Super Marshal

On the afternoon of the 26th, the 19th round of the Premier League reignited the flames of war.

Manchester City plays Stoke City at home.

It can be said that this is a Christmas gift for all Manchester City fans. Gao Han is deeply committed to the tradition of English football, so he attaches great importance to this game. At the same time, he also strictly controls the players' diet and daily routine during the Christmas period.

Stoke City's head coach Tony Pulis is also a veteran Premier League coach with rich experience. Facing the wolf-like Manchester City and playing away from home, they faced it with a traditional 4-4-2 and adopted defensive counterattack tactics.

But Stoke City's defense only lasted for half an hour, and then the game completely entered Manchester City's rhythm.

After half an hour of stalemate, the Stoke City team's physical energy was almost exhausted. Gao Han immediately arranged for the team to attack aggressively. With the support of skill cards, Manchester City launched a wave of attacks that lasted for more than ten minutes. In the 31st, 34th and 44th minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo made two shots and one pass, and Kaka made one pass and one shot, helping Manchester City enter the midfield with a 3-0 lead. rest.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester City continued to increase their offensive.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the 68th minute, assisted by Kaká.

Under the overwhelming offensive, the emotions of Manchester City fans at the City Stadium were completely ignited.

In the final stage of the game, Manchester City once again exerted its strength. In the 81st, 87th and 89th minutes, Kaká, Sturridge and Sanchez each scored a goal, ultimately helping Manchester City defeat Stowe 7-0. City team.

Having scored seven goals in two consecutive rounds and 19 goals in the last three rounds, Manchester City's powerful offensive power has shocked the entire Premier League and even European football.

But what’s even more terrifying is that in this game, Manchester City’s ball possession rate once again reached 72%, the number of shots once again reached 32, and 20 shots were on target. If it weren’t for Stoke City Goalkeeper Begovic performed well and is expected to score more.

The crazy offensive made the entire city stadium boil.

A hearty victory is undoubtedly Manchester City's best Christmas gift to all fans.

In this round, Chelsea drew with Birmingham 0-0 away from home, Liverpool defeated Wolves 2-0 at home, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 3-0 at home, and Manchester United defeated Hull City 3-1 away from home.

Manchester City's seven-goal victory at home also shocked Chinatown executives who flew from Madrid to Manchester, especially head coach Pochettino, because he saw that Gao Han's team had completely become the dominant player on the football field.

In the face of Manchester City's strong control, Stoke City didn't even have a chance to resist.

He knows very well that on the one hand, this is due to the powerful star lineup that Manchester City has, but on the other hand, it also relies on Gao Han's integration of the team and the three-four-three formation he formulated.

It can be said that it is this set of tactics that maximizes Manchester City's powerful offensive power.

This made him admire Gao Han from the bottom of his heart, and even envied him extremely.

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After Lin Xia returned to China with her children, she left Gao Han alone in Manchester. One person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. So Gao Han seemed to have returned to his single days. Except for going home to rest at night, he spent most of the time with the team. .

This time Mendes accompanied Chinatown’s general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Cantarero and head coach Pochettino to Manchester on a special trip. Gao Han specially invited them to have dinner at one of the most famous Western restaurants in the city. They also booked a luxury box on the top floor for them to talk about things.

And the news they brought specially from Spain was indeed surprising.

"This morning, Granovskia called me, and Abramovich personally told me that they were willing to pay liquidated damages for Falcao and Ramirez, and Granovskija was responsible for the specific matters. , he hopes to receive good news that the transfer is successful before he returns to London."

At the dinner, everyone had no appetite for food, and Mendes took the lead in talking about the purpose of their trip.

Gao Han listened silently, the look on his face adding a bit of solemnity.

He really didn't expect that Chelsea would have such courage. The liquidated damages of 90 million euros were given as much as they wanted. Rich people.

"What do you think?" Gao Han looked at Armando Marcos, Cantarero and Pochettino.

Although Mendes is close, he represents the interests of the players in this transaction, which is somewhat embarrassing.

"I don't think we have any reason to reject such a transfer request." Armando Marcos took the lead in stating his position.

He was so anxious about raising funds for the new stadium recently that his hair was almost turning gray. Not long ago, Gao Han referred him to a wealthy client from the Middle East, and the two parties began to negotiate about the naming of the new stadium and the sponsorship of advertising on the chest of the jersey. Only then could he breathe a sigh of relief temporarily and relieve his urgent needs.

But if Falcao and Ramirez can be sold and 90 million euros of transfer funds can be obtained, it will definitely be a great help to Chinatown, and a new stadium will be in sight.

"I must remind you." Armando Marcos looked at Cantarero and Pochettino, "The Spanish Professional League is really dissatisfied with our home court. The broadcast conditions are too poor, which is very inconsistent with us. According to the broadcasters, they are willing to pay a fee to help us further improve the facilities at our home stadium, but we also need to bear part of it ourselves."

