[football] this god

"...Really? My God, is his economics team crazy? That's Coca-Cola."

"Sir Ferguson is very happy."

"Of course he'll be happy—have you all forgotten how Beckham fell out with the Jazz little by little?"

"Almost, almost, but let me say that if a sum of money can be exchanged for Sir Alex Ferguson's trust, then it is a good thing for this Ronaldo-in general, it is worth it."

"Shh..."

"what?"

"Shut up, Leo is here."

"Oh hey Leo, how was your weekend?"

"Did you get out in the sun or something? Even for Barcelona, ​​it's been a great weekend of sunshine, isn't it?"

The people in the locker room were stiffly covering the topic of the discussion—but they didn't know that even just hearing the name "Coca-Cola" Leo knew exactly what they were talking about, and why it couldn't be heard by him.

Leo didn't pay attention to the boring news before, but maybe Puyol's methods were too tough - that's why they couldn't let Leo hear this, because Puyol forced everyone in the locker room not to be angry. Rio mentioned Ronaldo and Manchester United.

Yes, Leo knows everything.

"He has a father like that." When Leo occasionally returned to the locker room to retrieve the house key he had forgotten in the cabinet, he overheard Puyol say, "What does he think he is doing?" ? Hijack the club with Leo's talent? Ask the club to make some special sacrifices for Leo?"

"But Leo is still a good boy, not like his father." Someone said this—the voice was so vague that it sounded like he was wiping his face, and Leo couldn't tell who it was all at once.

"Ha, luckily, otherwise it would be even more sad - anyone should know what kind of club Barcelona is. It existed for 100 years before us, and it will exist for 100 years after us, Everyone is only part of the club and no one should try to be higher than it."

Leo heard soft murmurs of approval from different people.

"Xavi, Andres, you have to tell him this, all he needs to think about is Barcelona - oh my god, Ronaldinho is still rooting for that kid he cares about Manchester United? I can't believe it, Doesn’t he understand? Leo is the property of the club, he just needs to play well and it’s a waste of time to compare yourself to others.”

"But competitiveness is good too?" Leo heard Iniesta hesitate to speak up for him—and he was grateful.

"Private competition and club competition, there is a big difference. He only needs to compete for the club. Private competition is meaningless. Football is a sport of eleven players. His first consideration is how to match Barcelona's style of play. , instead of studying how to make yourself more attractive-Andres, you support him? I hope you remember that you are a child of Barcelona, ​​​​you are not the same as the Brazilian Ronaldinho.”

"Besides, it's good for Leo not to compare yourself with meaningless people—why should we add to his burden? If we love him, we should let him know what's right."

——Perhaps it was this overly tough method that made Leo feel a little rebellious. Instead, he started to use the Internet and TV to pay attention to this name.

So of course he will know the business event that shocked Europe-Ronaldo's team gave up the invitation of Coca-Cola.

Their reason is: Ronaldo is training intensely, and I am afraid that he will not be able to bear the responsibility of the spokesperson.

This is of course an excuse that even a layman like Rio can quickly see through, but judging from Coca-Cola's subsequent statement, they obviously reached a certain consensus on Ronaldo's future-for example, if conditions permit, Coca-Cola will Consider secondary offers.

This is not a typical case of business failure. On the contrary, it is a near-perfect win-win case of business and sports. The Jazz immediately expressed their approval of Ronaldo’s choice, while Coca-Cola was not only not offended but even still full of expectations. .

"Mendez's brilliant negotiating and operational skills made us realize that the European football agent circle may soon win a wave of reshuffle-the best cards may rush to Mendes' table. "More than one media outlet made such comments.

Even Leo was impressed.

But unlike many people who just blindly emphasize the role and wisdom of Mendes, Leo pays more attention to Ronaldo's own opinions on this matter-Ronaldo has not made any public statement so far, and all the pictures captured by the media are also from him. Cycling obediently to "check in at work" or follow the big brothers with a smile and be honest during training, which shows that even if Mendes did not seek Ronaldo's opinion in advance, Ronaldo at least has no objection to refusing the contract.

What does this mean?

Leo couldn't think of it for a while, he just vaguely felt that it meant that Ronaldo was a stronger opponent than Harvey and the others imagined.

