Football has entered the 21st century, in fact, the pace of complete industrialization of football has been nearly completed. In a world where "resource management means a qiē", football clubs have diversified their player networks so that they can quickly recruit any young players who do not have a professional contract. With the high-profile appointments of some European national team managers, the negative impact surrounding the hiring of foreign coaches has been gradually diluted.

Whether at club level or at national team level, football has always been hierarchical, and there are always a few strong teams that win so many titles.

However, in 2004 this rule was subverted by an obscure team and its manager, who knew where their weaknesses lay and made the most of them in their tactical system to minimise risk and maximise profits, and in doing so they achieved the most incredible victory in international football.

This is Greece!

Football was enthusiastically embraced almost as soon as it was introduced to Greece, but the Greek national team rarely won the prize.

It wasn't until 1980 that the Greek national team reached the finals of major international competitions and was given the opportunity to participate in the European Championship that year. However, their summer in Italy was short and unpleasant, coming home after being beaten by the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia in the group stage and a 0-0 draw with West Germany.

It's been 14 years since the Greeks once again had a chance to prove themselves on the world stage, but their performance at the 1994 World Cup was even more disappointing. Not only did the team stop in the group stage, but they also failed to score a goal and were scored 10 goals by their three opponents in the group stage, Argentina, Bulgaria and Nigeria.

Since then, the team has gradually improved in its recovery and is one step away from Euro 1996 and World Cup finals in 1998.

But that's just it. Compared to the big European teams, it is really not worth mentioning, and it is not even easy for Greece to qualify for the European Championship finals.

That's how a team can win the European Championship!?

If you use an analogy, it is estimated that we will compare it with the Chinese team entering the World Cup finals in 2002, when the Chinese team entered the World Cup finals for the first time, who can expect the Chinese team to win the World Cup? I guess I can only think of it in my head.

That's almost impossible.

Greece is not at that point, but it has been difficult for teams to qualify for the European Championship in previous years. How hard it will be to expect them to win the European Championship is completely conceivable.

So Euro 2004 became known as a 'Greek myth'.

'Myth' is called mythology. It's because no one thought that among the 16 teams in the European Cup, Greece was the bottom of the game, at the beginning of the game. Their odds of winning the championship are at least about 100 times, that is, as long as they hold down 10,000 pounds, then they can have a profit of 1 million pounds in the end, even if they deduct the huge tax of 20%, they can still have 800,000 pounds.

In regular bookmakers, there is a limit to the individual pressure of a single team, which is £5,000 for British bookmakers and higher for European bookmakers in the Netherlands. At only 8,000 euros, these two are the most official bookmakers in Europe, and the two companies are combined. They have almost monopolized the entire sports betting industry in England, and because they are monopolies, they are quite large, so there is no need to worry about them being crushed and 'bankrupt' and have no money to lose.

Wansheng can safely bet on Greece, and even bet on a single game.

As long as the course of history does not change, a few million pounds is naturally trivial.

Wan Sheng didn't have anything to worry about. Although there is a 'butterfly effect', only one of Derby's players is in the national team. Or Cahill, who represents the Australian team, is not eligible to appear in the European Championships, so his 'butterfly' team will have little impact on the European Championships.

Wan Sheng won't explain so much, he just talked about being optimistic about Greece, but Kevin Tagore is still full of incredulity, even if he doesn't know much about football, he knows how difficult it is for Greece to win the European Championship.

"Are you sure you're not wasting money?" Kevin Tagore asked.

Wan Sheng smiled, "Don't you believe my vision? ”

"You have to give a reason!"

Wan Sheng shook his head, "The reason is, this is a kind of bet-bet." Bet-Bo, understand? If you press Italy, you press France, then there is basically no gain at all. You can trust me! ”

This sentence made Kevin Tagore only smile wryly.

He did believe in Wan Sheng's vision, at least in terms of stock investment, Wan Sheng had proven a lot of things, and he was very successful in the coaching industry, but just so, suddenly said that he was bullish on Greece...... He still felt very unreliable.

Fortunately, there is no need to invest much money here, and tens of thousands of pounds is not a big amount for the two of them.

It doesn't matter if it's a loss.

……

Over the weekend, Wansheng was a guest on Sky TV's sports program.

This is Sky Sports' invitation to the managers of the three League One promotion teams, they are guests in the sports column, talk to the hosts, look forward to the Premier League next season, talk about the team and English football, etc., fans are still happy to watch this kind of sports column of the promotion manager's views on the league, perhaps because it is difficult for the TV station to invite the manager of the big team.

The League One promotion play-offs have come to an end, with Crystal Palace beating Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion respectively to secure a valuable promotion spot, which was not easy for them, as they finished sixth in the league this season but eventually beat their rivals to secure a promotion place.

