green winger

Chapter 479 A new chapter (end of the book)

These two seasons have been fantastic for the Leeds United club. After successively taking home the club's first European Champions Cup, the first Super Cup and the first Premier League title, Leeds United has also won the first European club title. For the first time, it became synonymous with the strong.

Although the excellent results achieved in the past two seasons have not allowed Leeds United to rush into the giants, after all, it not only requires the accumulation of foundation, but also capital is very important.But it is enough for Leeds United to truly stabilize its precarious financial situation. Who said that it is not too much to tear down the east wall to make up for the west?

The ensuing sponsorship and income from various competitions have gradually brought Leeds United into a benign state. More importantly, the younger lineup and desire for more honors have kept the team from losing their ambition and drive. It is also the key reason why people are optimistic about it.

It is a pity that there is always a banquet in the world. After the end of the season and the opening of the transfer window, while many powerful stars arrived, a group of players also left Leeds. Wilcox moved to Middlesbrough, Vidu Card moved to Dortmund, and the most interesting thing is Kenny's whereabouts.As a contract year, when Leeds United and Kenny confirmed at the same time that they would not renew their contract and sign a new contract, the giants are moving, and no one does not love this player who has climbed to the world's top level, but this time there is nothing Dog blood appeared, and Kenny soon moved to Barcelona at a sky-high price of 4000 million euros.

This price is both within people's expectations and beyond people's expectations. Compared with Ronaldinho, who transferred to Barcelona for 2500 million at the same time as Kenny, this price is much higher, but whether it is Kenny as the main force to win the Champions League, the Premier League championship, or the World Cup all reflect the value of Kenny.What's more, compared with Paris Saint-Germain, which is in economic crisis, Leeds United is very good and is not in a hurry.

But when they thought that Kenny would become the most surprising and discussed transfer in this transfer period, people suddenly realized that all this is still lively!
In the transfer market in the summer of 2002, the unprecedented economic crisis led to a new round of resource integration in Serie A, which also made the Juventus and Milan duo stronger than ever, but this was also the last glory of Serie A.In the end, AC Milan won the UEFA Champions League trophy. Although Real Madrid introduced Ronaldo in La Liga, the problem of strong offense and weak defense became more and more obvious. The star-studded Real Madrid barely won the championship in the last round.In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is invincible in the league, but they were last out in the UEFA Champions League group stage, which is surprising. Kahn, who played well in the Korea-Japan World Cup, took a sharp turn for the worse after the World Cup and gradually faded out of the national team's main lineup.

At this critical juncture, a person who changed the future pattern and values ​​of the Premier League and even the world football appeared. On July 2003, 7, Abramovich purchased the debt-ridden Chelsea club.

At the beginning, Abramovich, a 36-year-old Russian rich man, was a mysterious figure to the whole of England. As soon as the news of Chelsea's sale came out, the club's prospects were still unclear at the beginning.But it didn't take long for Chelsea's development intentions under the leadership of Abramovich to become very obvious. The cost of buying players before the season was unimaginable by any club before.

Talented players such as Glenn Johnson, Makelele, Veron and Joe Cole were all bought by Chelsea.Chelsea invested more than 1 million pounds in the transfer market. Veron, Crespo, Duff, Makelele, Gremi, Mutu, Joe Cole, Bridge, etc. joined, and off the field, Abra Mović managed to completely privatize the Chelsea club.

At the same time, on the other side, Real Madrid chairman Florentino continued to blindly pursue economic interests and external brand packaging, and introduced Beckham from Manchester United.Originally it was a choice between Ronaldinho and Beckham. From a technical point of view, Ronaldinho is undoubtedly more suitable for La Liga, and Beckham's commercial value is higher.But Real Madrid still chose business, which also indicates that the abandonment of the competitive level is not as good as the superstar policy.

Firstly, Beckham's style is not suitable for Real Madrid, which pays attention to passing and ball control. Compared with the big stars in the team, although Beckham's breakthrough ability is average, he is good at crossing from the side. His ideal partner is a tall center forward. For example, Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Real Madrid's two leading forwards Ronaldo and Raul are not of this type, and it is difficult for Beckham to play a role in Manchester United.

Second, the positions overlap. Figo and Beckham are both right midfielders. Under the superstar policy, every superstar must play. Beckham can only go to the midfielder position that he is not good at, which also greatly reduces his role on the field. .

Third, Real Madrid is getting older. In 2003, Zidane and Figo were 31 years old, Carlos was 30 years old, Beckham was 28 years old, and Ronaldo was 27 years old. The main players of Real Madrid were too old and lacked physical fitness, which also caused Real Madrid to be weak in the final stage of the league. .

Fourth, the balance within the team is broken.Makelele, who has always been hard-working, was dissatisfied with Real Madrid's internal salary structure, and his request for a salary increase was rejected. In a rage, he moved to Chelsea. Real Madrid lost a solid defensive barrier. Zidane called Makelele "the engine of Ferrari" , is the metronome of the rhythm of the whole team.After Makelele left the team, Real Madrid's offense and defense were completely out of balance. This was also the worst transfer deal for Florentino.

The departure of Makelele and the loan of Morientes eventually led to the collapse of Real Madrid.Speaking of Morientes, fans who have experienced the first phase of the Galacticos think it is a pity to leave the team. Morientes is a direct victim of Real Madrid's superstar policy.Morientes and Raul are the best striker combination in La Liga. They are similar in age and have an excellent personal relationship. The arrival of Ronaldo eventually led to Real Madrid's decision to abandon Morientes.

In the 2003-04 season, Morientes was on loan to Monaco. Ironically, in the Champions League quarter-finals, Morientes represented Monaco against Real Madrid. Morientes scored 2 goals and Real Madrid was out of the Champions League. Completely crashed at the end of the season.

At the same time, it is worth mentioning that AC Milan introduced its long-coveted Brazilian genius Kaka, Ferguson introduced Ronaldo as a substitute for Beckham, and Inter Milan repurchased Adriano, who performed well in Parma.

Finally, let’s talk about Kenny’s place in Barcelona. This season is undoubtedly extremely unfriendly to Barcelona. Although their old rivals Real Madrid won the championship until the last round of La Liga, this has nothing to do with Barcelona. They quit the championship early The biggest gap between them in the ranks is even around 20 points!Consecutive season losses have overwhelmed Barcelona. After careful calculation, they have not had a refreshing performance for nearly eight years. Almost everyone is questioning this once brilliant club.

The brilliance of the dream period seems to be just a flash in the pan, and people talk about this so-called wealthy family as if they are going to return to that insignificant day again.

For such a situation, Barcelona of course refused. This summer, Barcelona began its own major reforms. Laporta became the chairman of the club, hired the Dutchman Rijkaard to come to the club as the head coach, and acquired the Italian superstar Kenny and the bright Brazilian star Ronaldinho.On the other hand, Barcelona also chose to give up Riquelme and the Dutch gang in the locker room, and gradually began to build a team with local youth training as the team and the introduction of first-class stars. Kenny will be the biggest star here for a while.

Standing on the Camp Nou stadium that can accommodate almost 10 people, looking at the Barcelona fans who welcomed him with great enthusiasm, Kenny knew that with such loyal fans, this club would not sink, and he, Los Angeles Reece Kenny will also start his new chapter here!He wants to use his hard work and talent to help Barcelona rejuvenate, and at the same time, let himself reach the pinnacle of world football!
(End of this chapter)