Chang Sheng has already decided on the first few people to rob.
But it's not over yet.
It's not just a few people.
It's just that Ibrahimovic's matter is the most urgent.
There is another person who is almost as anxious as Ibrahimovic.
We still have to start with Valencia itself.
In a winning plan, Valencia's tactical formation in the new season will be mainly 4231, which requires two defensive midfielders.
Valencia happens to have two qualified midfielders.
Albelda (david_albelda) and Baraja (ruben_baraja).
Alberda was an excellent defensive midfielder trained by Valencia himself. He used to play as a central defender in his early years, but later switched to playing as a midfielder. Unexpectedly, he found his true position.
He was loaned to Villarreal for two seasons and became Villarreal's main force.
He also had to sit out for a year due to a broken leg in the 1997-98 season.
But injuries can break his bones, but they can't break the Valencian spirit.
After returning from injury, he performed well when he was loaned to Villarreal for the second time. He made 35 appearances in the league and scored two goals.
Next, he relied on his outstanding performance at Villarreal. After returning to Valencia, he started as a substitute player and gradually gained the main position.
And now he is only twenty-three years old.
Chang Sheng also knows the heights he can reach in the future.
For a long time, he and Baraja were not only the main defensive midfielder of Valencia, but also the main defensive midfielder combination of the Spanish national team.
The two of them worked well together in the midfield and were one of the reasons why Valencia reached the Champions League final for the second time last season.
Valencia's defense is very good, but if it only relies on five veterans in defense, it may not be that good. The two defensive midfielders play an important role.
Baraja was not trained by Valencia himself. He first debuted in his hometown team Valladolid. After playing for five seasons in Valladolid, he moved to Atletico Madrid.
In the first three seasons, he has been in Atletico Madrid's B team, which is the reserve team. From the 199899 season, he was transferred to the first team. In the first season, he only played eight games and scored one goal. In the second season, he was transferred to the first team.
He quickly became the main player of Atletico Madrid. He played 26 times and scored four goals. However, his outstanding performance did not save Atletico Madrid's fate. Atletico Madrid was relegated after that season. And Baraja was unwilling to follow Atletico Madrid.
Go to the second division - he has already played enough of the lower leagues when he was with Atletico Madrid's B team.
He was brought to Mestalla by Valencia for a record transfer fee of $12.5 million.
He became the main defensive midfielder as soon as he left. He made 35 appearances last season and scored four goals.
Baraja is characterized by excellent defense, accurate positioning, outstanding heading, and a uniquely threatening long-range shot. He also has a strong awareness of shooting into the penalty area, so he can often score goals as a defensive midfielder.
In five seasons at Atletico Madrid, he scored 14 goals. In five seasons at Valladolid, he scored 13 goals.
For a defensive midfielder, this number of goals is not low.
Compared with Baraja's offensive and defensive balance, Albelda is more specialized in defense.
If nothing else happens, these two will be Chang Sheng's main midfielder combination in the new season.
But as a result, the team will have no backup midfielder.
Last season's two veteran midfielders were Deschamps and Luis Milla. Both of them have retired.
As a result, Valencia only has Baraja and Albelda in the defensive midfield position.
It's impossible for these two defensive midfielders to last for a season...
Therefore, Chang Sheng must find a substitute for the defensive midfielder.
If he is just a substitute for an ordinary defensive midfielder, there is no need to worry if he wins often.
Chang Sheng has a plan, a plan that was born in his mind from his last days at Getafe.
He does not rule out playing Guardiola's Barcelona tactics in world football a few years in advance.
As long as there is the right opportunity.
Even if he doesn't have such an opportunity in the future, he still wants to know more about Barcelona's tactics, especially the inside information he heard from Barcelona's own people and even the director.
After all, Chang Sheng believes that Barcelona will be a strong rival for him in the future. Now that he can understand more about his enemy, he will have a better chance of winning in the future.
So the defensive midfielder substitute that is targeted for this win is...Josep Guardiola.
In April this year, Guardiola announced that he would leave Camp Nou at the end of the season.
When Gaspart inherited the mantle of Nunez and became the president of Barcelona Club, Guardiola was no longer the core figure of the team. Coupled with the divisions and conflicts within the Barcelona team, Guardiola
Very tired.
So he made the decision to leave Barcelona.
Chang Sheng knew that Guardiola did not want to go to Brescia at first, but because of hesitation, he lost the time to make a choice.
If I intervene forcefully at this time, give him a clear signal, and promise benefits, I believe I can bring him over from Camp Nou.
