Red Rebels

Every month, the Red Rebel Army becomes very busy.

The Athletics Department must face the intensive schedule throughout the month and formulate an effective rotation policy to ensure that the team's performance will not be greatly affected after entering the month.

With the introduction of the winter break, the monthly schedule is crucial for an English team, because everyone knows that after half a month of winter break, the team can recover and adjust well. , so teams tend to perform better after the winter break.

For wealthy teams aiming to win the championship, April is the month with the densest schedule and the resumption of European competitions. These three months are the three schedule periods that the championship team must pay full attention to.

The Red Rebels are currently ranked in the rankings. Although they are strong and strong, they are still not immune to the common mistakes. They must be extremely vigilant in the intensive months, because experience and lessons tell the team that if the games in the month are not performed well, then the Red Rebels want to It is quite difficult to continue to maintain the advantage of the league.

The laboratory is also very busy, because they have to monitor the physical condition of the players during the intensive schedule at any time, provide reference for the team's rotation, and also participate in formulating the team training content during the winter break, and this period is the time for injuries. In the advanced stage of the disease, the people in the laboratory did not dare to be careless at all.

At present, there are more than 0 staff members in the Red Rebel Laboratory. Some of them are responsible for team doctors, some are responsible for scientific research in the laboratory, and some are responsible for the team's daily testing affairs, etc. All the division of labor and cooperation were carried out in an orderly manner, but after entering the month, the pressure was slightly greater.

The Ministry of Commerce cannot relax either. Investment promotion for European competitions in the second half of the season, business plans for European home games, etc. These are all things that the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for, but these are not the key. What is really important is that every month , the Red Rebels will hold a high-level meeting to announce the bonus plan for this season.

Many teams' bonus plans are formulated at the beginning of the season, and some are delayed until the season. Some teams even temporarily add bonuses until the second half of the season, but the Red Rebels' bonus points have always been very high. has plans.

Unlike other teams that delay bonus points, the Red Rebels' bonuses are cashed out as soon as the season ends without any delay. Over the years, there has never been any delay in arrears of player salaries or bonuses.

In the formulation of the bonus plan, in addition to the high-level participation of the Commerce Department, the head coach and assistant coach of the Athletics Department, General Manager Walsh of the Administration Department, and Professor Fryer and Professor Derek of the Laboratory will also participate.

The entire bonus plan covers a huge amount, involving every employee and player of the club, so every department attaches great importance to it. After all, this is their extra income after the season in addition to salary, and through the operation of the Ministry of Commerce,

These bonuses can be taxed to a minimum, and some are even nearly tax-free.

"According to our evaluation, we still use the previous season as a reference. If we can reach the top 8 of the Champions League, our profit this season is likely to remain around 100 million pounds. If we can reach the top 4, it is expected to reach 100 million pounds. "Mark David took the lead in giving the Department of Commerce's budget report.

The Red Rebels have never concealed this profit, at least not to internal personnel. And those who participated in today's internal high-level summit, except Xiao Yu, Walsh, Mark David, Gardner, and Murray In addition to the top leaders of various departments such as Neo, Cassel, Beckham, Meulensteen, Moniz, Professor Fryer, and Professor Derek, there are also the four captains of the Red Rebels.

It is said to be a summit, but it is actually a box in the restaurant of the Red Rebels' Newton Heath training base. This box is specially used for internal summits. No one usually comes in, and next to it, There is also a dining room, which is very large and is used by the team when they usually have dinner.

Everyone looked at each other and saw expressions of satisfaction.

The Red Rebels' profit level last season reached 50 million pounds, but this season, many players and employees have increased their salaries accordingly, which has increased the club's operating burden, but last season the team stopped at The top 8 of the Champions League has affected this season's revenue, and the team's profits have naturally declined.

However, being able to maintain a profit of 100 million pounds is already very satisfying.

"After our operations in the previous two seasons, our floating bonus system has been well implemented, so we hope to continue to use this floating bonus system this season," Mark David continued.

