"Maybe it will be surpassed by the Premier League? If I hadn't won the UEFA Cup last season, Serie A would have been surpassed by the Premier League."
Dick smiled and said to Charlotte. Charlotte thought about it strangely, and then asked: "Does the League Cup have anything to do with this?"
"Of course, the European League rankings are calculated based on the points gained by each league team in European competitions, and there are also a lot of points in the UEFA Cup... In fact, the performance of Serie A teams in the Champions League has always been poor.
Worse, the top three in the north can basically advance to the knockout rounds as long as they participate in the Champions League. In addition, teams like Roma and Lazio have always performed well in the Champions League. Serie A teams’ points in the Champions League are no worse than any other league... It’s just that
The teams that competed in the UEFA Cup were not very successful. Basically, they just gave up. They did not have the momentum of sweeping the UEFA Cup in the 1990s... You must know that the Serie A teams in the 1990s only won three titles in the Champions League.
One-third of the number of championships, but it is far ahead of any league in terms of points ranking, just because of the excellent results in the UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup! However, this is also related to the current situation of Serie A. The top three in the north have taken too much broadcasting fees.
The income of other teams is far less than that of these three teams. It can be said that if you play in the Champions League, you can get a lot more money if you make one step forward. In the UEFA Cup where there are not many bonuses, they do not have much motivation to play games.
Instead of consuming energy in the UEFA Cup, it is better to save energy and play better in the league...In the final analysis, there is something wrong with Serie A."
Charlotte nodded in understanding, but she seemed to be more concerned about another question: "Where do you plan to go for Christmas?"
"I don't have any relatives anymore. This Christmas, I want to visit your family. I wonder if I have the honor to have Christmas dinner with the Monaco royal family?" Dick said to Charlotte with a smile.
One sentence.
Charlotte was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but laugh - Christmas is a holiday celebrated by the whole family. When Dick said this, does it mean that he also wants to become a part of the Monaco royal family?
"Let me think about it... it should be possible..." Charlotte supported her chin with one finger and raised her head and said to Dick.
Dick burst out laughing: "Then what should I bring? What kind of gift should I give? Oh, you know, according to our Chinese customs, you have to bring a greeting gift to your house for the first time... Look
I have to do some shopping during this time. Although you don’t lack anything at home, this is also my wish, isn’t it?"
Charlotte pursed her lips and looked at Dick looking very busy, and her heart was filled with a sweet feeling.
This is something she has not felt in the past ten years. Although Dick is only seven or eight years older than her in terms of age, which is not a big age gap, she can feel it.
Dick seems to be much more mature and tolerant than she is. She doesn't mind Dick's previous behavior - for European royal families, there are many princesses marrying ordinary people or even divorced people, as long as
It's other things that happened before marriage, and they are nothing to her.
And after getting along with each other for this period of time, Charlotte knew that she had indeed fallen in love with Dick. At least, he was a pretty good partner. He was famous throughout Europe and he was also very good. The most important thing was that he was a very good person.
, from the beginning, she and Dick were interacting on a completely equal footing, and even after Dick learned her identity later, he did not change his attitude. This approach made Charlotte feel very at ease.
Because her mother's first marriage was to a smooth-talking businessman, Charlotte always seemed wary of men who deliberately approached her, but Dick was different - he didn't approach deliberately, and
It seems that he is not with him for any other purpose. Even when he is with him, he works when he should work and stays with him when he should be with him. There will never be any other factors.
Inside.
Although Dick said that he still doesn’t know what love is, sometimes feelings are accumulated through long-term relationship, right? Both parties have their own careers and will never hinder each other’s careers. Outside of careers,
The two parties have something in common, they get along happily, Dick is mature and tolerant enough, and their status is relatively close... Only in this way will they appear more stable together.
Because of family reasons, Charlotte has mature considerations about marriage that are inconsistent with her age. Dick is a prodigal, but he is not sweet-talking, he is not frivolous, but very mature and steady... All of this makes Charlotte
Feel satisfied.
Of course, the so-called "not frivolous" is just Charlotte's opinion. In the entire European football world, Dick is already recognized as the most frivolous head coach...
The Monaco royal family received Dick with a banquet treated like a family member. The atmosphere was extremely warm. You must know that the men in the Monaco family are basically very interested in football. During the 2030 Champions League final, Albert, who was still a prince at the time, took his two sons with him.
I went to watch the Champions League final with my nephew, but Monaco lost badly and Albert left the game early in anger...
