Chapter 27 is finally completed!
Su Dong asked himself, in the past period of time, he had met many people from different teams. They all tried their best to persuade him to join their team, and naturally they would say some unfavorable words about their competitors.
But what Mourinho did was unprecedented. As soon as he sat down, he told Su Dong directly not to join a certain team. Only Mourinho had done this.
Yet, he seemed to be doing it with a lot of confidence.
Why?
Is it just because he was kicked out of the team by Benfica's new chairman?
If so, it would be a bit too vindictive.
Mendes saw Su Dong's expression of not knowing how to respond, smiled bitterly in his heart, coughed twice, and reminded him with a wry smile: "Jose, we are still within the scope of the Luz Stadium."
"I say this everywhere." Mourinho said, "Except for those executives who have been kicked in the head by donkeys, who can't see the current problems of Benfica?"
Now Su Dong finally understood something.
Mourinho is indeed resentful, but Benfica itself does have problems.
"Look at the young players that Benfica's first team has developed in recent years?" Mourinho first asked Xiang Sudong, then turned to Mendes, "Jorge, you know the situation, can you name a few names?"
Mendes looked at Su Dong and felt a little troubled.
"When they invited Heynckes, they had high hopes for him, but they didn't give him much support from the beginning to the end. They even blamed Heynckes for the sale of Joao Pinto to rivals Sporting Lisbon during the European Cup, which caused the German coach to lose the support of Benfica fans."
"When they first contacted me, I proposed a complete set of ideas for a young team. They made it clear that they had no money to invest in transfers. The famous coach Oliveira also rejected their invitation for this reason. The plan I proposed did not require much investment, but what was the result? After I defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-0, the new chairman informed me that I was not in his plan."
When Mourinho talked about the feud between himself and Benfica, it was obvious that he still had deep resentment.
Of course, if anyone encounters such a thing, they will definitely feel unfair.
"The new chairman and the star coach were given high hopes when they took office, but what was the result?"
Mourinho curled his lips and shook his head. "A year has passed, and Benfica's performance is still half-dead. They claim to vigorously promote young players, but how many young players they have trained in the first team?"
"Simao was bought from Barcelona for an eight-figure transfer fee. He came from Sporting Lisbon's youth training. Midfielder Thiago is from Braga. Maniche is indeed a youth training player, but before playing for the first team, he spent three years at Arvika, helping the team get promoted from the Portuguese First Division to the Portuguese Premier League."
When he said this, Mourinho turned his head and looked directly at Su Dong.
"Su, don't listen to what those people in Benfica say, but look at what they have done in the past few years. In fact, they have no ability to train young players, nor do they have the soil to train young players."
"Now, the most important thing for Benfica is results, how to help the team return to the first group as soon as possible and keep pace with Porto and Sporting Lisbon. As for training young players, it is just a rhetoric to please the fans because they have no money to invest in the transfer market."
Mourinho's words were like a knife, cutting through the layers of disguise on Benfica's surface.
"On the contrary, even though Leiria is a small team, you can look at our first team. We don't have enough financial resources to bring in talented players, so we have a complete system to train young players."
"For example, Brazilian striker Dellei came to Leiria at the age of 24. Before that, he couldn't even play football in Brazil. We only spent 150,000 euros to sign him, but after joining the team, he scored eight goals in the first season, 13 goals last season, and so far this season, the season is not even halfway through, but the number of goals has reached double digits."
Dellei is indeed the most surprising scorer in the Portuguese Super League this season, and his offensive firepower even exceeds that of Porto's top scorer Pena.
More importantly, what Mourinho said was absolutely right. Dellei was indeed a striker cultivated by Leiria, or in other words, he was a striker who shone brightly under Mourinho.
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Mourinho did not sit in the cafe for too long because he had to return to Leiria with the team.
Only after watching him leave did Mendes and Jorge Manuel feel a sense of relief.
"He is like a sharp sword that can pierce through everything and say things that others dare not or are unwilling to say. He seems to be impulsive, but in fact he is thoughtful and logical. Even our reactions may not escape his estimation."
Mendes looked quite worried, and Su Dong was directly instigated by Mourinho.
From the moment this guy sat down, he completely controlled the pace and content of the conversation.
