Super Coach

After the League Cup final, Yang Cheng gave the team a day off. When they regrouped, Yang Cheng held an internal meeting at the Melwood training base at noon that day.

Different from previous meetings, this time in addition to the first-team players and players such as Theo Walcott, Carroll, and Gareth Bale who were transferred from the youth team, the club's general manager Rick? Parry, as well as some senior members of the executive management, packed the entire conference room to the point where several people had to stand.

Yang Cheng stood in front of the rostrum, with his back against the rostrum, facing everyone below, just like a teacher giving a lecture.

Before I start, I hope that everyone here should throw out all the joy, excitement, and even pride that we have after we won the League Cup, because it will be very important for us to continue. The whole plan has only disadvantages and no advantages. If you still believe in me, just do it!

Yang Cheng's first words made the atmosphere in the stadium tense, which is what he wanted to see.

When it comes to the final sprint stage of the league, you should not be too nervous. If you are too nervous, you will be under great pressure and it is easy to perform abnormally. But you should also not be too relaxed or too casual, because it will easily breed pride and complacency.

I believe everyone is well aware of the current situation. There are 11 rounds left in the league and we are 8 points ahead of Chelsea. Judging from the points, we have an absolute advantage. The reason why we can achieve this advantage is because we are in Scoring points during the winter break has a lot to do with it!”

Without the previous 15 consecutive victories, Liverpool would never have been able to expand their points advantage to the current 8 points, but this does not mean that Liverpool is already guaranteed victory.

But I want each of you to remember that just because we are ahead does not mean we are sure to win!

Yang Cheng's words made everyone present nod. It should be said that Yang Cheng's season planning was very successful. He established an advantage by grabbing points during the winter break, allowing Liverpool to have a relatively relaxed environment in the next two months. Rather than being too tight.

Because of this, the players are very convinced of Yang Cheng's plan.

The opponents in the next 11 rounds are 5 home and 6 away. The strength of the opponents is not bad, especially the away game against Arsenal. Chelsea's schedule is similar to ours. They also have 5 home and 6 away, but the overall strength of their opponents is A little bit worse than us, the strongest opponent is Manchester United, but they are playing at home.”

When everyone walked into the venue, they had already received a schedule, which listed the opponents and home and away games of Liverpool and Chelsea in the next 11 rounds, as well as the predictions of victory and defeat.

Except for 11 league games,

If we want to win the Champions League and FA Cup again, we must play 6 Champions League games, including a final, and 3 FA Cup games. In the FA Cup, we must also ensure that there are no draws, otherwise there will be more.

Following Yang Cheng's words, Paul Bayer asked the staff to open a large schedule, listing the estimated times of all 20 Liverpool games from the top to the bottom, but the opponents in some games were It is blank. For example, the Champions League and FA Cup still need to draw lots to know the opponent.

There are exactly 50 days from now to May 17. In other words, everyone, if we want to win the quadruple crown that everyone dreams of, then we must do it in the next 50 days. , to win a 20-game campaign, in which we must defeat all opponents who stand in our way.

After a pause, Yang Cheng continued: Only in this way can we get to this point! His hand slammed on the column of the Stade de France in Paris, France on May 17.

Everyone's eyes followed Yang Cheng's hand and noticed this column. Their eyes looking at this column were full of yearning.

After the restructuring of the Champions League, no one has ever defended the Champions League, but in Liverpool's history, they have defended the title. Although that is very, very far away, it is the dream of every Liverpool person.

Relive the peak of the Liverpool dynasty in the past and let Liverpool's red whirlwind sweep across the European continent again!

I will post this schedule in the locker room and update it every game. I want all of you to understand what will happen if we win and what will happen if we lose. Everyone must We must have such a consciousness that the moment of decisive battle has arrived!”

As he was talking, Yang Cheng walked to the tactical blackboard in the conference room, where the opponents for the next 11 rounds of the league had already been drawn. They were very detailed, and the home and away games were clearly divided.

In the league, although we have an 8-point lead, Chelsea will never give up. They will continue to bite our tail and chase us, so we must ensure that we continue to score points. I want to win all the home games!

After hearing this, the players all showed firm eyes, because after looking at the schedule, they all clearly knew that the situation was not as good as the points gap showed.

Charlton, Fulham, Everton, Bolton and Aston Villa, I believe that as long as we work together, we have the strength to achieve a complete victory at home, and we still want to strive for a complete victory away from home. But no matter what, we absolutely cannot lose!”

Guys, remember this sentence, we must strive for complete victory, but we must not lose! Yang Cheng repeated it again.

Chelsea's opponents are not strong. They will also defeat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge to take revenge. I assume that they will win without losing points. Then we can't lose too many points. Not only can we not lose, but we will also try to draw. There are very few possibilities, 4 draws equals 8 points, remember this!”

