Chapter 143: He Hasn't Retired Yet?
Atletico Madrid have won two domestic championships in Spain, and the players with the most appearances are highly sought-after, and the capable players are very strong, and the future of young players is promising, among which Reyes is a special one. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Among the many transfer offers received by the club, few clubs sought to buy Reyes, the main thing is that Reyes has been inconsistent on the field, compared with other main players, Reyes is much worse, and Reyes has not played well in a few games throughout the season.
Wan Sheng gave Reyes a lot of opportunities.
In many games, even if Reyes did not perform well, Wan Sheng still allowed him to play the whole game, and it can be said that in the whole team, Reyes is one of the few players who has an average performance and can have a lot of playing time.
This may also be due to the fact that Reyes can play as a left and right wing-back, and whenever there is a shortage of people on the wings, Reyes is always available.
Overall, however, Reyes has not been doing well, which is why not many clubs want to buy Reyes.
Reyes is recognized for his ability, and when he occasionally excels, he is very impressive, but he has the ability but always fails to show it, and what coach can have the confidence to use such a player well?
Reyes is best known for his outstanding performances at the 2003 World Junior Championships in the United Arab Emirates, when he was dubbed the 'Spanish Twins' along with Fernando Torres.
In the 2003-2004 season, Sevilla FC thrashed Real Madrid 4-1 in La Liga, Reyes shone brightly, assisting his teammates twice to score, and he also played Luis Figo again and again with beautiful dexterous dribbles on the left flank.
With his outstanding performance in Sevilla, he attracted the attention of many big clubs, and in the winter of '04, Arsenal took the new generation of Spanish gold with his left foot.
But in the Arsenal squad, Reyes has never been able to find his form and his true place.
In the summer of '07, Reyes officially returned to La Liga, joined Atletico Madrid, and after another loan spell at Benfica, he performed a little better, but still not as well as he could see.
After Wan Sheng coached Atletico Madrid, he gave Reyes a lot of opportunities, but the instability of his performance also made Reyes's career continue to slide.
For Reyes, Wan Sheng felt a pity.
Reyes's ability is very strong, and his mental attributes are slightly lower, but the impact is generally not so great, which may have something to do with his self-confidence, but one season to the present, Wan Sheng has to admit that his use of Reyes is a bit of a failure.
Such Reyes will certainly not receive much attention, and in the assessment of influential media in Europe, Reyes's value has slipped to 5 million euros, which is really a bit 'miserable' for a player who has become famous at a young age and is only 28 years old.
It was at this time that Sevilla asked for the purchase of Reyes?
Seeing the news of Sevilla's transfer offer, Wan Sheng felt very unusual, and there was no need to ask more, it must be Reyes himself who wanted to leave, and the two sides had some private negotiations, otherwise Sevilla would not have taken the initiative to buy.
Wan Sheng was also very angry when other clubs contacted the players privately, but then he thought about it, he had done a lot of this kind of thing, not to mention that the other party only contacted Reyes.
Wan Sheng had also thought about selling Reyes before, but there was only one Ozil in the squad as an excellent full-back.
Players such as Raul Garcia, Isco and Mario Suarez are not pure full-backs, they are better at the back, or in the middle of the midfield.
Reyes is a 'good' and well-rounded wing-back who is very important in the team.
If Reyes leaves, the team will have to find a strong wing-back to replace him.
It is certainly impossible for young players to be inexperienced young players who can only temporarily serve as substitutes, slowly accumulate experience, and use young players as the main players, which is a very risky behavior, which will lead to the instability of the team's performance and affect the results of many competitions in recent years.
So Wan Sheng didn't think about letting Reyes go before, and now seeing Sevilla's transfer offer, he began to think about finding a strong full-back again.
Before that, Wan Sheng had to call to make sure, and he called Sevilla coach Alvarez directly.
Alvarez had a bit of a rough time at Sevilla, where he took over the reins from Manolo Gimenez two years ago, when the club had already said goodbye to the Champions League but still had Copa del Rey hopes.
In the end, under his leadership, Sevilla FC won 6 and lost 4 in 10 league games, and also led Sevilla to the final of the Copa del Rey, beating Atletico Madrid 2-0 to win the title, and Sevilla also qualified for last season's Champions League, so the team decided to extend his contract for another year.
Alvarez can continue to lead Sevilla to Champions League qualification, and getting a long-term contract is certainly not a problem, but this season Sevilla have only finished seventh in the league and barely qualified to participate in the Europa League.
The club was naturally very dissatisfied with the team's results, and Alvarez did not leave directly, which was already the best result.
After some discussion at the top of the Sevilla FC, it was finally decided to give Alvarez another chance.
This summer, Alvarez is going to work hard.
In order for Sevilla to be more competitive next season, he will have to strengthen the squad with limited transfer funds.
Reyes is Alvarez's target.
In the Atletico Madrid team, Reyes's performance is also average, but Sevilla's transfer funds are limited, and it is actually a good choice to buy Reyes at a low price, after all, Reyes's strength is still worthy of recognition, in addition, Reyes is a player trained by Sevilla's academy, and he will also get the support of fans when he returns to Sevilla.
When he received Wansheng's call, Alvarez was a little surprised, he didn't expect Wansheng to call directly.
The two are old acquaintances, but they don't say anything irrelevant, and when Wan Sheng asks Reyes, Alvarez admits, "I hope to get Reyes." Actually, I would like to buy players who are more consistent, but we are not ...... Atletico Madrid."
Alvarez made a small joke, and then heard Wan Sheng make an even bigger joke, "Maybe we can make your transfer money abundant, Reyes is gone, we need a replacement, Navas is good......"
