Michel Goba looked left, right, up and down carefully at this so-called friendship certificate. He didn't understand what it was. It was indeed a signed certificate from the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association. When did the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association still do this?
Something. What does this mean? Because this is the first time he has seen this kind of thing.
"Mr. Cherny, this is..."
In the end, Michel Goba didn't even figure out what this thing was, so he looked at Riester with regret. After Riester took it, he smiled and said: "I went to Cote d'Ivoire last October.
At that time, Puma sponsored a friendly match between the Czech national team and the Ivory Coast national team. Did you know this?"
Michel Goba nodded. Although he has been in France for more than ten years, he is an Ivorian and was once the national football player of Ivory Coast, so he knows many things about Ivory Coast football. After all,
Many of his teammates who played with him more than 20 years ago are now important figures in Côte d'Ivoire football. Many of them have also entered the Côte d'Ivoire Football Federation. Therefore, news about him is still very fast.
For example, Puma sponsors the Ivory Coast national team, which is a very big thing in the Ivory Coast football world. After all, although Puma is not as good as Nike and Adidas, it is also a major sports brand in the world. And for a nearly naked Ivory Coast national team, it has
Such a sponsor cannot be said to be groundbreaking or unprecedented. Therefore, he also paid attention to the friendly matches between the Czech national team and the Ivory Coast national team.
"Being able to play this friendly match at that time was all due to me, apart from Puma being the sponsor. Half of the players in the Czech national team are now my players. Then the chairman of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association wanted to thank me, so he gave me such a representative
Proof of friendship. I hope my friendship with Ivorian football can continue."
This sentence is half true and half false. In the friendly match between the Czech national team and the Ivory Coast national team at that time, Riester's contribution was definitely not small. If Puma had not convinced Riester, Riester might have asked Boboski, Nei
Ace players like Devide had to rest. Traveling long distances to Africa to play games was a big problem for the players' physical strength. But it was precisely because of Riester's assistance that all the big-name players of the Czech national team at that time were missing.
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As for this certificate of friendship, it was not given to Riester by the chairman of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association. Riester has no friendship with their chairman, so how could he give him such a thing. But this thing was not forged by Riester, because it was
Indeed, the president of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Federation gave it to Riester in the name of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Federation.
The reason is simple. Riester asked for this thing from the chairman of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association through Merkley and Puma's Jochen Leitz. This thing has no effect. The Côte d'Ivoire Football Association is not willing to offend Merkley and Jochen Leitz. This is just
It was a written thank-you letter. The Côte d'Ivoire Football Federation could get something like this in minutes without letting them lose anything. So it was very easy to give this thing to Riester.
This thing is probably useless in anyone's hands, but it is very useful to Rist. Because Cote d'Ivoire is a former colony of France, there are many French descendants in Cote d'Ivoire. Similarly, there are many descendants of Cote d'Ivoire living in France.
There are also many outstanding players among them.
Lister didn't want to let them go, especially Drogba, who would be the representative figure of Ivorian football in the next ten years. But what could Lister do to gain his trust and what should he use to convince others. Lister came up with such a thing. Sure enough, Michel
When Michel Goba heard that it was for this reason, his expression became much better. Although Michel Goba did not dare to wait for an agent like List, but after having this certificate, he obviously felt close to him.
Much more.
Although Michel Goba has left Côte d'Ivoire for almost 20 years, he is an Ivorian after all and has extraordinary feelings for Côte d'Ivoire.
"Mr. Cherny, I wonder what you want to see me for?"
"Your nephew."
"Didier?"
Although Michel Goba had some guesses, he was still surprised. Didier Drogba is Michel Goba’s nephew. When Drogba was five years old, that is, fifteen years from now
I followed my uncle to France. Didier Drogba is almost the same as Michel Goba's son.
That's why he was even more surprised. Although he is his nephew, in the eyes of Michel Goba, Drogba is not a very outstanding player. In addition to his good physical fitness, explosive power, speed, and jumping ability, Drogba is not a very good player.