He started by blasting Benfica, then gradually uncovered Benfica's secrets, and later threw out the option of Leiria. The whole process was difficult for Su Dong, even Mendes and Manuel to follow, let alone the others.
As Mendes said, there are some things that no one would say so bluntly, but Mourinho said it.
Some words are too straightforward and can easily make people feel disgusted, but when Mourinho said it, Su Dong didn't feel disgusted.
This should also be considered a skill.
"What do you think?" Mendes looked at Su Dong with concern.
Su Dong frowned slightly, "If it weren't for the scandal between him and Porto, I might have believed it."
Mendes and Manuel looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
After getting to know him for a while, they found that apart from his relatively weak strength, Su Dong was a very satisfactory player in terms of his interpersonal skills and character. He was not only hardworking and self-disciplined in training, but also very rational.
Many professional players tend to get lost easily, lack a clear understanding of themselves, and lack understanding and analysis of the outside world.
But Su Dong obviously does not have that, which is a very rare quality.
"If Machado's coaching results don't improve, Porto will change coaches during the winter break," Mendes said with certainty.
As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. If Mourinho leaves the team and Su Dong happens to join Leiria at this time, the final result will definitely be full of variables.
Recruiting Su Dong is definitely not Mourinho's idea alone, but if he leaves and a new head coach is appointed, Su Dong will face more unknowns, which is definitely not a wise choice.
Of course, if no team favored him earlier, Su Dong would have accepted it, but it is different now.
"Take your time, don't rush. There are still two months left. You just need to concentrate on playing football and leave the rest to me."
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Mendes' promise was not empty talk, because he soon showed Su Dong his abilities.
Hugo Viana, the first player signed by Mendes for Sporting Lisbon, was selected for the first team in early October and subsequently came on as a substitute, performing very well and was hailed as the second Rui Costa.
More importantly, after entering November, Ugo Viana jumped to become the main midfielder of Sporting Lisbon's first team.
You know, as an 18-year-old young player, Ugo Viana's competitors are the 28-year-old Ricardo Sa Pinto and the 29-year-old international Joao Pinto, both of whom are famous Portuguese players.
Of course, this was not caused by Mendes alone, but because Sporting Lisbon coach Boloni changed the formation to two forwards.
After the formation change, Hugo Viana appeared more often in the positions of deep midfielder and left forward, which allowed the left-footed Viana to begin to emerge in Sporting Lisbon and he seemed to be on par with Quaresma.
Perhaps inspired by the entry of Hugo Viana into the first team, Ronaldinho finally sent a fax to Jose Vega during the national team match day in November, during the league suspension, and officially signed under Jorge Mendes.
In order to sign Ronnie, Mendes not only flew to Madeira Islands in person to visit Ronnie's parents, but also invited Ronnie's mother to Lisbon. The two sides sat down and had a meal, and Mendes finally convinced Ronnie's mother.
After signing Rooney, Mendes immediately approached Sporting 's technical director Aurelio Pereira.
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"I can promise that Ronnie can train with the first team during the winter break and he will play for the first team in the second half of the year, but you also know that the team is doing well and we can't promise more."
Sporting Lisbon has a good chance of winning the championship this season, especially after activating Jardel's offensive firepower.
Under such circumstances, Boloni's position as coach is very stable, and the team will certainly do its best to maintain stability in the future. It will not be possible to give too many opportunities to young players, especially those like Ronaldo.
Mendes also understands , after all, this is indeed the situation.
"We understand the team's situation, but the contract must be changed." Mendes expressed his attitude.
"A monthly salary of 2,000 euros and bonuses can be increased accordingly. This is even higher than many first-team players and should be enough to show our sincerity ." Aurelio obviously did not intend to drag things on.
Mendes was also satisfied with the result.
“Don’t talk about Ronnie, Jorge.” Aurelio Pereira left his desk and walked over to , putting his arm around the young Portuguese agent’s shoulder. “Tell me about your new player.”
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While Mendes and Aurelio were chatting in Alcochete, the protagonist Sudon was in the indoor football field of Parque Eduardo VII, with a happy face.
He had just finished sparring with Ronnie, and then, as usual, he checked the personal attribute panel in the system.
He finally got through it.
