Chapter Two Hundred and Nine: It's Not a Money Problem

Getafe fans don't think they will be unhappy even if the team loses or draws now.

But that's what the fans think, and they're more out of emotion.

As the head coach of the team, Chang Sheng can't think so.

He's won three in a row, so is second place in the league secure?

No!

Far from it!

As long as he loses the next game and Betis wins one, Getafe will be back in third place in the league.

So now Getafe have to win, let alone lose, even a draw could be fatal for them.

After all, they only pulled Real Betis away by two points.

So after three wins in a row, the team went back to training, and the first thing Chang Sheng did was to gather the players and tell them what to do from here.

"Three wins in a row isn't something to be proud of, guys. Because we are only two points ahead of Real Betis in third place and five points clear of Sevilla in first place. One mistake and we'll fall to third. So my request is very simple - the next game, what should be won, must be won, what should not be won, must be won! ”

In the 32nd round, before the match against Sporting Gijón, it was the payday of each month.

And this time, there is no suspense, Getafe can't come up with a penny to pay the players and staff.

Harvey. Like a drowning man grasping at a life-saving straw, Passos is desperately hyping up the matter.

In his opinion. It was an iconic event that is sure to be a turning point for Getafe's season.

For three months in a row, Getafe FC has not paid the team salaries, and according to the rules, the players can already strike!

That was the last straw that broke Getafe!

However, the Getafe team was very calm about the lack of salary this time.

A reporter came to the outside of the training pitch to capture the chaos and desperation of the team after three months of not paying their salaries. But all they saw was a calm scene.

The journalists were dumbfounded.

This disappointed them.

Fifteen minutes of media opening passed, and they didn't find any clues.

Getafe's players didn't seem to know that they were already owed three months' wages.

Shouldn't they be on the training ground and then plotting a strike in the dressing room?

Why do you look happy now?

Something must have gone wrong, right?

Didn't wait for him to find an answer. They were blasted out by the vicious security guards.

Before leaving, Harvey. Passos was very unwilling and kept looking back.

But Harvey. Passos, the vanguard of unusually victorious victories, was particularly calm.

This piqued the curiosity of other journalists. Faced with a group of curious journalists, Harvey. Passos smiled incomprehensibly: "Don't worry, guys, in a few days, I think we will get the news we want!" ”

He spoke with particular confidence, as if he knew some inside information.

In fact, he does know the inside information.

Because Harvey. Passos received a call the other day from the Spanish players' union, contacting him in the hope of being able to report on the strike of the Getafe players.

This made Passos almost pee in excitement, and he didn't sleep all night with excitement.

The Spanish players' union has finally got the players of Getafe!

They must have reached some kind of agreement, otherwise they wouldn't have come to themselves and asked for coverage.

Let's put it this way. The strike of the Getafe players should be just a few days away, and it won't be long.

At that time, he must go to the scene to witness the collapse of Getafe and the defeat of the constant victory!

When Getafe captain Pedro. Canizares walked out of the locker room and toward the parking lot when the cell phone in his pocket rang.

After he connected. A man's voice rang on the other end of the line: "Pedro, I think you should need our help now, right?" ”

He thought he would get an affirmative answer.

But Canizares shook his head and said, "No, we don't need the help of the union now. ”

"What?" On the other end of the phone, I thought I had misheard, "Is the signal bad?" I didn't hear ...... clearly."

"I said that the whole team of Getafe doesn't need the help of the union." Canizares repeated.

"This ...... Have you been paid? ”

"Nope. No. We haven't been paid for three months. Canizares said.

"Then why don't you need help? We can help you connect and organize strikes! "The voice on the other end of the line is incredible." Don't you need us to help you recover your unpaid wages? ”

Pedro. Canizares echoed the words he had spoken to his players on the training pitch on the day of the victory.

So he said to the other party: "Sometimes, playing football is not just about money. Thank you, Garcia. But we don't plan to strike right now. ”

"No kidding, Pedro! You're a pro! Professional players don't play for money, why? If you don't strike, the management will treat you as a lamb to deal with and ignore you! You have to show your strength by striking and show the damned management that you can't be ignored! I've already helped you connect with the media...... "Marca" and "As", the absolute big media! Surely your strike will be known throughout the country......" Garcia on the other end of the line was trying to convince Pedro. Garcia.

"Thank you so much, Garcia. But the strike is not good for us, it will destabilize the team......"

"That's right, but that's the only way to make the damn club value you and fear you!"

"We don't need that, Garcia. What we want is stability. Because we have more important things to do. ”

"You ......"

"We want to create a season that all Getafe fans will never forget, and we want to win the league." Canizares said proudly. "Thank you so much for your care and support over the past few months. But it's not about money. ”

After saying that, he looked at Garcia, "Are you crazy?" Are you all crazy? Roared, hung up the phone.

He looked back at the grassy training ground and felt more relaxed than ever. For more than a month, he had been rocking between falling to the ground and whether to strike or not.

