Shenhao who plays around the world

Chapter 228 The Rise of Great Powers

Amid heated discussions, Beijing Cathay Club was officially registered and established.

It can be said that the entire popularity of China League Two has been sucked away by Cathay Pacific.

A small club actually wanted to do three jumps in a row.

Xu Lei's post on Weibo was almost blasted by Guoan fans.

"A bunch of idiots, you know nothing."

When Xu Lei saw these comments, he simply ignored them.

Just now, Lin Shen faxed him a list of names.

All players aged 18-20 have been signed by WSG Sports Economics Company.

Xu Lei still knows how powerful WSG is.

Previously, He Yi and others from Guangzhou City were signed by this company, and their business scope expanded to the five major leagues.

As for the head coach Zhuo Feifan, Lin Shen also highlighted it on the list.

Although they do not hire foreign teachers, it is somewhat inconsistent with their positioning of the team.

But there are really not many foreign teachers willing to coach the Chinese second-level teams.

The template Lin Shen arranged for the Beijing Cathay players came from Strasbourg.

This team ranks 6th in Ligue 1 in the 2021-2022 season and is already considered a strong team in the European theater.

Not to mention in the Chinese Second Division, even in the Chinese Super League, as long as they don't encounter Guangzhou City, they are still killing each other at random.

The head coach, Zhuo Feifei, was also the lucky one randomly selected by Lin Shen from a group of potential coaches who signed contracts.

If Strasbourg can move from the relegation zone to sixth place in the league, it must be thanks to head coach Stefan.

Many fans may be unfamiliar with the name Stefan.

Just from the fact that he led Rennes to defeat Paris Saint-Germain and successfully win the French Cup, he definitely deserves the title of famous coach.

As far as Paris Saint-Germain's lineup is concerned, it's really a 'dog to win' game.

Galthier and Stefan, who became famous through Paris Saint-Germain, have become popular coaches.

Compared with those famous handsome men.

The biggest advantage of choosing Zhuo Feifan is that it is cheap and not picky about food.

Even teams from the second tier of China are very happy to take over.

There is also a dedicated person responsible for the specific management of the team.

Xu Lei is responsible for showing his face.

Zhuo Feifan obtained Stefan's template, and his natural vision and tactical literacy were greatly improved.

Each of these young players who had just been promoted to the first team gave him a very familiar feeling.

It's as if he's been coaching them for a while.

Their technical characteristics and playing habits are as clear as if they were imprinted in his mind.

An indescribable tacit understanding appeared between him and the players.

For a head coach, such a good thing is something he can only hope for.

As for the team selling other players, Zhuo Feifan has no objection.

Compared with these young players, those older players really have no potential.

Not to mention the two players with the highest template abilities, both have ability values ​​of 79.

Even the three young players with the lowest abilities have template abilities between 58-62.

In the previous Chinese Super League, he could definitely play as the main force.

Not to mention, the potential of these three young players is between 75-78, and they have the potential to establish themselves in the five major leagues in the future.

The biggest problem with this set of templates is the potential to stretch the hips.

Small teams cannot attract talents, and coupled with the pressure of relegation, there is no room for young players to grow.

Originally, many Guoan fans were still looking forward to seeing what big moves this small club like Pengci and the others would make.

After working on it for a long time, I didn’t bring in a single foreign player, but instead sold a lot of them.

Cathay Pacific’s official Weibo account once again aroused group ridicule.

"You've been waiting for so long, and now I'm here?"

"Slip away, I thought you were going to buy Haaland and Mbappe."

"At least you can buy a few strong players from the Chinese Super League, so that everyone can be a little more convinced. You have been promoting some young players from the youth team for a long time. How can you have the nerve to ask for a triple jump?"

"You don't need to pay too much attention to this kind of rubbish team, they are just trying to gain popularity."

Xu Lei's face was as black as coal, but he was unable to refute.

It is true that they are very stingy in signings, but even if he is an amateur, after watching the training and intra-team competitions of those young players, he can feel that they are not at the same level as those "national players".

