Mister Legend

Chapter 565 Strive to Be Worthless
As a hardcore Football Manager game player, Li Moody is still very interested in managing the operation of an entire club, just like running a business as a boss, which is very tempting and challenging.

It just so happened that Coventry provided him with such an opportunity, so that he can not only be limited to the position of the team's head coach, but can stand at a higher level to fully control the overall situation.

So in name he is only the football director of the Sky Blue Legion, but the fact is that he personally participated in the management work by virtue of his status as the largest shareholder of the club, which is equivalent to a series of roles such as chairman, chief executive officer and chief operating officer. The position, it looks very dignified.

Of course, specific affairs will still be handled by professionals. He is just taking the helm in the general direction, and there will be no weird situation where laymen lead experts in a certain national football association or even in many industries.

The reason why Li Mudi can give up his involvement in the team affairs with peace of mind is mainly because he is more at ease with Scholes' coaching ability.Although Jiangtou can't be called a first-class football coach for the time being, he still has the ability to coach mid-to-lower teams in the Premier League, and it is more than enough in the English Championship.

And judging from Coventry's current lineup, there is still a good chance of getting a promotion to the Premier League next summer. Scholes, who has learned more than [-]% of Li Moody's skills, can complete this. Such a difficult task, it would be a waste of money to let the former Arsenal coach play.

However, if the team's strength and background cannot be strengthened as soon as possible, it will be difficult to escape the fate of being relegated to the British Championship the following year after promotion. This is absolutely unacceptable to Li Moody.

Considering the club's business philosophy and prestige status, it is still very difficult to directly introduce current outstanding players, and it is not a good solution. The key is to strengthen the club's own hematopoietic ability.

After the efforts of the previous three seasons, Coventry has indeed absorbed some good local seedlings, such as the 14-year-old local striker Rod Barnett, who was signed through the team's block recruitment, and the young man dug from the Leeds United youth training camp. The 16-year-old right-back Phil Caldwell and other four young players have shown a potential value of more than 150 in the scouting tool, which can be said to have the opportunity to become an England international in the future.

As for foreign aid, there are more talents. Although limited to the issue of attractiveness, the team has no super demons with a potential of more than 160, but the number is more than double that of local players. After all, there is no bonus of household registration However, the value of foreign young players is still much cheaper.

It’s just that regardless of whether these players can bring a big improvement to the team’s strength after they really grow up, in terms of time alone, they will definitely not be able to catch up with the Premier League’s relegation season that is very likely to come a year later. The oldest group of teenagers will be the fastest It also needs to mature after three to four years, and the water in the distance cannot quench the thirst!
Therefore, Li Mudi can only work harder on introducing some immediate combat power that can help the team as soon as possible. The three players he brought from Arsenal are the products of this reason.Among them, central defender Matthew Dennis and central midfielder Stanley Flaherty are both 21 years old, and they both failed to get the promise of being promoted to the first team from the team's new coach. After signing a new contract with no obvious salary increase, he was loaned out to a certain English Championship or even League One team for training. The future is full of uncertainties. Why not join Coventry City with a "mentor" who knows him better? .

And the last 19-year-old midfielder named Charlie Patino was brought out by Li Moody with some thought.This guy is considered by the scout tool to have a potential of 171 for the time being, and his current ability is 128, which is far superior to his peers. The template is the former Liverpool superstar Gerrard.

It stands to reason that Arsenal, which has an excellent scouting system, will not let go of such a talent easily. Unfortunately, the player himself strongly hopes to get a stable playing position in the first team in the new season, but after Wilshere, Ram In front of first-class stars such as Sai and the newly joined Lewis Cook, it is impossible for the young man to get a chance to gain a foothold at the Emirates Stadium. What will greet him will inevitably be a loan trip for at least one season.

Just when he felt helpless, Li Moody called Patino's agent and his father's mobile phone. The world-recognized master of young player training promised them that if the player himself can maintain With the growth rate at the Kearney training base, in less than half a year, he will have the opportunity to get a rotation or even a main position in Coventry's first team.

In addition, Li Mudi also drew before the eyes of the two people that the Sky Blue Army intends to train him to become the core of the team in the future, and finally moved Patino and his son. The training fee has dug up the future midfield star.

These three players brought from Arsenal will soon be able to gain a foothold in the current Coventry first team, and they may be able to break into the starting lineup in less than a season. Coles is also the kind of good coach who pays attention to players' ability and excellent quality. Naturally, he will not reject methods that can improve the team's strength.

As for the two young Chinese players, it would be dishonest to say that Li Modi has no selfishness at all, because considering the extremely bad football environment of China, compared to European players with the same potential, the club spent more money to acquire them. costly.This means that the specific details have not been known to the outside world, otherwise the media will spray it even more.

However, if you consider other aspects such as business development, these two signings can also be considered to be worth the money, because China is still paying more attention to players studying abroad, and buying these two teenagers can give a lot of money. There is no doubt that Coventry Club brings additional benefits.

Take Li Tenglong as an example. After one and a half seasons of training on loan, the young man who has established himself in the national team finally obtained a labor certificate last season and officially became a member of the first team of the Sky Blues.

Under Li Moody's long-distance guidance, the Chinese striker, whose current ability has been raised to 134, quickly impressed Scholes with his personal performance, and became the main force of the team when the season was about a third of the way. After Sun Jihai 20 years ago, he is the second Chinese player who can occupy a solid starting position in a European professional team.

As a result, Coventry has naturally entered the center of sight of the hundreds of millions of Chinese fans. Although because of being in the secondary league, it has received far less attention and benefits than Manchester City, which had not been acquired by the local tyrants in the Middle East, but it cannot hold back. Tamron is an attacker, and he is inherently more popular than defenders.After handing over an excellent report card of 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring 7 goals and sending 8 assists last season, this young man who has just turned 22 has become a member of the superstars in the domestic sports circle. At least half of the tens of millions of fans come because of his tough looks.

