bestfiction Chapter 163 You Can Call Me King of Berlin
Chapter 163 You Can Call Me King of Berlin
Chapter 163 You Can Call Me King of Berlin
"Master Edward, the Italian has not left Berlin."
Philip Jennings truthfully reported the situation to Edward.This guy is indeed more courageous than he thought, the old housekeeper suggested: "Should we really teach him a lesson?"
"No need." Edward took off his glasses, knocked on the table with his right hand, and decided after a few seconds: "I'll see him when I get back."
"Yes, Master Edward."
"Let people stare at him and give him less opportunities to contact players."
"Yes, Master Edward."
The old butler can always carry out Edward's request very well, which is what Edward is most satisfied with.
Raiola doesn't seem to be the kind of person who can be intimidated, so he is going to talk to the other party face to face. There is an old saying in China that is called courtesy before soldiers.
It's just after Christmas, but he has something to do now.The German Football Association has invited the CEOs and chairmen of major clubs to discuss youth training reform. This is a good opportunity to expand the influence of Union Berlin, and Edward will definitely not be absent.
In this situation, it is entirely beneficial to know more football practitioners.
In order to change the strength of Bayern, it is necessary to increase its influence in football and unite all the forces that can be united. Edward has learned these things in textbooks before, so even if he faces the chairman of a low-level team, he will not Domineering, in the circle of the team management, Edward's reputation is still good.
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Even though Berlin is the capital of Germany and the seat of the German Football Association is Frankfurt, the meeting was held in Munich, which shows the influence of Bayern in German football. On the way to Munich, Edward felt very uncomfortable. He felt that he had to change. This situation.
The core of German football has always been in Munich, which is very unfavorable to the development of Union Berlin.
The meeting was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It is said that the hotel waived part of the fee, otherwise the German Football Association would not be so kind.
The day before the meeting, Edward followed David Gill to visit many high-level teams. Facing low-level teams, they promised that they could help train talented players from other teams.
There are many teams in Germany that do not yet have a complete youth training system, so this meeting was held.
Even if a low-level team has a good youth training system, its training facilities and youth training strength cannot be compared with the top youth training of Berlin Union. With Edward's investment regardless of return, the youth training of Berlin Union The equipment and youth training coaches are top-notch.
For example, let’s say a certain coach has a special way of training players’ physical fitness. After getting the list given by the headhunting company, David Gill will fly to the door to do the coaching work in person. After he agrees to move his family to Germany, Berlin United directly pays to buy out his contract, and the coach's contract is generally not expensive.Relying on this method, Union Berlin has gathered a group of top coaches. From the first team to the youth teams at all levels, each coach has a few brushes. They have nothing to do and brainstorm. It is getting better and better, as long as they think it is useful for the youth team, Edward will pay for it.
If the low-level teams are really talented, they can be sent to Union Berlin to help with training. Union Berlin will not take the opportunity to poach people. If the players are really good, they will not stay in the low-level teams in the future. Union Berlin will definitely be fine. Buying out players at a premium is indeed tempting.And Union Berlin only needs their support. When something happens in German football, they need to stand on Union Berlin's side.
Anyway, young players are not expensive, just like Royce in his previous life, he went from Red and White Allen to Borussia for only 100 million euros, and returned to Dortmund after 3 years and spent 1750 million euros in Dortmund. Even if you buy a talent at a premium, you will definitely not lose money , There is no position that can be rented to a suitable teammate. After returning to the team to start evaluating, if it is really not what the team needs and then sell it, it can also make a fortune.
For the Bundesliga and Bundesliga teams, Union Berlin also gave a lot of benefits.
If they are willing to stand on the side of Union Berlin, the youth players that Union Berlin does not need can be sold to them at a lower premium. The youth team of Union Berlin is not entirely composed of talents. In the future, there will definitely be players who will go to the second division or It is not impossible for lower-level teams, even teams below the first division, to give away a second transfer clause or give Berlin Union a sum of money if they play up to the standard, which can also guarantee the interests of buyers.
As for the interests of the seller, how much is a player who plays in a low-level team worth? What matters is word-of-mouth. He is like those e-commerce companies in the future. If they lose money, they will find loyal users. As long as the focus of football in Germany becomes Berlin, no amount of money can buy it.
The Bayern people also heard about Edward's approach, and Beckenbauer was a little worried: "Edward is forming a gang now, which is very bad for us."
Rummenigge said angrily: "That kid is not a good person, he just likes to engage in conspiracy."
"Even if he messes up, it's fine. Bayern is not afraid of him at all. Many people don't like him who breaks 50+1, so we don't need to worry at all." Hoeness is not very optimistic about Edward's approach, so he doesn't don't care.
The Germans are still quite stubborn. Edward has a good reputation because he is polite and demeanor, but his bypass of 50+1 really made many people very dissatisfied. It is impossible for Edward to be supported by the majority in Hoeness.
But he forgot one thing, money can turn ghosts around. It is already an established fact that Edward bypassed 50+1. It is useless for other people to oppose it. If Edward can give them enough benefits, why don't they support Edward?
The meeting started the next morning, and Edward finally saw what "democracy" is. It's like a vegetable market. You make a proposal, and the people below swarm to oppose it. By 1 p.m., no good opinions have been summed up. These people Just raised the bar there.
After lunch, there was another boring dispute. Edward has now realized that this meeting will definitely not last too short, it may be a week, or it may be longer.
"David, I think I should go back to Berlin early."
