champion professor

Chapter 197 The Captain's Choice
Since September 1992, 9, when he was mentioned in the first team from the training camp, he has never left Tottenham and has gradually become the mainstay of the team's defense. So far, he has played 23 games for the team in various competitions. 291 balls.

However, all this will become history.

After a free transfer from Tottenham to Arsenal in 2001, Campbell received an average of £[-] a week from the club, of which £[-] was a weekly salary and the other £[-] was equivalent to the signing fee.

The highest weekly salary of other Arsenal players is only about 4 pounds. Campbell's income can be said to have completely broken the salary structure of Arsenal players.

At the same time, this is also the top salary in the Premier League.

However, such a contract is relatively reasonable now, because the team is in urgent need of excellent central defenders.Although Shao Bo won Hyypia and Rio Ferdinand early, but after Martin Keown retired, Adams was about to retreat to the second line, and it was impossible to stay on the field for a long time.

In order to maintain the number of players with sufficient strength, Campbell's introduction is quite reasonable.

In the 2000/2001 season, Campbell, who had the highest tackling rate in the Premier League, will naturally be worth less. In addition, Campbell is a free transfer. Arsenal will compensate part of the saved transfer fee to Campbell's contract, which is a comfort to people. .

Of course, although the fans of Tottenham Hotspur have protested that Campbell is leaving his arch-enemy, his departure has already become a foregone conclusion.

In the case of unsuccessfully asking for a high salary, Campbell and Tottenham Hotspur have actually run out of fate.

In May, some media reported that Sol Campbell appeared in Milan, and among the people he met were Inter Milan executives.

Of course, in addition to Inter Milan, where the current owner Moratti has a lot of pockets to satisfy Campbell's salary, there are also several clubs in the Premier League in this country who hope to get this top central defender.

In addition to Tottenham Hotspur's rival Arsenal, there are also two Liverpool and Manchester United from the north of England.

However, both clubs gave up this choice after careful study, and outsiders don't know how much game has gone through.

According to rumors, Campbell decided to join Arsenal after receiving a phone call from Shao Bo, saying goodbye to several other clubs.

At the press conference, Bo Shao admitted the call, but he laughed and said nothing about what Shao Bo and Campbell said on the phone.

A reporter mentioned that the reason why Campbell joined Arsenal is because it can meet his high salary requirements, but Tottenham cannot do this.

Campbell was still a little excited when he was interviewed by reporters: "I am so disappointed and feel hurt. I have played for a club for ten years, but I have not received any praise. Now that the club says this, we have nothing to say. talk about."

Of course, the top salary in the Tottenham Hotspur team is now less than [-] pounds, which is not even half of Campbell's salary at Arsenal.

When Campbell was at Tottenham Hotspur, his salary was less than [-] pounds. If he said that it had nothing to do with money, no one would believe it.

The reporters also know that what Campbell said is true or false, and there is no need to take it seriously. As long as the readers are happy, there will be no white robes.

Sol Campbell's departure as captain of Tottenham Hotspur, opting to join his rivals in the same city, is not just his own thing, but also triggered a series of chain reactions.

Campbell's joining Arsenal reminds people of the ending in which Liverpool star McMaraman finally joined Real Madrid and gained both fame and fortune a few years ago.

Also after this season, midfielder Anderton, whose contract with Tottenham Hotspur expired, expressed his disappointment at the team letting Campbell go: "I'm sure Sol Campbell wants to stay in the team and win important titles for Tottenham." .Unfortunately, he chose to leave because he felt that the club lacked ambition."

Anderton even hinted that the reporter himself had the idea of ​​leaving White Hart Lane: "I will reconsider my future in the team."

As for the Ukrainian striker Rebrov who joined this season, he obviously lost his patience after Tottenham lost Saul Campbell.He said: "I signed Tottenham that day, hoping that the club would have a chance to enter the Champions League. However, after Saul Campbell left, this goal seemed even more out of reach." According to Sky Sports reports, Rebrov hopes Transfer to AC Milan and "renew the frontier" with his best partner Shevchenko.

Tottenham Hotspur is now besieged on all sides and is falling apart, but they have not been threatened by Arsenal for a long time, and they are not in Shao Bo's eyes.