No one has much opinion on this, neither employees nor players.

The policy of the floating bonus system is to link the bonuses of players and employees to the performance of the team. In the first season of implementation, the Red Rebels won seven championships. After the end of the season, in addition to the originally planned salary, the team , and even increased their annual salary by 40% in one go, as a reward for the players and employees.

This is why the team won seven championships in the 06/07 season, but the team's profit was not as good as the following year's 07/08 season.

Having tasted the sweetness, the players and employees naturally had no objections to this system, and everyone agreed with a smile.

"The old rules are that if you reach the top four in the league and qualify for the Champions League, each player can receive a pre-tax bonus of 600,000 pounds. If a player's season attendance rate exceeds 60%, he can receive an additional 600,000 pounds."

Mark David is talking about bonuses for first-team players. Other youth team players also have corresponding bonus systems. However, compared to the first team, the bonuses for those youth teams are just a drop in the bucket. Even if the Red Rebels No matter how much attention is paid to youth training, it is impossible to give too high rewards to the youth team.

This is also related to the low competition in some competitions participated by the youth team.

"In terms of winning bonuses, we still follow the original standards, which are 8% for the Champions League, 5% for the English Cup, 0% for the FA Cup, and 7% for the League Cup. If we can win the Triple Crown this season, an additional 5% will be added. If you win a Grand Slam, there will be an additional 40% increase." Mark David smiled as he talked about the team's bonus system for the new season.

The team's bonus is based on the team's operating status this season, and these percentages are combined with the players' annual salary.

For example, if the team can win another Grand Slam this season, the players can receive 8% of their annual salary as a Champions League bonus, and 6% of their annual salary as a British Championship bonus, and so on. After all, the players can Gain an additional 5o% annual salary through four championships.

That's not all. For winning the Grand Slam, the team can receive an additional 40% of the annual salary as bonus. In other words, in total, the team can receive 90% of the annual salary as bonus.

Doesn’t this mean that players are told that if they win another Grand Slam, they can double their annual salary this season?

The four Red Rebel captains at the scene immediately whispered to each other. They were obviously very satisfied with the bonus policy formulated by the club. They said that in today's football world, especially in the context of the general economic downturn, which other club can offer such a high bonus? bonus?

You must know that the bonuses of the Red Rebels can be tax-free to the maximum extent through the operation of the Ministry of Commerce. This is different from the annual salary, which must be reported. Although tax avoidance can also be carried out, the tax rate is still not low, but many bonuses are Through operation, you can achieve full tax exemption.

Sometimes, when the players check their bank accounts after the season, they will find that the bonuses they received are higher than their annual salaries.

In addition to the players' bonuses being planned and organized, the bonuses for employees and coaching staff are also planned. However, compared to players, the salaries of these employees are generally not high, but their role is very real. The team generally All are given corresponding pre-tax bonuses.

Just like Mourinho, in addition to his annual salary, he can receive different amounts of bonuses based on the team's performance, such as the British champion £00,000, the Champions League champion £00,000, even if he only wins an FA Cup and a League Cup, they are all You can get a bonus of 500,000 pounds, and other employees will be rewarded accordingly.

This bonus system of the Red Rebels has been implemented in the past two years and has achieved good results, motivating players and employees to work harder for the team both on and off the court.

Many people outside say that the Red Rebels rely on loyalty to win over players, but in fact, everyone knows very well that in such a materialistic society, loyalty is unreliable and cannot be used as food. Offer 0%, or even 50% of salary to tempt your players, and he may be able to resist the temptation.

But what if the annual salary is doubled, tripled, even five times or ten times?

Xiao Yu is very principled in running the Red Rebels. On the one hand, the team attaches great importance to internal construction, promotes the idea of ​​gratitude, and binds players through emotions. However, on the other hand, the team is not stingy at all in terms of salary and bonuses. Players are generally given high salaries corresponding to their value.

