Red Rebels

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I have to lament that UEFA is getting better and better at publicity and hype.

During the draw ceremony for the top six knockout rounds of the Champions League, UEFA invited senior executives from each club to participate. Especially when entering the venue, they arranged for the guests to be interviewed by reporters. Kind of like the red carpet at the Oscars.

In this draw ceremony, UEFA obviously got a taste of the sweetness, so it continued to use this method in the draw ceremonies for the top 8 knockout rounds and semi-finals.

When Xiao Yu and his party arrived outside the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the reporters were divided into two rows in front of the door by the security guards. The spotlights flashed frequently and they kept snapping photos of Xiao Yu and his party, while the Red Rebels These big guys greeted the media with smiles on their faces.

At the entrance, UEFA has specially opened a special area for media interviews. Anyone who wants to enter must pass through here. There is no doubt that reporters will not let them pass easily.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao Yu." A foreign reporter greeted Xiao Yu with a smile.

"Hello, journalist friend," Xiao Yu responded politely. Not far away from him, Mourinho and others were also being interviewed by reporters.

This is the benefit of the interview area, where many-to-many interviews can be conducted.

"As the Red Rebels have won three consecutive Champions League titles, what is their Champions League goal this season?" the reporter asked with a smile.

At this time, Xiao Yu saw a group of people behind the reporter. He didn't know if they were fans or fans. Anyway, they raised Xiao Yu's sign and waved it towards Xiao Yu. This made him immediately feel a sense of pride. He didn't expect this. There were also fans of his, so he raised his hands to greet them. This move immediately attracted an even more enthusiastic response from that group of people.

"Of course, without a doubt, our goal is to win the championship"

"It can be seen that everyone in the Red Rebels is still very hungry for honors, and just a few minutes ago, Mr. Laporta of the Barcelona Club was also interviewed. He said that Barcelona's biggest regret this season is I just couldn’t meet the Red Rebels in the draw of the top six knockout rounds..."

"That's because they were lucky. They picked a weak team and won the first place in the group," Xiao Yu sneered.

The feud between Barcelona and the Red Rebels seems to be showing signs of resurgence recently, especially since Guardiola previously said that he wanted to touch the Red Rebels, and then a Barcelona mouthpiece newspaper reported a so-called leak, saying that Barcelona Many stars of the Red Rebels are being secretly operated, including Messi, Ronaldinho, Cesc Fabregas and Cech.

Valdez's performance has always made people feel uneasy.

Sometimes he performs steadily, but sometimes he makes inexplicable mistakes. Barcelona has always wanted to find an outstanding goalkeeper to replace Valdez.

Of course, what is mentioned here is only a unilateral leak by Barcelona. The Red Rebels have not received any news so far, but Xiao Yu feels very disgusted with this strategy of Barcelona.

how to say? It is understandable that Barcelona is interested in these players. After all, these are the top stars in their positions, but do they have money?

If you study Barcelona carefully, you will find that they have no money to buy any of the superstars on the so-called leaked list. The one with the lowest value is Cech. The market valuation is still as high as 5 million pounds. But if they want to impress the Red Rebels, they must at least get Can Barcelona afford a higher price than this?

Even if Barcelona can really afford it, will the Red Rebels be willing to sell it?

Although Xiao Yu interrupted his words, the reporter was not disgusted or embarrassed at all. Instead, he was very satisfied and recorded Xiao Yu's words, and then continued to ask questions.

"Then which team does Mr. Xiao Yu hope the Red Rebels will draw in the top 8 knockout rounds?"

Not far away at this time, the reporter interviewing Mourinho happened to ask a similar question. Xiao Yu looked over, and Mourinho happened to hear Xiao Yu's question. He looked over and the two looked at each other. A smile.

"Barcelona" Mourinho answered with certainty.

Xiao Yu shrugged, "Look, he said it was Barcelona."

"But Barcelona is very strong this season..." asked the reporter interviewing Mourinho.

Unexpectedly, Mourinho interrupted him, "Have you not watched La Liga for a long time? The current team in the Spanish Liga standings is Real Madrid, and Barcelona is obviously not good enough."

"But Guardiola's team obviously performed better than Real Madrid, at least judging from the scene, that's true."

