The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 753

Every time it comes to the FIFA Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, Zurich will always become very lively, especially on the day of the awards ceremony, the opera house is full of fans from afar, and their wishes to come here are also It's very simple, that is to meet those popular or retired stars.

Celebrities stepped onto the red carpet under the arrangement of the organizing committee, causing all the reporters and fans present to scream and cheer.

For example, Ronaldo who has successfully slimmed down, Beckenbauer who is getting more and more handsome, Scolari who is old and strong, Cruyff who is still famous although he has retreated behind the scenes... Countless celebrities will appear on this long line on the red carpet.

But the biggest surprise of the night was Guardiola, Barcelona's former coach.

Since leaving the Barcelona coach, Guardiola has been deliberately keeping a distance from the media, even though many people are surprised to find that he often appears in the stands of the Premier League, almost every game of Tottenham Hotspur He is always there for home games, but occasionally goes to Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool games.

But to the disappointment of all reporters, every time Guardiola seemed to disappear like a ghost, no one could catch his tracks, so apart from a photo, the newspapers got nothing.

This time he appeared at the award ceremony, one of the important reasons is that he was shortlisted for the best coach of the year, which is also regarded as the most competitive award, because Bosque won the European Cup, Ye Qiu won the double crown of the Premier League and the Champions League. Although Mourinho is the runner-up in Serie A, the Portuguese has always had a great reputation, and Guardiola has also entered this candidate list.

"Hello, Pep!" A reporter from the Catalan region waited until Guardiola approached, and immediately shouted in Catalan. He just used this call to leave Ke Ruyff, got a few answers.

Sure enough, after hearing Catalan, Guardiola moved closer to the reporter and stopped.

"It's been more than half a year, and we rarely have the chance to see you. How are you doing recently?" The reporter asked with a smile.

Guardiola smiled, "It's good, I feel very relaxed, and I feel like I'm back to life!"

The reporter also smiled, "There was news that you might coach Manchester United next season, is that true?"

Guardiola had already expected it when he decided to come to participate in this grand event. This is an unavoidable topic. He shook his head and said: "I can't say anything now. Manchester United is indeed one of the goals I am considering. , but I do not rule out other possibilities."

"For example Tottenham Hotspur?" The reporter asked with a smile, because according to relevant media statistics, Guardiola watched the most Tottenham Hotspur games, so it was also disclosed that he might go to Tottenham Hotspur. Nam Tottenham took over Ye Qiu's class.

Both of them are young coaches. Although Guardiola has only coached Barcelona for just four years, he has left a very deep imprint on this Barcelona team. Moreover, his own understanding of football and his understanding of football tactics His thoughts are well recognized by professionals, and Guardiola has repeatedly praised Tottenham Hotspur's tactics.

"No, no, I don't think I am suitable for Tottenham Hotspur now!" Guardiola shook his head with a smile. "They already have a group of very good coaches. I don't think I can do better than them."

"But a lot of people know that you go to White Hart Lane for almost every game."

"Yes!" Guardiola nodded, "I often go to Tottenham Hotspur games, because I find that this team and even many teams in the Premier League are worth studying and learning from."

Just when Guardiola said this, he saw Bosque coming up from behind, warmly hugged Guardiola, and after a few words with a smile, Guardiola returned to the reporter In front of her, he was always so graceful.

"Actually, if we observe carefully, it is easy to find that the current Premier League tactics are more colorful. To put it bluntly, the current Premier League is the most exciting league. There are many different styles of football in every round of the game. The contest between teams is not only very entertaining in the eyes of ordinary fans, but also full of professionalism in the eyes of professionals."

"So, you still consider going to the Premier League?" The reporter asked.

Guardiola shook his head and smiled, "I shouldn't think about it for the time being!"

"Last question!" The Catalan reporter held up the recording pen, "What do you think of the absence of Barcelona and Spanish players in the FIFA Ballon d'Or this year? Do you think it's fair? Especially Iniesta and Xavi !"

Guardiola smiled, "Actually, there is nothing fair or unfair in the so-called selection. Iniesta and Xavi are both midfielders, which in itself is destined to make it more difficult for them to win these awards."

"At the same time, we have to be clear that in the past season, Tottenham Hotspur performed very, very well, and Messi and Ribery are the brightest superstars in this team. I don’t think they have any problem making it into the top three for this award.”

"As for Cristiano Ronaldo, I think he is the most comprehensive scorer in football today!"

After Guardiola finished answering the last question, he nodded and smiled at the Catalan reporter, then turned around and walked towards the entrance of the opera house. After he finished walking the red carpet, he found a thunderous sound behind him. screams.

Looking back, I saw Ye Qiu arrived at the venue with Messi, Ribery, Pirlo and other Tottenham Hotspur players. A group of people were wearing neat Versace suits. It ignited the atmosphere of the whole scene, and Ye Qiu also noticed Guardiola in front of him, smiled and quickened his pace.

