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Chapter 31: The Temptation of the Golden Boot

Thanks to Gilardino's hat trick, Parma defeated Besiktas 4-0 at home and secured a ticket to the UEFA Cup knockout rounds.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to qualify as third in the group, it is still qualified. The draw of the knockout round of the UEFA Cup does not depend on the group results. Therefore, after reaching this point, there are no negative follow-up reactions, and Li Bin is relieved.

The tone is gone.

However, what makes him more helpless is that after the game, most of the media's space was focused on Gilardino, who scored three goals. Gilardino, who scored a hat trick, became the biggest star.

"Ghilardino's explosion helped Parma win the game!"

People give all the greatest credit to Gilardino. At the critical moment when he lost and was about to be eliminated, he scored a hat trick and led the team into the knockout rounds. Such a performance is naturally worthy of special mention.

. Moreover, Gilardino is still Italian, so he needs to publicize it even more.

The appeal of local stars is indeed very great. Now Gilardino is being hyped as a player who can compete with Adriano and Ibrahimovic. Some media have even impatiently named Italy's number one striker.

The title was given to him. At this time, he scored a hat trick, which was enough to squeeze out all the news and grab the headlines.

What Li Bin originally wanted was for Gilardino to perform well, attract media attention, and then sell him for a good price. Now that the media has paid attention to him, that is naturally a good thing.

Therefore, during the interview, Li Bin also praised Gilardino.

"Ghilardino is the pillar of Parma. He is Italy's best striker and the future leader of Italy. Such a striker is Parma's precious asset. With him, we will definitely be able to achieve the best results!"

Li Bin spoke confidently to the media. Although his words did not carry enough weight, he was the head coach after all. He said that Gilardino was a core player, which could still attract the attention of many people. And Li Bin knew

, just attention is not enough. If you want Gilardino's real worth to rise, you have to have something tangible.

"I believe that this season, Alberto's goals will make him the top scorer."

When Li Bin spoke to the media again, the media was in an uproar.

Last season, Gilardino was already a silver boot. In fact, last season, his total number of goals was one less than Shevchenko's, and he only had one penalty kick, while Shevchenko had five.

, speaking of which, his actual number of goals is already No. 1 in Serie A. Gilardino does have this ability, and people believe that he is one of the contenders for the top scorer.

However, this season, his performance was not good. After 16 rounds, he only scored 7 league goals. It is quite difficult to get the top scorer this season.

And if you want to do this, you naturally need a huge tilt and support in tactics - people also remembered at this time that if there is anything unexpected in this game, Li Bin's changes in tactics

It's also the same. Li Bin's style of play where the defenders became three defenders and Morfeo retreated as a defensive midfielder was quite creative and effective.

Of course, Li Bin's treatment was relatively poor after the game. In addition to the local newspaper in Parma, which paid a little attention to him, newspapers in big cities such as Milan, Turin, and Rome only had a small section.

Just wrote a message about him.

"Li Bin made a perfect debut, and the Asian coach successfully started his Serie A career."

Looking at the news section, which was not much bigger than one sentence of news, Li Bin also felt helpless. When he took office, he encountered Parma fighting for the honor of Serie A. At the end of the game, the top scorer of Italy's young generation exploded...

…I didn’t have the surname Wang in my last life. Why am I so unlucky that I can’t make the headlines?

When Li Bin said that Gilardino would compete for the Golden Boot, the media also began to interview him. The question that the media asked more often was whether he wanted to be like Ancelotti.

Morfeo has changed into a defensive midfielder like Pirlo, and his three-back tactics are imitating the playing style of Capello in Rome.

In the final analysis, the Italians still do not believe that Li Bin has the ability to create new styles of play. They believe that Li Bin's tactics are all based on the creativity of Italian coaches.

Li Bin did not defend this. He asked Morfeo to retreat, imitating the memory of Perrotta instead of Pirlo. He played three defenders, and in terms of tactical details, he imitated Manchester United's 2008 match against Vidi.

It is true that he has learned these things strangely, but it is also because he has learned the tactical concepts, repeatedly thought about the tactics in his memory, and then used the essence of them. It would be too much to say that he can only imitate.

He knew that no one else would bother to listen to what he was arguing. There was no point in arguing. If you had that time, you might as well focus on how to arrange the tactics. Although this game was won, in the final analysis, this

What was used in this game was just Li Bin’s tactical framework. There were many other in-depth strategies.

You have to tell them the skills step by step, and the winter break is coming soon. The winter break in Serie A is three weeks. Within three weeks, you can give them a preliminary tactical drill. Moreover, you can also

If we buy some good players, the following game situation will probably be better.

