Chapter 279 The Hesitant C-Roman
It is definitely not possible for the England team to have no coach in charge. The FA has begun to look for a suitable head coach, but it has not been determined until April.
Then someone suggested Hodgson.
Hodgson is a 66-year-old coach. He is a native British coach. He has a professional football career. After retiring, he became an official coach. He has achieved good results in Sweden and Switzerland: From 1985 to 1990, Hodgson coached Sweden Malmo, two league titles, two cups; from 1991 to 1995, he coached the Swiss national team and reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Since then, Hodgson has coached Inter Milan for two years, leading the team to the UEFA Cup final.
But many people still have doubts about Hodgson's ability to lead the team. After all, the old coach is already 66 years old, and his coaching career is not brilliant.
So some people think of the 2007 Asian Cup, when Wansheng temporarily led Hong Kong, China to win the Asian Cup.
"Will Wansheng do it?"
Hearing this statement on the first day of the new year, many officials of the FA immediately questioned, "Wan Sheng? How could he be the England coach?"
But no one questioned Wansheng's coaching ability.
"Of course he can, but he is the coach of Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid is his club, and he will definitely not resign to coach England!"
"Can be used as an interim coach..."
"..."
Discussions began within the FA. There are many people who support Hodgson, but more people support Wansheng.
In the field of English football, Wansheng is already very famous. Many officials of the FA can be said to be "old acquaintances" of Wansheng, and they are very supportive of Wansheng.
"With Hodgson, it will be difficult for us to achieve good results in the European Cup. Wansheng will be different. I think we can give it a try."
This statement has been supported by many people.
The current England team is in a mess. Hodgson is 66 years old. It is not easy to integrate the team, let alone lead the team to the European Cup.
The top priority for the England team is to find a manager who can lead the team to the European Cup and has the ability to play well.
In terms of leadership ability, everyone recognizes Wansheng.
So the FA made a decision to invite Wan Sheng as the interim coach of the England team. The contract between the two sides will be terminated after the European Cup. This will not affect Wan Sheng's coaching at Atlético de Madrid, and will give the FA sufficient time to find the next one. Coach successor.
Wan Sheng was also surprised when he received the invitation from the FA, and then he remembered that Capello had left, and the FA had not found a suitable head coach.
"Leading England?"
Wan Sheng considered it for a while, and it was not until the final round before the Copa del Rey that he decided to agree to the FA's invitation.
If other European teams invited Wan Sheng to coach, he would definitely refuse directly.
That doesn't make any sense at all.
The England team is different. In Wansheng's view, coaching the England team is a difficult challenge. This team has too many problems, and the skills of the star players are relatively rough, which is not suitable for their own tactical concepts, precisely because they are not suitable for the team. Your own tactical concept is more challenging.
Thinking that he can lead England to participate in the European Cup, Wansheng is also looking forward to it.
After agreeing to the invitation of the FA, the two sides started negotiations. The FA offered a good price - 7 million euros. The coaching started on June 1 and lasted until the end of the England team's journey in the European Cup.
If other head coaches know about this temporary contract, they will definitely be shocked.
The European Cup officially started on June 7, and it will continue until the final final, but it will not be until July 1. In other words, if you coach for a month, you will be able to get a high salary of 7 million euros.
But Wansheng is worth the price!
Even in European football, Wansheng has become a legend. He has won all the league championships in his coaching seasons. He has led the team to participate in three Champions Leagues and won two Champions League trophies. During this period, he also won many cup championships. The last time I coached the Hong Kong team to create a miracle to win the Asian Cup, the name Wansheng almost represented the championship.
How much is the European Championship worth?
In the eyes of the FA, winning the European Cup is worth the price.
In the international arena, the England team has always been a strong symbol, but they have not achieved good results for a long time. In various competitions including the World Cup, let alone champions, they have not even entered the semi-finals. Domestic fans Desperately hoping that England can play well, what is 7 million euros for this purpose?
