Mister Legend

Chapter 486 New House Party and Champions League Draw

In the following week, the entire Italian football world seemed to be suffering from a disease called "C Ronaldo worship". In the discussions between the media and the fans, if the name of the Portuguese legend was not mentioned, it would not have been received at all. Any responses from others.For example, transfer expert Di Marzio broke out that Paris Saint-Germain is about to win Bonucci, a big news that would definitely occupy the top of the hot search list in the past, but it can’t make it into the top ten at the moment, which shows that this domineering president How powerful the charm is.

The city of Turin, which is a major city in the world football circle, welcomed reporters far beyond the normal scale after the first round of the Serie A league. The residence of the Juventus club and the outside of the Allianz Stadium really showed the feeling of a celestial market. , It is called a sea of ​​people, one after another, which has repeatedly caused extreme traffic congestion in the surrounding area.Fortunately, Italy is one of the European countries where traffic jams are more likely to occur. The locals are more accustomed to this situation, so there have been no public protests.

However, this upsurge in pursuing Ronaldo has brought additional small troubles to the Turin coach, because the latter's only way home every day is located in a street near the Allianz Stadium. Without temporary adjustments, it takes about 15 minutes longer to detour, which is considered to be a disaster for the fish in the pond.

What makes Li Mudi even more chill is that Ronaldo will become his neighbor, how will he live in the future?Although the security system in the community is very advanced and outsiders can't get in, there are paparazzi everywhere outside, and there are several entrances and exits with long guns and short guns at all times, which makes people feel very awkward.

Fortunately, the home of the Turin coach is located at the northernmost end of the area belonging to La Mandelia Park, very close to the Alps, and Ronaldo will live in a villa group closer to the city center. There is still a distance of about five or six minutes between the two, so it stands to reason that the impact should not be too great.

It's just that the two are old acquaintances from the Real Madrid period. Even if they are not close friends, they have a good relationship. Even if they are in two hostile camps, there will be a lot of private exchanges on weekdays, which will inevitably attract more people. people's attention.

On the 22nd, Ronaldo used his private time at night to hold a simple new house party, and invited Juventus teammates and a few friends who were convenient on the schedule. Naturally, Li Mudi would not be absent.And as expected, the photo of the two people embracing passionately outside the host's house appeared on the front page of the "Turin Sports Gazette" published the next day, and became a hot topic of discussion.

However, the modern football circle is different from the past. The relationship between most rival clubs is far less tense than before, and the coaches and players who are mercenaries will not be disturbed by the relationship between their respective teams. It is becoming more and more transparent, and there is no need to worry about bad opinions from club executives or fans.

For example, because his son is a die-hard Belotti fan and also a teammate of the Italian national team, Bonucci, who previously played for Juventus, maintained a very good personal relationship with Red Beibei; At that time, he formed a deep friendship with Barcelona players such as Guardiola and Xavi in ​​the national team, and then passed on the tradition of "Real Madrid captain does not oppose Barcelona" to Cassie. Ramos also rarely said anything in public that would be detrimental to the unity of the two powerful Spanish teams.

And Ronaldo and Li Moody, who don't have the stigma of the two cities of Turin, will naturally not be asked by the outside world to form strangers and never interact with each other. Private contacts will not cause too many people's dissatisfaction.

Due to the relatively close distance, the Turin coach was one of the first guests to arrive. After greeting the familiar president and his eldest son Mini Luo, he met Ronaldo's new girlfriend, the legendary superstar, for the first time. The shopping guide - Georgina Rodriguez, and the little princess Alana Maldina born at the end of last year.

The personal love life of this legendary star can be said to be extremely rich. According to media reports, there are more than a dozen ex-girlfriends with names and surnames. Mini Luo, who was born in 2010, and the twin brothers and sisters Mateo and Ava, who were born in the summer of 2017, were both born through surrogacy, and both became a worldwide topic at the time. Many people were guessing who their mother was , but have never been able to grasp the most accurate information.

Leaving aside the romantic affairs of the big playboy Luo and the unsolved mysteries of the child's mother, Li Modi, who is the king of children, wanted to get close to the little ones after giving gifts.It's a pity that the eldest is just at the age of "disgusting dogs". After saying hello, he ran away to finish by himself. The other three children are really too young, they can't even walk well, let alone talk, and they are always in trouble. Nanny's care is required.So the Turin coach, who likes children very much, had to browse around the villa by himself while the master went to meet other guests.

Basically consistent with previous media reports, Ronaldo's new home covers an area of ​​about 600 square meters, with six bedrooms, a sauna and a fitness center, and a 3000-square-meter garden outside, which is very beautiful.However, considering the future development and various variables brought about by his 33-year-old age, the family only lived here temporarily, and did not directly purchase it. The rent is about 60 euros per year, which is lower than the actual value of the villa. higher.

But the security here is very good. Juventus's vice-chairmen Agnelli and Nedved also live in this high-end area, and it is not far from the team's training center and the Allianz Stadium, so the Portuguese superstar decided I will rent here for a year, and I will make other plans in the future.

Since there was still training the next day, the party ended early that night, and the guests dispersed before ten o'clock.Li Mudi, who was walking back to his home on his legs, was thinking about it on the road. Just now in a guest bedroom of Ronaldo, Nedved, who represented the Juventus executives, even revealed to the Turin coach the proposal of possible cooperation in the future. , which surprised the latter.

But after thinking about it carefully afterwards, Li Mudi also felt that he should not be too arrogant.After leading the Turin team, which was not obvious before, to the top four in Serie A for two consecutive seasons, and won the Europa League last season, he, the yellow-skinned football coach, seems to have joined the world He went to the ranks of first-class marshals.

