Chapter 615: New Tactics
"More than two hundred million pounds? Oh my God, that's a lot of money......"
Charlotte, who was lying on the beach, propped up her upper body with both hands, and said to Dick in disbelief that although she was born in the royal family, and the Monaco royal family is also notoriously rich, Charlotte will still be extremely surprised by such a number, such a sum of money, as long as Dick wins the championship this season, then it all belongs to Dick...... This kind of income is almost as big as a casino......
"It's not that easy to get your hands on...... But I'll try my best, this championship cup, no one wants to grab it from me! With this bonus, I almost have a net worth of more than 500 million euros, and it won't be too difficult to win Atletico Madrid......" Dick laughed.
"Well, I also checked a little information recently, it seems that Atletico Madrid's shares are not so worthless, even if you have 500 million funds and win Atletico Madrid's shares, the next club operation will make you feel a little difficult." Charlotte said after a moment's thought.
"Yes, as far as 89% of the shares in Xiao Hill's hand are concerned, the market value is almost two or three hundred million, a giant club like Atletico Madrid, the background is still very sufficient, but as long as you can win all the shares, even if you pay 400 million funds, you have to do it, and then I will play a few more times to buy and sell...... Don't forget, I'm in the player transfer, but I can make a lot of money, I used to work for others, but now I work for myself, of course, I have to earn a little more. ”
Dick laughed, he estimated at the time that it would take about three or four hundred million dollars to win all the shares of the Atletico Madrid club, but he didn't plan to drive out Little Hill, at least this is what Old Hill didn't want to see, and when the time came, let him keep a part of the shares as a shareholder who only collects money and doesn't do anything, even if he is worthy of him.
And the other two shareholders are just seeking money, as long as the money is in place, it is not too rare to take the shares in their hands.
And the back hand left by Old Hill, Dick also knew, it was nothing more than that Old Hill left a secret will, that is, when Dick bought the shares of Atletico at the market price, Little Hill had to sell him part of the shares - at that time, Old Hill left 89% of the shares, of which 51% of which Little Hill had no right to transfer, and the other shares Little Hill could be transferred, and in this 51%, as long as Dick proposed to buy, Hill Jr. must give 38% of it to Dick at the market price - this can be regarded as the good intentions of old Hill, no matter what, Hill Jr. can keep the final 51% of the shares, so that the Hill family will not have a trace in Atletico Madrid, and even if Dick gets 38%, he will not be able to fully control the club, in this case, Atletico will perform better under Dick's coaching than before, but will not become a plaything for someone in the following time.
This is also the reason why Dick has not made a move after making enough money, even if he is now in charge of Atletico Madrid, it is nothing more than 38% of the shares, and the shares of Little Hill are still more than Dick, even if the shares on hand of the other two shareholders are only 49%, and Little Hill still has the most controlling stake.
So he's waiting for a chance, a chance to get little Hill out completely.
However, Dick had no clue in this regard, because he could not find anyone else to get his hands on the thirty-eight percent of the shares that Hill Jr. was able to transfer, after all, Hill Jr. had always been shrewd in this regard, and he had never given up his shares, even though he had been putting money into the club all these years.
Dick doesn't plan to think about things that he can't figure out, at least, he'll be coaching at Manchester City for another year, isn't he?
Dick's holiday was still very pleasant, and after the arrival of July 10, Dick and Charlotte flew together to Dubai - which is still the location of Manchester City's pre-season training camp this season, after all, the Abu Dhabi consortium bought Manchester City, which is also to play a publicity role, let Manchester City train in Dubai, which is also a publicity for them.
The first batch of concentrated players are players who have not participated in the European Championship, but there are not many players in the European Championship among Manchester City players this time, only Torres, Kompany, Di Natale, Ribery and other players, mainly because England did not participate in the European Championship, so that Manchester City's England internationals have no chance to participate in the European Cup......
According to Manchester City's squad last season, there should actually be a lot of players who are eligible to participate in the European Championship, but because England stumbled, so that players like Parker, Barton, Barnes, and Richards, who performed well in Manchester City, lost the qualification to participate in the European Cup.
So in fact, the only Manchester City players who postponed their training camp by a week were Torres, Kompany, Di Natale, Franck Ribery and the new signing Deco, and the other 20 players all arrived in Dubai on time to start their training camp.
