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The goalkeeper is a very special position. Firstly, it is said that a good goalkeeper is equivalent to half the team. Secondly, the goalkeeper is quite special and rarely rotates. As long as the main force is firmly established, the substitute will basically be nailed to the substitute position.

Now, the third position requires game experience. These three reasons make Jiang Mu dare not change the position of the main goalkeeper easily. He is worried that he has bought a new goalkeeper. The current main goalkeeper Silva and the new goalkeeper will compete for the main goalkeeper.

Position, but Alkmaar does lack competitive goalkeepers now. Jiang Mu must consider introducing a goalkeeper who can replace Silva in case of emergency.

Cesar's goalkeeping skills and psychological quality are average, and stability is Cesar's weak link. Sometimes he can make amazing rescue moves, and sometimes he can score even with less threatening shots from the opponent. He reacts extremely quickly and is good at saving close-range shots.

. His ability to continuously save dangerous balls is very strong, and he is known as "having a spring on his butt".

Before providing Schlinja with the transfer list, Jiang Mu exchanged opinions with goalkeeper coach Myers. Myers preferred to buy a potential goalkeeper to serve as a substitute for Silva, rather than buying a strong one.

Competing with Silva for the starting spot, he was not very optimistic about Cesar. However, Jiang Mu still used rotation and two-line operations to convince Miles.

Goalkeeper Silva will definitely not be happy, but Jiang Mu and Silva talked three times, and Silva finally gave up the transfer, stayed at Alkmaar, and accepted the rotation system proposed by Jiang Mu.

Brazilian clubs have always been cunning in doing business. They saw that Alkmaar has been relatively generous in recent times, so they deliberately asked for high prices. Alkmaar and Cesar's Flamengo club conducted some difficult negotiations.

In the end, it was Cesar's opinion that determined the final result. After watching the videos of Jiang Mu's games and training, Cesar decided to join Alkmaar. Cesar is not a professional player yet, and Flamengo has no idea about this.

The only way is to get the training fee of 500,000 Dutch guilders and agree to let him go.

After buying Cesar, Alkmaar's signings were basically over. However, Scheringa saw that there was still a lot of money left in the transfer budget, so he asked the officials in charge of the transfer to try to give Luca Toni and Kloro

Ze called, but he didn't expect that Toni, who was hanging out in Italy and C, and Klose, who was working hard in Germany's C, came to the Netherlands in person, hoping to join.

This made Jiang Mu grin from ear to ear with joy. The two of them are typical late bloomers. After Alkmaar retains them for a few years, their values ​​will skyrocket. This is equivalent to bringing their own dry food and giving money to Alkmaar.

Ask Skhlindya to sign them in immediately.

Third-level amateur teams like the German Third and Serie C are very happy if they can sell players. There is no bargaining at all. Toni and Klose only spent 200,000 US dollars on Alkmaar, but Alkmaar

The salary given to them was very generous, with an annual salary of 200,000 Dutch guilders, which was beyond imagination for Toni and Klose at the time.

Cesar, Blomkamp, ​​Van Bommel, Drogba, Gattuso, Tomasson, Toni and Klose, if in five years, which team can buy these eight people in one season,

This team will definitely shock the world of football. However, in the summer of 1998, when these eight future stars and superstars were packaged and bought, many media were ridiculing Alkmaar as a garbage buying place, and the most expensive players were

At a cost of less than three million pounds, this is a far cry from the pre-season hype.

The Telegraph, the largest sports newspaper in the Netherlands, has dedicated a special feature on summer transfers to analyze and predict the signings of various clubs.

Naturally, the top three players in the Eredivisie were in the headlines. AZ Alkmaar was still placed last. According to the analysis of the article, as a new team in the Eredivisie, before the transfer started, the boss made huge sums of money and the manager made high-profile bids for the stars. It seems that

It's all hype. So far, the players Alkmaar has bought are mainly young players. It can be seen that Jiang Mu is wisely focusing on the future.

However, reporter Hendry still believes that Jiang Mu should change his thinking. After all, the Eredivisie is a top league. The attention of clubs, media and fans is not comparable to that of the Eredivisie B. If they cannot achieve results that satisfy them, then no matter how young the players are,

No matter how talented you are, it is meaningless.

"International Football" believes that Jiang Mu is a pseudo-conservative. Among his eight signings, there are four forwards, two midfielders, only one defender and one goalkeeper. If Jiang Mu hadn't done something to him,

The defender was too confident this season because he became intoxicated with his success in the Eredivisie. He thought that he could still use crazy offense to replace defense in the Eredivisie.

Olsen, the coach of Ajax who won the double championship last season, talked about AZ Alkmaar and Jiang Mu in an interview. The Danish coach commented very objectively, "Jiang Mu is a very talented coach. Most people can't figure him out."

