Team Spirit

Chapter 254 Green Gun Legend Assistant Coach, Another Year of Transfer Gods
“Hey, Zizou.” Lu Kai and Zidane were no strangers. He got straight to the point and explained his purpose, “I don’t think you want your career to end so unrealistically.”

"The public should know the truth, and you are a player who would not stoop to using misinformation to enhance your legendary status."

Zidane's laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Lu, you really do have a sharp tongue."

"Don't worry, I won't frame Patton."

"In fact, Patton was right. My mental breakdown at the time was more due to Domenech."

"I always believed we had a chance to equalize before he made substitutions."

Lu Kai: "I think so too. No one knows Ribery's level better than me."

Zidane: "However, I have a special request. If you can agree to it, then I might be able to appear at Dartford's clarification meeting."

Lu Kai: ???
Two days later, the Football Association held a press conference.

There are several main topics.

First, celebrate England's World Cup victory, sing praises, and divide up the political achievements.

Second, they will share the prize money for this tournament.

The total prize money for this World Cup is 200 million euros, a 40% increase over the previous World Cup, indicating a significant improvement in the football economy.

England, as the champions, received a super prize of 16 million euros.

The players' team will be able to split half of it, eight million euros.

Third, the results of the investigation into the Patton incident should be reported in order to resolve the issue.

The first two items went smoothly, and no one seemed to care anyway.

When it came to the third item, the reporters became interested and focused intently.

Lu Kai then took the stage.

An email from Zola appeared on the large screen behind him.

Lu Kai: "This is evidence provided to us by kind-hearted people, which proves that Daily Sports deliberately misled Zola and edited the news haphazardly to create false information."

"We condemn and criticize such behavior, and give Daily Sports one hour to delete the relevant rumors, otherwise we reserve the right to pursue legal action."

There were reporters from the Daily Sports newspaper present at the scene.

He quickly stamped his work ID to avoid being beaten by the English crowd.

Some people at the scene, still harboring malicious intentions, asked: "Even if Zola's injury was an accident, Lu Kai did not instruct Barton to do anything wrong."

"But can the bad things Patton did be wiped clean?"

"His attacks on Zidane's family are a fact, and that can be forgiven?"

"Datford and the FA should take the right approach to this matter and not cover up wrongdoing by the players."

"As the major NGOs have said, Barton should be permanently banned and pay a huge sum in compensation."

Lu Kai smiled and nodded: "Since we've brought this up, let's invite the person involved to come forward and explain the situation."

The audience erupted in noise.

"The person involved, Barton?"

"What credibility does Patton have? Everyone knows what Patton would say."

"Does Lu Kai think everyone is stupid?"

"In this matter, only Zidane's words are true; what others say doesn't count."

"Yes, get Barton out of here! If you've got the guts, go talk to Zidane!"

Lu Kai clapped repeatedly: "Since everyone has sincerely invited us, then let's grant your wish and invite legendary football star Zinedine Zidane to the stage to clarify!"

"By the way, Patton is still in the recovery period, with a cast on his chest, so he should not move around too much and will not be present at the scene."

The next moment, Zidane made a dazzling appearance.

The reporters in the audience were completely dumbfounded.

This……

what's the situation?
Lu Kai even managed to invite Zidane?

Was Patton's insults really not that bad?

The problem is that, even if it's not excessive, given Zidane's personality, he would never testify for the enemy.

Don't forget, Lu Kai personally snatched the World Cup trophy and the Golden Ball from Zidane's hands.

It would be good if Zidane didn't headbutt Lu Kai a few times.

How……

"Hello everyone, I'm Zidane." Zidane was dressed very formally. "There has been a lot of controversy surrounding me and Barton recently."

"I was also surprised after I learned the specifics."

"In fact, I have no personal grudges against Barton. We only do things on the field so that our teams can win."

“I headbutted Patton not because he insulted my female relatives, he didn’t, and I’m also glad for my sister that she escaped.”

Zidane's words silenced the crowd.

Subsequently, people kept calling headquarters to communicate.

This is big news.

But the BBC was unhappy, and they immediately questioned Zidane: "Is it possible that you misheard? Barton insulted you in English, while you were speaking French, so..."

Zidane looked at the reporter as if he were an idiot.

A BBC reporter stated unequivocally: "We hired a lip-reading expert from the China Youth Daily at great expense to interpret the lip-reading, and Patton definitely sent his regards to your family."

"To be precise, Patton's original words were... your sister is a prostitute!"

Zidane immediately turned red in the face and threw the water bottle at him.

Unfortunately, the other party reacted quickly and dodged in time.

The scene was in chaos.

Lu Kai moved his mineral water bottle to Zidane's side.

Zidane fired again, and this time it hit the target perfectly.

However, the other party was dragged away by security before they could make a move.

The clash between Zidane and the BBC reporter quickly went viral in various chat groups.

Surprisingly, the number of people supporting both sides is roughly equal.

Those who support Zidane have a simple reason.

"Zidane was the one involved, the one who was provoked and insulted. He himself said that Barton did not insult his family members, so what's there to argue about?"

