Super Marshal

“What Chinatown has been doing lately is really crazy.”

In Madrid, Spain, a discussion is being held in the conference room of the AS newspaper editorial department. The topic is about the changes in the La Liga situation in recent times. The first one to bear the brunt is Chinatown, which is in the spotlight.

"Originally, all of us thought that selling Schneiderlin would greatly affect Chinatown's strength. But we didn't expect that not only Ander Herrera performed well, but also the two young players Isco and Koke. In addition to showing quite impressive potential, even new aid Rakitic shines and leaves a deep impression."

Editor-in-Chief Alfredo Reilano exclaimed with surprise.

This is also the general consensus in the Spanish media circle in the past period. Chinatown is even better than last season and is fully capable of competing with teams such as Valencia, Sevilla and Villarreal. Although they are qualified to reach the top four in the league, this is shocking.

You must know that this team was promoted last season. It has only been established for ten years and has a very weak foundation. However, it is now ranked third in the La Liga standings and is currently constructing a new stadium. This is simply unbelievable.

Marca has previously done an in-depth special report on Chinatown, revealing for the first time many unknown secrets of Chinatown. The focus is on introducing Chinatown’s impressive youth training results. This team has only been established for ten years. The team is now one of the best teams in Spanish youth training.

Strong youth training, outstanding talent training, coupled with never-missing signings, have allowed Chinatown's overall strength to rise steadily, and now it has become a force that cannot be underestimated in La Liga.

After the 21st round, Barcelona ranked first with 58 points, Real Madrid was seven points behind, with 51 points, and Chinatown ranked third with 48 points. Atletico Madrid is introducing Schnee. Delin ushered in five consecutive victories after the winter break and ranked fourth with 42 points.

Behind them are Valencia with 41 points, Espanyol with 37 points and Athletic Bilbao with 35 points.

Looking at the entire La Liga standings, Chinatown is enough to shock fans around the world.

In the scorer list, Messi ranks first with 21 goals in 21 games, while Michu from Chinatown ranks second, with four goals in the last five games. Michu followed with 18 goals, and Ibrahimovic, Torres and Villa all scored 14 goals.

This is what shocked everyone.

You know, Michu's goals this season are more than the total number of goals he scored in the previous years of his career. On the one hand, this is shocking because of Chinatown's wonderful training, but on the other hand, it is also shocking. No doubt, can Michu's outstanding performance be continued?

"The current situation in Chinatown is very good. In the game against Real Madrid, Marcos Senna's red card proved to be a misjudgment, but it did not affect Chinatown. Marcos Senna was subsequently suspended. But Illarramendi’s performance was also very good.”

"After experiencing Schneiderlin's transfer crisis, Rakitic can basically fill the vacancy in the French midfielder, and his performance is not inferior to Schneiderlin, and the Croatian only spent 200 in Chinatown. million euros, but Schneiderlin sold it for thirty million euros, a full fifteen-fold price difference.”

Everyone in the conference room was amazed after hearing this. Chinatown's current business model can almost be said to resolutely implement the idea of ​​a black store, taking buy low and sell high to the extreme. It is even darker than Porto and other teams in the Portuguese Super League.

What's even more frightening is that their overall competitiveness has been maintained quite well, and their strength has been steadily improving.

"Atletico Madrid will probably faint from tears this time." Reporter Cesc, who was sitting next to the editor-in-chief, gloated.

Everyone present knew that he and Gao Han were sworn enemies, and they had always disliked Atletico Madrid and Chinatown over the years.

His point of view is also the evaluation of many mainstream media now, because Atletico Madrid first chose Rakitic, and it is said that they had already been in contact, but then they bought Schneiderlin from Chinatown, but Chinatown turned its back. After buying Rakitic, the performance of the two midfielders was about the same.

This makes many people feel that Atletico Madrid's money was wasted.

"That's not the case." Alfredo Leilano shook his head, his stance being relatively objective.

"Atlético Madrid has a new stadium and its revenue has increased significantly. The business development in recent years has also been good, and it has the atmosphere of a big team. For them, buying Rakitic is a risk, but buying Schneiderlin is even more risky. It’s safe to say that if it was Atletico Madrid before the new stadium was completed, they would probably choose Rakitic, but now, it is natural to choose Schneiderlin.”

"This also proves the change in Atletico Madrid's business thinking. They began to focus on the quality of stars instead of pursuing cost-effectiveness, because what they want is to ensure that their team's performance is firmly at the forefront of the league. Today's Atletico Madrid It can be considered a real rival to Real Madrid and Barcelona."

Everyone also understood what the editor-in-chief meant.

In the past few years, La Liga has never lacked challengers. From Super Deportivo, to Atletico Madrid, to Valencia, they have it all. They even defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona at one time, but each time they were after the peak of glory. The team soon fell apart under the pressure of poaching, and gradually returned to the route of pursuing cost-effective players.

