Football should be played like me

Chapter 168 The first round of the Europa League knockout round, tough Porto
Do players at the top five leagues have a shoe contract?
not necessarily!

How is it, surprised?
But such is the period.

There are even some youth players' sneakers that need to be provided by the club.

Even for slightly talented players, at most they sign an unequal usage agreement with giants such as Ake and Nedidas.The other party provides professional sneakers free of charge, and they have to bear a certain amount of liquidated damages.

Kante is not considered a supernova, his flaws are very obvious, and he is worthless in the eyes of scouts.

Unexpectedly, there are also scouts who sell shoes, and it is said that they are more professional than most club scouts.

They will consider the player's strength, potential, playing style, personal image, court position and other aspects, and make predictions for a player's career, so as to judge how many sneakers the player can help them sell and how much influence they can expand.

And Kant...

1.6 meters eight, ugly to cute.

It was ugly black, like lumps of coal.

He is not good at dribbling and passing shots. Without him, he always becomes the background board.

It is in charge of defense, but it looks harmless to humans and animals.

What do you ask the sports brand company to do?
Want to build an iron-blooded tough guy?

Look at that little cute black face, can you bear it?
Want to build a football genius?
The highlights of the pass and the shot are enough to make Barcelona see the deer, and the heart is even more exciting than Barcelona seeing Dembele and Braithwaite.

And although he has dual citizenship of France and Mali.

But Mali has developmental value under the hammer.

The sports brand market in France has already matured, and if you want to sign, you will sign a superstar, and you will not sign a hopeless star.

Therefore, even if Kante played the sixth place in the world, oh no... the important rotation position of fifth in Ligue [-], the fifth largest league, the number of endorsements on Kante is still terribly small.

Also a young rising star, Kante is only two or three years older than Sogel, Parrott, Boey and others, so it is not too much to say that a rising star is too much.But in terms of endorsement, getting a deal with these people will definitely make those who hear it sad and cry.

"How much endorsement fee did HXLT give you?" Morici knew at a glance that Lu Yang wanted to trick Kant into signing with HXLT, so he couldn't help teasing Lu Yang.

In fact, everyone knows Lu Yang's endorsement fees.

It was ridiculously high, which once aroused widespread controversy.

"The endorsement fee is only one aspect." Lu Yang smiled slightly. "After I helped Italy advance to the European Cup, the sales of HXLT in Europe skyrocketed. Promise me to buy part of their shares at a lower price, about ten or twenty."

Lu Yang is quite reserved, this investment consumed a certain amount of cash from him.

He will have great use for this share in the future, so he talked with hxlt several times before finalizing it.

But none of the people present could support them.

Ten or twenty percent?
HXLT?

Nima!

Also kick a ball!
HXLT is now considered a moderate sports brand in Europe.

Although at the beginning, in order to enter the market, the price was set at a low level, and the tonality has not been improved, but it is definitely not old or young to make money.

There is no comparison between personal money and business money.

A person with an annual income of one million is a successful person, and an individual with an annual income of tens of millions will be bombed.

But the income of a company can be hundreds of millions at every turn.

After Lu Yang became a shareholder of HXLT, he retired on the spot. He has never had to worry about eating and drinking in his life, and he has entered the stage of wealth freedom ahead of schedule.

Everyone is suffering.

Even a legendary player like Suotu asked tearfully: "Is it too late for me to raise your red flag before and after the next game? Pure red! The one without Italy on the other side? "

Lu Yang thought for a while: "First of all, you must have Chinese blood. We value this very much."

Suo Tu said: "My grandma once took a photo with a Chinese student, does that count?"

Lu Yang replied awkwardly but politely: "What do you think?"

At this time, Morici also flatteringly asked: "Well, if there is no blood relationship, is there a way?"

See, the Chinese market is so attractive.

Lu Yang patted Morici on the head: "It's easy to deal with you. From now on, we'll talk about it separately, and we'll make sure you become popular in China, and your endorsement will be softened!"

Morici had a question mark on his face: "What do you mean by different opinions?"

Lu Yang said: "I call you brother, you call me dad! Recognize me as your father, and guarantee that you will become a famous football superstar in China after me!"

Morici thought for a long time before realizing that Lu Yang was taking advantage of himself.

Kante's problem was finally resolved with the solution proposed by Lu Yang.

Lu Yang quickly contacted HXLT's design department that night and asked them to conduct research on Kante's foot shape.

HXLT's design team is also serious, and scientific shoemaking is their main development direction in the future.

The exclusive version of the Hunting Knife series sneakers they provided to Lu Yang was customized according to Lu Yang's foot shape, which was different from the fan version and the player version.

Therefore, making a personal order for Kante has become a familiarity.

After their team came over, it took a whole day to collect Kante's foot data and sports data.

