I Just Can Score

The game time between Newcastle United and Barcelona was the first match day of the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League. The end of the game was also faster than other games, which also made Newcastle United the first team. After four rounds, they were sure to advance to the top ten. Top six teams.

It's amazing.

Newcastle United won all four games, defeated Barcelona twice in the middle, and Inter Milan and Basel once. They really advanced through strength and performance, which also surprised the European media. Group C can be said to be the most competitive. Newcastle Lian easily stood out.

"why?"

Many media asked questions, and they immediately responded, "Zhen Shaolong!"

Zhen Shaolong's performance was too crazy.

Zhen Shaolong scored four goals in the match against Inter Milan, seven goals in the two rounds against Barcelona, ​​and one goal against Basel. Participating in the Champions League is enough to lock the Champions League Golden Boot.

Twelve goals!

An average of three goals in a single game in the four games, "World Sports News" exclaimed, "Zhen Shaolong is a scoring machine and a big brush for scoring goals. He has quickly scored enough goals to win the Golden Boot!"

Other media have also lamented.

think about it.

Zhen Shaolong scored an average of three goals in a single game. Even if the rest of Newcastle United did not score, it was enough for Newcastle United to achieve very good results.

Now that Newcastle United qualify for the fourth round, there is nothing surprising.

after the game.

Many media reporters wanted to interview Zhen Shaolong, Keegan felt a lot of pressure, he still hoped to bring Zhen Shaolong to the press conference.

Zhen Shaolong refused, "I don't like being interviewed!"

This statement is surprising.

Those teammates who know Zhen Shaolong well are not surprised at all, because Zhen Shaolong has always been like this, and rarely accepts interviews before and after the game.

Others were a little surprised.

They did not expect that some players would refuse to be interviewed, especially after performing very well,

"Doesn't he want to be more famous? Or does he just not care?"

Keegan was thinking a little too much.

He thought of Zhen Shaolong's strength and success, and felt that Zhen Shaolong probably focused on football and didn't want the outside world to interfere with him, so he could have the current strength and performance.

"Yes, it must be so!"

"Now there are fewer and fewer players who devote themselves to football..."

"Young people nowadays are too impetuous. If they show a little bit, they want the outside world to report it, and they put their minds on other places. No wonder the strength is improving very slowly."

"Only a player like Zhen Shaolong who doesn't care about fame and doesn't want to be disturbed can guarantee his strength and state..."

Keegan gave Zhen Shaolong a high look.

the other side.

Barcelona lost the game, and the mood was not very good. They participated in four league rounds and lost two games against Newcastle United.

Then.

They only have four points.

After this round, Barcelona can only rank third in the group, and the head coach Guardiola also thought of something terrible, "Newcastle qualified ahead of schedule, they will definitely not focus on the Champions League, and the next game against Inter Milan, maybe There will be a replacement..."

"Inter Milan will win easily!"

"It's more difficult for Barcelona to qualify..." Guardiola began to worry.

With the current situation in Barcelona, ​​if you want to qualify for the group, you must win the remaining two games, otherwise you may encounter an embarrassing group elimination.

"Barcelona was eliminated by the group in the first season of coaching?" Guardiola is very scary when he thinks about it. He will almost certainly be fired by then, and there is not even a little suspense.

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Newcastle United Club.

After the day's game, chairman Michael Ashley returned to the office, and he decided to continue working, to be precise, to discuss matters with manager Lee Charnley.

What they were discussing was Zhen Shaolong.

Other clubs have seen Zhen Shaolong's performance, and Newcastle United can see this more clearly. Earlier, Ashley thought that if some clubs were willing to pay liquidated damages, it would be a good result to take Zhen Shaolong away.

The liquidated damages are as high as 200 million euros!

The total value of the entire Newcastle United club is only 500 million euros, 200 million of which are piled up from Zhen Shaolong's net worth. 200 million euros are recorded in the account, which is equivalent to direct net income. times the money, will definitely be considered 'the most discerning sports businessman'.

Of course.

Ashley doesn't need these vain names, he prefers direct financial income.

Although the outside world says that his net worth is several billion euros, his family knows his own affairs. Most of his assets are shares, and there is no way to exchange shares for money unless he wants to bear huge losses. The financial crisis has also greatly reduced his assets, and he needs to continue to sell properties to fill the gap in funds.