"Oh," Mourinho suddenly understood and pointed at the reporter, "Are you a Barcelona fan? A Spanish reporter?"

The reporter found that everyone around him was looking at him, and he felt a little flustered, but he still held up his chest and nodded: "Yes, Mr. Mourinho, I am not afraid to admit it, I am a Barcelona fan."

"Very good, reporter friend, you are very brave. I appreciate you, but I have to tell you, if Barcelona is really willing to come out and fight us like Guardiola said, the end will be worse than Werder Bremen. It’s miserable, do you know why?”

Before the reporter could react, Mourinho laughed, "Because their defense is very, very bad."

The reporter was immediately ridiculed by the people around him. Obviously everyone knew that not many people could win in a verbal war with Mourinho.

"But, Mr. Mourinho, will you still be the head coach of the Red Rebels by then?" The reporter became angry and retorted.

Mourinho was stunned and immediately understood that what this reporter was saying was that many media had recently linked him with Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and other teams, especially Chelsea.

After a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Red Rebels at home: 6, it is said that Chelsea players, including Lampard, Joe Cole, Ballack and other core players of the team, organized spontaneous player meetings at the club's training base and invited Chelsea's The senior officials were present, and Abu came after hearing the news and participated in this internal meeting, but Grant was left out.

Captain Lampard said on behalf of the players at an internal meeting that he hopes Grant can leave his job voluntarily.

Abramovich appeased Chelsea's core players at the meeting. Although he was messy in some aspects, at this point, he knew better than anyone that once these players left, Chelsea would really be doomed.

It is said that after attending this meeting, Abramovich immediately held a high-level meeting to discuss the possibility of Grant's resignation. However, the major leagues are currently in fierce competition, and it is not easy to find a suitable head coach immediately, so it is basically finalized. The result is that it is best to let Grant work until the end of the season, or fire him and let Clark come up as the firefighting head coach.

But having two firefighting coaches in one season is really embarrassing.

At present, Chelsea is said to be focusing on contacting Mourinho, Frank Rijkaard and other outstanding coaches, especially Mourinho. The newspaper even listed Mourinho's timetable for joining Chelsea. It is said that the Portuguese has submitted A report on reforms to Chelsea's current situation, as well as signings for the new season and other matters.

Now, this reporter is apparently doubting Mourinho's loyalty to the Red Rebels

"Mr. Reporter, maybe you will be a man who is very easily tempted to cheat. Where do you live? Barcelona? Oh, it is a place full of entertainment and entertainment, and it is indeed a good place with rich night life, but you should not force your shallow thoughts On top of others, especially me, I'm very loyal to my wife, so she doesn't have to worry about me messing around."

When he said this, Mourinho was obviously sarcastic. He believed that the reporter's most unreasonable thing was to fabricate all the reasons why he joined Chelsea. Why did he have no motivation in the Red Rebels? He and the Red Rebels senior management There are differences in the direction of development and so on. This is all nonsense.

In the Red Rebels, Mourinho cannot get all the power, but he can get the greatest power. Xiao Yu's series of policies ensure Mourinho's status. He will always be the most special one in the team. one

If this is the case, where does the difference come from?

Xiao Yu walked over with a smile and slapped Mourinho hard on the shoulder, indicating that he should not be angry with these gossipy reporters. The scene of the two walking into the UEFA headquarters, joking and joking side by side, was captured by countless reporters behind them. , I believe this move is more convincing than any explanation and clarification.

Those who say Mourinho wants to leave the Red Rebels either have ulterior motives or are stupid.

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"Hey, Xiao Yu" As soon as he walked into the venue, Xiao Yu immediately saw Florentino coming towards him.

The relationship between this Spanish boss and Xiao Yu is not an ordinary one. When he wanted to seek re-election, it was Xiao Yu who finally sent Ribery to Real Madrid and gained enough popularity for him to continue his tenure. President of Real Madrid.

Although Robben did not go to Real Madrid in the summer of 2007, it had nothing to do with Xiao Yu. It was more due to the club's operating methods and the agreement signed between Robben and Bayern. After all, he was unwilling to go to Real Madrid and Franck Ribery competes for the star status. He wants to become the number one superstar at Bayern.

