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In Turin, Italy, an old man with silver hair just woke up from a nap at noon, habitually picked up his mobile phone, only to find that there were eleven missed calls on it, all of which were from his agent!

It seems that there is something urgent?

Could it be that something happened to the national team?

The results of "Phonegate" are out?

Thinking of this, the old man frowned slightly and turned back.

"I just fell asleep, what's the matter?" After dialing the other end of the phone, the silver-haired old man asked.

"Marcello, you've finally called back, hurry up and change your clothes, go back to the hotel and wait for me, there's a distinguished guest visiting!" On the other end of the phone, the other side of the phone said anxiously. Even so, the silver-haired old man could still hear the urgency in his voice.

"What distinguished guest?" The silver-haired old man has seen a lot of big people in his life, but there are not many people who can be called "distinguished guests" by his agent.

"Chairman Blackburn, Arthur Walker!"

The silver-haired old man knows that although Blackburn Rovers is not the top club in European football now, his boss is a remarkable figure - at the age of less than 30, except for Blackburn Rovers, he is almost self-made, and now he is sitting on a net worth of nearly 2 billion US dollars, and he can indeed be called a "nobleman".

Since everyone has visited in person, the silver-haired old man naturally wants to greet him.

An hour later, in the business box of the hotel in Turin.

Arthur had just taken his seat when he saw an old man with a silver head walk in through the door. The old man was dressed simply, and the smile on his face had an indescribable charm. The eyes are not as cloudy as those of ordinary old people, but they are very transparent, but there is a bit of kindness in them.

"Mr. Walker! I didn't expect you to visit in person! I'm sorry I didn't go to greet it! "Today's Arthur can be regarded as the number one person in the whole of Europe, especially in the past two years, Google's stock price has soared, and Arthur's stake has increased several times.

"Hehe, Marcello, I hope I didn't disturb your national team arrangements!" Arthur said with a smile on his face.

"It doesn't matter, the only thing that can affect the Italian national team now is the pending 'phone gate'." The silver-haired old man smiled bitterly.

Yes, the head coach that Arthur personally came to visit in front of him is the current coach of the Italian national team, Marcello Lippi!

From 1982 when he took charge of Sampdoria's youth team, Lippi began his brilliant career. During his eight years in charge of Juventus, he led the team to five league titles, three cup trophies, four Italian Super Cups and one Champions League.

In 2006, before Arthur, the Silver Fox led the Italian national team to win the World Cup.

Undoubtedly, if the "history" remains unchanged, with the title of world champion coach, the arrival of Lippi can completely resolve the anxiety of Mourinho's departing team and fans.

Looking at Blackburn, which was coached by Jose Mourinho before, the formation of the "madman" has always felt a little one-sided. Especially in the face of a more intensive schedule, how to rotate players has always been a difficult problem for Mourinho.

In the game, it can be seen that Lippi often changes formations during the game, and the Juventus team has used 4-4-2, 4-3-2-1, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2 and other formations during Lippi's coaching, especially when the team has been unable to attack for a long time, Lippi often decisively changes the formation 3-5-2 in the game to strengthen the attack.

Lippi's team was unusually steady in the game, both ahead and behind, because they believed in their own ability and believed that they would always win in the end.

Moreover, Lippi pays attention to details everywhere, and reasonably distributes the intensity in training to achieve the effect of "training is competition". In Lippi's view, the usual scientific and reasonable training is the greatest guarantee, whether it is the usual warm-up training or group confrontation, it seems that the time is not long, but the intensity is very large. However, it is precisely this targeted and high-intensity training that makes the teams he coaches often the most feared in the second half.

In addition, Lippi will not ask for additional training, and will only decide whether to let players play based on their performance.

All things considered, Arthur thinks it should be the most appropriate decision to invite Lippi to coach the current Blackburn Rovers.

"Marcello, how about coming to Blackburn to help me?" As soon as he sat down, Arthur went straight to the point. He didn't want to wait until Italy "upset" to win the championship before inviting Lippi, at that time with the World Cup, it was obviously much more difficult for him to get it than now.

