Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 678 Candidates
In Newcastle in July, the weather is still very good. The cool breeze blowing from the Tyne River makes Newcastle, which is already summer, not so hot. In this kind of weather, I read the newspaper in the courtyard early in the morning and have a drink. Coffee, what a treat.

Now Pei Wei feels very comfortable, he has returned to Newcastle two days ago, watching Chelsea transfer one after another, his mood is getting better and better.

There is no conflict with what Chelsea buys now and what he thinks in his heart. He is happy to watch Abramovich shell out a lot of pounds-especially the transfer of Carvalho. A central defender is worth close to 2000 million pounds. What a cruel master, but it is not surprising that even a central defender Pepe who has not been selected for the Brazilian national team at all levels later slaughtered Real Madrid for 3000 million euros.

One Porto, one Lyon, these are two well-known robbers in European football in later generations. If you want to buy someone from them, you can't do it without some blood, and there are many people who have been taken advantage of by them. Real Madrid, one is Chelsea.

Pei Wei does not intend to have any entanglements with Porto, not now, not in the future...at least not in 06 before Pei Wei's reincarnation, he will not plan to pay more than 3000 million euros to compete with Real Madrid for Pepe, nor Not planning to buy Quaresma, including all other Porto players, neither he nor Mourinho has any interest.

But for another robber, Pei Wei has to deal with him this season.

On the day he returned to Newcastle, Mourinho came to the door and offered the players he felt needed to be introduced next season.

In addition to Cech, Drogba and Ribery who have been identified, a speed forward, a right back with both offense and defense, and a central midfielder, this is the player Mourinho needs.

"No name?" Pei Wei asked Mourinho with a strange face.

"How can I have the heart to deprive you of the fun..." Mourinho made a rare joke: "I will name the people who need a position, and then you will choose... This is what we did last season, even in the Domestically, we did the same, even before me, whether it was Rafael or the professor, you did the same...and you did a great job, you chose players that we used as if they were already in our It's the same as the players who have played football for ten years. Pei, on this point, whether it's me, Rafael or the professor, they all believe in you."

"But it was in China before. You don't know the twists and turns in the country, and you don't know what outstanding players are in the country. I know, so I am responsible for all club transfers, not for my personal pleasure. .” Pei Wei frowned, and unexpectedly did not continue joking with Mourinho.

He naturally knows why Wenger, Benitez and Mourinho are very satisfied with the players he introduced. It is because he knows the future and what type of players they like, and then selects players according to this type. Naturally Such an effect can be achieved - to put it bluntly, it is not worth mentioning.

But what Mourinho said made him feel something was wrong—no matter how he could predict it, it would only be until the end of the 06 World Cup, and he knew nothing about what happened after that. What time?
Mourinho in history is not just a coach who can lead the team in games. He also has a very accurate vision of people, which is no less than that of Wenger. The only difference is that Wenger likes to use new players, while he likes to use them in the mature stage. Players like Petr Cech, Essien and Didier Drogba were all bought by him. Before coming to Chelsea, these players were not so well-known, or at least not so famous, but they all became well-known in Europe under his hands. He is a superstar figure—before he came to Chelsea, even though Cech was the main goalkeeper of the Czech national team, how many people knew who Petr Cech was?

"Jose, I think my approach was a bit wrong." Pei Wei said to Mourinho a little seriously: "You are not just a player who can only lead the team to play games... I believe you see people, You were not very familiar with European football last season, but this season, I think there should be no such problems. So, for a purchase like this, I think we should discuss the right candidate together.”

Mourinho looked at Pei Wei in a daze, then he quickly recovered and nodded seriously: "Yes, Pei, you're right... I shouldn't rely on anyone, even that person It's you... well, let's start now."

"Very good, Jose, let's start with the striker... a speed striker, I don't think it's just a speed striker?" Pei Wei asked.

"That's right, in addition to being fast, you also need to have a certain scoring ability and a certain individual combat ability." Mourinho nodded: "There are many such strikers in Europe, but not many are suitable."

"Well, that's right, such a striker must be the main force in his own team, but he may not be able to become the main force when he comes to us... But our title of European champion is still attractive enough, Jose, you have Anyone?" Pei Wei rubbed his temples and asked.

