Chapter 383: Selling Players
Victor Oliveira is the head coach of the Portuguese Super League team Pacos Ferreira.
Oliveira has been in a good mood lately, as the club has just received a big sponsorship. And the club that wants to do something big this season not only gives Oliveira the power to recruit transfers, but also gives him a generous transfer budget.
Oliveira, who is full of ambition and has upgraded his squad before the start of the season, bringing in a number of quality players, believes his team will be very competitive in the Portuguese Super League this season.
However, there is one thing he is not quite satisfied with with the current lineup, that is, the team's midfield.
The midfield strength of Ferreira's team is average, and now that the back line and forward line have been strengthened, the lineup is even more like a dumbbell, narrow in the middle and wide at both ends.
Oliveira knows that whether he can rise to prominence this season depends on whether the midfield can be strengthened.
Oliveira are always on the lookout for the right midfielders, especially good midfielders.
It's just that in these years, good backs are rare in the transfer market, and excellent backs are hidden by each team like a baby, for fear of being dug into a corner; And the label of transfer is either useless scrap wood, or tens of millions of euros at every turn, and with the Ferreira team having completed a number of transactions, there is not much money at their disposal.
Some agents suggested that Oliveira should look broader, target overseas markets, and look for high-quality and low-cost international players.
But Oliveira is not interested, the introduction of international players in his opinion is tantamount to gambling, whether he can adapt to the rhythm of the Portuguese Super League, whether he can integrate into Portuguese culture is unknown, the team will produce results this year, he can not wait.
He needs players who have proven themselves in the Portuguese Super League.
Just as he was busy looking for a midfielder, he suddenly received an invitation from the Maritimo team to play a teaching match.
Maritimo?
Hum!
A declining aristocrat who is about to be relegated!
Oliveira was reluctant to waste his time on such an opponent, but it was the legendary Portuguese goalkeeper Baia who invited him.
This face cannot be withheld.
In Portugal, Baia's face is much better than their unknown Chinese manager.
Anyway, if the other party goes to their own training base to play a game, then let's play with them.
But when it came time to play, Oliveira's nose was almost crooked.
It turned out that the other party came to the Ferreira base and it was the reserves!
Although it is the head coach of the first team who leads the team, Gao Yuan, who do you look down on when you bring a reserve team to play with me?!
Enraged, Oliveira managed to resist the urge to drive Maritimo and his party out of the base.
He held back his anger and temporarily adjusted the team's line-up and brought out his own reserve team.
According to the pre-game agreement, the game was divided into three quarters, each of which lasted 40 minutes.
Before the game, Oliveira, who was still angry, reprimanded the reserve team players:
"Bastards Maritimo dare to trick us, we have to teach them a lesson! Give me a hard beating for them! ”
Forty minutes later, it was Ferreira's reserve team that was beaten up.
0:4!
On average, a goal is scored in 10 minutes!
Oliveira, however, was less angry.
Because he found that the opponent's reserve team is not all children, many of the main players or main substitutes who were in Maritimo's first team last season are in the reserve team.
Thinking about the news reports he had seen before, he understood that these players were all players who had been purged by the new Chinese manager.
What is the purpose of the other party bringing a group of purged players to the game?
Oliveira thought about it for a while, and then he understood that this was the other party's promotion!
Yes, they want to sell these unlucky eggs that have been cleaned.
They must have arranged a lot of these teaching matches or matches, through which they can show the level of the players and attract offers from interested clubs.
It's like a mobile merchandise, the players are the commodity, and the game is the means of display.
Not to mention, some of these players did attract Oliveira's interest.
The one that caught his eye the most was Fabriccardo Bannano.
The 26-year-old midfielder, in his prime, was a semi-regular for Maritimo last season.
I don't know what kind of medicine the young Chinese coach in Maritimo took the wrong medicine and actually put players of this level in the reserve team.
Moreover, Bannano's performance seems to be much better than last season!