, the basic skills of football are average. And I have played from defender to midfielder to forward. Now I am playing forward, but I don’t see any outstanding talent.
In his opinion, it is very good for his nephew to have the opportunity to play in Ligue 1 in the future. Because Drogba is now twenty years old, but he has not yet appeared in a professional league. Although Le Mans in the second league
The club signed Drogba last summer. However, Drogba did not play a single game last season, and did not even enter the first team. He spent all his time in the youth team of Le Mans. He was still 20 years old.
Playing in a youth team in the second division, from the perspective of development prospects, being able to gain a foothold in a strong team in Ligue 1 is a luxury.
Of course, for some small agents, having Ligue 1 players is very good. So before Drogba has yet to make a fortune, it is possible to cast the net in advance.
But who is Riester? In the just-concluded quarter-finals, the Czech national team easily eliminated Nigeria 3-0 and entered the World Cup quarter-finals. Needless to say, big stars like Boboski and Nedved
, even the young players Jankulovski and Jankoler who came on in the second half are players under Riester.
List has many good players, and List is also a big agent in European football. How could List come to talk to him in person for Drogba in the middle of the World Cup? So Michel Goba was surprised.
"It's Didier Drogba. I'm here just for him."
Michel Goba became even more confused after it was confirmed.
"Why?"
Really why? It was really a big question for Michel Goba. Although he knew he shouldn't ask, he still couldn't help but ask. Why? Why exactly?
"Mr. Goba, it's not that I want to brag, but my scouting system is very formal and covers almost all football powers. And my scout recommended Didier Drogba to me, and I also specially conducted
He is very average now, but he has development prospects. I am only interested in players with development prospects. Although maybe my judgment was wrong this time, which led to the failure of my investment. But I still believe in my vision, and I still
Willing to invest.”
Michel Goba is very happy. Because the agent was a vassal of the player at the beginning, and could only follow the player's reputation up and down. But after the Bosman Act, the agent began to change. Strong agents
You can start to pave the way for your players, and when the players meet a strong agent, they can take advantage of him.
Of course, in world football, you can count such agents on five fingers. In fact, most agents, including List, are still in the ranks of those who need to rely on players to increase their worth.
Therefore, agents like Lister cannot yet have much effect on big-name superstars. But it is different for players like Drogba. Once agents like Lister are willing to cultivate them, they will give them the best.
Development channels. Just like Drogba can only be a youth team player in Le Mans of the French second league, but List was able to find a club for Drogba to play football.
Although he was happy, Michel Goba was also a national player of Cote d'Ivoire after all. Although he was a little-known player, he was still able to calm down and raised his head and asked: "Mr. Cherny, I can't think of you with the strength you have."
Question. But I know that you have a lot of players, I think there should be dozens of young players even in their twenties. How can you ensure that your company's resources will be tilted towards Didier?"
"Mr. Goba, you are right. The number of young players I have is very large, even beyond your imagination. Now more than 90% of the players in the Czech U21, U19, and U17 national teams are from me.
Players. As long as there is a talented young player in Czech football now, none of them can escape my grasp."
Although Michel Goba knew that List was the number one agent in the Czech Republic, he still took a deep breath when he heard List’s words. Because List has a monopoly on young Czech players, which means that in a few years
The current stars of the Czech Republic are all Liszt players. This is amazing.
"But you don't understand the operation of our company. It's impossible for me to manage so many players. I don't have that much experience. In fact, I don't know many of those players myself and have never met them. My agency is a managing agent.
Yes, and those agents brought these players to my company and said they were from my company, which was actually a different kind of cooperation. The company and I didn’t have that many players in our hands, and Didier Drogba
I’m not going to manage him in this way. I’m going to manage him myself. How do you think the company’s resources will be tilted?”
"Trust me. I can give him the best chance to perform."
List is very confident. Because for List, arranging a small player like Drogba is simply a piece of cake. Michel Goba is also convinced of this. He believes that if Drogba is a player with a strong agent in France, then
It's impossible to stay in the Le Mans Junior Team.
Michelle Goba looked at the confident Riester and nodded slowly. (To be continued.
