Cannavaro's arrival has become a new topic among the media and fans.
Some have already compared him to Moyes.
Many people believe that Lippi is to Evergrande what Ferguson is to Manchester United. And players are dependent on famous coaches and celebrities. After Ferguson retired, he appointed Moyes, also a Scot, to take over as Manchester United coach. But when
When the results were not good, the media would miss Ferguson, and the players would have various opinions on the style of play. In the later stages, Moyes could not control the locker room at all, so he left after one season.
Obviously, everyone does not recognize Cannavaro's ability. After all, he does not have a convincing resume.
Some media even sarcastically said that Lippi was as weak as the last emperor, and that he had left the burden to Cannavaro, predicting that next season's Evergrande would be even more difficult than this season.
Of course, Beijing Guoan, who almost overturned Guangzhou Evergrande's championship this season, also attracted quite a lot of attention.
After renewing the contract with the Manzano team, which performed well this season, Beijing Guoan successively signed contracts with Mazic and Feizulaw, which is an affirmation of their performance this season and is considered stable.
The entire Guoan lineup.
What attracts the most attention is the news about Zhang Xizhe studying abroad.
It has been rumored for a long time that Zhang Xizhe wants to play in Europe. It was during the 2013 season that Zhang Xizhe had this idea. In real history, at the beginning of this season, Zhang Xizhe had always asked
The topic of studying abroad is lingering. During the mid-season break, Zhang Xizhe took his girlfriend to Europe for a vacation. In an interview, he revealed: "After the league ends this year, I may want to look for opportunities to study abroad. I hope
I can play in the five major European leagues."
The current situation is very different. Because of the emergence of the Dragon Team, Li Yun, Qin Minghao and Xu Mingyu have successfully established a foothold in Europe, which makes Zhang Xizhe want to go out and have a try even more. Since these are all from Hubei
People who leave the province can compete in Europe, and he believes he can too.
Zhang Xizhe even called Zhang Sheng to ask about playing football abroad.
Zhang Sheng was very enthusiastic about this player who was also from Jiangcheng, Hubei Province. Especially when Zhang Xizhe mentioned that he wanted to play football in Germany, Zhang Sheng, who was very familiar with Germany, gave him a lot of advice.
On the phone, Zhang Sheng pointed out in a very subtle way that Zhang Xizhe should not just think about the good reputation of the Bundesliga, but should also consider the Austrian League, the Hungarian League, even the Bundesliga 2 and other leagues that have a close relationship with the Bundesliga.
Because of Zhang Xizhe’s ability that he learned from Zhang Sheng, he does not have the capital to establish himself in the Bundesliga. Instead of becoming the “sales-oriented midfielder” that everyone ridiculed in Wolfsburg later, it is better to be honest in the Bundesliga.
Play well in lower-level leagues. After all, the level of those leagues is far from comparable to that of the Chinese Super League.
Historically, Zhang Xizhe joined the Bundesliga powerhouse Wolfsburg with a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros.
At that time, Zhang Xizhe was extremely prosperous. As the core midfielder of the national team and Beijing Guoan, Zhang Xizhe was placed great expectations by the outside world, and Zhang Xizhe himself was also very ambitious about the upcoming Bundesliga.
But the ideal is full, but the reality is cruel: from the beginning of his official appearance at Wolfsburg to the end of the last round of the Bundesliga in the 2014/2015 season, for half a year, Zhang Xizhe never had a chance to play on behalf of Wolfsburg in an official game.
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For Zhang Xizhe, even being included in the 18-man roster seems rare. Wolfsburg even led the newly promoted team 3:0 in the game and entered garbage time. Coach Heijing successively used up three substitution lists.
, still refused to give Zhang Xizhe any chance.
What makes Zhang Sheng feel most embarrassed is that Wolfsburg club unabashedly regarded him as a business tool. Zhang Sheng still remembers that Zhang Xizhe showed up the day before Wolfsburg was about to face Dortmund.
In Shanghai, he participated in a brand event for Wolfsburg club sponsor Volkswagen, which attracted a lot of complaints from Chinese fans, and Zhang Xizhe's nickname of "sales midfielder" came from this.
Zhang Xizhe also made it clear to Zhang Sheng on the phone: "I don't want to go out this time to get gold, but I want to work hard to gain a foothold in Europe, so I thought of you immediately, but I don't want to go to Wolfsburg."
There are huge commercial factors in it, so I have no other choice."
