The Era of Emerald

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Drogba looked up and found that the person who was accosting him was a middle-aged man with a big shiny bald head, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Judging from the clothes and temperament of this middle-aged man, Drogba, who came from a poor family, realized that the man standing in front of him must have a lot of background.Not to mention anything else, just the suit the man is wearing is already more than the sum of all the possessions Drogba currently owns.

Drogba is also very clear in his heart that in his nearly 20 years of personal experience, he has absolutely never had any intersection with this middle-aged man.

Since I don't know him, why did this middle-aged man come to Paris to find him?Could it be that he is the human resources manager of that company, and he has taken a fancy to his brute strength, and plans to hire him to do some work like a thug?

If this is the case, should I politely decline the other party's invitation?After all, I have experienced so many years of formal football training in France, so it would be a pity to give up football like this.

"What? Aren't you Mr. Didier Drogba?" Just as Drogba was thinking wildly, the young man asked the Ivorian suspiciously, "Could it be that the security guard in the hall made a mistake? He obviously told me just now that Mr. Drogba is the one standing at the gate."

"Uh... ah! Yes! That's right! I am!" Hearing what the other party said, Drogba, who was wandering in the sky, quickly responded. He has no official income and social status, and he dare not offend anyone who seems to be Someone with a lot of background, "I am Didier Drogba, I don't know how you call it?"

"Ah, look at my troubles, I forgot to introduce myself when I got busy." The middle-aged man suddenly patted his shiny bald head, then took out a business card from his briefcase, Handed it to Drogba and said, "My name is Luciano Spalletti, and I am now the head coach of the Monaco club."

This person is actually from Monaco!And he's also the head coach of that Ligue [-] club!

Drogba, who took the business card, was taken aback when he heard the other party's self-introduction, almost dropped the business card in his hand on the ground, and his tone became more respectful: "Mr. Spalletti, you are the head coach of Monaco? The manager of the team that just won three Ligue [-] titles in a row?"

"That's right." Seeing Drogba's reaction, Spalletti was very satisfied. He now enjoys the feeling of being respected. "I am the head coach of the Monaco team you mentioned."

However, Drogba's next sentence almost stumped Spalletti: "But, I remember that the head coach of Monaco is not Mr. Arsene Wenger? Why did he suddenly change?"

"Uh, I'll call you Didier first, how about it?" After getting an affirmative reply from the Ivorian, Spalletti continued, "I want to ask you something now... By the way, Didier, what are you doing?" How long has it been since you paid attention to football news?"

"It's been more than two months. During this time, I have been busy going to clubs all over the country to participate in trial training. I basically don't have much free time to care about other things." Facing Spalletti's problem, Drogba is naturally be honest.

Spalletti was holding his head in depression. He didn't expect that the African big man's news channels were so blocked, and he didn't even know about this kind of thing: "Coach Wenger announced his resignation as the head coach of Monaco a few months ago. I signed a work contract with the Monaco club at the beginning of last month. Before that, I was the head coach of the Italian club Empoli."

The reason why Spalletti, who was still coaching at this small club in Empoli before, was able to serve as the head coach of the new Ligue [-] overlord Monaco was mainly because of Zhuang Mingge's strong recommendation.At that time, the Monaco club was worrying about finding Wenger's successor. After hearing the news, Zhuang Mingge immediately called the Monaco people and recommended Spalletti, who had just led Empoli to the Serie A qualification.

Monaco immediately sent people to investigate Spalletti and found that this young Italian coach is really capable. He actually brought Empoli, an underdog in the C[-] league, to the new season. on the Serie A field.

Moreover, there is another reason why Monaco is more tempted by the Italian coach, that is, judging from Spalletti's actions in Empoli these years, the coach knows how to live within his means, which belongs to the kind of careful calculation The type of rafter.

As we all know, Monaco is a poor team, and usually mainly relies on the profits obtained from selling players at high prices to maintain the daily operations of the club.This is also one of the reasons why the Monaco Club, even though it has now taken over the mantle of the Ligue [-] hegemony left by Marseille, still has not been able to have the unparalleled dominance in France like Marseille in the Tapie era.

A team that often sells core players, no matter how good its performance is, cannot become a giant in people's eyes.

Therefore, based on the above reasons, the Monaco club finally decided to invite Spalletti, who was still famous in the Italian low-level league at this time, as the head coach of the team, and at the same time gave him a transfer fund of 500 million US dollars. The welcome ceremony of taking office allowed him to use the money and the funds obtained from selling players to strengthen the team's roster.

Soon, Spalletti used a practical action to bring a big surprise to Monaco.

The Italian who got a part of the transfer rights did not make a stupid signing of a big deal, but still maintained a good habit of thrift.Since Roa left for Spain, Spalletti chose to rent the Portuguese national goal Baia from Barcelona for free.The Portuguese, who was Barcelona's No. [-] goalkeeper last season, lost his main position after the Dutch coach Van Gaal came to the Nou Camp, so he is clamoring for a transfer from the Barcelona club.

Monaco's loan application can be said to be just right. Barcelona, ​​which was eager to resolve the internal strife, readily agreed to the loan deal. Not only did they not ask for any rental fees, they even agreed that Monaco only needed to pay half of the Portuguese's rent. Salary is enough.

As the saying goes, a good goalkeeper is enough to top half of the team, so the arrival of Baia not only effectively made up for the vacancy left by Roa, but also immediately raised the quality of Monaco's defense to a higher level.

The first thing after taking office was to rent Baia. This is normal for Spalletti, who is an Italian. After all, every European fan knows that the most important thing for an Italian coach is naturally the team's defensive ability.

And the reason why Spalletti personally rushed to Paris to meet Drogba this time is naturally related to this.

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