i want to be king

Chapter 495

Chapter 495

Some people say that professional football is like a pyramid, and the four major European leagues are the top of the pyramid.

This is also applicable within the specific four major leagues.

During the turn of the century, German clubs had a peak period, but with the bankruptcy of the Kirsch Group, German football suffered a devastating blow, and all German clubs, including Bayern, fell into a business crisis.

So there was a series of reforms such as Bayern's shareholding system, Dortmund's listing and fundraising.

The German Football Association has also begun to invest in youth training reform in a down-to-earth manner, hoping to cultivate more talents for German football.

After a few years of low-key development, the financial situation of German clubs has improved, especially Bayern Munich.

In the outline of Beckenbauer and others, if German football wants to develop and revitalize, it must adopt the flying geese model, and use the leading geese to drive the following clubs forward.

Bayern Munich is the well-deserved leader of German football.

If even Bayern can't get it, and they lack competitiveness in European football, then other clubs in Germany will be even more unbearable.

After setting the tone, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Hoeness and others began to conduct in-depth discussions and research.

Magath's coaching this season has been very difficult. Before the winter break, Bayern's league ranking was only fourth, and they were not even qualified for the Champions League. This is unacceptable anyway.

A coaching change is already on the table for Bayern's management.

Since they want to be the leader of the development of German football, in the case of Magath's poor performance, the goal of Bayern Munich's coaching change is always locked in the range of world-class coaches, and winning the Champions League is the first choice.

As a result, famous coaches such as Hitzfeld, Heynckes, and Van Gaal have all entered the scope of Bayern's selection of coaches.

In addition to the head coach, the introduction of stars is also crucial.

A long time ago, Herbert Heiner, as the helm of the world's number one sports brand, proposed a bold idea to the Bayern management after he failed to compete with the American brand for Su Dong's sponsorship contract, that is, to introduce Su Dong.

As a double football player for two consecutive years, Su Dong is obvious to all whether it is his personal strength or his influence in world football. However, Su Dong's net worth was astonishing at the time. Although he received the full support of many world-class companies such as Audi, Bayern still hesitated.

But no one expected that Su Dong would terminate his professional contract with Barcelona and resume his free agency. Then the situation would be completely different.

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"In the past period of time, we have maintained close contact with Su Dong's team."

Hoeness introduced the results of contact and negotiation in the past few months.

"Su Dong has a strict requirement for the team he will join next, that is, he must have ambitions and be willing to invest in the Champions League. This coincides with our club's strategy."

If Bayern wants to be the leader of German football, they must make a difference in the Champions League. This is a must.

The UEFA Champions League is the most authoritative competition in world football at present, and its technical and tactical gold content exceeds that of the European Cup and World Cup.

Winning the Champions League, Bayern can be regarded as a real revival.

Of course, it is not easy to win the Champions League. It requires both strength and luck.

Or why do you say that the semi-finals of the Champions League depend on strength, and the champion of the Champions League depends on luck?

It can be said that any team that can enter the semi-finals of the Champions League is a safe Champions League team.

Of course, those short-lived dark horses are not among them.

Bayern's management has a very clear understanding of the current strength of the team. If they play steadily, they can basically enter the quarter-finals, but if they want to enter the semi-finals, they need some luck.

In the semi-finals, unless the luck is extremely good, otherwise, it is basically difficult for Bayern to go any further.

It is precisely because they have a clear enough understanding of their own strength that Bayern knows more clearly what they want to do and how to do it. They believe that the joining of Su Dong can greatly improve Bayern's overall strength, especially the offensive firepower in the frontcourt.

"Pissaro and Salihamidzic have decided not to renew their contracts with the club, Sauer has also decided to retire, Hargreaves has been flirting with Manchester United for a long time, and Makay, we have decided to let him go before."

Hoeness introduced the situation the team is currently facing.

Don't look at it as if there is a lot of movement, but this is also an opportunity.

Ma Kai is no longer as brave as he used to be, Sauer is even older, Pizarro, Salihamidzic, Santa Cruz and others are hard to fit Bayern's next strategy. It is a pity for Hargreaves, but Manchester United dug too fiercely.

Before, the three giants of Bayern had reached a consensus on this, that is, they should go as soon as they should, and comprehensively increase the intensity of signings.

For example, on the wing, Salihamidzic leaves?

Don't be afraid, Bayern has firmly locked the French winger Franck Ribery and is chasing him.

If Su Dong is introduced on the front line, and Klose, who Bayern is contacting, just imagine, Bayern's offensive lineup will be weaker than it is now?

In terms of midfield, Bayern is also ambitious, eyeing the rookie Luca Modric of Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia, but this young player has also been favored by Arsenal Wenger, both sides are in contact, worth about 1000 million euros.

