Chapter 251 Real Madrid leads the transfer storm
What is the way for the "little madman" Mr. Rice Bucket to persuade the old madman Venables to join his coaching team, and let the other party willingly serve as an assistant coach for a junior, has become a hot topic on the streets of the British Isles after dinner! However, to the disappointment of curious fans, even the Sun Daily, which claims to be pervasive and indestructible, has not dug up the mystery!
"Mr Venables has a heart that loves England, and there is his desire for the glory of the Three Lions, and he is an ambitious gentleman who is willing to sacrifice himself for the glory of his national team......" explained the madman Lee to the reporter's inquiry!
"Rice Bucket is an amazing guy and his plan has struck a blow...... Yes, although I am already a 64-year-old fellow, but when I see the prospects he paints for the England national team, I suddenly feel thirty or forty years younger...... "The old madman Venables said why he wanted to join the coaching staff of the national team!
However, the mutual praise and muddy way of answering obviously did not soothe the curiosity of the public and the fire of gossip that burned in the media, and if it had not been for the fact that Venables's surname was very normal, perhaps the reporter of the Sun would have fabricated a piece of gossip about the madman Lee "selling his body for help" that night...... Less than four or five days after Lee Tong Fan became the new coach of the Three Lions, he finally found himself like sitting on a crater, and his every move would be closely watched by the media, and then infinitely magnified ...... "Crazy Lee patronized the Blue Coast café in North London today......"
"Crazy Lee used to drink orange juice for breakfast, pasta for lunch, and ...... for dinner"
"Crazy Lee helps a pregnant woman cross the street at the intersection of Fragrant Avenue and Orange Avenue......"
"Maniac Lee spent £25 at the Keleke supermarket chain......"
"Crazy Li ......"
Almost even Li Tongfan goes to the toilet several times a day, and it was published in the newspaper, but fortunately, the nerves of the stuffy man are relatively big, and he quickly got used to it!
After getting the assistant coach, Li Tongfan didn't have to worry about the selection of other coaches in the coaching team, and the old madman Venables came forward, and some old coaches with a high reputation in England quickly gathered around Li Tongfan, but the candidates for Venables seem to be very old - 59-year-old physical coach Jimmy Nugent, 54-year-old psychologist David O'Henry, 55-year-old team doctor Tony Parker...... If you don't count the 23-year-old head coach David Seaman and Lee Tong-beom, the 44-year-old former Arsenal goalkeeper and the main goalkeeper of the national team, who joined as goalkeeper coaches, the Lee coaching staff is simply a circus of seniors!
A few days later, with a few coaches recommended by the FA, Lee Tongfan finally built a sufficient national team coaching staff within a week. But after thinking about it, Lao Li took out the phone and made a call to someone in Spain - "Hey, young man, you need you here, come to the England national team!" ”
"Hehe, this is easy to say...... Ito Yun smiled very silverily on the phone: "I have four years left on my contract at Real Madrid, with a weekly salary of 6,000 euros, surrounded by countless beautiful women, and TV stations around me invite me to attend the program from time to time...... If I go to the England national team, how much are you going to pay me? ”
"£600 to £800 a week!" Li Tongfan compared with other coaches in the house, and happily gave a feasible surname number!
“800? Fuck off, slut......" Ito suddenly roared on the phone, like a giant beast that was underestimated: "Do you think I'm a fool?" I don't get a high salary......"
Ito Yun hadn't finished roaring yet, and Li Tongfan was also angry here: "Your second uncle, you are limited to qualifying in front of Lao Tzu within two days, otherwise...... Hum! ”
Two days later, Ito Yun really came to London with a big bag and a small bag with a disgruntled face! With this half-hung qigong master by his side, Li Tongfan finally has a solid shield for using the FM2008 modifier in the future...... Shameless thoughts!
After doing all this, Li Tongfan began to screen players who can be selected for the new England national team squad, forty-four days later, that is, on September 8, the 8th round of Group E of the European Cup qualifiers will kick off, after England 7 games, 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss ranked 4th in the group, if this result is maintained, it will be eliminated!
Of course, in order to let the madman Lee have a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the national team and test his tactics in time, the FA arranged a friendly match on August 22 - Lee's England played at home against the third runner-up of the 06 World Cup, the German Chariot Germany!
Although Lao Li can choose the players he thinks is suitable through FM2008, but the appearance must be done enough, so under the gaze of countless media, the new coach Maniac Li began to sit on planes all over the world to inspect the players!
In July and August, Premier League giants such as Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, which contributed most of the main forces to the national team, were playing pre-season training and commercial matches with different opponents on five continents and seven oceans at this time, which also gave Li Tongfan a lot of opportunities to observe the players up close!
Although it is very hard to go back and forth, Li Tongfan is very satisfied with the opportunity to travel and drink at so much public expense as soon as he takes office, no wonder the domestic ZF officials travel abroad at every turn, and the feeling of public funds [***] is really cool!
Of course, the paparazzi of the British Isles did not let him go, the youngest Three Lions manager in history - "On July 17, the madman Lee showed up in Dubai to watch the third round of the Berlusconi Cup between Manchester United and AC Milan, and the Red Devils' top player Wayne Rooney performed well......"
