Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 484 Going Around (Part [-])

It is not a great honor to be the best in the half-time, but for the young people of Tottenham, this is a major incentive. They beat all the Premier League teams in the half-time, which makes the young "Assassins" High-spirited, what young people are best at is playing straight goals. Now Tottenham is going smoothly. All Tottenham players and fans believe that they will continue the crazy performance of the past year in the new year until they get champion.

The Tottenham players also proved their good outlook for the future with practical actions. In the last game of the "New Year's Schedule" on February 2, Tottenham easily won Portsmouth 9-2 at home. , Could it be that one pass and one shot shined in the audience, and the performance of other players was also remarkable.

While all Tottenham people are immersed in the infinite good expectations for the future, Tottenham coach Redknapp is a little worried. The team is currently in the limelight. They are worried about their state, and he is worried about the team's injuries.This is not because he is unfounded. Although there are no players with serious injuries in Tottenham's team, he has to guard against it. After more than half a season of observation, he found that the team may be able to compete with traditional giants in terms of strength. High and low, but it seems a little weak in the thickness of the bench.In the case of three-line combat, as the various fronts become increasingly fierce and stalemate, it is obviously unrealistic to deal with all the games with one lineup. Players can easily reach a critical point of physical and mental exhaustion, which then leads to large-scale Injuries arise.

This is normal. The construction of Rome is not a matter of a day or two. To become a giant, you must have a substitute lineup that is not much different from the strength of the main lineup. At least in the most important positions, there must be one or two talents. reserve.The reason why the giants are called giants is because they have a deep foundation and a thick enough bench. No matter when they can have an endless stream of talents, if Tottenham want to achieve good results on several fronts this season, they must It is necessary to increase the thickness of the bench, so as to have the qualifications and confidence to stick to the end, otherwise it is easy to collapse at the last moment due to the increase of the team's injuries.This is well documented, and in a season in which Leverkusen finished three runners-up, they led the way on multiple fronts, only to lose to themselves.Because by the end of the season, they could no longer assemble a complete and capable lineup of players, and they collapsed.

Redknapp didn't want to repeat the mistakes of Leverkusen, so he decided to look for the players he needed in the winter transfer market and at the same time he could quickly adapt to Tottenham's tactical system.

Before the start of this season, the plan set by the club and Redknapp for the team was to get a European spot, but the game has already reached this point. If Tottenham, which is advancing on multiple fronts, has no idea about the championship, that is Impossible, and the fans and the top management of the club will never agree.Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is very aware of the "hidden dangers" that exist in the team, and expressed his unconditional support for Redknapp's decision. He offered Redknapp a transfer budget of 4000 million, within this range Redknapp can buy players at will, and if there are not enough players, he can apply to him or the board of directors.

Therefore, Redknapp is not worried about money, what he worries about is finding the right person.In the general winter transfer period, there are very few outstanding or potential good seedlings, because the winter transfer period is too short, and each team is in full swing in the league, no one is willing to sell the outstanding players in the team, and more Even the players themselves are not very willing to transfer in the winter. After all, the season is only halfway through. At this time, the value of the transfer will not increase much. Many players think that not only will there be more teams to choose from during the summer transfer period, but the value will also be higher. Go up a little.

Of course, this is not absolute. Some teams will sell their main players for the sake of working capital, and some unpopular stars will be listed, but this situation is only rare.At least Redknapp did not search for players in the winter transfer market that he felt had both strength and quick adaptation to Tottenham.

Redknapp knows very well that it may not be a big deal to find the players he wants in the winter transfer market, but he is not a dead-headed person. Since no team has listed outstanding players for sale, he will ask other players. The team "poach corners".

Having tasted the sweetness from Mo Fei, he set his sights on Hoffenheim again, and sent an offer application of 500 million yuan to Hoffenheim. His goal was Serna, a Croatian who can attack and retreat. The international team has long coveted him. With Kabul injured and Aso Hector unable to use him, it is obviously not enough to rely on Joel Luka alone. He needs to play more in this position many choices.

However, Hoffenheim was obviously very angry by this quotation. Could it be that they sold the "god-level player" to Tottenham for 3000 million? ?In other words, just poach corners. After all, no matter which club does this, but 500 million want to buy the main left back of last season's double crown. This is simply an insult to Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim coach Pezaioli is not as easy-talking as his predecessor Rangnick, and he has no personal relationship with Redknapp. He directly asked the transfer department to close the negotiations with Tottenham and asked Schendel Meiser rejects all matters related to Tottenham.Moreover, Pezaioli also issued a statement in an interview condemning Tottenham’s insult to Hoffenheim. He bluntly stated that Hoffenheim is not short of money now and will not sell the team’s meritorious officials for money. .

