Every time he meets the wealthy people in the Middle East, List can feel their generosity. It should be that these Middle Eastern guys don't regard money as money at all. In the tenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Villa 5-1 at home. Losing
The goal came because Gilberto Silva fouled the fast Agbonlahor at the edge of the penalty area and gave Villa a free kick. Ashley Young scored a face-saving goal with this free kick.
ball.
Gilberto Silva is 32 years old. Although he is still very strong, he is really old in some aspects. Facing a fast player like Agbonlahor, he is still a little unable to do what he wants. As for De Jong, Pegasus
Pellegrini didn't like it very much. Although he was a Dutch player, his skills were too poor in Pellegrini's opinion. And Barry went to the left and became a left back. Krarov, who was introduced at a high price, was
Ens failed to display their strength. Therefore, Barry could only be used as the left back. Therefore, Pellegrini and Riester expressed their hope to introduce an outstanding defensive midfielder.
However, the five-to-one score still made Mansour very happy. At the end of the ten rounds of games, Manchester City is actually ranked third in the Premier League, only four points away from the first place. This performance makes
Mansour was so excited that after the game he generously gave each Manchester City player a watch worth 168,000 pounds. Even the coaching staff received a watch from Mansour.
Mansour gave away more than five million pounds in this move. Among the current European football bosses, who can be as generous as Mansour. He just came to watch a game and gave away five million pounds. Not only
That's all. After the game, Mansour was very fond of Torres, who scored a hat trick, so he rewarded Torres with a sports car priced at 1.2 million pounds.
"Lister, you did a good job catching the Middle Eastern boss."
Arnesen was really envious when he looked at Liste. Speaking of which agent in European football today does not envy Liste for being with such a rich man. In the past two decades, international oil prices have continued to rise, and the Middle East mainly exports oil and natural gas.
Oil tycoons have more money than they can count. Even if they are lying in their own homes, the money is pouring into their pockets. Being able to be with such a tycoon is what all agents dream of.
"Luck, luck."
Lister said modestly. Being able to cooperate with the Abu Dhabi consortium, Lister's wealth has continued to expand in a short period of time. It has been less than two years since he met Al Fahim in 2007. Lister has already moved from Abu Dhabi.
The Zabi Consortium has made hundreds of millions of euros in wealth. It helped him take over Manchester City, and then cost them 400 million euros in transfer fees during the three transfer periods. From this, he received an astonishing commission and transfer fee share.
"Frank. How are you doing at Chelsea?"
"It's okay. Roman trusts me."
List nodded. It has been two years since Arneson took charge of Chelsea. Speaking of which, Arneson has not had any outstanding results so far. But it is understandable, after all, he is now in charge of Chelsea's youth training camp. Youth training camp
This kind of thing can't produce results in one or two years, or two or three years. Youth training needs at least five years to have a small effect. If you want real results, you need to do it in seven or eight years.
You can only look at it after a year.
"Frank, to be honest, I'm not optimistic about your future at Chelsea at all."
"Why?"
"Because of Roman."
Lister and Arnesen have a good personal relationship, so Lister rarely conceals his thoughts in front of him. He said very directly: "Frank Roman doesn't want to be thought of as an upstart, and he doesn't want to be called "
He was taken advantage of. That's why he hopes that the youth training camp will be successful. This is just his temporary thought. Unfortunately, things have changed a lot, and now Manchester City has begun to spend money again. Roman will never be willing to fail. He also has absolutely no patience to wait for young players to become talents.
. No matter how good your results are in the youth training camp, it is impossible for a talent to be established at Chelsea when Roman attaches great importance to results."
Arnesen has historically failed at Chelsea. But the Chelsea youth academy he created is actually not as bad as imagined. On the contrary, they have many good players and outstanding results. They have also won the FA Youth Cup in England. It’s just that
They have no chance at all in Chelsea's first team and can only keep loaning out players.
Under Abramovich's requirements for performance, no head coach will use players from Chelsea's youth academy. Only Wenger, who cannot bring in high-priced players in order to pay off debts, will put his money on
On young players.
"I understand what you said, but I still have to do it."
"kindness."
Lister has said everything that needs to be said, and the final choice is Arnesen's business. Although the two have a good relationship, both Lister and Arnesen are people with their own ideas, and it is difficult for outsiders to change them.
their thoughts.
"Actually, Frank, I have always believed that only by taking charge of the sports department of a club can you unleash your full strength."
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Lister's base camp is already stationed in England. It can be said that nearly half of Lister's strength is now in England. Because in terms of the current transfer market, transfers in English football account for one-third of the five major European leagues.
.And just when List was consolidating his territory in England, the Spanish football world was paying attention to a game.
That is the upcoming El Clasico. This season's El Clasico is scheduled for the thirteenth round of La Liga. Every season's El Clasico attracts the attention of thousands of people, and this season's El Clasico is even more popular.
of attention.
Because after five seasons of sluggishness, Real Madrid has risen strongly this season. Under the leadership of Mourinho, Real Madrid is currently in the lead, leading Barcelona by four points. Florentino returned to the world, allowing Real Madrid to once again
Standing at the top.
