Five hundred and ninety-six, good luck to him
Last season, Italy's Inter Milan was proud to finally win the Champions League again after many years.
Their head coach is Lynn's old rival Jose Mourinho, and throughout the two seasons that Lynn has changed the battlefield, there are two influential figures in European football, except for Mourinho, who is the same young coach, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.
In the past few seasons, a monster suddenly appeared in European football, wreaking havoc on the entire football world, no matter how much he resisted, he was Lynn, and his sudden rise upset the balance of European football and the old pattern.
Later, Lynn seemed to be unable to play in Europe, ran to a bigger stage, and entered the national team level, but his departure at that time made many people breathe a sigh of relief, and finally sent the uncle away.
It was at that time that Pep Guardiola came, and no one took it seriously at the time, but, who would have thought that in two seasons, he would also play like a monster.
Jose Mourinho, who took a year off, also returned to football last season and snatched the Champions League title in 09/10. Now, Lynn has killed another rifle.
And Mourinho has also become the head coach of Real Madrid, plus Pep Guardiola's Barcelona and Lynn's Chelsea, before the start of the season, many media are looking forward to the three-man hegemony.
It's just that Chelsea seems to be timid as soon as they come up, coupled with a large number of injuries, which disappointed many people who were looking forward to a good show, and died before they could get started, and Chelsea fell before they started, which made everyone feel that they had lost an opportunity to watch a good show.
Things turned out to be a big surprise, as Chelsea's remnants came into full swing, with two brutal slaughters in quick succession. Who would dare to say Chelsea don't have a chance to play in Europe?
In the first game, it can be said that West Bromwich Albion was taken by surprise, but what about the second? That's the home of Wigan Athletic. Chelsea are still on the rise.
Of course, after the game, Mourinho and Pep Guardiola were unimpressed by Chelsea's big win. It was a headache to think that Chelsea was just opportunistic, not to win in a dignified manner, but to defend and counter-attack.
Saying so, but in fact, both teams regard collecting information about Chelsea as a big deal, and no one dares to really ignore Chelsea, especially Mourinho, this old man has really suffered a lot in the hands of Lynn. How dare you despise it.
Before the UEFA Super Cup, Lynn quietly came to UEFA's home base, and after two seasons, returned to the Champions League.
In the hall, Lynn still sat in an unnoticeable corner as before, but he was a big man, how could the media who had finally seized the opportunity let him go.
They had already found out about this guy. It's just that there are too many people who can be interviewed on the scene, such as Ferguson. The Manchester United manager who came here does not seem to have the seriousness of the past, chatting with the people next to him with a smile on his face, and also cooperating with reporters to take a photo from time to time. By the way, it seems to be very elegant.
And Pep Guardiola. The last two seasons have been a success, and his popularity in coaching circles has skyrocketed. To be able to take charge of Barcelona and bring the team out of decadence in one fell swoop, a giant team like Barcelona has secured the position of head coach, and many people regard Guardiola as a new pole comparable to Lynn.
The windy Mourinho has not yet arrived, and many people are waiting at the door.
"I thought you'd go over and bring someone new." Robin pointed to the crowd around Guardiola.
Lynn snorted, "I don't have that qualification. "Maybe for a long time, he didn't have much to do with other coaches, even if he had a dazzling record, so there were very few people who were willing to compliment him.
Robin laughed, "Are you angry?" But I'm happy that at least every season we can be here and some people can't. ”
"Maybe in a few years, it won't be easy for us to think about it again." Lynn gestured to the still set up podium.
Although Robin is not a manager, he also has his own level of competition, that is, the direct competition of the club, unlike on the field, among the teams in the Premier League, the most stiff relationship with Chelsea is Liverpool, but unfortunately the Liverpool team is not competitive on the field, and they did not qualify for the Champions League last season.
Of course, there is no place for them today.
Robin's face lit up as he said this.
Just when the two of them were whispering, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and it could be seen that a big man was coming.
"I guess that guy is here, and he's still so coquettish." Lynn pouted.
"Actually, you can too."
Robin hoped that Lynn's usual high-profile would always do Chelsea some good, but unfortunately, this can only be advice forever, and Lynn has always avoided such advice.
Like them, many people's eyes were drawn to that side
After entering the door, Mourinho glanced at the audience expressionlessly, did not return the slightest respect to those who stared at him, and walked straight to Lynn.
Seeing Mourinho sitting next to him, Lynn froze for a moment, and then he immediately narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, a flash of light swept like a storm.
Mourinho smiled, "Coach John, we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”
"Like, Coach Mourinho." Lynn had no choice but to greet the other party, but there was a taste of rejection in his tone.
People don't care at all.
It's so thick-skinned!
Lynn has a new understanding of Mourinho in her heart.
"Oh, I haven't congratulated you on winning the World Cup." Mourinho held out his hand.
