Age of Dreams

Little Lippi has spent half of his time in China recently.

On the one hand, he is with his parents, and on the other hand, he wants to learn more about Huaguo football, so he can be seen appearing in various stadiums every match day.

For Europeans, how to distinguish Chinese people is a big problem.

But since Xiao Lippi has done this business, he must try his best to overcome these problems. After more than a year of contact with Huaguo football, he is already able to distinguish Huaguo players very well.

At the beginning, he and Moji Jr. established a brokerage company that almost monopolized Italy. Although there were factors from their parents, their own abilities were also indispensable.

But since their company closed down because of the "phone gate", they parted ways.

Little Lippi never mentioned to Xiao Qi that little Moji should also come over to help take care of the team's signing tasks.

This is the entanglement of interests.

Little Lippi was able to open up the situation in China, all thanks to his father's credit, and little Moji didn't have any credit for it, so why should he take a share?

However, Lippi still has a lot of friends in Italy. Seeing him flourishing in China, Nesta and Pirlo, who he has come to operate with a super high salary of 10 million euros, no doubt Stars who feel that they are still young have also contacted Xiao Lippi to see if there is a chance to join the Shuchuan Fairy team.

For them, joining a team guided by Lippi and featuring Ronaldo, Figo, Beckham, Pirlo, Nesta and Kahn is definitely not a derogation, but an honor.

Similar ideas exist in many European clubs, but many of them have no access to Lippi.

For these self-recommended stars, most of Lippi declined.

He knows Xiao Qi's thoughts on football best. Unless you are a world-class superstar, the Shuchuan Fairy team doesn't want it at all. It is good for ordinary players and young players to rely on domestic players. Anyway, they can often play with superstars After training, you will gradually become a leader in the future, and ordinary stars like you, besides occupying the positions that should be occupied by Chinese people and squeezing their young people's playing time, what use is there?

But there was one person who really moved his heart.

That is the eternal zebra prince - Del Piero!

Piero's status in Juventus is higher than that of Baggio back then. This superstar who has played in Juventus all his life, although he has not won the Ballon d'Or or Mr. Football, but whether he is in Italy or in In global football, there is a lofty status.

Piero, who is about to turn 36 years old this year, had a very difficult contract renewal negotiation with Juventus, and even Juventus wanted to get rid of this already very old player and free up more salary to attract young players. The new star, so Piero was a little cold-hearted, and began to find his own way out.

When he was in Juventus, Pierrot was Lippi's friend, and the relationship between the two has always been very good, so Pierrot's agent asked Lippi to come.

The Shuchuan Fairy team already has a forward, and it is Ronaldo, the generation of football king who surpasses Pierrot in fame and strength. However, Ronaldo has many injuries and can play up to 20 games a year, and he has not played full time. Field kind.

Although Piero is older than Ronaldo, his life is very self-disciplined and his competitive state is very good.

If there is another superstar like him on the front line, the attack power of the Shuchuan Fairy team will definitely increase by three points.

However, when Pierrot came to the Shuchuan Fairy Team, he also had two problems.

It's not about salary or anything. The world's richest man with assets of more than 700 billion US dollars, even if he buys 11 superstars, each with a salary of 10 million euros, there is no pressure at all.

One is because Pierrot is not a superstar like the Ballon d'Or or Mr. Football after all, Xiao Qi will definitely hesitate.

You have to say that Kahn, Nesta, Pirlo and Beckham have never won the honor of European and World Footballer, but Kahn is the first to come to the Shuchuan Fairy Team, and he is also a goalkeeper. For Mr. Football, it seems that there is only Yashin from the former Soviet Union, right? But if a football player is selected among goalkeepers, Kahn does not know how many times he has won it.

The positions of Nesta and Pirlo are not easy to get Mr. Football, but they are superstars brought by Lippi and are crucial to the team. Xiao Qi naturally agrees.

Not to mention the remaining Beckham, his face is enough to make fans buy it, and his popularity is so high that it far surpasses the football circle. Do you think Xiao Qi is willing to pay for him?

Pierrot is a first-class superstar on the Apennine Peninsula, but after all, he lacks the domineering arrogance of riding a thousand horses, lacks the heroism of leading Italy forward like Baggio and almost winning the World Cup, and lacks the heroism of a man like Baggio. Ronaldo has the spirit of blocking and killing gods, so after all, he does not have the same achievements as them.

Besides, Pierrot is 36 years old this year, and it is a problem whether he can maintain his state for a few years. This is where Xiao Qi will have doubts.

Thinking about it, hesitating to hesitate, Xiao Lipi simply invited Xiao Qi to dinner and told Xiao Qi about it.

"Pierrot!" Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head after nodding, "If it was Pierrot before Telephone Gate four years ago, I would definitely poach the corner, but now I am worried that his competitive state will not be maintained. Not for long. You know, strikers are not midfielders and backcourt players, their careers are the shortest."

