270 special days
"George was definitely joking."
This season the FA has started a new rule. That is, in the transfer, there is a supplementary provision for labor certification. Each club will have an additional quota each season, which is the new "special talent clause".
This quota is for players who have not yet entered the national team, or for some other reason, the number of national team appearances does not meet the labor certification.
However, more Premier League clubs understand that this place is actually for young talent. Especially talented players from the Americas, Africa.
Of course, the "special genius clause" also has a very strict procedure, because every hearing has to be held.
The "special genius clause" also indicates the FA's approach to doing things. Under pressure from many Premier League clubs, willing to make changes. But at the same time, he is unwilling to make too many changes, so he can only make a nondescript thing.
That nondescript thing is the "special genius clause" that has been introduced now. It's the kind of thing that only the FA can do.
If it is replaced by other national football associations, under the pressure of many clubs, they may choose to open the net. It is directly given to each club, one place per year. But the FA has to go for the whole so-called "special genius clause".
George knew about the FA's approach in the first place, so he proposed it.
Since this policy was introduced, George would never waste it. George was the first manager in the Premier League to apply to the FA for a "special talent clause".
This policy is the first time it has been introduced, and all the media are paying attention.
They all want to know what the hell is this policy like? How Premier League teams will use this new policy. Now George is the first to use this clause. Many people want to see, George, the proposer of the "special talent clause", which talent player he wants to bring in?
But when they saw the players George had applied for, they were surprised.
If you talk about the genius South America, there are many players who have become famous in the World Junior Championships and the World Youth Championships. Because there are too many good players in the national teams such as Brazil and Argentina, these young talents cannot enter the national team. That is, it cannot pass the labor certification audit.
There are quite a few such players. And there are many famous players.
Even the current Blackburn youth team player, that is, Essien, who was loaned to Metz by George, is a player with a lot of fame. If he were asked to apply for a "special genius clause", the English media would not be so surprised.
But the players George chose turned out to be none of them.
The player George chose turned out to be a player whose name no one had ever heard of. And it's from Eastern Europe, from Belarus, where football is not strong.
And George only spent 100,000 euros on the transfer. What does that mean? Go to Belarus and pick up a player who has just entered professional football and is worth only 100,000 euros. George called him a special genius, not only by the media, but also by many within the FA.
They thought George was all about entertaining them.
Isn't this an insult to our English football? A 100,000-euro Belarusian player who also claims to be a special talent?
You go to South America, you go to Africa, you find a well-known young player, and you can open up to George because he is the best young coach in England. But now George is completely naked contempt for English football.
Although, George has the name of Bole. But you can't just pick one up and tell us it's a genius!
Who exactly is the player that George declared? It will surprise all the media, even the FA has a lot of opinions about George.
George chose Romedahl's replacement this time, or rather, he took it more seriously than Romedahl. The player George chose to declare the "Special Talent Clause" was the young player from Belarus, Aleksandar Brown. Pavlovich. Hleb.
For Hleb, there is no one who will not recognize the fans who came after.
He is known as the "King of the Bundesliga" and has won countless people in the Bundesliga. Hleb is not fast or physically strong, and his passing is all about rhythm and direction. But it is this ability that no one can defend against in the Bundesliga.
Later, Hleb moved to the Premier League and then to Arsenal, and that hasn't changed. On the right side of Arsenal, he still maintains his true character as a king. Later, it was bought by Barcelona as a substitute for Xiao Luo. Although it was a double-defeat result, Hleb's reputation in European football at the time was evident.
Of course, there are also many people who criticize that Hleb is completely outstanding for the sake of passing others, and he is somewhat lacking in the overall situation. There are a lot of players who pass in order to tear apart the opponent's defense. But Hleb's excellence is entirely for the sake of being superior.
Also, a lot of people say that Hleb likes to pass and pass, but he just doesn't want to shoot.
Although there are such and such problems. But no one can deny that Hleb is a talented player. Hleb currently plays in Belarus. And he played in the Belarusian championship team Borisov Bate.
With the popularity of computers, George is now less tired of trying to find a player. George can find the players he needs from any country's Football Association registered players.