With the increase in exposure in Asia, Li Tenglong's popularity will naturally rise accordingly. According to Guinness, this kid's latest endorsement fee can already touch [-]% of Li Moody's level, making him the number one in the world The latter of the coach is both surprised and helpless, who makes his appearance really mediocre enough.

At the same time, the popularity of Coventry Club in the Celestial Dynasty has also increased greatly. Under the needlework of Li Mudi and Guinness, they have received several sponsorships from the Far East. For the championship team, it is also very impressive.

If the two newly-joined young players from China can also be famous in the not-too-distant future, what kind of benefits will they bring to the club? Isn’t this a lice on the bald man’s head? It’s obvious that this is the only reason. Other senior executives will not stand up to challenge the new director's decision.Of course, the talent of the players is also very important, but Li Modi's three words are the most effective guarantee of credibility in world football, so naturally no one will jump out and make irresponsible remarks without knowing the taste.

Zhang Mingqi, born in August 2006, serves as a right forward/right winger. He is a good seed cultivated by the youth training camp of Qilu Luneng Football Club. He once stayed in the club's Brazilian training base for two years. Consciousness has a lot of advantages over its peers, and has received continuous attention from teams including Victoria and Botafogo.

Although Luneng's performance in the Tianchao in recent years cannot be said to be particularly outstanding, but in terms of the cultivation of young players, they are indeed worthy of the title of the Tianchao. member.

So when Li Moody decided to find a global partner for the Coventry team's youth training camp, the first thing he thought of was this domestic club. Conduct in-depth exchanges on all aspects, and finally reach the perfect ending of win-win situation.

Moreover, Luneng has set up training bases in football developed countries such as Brazil and Portugal as early as ten years ago. It has rich experience in overseas youth training strategies and can bring a lot to Coventry, which has been adhering to traditional local strategies before, which is more in line with modern football. New knowledge developed, definitely a good deal to work with.

The other right back named Luo Yonghui, who was born in 2007, is from another domestic Wanda department known for its high level of youth training.Although because of the behind-the-scenes boss, the "China Football Hope Star" event established in 2011 is no longer as dazzling as it used to be, but the successor event organizer still uses the previous selection and training methods very reliably. Every year, 20 to 30 young players are sent to Spain to receive the most advanced football training.

Luo Yonghui was one of the young players selected last year. He performed well in the U16 team of Atletico Madrid. He is one of the few Chinese players who does not rely on physical fitness, but relies on his brain to play football.However, due to the provisions of the contract, if Atletico Madrid wants to keep him, they must pay a fee that can be accepted by the player's home team, Beijing Wanda. This is obviously impossible, so the young man can only return to the domestic university. The dyeing vat is waiting for the end that will leave everyone alone.

Fortunately, when Li Mudi was returning to China for vacation, he happened to meet with Gao Hongbo. From the latter, he learned information about several young players with great potential (compared to the players of the Chinese Dynasty), and then confirmed it through scouting tools. The decision to sign the above two men was made, giving them, and perhaps at the same time, the entire Celestial Football a chance for self-salvation.

Zhang Mingqi, with a potential value of 147 and a current ability of 77, is based on the Italian fringe international Lazzari. If he is fully trained and his attributes are distributed ideally, he is still very promising as the main force in the middle and lower teams of the five major leagues; while Luo Yonghui has potential The value is slightly lower, only 141, and the current ability is 72, but since it is a relatively rare spiritual attribute stream, the future development prospects will not be too bad.But after all, he is trapped by a low upper limit, and his physical fitness such as speed is still quite worrying. The final best ending may be similar to Zhang Mingqi.

However, compared to Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi and other veterans who have established themselves in overseas high-level leagues, the potential value of these two teenagers is still higher. If they can grow up in the most satisfactory way, they will cooperate Li Tenglong, who can already be regarded as an Asian-level star in the world, should be able to bring a visible improvement to the national football team. It can also be regarded as Li Moody's contribution to the development of football in the motherland.

Of course, this will not be a one-shot deal. If there is a chance in the future, he will continue to ensure that the interests of the Coventry Club will not be damaged, and at the same time try his best to create a better platform for domestic players who need a larger development platform. For good condition, strive for a clear conscience.

For example, after the summer transfer window is closed and there will be no frequent lineup adjustments in a short period of time, Li Moody has shifted his main focus to increasing the club's financial revenue and expanding the team's overseas relations.

There is not much that can be done about the first item for the time being. Even if the halo of the world's number one coach on him has not begun to degrade, the popularity of the Sky Blue Legion is too low, and it is difficult to attract large companies to come to cooperate. The annual sponsorship fee It's pitifully small, not as good as a fraction of Arsenal's.

Fortunately, the merchants of the Celestial Dynasty are still quite powerful. For the sake of him and Li Tenglong, they are still willing to fill up the billboards outside the Coventry Stadium and the training ground, which also brought the club more than 300 million pounds a year. The net profit is at least enough to cover the operating expenses of other echelons except the first team and reserve team for a year.

As for the so-called expansion of overseas relations, it is actually looking for suitable cooperative clubs. Due to the lack of prestige level of Coventry City, it is not yet possible to make achievements in commercial cooperation, so it can only start with sports.

Soon, at the end of September, the Sky Blue Legion officially announced that they had reached a cooperation agreement with the Portuguese A team Estoril, the B team Lommel and the West B team Naval, and they can transfer in the team in the future. Priority is given to foreign players in the team who cannot obtain labor certificates for the time being, so that they have a good place to practice.

(End of this chapter)