It is precisely because of this that Albert praised Dick greatly, especially this season when Dick led Inter Milan to defeat Chelsea at home, which made Albert feel extremely happy.
"If you really hate that guy, then there is something even more exciting for you...According to my prediction, Chelsea may lose the game in the first stage of the knockout round." Dick replied with a laugh.
"Really?" Albert was surprised. If Dick said such words during the draw of the Champions League group stage just to launch a psychological war, then at this time, he dared to say it with such certainty in front of him, then
There are big other reasons...
"I'm just speculating, but soon you will know why I can make such a judgment." Dick replied with a smile.
After Christmas, Dick flew to Lausanne, Switzerland, to attend the knockout draw ceremony for this season's Champions League.
"After the drawing ceremony, you will know why I know this." Dick said to Prince Albert with a smile when leaving Monaco.
For European football after Christmas, in addition to the gradual gathering of major clubs, the most concerning thing is the Champions League knockout draw ceremony - this time the top 16 of the Champions League basically gathered the entire
Among Europe's elites, except for Manchester United who surprisingly finished last in a group stage that was not difficult and did not even have the chance to participate in the UEFA Cup, the other strong teams have all entered the knockout rounds, including Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool in the Premier League, and Italy's
The top three in the north are Spain's Real Madrid, Barcelona and Villarreal, Bundesliga's Bayern and Werder Bremen, Eredivisie's Ajax and PSV, plus Ligue 1's Lyon, Portugal's Benfica and Scotland's
Rangers, this is the top 16 of this season's Champions League.
Inter Milan qualified as the first in the group, but this time there are many strong teams in the second place, Bayern, Ajax, Real Madrid, Chelsea... Of course Chelsea and Inter Milan are in the same group, they are not
It may be against Inter Milan, but Inter Milan's fight to win the first place in the group is not in vain, because there are more strong teams at the top of the group.
When Dick entered the draw ceremony, almost all the other head coaches were also there - most of them were Dick's old acquaintances. The only regret was that Ferguson was not able to appear at the scene...
Dick found a seat and sat down. It wasn't until he was seated that he realized there was someone next to him looking at him. When he looked carefully, it was Mourinho...
Dick couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. He really didn't pay attention and didn't mean to sit next to Mourinho to stimulate him...
"Hello, Mr. Dick." Mourinho said calmly.
"Hello, Mr. Mourinho." Dick also nodded. After qualifying from the group, it is impossible for the two teams to meet in the knockout round. This is probably why Mourinho is very calm, right? But Dick still watched
He looked around and looked for an escape route, because he was so sure before because he knew that historically this season Chelsea met Barcelona in the first round of the knockout round, and then was eliminated by Barcelona, who eventually won the championship. When the lot was drawn later
Seeing that he and Barcelona were drawn together, Mourinho would really rush over and have a fight with him...
Although he seems to be taller than Mourinho, Mourinho is also an athlete and is stronger than the otaku like himself...
But what Dick didn't expect was that he was the one who wanted to strangle the other party first.
When Platini drew a match, Dick was a little confused.
"Inter Milan VS Real Madrid."
As the team that qualified first in the group, Inter Milan actually encountered a weak team to a large extent. However, what Dick did not expect was that Inter Milan, which had always been very good in drawing lots in history, would be replaced by him as the coach.
Constantly encounter strong teams!
They met Chelsea in the group stage and Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round!
Dick stared at Platini, as if he wanted to see a hole in his face.
"Mr. Dick, you are really unlucky...Although the first place can have some advantages, if you are not lucky, you will also encounter a weak team." Murry came from next to him.
Neo's gloating laugh.
"What's so funny? Maybe you'll meet Barcelona soon." Dick snorted.
"Maybe we meet Villarreal." Mourinho shrugged.
Dick was no longer depressed now. He began to look at Mourinho happily, which made the Portuguese a little hairy.
Just when Mourinho was about to ask Dick why he looked at him like this, he soon understood...
"Barcelona VS Chelsea." Platini said expressionlessly.
The scene was in an uproar. Forget it, Inter Milan vs. Real Madrid, Chelsea vs. Barcelona... There are two highlight games in the quarter-finals. This kind of Champions League is really exciting!
But for those who are in the whirlpool, this is not only exciting. Carlo, the newly appointed Real Madrid coach, looked at Dick with a wry smile, while Rijkaard and Mourinho were eye-to-eye with each other... This time
In the knockout round, there will be a lot of scenes to watch!