"Thank you." Lynn also reached out and let go of Mourinho's hand after touching it.
"Coach John, I suddenly feel like we're going to meet this season, don't you think?" Mourinho didn't notice that Lynn didn't want to talk, and said to himself.
"It's hard, the group draw should be separated." Lynn didn't want to talk much at all, and deliberately pretended to be confused.
Mourinho doesn't seem to be angry, but has a lot of fun.
"No, of course not. I mean, the draw for the quarter-finals, we're definitely going to meet each other. Otherwise, the UEFA guys wouldn't be where they are today. ”
Lynn smiled, UEFA's skills are already known to the world. Mourinho really thought Lynn was a fool.
"However, I don't think it's very likely that we'll meet, but of course, if you can beat anyone, maybe there's a chance."
Lynn squinted and stared ahead as she spoke, which was very rude.
Mourinho shrugged, "That's a shame. Then he shut up. But he didn't get up to leave, and sat next to Lynn.
Twitching his nose, Lynn tilted his head to the side, this damn bastard, did you spray two catties of perfume, it's not better to have that money to take a bath than anything.
When the two of them talked, they didn't speak loudly, and the reporters who were waiting for the opportunity on the side naturally couldn't hear it, but they had lip experts. The content of the conversation between the two will be picked up soon.
Regarding Mourinho's character, Lynn feels that he knows quite well, including Mourinho sitting next to him just now, and it is by no means that people think that he is close to Lynn.
This guy's mind is dark.
At least Lynn felt like she was losing. It was a stepping stone for Mourinho.
Mourinho is a dominant figure in the coaching world, an absolute big star, and his results are not bad. But he is by no means the first person in the coaching world, and there is a demon like Lynn. He's pretty much barely finished.
Therefore, Lynn felt that Mourinho was deliberately sitting next to him. Raise his worth.
This guy's ability to make money is really not small, if it weren't for Lynn's other industries, just counting the job of coaching, Lynn would be too far behind Mourinho, not at the same level.
It can be said that Lynn has no other income except for his annual salary, and the annual salary of Coach Mourinho is only a part of his income, and a large number of endorsement fees make him an expert in the coaching circle.
Many times, Lynn feels that too many of Mourinho's actions are not due to his personality, but more to show that he is unique or different.
Many people criticized him, but no one thought that Mourinho would officially use these means to shape himself into a character coach who will look at everything.
The exposure rate is high, and the natural value is so high that it is staggering.
Lynn was sometimes upset, and his agent told him that even if Lynn now took over the endorsement, the price would be far less than Mourinho's.
This once made Lynn want to compete with Mourinho, but in the end he still didn't.
Lynn's mind was thinking about the mess, and the time passed, and most of the people who came to participate in the lottery had arrived, and the lottery ceremony was almost about to begin.
And the media lined up at the back of the hall, waiting for the results of the Champions League draw for the new season.
Not only these people in the lobby, but fans from all over the world are also watching the results of the draw, although there are many versions of the results in the fashion beforehand, but it is always necessary to be the original version here to set the record straight.
Lynn doesn't really care much about who his opponent is, in the group stage, Chelsea really has no pressure, even if it really comes to a group of death, it doesn't matter, Chelsea has this strength.
Lynn is not happy to bother to remember what the draw was in the original history, and since England won the championship in South Africa, Lynn has not believed in his own memory.
The reason why the Champions League has attracted so much attention is because it has built a brand effect over more than 50 years of history, which is the highest honour among European football clubs, and at the same time the highest level of competition.
There is no room for anyone to ignore it.
Perhaps many people are not convinced, thinking that many games in the Champions League are not good-looking, especially the teams in the four major leagues are too strong, and the strength and weakness are clear, but they still can't shake the status and authority of the Champions League.
Even Lynn regards the Champions League as the first thing, and as for the Club World Cup, no matter how they advertise it, Lynn feels that it is an unnecessary chicken rib.
The Champions League is not only an honor, but also a real monetary benefit, every club participating in the Champions League will have a skyrocketing budget, ticket revenue, TV broadcast revenue, bonuses and the like will make the Champions League clubs make a lot of money.
Even at Chelsea, Robin is eager to play in the Champions League and wants to swallow it all in one bite. Chelsea haven't gone far in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, so Chelsea's overall revenue has immediately dropped by a big chunk.
Now Lynn returns. Robin rubbed his fists and prepared to bite the piece of fat.
Lynn has also begun to pay attention to finances, and is not as unconcerned as she used to be. The key to supporting a club's survival is not results, or money, even if there is no honor, there is not enough financial resources for the team to squander, then the results are only a flash in the pan, and it is not the same with money, even if there are consecutive fiascos, as long as there is money in hand, you can immediately re-establish a new and formidable team.
That's confidence.
A lot of clubs are standing tall. That's why.
The power of money is invincible in the face of the commercial monster of the professional league, and now the Champions League is the biggest benefit.