But those who support the BBC also have their reasons.

"That's a lip-reading expert from the China Youth Daily, how could his interpretation be wrong?"

"I heard that Dartford's players all speak Chinese. Maybe Barton insulted Zidane in Chinese without Zidane realizing it?"

Good guy.

Don't say that no one can convince anyone else in a short time.

“Alright, it’s time to end this farce.” Lu Kai gestured for the conference screen to scroll, and then the lip-reading expert’s profile appeared. “According to our investigation, this expert’s Level 8 lip-reading certificate was purchased on the black market.”

"This is a fake certificate."

"In fact, he is not proficient in lip reading."

"This is a chat between the lip-reading expert and his friend, recorded by a helpful netizen. You can listen to it."

Soon, a bizarre conversation ensued.

While having coffee with a friend, this lip-reading expert complained about the leaders of the Central Youth Bureau having illicit relationships with men and women, and said that these people were all idiots who did nothing, otherwise they wouldn't have failed to discover that he, a lip-reading expert, actually didn't understand lip reading for more than ten years.

The second half of the video is a friend complaining about his boss.

His name is Navarro, and he is an economist.

He bought his certificate along with a lip-reading expert.

The last sentence of the video is Navarro telling a lip-reading expert that he seems to have found a turning point: "Hey man, I've found a sucker now."

"I feel that he really agrees with my economic philosophy."

"I'm prepared to do everything I can to win him over and become his economic advisor."

"In this way, I can leverage the influence of their Window Group to reshape the global economic system, which I would call the Navarro Monetary System!"

The reporters at the scene were going crazy.

is this real?
The lip-reading experts at the China Youth Daily don't understand lip-reading at all, and the famous American economist doesn't understand economics at all.
This... seems to fit the situation in Europe and America quite well.

The more fantastical, the more realistic.

The more outrageous something is, the more likely it is to be true.

……

The Times: "Shocking! Major scandal exposed in the National Youth Development Administration: Lip-reading expert doesn't understand lip reading and forged thousands of lip-reading interpretation documents over ten years, leading to wrong decisions in multiple departments!"

The Mirror: "Luckily or outrageously? The erroneous decisions made by several departments in the United States ultimately did not have a negative impact, and apart from the lip-reading expert being misinterpreted, no other personnel were punished."

Sky Sports: "The World Cup final moments have become the death knell for so many! Daily Sport, World Sport, and the BBC have been smeared, and major NGOs have become pariahs!"

Dongqiudi: "Zidane left, but Zidane is back! Dartford officially announces Zidane joining the Green Gun coaching staff!"

"A warm welcome to legendary star Zinedine Zidane to the coaching staff; such an example will undoubtedly promote the players' progress."

Zidane himself confirmed the news: "I'm very happy to join Dartford, and I'm honestly very fortunate." "Datford is one of the most successful football clubs in recent years, and their coaching staff is the Cambridge and Oxford of football coaching. Anyone looking to work as a coach would find it hard to refuse their offer."

In fact, Zidane retired early, ending his contract with Real Madrid with one year remaining, thus ending his career.

The goal is to better enjoy life and spend time with family.

But why did Lu Kai call him?

Zidane just asked that question.

Lu Kai simply agreed.

Zidane's previous plans were all scrapped.

However, Zidane's life won't be disrupted. He promised to spend more time with his family, so he brought them all to London.
The proposal was approved by the entire family.

After all, that's London.

Zidane's sons were overjoyed.

Because this way they can enter the Green Gun training camp and become a glorious Green Gunner!

These days, which young player doesn't like Green Gun?
Zidane's arrival has also shifted public attention away from "entertainment disputes" and back to football.

Transfer activity is in full swing among clubs.

The dismantling of Green Gunners in the past two years led to a boom in the football transfer window.

For the past two summers, Green Gun has been the undisputed star.

This summer, Green Gun finally hit the bottom, with nothing left to dig for.

This time, the main character (the unlucky one) is Juventus.

Real Madrid signed Emerson.

Inter Milan signed Ibrahimovic and Vieira for a total of 35 million euros.

Barcelona sold Zambrotta and Thuram.

Other players also left because Juventus, as the mastermind behind the Calciopoli scandal, was to be relegated to Serie B.

Of course, some players insisted on staying, which is respectable.

One whale fall brings forth a myriad of life!

It can be said that Juventus has provided a new wave of reinforcements for major clubs this year, just as "great" as the Green Gun.

However, economically, the two are vastly different.

Juventus suffered various attempts to poach players during this transfer window, with the proceeds from player sales amounting to only 83 million euros.

Green Gunners sold for a whopping 400 million euros last summer.

Juventus really lost a fortune.

Moji paid the heaviest price for offending Lu Kai.

Considering the commercial breach of contract damages, brand value losses, and other issues, Mogi has paid more than one billion euros in losses for himself and Lu Kai, from their initial verbal sparring to arranging for the Mafia to vandalize the Green Gun Bus.

These days, few people's grudges are worth this much.

