543  Come to Real Madrid!

After the League Cup final, Yang Cheng gave the team a day off. When he was reassembling, Yang Cheng held an internal meeting at the Melwood Training Base at noon that day.

Unlike previous meetings, this time, in addition to first-team players and Walcott, Carroll, Gareth Bale and other players transferred from the youth team, there were also club general manager Rick Parry, and some senior executives of the executive management. Everyone packed the entire conference room, and even several people had to stand.

Yang Cheng stood in front of the rostrum, leaning against the rostrum, facing everyone below, as if he was a lecturer.

"Before I start, I hope that everyone present should throw out all the joy, movement, and even pride that we have brought after we won the League Cup, because that will only have bad effects and no benefits for our next plan. If you still believe me, just do it."

Yang Cheng's first words made the atmosphere in the venue very tense, which was what he wanted to see.

When you reach the final sprint stage of the league, you should not be too nervous. If you are too nervous, you will be under great pressure and will easily perform abnormally, but you should not be too relaxed or too loose, because it will easily breed a sense of pride and complacency.

"I believe everyone is very clear about the current situation. There are 11 rounds left in the league, and we are 8 points ahead of Chelsea. Judging from the points, we have an absolute advantage. The reason why we can get this advantage is closely related to our scoring points during the winter break."

If it weren't for the previous 15 consecutive wins, Liverpool would never have been able to expand its point advantage to 8 points now, but this does not mean that Liverpool is already sure to win.

"But I want each of you to remember that we are just leading, which does not mean we will win."

Yang Cheng's words made everyone present nod. It should be said that Yang Cheng's season planning was very successful. The points-grabbing during the winter break established an advantage, allowing Liverpool to obtain a relatively relaxed environment in the next two months without being tight.

Because of this, the players are very convinced by Yang Cheng’s plan.

"The opponents in the next 11 rounds are not bad, with 5 homes and 6 away, especially when they challenge Arsenal away. Chelsea's schedule is similar to ours, and they are also 5 homes and 6 away, but their overall strength is worse than us. The strongest opponent is Manchester United, but they are playing at home."

When everyone walked into the venue, they had already received a schedule, which listed Liverpool and Chelsea's opponents and home games in the next 11 rounds, as well as the winners and losses.

"In addition to 11 league games, if we want to win the Champions League and the FA Cup, we must play 6 Champions League games in the next six, including one final and three FA Cups, and the FA Cup must also ensure that there will be no draw, otherwise there will be more."

With Yang Cheng's words, Paul Bayer called on the staff to open a large schedule, listing the expected time of all 20 Liverpool games from above, but the opponents were blank in some games, such as the Champions League and the FA Cup to find out the opponent.

"From now to May 17, there are 50 days left. That is to say, everyone, if we want to win the four-champion that everyone dreams of, then we must win a 20-game battle in the next 50 days, in which we will defeat all the opponents in front of us."

After a pause, Yang Cheng continued: "Only in this way can we get to this point." His hands slapped heavily on the column of the French Stadium in Paris, France on May 17.

Everyone's eyes followed Yang Cheng's hands and noticed this column. The eyes that looked at this column were full of yearning.

After the reform of the Champions League, no one has ever defended the Champions League, but in Liverpool's history, they have defended the Champions League. Although it is already very, very far away, it is the dream of every Liverpool person.

Reappearing the peak of the former Liverpool dynasty, allowing Liverpool's red whirlwind to sweep the European continent again

"I will ask them to stick this schedule in the locker room, and update every game once. I want all of you to understand what will happen if we win, what will happen if we lose, and what will happen if we lose. Everyone must have such a sense. The time for the decisive battle has come."

While talking, Yang Cheng walked to the tactical blackboard in the conference room, where he had already drawn the opponents of the next 11 rounds of the league. It was very detailed and the home and away game were clearly distinguished.

"In the league, although we have an 8-point lead, Chelsea will never give up. They will continue to bite our tail and chase them relentlessly, so we must make sure to continue to score points. I will win the home game."

After hearing this, the players all showed a firm look, because after looking at the schedule, they all knew very clearly that the situation was not as good as the points gap showed.

"Charlton, Fulham, Everton, Bolton and Aston Villa, I believe that as long as we are united, we have the ability to achieve a complete home victory. In the away game, we still have to strive for a complete victory, but no matter what, we must not lose."

"Guys, remember this sentence, we must strive for a complete victory, but we must never lose." Yang Cheng repeated again.

"Chelsea's opponents are not strong, and they will also defeat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge to take revenge. I assume that they will not lose points in the future, so we can't lose too many points. Not only can we not lose, but we must even have as few draws as possible. 4 draws are 8 points, remember this."

