Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 348 Arrangements in Granada

Two of the four teams in the Champions League semi-finals have English teams in the top four, much to the excitement of the English media.

The only downside is that, according to the schedule, the semi-finals will be all-English clashes: Manchester City vs. Chelsea, and Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan.

This means that the Champions League final, which the English media have been eagerly anticipating, will not feature an all-English clash.

Manchester City, however, didn't seem to care.

They have a huge psychological advantage over Chelsea.

Since Shan Yongzhuo arrived in the Premier League, they have never lost to Chelsea, and have only managed a draw once.

Not only Manchester City themselves, but also the media, all support Manchester City and do not believe that Chelsea has the ability to beat Manchester City.

Of course, Shan Yongzhuo is also very confident about this. Although Chelsea seems to be focusing all their energy on the Champions League this season, Shan Yongzhuo doesn't care.

He also tweeted a declaration of victory: "Chelsea!"

See you in the Champions League semi-finals!

Then, we'll move on to the finals!

Shan Yongzhuo's tweet received replies from his teammates, who were clearly full of confidence for the semi-finals.

Such an unassuming approach is quite rare for Shan Yongzhuo.

However, the media did not find anything wrong with it.

Chelsea?
They've lost to Manchester City so many times that nobody cares about their feelings.

However, Manchester City still has two league matches to play before the Champions League semi-finals begin, and the FA Cup final will also take place before the Champions League semi-finals.

Therefore, Manchester City faced considerable pressure throughout the first half of April.

Fortunately, the opponents in these two league matches were not particularly strong.

In the 33rd round of the league, Manchester City will host West Bromwich Albion.

West Bromwich Albion's performance this season has been mediocre. They are currently ranked 14th in the league, a team that is safe from relegation and has nothing to play for.

Such teams are the best opponents for championship contenders at the end of the season.

Manchester City's performance did not disappoint their home fans.

Shan Yongzhuo scored a hat-trick in just 30 minutes, leading Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at home, securing their win in the 33rd round of the league.

Victory always brings joy.

And then good news followed.

In this round of matches, Manchester United suffered a 0-1 defeat to Newcastle United away from home, finally slipping up.

The gap between the two teams has widened to 5 points again.

Five points, that's the gap between two games, which is a relatively safe margin for Manchester City.

After this match, Shan Yongzhuo's goal tally reached 69, completely surpassing his 66 goals from last season.

He has scored 27 goals in the Champions League, 16 goals in the League Cup, and 6 goals in the FA Cup.

The media was surprised to find that Shan Yongzhuo's total number of goals had reached 115!
This number has already surpassed last season's 106 goals.

What's even more frightening is that the season isn't over yet!
According to English media, it is absolutely no problem for Shan Yongzhuo to break 120 goals this season, and even 130 is very likely.

With 5 league games remaining and an optimistic estimate of 3 Champions League games, plus the FA Cup final, scoring 15 goals in 9 games is almost impossible for the average player.

But for Shan Yongzhuo, this seemed simple.

The outside world was in an uproar.

But all of this had no effect on Shan Yongzhuo. Scoring more goals would only bring him more points, allowing him to become a man faster, but it wouldn't give him any more money.

He's currently having some financial worries.

In Granada, the share transfer has been completed, but the team recruited by Kroos has been managing the business. However, Kroos is clearly not satisfied with the current situation in Granada.

He shared the same idea as Shan Yongzhuo, hoping that Granada could remain in La Liga and avoid relegation before Shan Yongzhuo joined the team.

However, Granada still has a chance to be relegated this season.

The two of them discussed how to accomplish a lot with a little money.

The most direct solution is to change the coach.

This is Kroos's idea; he is very dissatisfied with Granada's current manager, Resino.

After being promoted to La Liga, Granada did not lose any key players this season, and even added several experienced veteran players.

However, the team is still in danger of relegation.

Kroos then decided to change coaches.

Shan Yongzhuo's idea was even simpler: changing the coach was a given, and it was also very necessary to find some promising young players.

So, Shan Yongzhuo gave Kroos a list.

This is one of the lists Granada is trying to acquire this summer.

For the head coach position, Shan Yongzhuo has his eye on Genoa's coach Gascierni, who impressed him during his time in Serie A.

However, Kroos immediately rejected the proposal, saying that Granada's attempt to attract Gascierni was simply wishful thinking.

Kroos prefers local coach Ankara.

Ankara is not very famous. During his playing career, he played for small and medium-sized clubs. After becoming a coach, he also coached teams in lower leagues such as Helska, Melilla, and Alcorcón.

Ankara currently coaches Alcorcón, a Segunda División team that has hopes of promotion to La Liga this season.

Kroos certainly doesn't want Alcorcón to succeed in his upgrade now.

The most important thing that Cross valued was that Ankla was not only cheap, but he was also the creator of the Alcorcon case.

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Hearing Kroos's statement, Shan Yongzhuo had no objection, which at least showed that the head coach did have some ability.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't say anything more about this.

However, Shan Yongzhuo gave Kroos a list of players for him to choose from.

Kroos was speechless when he saw the players on the roster.

Many of the players on this list are relatively unknown, and he hadn't even heard of many of them.

Of course, Gunnarsson and Shawcross, whom Shan Yongzhuo had promised to play, were on the list. There was no other reason than that they were Championship players, cheap and practical.

However, the few players that Shan Yongzhuo specifically reminded Kroos of made Kroos take a closer look.

There were three players in that position, and that was practically the central axis for the entire day.

First was Virgil van Dijk, who played for Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie; then Verratti, the midfielder for Pescara in the Italian Serie B; and finally Firmino, the striker for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

Although there are still some players on the list, these three are the ones that Shan Yongzhuo specifically reminded him of.

There was no other reason than the thought that these three people had already depleted his already limited reserves of football memory.

Moreover, Shan Yongzhuo seems to have a simple point: the Liverpool team he traveled to before was formidable, and Van Dijk, as the core of the defense, was certainly formidable.

Verratti is the core of PSG's midfield, and Shan Yongzhuo believes he must be formidable.

As for Firmino, he is Shan Yongzhuo's favorite.

This versatile striker who doesn't chase goals is the perfect partner for him!
Kroos didn't think it was a big deal. They were all relatively unknown players who hadn't shown any particularly outstanding performances, so recruiting them wouldn't be too difficult.

(End of this chapter)