Despite the European Championships, the Premier League still starts early, with the first round kicking off on 17 August, and last season's champions, Manchester City will face last season's Champions League runners-up Manchester United on 10 August, who will be the league runners-up as they won the treble last season.
It will be the second time in history that a Manchester derby has been played in the Community Shield, the only one before coming in 1956 when league champions Manchester United beat FA Cup winners Manchester City 1-0.
The first week in Dubai was all about physical training, and the front three, the backbone of the defense and the core of Dick's scheduled midfield playmaker Deco were all playing in the European Championships, so the tactical training was not played, and it was just to familiarize everyone with new team-mates such as Alves and Benzema.
Alves' assist ability and Benzema's individual ability up front have yet to be shown, but Dick knows they will show their ability in the next tactical training camp.
Alves is now fully mature, all he needs is a tactical system that suits him, and when his assist ability can be brought into play, he can fully support Manchester City's right side, so that Ribery's position may be more fixed on the left side, and Manchester City's attack on both wings will play better.
In such a system, last season's two main players will lose their main positions, namely Richards and Barton, Richards' right-back position will be replaced by Alves, and Barton, a purely defensive midfielder, will no longer appear in the main lineup, Parker's position is retreated, he, Yaya Toure and Deco will share the defensive task, and at least one of the three will stay in the backfield to prevent the opponent's counterattack when attacking, and the offense is inserted in turns, All three have good long-range shooting ability and the ability to score from forward, which will make City's attack more diverse.
And Vidal will also get a good learning object, Dick hopes that when Deco's form is declining, Vidal can be on top in time, he is also a player with the potential to play the core of the organization, and at the same time be more comprehensive.
In short, Manchester City's attack will become more flexible, and Dick will not copy his tactics from Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, but will create a set of tactics that are more suitable for the Premier League and can be competitive enough in Europe.
In the Premier League, the tactics of slow back and forth back-and-forth attacking do not apply, it is too difficult to maintain the strength of this kind of play, any Premier League team is very strong in running, if you can't control it, you will be dragged by the opponent to run tiredly, which is not a good thing for Manchester City.
Historically, Deco's first few games after his move to Chelsea were quite good, showing a full master-level level, but his performance slipped in the following games, because his running ability has dropped a lot compared to his peak, and in such an environment, it is easy for him to use up a lot of energy and cause his performance to drop without much performance.
To solve this problem, sufficient physical reserves are a must, and at the same time, suitable tactics that allow Deco to save physical energy are also necessary, Dick will not use Deco to death, will let the other midfielders pay more runs, let him play his organizational and control skills, and will also be around him to send good helpers to make him play easier.
Deco will be a special core, and there may not be many games to play.
Alves, on the other hand, is much simpler, and it is enough to have someone to help him fill in the position better, so that he can attack forward with impunity, and at the same time be able to send passes that allow him to catch the ball in time when he is forward.
In the training camp, Dick also talked to Richards, telling him that he will be a substitute in the next time, but the playing time will not be less, because he can play central defender and fullback, so more often he will appear in the central defender position, Samuel is also a little physical in the Premier League, he will replace Samuel's position at any time and partner Kompany, such a central defender will be the three of them take turns to play, and the playing time will not be greatly affected.
For this, Richards accepted it very well, in history, he will not always be the main force in Manchester City, he has never made a fuss when he plays substitutes or anything, as a youth academy of Manchester City, he is a standard loyalist, even if the game is a little less, it will not be too noisy.
When five of Manchester City's European Championship players arrived in Dubai from vacation, Manchester City's pre-season training camp began in earnest, and in the following period, a new training plan that had been developed began to be officially implemented.
Deco organized from the back, Pakya Toure ran to support, Ribery attacked on the wing, Alves boldly assisted, Torres connected to the midfield, Di Natale ran in search of opportunities, and Manchester City's new tactics began to take shape gradually.
While Manchester City quietly started their training camp, other Premier League teams also started their preparations in full swing, and time passed day by day, when Manchester City finished their 20-day pre-season training camp on August 1, they returned to Manchester to start preparing for the new season.
This season, they are aiming for the league title and the Champions Cup – especially the Champions Cup, which will be their biggest goal this season.