Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 204 Who led the wolf into the room?

   "Manchester United? This fits the Jazz's style very well. Unfortunately, this time he was busy. I guess he didn't expect that the final beneficiary would be our Chelsea."

  Although Mourinho always looks very admired every time he mentions Ferguson in public, this is actually just one of his tactics.

   After all, his main opponent now is Chen Ran.

Although he didn't know the phrase    "join the secondary enemy and fight the main enemy", Mourinho still understood the truth.

   As for Ferguson, Mourinho actually looked down on him.

   It's not that Ferguson's ability is not good, but that the Ferguson family's blood-sucking behavior on the Manchester United club makes Mourinho very shameless.

   This matter starts with the acquisition of Manchester United by the Glazer family last year.

   In fact, the Glazer family has been eyeing Manchester United as early as 2003, which is the same year that Abramovich acquired Chelsea and Chen Ran acquired Crystal Palace.

   It’s just that Manchester United was a listed company at the time. Except for the largest shareholders, John Manier and Mike Manus, who jointly owned nearly 30% of the shares, other shares were scattered among different people.

   In order to buy Manchester United's plan, the Glazer family set up an investment institution called "Red Football" and began to buy the stock of Manchester United club in the stock market.

  When the Glazer family's shares in Manchester United reached 16%, they made an offer to Manchester United for the first time, which was then rejected by Manchester United.

   Six months later, when the Glazer family's shares in Manchester United exceeded 20%, the Glazer family made another offer to Manchester United, but it was still rejected by Manchester United.

   However, the Glazer family did not give up, and there is no way to give up. Because they have borrowed too much money, and now if the acquisition is terminated, they will have to repay the money themselves.

   This is absolutely unacceptable to the Glazer family.

   Fortunately, they then got the support of a key figure, and that is Ferguson.

   With the help of Ferguson, the Glazer family bought a lot of Manchester United shares that they were not willing to sell.

   made the shares of Manchester United held by the Glazer family to catch up with the shares of Manchester United held by John Manier and Mike Manus in one fell swoop.

   In addition, Ferguson used his prestige among fans to exert influence, which also played a crucial role in the sale of Manchester United shares by John Mannier and Mike Manus, and the Glazer family entered Manchester United.

   And the reason why Ferguson helped the Glazer family buy Manchester United club, the reason is ridiculous, it turned out to be because of a horse.

   As we all know, apart from football, Ferguson's biggest hobby is horse racing.

  In 2001, Ferguson and John Magnier's wife jointly bought a racehorse called "The Rocks of Gibraltar", with each party owning 50% of the ownership.

   As a result, this horse was very good. He won more than ten championships in Britain, France, the United States and Ireland, with a total prize money of more than one million pounds. He was also named the best horse of the year in Europe in 2002.

   After the racehorse retired in 2003, as a champion racehorse with such excellent results, it is estimated that the breeding income of its stallion will be as high as 50 million pounds.

   Just when Ferguson was about to wait for the dividend, John Magnier refused to admit it.

The reason for    is very simple, because when Ferguson first bought the horse, although he verbally said that he was buying the horse together, in fact he did not pay a penny. And the maintenance costs of this racehorse are all borne by John Magnier.

  So, John Manier was only willing to give Ferguson half of the more than one million pounds won by the horse, and then give away two breeding opportunities.

   As for the huge breeding income in the back, Ferguson will not think about it.

   The £50 million gain is not a small sum, and Ferguson is certainly not willing to give up.

   So, as the majority shareholder and head coach of Manchester United, the two went to court in Ireland for a horse.

   Things got bigger and bigger, John Mannier questioned Ferguson's transfer and financial problems in Manchester United, and Ferguson also used his influence among fans to put pressure on John Mannier.

Later, John Mannier broke the news again. He had evidence that Ferguson's son received a high commission when the American goalkeeper Howard moved to Manchester United, and said that he had more powerful agents in his hands. Material.

  In order to save his reputation, Ferguson finally had to reach a settlement with John Magnier.

   But since then, the relationship between Ferguson and Manchester United's biggest shareholders John Manier and Mike Manus has been completely broken.

