The Ball at Your Feet

If Arsenal was one of the best teams in the Premier League around 2002, then Juventus in 2002 is definitely the best team in Italy, and no other team can compare with them.

AC Milan at this time has just completed the rebuilding of the Milan dynasty. Ancelotti has not yet shaken off his notoriety as the second in the millennium, and Milan’s current players on several fronts have just gathered together, Shepchen Ko, Rui Costa, Seedorf, Pirlo, Nesta, and of course Kaka, Gattuso and the old and strong Martini, they have not achieved enough to make them proud. , They are still living on their books of honor. For Inter Milan, it was the darkest and most chaotic day in many years. Under the leadership of Cooper last season, they played the best result since Moratti took over. If it weren't for the last game to lose to Lazio, who had spared no effort, they would have won the Serie A Gold Cup. But his defensive style of play has also caused a lot of controversy. Ronaldo used the contradiction with Cooper as an excuse to leave Madrid after the end of the season, which put Cooper in a dilemma. What is even more chilling is that Moratti's mischief is not over yet. The transfer contract he signed with Real Madrid for Ronaldo stipulates that if Ronaldo’s old injury recurs, Real Madrid can return the goods. Such a contract is completely bullying. .

In contrast, although Juventus have experienced ups and downs over the years, they have never fallen into the altar.

They are the strongest team in the world. Serie A's top striker Trezeguet, Italy's most outstanding shadow forward Piero, this combination of strikers is superb in the world. Behind them are Czech ironman Nedved, Dutch Boar Davis, Juventus deputy captain Tacinadi, and Zambrotta on offense and defense. Behind them is Pesotto, Montero, Ferrara and Thuram's defensive line. This defense is equally solid.

Not to mention, their goalkeeper is the undisputed world's first goalkeeper, the best goalkeeper in the whole world, Buffon. On the bench, there are still millennium substitutes, super million gold oil Yuliano, rotation left back Bilindelli, Croatia's white Vieira, and also recognized glass man Tudor and others. In this summer, they bought at a high price. With the two outstanding players of Diwayo and Camoranesi, the bench has been further thickened, and their coach is still the best coach in Italy, the extremely spicy Silver Fox Lippi.

If it is the club that plays the most beautiful football in this era, naturally it has just won the European Champions Cup and played the game like a dancing Galaxy Real Madrid. But if it is this era that plays the most stable, and always stabilizes his strength in the top three in the world, it is undoubtedly the zebra army that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. Although Super Deco was accidentally eliminated in the European War for two consecutive years, when it comes to strength, there are few in Europe who dared to claim that their strength is not defeated by them.

Juventus can be said to be the best-preserved strength of several strong teams at the turn of the century. Manchester United has begun to show signs of defeat in recent years. The team’s failure to pick up, Beckham and the team are splitting signs, coupled with Ferguson's pursuit of Latin football, so that Manchester United has already begun to rebuild. Real Madrid won the Champions League three times in six years, allowing the whole of Europe to see their strength, but they have not been able to win the Champions League and the league title at the same time, which is one of the biggest reasons why they changed coaches this season. The team’s meritorious coach Bosque was fired on the grounds that they did not conform to the club’s image, and the team’s old captain Hierro was abandoned, and he blindly pursued superstars. At the same time, the club was keen on power struggles. Although this once giant was already flourishing , But it is still unknown whether they can sail their galaxy warships far away.

As for the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, the renewal has made this once king of the team an irreversible decline. After entering the new century, the entire Bundesliga is unable to compete with other leagues. Although there is a short-lived Leverkusen last season, this is their last madness. Now the Bundesliga has entered a period of decline, and Bayern, based on the Bundesliga, is naturally inevitable.

Only Juventus has maintained a strong competitiveness in Serie A, and it is a strong team throughout Europe. They sold Zidane, replaced Nedved, replaced Van der Sar, replaced Buffon, and after a simple replacement, their strength has not diminished at all.

Against such a strong team, Monaco is a little nervous. Zhao Yaning is no exception. He himself is a fan of Serie A. Of course, he knows the strength of the old woman.