Then, using the shape of the hunting knife sneakers, several pairs of sneakers were specially made for Kane.

The proportion of the sole and the heel of the sneakers is completely different from that of ordinary sneakers, and it even looks a little uncoordinated. This is the second major feature of this pair of sneakers.

And the biggest feature of this pair of sneakers is-hard!

The upper is relatively hard!

The hard upper is suitable for speed players, which will make their dribbling and speed sharper.

And similar midfielders or technical players need softer uppers to maximize their control over the football.

However, the upper is too soft, and there are some problems when hitting the ball vigorously, passing long passes, and shooting long shots.

Therefore, the choice of sneakers is very important for players.

It is not easy to find a pair of sneakers that suit your technical characteristics and that you are used to wearing.

Therefore, if a normal player wears such hard shoes as Kant, there is no doubt that whether it is shooting or passing, it will become worse.

But for Kante, who is already bad at passing and shooting, this pair of sneakers allows him to pass the ball without any psychological or physical burden. Let his pass not be as outrageous as before.

So... this pair of shoes has a great bonus to his passing.

Of course!
This so-called bonus is to make his passing level reach the normal midfielder level.

The success rate of short pass is extremely high, and the success rate of long pass is high.

The deviation degree of the fast ball during the movement will be controlled at about half a meter, and will not deviate from one and a half meters or even two meters as before.

Even occasionally there is an unexpected precise long pass.

When shooting from a long distance, it's not bad at least near the goal.

These standards, from the perspective of professional players at the main level of the five major leagues, should have been achieved, or even better than this.

But Kante, who has this level of passing ability, has almost made Suotu want nothing.

so perfect!

In this way, Kante is almost a "bankrupt version" of Lu Yang who is slightly stronger than Lu Yang in defense and lags behind Lu Yang in other aspects but is barely enough!

Such a player is really perfect!

This evaluation made Lu Yang realize how high his status in Suo Tu's heart was.

If the bankrupt version of Lu Yang is perfect.

So what is my evaluation of this genuine Lu Yang, and a Lu Yang who is still improving in an all-round way?
Lu Yang has done a good person and good deed, he is very happy in his heart!

But Morici was quite critical of this.

"Why didn't HXLT sign me?" Moric was very angry!

Although he also has a "child labor sneaker contract" with Nadidas, this contract will expire next year.

At that time, Moric will definitely get a valuable sneaker contract.

He is already one of the rising stars who has attracted the attention of fans in Europe.

Not to mention the comparison with Lu Yang's abnormal 500 million euros a year, Morici's psychological price for the next contract is at least between 150 million euros and 200 million euros.

And for Lu Yang's sake, Morici could even consider HXLT.

Rejecting Ake and Nadidas is a very unwise and courageous choice for young players.

Morici is willing to do this for Lu Yang.

However... Lu Yang actually invited Kant!
So love disappears, right?
"Relax, isn't your contract expiring soon? If you want, just wait for me. I promise you will get a very expensive sneaker contract in the future." Lu Yang comforted Morici, "Yes That kind of price goes beyond your imagination."

Morici doesn't believe these nonsense, he is not Sophia, that stupid woman who is so easily deceived by Lu Yang: "But you paid 50 liquidated damages for Kante! My liquidated damages are only 100 million, I can pay by myself !"

Lu Yang was speechless: "It's not a matter of liquidated damages. Sign Kante's HXLT, but I hope it's Lu who signs Morici!"

Morici was full of question marks.

"Do you know AJ?" Lu Yang asked.

The next moment, Morici trembled all over, and his hairs stood on end.

"Are you crazy? You want to launch a personal brand?" Morici couldn't believe it.

What is a personal brand?
This is not the era when cats and dogs can set up personal brands later on the earth.

In this world, at this stage, there are only two roads to launching a personal brand.

Number one, become a god in your sport!
Such as the god of basketball.

At the very least, you have to be a demigod to be qualified to talk to the brand.

Otherwise everyone will find it funny.

Second, you don't rely on the channels of big brands, you start from scratch.

But the second is a dead end, because the traditional sports giants as vested interests have not allowed the birth and development of new brands.

No matter at home or abroad, old brands may be able to be reborn.

But there is absolutely no way out for new brands.

Is it true that the billions of money that Ake and Nadidas spend on major sports events in the world every year are for nothing?
That is of profound significance, not limited to advertising effect and economic value.

Ake can control the NBA's FMVP and many awards.

Nadidas can work with the club to play an important role in the World Footballer, Golden Globe Award, Golden Boy Award, individual competition awards, etc.

Even the Chinese Super League, the National Football Team, and even many domestic sports don't dare to give a shit when it comes to face-to-face, and it's all because they spend hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship and high-value equipment sponsorship every year.