All the players kept nodding. They are not stupid. They have played in professional leagues for so many years. Of course they know what is most critical now. Moreover, Liverpool's overall strength is not as good as Chelsea. After all, the Blues have an unparalleled bench thickness. .

In the knockout rounds of the Champions League, we must abide by one principle: win at home and draw and win on the road. But this does not mean that we have to be conservative on the road, but I hope that all of you should have such a principle in your mind. consensus.

This is a war, how are we going to win this war!

On the three lines, the opponents in the FA Cup are not very strong. Manchester United and Arsenal have been kicked out of the FA Cup. The stronger teams are Liverpool, Chelsea, and Newcastle. These three teams are relatively competitive. , the remaining are Manchester City, Birmingham, West Ham United, Middlesbrough and Charlton.

What is more beneficial to Liverpool is that Liverpool's opponent in the top 8 knockout rounds is Birmingham, Chelsea's opponent is Newcastle, the Red Army is playing away, and the Blues are playing at home, but there is no doubt that Mourinho's opponent is much stronger than Birmingham .

Next, we will continue to fight on the third front. I hope all of you can awaken the spirit of 120,000 points and go all out in every game. I firmly believe that as long as we defeat all opponents, by the end of the season , we are the unprecedented four-time champion, and we are the most outstanding team in the history of the Premier League!

Yang Cheng's words greatly inspired the atmosphere in the conference room, and all the players applauded vigorously to support their head coach.

Next, Rick Parry also stepped onto the podium. He first expressed his affirmation to the players on behalf of the club management and recognized their achievements so far. At the same time, he announced that the bonus for winning the League Cup had been cashed. to each player's account.

This can be regarded as an early fulfillment of a promise. After all, Liverpool's operating income this season has been greatly improved compared to last season. The team's management is very good. This bonus is not a problem at all, even on the basis of the League Cup bonus. In the past, the management has increased the bonuses to ensure that every time the team wins a championship trophy, the bonuses will be increased. The improvement in the FA Cup is weak, but the bonuses in the league and the Champions League are very high.

This made every player feel very happy when they heard it.

Winning the Four Crowns not only brings fame, but can even bring generous bonuses. Why not?

Our management will cooperate with the team unconditionally in all areas, but this is not to put pressure on everyone, but to hope that all Liverpool players can devote themselves to the next game!

Rick Parry's words also received applause from the players. After all, he is like a boy who gives away money. Who wouldn't welcome it?

During Yang Cheng's coaching career, high bonuses have always been a strategy that he supports, and it is also an aspect that many people attack him on. That is, many people think that his high bonuses will make players become better. He has become more and more snobbish. This has caused a lot of controversy in the Bundesliga since the beginning. In Serie A, he has been frequently attacked by opponents.

But Yang Cheng has never changed his style, because he firmly believes that players play football to make money and support their families. Is it useful to talk to them about honors, about going down in history, about the club's sense of responsibility, etc.? It is useful, absolutely useful, but the validity period is very short. It may fade away in one or two games, and it is far less effective than the long-term effect of money stimulation.

Does this really make players snobbish?

Maybe, but looking at it from another perspective, if we really want to prevent players from becoming snobbish, why should they be professional in the first place?

Now that it's professional, why can't we play this game according to professional rules?

After an hour and a half of internal meeting, Yang Cheng talked with Rick Parry in the office for a full hour, during which time he received an invitation call from Florentino.

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In the coffee shop of a five-star resort apartment hotel near the Albert Head in Liverpool, Yang Cheng met Florentino Perez, Piri and Butragueno, who came specially from Spain. .

It should be said that Yang Cheng was a little surprised when he received the call from Florentino, because he did not expect that the chairman of Real Madrid would take the time to come to Liverpool at this time. In his opinion, the current Florentino should It's only right to sit in Madrid and take charge of the overall situation.

Nowadays, the entire Spanish media has set off a wave of opposition to Florentino. Except for a few newspapers close to Real Madrid such as Marca and AS, some other newspapers have completely criticized Florentino. Nuo's leadership team exerted pressure, especially the two mouthpiece newspapers in Barcelona, ​​which criticized him by name.

It was evening now, and Yang Cheng had just finished training for the day. He didn't even have time to go home to take a shower and change clothes, because he knew that these three Spaniards had been waiting here all afternoon.

For a busy man of Florentino's level, a businessman with hundreds of thousands of dollars a minute, if he is willing to wait in this place for several hours, you can see that it is definitely not a trivial matter.

Sorry, something happened! Yang Cheng said apologetically.

Florentino smiled, and the fat on his cheeks trembled. Wearing those glasses gave people a very kind and friendly feeling. In fact, he was a very good friend. Very skillful, without the snobbery and greed of businessmen.

It doesn't matter! he said, First of all, I want to congratulate you for winning another championship!

