In fact, I can think of Ranieri thanks to Jing Jian's perverted memory. Sometime in his previous life, when he saw the sports news pushed - the Premier League promotion horse won the championship miraculously! Jing Jian browsed it curiously. And the manager of the Leicester City team that created miracles is none other than Ranieri.

Originally, such a browsing would have taken nothing more than a minute. But when I saw the news that time, I found that Ranieri's nickname was actually a very strange "tinker", so Jing Jian curiously searched Ranieri's personal information. After reading it, I have a little impression, the degree is from one minute to two minutes, but for Jing Jian, this is definitely the difference between there and nothing.

Jing Jian's understanding of football coaches is that he knows those famous coaches. In other words, it's all championship coaches who have won the championship. However, the current Portsmouth club is different, the very least is that the team has to be promoted to the first division, and it has to be able to establish itself in the first division, otherwise everything else is all in vain. Therefore, the head coach of the club does not have to be the best, it must be the most suitable.

And Ranieri is just such a "suitable" coach. Anyway, according to Jing Jian's understanding, those who can make a name for themselves are at least first-class, otherwise, who will take care of you?

As for the "tinker", it shows that Ranieri is adaptable, good at leading weak teams or teams with many problems, and often creates miracles. It's a little worse than those championship coaches, but at least they can win the championship. And the Portsmouth team has undergone a major change, and next season is almost a brand new team, and if they want to run in again and return to the first division, don't they need a "tinkerer"?

When communicating with Pixar, Pixar also recommended several head coach candidates, but Jing Jian was not satisfied. Suddenly thinking of Ranieri, Jing Jian asked casually. And Pixar has been in the industry for so long, of course, he also has a certain network, in the office, directly to the Italian friend, three or two clicks to contact Ranieri, after the call, on the spot, the pink newcomer became the new head coach.

Sometimes, Jing Jian is used to being arbitrary. Although I understand that Ranieri has just debuted at this time, and may not have grown into a mature "tinker", but he has already chosen, so he is a neat "stud".

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Pixar's answer to a reporter's question was somewhat vague: "Mr. Ranieri comes from the top Italian league on the European continent and is very much in line with our founding philosophy. As we all know, after the Heysel tragedy, English clubs did not participate in European competitions for five years, which was very detrimental to the development of English football. It is not my intention to comment on the merits of this tragedy and the punishment that followed, and once again I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to the victims of this tragedy. However, we must not rest on our laurels and strengthen exchanges and learning with European football. And I also firmly believe that English clubs will return to the pinnacle of European football, and our goal at Portsmouth is not just to get back into the first division, but also to qualify for Europe. ”

In fact, Pixar is very helpless with such rhetoric. What else can he say? Past results, coaching experience, that Ranieri has nothing, and he can only keep singing high-pitched.

Sure enough, the reporters and fans below were stunned. After the Heysel tragedy in '85, English clubs were banned from European competition for five years, and even the most arrogant English fans understood that it was not good for the development of English clubs. At this time, it is absolutely politically correct to strengthen exchanges and learning with European football? No one can say that there is anything wrong with it.

"But, huh?" finally a reporter found out that they were almost taken into the ditch. He simply threw away the old slippery manager and asked the head coach directly: "Mr. Ranieri, which team did you coach in the past few seasons?"

Ranieri squeezed out a bright smile on his bitter face and stammered in English: "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Huh?" the audience was stunned, and some reporters still didn't give up, "Mr. Ranieri, do you speak English?"

“Hello......”

Everyone is a black line, and they have been making trouble for a long time, and they don't even understand the language? It's so infuriating, how can people grab the news?

Pixar on the side hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, I just signed a contract, and I haven't hired a translator in time." If you need an interview, you can wait a few days before contacting the club. ”

"Then Mr. Pixar, can you reveal the amount of Mr. Ranieri's contract?"

"£1,000,000 ...... over two years"

"Huh?" exclaimed in unison. The salary of this head coach is far higher than the average of professional coaches in the English First Division, and even in the world, it is the level of a first-class coach. Someone looked at Ranieri with a little jealousy, this Italian kid is really good enough, and he actually met a club with a big head.

Pixar smiled slightly, "Be quiet, gentlemen. There are also additional bonuses included in the contract. If you return to the first division next season, you will be rewarded with 300,000 yuan, and if you can be relegated next season, you will be rewarded with another 500,000 yuan. ”

"Lie down!" many people's hearts were filled with the roar of ten thousand divine beasts. It is no exaggeration to say that if any club is willing to pay this salary, the world's top coaches can already be chosen at will, so how can it fall on this Italian rookie?

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Hearing the exclamations at the end, Ranieri was still smiling, as if he didn't understand what was happening. However, he is not stupid, and he knows that he is questioning himself by looking at the expressions of those people below. Truth be told, Ranieri still feels like he's dreaming.

To be honest, just after receiving a call from Pixar, Ranieri thought the other party was joking. It wasn't until Portsmouth offered a round-trip ticket through a nearby translator that Ranieri was skeptical. After all, being a professional head coach has attracted him enough.

In fact, in the previous history, Ranieri became the manager of Cagliari in Italy's third division the following season, and promoted Cagliari from the third division to the first division for two consecutive seasons. He then joined the rising Napoli team, but it ended in failure. Ranieri then became the manager of Fiorentina in the Purple Army, and successfully brought Fiorentina back to Serie A in 1994 and led Fiorentina to the Coppa Italia in the 95/96 season.

It can be seen that Ranieri's career as a "tinkerer" is about to begin, and it can be said that it is a timely meeting to find him. Ranieri has a strong ability to lead a weak team to promotion, and Portsmouth happens to be in desperate need of such a manager.