Chapter 406: Responding to Change with Change
With a smile on his face, Gao Han gently threw a few photos in his hand onto the cases in front of him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He had just returned home from an away game in Marseille, France, when his agent Mendes approached him and brought a few photos.
Looking at the quality of the photo, it should be a long-distance tracking and candid shot, a little blurry, but you can still see the person in the photo clearly, and the one in the middle who is familiar with Chelsea is no stranger, is Abramovich.
A Gao Han on the left is also familiar, Israeli agent Pini Zahavi.
On the contrary, it was the one on the right, which he looked a little familiar with, but he didn't recognize it for a while.
"Jose Vega. Jorge Mendes has the answer.
"This is a reporter from the Sun newspaper who received the news and followed him for a long time, and they met secretly in France, you know, Abramovich has a house there, and it is said that they talked secretly for an afternoon and had dinner together. ”
Gao Han still had a relaxed smile on his face, "So what?"
"He knows me very well, so he sent me news privately, but early tomorrow morning, the Sun will definitely be on the front page, and then there will be an uproar. Mendes looked a little excited, even angry.
The whole of the Iberian Peninsula, nay, even the whole of European football, everyone knows that he is a sworn enemy with José Vega.
When José Vega was in his prime, he was almost overwhelmed, and even had to run to help the Brazilian godfather Figer, if he hadn't been lucky enough to get acquainted with Gao Han, he would still not have been able to turn over.
The feud between Portugal's two major agents was made public for the first time, two years ago, when the two took the same flight by chance, and as a result, they got into a big fight in the airport waiting hall without saying a word, which made the media all over Europe hype it fiercely.
Whether it is in Atletico Madrid or Chelsea, Mendes has done a good job in asking himself, he is decent, and he does not dare to trespass at all, even in the process of transferring many players, he is also conscientious and does not dare to slack off.
First, he believes in a principle that win-win business can last for a long time, and second, he also knows that Gao Han doesn't like him to do this, so he has always adhered to his professional duty.
But now......
"The other day, Mourinho just mocked you in the media and made the whole European media see you as a joke, and as soon as he turned around, Abramovich ran to meet Jose Vega?" Mendes is still indignant.
The relationship between Jose Vega and Mourinho was established as early as the Barcelona period, and Jose Vega even intended to use Mourinho to go to Atletico Madrid, but then the Sheets chose to trust Gao Han and let him become a regular.
Although Mendes and Mourinho have had a lot of cooperation in Porto in the past period, the new Portuguese coach has been very unkind to Mendes, and if it weren't for the performance of his players, I am afraid that Mourinho would not even want to ignore him, which made Mendes feel offended.
At least there should be some respect, right?
Gao Han understood the mood of his partner, smiled, and patted his hand comfortingly.
For Mourinho, Gao Han also has a bad impression, but he will not pay attention to him.
To put it mildly, with his status in European football today and the influence of the European media, wouldn't it be a step up for the other party to take advantage of Mourinho?
I guess they're still desperate.
'You know, Jorge, although he's the owner of Chelsea, he's not a slave to anybody, and there's no reason for us to stop him from making friends with anyone, let alone eating with anyone, right?'
After hearing this, Mendez's face was still angry, but he couldn't refute it.
"Besides, they talk behind closed doors, and who knows what they say? Maybe it's just a normal meeting? If we make too much of a fuss, won't it be the other way in turn that we look very unmeasured and suspicious?"
Mendes was still speechless, but he somewhat understood that he was indeed in a hurry.
Perhaps it was because in the past period of time, he had been in the shadow of José Vega for too long, which left some psychological shadows, which made him very worried about the resurgence of his opponent, and worried that everything he had built up with great difficulty would be ruined.
But now, after listening to Gao Han's words, he was a little relieved.
"Jorge, we Chinese have a saying, the dog that bites does not bark, it comes up with a mouthful, we are the same to respond to all changes, no matter what the situation, no matter who the opponent is, the initiative can always be in our hands. ”
Gao Han's words suddenly made Mendes's eyes light up.
Isn't it?
In the original contract between Gao Han and Chelsea, there was a clause that Gao Han had the right to terminate the contract without paying any compensation, which was mandatory for Gao Han to be added at the beginning.
At that time, Jorge Mendes thought it was a bit too much, but now that he thinks about it, with this clause, he can't lose the initiative.
It's a big deal, if you don't play, with Gao Han's status in European football today, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a team?
There is a good saying that striking iron needs its own hardness.
As long as you are hard enough, are you afraid that you won't be able to hit a good iron?
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Early the next morning, the Sun newspaper published a photo of Abramovich meeting José Vega on the front page, as Mendez had previously said, and speculated on the content of the negotiations between the two sides.
But this has nothing to do with Gao Han's position as a coach, even those reporters who are completely on the wrong path with Gao Han will not believe that Chelsea will move the idea of changing the coach, and Gao Han's position is absolutely as stable as a rock.