Shao Bo, who got the first transfer target of the new season, continued his "hunting" journey.

A 25-year-old player, no matter how you say it, is not young.Moreover, Europe, as the gathering place of the world's top football players, the focus of the world's attention, and the venue for top-level competitions, has always been a place that players with enough talent around the world yearn for.

However, Gilberto Silva has never logged in Europe.

He is 25 years old, but has been playing for his hometown team.As a Brazilian player, it is only a matter of course to log in to Europe to get the honor and money he deserves.

Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Romario... Each of the famous Brazilian players is using their own successful examples to pave the way for every junior to European football.

Next year will be the year of the World Cup, either stay in China, or choose to go to Europe to gain greater popularity, no matter which one you choose will have a major impact on Gilberto Silva.

If he stays in China, he may be called up to the national team by virtue of his outstanding performance in the domestic league, and of course he may miss the World Cup again.

If he chooses to go to Europe, if he can make a name for himself, it will definitely help him join the national team and participate in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

However, I am afraid that he will not be able to adapt to the life there, which will affect his state and miss this World Cup.

You know, he is 25 years old now. Even if he is based on the endless stream of talents in Brazilian football, he may only have the chance to participate in two or three sessions at most.

After thinking about it, Gilberto Silva decided to call his mentor and ask him for advice.

Can a person who has never played professional football be the head coach of a professional team?Before Shao Bo, everyone remembered only Carlos Pereira.

Carlos Pereira has embarked on a path different from all other coaches since he was the physical coach of a small club in the Brazilian domestic league in the 60s, until later, he successfully became the head coach of the Brazilian team.

It's a pity that the results of leading the team did not satisfy the fans very much. After a few years, he returned to the domestic league.

When Pereira coached the Brazilian Miner Athletic team, Gilberto Silva was under his training, from a central defender to an excellent defensive midfielder.

Now, Gilberto Silva has encountered a major choice about life, and he hopes to ask the audience outside the court for help-Pereira, who can be regarded as his life mentor.

After receiving the call, Pereira was silent, thought for a long time, and then said to Gilberto Silva, who was a little uneasy, "Where is your heart? Do you want to go?"

Gilberto Silva naturally wanted to develop in Europe, and he immediately nodded in response. Although Pereira couldn't see Gilberto Silva's nod on the phone, he could also feel the love of his disciples. Determination.

"Now that you've made up your mind, then ask me what to do. Gold can shine everywhere. You are not a rookie who has never been in the national team. I know Scolari well. Go at ease! As long as you perform Well, in Europe you get more attention."

In fact, Gilberto Silva just wanted to get the affirmation of his mentor, otherwise why would he call to ask?

Many people already have an answer in their hearts before asking questions, but they just hope to be affirmed.

In this way, Gilberto Silva agreed to join after contacting the Arsenal staff.It was so simple and easy that Gilberto Silva agreed, but Shao Bo himself was not used to it.

He thought that Gilberto Silva would definitely hesitate for a while because next year is the year of the World Cup, and he wondered if he should go there in person.

Of course, Gilberto Silva may also have something to do with the lobbying of national team-mate Silvio Junior, who has played at Highbury for a year and won a league title. .

Silvio Junior, who was not noticed at first, also received invitations from many clubs, and also got tickets to the national team after joining Arsenal.He can see all these changes, and they will definitely become heavy or light weights in the peace of mind.

Winning Gilberto Silva is nothing more than strengthening Arsenal's midfield defensive thickness and selectivity. In order to win more honors in the next season, they must fight on multiple fronts.

The current players can't meet Shao Bo's needs.

Of course, the players have to be looked for one by one. Shao Bo will not patronize the players who come to fight immediately, but forget to cultivate young players with potential.

Moreover, Adams is about to retire, and he has already confirmed that he has only one year left on his contract, and explained to the club that he will not renew his contract.

Shao Bo's task is to choose a new captain for Arsenal.

The choice of the captain cannot be decided easily, this is a need to be able to stay in Arsenal for a long time, and have enough prestige to maintain the stability of the locker room where Adams left!

Now Adams' playing time has gradually decreased. When he is not on the court, the captain's armband is often given to Vieira.

In the absence of a better candidate, Shao Bo also acquiesced to this result.

(End of this chapter)