Chapter 718： Tightrope walking

Florentino looked at Sanchez in front of him with a complicated look in his eyes.

There is no doubt that many people think that Sanchez is not a trustworthy person who is worth reusing.

Because he has rebelled again and again.

But Florentino likes to use such a person, because he knows that as long as you give enough benefits, Sanchez can be devoted to you, and he is indeed very capable.

In contrast, within Real Madrid, who can have Sanchez's ability?

Relying on the former star?

Stop kidding, can they have Sanchez's ability?

In fact, many football clubs invite former players to take up important positions. They often consider the club’s image more. In order to please the fans, when it comes to the ability to do things, few of them are reliable.

It would be too naive if you can play football and run a club!

Therefore, after returning to the throne of Real Madrid chairman for a few years, Florentino has found a lot of people, but in the end he can only reuse Sanchez for no reason, this guy is talented!

"I got news!" Florentino said seriously.

Sanchez fell silent immediately, but listened carefully.

"The Football Association has already started secretly discussing the withdrawal of the television broadcasting rights!"

"What?" Even though Sanchez had been mentally prepared, he was still surprised.

"Yes, although it is only a secret discussion for the time being, I believe that if it is publicly voted, it will definitely pass!"

Sanchez smiled helplessly, is that certain?

Of the 20 La Liga teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona accounted for most of the broadcast fee. Do you think the other 18 teams will not be greedy? Wouldn't you want to divide this piece of cake?

"Mr. Perez, what is the plan?" Sanchez was curious, although he had a vague idea in his heart.

Florentino shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the specifics, but it is very likely to follow the Premier League model."

really!

Sanchez felt a bitter in his heart. Why did Ligue 1 and Serie A imitate the Premier League, and now La Liga is also following?

You know, Real Madrid and Barcelona will suffer heavy losses after imitating the Premier League.

Of course, the reform is not entirely aimed at the Western Premier League duo. The main reason is that other La Liga teams are heavily in debt and even threatened to stop the game. In recent years, the Premier League has been developing overseas markets very rapidly, which has put tremendous pressure on La Liga. .

Therefore, the reform of broadcasting fees is imperative!

"So, my opinion is that we must further boost our commercial revenue before the reform to make up for the loss of broadcasting fee sharing two or three years later!"

Sanchez understood what Florentino meant.

To put it bluntly, Real Madrid is now walking a tightrope. As long as income drops sharply, debt will be affected, followed by increased risks. If one is not dealt with properly, it is likely to be overwhelmed and become a vicious circle.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

"Mr. Perez, do you mean... the World Cup?" Sanchez is also clear.

"That's right!" Florentino nodded, "We must win the most dazzling star in the World Cup and use the wave of the World Cup to further enhance the team's commercial operation capabilities."

Speaking of this, Florentino paused, "In addition, I will convince the board of directors as soon as possible. It is imperative to renovate the stadium. You must quickly prepare for it. Once the board of directors approves, proceed immediately!"

"Understand!" Sanchez also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Just kidding, if this is not handled properly, Florentino will definitely be blamed, and even step down, and he must not have a good life, so can you ignore it?

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With regard to the free tickets for the new Southampton stadium, it quickly spread to every corner of the earth under the help of the media.

Almost everyone was surprised by Southampton’s plan, because it was simply an incredible thing.

There are even teams that are too stupid to make money.

However, a considerable number of fans believe that Southampton’s approach is not really free, but a disguised way of charging to fool fans, because fans have to go shopping and consumption to get free tickets, and these are all It costs money, so free has become a gimmick.

But someone quickly came forward to refute.

The Guardian specifically published an analysis. They arranged for reporters to go to Southampton to actually understand the situation, and interviewed the local Saints fans in Southampton. The answer turned out to be support!

Overwhelming support!

"My wife and I have calculated it. If we choose to buy daily necessities, eat out and go shopping on the artificial island in the future, we will be able to exchange for two sets of free saint season tickets every year. There is surplus!"

"I'm in the retail industry, and I went to the artificial island to find out. The things there are not more expensive than the outside. And I asked the staff in Southampton. They also promised this again and said they would give supervision. I believe they!"

"I support this approach in Southampton very much. It's really cool. The things in their fan store are designed very well. I really like it. So, my friends and I will definitely support it!"

"The new stadium is awesome, I like it there, I am optimistic about this plan!"

"Let's take a look. For the new season, I still consider using money to buy season tickets and exchange tickets for free. I will wait for a while."

"I am not very optimistic about this plan, because...I don't know why!"

But soon, the Guardian published the data obtained by Citibank the next day.

