Chapter 44: The club is crazy? Roma's sporting director's office. From the TV came waves of excited shouts from the Roma commentator in the Roman dialect. The crystal clear ashtray was filled with cigarette butts. The assistant muttered, "Boss, you finally quit smoking for fifty-two days." Sabatini was about to say something. suddenly. Ding Ding Ding ~ The office phone rang urgently. The two glanced at the area code of the incoming call and saw that it was a call from a rich second-generation American boss. "hello!" Sabatini picked up the microphone and spoke politely in American English.

"Yes, yes, I'm watching the game. Gao is the hero of Rome!" "A beautiful rainbow illuminates the future of Rome." "Give him a pay raise? We already have this plan. What? Increase it to 550 million euros a year? The balance of the club's salary structure will be disrupted, yes, yes, yes, that's the only way to keep him." The Roma director and his assistant looked at each other and said: This is crazy, the second-generation rich American boss is tired of playing football and comes back to meddle in the club. What does an annual salary of 550 million euros mean these days? Arsenal's Van Persie: 520 million euros annual salary. Manchester City's Balotelli: 650 million euros annual salary. Liverpool's Suarez's new contract last month increased his annual salary from 240 million euros to 600 million euros. The rich second-generation American boss may not be crazy, and perhaps he knows that other European powerhouses cannot offer Gao Qi such a salary. If you want to keep people, you have to be willing to spend money. Sabatini, as an excellent club manager, had experienced many ups and downs, but at this moment he still felt that everything he heard was too abstract. He could only nod and agree: "Okay, okay, I will follow your instructions. Cancel the North American tour in the summer?" “It doesn’t matter if we cancel it, we can go to the Middle East.” "What? Going to China?" "All ticket revenue will be donated to China? This is a great opportunity to make money." crazy. Sabatini believes that the rich second-generation American boss is completely crazy. Birmingham and Chelsea are the only two clubs that have donated all ticket revenue to China. On the private side, Maradona and Beckenham also donated all the proceeds from their "China trip" to China. hang up the phone. Sabatini lay back in his chair and murmured: "The American owner violated the rules of club operation."

The assistant interrupted, "He doesn't need to understand the rules." Snapped! Sabatini slapped his forehead vigorously. "That makes sense. We have to arrange the schedule and opponents for the trip to China in advance! Pull over the Korean and Japanese teams to get beaten up. Bah, bah, bah, it's communication." Ding Ding Ding ~ The office phone rang urgently again. When the two saw that it was the Italian Football Association's number, they didn't want to answer it at all. New rules in 2008: At every major tournament, FIFA and UEFA will provide subsidies to clubs whose players participate. The results of it. The Italian Football Association wants to take away half of the subsidy originally allocated to Roma? It's so shameless. "Fuck, are you going to fart?" "It is imperative that Gao stays in Serie A? Isn't this nonsense?" "Provide a series of tax cuts through legal means? Why the hell didn't you say that earlier?" Alpi Stadium. The singing is loud and clear. Like a gentle rain, bathing the muddy players. Gao Qi followed his teammates and shook hands with the referee members one by one. Vidal, shirtless with his muscular body exposed, walked over quickly and expressed his desire to exchange jerseys. The two players engaged in fierce "hand-to-hand combat" many times in the 90-minute game, but there were no major fouls. Just change it. "You're so tough!" Vidal's tone was a little depressed. Gao Qi shook his head: "The lip-reading expert is observing. I don't know how to respond to you." suddenly. The system beep sounded in my mind. [Ding, side quest triggered: Hero of the Eternal City (optional)] [Quest Introduction: You have won a tactical position in Rome. Please complete the goal of leading Roma to the quarterfinals of the Champions League next season. Do you have the courage to start an epic new journey with the Red Wolves? ] [Mission Reward: Dark Gold Treasure Box! ] Another optional side quest? It turned out to be the highest reward: dark gold treasure chest! Gao Qi was not mentally prepared at all. He has not thought about whether to stay or leave in the summer transfer window or next season.

Suppose someone now says to other Roma players: Your goal next season is to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League. That is generally regarded as a good blessing. This Champions League goal is really not easy for Roma today. The Italian Serie A champion, Juventus, was beaten badly in the last two years in the Champions League round of 16. The draw depends on luck. Fighting on multiple fronts, with a dense schedule of league, Champions League and cup competitions, depends on the talent pool on the bench, that is, the depth of the bench. The bench depth is insufficient, and player injuries and excessive fatigue will become increasingly serious. Football is a team sport for eleven people. For a T3 European powerhouse, it is not an easy task to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. If you are unlucky and are drawn into a death group like Barcelona, ​​Manchester City and Dortmund, it will be difficult to advance to the round of 16. Post-match press conference. Enrique was in high spirits and gave instructions on how to deal with the situation. Things are different now. Everyone is calling for a fight against "parallel imports" and he has regained his famous reputation as "Barcelona's unparalleled young coach". "After tonight, many people will remember Gao's name!" "His rainbow goal will be widely spread on TV, in newspapers, and on the Internet!" "A hero of Rome, no doubt." "Gao and I have a very good understanding, especially in terms of tactical thinking. We always think alike." "I don't care about Juventus' unbeaten streak, I only care about Roma's winning streak." The spotlight flashes. The young Roma coach looks full of energy and vigor in front of the camera. The reporters all looked at him with admiration. After a while. Conte arrived at the press conference frustrated. The questions from the media reporters were extremely sharp and they launched a barrage of attacks. The Juventus coach, contrary to his usual practice, did not refute, but patiently explained the reasons for the defeat: "It's a problem between me and the coaching staff, it has nothing to do with the players." "We didn't prepare well before the game." "One of the mistakes is that we don't know enough about Gao." "He is too cunning, both tactically and personally, just like Pirlo who used his left foot to touch the ball throughout the game and then shot with his right foot at the end, catching people off guard."

"I am confident that I can beat Roma in the next match." Player tunnel. Players from both sides returned to the locker room one after another. The atmosphere is much more relaxed. With the Serie A title almost in their pocket, Juventus' veteran players are quite open-minded about the achievement of being unbeaten in the league. Buffon and Totti came together, arm in arm: "What were we talking about before the game?" "One day, you went to a bookstore and saw a book titled" "Change it, change the joke." “When do people talk the least?” "In February?" "why?" “Because February has the fewest dates, hahahaha!” After two seconds of silence. Everyone laughed along with him. (End of this chapter)