These are other levels of influence.

Therefore, Morici was shocked by Lu Yang's statement.

HXLT captured Lu Yang and opened up the situation in front of Europe.

But even such a "small brand" is unlikely to agree with Lu Yang to establish his own personal brand.

The interests of the two are in conflict.

Morici couldn't think of how to solve these problems.

But Lu Yang showed great confidence: "I will discuss this matter with HXLT at the right time. I will not directly tear up the relationship with them. I hope that like AJ, everyone can make money together."

"Of course, I also need strong support from all aspects of HXLT. This is a process of mutual achievement."

Moric applauded in amazement: "Just from what you said, I even thought you won the Golden Globe Award at the end of last year, not the Golden Boy Award!"

Obviously, Momo was mocking Lu Yang for thinking too much and being too ambitious.

But thinking about the extremely vast market behind Lu Yang and Lu Yang's abnormally high popularity in Asia, Morici knew that his mistakes could be corrected, and said shamelessly: "Then it's settled, and I will be your person when the time comes." The brand's first signing star!"

"By the way, what are you going to name your brand?"

"Miracle?"

"Sell base?"

"Lu crazy?"

"Golden boots?"

Morici flattered his future club in advance.

Lu Yang smiled slightly; "Keep it simple, the way of naming it is simple... What do you think of LY7!"

Moric's pupils shrank: "Why is it number seven? Is this the number of your next jersey?"

Lu Yang nodded: "Yes. Because I think number seven sounds cool!"

Moric: "But this is not worthy of your identity! You can take the No. [-] jersey! Even in the Italian team, even if the current No. [-] jersey belongs to Ancarelli, but I think in the future you will get the No. [-] jersey from him. Take that jersey in your hands!"

Lu Yang looked at Morici: "But if I wear size ten, what size do you wear? Eight? Although it's a bit exaggerated to say so, I don't think number eight is suitable for you."

Morici's eyes turned red.

Good brother catch!
lifetime!

Moric understood that as long as he was in the same team, he would never be able to compete with Lu Yang in jersey number.

Maybe he can get No. [-], but it is definitely because Lu Yang will not choose No. [-] that he has this chance.

This does not mean that he is weaker than Lu Yang, in fact Morici is the core of the team's tactics.

But... as long as you are on the same team as Lu Yang, you will understand that you will be willing to let him choose the number first.

Therefore, Lu Yangda can choose the best number, instead of choosing a No. [-] jersey that is not outstanding.

Also, to say something too exaggerated, in Moric's mind, the No. [-] jersey is not worthy of Lu Yang!

Apart from number ten, he felt that there was no better choice.

"Don't get excited, it's not because of you." Lu Yang said, "Believe me, I don't know what the current No. [-] jersey is, but the future No. [-] jersey must be the most sold jersey in the world, bar none!"

"The number ten gives the meaning of the core of the players. But I hope that I can give the number seven a new meaning of 'representing the strongest'!"

"LY7, will be popular all over the world in the future!"

"You will envy me at that time. Of course, I allow you to establish M10 in the future! I also hope that you can give more meaning to the No. [-] jersey!"

The two said while leaving the club court.

Two players wearing jerseys with numbers over 20 are talking about a major event that will change the order of jersey numbers in world football!

The symbolism of jersey numbers is many.

For example, No. [-] is often the main goalkeeper.

Two, three, four, five, six, mostly defenders and defenders.

Six and eight, mostly midfield.

Number nine is the main center forward.

Football is, after all, a goal-scoring game.Forward players are expensive and easy to become famous, and they are the positions that everyone flocks to.

So number nine has always been one of the most competitive numbers.

Similarly, No. [-] symbolizes the core of a team and is the most intelligent and powerful number of the team.

Also in demand.

The rest, such as NO.11, NO.13, etc., are also represented by top stars.

But... I don't know when, number seven has gradually become a super number.

Perhaps it is because before and after Beckham and Ronaldinho, there have been countless super number seven blowouts, making fans obsessed with the players who approved this number.

It is also possible that in the Melo era, the ultimate showdown between No. [-] and No. [-] will further strengthen the concept that No. [-] is a super number.

In short... No. [-] and No. [-] have become the two most sought-after numbers in today's football world!
And what Lu Yang needs to do is to let the people here realize that No. [-] is so powerful and miraculous!

……

On February [-], the first knockout round of the Europa League officially started.

San Remo vs. Porto, the Portuguese super giants!

Porto's performance last season was not good. As the Big Three of the Portuguese Super League, they were placed in the No.3 position by Benfica and Sporting Lisbon last season and could only participate in the Europa League.

But last summer, they took away their star striker-Maximi Ferreira from the Argentine River Plate Football Club for a high price of 500 million euros.