It is precisely because of this that what Jiuli said to him was like a booster, which made Zhao Yaning excited for a long time. After all, he has never worked with such an excellent guard.

But why did Panucci stay in Monaco?

"The reason for his transfer last season was actually quite nonsense. There was no problem with his technical level, but the problem was that Mr. Deschamps was cleaning up and down the team at the time. There was nothing about him. He was very talking. A good player with professional ethics. However, he made a strong stand for his teammates, thinking that Mr. Deschamps had done too much, and quarreled with Mr. Deschamps, so at the beginning of the season, he was loaned to the Serie A Roma team. "

Zhao Yaning is very clear about this. Capello has always been a coach he admires very much. His coaching in Rome has always been loved by Zhao Yaning. Panucci went to Rome. Although Zhao Yaning knows the internal details less well than Jiuli, But Zhao Yaning still knew about the transfer last year.

It's just that he heard it was a transfer.

"At that time, it was meant to be a direct transfer, but the price was not negotiated. Rome was not very willing to pay a high price. After all, Panucci basically did not play in Monaco, and the Romans were naturally unwilling to suffer. So at that time it was to rent first. After buying, it was supposed to be bought out this summer, but in Rome, I don’t really want to pay for it..."

Zhao has Candela and Cafu’s Roma, and he really doesn’t need Panucci. Although Capello wants him, Roma believes that he can rely on his player lineup as a reason to suppress Panucci’s transfer price. This approach made Deschamps very dissatisfied, and even tried to withdraw Panucci's transfer negotiations.

"Actually, the biggest reason is that you are here. If you leave him, it will be of great help to you." Jiuli explained his opinion, "I used to play on the wing. I was not very good at defending. When playing in the front, all you need is someone wipes your **** in the back. Although Chris is very good, he is not a person who is comfortable in the backcourt. Mr. Deschamps is very dissatisfied with his forward penetration. But now you are replaced On the wing, your breakthrough ability needs a good full-back as a support, and your body is relatively tall, and you are willing to learn defense. Your defense ability can be tapped out. If you two cooperate, our The right is more secure."

What Jiuli said was not all the truth. Although tactical considerations were indeed very important, it was the reconciliation between the two that really made Deschamps change his mind.

Deschamps has a very persistent temper, and he will manage anything that does not meet his requirements. This kind of management attitude made Panucci not very comfortable with his temper. When Deschamps cleaned up the team, they had conflicts with Deschamps. It was precisely because of this that they fell out.

But after arriving in Rome, Panucci has not been able to ensure that he will always be the main force. The strength of Candela and Cafu is not below him, and Capello does not care about the relationship between the two, which makes Panucci a little dissatisfied with Rome's arrangement. This summer, as Cafu won the World Cup as the captain of the Brazilian team, Panucci was regarded by the Italian media as one of the reasons for the Italian team’s loss-although everyone knows that the biggest reason is that FIFA divided the cake. Action-he was also coldly treated in Rome. Capello hopes to change him to the left guard next season. These changes make him not very comfortable, and he also tries to seek other changes.

At this time, Deschamps also cleaned up the team, and the team was peaceful. And after last season's relegation, he also admitted that he had some flexible considerations. Out of tactical considerations, Deschamps hopes to get Panucci back, and Panucci also hopes to get the main position. Coupled with the fact that the club of Rome was not determined enough when buying people, the negotiation of the deal restarted.

"If he comes back and can get his support, you can definitely increase your strength."

Zhao Yaning also agrees with Jiuli's statement, and he is naturally very clear about Panucci's strength. This full-back who has played for Milan, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Roma and other clubs is really outstanding. When it comes to offensive ability, he may not be able to be used as a winger like Cafu, and when it comes to defensive ability, his defense may be slightly worse than that of a defensive full-back like Thuram. But he has a great effect on both offensive and defensive ends. Whether it is attacking or defensive, he can play a great supporting role, and he can also play all positions in the backcourt. Such strength is very admirable.

After all, when he debuted that year, he was wearing the name of Maldini's successor. Although after so many years, the old and strong Maldini does not know how many successors he has produced, but when it comes to the style most resembling Maldini and the closest ability to him, Panucci is probably the only one. He can show good strength at both ends of offense and defense, with excellent physical fitness and skills, able to play multiple positions, play in multiple leagues, and adapt well. Such a player is definitely a treasure.

