Super Marshal

Chapter 867 Favor Debt

The next morning, as soon as Pochettino arrived at the Chinatown training base, he found that boss Gao Han, general manager Armando Marcos and technical director Cantarero were already waiting for him in the office. This caught the Argentinian off guard.

But it was more of a surprise and even an ominous premonition.

He still clearly remembers that the last time three people appeared at the same time was before Diego Costa's transfer, but what about this time?

"What's going on?" Pochettino asked with a frown.

Cantarero turned his head to look at Gao Han and Armando Marcos, only to find that they did not accept the call. There was no other way. As the technical director, he could only bite the bullet and accepted Pochettino's inquiry.

"Last night, on our way back to Madrid from Barcelona, ​​we received a call from Hill."

Pochettino's expression changed and he secretly screamed, but he soon forced out a wry smile and said, "Who does he want?"

One sentence exposed Pochettino's helplessness, or should be said to be the helplessness of the entire Chinatown.

In fact, since he decided to support the team in building a new stadium, Pochettino has been very clear about the embarrassing situation he will face in the next few years. From the club level, such business methods are understandable and can even be said to be unfair. A very smart choice, but a disaster for a manager.

From Falcao and Ramirez to Mkhitaryan and Diego Costa, Chinatown has sent away core players in the team for two consecutive transfer periods, and each time it can be said to be a traumatic impact. .

Of course, the team's transfer income is very generous, and it has ample funds to invest in the construction of a new stadium. It is also increasing efforts to improve the treatment of players and coaching staff. These are obvious signs of the team's progress, but as a Head coach, Pochettino obviously wants more than just money and fame, he also wants real results.

Relying on Gao Han's outstanding vision and Chinatown's convincing scouting system, Chinatown was able to quickly find suitable substitutes every time after sending away its core players, and maintained the team's competitiveness through appropriate tactical adjustments. Let the overall strength of the team rise instead of fall.

But this is obviously not the way to achieve results. Everyone knows that the only way to achieve results is to be stable.

What's more, who can guarantee that the next signing will continue to be so successful?

Gao Han and the three of them also understand Pochettino's difficulties very well, but this time it is really difficult to handle.

There is an old Chinese saying that is very true: the hardest thing to return is a favor.

Gao Han founded China Town in those years, thanks to the strong support of Atletico Madrid. Although the Shelters League was relegated to the Spanish Second Division, the foundation was still there, which was of great help to China Town. Later, a group of youth training players were even arranged to come every year. Chinatown comes to compete. It can be said that Chinatown can be upgraded every year, and Atletico Madrid has contributed a lot.

Don’t say far away, just say nearest.

The current captain of the team, Marcos Senna, was poached from Atletico Madrid by Chinatown. Under the circumstances at the time, it was impossible for any other team to poach Marcos Senna, but Gao Han came forward, and Marcos ·Senna agreed, so Atletico Madrid gave the green light.

As everyone saw, Marcos Senna quickly became Chinatown's vital midfielder.

In addition to Marcos Senna, Diego Costa was also bought and given half by Atletico Madrid, so much so that Chinatown later sent the player to Real Madrid, which also provoked a complaint call from Hill Jr., after all, Chinatown Selling Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid's arch-enemy is indeed a bit unkind.

However, after Gao Han's explanation, Xiao Hill also understood Gao Han's difficulties.

Since the beginning of this season, Atletico Madrid's performance has not been ideal. It is currently ranked fifth in La Liga. This is a ranking improved after two consecutive victories. It was worse before. The main reason is that the team's midfielder has lost ground.

Many veterans from the cold period, including Seydou Keita, are gradually entering the end of their careers. Although Gabi can still take the lead, the metabolism of the midfielder is also on the agenda, and the start of this season was not good. The ideal directly sounded the alarm.

Torres, Villa and Navas are in the frontcourt, and Srna, Ramos and Antonio Lopez are in the defense. Only in the midfield, Gabi and Seydo Keita are somewhat unable to support themselves.

Over the years, Atletico Madrid has sold people every year and built a new stadium, but this has also left the team with some problems.

Previously, media revealed that Atletico Madrid’s signing target is Schalke 04’s Croatian midfielder Rakitic.

This player was once a hot talent rookie in European football, but after joining Schalke 04, his development was far less than expected, especially under the new coach Magath. Regardless of his performance on the field, Rakitic , or the situation within the team is very bad, and he has made it clear that he will not renew his contract with the club.

The contract between the Croatian midfielder and Schalke 04 will expire in June 2011, so the transfer fee will not be expensive. So far, he has been attracted by Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Juventus, Naples and Inter Milan and many other teams are paying attention, but as far as Gao Han knows, most of them are just waiting and watching.

No one is sure about this former talented rookie, and his performance at Schalke 04 was not ideal. God knows whether he can adapt to the new stadium. This is very detrimental to Atletico Madrid. There is no reason to take such unknown risks.