So Ashley hoped that a club would offer 200 million euros to take away Zhen Shaolong.

Now he has changed his mind.

Zhen Shaolong's performance was really great. He can say that he defeated Barcelona alone and led Newcastle United into the last 16 of the Champions League.

no doubt.

Newcastle United's income this season will also increase a lot.

In addition, Zhen Shaolong's personal influence is also strengthening. The report provided by Li Charnley clearly shows Zhen Shaolong's influence: last month, the sales of his No. 11 jersey reached an astonishing three million euros!

Among them, Newcastle United Club can get more than one million euros.

One month, one million euros!

Although October is the peak season for jersey sales, it is normal to earn seven or eight million euros a year based on this sales volume.

This can cover more than half of Zhen Shaolong's salary.

In addition, Newcastle United's good performance, coupled with Zhen Shaolong's influence, has also attracted many sponsors. Adidas' sponsorship is about to expire, and the two sides are negotiating a new sponsorship contract. The current negotiated price is as high as two tens of millions of euros.

Twenty million euros!

This can be compared with many top clubs!

Ashley is not very satisfied, he thinks it can be delayed, because the team's performance is very good, if it can continue to win the league championship, or hope to compete for the Champions League, Adidas will definitely be willing to raise the price to more than two Fifteen million euros.

This sponsorship fee is more than four times higher than before!

This is the influence brought by the results, and Zhen Shaolong himself has a great influence. He was originally a player under Adidas, and Adidas is also worried that Newcastle United will switch to the rival Nike. Nike jersey.

That would be embarrassing!

Summing up the above impacts, Ashley and Lee Charnley calculated, the final calculation result is that Zhen Shaolong’s income for the club, minus his salary, bonuses, etc., will be at least more than four times a year. tens of millions of euros.

certainly.

The influence of professional players is time-sensitive.

For example, Zhen Shaolong's physical condition is not good, and frequent injuries affect the game.

For another example, Zhen Shaolong's performance was not good, his state declined rapidly, and he could no longer help Newcastle leave.

For another example, Zhen Shaolong did some wrong things, which affected his external image, and greatly reduced his commercial and competitive influence.

etc.

Those are the risks.

"According to the current performance, Zhen Shaolong has been retained for four years, and he has performed very well. We will win a league championship and a European championship in the middle..."

"In this case, we will have an additional revenue of more than 230 trillion euros in four years..."

"This does not include the expanded influence of the club, or other sponsors attracted in the middle, etc., these factors are not considered, that is an intangible value, and there is no way to calculate it!"

Lee Charnley said while holding a calculator.

"Two hundred and thirty million?"

Ashli ​​nodded and said, "Then round it up, let's count it as 300 million euros! We need to re-sign the contract with him and increase the liquidated damages to 300 million euros."

"But……"

Li Charnley was puzzled, but still asked, "Why not set a higher number? For example, one billion...?"

"No!"

Ashley waved his hand and said with a sinister smile, "Of course not. If it is one billion euros, do you think there will be clubs willing to pay liquidated damages?"

Lee Charnley immediately shook his head.

"So 300 million euros is just the right number." Ashli ​​said, "If there is a club willing to spend this money, even if Zhen Shaolong performs well in other teams, we will still make money. Remember one sentence: When the time comes, we must leave hope for others!"

"How can we make money when there is no hope for everyone?"

"..."

Lee Charnley felt that he had refreshed his perception of Ashley's treachery.

This little fat man is really good at it!

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Newcastle United's advance to the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League is definitely something worth celebrating. The team's celebration method is also very simple-holiday!

Keegan gave all players two days off.

This is also extremely rare.

Now the Premier League teams are basically in the intensive competition period, and the two-day holiday means that they have no way to prepare for the next game, but Keegan still gave the team a big holiday. He believes that after qualifying for the Champions League ahead of schedule, they can Let the whole team rest properly so that the players can maintain a better mentality.

Players naturally support with both hands.

Zhen Shaolong's plan was to stay at home for two days, but Owen's invitation interrupted his plan, "What? You want to hold a party? Wedding anniversary?"

"Yes! You should be free! I will hold it at my home in Liverpool."

"..."

Zhen Shaolong didn't want to go.

He didn't know whether to agree, but he couldn't say no.

"By the way, you can come by car. From Newcastle to Liverpool, remember to take Milner with you. I also told him that he plans to go with you."

Now Zhen Shaolong couldn't refuse.