All the players nodded constantly, and they were not stupid. After playing in the professional league for so many years, of course they know what is the most important thing now. Moreover, Liverpool's overall strength is not as good as Chelsea. After all, the Blues have an unparalleled bench thickness.

"In the knockout match of the Champions League, we must adhere to one principle: we must win at home and win away games, but this does not mean that we must become conservative in the away game, but I hope that all of you should have such a consensus in your mind."

"This is a war, how do we win this war"

On the three lines, the FA Cup opponents are not very strong. Manchester United and Arsenal have been played in the FA Cup one after another. The stronger teams are Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle, the three teams are more competitive, and the remaining ones are Manchester City, Birmingham, West Ham United, Middlesbrough and Charlton.

What is more favorable to Liverpool is that Liverpool's opponent in the quarterfinals of eight knockout matches is Birmingham, Chelsea's opponent is Newcastle, the Reds are away and the Blues are home, but undoubtedly Mourinho's opponent is much better than Birmingham.

"Next, we will continue to fight on the third line. I hope that all of you can wake up the 120,000th minute Jing God and give your all in every game. I firmly believe that as long as we defeat all our opponents, after the end of the season, we will be an unprecedented four-win champion and we will be the most outstanding team in Premier League history."

Yang Cheng's words greatly encouraged the atmosphere in the conference room, and all the players applauded and supported their head coach.

Next, Rick Parry also walked onto the rostrum. He first expressed his affirmation of the players on behalf of the club's management, recognized their achievements so far, and announced that the prize money for winning the League Cup had been cashed and distributed to each player's account.

This is also a time to fulfill the promise in advance. After all, Liverpool's operating income this season has improved greatly compared to last season. The team's management is very good, and this bonus is not a problem at all. Even on the basis of the League Cup prize, the management has increased its bonus efforts to ensure that every time the team wins a championship trophy, the bonus will be improved. The FA Cup is relatively weak, but the prize money in the league and the Champions League is very high.

This made every player feel very happy after hearing this.

Winning the four-Crown champion not only gives you a name, but also brings rich bonuses, why not?

"Our management will cooperate with the team unconditionally in all areas, but this is not about putting pressure on everyone, but hope that all Liverpool players can devote themselves to the next game."

Rick Parry's words also received applause from the players. After all, he is like a boy who gives money, who doesn't welcome him?

In Yang Cheng's coaching career, high bonuses have always been a strategy he supports very much, and it is also an aspect that many people attack him. That is, many people think that his high bonuses will make players more and more snobbish. This has caused a lot of controversy since he was in the Bundesliga, and when he arrived in Serie A, he was frequently attacked by his opponents.

But Yang Cheng never changed his style because he firmly believed that players play football to make money to support their families. Is it useful to talk about honors with them, talk about history, club responsibility, etc.? It is useful and absolutely useful, but the validity period is very short, and it may be diluted in one or two games, which is far less effective than the long-term effect of money slaughter.

Is this really going to make players snob?

Maybe, but from another perspective, if you really want to stop players from becoming snobbish, why do you need to become professional at the beginning?

Since it is professional, why can't we play this game according to professional rules?

After an hour and a half of internal meeting, Yang Cheng talked with Rick Parry in the office for another full hour, and during this period he received an invitation call from Florentino.

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In a coffee house in a five-star hotel on vacation apartment near Liverpool's Albert Pier, Yang Cheng met Florentino Perez, Piri and Butragno who came from Spain.

It should be said that when he received the call from Florentino, Yang Cheng was a little surprised because he did not expect that the Real Madrid president would come to Liverpool at this time. In his opinion, Florentino should be in charge of Madrid and presided over the overall situation.

Now the entire Spanish media has stirred up a wave of Florentino's overthrow. Except for Marca and As, a few newspapers close to Real Madrid, some other newspapers have put pressure on Florentino's leadership team, especially the two mouthpiece newspapers in Barcelona, ​​which are even more criticized by names.

It was evening now, and Yang Cheng happened to be over the day of training. He came before he could go home to take a shower and change his clothes because he knew that the three Spanish had been waiting here for an afternoon.

As for the busy man of Florentino, hundreds of thousands of businessmen in a minute, you can see that it is definitely not a trivial matter if you are willing to wait for a few hours in this place.

"Sorry, something is wrong," Yang Cheng said apologically.

Florentino smiled, his cheeks trembled, and put on those glasses, giving people a very kind and kind feeling. In fact, he is a very good friend, very skilled, and without the snobbery and greed of a businessman.

