champion professor

Chapter 289 Light and Darkness

Glan Johnson, Joe Cole..., the names of Chelsea players were read out by the announcer, and there were cheers from the Stanford Stadium.

The Chelsea fans sitting in the stadium are all looking forward to defeating Arsenal this time. Before completing the task, Liverpool and Manchester United failed to complete the task.

At present, Arsenal has experienced a wave of devil's schedule. If they have not been able to beat Arsenal during this period of time, I am afraid that in the next relatively flat schedule, it will be easy for them to recover.

By that time, wouldn't Arsenal be even more difficult to play?They have to be crushed by Arsenal, and they must not turn over at all times!
During this period, Eriksen led Chelsea to the third place in the league, so fans have been fantasizing that they can go further and replace Manchester United or Arsenal.

Although at Highbury Stadium, Manchester United lost to their biggest rivals.However, Ferguson, who has experienced the impact of "flying boots" after being hit, still maintains a tough attitude.

United beat Newcastle 3-0 in the next game following the Flying Bootgate incident, despite David Beckham not being able to play.

And now, there are more and more news about Beckham wanting to leave Manchester United and transfer to other teams.The two teams in London, like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​have become the subject of Beckham's gossip.

The only reason Chelsea can have the same qualifications as Arsenal is that their boss is rich enough and willing to spend money.

Abramovich spent nearly [-] million pounds just to help the team repay the arrears.And hiring a head coach, buying players, renovating and building the training ground... all kinds of expenses exceeded one hundred million.

Can Chelsea, with an investment of more than [-] million yuan, beat Arsenal, which has a negative transfer amount this season?
Only after the game can we know.

The players quickly entered the field one by one, and the head coach Shao Bo also chatted with Eriksson.Both sides want to win, but it's hard to say which side can win the game.

The glare of the sun is blocked by the tall stands, and the entire stadium is presented as two wholes of light and darkness.

Arsenal were lucky to win the coin toss, opting for the shadowed side.In this way, at least they don't have to be affected by the sun when defending.

And when the second half of the game starts, even if they switch sides, the sun will definitely not be as strong as it is now.What if when they were attacking, the goalkeeper was dazzled by the sun and failed to hold the gate?These are all places that must be noticed.

In order to win, as a professional club, every detail cannot be ignored.

Houllier, who was about to be discharged from the hospital, was watching the game. He originally considered physical reasons. These days, Houllier did not watch a single Liverpool game, because he was afraid that the fierce competition would stimulate his body.

And when the operation is over and he is about to be discharged from the hospital, Houllier can also watch a game that has nothing to do with his team.

He already knew the results of the assistant's temporary coaching period.Although Liverpool's recent decline has allowed Eriksson to catch up, Houllier is not without a chance.

Before Houllier fell ill, Liverpool had the same winning percentage as Arsenal in the Premier League!
If it weren't for the fact that they lost more games, I'm afraid they have a greater possibility of becoming the top of the list.

The game started, and the two sides have already started a fierce competition.

Chelsea, who are playing at home, will of course wear their blue jerseys. As for Arsenal, because their away jerseys are also blue, it is extremely easy to confuse them with Chelsea, which will affect the visual experience of fans watching the game in the stands and on TV. .

So Arsenal, who are playing away, put on the third game jersey they rarely wear at this time-light yellow with blue borders, and there are two buttons on the sweetheart collar.

The unique design of this Nike company has made many fans feel novel, and there are also many sales.

Now that Arsenal rely on their fame, they sell a lot of jerseys.

According to Nike's own statistics, Arsenal's jersey sales are second only to Real Madrid, and they are the second best-selling club brand of their club.

In East Asia, it is also one of the most popular brands.

Although the piracy problem is serious in some areas, owning an authentic Arsenal jersey is also a popular trend.This in turn reduces the amount of piracy.

This year is also the first time that Nike's sales in the international market have surpassed that of the domestic market in the United States.

Having tasted the sweetness, Nike is ready to sign a new contract with Arsenal.They are going to buy Arsenal's sponsorship contract for the next ten years at a price of about 5000 million pounds. After the contract expires, Nike has the right to renew the contract for three years.

However, the time limit was too long, and Shao Bo did not agree to this condition.

Since Nike signed their first sponsorship contract with Arsenal in 1995, the annual sponsorship fee is about 570 million pounds.At the time, it was considered expensive.

