Chapter 41 The Liver King and the Oolong Incident
Yang Hao became completely famous!
This was something no one could have imagined when he first coached Atletico Madrid.
Almost overnight, Yang Hao became famous throughout Spain.
The next morning, major Spanish media outlets were vying to report on Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid.
Having defeated three strong rivals, Barcelona, Malaga and Valencia, one after another, everyone feels that Atletico Madrid has undergone a complete transformation from struggling to win a single game in the past three months to now having three consecutive wins.
And this change was brought about by Yang Hao.
What made the media and fans change their views on him was the affirmation from Cooper.
It is well known to the whole world that Cooper is a notoriously difficult person to get along with. As a result, after losing to Atletico Madrid, Cooper publicly stated that Yang Hao is a genius on the coaching bench.
Whether he was trying to make his defeat look better or was sincere, the fact that Cooper said this means everything.
At 25, the youngest head coach in La Liga history, with such impressive results, how could he not attract the attention of the media and fans? Even many media and fans began to reflect on their previous prejudices against Yang Hao.
What best reflects the media and fans' change in their attitude towards Yang Hao is that on the morning of the next day after the match against Valencia, a large number of Atletico Madrid fans and media reporters from afar gathered outside the remote Majadahonda training base.
The key point is that they also made a big mistake.
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"What did you say?"
When Yang Hao saw Hasselbaink lacking interest in the morning recovery training, he was very puzzled. After asking, he found out that there was an oolong incident at the gate of Mahadahonda in the morning.
Hasselbaink, who scored twice last night, saw so many media and fans gathered and thought they were here to interview him. When he drove past, he stopped outside the gate and rolled down the window to greet several familiar media reporters.
The Dutch striker almost wrote "Come interview me" and "Come get my autograph" on his face, but what was the result?
That group of blind reporters actually asked him if he could help arrange an exclusive interview with head coach Yang Hao?
Hasselbaink's face turned even darker, and he was so angry that he said, "I don't know, you can find someone else," and drove away.
"How do you know?" Yang Hao asked Parales.
He found that this kid was really smart. Not only was he easy to use, but he was also very good at gathering information.
"The security guard at the door saw it all. He told me."
Yang Hao was speechless. His popularity was truly unparalleled. Even the security guard was open with him.
I'm afraid that Hasselbaink, the willful big baby, must be depressed. I should talk to him quickly and give him more stimulation. After all, we will play against Barcelona for two consecutive games next, and we can't do without Hasselbaink.
However, Yang Hao felt really happy in his heart.
Who is Hasselbaink?
Currently top of the La Liga scoring list.
Am I more attractive than him in front of the media and fans?
"Have those media withdrawn?" Yang Hao asked with concern.
He was considering whether he should pretend to be ignorant and go out for a walk.
"I've already retired because the security guard told them that since you took over as Atletico Madrid manager, you haven't left Majadahonda except for games. You live and eat at the training base, studying the opponents day and night. He has never seen such a hardworking and dedicated coach."
"He...really said that?" Yang Hao was a little embarrassed.
The reason why he lived and ate at the training base was purely to save money and for convenience.
He traveled through time in a physical body and had no money. He had worked hard to earn some money and rented a small apartment. Now there was a place like this that was comparable to a hotel room with free food and accommodation. Shouldn't he rush in and take advantage of it?
But the little thoughts in his mind were unknown to the security guard, nor to Parrales, Juanma Lillo and others.
What everyone saw was that Yang Hao ate and lived at the training base every day, preparing for and studying his opponents day and night. Otherwise, how could we explain how the tactics in the past three games were so targeted?
This is simply the hardest-working professional coach!
"Well, the media reporters also believed it. They all thought that you would not go out, so they all left." Parales became more and more impressed with Yang Hao.
How he hoped that one day he could be as radiant as Yang Hao.
Yang Hao also noticed the look of this little follower. To be honest, it really made him feel satisfied and accomplished.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to quickly appease Hasselbaink.
Frankly speaking, Yang Hao really doesn't like this kind of willful guy. After all, no one likes to pamper and spoil others all day long.
But there is no way. Atletico Madrid only has this one scorer now. If they don’t appease him, they won’t be able to play in the next games.
Fortunately, Hasselbaink's agent is said to have contacted a team for him.
If he could stay this summer, Yang Hao would sell Hasselbaink in exchange for 20 to 30 million euros, and immediately upgrade his team to introduce Adriano, a super killer. Wouldn't that give nightmares to all the La Liga defenders?
In his previous life, Yang Hao also liked Inter Milan and was particularly impressed by Adriano. This guy was not only technically superb but also fast. The key was his physical confrontation. When he abused the defenders, it was so crisp.
