Football giants

Chapter 716 Tightrope Walking

Florentino looked at Sanchez in front of him, a complex look flashed in his eyes.

There is no doubt that many people believe that Sanchez is not a person who is trustworthy and worthy of reuse.

Because he rebelled again and again.

But Florentino likes to use such a person, because he knows that as long as he gives enough benefits, Sanchez can give you his heart, and he is indeed very capable.

Looking back at Real Madrid, who can have the ability of Sanchez?
Just relying on that vote of former stars?

No kidding, can they have the ability of Sanchez?
In fact, many football clubs invite former stars to take up important positions. They often think more about the image of the club. In order to please the fans, but when it comes to handling ability, among so many people, few are really reliable.

If you know how to play football and run a club, that would be too naive!
Therefore, after returning to the chairmanship of Real Madrid for several years, Florentino has sought out many people, but in the end he can only reuse Sanchez for no other reason, this guy is talented!
"I got the news!" Florentino said seriously.

Sanchez immediately fell silent, but listened carefully.

"The Football Association is already secretly discussing about taking back the TV rights!"

"What?" Even though Sanchez was mentally prepared, he was still so surprised that he lost his voice.

"Yes, although it is only a secret discussion for the time being, I believe that if it is voted publicly, it will definitely pass!"

Sanchez smiled helplessly, this is for sure, okay?
The [-] teams in La Liga, and the two giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona account for most of the broadcast fee. Do you think the other [-] teams will be greedy?Do you want to share this piece of cake?
"Mr. Perez, what's the plan like?" Sanchez was curious, although he already had a vague idea in his mind.

Florentino shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the specifics, but it is very likely to follow the Premier League model."

really!

Sanchez felt a pain in his heart. Why did Ligue [-] and Serie A imitate the Premier League, and now La Liga is following?

You know, after following the example of the Premier League, Real Madrid and Barcelona will suffer heavy losses.

Of course, the reform is not entirely aimed at the two heroes of the Spanish Super League. The main reason is that other teams in La Liga are heavily in debt and even threatened to strike. In addition, in recent years, the Premier League has developed overseas markets very rapidly, which has put tremendous pressure on La Liga.

Therefore, the reform of broadcast fees is imperative!
"So, my opinion is that we have to further increase our commercial income before the reform, so as to make up for the loss of broadcast fee sharing after two or three years!"

Sanchez understood what Florentino meant.

To put it bluntly, Real Madrid is currently walking a tightrope. As long as the income drops sharply, the debt will be affected, and the risk will increase.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance to deal with it now.

"Mr. Perez, what do you mean... the World Cup?" Sanchez was also very clear.

"That's right!" Florentino nodded, "We must win the most dazzling star in the World Cup, and use the wave of the World Cup to further improve the team's commercial operation capabilities."

Having said that, Florentino paused for a moment, "In addition, I will convince the board of directors as soon as possible that the stadium renovation is also imperative. You must make complete preparations as soon as possible. Once the board of directors approves it, start implementing it immediately!"

"Understood!" Sanchez also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Just kidding, if this is not handled well, Florentino will definitely be criticized, or even step down, and he will certainly not have a good life, so can you not take it seriously?
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The initiative about free tickets for Southampton's new stadium quickly spread to every corner of the earth under the fuel of the media.

Almost everyone was surprised by Southampton's plan, because it was nothing short of incredible.

There are even teams that are so stupid that they don't make money.

But there are also quite a few fans who believe that Southampton’s approach is not really free, but a disguised charging method to fool fans, because if fans want to get free tickets, they have to go shopping and consume first, and these all cost money, so free has become a gimmick.

But soon someone stood up to refute.

The Guardian published an analysis specifically. They arranged for a reporter to go to Southampton to actually understand the situation, and interviewed local Saints fans in Southampton. The answer they got in the end turned out to be, support!

Overwhelming support!

"My wife and I have done the math. If we buy daily necessities, eat out, and go shopping on the artificial island, we can get two sets of free Saints season tickets every year, and there are still leftovers!"

"I'm in the retail industry. I went to the artificial island to find out. The things there are not more expensive than outside, and I asked the staff in Southampton. They also promised this again and said that they would definitely supervise them. I believe them!"

"I support Southampton's approach very much. It's so cool. The items in their fan shop are all designed very well. I like it very much. Therefore, my friends and I will definitely support it!"

"The new stadium is just amazing, I love it there and I love this project!"

"Let's see. In the new season, I still consider buying season tickets with money and changing them for free. I'll wait for a while."

"I'm not very optimistic about this plan, because... I don't know why!"

But soon, the Guardian published the data obtained by Citibank the next day.