Especially the forwards in the frontcourt, their stopping skills will definitely put those guys to shame.

Xu Lei has watched Guangzhou City's games in the first half of the season and doesn't think they are much worse.

If there were to be a fight, it's not certain who would win or lose.

The strength of Guangzhou City is obvious to all in the Chinese Super League.

The entire first-team players have been expelled from the five major leagues and the Chinese Super League.

At this point, there are no signings from Guangzhou City, they just removed a group of players from the youth team.

This outrageous move not only shocked the Guangzhou City fans, but also confused the management of other teams.

Looking at the situation of Guangzhou City, those players before were not a rare thing at all. They were able to mass-produce them.

What Xu Lei is looking forward to most now is the FA Cup. Their strength is absolutely invincible in lower-level leagues.

This is also their only chance to play against the Chinese Super League teams in the short term.

…

Lin Shen has been busy with the Bird's Nest recently.

Either don't do it, or do your best.

Forget it this season.

Beginning next season, Beijing Cathay Pacific will become the first Chinese League One team with 80,000 fixed seats.

You can imagine how shocking it would be.

Over the years, the investment costs of the Bird's Nest have been earned through tickets and concerts.

If it weren't for Lin Shen's intervention, several consortiums would really not want to sell such a stable cornucopia.

But Lin Shen's background is strong enough, and the price offered is also very impressive.

As long as they agree to transfer the ownership of the Bird's Nest, they can get 5 billion.

After some negotiations, the ownership of the Bird's Nest was officially acquired by Beijing Cathay Sports Group.

Those who had mocked Xu Lei before were all dumbfounded.

The Bird's Nest has a particularly special status for Chinese people.

Originally, they ridiculed Cathay Pacific for being stingy and unwilling to spend money to buy strong support.

As a result, people turned around and spent 5 billion real money to take the Bird's Nest as their own.

What's even more exaggerated is that people bought the Bird's Nest as their home stadium and hired well-known designers to upgrade and iterate the Bird's Nest.

On the basis of retaining the original design, the entire stadium was renovated.

The number of fixed seats will be adjusted to 85,000, and the number of temporary seats will be 15,000.

The renovation budget alone reaches 5 billion.

10 billion was poured in, leaving Guoan fans stunned.

This team is pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger!

Unfortunately, everyone thought they were just enjoying the popularity, but they didn't expect that they were really rich.

Even if the inhumane Qatar built the Lusail Stadium, it only spent US$767 million, which is about the same as Cathay Pacific's budget for renovating the Bird's Nest.

But the question is, if you invest 10 billion yuan, how many years will it take to earn it back?

As far as Xu Lei's net worth was concerned, he was quickly stripped of everything, so he is definitely not a real boss.

It's obviously just a Chinese second-tier team, but it gets even more attention than the Chinese Super League team.

But Xu Lei refused to accept an interview, and reporters had no choice.

After this incident, Xu Lei and Jingcheng Cathay became popular instantly.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the number of fans of Jingcheng Cathay Pacific's official blog is rising steadily.

The principle that money is your father applies everywhere.

Especially in football fields, it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that you should not touch football if you have no money.

Now it was the Guoan fans' turn to feel anxious. The consortium next door was so aggressive that they bought the Bird's Nest and spent another 5 billion to renovate it.

In comparison, the workers' organizations they settled in were nothing.

The two statuses are not on the same level at all.

For most fans watching the excitement, they are naturally looking forward to the meeting between the two teams.

A club in Guangguoan, Beijing, is somewhat boring.

Only local derbies are worth watching.

…

The war in the Chinese Super League has reignited, and northern fans don’t have to brave the cold winter to watch football.

You can watch the wonderful performances of the players while eating fried chicken and drinking beer at home.

Guangzhou City, which performed the most amazingly in the first half of the season, has also become the focus of heated discussions throughout the Chinese Super League.

Even Gao Huai, as most fans wanted, took over as the head coach of the national football team.

But for Guangzhou City fans, this is somewhat too shocking.

All first-team players and coaches from the first half of the season have left the team.

