Chapter 40: The pressure is enormous
All Tottenham players, including Son Heung-min, Hart and Tianyi, have the same working schedule: warm-up, training, rest.
Everyone is fighting for the final result of the season.
The three of them went home after lunch at the club restaurant, and after the morning car turmoil, Tianyi did not dare to take the bus home, but took Sun Xingmin's car back.
As soon as I got home, the food on the table was ready, but Lin Fei'er was not at home.
Tianyi turned on his phone, and sure enough, there was a message.
"Tianyi, the meal is ready for you, I want to do something, and I'll come back to you in the afternoon."
I forgot to tell this girl that she was eating in the team, but fortunately I didn't let her wait in vain.
Tianyi was lying in bed and wanted to take a nap, but he couldn't sleep.
It's all about Manchester United, all of them playing against Pogba, La, and Nemanja Matic.
To be honest, Manchester United has changed a lot this season, and Norwegian Solskjaer has inherited the old man's concept of leading the team in his bones and began to reuse fresh blood. In terms of overall quality, they are well organised and their performances have been relatively consistent compared to previous seasons. Up front, they have the strong and impactful Pulls and Anthony Martial; On the side, Aoki and James flew together; Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes, who has just arrived in the team, has been strategizing in the midfield, and his arrival has also activated Pogba's competitive level; Their backline has also been stabilized by the addition of Harry Maguire, and while the problem of the backline pit hasn't been completely resolved, who knows if it will suddenly open up?
People are like this, the more they know, the more they know what fear is.
Thinking back to two weeks ago, Tianyi played for the first time, and it was a complete misunderstanding, and he threatened to play ten against the Wolves!
And now, he knows that his physical ability and football level have improved a lot, but he is becoming more and more unconfident.
I couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so I simply got up to train, and as soon as I changed my sneakers that day, the phone rang.
"Hello."
"Is it Tianyi?" The voice of a middle-aged man on the other end of the phone.
"It's me, who are you?"
"I'm Jorge, remember? We made a bet not long ago. ”
"Oh, it's Mr. Mendez, of course I remember, I already received the money order you put on our doorstep, haha, you really have great powers, you just moved here, you know."
When they first met, Tianyi always felt that Mendes had a high-minded attitude and was also prejudiced against Chinese football, so he did not have a good impression of him. But thinking about it, he still has a contract spirit, and he lost 11 million pounds directly in a game, and he didn't pay off at all, so he had a little good feeling.
Mendes: "If you lose the bet, you naturally have to fulfill your promise, you played really well in that game, and I was convinced when I lost, how about it, everything has been okay lately?" ”
Tianyi: "That's it, I said uncle, you won't call to say hello, just say something." ”
Mendez: "Haha, that's a good guy, but don't think about it, I just think I appreciate you very much, you're special and you have a lot of potential. I think at some point in the future, we will be able to reach a cooperation. ”
Tianyi: "I know that you are the best football agent in the world, professionally, I have no doubt about your level, let alone in terms of wealth and connections, but I really don't understand, why do I need an agent?" ”
Mendes: "So I'm not in a hurry to convince you at any given moment or on a particular occasion because you need time to get used to the game, to the changes in your life and to the fact that players are business. ”
Mendes's words touched Tianyi, just today's events. A bus ride can cause a big sensation, and it may have been on the hot search on social media. Life does change after becoming famous.
As wealth and reputation increase, so does personal freedom.
Mendes noticed that there was no reply on the other end of the phone, so he continued: "How's the preparation for tomorrow's game against Manchester United, lad?" ”
Tianyi: "Oh, this, it's inconvenient to say this now, when it's so sensitive, don't make a phone door incident, haha." ”
Mendes: "You're doing the right thing, I'm taking some risks, with what I know about Jose, he will definitely give you some extra motivation this week, after all, he has a knot in his heart for Manchester United, I have a hunch that the game will be difficult, all I can say to you is to stay the course and look forward to luck!" ”
Tianyi: "Well, no matter what, everything will be known after tomorrow. ”
Mendes: "Well, I hope it didn't bother you, now that you have my number, you can come to me if you need anything, and in football, I think I can still help you." That's it, I wish you a memorable match. ”
Tianyi said goodbye to Mendes, pondering the purpose of his call. Everything is so simple, it's like an old friend chatting usually. The more I think about it, the more curious I become. I simply opened my phone and searched for Mendes's information.
I don't know if I don't see it, but I'm really shocked when I look at it.
This summer, when the virus swept through Europe and the major leagues were just recovering from their shutdowns, clubs were generally facing huge financial pressures. The transfer amount of players operated by Mendes has exceeded 200 million euros, and this old man is too good at doing business, and he can earn tens of millions of dollars just by taking commissions. No wonder he lost more than 10 million without even blinking an eye.
Tianyi continued to look at Mendes' past experiences.
GlobeSoccer Best Broker of the Year 2017.
World's Best Agent by the International Football Academy.
Ability to socialize.
Incredible energy.
Never alienate the ability of the interlocutor.
Especially the last few abilities, Tianyi has already learned something, at least there is no pressure to talk to Mendes, he can complain if he wants to, and he will shake his face if he wants to, and he will always be calm and always a qualified listener.
Attacking and defending, Mendes' negotiating ability is indeed not simple.
Ding dong...
"As soon as the door opens, I'm coming." Outside the door, I thought of Lin Fei'er's urging.
"Here, why are you always in a hurry, can't you calm down?"
Lin Fei'er: "What do you know?" Hurry up and open the door! ”
As soon as the day opened the door, Fei'er walked inside.
Lin Fei'er: "Do you know what I'm going to do?" ”
Tianyi: "How do I know, you didn't say it." ”
Fei'er: "Why haven't you even eaten?" No matter, I'm starving, if you don't eat I'll eat. ”
Looking at Lin Fei'er, who was sitting at the dining table and devouring it, Tianyi couldn't cry or laugh, how could this girl turn upside down, she didn't say a word clearly, she sat down and began to eat violently.