When it comes to business, Lippi also has a straight face. As he knows, Arthur is a good boss for a coach – unless you ask for transfer authority.

"Mr Walker, with all due respect, although the authority to be a manager in Serie A is far less than in the Premier League. But as a manager, I hope you don't interfere with my line-up and tell me which players have to play! Lippi also tactfully expressed his scruples.

"Hehe, I know that the first team and even the reserve team are in charge of the games and normal training, and I will not interfere!" Arthur smiled in agreement.

"Also, although I'm not an insatiable person, I ask to be able to bring my team over, so my salary?" Lippi also asked bluntly.

Many managers have intimidatingly high annual salaries, but are these salaries just the income of a single manager?

The answer is no, but rather the salary of the entire team of these managers.

Lippi, for example, has a team of world-class strength and conditioning coaches, recovery therapists, and the most complete information-gathering procedures, all of which are the solid foundation for the operation of this coaching team. These include team assistants, team managers, and club managers.

In the subsequent negotiations with Arthur, Lippi was very resolute, repeatedly saying that only if these demands were agreed to would he go to Blackburn to coach, and there was no room for negotiation.

Lippi's own coaching staff included the likes of his direct assistant Pozetti, a physical trainer and sports rehabilitation specialist, Gaudino.

In fact, Lippi had a similar experience as early as 2004, when the Italian Football Federation invited him to be the head coach of the national team and wanted to leave the coaching team of his predecessor Trapattoni to him.

"That's not a problem, I can sign your team a contract of 10 million euros per year before taxes for three years, and there is also a championship award!" Arthur offered a super lucrative contract.

"I think I see your sincerity." Lippi is very satisfied, after all, as the current Italian coach, his annual salary is less than half of Arthur's new contract.

As for the specifics of the contract, it will not be up to Arthur and Lippi to negotiate here, and these matters will be left to Lippi's agent and Blackburn vice chairman Mensa Bonsu.

"So, I'm left with one last question, how much power do I have when it comes to player transfers?" Lippi left the hardest questions for last.

Although it is unclear why Mourinho and Arthur parted ways, it is clear to Italian and English coaching circles that the only disagreement between the two is over player transfers.

"Player transfers?" Arthur apparently had the answer before he came: "In terms of bringing in players, we don't bring in players that you refuse and don't fit your tactics, and you have the right to make transfer proposals. In terms of selling players, as long as you explicitly ask to stay, I will never sell them. ”

After a pause, Arthur added: "This summer, you can bring in one or two players on your own, regardless of the transfer fee. ”

After hearing Arthur's answer, Lippi fell into a deep thought!

Coaches in Italy and coaches in England have very different powers when it comes to player transfers, with Premier League managers having relatively much autonomy in player transfers, while managers in Serie A who can dominate player transactions are quite rare.

Arthur didn't say anything, he knew that he would get the answer when Lippi finished thinking.

Of course, he hopes for a satisfactory answer!

"Almost all of the accolades I've won before have been at Juventus, will this 'phonegate' make the outside world think that I have been stained with these shady lights?" Lippi, who has not yet won the World Cup, is still a little unwilling in his heart.

However, Lippi, who has never coached in a foreign country, was still a little hesitant when faced with Blackburn's invitation.

Lippi's gaze swept over the calm Arthur opposite, and a thought suddenly appeared in his heart: "I'm only 58 years old, although I'm not as young as the kid opposite, but I'm not too old to move in the position of head coach, why don't I accept a new challenge?" ”

Arthur, who was sitting across from him, suddenly saw Lippi's eyes light up, and he knew that the answer was about to come out!

"If I go to Blackburn, I won't let you go crazy buying with the guy in Madrid, I just need to bring one player and it will be good for me to work for the new season." Lippi was clearly determined.

"Haha!" Although Lippi has not yet answered positively, Arthur already knows his answer, "I think we will be very happy working together!" I hope and firmly believe that Blackburn will achieve more glory under your leadership, and I wish us a happy cooperation! ”

Arthur and Lippi stood up and grabbed each other's right hands.

From this moment on, Blackburn "Blue Devil" is about to embark on a new journey! (To be continued.) )