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

Chapter 321 The captain of Rome submitted a transfer application?
On the morning of March 3, Vice Chairman Ryan Friedkin, General Manager Pinto, Sports Director Alberto De Rossi, Head Coach Mourinho, Assistant Coach Forti, Captain Chen Xiaoliang, Vice Captain Mann Cini and important player Dybala appeared in Trigoria's conference room. At one end of the oval conference table was a large screen with a video connection screen of the boss Dan Friedkin.

Since entering the national team competition cycle, the club's next game will not be until April 4, so there is a lot of time to deal with the red card incident that happened last night.

One game, 4 red cards, if the club does not appeal, there is a possibility that Cristant, who was fined for the conflict, will be additionally suspended, but if the appeal is rejected, not only may he face a new investigation and find "more serious circumstances "It also leads to the possibility of additional penalties. Even if the appeal is successful and the referee is fined to stop the whistle, it may only be the starting point of a new round of revenge.

Mourinho and Chen Xiaoliang, or the coaching staff and the locker room have very clear opinions, they must appeal, and at the same time, they must issue an announcement, because the fuse of all disputes is that Chen Xiaoliang's goal was blown offside, and the relevant video playback is already in It has been watched tens of millions of times on the Internet all over the world. No offside means no offside. Neither the coach nor the players are willing to swallow their anger.

It's just that compared to the anger in the locker room, the attitude of the coaching staff other than Mourinho is relatively mild.

The board of directors and the management have completely opposite ideas. Although they lost the game, since these players received red cards for the first time this season and were suspended, they will not be able to play in the next round of the league. In Sampdoria, the fish belly is the fish belly, the vegetable chicken is the vegetable chicken, and they are still playing at home. Even if the three are fined and cannot play, the team will not have a big problem winning the game.

The board of directors and the management do not want to confront the Serie A league and the referee committee at this critical moment of the championship. Firstly, the relationship network behind Serie A is intricate. Roma has sprung up in the past two seasons. "Turino Sport" and other media's continuous smear attacks, once they take the initiative to expose their handles to the outside world, are likely to be used by the top three in the north to concentrate their momentum and put the team in a situation of internal and external difficulties.

Secondly, they are still leading by 6 points. They are worried that the public challenge to the Serie A league will definitely set off a positive response from the Roma fans, making the situation expand, and even encounter official retaliation.

Mourinho did not let Chen Xiaoliang speak, he first expressed his views.

As a head coach, he should stand in front of the players when there are internal differences and act as a mediator between the management and the locker room.

He said that since he came to Rome last year, the team has always encountered the problem of wrong judgments. After being the defending champion this year and performing well in the Champions League, it is obvious that Serie A and the referee committee have spent more time arranging the referee team than last year. Mind, this is the embodiment of strength affecting status.

And if you swallow your anger now, it will make the outside world feel that Roma is weak, and the status that the team has finally earned will disappear. In the future, any referee will not have to worry about the punishment he will face after a misjudgment. pressure.

Pinto raised his concerns. It is impossible for the Serie A league and the referee committee to exclude all referees who have made misjudgments from Rome's future games as Rome hopes. Once this opening is opened, all future clubs will When encountering the same situation, they will make the same request. It is very likely that after a few seasons, there will be no official referees to arrange.

Chen Xiaoliang finally spoke up, because he is the captain and the representative of the locker room, and players are the most important assets for a football club, and they are the most important elements for all investors and shareholders.

He told everyone present that the locker room insisted that the club speak out, resolutely appeal, safeguard the interests of the players, and stand with the players who have suffered unfair treatment.

His reasons are very good. Encountering such a useless incident, the morale of the locker room will be seriously damaged. If the management chooses to swallow their anger, it will not wait for the outside world to harass, and the locker room will be chaotic first.

The locker room is messed up, so what's the result? Players are workers in essence, not ruthless machines. They usually rely on their enthusiasm for work to train and play in wind and rain.

Dan Friedkin first expressed his understanding and consideration for the locker room, but he also euphemistically expressed the hope that the locker room can consider the long-term interests of the club and overcome his inner emotions.

With a mentality of giving it a try, Pinto asked Mancini and Dybala to also express their opinions, but it was obvious that the statement of the two firmly supporting Chen Xiaoliang did not meet his expectations.

And Forti, who has always been cautious on weekdays, resolutely chose to maintain the same caliber as Mourinho because he became the party involved in this matter, not to mention that as one of Mourinho's six-member team, his job And the salary is given by Mourinho.

Now the situation is very clear, the board of directors and the management must deal with it coldly, while the coaching staff and the locker room support a firm appeal and an external announcement to protect the players.

