The Greatest Performer on the Football Field

In the office, Mike Phelan was chatting with several colleagues who had just taken up their new positions, and from time to time there was knowing laughter.

He was like that back then. Assistant coach Rolf, who once worked with Sun Wu at Wolfsburg, Schalke 04, laughed: But he can always do it.

Sun Wu left Schalke 04 in 2011. The next year, Rangnick became the sports director of Red Bull Group, and then took the team to Red Bull Leipzig. Rolf stayed at Schalke 04 until receiving Sun Wu's offer a month ago. invitation.

In fact, the three new members of the coaching staff invited by Sun Wu this time are all acquaintances. In addition to Rolf, there are also rehabilitation coach Marcus Zettermeisl who was hired from Rangnick; Physical trainer Leuthard, who worked with Magath for a long time and later at Bayer Leverkusen.

I discussed tactics with Best. Compared with last season, the changes are mainly in the midfield and frontcourt. Mike Phelan brought the topic back to the topic. He hopes to change positions more frequently and move more flexibly. This requires a lot of work and long training hours.”

Rolf nodded in agreement, This set of tactics appeared during Schalke 04, and it is relatively mature now.

Mike Phelan and Rolf began to place chess pieces on the tactical board to experiment with formations. They will be Sun Wu's most important assistants in tactics.

At this time, the physical fitness coach Leuthard walked into the office, and behind him was the bleak-looking Sun Wu.

Looking tired? Carrick, who has retired, joked.

Sun Wu squinted and said, We should have asked Leuthard to come here last summer!

You were not the head coach last summer. Leuthard laughed loudly. Best, don't worry, I have formulated a physical training plan for each player.

Sun Wu was too lazy to speak. He cupped his hands and took a breath for a while before pulling himself together and said: Mike is responsible for the internal management of the coaching staff, Rolf and Carrick are responsible for tactics, Zettermeisl, Roland Ittehard, you two are in touch with Dr. Swale.

By the way, what's going on with Lucas? Sun Wu suddenly asked.

The commotion was a bit fierce. The staff couldn't even contact Lucas. Simeone's attitude was very tough. Mike Phelan was helpless. Lucas's agent has already contacted him and he suggested triggering the termination clause directly. Terms.”

That's 18 million euros? Rolf, who comes from the Bundesliga where transfer fees are generally low, exclaimed: An 18-year-old young man,

Even the total playing time in the top league is less than one hour...

18 million euros is enough to poach core players for teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Bundesliga!

Sun Wu took a few sips of water before asking: Where's Mendi?

Marseille quoted 15 million euros, and it is unlikely that the price will be reduced.

Then let's take Lucas. Sun Wu thought for a long time and decided to trigger Lucas's termination clause.

The difference is only 3 million euros, but Lucas is much more reliable than Mendy. The latter could only play two or three games after nine months of rest.

Ten days ago, just when Sun Wu was preparing to offer Mendy, Lucas called.

When Sun Wu sent out the invitation at the beginning of the year, Lucas was excited at first, but then calmly analyzed and was ready to reject the invitation. The reason was very simple. Simeone guaranteed him a lot of playing time next season, and the team's newly introduced left back was in good condition. Too bad.

But after the transfer market opened, first Miranda returned on loan and Simeone confirmed that he would stay with the team, and then Felipe returned to Atletico Madrid for 15 million pounds. These two transfer messages made the young Lucas At a loss.

In Atletico Madrid's defense, Juan Fran and captain Godin are the absolute mainstays. Lucas can play the remaining two positions, but the center backs include Miranda, Savic, and Jimenez, and the left backs Felipe and Lucas have a hard time getting a chance to start.

Compared to Felipe, who has rich experience and has played for Atletico Madrid for many years, Lucas is more confident in grabbing the main position from Luke Shaw.

On July 19, Manchester United’s official website announced that it had triggered the release clause of Atletico Madrid’s 18-year-old young defender Lucas Hernandez, directly paying 18 million euros to bring him to Old Trafford and signed him. A five-year contract.