In fact, he really did it

Many people say that the Red Rebels specialize in producing superstars. At present, the top superstars in the four major European leagues are all players from the Red Rebels. Needless to say, in England, Ronaldinho, Messi and others are very popular. Lassio, AC Milan now regards the Argentinian as a treasure, he is the top star in Serie A.

The top player in La Liga is Ribery, but Villa performed very well after switching to Barcelona, ​​not losing to Ribery at all, and these two stars are from the Red Rebels; the Bundesliga is naturally Robben, who switched to After Bayern, Robben's football career has progressed by leaps and bounds. Although Bayern performed poorly in the Champions League this season, Robben is still the most dazzling superstar in the Bundesliga.

The top names in the four major leagues are all from the Red Rebels, which naturally makes the Red Rebels very important in European football.

"Perez" Xiao Yu hugged Florentino tightly, and then walked to a place where they would not be harassed by others.

"I heard that you are planning to sell Kaká and Cesc Fabregas?" Florentino asked with concern.

Although Kaka has not played a minute this season due to injury, his strength and reputation are still there. As for Cesc Fabregas, for Real Madrid who are anxious to find Juninho's replacement, there is no doubt that He is the most suitable candidate, and the introduction of Fabregas can also give a severe blow to the arch-rival Barcelona.

"You should know that that's impossible, Perez," Xiao Yu answered with certainty.

Florentino shrugged helplessly. Xiao Yu said it was impossible, so it was absolutely impossible. Everyone knew that he always kept his word, "If there is a discussion, remember to let me know first."

Some of Lafayette's smartest and most cost-effective transfers came from the Red Rebels, which makes him seem to have an inexplicable superstition towards the players of the Red Rebels. However, the Red Rebels' protection and the loyalty of the players, then They are all famous.

"Johnson's assistant just invited David Dunn and I to meet and have a chat."

"What's the good thing?" Xiao Yu now intervenes in these matters less and less.

If he wanted, he could have become a representative of the European Professional Clubs Federation, but he didn't want to, so the Red Rebels' representative in the European Professional Clubs Federation was Walsh, and his position was vice-president.

"He is plotting to reopen the European Cup Winners' Cup"

"Re-host the European Cup Winners' Cup?" Xiao Yu was immediately shocked.

Doesn't this mean that the entire European football world will experience another major earthquake?

When UEFA decided to cancel the European Cup Winners' Cup, the main reason was the pressure from wealthy clubs. In order to increase the influence of the Champions League, they were forced to relax the entry threshold for the Champions League, which made more strong teams take aim. The Champions League was eliminated, causing the level of competition in the Cup Winners' Cup to plummet.

On the one hand, in order to meet the interests of wealthy clubs, and on the other hand, in order to continue to control the Champions League and obtain the distribution rights of the largest profit cake in European football, UEFA decided to carry out reforms, cancel the Cup Winners' Cup, and allow the cup champions of various countries to enter the UEFA Cup. .

But as a result, the influence of the Champions League has increased, but the influence of the Cup Winners' Cup has plummeted, and it has completely become useless. In the end, it was simply canceled and focused on the Champions League.

However, since the decision to reform the UEFA Cup last year, this season's UEFA Cup has been very heated. The top six knockout matches are full of confrontation. Although there is only one traditional giant, Bayern, Everton, Arsenal, Manchester City, Pele. Jarrell, Atletico Madrid, Ajax, Sporting Lisbon, Fiorentina, Marseille, PSV and other powerful teams have all entered the top six.

People die for money, and birds die for food. Don’t think that these powerful teams suddenly have a conscience and value the UEFA Cup, and don’t think that the little bonus raised by UEFA has inspired them. In fact, the reason why these teams value the UEFA Cup is The reason is to participate in the Champions League next season.

The competitive level of the UEFA Cup has been improved, and the joining of these powerful teams has also increased the influence of the UEFA Cup. Especially the direct participation places in the Champions League group stage next season, these teams have been competing hard one by one. flow.

It can be said that although the reform has only been carried out for one season, everyone can see that the reform is in the right direction. The UEFA Cup is on the way to recovery and is sharing the benefits brought by the increased influence of the Champions League.

At this time, UEFA naturally aimed at another cup competition, the European Cup Winners' Cup.