"If there is also the issue of contract renewal, I'm afraid that financially..."

Cantarero and Pochettino looked at each other and nodded. They both understood the team's difficulties.

"The question now is not whether to sell or not." Cantarero followed up what Armando Marcos said, "but after selling, how do we ensure the competitiveness of the team? Now we are ranked seventh in the league and avoiding relegation. It shouldn’t be difficult, but do we really just want to avoid relegation?”

Everyone understands what Cantarero means. After finally climbing to seventh place in the league, he must keep this position.

In other words, at least it is impossible to fall to the lower reaches of the league, right?

"As an outsider, I have some ideas." Mendes suddenly interrupted.

Everyone is looking at the Portuguese. As the best and most successful agent in the world, his ideas are certainly worthy of attention.

"Tell me about it." Gao Han nodded.

"It has been less than ten years since Chinatown was established. It can be said to be a miracle in itself that it has been able to establish itself in La Liga. A large part of the reason why this team has been able to attract so many fans lies here. , but your foundation is very fragile. If you are not careful, you may capsize at any time and fall back to the lower leagues in disgrace.”

Everyone nodded, Mendes' analysis was very thorough.

"The most important thing for you now is to lay the foundation. A new stadium is an urgent top priority. It can be said that as long as a new stadium can be built, anyone within the team can sell it."

Mendes' words left everyone present speechless.

"To be honest, Chinatown is most proud of its youth training. In ten years, it has created a youth training banner in European football, which has attracted countless young players to promote, discover and train young players. This is Chinatown is now the best business method and the most profitable way to generate income."

"In European football at the moment, the transfer market bubble is getting more and more serious. On the one hand, it is the financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. Professional football has gradually become a safe haven. It can be said that behind every economic crisis, there is a major professional football crisis. There are opportunities for development now, and on the other hand, Manchester City’s crazy investment of more than 400 million euros and Real Madrid’s transfer budget of several hundred million euros on hand are greatly contributing to this trend.”

"I can guarantee that player transfer fees will get higher and higher in the next few years. This may be a disaster for other teams, but it is an excellent opportunity for Chinatown. You are just right. We can use this opportunity to solidify the team’s foundation and build strength for the future.”

Mendes' words were very pertinent, and Gao Han and others nodded repeatedly.

The more depressed the economy, the more prosperous professional football will be. This has been the rule for the past few decades. Now with the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, Europe has also begun to brew an economic crisis, and a new round of prosperity for professional football will soon come.

This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Chinatown.

When Wenger sold Anelka, he used the money in exchange for Henry and a Colney training base, which was cited as a good talk by countless Arsenal fans.

Now, the time has come for Chinatown to cut off its strength.

Selling Falcao and Ramirez in exchange for a considerable amount of initial capital to promote the construction of a new stadium is definitely a very cost-effective business.

What's more, Gao Han's plan has already received support from the Madrid District Government, the Madrid City Government and the Fuenlabrada City Government, and they should also provide financial support by then.

This is a critical moment and a decision must be made.

It's not just a question of whether to sell Falcao and Ramirez, but the team's business policy in the next few years.

That is to adopt a business model similar to that of Porto, Lyon, Sevilla and other teams, discover and train a group of young players, sell them for arbitrage, exchange for funds, and invest in the construction of the club to lay a solid foundation for the future.

But in this way, during this period of time, the Chinatown team can't expect to achieve any results at all. It is quite commendable to be able to maintain its current ranking in La Liga.

"Mauricio, what do you think?" Gao Han asked Pochettino with concern.

Everyone looked at Pochettino.

This is not just asking for his opinion, but wanting to know his attitude.

Do you want to continue to fight side by side with the club and get through this difficult time? Or do you want to find another job?

In fact, Gao Han has made his attitude clear.

Without the support of local tycoon consortia, Chinatown can only play the black shop model. Only when it has laid a solid foundation in the future will it be qualified to compete with other wealthy teams.

Pochettino also knew that his answer was of great importance. After thinking about it seriously, he raised his head, looked at Gao Han, nodded very sincerely and said: "I agree to sell Falcao and Ramirez."

After hearing this, Gao Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was also very optimistic about Pochettino.

"But I have a request." Pochettino changed the topic.

Gao Han nodded, "Just say it."

"I will do my best to maintain the team's current ranking. At least until the end of the season, the league ranking will not be lower than tenth, so I hope to use some funds to invest in transfers and player contract renewals."

Pochettino said neither humble nor condescending.

He is an ambitious head coach and naturally wants to stay on an enterprising team.

If Gao Han just wants to pursue financial interests and is even willing to sacrifice the team's performance for this, then it's okay not to keep this kind of team.

With Pochettino's influence in Spanish football today, he has no shortage of coaching opportunities.