Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 277 The game is not over yet, Chelsea takes the lead
In the Liverpool fan community, such a vote was launched, and it was quickly reposted by well-known media such as Sky Sports.

"Should Liverpool sign Chen Xiaoliang at any cost? "

As more and more people voted, the results of the polls changed in interesting ways.

At first, when the voting scope was limited to the Liverpool fan community, the overwhelming majority was "yes", at one time close to 93%. Only a few fans thought that the money bought by Chen Xiaoliang could buy 2-3 more practical players, or that Liverpool could buy I'm sorry Chen Xiaoliang.

But after Sky Sports forwarded it, the proportion in favor plummeted, and finally fell to 26%.

The reason is also very simple, fans from other clubs flocked in.

Below the comments, many people left messages:

"No, Liverpool shouldn't have bought him, Manchester United should have bought him."

"Go to Manchester to be Aveiro's younger brother? Come to Manchester City, and under Guardiola, he will definitely become a generation of midfield masters."

"I'll just take a look. Although I really want to, I guess my factory can't afford it."

"If you want to win the Ballon d'Or, you have to come to Real Madrid, the number one club in the world."

Although it is the opening game of the Champions League, it is a group match after all. No matter how much attention is paid to this game, it will not attract the attention of fans all over Europe.

But after 2-0 and 3-0, many fans who hadn’t watched the game were attracted. They never expected Liverpool to be played like this by Roma, and all of them witnessed Chen Xiaoliang from The scene of rushing from the backcourt to the frontcourt and then cooperating with Abraham and scoring the 4th goal.

No fan can reject such a player. Many people went to their home team's social account to strongly suggest that the club buy Chen Xiaoliang after they clicked "against" in Liverpool's vote.

And one person actually took action.

He is Chelsea's new boss, the American Todd Burleigh, whose ranking on the world's richest list is very close to Dan Friedkin, the chairman of the board of directors of Rome, both in the 500-600 range, almost $50 billion net worth.

But he himself has invested in the MLB (American Professional Baseball League) Los Angeles Dodgers, NBA Los Angeles Lakers and WNBA Los Angeles Sparks in the United States, and his investment in Chelsea is much more crazy than the Friedkin family.

Perhaps madness should not be used, but fury is the word to describe Burleigh's smashing.

He only joined the team in May this year, and he spent a jaw-dropping 5 million euros in the summer window, buying Wesley Fofana, Cucurella, Sterling, Coulibaly , Aubameyang and other 2.82 people, but Chelsea's performance has plummeted, and the club is like a mess, and it has not brought about a surge in the league standings because of the luxury purchase.

After dismissing the meritorious coach Tuchel and poaching Brighton coach Graham Potter to take charge of the first team, he even promised the new coach that after the end of the World Cup and the opening of the winter window, he would score 3 more goals. billion euros to continue buying the players the team needs.

Obviously, Burleigh, who is eager to bring Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League, is also watching this game. He directly asked his secretary to send a naked and straightforward winter window transfer invitation to Roma in his own name, asking for Chen Xiaoliang.

Why in his own name?Because he is currently also serving as the club's transfer director, and the Leipzig Red Bull sports director he tried his best to invite, the German Christopher Vivier will also confirm that he will join Chelsea to help the Blues replicate the Red Bull model established by Rangnick. Explore the network and the youth talent discovery system.

Harland, Nkunku, Gwadiol, Sesco, these people have all benefited from the youth player training system under the leadership of Vivier.

But Burleigh didn't want to wait. The 1.5 million euro, ten-year contract, without specifying that no counter-offer was allowed, was sent to Pinto by email.

Pinto was dumbfounded at first. He didn't expect that the defense battle against Chen Xiaoliang would start so soon. What he expected would not start until after the winter window ended in February next year.

Because there will be many outstanding players in the World Cup, they will become the protagonists of the winter window. At the same time, with Rome's current state, there should be no problem in reaching the Champions League knockout rounds, and it is impossible for Chen Xiaoliang to leave the team in the winter window.

