Chapter 43: Cruyff's Melancholy

In the morning, the inhabitants of Catalonia, awakened by the Mediterranean evening breeze, walked out of their homes in groups and went to the snack bars on both sides of the street to order a local pastry and a hot white bean soup for a long night. After the soup is full, it returns to the singing, laughing and flowing crowd.

Instead of having to work for the sake of work, Catalans seem to have been born with a knack for how to regulate the stresses of life, and the morning laughter is full of excitement, and the slowly moving crowd is accustomed to this life - just like the pilgrimage mentality of the tourists who come here, the empathetic people walk the same steps, do something that may be repeated every day but are never tired of doing - walking, walking in the morning light, walking in the morning sun, going to the training base in Barcelona with the morning sun.

At this time, the training base of Barcelona, which opened its doors, ushered in a crowd of people who came here early in the morning to "walk" as before.

Like the majestic Camp Nou, the training ground, created by Dutchman Cruyff, is fully integrated into Catalan life. Zhuang Mingge, who visited here for the first time, saw the scenery in front of him where man and nature are integrated, and he had to admit that this is indeed a place with "magic", and it constantly attracts people coming and going in silence.

"Sister Karin, it seems that you are right, this Cruyff coach has god-like prestige among Barcelona fans and Barcelona fans throughout Catalonia. Enjoyable games can certainly catch their eye, but I think what the Dutchmen have brought to Barcelona over the years is not just the gorgeous football in front of them, but also more like the La Masia Academy, something that shocks their hearts and affects their lives. ”

In fact, there is no need for Karin's "recommendation", Zhuang Mingge, a "traverser", also knows the "prestige" of the Barcelona Youth Training Base, but the desire to visit early in the morning is not so strong.

"Yes, for Barcelona, without Cruyff, there would be no academy and I know Tony is very interested in that. Since you have a more in-depth understanding of the youth training model of Parma in your own country and Ajax in the Netherlands, you must not miss the 'Barcelona model' here. ”

Just like when he played the football manager game, he "loved" "cultivating calves", Zhuang Mingge had a high opinion of the youth training model that Cruyff played in Spain.

"Hehe, whoever knows me, Sister Karin."

The dialogue mixed with multiple Chinese has long formed a unique communication bridge between the two people, although occasionally there are a few surprised glances from the crowd walking in the base that do not destroy the harmony.

Away from the screams and cheers at Camp Nou, the scenery here makes Zhuang Mingge feel Barcelona in another state, of course, in such harmony and silence, it would be better if those young players could get up early to train.

"That...... Sister Karin, I found that we seemed to have arrived a little early, the training ground here was empty, not to mention the huge Barcelona, there was not even a person who came out to receive it, anyway, like us guests who came from afar, but there are no local residents of Barcelona, who are familiar with every plant and tree here. ”

As soon as the excitement of the first time passed, Zhuang Mingge remembered the importance of "efficiency", if it was to hang out, for him, such a large area of a training base, it would not be possible to finish shopping for half a day.

"No, Tony, you said it yourself, you want to look at it like a fan. Why, so quickly out of place? Sure enough, you still like the feeling of being a boss, right, right? ”

"Ahh......h What's so strange about this, this, who made me not a fan of Barcelona. Or Sister Karin, you can contact the manager Antonioni now, he seems to be with the officials of FC Barcelona. ”

Zhuang Mingge was about to enjoy the quiet environment around him with Karin, and by the way, he deepened the "feelings" between the two parties, and a figure of "saying Cao Cao Cao and Cao Cao" appeared in front of him - Antonioni, who walked with the wind, stood straight in front of Zhuang Mingge after completing the horizontal "crossing" of half of the court, and left a simple and exaggerated sentence:

"Antonio, Monsieur Cruyff strongly demands to see you!"

What? Cruyff "took the initiative" to meet me? Or is it the "strong" kind? If someone else told him this, Zhuang Mingge would definitely weigh how much "water" was contained in such words, but since such "exaggerated" words came from the mouth of Antonioni, who never "exaggerated", then it only needs to be considered whether Cruyff, who has always been strong, has a "neurotic".

In an office at the La Masia youth base, he met Cruyff's Zhuang Mingge, and soon learned that the Dutch legend had already had the idea of getting rid of people before he completely "retired from illness", and the person he wanted to get rid of was the current president of Barcelona, Nunez, who had been a close personal friend with him for many years.

Looking at the upright Dutchman in front of a lot of "outsiders", the "discordant sound" inside the Barcelona club, in addition to admiring the Dutchman's courage of "not afraid of the sky, not afraid of the earth", Zhuang Mingge also couldn't help shouting two sentences in his heart: It's not that we can't keep up with the times, it's that this shijie has become really TM fast!

A "god-like" existence in the Barcelona club, a "cow man" who can't wait to wear a pair of pants with Barcelona President Nunez under the gossip media YY, and the old Dutch man who attended the pre-match press conference of the Champions Cup final with the chairman a few days ago, why did the relationship between these two people "collapse" when they say "collapse"? You can't fool me in front of so many people, right?

looked at the Dutch who calmed down after some "emotion", and the secretary beside him who patiently explained the specific situation to everyone, and then looked at Karin and Antonioni, who were also unsmiling beside him, and watched Zhuang Mingge coldly for a long time, and finally gradually believed in Cruyff, the "godfather of Barcelona", and also encountered the unfortunate thing of "falling from mid-air", believing in his "close" relationship with the president of Barcelona, and the embarrassing fact that there was a serious crisis.

