Chapter 263 Chief Mansour

Just as Mendes took the flight to Shanghai, Zhang Yang returned to his hotel where he was staying in a restless mood. He wanted to sleep, but he couldn't sleep.

Finally, he stayed up late. He waited to watch the most focused game since the start of the Euro 2008 European Cup, the match between Italy and the Netherlands. However, when the game began, he found that he would be distracted by such a wonderful game.

When he came out of his mind and saw the score on the TV screen, he was also shocked. Italy was 3-0 behind the Netherlands!

This is too scary!

You know, Italy won the World Cup two years ago! The Blue Army, which has always been known for its solid defense, was scored three goals by the Dutch!

Although Zhang Yang was surprised, the Italian was hit by the Dutch, which had little to do with him. After just sighing, he began to continue to worry about his troubles.

Zhang Yang did not know that the waves caused by the match between Italy and the Netherlands did not have much to do with him.

When it comes to Italy vs. the Netherlands, people always think of the classic match between the two teams in the semi-finals of Euro 2000. Eight years later, the Battle of Italy and Holland is still repeating the same story. It is still the Dutch team's clear and smooth attack, and the Italian team's defense has always been exhausted. However, eight years ago, because of the performance of "San Tordo", Italy did not lose a goal and advanced; eight years later, there was no "San Tordo" Such a God, the Italian team swallowed three eggs and created Italy's worst record in the big game for many years.

Of course, such a comparison is by no means accusing Buffon of abnormal performance. On the contrary, Buffon is one of the few players in the Italian team who can stay normal this night. In the whole game, Buffon saved five dangerous goals. Without him, the Italian team would have lost worse.

This is Buffon's performance this night. He saved three single knives and blocked the ball out of the gate five times, but he still couldn't change the result of the game. The Italian team gave the opponent a chance to shoot the goal nine times. Look at the ball that Buffon conceded. The first ball was a make-up shot from 4 meters in front of the goal, the second ball was Sneid's attack 5 meters in front of the goal, and the third ball was Van Bronckhorst's strong header 6 meters in front of the goal... Such three shots have to blame the goalkeeper, which is a little nitious.

But Buffon still apologized to the fans after the game. He said, "I hope we can use this as a starting point for our struggle. This is the worst game since I joined the Italian national team. The performance of the Dutch team deserves such a victory. I told all the players that we must apologize to the Italian fans. We really didn't expect this to happen. We can only apologize to our supporters. We swear that we will get better against Romania and France..."

Buffon chose to apologize, which was very generous and sincere. However, this can't stop Italian fans from missing Tordo. People clearly remember that eight years ago, the Italian team played much better than today. It was also a stormy and dangerous in front of the goal, but Toledo was in high and low gear, and even blocked the opponent's two close-range shots in a minute, and only scored one goal in the opponent's seven penalty kicks. According to UEFA statistics, Tordo counted the penalty kick in that game, which was hit within the goal 16 times by the Dutchman, but Tordo did not put a single ball in. Today, the opponent scored three goals with nine shots within the goal frame. In contrast, people can only say that Buffon is an excellent goalkeeper, and people will never say: Buffon, this night is God.

In fact, looking at Buffon's career, he has never been a god. In the 2004 Champions League final, when the Juventus expected Buffon to perform well in the penalty shootout, Buffon failed. Today, when people expect him to play super well and ensure that the Italian team will not lose the ball, he still hasn't done it.

Buffon and Tordo were originally two types of goalkeepers. Buffon's specialty is to choose a position, which allows him to deconstruct his opponent's shot with the simplest action. Tordo relies on his height, arm length, amazing deterrence and rapid response. The biggest advantage of a goalkeeper like Buffon is that he is steady. He usually doesn't lose a ball that should not be lost, but when he encounters a ball that should be lost, he can only save a small part. But Tordo is different. Tordo is not stable, but as long as Tordo is crazy, he will not let go of the balls that should not be lost. In Tordo's growth experience, "magic" is a lifelong word. Whether it is from a right-back to a goalkeeper at the age of 13, save the opponent's penalty, Suke's penalty in the national team debut, or the penalty miracle in 2000, or the strange "1-27" in Inter's match against Valencia. As long as Toledo goes crazy, no shot can pass through his ten fingers.

There is a view that has been circulating in the football circle, that is, if you want to see a great and steady goalkeeper, you should look at Buffon. But if you want to see an invincible goalkeeper who is not stable but will suddenly become a god-like invincible goalkeeper at some time, you should go to see Toldo. Buffon's professional characteristics determine that he is unlikely to become God.

Although the media gave an objective analysis of the game, they still recognized Buffon's performance, pointing out that Italy's fiasco has little to do with Buffon, and the Blues even have to thank Buffon for his excellent performance, otherwise they may be beaten into a sieve by the Dutch team. However, as we mentioned before, the Manchester City Club is chasing Buffon!

Although Buffon's performance is not bad, Italy was scored three goals in a row by the Netherlands, and in such a world-renowned game, Buffon, as a goalkeeper, must be more eye-catching. At this time, the excellent performance of the Italian national goal was weakened, and the most impressive thing was Buffon's three times. The back of fishing for the ball in the door.

Alfaim, the president of Manchester City Club, did not watch the game, but someone watched the game, and this person was the mysterious Chief Mansour.

Alfaim received a call from Chief Mansour in his presidential suite.

"Hi, my brother, how is your work in the far east?"