The only exception is De Rossi's father Alberto De Rossi, 64 years old, he has worked in Rome for 30 years, from coaching the lower age echelon to the youth team to the reserve team, and now as one of the management , He knows more about Serie A and Rome than anyone here.

In his heart, he strongly supports the opinions of the locker room. If his son is sent off like this, he will definitely be the first to jump up and fight the referee if he goes back 20 years.

But now, as a member of the management, he knows exactly what the current owner of this beautiful country is buying Roma, and how much he knows about football.

This is not a fan, but a businessman. The club is a point of profit for him, and it is also a springboard for him to expand his business to Italy and even Europe.

So he didn't make a statement, and when it was his turn to speak, he said that everyone's opinions should be fully considered such nonsense like muddy mud.

Dan Friedkin didn't want to directly conflict with the locker room. He first falsely stated that he would actively consider the opinions of the players, and then dismissed most of them under the pretext of needing to discuss summer signings, leaving only his son Ryan Friedkin, Pinto and Mourinho.

But when everyone was about to walk to the door of the meeting room, Dan Friedkin thought that everyone had left the locker room because they were out of the range of the camera, and then he said two words that made Chen Xiaoliang and the other two go crazy: "First, before the club has made a final decision, no coaches, players, or staff are allowed to express any views on this matter on social media."

"Second, Pinto, you should immediately mobilize those players that you discovered and signed by you to play a role in the locker room, like Cesco, Dybala... that Croatian... by the way, and that one Georgia brats, they're all brought in, they should all speak for you, you can't just let one voice control the locker room."

Chen Xiaoliang stopped, and Dybala and Mancini looked at each other in shock.

The three turned their heads, walked in from the meeting room door, and looked at Pinto.

Pinto's face was stiff. From the corner of his eye, he saw the three players turning back. He deliberately did not let his eyes meet Chen Xiaoliang's, but the uncontrollable swallowing in his throat and the stiffness of his facial muscles revealed his guilty conscience at the moment.

Mourinho also turned to look at him.

There is no doubt that Pinto lied about the transfer and signing, and took all the credit for the team's discovery and signing of Cesco, Kwa, etc., but this is not really important, the important thing is It can also be seen from Dan Friedkin's words that Pinto may have never completely told the truth about the team's daily information in his communication with the board of directors on weekdays.

Mourinho did not point out that he is a madman, but he is not a fool with low emotional intelligence. He didn't want to ignite another powder keg when a problem was already on his hands, so he immediately turned his head and gave Chen Xiaoliang a look. , which means I will take care of this matter.

Because of Mourinho's eyes, Chen Xiaoliang held back a lot of words, but turned around and said the last sentence to the camera: "Mr. Chairman, it's true or false. I don't want to interfere with the management of the club, and I don't want to suggest to you again. Take more time to understand the real situation of the team, but one thing I must tell you, as the captain, I can unite the locker room and get their support because I think about them and the team's game results, And we also firmly believe that only when the team is united, the morale of the locker room is strong, and the team can achieve good results, the club will have honor and bring more benefits.”

"If someone tells me to put the cart before the horse, put the monetary gain before the honor of the game, and put the external image before the internal unity, then I'm sorry, I will not accompany you."

After all, Dybala and Mancini patted Chen Xiaoliang on the back to express their support, and then the three left the meeting room completely, leaving Friedkin and his son with stunned faces.

After closing the door, there was a predictable quarrel.

Dan Friedkin asked Pinto and Mourinho to "fix" the dressing room, but Mourinho was adamantly against it.

Perhaps in European football, there is no second famous coach who has won the Champions League who knows better than him how the team's performance will plummet after the locker room collapses.

Pinto had no choice at this time, he could only jump out to ease the two sides, because he knew that all the bullshit he had boasted in the past had exploded today.

In the eyes of the board of directors, Mourinho is just a coach who only cares about training and tactics. The rest of the salary structure, scout dispatch, signing target tracking, and youth training system are all under the "strong" leadership of Pinto. Harvested results.

Although it looks stupid, this is also the performance of Pinto's genius. He has grasped the fact that his beautiful boss has only a half-knowledge of the European football system, and completely portrays the football club as a company, while the coach is just a department manager. Players are just a group of employees with a higher salary.

In this way of thinking, as long as the general manager's thinking is correct, other employees can be replaced.

So this is why Dan Friedkin dared to put pressure on Mourinho at this moment. Although he knew that Mourinho was very good and led the team well, couldn't Tuchel do it?Can Pochettino do it?Zidane can't do it?He can even invite Capello, who has retired at home, back.