The same is true for Barcelona. The new Barcelona style of play created by Guardiola shocked La Liga football and European football. Because Guardiola has maximized ball possession, so far Barcelona's average ball possession rate has reached
68%. Such an astonishing ball possession rate is rare in the history of football. So many people think that Guardiola has become a master in his first season as coach.
Therefore, the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona is not only about the La Liga championship, but also a contest between two styles of play. There have been countless wars of words before the game. But it is different from the tough performance outside. Mourinho inside the team
Oh, it's very difficult.
"Jorge, you have also been a head coach. Do you think so too?"
Mourinho asked Valdano with a sullen face. Seeing that Valdano did not answer immediately, Mourinho continued to roar: "Barcelona, their ball control has been practiced since childhood. All Josep did was to take them
It was just about maximizing ball control. They have been practicing this way since they were young, so they have a strong sense of understanding. Compared with them, our players are all from different clubs and have very different styles. Regardless of our current performance,
, that’s all because our players are strong individually. But in terms of coordination ability, we still need a period of time to run in. At this time, you want me to attack Barcelona?"
Mourinho couldn't help but be angry. After being let go by Barcelona, all Mourinho's thoughts were to defeat Barcelona. Let Laporta and others see that he is the best head coach. Don't choose yourself to be the head coach.
It's Barcelona's loss. Mourinho chose Real Madrid because he wanted to take revenge on Barcelona.
Mourinho is a very careful person, and he knows Barcelona better than any other head coach. Although the Barcelona built by Guardiola shocked everyone, even many La Liga clubs have completely surrendered when facing Barcelona.
Because they have no idea how to break the current Barcelona.
But Mourinho is not afraid at all. Because Mourinho has enough knowledge in his heart. He knows better than anyone how to play Barcelona. Now there are Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, and Joaquin.
With these fast players, Mourinho was even more confident to compete with Barcelona. But just before the game against Barcelona, Real Madrid's top management actually asked Mourinho to compete with Barcelona.
"Jorge, this is impossible. This is completely asking for death. How can you interfere with my transformation of the team at will."
Valdano looked at the aggrieved Mourinho and shook his head. Valdano didn't like Mourinho. Because Valdano always believed that Real Madrid was noble, whether it was Real Madrid's head coach or its players.
They should all represent the noble temperament of Real Madrid. Raul is Valdano's most outstanding work. In his heart, Raul is the symbol of Real Madrid.
But Mourinho is completely different. Although he has become the head coach of Real Madrid, he still has not changed his character. Fighting with the media, arguing with referees, and quarreling with the opponent's head coach. This is completely tarnishing Real Madrid.
Noble and elegant. In Valdano's eyes, Mourinho is like some upstart from the countryside.
But like it or not, Valdano was also an excellent head coach. He understood what Mourinho meant, and he actually had similar ideas to Mourinho. But he couldn't agree with Mourinho. Because he now
As the sporting director of Real Madrid, what he has to do is to act as a lubricant between Real Madrid’s chairman and head coach, and also as an errand boy. So he said seriously: “Jose, this summer Real Madrid has introduced top players from all major leagues.
Cristiano, Frank, Kaka, Xavi Alonso, they are all top players. We did not let them come to Real Madrid to play defensive counterattack."
Valdano did not care about Mourinho's mood and continued: "Especially because we have to play at the Bernabeu. This is the Bernabeu, this is our home court. We can't be underestimated. President Perez will not allow it. Real Madrid members
It's not allowed, and Real Madrid fans don't allow it. Jose, this is not pressure on you from us, but pressure from Real Madrid as a whole. You have to know one thing, this is Real Madrid, not Porto, nor Chelsea."
After Valdano finished speaking, he left Mourinho's office without waiting for Mourinho's answer. He knew that for the head coach, such a request was relatively reluctant. If Valdano became the head coach of Real Madrid,
Facing the current Barcelona, they will not play against each other.
But Valdano has no sympathy for Mourinho at all. Mourinho's loud mouth and desire for power make Valdano very uncomfortable. Because the power Mourinho demands now is all
To be taken from Valdano.
Looking at Valdano's back, Mourinho had a ferocious look on his face. It's difficult, it's difficult, it's difficult, it's just too difficult. This is Mourinho's first time coming to a wealthy club, to a real wealthy club. Unexpectedly
A wealthy club is indeed a wealthy club, completely different from other clubs.
Damn the rivalry. As for Real Madrid now, more than half of the main lineup are new players. How about a lineup like this going against Barcelona? Even though Barcelona has a new coach, they also have a lot of new players.
But their core framework has not changed. Xavi Iniesta is still the main player in the middle, Messi is the attacking point in the frontcourt, Puyol is the defensive core in the backcourt, and Guardiola is also a native of Barcelona.
, coach. It is completely different from a team like Real Madrid where the core of the midfield has changed to the attackers in the frontcourt and the core of the frontcourt.
"Damn."
"Clang!"
Mourinho couldn't help but kicked the table next to him. (To be continued...)