It is under this dual protection of emotions and interests that the players of the Red Rebels always give people an impression of extreme loyalty.

After discussing the bonus system, Xiao Yu also revealed the latest news.

"According to the latest news our club has received from UEFA, FIFA will establish a special investigation team responsible for the transfer of minor players under the age of 8 starting from October 2009. The members of this special investigation team will The task is to focus on investigating the transfer matters of those wealthy clubs poaching underage players from small teams.”

The establishment of this investigation team means that the possibility of the Red Rebels trying to dig out Fabregas, Aguero and others has become smaller.

In the past, according to regulations, as long as the Red Rebels provided a job to the parents of Aguero and other South American players, they could apply to bring Aguero to Manchester, and then the Red Rebels could get Aguero.

There are many transfers using this kind of operation, including Aguero, Pato, Nymar and others.

But now the regulations have changed. After the establishment of this special investigation team, the Red Rebels can still poach people through this method, but they must report it to the special investigation team, and then review it by them. Only with their approval can they Transfers are allowed.

Corresponding special investigation teams will be established on each continent to take charge of matters on that continent, while the European region will be handed over to UEFA. This can be said to be another mandatory requirement to strengthen youth training, and will It has brought some trouble to many teams’ signings.

For example, Wenger, Arsenal recently hired 6-year-old Merodio from Atletico Madrid's reserve team and 7-year-old Grenier from Lyon. These players are all products of the youth training of Atletico Madrid and Lyon, but Wenger Ge took them away for almost no transfer fee.

Manchester United also signed the new Totti Petrucci from Roma, and only paid him a training fee of 00,000 pounds. However, this player's annual salary is as high as 00,000 pounds. This is for a 7-year-old player. , which is already considered a very high sky-high price contract.

Although the Red Rebels also recruit people, such outrageous things rarely happen, and the club attaches great importance to youth training, which makes many players, even outstanding football teenagers from abroad, eager to join the Red Rebels, and many even He was sent to the Red Rebels' football school for training at a very young age.

You know, under the review of UEFA and FIFA, the Red Rebels’ many football schools all over Europe are all five-star in terms of software and hardware. The Red Rebels, Redondo, and Germany The football schools built by Roba and others in South America, the United States, Africa and other regions have all reached five-star standards.

"I believe you can all see that after this regulation comes out, it will bring some changes to club operations, forcing all clubs to start paying attention to youth training, so we hope to continue to increase youth training in the next few years. Intensity.”

Over the years, the players trained by the youth training system of the Red Rebels have been overcrowded. Many players trained in the youth training have not been able to play in the first team. This is not because the Red Rebels do not pay attention to youth training, but because The competition for first-team spots is too fierce.

For example, players such as Joe Hart, Pato, and Chris Taylor, although they were unable to play for the Red Rebels, they played the main role in teams such as Droisden, AC Milan, and Sunderland.

Someone once suggested that Xiao Yu should appropriately reduce investment in youth training because of the serious exodus of players, but Xiao Yu didn't see it that way.

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Although our talents are now at their peak and at their peak, if we start to neglect youth training, then in a few years we will face a situation where we are out of work. So I decided to continue to increase investment in youth training every year and put Annual youth training investment is linked to club operations and becomes a mandatory requirement.”

Due to the prosperity of players, youth training has been neglected, which has led to a situation of overall talent shortage for the national team and the league. There is a precedent, such as Germany in the late 1990s.

Germany was so good at that time, almost sweeping the world. The Bundesliga completely suppressed England and competed with La Liga for the second league in Europe. However, after a group of players such as Matthäus and Klinsmann aged, the talent pool was in short supply and generally accepted Not going to work caused Germany to be eliminated humiliatingly from the World Cup in France and the European Cup in 2000.

And just take a look, after Klinsmann and other players, how many world-class players do Germany still have?

Who else but Barak?

Today's Italy is also following the old path of Germany in the 1990s, and they will pay the price sooner or later.