Age of Dreams

There is no doubt that Ma Yun is a super realistic person.

It can also be said that Ma Yun is a person whose interests are paramount.

He never talked about his feelings, just to see if he could achieve his goal.

After Ma Yun became an entrepreneurial mentor, what he said was actually nonsense, and he didn't value those things at all.

From the fact that Ma Yun took the risk of confronting the whole Wall Street and forcibly separated Zifubao from Taobao.com and put it under his own name, you know how tenacious and uninfluenced this person is.

Therefore, Ma Yun wants to invest in a football club. Although it is for the sake of Alibaba, especially Tao Bao, he absolutely does not accept the model of only burning money and not making money. At least it can be around the breakeven point. This is what he is reluctant to do. acceptable.

Otherwise, according to the habits of Chinese people, Italy's Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Juventus are the most popular teams.

Especially the two teams in front, basically with the continuous spread of the financial crisis, they have reached a very difficult situation.

Of course, the two situations are different.

Inter Milan is really because Moratti has no money. The Moratti family is only about 3 billion euros. The eldest brother supports the younger brother and squandered 1.2 billion euros on football, and all of them are filled in. There is no point money in return.

In the face of the financial crisis and the sharp drop in oil prices, the Moratti family, which is based in the oil industry, really has no choice. Therefore, although it won the long-awaited Champions League last year, the plastic surgery is also falling apart, and there is not much strength to fight. , can be called the last glory.

AC Milan is even more speechless. Lao Bei is the richest man in Italy, not to mention his net worth of more than 8 billion euros. AC Milan's operation is better than that of Inter Milan. There is more than enough for one person to beat Inter Milan and a team. Players still leave at a high price... But Lao Bei doesn't want to invest in football at all, and doesn't spend money if he has money, so he falls into the bottom line.

Juventus basically don't need to think about it. They are building the only football stadium in Italy that belongs to the team, and it is backed by Fiat, the largest group in Italy. This group is not just about cars, similar to South Korea. China's Samsung, it can be said to be rich and powerful, and there is no need for others to buy it.

It has been more than 20 years since the Italian league broadcast has entered China, and it has cultivated generations of fans. It should be said that buying their teams will definitely cause an absolute frenzy in China and have the best advertising effect.

But Ma Yun doesn’t think so at all. Italy’s football style has fallen behind. People prefer to watch the Premier League, which is fiercely colliding, and Spain, which has a technical genre. Moreover, these two leagues have a lot of stars, and there are so many superstars. Young people like it very much. .

Also, the Premier League doesn’t lose much money, but you in Italy lose tens of millions or hundreds of millions of euros a year at every turn. Who has so much money to squander for you?

The most important thing is that Italy is still very, very xenophobic. If you want to buy their team, there are so many restrictions. To be played to death.

This point is the most open and fair in the UK, they welcome foreign capital to enter, as long as you can make the Premier League team active, then there will be countless people like it, then there will be fame, broadcast fees, advertising sponsorship, etc. That's all there is to it.

That's why the Premier League is now the number one league in the world, with influence spread across five continents.

If Ma Yun wants to choose, he must choose such a league in order to achieve the effect he wants.

"If it's according to your idea, I think you can buy a team in the middle and lower reaches." Xiao Qi said: "It doesn't cost that much, and you can spend more money where you need to work hard; Secondly, there will not be so much performance pressure.”

"Well, I'm looking at Sunderland, Tottenham, and West Ham. Basically, they are in the middle and lower reaches every year." Ma Yun said, "But I don't know which one to choose. Conditions are basically good.”

"It doesn't matter which team you choose, but it's better to choose a London team." Xiao Qi suggested: "For example, Sunderland is not very suitable. It must be an international metropolis to carry a team. culture and atmosphere.”

"Okay, I got it." Ma Yun nodded. As for whether to follow Xiao Qi's suggestion, that's not certain.

"Another point, whether it's Serie A or the Premier League, the most important thing is the head coach. A good head coach can turn decay into magic, and a bad head coach can make all the superstars undergo plastic surgery and lead to relegation." Xiao Qidao: "The famous examples are people like Mourinho, Deschamps, and Guardiola."

"I like Mourinho very much, but he was snatched by Real Madrid just now. It's a pity." Ma Yun said: "Qi Shao, do you have any good candidates? Why don't you send Lippi here for a few years? "

Xiao Qi couldn't help laughing and said: "Are you poaching a corner? Lippi, I will use it here for at least three years, and I will consolidate the Shuchuan Fairy team. I can't give it to you."

Ma Yun didn't feel regretful, and then said: "Then Capello, Hiddink, Van Gaal, and Ancelotti, which one should I choose better?"