But Pinto, who calmed down, looked at the ten-year contract plus installment payment, and knew why Burleigh was crazy about buying and buying, and how he could evade UEFA and the Premier League's Financial Fair Play Act.

It is still what Americans are best at, using one law to take advantage of another law.

Simply put, it is a "long-term contract".

Although FIFA and UEFA have already established clear rules and constraints on the behavior of major giants to share costs with super-long contracts, FIFA even clearly stipulates that the maximum contract of professional players is limited to 5 years, but this does not Not absolute.

Although football is the number one sport in the world and has unparalleled influence, FIFA is essentially an industry organization, nothing more than a larger organization, but it still cannot override the laws of each country.

In the case where the player's country allows labor to sign a labor contract longer than 5 years, the club can completely break through the obstacles of FIFA through legal means.

For three players over the age of 25, Coulibaly, Sterling, Aubameyang, and Burleigh signed a five-year contract. After all, these three will be over 5 years old after the end of the contract. Not good for the club.

For players under the age of 25, all the contracts given by Burleigh exceeded 5 years.

And a player like Chen Xiaoliang, who is only 18 years old, will be 28 years old after ten years, and he is still in his prime. Whether it is investment or competition, unless there is a serious injury, it is a guaranteed profit for the club.

Of course, Burleigh will not be stupid enough to challenge the bottom line and face of FIFA and UEFA by directly signing a 10-year contract.

For example, Chen Xiaoliang’s operation, if the transfer is successful, when Chelsea applied for a labor certificate for Chen Xiaoliang in the UK, the reported contract was 10 years, but the execution method was 5 plus 5.

If the local labor department asks why do you want to do this?Chelsea replied that in order to fully protect the interests of the players, after 5 years, the players will have new opportunities for labor negotiations to deal with unfavorable factors such as rising prices or currency devaluation due to inflation.

Protect human rights, protect property rights, and protect freedom without breaking the law.

This answer is both reasonable and politically correct, and it is commonplace in industries other than football. After all, the British labor certification system is not set up just for professional players. For the labor department, foreign players are only a small part of their daily work.

Therefore, after obtaining the legal approval documents from the British labor department, the Premier League Committee has no possibility of hindrance.

Again, government bills are greater than industry regulations.

Then, the contract reported by Chelsea to FIFA and UEFA is 5 years, but there is a renewal clause in it.

The clauses can also be set reasonably and without loopholes.

For example, in the past 5 years, the player has played 30 games for the club, or the player has helped the club win a championship, or the player’s jersey has sold 1 pieces, etc., as long as it seems that the player has contributed to the club, made money, brought It's good, it's all right.

Of course, if someone feels that even these clauses are still unrealizable, they can also be set to a simpler one, such as no violations such as late arrivals, early departures, and strikeouts within 5 years.

In essence, it is consistent with the spirit of the clauses set by ordinary company employees in other industries to automatically renew the contract without absenteeism, corruption and other job problems during the contract period.

According to the current law, FIFA and UEFA have no possibility of refusal. This is also the fundamental reason why UEFA warned that Chelsea should be placed on the financial fairness key monitoring list, but could not come up with any sanctions.

Everyone knows that you take advantage of loopholes, but if there is no prohibition, it is allowed, and I will let you see it openly.

Of course, players and opposing clubs are not stupid. There are pros and cons to super-long-term contracts and super-long-term installment transfer fees, but Burleigh’s solution is also very straightforward, that is, high prices and high salaries.

For example, if a one-time payment costs 5000 million pounds, and now it needs to be paid in installments of 7 years, then it will cost 7000 million pounds to buy, and the premium part will be regarded as the seven-year loan interest rate.

For another example, signing a 5-year contract is a weekly salary of 15 pounds, and now you have to sign a 7-year contract, which means a weekly salary of 18 pounds, but the payment period for the signing fee and loyalty bonus will also be extended accordingly.