So, even though Ferguson knew that the Glazer family was borrowing money to buy Manchester United, which was very harmful, he still put his own interests in comparison to his hated John Manier and Mike Manus being the major shareholders of Manchester United. above Manchester United.

   This is the fundamental reason why Ferguson and the Glazer family hit it off.

   And the first result achieved by the Glazer family after taking over Manchester United was the first time the Manchester United club suffered a loss since 1931!

   After all, most of the funds for the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United came from loans, and they were all loans with super high interest.

  The Glazer family will naturally not use their own money to repay the loan. Therefore, as one of the most profitable clubs in the world, a considerable part of the annual revenue of the Manchester United club is taken to repay the loan.

   And the Glazer family acquired the Manchester United club to make money, so they also received a large dividend from the Manchester United club every year.

   Calculated like this, you can imagine how much money is left to introduce players for Manchester United.

   That is, Manchester United has a strong profitability. If it were changed to other clubs, it is estimated that it would have been bankrupt.

   And Manchester United will be suppressed by their rivals Manchester City for a long time, and they will be pressed to the ground by their rivals Liverpool and rubbed **** the ground. It can be said that the root cause lies in Ferguson's selfish decision.

  For the rise of Manchester United, Ferguson made an indelible contribution;

  For Manchester United's mediocrity, Ferguson also played a crucial role.

   As for those Manchester United fans who scold the Glazer family all day, they can only say that they did not see the essence of the matter.

  For Americans, football is just a business.

  The key is who led the wolf into the room?

   And the reason why Mourinho knows so much about Manchester United is all from the former Manchester United CEO Peter Kenyon who is sitting next to him now.

   "Yeah, Jose, this season is a good chance for us Chelsea to win the Premier League title."

   "Crystal Palace has been seriously dragged down by the schedule, Manchester United has just changed hands and has not yet been run in well, Arsenal has been stunned by the new stadium, and Liverpool will only play cup games."

   "You must seize this opportunity, and after you win the league championship, you can also explain to the boss."

  Peter Kenyon looked at Mourinho and said earnestly.

"I know."

   Mourinho nodded slightly, he understood that Peter Kenyon was doing it for his own good.

  The Russian boss has invested hundreds of millions of euros for three consecutive seasons. If he can't even win a decent championship, wouldn't he be laughed at?

   From the day Abramovich bought Chelsea, the names of the upstarts have been on the heads of Abramovich and Chelsea.

   Chelsea have been eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona again this season, and now only the Premier League champion is left to win.

   Mourinho has a hunch that if he doesn't win the Premier League title again, the Russian boss may lose his patience with him.

   Mourinho is not nostalgic for the Chelsea manager's seat, he just doesn't allow himself to leave as a loser.

   Even if you want to leave, you have to wait until you win the championship and walk with your head held high.

   On April 15th, Chen Ran took Crystal Palace to the famous Old Trafford football stadium again.

   This is the first game of the Devil's schedule in the sprint stage, and the Crystal Palace players are still quite physically fit. Chen Ran didn't have any scruples either, using the 442 twin-tower tactic and dispatching the entire main lineup.

   Striker Tony, striker Jan Kohler

  Left midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, right midfielder Ribery

   Vieira, midfielder, Yaya Toure

  Left-back Chiellini, centre-back Gareth Southgate, centre-back Vidic, right-back Maicon

   Goalkeeper Cech

   On the Manchester United side, Sir Alex Ferguson is also on guard, dispatching all the main force of Manchester United, ready to give Crystal Palace a little color.

   Striker Rooney, striker Van Nistelrooy

  Left midfielder Ryan Giggs, center midfielder Scholes, center midfielder Park Ji-sung, right midfielder Alan Smith

   Left-back Heinze, centre-back Ferdinand, centre-back Sylvester, right-back Gary Neville

   Goalkeeper Carroll

   As for why there is no captain Keane in the main lineup, it is because Keane and Ferguson fell out. At the end of last year, he was terminated by Manchester United in advance, and he was swept out of the house.