"In the friendly match between Arsenal and French giants Marseille on July 20, England national team coach Maniac Lee and assistant coach Venables appeared in the stands of the stadium, and it seems that the little tiger Walcott has entered the sight of the madman Lee, who likes to reuse young people......"
On 24 July, Madman Lee visited Stamford Bridge for the third time, and although the first two occasions the young manager did not leave the Blues fans with good memories, this time he was applauded by the crowd and changed his clothes...... Chelsea thrashed Bundesliga side Stuttgart 4-1 in a friendly with Frank Lampard netting a hat-trick of assists and left wing-back Ashley Cole, but the hapless Blues captain John Terry netted an own goal .......
"On July 28, Mad Lee appeared at White Hart Lane, and national team fringe internationals Darren Bent and Defoe got the attention of Mad Lee ......"
"Maniac Lee examines Aston Villa's magic wings, Ashley Young, midfielder Gareth Barry and striker Abang Laho ......"
"Middlesbrough's youngster Downing gets high praise from Crazy Lee......"
"Manchester City's young defender Richards is an important part of my plan – says Crazy Lee!! ……”
In the half a month after taking office, the new Three Lions helmsman, the crazy maniac Lee, inspected the players everywhere, but the 24-man roster that decided the fate of countless players was difficult to give birth and was not announced for a long time!
Except for David Beckham, who knew from the inaugural press conference of Crazy Lee, that he was selected for the new national team, the other 23 players have become the object of speculation!
And the more difficult the 24-man squad is, the more it has aroused the curiosity of the fans, and the whole of Great Britain is eagerly waiting to know who these 24 lucky ones will be&...... The Sun carried an interview with Aston Villa's 20-year-old young striker Abang Laho!
Knight-Phillips, a young winger who plays for the Blues at Chelsea, also joins the fart: "...... Playing under the Crazy Lee is every player's lifelong dream, and while I'm not an absolute regular at Chelsea, I'm ready to answer Lee's call at any time......"
Wayne Rooney, the ace striker of the McLaren era, was cautious about his national team: "I played against Real Madrid under Mr. Rice Bucket last season and I was impressed by his unrivalled commanding skills...... Yes, we will definitely win the cup in '08......"
And just when the English put all their eyes and hopes into the Lee England national team, the transfer market in European football was also in full swing, and Real Madrid after Florentino's return to power became the center of the transfer storm - because of the indelible mark of the madman Li Yan, the best central defender of Real Madrid in the 06-07 season, Joel Luka, transferred to Manchester City in the Premier League at a low price of 15 million euros, and then, Florentino quickly found a replacement for Joel Luca, Young Porto central defender Pepe landed at the Bernabeu with a super high price of 30 million euros! At the same time, Heinze, the Argentine all-round warrior in Manchester United's backline, bid farewell to Old Trafford at 12 million euros and supported Madrid!
Although he performed well in the second half of last season, Croatian striker Luka Modric, who was considered not to have the temperament of a star, defected to Tottenham Hotspur for 10 million euros! And Dutch Peter Pan Arjan Robben bid farewell to Stamford Bridge at a sky-high price of 36 million euros and switched to the Bernabeu! At the same time as Robben, Sneijder, the core of the Dutch national team midfield, is also a member of Real Madrid, with a transfer value of 27 million euros!
Brazilian midfielder Diego returned to his old club Werder Bremen for 10 million euros after not being able to find his place in the tactical system of new head coach Fabio Capello. Compared with the 20 million worth of the Brazilian when he joined during the winter break, it has shrunk by half!
After Diego's departure, Dutchman Drenthe became a spare tyre, and Florentino offered a crazy €13 million for the young Dutch orc who came out of nowhere last season!
In addition to this, Woodgate, Portillo, Roberto Carlos, Negredo, Raul Bravo, Ciciño, Granero, Adrian, De La Red, Carlos Vela and others have all left on loan or on transfer, not finding a place in Capello's team!
After Capello's purge, the influence of the madman Lee in Real Madrid was weakened to the greatest extent!
Of course, Real Madrid also made a few deals that seemed to be taking advantage of the big bargain - the little rabbit Saviola joined from the sworn enemy Barcelona for nothing, and the main central defender of the German national team, Metzeld, and the goal-line Spider-Man who directed the magical Istanbul night - Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek also came to the Bernabeu on a free transfer!
In addition, there have been several explosive transfers in European football, including the Gunners king Thierry Henry joining Barcelona; France's new nucleus, Scar warrior Ribery joining Bayern Munich, Hargreaves moving to Manchester United, Zivo joining Inter Milan from Roma, and Atletico Madrid's golden boy Fernando Torres joining Liverpool are just a few of the most notable transfers...... In short, after the dominance of European football by Crazy Lee and his Real Madrid in the 06-07 season, the giants of the five major leagues in the new competition are all ambitious and ready to make a comeback...... And at this time, the madman Lee finally announced the first phase of the Three Lions in less than 20 days before the match with the German national team!
(To be continued)