Chapter 75 Simplified Version of Zlatan Ibrahimovic
In the world of professional football, loyalty is a very luxurious thing.
One person, one city, is an extremely rare luxury.
Gerrard, Totti, Maldini, Scholes, Giggs...
These stars can play for one team for a lifetime because of their The teams he plays for are Liverpool, Manchester United, Roma and AC Milan.
What if it were another team?
Let alone a low-level league, even if they are a team in the middle and lower reaches of the top league, can they still persevere?
Now, Leighton Baines, who plays for Wigan Athletic, is faced with such a choice.
Go to Bayswater Chinese to play Premier League and League Cup?
Stay at Wigan Athletic and play in the Championship?
Leighton Byrnes was born in Kirkby, north-east of Liverpool.
Yes, that’s where Liverpool’s youth academy, Kirkby Academy, is located.
Interestingly, he is a die-hard Everton fan.
When he was playing football at Kirkby Academy in Liverpool, he was filled with dreams of Everton.
But when he went to Everton for a trial, the Toffees turned him away.
The reasons are also very cliché: too short, too thin.
This is a common problem in almost all European youth training.
This is the reason why Ribery was rejected by the French second team; Modric did not develop well at Dinamo Zagreb for this reason; David Silva was rejected by the Real Madrid youth training. This is also the reason.
Even as talented as Messi, he came to Europe from Argentina to find a club to treat his illness, but was rejected by many wealthy teams, still because of this reason.
The most interesting thing is that Neuer was almost kicked out of the youth training by Schalke 04 for this reason. In the end, he was lucky enough to stay, and this was how he became the future German goalkeeper.
Just over a year ago, Gareth Bale was almost unable to renew his contract with the Southampton youth training for this reason.
Many times, youth training matters are so baffling.
After Leighton Baines was rejected by the Toffees, he chose Wigan Athletic in the city next door to Liverpool.
He followed Wigan Athletic from League Two to League One to the Championship. He has been waiting for Everton's call.
Year after year.
The Bayswater Chinese came to visit.
Does Everton need a left-back?
Needed.
The price offered by Wigan Athletic to Leighton Baines is 2 million pounds. Isn’t this not high for a Premier League team?
Everton would pay £6 million for a young goalkeeper like Joe Hart, right?
But when he met with Yang Cheng and asked about Everton's intentions through his agent, the other party's reply was...
"Sorry, 2 million pounds, we plan to sign Nuno from Porto ·Valente.”
Portuguese international, Champions League champion, European Cup runner-up...
But he will be 31 years old soon.
Everton made a choice.
Leighton Bynes also has a choice to make.
Stay at Wigan Athletic and play in the Championship?
Or go to Bayswater to play in the Premier League?
After receiving the reply, Leighton Bynes locked himself in his room for a day and night, then went to visit his grandmother, and then told his parents and family about his decision.
Finally, he called Yang Cheng.
...
When Yang Cheng answered the call from Leighton Bynes, he was standing at the door of the restaurant of the famous five-star European Hotel in the old town of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After learning that Leighton Bynes decided to join Bayswater Chinese and hung up the phone, he couldn't help but make a fist gesture and secretly shouted, Yes!
For Capaldi, Yang Cheng was dissatisfied as early as last season.
There was no way, given the situation of the Chinese in Bayswater at that time, it was difficult to buy a suitable left back.
Even if you want to buy it, you have to spend a lot of money.
In the past, Yang Cheng worked for others. As long as the club gave him a budget, he would spend whatever he could without feeling bad at all.
But now that he is working for himself, of course he has to plan carefully.
Dave Whelan loves to brag, but he is right about one thing.
Don’t get carried away just because the Premier League’s revenue has skyrocketed.
Many newly promoted teams suffer from financial problems.
After being promoted to the Premier League, Yang Cheng will definitely consider strengthening, but he cannot be unrestrained.
Signing Leighton Bynes for £2 million is really worth it!
