Chapter 51 It’s all Gary Neville’s fault!
Watching Yang Hao leave, Aragones' slightly flushed face showed a look of admiration.
In less than half an hour, the two of them drank a bottle of wine, which was a decent amount of alcohol.
Only after Yang Hao completely disappeared did Lao Shuai take out his Nokia old phone from his pocket, dialed a number and called directly. As soon as it rang, the other party answered.
"How's it going, Louis?"
"I talked to him for more than 20 minutes and felt old," Aragones said with a wry smile.
"This kid never stops trying to shock people with his words." Old Hill on the other end of the phone snorted.
He has always been resentful about what Yang Hao said during the interview.
"He has a lot of secrets, and I can't see through him, but I think that whether it's the tactical concepts and coaching ability he has shown in recent games, or what he said when he talked to me about the future, I believe that he is a very thoughtful head coach and worth a try!"
"Really?" Old Hill chuckled. "If even you say so, then I have nothing to worry about."
"Are you really going to give him the responsibility of forming a team?"
"I don't know what's wrong with that kid Michel. He believed Yang Hao's nonsense. He said that the club's management system should be reformed. We need to introduce high-level financial management, marketing talents, globalization, and so on..."
By the end, old Hill was a little angry.
Do you really think I haven't done anything in the past ten years?
"I don't understand club management, but I think sometimes we have to learn from young people and keep up with some advanced concepts, especially professional football, which has changed a lot in recent years. Look at the Premier League, it's booming now, and how high are the broadcasting fees?"
"I know everything you've said, but it's not up to me to decide. Real Madrid and Barcelona are selling their own products, so how much can Atletico Madrid sell? How should we promote it commercially and globally? How should we globalize it? Will American companies come to Spain to sponsor us?"
Aragones frowned as he listened, he really didn't understand these things.
It is also a fact that La Liga teams have a hard time selling even chest advertising.
Otherwise, why would old Hill use public resources for personal gain and ask the city of Marbella to sponsor him?
Besides, Marbella's tourism has become more and more developed in recent years. Isn't it due to the tourism plan promoted by old Hill?
"I still say the same thing, you have learned your lesson now, it's time to let go. So far this season, relegation should be no problem." At this point, Aragones suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, what's the deal with the contract you signed with Yang Hao? What's a betting contract? How much money can he get if he successfully leads the team to avoid relegation?"
"Don't say any more. At the beginning, there was really no hope of avoiding relegation, and Michelle kept recommending Yang Hao . I just wanted to make things difficult for him and make him give up. Who knew he would do this? I asked them to do the math, and if they really succeeded in avoiding relegation, the bonus would be 5 million euros."
"Are you crazy? Five million euros?"
"It's worth it!" Old Hill said with certainty.
Five million euros for relegation is worth it no matter how you look at it.
But from the perspective of the La Liga head coach, it is indeed a huge loss.
Which head coach can get such a high salary these days?
How much did Van Gaal earn at Barcelona?
"Wait, it's just a relegation bonus, nothing else?"
"Yes, there's also a winning bonus. If we win the King's Cup, there's also a championship bonus..."
Aragones was completely mad, "Are you crazy?"
"If it's really bad, it's me, Cerezo, Paul Futre, all of us."
Aragones smiled bitterly, it’s true.
At that time, Atletico Madrid was in a precarious situation and its life was hanging by a thread. Everyone felt that the broken ship was about to explode and they were all scrambling to jump off the boat.
In that situation, who would have thought that Atletico Madrid could successfully avoid relegation?
Who would have thought that Atletico Madrid could win the championship?
If at this time, someone came to old Hill and said, give me 5 million euros, I guarantee that you will successfully avoid relegation.
Old Hill agreed immediately.
Not to mention five million, he wouldn't even blink an eye at ten million.
That was the situation at the time.
"The question is, where do you get the money?"
"I'm worried about this, too. He hasn't received a penny yet. I..."
Obviously, old Hill himself was also very crazy.
If he had money, Atletico Madrid would not be put into trusteeship.
"Let me think of another way." Old Hill sighed helplessly.
Aragones was also speechless. What else could he say?
Besides, he doesn't understand this kind of thing.
…
Yang Hao felt somewhat puzzled while drinking this round of wine. He always felt that it was strange that Aragones suddenly invited him to drink.
But he is alone now, has nothing, and is not afraid of being cheated, so he simply doesn't think too much about it.
As for what Aragones said about what the Spanish Coaches Association was discussing, Yang Hao had already known about it.
Some coaches have previously contacted Yang Hao through Juanma Lillo or Atletico Madrid management, hoping to come to Atletico Madrid to observe training on site and talk to Yang Hao about the specific situation.
This is actually very common, it's a way to learn from each other.
