Gerrard's clear stance on renewing his contract with the club immediately aroused intense panic among Liverpool fans. It also made Tottenham and Chelsea, clubs that were eyeing Gerrard covetously but always rejected by Liverpool, finally finally I saw a glimmer of hope and hope to take away the Red Army soul from Anfield!
Especially Tottenham Hotspur, who have always been jealous of Gerrard. After learning about Gerrard's attitude towards renewing his contract with Liverpool, George immediately arranged for Marotta to launch a transfer offensive to Gerrard to see if he could Can't take this opportunity to bring the Reds captain to White Hart Lane!
After receiving George's order, Marotta, who did not dare to neglect at all, immediately launched into action. However, the Tottenham CEO very wisely did not choose to alert the snake and let Liverpool realize that Tottenham was now preparing to launch an offensive against Gerrard again. Instead, he quietly sent his right-hand man Paratici to contact Gerrard. His agent Struan Marshall asked Gerrard if he had any intention of joining Tottenham!
Although FIFA has repeatedly stated that players are not allowed to have private contact with other clubs without the permission of the club they play for, and violators will be severely punished, but having said that, which club does not conduct player transactions in private? Have you been in contact with players? Who can tolerate the deceptive situation of their own club after spending a lot of manpower and energy to finally settle the club where the target player plays, only to find that the player has no interest in transferring to their side?
Therefore, as long as it is not taken too far, this rule about not allowing players to have private contact with other clubs will not be put on the table in most cases - no one can guarantee that this time you use this If you criticize others based on a rule, will they be criticized in the same way next time?
Of course, even if Gerrard has the idea of leaving Liverpool and seeking development at a more powerful club, it cannot be said that he will definitely choose Tottenham - as we all know, in addition to Tottenham, Chelsea and other clubs are also very interested in Gerrard. have a thought. They will definitely now know that the contract extension between Gerrard and Liverpool is deadlocked, and thus join the battle for Gerrard!
Although Chelsea and Tottenham are alliances, and Abramovich and George also have a good relationship, this does not mean that the two clubs will take the initiative to give in when it is possible to get a top player. After all, while Chelsea and Tottenham are allies, they are also competitors. Therefore, if George wants to win Gerrard, he not only needs to persuade Liverpool to agree to release him, but also needs to defeat these potential competitors and draw Gerrard and his agent into the Tottenham camp!
Also, if Liverpool really plans to sell Gerrard, use the transfer fee of their own captain to make up for the huge losses left over from the Houllier era, and set aside part of the money as summer signing funds, then George will have to work with Abramovich Ramovich and the others are competing to see who has more money in his pocket, or who is more willing to spend huge sums of money for the team!
George was not too worried about this last item. On the one hand, it is because UEFA has not yet implemented the cheating Financial Fair Play Act at this time. Even if Tottenham has insufficient liquidity, he can still use his own liquidity to bring in Gerrard; on the other hand, the reason is that, Whether it is personal assets or cash flow in hand, George is far superior to competitors such as Abramovich!
Of course, the premise is that you don't meet super tycoons like the Abu Dhabi Consortium or the Qatar Investment Authority who don't take money as money, otherwise even George may have no choice but to surrender in this regard - although Abu and the others are willing to give them control The club is burning a lot of money and has made the transfer market a bloody mess, but in terms of personal treatment, it still complies with the existing order in football. But the Arab tycoons are different. Their team plays a real-life version of F (Football Manager, a football management series produced by the British company SI), and it also comes with its own version of financial nuclear weapons!
In George's previous life, player wages skyrocketed again, starting when the Abu Dhabi consortium took over Manchester City. With the support of the Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City waved their checkbooks and poached players from all over the world with irresistibly high transfer fees and salaries far higher than those of players of the same level, forcing other teams to follow suit. Their players received huge salary increases.
Although the actions of Manchester City and these players have caused a lot of criticism, if you think about it carefully, the decisions of these players are indeed understandable. After all, players are an industry that thrives on youth. It is not easy to earn enough for the next half of your life in just a dozen years. Moreover, since the clubs they play for have not been able to withstand Manchester City's silver bullet offensive, why are these players required to give up the high-paying contracts that Blue Moon is willing to offer?
Although the battle for Gerrard is imminent and George is indeed coveting the Red Army captain, he can only leave this matter to Marotta and devote most of his energy to team training. And the study of the opponents in the next two games. Because the next two games will directly determine whether Tottenham will copy the trajectory of Leverkusen in the 01-02 season this season and end with a "Sanya King" ending!
If after a busy year they only end up with nothing, and if they end up with a runner-up finish in the FA Cup, League and Champions League even though they have great hope of winning at least one championship trophy, then the team will be very disappointed. It is possible that the mistakes of Leverkusen, which won the "Sanya King", or Valencia, which won the Champions League twice in a row, will be repeated. Players' mentality will collapse because their hopes are suddenly dashed when the championship trophy is so close. This will lead to a major decline in Tottenham's performance next season, or the players will be scattered due to frustration.
Not to mention, Tottenham's opponent in the FA Cup final is Arsenal, a century-old rival. Therefore, no matter what, George will never allow what happened to Sanya King to happen again to Tottenham!
Of course, compared to other head coaches, George's pressure is still much less. At least he will never be constrained from within the club or pressured by the top management, and the players will not dare to openly oppose him or disobey his tactical arrangements because of George's dual status as head coach and owner of the team. This makes Tottenham's tactical execution and team cohesion the best in the Premier League. Even Professor Arsenal and Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United are not as good as each other. That is to say, Chelsea, who are in the honeymoon period of Abramovich and Magic Bird, can compete. Power.
Just like that, as the fans waited anxiously, the calendar finally turned to May 14. Tottenham and Arsenal gathered at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, preparing to start a battle for the FA Cup championship that is within reach!
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