Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

The English football season is completely over.

The Coaches Association held an awards reception.

Shen Hao, who was awarded the best coach in the British Championship, will naturally attend.

When he arrived in London, he was accompanied by a female companion who had first appeared with him on the Fleet Street entertainment page.

Molly is a beautiful girl with blond hair and fair skin.

Strictly speaking, the two of them had never dated each other.

Clancy is a clingy person who wants to be with Shen Hao all the time. She doesn't know whether she wants to maintain the exposure of appearing with Shen Hao or is extremely controlling.

And Molly is a free-spirited type. Shen Hao doesn't have enough time to date her. That's due to the nature of Shen Hao's work.

So she would still ask Shen Hao to hang out with her from time to time.

Even if Shen Hao refuses, she becomes indifferent.

Before the summer, Molly went to London for development and asked Shen Hao to visit London several times. Shen Hao said that he would go when he had time, but it turned out that he had this opportunity.

Shen Hao would not let himself spend the coaching association's cocktail party in a boring way.

So he sent a message to Molly, and the other party readily agreed, and then the two of them showed up at the reception at the hotel.

Shen Hao, who was wearing a suit and ties, and Molly, who was wearing a red simple evening dress, became the center of attention when they arrived at the venue.

Shen Hao met Ferguson and Mourinho here.

What surprised him was that the two coaches, who had been at odds with each other during the Premier League clash, got together and chatted over glasses of wine.

Mourinho led Chelsea to win the Premier League title.

This is an epoch-making feat.

In addition to Chelsea's strongest record in Premier League history, they also ended the decade-long rotation of dominance between Manchester United and Arsenal.

In the 03/04 season, Arsenal had an unbeaten record and won the championship. They scored 90 points in the Premier League.

However, Chelsea increased their championship points to a terrifying 95 points last season.

After the Premier League is restructured into 20 teams, basically if you score more than 80 points, you can hope to win the championship.

Now, with a score of 80, I am afraid that I am not even qualified to compete for the championship.

Wenger took the initiative to say hello to Shen Hao, even though the two had an unpleasant conversation because of the way Arsenal was asking for Lennon's price.

But Shen Hao also understands that Wenger is the master of Arsenal and his pockets are not rich, so he cannot be confident.

It would be foolish to have bias in communication because of official business.

Wenger and Shen Hao exchanged some views on technical and tactical styles.

Wenger's arrival in the Premier League has indeed had a certain style impact on the Premier League.

His technique and tactics of rapid ground passing and cutting were a downgraded blow to England's past rough style of high-flying and high-fighting.

But with the development of the times, the situation is also changing.

For a team like Chelsea that got rich overnight, the competitiveness has indeed become fundamentally unfair. The team's arms race is not at the same starting line.

Benitez is not here, he will lead the team to play in the Champions League tomorrow night.

Liverpool finished the season ranked fifth in the league.

It’s worthy of its status as the Big 4 in the Premier League.

However, they still have a chance to counterattack on the Champions League stage.

McClaren was chatting with other Premier League coaches over there, and Redknapp was among them.

But Redknapp was a bit glum.

He went to Southampton to put out a fire, but instead of extinguishing the fire, he set himself on fire.

Southampton was relegated to the Championship with no sign of struggling at all.

Jamie Redknapp's outstanding performance at Leeds United made Southampton fans furious, and they naturally had a lot of hostility towards Redknapp.

He even suspected that he was here to bring down the Saints.

McClaren was there to show off the man who gave Mendieta to Leeds United.

Insinuating that Leeds United are a recycling bin.

Redknapp sneered in his heart: You idiot!

Most of the coaches present did not look at Shen Hao in a different light.

In their eyes, the English Championship actually means three words: newly promoted team.

What does the newly promoted team have to fear?

As for Leeds United winning the League Cup, that was automatically ignored.

It was just an upset for a small team.

Just like in the Premier League, the newly promoted team may also create a big upset and defeat the giants.

But can the newly promoted team win all the way to upsets?

Obviously impossible.

After Shen Hao chatted with Wenger, Ferguson came to him again and said with a smile: "You really sold Lennon for 2000 million pounds. Which target is Leeds United, which is now well-funded, targeting?"

A smile appeared on Shen Hao's lips.

"I heard that Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy are not getting along. I am willing to help you solve this problem. Choose one of the two. You can sell me whichever one you want."

Ferguson laughed.

"Small frictions between players are so commonplace, so why should someone have to leave the team?"

