Chapter 227: A Transaction (I)
"What? Leonart, you're going to go to London in person and explain to that George Nelson about the round of 16 draw?!" Olsen couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded when he heard Johansson's words. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć He couldn't figure out why Johansson, the president of UEFA, would deign to travel to London to explain to a club owner what had happened at the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Although George Nelson has the hereditary title of Viscount Coscichelt, and the Nelson family is a well-known and powerful family in Britain, don't forget that Britain today is no longer the world's largest power with colonies all over the world a hundred years ago, known as the empire on which the sun never sets. At a time when Britain's influence has declined sharply and it can only sit on an equal footing with France, Germany and other countries, George's status as a viscount is far less valuable internationally than it was at home. Therefore, in Olson's view, Johansson has no need to do so.
In fact, the UEFA president doesn't know much about George Nelson. It was known that the other party was the boss behind Trafalgar, thanks to FA chairman Thompson, who accidentally mentioned it in a private conversation between the two parties. That's why Johansson was so excited to learn that George was involved in the matter - after confirming that the Platini family was indeed behind the draw incident, Johansson was seventy percent sure that George, who had just been overshadowed by Platini, would be pulled into his chariot!
With such a top rich man with huge influence in both politics and business circles as his supporter, how can a mere Platini be his opponent!
"Don't ask, there are some things that you better not know, just do what I say. Johansson did not give any explanation for Olsen's question. Just waved his hand, told the other party to do what he had arranged, and hurried to contact George Nelson, so that he could make a plan of action accordingly.
Although Olsen is a close confidant of Johansson and the main agent used by the aging Swedes to control UEFA, Johansson does not intend to let the other side know too much about George Nelson ā and sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing for Olsen.
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"Congratulations to Tottenham!" Martin Taylor, who had beaten visiting Everton 2-0 at White Hart Lane with goals from Jug Klose and Villa, successfully withstood Chelsea's strong momentum and retained the league leader!" So far, Tottenham has won 16 wins, 5 draws and 53 points in the 21 rounds of the Premier League that have ended, beating Jose Mourinho's Chelsea by a narrow advantage of one point and continuing to lead the standings!"
By the way, since the draw with Arsenal in the 17th round of the Premier League, Chelsea has won four consecutive league games in the next four league rounds, and even Liverpool has become the ghost of the Blues.
Tottenham, on the other hand, beat Southampton by three goals in the 18th round of the league after the Champions League draw, but after Christmas, Tottenham's streak of league wins came to an abrupt end. Facing Norwich City and Crystal Palace, two teams battling relegation, Tottenham not only failed to take all six points from these two opponents, but suffered two consecutive draws in the league field, which reduced their lead in the table from five points to just one point in the blink of an eye!
Thankfully, Tottenham won the game and stubbornly held on to that last bit of lead. Otherwise, the Tottenham players are likely to explode because of being overtaken by Chelsea, so that like Arsenal before them, they will collapse after losing the top position, and their competitors will take advantage of the opportunity to open up the gap!
"It seems that these guys have finally come out of their post-holiday malaise. Looking at the Tottenham players who were celebrating their victory on the pitch, George, who was standing on the sidelines, also smiled from the bottom of his heart, "In this way, it is now Jose's (Mourinho's) turn to have a headache." Tottenham Hotspur, who are back on the winning track, is not a weak chicken like Arsenal who can't stand the pressure!"
George is well aware that the players have been under considerable mental pressure in recent times due to the team's poor results in recent times. Therefore, this timely victory is a good way to eliminate the problems that have gradually surfaced within the team due to consecutive winless streaks and Chelsea's looming position in the table!
At the end of the game against Everton, George gave the order to dismiss the players in place in order to relax them, while he returned to his mansion in Kensington with Elizabeth and Adele for the night.
"Ellie, how is the matter of working with Johansson now?" Enjoying Elizabeth's knee pillow and head massage, George only felt that all the fatigue in his body disappeared without a trace in this moment, "You know, he came all the way from Nyon to London, not only to apologize to us, but mainly to seek our support to deal with the increasingly strong offensive of Platini's family. ā
Although George was quite surprised by Johansson's sudden visit, after the other party explained his intentions, George immediately made a decision and agreed to provide necessary support for Johansson during the UEFA presidential election! As for the specific cooperation between the two sides, George handed over the responsibility to Elizabeth.
Compared with Johansson, who is reluctant to retire from the position of UEFA president and is considered by many to be greedy for power, George, who has memories of his past life, is even more undesirable to see Platini, who looks like he is asking for the people's life, but is actually an out-and-out politician. If the former football superstar is allowed to bring down Johansson and take charge of UEFA as he did in his previous life, then it is very likely that Premier League clubs, including Tottenham, will be severely attacked by this seriously biased Frenchman and used by him as a stepping stone for his godson to dominate Europe!
The most typical example is the Stamford Bridge tragedy that all fans are familiar with in the previous life. If there was no one behind the scenes, Henin would not have dared to behave so recklessly on the pitch if he had been given ten dares! The most terrible thing is that Henin, who had been misjudged almost throughout the game, was not punished in any way after the game, but instead officiated the World Cup match in South Africa as an official whistle of FIFA!
When the fairness of the game is lost because of the relationship between the referee and someone, no matter how loud Platini's slogans are shouted and the blueprint for the future he draws looks beautiful, the huge damage he has caused to football will never be undone!
So, for the sake of Tottenham's future, and for tragedies like the Stamford Bridge tragedy not to be repeated in this lifetime, George could not allow Platini to appear in the position of UEFA president!
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