England's game did not give Chen Ping the slightest respite.

After winning England's Manager of the Month for November, West Ham host the final opponents in the UEFA Cup group stage, Partizan Belgrade from Serbia. Chen Ping didn't pay much attention to the League Cup, and it had already appeared in the group stage, so he didn't care even more.

It's the same with opponents.

In fact, the qualifying situation of this group has been determined. Lazio and Igalio have already been knocked out of the competition, while West Ham, Villarreal and Partizan Belgrade have all been seen early. So the game was more flat.

Because both teams have already appeared, neither wants to waste energy in the last game.

In the end, it was West Ham's bench that had the quality, plus the home advantage.

West Ham won 1-0 against Partizan Belgrade thanks to a goal from Ashley Young. West Ham won three of their four UEFA Cup group stage games to accumulate nine points and finish top of the group stage. Down there are Villarreal with eight points and Partizan Belgrade with five points, and the three teams appear together.

As for Lazio, three points and Igaleo one.

Igalio is already a weak team, and there is no problem in eliminating. However, Lazio was eliminated from this group and was ridiculed by many people. In particular, Chen Ping's name is frequently mentioned. It is believed that Lazio's heavy defeat to West Ham is the reason for Lazio's sluggish results this season.

Two days later, on 17 December 2004, the 18th round of the Premier League will be played. West Ham travel to Birmingham.

If the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season is West Ham, then the most disappointing team in the Premier League this season cannot fail to mention Birmingham. Birmingham City were greatly appreciated last season with 50 points and 10th place in the Premier League.

Birmingham, like Charlton Athletic, are Premier League hardheads. Last season, even Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and they were very troublesome against Birmingham, because Birmingham defended very well. This summer, Birmingham recruited again, buying a lot of powerful players, many of whom have been famous for many years. This includes the likes of Glen Char, Husky and Melchiott, who have gone on loan to Forsale. So before the start of the season, many football commentators thought Birmingham had the ability to make it to Europe this season.

Because judging from the cards, Birmingham's strength is really good. They are more than capable of finishing in the top six.

Unfortunately, the reality is completely different.

As with Charlton's reforms, it is unlikely to be smooth sailing. After the start of this season's Premier League, Birmingham's outrageous poor results have surprised many football commentators. Birmingham are currently 16th in the Premier League, very close to the relegation zone, and are in incredibly poor form.

In the end, West Ham won 2-1 against Birmingham.

Don't look at the score is 2-1, in fact, the whole game is very easy. Anyone who has watched this game knows that Birmingham have no chance of beating West Ham at all. In fact, at this time, West Ham players are playing more and more relaxed, more and more like a strong team. It's no longer the mentality of a promoted horse at the beginning of the season.

Under Chen Ping's continuous tutelage, West Ham players consciously regard themselves as a strong team. The conversion of mind has been very successful. Coming out of the mentality of the promoted horse, there is already the mentality of the strong.

The biggest advantage of this is that West Ham is playing more and more consistently.

"Liu Yu, this is my new training plan for the four radish heads, and I will hand it over to you. Although it is only forty days, we must not relax the requirements for them. ”

After the 18th round of the Premier League, the Premier League is about to enter the Christmas schedule.

However, just before the Christmas schedule, the project of Chen Ping, West Ham, JNT Agency, and Xu Genbao's Chongming base, that is, the project of young players from the Chongming base coming to West Ham for training, continued.

At the end of the year, because the Spring Festival was approaching, Xu Genbao asked his disciples to come to West Ham for a short-term training of 40 days. Those who came were Xu Genbao's most important disciples. Especially Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng, they should be Xu Genbao's favorites. The last time they had a training session, it worked very well. So Xu Genbao asked the two of them to come to West Ham again this time, plus Jiang Zhipeng and Lu Wenjun, a total of four people came over for training.

Chen Ping still attaches great importance to it.

Since he decided to cooperate with the Chongming base, Chen Ping will not be so-so in the past. If because of his help, there will be more outstanding players in the Chongming base in the future, and even if he can stay and gain a foothold in European football, then Chen Ping will be even happier. Although he can't revitalize Chinese football alone, Chen Ping will not refuse to do something.

