champion professor

Chapter 199

Whether it is Overmars or Pires, they all have the characteristics of strong offense and weak defense.

Of course, as a left midfielder and left winger, there is no problem at all, but with a left back who also focuses more on offense, then Arsenal's defense is prone to loopholes.

This is also one of the reasons why Shao Bo chose Grosso and gave up Silvio Junior.

Although Petit, like Overmars, was packaged and sold to Barcelona by Arsenal in the same year, he obviously did not adapt well to his teammates. For a whole season, Petit failed to get enough playing time.

Although Barcelona hoped to sell Pettit back to Arsenal, the two sides did not reach an agreement on the transfer fee. As a result, Chelsea stepped in and took away the veteran at a price of 1000 million euros.

And Pettit, who was not happy in Spain, is also very happy to return to the familiar London. After all, there is still his old teammate-Zola here.

Pettit's life is not very good, but it does not mean that Overmars is also not good.He dedicated one wonderful game after another to the fans in Barcelona. If Pires hadn't played equally well, it is estimated that many Arsenal fans would condemn Shao Bo, why he would sell an important member of the team.

In fact, when Shao Bo sold Overmars to Barcelona, ​​many Arsenal fans expressed dissatisfaction, but who knew that they remained unbeaten until the end of the season?
The excellent results blocked everyone's mouths, and Pires' performance also won the hearts of the fans.

Speaking of it, Pires is also very grateful to the fans here, at least, they are much gentler than the fans in Marseille.

Although Pires was still a little uncomfortable when he first joined Arsenal, the Arsenal fans showed enough tolerance and gave him enough time to adjust his state.

Marseille is different.

There are the craziest fans in France and the wildest, most uneducated football hooligans that France has ever produced.As long as the club's game results are a little bit wrong, they will be abused by this group of "street ruffians".

In the last season when Pires played for Marseille, after a defeat, dozens of football hooligans rioted in the training camp with sticks. The players' cars were smashed and they hid in the locker room and dared not go out.

It was December 1999, and Marseille lost 12-1 away to Saint-Etienne. The fans were furious about the poor game, but their behavior had to be criticized.

"Our lives were threatened that day".

Pires once accused, "Because these people bought the annual pass, they think that they are the owners of the club and have all the rights."

In fact, not only the fans, but also the club chilled Pires' heart.

In that incident at that time, it was supposed to be the club's top management who went down to appease the fans, but the Marseille manager was too scared and hid in the office, instead coaxing the players to go out to accept the anger of the fans.

Of course, after venting, the Marseille fans left, and the manager himself was not hurt.

It was because of that incident that Pires was determined to leave Marseille.

Since Pires' predecessor, Overmars, has done a good job in Barcelona, ​​they also have the idea of ​​buying new goods from familiar stores, hoping to buy a few more players from Arsenal.

Of course, don't expect Arsenal to give back to new and old customers and give Barcelona any discounts.Nor will they hand over the players they need to Barcelona so as not to over-enhance their opponents.

In the end, the deal finalized by Arsenal and Barcelona was Silvio Junior, and the transfer fee they gave was not low.Although Silvio Junior is a good player, Shao Bo also has considerations for team building in the next few years.

In terms of strength alone, there is no problem with Silvio Junior, but he has been in the team for two years. If he renews his contract, he will inevitably have a larger salary increase.

After all, they just signed Campbell, breaking the existing team salary structure.

If the contract renewal with the players is in progress, it is bound to increase a lot of salary pressure.Fortunately, most of the players who are approaching the contract deadline have already completed the work of renewing their contracts with the club at the beginning of the year. At that time, Campbell had not yet had any "scandals" with Arsenal.

After Shao Bo had a long talk with Silvio Junior, he also expressed his willingness to go to Barcelona.

After all, the lingua franca of Brazil is Spanish, which has been passed down from colonial times.If it is said that the European country that Brazilian players are most willing to go to, then Spain must be the only option.

Not to mention that Barcelona's salary is much higher than that of Arsenal, and he doesn't have to worry about adapting without his old teammates.