Chelsea can not care about these incomes, but, as Robin said, is it possible that Chelsea will always live on Lynn's input, and Lynn can guarantee to live for hundreds of years and make money every year?
Lynn admits that Robin is right, so she is very supportive of Robin.
A few seasons ago, Chelsea moved away from relying on Lynn's blood transfusion. I can support myself and bring Lynn a lot of income.
Then the Champions League is the key for Chelsea to complete this series.
Unlimited capital investment will definitely not help the team more, but will destroy the foundation of the club's healthy survival. No matter how rich he is, Lynn doesn't think losing hundreds of millions of pounds a season is a good thing, and Tottenham's slowing pace of expansion is the most obvious example
The draw began. Chelsea are naturally seeded.
The seeded team in Group A is Inter Milan, who have just won the title, but they are no longer without Jose Mourinho. It is not known where the new coach will take Inter.
Group B is Lyon from France, which has a somewhat mixed feeling. Group C is Manchester United, and it deserves its name.
Group D is Barcelona, which is not controversial, Group E is Bayern Munich, which is also normal, and Chelsea are in Group F.
The remaining two are Real Madrid and Arsenal, AC Milan was not seeded, which surprised many people, and Lynn also felt a little unbelievable, not knowing the tricks that UEFA played again.
After the draw results came out, Lynn understood that he had taken advantage of a series of events at Chelsea before, which caused UEFA to be less interested in Chelsea, and did not let the weak Chelsea attract attention, maybe they may regret it now, but it was too late.
The lottery has never been fair, there has always been a black hand manipulating, and some exciting results must always come out, otherwise how to maximize commercial interests, to put it bluntly, the box office and ratings must be guaranteed, otherwise where will those bonuses come from.
When he thinks about money, Lynn's disdain and resentment towards UEFA fades a lot.
After all, several opponents of Chelsea in this draw are good, Lynn likes it very much, France's Marseille, Russia's Spartak Moscow, and Slovakia's Zhilina, no matter who they are, do not have the strength to overturn Chelsea, and qualifying from the group is not a problem at all.
When your own affairs are clear, you will naturally pay attention to others, and UEFA's methods will be the same. Tottenham and Inter are in a group, and Real Madrid meets AC Milan, which is probably the appetizer that UEFA has prepared for fans.
The whole ceremony went on quickly, with notes being pulled out, clubs being pressed on the group's list, and false exclamations or grumbling continued to erupt from the scene.
And Lynn has been silent, and Mourinho next to him doesn't seem to have any surprises, but when AC Milan was pulled down by Real Madrid, Mourinho's legs changed positions, obviously, this result surprised Mourinho somewhat.
It's over, everyone is going out, in another hall, UEFA held a drinking party, which is considered to be eating and drinking at public expense, but Lynn doesn't plan to watch it, he plans to rush back to London overnight, as for the Super Cup the next day, he doesn't plan to watch it, it's not good.
"Mr. John."
"Coach John."
"Sir John"
"Coach Jose Mourinho"
"Sir Alex Ferguson"
"Coach Arsene Wenger"
The media who have been impatient for a long time have swarmed around these big-name coaches, and as for those coaches from small national leagues, almost no one cares except for reporters from their own countries, this is the real world, everything is in the hands of interests.
Lynn knew that he couldn't run, he turned around and looked at the chaotic hall, and was satisfied to find that there were many reporters around him, definitely the largest number, counting you acquaintances.
'Chelsea respect every opponent and we never take anyone lightly, so it doesn't matter who the opponent is, it's about ourselves and playing our football well.
"The goal of the Champions League? My idea is to go as far as I can."
"Sir, do you think Mr. Capello will succeed?"
Lynn groaned, shortly after he announced his departure, Capello, the head coach from Italy, took over as England's head coach, this time when Chelsea was injured a lot, although Capello had some opinions about Chelsea's play, but given that Lynn was his predecessor, and it was a hugely successful predecessor, he didn't say anything, just expressed his hope that the Chelsea players would recover as soon as possible.
It's not that no one wanted Lynn to comment on Italians before, and Lynn didn't want to be disgusted, but he also knew the virtue of the media, and if he didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to make up some disgusting words from these bastards, so Lynn would be passive.
After all, not opening your mouth is also an attitude.
"Mr. Capello is an admirable senior, I believe he can lead LinkedIn Gran to a satisfactory result, I wish him well!"
Feeling that the time was almost up, Lynn pushed away the reporters who had gathered around him apologetically and walked out.
In the parking lot, Lynn unexpectedly discovers that Ferguson is about to leave, and the two meet in the elevator leading to the parking lot.
The old man seemed to be in good spirits, and even took Lynn with him, but fortunately it was not a destination, otherwise Lynn would have been annoyed by Ferguson, who was also a Jazz. (To be continued......)