Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 312 Bathed in the Sun
Switzerland, 15 kilometers east of Basel, the town of Rheinfelden.

The winter snow is falling, and the quiet town is exquisite and beautiful. Situ Yunbing is sitting by the window in an ordinary coffee shop.

Drinking steaming coffee with a smooth taste, Situ Yunbing looked at the scene of snowflakes flying outside the window, and unexpectedly felt infinite poetry. From him, he could see the river in the distance, which is the upper reaches of the Rhine, and beyond the Rhine is Germany. .

There seemed to be an illusory scene on the calm river, and the heroic figures of the Dortmund youth army emerged one after another.

There was a meaningful smile on the corner of Situ Yunbing's mouth, I don't know if it contained bitterness.

Looking back at this time last year, he had a very happy life. He qualified for the Champions League group stage and had a huge lead in the league. The game challenge he faced was nearly 90% complete!

From Monaco to Hamburg, he has adapted to this gap, but with the end of the season halfway, the pressure of the game challenge is increasing!

To win the league championship, there is always only one opponent, just stare at the top of the standings.

If it is someone else, then it is better than the leader!
If it is yourself, then you must surpass yourself!

The foundation Klopp laid in Dortmund for two years is definitely stronger than the foundation he overthrew and rebuilt in Hamburg!

The Bundesliga is obviously more competitive than the Ligue [-]. In the Ligue [-], even if Monaco is not perfect, Situ Yunbing will be unrivaled in the league if he can do the subtraction to the extreme.

But not in the Bundesliga. There are too many strong teams in the Bundesliga. The standings will never tell you what the true strength of a Bundesliga team is.

Just like Wolfsburg, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, etc., who were ranked lower in the standings at the end of the league halfway, they may have just appeared in various ways in the first half of the season. The problem is that once they rebound strongly, even Bayern Munich, Dortmund, including Hamburg, may all face tough nuts.

Time flies, Situ Yunbing looked at the mottled shadows that appeared in front of him on the river, and sometimes he wondered whether there were really gods in the sky. They were watching Situ Yunbing perform this unprecedented game challenge.

Seeing Situ Yunbing struggling, struggling, and frustrated, will he be satisfied with his evil taste.

Or whether it will be gratifying and joyful to watch him grow, improve, and become stronger.

Two years ago, he would not have been so patient with Hamburg, nor would he be as calm as a foreign monk in the eyes of the outside world as he is now.

Looking back on the past after two and a half years of coaching, he has indeed changed a lot. He is more patient, more used to thinking calmly, and more calm.

Just at this time, someone walked into the coffee shop and brought Situ Yunbing back to reality from his infinite reverie. Situ Yunbing couldn't help standing up, looking softly at the player in casual clothes walking towards him.

In view of Situ Yunbing's high standards for winter signings, there are only a handful of players in European football who can catch his eyes, and basically most of them are unlikely to change teams this winter.

But in December, a player was put on his watch list.

Because most clubs in European football are interested in him and paid real money!
The core of the Schalke 04 midfielder, the 22-year-old Croatian international Ivan Rakitic!

Although Rakitic played for Croatia, he was born in Switzerland and grew up here, so during this holiday, Situ Yunbing came to Rakitic's hometown, the town of Rheinfelden.

The staff in the coffee shop obviously admired and loved Rakitic. After Rakitic shook hands with Situ Yunbing and sat down, the waiter immediately came up and enthusiastically asked him what he needed. Rakitic took it A glass of juice, and then the waiter also smiled and left quickly, without any intention of disturbing.

It is hard to imagine that a star of Rakitic's level will enter the market, and it is during the transfer window!

But the German media had already exposed the reason why Rakitic would leave the team two weeks ago.

The first is his contract. In half a year, his contract with Schalke 04 will expire, and he himself originally planned to renew his contract in the summer of 10, but because Schalke 04 introduced Raul and gave him Raul's maximum salary made Rakitic change the initial treatment conditions negotiated with Schalke 04. Schalke 04 has expanded its army, and it is no longer able to satisfy Rakitic financially. Magath is also a stubborn donkey. Continued That's how the covenant fell apart.

When the new season started, when Schalke 04 asked Rakitic to renew his contract, Rakitic already had some conflicts in his heart, and competitive factors affected him to make the final decision to leave the team!
Magath's team has too many personnel, but last season's runner-up has been unable to have a very stable lineup in the new season, including Rakitic, who has also become very entangled. Perhaps Rakitic refused to renew his contract. Because of this, even his main position cannot be guaranteed!

Moreover, Magath's formation or on-the-spot scheduling in the league this season is simply a fairy, completely out of normal people's thinking. Xia Tian sold Westerman, but in the game he was able to let Rakitic Go guest right back!

For a player of Rakitic's level, even if he is only 22 years old, the head coach must give absolute respect at the professional level. It is not like ordinary players who are randomly placed in any position that they are not good at or don't like.
Originally, the outside world had high expectations for the new season of Schalke 04. On the basis of last season, it will be the league champion!
But looking at Schalke 04 now, that is to say, they just left the relegation zone, competing for the championship?Absolutely no play, and there will definitely be no Champions League next season!
In this context, how could Rakitic stay in Schalke 04, even if Schalke 04 reached the top 16 of the Champions League!
Schalke 04 does not want to allow Rakitic to transfer freely next summer, so they will promote Rakitic everywhere this winter.

