Chapter 022: Challenge Team Committee (Part II)
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At George's behest, the news that Sheringham would leave White Hart Lane on a free transfer at the end of the season was not announced to the outside world at the first time. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 After all, for Tottenham Hotspur, who are now short of star players, Sheringham, the former Premier League Golden Boot, is still one of the most famous players in the Tottenham squad, despite being a 37-year-old veteran. Therefore, George does not plan to announce the imminent departure of Sheringham at this time, lest Tottenham, which has been at the center of public opinion recently because of the change of ownership of the club and the return of Charlie Johnson, continue to attract all kinds of talk from the outside world.
In George's view, it is very important to have a relatively stable external environment when making a big change to the team. Only in this way can the players not be disturbed too much by the outside world and look at every transfer operation of the team as objectively as possible, instead of being disturbed and worried about the large-scale personnel changes in the team during the change of blood under the interference of the media and fans, which will affect the team's preparation for the new season and the performance on the field.
Of course, in order for Tottenham to obtain a stable public opinion environment, it is obviously not enough to hide the news of the departure of important players. Because the paper can't contain the fire, the fact that it will be covered up when the time is up will still be exposed to everyone's eyes, so only enough stars to announce their joining can make up for the negative impact of the departure of the main players on the team, so that the players who remain in the team can feel the ambition of the club, so as to ensure the overall stability of the team.
So, after confirming that he would not renew Sheringham's contract and launch an offensive against the Tottenham Hotspur team, which was already on the tail end, George handed over the rest of the team cleaning to Marotta, and took care of the recruitment himself. After all, George trusts his memories of his past life more than he doesn't have a fully built scouting system yet. In such a situation, George naturally has to firmly control the decision of the recruitment work in his own hands, while Marotta and others only need to be responsible for the collection and analysis of player information.
As for Marotta's courage to carry out the purge plan he had made, George felt that there was no big problem. After all, he had already dealt with Sheringham, the leader of the team committee, and directly took down the most likely person in the team committee to take the lead in the confrontation with the management. If Marotta can't even deal with the rest of the little fish and shrimp, then George will have to consider a new person to become the CEO of Tottenham Hotspur.
On the other hand, after an unhappy contract extension negotiation, Sheringham, who was in a terrible mood, drove away from Tottenham Hotspur's headquarters. However, instead of immediately returning to his London residence, Sheringham drove to Poyet's residence. There, a new Tottenham Hotspur committee meeting is being prepared for a meeting organised by Poyet and other members. And the main topic of their meeting was how to deal with the arrival of George, the owner and head coach of the team!
If before that conversation with George he felt they were confident of dominating the dressing room and influencing the manager's line-up, then after talking to George, Sheringham realised that their good days at Tottenham were doomed to be over.
People have prepared the butcher's knife and the reason for wielding the knife, and they are waiting for the time to kill the killer, but their side is unaware of this, and they have not even formed a unified opinion. In addition, the opponent still has the hole card in his hand that is enough to make all the main members of the team committee lose their prestige, so Sheringham will feel that he does not need to wait for the two sides to officially clash, and the fiasco on his side is already a sure thing.
"Hey, Teddy, you're slow enough to be so late...... Why are you looking so bad today? Could it be that something is going on?" Seeing Sheringham walk into the room, Poyet immediately noticed Sheringham's abnormality after saying hello to the other party, and asked with concern, "Could it be that you and the club have not agreed on the renewal of the contract? The guy who is both the owner and the coach is unwilling to offer you a contract extension?"
"Yes, Gus (Poyet), you guessed right. George did offer me a contract extension, but the negotiations broke down due to very serious differences between us and our refusal to make concessions. Sheringham smiled reluctantly at Poyet's inquiry, and then threw a bombshell at everyone present, "So, guys, today will probably be the last time I will be on this occasion." As soon as the summer transfer window opens, I'm going to move freely to another club that is willing to give me a place in the main team. ”
Because he didn't expect Sheringham to drop such a heavy bombshell as soon as he appeared, when Sheringham said the news that he was about to leave the team, everyone present was dizzy by it. The first to react was naturally Poyet, the host of the meeting: "Teddy, what did you just say? You're going to play on another team? Are you sure you're not joking with us?"