Hleb is an all-round player up front. Left, middle, right, all can be played. On top of that, Hleb's outstanding ability is George's favorite. Blackburn Rovers are getting stronger and more and will face a variety of dense defenses.
When the time comes, having a player like Hleb with excellent skills and passing is a very good weapon.
Heleb is only 19 years old now, and he is still a very young player. Plus Belarus, which is a very backward country in football. Even the players of the Belarusian national team are very cheap, let alone a player like Hleb, who is only 19 years old.
George threw 100,000 euros, and Borisov Bate did not refuse at all. Let George bring Hleb to England.
Players who have an FA "special talent clause" must go through a hearing. In fact, there are only two most important steps in the hearing, one is to show them the video of the players, and the other is to need a heavyweight to prove it.
Just like when Manchester United introduced Park Ji-sung, it was Hiddink who proved it to him.
In fact, this kind of thing depends on your public relations ability. If you have connections, you can find an influential figure in football. As long as they come and prove it, basically the "special genius clause" is just a decoration.
The player video is good to say. Not to mention a real talent like Hleb, even if he is the worst skilled among Chinese players, if the editing is beautiful, it is Maradona. The most unreliable clips in the world are these clips.
Hleb's clip is beautifully done, and you'll be amazed if you see this clip. Because it's all about how Hleb behaved. There are even a lot of pictures of Hleb starting from midfield and going all the way to the opponent's penalty area.
Anyone who saw the footage, if he said that Hleb was not a genius, George would definitely go up and slap him a few times.
As for finding a heavyweight, it's not easy.
Blackburn's rise is here. As long as there are no major changes, it is inevitable that Blackburn will compete with Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League. And George has a lot of good players, and George is also one of the major shareholders of Allen's agency.
There are now more than 20 players in Allen's agency. Among them are also top players such as Klose, Deco and Cudicini. Those coaches weren't going to get along with George.
But George doesn't just go to a coach, not only does it not carry any weight, but he also owes people a favor. What is the rarest thing in the world? It is to owe people family favors, because favors always have to be repaid.
Actually, George was looking for Magat. Because Magath has already begun to pay attention to Hleb and wants to bring in Hleb. Magath soon after entering Stuttgart brought in Hleb's. Magath is full of weight, but George has nothing to do with Magat, and George doesn't know Magath either.
So George couldn't find Magath. So George went to Ferguson.
Ferguson's power is enough. It is up to him to prove that there will be no problem at all in applying for the "special genius clause". As for the favors owed, it will be paid back slowly in the future.
At the hearing, they really wanted to embarrass George. After all, this was the first player to have a "special talent clause", but as soon as Alex Ferguson came in, things were immediately much easier. Ferguson's proof is simple. Ferguson said that he had long been interested in Hleb, but he was unable to bring it in because of labor certification problems. I didn't expect to be preempted by George.
If this is obviously full of loopholes, the power in the hearing is still okay.
Although he didn't say anything on the spot, George came out with a smile on his face. With Ferguson testifying and a pretty beautiful video, it seems that there is no problem with bringing in Hleb.
"Thank you, Coach Alex Ferguson."
George was very grateful to Ferguson for coming over to testify.
"George, I'm funny." Ferguson spoke with a smile.
"Of course."
From the time he first met Ferguson, Ferguson has always been nice to George. This has been the case since George was a manager in the lower leagues.
"But I'm a little dissatisfied."
George was stunned. I don't seem to have had any dirty relationship with Manchester United. There is no sin in the house of Ferguson.
"George, how did you sell Hyypia to Liverpool. Even if you don't sell it to me, you shouldn't sell it to Liverpool. Don't you know that you can't sell players to direct competitors? ”
George smiled wryly when he heard Ferguson's words. Hyypia wasn't meant to be sold.
As for not selling to direct competitors, George smiled slightly. In George's eyes, only Manchester United and Arsenal are direct rivals in the Premier League. The rest of Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle, they, at least for now, are not in George's eyes at all.
"Never sell players to Liverpool in the future."
George was a kind of assurance, Ferguson.
"That's right. Don't look at the decline of Liverpool now, but Liverpool is an English giant team after all. Once they start to make their mark, they can't be suppressed any longer. ”
(To be continued)