Kate Gracie and the people at Valencia are very efficient.
The next day, Chang Sheng received a call, asking him to go to Valencia and interview with the club.
Although Chang Sheng still didn't understand why Valencia found him, he happily accepted the invitation.
Since they couldn't buy a ticket on the nearest flight to Valencia, the two decided to just drive there.
Along the A3 highway, a journey of more than 350 kilometers was driven by his agent Kate Gracie to Valencia, located east of Madrid on the Mediterranean coast.
When they drove into the Valencia Autonomous Region, Chang Sheng saw a traffic sign with an arrow pointing in the direction they came from, and "Spain" written in English behind the arrow.
I can't help but smile when I win.
If you stay in Spain for a long time, you will be able to understand the current situation of this country. The autonomy consciousness in various autonomous regions is very strong. Perhaps only the Castilians in the Madrid area regard themselves as Spaniards. Other places are just like Spain.
Skanderas, Catalans, Andalucians...
The same seems to be true for the Autonomous Community of Valencia.
Valencia is next to Catalonia and must have been influenced by the anti-Japanese trend of its northern neighbor.
When you enter the province of Valencia and approach the city of Valencia, you can see large tracts of green on both sides of the road. Those low, round green vegetation are all orange trees. As the largest orange producer in Europe, Valencia
West Asia is a veritable orange city.
Kate Gracie, who was driving, saw Chang Sheng staring at the lush green places outside the car window in a daze, so she worked part-time as a tour guide: "Those are orange trees. If we come during the orange harvest season, Valencia can be...
It is called the 'City of Gold'. Everywhere you look, everything is golden."
Chang Sheng nodded: "I can imagine the spectacle."
When he was in China, he once visited Sichuan in the spring. After the train crossed the Qinling Mountains, the hills and mountains of Sichuan appeared in front of him. The hillsides were covered with rapeseed flowers. The large fields of rapeseed flowers made Chang Sheng's eyes light up.
The eyes are golden and quite spectacular.
Chang Sheng thought that the orange trees had a good harvest and the scenery would be similar to a rapeseed field.
When a Gothic building with orange-red spiers appeared at the end of the highway, Kate Gracie, who was driving, said: "We are here."
Yes, Valencia has arrived. This city is full of various Baroque reliefs, Gothic arches and Romanesque gates and other ancient buildings with a history of more than 700 years. This is the destination of their trip, the Valencia Autonomous Region,
The city of Valencia is the capital of the province of Valencia.
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Kate Gracie drove the car directly to the Mestalla Stadium, the home of Valencia Football Club.
The Mestalla Stadium, which can accommodate 55,000 people, is much more majestic than the Alfonso Pérez Stadium, although it actually looks quite simple... because they have only 100 meters in the stands on the side of the rostrum.
Except for the roof, the other three stands have no roofs. Once it rains, the fans in the stands will be soaked in the rain.
But although the city of Valencia is close to the Mediterranean Sea, it suffers from drought and little rain. The Tulia River here has dried up, leaving only the riverbed, which is now planted with various trees. Planetariums and cinemas have also been built on the riverbed.
——Valencia City of Arts and Sciences, as well as the football stadium, if there is too much rain here, all these buildings will be flooded.
Chang Sheng just glanced at the Mestalla Stadium and then walked into the stadium with his agent Kate Gracie.
In the special reception room, they met the new president of Valencia Club, Jaime Otti Garcia, and the club's new manager, Garcia Pitachi.
"This is not a formal meeting, just a private meeting." As soon as they met, Oti explained the nature of the meeting.
Letting them meet at the club does not mean that Valencia must always choose to win. Everyone still needs to get to know each other first.
Chang Sheng nodded and said he didn't mind, no problem.
Then Oti laughed: "Although I have watched your games many times, you are still younger than what I saw in front of the TV. Your results in Getafe last season were
It’s obvious to all, Mr. Chang. I’m just curious, how did you do it?”
Chang Sheng thought that this would most likely be the interview.
It's just like looking for a job. If you pass the interview, you're OK. If you don't pass the interview, then you can go back to where you came from. A more kind club will reimburse you for your round-trip transportation and accommodation expenses. If you are not kind... you will be in arrears.
.It’s not that there is no such thing. Later, when Berbatov couldn’t survive at Manchester United, Florence was interested in him, so he took a plane and dared to go to Florence to have an interview. In the end, the agreement was not reached, and he flew out again.
Go back. After a while, he broke the news to the media that Fiorentina Club owed him money for his round-trip air ticket...
What do you think this is all about?
Facing the other party's seemingly casual inquiry, Chang Sheng also seemed very relaxed. He is now a confident and capital person, and there is no need to be as nervous and unsure as a recent college graduate.
"High-level training, courage and confidence. Of course, there is also love for football." Chang Sheng replied without being humble or arrogant.
