Chapter 018: Forming a Team (Part I)
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After finalising the key positions of president and CEO, and handing over most of the day-to-day management and decision-making to John and Marotta, George was relieved that he could finally return to his role as the boss and refocus on the team's rebuild. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
However, nine times out of ten, things don't go your way. No, the day after Marotta took office and officially took office as Totmarm Hotspur general manager and CEO, the new CEO intercepted George, who was about to run to confirm the summer transfer plan, and made his first request since taking office.
"Fabio ParaticiΔ, Massimiliano Allegri, Giuseppe (Marotta), are you going to bring these two of your fellow countrymen to Tottenham?" Looking at the two names given by Marotta, George only felt that the world was really amazing. After all, before he crossed into this world, these two were famous figures in Italian and even European football, but they were discovered by Marotta: "Hmm...... Giuseppe, you mean, do you think these two of your guys, who have just retired and have no experience in club management, can bring a lot of positive and different things to Tottenham?
Giorgio was not surprised to discover Fabio Paratici, who was only 31 years old and had only finished his playing career at Italian League Brindisi this season. Because Marotta in the previous life also recruited Paratici to Sampdoria immediately after his retirement, and later brought Paratici to Turin when he went to work at Juventus, and appointed him as Juventus' chief scout. It can be seen that maybe these two people knew each other before this.
Allegri is different, except for the two years when he was swept away by AC Milan and then switched to Juventus, there has never been any gossip that Marotta has had anything in touch with him. Therefore, when he saw that the name of Uncle Marotta actually appeared among the people recommended, George was extremely surprised in his heart - Marotta, are you full of talent for finding people? How can you even dig this kind of guy who is not famous in the coaching circle at all by you from the corner?
George, who has been playing for the big clubs, certainly doesn't know that Marotta's practice of casting a net everywhere and focusing on fishing is the survival of the general managers of those small clubs. Compared with those wealthy clubs, they have limited capital and cannot buy back all the players they want to cultivate, and they must carefully and repeatedly observe before making a final decision.
Even bringing in players is so troublesome, you can imagine how many problems Marotta had to face when he wanted to add a subordinate to himself during his tenure as general manager of a lower-level club. Therefore, newcomers like Paratici and Allegri, who have recently retired and have neither much work experience nor enough popularity (in fact, the key is that the salary is cheap, as long as they find good goods, they are a cost-effective deal), they will naturally be added to the watchlist by Marottaga.
It is for this reason that Marotta had the opportunity to come into contact with the little-known newcomers of Paratici and Allegri, and recognized the huge potential of the two before they retired, which led to the scene in front of Marotta recommending the two to George.
"Yes, boss, please trust my judgment. In the face of George's slightly suspicious joke, Marotta's face did not show the slightest waver, but continued to unswervingly recommend these two potential stocks in his eyes to his boss, "I have been in contact with these two people before they retired, and I have a certain understanding of their abilities and specialties. Paratici has a very precise eye and when Veron moved from Lazio to Manchester United, he asserted to me that it would be a lose-lose move. Allegri, on the other hand, is quite good at adjusting the defense, and if he is there, he can effectively improve the quality of the team's defense. So, I've hired Paratici as the club's scout to find the right players and potential stars across Europe, and as for Allegri, I'm going to put him on the team's coaching staff as defensive coach and I've already sent him a contract. β
"Wait Giuseppe, did I hear me right?" Hearing Marotta say his intentions, George suddenly frowned and asked dissatisfiedly, "You said you wanted to put Allegri on the team's coaching staff and have promised him a job as a defensive coach?"
"yes, what's wrong with that, boss...... Oops!!" Hearing George's question, Marotta was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, and her back was suddenly soaked with cold sweat - Marotta forgot that he was now working in England, not Italy before. The division of power between the two football clubs in these two countries in the two positions of general manager and CEO is completely different!
In Italy, when the owner does not ask about the specific affairs of the club, the general manager or CEO is equivalent to the role of the big butler, and he can interfere in anything related to the club, while in the United Kingdom, Marotta, as the general manager and CEO of Tottenham, has no right to intervene or meddle in the team's personnel arrangements, because this is the job of the team's manager, that is, George Nelson!
According to the tradition of English football, the manager is the top person in charge of the team, and even the owner has no right to intervene in what happens to the team. While fewer and fewer English clubs have adhered to this tradition over time, at least Tottenham Hotspur, where Marotta plays, still follows that tradition.