After all, Valencia is better than a small team like Brescia.
The only problem is that Guardiola may not be willing to stay in Spain because it would put him against Barcelona.
But Chang Sheng can write this into the contract: Guardiola does not need to play in the game against Barcelona.
Ibrahimovic can get rid of Llorente to deal with Chang Sheng. Guardiola, Chang Sheng plans to go to Barcelona in person to visit this young coach who later became all-powerful.
On the other side, Carvalho's winning decision was handed over to the club's general manager Pitacci.
It stands to reason that the general managers of Spanish football clubs are all powerful figures, and Pitachi is no exception. Chang Sheng snatched their transfer rights. Although the other party didn't say anything on the surface, they would definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
This is the experience Chang Sheng gained in Getafe.
This time, he plans to show off his talents in Valencia, so he cannot always be restrained by others. If he makes too many enemies within the club, he may end up like he did in Getafe.
So he wanted to have a good relationship with the general manager this time.
In Spanish football clubs, the president is mostly a mascot, and the person with real power is the manager.
If you can build a good relationship with your manager, it will be of great help to you.
So Chang Sheng took the initiative to show his kindness and asked general manager Pitach to handle a player transfer. Chang Sheng felt that this should be regarded as giving some of his power to Pitach, right?
In this way, Pitach should be much less wary of himself.
So Chang Sheng called Pitachi again.
Tell him what happened.
Pitacci was not as cheerful as Llorente. He thought about it before agreeing to go to Portugal.
Chang Shengli then used the fax machine in the hotel to send the player information he needed to Pitachi.
Next, he began to tidy up the information in his room.
At the same time, I called and started booking flights.
He wants to get to Barcelona as soon as possible.
He had been stuck in his hotel room in Valencia for several days.
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When Chang Sheng was at Barcelona Airport, he had just gotten off the plane. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and turned it back on.
He did not have Guardiola's phone number, nor did he know where Guardiola lived. He did not even know the phone number of Guardiola's agent.
In fact, many coaches will definitely have the phone numbers of well-known agents.
During this period of time, many text messages similar to self-introductions appeared on Chang Sheng’s mobile phone.
That's all agents doing self-promotion, hoping that Chang Sheng will take a fancy to their players.
Chang Sheng never enjoyed such treatment when he was the head coach of Getafe.
Brokers are sharks who follow the slave ships, and they are more sensitive than ordinary people to the bloody smell of profit.
For them, Getafe's coach Chang Sheng is an insignificant figure. First of all, he has no experience and is a nobody. Many people don't know him at all. Even if they want to send a text message, they don't know his phone number.
Secondly, he has no coaching experience and only has a one-year contract. Who knows when he will leave. If his coaching performance is not good and he is fired after only two months, then all the efforts in the text messages sent by the agent will be in vain.
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Third, Getafe is a club with no money. If you recommend players to them, they can’t afford them...
So it's not wrong to say that brokers are all snobs. They just look down on the poor and flock to the rich.
But things are different now. He has led Getafe to win the Serie B championship and the Copa del Rey in one fell swoop. He has become famous and is regarded as a leader among young coaches. Now he has signed a contract with Valencia, a strong team in Spain.
signed a three-year contract.
In the eyes of the broker, he went from a junk stock to a potential stock in an instant.
Valencia's massive investment in the transfer market in the past few years has made these agents feel like they are in a hurry.
Moreover, they also have some understanding of Chang Sheng, and they know that Chang Sheng likes to hold the transfer power in his own hands instead of giving it to the club manager.
So when the new coach took office, they took the initiative to send text messages to Chang Sheng to build a good relationship and establish contact, paving the way for promoting their players in the future.
But among the agents who sent text messages to Chang Sheng, Guardiola's agent was not included.
So Chang Sheng doesn’t know Guardiola’s phone number.
But it doesn't matter, he doesn't know, of course someone knows.
He called his agent Kate Gracie: "Help me check the phone number of Guardiola's agent Josep Maria Orobitg (josep_maria_orobitg) and send him a text message."
Five minutes after he put down the phone, Kate Gracie sent a text message to Chang Sheng's mobile phone.
Above is the phone number of Josep Maria Olowitgue.
In the lobby of Barcelona Airport, Chang Sheng got through this person's phone.
"Mr. Olowitgue? I am the head coach of Valencia, Chang. I have a cooperation project that I would like to discuss with you."
The strategy to capture Guardiola has officially begun.