In fact, this question is not important at all, as long as Chang Sheng doesn't answer too outrageously.
Oti was quite satisfied with Chang Sheng's answer. He nodded and stopped asking him questions about Getafe.
The winning record is there, no matter how he did it, he just did it.
"I would like to ask Mr. Chang, what do you think of... Valencia's results this season?"
Chang Sheng cheered up after hearing this question.
He knew that the topic was coming.
So he thought hard and replied, "Shit."
When Kate Gracie, who was drinking water, heard this sentence, she spat out all the water in her mouth before she could swallow it, and even choked herself. She covered her mouth and coughed desperately,
One face turned red.
Pitachi and Oti looked at Chang Sheng in surprise, dumbfounded.
No one expected Chang Sheng to give such an answer.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little vulgar. But this is my truth, and truth often doesn't sound very nice. I think Mr. Chairman, what you want to hear must be the truth, not nice words, right?" Chang Sheng said.
Oti was stunned for a moment. Then he smiled and shook his head and said, "You are indeed as individual as the rumors say, Mr. Chang."
Chang Sheng chuckled: "I've won awards, but I don't want to accept them."
"Then why do you think Valencia's results are bullshit?" Oti continued to ask.
"We have reached the Champions League finals for two consecutive years. It seems very glorious, but I think the former head coach Cooper has exhausted all the potential and enthusiasm of the team in this event. We have reached the finals twice in a row, but there is nothing we can do."
Winning the championship will have a huge impact on the team's morale." Chang Sheng began to analyze to Oti. In fact, his analysis was summarized by fans on the Internet in later generations. He just adjusted it slightly.
I just said it in a way that is convenient for people in the game like Zhong Oti.
"This can be seen from the team's league ranking this season. Valencia lost to Barcelona in the last round and lost the qualification for the Champions League. As a huge investment every year, we continue to buy stars, hoping to be able to compete on all fronts.
For a club that has made breakthroughs all over the world, this season’s results are really bullshit.”
Pitachi was a little dissatisfied when he heard Chang Sheng calling him "shit". He asked: "The runner-up in the Champions League and the fifth place in the league are bullshit in Mr. Chang's eyes. So what can you do better?"
Chang Sheng smiled at the unhappy Pitachi: "Champion."
Pitach didn't react: "What?"
Chang Sheng said: "I said, if I were to coach the team, I would lead the team to win the league championship."
Kate Gracie turned to look at Chang Sheng. He learned his lesson this time. He didn't drink water. Facts proved that he was right. Otherwise, he would have spit out another mouthful of water.
Oti was stunned for the second time, while Pitachi was a little angry. He thought Chang Sheng was amusing him and teasing him. So he said in a bad tone: "This joke is not funny, Mr. Chang."
Chang Sheng shrugged: "Why should I joke with you, Mr. Garcia Pitachi?"
"Of course I think you are joking, Mr. Chang. Do you know how many years it has been since Valencia won the league championship? The last time we won the league championship was in the 197071 season." Pitachi now feels that Chang
As an applicant, Sheng didn't have any self-consciousness at all. First he insulted Valencia's results and called them "shit", and now he uttered wild words, saying that leading the team can win the league championship... This is really big.
joke!
Can such a frivolous person really be our head coach at Valencia?
"Yes, I know, you haven't won the league championship in 30 years. But does it have anything to do with what I'm talking about? No one has been able to do this in the past 30 years, it doesn't mean that I can't. Back then I
When I debuted in Getafe, many people doubted me and thought that I could not lead the team to avoid relegation. The result? They did not believe that I could lead the team to promotion. The result? They did not believe that I could lead the team.
Winning the Serie B title, what was the result? In the end, they didn’t believe that I could beat Aragones’ Mallorca to win the King’s Cup, what was the result?” Chang Sheng stared at Pitachi, continuously
rhetorical question.
He seemed so confident that even Kate Gracie didn't know why he was so confident.
Of course Chang Sheng is confident. Because he knows that Benitez coached Valencia and won the league championship the following season. He knows his tactics and the reasons for his success. Most importantly, he
There is also the help of the system. With the help of the system, he was able to promote Getafe to replace Benitez's Tenerife in Serie A, replace Sevilla and win the league championship, and defeat Mallorca.
, won the Copa del Rey championship.
He can do this in a team like Getafe, so why doesn't he believe it in the stronger Valencia?
Chang Sheng is very confident.
A successful season in the past gave him endless confidence.
Pitachi was left speechless by Chang Sheng's continuous rhetorical questions.
Yes, this Chinese person’s achievements are there for everyone to see. They are indeed very convincing.
"But the First Division is not the Second Division, Mr. Chang." It was his boss, Mr. Oti, who came to the rescue.
After Oti asked, he looked at Chang Sheng with interest, looking forward to his answer.
