Chapter 180 The Wheel of History
The transfer news of Karachi was released by Wansheng first, and it took half a day before the official website of Derby County released the news.
The media close to Derby County got the news at the first time. Half a day was enough for them to do a lot of things. Soon the media in the Derby County area also got the news, but when many hostile media in Derby County received the news, the fans already knew the news. , their reporting will be a bit 'outdated', which makes them secretly hated, they naturally know the reason, and even more secretly hated Wansheng.
Wansheng doesn't care about the attitude of the hostile media, you are all hostile media, and you still want to get news as soon as possible?
Think more!
After the news was released on the official website of Derby County, almost all media fans also knew the news, and then a lot of comments about the transfer came. Not as good as Oaks."
There is no doubt about Karachi's ability. After all, he is Perugia's No. 1 goalkeeper. He must still have the ability, but compared to Oaks, the English media believe that Oaks is stronger, and Oaks is also younger. He is better than Oaks. Karachi is four years younger, which means that Oaks' peak form as a goalkeeper can last for a long time. What about Karachi? Maybe it will be good for three years, which is one of the reasons why Karachi is not rich.
Wansheng ignores these media comments.
No one can see more clearly than him in terms of ability, Karachi is stronger than Oaks, there is no doubt about this. There is no doubt that the English media has always favored national players and discriminated against non-European players, so what they say doesn't matter at all.
But in fact, Dianping believes that this transfer is very common, and most of the negative attitudes are sent by hostile media, in the view of neutral media. Karachi is still capable, and more importantly, Karachi has proven itself in the top league, while Oaks has not yet, which Karachi also has an advantage. Karachi is there. Derby County will not have to worry about the goalkeeper position for at least three years, as Karachi's performances will not be unexpectedly stable.
As a goalkeeper, stability is the most important thing.
Some goalkeepers are nerve knives, who often perform quite well, but are unstable and make many small mistakes, which can be fatal in some games. Such players may have good ability. But instability can also be a headache.
Outside the discussion of the goalkeeper. The media's doubts about Derby County are mainly in the striker.
The goalkeeper problem was solved with the arrival of Karachi, but what about the striker? Cahill is gone, PeschiSolido left on a free transfer, and there are only two players left in the Derby County striker, one is Bolton Reiter and the other is Ian Taylor. Reiter's strength has been questioned. . He had a good season last season, but it was League One after all. In the FA Cup against the Premier League team, Wright did not perform well, so the media still questioned Wright's ability.
"This young man should probably exercise for another two years."
This is the general view.
The main problem with Reiter is that he is too young. After all, he has only played in the League One season. His strength is not too outstanding, and he has very little experience. It is still questioned how he will perform in the Premier League. Ian Taylor Instead, he renewed his contract with the team for one year, but he is really old, and his state and strength cannot be guaranteed. At this moment, Derby County's striker seems to be unmanned.
"Derby County need at least two strikers," some football commentators believe. "But so far they haven't gotten anything in the transfer market."
Without media reminders, Wansheng certainly knew about this situation.
But the European Cup is not over yet. It is not easy to buy good players. Many European players who participated in the European Cup are quite good, but if you want to talk about their transfer, you can only do it after the European Cup. Those players who did not participate in the European Cup , It is not easy to find a strong player. Wansheng has already made a plan to buy a strong forward with a large transfer fee after the European Cup.
With Oaks' £5.5 million plus Cahill's £9.2 million, minus the cost of supplementing other positions, the team can spend at least £5 million to buy a strong striker, which is quite the money. Quite a lot, especially for Derby County, players worth more than 10 million pounds may be better, but such big-name players will not choose Derby County, so the preparation of more than 5 million pounds is enough.
During this period, many media's attention is still focused on the European Cup.
The European Cup group stage has ended. In the end, England and France qualified from Group B. England entered the quarter-finals. However, due to the second loss to France in the group stage, they could only qualify as the second place in the group, and the opponent was Group A. The first host Portugal.
