June 24, 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia.
There is a peak match of the Russian premier league at Petrovsky stadium.
The two sides are Zenit St. Petersburg, the second in the current table, and Sparta Moscow, the third in the table. Both sides are Russia's super traditional teams with super strength, and the game is very fierce.
Russia is located in the north of Eurasia, and it is not suitable to hold football matches in the long winter. Therefore, the schedule of Russian Super League is different from that of the four major leagues. They start in March and end in November.
By the end of June, the Russian Super League had been competing for 13 rounds, and each other had entered into a state of competition.
Zenit of St. Petersburg and Sparta of Moscow both have the strength to attack the league championship. They also attach great importance to this strong dialogue. Both sides try their best to play in full swing.
The fans of Petrovski's stadium are also awesome, putting pressure on the visiting team from the first minute of the game.
In this uproar of people, gathered more than 20000 fans in the wave, no one will notice, there are four deliberately disguised people appeared in the corner of the humble stand, staring at the game.
If the fans pay close attention, it will be easy to recognize that one of them is Alpine.
"The Russian Super League looks unimportant, but it's crouching tiger, hidden dragon." Gao Han exclaimed.
"Who said no?" Cantarello also quite praise, "look at the forward of Sparta Moscow, cavinagi."
Cavinagi is only 21 years old. He is a new talent forward of Argentina after Saviola. His characteristics are very similar to Batistuta, so he is nicknamed little Bati. Some people call him calf. He is good at opening from left to right and has outstanding footwork.
But unexpectedly, at the age when he needed to improve his strength most, he suddenly transferred to the Russian Super League and joined Sparta Moscow, which is a pity.
Last season's performance was average, this season continues to play the main force, but also not very good.
On the contrary, his partner, Pavlyuchenko, is more impressive.
As an opponent, Zenit St. Petersburg's strength is not bad, especially in the attack of the two young fast horse.
One is Andre Arshavin. His footwork is very delicate and outstanding. As soon as he takes the ball, he leaves a deep impression on Gao Han. He is a player who stands out from the rest of the world and has excellent personal ability.
Another is Arshavin's attack partner Alexander korzakov, the combination of the two is very strong.
"In the past few years, the level of the Russian Super League and the Ukrainian League has improved rapidly. In addition to these two teams, teams such as CSKA Moscow, Moscow locomotive, Kazan Ruby and so on are all superior in strength. Even in the European arena, they are very competitive." Cantarello said.
Needless to say, Dynamo Kiev, headed by Shevchenko, swept the whole Europa League, making countless top teams scared.
The two major leagues are located in the north of Eurasia. They are not very attractive in ordinary days, and they have little influence and popularity. However, they did not expect that the strength of the players is not so good, which makes Gao cold's heart cry out that they are not so popular.
"The one named Arshavin has the ability to play as a core player in the middle and upper reaches of the four major leagues." It's very cold.
The potential is as high as 180 and the strength is as high as 165. Arshavin's strength should not be underestimated.
After listening to Mendes, smile, "he was the best player in the Russian Super League last season."
"Is it?" Gao Han and others were a little surprised.
Arshavin is now 24 years old, that is to say, he won the best player in the League at the age of 23. It's not easy.
"In two or three years, if he doesn't go to the top European League to improve himself, it will be a pity It's very cold.
Mendes was surprised. "Why?"
Gao Han didn't answer, but Guardiola answered him.
"If a player wants to grow into a star, he often needs to constantly improve himself, just like Arshavin. His current strength is outstanding in the Russian Super League, and there is no challenge. No matter how long he plays, it is difficult to improve himself. Only when he goes to the top league and accepts more difficult baptism, can he go further."
"He will be 24 years old soon. In two or three years, he will not be able to break through himself. That's the way it should be. Although he has the strength of a European first-line player, he is still a little far away from the stars. He has failed his innate talent."
With Guardiola's explanation, Mendes understood.
Portuguese shrewd eyes a turn, and then look at the cold, "or, he bought Inter Milan?"
Alpine a listen, direct smile spray, "Kui you think out."
After a pause, he sighed and said: "this boy has fine footwork. I like it very much, but it's not suitable for Serie A
Guardiola also nodded to agree, "Serie A League can be regarded as a nightmare for wingers, defensive formation is very tight, pay more attention to team operations, for such as Arshavin this type of players, with delicate footwork, I am afraid it is difficult to adapt."
"The best is La Liga, followed by Bundesliga and the Premier League Gao Han said.
After Mendes listens, the ghost brain turns, says with a smile: "or, send to Madrid athletics?"
