Chapter 11: The Bar Pair (Part II)
"If I were to take over the first team, I would do the following things," Chen said, "and the first and most important thing is to save the morale of the team. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoI want to focus on repairing the relationship with the players and building a harmonious and cohesive team after I take over. Our players are not bad, and there are members of the Champions League (Frank Sozer, who won the Champions League in the 1992-1993 season with Marseille, of course, this title was later stripped away due to match-fixing, which directly led to Sozer's departure), and I have a group of young people who are also very good! There is an old Chinese saying that 'no doubt is used when employing people, no doubt is used for doubts', which means that if I use you, I will not doubt you, and if I doubt you, I will not pay attention to you, and it is very important to build a good team. I need to build a team that is absolutely obedient to me, a team that allows me to control my body as much as I can control, and I hope that the club management will understand and support my work. ”
"Second, I need to design a more aggressive and aggressive style of play. What do fans want to see when they pay for tickets to watch the game? The answer is goals. Of course, winning is just as important, but every extra goal we score gives us more hope of winning, and one more reason for the fans to be willing to spend money. ”
"Thirdly, I know it's against the tradition of Italian football, but I want to give me an opening, and I believe that only Atalan, who trust me enough, are willing to give me that decision-making power in the transfer."
"What?!" Laura was shocked: "Transfer decision-making power? You have to know that the transfer operation has always been separate from the coaching work, are you really too bold? If you don't give a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to my uncle. After speaking, Laura took out a small thing from the pocket of her dress that Chen Fei did not expect—a voice recorder. Don't worry, I didn't record the part that confessed to you just now, only the one that followed. But I do need an explanation, otherwise we wouldn't have a reason to give you that right. ”
The first time Chen Fei saw the recorder, his face turned pale with fright. He was afraid that his intimate conversation with Laura would be recorded and then leaked out, until Laura said that she did not record the previous part, and Chen Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Don't look at Laura's personality is very open and even a little rebellious, but she is efficient, thoughtful, decent, and a strong woman when she does business, and even Guidorin, who has always handled bad interpersonal relationships, makes Laura feel at ease, so Chen Fei will not worry about Laura in front of her face and behind her back.
"It's also about building a team atmosphere. If the coach does not interfere at all, once the purchased players do not match the coach's tactical ideas, or the relationship with the coach is relatively stiff, this will not only affect the good environment of the dressing room, but also a loss to the players, the coach and the club. We've spent so much money and bought a player who barely plays, or who doesn't play but doesn't play, that's obviously a lot of trouble for the club, isn't it? As far as I know, several players in the first team are very unhappy with Guidolin, which has contributed to the team's poor record to a certain extent. And, as you said, asking me to be the first team manager is a test subject, so if you want to experiment, why not do it thoroughly? Maybe you'll be able to make a successful bet! ”
"So, Mr. Chen, since you want transfer decision-making power and make transfer operations a part of the coach's work, then you shouldn't object to us making the success of the transfer operation part of the evaluation of the coach's work, right?"
"Of course I wouldn't object, and that's exactly what I'm trying to say. In ancient China, there was a man named Bo Le, who was able to pick out the farthest one from a pile of horses that could run the farthest in one go. Maxima often has, but Bole does not often have, that is to say, a good seedling, if he has eyes that can be found in time, he can show his ability. As a coach, he has more professional knowledge than a manager who only knows business operations, and he can better know what kind of players he wants. So, I completely agree with the success of the transfer process as part of the evaluation of the coach's ability. And a Bole is worth more than a good horse, isn't it? With Bole, we can find good horses every day, and even those that others don't know about! What do you think? ”
"Okay, Chen, I have to say that I was persuaded by you, and we were also having a headache before we couldn't buy someone who was suitable for coaching tactics! It's like that Sozer, who hasn't scored or assisted until now! He cost us a lot of money to buy him, and he's still the Champions League winner! Now we don't know how much money we can get back by selling him! Laura said as she turned off the voice recorder. However, I can't do anything about this matter, I can only play the original recording to my uncle, and if my uncle doesn't agree, I can't do anything. We'll talk to you again and to my uncle's office. ”
"It's okay, you go and ask, I can't help it if he doesn't agree. Oh yes," Chen Fei suddenly remembered a detail: the Atlanta club will change hands after this season, and Ruggieri will replace Percassi as the club's new president, and the father and son duo have been presidents for 15 years before allowing Percasi to take over again in 2010. But Chen Fei obviously didn't want Perkasi to give up the chairman's position, after all, with Perkasi, he could gain enough trust, and he didn't dare to bet on whether the Rujerry father and son would trust him. "Laura, you advise your uncle not to transfer the club to Ivan Ruggieri! He won't love this club as much as your uncle, trust me! ”
"What ??!!" If Chen Fei said just now that he wanted to make decisions on transfers, although Laura was surprised but could still accept it, this bomb was undoubtedly heavier, and even from Laura's reaction, it can be seen that she definitely didn't get any news. "What's wrong with you, big villain, are you crazy?? Why did my uncle sell the team? How do you know? ”
Chen Fei was obviously prepared for Laura's question: "When I went to the club's internal staff to go through some formalities before, I once saw Ivan go up to the floor of your uncle's office, and recently have you noticed that Ivan has appeared more and more times in the club?" ”
"I think I really remember when you say that. It's true that my father was always talking to another guy his age, who came a lot, but how did you know his name? "One time he dropped his driver's license out of his pocket when he pulled out his phone, and I saw his name." Chen Fei had no choice but to talk nonsense, but fortunately he saw Laura turn off the recorder and throw it into his handbag, otherwise if this passage was recorded, he was afraid that he would have to peel off his skin if he didn't die.