"It's okay," he said, "First of all, I want to congratulate you, and I won another championship."

When he said this, Florentino felt a little sad because he had passed by Yang Cheng again and again for six years since 2000. He once thought that even without Yang Cheng, he could lead Real Madrid and Europa, but now it seems that it is still not possible.

"Thank you" Yang Cheng sat down with a smile.

After scanning the three people in front of him, Yang Cheng could see that Florentino was more tolerant and had no expression on his face, but Piri and Butragno were more obvious, with a look of worry.

It seems that Real Madrid's recent situation is really bad

The four people sat in four directions, not knowing how to start, and were a little silent.

Yang Cheng coughed and looked at the night view of Albert Pier in the distance through the window on the floor. "You should go to the pier for a while. It's really rare to see such a night view."

Piri and Butragino both smiled stiffly, obviously not in this mood. Florentino smiled and nodded, "If you recommend this, you must go and have a walk. I am usually very busy, and I should really find an opportunity to have a good rest."

Yang Cheng frowned, obviously hearing the voice-over, but before he could say anything, Piri smiled bitterly.

"You can't rest yet. At least now the team looks like this, you still need to take charge of the overall situation."

Yang Cheng now heard it, "Florentino, are you planning to leave Real Madrid?"

The Spanish tycoon shrugged and smiled and asked, "Didn't you often say, I'm not doing well enough in this position?"

Indeed, the two of them have been together for many years. Yang Cheng often joked that he did not do well in the position of chairman, especially in the past three years. But the problem is that it was just a joke. If he really wanted to leave, Yang Cheng felt that it was not appropriate because he immediately remembered everything that would happen after Florentino left.

"If you want to leave just because you don't do well enough, that's not Florentino Perez's style." Yang Cheng smiled and stabbed him in reverse.

Florentino smiled, obviously Yang Cheng's words were in his heart. He has never been a person who gave up easily, and he has put a lot of effort into Real Madrid. He really gave up this burden, and he felt a little unwilling.

"It's awful, very bad now." Florentino became a little serious.

Yang Cheng kept silent and listened silently.

"Someone wants to rush me to step down and use the club to get benefits. You know, the annual income is constantly rising now, and it has reached 275.7 million euros, and the next season will exceed 300 million. Some people want to gain benefits from it."

Yang Cheng is not surprised by this number. According to the latest data released by the authoritative agency Deloitte Consulting, Real Madrid ranked first with revenue of 275.7 million euros, and Manchester United ranked second with 246.4 million euros. Coincidentally, these two clubs have been teams that have failed competitively in the past two years but have been very successful in business operations.

Liverpool also soared quickly, ranking fourth with 231.4 million, behind Juventus, which was 234 million euros. Both teams participated in the Champions League final last season, but Juventus was better than Liverpool in terms of sponsorships, but with the Reds going to have a new round of sponsorship reshuffle this season, I believe that revenue may jump to third.

"The team has become a group, and no head coach is willing to take over. The players are in the locker room and fight for their own battles..." Speaking of this, Florentino sighed, "I should be responsible for all this. As you have always told me before, this is caused by missteps in management decision-making and business direction."

Yang Cheng still didn't say anything. He knew very clearly what the three giants of Real Madrid all came to Liverpool, especially Florentino. He came to Liverpool in person and waited here for a few hours just to meet him. This itself is a manifestation of sincerity.

How many people around the world can make this Spanish construction tycoon wait like this?

Moreover, Florentino did not hide it. He chose to be open and honest and told Yang Cheng that all the problems were not concealed. This shows that his trust in Yang Cheng can even be said to be heart-warming.

"I hope to re-adjust the team's business direction and remove the internal management of the team, but you should be very clear that Real Madrid's football team currently lacks such patience, so we must give them a stable expectation so that they can patiently view the team's transformation and reconstruction."

When talking about this, Florentino looked at Yang Cheng, "I once said that you are the most suitable coach for Real Madrid, just like a coach born for Real Madrid. The current situation is so serious that I and my management team have no other choice. You are the only coach suitable for Real Madrid, and you are my only candidate."

When Florentino said this, his eyes were filled with sincerity and determination.

Obviously, this is a signal, a signal to Yang Cheng.

If Yang Cheng promised to fight this battle with him, he would choose to stay; but if Yang Cheng refused, he would leave.

This is not a threat, because Florentino has no bargaining chips to threaten. This is even a requested invitation, and Florentino is an invitation sent by himself as the chairman of Real Madrid.

"Come to Real Madrid" Florentino said solemnly.
Chapter completed!