Although Zhuang Mingge's brain was a little short-circuited for a moment, he knew that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he never dared to underestimate a character like Cruyff: people are upright, but upright is not the same as an idiot, what is Cruyff's task? That is the "bull" who is known as the two major football emperors in Europe together with Beckenbauer - an "emperor" level figure, relying not only on football skills, but also on wisdom, Zhuang Mingge has always been deeply aware of this.

Such a "royal-level cowman", when he was about to be "unlucky", why did he find me, can you give a reason?

Seeing that Florence's "old courtiers" like Antonioni turned their eyes to doubt and ask for help, Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but want to find a figure similar to AC Milan's Galliani - if there was such an eight-sided figure on this occasion, it might be much easier to deal with.

After listening to Cruyff's secretary's explanation, the most useful information Zhuang Mingge got was that the Dutch and his chairman friend, the future builder of the club, Xiangshang, had a serious disagreement because of a serious disagreement, and the originally "close" two had to stage a play called "parting of the ways".

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After listening to this explanation, I felt that I had become a big Zhuang Mingge, not only seriously despised what the assistant said, and the meaning of the phrase "future construction direction" was vague, but also had a lot of doubts about the true intentions of the Dutch to "confess" to himself: what did Cruyff hope to gain from himself with such a reckless "confession" now?

Prepare a back road in advance? In case the "battle" between him and Barcelona president Nunez fails, can there be a place to settle again? Such a logically most likely intention, but it was first ruled out by Zhuang Mingge, what kind of joke, with the current prestige of the Dutch, where is it not a scene of welcome in the middle of the road, is it necessary to be so low in front of a "junior"?

The Dutchman, who was a little "low-voiced" in front of Zhuang Mingge, since it is impossible to pave other "back roads", then in Zhuang Mingge's limited thinking, there is only one reasonable "possibility": that is, he will intend to stay in Barcelona firmly for a certain purpose or a certain belief, even if he endures humiliation and embarrassment, he will not hesitate.

When Zhuang Mingge came back to his senses from the free play in his mind, Cruyff, who seemed to have calmed down, finally thought of what he was about to say:

"Hehe, Chairman Corleone, I'm smiling you, as my assistant said earlier. Actually, I have asked to meet with you this time, and there is only one simple request. ”

"Oh? Well, Mr. Cruyff, it doesn't hurt if you have anything to say. Simple request, Zhuang Mingge also had a kind of "simple" curiosity.

"Well, yesterday I heard your secretary mention that you have set up a very large football agency in Italy, and you have invited my son to be a signed player of this company, right? Do you want to know what I think...... I'm the same as you think, and I personally think that if there is such a regulated agent organization, it will promote the rational flow of players to a certain extent, but if you want to achieve more influence, you should look at the whole of Europe. ”

"That's right, that's my 'request', the current Barcelona second team, and also, there are still many potential young players in the La Masia youth base, I don't want President Nunez to sell them to those places that are not conducive to their future development for some immediate benefits, so I am willing to let my most effective personal assistants take these players to join the agency you have established, I hope they can all have a bright future."

Well, old man Cruyff has said it all to this point, what else do we have to say?

Zhuang Mingge thought for a while that it was not only the "selflessness" of the Dutch who thought about young players everywhere, but also the business scope of the "agent company" that could not compete with the Dutch, and there was a breakthrough.

In this way, the GM brokerage company, which was only established on New Year's Day this year, has only been open for less than half a year, and with the active participation of Cruyff, it has really brought the concept of a "multinational company" with a bull fork.

Under the light of "Qiantu", Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but start to YY, what are the coveted young talents in the Barcelona youth training base under the control of the old man Cruyff?

Puyol? Harvey? Iniesta?! Motta?! Valdez?! ?!! Luis Garcia Cesc Fabregas ?!! Messi ?!!!

"Hey, Chairman Corleone, don't you agree to my request?" Seeing Zhuang Mingge sitting there and not responding for a long time, Cruyff, who was originally very confident, had to ask a question immediately.

"Ah, request? That's what you're looking for! Dear Coach Cruyff, you are so gracious, your trust in me and Fiorentina, and your love for young players, so that our juniors are all in awe, how can I not agree to such a 'simple' request? ”

Before his compliments completely made the "old-timers" vomit and fall to the ground, Zhuang Mingge turned to Cruyff's secretary to set up almost, after all, according to the Dutchman, he would let his secretary be directly responsible for the management of these young players joining the agent company:

"Ha, hello, if I'm not mistaken, what Coach Cruyff just said about his 'most trusted personal secretary' is Your Excellency, what do you call it?"

"Hehe, Chairman Corleone, you are too polite, just call me Joan, the business card is Joan Laporta." The secretary had a little humor.

"What! You're Laporta?! Joan Laporta Estruchi?! ”

PS: The update is sent ~ The recommended ticket is almost 1400, and I feel like I'm going to add it again......