"Gus, I'm definitely not joking with you. Looking at the shocked and incredulous expressions of everyone present, Sheringham nodded gloomily, completely dispelling Poyet's last bit of luck, "The club has informed me that there will be no further negotiations with me on the issue of contract extension. So, I'm sorry, but it looks like I won't be able to play with everyone on the pitch anymore. ”
"No, I'm going to talk to that new guy, I can't let Teddy get you driven away by that bastard like this. Hearing Sheringham's words, the straightforward Poyet was the first to sit still, stood up and prepared to go out to talk to George, "I want that young man who doesn't know the height of the sky to know that even if he is the owner and head coach of the club, there are people in the team who he must not move and cannot move!"
As a key member of Tottenham's team committee, Poyet and others are naturally aware of the importance of Sheringham to the organisation. Especially after Tim Sherwood was sent to Portsmouth by Levy last season, the inaugural Premier League Golden Boot winner became the sole leader of Tottenham's team committee, and the main capital of the team committee to compete with the manager and the Tottenham hierarchy led by Levy.
In other words, without Sheringham, the team committee, which has lost its leader, will inevitably have the upper hand in the future confrontation with the manager and management, or even be completely liquidated. Therefore, keeping Sheringham is undoubtedly the first priority at this time in the eyes of Poyet!
"Gus, don't waste any more effort. Seeing that Poyet was going to go to George's trouble, Sheringham quickly grabbed the Uruguayan by the arm and whispered, "I must admit that I underestimated George's ability and determination, he is different from all the managers we have experienced at Tottenham before." Before this negotiation, he had planned and prepared everything...... If I had to describe it, I think he has a bit of a Sir Alex Ferguson shadow now, especially the strong desire to control the team, the two are so similar!"
"Wait, Teddy, what is that George Nelson guy doing that way so that you don't even have the slightest intention of resisting?" As soon as Sheringham's words came out, the Uruguayan immediately realized the crux of the matter.
"To put it simply, what we did to Rebrov back then was known to him, and there is conclusive evidence that we did press Hoddle to put Rice in the main lineup. Sheringham hesitated for a moment, and told George that he had the interview records of the two clients, Hoddle and Rebrov, "You know, at our age, it's very important to maintain a good reputation. Otherwise, after two years, we will retire, and then it will be very difficult to find a job in this circle. ”
"That's right. Hearing Sheringham mention Rebrov, Poyet, who was also involved in the incident, sighed, "It seems that we really planted it this time." George Nelson is indeed a figure not to be underestimated. ”
Thus, with the departure of two leading figures of the Tottenham Hotspur Committee, Teddy Sheringham and Tim Sherwood, within a year, the Tottenham Hotspur Committee's control over the dressing room has become much less than before. And under the persuasion of Sheringham, Poyet and Anderton, who had ghosts in their hearts, also had to bow to reality, took the initiative to find George, and expressed their willingness to obey all his arrangements - this is also a helpless thing, who let their hands and feet be unclean, and as a result, they were caught in pigtails?
After the members of the team committee announced their unconditional surrender and admitted to George the mistakes they had made over the years, Marotta's purge became much easier. At George's behest, he eliminated most of the first-team players, leaving only Robbie Keane, Poyet, Jamie Redknapp and Kathy Keller to a few. Next, just wait for George to make a plan to bring in reinforcements and refill the first team, which has almost become an empty shell.
"George, you're really trustworthy. It's only been a long time before you've been able to sell that Serbian and Montenegro centre-back to us for that low price, as promised. Sitting in his office at Sampdoria's headquarters, Garrone smiled heartily. At this time, he was excited to sign Bunevčević for a cabbage price of $1 million.
"Hehe, Ricardo (Garrone), what are you talking about? Aren't we supposed to be mutually beneficial as partners?" said George, who was talking to Garrone on his mobile phone, with a smile. After this period of communication, George found that the oil merchant also had some merits, and his perception of him changed a lot.
"Haha, it's nature. George, if there is anything you need my help with in the future, just ask, and I will do my best to help. After getting a lot of benefits from the deal with George, Garrone, a businessman, also knew that he had to return the favor, "For example, if you have young players who need to be trained on loan, or good seedlings who are not good to bring in because of labor certification issues, we can help with Sampdoria." ”