Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 74 A Man Named Mendez
The Portuguese League 2000/01 season is coming to an end. Although Jose Vega was asked for help before, the famous Portuguese agent failed to bring any good news to Mourinho.

The league championship situation has become chaotic. Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon have all fallen due to mistakes. Boavista, who was completely underestimated before the season, occupies the first place. The situation was exciting, but not being able to participate in it always made him feel frustrated.

In April in Setúbal, the humid sea breeze made the city experience the warmth of early summer in advance, the plants recovered faster than expected, and tourists also increased.Listening to the noise from the street, Mourinho returned to his study in a irritated mood, but Tammy quickly followed in.

"Jose, there is a man named Mendez looking for you outside, he didn't say what he was doing."

Mourinho turned off the video recorder he had just turned on, and went outside to meet the uninvited guest who disturbed his analysis of the game.

"Hello, Mr. Mourinho, my name is Jorge Mendes."

"Sorry, I haven't heard your name, Mr. Mendez."

"Ah, I'm a football agent. I want to talk to you about something. Can you let me in?" Mendes smiled and took out a business card.

"I don't have a job as a head coach now. I'm afraid you have found the wrong person." Although Mourinho said so, he still opened the door and welcomed him in.

Mendes sat on the sofa, smiled comfortably, and then said: "I just came here to try to solve your unemployment problem, Mr. Mourinho."

"I'm sorry, I haven't even heard of your name in the industry. You are not going to introduce me to the work of the Portuguese second club? If you are familiar with me, you will know that I will only choose the Portuguese first team."

"No, no, you are a very promising head coach. Going to Portuguese Second Division is to underestimate your ability, but before recommending the club, I want to talk to you about signing. I want to be your agent. It doesn't matter whether you will choose my proposal or not."

Mourinho was a little confused, a little confused about this guy who didn't play cards according to common sense.

"You are really strange. In Portugal, I am not a popular candidate for the coach. You can't earn any commission. And as for the agent, I have a friend named Jose Vega. You should have heard of him."

"Vega, who doesn't know in Portugal, he is the agent of the famous Luis Figo, but a busy person like him should only care about his own clients, right, Mourinho Sir? As far as I know, he didn't help you much."

"Let's talk about which club you are here for, Mr. Mendes, hurry up, even if I don't have a job, I am very busy."

Mendes took out a document and gently placed it in front of Mourinho.

"Leria Union, I have some contacts with the investors of this club. They want to meet with you and evaluate the possibility of cooperation between the two parties. As for me, I just want to be your agent. Do not want any."

Mourinho looked at the information in front of him, and slowly narrowed his eyes: "This is a bit of nonsense, Leiria is now ranked seventh, this result is as good as it can be, what do you ask me to do? Win the championship?"

"Leria doesn't have such a high goal. They are very satisfied with the current results. It's just that the coach who leads the team does not meet the high-level requirements for the future development of the team. As for the reason, it can only be blamed on the stubborn Manuel. He is unwilling to promote young people, and he feels that only experienced veterans can meet his tactical requirements.” Mendes shrugged, these things have nothing to do with him, his purpose is to talk to Mourinho.

"I'm going to talk to Leiria, now, Mr. Mendez, let's talk about the agent. I repeat, Jose Vega and I have a good relationship. It's not him who didn't succeed in finding a new job. Why should I give up Figo's agent and choose you instead?"

Mendes squeezed his chin, and finally talked about this topic, and the next thing is his best field, convincing others with sincerity and pragmatism.

"Jose Vega has a strong background. He knows all the presidents of domestic clubs, and his players are all famous Portuguese players. This is his advantage, but it is also a disadvantage. Vega is not suitable for you now. He is too busy. Now, the problems Figo encountered in Spain alone will take him a lot of energy.

And you, Mr. Mourinho, your coaching career has just begun, you left Benfica, and the other two giants do not want to change their coaches for the time being, Portugal has few options left.Small ball clubs are different from big clubs. Many trivial and tedious things have to be handed over to you. For example, you will expect Vega to give up the tens of millions of dollars in business like Figo to help you buy a few worth hundreds of thousands. player?