Therefore, after Chen Ping conducted a detailed physical examination for them, he formulated a basic training course suitable for them. They are all young now, and it is time to grow their bodies. A proper foundation training is very beneficial for their growth. A suitable basic training course during the growth stage can greatly increase their potential.

In particular, Chen Ping's basic training course specially formulated for them is a training course that has been systematically summarized after nearly 100 years of sports science in the future. It has a very good effect on improving the physical fitness of players and improving the basic skills of players. If it weren't for this, Xu Genbao would not have agreed to let his disciples come to Chen Ping for training.

But this is already the most Chen Ping can do. After formulating a training plan, he handed over all four radish heads to Liu Yu. Let Liu Yu be responsible for the specific implementation plan.

"Yes, teacher. ”

"Jiaoyuan, you take them to the place where they live, you live with them. You'll have to take good care of them while they're in London. If anything happens to them while they're in London, I'm the only one to ask. And you should know that in London you are their legal guardian and you are legally responsible. ”

"I know, brother. ”

Although Chen Ping also attaches great importance to these little players, Chen Ping is the head coach of West Ham after all, where does he have time to care about these little radish heads. So they were handed over directly to Jiao Yuan and Liu Yu. Life in London was handed over to Jiao Yuan, and training was handed over to Liu Yu.

These young radish heads in the Chongming base, Chen Ping is ready to be handed over to Jiao Yuan to be responsible.

Don't look at the price of these players now, the Chinese football market is also very sluggish, the value of players is very low, and the salary is also very low. But Chen Ping knows that after the Chinese football market booms in a few years, these players will be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and their salaries will be easy.

The future is all money.

Chen Ping is willing to give such an opportunity to his family.

Of course, these players are all players under the JNT agency established by Chen Ping and Xu Hongtao, but as personal agents for them, there will be more shares. The revenue share of these brokers is partly from their direct brokers and partly from the brokerage company. And having excellent players in hand will greatly increase the agent's say in the company.

"Brother Xu, let's go. ”

After the deployment, Chen Ping got into Xu Hongtao's car. Waiting for Chen Ping to sit down, Xu Hongtao drove. While driving, Xu Hongtao said with a smile: "Chen Ping, in the future, when the two of us make money, we will open a large-scale youth academy in China." Gather talented players from all over the country, and then send them to Europe to play in batches. Think about it, what a big business it is. Even if the transfer price is low, but the small profit is quick turnover, the number will be very considerable. ”

"Brother Xu, the idea is good. A large number of exports are exported to Europe, and as long as a few people type it, it is a success. ”

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Xu Hongtao nodded.

"I now have a good relationship with clubs in all leagues in England, as well as a lot of coaches in the lower leagues. I hope that there will be opportunities for more Chinese players to come to England in the future. However, England's damn labor certification has stopped many Chinese players. It would be nice to not have a labor certification. ”

Watching Xu Hongtao describe his thoughts with his hands dancing, Chen Ping really didn't know what to say. Speaking of which, although Xu Hongtao is not a rich man, before he invested in football, his family background was still good. It has its own company, it has its own factory, and the business is doing well. Investing in football, Xu Hongtao really wants to be a good agent. Slowly, he also has a deep love for football.

It's a shame to think about the fact that he was sentenced for match-fixing in history. Therefore, Chen Ping nodded and said, "Brother Xu, since you think so, then we will make an agreement." When we make enough money, we will build a large youth training base in China. We don't charge that much tuition, we attract talented players from all over the country, train them, and then let them come to Europe to study for a sample. ”

"Good. ”

Hearing that Chen Ping supported him, Xu Hongtao was very happy.

Although Xu Hongtao has entered English football, his interest in the Chinese football market has not diminished in the slightest. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have been involved in keeping samples of Chinese players. Now he is working on Li Weifeng's move to Oxford United and has signed a contract. In the winter, Li Weifeng will officially join Oxford United to play in the Championship.

"Chen Ping, recently the club and our agents discussed the team's championship reward charter. ”

"How?"