In fact, Wansheng does not care about 7 million euros, which is not worth mentioning to him at all.
The point of contention between the two sides is rights.
Wansheng needs all the rights that a head coach should have, such as calling up the player roster, who will be the captain, and who will be allowed to play in a certain game.
These fundamental rights are required.
Capello resigned in anger and left the England coach because of the loss of his dignity. Wansheng did not want to repeat the same mistakes.
If that happens, he might as well not be the head coach.
The FA finally compromised under pressure. They desperately needed England to play well, and inviting Wan Sheng to coach was the best choice, but they hoped Wan Sheng would take charge of the team sooner. After all, there was too little preparation time. No matter how strong the coaching ability is, it is difficult to really lead the team to achieve good results.
Wansheng doesn't care about the FA's worries, he needs to lead the team to the Champions League final.
After the final, the club will have a series of celebrations, and then he will have to stay at the club and deal with some transfer matters. After finishing these things, he will have time to work as a 'temporary worker'.
In Wansheng's view, coaching the England team is just a 'gig job'.
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The 2011-2012 season has officially ended. All professional clubs in Europe have been disbanded and have a holiday. The transfer work has also started in full swing. Most of the recent media reports are transfer news.
The biggest news is Neymar joining Barcelona.
Atlético de Madrid failed to compete with Neymar. This may be due to the lack of influence of the team in South America. Neymar has the right to choose which club to join. In the eyes of the Brazilian genius, Barcelona is undoubtedly better. choose.
Wansheng wants to introduce Neymar, just to add flexibility to the team's striker.
This summer, the team not only bought Falcao, but because it was difficult to play, Klose also left on a free transfer, so there were only two players left in the team's striker - Diego Costa and Wang Qiuming.
With only two strikers, there is no need for further changes.
Wansheng also began to consider introducing new players, but the cost of introducing famous stars was too high. After the failure to introduce Neymar, he also felt that it was not necessary to increase the stars in the striker. After all, Diego Costa and Wang Qiuming are both excellent.
Next season's striker will be the competition between Wang Qiuming and Diego Costa.
In midfield, Mario Suarez took the initiative to apply to leave.
Wan Sheng thought about it and agreed.
It is almost impossible for Mario Suarez to play the main force, but Wansheng still hopes that he will stay in the team to supplement the lineup, but the player wants to leave, and it is useless to stay. Wansheng cannot guarantee Mario Suarez's playing time.
Atlético de Madrid put Mario Suarez up for sale.
Wansheng has also thought about adding Suarez to leave the missing players. AC Milan previously loaned Koke, and now it is time to take it back.
The team's backline has also changed. Veteran Ujfalusi has been unable to play for a long time and decided to leave on a free transfer, but there are many backline personnel, so don't worry at all.
Wansheng is a little troubled by the goalkeeper position, and De Gea hopes to transfer and leave.
Wansheng knew before that De Gea may apply for a transfer. The important thing is that Sergio Asenjo has performed very well. A team must not have two outstanding goalkeepers. De Gea does not want his playing time to be swayed. Occupied, so I chose to leave.
After some consideration, Wansheng also agreed.
Asenjo is fully capable of being the main goalkeeper. He will have no problem as the main goalkeeper next season.
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In the European transfer market, Atletico Madrid has always been the focus of attention.
Last season, Atlético de Madrid sold Aguero and created the standard king in the transfer market. This season, they won all the championships in Spain, including the Champions League. Every player in the team is valued by the outside world.
When the news that Atletico Madrid listed Mario Suarez and De Gea came out, media from all over the world rushed to report that Mario Suarez was better, he was just a substitute player, and De Gea was listed, causing a lot of confusion in Europe. Media sensation.
"Atletico Madrid want to sell De Gea?"
"What did they think! De Gea is the next Cassie!"
"This European Cup, De Gea is likely to replace Casey as Spain's main goalkeeper!"
"They're going to sell the goalkeeper!"
"It's not enough for Atletico Madrid to sell the top scorer, but also the top goalkeeper! How did they make this decision?"