England head coach Eriksen was elated when his team beat Switzerland by a big score, but after the loss to France, he didn't talk much, and avoided talking about the bet with Wansheng, it seems that he also noticed it The team is not necessarily guaranteed to enter the semi-finals, just because after England lost to France, the quarter-finals are facing a game with Portugal.
Portugal as the host, the strength is still very strong.
In terms of overall strength, if they are divided into levels, they are considered to be between the world's first-class and second-class. They also have a lot of stars, such as many well-known Luis Figo, rising star C-Ronaldo, veteran Rui Costa, etc., but the problem of Portugal The fact is that famous stars are very famous, but most players play in their own leagues and are not famous at all. That is to say, there is still a big gap in the strength of their players in various positions, and their games rely more on individual stars, such as Luis. -The performance of Figo, C-Ronaldo and others.
In contrast, the England team's lineup with all big-name stars on all three fronts is much stronger.
However, Portugal is the host, and the team as the host is often difficult to deal with. There is an old saying in China, "the time, the right place, and the people". Strong, but it is not easy to beat Portugal.
European bookmakers' odds on both teams confirm this, with Portugal winning slightly higher, but not by much.
Wansheng cares about this game, the most important reason is the bet with Eriksen, and the other reason is...
"Wan Sheng. Which team should I buy this game?"
The day before the game, Kevin Tagore asked with great interest.
It is said that gambling is indeed very attractive, especially gambling with a winning rate of more than 90%, which is even more addictive. Kevin Tagore is addicted to it recently. Since the two made a big bet to buy Greece to win the European Cup. These days, Kevin Tagore has come to ask Wansheng in almost every game, and then suppressed every game, but Wansheng certainly doesn't remember the victory or defeat of the specific game at that time, he can only estimate it according to his memory. For example, he knows that Greece, Portugal and other teams can qualify for the group, so he can roughly estimate the outcome. The odds of winning or losing are actually not high. A thousand pounds can only be doubled or tripled at most. But Kevin Tagore never tires of it.
"I made a bet with the Swede. Of course, Portugal will eliminate England." Wan Sheng said as a matter of course, "I think it is very likely that England will lose the penalty shootout in the end."
Wansheng in this game can still be analyzed clearly by memory.
In the world arena, England has fallen on penalty shootouts several times. The 2004 European Cup is definitely not an exception. Even Wansheng still clearly remembers that Beckham missed a penalty kick and lost the game, but he does not remember that England's opponent at that time was. Greece or Portugal, but in the end England lost on penalties. That's enough.
"I believe you!"
Kevin - Tagore got the answer, and immediately went to open the computer to bet.
He still has confidence in Wansheng. Because Wansheng has already proved his ability to estimate the results with actual results in the group stage, but Wansheng was upset when he saw Kevin Tagore like this, "Kevin, don't you care about your friends? If England wins In the competition, I'm going to kiss the ass of the donkey..."
"No, I believe you can win."
Wan Sheng rolled his eyes.
However, he did not have the intention of joking with Kevin Tagore. In fact, Wansheng was still a little emotional when he came to watch various games in Portugal. He felt a little like an outsider, watching the development of history. Imagine The feeling of being able to grasp the result seems good, but Wan Sheng doesn't know whether he is happy or sad. He hopes that this little butterfly can flap his wings and have some influence on the development of history, so he feels that he will be very happy. sense of achievement.
So he kind of expected England to beat Portugal?
But in the end, England still lost the game.
This is a very classic battle.
The match between England and Portugal captured the attention of fans around the world, and it was the most watched match in the quarter-finals.
Both teams played very well in the opening game. The game was very intense. England gained some advantages on the scene, but neither team scored a goal in the normal 90 minutes of the game.
