Chapter 151: Drawing lots
The domineering start of the Premier League and the advancement of the Champions League group stage have made Chelsea Football Club cheer. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
When Hu Li appeared outside the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco, the scene suddenly resounded with a burst of cheers from fans.
The new Chelsea who joined the Premier League this season started the season with the best four-game winning streak in Chelsea history, shocking the entire English football scene and giving the world a sense of his outstanding managerial ability.
While many admit that Chelsea's strength comes from the quality of the players, as The Times' Martin Samuel put it, "We should not forget that it was Hu Li who brought this group of players to Chelsea, and it was he who made this team such a strong whole." ā
The five major leagues are the five major leagues in the end, and the small clubs will not be able to compare with the quasi-powerhouse Chelsea.
Hu Li's current popularity and influence have already been confirmed by the European Championship this summer, the competition between the giants, and the subsequent Chelsea transfer market, which has made him completely step into the ranks of European coaches.
Even if there are still people who question him, it is more that he has risen too fast.
From his debut to now, it has only been more than 2 years, but he has directly entered the ranks of European famous coaches, which is indeed fast, especially considering that he is only 25 years old even now, too young.
But today's fans don't care about you, the most important thing for them is novelty, isn't it good to be young? There is such a number one person in the world, for fans who like Hu Li, what they like is a unique character, which is very good.
Hu Li kept dealing with the enthusiastic fans and walked into the Grimaldi Convention Center, where the managers and club management of the eight teams from European football who participated in the Champions League group stage and the first round of the UEFA Cup were already gathered.
Although Hu Li has risen rapidly in Europe in the past two years, when it comes to influence and interpersonal relationships, he is not much worse than an old fox like Ferguson, so as soon as he walked into the venue, he immediately looked around, thinking that he should find an acquaintance.
Finally saw Wenger in the crowd, and the old guy ran away when he saw Hu Li coming over
"Hu Li, here" When Hu Li was about to walk towards Wenger, he heard someone shouting not far away, and it was Ferguson who raised his hand and shouted.
Hu Li frowned, is this old guy looking for himself for no reason? And it's not just Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Newcastle's Bobby Robson, Liverpool's Houllier, Blackburn's Souness and Manchester City's Keegan.
This is all the managers of the Premier League who participated in this draw ceremony this season, and they all met here, and Hu Li instinctively sensed that something must have happened.
When he walked over, Hu Li also felt that this group of guys looked at him differently, with envy, jealousy, and resentment, such as Soness, who had just been slaughtered by Ye Qiu, and now he wanted to kill him.
As for Wenger's neighbor, Hu Li has a hunch that he will soon have the urge to stab himself with a knife.
"It's all here" Hu Li smiled faintly, and they said hello together.
Ferguson and Wenger are faintly the bosses of all the managers in the Premier League, which also has a certain relationship with their seniority, as well as the strongest and most influential team they are in, and the other is Bobby Robson, who is also an old qualification, but unfortunately, Newcastle finally pressed Liverpool and qualified for the Champions League, but could not pass the qualifiers, sometimes it makes people feel sad to think about it.
"We would like to take this opportunity to discuss one thing, and if there is no opinion, then it is up to me to initiate an appeal and an application to the Premier League, the Football Association and the Department of Labour." Ferguson deservedly became the leading boss.
The old guy likes to get ahead of everything, but there's no denying that Arsene Wenger can't compete with him on this matter.
"I think the current labor certification regulations are too strict, which is very bad for us, because the current football environment will pay more and more attention to youth players, and the signs of internationalization are becoming more and more obvious, but the existence of labor certification has become our biggest restriction and constraint."
When Ferguson spoke, Hu Li immediately understood that this was to apply for a special genius clause.
After Ferguson failed to introduce players such as Ronaldinho, McConn, and Kaka, he directly bombarded the Football Association and the Ministry of Labour, believing that it was the damn labor certification that caused the Premier League team to lose Ronaldinho, McCone and Kaka, limiting the development of the Premier League.
