Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 218 Consecutive Defeats
Thomas Cross, Shan Yongzhuo's agent.

He didn't watch the game, but he followed the news afterward, since Shan Yongzhuo was Kroos's biggest star player.

While marveling at Shan Yongzhuo's performance, Kroos also got busy.

Many major clubs called, their purpose being to build rapport with him, their agent.

It's normal for clubs to cultivate relationships with big-name agents, since players often consult with agents when transferring, and many big-name agents have a decisive influence on their players' transfers.

The methods for building relationships are nothing more than saying words of praise and giving gifts, which is similar to using connections or back channels in China.

Kroos is a veteran agent with considerable influence and power in Europe, so he's quite used to these kinds of things.

It's best not to offend big clubs, especially if the caller mentions clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, or Chelsea. As for gifts, small gifts are fine to accept, but expensive gifts should be firmly refused.

There is a fundamental difference between Kroos and Mendes and Raiola, these two agents.

Mendes and Raiola have a huge influence on the transfers of their players, and can even control the transfers of their players to a large extent.

However, Kroos does not have such ability. He does not have such influence over Shan Yongzhuo's transfer. In fact, to some extent, he is just an advisor to Shan Yongzhuo.

Therefore, Kroos could only play it safe with the overt and covert intentions of these big clubs.

However, most of the major clubs are only trying to build good relationships and won't be able to make a move against Shan Yongzhuo in the short term.

Real Madrid has just assembled a new Galácticos squad and doesn't have the resources to sign Shan Yongzhuo. The same goes for Barcelona; with their squad already strong enough, signing Shan Yongzhuo now wouldn't be a good option.

There are also powerhouses like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and AC Milan. It's not that they don't want to sign Shan Yongzhuo, but his price tag is simply too high for them to afford.

Kroos was fully aware of these circumstances. More importantly, Shan Yongzhuo had only been with Manchester City for less than a season, and according to their plans, he would not be leaving Manchester City anytime soon.

More importantly, advertisers came knocking on our door.

The phone kept ringing.

Kroos and his team were busy dealing with these issues, selecting suitable advertisers, since endorsements were an important source of income for players, not to mention that Shan Yongzhuo's commercial value was immeasurable.

However, Kroos still called Shan Yongzhuo, and the two talked about some endorsement matters, as well as another matter, Deng Zhuoxiang.

After Deng Zhuoxiang signed with Kroos, Kroos returned to Germany and immediately began preparing for Deng Zhuoxiang's overseas career.

As one of Germany's top agents, Kroos naturally has his own set of skills, and now things are starting to look promising.

The team is Fortuna Düsseldorf in the German second division, and they have all expressed interest in Deng Zhuoxiang.

Deng Zhuoxiang was very satisfied with his move to the German second division, and he couldn't wait to call Shan Yongzhuo.

The key issue is the final transfer. After all, Deng Zhuoxiang had just transferred to Shandong Luneng in February 2010. Setting various hurdles and demanding exorbitant fees when it comes to sending players abroad is a common practice among domestic clubs.

However, Shandong Luneng is a relatively conscientious team, as it has always been supportive of domestic players playing abroad.

These are not things that Shan Yongzhuo is worried about. In comparison, Manchester City is indeed under a lot of pressure with their schedule. They are now in the final sprint stage of competing on three fronts, and they cannot afford to lose any game.

Unfortunately, they immediately faltered again. In the 31st round of the league, Manchester City hosted Sunderland at home.

Sunderland are in a state of indifference this season. With no worries about relegation and no hope of European competition, they shouldn't have been such a difficult team to beat.

However, Sunderland adopted a defensive, counter-attacking strategy from the start of the match, while Manchester City were in poor form.

My teammates all seemed to be sleepwalking, completely out of sorts.

Shan Yongzhuo managed to score two goals through sheer individual skill, but Sunderland countered with three goals.

In this match, Shan Yongzhuo gave it his all, covering an astonishing 7558 meters, which shocked everyone. However, the result was incredibly disappointing.

Manchester City unleashed a staggering 26 shots throughout the match, but only managed to score two goals.

Sunderland, on the other hand, only had 5 shots but scored 3 goals.

Ultimately, Manchester City suffered a bizarre 2-3 defeat at home to Sunderland, surprising the English media and allowing Manchester United to narrow the gap to a delicate three points.

At this moment, Shan Yongzhuo also felt somewhat tired.

Although he runs very little in each game, he still can't withstand the continuous and intensive schedule.

His physical fitness is, after all, only average.

However, despite losing a league match, the atmosphere within Manchester City was still quite good, the players were relatively relaxed, and Mancini did not fly into a rage over the defeat.

At this stage of the league, a high-pressure atmosphere is not necessarily a good thing for the team. Although Mancini is very eager for the championship, he also wants to create a relaxed atmosphere.

However, it was precisely this relaxed atmosphere that led to Manchester City's defeat once again.

A week later, in the 32nd round of the league, Manchester City traveled to Anfield Stadium to face Liverpool away.

In this match, Manchester City were completely lost at Anfield.

Manchester City were completely out of sorts and lost their way. Shan Yongzhuo received no support from his teammates and, despite his best efforts, managed to score two goals against the combined defense of Carragher, Lucas and Skrtel.

However, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who joined Liverpool in the winter transfer window, was in superb form, scoring a hat-trick, while Andy Carroll also scored a goal.

Manchester City suffered a humiliating 2-4 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, marking their second consecutive loss.

This was the first time Manchester City had suffered two consecutive defeats, even with Shan Yongzhuo on the field. This result finally enraged Mancini.

After this match, Manchester United caught up with Manchester City in the standings, both with 65 points.

Manchester City are at the top of the table thanks to their superior goal difference, but their situation is no longer optimistic.

Mancini's furious outburst naturally retaliated against the entire Manchester City team, leading to increased demands on their training.

(End of this chapter)