"It's ok. Although it is not as good as those big clubs, the prize money is quite substantial. If you win the Premier League this season, you'll be earning around £1.3 million this season. If you win other cups, you'll be earning around £1.5 million this season. ”

In order to motivate the players, West Ham FC has developed a championship bonus system. In the past, West Ham did not have a bonus system in this regard, because West Ham themselves did not believe that West Ham could win the Premier League.

But now it's different.

West Ham are doing so well that the club has to come up with a reward package. However, this kind of thing is not something that can be formulated casually, and it needs to be discussed with these players' agents.

Xu Hongtao is the most powerful agent in the West Ham team, and he also has the most right to speak. Not only the players, but Chen Ping, as the head coach with the greatest contribution, also has high rewards.

"That's good. ”

"By the way, there's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It's a matter of the player's contract. Now Lambert, Ribery, and Anthony are getting better and better, and they are not at the same level as they were six months ago. Based on their current performance, their salaries are simply too low. If I don't get them a higher salary, they won't be happy. However, I'm worried that this will affect you, so I'll discuss it with you first and see how this matter can be resolved. ”

Xu Hongtao served as Chen Ping's agent, which has pros and cons.

The good thing is that Xu Hongtao relied on Chen Ping to get a lot of advantages. Including Academy talent who can snatch West Ham. Since Chen Ping became West Ham head coach, Xu Hongtao has signed several West Ham Academy players. Including West Ham's academy talent Noble, who has performed well recently, is currently under Xu Hongtao's banner.

But it's not all good, there are some drawbacks. If it was in another team, Xu Hongtao immediately discussed the issue of player salaries with the team. Because based on the performances of Lambert, Ribery and Martin Anthony, they should have a salary of more than £1.5 million.

But none of them are now paid less than £1 million.

However, the current West Ham coach is Chen Ping, and Xu Hongtao has to consider Chen Ping's opinion. Now I will talk to the club about the salary, I am worried that it will affect Chen Ping's coaching and that it will affect the team's results.

It depends on how Xu Hongtao grasps it.

Chen Ping nodded.

said: "Brother Xu, you can help me appease them." Tell them that as soon as the season is over, the team will inevitably improve their contracts. I'll talk to the club about that. Now that West Ham are doing so well, it is only right that the salary system will go up. ”

A coach and an agent are completely different.

For players, the influence of agents on players is different from that of coaches. Especially when it comes to money, a broker must come forward. No matter how good Chen Ping and Lambert's relationship is, it is impossible to fight for more salaries for them.

"Okay. ”

It's all money.

However, it is more important to cooperate with Chen Ping. According to Chen Ping's performance now, Xu Hongtao knows that it is only a matter of time before Chen Ping goes to coach in a wealthy family. If you want to make a lot of money, you have to go to a wealthy family. If nothing else, Chen Ping's annual salary at West Ham is only about one million pounds. However, some strong teams, such as Manchester United and Arsenal, have coaching salaries of up to £3 million. That's the gap.

The same goes for the players.

Arsenal's Campbell earns £5 million a year, while Chelsea's John Terry earns £6 million. West Ham's players are not a level worse than them.

Therefore, Xu Hongtao has been waiting for Chen Ping to go to a wealthy family, and everyone drinks and eats meat together.

Both are busy right now.

In this way, there is a lot less time to calm down and talk. For more than half an hour, the two talked about a lot of things. Half an hour later, the car arrived at its destination. At the door stood a man in a red and black coat. Seeing Xu Hongtao's car, he walked over with a smile.

"Yu Wei, Chen Ping is a fashion idiot, and you need your skills to attend the party. ”

Xu Hongtao said with a smile.

Xu Hongtao came to pick up Chen Ping because it was approaching the New Year, and the overseas Chinese in London had a drinking party. Of course, the people who were invited were all Chinese and overseas Chinese figures with heads and faces here in London.

Chen Ping scratched his head.

Truth be told, it is. Chen Ping is a fashion idiot, for Chen Ping, the clothes he wears every day are formal wear, in addition to sportswear. Yu Wei came to Chen Ping's side, tilted her head and said, "From now on, you will become my work." ”