Hearing Zhang Xizhe's words, Zhang Sheng could only sigh. Although he already knew that this might be the case, Zhang Sheng still did not hesitate to use his experience and taught him a lot of precautions: "You must know the character of the head coach.
, and then there is the situation in the team. You must at least know the simplest daily language in the local area and be able to communicate with your teammates. Your positivity in training must be seen by the head coach. Don’t be too introverted and express your thoughts to the head coach more. Of course, in the end
You still have to let your ability speak for itself.”
After communicating with Zhang Xizhe, Zhang Sheng had to shake his head. Even though there are Chinese players who have established themselves in low-level European leagues, the impression of Chinese players with low standards cannot be changed overnight. Most of them
Sometimes, what the other party values is commercial factors rather than competitive factors.
After the game against Beijing Guoan, Zhang Xizhe returned to Jiangcheng. This time he came back to participate in the "Jiangcheng Evening News Cup" 20th Anniversary Star Competition. Zhang Sheng, as a current football celebrity in Jiangcheng, also participated in this competition.
After the game, Zhang Xizhe, Zeng Cheng, Rong Hao, and Mei Fang all had conversations with Zhang Sheng.
In the evening, Zhang Xizhe's father, Zhang Jianhua, specially brought Zhang Xizhe to visit Zhang Sheng, hoping that Zhang Sheng could use his connections in Germany to give Zhang Xizhe more help. As a senior in football, Zhang Sheng certainly did not refuse.
Moreover, Zhang Sheng also used another player who was once a "sales midfielder" as an example - South Korean star Son Heung-min.
Just like Jang Xizhe relies on sponsors to study abroad, Sun Heung-min relies on studying abroad to attract sponsors. When Sun Heung-min was playing in Hamburg, the team was a partner with the large-scale football school "Asian Football Academy" run by Son Heung-min's father, Son Woong-jung.
You can earn a lot of money every year by participating in activities.
In addition, South Korea's two major companies: Linyang New Energy and Kumho Tire give Hamburg an annual sponsorship fee of 1.5 million euros, which is extremely important for Hamburg, which is in a poor financial situation. After Son Heung-min left the team, Hamburg CEO Silke also admitted that it is estimated that many
Korean sponsors are about to withdraw their investment: "South Korea is a huge market, but it is very likely that Korean companies will withdraw their investment."
Son Heung-min also relied on his own ability to successfully establish himself in the Bundesliga. In the end, the team became dependent on him. Hamburg, which lost Son Heung-min and its Korean sponsors, later struggled on the edge of relegation.
In the final analysis, the world of football still depends on ability, and there is only so much Zhang Sheng can say.
This time in contact with Zhang Xizhe and these players from Guangzhou Evergrande, Zhang Sheng also heard another unexpected news, that is, Zhang Linpeng also wanted to study abroad, but Zhang Sheng knew that Zhang Linpeng's studying abroad was far more important than Zhang Xizhe's.
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Judging from the information that Zhang Sheng learned in later generations, although Zhang Linpeng had scandals with teams such as Leicester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan and even Real Madrid, Zhang Sheng knew that most of these things were unreliable.
Although these rumors are said to be valid, most of them are intentional or tentative contacts, and like Zhang Xizhe's situation, they also only need an "endorsement defender" rather than a player.
From the perspective of the Guangzhou Evergrande Club, Zhang Linpeng is not easy to let go.
When Inter Milan approached Guangzhou Evergrande for Zhang Linpeng, it was Lippi who gave Inter Milan the advice.
Evergrande Club General Manager Kang Bing gave a clear answer: "Zhang Linpeng has a contract with the club. The team's goal this year is to regain the AFC Champions League and win the Chinese Super League for five consecutive years. Zhang Linpeng is the absolute main force of the team, so Evergrande
We will not consider transferring him for the time being." He also said: "Chinese players are scarce resources in the international arena and their valuations are low. We must protect (the interests of the players). I think unless there is a transfer fee of 10 million euros
, we will only consider it if it is less than 10 million euros, so let’s forget it at this stage.”
If Inter Milan has not yet been acquired by Suning, Inter Milan, who is definitely a loser, will never spend 10 million euros to buy a player from a country that has never proven its strength in the top European leagues. You must know that 10 million euros can buy a lot of strength.
Players from Europe, South America, Africa and even Japan and South Korea are far higher than Zhang Linpeng.
Chelsea's so-called purchase later worried Evergrande even more - there was no buy-back clause.