Shen Hao took a sip of champagne and said meaningfully: "Then you have to train the young people well."

Some conflicts can indeed be minimized.

But due to the war between responsibilities and resources on the court, most of the consequences are "life or death"!

The reception officially started.

Shen Hao took Molly and sat down at the table, watching the emcee on the stage speaking, while the light music played by the band echoed in his ears.

In fact, the cocktail party must have been boring for Molly, so she reached her hand under the table dishonestly, and the hand originally placed on Shen Hao's lap gradually became unrestrained.

...

Catalonia, Barcelona.

Guardiola, who will take his family to North America for a short break after a short break in his hometown, will naturally come to visit his mentor Cruyff.

If you only look at the most dazzling stars and eras in the history of world football.

Then the 60s belonged to Pele. Although he never played in European football, he won the World Cup three times, set off the Samba football craze, and became the spokesperson of football. The first generation of football kings ascended the throne.

The next 70s belonged to Beckenbauer and Cruyff.

One is the emperor of German football, and the other is the football saint of total offense and total defense.

The most legendary thing is that after retiring, the two took up coaching positions. Beckenbauer led Germany to win the World Cup, Cruyff created the Barcelona Dream Team, and now Barcelona led by Ronaldinho is expected to become the second generation Dream Team. .

In the 80s, Maradona became the second-generation football king.

In the 90s, masters gathered together and the stars were shining brightly.

...

Cruyff returned from his dismissal and now serves as the honorary president of Barcelona. He has a great influence on La Masia's youth training. He also opened a column to comment and give advice to Barcelona. At the same time, he is also concerned about the development of Dutch football.

Because of this, Barcelona has had an inseparable relationship with Dutch football since Cruyff joined as a player.

There was also the Dutch Gang, who had mixed reviews during the Van Gaal era before Rijkaard took office.

Cruyff was writing commentary for the Champions League final when Guardiola came to visit.

Liverpool staged a stunning comeback that will go down in history in Istanbul.

The game process was shocking and made countless people's scalp numb. It was a desperate counter-attack.

The world's football world was shocked and excited!

At the same time, this also reflects the charm of football.

Except for fans of AC Milan and Manchester United, I am afraid no one would not applaud Liverpool!

Cruyff temporarily put down his work and prepared afternoon tea and snacks in the garden.

"Tell me about your time in Leeds."

Cruyff was fond of Guardiola.

What I like not only is his ability at his peak, but also Guardiola's humility, studiousness, sharp thinking, and depth of understanding.

Guardiola talked about his experiences in the past year.

Cruyff didn't care.

In fact, he hopes that Guardiola will retire earlier so that he can pick up the pointer sooner.

But Leeds United's magic made Cruyff interested.

He also couldn't figure out how veterans such as Redondo, Guardiola, and Batistuta could have ended their careers silently, but instead became older and stronger.

"Tell me about the techniques and tactics used in Leeds games."

Guardiola was eloquent and told his mentor without reservation the techniques and tactics adopted by Leeds United in different games.

What he has experienced most in the past year is that Leeds United's targeted adjustments based on different opponents have hit the mark.

And this is not just a confrontation of techniques and tactics, but also speculation and prediction of the opponent's psychology.

Cruyff was thinking while listening. Guardiola's narration was very detailed, almost immersing him in the situation. He could imagine the strength gap between the two sides, the local confrontation, and the changes in the overall situation.

Finally, Cruyff said: "This coach from China is indeed different, but to hear you say it, Leeds United does not have a specific and firm technique and tactics. They are just trying to survive in different environments. Maybe this is It will be very useful on the top stage, but on the top stage, facing the strongest opponent, if you don’t have an extremely powerful tactical system, how can you break through the opponent’s defense, which is the lowest in the top five in Europe?”

Guardiola was speechless for a moment and took a sip of tea before saying: "Leeds United has just been promoted to the Premier League. The top competition? That's still a long way away."

Cruyff smiled.

This is true.

To ask too much of a newly promoted team from the top league is to be picky.

As Guardiola was about to leave, his phone rang.

He looked at the caller ID and was quite surprised.

"Sorry, I have to answer this call."

"fine."

Cruyff drank tea leisurely and looked at the big roses on the pergola in the garden. Retirement life was so quiet and leisurely.

"Boss, hello."

"Pep, I'm sorry for disturbing your vacation, but I have to ask you for something."

"what's up?"

"I need you to contact your former teammates for me to see if he is interested in returning to the top league."