"So if you want me to be the head coach of Valencia, I need the transfer rights. I think you should also know the performance of the players I bought in Getafe. If you don't give me the transfer rights, then
I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."
Chang Sheng expressed his biggest request. This is his bottom line. If a club does not give him the right to transfer, his coaching performance will definitely be compromised, because he is a time traveler. The biggest golden finger of a time traveler is
By predicting the future, you can buy some players who are not famous now but will become popular in the future. They can improve the team's strength.
If there is no transfer right, like a typical Spanish coach, who is only responsible for training and leading the team and directing games, then Chang Sheng would rather not be the head coach.
To him, this doesn't make any sense.
Oti and Pitachi looked at each other.
They knew about Chang Sheng and some of the things Chang Sheng did at Getafe. The most famous one was that he snatched the transfer rights from Getafe general manager Moscodo, so Getafe last season
All transfers were finalized by him.
I have to say that this Chinese person’s vision is indeed very accurate.
None of the players he bought from all over the world performed poorly last season.
Before Senna came to Getafe, no one knew who he was. But he was Getafe's main midfielder and the core of offensive and defensive transitions.
Before coming to Getafe, Charisteas only played as a substitute for Aris. Now he is the top scorer in the Spanish second division, scoring 29 goals in a season.
Mista is a dispensable marginal figure in Tenerife, and he is the team's second-leading scorer in Getafe. He is also the golden boot of the Copa del Rey.
Luis Garcia did not perform well in Barcelona, Valladolid and Toledo, and his future was gloomy, but he became the core of the offense in Getafe.
Yaya Toure, a kid brought back from the African continent by Chang Sheng, actually replaced Xavi Jimenez in the second half of the league and successfully became the team's main midfielder. He performed very well on the defensive end.
, good physical fitness is enviable.
Balzaretti, the kid he rented from Turin, Italy, is only 19 years old and couldn't even play in Turin, but under him, he is in the second division second only to Luis Garcia.
Second assister.
These six people were all brought by him from other teams, and everyone has seen their performance in Getafe.
Therefore, it is not incomprehensible for Chang Sheng to demand transfer power.
But after all, this is not in line with Spanish football tradition.
If you want to hire Chang Sheng to coach you, will you give it to me?
Seeing that the other party was silent, Chang Sheng was not in a hurry. He picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, then waited for the other party to ask questions.
Oti thought for a long time and then said: "I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, Mr. Chang. Valencia will not enter the Champions League next season. I don't plan to invest too much money in the transfer market because we do not qualify for the Champions League."
, there won’t be much income, and naturally the investment won’t be large.”
What he means is: We don't have much money to invest in the transfer market, so even if you have the transfer rights, I'm afraid it will be useless.
Chang Sheng looked very calm, with an expression of "I knew it a long time ago". He nodded: "It's okay. You can sell some players and make money."
He raised his own transfer funds by selling players at Getafe, so now he seems to have a lot of experience in saying this.
In fact, he had known for a long time that Valencia would cut back on money this season. On the one hand, they had invested heavily in the previous seasons, but they had not been able to win the championship. This made the club's senior management have some ideas about this big-spending business strategy.
Doubtful, on the other hand, as Oti said, if the team does not enter the Champions League this season, then the team will naturally not increase investment in the transfer market.
Pitachi was once again shocked by Chang Sheng's words.
Valencia's lineup last season can be said to be very strong. If this lineup is used, even if they may not win the league championship, there should be no problem in qualifying for the Champions League next season, right?
As a result, Chang Sheng was willing to betray people with just his mouth...
Isn't this a bit too bold?
After listening to Chang Sheng's words this time, Oti thought about it for a long time.
Chang Sheng saw that the other party probably couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he took the initiative to leave.
Oti stood up and sent them out: "I will answer you as soon as possible, Mr. Chang."
Chang Sheng smiled at him: "Then I'll wait for your call, Mr. Chairman."
Chang Sheng is not in a hurry to become the coach of Valencia because Valencia was an unexpected invitation.
It would be great if he could get this job opportunity. He is indeed confident in leading Valencia to the championship.
But if the negotiation doesn't work out, it doesn't matter. With his performance in Getafe, there will be many opportunities waiting for him.
So the group said goodbye, and Chang Sheng and his manager Kate Gracie walked out.
"Shall we find a hotel?" Kate Gracie asked.
Chang Sheng shook his head: "Let's go shopping in Valencia. Do you know anything worth visiting here?"
"Aha, then you are asking the right person. I also know Valencia very well! In the United States, Valencia is also very popular. Some people even claim that Valencia is a city you have to go to. Because here
There’s the America’s Cup…”
While introducing Chang Sheng, Kate Gracie walked to the car, opened the door, and made a gesture to Chang Sheng to get in the car.
"Welcome to the city of courage and strength!"..)
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