Golden Greenery

"Congratulations, Zhuoyang. 100 goals and nine championships. I can't believe it. You are so great."

"Thank you, Cousin Joan. Please sit down."

Joan Laporta, former Barcelona president, former deputy speaker of the Catalan Autonomous Region, former foreign relations commissioner of the Habsburg family, Lord, and Coco's cousin.

In the past two years, Cousin Qiao An has lived incognito and settled down for himself. He also reflected on some of the gains and losses he had made during his tenure as Barcelona chairman and in politics. After settling down, he planned to make a comeback.

Whether to pursue politics or play football, Cousin Qiao An chose football based on his interests.

"I want to take back my Barcelona." Qiao An got straight to the point: "Zhuoyang, I need your help."

"No problem, flag-raising or money, no problem."

"No, no, Zhuoyang, I need you." Qiao An said, "How about going back to Barcelona with me?"

"Fuck..., Qiao An, why are you joining in the fun?"

"Zhuoyang, please listen to my plan first."

"Tell me."

Joan Laporta sat up straight: "Zhuoyang, you've harmed football, do you know that?"

"How do you say this?"

"100 goals, my God, 37 in the Champions League, countless wonderful moments. Zhuoyang, you have raised fans' excitement and expectations for football and raised the appreciation threshold. After you retire, the appeal of football will drop significantly.

Zhuo Yang, people who are used to seeing your magical performances will be indifferent to your future football. They and their children will stay away from football in the future.

But in fact, you are the last defender of football. If it weren't for your appearance, football would be in decline by now. You postponed this date with your most perfect football performance, but Zhuo Yang, you will eventually retire, and your retirement will accelerate the decline of football, and football will give back your last efforts. "

Zhuo Yang smiled and shook his head: "It seems that I am indeed a sinner of football."

"Zhuoyang, statistics show that the average age of fans in the five major European leagues is now five years older than 20 years ago. Do you know what this means? It means that fewer and fewer young people are taking the stage. Grandstand.

The Internet and mobile phones have made people more and more addicted to fragmented entertainment. Young people no longer like the long time between goals, and football no longer stimulates them enough.

Zhuo Yang, the opponent of football is not basketball or other sports, but mobile phones and the Internet. This is terrible. People no longer have the patience to wait for the next goal that may or may not be scored, and football games are a bit long and boring for them. "

Zhuo Yang had heard Grandpa Mo talk about it before with a similar appearance.

"Qiao An, we can't change the general trend. Every era has its own way of life. If football declines, just let it happen. There is no need to regret it."

Qiao An was confused: "Do you really think so?"

"if not?"

"You are the king of football."

"It's just football, I'm not the king of the world."

"You have a responsibility to keep football alive."

Zhuoyang waved his hand: "Don't talk about this, Qiao An, what does this have to do with whether I can return to Barcelona or not?"

Joan Laporta said: "I have some ideas, ideas to change football and make football more competitive in the future, and it all starts with me changing Barcelona."

"Zhuoyang, Barcelona is rotten..."

"Isn't that right? Leading Real Madrid by more than ten points to win the championship for two consecutive years. Do you call this rotten?"

Joan curled his lips: "It's just La Liga. Dominating La Liga is Barcelona's bottom line. You know, Barcelona's current financial situation is in a mess. Maybe it will explode at some point. By then, everything will be too late.

What is even more pessimistic is that Barcelona is now losing its temperament, the team is sluggish, and everyone in the management and team is making their own little calculations, thinking about how to hollow out the club. Some people ask for salary increases every year..."

Zhuo Yang patted the back of Qiao An's hand: "Qiao An, every building has its own problems, even if it looks magnificent. Barcelona is already better than the rest of the world, let it go."

Joan frowned: "You don't care about the future of football or the future of Barcelona? These were once part of your life."

"Joan, I'm a lazy person."

"No, you're not. It's impossible for a lazy person to be as successful as you are. Zhuoyang, come and help me, let's do something together."

"How to help?"

Joan Laporta's eyes were bright: "First of all, I want to take back the position of chairman of Barcelona. Of course, as you said, Barcelona has won two consecutive La Liga titles and Bartomeu is very good. I directly participated in the election instead of If you have any chips, the chances of winning are not good enough.

So your return to Barcelona is my biggest bargaining chip, and members will not refuse such a temptation.

Think about it, it was Real Madrid who defrauded you from Barcelona back then, and now I have taken you back from Real Madrid. The members look at me like God.

If you make my return as Barcelona president a condition, I guess, haha, the members will ask Bartomeu to resign voluntarily.

Next, I will start to rectify the team, clean up those guys who have lost motivation, and drive away all the lazy, greedy and cunning ones. Fati, Liu Langdong and other La Masia kids have the ability to play in the first team, but because the team is occupied by those guys, they cannot be promoted.

It can be seen that the management and coaching staff have lost their enterprising spirit and have no courage to reform. "

"Qiao Ann, who are you going to clean up?"

"Your brother, Scar Ribery." Joan Laporta said simply: "And Suarez, Umtiti, Rakitic, Vermaelen, Coutinho, and Pique ...and Messi.”

"Hahahaha..." Zhuo Yang laughed: "Interesting. However, if you do this, you will stir up a hornet's nest, and the members will not agree."

Laporta also laughed: "No, because of you. As long as you are there to hold the line, everyone will be a nobody, and the members will support it."

"Zhuoyang, you will be the guarantee of the new Barcelona's record, as well as the guarantee of ticket and commercial income. The new Barcelona will be a young and energetic Barcelona, ​​I am sure."

"Like ten years ago?"

“It’s better than it was ten years ago.”

"Qiao An, I am 34 years old, older than the people you mentioned above... except for Scar."

"No, no, you are only 24 years old, because you can play for at least ten years, and like now."

Zhuoyang shook his head: "I won't play for so long."

Laporta: "Five years! How about five years? You and I will be crazy for Barcelona and this beautiful football world for another five years."

"Qiao An, what on earth are you going to do?"

"Zhuo Yang, I have a big plan. I want to make football exciting again, and I want to change the football world."