Chapter 73: Don't do it
When Ji Qin was taking stock of his harvest in Granada, Milan, Italy, there was a fierce quarrel.
Carlos Vargas, a veteran scout at AC Milan, spat at the three middle-aged men in front of him.
"Why! Why give up on signing Ibrahimovic! ”
"Do you know how strong Ibrahimovic is at LA Galaxy?"
"Of all the big clubs competing for Ibrahimovic, AC Milan was the first choice for Ibrahimovic, but we gave him up!"
"Oh my God, we chose to give up on God?!"
The three people who sat in front of Carlos and received a baptism of saliva were Maldini, the current technical director of AC Milan, the former deputy secretary general of FIFA and the current CFO of AC Milan Football Club, and the new coach Giamboro.
It is these three people who have become the helmsmen of AC Milan FC in the new season!
Perhaps spurred on by the success of Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane in recent years, the Milan management thought about it and became the head coach and achieved excellent results, obviously playing with what was left over from the 90s.
Think back to the success of Lidholm, Sacchi, Capello, and Ancelotti, and then look at yourself who is now shy, and then pinch your fingers to calculate what famous names you have, and decisively choose to embark on the road of famous head coaches.
Seedorf, Inzaghi, Gattuso and others came one after another, and if they couldn't get their own famous hotels, they would try to hit the famous Mihajlovic or the famous Montella in Rome. But not all of them are Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane, and it's fair to say that their Milan coaching careers have failed.
Since Gattuso's departure, the position of AC Milan has been hanging in the balance. Seeing Inter Milan and Juventus finalize the head coach successively, the Rossoneri's top brass finally made a move and led former Sampdoria coach Marco Gianpaolo into the door of the Rossoneri.
The Milan management welcomed Maldini back last year, and this year Boban also gave up his position as FIFA's deputy secretary general to return to Milan as chief football officer. The vicissitudes of the sea show heroes. Even though Milan has gradually sunk over the years, there is still such a group of red and black people who love Milan deeply, and after receiving the call, they will overcome all hardships and pay for it, this is the charm of AC Milan!
The youth storm from Milan has been blowing for several years, and this summer this summer this youth storm is even stronger under the operation of the three of Gianpaolo!
Milan's transfer is restricted by FFP, and after Milan bought Leao, Te'o, Bennacer and other 5 people, the transfer news has been repeated: the rent-to-buy offer Correa was rejected by Atletico Madrid; Rent-to-own offer for Everton, rejected by Gremio; The rent-to-own offer De Paul was rejected by Udinese.
Therefore, although the level of strength is strong, but Ibrahimovic is too old and has a high salary, they have been unanimously excluded from the transfer list, and they all believe that the young future star can lead Milan to revival!
The result naturally does not need to be said more, and the fall of Youth Storm to fight for relegation is also beyond everyone's expectations. The youngest squad in all Serie A played the oldest football, standing and kicking with their backs to the goal!
Admittedly, there are problems with the players and coaches, but the confusion and blindness of the management over the years are the ones who started it all. There is only one serious midfielder in the whole team, but he forcibly chose to ignore it, and he was even more disgusted with his high salary during the transfer period.
The reality is that the top of the arc of the forbidden area is completely undefended, and everyone is casual. And the coach's preferred style of play in the forward midfield, the coach who has been set since last season, after a transfer period, the team still does not have a player from the front midfield.
Therefore, it is quite reluctant to blame the coach or the players, and Milan's own personnel are extremely unreasonable, a group of soft-footed generals who are known as technical but cannot calmly face the defense, and still maintain the embarrassment of standing and playing elegant football with the mentality of a giant.
The speed and dexterity of modern football, discipline does not see a shadow in this framework. Everyone knew about Milan's shortcomings three years ago, but three years later, the management has become more and more chaotic and aimed at explaining to the fans.
When watching the 37-year-old Ribery who does not spend money playing with Milan's proud central defender, I believe that the corners of Milan fans' eyes are full of tears, this is not moving, it is a humiliation from the bottom of my heart, Belotti's trampling is forgotten, and you Ribery, do not spend a lot of wages or transfer fees, at the age of 37, you still play us young people like this, it is not unreasonable for Milan to fall.
The decline of Milan in recent years is also caused by the kind of traditional temperament that once made Milan proud, the family is clear but the noble elegance of the pretender, like Bakayoko, the second is like the youngest team to kick the ball of the grandfather, and the third is like the famous and meritorious succession but helpless professional ability is limited.
However, although Giamboul gave up on bringing in Ibrahimovic, Carlos, who has seen Ibrahimovic play and has been in contact with Ibrahimovic with his own eyes, knows what kind of superstar his club has missed, especially Ibrahimovic and AC Milan were the closest to each other!
"Vargas, please calm down!" Maldini had to stop Carlos, who was spitting heavily, for fear that if he continued to say this, the conference room would be flooded with saliva.
"How do you calm me down?!" Even in the face of Maldini, the team's famous name, Carlos still has no intention of retreating.
"Have you carefully watched the video I sent you in the United States?! When I had a video conference with you in the United States, you said that you would raise the price to bring in Ibrahimovic, but now? For the sake of a few young people who haven't kicked out yet, they gave up Ibrahimovic, who killed all sides? ”
"Am I crazy or are you crazy?!"
Carlos's mood is understandable, every scout is proud and proud to be able to help the club find the right player, and Ibrahimovic is the star he is most optimistic about, can lead AC Milan to achieve a revival, and the club's management also approved his idea earlier, but now regrets it, how can he accept it?
He's not an obscure scout who does a job for a salary, he's Carlos Vargas! The former chief scout of Juventus, even in AC Milan, is a staff member with a high reputation, but now the club's top management has directly reversed his word, and canceled the transfer of Ibrahimovic without even notifying himself, which is a great insult to him!
"Vargas, trust me and the lads in the team, they won't let you down and prove that they are better suited to AC Milan than the Swede!" Eventually, the new head coach Jam Paul persuaded him.
"Good!" Carlos stood up and looked at Janpaolo and said, "I'll be at home to see how you staged this storm of youth!" After saying that, he turned around and walked straight out the door.
"Vargas, where are you going?" Boban also hurriedly stood up and wanted to stop the team's veteran, but unfortunately Carlos didn't look back, leaving only a word.
"Labor and management are gone! I'm going back to Spain! ”