Regarding whether Guardiola will go to Manchester United, Ye Qiu has already known it. The Spaniard will basically not consider Manchester United. A very important reason is that he hopes to go to Bayern Munich, just like Ye Qiu and Cruyff. As I said, looking at the entire European football world, the Bundesliga and the Netherlands are the two countries most capable of playing total defense, and Guardiola hopes to go to the Bundesliga to experience this unique German football culture.

The most important thing for Guardiola today is not how many honors he gets, but how to continue to improve his coaching level. He is still young, and he needs to keep learning more things.

"Looking at the best coach of the year award, but not getting it, how does it feel?" Ye Qiu approached and asked with a smile.

"You'll find out later!" Guardiola laughed and almost punched Ye Qiu.

In fact, this year's Coach of the Year Award basically belongs to the competition between Ye Qiu and Bosque. Guardiola and Mourinho are more like studying with the prince. Judging from their coaching achievements, neither of them has the advantage to compete with these two favorites, which is why Ye Qiu teased him.

After Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur approached the opera house up and down, the entire venue was already very lively, but the award ceremony hadn't arrived yet, so many people were scattered around the venue, chatting and killing time time.

"Congratulations, Mr. Ye Qiu!" Florentino was near the gate. When he saw Ye Qiu and Guardiola walk in, he apologized to the people around him and greeted him, "Long time no see. Yes, Pep!"

"Hello, Mr. Perez!" Ye Qiu greeted with a smile, and Guardiola also greeted Florentino.

Basically the president of Real Madrid is the type that you can hardly hate him, many fans don't know, describe him as not knowing the ball, or describe him as a football predator, in fact, these are wrong .

Strictly speaking, the biggest feature of Florentino is that he is very charismatic and good at dancing. How could such a person offend others?How could he do trivial things like sesame mung beans?Do you really think that a person with his status and influence will spend a lot of time trying to get a certain player up or down?
If Florentino is really such a person, then it is impossible for him to have such an excellent network of relationships in today's European football, allowing him to keep poaching so many stars and gather them in Real Madrid.

In the final analysis, it is actually because everyone has a different understanding of football.

Some people think that football is a football game, and everything serves the game; but some people think that football is not just a football game, it includes more fields and contents, such as commercial brand and club image.

You focus on the football game, sorry, then you are at best a manager's vision.

"In the latest list released by the authoritative sports economic organization, you occupy three of the top five in the player value list, and five of the top ten. This is a very, very remarkable achievement!" Florentino admired said.

Messi ranks first with 5000 million euros, second is Cristiano Ronaldo with 600 million euros, third is Ribery with 500 million euros, and fourth is Ines Tower, 800 million, the fifth is Cavani, 6000 million, followed by Rooney, Falcao, Neymar, Aguero, Thiago Silva.

Among them, Thiago Silva is currently the most valuable central defender, with a value of 5000 million euros, and the most valuable midfielder is Vidal, with a value of 600 million euros. Among the top [-] players in value, Tottenham Hotspur has a total of [-] shortlisted players, reaching one fifth.

In addition to the top five players, Vidal, Ramsey, Petr Cech, Kompany, Marcelo, Hazard and Lucas Moura have all been included in this list, with the lowest value Ramsey is the most expensive, also reached 150 million euros.

From this point, it is not difficult to see Tottenham Hotspur's strength in building star brand value and managing star brands. Even Real Madrid, which is known for its commercial operation capabilities, is far inferior to Tottenham Hotspur.

Another point to consider is that in this list, there are eleven other players who have played for Tottenham Hotspur, including Alves who just moved to Barcelona half a year ago. It is said that among the 23 most valuable players, [-] players were cultivated or created by Tottenham Hotspur.

This is definitely a very big affirmation for Tottenham Hotspur.

"Your Real Madrid are also good!" Ye Qiu said politely. Although Real Madrid is good, compared with Tottenham Hotspur, it is still a bit inferior, and many of their players are relatively low in value, such as Xavi? Lonzo is at the bottom of the list, but this is also due to the old age of the Spanish midfielder.

Just like Hazzard, his performance is very eye-catching, but his worth cannot be so high. One of the main reasons is that he is young.

This is a ranking list of value, not a ranking list of player strength, so players including Hazard, Neymar, Lucas Moura, etc. have a very high value, and this list is also biased towards Attacking player in the midfield.

"We lack a strong center!" Florentino said with a smile.

At present, Real Madrid's center is Higuain. This Argentine is still very good, but Real Madrid's management doesn't like him very much. One very important reason is that he has little commercial value, and he is still Flo. A player introduced by Lentino's predecessor Calderon.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu understood a little bit. This was a precursor to proposing to poach people.

"I heard that Cavani has had some problems with his contract extension."