The addition of Grosso did not attract much attention. After all, who would care about such a player whose transfer fee is less than 200 million euros?

You know, he is already 25 years old!

At this time, he has not shown any talent, and it will probably be like this in this life.

At the age of 25, he is still playing in Italy's fourth-tier league, and he probably has no hope of playing in Serie A until he retires.Although Shao Bo didn't spend a lot of money, many media said that his money was wasted.

It is only after the fact that it is not for nothing. The media now only see the simple transfer fee and the league level he has been in.

It is conceivable that after one or two years, they will probably turn around and start giving Grosso the title of "Inspirational Brother".

In addition to Silvio Junior being able to contribute his own strength at the position of full-back, he can also occasionally play in the midfield, which provided a lot of support when Arsenal were busy with European wars and players were injured. great help.

Although he is gone, Shao Bo hopes that Gilberto Silva can adapt to the team as soon as possible.

In addition, Lampard has also officially left the fate of loan and won a league championship with the team. In the midfield, Shao Bo is not too worried about manpower.

As for the front line, Henry is the choice to do my part.

And Ibrahimovic, who has gradually grown up, has also begun to have greater ambitions.

Of course, Arsenal signed a five-year contract with him at the time, and even if he wants to jump around now, it is impossible for him to escape the palm of Shao Bo.

Shao Bo believes that with the current salary and playing opportunities, Ibrahimovic will still spend a year or two in the team stably.

As for how far away?

Even Shao Bo couldn't tell.

Henry has been Arsenal's top scorer since Anelka's departure, but given the team's multi-point strategy, his goals have not been able to break through the 20 mark.

In the last season, although Henry's performance remained the same, he had a short one-month rest due to injury and missed several games. Otherwise, Shao Bo believed that he would have a chance to compete for the league's top scorer.

No one at Arsenal has had the honor since Ian Wright left, and neither did Anelka.

But Shao Bo has absolute confidence in Henry. In the next season, he believes that Henry, who has played for the team for many years, has the strength to do this!
In competitive sports, after winning honors, it needs to be converted into money.Otherwise, in this era, the club will experience what it means to lose stars, what it means to decline in performance, and what it means to be devastated....

Only with enough achievements can we attract sponsors and expand our popularity.A long history is also just because the past results are equally good, but this does not help much in the present.

Arsenal are already preparing for the construction of the new stadium, and now they have a huge desire for money, and the commercial team is working intensely every day.

Sponsors require long-term negotiations and strict brand selection, but how can David Dane miss the opportunity to get "quick money" in just a few days in commercial competitions?

After a circle, there can be about 1000 million pounds in commercial income, which no one wants to miss.

The joining of Gilberto Silva and Grosso, and the transfer income of Silvio Junior are mostly offset.

For now, Arsenal has not only reduced the burden on the total salary, but also enhanced the strength of the team without spending a penny.

Of course, these players are not enough to cope with so many games in the future, but Shao Bo also needs time to negotiate slowly with each club.

As a head coach, there is no fixed vacation. Even when the season is over, he will receive calls from the club from time to time to deal with transfer work.

Now, the team has just won the league championship with a good result, and Shao Bo also complied with an agreement reached with David Dane on the team's participation in commercial competitions, and agreed to this trip to Asia.

Speaking of which, this time Arsenal will conduct pre-season training and warm-up matches in Asia.Of course, in total, David Dane happily told Shao Bo that they could earn up to £500 million.

In addition to the traditional market of China, this time Arsenal will also go to Japan to participate in a commercial competition with the local team.

Speaking of it, everything is in line with the sponsorship fee.

The sponsorship fee given by Japan for a game is much higher than that of China. Moreover, Arsenal still has a contract agreement with Japan's Sega Corporation.

In Japan, they also have a large number of Arsenal fans. Whether it is from the perspective of developing the market or earning more money to help the club run, they will not refuse these two games.

Of course, in addition to the two games in Japan, mainland China will arrange a commercial game for BJ and Shanghai, and then they will return to Hong Kong, the former colony of England and the place where the atmosphere of the Premier League in Asia is the strongest.

(End of this chapter)