   When Chen Ran heard the news, he was relieved.

   It wasn't because of Keane's strength, but because of his presence, Chen Ran was always worried, for fear that he would hurt his players.

  Without Keane now, in Chen Ran's mind, Manchester United's midfield hardness has dropped by at least half.

On the Crystal Palace side, the midfielder has changed from two technical players, Cesc Fabregas and Modric, to Vieira and Yaya Toure, who are black and tough. At least in terms of defensive hardness, Crystal Palace It has now overtaken Manchester United.

The progress of the    competition also verified Chen Ran's judgment.

  Crystal Palace and Manchester United are both using the 442 formation today. Whether it is a player on the wing or in the middle, they can just be in the right position.

   At this moment, Scholes and Park Ji-sung happened to be fighting head-to-head with Vieira and Yaya Toure.

   As a result, as long as there is a physical confrontation, it must be Scholes and Park Ji-sung who suffer.

   After a few rounds, the two had to use their quick and flexible characteristics to avoid Vieira and Yaya Toure.

   On the flank, except for Ryan Giggs and Ribery who fought inextricably, and both won and lost.

   On Ronaldo's side, Gary Neville couldn't keep up with Ronaldo's speed, so he had to call right midfielder Alan Smith back for help.

   This caused Manchester United's entire right-sided attack to be completely paralyzed, and C Ronaldo was pressed behind by himself and could not lift his head.

   There are three offensive routes left, center and right. Crystal Palace has the upper hand with two, and the other is a draw.

   Seeing this situation, Chen Ran on the sidelines was relieved. Without Keane, the impact on Manchester United is indeed great. A good midfielder is too important for a team.

   On the other hand, Ferguson also found this problem.

   When I played against other teams, I didn’t feel that because Manchester United’s other positions were dominant, it didn’t matter that the midfielder was weak.

   But today against Crystal Palace, when other positions can’t take advantage of the situation, Vieira and Yaya Toure can no longer be supported in the middle, and the problem is very serious.

   The formation is also 442. Manchester United's waist can't stand up. Instead, they are pushed back more and more by Crystal Palace's two midfielders, and Alan Smith on the right is also pushed back.

   This has led to Manchester United's current formation, with the right and middle back in their own half, and Ryan Giggs on the left, as well as Rooney and Van Nistelrooy, two forwards being thrown in front.

   is not only seriously disjointed, but also like hemiplegia, which makes people look weird and uncomfortable.

   "It seems that a strong midfielder must be introduced."

After    looked back at Manchester United's bench, Ferguson shook his head slightly and said to himself secretly in his heart.

   He doesn't regret the decision to sweep Keane out of the house, though.

   That guy is too troublesome, and as he gets older, he has more injuries and his strength has declined drastically.

   In order to let the Glazer family successfully enter Manchester United, he has used a lot of favors. There are only a few human favors left, and if they are wasted on Keane, it is too worthless.

   After going through the names of the players on the bench several times in his mind, Ferguson found that Scholes and Park Ji-sung did not seem to be on the court, so he gave up the plan to make substitutions.

   went to the sidelines, taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Ferguson called Rooney over.

   "Wayne, move your position back a bit and help Scholes and Park Ji-sung deal with Vieira and Yaya Toure."

   "Okay, boss."

   Rooney, who had just turned 20 years old, was full of energy. After receiving the order from Ferguson, he returned to the midfield, pestering Vieira and Yaya Toure to fight hard.

   With the help of Rooney, Scholes and Park Ji-sung were able to relax, and finally stabilized Manchester United's position, rather than blindly retreating.

   "Patrick!"

   Seeing Ferguson's adjustment, Chen Ran immediately called Vieira to the sidelines.

   "Don't entangle with them. After you get the ball, give it to Ronaldo and Ribery on the wing."

   "Understood, boss."

  Before Chen Ran explained, Vieira was used to getting rid of Rooney's entanglement before organizing the attack.

   Now, he doesn't talk to Rooney at all.

   Before Xiaopang Lu was in place, Vieira had already scored the ball first.

   (end of this chapter)