Even on the European continent, when the general manager arranges for a person to work on the coaching staff, it is perceived as a spy on the team, or an attempt to squeeze out the team's current head coach and create opportunities for this "newcomer" to take the lead. For example, in his previous life, Roman Abramovich invited Israeli Afran Grant to be the director of football in order to limit Mourinho's power, which led to the madman's angry resignation in the middle of the season, and finally Grant took over the position of Chelsea manager.
Therefore, Marotta's move is undoubtedly a serious act of ultra vires. To put it mildly, Marotta is simply asking for her own death - who has ever dared to blatantly arrange "one's own" subordinates around his boss?
Luckily for him, George didn't care about Marotta's overstepping this time. Because the information he got from Marotta's instantly stiffened body and slightly panicked eyes showed that it was just an unintentional mistake by the other party. If George had to take care of such an unintentional mistake, then he wouldn't have to figure out how to make Tottenham rise, and those trivial things would be enough to consume most of his energy.
What's more, although he doesn't like Allegri's tactical concept of advocating body flow, and his forced Pirlo and Inzaghi away during his time at AC Milan, George still admires Uncle A's ability to adjust the defense and make reasonable use of the resources in his hands. So, for Marotta's behavior of hiring a coach without permission this time, George finally decided to let him go, and by the way, let him have a long memory.
In other words, if Marotta had recommended to George today not Allegri, but a nobody, then there was a good chance that he would not be able to eat and walk away today.
So, just as Marotta was drenched in cold sweat and was about to close her eyes and wait for death, a voice like a heavenly voice came into the CEO's ears, "Forget it, I'll agree to this matter here first." Remember, the next is not an example. If you want to hire someone to work on the coaching staff in the future, you have to remember to report to me in advance!"
"No problem! I remember! Thank you, boss!" Seeing that George didn't care about his own mistake, Marotta breathed a sigh of relief and bowed again and again to thank George. Having managed to climb into the position of general manager and CEO of a top-flight club, Marotta didn't want to bury more than two decades of hard work because of this mistake.
After sending away Marotta, who was grateful for this incident and wanted to swear loyalty on the spot, George walked into the office belonging to the Tottenham manager, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number: "Hey, Charlie, I'm George." How have you thought about what you told you before, would you like to work at Tottenham? I happen to be short of an assistant coach here. If you're willing to come, then this spot is yours!"
"Hey, George. I was still thinking about it just now, thinking that if you don't call again, I'll have to buy a ticket and go to White Hart Lane to ask you for an explanation. On the other end of the phone, an old man who looked to be about sixty years old was crossing Erlang's legs in his seat, and in the other hand he was carrying a wine bottle, spraying alcohol into the microphone without any image, "I didn't expect you kid to be so capable of making trouble, and he changed from an assistant coach to the acting manager of Manchester United without paying attention, and now he has become the owner and manager of Tottenham Hotspur." Tsk, is this society changing so fast that I can't keep up with the pace of the times, old man, or are you too good at tossing?"
"Ahem...... These things will be discussed when you arrive in London. Hearing the old man's teasing, George, who was speechless, had to cough twice, ready to bring the conversation back to the topic, "Now what I want to talk to you about...... Wait, are you drinking again? Tell you in advance, if you choose to work at Tottenham, then you are absolutely not allowed to drink during work!"
"You should know that this little bit of wine doesn't affect my work at all. The old man said dissatisfiedly into the microphone, and waved the wine bottle in his hand twice demonstratively, although George on the other end of the phone couldn't see it at all.
"But Tottenham are in my hands now, and if you want to be an assistant coach, you have to follow the rules and regulations I have set. β
"You still like it as much as you used to...... Forget it, I'll promise you, whether it's going to Tottenham to be your assistant coach or the ban on alcohol at work. The old man muttered dissatisfiedly, as he got up and prepared to pack his luggage for London, "By the way, over the years of traveling in Europe, I have met many talented young people. When I get to London, you'll see if there's anything you like, and it's just the right time to flesh out your coaching staff. β
"Who are they?" asked George out of curiosity. After experiencing Marotta's successive recommendations for two future talents, he felt that no matter what happened now, it was impossible for him to surprise him - it couldn't be that in one day, he could know more about the whereabouts of future strongmen, right?
If that's the case, then George will have to buy a lottery ticket to test his character.
"Hmm...... I can now remember the name of a German kid I've been in contact with lately, but he's not as young as you. The old man thought about it and found that alcohol still affected his memory," said Thomas Tuchel. β
ββ¦β¦ What do you say?!"