In short, this is essentially a kind of prepayment behavior of eating enough food. Once the team's performance is not satisfactory and revenue declines, the club will bear huge pressure on accounts payable, and the performance is not satisfactory, which will also depreciate the player's value. These players are sold at a low price, and the installment transfer fee that has not been paid that year still has to continue to be paid.

This is also the reason why FIFA and UEFA want to create the Financial Fair Play Act. Those behind-the-scenes capital who control the giants will never be so stupid as to spend cash every time to complete every transaction cleanly, but compared to some Middle Eastern Compared with the simpler and more brutal means of the country and the club, Burleigh's gameplay is completely legal and completely open.

The simple and crude methods are:
Yin-Yang contract: Contract A reported to UEFA to avoid financial fairness risks, and contract B to make up for the promised salary.

Third-party pouring money: UEFA stipulates that the board of directors has an upper limit on the direct investment of the club, so the club will have left pockets to right pockets, such as Qatar Investment Group, through sovereign acts, the nominally unrelated Qatar Tourism Bureau signed 2 million yuan with Paris Euro's sky-high sponsorship contract, thus breaking through the capital injection limit.

Consulting business: Similar to the Yin-Yang contract, after the introduction of a famous coach at a high price, a small part of the salary is paid within the club to make the accounts beautiful.Then let a nominally unrelated company provide a business for the coach, usually a consulting business, and then pay a huge consulting fee.

Bribery: The fate of former FIFA President Blatter and UEFA President Platini has revealed that the football world is not clean, and bribery is not just as low as giving money.For example, Nasser, the chairman of Greater Paris, and the Bein Group under the Qatar Investment Group are the main sellers of the UEFA TV rights and the largest sponsor of UEFA.

This kind of political donation is very common and completely legal in Western society. Compared with the interests behind political elections, behind-the-scenes football transactions are just desserts.

So in the past few years, it has been repeatedly reported that UEFA will thoroughly investigate Paris, but in the end it is all thunder and rain.

The above three items are just the tip of the iceberg, and new ways to play emerge in endlessly.

Football has never been about fighting and killing. Football has always been a game of sophistication and capital.

For Americans who have made their fortunes through financial speculation and seized the benefits of the world, Burleigh's behavior is nothing new in all walks of life in the world where American capital is involved.

The Glazer family, who are also from the United States, began to hold 2003% of Manchester United's shares on September 9, 26, and took 3.17% of Manchester United's shares on June 2005, 6, removing the Red Devils from the London stock market and completely privatizing them. , A total of 28 billion US dollars was spent, and only 98% of the money was paid by themselves, and the rest was completed by them through financing.

To put it bluntly, after they acquired Manchester United, they used this club to raise funds to pay the cash that the original shareholders should get from selling their shares.

And the 25% they paid for themselves was also a loan, which means that they transferred all of this huge debt to the Manchester United club.

At that time, the combined net worth of the Glazer family was less than 10 billion pounds.

When the acquisition was initiated to major shareholders, this plan was strongly opposed by the original shareholders headed by Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Glazer family gave the two largest Irish shareholders an irresistible price, allowing them to successfully control the A Premier League giants.

In the nearly 20 years since then, the Glazer family not only does not have to repay a penny of debt and interest, but also receives tens of millions of dividends from Manchester United every year.

What do you mean by using a small to gain a big, empty-handed white wolf?The Glazer family must have a tactical back here.

This is a vivid example. When the United States goes around accusing other countries of using debt traps to control the industries of third countries, they are actually the masters who play this game.

So Pinto immediately relaxed, and the offer was not aggressive.

Although the terms of Chen Xiaoliang’s contract have not been disclosed to the public, Pinto knows very well that the 1.5 million foreign club’s termination clause is clearly set and must be a one-time payment. Only when this condition is met, Roma must unconditionally accept the transfer. will apply.

But the fans and players on the field don't know all this. The two sides are still immersed in the game, but the mood is completely different.

