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Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 665: Candidates (Part 2)

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    After it was over, Pei Wei looked at Mourinho and said: "If it's just to find a substitute and a chess piece to change tactics, I have two choices."

    Mourinho was stunned for a moment. It was hard to find such a striker, but Pei Wei actually said two!

    Nowadays, European players focus more on offense than defense, and there are many good forwards. However, such forwards are either promising and are being trained by various clubs, or they are in their prime and are the main force of each club - whether it is the former or the latter.  I'm afraid he won't come to Newcastle to play as a substitute.

    So in fact, Mourinho¡¯s request is very harsh. There is only one Solskjaer and only one Cruz.

    Now that Pei Wei is talking about two people, Mourinho is a little unconvinced - is Pei Wei's familiarity with European football so much higher than his?

    "A veteran and a young player." Pei Wei said slowly: "One is Ibrahimovic's striker partner in Sweden, Henrik Larsson. He just ended his contract with the Scottish Celtics this year and plans to reach four years old.  Come and try out the big leagues. He has rich experience, strong scoring ability, fast speed, and as a veteran like him, he can tolerate days on the benchfits all our requirements."

    "But it is said that Barcelona is already ahead" Mourinho reminded.

    "This is not a problem." Pei Wei said with a smile: "Larson has been accustomed to life in the British Isles. We have an advantage in this regard, and although we cannot compare with Barcelona in terms of past honors, in the past  In the past year, we have been much more brilliant than Barcelona, ??so we have no chance. Of course, we have to be prepared. It is my habit not to put all the eggs in one basket.¡±

    "Who is the other young player?" Mourinho asked.

    "David Villa, a 22-year-old striker from Zaragoza." Pei Wei replied: "He scored 17 league goals in Zaragoza last season. For a first time  Quite good for a striker in La Liga. He is fast, has excellent skills and is calm in front of goal. He also has an excellent free kick a young man with a bright future.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it easy to get Zaragoza to let him go?¡± Mourinho asked.

    Pei Wei waved his hand: "Money is not a problem. His termination fee is 36 million euros, but in fact you can get him for about half the price, but if the main force cannot be guaranteed, it will be difficult for him to come. But  We also need to conserve strength for the future.¡±

    "Larson is free and may be more suitable for us, but Jose. You don't need to think about this issue. I will pay for it. If Villa can develop well under your hands, then I won't  You will be stingy with my wallet," Pei Wei said at last.

    Mourinho thought for a while and then said: "Let's go with Larsson. What we need now is not the main player, but an excellent substitute. Larsson has a lot of experience, and players like him are very important to honor and disgrace."  It has been taken lightly and will not cause conflicts within the team. Villa is still young and what he needs is competition.¡±

    Pei Wei laughed: "That's good, I will send someone to contact Larsson immediately. Otherwise he will be snatched away by Barcelona But we can't give up on Villa, otherwise it will be a sin  I think it would be a good idea to buy half of him or get the right of first refusal. Okay, the next one is the midfielder.¡±

    "Our midfielder is relatively weak," Mourinho said. "Mak¨¦l¨¦l¨¦ and Janas performed well last season, but they did not have suitable substitutes. Speed ??is very good, but he is old.  He is already big, and he is not very willing to sit on the bench, so we need to find a good defensive midfielder, preferably a versatile one."

    At this point, Pei Wei and Mourinho looked at each other and smiled, and then said a name at the same time: "Michael Essien."

    Mourinho chose him because Essien left a deep impression on him when he played against Lyon in the Champions League last season - tireless, physically strong, capable of both offense and defense, able to play multiple positions in the defense, and more  The important thing is that his fighting spirit is something Mourinho admires very much.

    "This person will cost me a lot of money" Pei Wei sighed: "Jean Olas is a standard vampire, but if you can get such an excellent defensive midfielder, it will be worth the money.  ¡±

    Mourinho agrees with this. These days, good forwards are not hard to find, and good defenders are not hard to find either. What is hard to find is a good midfielder. In modern football, the importance of the midfielder is becoming more and more known.  , but good defensive midfielders are becoming less and less, which can be regarded as a paradox.

    Not to mention that offensive and defensive midfielders like Vieira and Keane are almost irresponsible. It is also difficult for anyone to surpass elegant defensive midfielders like Redondo and Guardiola.There are even fewer engineer midfielders. Italy has never lacked engineer midfielders in the past, but now it can only count on the pair of Gattuso and Pirlo.

