Chapter 061: Statement
In the blink of an eye, in May, the temperature is rising, and the league process is also white-hot.
The Grasshoppers also occupy the top spot in the standings and are on track to win the 2004-05 league title.
It's been more than 10 years since the Grasshoppers last won the league title in 1994, and if they win this year, it will be crucial, and the team's financial situation may improve.
Coach Latour is under a lot of pressure, he wants to win the title, and he is more worried about the team making mistakes. The team is even more nervous, on the one hand, the pressure to win the championship, and on the other hand, the excitement brought by the improvement of the financial situation.
The tragedy of the Sevette team was just around the corner, and the Grasshoppers certainly didn't want to follow in their footsteps. Fortunately, the arrival of Kaisa has brought a lot of broadcast fee income, and the sporadic broadcast fees of Huaxia Guo and Xiangjiang team add up, and there are also millions of euros in income, which greatly alleviates the financial pressure on the team.
"Latour, give you a task, hurry up and talk to Kaisa about renewing the contract. We need him. Stephen, the team's director, was excited to see the financial statements, even though he had previously supported Stefan as the third captain.
Latour didn't seem very optimistic, "Kaisa has already caught the attention of a lot of teams, and it may be difficult for the team to keep him. ”
"In any case, let him sign for a few more years and then we will pay more. Especially the big teams, they must start with 5 million euros, this is our baby, and we can't sell it casually. ”
If you can't keep people, the biggest possibility is to get enough transfer fees. Stephen is very aware that the platform of the Swiss league is too small to keep too strong players, and if they can make money by selling people, they don't mind.
What they are worried about now is Kaisa's contract, which is only 2 years, and if Kaisa does not renew his contract in advance, the initiative will not be in the team in another year. High transfer fees are hard to come by.
"In the previous competition for the third captain, will Kai Sa hold a grudge against us?" Stephen asked cautiously.
Latour is helpless, it's not you who hurt it? He took a deep breath before saying slowly, "I believe in Kaisa's professionalism. ”
There are not many games left, and there are only 5 games left for Kaisa to participate in.
With four league games remaining, against Thun, Youngsters, Basel and St. Gallen, the Grasshoppers are now in the lead, and a win over third-placed Thun and second-placed Basel in direct conversation will guarantee the Grasshoppers the title.
In the Swiss Cup, there is only one final left. On May 16, against the city's rival Zurich. As long as the Grasshoppers win, they will be the double champions and will be able to participate in the Champions League qualifiers next season.
Team Thun has had a good season and is now third in the table, struggling to catch up with the Grasshoppers and Basel and will be expected to qualify for next season's UEFA Cup. Of course
As soon as they came out of this game, they were blinded by the cooperation of Kaisa and the "South American Three Heroes", and they played their cards completely out of common sense.
The right winger of the Grasshopper team, Lulic, retreated directly and handed over the front court to Kaisa, completely to make up for him to the end of the world.
It took less than 10 minutes to score a goal and stabilize the situation. Thun couldn't resist and had conceded three goals in less than half-time.
In the second half of the game, the Thun team still couldn't find a way to limit the front court of Kaisa and the Grasshopper team, and finally lost the battle, conceding 5 goals, which was very ugly.
Latour finally won the game in a direct confrontation with the Thun team, and he was so clean and excited that he finally shouted "win the championship" in a post-match press interview.
"With just two more wins, we'll be able to win the title early. The situation is very favorable for us and we will definitely remain calm. Latour couldn't hide his excitement.
'Next season, we could be in the Champions League and of course we want to be in the Champions League, where the top teams are concentrated.
"We are confident that we will keep the players in the squad. Yes, Kaisa didn't offer to leave, and he would continue to fight in the Grasshoppers. He was still very young. Latour said quickly.
He doesn't want Kaisa to leave, and the other thing is that the team must make a good stance to make some money in the transfer market.
Kaisa was a little depressed, fortunately he left early today, otherwise he would have been scolded by the Grasshopper fans for saying these words in the face of reporters, and if he left again, he would definitely be scolded.
After Latour finished speaking, there was news that Kaisa may leave the team in the summer to join Serie A side Juventus.
The fans couldn't understand it in an instant, didn't Coach Latour say not to leave? The reporter said that Kaisa was leaving, what was going on?
The reporter specifically asked Kaisa, Kaisa was prepared and dealt with very smartly, "I like the fans of the Grasshopper team, after I arrived in Switzerland, they are very supportive of me, as well as the Chinese group, they are almost all my supporters, I am grateful for this feeling." ”
'As for the transfer, I can't say anything about it. I'm a member of the Grasshoppers now, I won't comment on other teams, I want to win the league for the Grasshoppers fans, win the Swiss Cup. ”
"Are the rumours of your move to Juventus true?" The reporter did not give up.
"It's not true, I'm not going to move to Juventus, or Serie A." Kaisa gave a positive answer, which reassured the fans.
Juventus he won't go, not to mention anything else, but a phonegate incident is enough for him to drink a pot, if he joins, the incident will break out in the future, which will definitely be a stain on his career.
His agent is Sandel, a newbie. It's not Raiola, Raiola is ruthless enough, after the phonegate incident in 2006, he directly operated Bongsian Ibrahimovic to Inter Milan. It's amazing to run transfers between direct competitors.
Fans are very satisfied with Kaisa's statement, after a few days of fermentation, they also know that Kaisa will definitely leave the team, after all, the Swiss league is too small, and powerful players will leave.
But no one wants his players to be decisive, Kaisa's statement is more of a mental massage, to make the fans comfortable, this is his approach, the way to win over the fans. Kaisa's operation is quite successful.
However, in the next game, the Grasshoppers were in trouble and lost in the face of the young people, and Kaisa's goal saved the team's face, but could not reverse the score.
Jeff has been solid for most of the season, and this game is a bit out of order. Kaisa saw a clue, "You want to leave too?" ”
Jeff nodded, "The Bundesliga team is calling me, there is more income there, I want to leave." But I'm worried about the pressure from the fans, and I can't do that like you. ”
Jeff is very envious of Kaisa, he can guide the public opinion of the fans, others can't, and they don't have this resource. Kaisa smiled, "It's not a reason for you to perform badly, to be honest, many people in the team want to leave, but if you don't win the championship, it's too embarrassing to leave." ”
Kaisa patted Jeff on the shoulder, looking old-fashioned, "Play the last few games, win the Swiss Cup first, and then win the league." Leaving without regrets is. ”
"That's what a captain should say." Kaisa added.
Jeff nodded, "Don't worry, I'll do my job." "In the last loss, Jeff was the main problem, and in the next game against Zurich, Kaisa doesn't want to repeat the same mistake, it is a championship trophy, it is an easter egg!