Originally, Bayern was hesitant to introduce Su Dong because of the high transfer fee, but now, Su Dong is a free transfer. Although he is given a sky-high signing fee, compared to his transfer fee, Bayern is considered to have made a lot of money.

It is expected that the remaining money can buy another capable winger.

In this way, Bayern's entire lineup is considered to be completely metabolized.

What's more, the average age of frame players is much younger than it is now.

It's just so exhilarating!

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"We have already formulated a very detailed plan and plan on the team formation strategy and the summer signing strategy. I told Jorge Mendes that in order to show our sincerity, we will take this plan to talk to Su Dong."

Everyone nodded one after another. Now that Bayern is looking for talents, it is natural to show sincerity.

"The more troublesome thing now is the candidate for the head coach. Magath is definitely not suitable. We need to change the coach, but who?"

"Didn't you say you want to change Heathfield?" Someone asked.

Hoeness nodded, "Otmar is our old friend and we are very familiar with it. We will not doubt his coaching ability. I also believe that after he returns to the team, he will be able to lead the team back to normal. However, I talked to him and there are two problems."

"First, he only wants to coach for half a year. Second, we know that his tactics are conservative and practical. Whether he is suitable for the current European football, or whether he can lead the team to achieve their strategic goals, I think is open to question."

Everyone understood what Hoeness meant.

Heathfield is an emergency, or a transitional type. If he is invited back at this time, it must be temporary. Next, Bayern will have to find a suitable head coach. Is it necessary to change the coach?

If the team wants to increase investment, it must achieve results. If the performance is affected by the coaching change, the loss outweighs the gain.

"Louis van Gaal, everyone is familiar with it. Although the coaching in Barcelona failed, but after returning to the Eredivisie and coaching Alkmaar, the team's playing style is impressive. We had a meeting to study him before. The coaching in Alkmaar is not as aggressive as before. More of the most popular fast counterattacks are added, and the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions is faster. And we all know that he has his own way of thinking in terms of team building. He is a very suitable candidate."

With Alkmaar's coaching, Van Gaal has returned to the ranks of the first-line head coaches in European football.

It can be said that he has re-proven his coaching ability and convinced everyone that he is still the awesome Van Gaal.

"However, Van Gaal also has problems. We all know that he has a weird temper. I heard before that he has a good relationship with Su Dong. Su Dong admires his tactical philosophy."

Inviting a head coach that Su Dong admires to coach is also a way to attract players.

Every player likes to play under the head coach he admires, and I believe Su Dong is no exception.

"There is another one, everyone must be very familiar with it, Heynckes."

Compared with Hitzfeld and Van Gaal, Heynckes has the weakest resume. Even if he has coached Bayern and Real Madrid, it is hard to be regarded as a success. Even if he won the Champions League in Real Madrid, how many fans remember that the head coach at that time was Heynckes?

It can be said that he had no sense of presence in Real Madrid's Champions League win, because he was fired after winning the championship.

But Heynckes has a high status in German football, and many head coaches respect him very much. For example, the current head coach of the German national team, Joachim Loew, highly respects Heynckes.

"Frankly speaking, I have a very good relationship with Heynckes. He has a very strong learning ability. Although he is very old, he can keep up with this era. The past few years of coaching have not been smooth. That is because many times the success or failure of a head coach is often caused by various factors. There is no doubt about Heynckes' ability. He has been absorbing nutrients during this period of time, and he is more mature and prudent."

The last candidate is the former coach of the German national team, the golden bomber Klinsmann.

His reforms in the German national team have been quite effective, but Klinsmann's problems are not small.

Anyone who is familiar with the German national team knows that Loew is basically doing some training and preparations on weekdays. Now that Loew is coaching the national team alone, many people are worried about whether Klinsmann's sole coaching can continue the success of the national team.

Of course, the fans outside still have a very good impression of Klinsmann, which is also a natural advantage for the legendary star to turn into a head coach.

Several candidates have their own advantages and their own problems. Hoeness also frankly stated all kinds of favorable and unfavorable factors, in order to give everyone present at the meeting an open and fair choice.

But in the end, a suitable candidate was not selected.

After all, those who can pass the approval of Hoeness's eyes and are brought to this occasion for discussion are basically very suitable candidates, and there will be no major mistakes. It is not surprising who is chosen or not.

After pondering for a while, Beckenbauer nodded and said, "That's it, sort out the information first, then call Su Dong's manager, and tell him that I invite Su Dong to dinner, and they will set the time and place. Let's sit down and talk!"

This is equivalent to saying that the right to choose Bayern's coach should be handed over to Su Dong.

From this it is not difficult to see how much Beckenbauer valued Su Dong.

(End of this chapter)