, to refuse.
In this way, Porto and Lazio clubs have officially announced that midfielder Meireles has transferred from Porto to Lazio for 10 million euros. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)