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng calmed down and turned around and walked back to the restaurant.
This time he came to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainly because he wanted to meet someone.
Edin Dzeko plays for Žejonikar in Bosnia and Herzegovina's top league.
Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Yang Cheng’s old friend, Damir Vrbanovic, CEO of Dinamo Zagreb.
It was through him that Yang Cheng contacted the Zejonikal Club in Sarajevo.
This club located in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina finished second in the Bosnia and Herzegovina League last season.
The team that won the championship was called Zlinski.
Without the emergence of Yang Cheng, Modric should have been loaned to Zrinski from Dinamo Zagreb in 2003, but he returned to Croatia after only playing one season.
Zeyonikar also did not expect that his players would be spotted by teams from the Premier League.
This is simply a great honor for them.
Although Dzeko is only 19 years old, he has already played for Zejonikkar for two seasons.
Moreover, he is not the center that many fans are familiar with in Yang Cheng's previous life, but a midfielder.
A tall midfielder with a height of 1.93 meters.
Some players have been signed by Premier League teams, which can greatly enhance Zejonikar's influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
So, they did not make things difficult for Dzeko's transfer fee.
One price, £50,000, take it away!
At this moment, in the European Hotel, Yang Cheng was meeting with Dzeko and his agent, Bosnian Redzepajic.
...
The conversation between Yang Cheng and Dzeko started with growth.
Dzeko was a little cautious at first. After all, in his eyes, although Yang Cheng is only 24 years old, he is already the head coach of a Premier League team, and his future can be decided in one sentence.
But under the guidance of Yang Cheng, the Bosnians slowly opened their hearts.
He mentioned that he has been playing midfielder since youth training and is known for his skills with his feet.
Unexpectedly, during adolescence, his height suddenly grew, reaching 1.93 meters.
For professional players, growing taller is a bit like the reverse for an opera actor.
Growing taller will inevitably affect your weight, and you will also become thinner, which will affect running, strength confrontation, etc. But the most important thing is that as you grow taller, your movement frequency will inevitably slow down.
Unless physics does not exist, no one can avoid it.
The foot movements that were easy to do before are now impossible to do.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina League itself is famous for its fierce physical confrontation. Dzeko has been training in this environment for 2 years and has suffered a lot and suffered a lot of grievances.
However, a club like Zejonikal does not have a formal physical coach and cannot provide Dzeko with a complete set of physical training and future growth plans.
But all of these can be satisfied by Chinese people in Bayswater.
“I watched you play with Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 in the qualifying rounds of the U19 European Youth Championship last year.”
Yang Cheng's words made Dzeko a little embarrassed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina football is very weak.
Participated in the U19 European Youth Championship last year, and the opponents in the group stage were Italy, Portugal and Kazakhstan.
As a result, Bosnia and Herzegovina lost all 3 games, conceding 7 goals and scoring only 1 goal.
And he only scored in the final stage of the game when he was beaten 4-0 by Portugal.
"In the match against Portugal, you played as a forward."
"Yes, our main forward was injured at the time, and the coach asked me to play as a forward, but actually it was deeper, similar to the No. 10 position. ”
Dzeko also remembers that game vividly, because their only goal came from his assist.
“My first reaction at the time was that this tall man should play center.”
“Today’s midfielders need a wide range of running. Your skills are very good, but you are too tall. He cannot bear too much running coverage, which is a common problem for all tall players.”
"It would be a pity if you go back to the 4th position, and your defensive ability is not enough."
"On the contrary, if you go forward and play as a center, you can better utilize your technical advantages. "
The agent Rezepajic, who was sitting aside and had never spoken, interrupted at this time, "Mr. Yang, if you play as a center, you need more physical confrontation. "
"Then step up. This kind of thing is not uncommon in top European leagues."
"There is a Croatian player in our team. He was very short when he was playing in Croatia. Even Dinamo Zagreb thought he couldn't play well, but after joining our team for two years, he is now not afraid of pressing and confrontation in the Championship."