Originally, Yang Hao was considering Ronaldinho, but after checking the current news, he found that it was basically not feasible.
Ronaldinho is now a big name. In December last year, Leeds United of the Premier League sent an offer to Gremio, willing to pay a sky-high transfer fee of 46 million pounds to sign the Brazilian genius.
Gremio is also inclined to accept Leeds United's offer, and European giants such as Inter Milan and Barcelona are very interested in him, so he is a rare commodity.
But Ronaldinho rejected Leeds United. It is reported that this was because French Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain and La Liga giants Barcelona had contacted Ronaldinho and his agent team privately.
After becoming Brazil's Minister of Sports in 1995, the football king Pele formulated a new rule called the "Pele Law", which is somewhat similar to Europe's Bosman Law, which allows players to transfer freely after the expiration of their contracts.
The Bailey Act officially came into effect in January 2001.
As everyone knows, the turnover of players in Brazil is very frequent, and the clubs' wage arrears are extremely serious at this stage, so it is common for a player to play for one club one month and then jump to another club the next month.
Many players sign short-term contracts.
If the Pele Act is followed, Ronaldinho's contract expires in January 2001.
Therefore, at present Ronaldinho does not want to leave Brazil at all, but wants to wait for about half a year.
There are reports that Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have privately promised to pay a large signing fee, possibly even more than 20 million euros, to Ronaldinho himself, requiring him to transfer freely after his contract expires.
It can be said that such cases are not uncommon. There were disturbances when Ronaldo transferred, there were disturbances when Ronaldinho transferred, and there will be disturbances when Neymar transfers in the future. We are used to it.
Based on the results Yang Hao saw in his previous life, he was basically certain that Paris Saint-Germain won the competition with Barcelona, offered a higher signing fee, and won the genius Ronaldinho.
Of course, after transferring to Paris Saint-Germain, Ronaldinho soon fell out with the club, which is another matter.
Under such circumstances, the possibility of Atletico Madrid signing Ronaldinho is basically zero.
But it doesn’t matter, Yang Hao won’t be sad about missing out on a genius.
As a time traveler, in Yang Hao's eyes, there are geniuses everywhere.
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How efficient are European paparazzi?
The news collected in the morning was spread out in the afternoon.
All the media reporters really have no news material left. They are all reporting on how Yang Hao lived and ate at Majadahonda after he became the coach of Atletico Madrid, and they are promoting him as a role model among professional head coaches.
But fans just like this kind of hardworking person.
Fans don’t understand or see whether your head coach has tried his best or not, and whether he has the ability or not, but we can see whether you are diligent or not, which is a matter of attitude.
Besides, Yang Hao has won all three games since he took over as coach, and the teams he defeated were teams like Barcelona and Valencia. This must be the result of his hard work.
Didn’t we talk about that thing called love?
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Yang Hao has both inspiration and hard work, so of course he is a genius!
There were even Atletico Madrid fans who posted on online forums, which resonated with many fans of the Colchoneros.
"If we had hired Yang Hao earlier, Atletico Madrid's situation wouldn't be as bad as it is now."
"We have won two consecutive La Liga games, but we are still in the relegation zone. The prospects are worrying!"
Atletico Madrid fans left messages to support this statement, believing that Yang Hao started coaching Atletico Madrid too late and missed the best time to avoid relegation, resulting in the current confusing relegation situation.
In the 34th round of La Liga, Real Betis lost 0-1 to Alaves at home, and still had 36 points, surpassed by Atletico Madrid .
But Real Oviedo defeated Real Mallorca 3-2 at home in this round. Aragones' team got 40 points, still 2 points ahead of Atletico Madrid, ranking 16th in La Liga.
In other words, Atletico Madrid is still ranked 18th and is still in the relegation zone.
However, Numancia and Real Sociedad also lost in this round. They have 40 and 42 points respectively, ranking 17th and 15th respectively, while Racing Santander defeated Real Madrid, who were fighting on multiple fronts, 4-2, which was another big upset and rose to 14th place.
After two consecutive victories, Atletico Madrid's ranking has only risen by one place, but it has not yet escaped the relegation zone. This shows how bad Atletico Madrid's previous situation was and how severe the current relegation situation in La Liga is.
But there are still four rounds of league games, and every next game is crucial.
Therefore, the fans of the Colchoneros have reached a consensus that they must do their best to support the team's relegation efforts, and at the same time support Yang Hao's coaching and transformation of Atletico Madrid.
At this time, the Spanish media also revealed Yang Hao's coaching contract at Atletico Madrid.
The fans of the Bed Sheet Army suddenly realized that Yang Hao’s salary was so low that it could be said to be the contract treatment for a novice coach during his internship.
Atletico Madrid is too outrageous!
How could they treat the heroes so harshly!