According to the plan, fans can also choose to pre-charge a sum of money into the fan card. This money cannot be withdrawn, and can only be consumed at authorized stores in Southampton. As long as the pre-deposited amount reaches a certain amount, they can be exchanged for free season tickets.

According to statistics from Citibank, within a week of Yang Huan announcing the plan, more than 3000 fans had paid deposits to enter the fan card, and then exchanged points for free season tickets at the club.

According to Citibank's prediction, at least [-] fans will exchange for free season tickets through this pre-deposited method, and others will pay to buy season tickets, or exchange for tickets by consuming points.

But there is no doubt that Southampton's plan has made quite good progress.

Not just fans, according to Southampton's official announcement, within a week of the plan's announcement, the team received a total of more than [-] authorization applications from businesses around Southampton and around the UK.

This also fully demonstrates that businesses are generally optimistic about this plan in Southampton.

That is to say, while the Southampton free ticket plan has aroused the amazement of everyone in the world, the Saints' performance on the football field is still quite eye-catching.

Because of his participation in the Champions League and the Premier League, Bielsa had to choose a substitute lineup to play against Manchester City in the League Cup final. As a result, he lost to Manchester City [-]-[-] in the final and unfortunately lost the chance to win the League Cup.

However, the Saints' ability to reach the League Cup final with young players and a substitute lineup has long won the recognition and affirmation of the fans.

Then in the knockout round of the FA Cup quarter-finals, Southampton was ashamed, relying on the same set of substitutes and young players, defeated Manchester City [-]-[-] and successfully reached the semi-finals.

But Southampton's semi-final opponent is Arsenal.

Although they failed to win in the league, the Saints' performance in the league was surprisingly stable.

After the Champions League reignited in February, the Saints' performance in the league has remained stable. Except for a [-]-[-] draw with West Ham in an away game, Southampton has won all their opponents, including a [-]-[-] home defeat to Liverpool and a [-]-[-] home victory over Norwich.

The two strikers, Suarez and Sturridge, also scored goals like a wave. They reached the first and second places in the Premier League scorer list respectively. Interestingly, four of the top ten scorers are from Southampton, which shows the strength of the Saints.

After defeating Galatasaray [-]-[-] in the first round, Southampton returned to St. Mary's Stadium and once again relied on two goals from Varane and Ibrahimovic to defeat the local super giants [-]-[-].

The total score of the two rounds was [-]-[-], and Southampton reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a huge advantage.

This also shocked fans all over the world, because Southampton's offensive power is too strong.

But more importantly, everyone has seen a gratifying change, that is Kaka's resurrection.

In the second round of the game, Bielsa arranged for Kaka to start. Although the Brazilian superstar failed to score, both goals were inseparable from him. They all came from his planning, which was particularly impressive.

Another midfielder, Oscar, contributed an assist, which was also eye-catching.

However, Southampton's performance was eye-catching, and other teams in the Premier League were miserable.

After Manchester City lost [-]-[-] at home to Barcelona in the first round, everyone is generally no longer optimistic about Blue Moon.

But Pellegrini's team finally played their own blood at the Nou Camp.

Although Messi scored first in the second half and Zabaleta was sent off with a red card, Manchester City still stubbornly relied on Kompany's goal to equalize the score and restore their dignity.

However, in the final stages of the game, Iniesta assisted Alves and scored the winning goal.

Barcelona eliminated Manchester City [-]-[-] on aggregate.

The same happened to Arsenal.

The Gunners lost at home in the first round, and there was not much chance of winning the second round, but they let go instead.

Although Bayern Munich was still the first to take the lead with Schweinsteiger's goal, Higuain's goal soon equalized the score. In the end, the two sides drew one to one.

But even so, Arsenal was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

Instead, Manchester United.

Moyes is indeed hard-fated. Everyone thought that after an unexpected upset in the first round and a [-]-[-] loss to Olympiacos, when Manchester United had no chance in the second round, Moyes successfully reversed the situation with a [-]-[-] victory, and then eliminated Olympiacos with a total score of [-]-[-].

This victory not only saved Manchester United, but also saved Moyes.

At least, the Scot's precarious position at Manchester United has also been stabilized, and the overwhelming calls from the media to ask Manchester United to fire him before can't help but temporarily rest a lot.

After all, the results in the European war are good. Everyone feels that we should continue to wait. If Moyes can counterattack at a critical moment and lead Manchester United to the Champions League, the situation will be completely different.

And Moyes himself seems to have such an idea, after all, the league results are still too bad!
It is worth mentioning that Atlético de Madrid also went through two rounds of matches, with a score of [-]-[-] away and [-]-[-] at home, and completely defeated AC Milan, and then successfully reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In this way, the teams that have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League have all been freshly baked.

They are Southampton, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.

The draw for the quarter-finals was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland the day after the game.

The team drawn by Southampton turned out to be...

(End of this chapter)