Although his current signings do not have any big-name stars, they are all practical and cost-effective. This is in line with his pragmatism, especially Thomason. I know him and he is a very good forward. I believe

Alkmaar's relegation is not a problem, but whether it can go further depends on how well its foreign players work together."

Because Alkmaar unexpectedly acquired players from Serie C, Germany C and Ligue 2, their signings also attracted the attention of the media in these countries.

Italy's "Gazzetta dello Sport" talked about Gattuso in a less eye-catching section, "This is a capable and hard-working player. His spirit is Italian. Alkmaar bought Gattus for 2.7 million pounds."

So is a great value for money.”

A German reporter saw the transaction information on Alkmaar’s official website. Even Bild’s most knowledgeable football reporter did not know who “Klose” was before the investigation. “Alkmaar”

With a very strong scouting network, they have even extended their tentacles to the German Bundesliga. No matter how good Klose is, it is still worth spending 100,000 US dollars to buy a substitute."

The signings are generally over, and the preparations and running-in for the new season are in full swing. However, such a large-scale signing has still caused concerns among many players, especially the forward players. In the eyes of the outside media, more than 2 million pounds of signings

Thomasson is not a star, but in the eyes of Alkmaar's forwards who came from the Dutch second division, it is a sky-high price. If Alkmaar buys these forwards at such a high price, can they sit on the bench?

Before training the next day.

Im, the team's top scorer last season, found Jiang Mu: "Sir, the chairman of Cambourg gave me a call... He said he admired me very much, and I think Alkmaar is now strong... So...

…”

Although Im and Jiang Mu have only been together for a short time, the relationship between the two is still good. Im can win the top scorer, and Jiang Mu's support for him is unquestionable, so Im was hesitant to propose a transfer.

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"So, Im. What if I say that I admire you too? Do you believe me?" Jiang Mu said with a smile. In fact, he really admires Im. He is fast, has good skills, and is a good counterattacker.

If Im leaves, the only way to counterattack now is with the young Klose.

"Of course. I believe you, sir. However, Cambre has just been promoted to the Eredivisie, and they promised to give me the main position. Sir, can I still get the main commitment for the Eredivisie games this season?" Im doesn't want to leave either.

He said somewhat melancholy.

Jiang Mu patted Im on the shoulder and said: "I really can't promise you the main position. This season we will play games in rotation."

This is an expected answer.

Im nodded.

He smiled and said: "Thank you, Coach Jiang. You didn't try to prevaricate me with lies. It's a pleasure and an honor to play under your hands. I believe you will become the best in the world."

"Well, I wish you good luck, Im." Jiang Mu hugged Im.

"I also wish you good luck, sir, I made a million guilders for you." Im winked, smiled and left Jiang Mu's office.

One day later.

Im became the first player to leave Alkmaar this summer. Kamble, who was promoted with Alkmaar this season, bought the top scorer in the Dutch second division for 2 million Dutch guilders.

Immediately afterwards, winger Adrian also chose to leave. In his opinion, the team had five forwards bought by Jiang Mu and there was no room for him, so he chose to go to a powerful Dutch second division club. Then he left.

There is also a midfielder sitting on the bench, and their transfer price exceeds the price when they were bought.

The Dutch media fully affirmed Jiang Mu's ability to train players.

Im can be sold for such a high price mainly because he is the top scorer in the Dutch second division. Without the crazy goals in the last seven games, Im would definitely not have received this honor, and of course he would not be worth such a high transfer fee.

and annual salary.

The veterans left one after another, making Altidore doubtful of himself. After hesitating for a long time, Altidore knocked on Jiang Mu's office.

"Altidore, you're here, sit down, what can I do?"

When Jiang Mu saw the arrival of Altidore, his heart sank. Did he also want to transfer? This is not possible. The players he bought are all butchers and tough characters. Van Bommel has organizational skills, but lacks experience.

Loser can play in the midfield, but the most suitable heading player is the striker. Altidore still has a place in his new team.

"Coach, can I still be the main player this season?" Altidore clearly lost confidence in himself.

"Why do you think so? Is it because I was busy with transfers during this period and forgot to communicate with you?" Jiang Mu criticized the veteran who is three years older than him.

"No, I'm worried about whether I can help the team improve. After all, there are so many capable newcomers." Altidore said with difficulty.

"No matter how many people come, you will have a main position in the team. Alkmaar needs you, so go back to training with confidence. Oh, by the way, do you want me to give you another salary increase?" Jiang Mu

joked.

"No, no need. I've already received a salary increase. Then I'll go train."

Altidore said goodbye happily. He actually received calls from many clubs, including two from the Eredivisie. Their annual salary was higher than that of Alkmaar, but he was promoted by Jiang Mu. He was very grateful.

He must prioritize Alkmaar. Now that Jiang Mu has given him a positive answer, Altidore has nothing to worry about. Annual salary? To hell with it.