But now, after several years of accumulation, Atletico Madrid already has a sufficient financial foundation and is starting to exert its strength.

"On the other hand, Chinatown's outstanding performance this year may not be sustainable. There are already many teams salivating to poach players. This summer's transfer will be their biggest test."

After all, Alfredo Leilano is a veteran who has been in La Liga for decades. His analysis is clear and admirable.

"Editor-in-Chief, many media outlets are currently planning to dig deeper into the topic of Chinatown's second half collapse. Do you think we should follow up?"

Alfredo Reilano thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's useless. Chinatown has a very united image to the outside world. Once such a team builds morale, it is often not so easy to collapse. This season, their The state has finally improved, so no matter how smoothly we play, everyone on the team from top to bottom is holding back their breath and twisting into a rope. If they want them to collapse, the chance of them collapsing is very small."

Having said this, Alfredo Leilano laughed, "In comparison, I feel more hopeful to see them retain the top four in the league."

"Top four in the league?" Everyone present was shocked.

"is it possible?"

"Yes, if we reach the top four in the league, we will participate in the Champions League next season."

"Oh my god, this..."

Alfredo Reilano was obviously mentally prepared for the doubts of his colleagues, and said with a calm smile: "Don't forget, Chinatown is now ranked third, with 48 points, and Atletico Madrid is with 42 points. Valencia has 41 points, which means Chinatown is at least seven points ahead."

"In terms of team strength, Valencia has no advantage over Chinatown this season. Except for facing Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the latter basically has the advantage. At least it does not fall behind. Valencia Emery is indeed more experienced, but Pochettino is younger and full of energy."

"There are still more than ten rounds in the league, and it's too early to say this, but I think Chinatown has a great hope of retaining the top four in the league, and you have to know that Chinatown operates on a single line. They play one game a week and only need to consider La Liga. League.”

The editor-in-chief's words left everyone present speechless, especially for a single-line operation. This has a very obvious advantage for Chinatown, and there is plenty of time to prepare every week.

"Then what do you mean..."

Alfredo Reilano smiled proudly and said: "Others are talking bad about Chinatown, so why don't we join forces with Marca to sing more about Chinatown and regard them as the top four favorites in the league? And that brings up another very interesting question."

"What's the problem?" Everyone looked at the editor-in-chief curiously.

Alfredo Reilano was very satisfied with the looks from his colleagues and smiled slightly.

"Manchester City, led by Gao Han, has basically won the championship and is sure to win the Champions League next season. If Chinatown enters the Champions League again, then..."

When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into laughter.

is not that right?

There are very clear provisions in UEFA's charter. In order to prevent conflicts of interest, if a club owns shares in another club, or has any management or sports disputes with another club, or is controlled by an individual or legal person, If two clubs have a decisive influence on both clubs, then the two clubs are not allowed to participate in UEFA competitions at the same time.

This is very obvious.

Gao Han is the chairman of Chinatown and the only owner of the team, but he is also the chief technical officer and head coach of Manchester City. From this point of view, there is a serious conflict of interest between Manchester City and Chinatown.

So, what will happen if Manchester City and Chinatown enter the Champions League at the same time?

Will UEFA really prohibit two teams from competing at the same time as stated in the clause?

Alfredo Leilano is like a cunning old fox, keenly capturing this piece of news.

"Immediately organize manpower to prepare, interview more legal persons who have studied UEFA's charter, and have made sufficient preparations in this regard. At the same time, I will interview UEFA to ask them about their views and attitudes on this matter."

“What about Chinatown and Gaohan?”

"Don't alarm them yet. It's not the right time yet. We should encourage Chinatown to perform better. The better they perform, the more exciting the news will be, especially the topics related to the high cold."

Everyone also understood what Alfredo Leilano meant, and this news point was indeed exciting enough.

In European football, this type of news has not been reported before. For example, a few years ago, Tottenham Hotspur and Basel in Switzerland, Glasgow Rangers in Scotland and AEK in Athens belonged to the same company, and it once became the media The focus of attention, but UEFA later dealt with it in a low-key manner and ended the storm with rectifications.

But this time it's obviously different. Gao Han's current status in world football is too lofty, and his relationship with Chinatown is also too special. It can be said to be an unprecedented case. This will definitely stimulate the attention of fans and attract fans. High newspaper sales.

"How about I let Zambrano light the first fire in the column?" Cesc suggested.

Alfredo Reilano looked at Cesc and nodded appreciatively.

Zambrano has been a columnist for Aspen for many years, and he makes a living from it. His most typical characteristic is that he always scolds Gao Han regardless of whether it is justified or not. This has also made him popular among many readers. love.

It is only fitting that he should be the first to light such a report.