Anyway, Atletico Madrid just sold Cristiano Ronaldo. Although there are Navas and David Silva, they are still relatively young. It would be quite appropriate for Arshavin to go there.
"If you have the ability, you can operate it." There is no objection to the cold.
Mendes is how clever, where do not know, alpine does not object, that is acquiescence.
They are talking in the stands and the game is still going on.
In the first half, the two sides played a zero to zero draw. Zenit's a fierce offensive of the home team, but the defense of the visiting team is very well organized, especially the tall centre back wearing No.26, who is very good in both the upper and back defense.
But in the second half, Sparta Moscow finally revealed a flaw.
With the help of his own ability, arsha cut the big penalty area from the side with the ball, moved around in a narrow range, and just made a way out. In the end, he shot in the big penalty area and opened the record for Zenit.
There was a frenzy of cheers, and everyone was shouting Arshavin's name.
Gao Han and Guardiola also looked at each other and expressed their admiration.
"This boy is really good. It's a pity to stay in Russia!"
After listening to Mendes, he is determined to run Arshavin to La Liga.
Zenit was obviously slack after scoring a goal. On the contrary, the visiting team Moscow Sparta showed the blood of the Nordic team and came forward to attack.
However, cavinaji was obviously in poor condition, wasting opportunities frequently and making many mistakes, which made it difficult for Moscow Sparta's attack to work. Wasting opportunities again and again gave Zenit a chance to stabilize their position.
As time went by, Moscow Sparta got a corner kick in the 88th minute when the match was about to end with one to zero.
After his teammates sent out a corner kick, Moscow Sparta's outstanding No. 26 center back suddenly shot out of the crowd, leaped up like a dry spring onion, pressed all the opponents around, grabbed the first landing point, pushed the fast spinning ball into the dead corner, and made the score one-to-one.
The goal also made all Zenit fans feel depressed and booed.
Gao Han, sitting in the stands, was also shocked by the last-minute header.
No. 26 is the purpose of his visit.
Nemanja Vidic, 23 years old, 1.91 meters tall, right foot, good at the position of centre back.
The potential is 180 and the strength is 160. They have the strength to compete with Terry, Carvalho and other top central defenders.
At the beginning, Pascal, Mendes' partner in Eastern Europe, sent a list, including the Serb centre back, who was selected by Gao Han at a glance and visited Russia in person.
As a result, Vidic did not disappoint him.
In terms of his performance in this game and his header at the critical moment
"This player is up to me!" Gao Han pointed to Vidic and said firmly.
Guardiola and cantarello have no complaints either.
The player's strength, experts see one or two games can know about.
Vidic seems to be tall and powerful, but his defense is relatively stable, which is a bit rough. However, it is related to the Russian Super League's playing style. As long as he is recruited from the cold, with a little training, he will certainly improve.
Every professional player is carved out after more than ten years of basic training, and their footwork is outstanding. The difference only depends on how much they can play on the court, or how much the team's tactics allow them to play.
When Mendes heard this, he was very happy because he knew that the chance to make money was coming again.
"Shall we go to Ukraine?" Asked Mendes.
Pascal also recommended an African midfield player for Ukraine's Donetsk metallurgical team, Yaya Toure, 22, who is said to be the younger brother of Arsenal centre back Kolo Toure and is also interested in Gao Han.
Another is Luca Modric, who plays for Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia. He is only 19 years old, but Gao Han also judges that he will eventually become the top midfield player in Europe.
Gao Han thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "we will not go to see it. We will go straight back to Milan. You can go to Ukraine for me."
Yaya Toure's reputation is not obvious, and his value is not high, about one million euro, which is not worth mentioning for the rich Inter Milan, and the cold time is very tight, so we must hurry back to prepare for the new season training, and leave it to Mendes.
"As for Luca Modric, you ask Pascal to keep an eye on me secretly. I like him very much and let him practice in Croatia for another two years." Gao Han said with a smile.
Luka Modric is both offensive and defensive, and he has a bright eye. The future is definitely the embryo of the top midfield, but he is still young and has no position in Inter Milan. It's better for him to stay in Croatia and accumulate experience.
When Mendes heard that Modric was highly praised by the high cold, he could not help but pay attention to it. He even thought that Pascal would have to operate it and take down his brokerage power.
If we don't start now, I'm afraid we won't have a chance in the future.
Gao Han didn't understand Mendes's smart little abacus. He just pointed to Vidic, "you must help me win this central defender, otherwise, you don't come back." At the end, he laughed.
Everyone can see that, seeing Vidic, he is in a good mood.