It's not just money.

Lao Tzu is in the beautiful country, trying to salvage his auto industry, but his son has been in Rome. Although he often goes to the flower courts in the [-]th district of Rome to feast and feast, he still knows the club better than his own father.

Under his moderation and Pinto's efforts to appease him in order to cover up his deceitful behavior, Mourinho finally dropped a sentence:
"You guys are nothing in football without the hard work of the players on the pitch"

Then walk away.

Dan Friedkin was very angry. He scolded Pinto and his son. He is the boss. He spent a lot of money to support these people, and now these people don't listen to him?

His sane son told him that this is European professional football, not the North American auto retail industry. In the beautiful country, with an annual salary of 100 million US dollars, you can invite the top sales managers in the industry, but in European football, 100 million US dollars You can’t even buy the toes of top players. These people are definitely not employees in the ordinary sense. They are traffic, symbols, cash cows, and even the spiritual totem of a city. Look at Barcelona, ​​which lost Messi. Although the salary Expenditures have fallen a lot, but revenues have dropped even more.

In the end, under the persuasion of his son and Pinto, Dan Friedkin agreed to make an announcement in a vague manner, and let Mourinho coach the team until the end of the season. By then, his The contract will have the last year left, and it is the right time to discuss the renewal.

After finishing speaking in the morning, the Club of Rome issued an announcement on the official website and social media in the afternoon:
"Given that the penalty encountered by the club's first team in the last round of the league may affect the fairness of the result of the game, and the club has also observed the fans' fierce comments on the incident, the club will reserve all the possibility of taking follow-up measures."

Mourinho asked all the main players to go home and rest for a day, and he also calmed down.

Today's meeting reminded him of the scene at Manchester United, as if he was not talking to the Friedkin family and Pinto, but the Glazer family and the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward at the time. What they are more concerned about is how many instant noodles, bottled water, and puffed food endorsements they can sign in the next quarter, where to warm up in summer to attract the most traffic, how to set season tickets and ticket prices to maximize revenue...

It just doesn't matter how to adjust the structure of the club to better serve the first team.

At best, it means never getting out of the hegemony created by Sir Alex Ferguson. At worst, it means knowing everything, except football.

When Chen Xiaoliang came home, Riise came to visit him and brought him good news. He had appointed a Brazilian 18-year-old talented player, Vitor Rock. The Brazilian got Europe's Giuliano Bertolucci for 350 million euros.

The method is still the old routine. Ask him and his family to come out. Riser talked about how Chen Xiaoliang signed a professional contract at the age of 16, practiced for 2 and a half years, and became the top 10 in the world for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA. Yes, and that game was Roma's 7-1 rout of Dortmund.

Compared with Bertolucci's EEAP agency, which moves slowly and has nearly [-] players under its umbrella, Riise's advantage is that Chen Xiaoliang, Sesco, Kwa and others have almost signed one successful operation case, and one-on-one Unlike the big managers, it is impossible for small players to get direct services from the boss. Instead, the interns and young managers of the brokerage company will act as agents first, until the value rises to the point where the boss thinks he needs to go off the field himself. Whether it's Mendes or Bertolucci, it's the same.

Moreover, money is always a high-ranking factor for South American players. The liquidated damages of the existing brokerage contract of 350 million euros is an astronomical figure for the Rock family, but it also means that the Riise gang They broke a shackle.

As for Riise, if Chen Xiaoliang asked him to do this two years ago, he would definitely say that Chen Xiaoliang is crazy, but in Sesco, Kwa, and especially Enzo, his net worth rose by 1 million euros in half a season. After receiving 2000 million euros in commission for his transfer to Chelsea, Chen Xiaoliang was definitely a football Buffett in Riise's mind.

But at the moment, Chen Xiaoliang was not happy. Roque was originally the winger he wanted to recommend to Mourinho next season. Like Enderik, another genius who has been signed by Real Madrid, he is the next generation of Brazil. A masterpiece of youth training, but in the current situation, how can he think about Roma next season.

Chen Xiaoliang: "You...ask Steven, what is his next plan?"

Of course, Riise saw the report of 6 red cards in the last game, but in his impression, Chen Xiaoliang is definitely not a person who can't bear this kind of blow, but will fight more and more bravely. It's just that he doesn't know what happened in Terry in the morning. Goria base thing.

Riise: "What's the matter? He is now with his wife and children every day. He doesn't want to go to a league like the Soviet Super League. Even if it's not the top five leagues, at least it has to be like Eindhoven and Feyenoord in the Eredivisie." Famous team, but it is difficult, after all, his coaching experience is too short."