Some media "hate iron is not steel".
At the same time, many giants lacking goalkeepers also began to make tentative offers.
After experiencing the UEFA Champions League and helping the team beat Chelsea and win the European Championship, De Gea's worth has soared. "France Football" evaluates De Gea's worth at 34 million euros. If you want to buy De Gea, just To refer to this standard of worth, as a rule, there can only be more and no less.
For the European giants, buying a talented goalkeeper like De Gea for 34 million euros is definitely a great deal. The key is that De Gea is not yet 22 years old!
Professional goalkeepers under the age of 25 are considered young, and De Gea has already achieved such achievements at the age of 22.
As anyone knows, his future is infinitely bright!
What is 34 million euros?
Manchester United's offer for De Gea was directly raised to 35 million euros, and just one day later, they raised the figure to 41 million euros.
In the face of Manchester United's rapidly increasing offer, Atlético de Madrid was caught off guard. After a call from De Gea's agent, the club knew the reason - De Gea's agent had already negotiated with Manchester United, and Manchester United was willing to help Germany. Gea paid a large transfer fee, and De Gea is also willing to join Manchester United.
Since De Gea himself agrees, Manchester United is willing to pay a large transfer fee, what else is there to say?
Then finalize it!
So De Gea's transfer was finalized within three days, and when the two clubs and De Gea signed the contract, De Gea will become a member of Manchester United.
Wan Sheng had not left Madrid at this time.
He still needs to meet someone before leaving Madrid for London and officially taking over as England coach.
That is Real Madrid's top star C-Ronaldo.
This is contacted by C-Ronaldo's agent Mendes. Mendes is not entirely for money. He also hopes that his players will get better and better.
In recent years, Wan Sheng has to coach Atletico Madrid, and it is foreseeable that Real Madrid is not good at all.
Wansheng's coaching ability has been recognized by many, so which coach can take over the Real Madrid coach and lead the team to defeat Wansheng's Atlético de Madrid?
Mendes couldn't even think about it.
In the end, he still told the news to C-Ronaldo. C-Ronaldo's reaction was a bit surprising to Mendes. He heard the news very peacefully, and he was somewhat surprised and... happy?
Happy?
What's the meaning?
Does C-Ronaldo also want to join Atletico Madrid?
impossible!
Mendes thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with it. How would he know that C-Ronaldo was really scared by Wansheng. To be precise, he was scared by the team led by Wansheng.
Even if C-Ronaldo is the world's top star, even if he is so famous that even children all over the world know him, he has yet to win a game against the Wansheng team in Manchester United and now Real Madrid.
That feeling is really depressing.
Sometimes C-Ronaldo even thinks, is he bound to lose the match against the Wansheng team? That's more than one! But a dozen, or even dozens.
Dozens of games in total!
Even if he played for a small club, he should have a chance to win the next game, right?
Unfortunately, all lost!
Wansheng has become a lingering shadow in C-Ronaldo's heart. When he heard that Wansheng was interested in him and hoped that he would join, C-Ronaldo's first reaction was: "If I join Atlético de Madrid, will I be in the future? Never playing a Wansheng team again? Because I'll be a part of that team!"
Despite playing very well in Real Madrid, C-Ronaldo is still very excited.
In addition, the championship also makes him yearn.
Wansheng's teams never lacked titles, which has become the truth of European football.
Since joining Real Madrid, C-Ronaldo has not won any championships. Coming here is as if the championship has missed all of himself.
C-Ronaldo feels very disappointed, he also thought about leaving.
But choose Atletico Madrid?
C-Ronaldo can't believe it. One is that Real Madrid will definitely not sell him, perhaps because he is too expensive, no club can afford the price, and the other is that Atletico Madrid is Real Madrid's sworn enemy, so he chose to go Atlético de Madrid, has not become a 'historical traitor' of Real Madrid?
C-Ronaldo hesitated for a long time, but finally he decided to come to see Wansheng.