This news shocked the British football world. They paid 18 million euros for an 18-year-old player who had never even played on the field, and also used a very unethical method of triggering the release clause. This made Lucas' reputation It spread throughout the British Isles in an instant.

At the same time, the La Liga media also reported a lot about this, and the termination fee of 18 million euros, which in itself proves Lucas' potential and Atletico Madrid's importance to him.

Marca even claimed that all La Liga clubs need to be more vigilant. What should they be vigilant about? Vigilant Best, of course.

Simeone, who failed to retain Lucas, jumped up and cursed Sun Wu in front of reporters... Well, Sun Wu blocked Simeone's mobile phone number.

In fact, Sun Wu doesn't know that although Felipe will be the main player in the original team next season, Lucas will have 15 appearances and his performance is very eye-catching.

Atletico Madrid renewed Lucas' contract twice in a row in the next three years, and the release fee increased from 18 million euros to 80 million euros.

However, Manchester United forcibly poached Lucas, and they themselves became the target of poaching by others.

The staff at the Carrington base informed the coaching staff that Chelsea had faxed Schneiderlin an offer of 20 million pounds, and Tottenham Hotspur had offered Lukaku 10 million pounds.

10 million pounds, the shrinkage is too big. Last year, I spent 25 million pounds. Sun Wu huddled on the sofa, a little helpless. Last season, Lukaku was the worst performer in the team. He only scored 10 goals while wearing the No. 9 jersey. He scored 11 goals, and the longest ball drought lasted for two and a half months.

Pochettino likes him. Mike Phelan didn't care about this. The key is whether Harry Kane can shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals.

Of course, no problem. As for Schneiderlin...

Mike Phelan glanced over, everyone knew this.

As soon as Fabinho and Pavard entered the training camp, they were asked by Sun Wu to have a special talk. During the training the next day, everyone was surprised. Pavard, who played in the midfield, dropped back to play as a right back, and Fabinho played as a right back. Went to play midfielder.

Together with Fletcher and Herrera who stayed on the team, and Kante who returned from Leicester City, Manchester United has accumulated five players in the midfielder position, and Schneiderlin is Pochettino's confidant.

In this case, it is natural for Schneiderlin to leave.

It is said that the head coaches of the Premier League are all managers. They not only lead the team in training and games, but are also deeply involved in player transactions. However, in a modern society with a detailed division of labor, player transactions basically have nothing to do with the coaching staff. They are only responsible for determining the cleanup. Or just a signing target.

Sun Wu sent an email to Batty, agreeing that Lukaku and Schneiderlin would leave the team, but their worth should not be so low, especially Schneiderlin, the absolute main force of the league champion and Champions League champion, only worth 20 million pounds?

On July 28, just as Manchester United was about to fly back to Manchester, Chelsea announced the signing of Manchester United's main midfielder Schneiderlin for a transfer fee of 30 million pounds, and Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Schneiderlin for a transfer fee of 13 million pounds. Pochettino’s former player Lukaku.

These two pieces of news are actually good news for Sun Wu. So far, three of Pochettino's confidants, Januzaj, Lukaku, and Schneiderlin, have been successfully purged. Except for a few players, the entire team is basically Sun Wu. Wu Yishou brought it.

This also means that Sun Wu can control this team without any suspense!

However, Manchester United’s transfer strategy is a bit confusing to the outside world...

Thomas Muller earns £60 million, Januzaj earns £9.5 million, Schneiderlin earns £30 million, Lukaku earns £13 million, and Manchester United earns £112.5 million.

While Lucas is worth 18 million euros, Van Dijk is worth 16 million pounds, Bernardo Silva is worth 25 million pounds, Pavard and Fabinho combined are less than 6 million euros, and the expenditure is worth over 60 million pounds.

In other words, Manchester United can make a net profit of more than 50 million pounds this summer!

After listening to the report from Finance Director Batty, the expression on Woodward's face was wonderful.