They speculate that Roman Abramovich is personally involved in the operation of a superstar, most likely Real Madrid's right winger Figo, who is not in a strong position at Real Madrid.
But some media pointed out that what Abramovich really wants is Benfica's winger Simao.
The Portuguese joined Barcelona for 15 million euros in the summer of '99 and was hailed as Figo II, but his performances at Barcelona were not satisfactory and he returned to the Portuguese Super League three years later to join Benfica.
But in these three seasons at Benfica, Simão has shown amazing strength, as a winger, he has scored double figures in each season, and last season even reached 18 goals, the efficiency is very amazing, and he is regarded as the most powerful winger player in Europe.
Chelsea's winger Arjen Robben has had an up-and-down performance, Messi is too young, and the introduction of a high-level winger has always been called for by fans, so many people have speculated that Roman Abramovich is going to take the Figo II himself.
And Simão's agent is Jose Vega.
But in any case, with the usual urine nature of the British media, it is certainly impossible to be satisfied with this.
As a result, they quickly commented that Gao Han's transfer authority at Chelsea had been withdrawn by the management, whether it was Figo or Simao, it was clearly not Gao Han's instructions.
Everyone can see that Gao Han is focusing on the cultivation of Robben and Messi, how can he give up the two young players?
As a result, many media have speculated that there is a disagreement between Gao Han and Abramovich on transfer and reinforcement, the former focuses on promoting and cultivating the young players he has brought in, while the latter is more inclined to bring in famous stars.
This is not surprising.
Roman Abramovich has long been keen to bring in superstars, with the likes of Andriy Shevchenko, Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Crespo all linked with Chelsea, and Gao Han has been resistant to such a transfer operation.
At the beginning of the season, there were even media reports that Abramovich had contacted Shevchenko privately.
But then, as Samuel Eto'o and Ibrahimovic got better and better, that voice faded.
But now Abramovich has reappeared in the media's sight, and the contact is still Jose Vega, which has made many media reporters have associations, and even drift farther and farther away.
Everywhere in the world, conspiracy theories are always the most marketable.
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With an hour to go before the training time, the players came to the Harrington training ground one after another.
In the locker room, the players took off their fashionable and glamorous shoes and uniforms, changed into simple training equipment, and prepared for the upcoming training session.
As usual, there was a lot of talk in the locker room, but today the topic was a bit serious.
Because it's about the cold.
"You say, is the photo published by The Sun real?"
"Needless to say? Absolutely. ”
"Yes, those who are familiar with the British media know that The Sun is pervasive, and if they want to know, they can even find out how many women you played in the nightclub last night. ”
"Haha, is it so exaggerated?"
"It's such an exaggeration!"
"Before the transfer last summer, Manchester United stubbornly bit Beckham's whether it was for sale or not, that is, the Sun followed it for a long time, and as a result, Manchester United's Peter Kenyon met with Real Madrid in private, which broke the news of Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid, which caused an uproar at the time. ”
"I know the news that followed up with the Flying Boots incident. ”
"Therefore, there is no doubt about the ability of the Sun to dig up news, as for the ...... of this matter"
"The management was really unkind, and at this time approached José Vega. ”
"Isn't it? Everyone knows that Jose Vega is Mourinho's agent, and Mourinho just mocked our boss in Manchester not long ago, isn't this a meeting with the enemy?"
"Speaking of this, I'm angry, that is, we can't play in the Champions League this season, if we really want to meet Porto, I will torture them to death, and breathe a sigh of relief for our boss!"
"Me too, look at Mourinho's appearance, isn't it just to win Manchester United? what's so great, we still win all day, and we don't play as hard as they do, what's great?"
"If you want me to say, Mourinho is just looking at our boss. ”
"That's right, the boss was an intern at the beginning, but now, the most popular coach in Europe must be envious, jealous and hateful. ”
"Ha, speaking of which, what do people call Mourinho?"
"Gao Han II!"
"Haha, yes, that's right. ”
"Eh, you say, do you want to make a statement about this matter and support the boss?"
"Why don't we let the reporters we know each other breathe?"
Captain John Terry had been standing in front of his cabinet until he and Frank Lampard looked at each other as his team-mates spoke.
"Okay, okay, don't worry, big guys, this matter hasn't been clarified yet, don't be in a hurry to make a statement. ”
As soon as the captain spoke, everyone in the locker room looked at him in unison.
"Yes, the team is now in a decisive battle, and it is the time for the results, so we must not mess up and be distracted, so I think this matter should be left to the management and the boss to deal with. Frank Lampard also said helpfully.
In this reconstituted Chelsea team, they are all veterans and homegrown internationals, and they still have a bit of weight to speak, and they value Chelsea as a whole more than players such as Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho, and they are more protective of the interests of the team.
Both captains spoke, and Joe Cole, Parker and others also gave their opinions.
Anyway, everyone else just talked, and this matter was over.