Redknapp, who had hit a soft nail, was not discouraged. While he asked the relevant personnel of the club to continue to try to contact Serna in private, he turned his ideas on other teams.

This time he was looking at Scott Parker, the main central midfielder of the Hammers' West Ham United. The organizational ability is also good, which can just make up for the lack of Tottenham's genuine midfielder with only one Huddlestone.

West Ham United have never been a strong team that can keep their star players. They bought Parker from Newcastle United, who had been relegated last season, only spent 200 million pounds, and Tottenham offered 800 million pounds. Sterling is a huge temptation for them, earning four times the price difference in two seasons, only a fool would not do it.

West Ham United is not a fool, but they still rejected Tottenham's offer, because West Ham United and Tottenham are both London teams, although the relationship between the two teams is not as tense as Tottenham and Arsenal, But it was not much better. They were unwilling to sell the players to competitors in the same city, so they directly raised the price to 500 million, hoping to scare off Tottenham's "poaching".

Redknapp was exhausted by the other party's "counter-offer", 500 million?Do you think Scott Parker is a superstar or Tottenham Hotspur are fools?This kind of thing that the lion opened his mouth can do, the Iron Hammer Gang really lived up to their prestige, they really are a group of "stupid hammers"...

Tottenham Hotspur is not short of money, but they are not taken advantage of like Chelsea and Manchester City. Buying players is very rational and they will never make blind moves.The reason why Murphy was bought at a sky-high price of 3000 million euros was because Murphy is a member of the Bundesliga double champion, young and full of potential, while Scott Parker is over 500 years old, and at best he can Maintaining it for two or three years is obviously not worth the high price of 1225 million.La Liga giants Real Madrid's main midfielder Las Diarra was only 500 million euros when he transferred from Portsmouth, and it was still paid in installments. Parker, who has no outstanding honors, is not as famous as the Frenchman. Tottenham If it really took [-] million, then the title of "prodigal son" would not be able to escape.

Therefore, Tottenham, who believed that West Ham United was suspected of being ripped off, directly rejected the other party's offer, but Redknapp did not give up on this. He asked the club staff to directly contact Parker's agent in private, promising Parker a high salary and Stable playing time, allowing Parker to put pressure on West Ham United.It is impossible for Redknapp to boast about the position of the main force. On the one hand, Huddlestone is in good condition and is also the team's key training target for the future. He won it for no reason, let alone the players themselves. The fans didn't agree either.On the other hand, everyone is a professional player, and the reputation is not mediocre. The main position needs to be fought for by oneself. No matter how good the ticket is, it is empty. If the state is not good, no one can send him to the field.

Parker also understands this, and he accepted the conditions offered by Tottenham.One is the bottom team that struggles to relegation every year, and the other is a quasi-rich team that has the strength to compete for the league championship and can play in the Champions League. Parker naturally knows how he should choose.Now Scott Parker is stopping training at home and asked his agent to coordinate with the club. He would rather not train or play and must join Tottenham.

Although Redknapp's "drawing from the bottom" is a bit insidious, the effect is very significant.There is only one year left in the contract between Parker and West Ham United. They dare not force Parker to give up his determination to transfer by means of "suspension" or other punishment at this time. This will probably annoy the other party. It is likely to end up in a situation where people and money are empty.In the end, West Ham United had to make concessions under the fierce "clamping" of Tottenham and Parker and accepted Tottenham's second offer of 950 million pounds.

Although the West Ham United team was put together by Tottenham, they have nothing to complain about. After all, a player who is over 950 years old can be sold for a high price of 200 pounds, not to mention that the player was only 750 million when he joined the team. Pound sterling came and went and earned [-] million in the transfer fee alone. This is not counting the benefits that Parker created for West Ham United in other aspects.

Redknapp is naturally also very happy. The team got a powerful midfielder who is in peak condition. This will undoubtedly greatly strengthen the hardness of Tottenham's midfield. In the more intense and intense second half During the season, Tottenham will have more choices in terms of personnel, and will not face the dilemma of "no waist available" because of Huddlestone's suspension or injury.

With Huddlestone and Parker, Redknapp felt that it was not enough. He turned his mind to Everton's South African midfielder Stephen Pienaar.Although the 82-year-old South African player is not young, he is an intelligent player who plays football with his brain. He has certain speed and dribbling ability, and his vision is also good. His figure is light and his movements are fast. The ability to catch fighters is strong, and the most important thing is that he is an all-rounder in the frontcourt, able to play forward, winger, and midfielder in multiple positions.However, his shortcomings are also obvious. Pienaer's body is slightly thinner, and his confrontation ability is insufficient. He often suffers from collisions with opposing defenders. This is also an important obstacle that restricts this talented player from achieving greater development in football. .

(End of this chapter)