Chapter 258: European Club Summit (3)
After briefly analyzing the composition of the personnel in this room, Zhuang Mingge divided the six Serie A bosses present into factions:
In the eyes of outsiders, the chairman invited by Moratti is naturally in line with Inter Milan, and the "holy alliance" of AC Milan and Juventus has faintly been established after the Mo Lao Fox took office, so Sampdoria and Parma, who have a good relationship with Juventus and Milan, were naturally pulled into this summit by the two clubs.
"Antonio, you're here." It was Gianni Agnelli, the most respected of all the people in the room, who was personally present at the summit of Juventus, although he had already handed over the chairmanship to his younger brother Umberto.
"Hello Grandpa Jani, it's really reassuring to see that you're still in good health." Zhuang Mingge, who has been living in Italy for nearly three years, naturally knows the unique position of this Italian "godfather" on the Apennine Peninsula.
After World War II, Italy as a defeated country, the domestic economy is facing collapse, it is Giani Agnelli with his extraordinary talent with a fiat to prop up the backbone of Italy, after the Second World War the Italian government changes frequently, but Giani has always stood tall, by the former US Secretary of State Kissinger praised as "Italy's eternal institution". Although the voices of protest against Fiat have never stopped, almost all Italians know that the person who can really stand up and lead them through the difficulties of the country's economy is the all-powerful Italian godfather in their minds.
It can be said that without Gianni Agnelli, there would be no Italy now.
Moreover, Gianni Agnelli is different from his younger brother Umberto Agnelli, his style of management is very decent, when the Italian mafia was most rampant, he dared to go to the street in person and publicly declare that he would fight the mafia to the end, and during his tenure as president of Juventus, he was very reluctant to one of the big three, Giraoudo, the reason is that Giraeudo thinks that Giraoudo is too eager to do things for quick success, and it can even be said that he is unscrupulous, simply put, his character is not good.
This is an old man worthy of his respect, Zhuang Mingge judged it this way.
Therefore, although Zhuang Mingge did not like to see Moggie and the Bianconeri under the control of the Juventus Big Three, he could not have the slightest disrespect for the upright and decent old man in front of him.
"Haha, my old guy can jump around for a few more years, don't bother you junior to worry." Gianni Agnelli said, and soon the old man's face returned to seriousness, "Since Antonio has arrived at the venue on time, it means that this summit will be held on time this afternoon......
At this point, the elder Agnelli paused briefly, as if to consider the choice of words, and then continued: "I mean to gather you all here today, mainly to let us bosses from Italy communicate with each other before the meeting begins, so as to save the time to make some jokes in the meeting room and not end well." ”
"Yes, Mr. Jani, what should we do in Italy at this meeting? As long as you speak, we juniors will naturally look ahead to you. It was AC Milan boss Silvio Berlusconi who spoke, and it was clear that the Italian media mogul didn't dare to put on a show in front of the famous old Agnelli.
"Hehe, where do I have any high opinions? I was able to succeed only by humbly listening to other people's advice and choosing the best from it. Old Agnelli said modestly, "If you have any ideas, let's discuss them here, and if it is feasible, we will discuss them in detail in a formal meeting." ”
"Then I'll start with that, Mr. Jani." The first to speak was Parma's big boss Callisto Tanzi, "I hope that this meeting will pass the proposal to expand the participation in the European Champions Cup in the major leagues. ”
The main reason why Lao Tanzi put forward this suggestion is that the influence of this meeting is too great, which directly alarmed UEFA, after all, if these club owners who participated in the meeting really unite together, even UEFA will not have good fruit to eat. Therefore, UEFA sent a representative to observe the meeting this time, so that the process and results of the meeting could be reported to President Johansson in a timely manner.
"Callisto, your suggestion is very good, and I think this topic will definitely be discussed at the meeting...... What do you all think? ”
Seeing that Lao Tanji took the lead in putting forward his own ideas, everyone present was no longer reserved and began a heated discussion...... In the end, the six bosses, including Zhuang Mingge, reached an agreement on some issues and were ready to join forces in the afternoon meeting!
At the beginning of the afternoon owners' summit, Van Praag, who was presiding over the meeting on stage, had not had time to say some words, and the statement of Manchester United owner Martin Edwards brought the meeting to the first climax in advance: "I propose here that in order to protect the interests of most European teams, and also to allow fans to see more exciting games, the number of places for teams in high-level leagues to participate in the European Champions League should be expanded. ”
"No, this one is absolutely not going to work!" As soon as Edwards' words ended, an opposing voice rang out in the room.
When Zhuang Mingge heard about it, he found that it was none other than Manchester United's sworn rivals in English football, Liverpool.
Manchester United and Liverpool are mortal enemies: first, Manchester and Liverpool are only more than 40 miles apart, which constitutes the first element of hostility between the two sides; Second, both teams have excellent records in the English top flight, and both sides are looking to suppress their opponents; Third, Liverpool is a city dominated by Irish immigrants, and most of its citizens believe in Catholicism, while Manchester is a typical British city that believes in Anglican Christianity, and in terms of religious beliefs, the two teams are also incompatible; Fourth, Liverpool citizens are mostly businessmen, while Manchester is mostly working-class, and the two sides look down on each other. It is precisely because of these four reasons that Manchester United and Liverpool are hostile to each other, and the "Northwest Derby" between the two sides can be called one of the hottest and most fierce derby battles in British football.
Therefore, although the owners of these two clubs are from the Premier League from a macro point of view, it seems that the hatred between Manchester United and Liverpool has risen to a rather remarkable level, and as long as one side puts forward an opinion, the other side will not hesitate to find all kinds of reasons to sarcastically retaliate......
"Weishenme can't do it?" Edwards was also made angry by the Liverpool boss at this time, and asked unceremoniously.
"Uh...... In short, no! ”
"You!" If it weren't for the fact that Edwards is too old to do strenuous exercise, he really wouldn't mind having a live PK with the Liverpudlians.
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