In addition to promoting a group of new young players and appointing a new young coach who is also in his early 30s.

Guangzhou City is very low-key and not as lively as other teams.

Chen Ao is also very motivated.

The outside world doesn't know their situation. As a head coach with a good vision, how could he not see the true level of these young players.

The template Lin Shen implanted into Chen Ao also had a lot of background.

The best coach of Ligue 1 in the 2021-2022 season, Genesio!

Genesio previously coached Beijing Guoan, and his annual salary at that time was nearly 10 million euros, more than double what he earned in Ligue 1.

Rennes, led by Genesio, scored 5 fewer goals than Paris Saint-Germain and conceded 2 more goals than Paris Saint-Germain.

But what is the worth of the entire Paris Saint-Germain team?

990 million euros, second in the world!

As for Rennes, the entire team only has 220 million euros.

It can be seen from this that Genesio's coaching level can definitely be regarded as a famous coach.

Chen Ao is at Genesio's level, and with this team based on the Rennes players, it will not be difficult to stabilize the results in the first half of the season and win the league championship.

As for Gao Huai, he became the national team coach and directly cleaned up the national football team.

Those who are dawdling and those with low level will be kicked out of the national team.

According to Lin Shen's request, Gao Huai was in no hurry to announce a new national team roster.

Instead, we plan to focus on inspecting Guangzhou City and Dalian City in the Chinese Super League, as well as Cathay Capital in the Chinese Second Division.

It sounds incredible, but it's true.

In the second home stand rented by Cathay Pacific in Beijing, a reporter photographed Gao Huai.

Gao Huai didn't hide anything, he held a small black book in his hand very low-key, and watched the game on the court intently.

The scene was too cruel, Jingcheng Cathay was completely the class leader in the Second Division.

The average ability value of Chinese Super League players is around 60, and the average ability value of Chinese Second Division players is around 40.

As for the Strasbourg player template, the average ability value is around 75.

One can imagine how shocking the score must be with such a huge disparity in strength.

End of the first half, 5-0!

Despite the disparity in the score, Cathay Pacific did not show any intention of letting go. They controlled the ball skillfully and displayed little skills that made the few fans on the sidelines couldn't help but admire them.

This is the high-quality game they want to see!

It's a pity that you can't even see it in the Chinese Super League, let alone a competition of this level in the Chinese Super League.

As for the players on the opposite side being unhappy, they can only hold it in their hearts.

A flagrant foul, if the circumstances are serious, will lead to a direct lifetime ban.

In this regard, Lin Shen will never be lenient.

Some people had the idea of ​​committing a flagrant foul, but thought of the severe punishment and eventually gave up the idea.

If they were treated like a typical player by Lin Shen, they would have to say goodbye to the football field for the rest of their lives.

But besides playing football, what else can they do?

Just for the sake of temporary anger, it's totally not worth it.

Gao Huai's eyes were full of surprises, and he attributed all this to the powerful talent training system under his boss.

In this game alone, he discovered several outstanding players.

Not surprisingly, these players should not stay on this team for too long.

Gao Huai looked around and saw many foreigners holding cameras to record.

This kind of scene is not uncommon for many Chinese Super League fans.

Other teams have fewer home stadiums, especially Guangzhou City, which has the largest number of home stadium scouts.

During the halftime break, Cathay Pacific directly replaced five substitutes.

The players on the opposite side just breathed a sigh of relief.

In the blink of an eye, the new players created an attack.

Even if he is a substitute, he is still capable of being a main force in a second-tier European league.

In the Chinese Super League, Duoduo is a core player for each team.

He's not as skilled as others, but he doesn't dare to commit a malicious foul.

None of the referees on the field dared to be careless.

At the end of each game, there will also be dedicated personnel to review their performance.

If the performance fails, you will be demoted and will be fined for the game.

Lin Shen also asked people to set up a professional referee training school, which is divided into S, A, B, C and D level referees.

Only S-level referees can referee the focus matches of the Chinese Super League.

A-level referees can referee ordinary Chinese Super League games.