Although he is still far inferior to top coaches such as Qizu, Guagua, Mu Niao and Simeone in terms of prestige and ability, he is not as good as Allegri and Ancelotti in terms of evaluation and qualifications from the outside world. The new generation of coaches also lags behind Pochettino and others in the competition, but Li Moody, who has only three years of first-team coaching experience, has finally been recognized by the world football, which is definitely a remarkable achievement for Asians.

And similar to when he won the Red Bulls two years ago, his own Chinese background has added a lot of points to him in the eyes of many European teams and even wealthy families.

In June, Forbes magazine in the United States, Brand Finance, a British brand evaluation agency, and KPMG, one of the four major international accounting firms, each successively released their rankings of their value to European football clubs.Manchester United has completed triple kills for two consecutive years and won the top positions of the three lists.

Although the estimated values ​​given in the three rankings differ greatly due to different factors considered, overall, the order of the rankings is basically the same. City Duo, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool).Compared with last year, the only change at the top of the list is that Serie A overlord Juventus has finally reached the top ten on all lists, but they can only rank No.9 at a huge disadvantage. Tottenham, who are almost the same as themselves, completed the lead.

Interestingly, with the sponsorship of Tianchao Enterprises, the Turin team has formed a very good momentum of progress in the rankings in the past three years, from not entering the Top 2016 in 50, to 2017nd in 22, and to this year's No. 16 (both in the rankings released by KPMG), which can be said to mean some European upstarts.

And this is exactly what the Bianconeri currently value very much. Their parent company EXOR Group (an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, the main body is the Fiat Group) has always been interested in exploring the Far East market. Let Lee Jae-yong of the Samsung Group in the Kimchi Country (that is, the one who was involved in the cronies and political affairs and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison but suspended by the court) was elected as an outside director of the group, hoping to gain Samsung's support , to develop business in Asia.

However, under the global business crisis, the former Asian Tigers have long lived up to their courage. On the contrary, China’s economic situation has been developing in an orderly manner, which has given Juventus executives and the parent company behind them a strong sense of stimulation. , They are very envious of the extravagant spending of the local tyrants.

Judging from the status of several lists, the Bianconeri's operating income last season was only 6200 million euros, which was lower than the average level of the top 13, and it was not even as high as West Ham United, No. [-] in the Premier League.Even in Serie A, it lags behind Naples, and is on a par with Inter Milan and Turin, which has Chinese tourists (and Inter Milan has always been one of the European clubs with the most Chinese fans).This is the result of the fact that the Turin team has far fewer seats in the stadium than them, and the prices of goods including jerseys are also lower. The envy of Juventus executives can be imagined.

After Allegri repeatedly asked for a salary increase by taking the opportunity to renew the contract, the Agnelli family naturally did not want to play the role of being taken advantage of all the time. After getting Ronaldo and strengthening the strength of the lineup, they Think it's time for a tough stance.In the first half of the past, Uncle Jiong successively contacted the coaches of the Italian national team, Arsenal, Paris and Real Madrid, but finally chose to stay, but his agent has repeatedly hinted that the club should start A new contract is ready. As for the price, it can only be higher than the current 750 million.

This number, even for Juventus, whose valuation of the club has increased by [-]% in half a month because of Ronaldo's joining, will feel a lot of pressure.

Therefore, there have been rumors that the old woman is preparing to hire a new coach next summer at the latest. It was previously reported that Qi Zu will return to Juventus to serve as a consultant to the sports director, just to allow him to adapt. , so that he can take over Uncle Jiong's position at any time.And Li Mudi, who comes with a halo of sponsorship from China, is another suitable replacement candidate. After all, he has proved his ability in Serie A. If he can win the European League championship in Turin, then if he coaches Juventus, he will be far away from the Big Ear Cup. It doesn't seem too far away.

As far as Li Mudi himself is concerned, although he has decided to leave the Red Bulls after his contract expires next year, it does not mean that he has no feelings for this veteran Italian team. After AC Milan and Fiorentina, the Turin team has already Became the third Italian team he supported.For this reason, he is unwilling to become the enemy of this Red Bull. Although it is far from reaching the point where he will never coach other La Liga teams for the sake of Real Madrid, but go to Juventus?This is obviously not something a man of integrity should do.

However, through Nedved's statement, he still has a relatively objective understanding of his current status in European football. Participating in the competition for the position of coach of other European giants has provided enough psychological foundation, which can be regarded as a big gain today.

The time is in the daily training and preparations, and soon came the penultimate Friday of August. On the afternoon of the 24th, the draw ceremony for the group stage of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League and Europa League was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon as planned.Since the team's second round of the league will kick off on Saturday night, the Turin coach did not attend in person, but let director Antonio Comey and other three club executives serve as representatives and witnesses.

Although the Turin team's European war points are still not high even after adding the second highest score in Europe last season due to the fact that they have rarely participated in European wars in the past five years, but because UEFA has changed these two items before The rules of the competition allow the two European championship teams, Real Madrid and Torino, to join the top six European league champions in terms of points, as the new season's Champions League seed team, to a certain extent avoiding the Red Bulls' encounter in the group stage. to the strongest opponent.

Just considering that the strength levels of many teams are very similar, Manchester United, Tottenham, Naples and Dortmund in the second tier are also very strong, and even Valencia, Eindhoven and Calais are in the fourth tier A powerful faction like Tasare, even a top giant like Huang Saren, dare not say that they can easily break out of a death group. Everything depends on the result of the lottery, that is, the quality of their character.

(End of this chapter)