Moreover, since he said he would help Gilardino win the Golden Boot, Li Bin was naturally prepared to do what he said. Li Bin didn't remember exactly who won the Golden Boot in Italy in 2004-05, but he was very

Clearly, it’s not Gilardino, because in my memory Gilardino has never taken it

Golden Boot Award. But he also knows that no one has reached 30 goals before Luca Toni. So, now that Gilardino has scored seven goals and there are 22 rounds left in the game, he has enough tactics for him.

If you look at the number of goals he scores, he might actually be able to win the Golden Boot.

At that time... When Li Bin looked at the words of the media, he was also secretly thinking in his heart - the winner of the Golden Boot Award and the future leader of Italy's striker, no matter what, he can also swindle three thousand dollars from him.

With a net worth of 10,000 euros - Milan and Juventus are all eyeing him, and the media now values ​​him at more than 20 million. Li Bin wants 30 million, which is not a lot. And with this money,

No matter where it is used, it can improve the team's situation a lot.

Parma doesn't have many things that can be exchanged for money, but compared to other players, Gilardino is naturally the most valuable and the most eye-catching player. His training can be exchanged for real money.

30 million, which is almost equivalent to the entire annual bonus of the current Champions League runner-up - whenever I think of this, look at Milan's performance in the Champions League

After making great progress, Li Bin felt quite comfortable: What about a bunch of superstars? The money earned through hard work in the game will eventually go to Parma. But thinking about it this way, he felt a little unkind - Milan lost this year

I would already be very depressed if I won the Champions League, and I would have to defraud them of all their bonus money... I am really not very kind.

Li Bin had this idea of ​​only focusing on money, naturally because when the winter break came, the transfer period was also coming soon. And when it was time for the transfer, Li Bin realized how stretched his money was.

The UEFA Cup group qualifying bonus is 480,000, and the winning bonus is 120,000 - these 600,000 are all the winter transfer funds in his hand. The team is under trusteeship, and it is true that there is no board of directors to take care of it, but the team has no

You can spend whatever money you want. If you want money, earn it yourself. This is the situation Li Bin is facing now.

It’s really embarrassing. I only have 600,000 euros, which is not enough even to buy someone in the Italian Serie B. Li Bin is very aware of the market situation of the five major leagues and wants to buy someone with practical ability in the A and B leagues who can be used.

A few players cost millions or more. The problem now is that if he wants to buy players, he must first sell them.

This made Li Bin a little unhappy. After all, no one would be happy if he was forced to sell someone.

Therefore, Li Bin also wanted to carefully calculate who he should buy, how much money he would need, and who he should sell for the money - and the process of calculating this account was indeed very embarrassing.

of.

Parma has to introduce a defensive midfielder - this is Li Bin's first consideration. Neither Guerrera, Simplicio, nor the retreating Morfeo can satisfy Li Bin.

.One game can last, but in the next game, he needs to buy a new midfielder to better realize his tactical concept.

At the same time, he also needs to buy a right back. There is a difference between widening on one side and widening on both sides. Under the three-back system, there is less support in the middle. When encountering a strong enemy, there is still a need for support on the wings.

The ability to penetrate forward is good. But the current Potenza is obviously not good enough. Li Bin needs to find a real right back who can run forward.

And if you want to play a double forward, then two forwards are definitely not enough. Especially since Giuseppe Rossi is still young, it is best for him to find a reliable substitute player for the front line to make it possible.

The front line is enriched.

Three main players and one substitute, these are the people to buy, and considering that if you want to buy someone, you have to sell someone, maybe you have to buy another substitute. Looking at the little money in his hand, Li Bin could only smile bitterly,

I was racking my brains thinking about how to make money.

This winter will definitely not be too cold, so many transfers will definitely make Parma lively.

As for people who can be sold... Morfeo is on rent, Marchionne is injured, and Simplicio has only been here for half a season, so it is impossible to sell him. Speaking of people who can be sold,

That is Bresciano or Guerrera.

Li Bin believes that Serie A is not suitable for wing play, so Bresciano will not meet his tactical needs. Guerrera's technical ability does not meet Li Bin's requirements. These two people were also the first to fall into the trap.

list. However, after all, Bresciano can still be used for tactical changes. Li Bin still has doubts about whether to sell him. Therefore, selling Guerrera to pay for a new player is Li Bin's best way now.

After considering this, Li Bin immediately called Martins - as an agent, he would definitely be able to discuss the player's worth with him.

"You called just in time." Martins on the other end of the phone was also a little impatient. "I was just looking for you. There are some things that we really need to talk about."

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