When he said this, Florentino felt a little sad, because from 2000 to now, for a full 6 years, he had passed Yang Cheng again and again. He once thought that even if Without Yang Cheng, he could lead Real Madrid to conquer Europa, but now it seems that it still won't work.

Thank you! Yang Cheng smiled and sat down.

Looking at the three people in front of him, Yang Cheng could see that Florentino was more reserved and had no expression on his face, but Piri and Butragueno were more obvious, with worried expressions on their faces.

It seems that Real Madrid's current situation is really very bad!

The four people sat in four directions, not knowing where to start, and were somewhat silent.

Yang Cheng coughed and looked at the night view of Albert Head in the distance through the window on the floor. You should go for a walk on the pier later. It's really rare to see such a great night view.

Piri and Butragueno both smiled stiffly, obviously not in the same mood. Florentino smiled and nodded, If you recommend it so much, then you must go for a walk. I'm usually very busy, and it's true. You should find a chance to have a good rest!

Yang Cheng frowned, obviously hearing the overtone of the words, but before he could say anything, Pili smiled bitterly.

You can't rest yet, at least now that the team is like this, we still need you to take charge of the overall situation!

Yang Cheng heard it now, Florentino, are you planning to leave Real Madrid?

The Spanish tycoon shrugged and asked with a smile, Don't you often say that I am not good enough in this position?

Indeed, the two have known each other for many years. Yang Cheng often joked that he had not done a good job as chairman, especially in the past three years. But the problem was that it was just a joke. If he really wanted to leave, Yang Cheng would not think so. Appropriate, because he was immediately reminded of what would happen after Florentino left.

If you want to throw down your burden and leave just because you haven't done a good enough job, that's not Florentino Perez's style! Yang Cheng smiled and stabbed him in turn.

Florentino chuckled. It was obvious that Yang Cheng's words had reached his heart. He had never been a person who gave up easily, and he had also put a lot of effort into Real Madrid. He really just gave up like this. He was somewhat unwilling to bear the burden.

The situation now is very bad, very bad! Florentino became a little serious.

Yang Cheng remained silent and listened silently.

Some people want to oust me and use the club to gain benefits. You know, the annual income is constantly rising. It has now reached 275.7 million euros and will exceed 300 million next season. Some people want to benefit from it!

Yang Cheng is not surprised by this figure. According to the latest data released by Deloitte Consulting, an authoritative organization, Real Madrid ranks first with 275.7 million euros in revenue, and Manchester United ranks second with 246.4 million euros. Coincidentally, these two This club has been a relatively unsuccessful team in the past two years in terms of competition, but has been very successful in business operations.

Liverpool also jumped up quickly and ranked fourth, behind Juventus with 234 million euros. Both teams participated in the Champions League final last season, but Juventus is better than Liverpool in terms of sponsors and other aspects. However, as the Red Army will undergo a new round of sponsor reshuffle this season, it is believed that revenue will likely jump to third place.

The team is in a mess, no head coach is willing to take over, and the players are forming gangs in the locker room, fighting on their own... At this point, Florentino sighed, I don't care about all of this. We should take responsibility, as you have always told me before, this is caused by management's poor decision-making and business direction.

Yang Cheng still didn't say anything. He knew very well what the purpose of the three giants of Real Madrid came to Liverpool, especially Florentino. He came to Liverpool in person and waited here. Spending a few hours just to meet him is a sign of sincerity.

How many people in the world can make this Spanish construction tycoon wait like this?

And Florentino didn't hide it. He chose to be honest and tell Yang Cheng all the problems without hiding anything. This shows that he trusts Yang Cheng, and it can even be said that he is sincere.

I hope to re-adjust the team's management direction and at the same time eliminate the bugs within the team and management, but you should be clear that Real Madrid's players currently lack such patience, so we must give them stability. expectations, so that they can patiently look at the team's transformation and reconstruction.

When he said this, Florentino looked at Yang Cheng, I once said that you are the most suitable head coach for Real Madrid. It is as if you are a head coach who was born to exist for Real Madrid. Today's situation is already grim. To the extent that I and my management team have no other choice, you are currently the only head coach suitable for Real Madrid, and you are my only choice!

When Florentino said these words, his eyes showed sincerity and determination.

Obviously, this is a signal, a signal to Yang Cheng.

If Yang Cheng agrees to accompany him to fight this battle, then he will choose to stay; but if Yang Cheng refuses, he will leave.

This is not a blackmail, because Florentino no longer has the bargaining chip to threaten. This is an invitation that can even be regarded as a request, and Florentino issued it personally and as the chairman of Real Madrid. invite.

Come to Real Madrid! Florentino said solemnly.

He, Piri, Butragueno, three of them, with six eyes, stared at Yang Cheng, waiting for his answer. ! .