Figo is about the same age as Pierrot, but Figo can rely on his skills, passing and organization. Such a smart way of playing, in this place in Huaguo, he can play until he is at least 40 years old, but Pierrot is not Not a midfielder, but a forward who charges forward, so he needs better physical strength and better skills, which is why he can't be too old.

Unless it is Inzaghi, Xiao Qi can still think about it. After all, this guy is a natural offside genius standing in the penalty area. Come win.

Another reason is that Xiao Qi feels that there are too few good strikers in Huaguo. If he doesn't train a few, and only has midfielders and backcourt players in the future, how can he compete with the strong teams in Asia and even the world?

The characteristics of Ronaldo and Piero are somewhat similar, both rely on sprint and skill to score goals.

If you still want to find a world superstar for the striker, Xiao Qi hopes to find a strong beast forward like Drogba, Falcao, Tevez, so that he can teach different types of strikers.

Seeing Xiao Qi's resolute attitude, Xiao Lippi was smart enough not to mention Pierrot's matter again.

He turned to another topic, "Qi Shao, when it comes to the football industry, Huaguo football is really a little behind. I wonder if you have the heart to buy an Italian football team for fun?"

Yes.

For a rich man like Xiao Qi, buying a football team is just a pastime, and there is no idea of ​​making money from sports.

Italian football in the 1990s was known as a small World Cup, and its state was much stronger than the current Premier League and La Liga, so so many Serie A fans were cultivated in China.

But the current Italian football is not going to work. After the phone gate, it seems to be in a slump. More importantly, Italy's economy is very sluggish, and it is one of the countries that suffered heavy losses in the European debt crisis, so they The attractiveness of the league is increasingly insufficient.

Even if Inter Milan won the Champions League this year, there is no way to restore the decline of Italian football as a whole.

Therefore, football bosses in Italy are becoming less and less willing to invest money. Usually, Italian football clubs are barely maintained, and the only good ones are those three or four teams.

Many Serie A clubs are looking for buyers at home and abroad. It is reasonable for someone to find Xiao Lippi through connections and ask him to help match them. They want Xiao Qi to buy them.

Xiao Qi smiled when he heard the words, "Serie A? Which team?"

"What do you think of Fiorentina? It was Batistuta's team before." Lippi smiled shyly. Put a little money into it, and it will soon become famous.”

Florence?

Xiao Qi's impression of it is indeed still in Batistuta's era. As for what it has achieved after that, Xiao Qi is not very clear.

But what is certain is that Fiorentina will not be able to get up in the future, and it is still only a mid-level team.

Xiao Qi sighed and said, "David, we are friends, and I won't meet outsiders. If there is one sentence, I will say it... Your Italian football has too many shortcomings, and some shortcomings even rise to your country's policies. , If these things do not change, I am afraid that Italian football will not be able to rise again.

Take my opinion as an example, if the 50% super high salary tax rate cannot be changed, the team cannot have its own home court, and the team cannot have the opportunity to negotiate TV broadcasts, I will definitely not invest in it. Because it is definitely a loss. Although I don't care about the money, I still have to look like a business when doing business, and I can't lose money all the time, right? "

Little Lippi suddenly smiled wryly.

Of course he knows how bad Italian football is.

If Italian football wasn't so bad, Lippi won the World Cup after leading a group of underdogs, and he wouldn't be considered a god—you can lead the team to win the championship under such a harsh environment. You are the talent, the champion coach! Much better than leading the Brazilian team to the championship!

As long as it is possible, it is impossible for Lippi to choose to leave Italy to coach.

If it was still Italy in the 1990s, Lippi could have a good salary, good treatment, and good players wherever he coached in the Seven Sisters of Serie A.

But now it’s no longer possible. The major shortcomings that Xiao Qi mentioned are the biggest obstacles restricting the development of Italian football. If they are not resolved, it is impossible for good investors to invest in Italian football.

This is not just a problem of Italian football. For example, the tax rate of Italian players is equivalent to salary. If you give a player a salary of 10 million, you have to pay 10 million to the country. Who doesn't feel bad?

There is also the Italian law that the team cannot have its own stadium at all, and it cannot even maximize the income of the game day, and it cannot build the stadium according to its own wishes. This is a fart!

Finally, on the issue of TV broadcasting, the broadcasting fee of Serie A is really too low, because the broadcasting rights are fixedly bought out by TV stations controlled by the government, and then they sell them to other countries, which means that these TV stations are making money. The Serie A team can't make money, how can this support the team?

All kinds of problems and all kinds of narrowness have almost plunged Italian football into the abyss.

If Xiao Qi really enters the Italian team, I believe he will not get any benefits.

That's why the world's richest man refused so simply!

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