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"Mr. Viscount Nelson, thank you for inviting me to play at Tottenham...... However, after what happened to Lazio and Barcelona, I don't think it was a wise decision to join a team that is very competitive internally. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is a truth that I have summed up through my experience in the past three years. In response to George's invitation, Mendieta was quite excited at first. Soon, however, the Spaniard regained his composure and politely rejected George's offer.

"You can't say that, Mr. Mendieta. After hearing Mendieta's reply, George immediately objected. In other words, even if Mendieta does have some point, George will definitely not agree with the other side at this time - after all, his aim is to convince Mendieta to bring the former best midfielder to Tottenham, rather than listening to the other side explain the reasons for rejecting his invitation.

"Mr. Mendieta, let's stop wasting time in circles, just open the skylight and say something. Honestly, I can understand why you are reluctant to join a strong team with a lot of internal competition. After all, your previous experiences at Lazio and Barcelona were hardly enjoyable, so it's understandable that you wouldn't want to risk your career on them. ”

"Mr. Viscount, it is good that you can understand this. Seeing George's words point out the main reason why he is reluctant to play for a strong team anymore, Mendieta naturally felt quite relieved, "So, I hope you can understand my distress and don't ...... anymore"

"No, Mr. Mendieta, please listen to me. To Mendieta's surprise, Giorgio shook his head at this point and interrupted him forcefully, "In my opinion, it is not your problem that will happen, but the reason of Lazio and Barcelona themselves. They're just piling up stars and don't think about how to place you right, which is the direct cause of your poor performance in both teams. ”

"Mr. Viscount, do you mean that I didn't perform as well as I should because neither Lazio nor Barcelona used me well?" After all, despite never saying anything and rarely responding to criticism and speculation from fans and the media, Mendieta is still haunted by this past.

"To be precise, it's because Mendieta's technique and style of play are completely set, so if you want to get the most out of your strengths, you have to give you as much freedom on the pitch as Valencia did. Otherwise, you'll be like you did before Ranieri took charge of Valencia, and you'll only be able to show the quality of a normal midfielder on the pitch. That's the main reason why you've been in a lot of form since you left Valencia and you haven't been able to play as the best midfielder in Europe at Lazio and Barcelona!"

In the three years since Mendieta left Valencia, there has been no obvious decline in the Spaniard's abilities, no signs of self-reluctance, and no psychological problems. Therefore, in George's view, the main reason why Mendieta's performance during his time at Lazio and Barcelona was far less than expected was most likely because Mendieta, similar to Ibrahimovic and Pirlo, was a player with his own tactical system!

You know, before Ranieri took up the whip of the Bats, Mendieta was only seen as a midfielder who lacked attacking ability. It wasn't until the tinkerer took office and liberated Mendieta that the Basque people (note: Mendieta was born in Bilbao, Basque Country) became famous and became one of Europe's top midfielders.

To put it bluntly, Mendieta is the kind of player who needs the support of a tactical system to be able to perform at the level he deserves. If his teammates don't support him enough, or the manager doesn't want to focus on him, then his performance on the field will drop significantly!

You must know that when Mendieta transferred to Lazio three years ago, it was impossible for the talented Blue Eagles to form a team around him as a newcomer, and the frequent changes of managers in Lazio that season also made it difficult for the newcomer Mendieta to be appreciated and reused by the head coach. After that, the same was true of the season when he was loaned to Barcelona, with Louis van Gaal's stubbornness and the presence of the likes of Riquelme and Luis Enrique squeezing Mendieta's space to move around as much as he did in Valencia.

It is also for this reason that Mendieta's performances have improved this season - at the weakened Middlesbrough, the Spaniard is the heart of the playmaker, and every attack has to be handled by him. Therefore, although Steve McClaren (Middlesbrough manager) has a rather conservative and rigid tactical style of play, and does not give Mendieta enough freedom, the improvement of the team's status has also allowed Mendieta to regain some of the feeling he used to have in Valencia.

Therefore, George's assurances to Mendieta are that he will play the same role at Tottenham as he did at Valencia, and he can organise the attack as he sees fit!

In this way, with George's persuasion and promise, Mendieta finally changed his mind and decided to fight for his career one last time, and signed his name on a three-year, $6 million contract!

This means that the former best midfielder in Europe will officially become a member of Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur as a free agent when the summer transfer window opens.

As for whether he can play the main role at Tottenham, Mendieta does not have much expectations. The two years of stumbling at Lazio and Barcelona have honed Mendieta's mentality well, and his older personality has become more calm and low-key, so Mendieta only hopes that George can deliver on his promise and give him enough freedom and the power to organise attacks when he comes on the pitch.

At the same time that George successfully signed Mendieta, a piece of news came from Turin that Giorgio - Edgar Davies, the Dutch boar who was loaned to Barcelona by Juventus this season to help the Catalan team re-emerge in the first half of the season, has also accepted a two-year, $12 million contract offered by Marotta, announcing a free transfer to Tottenham Hotspur!

Harvey Alonso, Basturk, Gézka Mendieta, Edgar Davies...... With just a month to go before the summer transfer door opens, Tottenham's midfield has been renewed. And in terms of experience and strength, it has been greatly improved compared to the just-ended 2003-04 season!