"Okay big bad, I'm sure my uncle loves this club and I don't know why he sold it. But if he really has this idea, I will definitely find a way to stop it. Laura said seriously, and then immediately turned into a naughty little girl again: "After all, this is what my family's big bad guy said, I like you, big bad guy, so no matter how you know, I believe you!" After speaking, he stuck out his tongue at Chen Fei. Seeing this, Chen Fei had to smile bitterly and shake his head.
Later, Chen Fei's wild history was passed on many years later, and his "Haifeisi" regarded it as no less than Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair", and was called "Bar Pair". "Head & Shoulders" believes that the "bar pair" has allowed Chen Fei to obtain a double harvest of career and love, which can be described as a major turning point in his life. Although Chen Fei has always been silent about this secret history, the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, and Chen Fei has no heart to pay attention to the rest of the matter.
The day after the "bar pair", Laura showed Percassy the recording of her previous conversation with Chen Fei. Perkasi has no problem with Chen Fei's words about improving the team atmosphere and changing the tactical routine, which is what the head coach should do. But for Chen Fei's transfer decision-making power, the old man also showed some resistance like Laura. Although after listening to Chen Fei's explanation, he felt that there was some truth, but the old Percassie, who had been up and down in the business sea for so many years, naturally would not do the kind of thing that put his eggs in one basket. So he called Chen Fei to his office and told Chen Fei his decision.
"I have to admit that Chen, you are too bold to dare to ask for transfer decision-making power. But you have to know that large transfers generally have a fundamental impact on a team's financial model. In this way, I will set a transfer fee cap for you, 3 billion lira. Within 3 billion transactions, you can inform Laura that there is no good manager in the club now, and Laura, a high-achieving student who graduated from HEC Paris, is also serving as the manager of the club and has taken on important responsibilities in business operations. As for the large transaction of more than 3 billion, it must go through me, and I can't do it if I don't make a decision, you know? ”
3 billion Italian lira, that is, close to 2 million US dollars, which is not a small amount in the transfer market in the 90s, although Perkasi gave Chen Fei such an upper limit, but Chen Fei wants to poach most of the young players, and it is difficult to use such a large sum of 2 million US dollars. So in order to get some transfer rights for the time being, Chen Fei had to agree temporarily. Of course, Chen Fei knew that Laura's mediation was indispensable, but he never expected that Laura would be the manager of the club, in charge of business operations! Now Chen Fei finally understood why Laura was so surprised by Chen Fei's proposal in the bar to make decisions on transfers - it turned out that this was to deprive Laura of some of her rights! But Laura was willing to take the initiative to give up, which shows that Laura said that she liked Chen Fei more than just talking.
But he insisted that the cap be valid for the next two years, and that it would be discussed again in two years. Because Chen Fei knew very well that two years later, on December 15, 1995, the Hague court ruled in favor of the player Jean-Marc Boseman, allowing the player to freely choose his next home after the contract expired. Percassy was very puzzled about the reason why Chen Fei said this, but since Chen Fei was so insistent, and Laura didn't know what kind of ecstasy was poured in, she was always defending Chen Fei's strange idea, and Percassy still agreed to Chen Fei's "absurd" request out of love for Laura.
"In that case, I have no other objections. Regarding the contract, how many years do you want? ”
"2+2, a two-year fixed contract, how about a two-year priority renewal right after expiration?"
"No problem, deal! You talk to Laura about the specific contract, and when it's done, bring it to me for review before signing it. ”
"Thank you, Mr. President!" Chen Fei and Percassi's hands were held together, and it was this powerful alliance that brought Atlanta to a new height that Percassi never expected. Even if Chen Fei later left Atlanta, the old man was still quite proud of choosing Chen Fei to coach against public opinion, of course, this is a later story. Subsequently, Percassi took Laura, left Chen Fei, and whispered to Chen Fei.
"Laura's child is my brother's, but my brother died in a car accident 5 years ago, so I treat her like my own daughter now. My own son is still studying in the United States, and he is not interested in economics, and he received an invitation from Yale Business School, but he chose MIT and didn't want to take my class. Laura has a big temper, unlike other girls who are gentle and soft-spoken. I can see that she is already in love with you, she has a high heart, this is the first time I have seen a boy like this, I really don't know what kind of drug you poured on her, so that she is so desperate for you. Be kind to her, or I won't be able to spare you! ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Chairman!"
"Still seeing you like this?"
"Uncle, don't worry, the little nephew will be good to Laura!"
"Haha, then I'm relieved! You can also call me uncle when no one is there in the future, I am very optimistic about you! ”
In this way, in a few words, Guidolin has been sentenced to death, and Chen Fei is about to take office in the first team. Although with the support of Perkassi and Laura, Chen Fei also knows very well that the road ahead is not destined to be smooth. So, how will Chen Fei, who took over the first team, lead this team back on track?