Although it is rumored that he has a bad temper, although he wandered around, walked through a lot of teams, even became famous in Milan, and later joined a rival in the same city like Inter Milan, although his performance in Ligue 1 is not very good. Well, and there is still a lot of contradiction with Deschamps-but when it comes to strength, he is indeed a very good defender.

And Zhao Yaning seems to remember that his national teammate, Sun Jihe, who now plays for Manchester City, was considered to be the smaller Panucci at the beginning.

Seeing Zhao Yaning’s excited face, Jiuli splashed him with cold water, “Don’t be too happy. It’s hard to tell if this matter is settled. After all, Mr. Deschamps is a person who doesn’t rub the sand in his eyes. He will definitely not allow players who are at odds with him to stay in the team. If Chris really wants to return to Monaco, Chris must apologize first. With his temper, it’s hard to say whether it’s settled."

This sentence made Zhao Yaning's expression a bit bitter again. Zhao Yaning knew Deschamp's stubbornness a long time ago, and he would definitely not be subdued. And Panucci’s apology is probably very hanging. After all, Capello there is very good to Panucci. Is he willing to leave Capello, who is like a career father to him, and come to Deschamps. Plea, this is hard to say.

"Actually, if it wasn't for the team's financial problems, we could have brought in other defenders. For example, Auxerre has a defender, a child named Sarnia, which is very good, and Le Havre. The Zimbonda is also fine, and there is also a Brazilian defender called Maicon. The team has been investigating for a period of time. They are all very good players, but we have no money."

Zhao Yaning has also heard of these people. Sanya is the new star of Auxerre and was dug out by Guy Rou. Although many teams in Ligue 1 have taken a fancy to him, Sanya is the one who was favored by Guy Rou. He is in the Ligue 1 Since he is ready to train Sarnia and sell it for a good price, even if other people like Sarnia, they are not embarrassed to take it. After all, in Ligue 1, they offend Guy. ·Lu is not a very wise thing.

And Zimbanda’s problem is even more involved. Le Havre only won the fourth place in the French second league last season. It is reasonable to say that they cannot be promoted. Their right back Zimbanda will also cause The robbery of the Ligue 1 teams. But last season’s restructuring of the French Ligue 1 added two more Ligue 1 places, which led to Le Havre winning in the play-offs and successfully qualifying for the French Ligue 1, which also made the transfer of Zimbanda impossible. Up.

It's the Brazilian Maicon, Zhao Yaning has never heard of it. The Brazilian league is too chaotic, and he has no interest in caring. Those things are all about scouts, and Zhao Yaning doesn't understand at all.

But he is very interested in another thing, "How could Monaco be so poor? No matter how we say it is a tax-free country, the money is a lot of money, and the boss is also Monaco's royal family. We logically say no. Be poor."

Zhao Yaning’s question caused Jiuli to laugh bitterly, “The cost of the team is never the player’s salary that accounts for the bulk.”

Giuly explained to him: Although the Monaco team occupies a favorable position in a tax-exempt country, it is also subject to many restrictions due to other regulations of Ligue 1.

Ligue 1 stipulates that the local government of the club is not allowed to invest in the team: the owner of Monaco is the Monaco royal family, and the Monaco royal family is the local government manager of Monaco. According to the regulations of the French Ligue 1, the owner of the Monaco team cannot invest in Monaco.

At the same time, in order to prevent football from being affected by the gaming industry, the French Ligue 1 also has strict regulations on the chest advertising space. They do not allow alcoholic beverages, or advertisements for the gaming industry to appear on their chest advertisements, and strictly prohibit the gaming industry from investing in football clubs. Gaming advertising is the second largest source of capital injection for the chest advertising of football clubs around the world. Monaco is also home to countless large casinos and is known as one of the world’s three largest casinos. However, because of the regulations of Ligue 1, these things are all Doesn't work.

The boss can't invest money, and the club's chest advertising space can't make money, which makes Monaco's economy not good. Even so, several other giants in Ligue 1 are still discussing whether they should introduce uniform tax standards to limit the attractiveness of Monaco's players.