Alvarez was silent.
Navas?
Of course not!
Now Reyes and Navas are too different, both of them are not worth the same level, Reyes can only sell for 5 million euros at most, and the four Reyes do not want to exchange for one Navas, and Navas is definitely Sevilla's 'not for sale', selling Navas at this time, Sevilla will be dangerous next season.
But Alvarez knows that Sevilla are interested in selling Navas, and Atletico Madrid definitely don't mind adding some transfer fees.
Wan Sheng's words sounded like a joke, but there was a lot of truth in them, and in the end, Alvarez could only say, "...... Unless you trade Ozil for Mesut Ozil. ”
Ha...... Joke!
The two tacitly put down the phone.
Wan Sheng knew that it was time to find a full-back for the team, and it was not easy to buy a strong full-back, and the first thing he thought of was the youth training of Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's youth academy is rich in young talents, and now many players in the team are 'graduates' of Atletico Madrid's academy, and it doesn't take any price to tap talents from within the team, but it is good news for the club's youth training, which means that their work is effective.
The current Atletico Madrid youth team has a genius - Saul.
Saul is not a pure Atletico Madrid player, he used to belong to Real Madrid, but at the age of 12, Saul joined Atletico Madrid, the specific reason is rarely known, but he was not poached by Atletico Madrid, but decided to come to Atletico Madrid by himself.
Of course, Wansheng doesn't care about the voice of a child.
Through the Football Trainer system, you can see that Saul is a very good talent, and his potential in many attributes in attack is very high.
Saul's personal ability is also very good, and the overall ability evaluation of '85' also says something.
Wan Sheng was still a little impressed by Saul's name, and he knew that the Spanish talent would quickly become famous in a few years...... But not now, not next season, Saul's biggest problem is that he is too young, and he is only seventeen this year.
At the age of seventeen, a newcomer who has not played in any professional league, no matter how good his potential is, it is impossible to replace Reyes as the team's full-back, which is too unrealistic.
Full-back!
Full-back!
Wan Sheng thought about it for two days and checked a lot of excellent full-back information in the five major leagues, but he couldn't find a candidate who could be bought and suitable for Atletico Madrid.
It's the end of May, the UEFA Champions League final is about to begin, and it seems like the whole world is covering the match.
The decisive match was between Barcelona and Manchester United.
Barcelona are no match for Atletico Madrid in Spain, but their form is remarkable, and this year, they reached the final of the Champions League.
Manchester United also played well, making it all the way to the final.
Barcelona is a Spanish team, and the Spanish media is indispensable for reporting on the Champions League final, needless to say about Barcelona's support, and there are many detailed analyses of Manchester United.
Ahead of the final, United boss Alex Ferguson was named Coach of the Year by the League Coaching Committee, the third time in his coaching career.
After leading United to a club-record 18th league title, Alex Ferguson has already won two Coach of the Year awards, the first being the Premier League's Coach of the Year.
The Coach of the Year award by the League Coaching Committee is voted for by all the coaches of the four professional leagues in England, so Ferguson also holds this honour very seriously, "It's just fantastic, it's a great honour to be voted Coach of the Season by my peers, and I'm very happy to be voted Coach of the Year by the League Coaching Committee." ”
In addition to Coach of the Year, Ferguson, who has played more than 2,000 games for Manchester United, also won the Contribution of the Year award, saying: "The Coaching Committee's Best Contribution Award is a great honour for me. It's been a very competitive season in the Premier League and I want to congratulate all the Premier League and junior managers for a good job this season. ”
In his acceptance speech, Ferguson did not forget to thank the league coaching committee that presented him with the award: "The coaching committee is doing a fantastic job, we have to believe that we are doing the right thing, we are now more and more recognised, and it is all because of the great contribution we have made. ”
Howard Wilkinson, chairman of the league's coaching committee, praised Ferguson, saying, "Sir Ferguson deserves this award and has once again shown his coaching talent at key moments this season, not only in the long spell of the biggest clubs in the world, but also in a 35-year coaching career. ”
Bevan, the chief executive of the league coaching committee, also said, "Tonight is the festival of the coaches of the four-tier professional league, and it is a great honor to be recognized by their peers and competitors. Sir Alex Ferguson's achievements this season have been extraordinary, both personally and as a club. On behalf of the league coaching committee, I wish Alex Ferguson and the Manchester United players the best of luck in the Champions League final at Wembley, and it would be a huge achievement if they could win the competition on home soil. ”
Amid all the praise and touting, Ferguson had to face the Champions League final.
That's a conundrum.
The whole city have to do their best for this.
Many outsiders were also interviewed to comment on the upcoming Champions League final, Wan Sheng was also interviewed, and what the media most wanted to hear from Wan Sheng was obviously Barcelona and Manchester United, which team can win the Champions League final.
Wan Sheng heard the reporter's question, was stunned for a moment, and asked, "He hasn't retired yet?" ”
The English reporter next to him turned black.
Wan Sheng reacted and felt that he had said something stupid, but he continued to say with a smile, "...... I think he's very old and it's time to retire. ”
"He also won the best coach? Congratulations to him. But I still say that it's time for him to retire. ”
'I think if he decides to retire now, the Champions League final is the best farewell ceremony, and then all the players at Manchester United will definitely want to see him off with the title...... If, I mean, he doesn't want to retire, then it should be Barcelona who wins! ”
"That's how I see it."
"It's up to him to decide, and if you come and ask me which team will win the championship, you might as well ask him. He will say the answer himself. (To be continued.) )