Grade B referees can referee games below the championship level.

Such a rating is naturally linked to the referee's income.

Under the new referee system of the Chinese Super League, the basic annual salary of a D-level referee is 50,000 yuan, and the whistleblowing bonus for each game is 5,000 yuan.

The annual salary and bonus of the linesman and fourth official are half of those of the head referee.

With each promotion level, the basic annual salary and whistleblowing bonus will be doubled.

For S-level referees, the basic annual salary will reach 800,000 yuan, and the bonus for officiating a game will be 80,000 yuan.

Of course, there are destined to be only a handful of people who can be promoted to S-level referees.

Even if you are an A-level referee, your income is already very considerable.

If there is an intentional and unreasonable whistleblower, the first warning will be given, and the second demoted to below level D, and the employee will no longer be employed for life.

The strict system naturally leads to a rapid increase in the level of whistleblowing.

They also regularly receive training from a team of teachers composed of well-known referees from the Premier League and Champions League, focusing on both professional abilities and professional ethics.

Familiar start, same score.

10:0, substitute players are not willing to be substitutes all the time.

The opposite team could only be said to be unlucky, being the first to hit the target of Cathay Pacific.

Thanks to the feat of acquiring the Bird's Nest, Cathay Pacific has been nicknamed the 'tycoon team'.

In the first game after the winter break, many fans saw the ferocity of this Beijing Cathay team.

The opposing team was unable to parry the continuous attacks.

Defense... doesn't exist.

Throughout the game, apart from the goalkeeper's big kicks, the opponent didn't have many counterattacks past halftime.

Fans who don't mind watching the excitement are already looking forward to the scene when Jingcheng Cathay Pacific and Jingcheng Guoan meet in the FA Cup.

A low-level ‘underdog’ and a Chinese Super League ‘rich team’.

Everyone can understand that Beijing Cathay Pacific lost.

But if Guoan loses, I'm afraid he will be ridiculed by everyone.

The mighty ‘Chinese Super League’ is not as good as a young guy from Tongcheng?

Although many Guoan fans are tough, they will definitely not lose.

Compared with the ten-goal victory of the younger brother from the same city, they introduced a lot of foreign players, but only played a draw with the three towns of Wuhan.

Thanks to the weak predecessor of Beijing Cathay, they were unable to break through the FA Cup group stage.

But next season will be different, and the FA Cup will also change its format.

There are 18 Chinese Super League clubs, 18 Chinese Championship clubs, 24 Chinese League One clubs, and 30 Chinese League Two clubs. A total of 90 clubs participate in the FA Cup.

Each round is a single elimination system. The two sides draw lots to determine the home and away games. If there is a tie, it will enter a penalty shootout.

Regardless of winning or losing, both sides will share the ticket revenue for this round equally.

Ordinary fans watched the fun, but professional scouts were stunned.

If there are good prospects in the Chinese Super League, they can barely accept it.

After all, the Chinese Super League is also a top league.

But there are so many outstanding players in a Chinese League Two?

What they don't know is that there are still many good prospects in China A and China B, waiting to be gradually discovered by them.

Lin Shen is fully prepared and has two clubs in his hands.

As a big brother in football, this pattern must be opened up.

Lin Shen distributed those players whose abilities were below 75 and could only serve as substitutes to a group of clubs that were not very prosperous.

On average, each team in China B and China A can get 3 template quotas.

For the Chinese championship teams, each team has one quota.

The investors behind the Chinese Super League are very strong, so they were not taken into consideration by Lin Shen.

However, Lin Shen also gave them a chance.

They are stronger than the small clubs in China A and B, and can recruit people from lower leagues through signings.

Small low-level clubs that sell their players can continue to train youth players after receiving the money, thus achieving a positive cycle.

For a club, after removing the 11 main players and 9 permanent substitutes, the remaining 8-10 people are all non-staff members.

19 teams (Nice has all sold out) add up to almost 180 player templates.

Think about 180 players who are the main players of teams in the middle and lower reaches of Europe's second-tier leagues. What a spectacular scene it is?