But from the current point of view, the long contract between Nike and Arsenal is more restrictive to the team.There is only one reason, and that is that Arsenal has a new head coach, Shao Bo.

Under his leadership, Arsenal's performance has improved significantly. Although its sponsorship fee has exceeded 600 million pounds after adding the championship bonus, it is still too small compared to other teams such as Manchester United and Real Madrid. up.

In 2001, Manchester United signed a ten-year, [-] million commercial contract with Nike. How can Arsenal be less than them?
Although this has the reason why Manchester United has handed over all commercial operations and brand authorization to Nike, while Arsenal has always retained a lot of independent rights.

Shao Bo is not just an ordinary head coach now, he is also a shareholder who is qualified to influence the team's decision-making.

What's more, the current team manager David Dane is also on his side.

For Nike, Shao Bo only has two conditions. The first is that the term should not be too long, with a period of six years. After the contract expires, Nike has the right to renew the contract for two years.

The second is that the annual sponsorship amount cannot be just 500 million per year, which is too little.When Shao Bo was chatting with David Dane, he proposed to ask for at least 2000 million treatment.

Although Arsenal retains a lot of power, not all of them are handed over to Nike.But in recent years, Arsenal's performance has obviously surpassed that of Manchester United, so why should the sponsorship fee be much lower!

Just rely on their business operations to do better?
If not, Arsenal can also switch to other brands such as Adidas and Puma.

Sponsors are choosing clubs, but likewise, teams are choosing sponsors.

If they don't work, get another one!
However, Shao Bo feels that it is still not possible to switch to those domestic manufacturers.Although there have long been sports brands from China who want to cooperate with Arsenal.

However, Shao Bo still remembers the La Liga elevator in Spain. After they accepted the sponsorship of a Chinese sports brand, their results have been very worrying.

This is a superstitious idea, and Shao Bo can't avoid it.

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The two sides are still fighting for the ball.

The Arsenal players in yellow jerseys look like little suns under the strong sunlight.

And when Chelsea's players are in the shadows, they appear even deeper.

The Arsenal players were a little depressed to find that although this kind of weather would greatly affect the performance of the opponent's goalkeeper, the goal post also had the effect of reflecting sunlight.

This was something Vieira, who was guessing coins at the time, did not expect.

Depressed, he was again affected by the glaring sunlight reflected from the goal post, and as a result, a goal was scored and hit the goal post.

Chelsea's goalkeeper, also affected by the sun, did not see the direction of Vieira's shot.

If it weren't for the golden post, I'm afraid Chelsea would lose the ball.

Eriksson, who had experience playing against Arsenal when coaching Lazio, was thinking about how to win his opponent at this time.

Although he has a record of defeating Arsenal, can Chelsea at this time compare with Lazio at that time?
Abramovich has invested a lot, but he is still not as awesome as Lazio at the craziest time.

Lazio has broken many transfer records, several of which were broken by themselves.

Abramovich has always claimed that he has invested heavily in Chelsea, and it is nothing compared to Lazio.

Of course, the Italian team is now also suffering from financial problems.

I heard that they just escaped the bankruptcy crisis a while ago and are currently selling players to survive this cold winter.

Eriksson is going to persuade Abramovich to buy several Lazio players.

One is because he uses it smoothly, and the other is that Abramovich is also a local tyrant, so his offer should be higher than other teams.It can be regarded as Eriksson's last contribution to Lazio, and he is worthy of the years of coaching in Rome.

Besides, the current Chelsea lineup is still not thick enough.They were also out of the UEFA Cup early, which is not Eriksson's own responsibility.

For Chelsea now, let's concentrate on the development of the league.

The game continued, and the fans in the Stamford Bridge Stadium were also shouting for the team.

Although the club did not prepare small boards and make huge jigsaw puzzles for fans like Anfield, fans also spontaneously designed a lot of flags.

Whenever Chelsea had the upper hand, or were attacking, the flags were constantly waving.

And Chelsea's players probably also received the kindness of the fans on the scene. In this shadowy half belonging to Arsenal, they played better than Arsenal.

The deep blue jersey is like a monster that devours people, opening its mouth wide.

The continuous games in recent days have indeed dragged down Arsenal, making them unable to concentrate on coping.

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