The so-called special genius clause is very heavy, a Premier League team is only allowed one place a year, and whether it can pass the hearing has to test the team's public relations level and the prestige of the manager.
But for strong teams, there is basically no problem, such as Arsene Wenger, almost once a year, relying on special talent clauses.
This also makes Hu Li pay attention to it, now some Premier League teams want to bring in non-EU players, but they are limited by labor certifications, to put it bluntly, people still don't pay enough attention to you, if they really pay attention to it, they will use special talent clauses for you.
It's like Denilson Jr., the Brazilian midfielder hasn't played any games in China at all, but Wenger took a fancy to him and took him directly to the Premier League, without a labor certificate? Go directly to the special genius clause, use the relationship, and go around for public relations, and it will pass directly, and it will be outrageously smooth.
Of course, this is a giant, and it will be relatively difficult for the middle and lower teams, but if you really pay attention to it, it is still okay.
In general, Hu Li feels that it is indeed a good thing to have such a clause, and he can use it.
"What do you think?" Ferguson asked Hu Li.
He obviously communicated with Wenger, these two guys are certainly not as bad as the outside world says, at least they are both Premier League giants, they still have a lot of common language, and many things need to be communicated and coordinated with each other, and Ferguson asked Hu Li's opinion at this moment, obviously recognizing Hu Li and Chelsea's status in the Premier League.
Anyway, people are now winning four in a row, ranking first in the high standings, and just won the Champions League, and they are in the limelight.
"I couldn't agree more, but I think it would be very cumbersome to ask for a change in labor certification, so we might as well call on them to create a special talent clause that allows us to recruit players from outside who have great potential and haven't proven themselves yet." Hu Li suggested.
The issue of labor certification is very wide-ranging, not only in football and the Football Association, but also in the UK government, and maybe even bigger at that time, which is impossible to achieve, but it is better to be realistic and stop when the goal is achieved.
"Special genius clause?" Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were both moved.
Hu Li explained the terms according to his own ideas, and then introduced the process, such as hearings and the like.
"It's very likely," Bobby Robson nodded in agreement.
To be honest, everyone said that they wanted to revise the labor certification before, and they didn't know the bottom of their hearts, but it was just to make their own voices, make a fuss, and prove that the children who could cry and make trouble had milk to eat, but now if it is really according to Ye Qiu's words, the possibility of success is very high.
In addition, the Premier League team now attaches importance to the gradual younger players introduced by the youth academy, and there are so many young players introduced every year, and giving a place a year can also ensure that the team will not waste it casually, and ensure the potential and talent of the introduced players.
"Okay, if everybody's okay, then we'll settle it" Ferguson is also a very brittle person.
After the negotiation was settled, the crowd dispersed directly.
Almost every time they meet, they are opponents, with you and without me, who will really have a heart-to-heart relationship with each other?
Originally, Ye Qiu wanted to go to Van Basten to talk about it, but after this meeting, the lottery ceremony began.
As in previous years, the Champions League group stage draw and the UEFA Cup knockout stage draw, as well as UEFA's annual awards, were all decided tonight, and Chelsea, who have been firmly at the top of the Premier League in recent years, are in good standings and are placed in Pot 2.
Even though Hu Li just won a Champions League last year, he made no secret of his coveting of the Champions League, because he had already tasted the sweetness of winning a Champions League, which almost made his influence soar like a rocket.
Not much else, just for those sponsors who come after his name, it is enough for Hu Li to get a huge amount of sponsorship income every year, and he usually doesn't use it for anything at all, just authorize his name, which is really a million profits.
However, it is difficult to say that any time you want to win the Champions League, the right time and place are indispensable, and you have to be a little lucky.
The teams in the first pot are Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Ajax, Juventus and Lazio, Lazio beat Inter Milan to enter the first pot of the seeded team, which is indeed a bit surprising, the latter in recent years has been significantly less strong than at the beginning of the century, this summer went to Stam, the strength has been weakened very much, is regarded as the weakest team in the first pot.