However, thinking of driving the coolest sports car all the way from Newcastle to Liverpool, Zhen Shaolong was a little bit looking forward to it. Since he got a super sports car, he has driven as far as the seaside, and the straight-line distance is less than ten kilometers.

"It's not bad to drive around in a sports car! Just go for a drive!"

Zhen Shaolong thought.

The next day, Zhen Shaolong took Milner and Smith to Liverpool. Smith knew they were going together, so he immediately decided to use the car. Ever since he saw Zhen Shaolong's sports car, he felt that his off-road skills were weak.

What Smith thought was, "When I get back, let me drive it for a try, I'm sure Zhen won't object."

He didn't say it.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know Smith's small thoughts, he took the two of them to participate, and when he arrived at Owen's villa, he found it a little bit awkward.

Everyone else brought their families.

Including Patton.

Barton took his new girlfriend, a well-known British model.

Others who were invited also brought their wives, children, and even girlfriends they found temporarily. It seemed that they were attending a wedding anniversary party, and it felt weird not to bring a girlfriend.

Zhen Shaolong felt okay, because Smith and Milner didn't have girlfriends, and the three of them seemed to be singles from Newcastle United.

Among them, Zhen Shaolong really has never had a formal girlfriend, at least he has never officially announced it to the outside world.

Smith is loose a lot.

Milner... He is still looking for the happiness of life in his early twenties, and under the guidance of various seniors, he has no intention of finding a regular girlfriend at all.

Owen's wife, Louise, was very enthusiastic. She came out with Owen and took the initiative to chat with Zhen Shaolong and others. No, it should be said that she took the initiative to chat with Zhen Shaolong. A curious look of gossip.

Zhen Shaolong was a little embarrassed.

Owen was also very embarrassed. He felt that his wife was a little rude, and reminded him with small gestures, but it seemed to have no effect. Fortunately, the arrival of a new guest diverted everyone's attention.

Sean Murphy.

Zhen Shaolong didn't know this guy, but found that everyone else knew him.

"He is this year's snooker champion!" Barton said.

Milner followed suit, "He's very famous! Very popular!"

"Oh."

After hearing this, Zhen Shaolong was not very interested.

Snooker champion?

Snooker is billiards and has nothing to do with football, so he naturally doesn't care at all.

Sean Murphy and Owen are good friends, and the two have known each other for many years.

Sean Murphy's family conditions are very good. Of course, it is impossible for someone who can become famous in snooker. His family conditions are not good. He always has a good relationship with Owen. When he heard that Owen was going to hold a party, he rushed over from Nottingham .

Let's not talk about old times.

Before the official start of the party, guests can stroll around. Owen's home in Liverpool is indeed very luxurious. In the three-story building, all kinds of facilities are available. The back garden is very large, and there is a large swimming pool in the middle , there is a smaller pool that is covered by glass to keep the water warm in winter.

Many people go to the gym.

Zhen Shaolong and Smith also went together. They were going to do some exercise and try the equipment at Owen's house. Unexpectedly, Sean Murphy also came. He went directly to the snooker table and carefully scratched the table with his hands. It seems to be checking the quality, "Very good! Well maintained!"

He looked at Zhen Shaolong, "Come and have a look?"

"Snooker?"

"Yes! It's very interesting!" Sean Murphy picked up a cue and prepared to try it.

"I don't know the rules and I can't play."

Zhen Shaolong really doesn't understand the rules, he just knows about snooker and has never studied the specific rules. He used to play billiards as a big ball, just for fun.

Sean Murphy smiled, "It's okay, I'll teach you."

When he found a few women coming at the door, Sean Murphy made a handsome gesture, which attracted a lot of attention.

Zhen Shaolong's face darkened, "This guy just wants to use me as a stepping stone to make himself handsome?"

At this time, the system prompts beep--

"Hint: There are new system tasks triggered.

The famous snooker player Sean Murphy is a little jealous of your fame and female popularity, and wants to play you in the field you are good at to show your personal charm.

You need to beat Sean Murphy on the table.

(During the mission, your football-related skills will be transformed into snooker skills.)

Mission Reward: Increase the appearance index by a little. "

"..."

Zhen Shaolong was completely stunned, and couldn't help thinking, "The system means that as long as it's a goal-scoring sport, I can be good at it?"

"Can football skills be transformed?"

"This is invincible..."