Therefore, after discussion and research, Atletico Madrid finally decided to target Schneiderlin in Chinatown.

This 21-year-old French midfielder is a player that Simeone is very optimistic about. He is both offensive and defensive, has good footwork, has excellent running ability, covers a large area, has high tactical execution ability, and has very good ability to penetrate from behind. They have performed very well in La Liga for two consecutive seasons, especially this season, they have made rapid progress.

Compared with Rakitic, Schneiderlin's advantage is that his strength is undoubted, he can also adapt to the tactical environment of La Liga and Atletico Madrid, and he was appointed by head coach Simeone, so integration is not a problem, but his disadvantage is that the transfer fee is relatively expensive.

This should have been the biggest headache for Atletico Madrid, but after the team moved into a new stadium, continuously entered the Champions League, and their income increased significantly, it is no longer a problem.

"I believe you also know the relationship between our team and Atletico Madrid. Hill personally called me and we really couldn't refuse." Cantarero also stated the team's difficulties very frankly.

Of course Pochettino knows that Chinatown owes Atletico Madrid a lot. It’s not that he has to let the other side take it away, but from the perspective of the relationship between the two teams, Chinatown should really pull Atlético Madrid now. A handful.

What's more, the other party is also willing to pay enough transfer fees.

"I understand the team's embarrassment, but you should also know that after Ramirez left, Schneiderlin played a very important role in the midfield and performed very well. James Rodriguez himself His defensive ability is not strong, and Marcos Senna is not young either. If we let Schneiderlin go now, what about the defensive interception in the midfield?"

Cantarero nodded, this is indeed a big problem.

From the away game against Barcelona, ​​it is not difficult to see that Schneiderlin’s role in the team is very obvious. The team was able to suppress Barcelona in the first fifty minutes. Schneiderlin’s running and defensive interception in the midfield Crucial.

Herrera's performance this season is also very good. Although he plays more in rotation, the number of assists in the team is second only to James Rodriguez and Hazard. His characteristics are also similar to Schneiderlin. different.

What's more, even if Herrera replaces Schneiderlin, the midfielder will definitely need to be recruited again. Koke, Isco and Verratti in the first team are only 18 years old, and Pogba is only 17 years old. , it's okay for these young players to come off the bench to practice, but if they come on in rotation, it will definitely be terrible.

Everyone felt a headache when they thought of this, and they all turned to look at Gao Han.

But they found that while they were thinking too hard, Gao Han was leisurely reading through the materials Cantarero brought.

As the team's technical director, Cantarero learned lessons from the Diego Costa transfer incident and specially prepared a sufficient candidate list for each position of the team. Once the player transfers, he You can determine the goal and put it into operation as soon as possible.

It is only November, and Atletico Madrid is calling Chinatown at this time, hoping that regardless of whether the transfer can be completed, both parties can make adequate preparations as soon as possible to avoid being in a hurry and affecting the team's results.

"By the way, what do you think?" Cantarero asked Gao Han.

Gao Han then raised his head, looked at the people in front of him, and suddenly laughed and said: "Sell it."

"Really selling?" Cantarero further confirmed.

Gao Han nodded and looked at Armando Marcos, "You are responsible for negotiating with Atletico Madrid and trying to negotiate a good price, but don't embarrass them too much and consider our mutual affection."

That is to say, Atletico Madrid came to the door. If it were any other team, Gao Han would definitely grab a broom and sweep out.

However, Gao Han could not refuse the bed sheet army, and it was difficult to repay the debt of gratitude.

But it is limited to this time. I believe Xiao Hill knows it well. If it is not a last resort, he will definitely not come to the door. And if Schneiderlin is sold to them this time, it will be difficult to do it again next time. Using the same emotional offensive, this can be regarded as a relief for Chinatown.

Since you have to pay it back sooner or later, you might as well pay it back when the other party comes to ask for it.

"Mauricio." Gao Han looked at Pochettino again, shaking a piece of information in his hand, "I already have a suitable candidate here. Although his characteristics are different from Schneiderlin, I promise, He is only better than Schneiderlin in terms of strength, his characteristics will be more in line with our team, and his midfield role will be greater."

"Of course, if you make a decision now and the team starts operations as soon as possible, try to win it before Christmas and let him participate in the team's winter break training, I believe you will be satisfied with it and there will be enough Time to prepare for war.”

Gao Han himself is the best head coach and considers the problem very carefully. After hearing this, Pochettino also felt that this approach could minimize the impact on the team. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and agreed.

Pochettino still has no doubts about his vision for high-altitude players.

When the team let go of Diego Costa, Pochettino was very hesitant and worried for a time, but then Gao Han advocated the introduction of Michu and discussed tactics with Pochettino. As a result, everyone saw it, Michu jumped He has become one of the most eye-catching stars in La Liga this season and is the team's leading scorer this season.

Now that Gao Han said this again, he must be very confident, so Pochettino no longer insisted.

"By the way, who are you interested in?" Cantarero asked with concern.

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