    Makelele played in the French national team until he was 35 years old

    After he announced his retirement from the national team, the French coach Le Maire still wanted to join the national team, so much so that Mourinho said angrily: "Makelele is not a player, Makelele is a slave."

    The above all prove the importance of having a good midfielder.

    And Essien is not only a pure defensive midfielder, he also has a strong ability to attack from behind, and sometimes he can play as a right back Such a physical all-rounder really satisfies Mourinho.  .

    The only dissatisfaction is that Essien is an African national footballer. Every two years, he is likely to miss a long period of time because he has to participate in the African Cup of Nations. Mourinho had a taste of this in February this year.  , the two right backs Trabelsi and Kufuor were absent for nearly a month, and Newcastle's results were also greatly affected during that time.

    After deciding on this candidate, Mourinho planned to discuss the right back candidate with Pei Wei. Who knew that Pei Wei suddenly said: "Jose, don't you think our center is still a bit weak? Janas was last year  He did a good job, but the condition of young players always has ups and downs Just relying on Makelele and Essien is still a bit weak for our third-line battle."

    Mourinho was stunned for a moment. He didn't know why Pei Wei said this. You must know that Nie Fei and Ribery can also play in the middle of the midfield, although their defense is not very good.

    But he quickly came to his senses and asked, "Do you have anyone you can recommend?"

    Pei Wei did not answer his question directly, but said: "Newcastle has fewer and fewer local players now. After Shearer retires, we need a banner figure, and Newcastle's tradition is to use more local players, so I  I want to recommend someone to you.¡±

    "A player born in Newcastle?" Mourinho quickly filtered it in his mind. He was born in Newcastle, positioned in the middle of the midfield, a native English player

    A name flashed through Mourinho's mind: "Michael Carrick?"

    "That's right!" Pei Wei laughed: "Another Michael This young man is very good. Although he was born in the West Ham youth team, he was born in Wearside, Newcastle, and he also likes  In our team, a young midfielder who is both offensive and defensive and a local player is not common. ¡±

    "But he may not be able to play the main role in our team." Mourinho said with a frown. He was telling the truth. If Essien comes, Makelele, Essien and Jenas will compete for two  This main position is already a headache in itself. If Carrick is also added, then the competition in the center of Newcastle's midfield will be unprecedentedly fierce.

    "Then we can take the same approach as Cech, buy it first, and then sublease it to West Ham United." Pei Wei thought for a while and said: "West Ham has just been promoted from the League One, and the financial situation is not too bad.  Well, if we agree to let Carrick play at West Ham for another season and we pay his salary, then they are very likely to agree. After all, Carrick was the winner of the FA Youth Cup in 1999.  , and he has been selected for the England national team and has been in the English League for a year. We should have no competitors.¡±

    Mourinho nodded in agreement. He had observed Carrick's performance. He had a good overall view, was both offensive and defensive, and had excellent physical fitness. He was a typical English central midfielder. What was rare was that his skills were relatively good. Moreover, if it was to prepare for the future,  If it were strength, it would be impossible for him to have any objections.

    "Next" Pei Wei rubbed his temples and said with a headache: "It's the right back."

    This problem gave him a headache last season, and it still gives him a huge headache this season. Kufuor and Trabelsi actually performed well, but they were not reassuring, and the two Africans on the right  As for the defender position, there was no one at this position at the beginning of the African Cup of Nations. In several games in February this year, Mourinho could only send Griffin, who had been away from the team for a long time, to play this position. The effect can be imagined.  Know.

    Although Essien can also play at right back, he is also African

    "Do you have any good candidates? Jose?" Pei Wei asked.

    Mourinho nodded: "I have two candidatesbut they are not easy. I will be very satisfied if I can choose one."

    "Let's talk about it." Pei Wei said with great interest.

    ¡°One is Sergio Ramos from Sevilla in La Liga, and the other is Bayern Munich.?Philip Lahm of Munich.  Mourinho named two names: "They are both young and capable of both offense and defense. Ramos is better defensively, while Lahm can play both full-backs and has excellent assist ability."  "

    "Okay, I will contact you." Pei Wei sighed: "At least I will bring you one."
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