And Hu Li's luck is undoubtedly excellent, because Chelsea, as the second pot, was drawn directly in front of Lazio.
This made the guy who took advantage of it smile from ear to ear, and made no secret of his satisfaction with this sign.
The team in the third pot drew Sparta Prague, directly avoiding Marseille, Celtic, PSV Eindhoven and other teams that are not weak; And the fourth gear avoided Stuttgart, Real Sociedad, Monaco and other teams, and drew Besiktas, such a good signing really made Hu Li a little dreamy.
"Are we really so cheap?" Hu Li was asking himself in his heart.
On the cards, Chelsea are the undisputed strongest team in this group, and unless they capsize in the gutter, qualifying from the group is almost a certainty.
Sparta Prague and Besiktas are not strong enough to shake Chelsea, and Lazio has weakened greatly in the past two years, and compared with the strong Chelsea, there is no doubt that they are also at an absolute disadvantage, so Chelsea's group first can almost be said to be booked.
Of course, this is just on the cards, the game is complicated and there is absolutely no room for carelessness, but the draw was the luckiest of all the groups, so everyone shouted Chelsea luck.
Hu Li was really a little flattered by this, but he quickly calmed down Anyway, the lottery has come out, and there is no way to change it.
After the draw ceremony, the next step was UEFA's Best of the Year awards.
This award has always been a ban on the major giants, even if Leicester City won the Champions League last year, but in fact, there is still no way to change this status quo, and the biggest winners are still that group of giants.
The striker of the year went to Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored a goal in last year's Champions League and became the top scorer in the Champions League, and also won this year's European striker of the year.
The midfielder of the year went to Juventus' Nedved, which was to be expected, and the Czech's performance last season was very impressive, both in the Champions League and at the club, and it was arguably his peak year.
Some people may question that Manchester United and Juventus did not reach the final in the Champions League, and the players can't win the award, but in fact, the performance of the two teams that reached the final, Porto's performance is generally not very eye-catching, especially in that final, which is very deductible, coupled with the team's strong attack and weak defense, it always gives people a feeling of not being stable enough.
Leicester City's biggest obstacle is that the team is a number of small stars, no big stars, and usually these awards are basically big names, UEFA rarely awards these awards to stars who are not well-known, this is Leicester City's biggest weakness, and in the end, Leicester City only won a fair play award.
The Defender of the Year is Real Madrid's Robert Carlos, which is also very controversial, as the Brazilian left-back's performance last year was not satisfactory, but his back-to-back winning this award is indeed a bit controversial.
The goalkeeper of the year is Real Madrid's Casillas, but Europe's Most Valuable Player is Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon, AC Milan's captain Maldini won the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Mackay, who transferred to Bayern Munich, won the European Golden Boot.
Competition for Coach of the Year is also fierce, with Hu Li, Bosque, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Lippi among the favourites.
If you want to talk about Hu Li, the most conspicuous results are the European Champions Cup, the Premier League championship and the European Championship are enough, but the problem is that Hu Li, a spoiler, does not seem to be liked by the awards.
Mourinho's results are also very good, the League Cup champion, Portugal's double, and the same treble, but Mourinho's weight is obviously inferior to Hu Li, how can the League Cup compare with the European Champions Cup?
Bosque and Lippi's calls are not small, but it is Ancelotti, empty-handed, but AC Milan's performance is indeed good, from this point of view, it seems that Hu Li is more likely to win the award, because according to the principle of looking at the Champions League in odd-numbered years, it is indeed Hu Li who should win.
But in the end, this award was given to Jose Mourinho, who won the League Cup, which not only surprised and disappointed Hu Li, but also made everyone in the audience in an uproar, no one expected that it would be given to Mourinho.
The only thing Mourinho can win now is the UEFA Cup championship, but the question is, Hu Li, the champion of the European Championships, has also won it, why can't such a heavyweight champion be given a coach of the year?