Xiao Qi replied without thinking: "Capello is one of the most famous iron-blooded coaches in Italy. What he admires most is the 1:0 doctrine. Watching his team's games will definitely not look very good, but generally he can get good results. Even if it is a weak team, it can still qualify for the Champions League. But there are a few things to pay attention to. First of all, he has a bad temper and is very bossy. If he is okay with ordinary players, but if you meet superstars, you can refer to him. What happened to him at Real Madrid. Then there is another one. The Premier League is a team that advocates offense. If the new team is out of place because of Capello, it will be under a lot of pressure.

Hiddink is known as a magical coach with excellent coaching ability and very good adaptability. In this regard, he is the same as Van Gaal. But as the glory of the Netherlands is no longer, their coaching style still cannot achieve the greatest success, which can be seen from their coaching performance in recent years.

Among the four, Ancelotti is the most outstanding. He not only has the excellent tactical quality of Italy, but also has the best coordination ability. When he was in AC Milan, no matter what players he bought or sold, he could just take the food out of the pot and put out a good banquet without complaining to the club. And he is especially good at training and coaching young players, and has his own excellent set for the Champions League. If you have to choose one of the four, choosing Ancelotti is definitely a choice you will not regret. "

Ma Yun is also a smart person. On the one hand, he admires Xiao Qi's understanding of football, and on the other hand, he also sees Xiao Qi's unfinished intentions.

"I hear what you mean, is there someone better to recommend to me?" Ma Yun asked curiously.

"yes."

Xiao Qi smiled, "I have a very good candidate, which can be said to be the new Mourinho. If you take it, don't dare to say too much. In the next ten years, the team will not be short of champions." The sprint, and it's the Champions League and the league together."

"Who?"

Ma Yun became interested.

Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Do you know the person who caused Beckham to be expelled with a red card?"

"Argentina, Simeone!" Ma Yun replied without thinking.

Then he was surprised, "Didn't you say he is a good head coach? What is he doing now?"

Xiao Qi said: "For any player to become a good head coach, there is a relatively important prerequisite, that is, he is a midfielder or a defensive player. Simeone is an Argentine giant who has a set of midfield defense and organizational breakthroughs. Will, so he has a strong enough overall view and perseverance, and these are an indispensable part of football coaches.

Now Simeone has been coaching the Argentine giants River Plate and has won several championships. Of course, these are not the most important. The most important thing is that if you go to see the team he coaches, you will find that this team is full of energy and aura. fight for victory. So Simeone has the potential to be a good coach.

What's more, Simeone is only under 41 years old now, when he is in the prime of life and full of enthusiasm, you let him coach a Premier League team with our financial support, and guarantee that he can give you an unimaginable rich return. "

"It's rare to hear that you can make such an evaluation of a person, even though he is only in the football field." Ma Yun sighed, and his face turned slightly serious, "I actually focused on Capello and Ancelo before. Di, the experts in Europe suggested that I choose Capello, he will definitely bring me a place in the Champions League in the first season. But the experts in Huaguo are more inclined to Ancelotti, because Ancelotti It lasts longer. But, compared to them, I believe in Qi Shao's vision more. If you think Simeone can do it, I will take a closer look at him when I go back here."

"A good coach will make people admire from the bottom of their hearts." Xiao Qi said, "Your personnel should not just collect information, it is best to go to Argentina to watch a few more games of his team's performance, so that we can be better. It is better to evaluate Simeone's ability more objectively."

Ma Yun nodded, and then said strangely: "Since you are so optimistic about Simeone, Qi Shao, why don't you let him take over Lippi's job in two years? He must be better than Gao Bo, right?"

"Eagle shouldn't just play with chicks." Xiao Qi smiled, "For a top talent like Simeone, if he doesn't go to Europe, it's really a waste. But if he competes in Asia, it's a waste of talent. I I hope to see even better achievements for my Alibaba Group under his leadership!"

Ma Yun frowned. He felt a little uncomfortable when Xiao Qi said "my Alibaba", but he had to admit that he himself was just the founder, and Xiao Qi was the owner of the Alibaba Group.

Although Ma Yun is in charge of the Alibaba Group, if this point is forgotten, there will be great conflicts.

If it was someone else, Ma Yun could still think of ways to fight for some power, but now facing the extremely powerful Xiao Qi, Ma Yun did not dare to think about it.

And only an idiot would talk to the owner of the company. No matter how powerful the professional managers are, there is no way to snatch the company's shares. Who said that capital is king now?

Thinking of this, Ma Yun felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Not to mention the past, even now, Xiao Qi only needs to invest hundreds of billions or hundreds of billions of dollars. I am afraid that the shareholders of Alibaba will not be able to reject his acquisition, right?

When the amount of money reaches a certain level, then in this commercial society, it is often so easy for everyone!

(I don’t know if there are many people who like Simeone, huh, huh. Please subscribe more!) (To be continued ~^~)