On the third day, Edward couldn't hold his breath anymore. This kind of bullshit meeting is really meaningless. Just listening to them gossip, there is not much serious business, but I know a lot about the shit in the football circle. Who has what eccentricity? Which club president? Having extramarital affairs, or who did something when they were young, these are the open secrets of football circles, and even the reporters have little interest.
Who wants to report the old story of a 50-year-old team executive.
"Edward, as the chairman of the club, you must stay here." David Gill also felt bored, and immediately comforted: "It's the same way during meetings in England. They are always arguing. People who have festivals in the football circle don't Little, so this kind of thing is normal."
"Forget it, then I'll go to sleep." Edward did this kind of thing a lot in class in his previous life, and no matter how expensive the suit he was wearing, he lay down on the table and fell asleep.
David Gill shook his head helplessly, and continued to listen to the quarrels of those football bigwigs.He also felt bored, but who made him the CEO of Union Berlin?
"Edward, Edward, wake up."
Edward raised his head sleepily, shook his uncomfortable neck and asked, "Is it over for David?"
"Not yet, that bastard Hoeness recommended you to speak up." David Gill was ready to lose face, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Edward saw Hoeness smiling sinisterly at him, and immediately knew what was going on. This bastard found him sleeping, so he wanted him to make a fool of himself on stage.
Damn, this guy really holds a grudge.
Edward rubbed his temples, trying to wake himself up as much as possible.To be honest, he is not very afraid of going on stage. He is very good at the youth training of Union Berlin. He has carefully read every proposal, so even if he goes up to speak, he will not be ashamed. It is estimated that Hoeness has always regarded him as an idiot, so he kicked him out. Take the stage to speak.Edward didn't believe that this bastard would let him show off.
Edward tidied up his clothes a little, walked up to the front, and adjusted the microphone: "This microphone is a bit low. After all, I am much taller than Mr. Hoeness."
There was laughter, and Hoeness glared at him.
"In 2000, the proportion of players under the age of 23 in the Bundesliga team's first lineup was only 6%. After the emergence of Union Berlin, this proportion reached 6.7%. Are our young players really not talented? Compared with Are Dutch, German players bad? Of course not!"
Edward's opening was very attractive, but Hoeness, an old barbarian, immediately objected: "But the main force of the Union Berlin first team doesn't even have a single German player."
"Thanks for the reminder, this is what I'm going to say next."
"In terms of the concept of youth training, German football has gone into a misunderstanding. It pays too much attention to strength and discipline, which makes the players look the same and has no personality at all. If all the players in Germany are screened, only a small number of them can To get a place at Union Berlin, my team puts a lot of emphasis on technique, and that's where German players are at their worst right now."
"If Mr. Hoeness is interested, he can see how many German players are in the youth training camp of Union Berlin. I am not satisfied with the current German players, but I can train German players myself. When they grow up, they will become German players. A player with excellent skills and good physical and tactical qualities."
"Our scouts are always looking for kids who are 9 or 10 years old, no matter what their size is. As for the strength training that used to be the most important, it doesn't start until they are 16 years old."
"Before that, indoor football and technical training are the key points. Players need to have better skills. When their bodies start to develop, it will not be too late to strengthen strength training."
"Union Berlin will not reject every talented player. We will train Jan Koller and Carlos. The figure is not what Union Berlin values, but talent is. Now German players are all tall, strong, and poorly skilled. People worry."
"Football needs diversification. If you are not a tall player, you are better than a short player. It is difficult for you to tell who is better, Garrincha or Rijkaard. What German football has to do now is to abandon traditional concepts, from talent selection to training. All-round change."
"Pay more attention to the technical development of the players, and don't even need to fix their positions. It will be better to wait until the physical development and match their development to determine the position."
"If you are interested, you can visit the youth training camp of Union Berlin. What we are doing now is just like this. We hope to train more outstanding football talents."
Edward's speech was still very constructive, and he got a lot of applause at the end, while Hoeness's expression was not very good-looking.He has always regarded Edward as an idiot, but the idiot can never say such a thing.
A few days later, the meeting finally had some clues. Edward’s speech can be said to be a turning point. The German team also turned their attention to cultivating players’ skills. The success of Union Berlin has shown that technical players are indeed very good, and their age is definitely not Problem, there is such a template, so they are easy to find directions.
Most of Union Berlin's players are from the Netherlands. They can go to the Netherlands to learn from the experience, and then combine the situation of German football itself to finally decide a strategy that suits German football.
There were some discussions afterwards, but Edward still flew back to Berlin, because he received a call from the old housekeeper, that fat Italian guy was not very honest, and Edward had to talk to him.
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Raiola is still complacent about successfully contacting the first-team players of Union Berlin. He first used young players to attract the attention of those local agents. In fact, he most wanted to contact the first-team players of Union Berlin. There was a Union Berlin first-team player, Marco Materazzi, who had a good impression of him because he was Italian.
Although the opponent does not agree to sign with him, Raiola is confident to win Materazzi. As long as there is a role model, he will have the opportunity to sign more players. Raiola now feels that he is a great scientist. Give him a fulcrum and he can move the earth.
Mino Raiola was whistling and walking happily on the streets of Berlin when he suddenly felt bumped from behind. Having lost his wallet a few days ago, he immediately touched his trouser pocket and started chasing him: "Asshole, don't think I run slower than you."
Raiola chased to an alley and felt something was wrong and wanted to leave, but a few big men appeared behind him, pushing him all the way to the back kitchen of a restaurant.
There he saw a young man sitting in the middle.
"Hi, this is what I learned from Italian movies, doesn't it feel kind?"
Edward played with the pepper grinder in his hand and greeted with a smile: "I don't think you need to know my name, but you can call me the King of Berlin."
(End of this chapter)