Football giants

Chapter 365 Getting Shot While Lying

"Mr. Mancini, Manchester City was eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon, but Southampton beat Sporting Lisbon [-]-[-] in the semi-final, avenging Manchester City, what do you think?"

A reporter asked with a smile.

It looked like Manchester City were begging Southampton to help them out.

"I don't have any opinion, the competitive environment we face at Manchester City and Southampton is completely different, there is no comparison."

Mancini answered hesitantly.

The subtext is that we are in the Premier League and they are in the English Championship. I don't take them seriously at all.

"There is indeed no comparison. The favorites to win the Premier League were eliminated, but the English Championship team successfully advanced. How can we compare?"

There was a burst of laughter in the entire press conference hall.

Even Mancini, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help feeling angry.

Fortunately, a month ago, he was still gloating over Ferguson's face-to-face slap by the media, so he almost made things worse.

Well now, coincidentally, he also enjoyed the treatment of Ferguson.

It's just that this is more like a humiliation to the proud Italians.

But the reporter obviously didn't intend to let it go.

It was hard to create some topics. If they are not good at using them, they really shouldn't be called paparazzi.

"Then use something comparable. The three major cup competitions, the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Europa League. Manchester City were all eliminated, but Southampton either had the last laugh or reached the final. What do you think?"

Mancini was obviously angry at this moment, and he snorted coldly, "I said it, I don't have any opinion!"

His temper is a bit better, at least he didn't lose his temper like Ferguson did on the spot.

Because he knew in his heart that this group of reporters was just waiting for him to get mad.

However, when the reporter asked about Southampton for the third time, Mancini finally couldn't help it, stood up angrily, said a harsh word, and left the table angrily.

"Southampton, Southampton, you all just wait and see, they will play in the Premier League next season and see what they can do!"

The implication is that the Southampton you keep talking about is playing tricks in the English Championship and the Cup. If it really comes to the most competitive Premier League arena, they are not as good as our Manchester City!

……

When Mancini's harsh words at the press conference appeared in the football news through the TV station, the executives sitting in Yang Huan's office were immediately dissatisfied.

Did you say that?

How did we Southampton provoke you?
If you want to refute the reporter, there is no need to step on us, right?
"This time, I was shot while lying down!" Yang Huan shook his head with a wry smile.

"Mancini doesn't have a secure position in himself, so what qualifications does he have to comment on others?"

"That is, play in the Premier League next season, let's see if we don't kill Manchester City!"

"It's better to beat them to the teeth!"

"It's not that they haven't played before. Manchester City lost to us in the cup last season, but they are not convinced!"

Everyone said one sentence after another, but none of them got angry.

It would be too useless to be completely irritated because of what Mancini said on TV.

Everyone took these remarks more as a joke, just listen to it.

"By the way, are the agents of Gareth Bale and Modric here?"

Yang Huan looked at the time. The two parties had made an appointment at [-]:[-] p.m., and now it was almost the same time, but no one was seen yet.

Seeing Yang Huan looking at him, Ron Gurley smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Just now Modric's agent called, saying that there is something to be delayed for a while, and Gareth Bale's agent got through the call, but he didn't answer."

After hearing this, Sun Yue chuckled, "It's still an old trick!"

Russell used the same technique when Yang Huan was planning to introduce Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona.

To put it bluntly, it is a means of negotiation.

Modric's agent is the vice-chairman of Dinamo Zagreb, Zdravko Mamic.

Southampton had dealt with him a few times before and formed a good friendship.

In the past few years, Croatian football has produced a number of good stars. The Southampton team has successively introduced central defender Jedvaj, frontcourt offensive genius Halilovic, and midfielder Kovacic from Dinamo Zagreb.

They are all in the hands of Mamic and Pini Zahavi.

Gareth Bale's agent is StellaGroup, an old British brokerage company. This company has represented more than 16 players in the brokerage business all over the world, and they have been Bell's agent since he was [-] years old. They brought Bell from Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur.

The company's chairman Jonathan Barnett and David Manas are well-known vampires in European football circles.

Yang Huan had been mentally prepared for a long time. Both of these two big managers were well-known, so it was hard to talk about them.

Especially Jonathan Barnett.

"What's the reaction from the outside world?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Since people like to put on a show, let them do it, and there is no need to be angry.

If he really wanted to get angry over such a trivial matter, Yang Huan would have died of anger long ago.

Because the large and small companies under his command are conducting business negotiations almost every day, what kind of negotiation tricks have you never seen?

"No response!" Sun Yue shook his head, "But I heard that Manchester United have contacted Tottenham Hotspur to introduce Gareth Bale, but they have not made a specific offer, and Manchester United will definitely not be able to pay that much cash."

Now Manchester United is heavily in debt and is planning to carry out debt restructuring. I am afraid that they will not be able to get so much cash and can only go for a mortgage.

Southampton's offer is not low, and what is even more tempting is the cash deal, which is unmatched by Manchester United.

Peter Kenyon, who hadn't opened his mouth all this time, let out a sigh after hearing this.

"Manchester United finally realized what they lost after selling Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Everyone immediately looked at Peter Kenyon.

The former Manchester United CEO shook his head and smiled wryly: "David Gill's operational ability is not bad, but his vision is very poor, even worse than Ferguson!"

"How do you say?" Nicola Cortes asked curiously.

He is also the executive chairman of Southampton, which is quite interesting.

"As we said before, professional football has ushered in a new era, but there are still quite a few people who still look at football in the new era with past thinking and perspectives, just like the entertainment development of stars. This is an irreversible trend and trend."