This is a painful lesson.

This is also a truth in reality... It's better to offend someone of higher status than someone who is currently popular.

Lu Kai's green gun is all the rage!

Arsenal: They've become just like me!
Of course, taking over Juventus is a big deal, but the major clubs have many other big moves to make.

With football entering the era of big spending, major clubs have been building "Galácticos" in the past two years.

Real Madrid also signed Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Diarra from Manchester United.

The former is 15 million euros, and the latter is 26 million euros.

None are cheap.

Chelsea's free signing of Bayern Munich's star player Michael Ballack has sparked outrage among German fans, who criticize him for prioritizing money above all else.

In addition, Chelsea also brought in the "man-eating center-back" Boulahrouz for 13 million euros.

Earlier this year, in January, they brought in Mikel for 20 million euros.

Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, are making a full-fledged pursuit of Arsenal's star striker Thierry Henry.

Unfortunately, the deal fell through, and then they poached Gudjohnsen, who wasn't even a regular member of Chelsea's star-studded squad, for 12 million euros.

In order to keep Henry, Arsenal strengthened the team at his request, acquiring Rosicky, who performed well in the World Cup, for 10 million euros.

Bayern Munich spent €10 million to acquire Lukas Podolski, the World Cup's best young player.

This price, you know, is a deep discount.

They also offered €15 million for Ribery, wanting to keep the summer star who sprinted through Germany permanently.

Unfortunately, Green Gunners immediately responded with a yellow card, a warning to Bayern: "When you make offers, please multiply the price by three to five, otherwise you'll easily be blacklisted."

As expected, Barcelona made a €30 million offer for Ribery.

They know their stuff, especially the Green Gun stuff.

In their view, Ribery is at least a Valbuena.

Thirty million euros is definitely worth it.

Valbuena's departure was not due to a lack of ability, but rather because of differences in ideology with the management, his refusal to cooperate with them, his opposition to Green Gunner, and the fact that his position overlapped with that of Messi, whom the management was preparing to promote.

Green Gunners ignored Barcelona's offer.

The team stated that Ribery is not for sale and there are currently no plans to trade him.

Ribery himself was skeptical about leaving.

He believes he still has much to learn in Dartford, and his journey there is not yet over.

Although he was unsure if he could stay with Green Gun permanently, he believed that if he were to leave, it should be after winning more accolades in Green Gun II.

The other major deals are:
Joaquín transferred to Valencia for 25 million euros.

Aguero transferred to Atletico Madrid for 23 million euros.

Kuyt transferred to Liverpool for 18 million euros.

Martins transferred to Newcastle for €16 million.

Berbatov transferred to Tottenham for 16 million euros.

Zokora transferred to Tottenham for €12.35 million.

Tevez and Mascherano transferred to West Ham United for €15 million.

Anelka transferred to Bolton for 12 million euros.

Once a prodigy, Pennant eventually left and joined Arsenal several times before being sold to Liverpool for nine million euros.

This is his last chance.

The Premier League spent a staggering €550 million on transfers this summer, continuing to lead the pack.

However, the overall situation has changed.

In previous years, Chelsea was the dominant force, while the other clubs and top clubs in major leagues had similar levels of player recruitment.

But Chelsea has been keeping a low profile this year.

Premier League teams have all begun large-scale investments.

This means that competition in the Premier League has intensified further, and it is entering its most formidable era.

The landscape of the Premier League's powerhouses is about to be reshaped!

So what about Green Guns' signings this summer?

"Lu, are you even concerned about the team?" Zidane, who quickly got back to work, felt that he had been deceived by Lu Kai.

Because Dartford's recruitment efforts have been very slow and lax.

After dealing with the Barton incident, the most important thing Lu Kai did was... help former Green Gunner An Qi return to the Premier League!

Note that this is not about signing An Qi, but about finding him a new club in the Premier League.

Zidane couldn't understand what benefit this would bring to Green Gunners.

Lu Kai's response was: "It's just a matter of lending a hand; I'll help if I can."

An Qi was involved in the "zipper gate" scandal because he offended someone, and was subsequently banned in China. He went from being a senior figure in the national team to being relegated to the bench at his club.

His reputation plummeted to the lowest moral ground.

Even if he does bow down, the other party still won't let him off the hook.

He had no other choice but to play football abroad.

Ultimately, through Lu Kai's efforts, An Qi returned to the Premier League and joined newly promoted Reading to compete for a starting position.

Domestic footwear manufacturers also made a significant contribution to this event, saving Lu Kai a lot of trouble.

An Qi has been completely banned from domestic football teams, and he has been indefinitely prohibited from being selected for Guo's team.

Reading, who was initially hesitant, immediately signed An Qi upon seeing the terms.

After all, An Qi's falling out with Birmingham was due to the Guo family team's excessively frequent call-ups, which even led to the bizarre situation of preparing for most of the season.

Without this interference, it would be no problem for Anqi to work in the Premier League with his abilities.

After all, he still carries the halo of being one of the "first-generation main goalkeepers of the Green Team".

(End of this chapter)