Norwich coach Worthington and Crystal Palace coach Dowey have already arrived, and when Wan Sheng came to the TV station, he happened to meet two people, the three are league rivals, and they will still be league rivals next season, but now is not the league period, but doing a show together, so they also say hello to each other and congratulate the opposing team on their promotion.

Wan Sheng also echoed twice. Congratulations to Crystal Palace coach Dowe, after all, the opponent has just completed the upgrade.

While the three of them were chatting, the show was about to start soon.

The moderator is Christine. The high ratings of this show have something to do with Christine, she has blonde hair and looks very beautiful, and she always wears low-cut clothes, which sets off the breasts that are much larger than ordinary people, the towering and deep groove line makes people reverie, many people watch the show not to see the content, but to look at the groove of this beautiful host.

Soon the show began. The three of Wansheng entered the live broadcast room together.

The three of them sat down separately, all facing Christine. Christine was sitting, his chest straight, and even Wan Sheng couldn't help but glance at that angle twice, as did Worthington and Dowey. Christine had long been accustomed to the gaze of the three of them, she kept smiling, as if she didn't care at all, but straightened her chest even more, and Wan Sheng couldn't help but swallow her saliva secretly.

Christine seemed to see Wan Sheng's movements, and immediately she smiled at Wan Sheng, and instantly Wan Sheng could feel the woman throwing a wink at him.

"What a goblin!" Wan Sheng cursed in his heart.

Christine is also interested in Wan Sheng, talking about the three head coaches. In fact, Worthington and Dowey have nothing to say, two middle-aged managers who led the team to promotion to the Premier League in the form of second place and promotion play-offs. There is really nothing to talk about, but Wan Sheng is still very young, and he has been very famous recently, if he can use the fame of this young Chinese to make himself popular again, it will definitely be beneficial to his career. So Christine is still very interested in Wansheng.

When asking questions, she kept looking at Wan Sheng.

This made the other two secretly jealous. However, Wan Sheng maintained the appearance of a decent gentleman, as if he didn't care about beauty at all.

At the outset, Christine congratulated the three teams on their promotion to the Premier League, and then asked the three to look ahead to next season.

Worthington and Dawey are basically saying that the team will try to achieve relegation and so on.

Norwich and Crystal Palace are considered strong teams in League One, but they can only work hard to relegate in the Premier League, and it is good for them to be able to complete the relegation.

Soon it was Wansheng's turn.

Christine blinked at Wan Sheng with wide eyes and asked, "What do you think about next season?" Do you have the confidence to lead Derby County through relegation? ”

Even if he was prepared, Wan Sheng was still a little moved by the beauty who looked at him like this, but he quickly adjusted, shook his head, and said confidently, "No, our goal has never been relegation!" ”

"Oh?" Christine was interested and asked Wan Sheng to continue.

"It's not the first time we've been in the Premier League, Derby County was in the Premier League three years ago, and although we were relegated, a lot of people in the team still have Premier League experience. I don't think with our quality, we won't just aim for relegation, although we are also a promoted team, we are not Crystal Palace and Norwich, so our goal is at least to fight for a place in Europe! ”

The other two managers who said this sentence turned dark.

What does this mean?

Norwich and Crystal Palace can only be relegated, Derby County is not Norwich, not Crystal Palace, so their goal is to at least compete for a place in the European competition?

What kind of logic is this!

If the goal is to get a place in Europe, it's fine, but why do you have to mention Norwich and Crystal Palace? Is this *naked contempt, or what...... Worthington and Dawey were instantly very dissatisfied with Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng didn't care, the three seemed to be joking, but they would be competitors again next season, he didn't think it was useful to leave a good impression on the two, and he was just telling the truth, Norwich and Crystal Palace definitely don't have the strength to compete for a place in the European competition, and Derby County has the strength, so ...... That's it.

Christine was also stunned when she heard this, even if she had learned a little about Wan Sheng, she still felt that this guy was really a little arrogant!

But that's what makes it appealing!

I'm afraid that the fans in front of the TV don't want the three managers to say anything about working for relegation, so what's the point of them watching TV shows?

Christine blinked at Wan Sheng with wide eyes and continued to ask, "So what will Derby County do to prepare, such as recruiting in the summer?" ”

Wan Sheng shook his head and said calmly, "There won't be any big changes to the team lineup in the new season. ”

"Just with the squad in League One. Do Derby County have a chance to compete for a place in Europe? Christine asked, confused.

Wan Sheng smiled, full of confidence, "I don't think there is any problem with our lineup. We've just beaten Manchester United! ”

Suddenly Christine felt speechless, and the other two couldn't say anything if they wanted to be sarcastic.

Yes, Derby County's squad won against Manchester United, and they played quite well, can beat Manchester United's lineup, can't they fight for a place in Europe?

Absolutely!

