Super Marshal

The advantage of having a rich boss is that as long as you get the best results, you are not afraid of the most expensive investment.

While other teams were still carefully studying the funds for their winter break training camps and discussing whether the results were proportional to the investment, Paris Saint-Germain made a big move and directly trained in Qatar in the Middle East. Not only the players and employees, but also family.

There is also a very novel term, vacation-style training.

The Middle East is Tamim's territory, and Doha, the capital of Qatar, is his territory. The arrival of Paris Saint-Germain in Doha is a grand event locally, especially the arrival of Gao Han and superstars, which is exciting for the whole country.

As the host and the owner of Paris Saint-Germain, Tamim arranged for the entire team, as well as the accompanying families of players and employees, to stay at the most luxurious Sheraton Hotel in the area, with all expenses covered by him.

Not only that, during the team training period, the family members also had a wealth of travel activities. They visited popular tourist areas in the Middle East such as Qatar and Dubai. In addition to shopping and other consumption, Tamim was responsible for all food and accommodation. It can be said that it is a seven-star hotel. level treatment.

The team's performance is ideal, the club's treatment is generous, and during the winter break training camp, the coaching staff does not arrange high-intensity training, but focuses more on recovery and adjustment. This makes the players feel reluctant to stay in the Middle East and do not want to return. It's freezing in France.

The most comfortable thing for Gao Han after coming to Qatar is that every evening after training, he sits in the open-air bar area by the sea, admiring the skyline of Doha under the setting sun. It feels like a foreign country. .

Of course, not everyone appreciates the beauty like he does.

"You know what? Your expression of enjoyment makes me seriously suspect that you are reluctant to leave."

Mendes, who was sitting across from Gao Han, said in a disgraceful way, "Otherwise, you can just quit Tamim and serve as the head coach of the Qatar national team. It will be a high-paying job, and you can live in Qatar for a long time, and there will be nothing in terms of achievements." The pressure, even the working emperor is not as good as you, it is definitely the most perfect enjoyment in the world."

Gao Han shifted his attention from the beautiful scenery in the distance to the Portuguese opposite, shook his head and said: "Jorge, I find that there are less and less common topics between the two of us."

Mendes raised his glass with a smile, took a sip, and then said, "That's the best. I'm not going to fall in love with you anyway. Why should we share a common topic? Cooperation to make money is the way to go."

Gao Han was completely speechless for this philistine and shrewd broker.

During this winter break this year, Gao Han could be said to have had a complete relaxation. First, he went back to his country and spent a beautiful Christmas with his family. Things at the youth training center also went very smoothly, and then he brought his whole family here. Going on vacation to the Middle East and enjoying the high-standard reception from the rich boss, Lin Xia is still in Dubai with Gao Shen and two pairs of elderly people.

Compared with cold Europe, the Middle East is undoubtedly the most comfortable now.

"Let's talk about serious matters." Gao Han sighed and gave up the idea of ​​playing the piano to Niu.

Mendes suddenly became serious.

"After a busy summer transfer, this winter transfer is relatively sluggish. There are not many big-name players currently being discussed in the transfer market. The ones that are more hyped are Chelsea's Anelka and Bolton's central defender Gary Card. Hill.”

"Is there really a Chinese Super League team that wants to buy Anelka?" Gao Han asked with concern.

"It's absolutely true." Mendes was the manipulator of this transfer. "There are rumors outside that you want Gary Cahill."

"It's just the hype from Bolton and their agent. Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Mamadou Sakho are all good central defenders. What else do I need Gary Cahill for?"

Of course Mendes knows, "You don't want it, but many teams are grabbing the head, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool...most of the Premier League's giants are staring at him, you know, now Defenders are so scarce, so the value of this player may not be low.”

"After a crazy summer of transfers, there won't be much movement in transfers during this winter break. As far as I know, teams with purchasing power such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal basically don't have any transfers." We plan to make a move during the winter break, after all, they invested heavily in the summer.”

"Barcelona doesn't plan to buy anyone either?" Gao Han asked with concern.

Mendes shook his head, "As far as I know, Guardiola has no such plan. On the contrary, Vice Chairman Bartomeu called me before and Maxwell will be put on the transfer market."

"Are you going to sell this left back now?" Gao Han was a little surprised.

Everyone knows that Guardiola's left wing is his weakness. This is how many draws have occurred this season. But at this critical juncture, he even wants to sell Maxwell. Doesn't this make Barcelona's left wing even worse?

"The player wants to leave, but Barcelona doesn't want to stay, and Guardiola doesn't trust him. It's difficult to play in the game. Even if the team hadn't needed a substitute, Adriano would have left." Mende Si analyzed.

"Then Barcelona will definitely want to bring in a left-back."

Mendes raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You know who Guardiola wants."

Alba!

Of course Gao Han knew that Guardiola had mentioned to him more than once that this left back from Barcelona's youth training camp was also the best left back in the first half of this year. He was selected into the best half-time team and also played in the Spanish national team. He performed very well and won the recognition of Del Bosque.

"Are they rich?" Gao Han smiled.

Mendes shrugged, "We're working on it."

