Xue Yang thought carefully about this America's Cup, but it was a pity that he was a year late.
If it could have been a year earlier, we would have caught up with the World Cup in South Africa.
There were a lot of upsets in that World Cup, and there was definitely a lot of money to be made.
Of course, the America's Cup can also be used, but in recent years the influence of the America's Cup has become less and less. There is a reason why this is so.
The first is their competition format. A total of 12 teams participated, and eight of them advanced to the next round.
In other words, only four teams will be eliminated in the group stage. This format is indeed a bit strange.
Then it’s time for the America’s Cup, which will be held in July.
You must know that the main players are basically playing in Europe, and they have just finished their vacation at this time.
Therefore, their condition was not adjusted to the best, which somewhat affected their preparations for war.
Finally, there is pressure from Europe. The new European season is about to begin.
Holding the America's Cup now may lead to injuries.
Xue Yang guessed that the head coaches of the five major European leagues expect their players' national teams to be eliminated quickly.
It would be very unlucky if he got injured.
In Xue Yang's memory, the teams that advanced to the semi-finals of this America's Cup were not considered traditional strong teams.
Both the Brazilian team and the Argentine team were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In the end, Uruguay and Paraguay met for the final, which also made Xue Yang feel a little sad.
Because the styles of Uruguay and Paraguay are biased toward Europe, those South American-style teams have been eliminated one after another.
This is also a very embarrassing thing. Unknowingly, the America's Cup has started.
Sports channels as far away as China will also broadcast this event live.
The favorite to win this America's Cup is, first of all, the Brazilian team that has won two consecutive championships.
Then there is the host Argentina team. These two teams are the biggest favorites to win the championship.
But in Xue Yang's memory, neither Argentina nor Brazil did well in the group stage.
It seems that they both have 1 win and 2 draws, but Colombia and Chile have a record of 2 wins and 1 draw.
Xia Zhong was initially hesitant, but he soon discovered that Xue Yang's predictions were all right.
He went from being skeptical to being shocked and then to being admired. The group stage alone made them a fortune.
Then came the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals of this America's Cup were also weird.
Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, the four strong teams in Xue Yang's heart, were all eliminated in the end.
In the semi-finals, Uruguay and Paraguay had the last laugh. In the end, Uruguay defeated Paraguay and won the championship.
This trip to South America made Xia Zhong very excited.
He had never thought before that money could come so easily.
He earned a total of 12 million US dollars from this trip to South America. He couldn't believe what he experienced this month.
Xue Yang's first step has been completed, and now comes the second step of his plan.
The second step of the plan is to establish a company, which must be left to Xia Zhong.
Xue Yang has no intention of managing the club. He plans to let Xia Zhong manage the club in the future.
Then comes the final plan, which is to acquire a club.
In fact, Xue Yang prefers to buy a Tianjin team. There is no need to think about Tianjin TEDA. Even if he wants to buy it, he can't afford it.
In addition to Tianjin TEDA, there are only two targets in Tianjin.
One is his current Tianjin Songjiang, and the second is Tianjin Locomotive.
However, Tianjin Locomotive is affiliated to the Ministry of Railways, so Xue Yang set his target on Tianjin Songjiang.
This season Tianjin Songjiang was promoted to the Chinese Super League. At the beginning of the season, club executives said in an interview that Tianjin Songjiang’s goal this season was to be promoted to the Chinese Super League.
But so much has passed in the season, and Tianjin Songjiang’s ranking is very low.
Currently ranked third from the bottom in the Chinese Premier League, although there is no pressure to relegation, it is definitely impossible to upgrade.
Moreover, after being promoted to the Chinese League One, the team's expenses exceeded the management's expectations.
At the beginning of the season, in order to increase the strength of the team.
Three foreign players were signed through trial training, and after one season, two of the foreign players asked for a salary increase.
Under such circumstances, investors in Tianjin Songjiang have already retreated somewhat.
This year's expenses are completely different from the previous expenses in the Chinese Second Division. Since being upgraded to the Chinese First Division, the club's expenses have increased sharply.
So in September, Zhijian Network Company founded by Xia Zhong and Xue Yang made an acquisition of Tianjin Songjiang.
Of course, it was Xia Zhong who came forward, and Xue Yang really didn't show up very well.
The transfer fee was not as high as expected, and the final transfer fee was set at 20 million.
Xia Zhong and Xue Yang completely controlled Tianjin Songjiang. So far, Xue Yang's plan has been successful.
I think this number was astronomical to Xue Yang at first, but now he actually spent so much money to buy a club.
Of course, he also knows that maintaining the club is expensive.
And if you want to sign players next season, you will definitely need a lot of money.
After finally successfully acquiring Tianjin Songjiang, Xue Yang suddenly felt that his money was a little tight.
During the negotiation process, Xia Zhong chickened out a little. What could he do with the money? He felt that there was no future in playing football in China.
Now that the acquisition has been completed, Xue Yang plans to wait until the end of the season to officially announce the acquisition of Tianjin Songjiang.
The moment the contract was signed, the coach system in Xue Yang's head suddenly issued a prompt:
"Due to the change in host identity, the lineup interface has been updated."
After hearing the system prompts, Xue Yang understood that he should be able to watch the first-team players.
So he entered the lineup interface with great expectations and took a detailed look at Tianjin Songjiang's first team lineup information.
But then Xue Yang was disappointed. No wonder he was only ranked third from the bottom in the Chinese League One.
The overall strength is really poor. First of all, there are three foreign players in the team.
They are Estonian center back David Lang, who previously played in Russia.
At the beginning of the season, I came to Tianjin Songjiang for trial training, and finally succeeded in staying in Tianjin Songjiang.
But his strength is really average, with only 63 points of ability.
This ability is indeed a bit meaningless as a foreign aid, but Tianjin Songjiang was too short of central defenders at the time.
Then there are Slovenian forward Roddick and Brazilian forward Junior.
Both of them have played in China before, and Roddick even played for Shanghai Shenhua.
The strength of the two of them is 66 points and 64 points. As the newly promoted Tianjin Songjiang, it is already good to find these two foreign players.
But Xue Yang somewhat looked down on these three foreign players.
He hopes to introduce more powerful foreign players to help the team upgrade to the Chinese Super League as soon as possible.
As for local players, it's even worse. There really aren't many players that Xue Yang likes.
There are only a few players who are pretty good, starting with center back Yu Rui.
He will join Shanghai SIPG in the future, but he actually only has 62 points of potential, and currently only has 54 points of ability.
Then there is Wu Bo, who is wearing the 10 jersey. He once studied in Hungary and is considered a top-notch local player in the team.
He has 58 points of ability, but there is no room for improvement.
Next is left winger Zhu Haiwei, who previously studied abroad in Portugal and Norway and currently has 56 points.
Seeing the level of the players, Xue Yang was very disappointed.
If such a lineup wants to be promoted, the possibility is really low, and changes must be made.
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