Super Marshal

"Ha, Sir, what brings you here?"

Gao Han had just returned to his home in Alderley Edge from Manchester, and Ferguson's car had already been parked outside the gate.

When he opened the door to welcome guests, he saw the Manchester United manager smiling, holding two bottles of red wine in one hand, packing a few snacks with the other, and walked in aggressively, with the spirit of never giving back.

"No, I haven't had a drink with you for a long time. I miss you."

Gao Han looked like I was so scared and welcomed Ferguson into the living room with a smile.

"Are you alone at home?" Ferguson looked around after entering the door, but there was no one there.

"Yes, Lin Xia returned to China to deal with some matters, and I will leave for Dublin in a few days."

Manchester City's training camp this summer is arranged in Dublin, Ireland, where they will train for at least half a month, arrange three warm-up matches, and then go to the Middle East to play two more warm-up matches before finally returning to Manchester.

It can be said that Gao Han will be very busy for more than a month.

The two of them didn't hesitate and went directly to the balcony on the second floor, where they drank and ate under the gloomy sky, which was quite interesting.

In recent times, everything has been going wrong for Ferguson.

First, the main player Tevez clamored for a salary increase. Agent Joorabchian publicly stated that Manchester United's salary package for Tevez was low and should be increased, and he asked for a level with Rooney because Tevez is not better than Rooney. Difference.

But Rooney's situation isn't much better.

The all-pervasive Sun revealed that Rooney cheated on his wife Coleen many times while she was pregnant, and there was evidence that could not be defended. This greatly affected Rooney's image and even affected his contract renewal negotiations with Manchester United.

Gary Neville, Giggs and Scholes, the three remaining members of Class 1992, have all reached the age of retirement, but Manchester United have yet to find players who can fill their vacancies, especially Giggs and Scholes. Coles.

Things are not going well on the competitive level, and there are also many problems on the management side.

The Glazer family originally acquired Manchester United with debt, and then passed on the heavy debt to Manchester United, turning the Red Devils from the most profitable club in the world to the most indebted team in the world overnight, while the Glazer family It's about sucking blood from the club for profit.

The matter was exposed by the media this summer, causing dissatisfaction among fans. Some fans even openly organized to redeem Manchester United from the Glazer family through self-financing, and hoped that Ferguson could come forward to support it.

However, Ferguson clearly rejected the fan organization's request, saying that as the team's head coach, he would not interfere in the team's daily operations and capital operations, and he would continue to remain neutral. However, this made him criticized by the fan organization and many fans. accusations and bombardment, and endured a lot of pressure for no reason.

But these are just internal worries. Manchester United now has external worries, that is, Real Madrid still refuses to give up on Rooney. Although Mourinho insists on Diego Costa, Florentino is desperately pursuing Rooney from Manchester United. What's even more terrible is that after the cheating incident, Rooney also complained about Manchester United. He believed that the club did not protect him enough, and he also made trouble to leave the team.

Under the attack of internal and external troubles, Ferguson must feel uncomfortable.

"To be honest, I really envy you." After three glasses of wine, Ferguson's face turned red.

"Looking at your coaching in the past few years, you have never worried about players. After selling one, you can quickly dig out another one. I am a little skeptical. How can you be so accurate in reading people?"

Gao Han chuckled and didn't know how to answer. He couldn't say that he had the bug of piercing eyes, right?

"Sometimes I don't know what the players are thinking now. I don't understand it at all."

"Isn't this normal?" Gao Han comforted, "How old are you? You are forty or fifty years behind these young people in their twenties now. You can fully understand what they are thinking. That is Weird thing."

In fact, how to communicate with young people is also a very difficult problem in European football right now.

Anyone who can become a head coach is often already in his forties or fifties. Someone like Gao Han, who is in his thirties, is already famous and unique. Therefore, there is often a serious generation gap problem between the head coach and the players.

Ferguson and Beckham were once father and son, but later they fell out. It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong, but generation gap and ideological issues are definitely the crux of the matter.

This is not only true on the court, but also in life, between parents and children, elders and juniors, bosses and subordinates.

"Rooney must not be sold!" Ferguson looked a little sad, "But precisely because of this, his damn agent became emboldened, and Joorabchian is not a good person either."

Having said this, Ferguson exhaled heavily again, feeling helpless and lonely.

This era is no longer the one he is familiar with, especially in recent years, when global capital has poured into professional football, especially the Premier League, and the impact has been too great and too fast.

Gao Han suddenly felt that he saw the shadow of his parents in Ferguson.

His parents were both born in Kuhaha. In order to buy a small house in BJ, they had to cut down on clothing and diet for more than ten years. Every penny had to be spent carefully. Now Gao Han has finally found a career and has plenty of money. Now, things are getting better at home, but my parents still maintain the same habits as before.