According to the plan, fans can also choose to pre-charge a sum of money into the fan card. This money cannot be withdrawn, and can only be consumed at a Southampton authorized store. As long as the pre-deposited amount reaches a certain amount, they can exchange it for free Season pass.

According to statistics from Citibank, within a week of Yang Huan’s announcement of the plan, more than 3,000 fans had paid deposits to enter the fan card, and then exchanged points for free season tickets at the club.

According to Citibank’s predictions, at least 7,000 fans will exchange this pre-deposited amount for free season tickets, while others will pay for season tickets or exchange points for tickets.

But there is no doubt that this project in Southampton has made quite good progress.

Not only fans, according to the official announcement of Southampton, within a week of the announcement of the plan, the team received a total of more than 500 authorization applications from businesses around Southampton and across the UK.

This also fully shows that businesses are generally optimistic about the Southampton plan.

That is to say, while the Southampton free ticket plan has aroused the amazement of everyone in the world, the performance of the Saints on the football field is still quite eye-catching.

Because of the relationship between participating in the Champions League and the Premier League, Bielsa had to choose a substitute lineup in the League Cup final against Manchester City. As a result, he lost to Manchester City in the final one to two. Unfortunately, he lost the opportunity to win the League Cup. .

But the Saints can reach the League Cup finals with young players and a substitute lineup, which has long won the recognition and affirmation of the fans.

Then in the FA Cup quarter-finals knockout, Southampton made a shame, relying on the same bench and young player lineup, beat Manchester City three to one and successfully reached the semi-finals.

But Southampton's opponent in the semifinals is Arsenal.

Although he was not able to get some gains in the league, the Saints' performance in the league was surprisingly stable.

After the Champions League reignited in February, the Saints' performance in the league has always remained steady. Except for a one-to-one away game with West Ham United, Southampton won all their opponents, including a three-to-zero home defeat against Liverpool, six. The home win over Norwich is quite exciting.

Suarez and Sturridge, the two striker killers, also scored in a flood, and they were respectively ranked first and second in the Premier League's scorer list. Interestingly, four of the top ten scorers are from Southampton. , Which shows the strong attack power of the Saints.

After defeating Galatasaray 6-0 in the first leg, Southampton returned to St. Mary's Stadium and once again defeated the local super giants 2-0 with two goals from Rane and Ibrahimovic. .

With a total score of eight to zero in the two rounds, Southampton reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a huge advantage.

This also shocked fans all over the world, because Southampton's offensive power is too strong.

But more importantly, everyone has seen a welcome change, and that is the resurrection of Kaka.

In the second round of the match, Bielsa arranged for Kaka to start. Although the Brazilian superstar failed to score a goal, both goals could not be separated from him. Both of them came from his planning, which was particularly impressive.

Another midfielder, Oscar, gave an assist and also performed well.

However, Southampton's outstanding performance, other Premier League teams can be miserable.

After Manchester City lost to Barcelona in the first round at home with zero to two, everyone is generally no longer optimistic about the Blue Moon.

But Pellegrini's team still played their own blood in the Nou Camp.

Although Messi scored the first goal in the second half, and then Sabaletta was sent off with a red card, Manchester City still relied on Kompany's goal tenaciously to equalize the score and restore their dignity.

However, in the final stage of the game, Iniesta assisted Alves and scored the winning goal.

Barcelona knocked out Manchester City with a total score of four to one.

Arsenal also suffered.

The Gunners lost at home in the first round, and had little chance of winning in the second round, but instead let go.

Although Bayern Munich was still the first to take the lead with Schweinsteiger's goal, Higuain's goal soon equalized the score. In the end, the two sides tied the game one to one.

But even so, Arsenal was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

Instead, it was Manchester United.

Moyes is indeed a tough one. When everyone believed that after an unexpected upset in the first round and a zero-2 loss to Olympiacos, it would be difficult for Manchester United to have another chance in the second round, but Moyes used a 3-0. After the victory, he successfully reversed the situation and eliminated Olympiacos with a total score of 3 to 2.

This victory not only saved Manchester United, it also saved Moyes.

At least, the Scot has been stabilized in Manchester United's precarious position. The media's overwhelming calls for Manchester United to fire him could not help but temporarily rest a lot.

After all, the results of the European war were good, and everyone felt that they should continue to wait. If Moyes could fight back at a critical moment and lead Manchester United to the Champions League, the situation would be completely different.

And Moyes himself seems to have this idea, after all, the league results are still too bad!

It is worth mentioning that Atletico Madrid also passed two rounds, respectively with a score of one to zero away and four to one at home, winning Milan, and then successfully reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

As a result, the teams that have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League have all been freshly released.

They are Southampton, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.

The knockout draw for the quarter-finals took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the day after the game.

The team drawn by Southampton turned out to be...

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