Chapter 341: The Frustrated Man (Part II)

In essence, although Zizu is an impulsive person, when he is emotionally stable, he still tends to be at ease with what happens, which is very similar to Ancelotti, who he assisted before. Even after taking over the whip of Real Madrid, he received the overwhelming support of Lafayette, but he still did not ask for more requirements in the lineup, which is related to the fact that the strength of the team's existing players has reached the top level, but it is not because he does not want to make major changes.

If it weren't for the reluctance of Alo Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo to stay on as substitutes, the pressure would have caused unforeseen problems in the dressing room, and Zizou would not have agreed to the departure of two outstanding players who made a significant contribution last season this summer. However, he did not take the opportunity to bring in new top stars to bring new vitality and immediate power to Real Madrid, but chose to agree to the president's rejuvenation strategy, so that no one can suppress Ronaldo, and the Portuguese can play his childish temper unscrupulously, which has caused an extremely bad negative impact on the team.

After more than a month of ups and downs, Zidane is still very clear, but he still doesn't want this team that can be called an invincible division in the first two years to fall apart like this in his own hands. Therefore, Benzema can still occupy the position of starting center forward, constantly using the missed opportunities in the game to find form, while Jesus and Mayoral can only replace the role of Morata last year on the bench, waiting for the manager to call at any time, but more often they sit helplessly; Bale, on the other hand, has been in poor form since returning from injury, but he is still the first choice on the right winger, and due to the presence of Asensio and Mbappe, Lucas Vazquez, who played well last season, has completely fallen out of the rotation.

As for the team's top card Cristiano Ronaldo, he has reached the level of inconsistency in the team, although he is still very restrained and does not intervene in the lineup, but he has long said that he prefers to start with Benzema, who is more cooperative, because then he can give full play to his super scoring ability. And it is for this reason that strikers like Alvaro Morata and Mayoral are known for their finishing ability cannot occupy the starting position in the team. And Zizou also acquiesced to this lineup arrangement for the sake of the team's results and the good mood of the superstars, but this is not his own pot, Lafayette and the previous Ancelotti are accomplices. Only Mourinho, who has the same agent as Cristiano Ronaldo, made a move to resist, but unfortunately the magic bird, who was the world's No. 1 coach at the time, failed to successfully suppress his players and was kicked out of the Bernabeu in embarrassment, which is absurd to think about.

Real Madrid now have a shadow of the 2012-13 season, the atmosphere in the dressing room is very bad, the manager has almost lost control of the team, and to make matters worse, there has been a big drop in results. At that time, although Mourinho was also a little anxious, but he was still able to beat other strong teams in the league and ranked second in the standings after Barcelona, but today's Galaxy Battleship has created the worst start to the league in the past ten years, and the first three home games of the season have not won a game, which is the worst record in 30 years, and there seems to be a hint of collapse, which is much more dangerous than five years ago.

As the captain of this giant ship, the pressure on Qi Zu can be imagined. But at this time, he still didn't think about how to carry out drastic reforms, and still wanted to adjust through the so-called internal meetings and conversations, but this kind of way of treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and even the standard may not be effective, in the eyes of industry insiders, is a waste of time, basically will not work. If he is caught up by Li Mudi, he will definitely depose the privileged qualifications of several bigwigs, and even the world footballer has to stay on the bench honestly, and contact the next family if he has the ability, Real Madrid is still afraid that there will be no new stars to join? Even if this season's results fall to the bottom, as long as you can keep your Champions League spot, you don't have to worry too much.

Of course, this also needs the full support of Lafayette, Li Mudi does not have this ability, but Qi Zu has! With his personal relationship with Mr. President, coupled with the results of the previous two seasons, there is a good chance of success, but unfortunately the Real Madrid coach does not have the courage to do so at the moment. Maybe by the time he is willing to change, it will be too late, either his position is not guaranteed, or the morale of the team will not improve in this way. And once the team is out of the Champions League after the winter break and the league position is not ideal, it is likely to cause a major tragedy, and then it will really become the laughing stock of the world and the sinner of the club.

However, people's personalities are difficult to change, although the Torino coach hastily proposed the dismissal of several superstars in the team this time, which can be said to be full of the greatest kindness to the parent team and friends, but Zidane still can't accept them one by one. After pondering for a long time, he reluctantly agreed that he would meet with the club's top management when he returned to Spain to discuss giving the young players more opportunities in the next games, but he still did not say anything about dealing with the BBC, and it seems that Real Madrid's situation will not improve in the near future.

Because the frustrated friend was not in the mood to continue chatting, Li Mudi sent him to the guest room to rest, while he turned around and took a shower, and after adjusting his mood, he began to connect with his Asian girlfriend on an online video, and after a hasty exchange for half an hour, he also went back to sleep in the room with a worried face.

The next morning, the two people who had breakfast chatted about next year's World Cup, and they agreed that it would be the most average World Series in history, with the top three South American teams of Brazil, Argentina and Ukraine and Europe's France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and England all having a chance to win the final championship. And, at least for now, no one has the sheer strength to outperform the rest of the opposition, and it's normal for these teams to have a direct dialogue between them to see who wins and loses, which makes predictions extremely difficult, and the bookmakers should be happy to see that happen.

While they were boredly analysing who the favourites were, the Real Madrid manager's agent, Migliasio, finally finished his business and rushed over to join the two men. This Frenchman is a legend in the football agent world, not because of how big his sphere of influence is, more than 95% of his customers are French, and there are basically no resources when he comes out of the Gallic rooster; It's not that he has many first-class stars among his clients, and within a few years of his fame, he only had one client in his hands, but it was with this man that Migliasio became the top agent on the continent, because the player's name was Zinedine Zidane.