For example, they don’t like driving because they think it’s a waste, and there are traffic jams in the city, so they like to squeeze into public transportation; they don’t like regular physical examinations, because they think there is no disease or pain in the body, and physical examinations are meaningless because even if there is no disease, they can get sick, which is a waste of money; They were reluctant to spend extravagantly. If Gao Han and Lin Xia were not around, a pack of mustard would probably be enough for them to make do with a meal.

Every time Gao Han comes home, he hears them talk about how everything costs money now and how expensive consumption is. And every time Gao Han smiles and explains that today's society cannot be measured by the standards of more than ten years ago. .

The same is true for Ferguson now.

He has criticized the inflated value of players in the transfer market more than once. When the media asked why Manchester United refused to sign players, Ferguson said that he was quite satisfied with Manchester United's lineup. There were too many bubbles in the transfer market and Manchester United would not take action.

The same is true for transfer fees and the same is true for player salaries.

Sometimes I think about it, it’s not easy for him.

Today's professional football is about globalization. The Premier League is vigorously developing overseas markets, and major wealthy teams are also increasing their commercial development efforts. As one of the clubs with the best commercial operations, Manchester United has dozens of clubs around the world. Sponsors.

What are the reasons why sponsors support Manchester United?

Manchester United's influence around the world.

So what maintains Manchester United's influence around the world?

score? culture? Background?

These are all present, but none are decisive.

What really allows Manchester United to maintain its long-term influence as one of the world's top clubs is its stars.

He is the world's top ace superstar!

It can be said that since the beginning of professional leagues, the performance of stars has always been a core topic that fans talk about, from Pele to Maradona, to Ronaldo, Zidane, and later Ronaldo. Dinho, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, to name a few, are all like this.

Manchester United's commercial take-off happened precisely when Beckham was established as a golden brand in the commercial field. Later, Florentino, who was good at big capital operations, knew the secrets very well, so he adopted the superstar strategy and lifted Real Madrid out of debt. The numerous football giants have transformed into the commercial giants with the best revenue generation ability in European football.

Why did Real Madrid’s commercial value plummet during the Calderon era?

There is no ace superstar!

If Real Madrid hadn't been rumored with some big-name superstars in the transfer market during that period, the commercial value would have declined even faster.

And looking at the current European football world, which truly wealthy team does not have its own ace superstar?

It is also because of this that Florentino, who is deeply aware of the mystery, will be crazy about poaching superstars. Especially when Raul may leave the Bernabeu, he must look for superstars who can support Real Madrid's structure.

In Manchester United, Tevez's tactical role may be very great, but there is only one indispensable ace superstar in the team, and that is Rooney. Once Manchester United sells Rooney, the commercial value of the Red Devils will shrink significantly and decline rapidly.

What about Chinatown?

Falcao and Ramirez can be sold for such a high price. Players in Chinatown are generally worth a lot more than players from other teams, even Valencia. Other sponsors such as Qatar Airways and Nike Why are you willing to sponsor generously?

Because this team has commercial value.

There is no ace giant gorilla in Chinatown, but there is Gao Han standing behind it!

In the final analysis, professional football as an industry is no longer just football.

As a benchmark for club management and a representative of commercial football, Manchester United can be said to be a typical case of the transformation of professional football in the past ten years, and Ferguson, who was in it, was unable to stop this rolling torrent. He could only help himself, struggled to support and Maintaining the Manchester United in his mind.

"Tsk, let's not talk anymore." Gao Han sighed and chuckled, "Come on, let's drink."

"Okay, done."

The two of them made a clang and raised their heads to drink the wine in one gulp.

But after finishing the drink and putting down the glass, Ferguson's old and cloudy eyes were slightly moist.

After drinking and being drunk all night, when he woke up the next day, he had to appear in front of everyone with a red face. He obviously didn't have the confidence in his heart, but he still had to tell everyone with confidence that Rooney would definitely do it. If Tevez stays in the team, he will definitely complete the contract extension. Manchester United will continue to fight for the league championship in the new season.

This is the role he plays in this game, and he has no choice at all.

The two of them were outside the balcony on the second floor, drinking one glass after another, drinking one bottle and then opening another. He didn't know how long they drank. Gao Han only knew that he couldn't drink enough, and eventually he was so dizzy after drinking that he could no longer accompany Ferguson. Damn it, almost all the Manchester United coaches are drinking alone.

Every head coach has a lot of things hidden in his heart that cannot be disclosed to outsiders, and Ferguson obviously has more.

"Old man, please be lenient if you confess. You came to me today, surely you didn't just want to buy me a drink, right?"

"Nonsense, I bought you a drink, and you still say that to me?"

"Haha, come on, others will be fooled by you, will I believe you?"

"Believe it or not." Ferguson said playfully.

Gao Han was really drunk, but he still had a trace of clarity in his mind, "To be honest, I'll help you if you can."

"Really?" Ferguson grinned and laughed, as if he had been waiting for this sentence.

"Nonsense, it's rare for you to treat me to a drink. I have to give you this face." Gao Han nodded.

Ferguson patted Gao Han's shoulder in a friendly manner, "Then sell Mkhitaryan to me."