"You know that too?" Ye Qiu was a little amused. It seemed that Real Madrid had really done enough preparations.

It's no wonder that Florentino either doesn't make a shot, and he must hit it when he makes a shot. This is the method and ability that the Spaniard is most proud of, and looking at the whole of Europe, a team that can burn as much as Real Madrid is really good. No, firstly, they have money, secondly, they will make money, and another point is that the tax rate of La Liga is very low.

In 2009, the Spanish tax department once raised the personal income tax of foreign players to the same 43% as that of local players, but the specific implementation time was January 2011, and the previously signed contracts were not retroactive.

But the current Premier League tax rate is as high as 50%!

From this point of view, La Liga teams still have a little advantage over other European teams in terms of introducing stars.

Real Madrid wants to poach Tottenham Hotspur. The assassin was ambitious, Ye Qiu put Messi in the most critical position, it was impossible to let him leave the team.

But later, Messi was too expensive, and now it is impossible to get him without spending money, and it is impossible for Tottenham Hotspur to let Messi go easily, plus the introduction of Cristiano ?After Ronaldo, Real Madrid gave up Messi and paid attention to Cavani in line with the concept that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

The reason is also very simple. The introduction of Cavani to form the golden trident of Cristiano Ronaldo, Cavani and Gareth Bale is definitely the sharpest and most valuable trident in today's football.

In other words, Cavani's net worth is not cheap. If he is forced to poach corners, with Cavani's value of 6000 million euros, how much money will Real Madrid have to spend to persuade Tottenham Hotspur to release him?

Just as someone helped Tottenham do the math, if you want to buy Messi, you have to pay a transfer fee of 5000 million euros. If you add salary, taxes and other expenses, the total expenditure will be at least It takes nearly [-] million euros to afford it, so this is not a transaction that can be completed by just anyone.

There is a saying in economics, "Today's money is always more valuable than tomorrow's money."

This sentence means that in the era of high inflation, you have to spend money quickly. For people and teams like Florentino and Real Madrid, how much money you spend today can be easily spent tomorrow. Earn back more.

As Florentino said, the star that money can buy is always the cheapest, because you can't buy the most expensive one!
Florentino didn't get angry at Ye Qiu's ridicule, he chuckled, "You should know how I know, and I believe you must also understand my sincerity very well!"

"Your calculation is really loud, let me think about it!" Ye Qiu nodded to Florentino.

Many fans can't understand the twists and turns. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge here, far beyond what countless fans imagined. Do you really think this is just a star trade?
Wrong!

Real Madrid signed a broadcasting contract with a Spanish TV station in 2006, worth 11 billion euros in seven years, and expired in 2014, and this is only La Liga, excluding the Champions League and cup matches.

After experiencing the downturn and darkness of the Calderon period, Florentino immediately brought huge changes to the team after he returned to take charge of Real Madrid, and the entire Real Madrid brand took on a new look.

Nowadays, there are many superstars sitting on the team, and the football style of the team is so rich and handsome. Therefore, no matter from any point of view, signing more superstars will allow Real Madrid to fight for the future in the upcoming broadcast rights negotiations. With more bargaining chips, there is even news that Real Madrid's psychological price is [-] million euros a year.

crazy?
Maybe, but it's a very real deal!
Then looking back, even if you spend [-] million to introduce a superstar like Cavani, you will still feel that Real Madrid is losing money due to the huge brand effect and the market effect brought by the superstar's astonishing sky-high price. ?
Anyone has to admit one thing, Florentino is definitely a master of playing money, he has never traded at a loss, and the special platform of Real Madrid just makes full use of his ability vividly.

To be honest, Tottenham Hotspur now surpasses Real Madrid when it comes to business, and surpasses Real Madrid when it comes to making stars, but the overall income is still worse than Real Madrid. What is the reason?

The attendance rate of the Bernabéu stadium, the amazing annual membership fee income, and the impressive broadcast fee income gap.

Even if the prize money for winning the Premier League will be close to 5000 million, Real Madrid is looking at 500 million euros. Even if it is compared with Juventus and AC Milan, it is still a lot worse. Juventus is [-] million euros. AC Milan also reached [-] million euros.

From this point of view, except for those big local tyrants who burn money, the Premier League teams have to raise their salaries, and they can't play the Western Super League duo. The extra [-] million they make in a year is enough to burn you to death!

Of course, there are gains and losses. Behind the huge broadcast rights income of the Western Super League duo, Juventus, and AC Milan, it is the middle and lower reaches of the Serie A and La Liga teams that cannot make ends meet and are in a serious debt crisis. On the contrary, the team is in a more relaxed situation, especially after the salary limit and debt limit started this season.

In the same way, whether players choose the high salary of La Liga or the high exposure of the Premier League depends on their choice.

As the saying goes, carrots and cabbages have their own preferences, Ye Qiu has always believed that this world is fair.

(End of this chapter)