Chapter 51: The Myth of Kaiserslautern
Hearing Jiang Lizhang's question, Ji Qin was stunned for a moment.
"What do you mean? Granada want to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic? ”
Ji Qin didn't know how to evaluate Jiang Lizhang, should he say that he didn't know the height of the sky or that he had courage and ambition? Throughout Ibrahimovic's football career, the teams he has played for are all giants, even if it is the debut Malmo club, it is also a Swedish giant!
And what about Granada? It's just a promoted team in La Liga, so what can attract Ibrahimovic? What can it do to compete with Europe's giants?
Jiang Lizhang put down the wine glass in his hand, turned his head to look at the players who were interacting with the fans on the balcony of the city hall to celebrate, and said slowly: "To be honest, if you follow the development route I designed for Granada, after being promoted to La Liga, it is indeed as I said to the fans just now, the goal in a short period of time is to stabilize in La Liga and not be relegated." ”
"Well, that's a normal and challenging goal for a promoted team." Ji Qin commented noncommittally.
"But it's all a scene, in fact, I want Granada to do well more than anyone else, even to the myth of Kaiserslautern!"
Jiang Lizhang's words are a little scary, what is the myth of Kaiserslautern?
It was 20 years ago, when Kaiserslautern won the German Cup in 1997 but were relegated to the Bundesliga. Soon the team welcomed head coach Op Haregel, who returned to the Bundesliga after a year under Haregel.
In the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern topped the table. Although there was a decline in the middle due to the thickness of the squad, in the end, in the key battle, with Marshall's hat trick, Kaiserslautern won the championship one round ahead of schedule, creating an amazing myth of promotion horses winning the championship in the history of the Bundesliga, which was called the "Kaiserslautern myth" by fans!
And the Hariger who created this myth is the Greek coach who led Greece to a successful victory over Portugal in the 2004 European Championship, and this time he created a Greek myth. Called "Ao***" by fans!
Kaiserslautern has created a miracle that is difficult to replicate, and across the continent, only Leicester City in the Premier League have barely equaled their level of title magic in the past 20 years.
"Do you want Granada to become Guangzhou Evergrande in La Liga or Leicester City in the Premier League?" Ji Qin looked at Jiang Lizhang and said.
Guangzhou Evergrande, which was in the Chinese League at that time, under the generous operation of Boss Xu, successively introduced international-level domestic aid, coupled with Muric's outstanding performance, and entered the Chinese Super League. In the Chinese Super League, the luxurious configuration of domestic players, the super foreign aid combination of Muric and Conca, helped Evergrande win the championship 4 rounds in advance and complete the counterattack. Since then, the Evergrande dynasty has also begun.
In the Premier League, it is definitely an earth-shattering event to be able to break through the siege of BIG6 and win the Premier League championship, but this thing was completed by a promoted horse, he is Leicester City!
In the 15-16 season, under the leadership of the old coach Ranieri, Leicester City burst out with amazing energy, achieving 22 wins, 11 draws and 3 losses, winning the championship two rounds in advance, creating a miracle belonging to Leicester City. Won the first top flight championship in the team's 132-year history!
That team, full of the smell of civilians. Jamie Vardy has been playing in the lower leagues for many years, and Riyad Mahrez also started in the 7th division of Ligue 1. Captain Morgan didn't set foot on the top-flight schedule for the first time until he was 30 years old.
There is also Andy King, who has made the leap from League One, Championship and Premier League titles. The low-key maess of midfield, N'Golo Kante, has also become a popular star!
Although the Premier League that year, the major giants were in chaos, Manchester United and Liverpool were still struggling in transformation, Chelsea was up and down, Manchester City was still gathering momentum, and the most promising Arsenal was Adou who couldn't be supported.
Leicester may have had an element of luck in winning the title, but the winning spirit shown by that civilian team is truly worthy of the title!
The difference between Guangzhou Evergrande and Leicester City is that one relies on money and the other relies on luck!
In fact, the situation at the beginning of La Liga next season can also be said to be chaotic, the performance of giants such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid is too unstable, although Granada is a promoted horse, but in reality the performance is indeed outstanding, and it can even be said to be amazing!
In the previous La Liga league, it was rare for such a situation to occur, the strong team was not strong, the weak team was not weak, and the situation of a dominant family or a three-legged dominance completely disappeared, and the rest turned out to be a chaotic battle.
In reality, the first 10 rounds of La Liga have all been completed, and what is surprising is that the team that occupies the top position in the latest La Liga standings is not Barcelona, not Real Madrid, not Atletico Madrid, but La Liga promotion - Granada, the total value of the players of this team is only 33.5 million euros, and the upset beat Barcelona 2-0 can be said to have directly shocked the whole of Europe and even world football!
Although this is not representative of the final league result, it has also boosted Granada's prestige!
Speaking of which, next season will not only be a competition for La Liga, but also the dominance of the Premier League BIG6 will be seriously challenged, and the challengers are Leicester City and Sheffield United, another promoted polo team!
After 11 rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are no longer in the top six of the table, Manchester City and Liverpool are still the favourites to win the title, Chelsea have also passed the trough at the start of the league, and Arsenal have stumbled in every game, but in the end they have retained their place in the top six.
In place of Manchester United and Tottenham, the teams are the miracle of the Blue Foxes Leicester City and the defensively solid and sharp counter-attacking promoted Sheffield United, these two teams cannot compare with the other top 6 teams on paper, but judging from the performance of these two teams in the first 11 rounds, they are fully worthy of the top 6 positions in the Premier League.
"Why can't it be the only Granada?" Jiang Lizhang looked at Ji Qin.
"Actually, before the end of the league, I had been wavering on the two paths of steady development and seeking challenges, but just now, when the Granada fans threw me in mid-air, I made up my mind that I must not let them down or regret myself!"
"In the world of football, any miracle can happen. There are also many miracle myths that have remained in the picture scroll of history, endured for a long time, and are talked about by fans. ”
"The world will only remember the successful, who cares who is moving bricks and tiles before success? I don't want to be that unknown person, I want my name to remain in the history of football! ”
The words that came out of Jiang Lizhang's mouth were very serious, very bold, and even crazy! If the conversation between Ji Qin and Jiang Lizhang spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar, but Ji Qin, who is sitting opposite Jiang Lizhang at the moment, is a little moved by him!
"You know, Ibrahimovic is a world-class superstar, and his goal in returning to the top five leagues is to win the European competition, and Granada can't give him that!" Ji Qin was silent for a long time, and finally had to refuse Jiang Lizhang, because this was not something that Ji Qin could decide alone, and he did not have the confidence to persuade the arrogant Swedes to join a promoted team.
"Well, I don't have much hope!" Jiang Lizhang smiled bitterly and nodded when he heard this.
Ji Qin didn't know what to say, so the two of them were silent, and this corner looked a little out of place with the joy outside the house!