Barcelona is different from Real Madrid. The former's financial revenue is not large. It has invested huge sums in the introduction of stars such as Ibrahimovic, Fabregas, Otamendi, etc., so Barcelona's funds are not abundant now.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, has a lot of transfer budget, but Florentino has never liked to make moves during the winter break, because it is not good for the operation of superstars, and the risk of signing during the winter break is too high.

"By the way, let me tell you news, Sporting Gijon has also changed its coach."

Gao Han narrowed his eyes, "Preciado?"

"Well, I just received the news. You know, Sporting Gijon is ranked 19th this season. Relegation is very difficult, so Sporting Gijon has to make such a decision. He is also currently coaching the same team in La Liga. The longest-serving head coach lasted for six years, but now he’s also gone.”

When Gao Han heard the news, he sighed softly. His face was no longer calm and calm as before, but felt a little regretful.

Preciado is not only the longest-serving head coach in La Liga, but he also single-handedly led Sporting Gijon from the middle and lower reaches of La Liga to promotion to La Liga, and then to avoid relegation in La Liga. Last season, he ranked tenth in La Liga. His achievements can be described as It's not bad, but such a head coach still has to be bad, so he is dismissed.

"Sometimes I really feel that what the professional leagues lack most now is patience."

"Everyone, from club management to media reporters to fans, is counting on the team to achieve ideal results in the shortest possible time, but they often forget easily that a team will always be underestimated and decline. But is it really the head coach’s fault?”

As a head coach, Gao Han sympathizes with Preciado's experience because he has done enough.

Without him, Sporting Gijon would have been relegated long ago.

Mendes also felt the same way about Gao Han’s sincere words, “But as you once said, firing the head coach is the cheapest decision, so there is no one more suitable to take the blame than the head coach. .”

"Although football is now highly professional, and club management is becoming increasingly formalized, if you look at European clubs, if you think of them as a company, they have one or two hundred people, ranging from presidents to ordinary employees, and less There are dozens of people, but haven’t you noticed that there is no communication and consultation at all in their internal management?”

"A company of this size, placed in other fields, can only be considered a small company at best. Logically speaking, it should have the best and most flexible internal communication and coordination. But in the field of professional football, this is not the case at all. Some club owners even I can’t even pronounce the names of the players. How do you communicate? How do you coordinate?”

Mendes is an agent who has been in European football for many years, and he clearly knows the problem.

In the final analysis, the management mechanism of football clubs is very problematic. In this regard, there is a quite obvious gap between European football clubs and American NBA and rugby clubs.

Gao Han also understood this, so he reformed and reorganized the management mechanism of Chinatown in order to avoid the situation of chaotic management, maintain good communication and coordination within the club, and twist the team into one from top to bottom. Rope, use your strength in the same direction.

Therefore, when Pochettino's performance declined this season, the club did not have any problems.

"Stop talking about this, let's talk about the progress of that matter." Gao Han sighed helplessly, changed the subject and asked, "Did you gain anything?"

Mendes frowned and shook his head: "I have discussed this issue with relevant people from UEFA and the Spanish Football Association. They believe that as long as the Chinese Football Association agrees, it is legal for players over the age of 16 to come to Chinatown for training. There is no problem at all, but I want to not take up the foreign aid quota..."

Gao Han knew the answer by looking at Mendes's expression. This matter was either big or small.

There is no such precedent in European football. For example, the Premier League has given the green light to players from Commonwealth countries, and countries such as France and Spain have given the green light to countries in former colonies such as Africa.

What Gao Han wants to fight for now is whether the players trained by the youth training base opened by Chinatown in China can be exempted from being included in the list of foreign players and avoid the limit on the number of foreign players. Of course, Chinatown will submit the details of the players in the youth training base. The report proves that the player has indeed been trained in the youth training base for many years.

But judging from the current situation, it is very difficult, and it is even related to Spain’s foreign employment policy.

Fortunately, Gao Han didn't have much hope, so he had no regrets.

"Will you attend the FIFA annual awards ceremony on the 10th?"

"Yes." Gao Han nodded, "FIFA sent me an invitation, and I was shortlisted for an award. The French Ligue 1 hasn't started yet, so I have to go."

It’s impossible not to give this face.

"When you meet Platini and Blatter, you can talk to them about this matter."

Gao Han nodded. Although it might not be useful, it would be good to talk.

This matter must be fought for. China does not accept dual nationality. If Chinese players come to Chinatown to play but have to occupy the foreign aid quota, this is really a troublesome matter.

"By the way, didn't you say before that you wanted to find someone to write the team song? How's it going?" Mendes asked curiously while drinking.

When Gao Han heard this, he laughed dumbly and said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten about it. I have been too busy recently."

"What should we do?" Mendes asked funnyly.

Gao Han is also confused now. He thinks that the team song of Chinatown must be in Chinese, and at least it must be a combination of Chinese and Western. That is in line with the characteristics of Chinatown. But who should be suitable?

Soon, Gao Han's eyes lit up. Since he couldn't think of it, he might as well brainstorm ideas.

He quickly wrote an advertisement on Weibo. Chinatown wanted to write a team song, and he hoped netizens would enthusiastically recommend suitable candidates.

As a result, as soon as Gao Han's Weibo was released, it immediately aroused a huge response on the Chinese Internet. Not only netizens actively participated, but also some celebrities took the initiative to recommend themselves to Aite Gao Han.