I am different from him. I started the football agent business relatively late. To tell you the truth, I used to be the owner of a football video store, and most of the people I contacted are now middle- and lower-level Portuguese players. If you plan to If you go to Leiria, I will help you a lot with the transfer. "

Seeing Mourinho's pensive look, he added: "Small business has its advantages. I am a person who is very good at solving troubles."

Mourinho nodded with a smile, and said: "Your statement is very interesting. I am indeed considering working in a smaller club. Anyway, I will talk to Leiria first. If it works, I want to ask you one more thing."

"You said, as long as I can do it, I can do it. I cherish my customers very much."

"After taking office, help me loan a youth player from Porto, Jan Rodriguez."

"I haven't heard of him, but if he is young enough, it shouldn't be a problem. Porto has no shortage of talented young people."

"Then look forward to future cooperation, Mr. Mendez."

"It's an honor to be your agent's reservation, Mr. Mourinho."

……

Mourinho went to Leiria with a prepared work plan. The other party carefully studied his long-term plan. Chairman Bartolomeu decided to sign Mourinho on the spot at the second meeting, although the salary Much lower than Benfica, Mourinho still readily accepted the contract.

However, he still added a clause to the contract. If the three giants of the Portuguese League next season invite him, he can leave after notifying the Leiria club in advance. Mourinho always believes that he will return to the giants to coach, and It doesn't take long.

The 00/01 Portuguese League came to an end soon. Boavista, who continued to work hard in the second half, won the league championship. This is simply a miracle for Portugal. The one who took the league title was Billan Luns in the 1945/46 season.

Benfica, unwilling to keep Mourinho, really received a bitter fruit. They only ranked sixth in the league, even lower than Leiria's ranking.From the championship lineup to the failure to qualify for the European war, the ups and downs of the Red Eagles this season have made many fans unacceptable. When everyone began to recall the performance of Mourinho when he led the team, he has been officially announced by the Leiria Club as the new manager of next season. Coach now.

……

Mourinho also made a special trip to Lisbon, where he had a long talk with Young's father in that old apartment building.

"Jose, I know you may have some doubts. I think there are many considerations for renting Young from Porto. The performance of Porto in the league in the first two seasons was not good. After selling the top scorer Jardel, he introduced a lot of frontcourts. With new aid, the focus of the training direction of the youth academy has shifted to defensive players.

The midfield of the first team is a little bloated now, and it is not something Young can easily squeeze in. What he needs now is a game, a high-level confrontation. 17 years old is not too young. I don’t want to see such a young talent being slowed down. Leiria is not the best choice if you wear down your spirituality slowly, but you can always rest assured that I am there. "

Mourinho is very sincere, but Jose is still a little worried: "You have been watching him grow up for so many years, I naturally trust you the most, but I think Young is still too young to let him suddenly go from the youth training level. Is it too urgent to jump to the Portuguese League for the match?"

"I don't think it's too early. Figo already scored goals when he was 17 years old. He occupied a place in a strong team like Sporting Lisbon when he was 17 or [-] years old. The current environment in Porto is not good. The salary of youth training players Compared horizontally, it is considered low. I also consider it for his own sake. If he wants to get a professional contract, he must have an outstanding performance. Yang has been sent back to the U[-], so it is better to go out and look for opportunities.”

Seeing that Jose was lost in thought, Mourinho followed suit and said his plan: "Leria is not where I belong, I promise you, after I get the chance to coach the giants again, Find a way to bring Young there, of course, except Sporting Lisbon, I know you have always had a shadow of that place."

"Well, you are a professional coach. I won't use my layman's opinion to influence you. I just want to ask you to protect Yang more. Some players in the Portuguese League are too barbaric. I'm afraid his body won't be able to hold on."

"Don't worry, I will take good care of him. I know you don't want to leave Lisbon, but when we come to play games, don't forget to watch them live."

……

After getting the permission of the players' parents, Mendes went directly to the head of Porto's youth academy and quickly persuaded him to let go of Young, who had been almost forgotten by the new coach of the U19 echelon. Leiria didn't even have to pay the loan fee. Salary, lease period of one and a half years, and out of careful consideration of Mourinho's vision, Porto did not set a buyout clause.

In this way, after many years, Mourinho and Young finally went to the same club again, but the translator of the year has become the coach, and the immature children have also become players under his command.

　I suddenly want to listen to Emil Chow's "Jianghu Smile"
　　
　
(End of this chapter)