In view of the special situation of Chinese football, the market price of domestic football is completely inconsistent with that of foreign countries. Any international player can sell for millions of euros. Top domestic players like Zhang Linpeng can sell for at least tens of millions of euros in China, and they are still
There is a market but no price. Therefore, if Evergrande lets Zhang Linpeng go abroad at a low price without a buy-back clause, it will be difficult to avoid Zhang Linpeng joining other Chinese Super League teams in the future, just like Qin Sheng, becoming an important asset loss for Evergrande.
As for why the offer is too low and no football playing time is given, that is just for no relevant reason.
Zhang Sheng learned from some gossip that the Chinese agent who was very crucial in the rumors about Zhang Linpeng studying abroad even had other Chinese Super League clubs working hard behind him, and Evergrande had to guard against it.
Moreover, given Zhang Linpeng's ability, Zhang Sheng is not very optimistic about his success in Europe. Not to mention Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and Chelsea, Zhang Sheng also knows the level of Leicester City.
Zhang Linpeng's ability is considered good enough to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga 2. Those relegation teams in Europe's minor leagues are where he should go.
But soon Zhang Sheng understood Zhang Linpeng's determination.
This time he contacted Zhang Sheng directly.
Perhaps like Zhang Xizhe, Zhang Linpeng saw that Longteng players could gain a foothold in Europe. These situations gave him great confidence. He directly asked Zhang Sheng if he could help contact German teams. It didn't matter whether it was in the Bundesliga or Bundesliga B. The Austrian team
The Premier League is ok, the Premier League is of course better, the English Championship is also acceptable, and if you go to the Portuguese Liga like Xu Mingyu, there is no problem at all.
Hearing Zhang Linpeng's words, Zhang Sheng was helpless.
As the head coach of a team that is an absolute competitor of Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League, if he induces the opponent's absolute main force to study abroad, and he cannot guarantee whether the players can gain a foothold in Europe, once it is revealed, it will be really ridiculous.
No one is human outside.
Zhang Sheng could only politely decline the other party's request.
However, the media soon revealed that Zhang Linpeng had a huge conflict with Guangzhou Evergrande Club over the issue of studying abroad.
Zhang Linpeng even proposed that he go to a European team for trial training, and the connection he found was Wanda.
Shortly after the news broke, Zhang Zhijun found Zhang Sheng: "You didn't interfere with the matter about Zhang Linpeng from Evergrande studying abroad this time, right?"
Zhang Sheng shook his head in astonishment and said, "He approached me, but I refused."
"This is the right thing to do." Zhang Zhijun said, "Both Evergrande and Wanda are not very friendly to our group now."
"Ah, what do you say?" Zhang Sheng was even more surprised when he heard the news.
Zhang Zhijun said with a tired look: "Evergrande and Wanda both want to be in the sports industry, and now your club has the best sports resources in China. The investment department of the group told me that there are barbarians who want to take action on the equity of our group.
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This is the worst news Zhang Sheng has heard in a while.
The Longteng team now has the best and youngest national football team in China, and it is also very eye-catching in club construction. It can be said that the Longteng club is definitely a piece of fat that all the capital that wants to get involved in the Chinese football industry covets.
Regardless of whether it is at the competitive level or the commercial level, as long as you can win the Longteng Club, the benefits will be incredible, and the Longteng Group cannot provide a 100% protection umbrella.
"But our club and the group are independent. Even if they take action against the group, what can they do to our club?" Zhang Sheng was very puzzled. "Chinese football not only has Longteng Club, but there are also many clubs.
Very good resources, such as Shanghai East Asia now and Shanghai SIPG later.”
But Zhang Sheng soon figured it out. There was no gold mine like Longteng Club in history. The biggest gold mine should be Shanghai SIPG. The reason why no one touches Shanghai SIPG is because SIPG has a strong backing.
As one of the world's top 500 state-owned enterprises and the world's number one port, the number of imported and exported containers every year can circle the world. As an authentic state-owned enterprise and backed by the Shanghai Municipal Government, no one dares to get into trouble.
But Longteng Group is different. Even apart from Longteng Club, Longteng Group itself is a high-quality resource.
It was an unexpected surprise to be able to win over the Longteng Group and the Longteng Club at the same time. Even if we only win the Longteng Group, it will definitely not be a loss, not to mention that without the support of the group, the development of the Longteng Club will not only stagnate, but also be a great success.
The impact is certain.
Zhang Zhijun's expression clearly explained all this.