"It's very good. I think I can give myself seven points." Alfaim said, "Mansour, there must be something urgent for you to call so late."

"Is it very late?" The boss of Manchester City on the other side of the phone was stunned and smiled, "Yes, I forgot that in China, it should be late at night at this time."

"You haven't said anything yet, Mansour." Alfaim yawned and said that he was the second shareholder to invest in the Manchester City Club, and he has always had a good relationship with the major shareholder Mansour. He is a close partner of the two, so he speaks casually.

"Have you watched the match between Italy and the Netherlands?"

"None."

"You must not think of the result."

"Huh? How's the score?"

"The Netherlands is three to zero in Italy. FUCK!” There was a swearing voice at the other end of the phone, "I bet a million pounds to win Italy, but I didn't expect their performance to be so bad."

"It's really unexpected." Alfaim was also a little surprised by the score. "It's just that what does this have to do with your call?"

"Well, I watched this game, and I'm not satisfied with Buffon's performance."

"So what?"

"This game has given me a new idea. In the football game, no matter how good the goalkeeper and defender are, they can't stop the goal, as if no matter how strong the shield is, it can't stop the sharpest spear. So, I will think about whether the Italian goalkeeper is still worth chasing."

"Mansour, although I didn't watch the game, I don't think it's fair to deny a player who has been praised all the time with just one game." Alphaim said.

"I knew you would say that." Chief Mansour, a super-rich, laughed, "Well, if you insist on buying Buffon, I have no problem. However, what I want to know is, how about the Chinese striker?

"Very good, I think he will be the key to the success of Manchester City Club according to my plan."

"That's good. Then buy him. I'll vote for you. You don't have to worry about the transfer fee. What I want to say is to get the team's offensive line first. As for the defender goalkeeper or something, I don't want to see us spend 100 million pounds to get a goalkeeper but being slaughtered. Compared with this, I prefer to see the opponent's goalkeeper fishing for the ball from the goal.

"Buffon doesn't need 100 million pounds." Alphaim said with a smile. No matter how good he is, I won't spend so much money on a goalkeeper.

"You mean, that Chinese young man is worth 100 million pounds, which is not a small amount. Haha."

"I think he is worth it. Of course, we have to negotiate with the Milanese."

"It's up to you. I believe your judgment. It's just that if you think it's worth it, it's worth it. 100 million pounds is not a problem. Well, I'm going to see my baby pony. I wish you success. I hope to see you bring that personalized Chinese star to Manchester.

"You will see this scene." Alphaim said.

After hanging up the phone of Chief Mansour, the boss of Manchester City Club, Mr. Alfaim, the chairman of Manchester City Club, opened his laptop and began to search for news about the match between Italy and the Netherlands.

It was once said that when Arabs watch the news, their first favorite news is the news of the three major news agencies. This is because they think that what happens around them will affect the world pattern, especially the economic pattern, because they have oil.

This can be seen from Alfaim's habit of watching the news. He first saw it from the reports of the three major news agencies on the game.

AP: The Netherlands shredded concrete defense with attack - the Dutchman gave Italy a deserved defeat, and the score of 3-0 in the first round put the world champion in the shadow of group out. Van Nisner and Sneide scored two games in a row in the first half, and Van Bronckhorst scored the last goal in the second half. The injured Italian captain Cannavaro sat on the bench, and the defensive combination of Materazzi and Barzali was torn to pieces by the attack of the Orange.

Reuters: The Netherlands washed away 30 years of shame - 3-0, the Dutch team played the world champion Italy in the first strong dialogue in Group C. Van Nistelro-Roy's controversial goal, Sneide's absolute dead-angle volley, and Van Bronchhorst's final header brought a light victory to the Dutch team. This game is the first victory of the Netherlands against Italy since the 1978 World Cup.

AFP: Italians miss Cannavaro - the Dutch have been waiting for this victory for 30 years. Van Nisner's obvious offside ball may have been a bit of a success, but Sneide's close volley and Van Bronckhorst's header proved that the Netherlands deserved the victory. This complete defeat without concrete defensive characteristics made the Italian team miss Cannavaro, the captain who withdrew from the European Cup last week due to injury. Although a weak big start is not uncommon for Italy, judging from this game alone, it may be difficult for Donadoni's team to win the European Cup after the World Cup.

After reading the reports of the three major news agencies about the game, Alfaim shook his head. From these reports, it can be seen that despite Italy's three-goal defeat to the Netherlands, Buffon's performance should be relatively excellent, because there is no criticism of the Italian goalkeeper in these reports. He didn't know why 'Chief Mansour' was so angry.

Alfaim smiled. It seems that if that guy wants to watch the Manchester City game on the court in the future, he must be prepared. He has no doubt that 'Chief Mansour' will directly characterize a player because of the success or failure of a game.

Although Buffon means to be wronged, Alfaim still agrees with that guy's decision. Now the most important thing is to bring Zhang Yang to Manchester City. As for Buffon and other players, let's talk about it later.

Moreover, if it is absolutely no problem to get funds from major shareholders, Alfaim is also very easy. Although he believes that if he insists on using 100 million pounds to introduce Zhang Yang with his influence, other shareholders will eventually agree, but it will take a lot of effort, but now, The major shareholders also nodded. Isn't it better?

As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem. This sentence is really applicable to 'Chief Mansour' and Mr. Alfaim.

PS: The second update. ~.. ~Call for the red ticket.