With Ferreira as the core, they re-established the front trident.

With the blessing of Ferreira, the Italian youth star Parrot has further evolved, and currently ranks first in the Portuguese Super League scorer list, which no one can shake!

Therefore, this is a war between the Portuguese super giants and the "Serie A rookie".

It is also a battle between the top scorer of the Portuguese Super League and the top scorer of Serie B.

It is a competition between South American geniuses and Europa Golden Boys!

Before the game, the media did a lot of work.

Reporter: Parrott, two years ago you were far more famous than Lu Yang and Morici, but now they are coming from behind, what do you think?
Parrot: I've known this day would come since I was with them two years ago at Star Italia.Lu and Morici are very good, they deserve the praise now.

The same question, Lu Yang: Parrot is very powerful, although he is already a star striker that the big clubs are vying to buy, but I still have to say, he is underestimated!
Reporter: Ferreira, you are a talented player from South America. You joined Porto at a high price this season and performed well. However, due to reasons such as playing time and age, you were not included in the Golden Boy Award list. What do you think of this?

Ferreira: The Golden Boy Award is not the end, it's just the beginning.We will bless the players who won the Golden Boy Award, but this does not mean that other players are inferior to them, on the contrary, they may even be better.

Reporter: So what do you think of this game?

Ferreira: We have only one purpose here, and that is to take away three points.

The reporter also asked Moric the same question: I have heard of Ferreira, he is very good.The selection is a matter of mechanism. This does not mean that the players on the Golden Boy Award list are stronger than the players who are not on the list.Of course, Lu Yang will always be the strongest in my heart, this has nothing to do with the Golden Boy Award.

Moric: Now it is the knockout stage of the Europa League. I believe that the goal of all teams is to win. Porto is like this, and so are we.

Journalists tried to provoke some conflicts, but they failed.

Because they didn't expect the young people nowadays to be so irritated that they wouldn't dare to speak wild words?

It is still the young players and stars in England who are strong. They believe what the reporters say, and they can choke with each other at any time.

In this game, Sanremo boldly set up a 352 formation in such a crucial event!

This is also their rare change in the face of a strong enemy this season.

On the one hand, Kante's arrival and quick integration made the defensive risk of changing the formation less.

In addition, the improvement of Kante's passing ability has also enhanced Sanremo's control.

Finally, this formation can theoretically put great pressure on Porto's backcourt, making it difficult for them to play the ball, and has a certain formation advantage.

Therefore, San Remo boldly used this formation.

staffing.

Bajzami and Sogel acted as double forwards.

Moric's old rules, single midfielder.

Lahm and Kant double defensive midfielders, of which Kant will sweep the midfield and provide strong protection for the right side.

Lu Yang and Kanyes played as left midfielder and right midfielder.

Bernoulini, Palacios, and Camijon played central defenders.

Areola in goal.

A whistle blows, and the game officially begins.

In the first 10 minutes, both sides were testing each other.

This is the player's observation time.

Even if it is the same two formations, different players play with different styles.

For example, Kante likes to sweep and has a strong ability to protect the wing, which can greatly reduce the defensive pressure on the right forward Kanyes.

And if the same position is replaced by Latuidi, the defense in the center may be more impenetrable, but behind Kanyes, it becomes the scoring zone for the opponent to get whatever they want.

Even the same player performs differently against different opponents in the same formation.

For example, if the opponent's winger is very resolute in his assault and the team's tactics are inclined, then Lu Yang will stay in his own backcourt for a long time, which is equivalent to a left wingback or a left back.

But if the opponent's winger is not good at attacking, and without the support of his teammates, he can't easily pass Lu Yang, and he doesn't have enough speed.

Then Lu Yang will raise his position, let himself be more active in the opponent's half, and strengthen his offense, even if there is a gap behind him, the opponent cannot take advantage of it.

To put it bluntly, it is to rub against each other to determine the shape of the other party!
After 10 minutes, Porto took the lead!
They thought they had figured out the San Remo pattern.

Porto seized the loophole in Sanremo's offense and hit Kanyes with a long pass.

Kante moved over immediately to defend against Ferreira.

Ferreira and his teammates hit the wall and pass Kante.

But Kante had an excellent prediction, and with his inner edge, he blocked Ferreira's inner cut route.

At this time, Kanyesi has returned to defense.

This was a relatively successful defense, at least tactically.

However, Ferreira also showed why he is worth 500 million euros!
He judged in a split second that Kanyes was the better offensive opponent.

False inside cut, real bottom, and then a cross.

Parrott grabs the header.

Fortunately, Areola has outstanding ability, predicted the path of the header correctly, and blocked the shot with his body.

The San Remo generals broke out in a cold sweat.

Kante stared at Ferreira even more, aware of the danger of this player.

(End of this chapter)