But Yang Hao declined politely because he had too many things to do in the team.
The next round will be a home game against Sevilla, which will be another battle between relegation teams.
But Yang Hao is confident that there is no problem. Sevilla suffered a 0-4 defeat to Real Mallorca in this round and has been relegated early.
Speaking of this team, the first thing Yang Hao thought of was youth training.
In the next few years, a group of outstanding young players will emerge in this team, including Ramos, Reyes, Navas, Capel and Puerta. Later, under the operation of sports director Monchi, Sevilla also attracted many high-quality and low-priced Brazilian players, including Alves, Baptista, Adriano and others, all of whom landed in this team.
Also, Sevilla is the future king of the Europa League, and the number of championships they have won is astonishing.
Currently, among Sevilla's young players, Reyes has played for the first team for 4 minutes. That was when he came on as a substitute against Zaragoza in January.
This player on the left is still very strong, it’s all thanks to Gary Neville!
Although he has only been coaching Atletico Madrid for a month, Yang Hao has already begun to feel the bottleneck of Spanish football, which is the physical condition.
Spanish players easily go to two extremes. The defensive players in the midfield and backfield are often rough in their movements, while the technically excellent players in the midfield and frontfield are often fragile. These are all caused by physical limitations.
This is especially evident among the offensive players in the frontcourt.
Reyes, and later Jesus Navas, could not adapt to the Premier League because they lacked physical confrontation.
So much so that Yang Hao thought that the reason why Cruyff's passing and controlling ball concept did not work in the Netherlands but flourished in Barcelona was that one of the important reasons was the physical condition of the Spanish players.
Of course, there are exceptions.
Real Betis' right winger Joaquin's physique is considered an outlier among Spanish wingers because it is really not Spanish.
But sometimes, it can really be said to be fate.
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After 36 rounds, Atletico Madrid successfully climbed ashore thanks to their victory against Oviedo.
As Numancia beat Espanyol 2-0 at home, Atletico Madrid is currently ranked 17th in La Liga, 3 points ahead of Real Oviedo, which is ranked 18th.
Real Betis ranked 19th with 39 points, while Sevilla remained at the bottom with 27 points.
After staying in the relegation zone for several months, Atletico Madrid finally got out of the relegation zone, which immediately caused a huge response throughout Spain.
Especially Yang Hao.
After this round of competition, he was completely pushed to the forefront.
Almost all media and fans agree that Yang Hao is the main reason why the Bed Sheet Army can make it to the shore!
Marca even believes that although Yang Hao has only coached four rounds of La Liga, the Atletico Madrid style of play he brings out is completely new, giving people a feeling of being reborn.
"This 25-year-old young coach is attracting more and more attention from La Liga teams, especially his new tactical philosophy, which has been widely praised and acclaimed in the industry."
When Yang Hao saw the report in Marca the next morning, he felt embarrassed.
"Am I attracting more and more attention from La Liga teams?" Yang Hao wondered if Marca was reporting about him?
So far , he hasn't received a single call, okay?
Juanma Lillo laughed. "Even if they're concerned, they won't tell you right away."
Yang Hao thought about it and it made sense.
No matter what, he decided to stay at Atletico Madrid.
After all, he has a foundation on this platform.
Just as Yang Hao and Juanma Lillo were chatting, Parrales peeked in from outside.
"You're sneaking around like a thief, are you?" Juanma Lillo scolded with a smile.
Parales glanced at him and looked at Yang Hao with a smile, "Boss, I have a question for you."
"explain."
"Do you still want tickets for the weekend's home game?"
"I'm alone, why would I need tickets?" Yang Hao smiled, but then became puzzled. "Don't you have any?"
The club will distribute tickets to the coaching staff, players and staff for every home game, but the number of tickets each person receives varies.
Yang Hao was always assigned 10 tickets each time, and he didn't ask for more. They were just placed on his desk anyway, so he would give them to whoever asked for them.
"It's not enough. Besides our family, there's also my girlfriend's family..."
"You have a girlfriend?" Juanma Lillo was as surprised as if he had seen an alien.
Parales glanced at him, looking disgusted at his fuss.
"Boss, you don't know this weekend. This is our last home game, and it will determine our chances of avoiding relegation. So, the tickets are going crazy, and even scalpers are buying them."
"Is it so outrageous?" Juanma Lillo had never experienced such a situation.
After all, Atletico Madrid is a team from the capital, and it has a large fan base.
"It's okay. When you need a few, just take mine. If they're not enough, I can get you more." Yang Hao didn't take it to heart. It was just a small favor, a piece of cake.
"Wait." He immediately remembered something that had been put aside for a long time.
"Help me do something very important later."
When Parales heard this, he became excited all of a sudden.