"You are talking about Luka Modric, right? I watched his game, the League Cup final against Chelsea, he performed very well, very powerful." Dzeko laughed.
Yang Cheng nodded with a smile, "What I want to say is that physical and strength confrontation is not a problem. As long as you cooperate, you can improve quickly."
Dzeko is becoming more and more convinced.
"Why would I want you to play center?"
Yang Cheng further explained, "First of all, your speed is not bad, at least for a tall man of 1.93 meters. , not bad.”
"You have very fine skills with your feet. You stop the ball very well and you have the ability to play the ball. The most rare thing is that you are proficient in both left and right feet."
After a pause, Yang Cheng felt like he said this, It still seems a bit empty.
"Have you ever noticed Ibrahimovic of Juventus?"
"Yes, he is great!" Dzeko was a little excited.
"You, like him, have a burly body and delicate foot skills, which can ensure that you get the ball in the frontcourt, whether you are attacking with the ball from the front, turning around, or changing direction. , can do it with ease.”
"This is great for a center!"
Dzeko is like a simplified version of Ibrahimovic. Their technical characteristics are so similar.
But Dzeko has one thing that is much better than Ibrahimovic.
That is to listen to advice.
And his personality is not as rebellious as Ibrahimovic.
This makes Dzeko very malleable.
Yang Cheng feels that Dzeko was trained as an all-around center at Wolfsburg in his previous life, but after joining Manchester City, Blue Moon used him as a tactical center.
The most outrageous thing is that the wealthy Manchester City were not short of money in those years and bought forwards everywhere, which caused the entire frontcourt to be overcrowded and severely reduced Dzeko's playing time and game opportunities.
Many people said that Dzeko shined after arriving in Serie A, the old tree blossomed, and even said that he reached his peak.
This is actually a misunderstanding.
No matter how good a professional player is, his body will decline after the age of 28.
If Dzeko can be further trained and promoted when he leaves Wolfsburg and goes to Manchester City, I believe his entire career will reach a higher level.
In Yang Cheng's mind, from the perspective of a center, Dzeko has almost no shortcomings after strengthening his physical confrontation and ability to compete for the top.
Of course, if compared with strikers such as Suarez, Benzema, and Lewandowski, Dzeko is still inferior.
After listening to Yang Cheng's analysis of himself, Dzeko was really grateful and admired.
I am grateful because Yang Cheng attaches great importance to him.
This is only possible because I have an in-depth understanding of him and at the same time I attach great importance to him, so I can say this.
The admiration is because of Yang Cheng's understanding of football and his training and planning.
Therefore, Dzeko said without hesitation that he would do his best to cooperate with Yang Cheng and obey unconditionally.
“I promise that I will give my best in every training and every game!”
Yang Cheng didn't hesitate and directly initialed a contract with Dzeko under the witness of his agent.
There is a small episode here.
Dzeko’s salary requirement for himself is a monthly salary of 500 euros.
This is pretty good in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
But Yang Cheng promised him a weekly salary of 250 pounds and a monthly salary of about 1,500 euros.
This is the minimum salary for the first team of the team in the new season.
Furthermore, Yang Cheng does not want Dzeko to be hungry for seven consecutive days like he did when he went to the Czech Republic to play football in his previous life.
“The expenses in London are relatively high.” Yang Cheng explained with a smile.
This moved Dzeko even more.
The two parties agreed, and after arriving in London to sign the formal contract, Yang Cheng told Dzeko some things to pay attention to, such as that he should improve his English.
After dealing with Dzeko, Yang Cheng flew non-stop from Sarajevo to Istanbul, Turkey.
Go north from Istanbul and fly to Ukraine.
He had just gotten off the plane from Donetsk, Ukraine, and when he turned on his mobile phone, it showed a message that he had missed a call.
The caller turned out to be Adam Crozier.
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(End of this chapter)