Chapter 228: A Transaction (Part II)
"So far, so good, Mr Thompson (then FA president and UEFA vice-president) hopes that we can help Johansson beat Platini for re-election in next year's UEFA presidency race. www.biquge.info In return, during Johansson's tenure, Tottenham will receive a certain degree of preferential treatment in the schedule when they participate in European competitions, and there will never be a situation like this season in which they have met strong opponents in the first half of the season. At the same time, Mr Thompson also assured that he would try his best to ensure that Tottenham played fairly and impartially, and that there would be as many missed and misjudged as possible situations. ”
"So Ellie, what do you think about this?" George was naturally quite satisfied with Johnsson's offer. Although he can use this to ask Johansson for more things, such as getting more care and preferential treatment from the referee in the game like Barcelona in his previous life, George is extremely disgusted and resistant to this kind of behavior in his heart!
In George's view, regardless of whether Tottenham has the strength to become a top giant, whether there is UEFA backing behind it, there are some bottom lines and rules to be followed. If these things are destroyed without authorization, then Tottenham will not get the respect and recognition they deserve, even if they win more trophies!
It's like Barcelona in a previous life. Although the Catalan giants were invincible in those years, winning almost all the trophies they could strive for, and their strong strength was even dubbed the title of "Cosmos Team" by the media and fans, because they profited from the referee's decisions in many key matches (such as the famous Stamford Bridge tragedy), and there were also problems with their attitude, many fans who had no obvious preference for Barcelona became staunch Barcelona black!
If this happens only once or twice once or twice, then it could be said that it is a matter of the referee's own ability or luck favors Barcelona. But if Barcelona are the last to profit every time there is a major controversy over the decision, then it can only show one thing, and that is that the UEFA under Platini's control is indeed consciously promoting Barcelona to the top!
Being ridiculed by fans as "Pu Gan Dad" is enough to show how out-of-the-ordinary Platini has done in this matter!
When almost every promotion and victory is accompanied by huge controversy, how can such a giant club be convincing even if they can win all the trophies every year?
This is the main reason why the influence of the European Champions League among the fan base during that period has shown signs of declining - no one likes to see their team always have their team inexplicably sent off or awarded a penalty by the referee when they meet Barcelona, and finally lose the game they hoped for in extreme humiliation!
Therefore, what George has to do now is to strengthen Tottenham as much as possible, and at the same time use this opportunity to reach a deal with Johansson, create a relatively level playing environment for the club, and win the championship trophy with dignity, instead of opportunistically, through referees or other means to let Tottenham win!
"Me?" Hearing George's question, Elizabeth was about to open her mouth to answer, but suddenly noticed the contemplative expression on her sweetheart's face, and her mind suddenly changed, and she immediately stopped talking.
Even at this time, don't forget about work, George, you big idiot, have you taken to heart what I told you before?
Thinking of this, Elizabeth couldn't help frowning slightly, and the fingers pressed on George's temples also pressed a little harder: "George, I just remembered something~"
"Well, what's the matter?" George, immersed in the soft touch of Elizabeth's knee pillows, pondered how best to complete the deal with Johansson, unaware of his fiancée's displeasure and impending crisis.
"I remember, I should have told you that you should relax when you rest, and don't think about these things at work, right?" said Elizabeth, clenching her fists, and her index knuckles were aimed at George's head.
"Eh, it hurts, it hurts! This time I did something wrong, Ellie, you forgive me! I promise I won't do it again!" Faced with this sudden attack by his fiancée, George had no choice but to pretend to be sad and admit defeat to Elizabeth and beg for mercy. The latter was relentlessly about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but George suddenly made a "counterattack", and the result was that the two of them giggled and laughed, staining the whole room with a layer of pink.
“…… I said elder brother, and Sister Eli. When you two are showing affection, can you avoid me as a single dog a little?" Looking at the two people who were flirting in front of their eyes, and it was very likely that they would stage a restrictive picture in this room according to the development of the situation, Adele only felt that the bruises on her forehead jumped, and her tone interrupted the next move of the two of them unhappily. At this time, she somewhat regretted being the matchmaker in the first place, matching Elizabeth and George, so that her brother could understand each other's intentions.
Looking at the current appearance of the two of them, where is there room for her to intervene?
At the same time, Platini, who was unaware of what was happening in London, was celebrating his "great" victory at the Champions Cup draw: "That old fellow Johansson should be busy reassuring his England allies at this moment, and it is impossible to spare energy to take care of my business anytime soon." That way, we have more time to win over supporters. When Johansson re-establishes his backyard, I will have more capital to compete with him for the UEFA presidency!"
Platini didn't care about the English club in the Champions Cup draw. In the eyes of the former French superstar, English football, which does not conform to his football aesthetics, is a die-hard supporter of Johansson, and has a lot of say in European football, is simply a good target! Moreover, even if England wants to fight back and retaliate later, it is Johansson who is unlucky to be in charge, not himself hidden behind the scenes!
The short-sighted Platini certainly wouldn't have imagined that his trick, while clever in using a knife to kill, was not as seamless as he imagined. At least, in front of George, who has a huge intelligence network, this little trick of the French is simply not enough to see!
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