He really wants to talk to someone about this, but he knows that Barcelona's locker room has reached a consensus in Harvey's request, and no one will talk to him about this.They'd just freak out and tell him, "No, Leo, what's the deal? It's none of your business, don't bother with it"—the more they shy away from the subject, the more Ao Yue is full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

But Leo doesn't like trouble, so he pretends he didn't hear "Coca-Cola" and just smiles and says it's been a good weekend and he's been comfortable laying in the sun for a long time.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Leo walked slowly to his seat, changed his clothes silently, and no longer participated in the discussion about the rest day in the locker room—no one would pull him to discuss it, because they also had the same consensus: Leo needs his own space, He's a silent genius, so if this makes him feel comfortable, then they should let him do it.

Leo didn't get a chance to talk to anyone about it, but the United dressing room was already dominated by the topic.

"I have greatly changed my opinion of Mr. Mendez - I thought he was a very... unprofitable person." When Giggs was lying on the massage table receiving a relaxing massage from the therapist, he tilted his head like this To Ferdinand, grinning on the other massage table.

"Then you owe him an apology," Ferdinand laughed at Giggs like this, "but you are still good, you should look at Roy's expression when he first heard about Coca-Cola, and compare it with what he knows The look on Mendes' face when he said no to that."

Keane is a diehard, and what he hates most are young people who are frivolous, hardworking, and easily seduced.So when he first heard about Coca-Cola, on the one hand, he knew that even if he was the captain, he was not qualified to dictate the business cooperation of the small team members; - All he can do is ignore Cristiano with a black face.

"I'm still having a childish temper at such an age... Really..." - Ferdinand swears, Cristiano whispered when his back was turned to Keane, "It's me, isn't it?"

"I'll tell Roy, I swear." Ferdinand then threatened Cristiano in a low voice.

Cristiano touched his curly hair, "Leo," - this is also Leo, why didn't he notice that there are so many people with the same pronunciation in this world? ——"You won't, I know you can't bear to treat me like this."

Shameful!Ferdinand thought to himself, this little Portuguese curly is actually right...

Ahem, but anyway, when Keane learned that Mendes rejected the supposedly lucrative contract from Coca-Cola on behalf of Cristiano, he became too pleasant-in fact, for Keane, That might even be considered a very warm attitude.

"Yes," Giggs recalled Keane's kindness that day, and couldn't help shivering, "but Roy is right, Cristiano is a good and sensible boy-after all, if he I don't agree, Mr. Mendez probably can't do it so smoothly. But anyway, Roy's performance that day was too much..."

Speaking of this, the two had to relive the terrible Mr. Keen that day in their minds.

"You're doing great, Cristiano," Keane said in one breath of tenderness that he hadn't had in 30 or [-] years of his life that day. "I'm so proud of you - I'm glad you only have Manchester United in your heart. .”

O'Shea was so frightened that she put her pants on backwards.

Cristiano managed to remain calm, "Roy, are you pretending to be someone who drank Polyjuice Potion?"

Everyone lamented, thinking that Cristiano was going to be beaten by Roy, but in fact, Keane just stroked Cristiano's curly hair gently, "Cristiano, I'm serious, you did a very good job .To be honest, I was very worried at first, and I don't want you to be confused by temporary things."

Keane didn't say much, but the people in the locker room seemed to think that he was somehow alluding to the suspicion of his predecessor No. [-] - no one said anything, since Keane didn't name names, naturally there would be no Anyone who makes trouble on this.

"Cristiano, you did a great job," Keane said again. "Sports performance is always the most important thing for a player - only if you win, you are entitled to other things."

"You should always have Manchester United and victory in your heart. It's a shame that you are confused. You should always do everything for Manchester United and its victory. Do you know what I mean?"

— Keane might have wanted to say something more bluntly, but he didn't.Others speculated that it was because he did not dare to replace the Jazz as Cristiano's "mentor and guide."

There is only one person at Manchester United who is qualified to decide what Cristiano needs, and there is only one person who is qualified to judge whether Cristiano is right or wrong - and that is Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Of course I know, thank you Roy," Cristiano said at the time—he was smiling the whole time, but Ferdinand thought for a moment that there was some kind of hesitation in Cristiano that he wasn't sure about.

"But Cristiano is a really good boy." Ferdinand never mentioned his attention, he just said, "Although, yes, you are right, it is too much for Roy to force himself to be amiable or something." It's broken."

Giggs nodded. "He's never been so nice to me."

"That's because you never do good things." Someone replied.

"Leo, it's too much for you to say that!" Giggs angrily turned his head and accused Ferdinand.

Ferdinand had a delicate expression.

Giggs suddenly realized something. He covered his eyes and stammered, "No, no, Roy, it's not you, right?"

"Yes, it's not me." Kean, who was standing at the door and just came to see them, replied kindly.