The price is very low, no more than 250 million euros, which is far lower than Rakitic's worth. Schalke 04 can't help it. They must at least get some money back, or they will really lose everything if they wait another half a year. No more, people and money are empty.

Situ Yunbing didn't have too many greetings and said straight to the point to Rakitic: "I know that including Valencia, Villarreal, Sevilla, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City, Everton, Benfica When the teams are sending out invitations to you, it can be said that except for some giants, basically all the teams in Europe want you, but too many teams know that they cannot attract you to join, so they can only wait and see.

I have no intention of judging other clubs, I just want to tell you that Hamburg wants you.

Not to supplement the team, not to add thickness to the team, you are not a dispensable role, you will play an important role in my plan, it can be said that Hamburg urgently needs a player with a technical style like you Players with strength levels!
My Hamburg is in the ranks of the Bundesliga championship. I can tell you frankly that the Bundesliga champion born in May next year will be either Hamburg or Dortmund!
At present, the probability of Hamburg winning the championship is lower than that of Dortmund, probably at 46. Our probability is [-]%, and Dortmund's is [-]%.

The reason for this phenomenon is that Hamburg needs more time to grow, and there is always a price to pay for growth. Those games that we couldn’t win in the first half of the season are the price, but in the process of improving the overall strength of the team, we are in the second half. The price paid for the season will be smaller, but the intensity of the league itself in the second half of the season will also exceed that of the first half, because most teams pursue more realistic goals in the second half, have more motivation, and have a stronger desire to score points.

We need you to improve the team's current shortcomings!

I think you have the potential to be a world-class midfielder, and your style fits perfectly with my tactical ideals. As we sit here, I can't help but fantasize about when you and De Bruyne, Roy S, Griezmann and the others formed Hamburg's attack group, what a dazzling sight it would be.

We may not be the club that gives you the best contract, but I think we are the club that you should choose to grow and achieve.

The short-term goal is only the league championship, and the long-term goal must be to be on the top battlefield in Europe. I never think that the team I coach should be a springboard for players. Even though I respect the personal choices of players, I will expect my players to achieve success under my coach Unparalleled success! "

Rakitic listened attentively.

In fact, he would be more or less honored.

As a well-known young marshal in European football, Situ Yunbing gives the outside world the impression that he is not only good at training young people, but also good at signing players, with a discerning eye!
At present, there is no failure case in the transfers he participated in. This is very self-explanatory. No matter how famous the coach is, there will be times when he is wrong, and the top coach is no exception.

People seem to be waiting for when Situ Yunbing bought a parallel importer and broke his divine operation in the transfer market.

Of course, there have been many transfers that were previously considered mysterious operations, but they all later proved to be short-sighted.

However, there are not many cases where Situ Yunbing really came to the door to persuade the players with all his heart. This also shows that the players he sees as proof that they have potential are good seedlings, while the players he can personally persuade to join must be The player he valued very much, the familiar story now is that he persuaded Gareth Bale to go to Monaco, and then Gareth Bale went to Monaco to start a brilliant chapter in his career.

Today Rakitic is sitting opposite Situ Yunbing, at least he has been highly recognized by Situ Yunbing!

Rakitic said frankly to Situ Yunbing: "Among the clubs that are interested in me, there is no Bundesliga team, because the club did not recommend me to the Bundesliga team, Schalke 04 does not want me Staying in the Bundesliga, I don't think they will allow me to join Hamburg, unfortunately."

Situ Yunbing smiled, at least the other party did not refuse the burger.

"Schalke 04 put you on the market because they don't want you to leave for free after half a year, that's the key point, not that they want to dump you.

They need to get some cash back from you!
I will let Hamburg show enough sincerity. In my eyes, good players are priceless. For me, the important thing is that you have the possibility of joining Hamburg. If you want to, Hamburg will do whatever it takes Bring you to the People's Park Stadium, because you will improve the strength of the entire team, not just the limited improvement brought by your personal strength. If you look at the bigger picture, your joining will bring Hamburg a championship! "

Rakitic showed surprise on his face, and then smiled at Situ Yunbing, saying: "I will express my decision to transfer to Hamburg to Schalke 04, but I will not publicly exert pressure on the club. If the transfer cannot be completed in the end, I can refuse the invitation of other clubs and choose to join Hamburg half a year later."

Situ Yunbing had an unbelievable expression on his face, and Rakitic's promise really moved him.

He couldn't help asking: "Have you no longer considered other clubs?"

Rakitic nodded and said: "Don't think about it, I believe you are a true and trustworthy coach, otherwise Monaco would not be able to create a miracle, and Hamburg would not be able to complete its rebirth at an amazing speed, let alone After you left, many Monaco players still miss you.

Mr. Situ, I like your coaching style. In my opinion, this is also your personal charm. Especially when you lead Hamburg, the pressure and encouragement you give to young people are so appropriate. Your football is full of sunshine, and I also I hope to be bathed in this light, and I also believe that under your guidance, I can make a breakthrough. "

Situ Yunbing couldn't help but smiled proudly.

He didn't fight against the sky, nor did he rule the army with an iron fist. He just took a more humane path. Some people don't like him, some people think he still has many shortcomings, but some people appreciate him and trust him.

(End of this chapter)