"Apart from the unrealistic names, I have a good candidate," Mourinho said. "The little guy from Everton, the little guy who is as strong as a calf."

"Rooney? Wayne Rooney?" Pei Wei was stunned for a moment: "He does have this strength and ability, but Jose, have you ever thought that if Rooney comes to St. James' Park, then you are going to let him Playing as the main force or as a substitute?"

"It depends on his state." Mourinho said without hesitation: "In good state, the main player, in bad state, substitute."

"Then do you think Rooney can compete with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Didier Drogba now?" Pei Wei continued to ask.

This time Mourinho thought for a while: "It's hard."

"That's it." Pei Wei clapped his hands: "If Rooney can't play the main force in Newcastle, the English media will scold us to death - after all, he has always been regarded as a genius by all the English media and fans, who think he will be England's striker Hope for the future... The excellent performance in the European Championships this summer also illustrates this point. If such a person can only be used as a substitute in our team, what will the English media think? What will the fans think? They would say: 'Hey, the Portuguese has no idea how much we expect from Rooney, and he puts our hopes on the bench to waste his youth!'"

Mourinho began to consider Pei Wei's words. After thinking for a while, he had to admit that Pei Wei's words were correct-he was only thinking about what the team needed, but not other aspects.

"And..." Pei Wei spread his hands: "According to what I know, Manchester United is pursuing Rooney now, and they also lack a second striker who can help Ruud van Nistelrooy on the front line. In addition, Ferguson's reputation is very difficult for us. Competing against Manchester United...not because of the money."

Mourinho nodded silently. Everyone knows that Newcastle's main strikers are Ibrahimovic and Shearer. Their positions are unshakable. Manchester United may earn a little less money, but the prestige is even higher, and it is easier To get the main position, as long as Rooney is not a fool, he will naturally know how to choose. Although Rooney looks a bit brainless, even if he is brainless, his agent will not be brainless.

"But you are right to think about it, maybe we should add an English striker... Shearer will not be able to play for long, if our striker line is all non-English, it will be a big damage to Newcastle's tradition... Jose How about Michael Owen? I am the best at snatching people from Real Madrid." Pei Wei comforted Mourinho.

Mourinho gave him a sideways look: "You are joking."

Pei Wei laughed heartily.

He is indeed joking. Indeed, Irving is very unhappy in Liverpool now, especially when Liverpool can only play in the UEFA Cup this year. Not only him, but also Gerrard, another core player trained by Liverpool. is also like this.

It’s just that Real Madrid is the closest to Irving. Last season was the most unlucky season for Real Madrid since Perez took office. They have just passed the centennial celebration and lost the league, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey in a row. A series of disastrous defeats did not seem to make Perez realize how inappropriate his "Zidanega Pavon" policy is. Maybe he saw it but didn't want to admit his mistakes, so he took another fancy to this year. A superstar-England's number one striker Owen.

For Owen, Real Madrid is of course a better choice than Newcastle, especially since he has a deep affection for Liverpool, he is unwilling to go to a domestic league opponent, not to mention his worldwide prestige, "the best player in the century in Europe" Club "Real Madrid is of course far higher than Newcastle.

And even if Real Madrid did not have an advantage in the process of competing for Owen, Irving himself wanted to come to Newcastle, and Pei Wei and Mourinho might not want him to come-the problem is the same as Rooney, both in Liverpool and the England national team. Irving, the absolute main player, came to Newcastle to compete for the main position?Neither the media nor the fans can do it, and Pei Wei doesn’t want to spend a lot of money to buy a glass man. He can see Owen’s frequent injuries in later generations. After returning to Newcastle from Real Madrid, he only played more than [-] games in two seasons. For the ball, Mourinho does not want to have such big names under his hands. He does not need big names who have already become famous under his hands, but only players who are not big names yet but become big names under his hands.

Just like Ibrahimovic, he was just a promising rookie before he came to Newcastle, but under him he became the number one star in Sweden and the hottest young striker in Europe. Cloth was cultivated by him.

PS: There is another chapter in the evening.

(End of this chapter)