Although Migliacio had previously represented world-class stars such as Eric Cantona, his agent had very little power in football at that time, and was regarded as a vampire by the club. Fortunately, he still caught up with the good time, and later through Zizou's connections, he later took over some French players, but all of them were the top big names, Blanco, Gyuli, Squeerage...... With the retirement of those veteran stars, Migliacio now has only four active players left in his hands, and all of them are guys who are about to enter the final stage of their careers: Franck Franck Ribery at 34, Nasri and Mane at 30, and Gourcuff at 31.

I had heard Qi Zu say before that after settling these four old clients, his agent would no longer represent the players' business, and while taking care of the relatively simple business of several coaches, he lived a semi-retired life until the moment of real retirement came. It stands to reason that such a life should be very comfortable, but Migliacio's current state is the opposite, not to mention the difficulties encountered in Real Madrid with the top cards in his hand, and those few players alone are enough for him to be tired for a while.

Ribery, who is already facing the countdown to retirement, has no problem, and now he can still gain great respect in Bayern, because the team's strength is still invincible in the Bundesliga, so Scarface of the former megatron world still has a lot of opportunities to come out again to teach the boys a lesson. And the salary given by the team is not low, as a former superstar who has entered the pension mode, he must not ask for more. However, Nasri and Mane, the two members of the Four Little Swans, have now moved away from the mainstream league when they entered their prime, with the former being sold by Manchester City to Antalya Sporting in Turkey this summer, with the latter becoming teammates. However, Mane's pre-season injury has left him with just two games for his new club so far, and his performances have been so poor that he has received unanimous negative reviews from fans and media.

But at least they still have the ball to play when they are healthy, and the rest of Gourcuff is even more miserable, arriving at the San Siro as Zidane's successor in a high-profile manner, only to be sold back to Ligue 1 for two seasons because of the lack of adaptation. When he returned to Bordeau, he misjudged the situation and switched to Lyon, which was no longer able to maintain the hegemony of Ligue 1, and since then he has completely collapsed. And in 2015, when he was negotiating a contract extension, Gourcuff also suffered a serious toe fracture that required a seven-month injury and was swept away by the club. Fortunately, after recovering from injury, his father, who coached Rennes in Ligue 1, reached out and signed him, and played a better season.

Unfortunately, the club is undergoing a major change in the summer and autumn, with former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Olivier Redon almost confirmed to be Rennes' new chairman, and he has also made it clear that he will remove the elder Gourcuff as soon as he takes over the club. This change caused both father and son to fall into extreme passivity, the position of coach was vacated, and the players were not given the opportunity to play. As of last weekend, Ligue 1 has played eight rounds, and Gourcuff has not kicked a minute of the ball, which is a 180-degree turn from last season's situation where he played nearly 70% of all games.

So in recent times, Migliacio has been worried about the future of his clients, and even though he has communicated with Rennes management on this issue many times, he is no longer as influential as he was ten years ago, and he is no longer able to bring the team that was eager to kneel and lick him to his knees. Like Zizou, France's most powerful agent was a frustrated man.

Although because of Qi Zu, and Li Mudi have known each other for a long time, but Migliacio, who was semi-retired before, has really not been to the door of the Torino coach, this time he is indeed a little tired, and wants to come over to rest, chat with the two of them to relax and relax, and accompany him back to Madrid in the afternoon to discuss the adjustment of Real Madrid. Second, I also want to ask the Red Bulls if they need a forward midfielder, if they can bring Gourcuff to this team that has risen strongly in the past two years, even if he is a rotation player, it is much better than Rennes who stay in the middle of the Ligue 1 and be abolished.

Speaking of which, this proposal was first put forward by Zizou, and the current first-team team of the Torino team is not full in the domestic league and European competitions, and can accept EU players who do not have a household register. And the team's main 3-4-1-2 formation needs a forward midfielder, although Benassi and Baseli have been more successful in the transition in the new season, but after all, they are not from a professional background, and there is still some room for improvement, as far as the current point of view, their strength in this position is not necessarily stronger than the French who have declined significantly four or five years ago. The added benefit is that Gourcuff can also play as a central midfielder, with the 19's adaptability barely having any effect on changing positions, so that even in 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 positions without a midfielder, he can do it, giving the manager an extra option in his line-up.

Hearing his friend mention this seemingly casually, Li Mudi roughly understood the matter, and he quickly called up the FM system in his mind and searched for the information column of this former genius boy. In terms of ability, Rennes still has a lot of bright spots in the front, with 16 points in passing and receiving skills, 15 in vision and team cooperation, and 15 in the field of vision and team cooperation. In addition, aspects such as prediction, willpower, free kicks and long-range shots are also quite passable, even the worst physical fitness is also above average. According to preliminary estimates, the player who is in his 30s should have a current ability value of 135-140, which is a good addition to the slightly younger Torino team given his rich experience, experience of playing in big clubs (although the results are a bit dismal) and the good mentality that has been condensed by big ups and downs.

However, the player's injury history still makes Li Mudi a little worried, even if it can't be viewed with scouting tools now, through the records of the FM system, various ligament strains, tears and multiple fractures are indeed a bit shocking, it is estimated that the injury tendency will not be lower than 13, maybe around 15, if he signs him, will he have to recuperate for a few months every year, and the attendance rate is extremely low? The introduction of a sick man, and there have really been many missed games due to injury, which is a bit too risky for the head coach who advocates this deal, and may affect the right to speak in terms of transfer in the future, so he has to be more careful.