Godfather of national football

Chapter 520
"Jim, although I just saw you for the first time, for some reason, I feel like an old friend to you."

"me too."

Both Jim and Li Guo are self-made and climbed up step by step, so they both feel a little ruffian.

"Jim, I want to ask you a question."

"You're welcome, just speak up."

"Why did the Pittsburgh Penguins suddenly fail? I checked. The Pittsburgh Penguins turned out to be the overlord of the NHL."

Jim chuckled, "If you say it's complicated, it's very complicated. Even I can't explain it clearly, but it's simple. In fact, it's just a word. It's short of money."

As for why there is a shortage of money, Li Guo is embarrassed to ask further. Judging from the experience of the football club, there are no more than two reasons. The first is like Dortmund in the past, spending money lavishly and finally paying off the debt.

There is another kind like Parma, where the boss's management has problems, and one generation is not as good as the previous generation.

Of course, it may also be because of the financial crisis in 08. In short, no one wants to talk about why they have no money.

"Then what do I need to do tonight?" Li Guo asked.

"No, I've already found a reporter. Then you just have to watch the game with a smile on your face."

Li Guo chuckled, it seems that any club will have its own mouthpiece.

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This NHL game is a game in the Eastern Division, with the Pittsburgh Penguins VS New York Rangers.

If it was the time when the Penguins were proud of the world, there should be no suspense in such a game, but it's hard to say now.

Li Guo suddenly said: "The Pittsburgh Penguins are a bit like the Brazilian team. It used to be brilliant, but it hasn't been so good recently."

Jim was also happy. He didn't know whether the Brazilian team was a strong team, but he knew that Li Guo had a problem with the Brazilian team.

"Li Guo, I will definitely bring my whole family to watch the game between you and Brazil. I will also call on all my friends in the media to support the Chinese team. I believe that during the game, you will feel the atmosphere of the home court."

"Thank you then," Li Guo felt refreshed. This was also one of his goals. Compared with Dun Jia who only thought about the past, Li Guo's mobility is much stronger.

In fact, when the game was going on, Li Guo didn't watch the game seriously, because he knew that someone was taking pictures of him, and he had to exchange a few words with Jim from time to time, putting on a very intimate look.

But the other players of the Chinese team felt the excitement of an NHL game on the spot. At the beginning of the game, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Finnish foreign aid dribbled the ball straight into the opponent’s half, then circled behind the goal, and finally scored the ball from a small angle on the other side.

1:0.

The Pittsburgh Penguins took the lead. Jim stood up and applauded, and Li Guo also applauded. The fans at the scene saw the team manager on the big screen and shouted: "Jim, Jim, Jim."

"Now I kind of understand why you Americans don't like football, it is indeed more intense than football," Li Guo said.

"Wait and see, what is this? Hehe,"

There is no time to breathe in ice hockey, one attack after another, and soon Pittsburgh's offense came again. This time, the American player was in possession of the ball, but the Russian player from the Rangers jumped directly on the American player. The two lost their balance at the same time, and threw them heavily on the plexiglass baffle.

The referee slid over and called the Rangers a foul, but the Russian players and the American players completely ignored the referee and even took off their hoods. When you punched, I punched.

Then a very funny scene appeared, the teammates didn't persuade the fight, the referee didn't care, the two were fighting each other, and the fans stood up and cheered.

"Hehe, Jim, I've heard that there are fights in NHL games, but I was surprised when I saw it, okay?"

"Very good," Jim's eyes sparkled when he spoke, obviously he was very excited, "Actually, the fans paid for tickets to come in to see two things, goals and fights."

Ice hockey and rugby are probably the only two sports in the world where fighting is legal. Li Guo shook his head, not getting used to it for a while.

After fighting for a while, the two sides stopped, and the game continued. The Pittsburgh Penguins quickly made a comeback. The local forward scored another goal from a long shot, and the score became 2-0.

The DJ on the scene was also very good, playing heavy metal music while broadcasting the goals. Li Guo thought the music was good, but it was a pity that there were no hot girls dancing.

"By the way, Jim, is hockey good money?"

"It's a little less than playing baseball, but more than playing in the NBA."

Li Guo was a little speechless, because NBA players earn far more than football players. Even a rookie in the NBA can casually earn millions of dollars.

Jim pointed to the Russian just now, "He just came to the NHL this year, and his annual salary in the first year was $700 million."

Li Guo gave a thumbs up, "He earns a lot more than football players."

"Is the wages the biggest burden on the team?"

Jim shook his head, "No, the biggest burden for the team is the promotion fee. You know, the income from tickets is very small. The income of most clubs in the United States is commercial cooperation, such as the Yankees. Do you know?"

"Well," Li Guo remembered that several players on the Chinese team had Yankees baseball caps, and Jim continued, "You know that baseball cap."

"know."

"My son has one too. At $75, how much does the Yankee make a year selling hats?"

Jim continued: "In the past, the club's annual marketing was advertising. We used to own half of the billboards on the highways around Pittsburgh, but now it's useless. Smart people are doing online marketing, and we missed it."

While talking, the game has come to the last quarter, which is the third quarter, and the Pittsburgh Penguins lead 4-2.And the desperate visiting team has adopted the goal-abandoning tactic, which is actually very similar to football. At the critical moment, the goalkeeper will not let the goal go, and go up to attack, so there will be one more person.

It's just that in football games, there are not many such tactics, but in ice hockey games, such tactics are routine tactics.

The New York Rangers came out in full force, and the fans of the home team were very nervous. Mu Fei held Wang Dalei's hand tightly.

"pain,"

"I'm sorry," Mu Fei scratched his head.

"Why are you so nervous?"

This is the charm of ice hockey. Before he knew it, Mu Fei began to like this kind of sport during the game for more than an hour. It was too intense. Basically, there was not a second of garbage time in the three quarters. It was either attacking or fighting. In short, it was worth the ticket price.

In the end, when Pittsburgh won the game, the players of the Chinese team also jumped up. Li Guo stood up and applauded. The United States is indeed a football desert, but it may also be a paradise for sports. After learning about the sports that Americans love, Li Guo wants to return to football. The Copa America match against Brazil is about to start.

(End of this chapter)