Although, Oliveira doesn't know much about Bannano. But in the two meetings last season, Bannano played both times, and if the performance at that time could play 6-7 points, then the performance in that quarter just now can score 10 points!
It's not just enough to score 10 points, but the highest standard is only 10 points!
Bannano is like a combination of "Kante + Cesc Fabregas"! Can attack and defend well, can fight and grab, has great coverage, and can pass the ball!
When did Bannano become so powerful? It must be that his reserves are too weak, so his level is inflated.
Try the main player in the next quarter! I hope the other party doesn't replace him!
In the second quarter, Bannano was still on the court.
Ferreira's main first-team team, playing Maritimo's reserves, still has a certain advantage.
What's more, Ferreira has also added several strong new signings.
However, although the scene was under Ferreira's control, Maritimo played very tenaciously.
Under Bannano's exceptionally good offensive and defensive organization, Maritimo not only withstood Ferreira's indiscriminate bombardment, but also played some well-defined and well-organized counterattacks.
Although, the score in the second quarter was 2:1 and Ferreira won, there is no doubt that the MVP on the court is the Bannano of the losing side!
This time, Oliveira was intrigued.
As a veteran coach, he has seen many outstanding players, but it is rare for a player to perform like this.
Isn't this the back of your dreams?
If you miss this kind of player, you are undoubtedly the biggest fool!
But how could Bannano's performance be so good? It's not normal! If you have this kind of strength, you shouldn't be in the Maritimo reserves, you should have gone to the "Huangsaren Literary and Art Federation" a long time ago!
I'll have to keep observing.
Fortunately, there is a third section.
However, he has played two full 80 minutes in the quarter, will the opposing head coach continue to let him play?
Oliveira has already made up his mind, if the opponent wants to replace him, he will pull down this old face and beg the opponent's Chinese coach to let him play for a little longer.
But, as if knowing his intentions, the other party made a lot of personnel adjustments, but only did not replace Banano.
In the third quarter of the game, the Maritimo team continued to play well under the organization and dispatch of Banano, and the offense and defense were moderate.
Although the final score was still a small defeat for the Maritimo team, Bannano's performance was still brave, and even contributed a goal and an assist!
Oliveira was completely convinced, not to mention anything else, just with these 120 minutes, running down without changing his face, and still running as before, he was enough to get an offer from the big five league teams.
After the game, he found the opponent's coach as soon as possible. Get straight to the point:
"I'm interested in your team's Fabricardo Banano, do you have any intention of selling? Can I arrange for him to come to our team for a tryout? ”
The young Chinese coach replied very simply:
"To be honest, Bannano doesn't have a particularly good relationship with our new coaching staff for some personal reasons. If there's an attractive enough offer, I don't mind letting him move.
However, he is a very good player after all, and he is in his playing years, and he has also proven himself in the Portuguese Super League, so the offer cannot be too low, and in addition, it is impossible to try out for a trial, which is an insult to a Portuguese Super League player! If you are interested, after the medical examination, just sign the contract! ”
Try it out or not, Oliveira doesn't really care, as a veteran, he believes in his vision. The three quarters have proven that Bannarno is good enough.
However, Maritimo does not seem to want to sell Bannano easily, and he is worried that he will not be able to pay the offer that the other party wants.
"What is your expected price for him?"
"10 million euros"
"10 million euros? You are crazy! ”
"If you're really interested in him, I advise you to hurry up, there are already foreign clubs who have expressed interest in him, a Premier League club has already offered him £8 million, it's not too much for us to ask for 10 million euros, right? If you can't afford it, forget it. ”
"Don't," Oliveira snapped. Judging from Bennano's performance just now, he believes that the wealthy Englishman will sign him at any cost.
"Let's talk about it again, they are all Portuguese Super League brother teams, why should they give good players to the British?"
"Well, if you really want to, let's talk about it, in fact, we can also accept cash + player exchange"
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