Chen Xiaoliang, as usual, used up a stamina recovery card and devoted himself to the defense of the midfield. (6→5)

In the 75th minute, Mourinho replaced Dybala with Zalewski, and Celik, who was a little embarrassed by Luis Dias, with Viña, and the game completely entered the half of Liverpool. Offensive and defensive drills.

Liverpool also made the last adjustment, replacing Salah, who was struggling alone, with Jota, and Elliott with Arthur.

With Salah off the field, Chen Xiaoliang's superstar mission in this field will temporarily stay at the 2/5 progress. The goodbye will have to wait for the sixth round of the group stage to move to Liverpool's home Anfield.

The last attack of the game happened in the 86th minute. Luis Diaz opened the gap and passed to Nunes several times. When he came out to catch a pass from his teammate, Enzo predicted in advance and blocked the ball with a reverse run.

Thiago on the side grabbed the popped ball and passed it to Arthur, who had just played for a short time. This midfielder who transferred from Juventus wanted to pass it to Jota, but was pushed by Gwadio. come out.

Thiago and Arthur came over to fight for the second spot, but Chen Xiaoliang jumped high and pushed him out, and then caught up with the ball before Fabinho and launched a counterattack.

The three of them each sabotaged Liverpool's attack once, as if they were like an iron wall standing in front of the Red Army's attacking direction, making them doomed to defeat the ancient city of Rome.

Chen Xiaoliang did not choose to run wildly this time, but passed the ball behind him in a long straight line to Abraham who was already running in the opponent's half and opened the distance from the two central defenders.

So, Abraham ran, and Matip and Van Dijk chased, but the pace and speed of the three sprints were significantly slower than the first 20 minutes of the first half.

In the end, Abraham saw that Matip had chased to a position parallel to himself, so he stopped altogether, let Matip go forward, then cut inside to his right foot, and completed a long-range arc shot at the top of the penalty area, but The speed and angle of the ball are very average, and it is easily caught by Alisson on the line of the small penalty area.

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At the same moment, the three major European bookmakers all raised the odds of Roma winning the Champions League from fifth among all teams to tied for third with Paris, second only to Manchester City and Real Madrid.

After the game, Chen Xiaoliang, who played superbly on both offensive and defensive ends and deservedly won the best player in the game, was pulled by Mourinho to attend the post-match press conference.

Facing the reporter's high-profile outlook, Mourinho behaved very flatly, while Chen Xiaoliang answered calmly.

He also did not deliberately say that today's Roma is performing at a super level. He also admits that Roma this season is stronger than last season with a well-organized staff, but one thing is true tonight. Faced with great difficulties, they did not play to their due level.

And when talking about several new teammates, Enzo, Kwa and Gwadiol, Chen Xiaoliang did not hesitate to praise, saying that it was the arrival of these people that made the team very balanced and had sufficient lineup depth .

But at this time, the reporter of the British "Daily Telegraph" received the latest media news. Romano, the most well-known reporter in terms of transfers, got the first-hand news of Chelsea's offer from Chen Xiaoliang, and posted it on his personal social media. on the media.

The reporter immediately asked Mourinho a question, which completely exploded the press conference that was originally a question-and-answer process.The other reporters had just heard the news!

Mourinho and Chen Xiaoliang glanced at each other, both were puzzled, but "Daily Telegraph" is not the kind of hearsay toilet newspaper, especially when it comes to exposing football scandals, their sources of content are very reliable, and Romano is He is famous in European football because he almost never misses the news about the transfer.

Watching the reporter introduce in detail the components of the 1.5 million transfer fee, as well as the ten-year contract and other information, Mourinho thought about it, and chose to let Chen Xiaoliang answer the reporter's questions by himself.

In the past, he would definitely take the microphone away, and even leave the field directly to protect the players, but Chen Xiaoliang is different. His importance to Roma and his weight in the hearts of the fans are not something that the head coach can reassure the fans by answering on his behalf. .