"If it wasn't because we were one of the basketball teams, the broadcast fee income would be okay. We must be poorer now."

Broadcast fees are now Monaco's only stable source of income. Because they are with Marseille and Nice at the Blue Coast, and they are both powerful in Ligue 1, the two-by-two matchups of these three teams are called the Blue Coast Derby. Their game has always been one of the highlights of France. Although it is not as attractive as the national derby, it is definitely the most important game in Ligue 1. With these, Monaco's revenue from game broadcast fees is still not bad.

"It would be great if the boss could invest." After listening, Zhao Yaning understood the reason why Monaco was poor.

"It's hard to say that the Monaco royal family is not a rich boss." Jiuli shook his head and explained to Zhao Yaning.

Although the Monaco royal family is said to be one of the few remaining royal families in Europe, in fact the economic conditions are already very embarrassing. As early as the 1960s, they almost went bankrupt in embarrassment. At that time, the Monaco royal family had to cooperate with the Americans and let the current Grand Duke of Monaco marry the famous American movie star Grace Kelly at the time. A generous dowry from Grace Kelly’s father. In contrast, Grace Kelly's father also gained social status because of his marriage to the Monaco royal family. Then, it was Princess Grace who really saved the family. Then Grace Kelly started to run the city. She was good at Hollywood-style propaganda and took her wedding propaganda as the capital of propaganda. Only then did the Monaco royal family regain the ability to survive.

And now, Monaco's situation is also the same embarrassment: because Monaco and the French government have an agreement, once Monaco is extinct, it will automatically be incorporated into the French territory. The current crown prince Albert II has no heirs, and his life style is not very critical, so he has always been suspected by the outside world. Many people think that he is not the best candidate to take over the position of the Grand Duke. And his sister has also been trying to get her son, Prince André, the nephew of Albert II, to take over as the Grand Duke. The owner of the Monaco team is Albert II. How could he be in the mood to take care of the Monaco team in such a distressed situation?

Even if he is able to invest, I am afraid he will not have much mood to invest money in a football club.

Jiuli’s explanation made Zhao Yaning hesitate for a long time before shook his head with a wry smile, “Why do I hear you say that our boss is an aristocrat who has settled down... and it’s all broken down like this, so what are you fighting for? It's just a small country with a big ass. In our China, even a county is not even considered a place. Why are you vying for it."

"Noble, I always feel like that." In this regard, Jiuli just sneered and didn't say anything. "Europeans are not as good as Africans and Americans, as well as you Chinese. You know nobles. , UU reads www.uukanshu.com nobles, as if they can appreciate if they are touched. Even football, they all call themselves football nobles and stuff."

What Jiuli scolded was the G14 alliance that was gradually emerging in Europe. The members of these secret meetings are now turning to the public, and it is said that they are even preparing to apply to become an economic organization to complete the public transformation. In France, the three teams participating in this league, including Marseille, Paris, and Lyon, are gradually becoming more clear, making other clubs feel great pressure.

"It's all these things, claiming to be rich, claiming to be good for football, claiming to be for football, but in reality? It's just some bastards. The economic organization, this already shows. They only have money in their eyes. Otherwise, Lyon How did they squeeze into G14, and Arsenal, what are their honours in the European war? It is not relying on their own weight in the league and being able to speak, it is purely profitable."

In this regard, Jiuli was very dissatisfied. "After the Premier League was commercialized, it became a playground for Manchester United and Arsenal; the referee system in Serie A was reformed, and since then no team other than the giants has won the championship; the Bundesliga in La Liga has more Needless to say, they have huge rocks on their heads. The biggest advantage of our Ligue 1 is that we are a purely competitive league. Even a big club like Marseille will be relegated if something goes wrong, but if we let them do this If the trouble continues, our league will also have a ruler."

"Remember, Joey, strong opponents are not enough to make us fearful. Competitive opponents are able to win our admiration. Our true enemies are only them: those who try to use money to make our competition become There is no suspense, people who use transactions to make our efforts meaningless."

"It is them that we really want to defeat."