In extra time, the Portuguese midfielder, Rui Costa, who played for AC Milan, scored in the 20th minute, which almost equaled Portugal's victory, but no one could have imagined that only three minutes later, Lampa Germany's turnaround shot to help England equalize the score, the result of the two teams tied in extra time.
Next is the penalty shootout.
Beckham kicked the first penalty kick on behalf of England, but other players in England performed well. After five penalty kicks, the two teams each scored three goals, and the next is a brutal one-on-one duel. If one team scores a goal and the other team does not score, the game will be decided.
In the seventh round of the penalty shootout, Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo scored a penalty and saved Vassell's shot to help Portugal beat England.
Ricardo also became the hero of Portugal's victory.
Wan Sheng stood in the stands and felt that history was playing out in front of him. He knew the result before the game and thought it would change, but in the end it didn't change. The wheel of history didn't seem to change because of his arrival. Maybe it was His influence is still relatively small.
"Riccardo..."
At the end of the game, Wan Sheng sighed. He had also considered introducing Ricardo to replace Oaks. It was still possible before this game, but after this game, there was no need to think about it. Ricardo is definitely He became one of the most famous goalkeepers in the world.
Fortunately, the team has finalized Karachi.
After the game, many players in the England team cried, especially the captain David Beckham... Of course, these have nothing to do with Wansheng, and at the end of the game, he was with the 'excited' Kevin Tagore Back at the hotel, there are reporters waiting in front of the door.
Wan Sheng knew what these reporters were talking about, and they just wanted Wan Sheng to mock Erickson.
The two made a bet before that England could not make it to the quarter-finals, and Eriksen was going to kiss the ass. Now that the game is over, England lost to Portugal and ended the European Cup ahead of schedule. Naturally, Wansheng won the bet. , so don't you need to say something as the winning side?
Wansheng will naturally not reject the reporter's "good intentions", even if the England team at this time is actually sympathetic, but the bet between him and Eriksen has nothing to do with it.
"Hopefully he delivers on his promise sooner."
he said.
After that, it has nothing to do with Wansheng. He can say a lot about why England lost and so on, but he is only the manager of a team that has just been promoted to League One. He is still very young. His words have influence. It's not big, he wouldn't say these things without fun, and those things have nothing to do with him, he is more concerned about the team's transfer work.
To know that the European Cup will not be over until the end of June, and the team's training is in early July, that is to say, he must hurry up and let the club carry out the transfer work.
Wansheng's next target is Vidic.
This is the name he saw in the player profile given by the club. When he first saw Vidic, Wan Sheng didn't even react, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought of who this familiar name is-- The future central defender of Manchester United.
Vidic is 23 years old this year. He is still playing for Red Star Belgrade. He is a typical young player in Serbia. He wears the captain's armband at a young age. However, Red Star Belgrade is a club that develops by buying and selling players. Thinking that Vidic is good enough in the domestic league, such players can be sold, so Vidic was listed for sale by the club. Of course, he himself also has the intention of leaving Serbia to go to other leagues. After all, the Serbian league is a small league. Every professional player wants to go to the big leagues.
At present, Red Star Belgrade's price tag for Vidic is 6 million euros, which is equivalent to about 4 million pounds. This price is still quite high, so there are not many clubs planning to buy Vidic. Vidic is also a club scout. Recommended for Wansheng because of his exceptional performance in the Serbian domestic league.
Wan Sheng never thought that the club's scouting work was so well done, and that he could still find such a player. If there was no scout's recommendation, he would never have thought of Vidic.
But the price of 4 million pounds still needs to be considered. After all, the team's back line does not have to add players, and Vidic is not sure that he will be able to adapt quickly when he first came to the Premier League, so Wansheng still intends to let the club and Belgrade Red Star team first. Negotiate the transfer, delay the time, wait until the new striker is finalized and the transfer funds are left, then consider the transfer of Vidic.
After all, the club is not that kind of giant club, and transfer funds should still be placed in the most important position.
Undoubtedly, the striker is the most important position of the team. (To be continued ~^~)