"Huh? Former teammate? Who?"

"Rivaldo now plays for Olympiacos."

"he?!"

"Yes, we are short of a striker and he would be a good addition to our front line. If he is interested, Leeds United will make an offer to Olympiacos."

"Okay, I'll ask him."

"Thank you, I'll wait for your news."

After Guardiola hung up the phone, he smiled and said to himself: "It seems to be getting more and more outrageous."

"what happened?"

Cruyff actually needed someone to relieve his boredom.

He was intrigued by Guardiola's reaction.

"The manager of Leeds United wanted me to help him contact Rivaldo."

Cruyff thought for a while and said: "He should be 34,35 or [-] years old now, right?"

"No, he should be 33 years old. I remember I am two years older than him."

Cruyff shook his head.

"You can still rely on veterans in low-level leagues, but when it comes to top leagues, you still rely on veterans? This Chinese young coach doesn't think about the future at all. His vision seems a bit short-sighted."

Guardiola hesitated to speak.

I sighed in my heart: Teacher, you have never been to Leeds United. If you had gone, I would not be surprised if you came back to play the game tomorrow!

Guardiola stood up and left.

Cruyff told him: "After the vacation, you should use your spare time to start studying to be a coach. One day, you will return to Barcelona."

Guardiola is good at what he does.

He dared not live up to Cruyff's expectations of him.

What's more, the kindness of cultivating him can be said to continue to this day.

In the past, I taught him how to play football, but in recent years, I have taught him how to be a good coach.

...

Shen Hao really didn't find many suitable forwards.

As long as he can meet his ability requirements, the transfer fee will not be less than 1000 million pounds.

There will be no practical space to train new players in the new season.

Ribery's ability is already very good, but Shen Hao needs time to cultivate him if he wants to take off in the shortest possible time.

Other options on the front line are still based on immediate combat strength.

Rivaldo went to the Greek League last season.

Now Shen Hao wants to bring him back to the top European leagues!

Guardiola's reply to Shen Hao was quick.

"Rivaldo cares about the treatment the club will give him."

"same as you."

Guardiola called Rivaldo again.

Rivaldo's annual salary at Olympiacos is 150 million euros.

Guardiola is worth £100 million at Leeds United.

small differences.

But there will be bigger prizes at Leeds.

At the same time, Leeds United is willing to give him a contract with at least four years to start.

This is greater security for Rivaldo.

The fact that he can go to the Greek League means that he has no more pursuit of honors mentally.

He just wants to make money!

Most of the players who come from the slums are like this.

Nothing wrong with that.

Shen Hao doesn't care what goal the players play with.

But the premise is that there must be a goal, rather than just messing around with no honor and no motivation to make money.

If the heavy reward can make Rivaldo go all out, it may be more effective than simply pursuing honor.

With the news that Leeds United offered Olympiacos £100 million for Rivaldo was confirmed.

Rivaldo decisively showed off to the senior management of Olympiacos: I want to leave, don’t stop me, you can’t stop me!

Olympiacos did not force Rivaldo to stay.

Originally, they signed Rivaldo for free last year, for 150 million euros a year, but now they have recovered 100 million pounds. In addition, Rivaldo sold jerseys, which brought an increase in stadium attendance, and he also played for them for one year.

There was absolutely no loss in this transaction, and a lot of profit was made.

The last day of May.

Rivaldo appears in Leeds.

It instantly attracted the attention of Fleet Street.

People arrived at noon.

The contract was signed in the afternoon.

Madness is triggered when night falls!

When Leeds United officially announced that Rivaldo had joined the team.

Local Leeds United fans were the first to fall into riot-like madness!

Headquarters group in white.

"Rivaldo? Mr. Golden Ball Rivaldo? Rivaldo from the dream 3r combination of South Korea and Japan in the World Cup!!!"

"Let me just say, Brother Hao will never let us down. This summer, the fifth player has arrived. Candela, Davis, Ribery, Mendieta, Rivaldo. This is to arm us into the world." Star team!"

"Rivaldo is a 33-year-old Brazilian midfielder. He landed in La Liga in 96 and quickly became a top star. He then played for Barcelona for five years and reached the pinnacle of personal honors. He won the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer. After leaving Barcelona, ​​he played for AC Milan for two years and won the award. Unsuccessful, he joined Olympiacos on a free basis last season.”

"Haha, newly promoted Leeds United is full of stars. In terms of fame, Rivaldo is a superstar!"