Tottenham Hotspur head coach Martin Jol is a bit annoyed right now.
The team's record is poor. After 29 rounds of the league, they are only ranked 8th in the standings. Both team executives and fans are dissatisfied with this record.
If the ranking is still this way at the end of the season, it means that they will not even be able to play in the Europa League next season. As a veteran and strong team in the Premier League, this is simply a shame.
Looking at my other two neighbors in London, Arsenal became a championship team in one fell swoop after the arrival of Frenchman Arsene Wenger, either winning the championship or competing for the championship. Chelsea also won consecutive league championships in these two seasons after being acquired by a Russian owner and replaced by a Portuguese coach.
Now his team is the third in London, and West Ham United on the other side has also been acquired by an Icelandic rich man. If he doesn't work hard, he will become the fourth.
The team has agreed that Joel will continue to be the team's head coach next season, and has prepared a certain transfer budget to allow Joel to start preparing for the summer in advance.
The first thing Joel has to solve is the team's wing attack problem.
Now the entire Premier League has set off a whirlwind of fast play from the wing. The long-passing midfielder's style of play that was popular in the previous Premier League is no longer popular, but has been replaced by a style of play where the winger uses speed to create opportunities. . Arsenal's Reyes and Pires, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea's Arjen Robben and the previous Duff, as well as Leeds United's Romedal and Grenjaer in the previous two seasons.
Jol also couldn't understand Leeds United's George Lee. The two Danish wingers had used him well and had to sell him before the start of this season. A Dutchman who originally played center was replaced with a winger, which worked well, and then he was sold during the winter break.
I don't understand it, I don't understand it at all.
To be honest, Martin Joel is actually a little jealous.
In that case, buy it.
The first thing Joel looked at was Leeds United's backup winger, Aaron Lennon.
The 20-year-old Lennon returned to Leeds United on loan at the end of this season. He was originally full of confidence and expected to have a lot of playing opportunities. After all, the team sold two wingers in the summer, so there were opportunities. But the reality is not like this. At the beginning of the season, Van Persie was playing on the right. After Van Persie was injured and transferred, Milner, the team's eldest brother, controlled the right. Kuyt also played sometimes, and even George Lee played on the right. It was better to use Jan Arnesen than Lennon in the final stages of the game.
So Lennon was thinking of leaving. It happened that Tottenham also wanted to reinforce on the right side, so the two hooked up.
In order to avoid too many competitors after the end of the season, Tottenham had already made a transfer offer to Leeds United for Lennon in February.
Not for sale!
Leeds United's reply was clean and decisive.
In fact, it's not that George Lee isn't selling, it's just that the price offered by Tottenham is too disgusting, so I searched and searched.
Tottenham then submitted a second offer, but George Lee was still prepared to continue to reject it in two days and raise the price again.
Joel took a fancy to Lennon on the right, and on the left he took a fancy to a young player who plays in the British Championship.
Gareth Bale.
Bell, who is in his second season in his career, is already Southampton's first choice on the left. At just 18 years old, he has already represented Southampton in 31 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring 3 goals and 6 assists. . He can play as either left back or left midfielder. He is fast, skilled, impactful, and has a good set-piece kick.
Martin Jol directly asked the team to make an offer to Southampton and must win the young left winger. Judging from his many years of experience in the industry, the future of this Welsh youngster is unlimited.
However, the team members told him the next day that it was too late. Bell has been bought by someone else, but there is no official announcement.
"Which team is it that starts so early?"
"Leeds United."
"Leeds United again!" Martin Jol feels that Leeds United is the biggest stumbling block to his signings this summer.
^^^
Also feeling depressed is Chelsea head coach Mourinho.
Watching Leeds United and Manchester United at the top of the standings widening the gap between themselves and Chelsea, the Portuguese felt a sense of powerlessness arise.
Although the draw in the Champions League was good and he got his Porto, even if the first round was 1-1, he was very confident that he could win his old club at home in the second round.
But his boss seems a little dissatisfied. He keeps getting involved in the management of the team's lineup and even arranges his confidants into the coaching staff.
In Mourinho's office, an argument was taking place.
"I don't agree with selling Robben." Mourinho said loudly to the team's CEO Kenyon.
"We need to get rid of some unwanted players," Kenyon insisted.
"He is an important member of the team and I need him to open things up for me on the wing."
"But he had too many injuries."
"That can't be sold to Leeds United, they are our competitors."
"We can buy better players by selling Robben."
"You can sell it to Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern. Hasn't Real Madrid been paying attention to Robben?"
"Their offer is too different from Leeds United's, and Real Madrid, for some unknown reason, clearly told us that they are withdrawing from the competition for Robben and will not make any more transfer offers for Robben."
"hateful!"
Mourinho slapped the desk hard. He didn't know what Real Madrid was doing after changing the chairman and head coach.
^^^
Jordi Cruyff, head coach of the Waller-Vickers youth team, came to the Ajax club after the team's away game against Ajax.
The Dutch league is actually very small, and except for a few larger clubs, there is a lot of player mobility between other clubs.
It is also very common for some players to play for three teams in two seasons.
Cruyff Jr. came to Ajax today just for a youth team player from Ajax. Anyway, this player has little chance of staying in Ajax. It is better to go to Waller-Vickers. The youth team needs to practice more.
Just as Cruyff was waiting for the Ajax staff in the lobby downstairs, he saw a familiar figure coming out of the elevator, and the Ajax staff respectfully sent the person away. to the door, and then turned around to receive Cruyff.
The man who went out just now was known to Cruyff Jr. He was George Lee's father-in-law, Bill Rose.
Bill Rose is not only one of the shareholders of Leeds United, but he is also very influential in the entire Dutch football community. There were still some shares in Ajax before, but he later sold them all, but this did not affect his relationship with Ajax.
"What did Mr. Rose come here to talk about?" Cruyff Jr. asked the person in the transfer department who received him here.
"I can't say that." The receptionist was a little embarrassed.
"It's better to disclose it. We are all our own people. I also worked for Leeds United before. Tell me and I promise not to tell anyone." Cruyff was not such a gossip, but he couldn't bear it. curiosity.
"Don't tell anyone." The man took care of Cruyff, then quietly whispered a name into Cruyff's ear.
"Wow~, big business."
Seeing Cruyff being so loud, the man quickly covered Cruyff's mouth.