Chen Xiaoliang unscrewed the water bottle on the table and took a sip, then smiled lightly: "No matter what kind of job or industry you do, it will be a pleasure to be recognized by the outside world, be it fans, the media or others. The club is good too."

"But now it's Roma's post-match press conference, not mine, let alone transfers."

"I just found out about this news, but I haven't had the opportunity to ask the club staff for confirmation, but I just take this opportunity to express to the outside world that I am not interested in any transfer at the moment. The season has just begun, and my goal It’s about helping the team achieve good results in all competitions.”

The two then concluded the press conference and left the conference room.

Compared with them who were relatively relaxed, Klopp's encounter at the press conference was much more severe.

A disastrous defeat discredited the Premier League giants. The old midfielder was devastated by the youth storm in Rome. Some reporters even asked Klopp directly if Mourinho hadn't replaced Kwa prematurely and took the initiative to withdraw Chen Xiaoliang , How many more does he think Roma can score in this game?
Klopp blocks left and right. Although he wants to leave, UEFA and the club have requirements for him. He must sit for a certain amount of time or answer a certain number of questions before he can leave. This is related to the quality of the game. Spread the image with the club.

In this round of the Champions League, another match in Group A that took place later, Salzburg Red Bull and Glasgow Rangers fought 1-1 at home, and both teams scored 1 point.

After the first round, Roma ranked first in Group A with 3 points, Glasgow Rangers temporarily ranked second with away goals, Salzburg ranked third, and Liverpool, which lost, temporarily ranked at the bottom.

On the second night, the other four groups of games were all played, and Inter Milan lost 0-2 at home to the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich;

AC Milan drew 1-1 with Ajax in the away game;
Paris Saint-Germain beat Juventus 2-1 at home.

The rest of the powerhouses, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, ​​and Tottenham all won victories, but Chelsea got off to a bad start and lost to Dinamo Zagreb by 1 goal in an away game...

This defeat also made Chelsea boss Burleigh firm in his determination to drop Chen Xiaoliang. He directly admitted in the interview that his transfer offer was rejected by Roma, and emphasized that he would not give up and would continue to report more to Roma. high price.

And Riise also quietly told Chen Xiaoliang that Chelsea's transfer representative had approached him in private and promised Chen Xiaoliang a weekly salary of 33 pounds slightly lower than Harland's, equivalent to an annual salary of about 2100 million euros. Double what he earned at Roma, with a £500m bonus clause.

This number is placed in Serie A. The proper first salary can be several streets away from the second, but in the Premier League, it has to be ranked after Ronaldo, De Bruyne, De Gea, Harland, Sancho, After Salah and Varane.

Chen Xiaoliang didn't care about it. If it was next summer, he would definitely think about it, but now is really not a suitable time, and the process of playing for the two teams has made him fully understand one thing, and what kind of head coach Cooperation will seriously affect their future development.

Roma provided him with everything within its ability, and Mourinho also gave him absolute trust. These two things alone are not something that annual salary can impress.

It is rare to change coaches like a knife. Looking at the history of Liverpool in the past 30 years and the ups and downs of Manchester United in the nearly 10 years after Sir Alex Ferguson retired, it is really not easy for a wealthy club to meet the right head coach.

He doesn't want to jump into the fire pit that Chelsea is currently in.

But this is very happy for the fans of Roma, as well as the supporters of several other giants.

"Chelsea was passed, we still have a play!"

Even the American media on the other side of the ocean reported the news that Chelsea’s high-priced transfer was rejected. They also said that in the summer of 2023, Chen Xiaoliang’s transfer will be the same as Wenban Yama’s draft, which will affect the pattern of football and basketball in the next ten years. of the most important events.

　Thanks to the club's chief director [Yu Qingfeng] for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to the executive director of the club [Visible Invisible Man] for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to the senior director of the club [C Ronaldo loves Messi loves Ronaldo] for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to the senior director of the club [miyu4118] for the 2 monthly tickets!
　　Thanks to the senior director of the club [half-year old fairy] for the monthly pass!

　　
　
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