Chen Xiaoliang told Riise what happened in the morning, and Riise understood now.

He is also a former professional player with rich experience and has moved to many places. It is extremely ridiculous to encounter such a strange boss, let alone a core player like Chen Xiaoliang who has made great achievements for the team.

Riise: "He sells Toyota? Probably in his eyes, others are Corolla, and you are GTR."

Chen Xiaoliang was amused by Riise, and couldn't laugh or cry: "GTR is not from Toyota, brother, you are deliberately teasing me."

Riise: "Make up your mind. As long as you nod your head, where in this world can you go? I don't have to deliberately ignore the calls of the transfer directors of those wealthy clubs every day."

"It's a pity for those girls in the eighth district... I have to fly here next time..."

Riise smacked his mouth, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"Wait... You asked me Steven just now, wouldn't you be?"

Chen Xiaoliang was silent for a while, and then said: "You can first collect the transfer offers of those interested teams. It may be useful or not. You can also ask the boss about his recent situation. In short, I still want to see what the attitude of the board of directors here will be in the end."

"Let me think again, we are actually very close to success this season..."

Riise patted him: "This is normal in the football world. Think about Steven, who devoted almost all his youth to Liverpool. Because of a slip, there will still be fans telling him to get out of Anfield."

"Don't worry, I will do this matter without leaking."

While the two were chatting, Chen Xiaoliang and Riise's mobile phones kept receiving text messages and emails, and the rhythm showed signs of becoming more and more frequent. Both of them felt curious and picked up their mobile phones to check them.

After a while, Chen Xiaoliang sneered "hehe", muted the phone and canceled the vibration, and asked Riise not to read the unread text messages, but to watch the sports news.

Almost all mainstream sports media in Europe have released a big line of Breaking News on their homepages:

"According to "Turin Sports Daily" citing sources, due to failure to meet Chen Xiaoliang's conditions, the board of directors of the Roma club has broken with the first team captain Chen Xiaoliang this morning. It is likely to completely lose the support of the locker room because of this."

The last sentence is obviously to disentangle the relationship:
"According to the analysis of "Turin Sports News", Roma may collapse this season because of this, and the triple crown dream will come to an end."

Riise: "Is there a mob in the club?"

Chen Xiaoliang laughed again, turned to Riise and said: "This is someone deliberately forcing me. If such news gets out, fans and the media will come to me. There are confidentiality clauses in our contract. Therefore, I cannot share any fragments of this morning’s meeting with the media.”

"They just want the media and fans to come to me, and then force me to make a statement, to stay in the team, and to protect the club. Then at the end of the season, when anything unfavorable to them happens, the words are still in my ears, and all the responsibilities are naturally on me. gone."

Riise: "It's like Barcelona forcing Messi away? The front foot said that he would definitely renew his contract, and then he said that Messi ignored the club's current situation and asked for unreasonable salary?"

Chen Xiaoliang: "Almost... a routine..."

Reese: "Who do you think sent the news?"

Chen Xiaoliang: "Who else do you think? There are only a few people in the meeting in the morning. Who will be most beneficial if I declare my position?"

Riise: "That's the father and son..."

"How can you get along with such a boss for a long time? Chen, make up your mind. Remember that Michael Jordan was forced by Jerry Krause to choose to retire for the second time. You are so young, what are you worried about?"

Chen Xiaoliang sighed: "You do yours first, I have to hold the locker room tomorrow."

In his heart, no matter what happens in the outside world, this team is the result of the blood and sweat of more than 20 players in the locker room.

Although these people may not all be friends outside of the game, and even many people have different personalities and views in private, but on the court, they are a united whole.

Not for the people on the board of directors, not for the media who arrange the news, but for the fans in this city and themselves, Chen Xiaoliang has to lead this group of teammates to finish this season well.

Regardless of whether he stays or leaves in the end, he must hold his head high and end everything as a winner.

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　　Although there is no game in this chapter, this chapter must be written. A big brother who takes the lead, a team soul, and a captain who can lead the team to win the five major league championships, hit the semi-finals of the Champions League and even the finals, will not be purely for money and the halo of the rich. I chose to leave the team, so this chapter does not specifically mark "non-competition content", please understand.

　　Regarding David Massa, Maresca, Gueda, etc. mentioned in the previous chapter who were suspended and punished for misjudging the game in Rome, these are all real things that happened. The problem of refereeing in Serie A has been around for a long time. I have always wanted to mention something, so hereby explain it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)