"Around [-], the three most appealing superstars in the world were Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and Messi. Among them, Kaka was limited by his position, coupled with the overall decline of AC Milan and Serie A, so the two most appealing superstars at that time were Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi."

"Many fans say that there are no superstars in professional football now, not as good as in the 90s and early 20s. In fact, the opposite is true. There are so many now, because with the rise of the Internet, the star-making ability is much stronger than it was [-] or [-] years ago, and football tactics are many times more sophisticated than before. How can there be no superstars?"

Everyone couldn't help but nodded. The so-called current stars are far worse than in the past. This is all hooliganism.

Because you can't argue with it.

You can't travel through time and space, Guan Gong fights Qin Qiong, right?

"If you take away Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, today's professional football is more prosperous than in the 90s and early [-]s, with more and brighter stars and more intense competition."

Peter Kenyon's statement is interesting.

But I have to admit that the stars of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are indeed too dazzling.

So dazzling that countless fans mistakenly believe that today's professional football talents are withered.

"I still remember that when selling Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferguson told David Gill that Cristiano Ronaldo was worth at least 5000 million pounds. At that time, David Gill thought it was impossible and ridiculous, so he offered 8000 million pounds, and Real Madrid agreed."

Everyone nodded again.

This matter has also been reported by the media, and it is not a secret.

"Ferguson seems old and stubborn, but in fact he is not complacent. He can manage Manchester United for 30 to [-] years. Without the self-improvement ability to keep pace with the times, it is impossible to achieve. His vision is very vicious, and he can see through the core at a glance."

"That is, if Real Madrid wants to compete with Barcelona's Messi, they have to buy Cristiano Ronaldo. It can only be him!"

"This is the only option, even if you introduce Kaka!"

As a midfielder, Kaka's goal scoring has always been a weakness.

To put it a little bit biased, the most fascinating thing about football is scoring goals. The vast majority of new fans don't care how effective your tactics are and how effective they are. They only care about one thing.

Who scores more goals!

Therefore, when Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi score goals, they are actually building their own reputations.

This swipe directly put both of them into the ranks of super football stars.

What is the news that attracted Southampton fans the most in the past year?
Goals from Ibrahimovic and Drogba!

The two top centers kept scoring their goals in the English Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League, competing frantically.

Today you enter one, tomorrow I enter two, and the day after tomorrow you perform a hat-trick.

Such a contest between you and me, the media climaxed, and the fans followed suit.

The only regret is that the English Championship has lost a little influence after all.

If it was changed to the Premier League, then hehe!

"Florentino himself knows this very well, so don't say that Manchester United offered 8000 million pounds, even if it was 5000 million or [-] million, as long as he could afford it, he would agree, because the higher the price, the more amazing the accompanying influence. At that time, [-] million pounds was exactly the limit that Real Madrid could bear."

"It can be said that in this transfer, David Gill's stupidity cost Manchester United 7000 million pounds!"

After Peter Kenyon's explanation and analysis, everyone couldn't help but suddenly realized.

"Then why do you say that Manchester United lost a lot after selling Cristiano Ronaldo?"

Nicola Cortes remembered the question just now.

Peter Kenyon nodded and smiled, "Because Manchester United's commercial value has not increased but decreased in recent years after selling Cristiano Ronaldo. If the overall influence of the Premier League has not been bullish in recent years, Manchester United may not be able to survive now."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Peter Kenyon curiously, wanting to hear his thoughts.

"Ferguson's vision is very vicious, but as a head coach, he thinks about problems first from a football perspective, so he decided to sell Cristiano Ronaldo. This directly led to Manchester United becoming leaderless in terms of the entire club's marketing."

"If Manchester United is likened to a crown, then Cristiano Ronaldo is the brightest jewel in the center of the crown. Without this jewel, the crown may still be a crown, but it becomes not eye-catching at all and loses its core value."

"It can almost be said that after selling Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United's commercial value quickly fell from super first-class to first-class, while Real Madrid, with the help of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, directly transformed from quasi-first-class or even second-rate during Calderon's time to super-first-class, keeping pace with Barcelona in the Grand Slam!"

Shopping malls are like battlefields. Florentino, as the commander-in-chief of Real Madrid's star team, has excellent vision, means and courage, which is amazing.

On the contrary, Manchester United under the leadership of David Gill did, as Peter Kenyon said, lose the chance to become a top-notch team, which is also regrettable.

"Gareth Bale undoubtedly gave Manchester United a hope. As long as he operates properly, he has the hope of reaching the influence and commercial value of Cristiano Ronaldo in [-], so Manchester United will want him."

"Well said!" Yang Huan nodded with a smile.

Many ideas of Peter Kenyon coincide with him.

Only Mr. Bald, who is so familiar with Manchester United and has unique insights into football marketing, can say such a thing.

"It's a pity that Manchester United is heavily in debt now, and I'm afraid they are not qualified to compete with us!"

Sun Yue laughed and taunted Manchester United.

"As long as Manchester United does not get rid of the heavy debt crisis for a day, it will be difficult to return to the peak in [-]. Chelsea was on the right path, but now Abramovich has turned around halfway. Arsenal and Liverpool can be ignored. Manchester City has not yet found a management direction, and the team has many internal problems."

"In the next few years, the Premier League will be without a leader, and it will be a melee, and this is our opportunity for Southampton to emerge suddenly!"

Peter Kenyon spoke loudly, and his expression was indescribably excited.

His bright eyes seemed to see a bright future.

(End of this chapter)