After so many years of development in Japan, there are definitely not that many players who can survive in the second-tier league.

It's obviously still early for the World Cup, but several neighboring countries are already starting to panic.

Seeing the heifer next door riding a rocket, they couldn't catch up even if they tried to chase it, so how could they not be anxious.

But no matter how much they researched, they still couldn't figure out why so many players suddenly appeared.

In the end, I can only give up the entanglement.

How to maintain their competitiveness in Europe right now is what they should be most concerned about.

In the past, Japanese foreign aid has always been an endorsement of high cost performance.

But compared to the cheaper Chinese players, the Japanese players also want to scold their mothers.

Why have these teams never seen money?

For a mere 1.8 million euros, everyone was beaming with joy.

How did they know that it wasn't Lin Shen who took action?

Whether these teams can survive is still unknown.

There is no need for Lin Shen to emphasize youth training. Everyone wants to make youth training a top priority.

If you dig out a good seedling, you can see real money.

The league's broadcast fee dividends + jersey sponsorship fees are almost enough for them to pay salaries to players, coaches, and other employees, as well as rent venues, security fees, meals and travel expenses and other costs.

The money they make from selling players is entirely what they make.

Take Yao Zhijian as an example. Previously, he had to shamelessly initiate crowdfunding in order to pay for the registration fee for the Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei Club.

In the past few years, too many clubs in lower leagues have closed down.

They just manage to survive.

Fortunately, God favored the team, and several good players on the team seemed to have enlightened themselves. Their skills improved by leaps and bounds, and they even attracted the attention of many foreigners.

Their club sold just one small player for 3 million euros.

But the foreigner didn't even blink, which made him wonder whether his price was too low.

Fortunately, the domestic sports economic leader WSG Group has already provided value analysis for these players.

The price he quoted was also within a reasonable range.

If it is too high, people might buy players from other teams.

When Lin Shen played like this, Gao Huai was the one who had the biggest problem.

Originally, he only needed to go to a few clubs and focus on good prospects.

But after Lin Shen was exposed to both rain and dew, there were too many good seedlings scattered everywhere.

Although some of them were slightly inexperienced in their skills, they were like unpolished jade, and he couldn't help but want to cultivate them.

Gao Huai's little black book is filled with dense memories.

When Gao Huai officially announced the roster, the entire Internet was in an uproar.

All those national players in the past were unexpectedly eliminated.

There are many players selected for the national team roster from clubs such as China League One and China League Two.

Especially Beijing Cathay Pacific contributed 3 international players.

And Jingcheng Guoan has none.

Many Guoan fans immediately went into emo mode.

This is outrageous!

A Chinese second-division team actually had three people selected for the national team.

They are a mighty Chinese Super League club, but they don’t even deserve to have a national football team?

But when I looked at the first-team roster of my club, I saw that there were really no foreign players or any of our own players that were good enough.

The threshold for being selected for the national football team has also been mentioned again and again by Gao Huai.

The main position has an ability value above 78.

Only young players with individual ability values ​​around 75 and high potential will be recruited into the national team by Gao Huai to give them a long experience.

This is just the first version of the list. There are still more than two years before the real competition. Gao Huai has enough time to polish this national football team.

Qualifying is not the goal, winning the championship at home is the ultimate goal.

Gao Huai would definitely not believe it when others said this.

But Gao Huai absolutely believed what Lin Shen said.

In several friendly matches, the mental state and competitive level displayed by this new national football team simply shocked countless fans.

Not far behind South Korea and Japan, even stronger.

Facing other Asian teams, including Vietnam and Oman, they all won by five goals.

Although it is a friendly match, no team is not serious.

Being in Asia, this is an excellent opportunity to find out.

After the match, the Japanese and Korean head coaches looked particularly solemn.

This national football team still narrowly beat them by one goal without recruiting overseas players.

This kind of performance simply made the internal media and magazines in Japan and South Korea wail continuously.

If those overseas players return to the team, will they still have hope of surpassing the superpower next door?

(End of chapter)