But that's it...... It always feels weird, after all, Derby County was a League One side last season.

At this point, the TV show was as if there was only one guest in Wansheng. The other two, Worthington and Dowey, were just foils. They all feel a little bit this way themselves, sometimes they can't interject when they want to, and they even have to accept Wansheng's merciless ridicule.

This feeling...... The two even wanted to curse.

Luckily, they knew this was live, so they couldn't do that kind of degrading thing. Fortunately, Christine soon changed the subject. "Three gentlemen, what do you think of next season's Premier League? Which team do you think is most likely to win the championship? ”

There are only a few teams in the Premier League that have the strength to compete for the title, and the question is very simple.

'Manchester United will definitely have to add to their squad in the summer, they haven't had a good season this season, but they will be the strongest contenders for the title next season.'

'Arsenal have been strong this season and they won't make any big changes to their squad next season, so we still have a good chance of winning the title.'

The two said separately.

Manchester United and Arsenal are really strong.

Arsenal are league champions this season, with Patrick Vieira in midfield and Thierry Henry up front, as well as big players on both wings and at the back. If their strength is not weakened, they will certainly be a strong contender for the title next season.

The same is true for Manchester United, who were affected by the departure of David Beckham last season. The performance was not very good, but the rise of Portuguese star C-Ronaldo made up for Beckham's position, he was not very mature last season, but this season, his watch is still worth looking forward to, plus there are rumors in the media that Manchester United are spending a huge amount of money to buy the star. Everton youngster Wayne Rooney is all within the scope of Manchester United's takeover, after adding to the squad. Manchester United will certainly be very strong as well.

Then it was Wansheng's turn.

Wan Sheng's view is completely different from the two, he is well aware of the development of football in the next decade, and naturally knows that normally next season the title will be Chelsea, so he said, "I think Chelsea have a good chance of winning next season. ”

"Chelsea? That team of the Russian plutocrats? Christine smiled.

The other two also smiled disdainfully.

At this time, many people look down on Chelsea, because Chelsea are no longer English, and most people think that just throwing money into the transfer market will not really bring any good results, so Chelsea is looked down upon.

But Wan Sheng said disapprerovingly, "I think Chelsea will be a favourite for the title, they have shown a strong performance this season, second in the league, this result is not something that ordinary teams can do, and they have just signed Mourinho, Mourinho led Porto to win the European Championship last season, his ability is certain, I think next season's league, Chelsea's table xiàn will be quite good." ”

After speaking, Wan Sheng added, "Of course, I am more looking forward to the table of Derby County, after all, I am the head coach of Derby County. ”

Christine laughed as well.

However, looking at the looks of her and Worthington, they still don't agree with what Wan Sheng said. But she is the host and will definitely not argue with Wan Sheng about this, not to mention, she is also very interested in Wan Sheng, and soon he shifted the topic to the upcoming European Championship and asked the three of them to talk about the European Cup separately.

Worthington and Dawey are both talking about France and Italy, and they believe that the quality of these two teams is the most likely to win the title.

However, Wan Sheng said, "Italy and France are both favorites, but I am more optimistic about the host Portugal, as the host, their results will definitely not be bad, if there is a strong team, if there is a team that has a chance to win the championship, I will choose Portugal, of course, they are not even a strong team, but the host will always have an advantage." ”

Wan Sheng did not point out that this European Cup is actually the world of Greece, of course he will not tell others, but the final is the match between Portugal and Greece, and naturally Portugal's table will be good.

As for why?

There are so many whys in football games!

Christine listened to Wan Sheng's point of view and continued to ask, "Are you a fan of Portugal?" ”

"No, I'm not a fan of any team." Wan Sheng shook his head.

While the two of them said this, it seemed that Worthington and Dowey were ignored, but Christine also felt that the two of them were saying nothing new, look at Wan Sheng, even if his statement is very different, but alternative will always be attractive, and Worthington's views are too popular, and there is no attraction at all.

"So can you talk about the England team? The current England team is called the strongest England in history, do you think England have a good chance of winning the title? ”

Wan Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't think the England team is weak, in fact, it is not common for the team to be full of stars, but Eriksen's tactics are too conservative, and the Swedes may become the biggest obstacle for England to win the championship!" ”

This is direct disdain and ridicule.

The ratings of this show are very high, many people can imagine that Erikson will fight back against Wansheng later, speaking of which the two are not on the same level at all, so does this young Chinese want to use this way to hype?

Many people are dismissive of Wansheng's statement.

If it's not hype, how can it be said that the current England team has little hope of winning the championship? The problem is with manager Eriksen? No, no, no, the Swede has a good record with the team, and he has almost the unanimous support of the whole team, so far no one thinks there is anything wrong with Eriksen leading the team.

Well, this guy is just hype! (To be continued)