Four teams qualified for Europe in the Premier League, but Newcastle United were knocked out on penalties by Partizan Belgrade in the qualifying round.

It means that Chelsea have finally won a fourth place last season and it has been wasted.

Standing at the door of the room, Lynn felt a little bored, it is estimated that this ghost place will come often in the future, now UEFA's reform is very fast, last season was still two rounds of group stage, this season will cancel the second round of the group stage, directly into the knockout round of 16, in this regard, Lynn feels very necessary, the second round of the group stage is actually the result of a compromise between G 14 and UEFA.

In the beginning, many clubs naively believed that the more games they played, the more money they made.

Soon, however, problems were identified on both sides. The extra four games for each team out of thin air have virtually reduced the intensity of the event, leading to dissatisfaction among broadcasters and sponsors, and fans have also complained.

Then the consequence of dissatisfaction is that the benefits have not increased much, these games are in vain, no one buys it, there is no money, and naturally there is no meaning.

On the other hand, each club has also experienced first-hand how much damage these games can have on players, and the chances of players being injured are much higher than those of other clubs participating in the second phase of the group stage.

Obviously, the players' physical limits have been reached.

Since these extra games are harmful and unhelpful, it is natural that they should be cancelled.

Directly entering the knockout round, there is another advantage, that is, the chance of the game is greatly increased, and the weak team wants to upset and rely on one or two games. After the group series, it was not an upset for the underdogs. It's that the strength is underestimated to qualify.

Like Chelsea last season, obviously. The vast majority of big clubs are reluctant to admit that Chelsea are a strong team, and as a result, many have fallen at the feet of the actually strong Chelsea.

Although AC Milan won the title, last season's Champions League data surprised countless people.

Whether it is offensive efficiency, defensive tenacity, or even win percentage, Chelsea deservedly ranked first.

This shows that Chelsea does not rely on luck, but on strength

When Lynn and Robin walked into the venue. Lynn was surprised to find that almost no one greeted Lynn or anything last season, but now many people who don't know each other wave to Lynn, and even say a few words to Lynn.

Lynn knows who these are, basically some so-called European football celebrities, or some middlemen who do something shady. As for the head coach of the team, Lynn can be sure that there is none, at most people she knows, or people she has played with, just nodding politely.

'At least it shows that Chelsea have caught their attention. Isn't it? Robin could also see that he had collected a lot of business cards along the way, and half of his pocket was full.

"This is the unexpected benefit of strength." It's finally time to stop for a while. Lynn noticed that she was sweating on her forehead.

Robin just smiled, he could tell. Lynn doesn't like that kind of hypocritical way of communicating.

"Lynn, I know that might be too much to ask. But I still can't help it," Robin rubbed his hands, as if he were careful.

Glancing at him, Lynn shook her head and whispered, "Ask, I don't know you yet?" Isn't it a championship thing? ”

Robin was stunned and nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

Many sponsorship contracts are basically expiring this season, and Robin is also starting to choose new partners, in order to be more proactive when choosing business partners, Robin desperately hopes that Lin can give him a bottom line.

Lynn didn't think much of it, but blurted out, "I only have one goal, the championship, so, Robin, Chelsea will always be at the forefront of the championship competition in the future, this is no problem, right?" ”

"Really !!" Robin was pleasantly surprised.

If that's the case, the task that Lynn gave him would be easy to say.

After the end of last season, Lynn wanted Robin to completely change the club's business thinking, minimize Lynn's personal blood transfusion to the club, and instead find a way to manage the team through his own hematopoietic function, so that Chelsea's own income can feed the team, and not let the club's development slow down.

It was a very challenging task for Robin.

However, if you calculate carefully, it seems that it is not difficult, Chelsea's current income situation is actually good, especially last season, Chelsea benefited a lot from the Champions League, if it is not for the expansion of their own home stadium, then the income will be more, after all, it can stabilize at least a third of the income from the field, that is almost untouchable.

It's just that last season, Chelsea was on loan to Fulham's home stadium, not only the small capacity of the stadium, which greatly affected the income, but more importantly, a lot of income had to be shared with Fulham, which made Lynn and Robin feel painful.

Even so, if Chelsea puts aside the cost of building the stadium, it is also profitable, but Lynn said that a large amount of investment in the future may not be gone, and this budget is also borne by Robin, for this reason, Lynn also suggested that a sum of money be set aside every season as a special fund for large projects, which is equivalent to Chelsea having to bear a huge amount of expenses every year.

Gibson's lab income is not included in Chelsea's budget.

At the beginning, Lynn himself felt that he was a little too harsh on Robin, didn't he squeeze people. You know, Chelsea spend more than two of the most in the Premier League.

So, Robin now has to worry about how to make more money, but Lynn's promise today gives Robin a nice comfort.

In football management, there is such a benefit, as long as the first team's results are good enough, and the operator is not stupid, under normal circumstances, the club will have a good life.

Just as the two were muttering quietly and planning the future of the club, Lynn felt a few people sitting next to him, and subconsciously glanced at it.

Well?

Know!

Although it was the first time they had met, Lynn was sure that she knew each other very well.

"I know you." Mourinho was the first to speak, extending his hand by the way.

Lynn also reached out and clasped his hands together, "I know you too." ”

Is it a coincidence?

Of course not, Mourinho has been deliberately looking for Lynn since he entered the hall, but he didn't expect Lynn to hide in an inconspicuous corner.

In his opinion, for a club like Chelsea, the manager must be in the front row, after all, where Chelsea performed last season.

In fact, Jose Mourinho has been keeping an eye on Chelsea, who were the most successful in the Champions League despite not winning the title last season.

Unknowingly, Mourinho sees Chelsea as his biggest rival, and every time he encounters a strong opponent, he compares them to Chelsea.

By the way, Mourinho also has a good impression of Lynn, for many reasons, Chelsea's excellent performance is one, the most important thing is that Mourinho sees his own shadow from Lynn, both of them are halfway monks, and it is not easy to make a name for themselves in the football circle that pays attention to their origins.

Fortunately, he Mourinho met Bobby Robson, who helped him immensely, while Lynn seems to be similar, with a father who is a club owner.

After studying Chelsea's tactics, Mourinho was surprised to find that some of Chelsea's tactical concepts were very similar to his own, and Chelsea seemed to be doing better, so much so that Mourinho also learned a few ways to use them in his own team tactics, and it really worked well.

"I think we seem to have known each other for a long time." When Mourinho said it, Lynn was a little stunned, this guy is too fierce, he said this when they met for the first time, damn it, brother doesn't do it, die!

Lynn wasn't in the mood to get used to him, "I'm sure this is the first time we've met. ”

Mourinho understood, so he didn't continue to talk, after all, for the first time, Mourinho felt that he shouldn't say a lot of things, so he took out his business card and gave it to Lynn with both hands, "I really hope we can meet on the field." ”

"Hopefully, but, better not, you're a tough opponent." Lynn, who said this without a clear conscience, knows the fierce Lynn of Porto this season.

After the business card, Lynn put it in his pocket, and then said casually, "I'm sorry, I don't have a business card, I'm just a football coach, I don't need that." (To be continued......)