He is currently the longest-serving player for Getafe, captain and president of the Getafe players' union.

As President of the Players' Union. He must take into account the interests of his team-mates. But as a veteran of four seasons at Getafe, he doesn't want the strike to keep the team in turmoil. He knows what a strike means for this team. It means the last straw that crushes the camel.

In this way, because of his duty, he can't help but protect the interests of his players. Then there will be a strike. On the other hand, he doesn't want the team to be hurt, so he can't strike.

It was very painful for him to shake so repeatedly.

But now, he finally doesn't have to make such a difficult choice in the future.

He and the entire Getafe team don't have to be torn between them.

All this is naturally not because they have figured it out, but because of the efforts of Chang Sheng.

The team started winning again and everyone saw hope. They found that what Chang Sheng said to them was not a blank promise, but a real possibility to be realized.

League Champion ......

Getafe had never dared to think about it before. Even if it's just the championship of the second division. It's also remarkable!

He thought about what Chang Sheng had done when he first arrived at this team.

In fact, many players are not used to it.

But he was able to lead the team to victory and bring confidence to the team that was in the desperation of relegation.

Immediately, everyone accepted him.

It's as simple as that, victory brings confidence, and confidence in turn leads to victory. A manager who can lead the team to victory. No matter how out of line he says and does, his team is behind him.

Chang Sheng once said that he hoped to be able to say the words "It's an honor to fight with you" at the end of the season.

Pedro. Canizares thought to herself, in fact, the person who wanted to say this the most should be herself.

It's a real privilege to be able to work with such an amazing coach.

Harvey. Passos waited for news of the Getafe players' strike. It's like waiting for the guns of the uprising.

But I didn't think of waiting and waiting, waiting until the next round of the league was about to start, and I didn't wait for further news.

The Spanish players' union simply stopped contacting him directly.

He couldn't help it, so he had to call himself to inquire about the follow-up development of this matter.

As a result, the other end of the phone was very frustrated and indignant: "No! The strike is gone! ”

"Huh? What's going on? Passos was taken aback.

"They themselves canceled the plans for the strike! I really don't understand...... What to say is not a matter of money, it has nothing to do with money...... It has nothing to do with money, what did they ask us to do before? The person on the other end of the line was a bit of a hater, gritting his teeth and complaining about the Getafe players.

He originally planned to take a good look at the Getafe players' strike, and to set a wake-up call to the Spanish football clubs that wantonly owed their players' wages, telling them that the players are also powerful, and not to think that the players are easy to bully.

That's why he contacted big newspapers like "Marca" and "As", intending to focus on it, follow up on the report, dig deeper, and attack the poor economic situation in Spanish football.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the Getafe players, who are the protagonists, were intimidated!

Does that keep him angry?

Harvey. Passos ignored why the other party was so angry. He didn't even listen to what he said next.

There was only one sentence on his mind: "They themselves canceled the plan to strike!" It's gone, the strike is gone! ”

The turning point he was most looking forward to...... That's it!

What he thought would definitely happen to Getafe because of this, it didn't happen!

His previous ridicule of Getafe and Chang Sheng now seemed so ridiculous. And his calmness of "far-sightedness" outside the Getafe training base has also turned into "smiling and generous".

He couldn't figure it out, Getafe hadn't been paid for three months, why didn't these people go on strike? Why, exactly?!

Not only did it not strike, but its combat effectiveness soared compared to before!

Three wins in a row!

How did they do it?

Could it be that these players are all M physique, they are happy when they owe their salaries, and they are uncomfortable when they are paid on time every month?

Damn, how can there be such a cheap person in this world!

In the 32nd round of the league, Getafe hosted Sporting Gijón.

In the game, Luis. Garcia opened the scoring for Getafe.

However, the tenacious Sporting Gijón quickly equalised.

Just when the score was deadlocked, Getafe's captain Pedro. Canizares stepped forward.

In a corner-kick duel, Jose. Passarella topped the first point, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced. Canizares, who was ambushed in the penalty area, made a beautiful leap to the top and headed the football into the goal of Sporting Gijón!

Getafe ended up relying on Pedro. This goal from Canizares beat Sporting Gijón 2-1 at home.

Won four in a row!

What's more, less than two hours after the match, a message came from the Pizjuán Stadium that made all Getafe fans cheer.

Sevilla lost 0:1 at home to Gahn and broke out an upset!

As a result, Getafe are only two points away from Sevilla, who are at the top of the league!

Two points, the first place in the league is within reach!

When Chang Sheng said in his post-match press conference after the team's defeat to Murcia that Getafe would be back at the top of the league in a few rounds, it caused a lot of laughter from reporters. These reporters tease and ridicule Chang Sheng with laughter, as if it were the funniest joke they've ever heard.

But now, they are only two points away from the top of the league, a game away.

In the face of such a reality, many reporters couldn't laugh out loud.