Chapter 315 Bureaucracy in Europe
After watching the training ground for a while, Zhang Yang returned to the head coach's office and was about to consider tactical issues behind closed doors. He was meeting Ebenezer and Wilkinson on the way.
The two of them were talking to each other as they walked.
Zhang Yang waved his hand and greeted him, "Where are you going?"
The two of them then raised their heads.
Wilkinson walked over and complained with a wry smile on his face, "Zhang, you really found a good agent."
"Is this a compliment? Thank you." Zhang Yang didn't care much. The salary of the employee was directly in conflict with the boss. Wilkinson definitely hoped that his salary would be lower, the better, and he hoped that the higher the salary would be.
Ebenezer's face was not very good-looking. It was obvious that the negotiations he had just experienced did not make him happy. He suddenly asked, "I thought of it, Zhang, when will your car key be returned to the club?"
"Car key?"
Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment before he realized what Ebenizer was saying. He immediately changed his attitude and coughed a few times, "I am still the head coach of the club and have the right to use the club's official car. By the way, I still have some work to be busy. I have nothing to do, so I will leave first!"
"You wait..."
Ebenezer almost breathed.
Zhang Yang clearly looked like he was cheating, but he actually didn't want to return it. The car had a very good performance, good comfort, fast acceleration, and high-end interior decoration. He was very satisfied.
Go back?
That means he can only buy a car by himself, and he is reluctant to buy a car worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Not only will he spend money at that time, the grade of the car will be reduced.
Ebenezer was helpless.
Wilkinson felt strange. He asked in a little uncertain way. After roughly knowing the situation, his face turned a little dark. He was very surprised before. The club's property includes a luxury car, but he had never seen it before. He thought he was in the garage and didn't have to go and see it. He didn't expect that Zhang Yang would drive away?
If it weren't for what happened today, Wilkinson thought it would be fine to let Zhang Yang drive it. Anyway, the car is also for people to use. As the club's head coach, Zhang Yang's team performance is outstanding. As a reward for a luxury car, it is completely overdue.
But……
Wilkinson, like Ebenezer, was just angry because of Zhang Yang's agent. The guy was jealous of 'Milwall must sign a contract with Zhang Yang'. The lion spoke so hard that he was very angry.
Wilkinson also felt that he should take the car back as a means of revenge and vent his anger. But he didn't want to conflict with Zhang Yang, so he looked at Ebenezer.
Ebenizer immediately shook his head, "I've been looking for him a few times, but he said that the manager can't manage the head coach, and I can't do anything about it."
This is a fact.
In a professional club, especially in the UK, the head coach is equivalent to a professional manager, in charge of all the team's affairs, and the scope of rights is quite large. Other department managers and even the vice chairman have no right to manage the head coach. In other words, Ebenezer and Wilkinson have no choice but to drive away the club's official car. In theory, the head coach's boss can only decide the job of the head coach, that is, the club chairman or the board of directors, and no matter how bad it is, he must be the major shareholder of the club.
Then there is only one person: Prince Mossad.
Wilkinson spoke to the Prince of Mossad when he returned. He first reported his work for a while, club development and recent achievements. He then talked about Zhang Yang's "private minor problem". He used Arabic "guajiuji" and even the staff outside could not understand it. Only the last sentence was almost understood.
"Okay, I get it."
Next, the staff outside the door saw Wilkinson walking out with a dark face, and his whole body seemed to be filled with an aura of being away from others. They were all a little confused, so Wilkinson kept posing with a smile when he came to Millwall Club.
What's wrong with this?
At noon, Wilkinson went to the club restaurant and happened to meet Zhang Yang. He walked over with a tangled face and sat with Zhang Yang for lunch.
The atmosphere between the two was awkward for a long time.
Zhang Yang was a little confused, so he sighed, "Okay, Brand, I decided to return the key to you. It's not me that you are too stingy. I just use a car."
Wilkinson ignored Zhang Yang's complaints and sighed, "No need. You are so lucky."
“Good luck?”
Zhang Yang is even more unclear.
Wilkinson said, "I spoke to the Mossad Prince and he said that if Millwall wins the league, he will decide to give you the sports car in the manor."
"Sports car!?"
"That's a sports car worth 400,000 pounds!" Wilkinson took a deep breath, his voice full of jealousy. "I have already said that Millwall has a very high chance of winning the league, but he still decided so, because you are the team's biggest contributor..."
Wilkinson's jealous tone made Zhang Yang feel a little confused, but when he heard the '400,000 pounds', he immediately ignored the other party's tone and smiled, "Ahem, don't worry, Brand, Millwall will win the championship!"
Four hundred thousand pounds!
According to the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to nearly 6 million yuan. Such a gorgeous sports car is really attractive.
Zhang Yang suddenly felt that the official car was simply weak, and the sports car was cool enough and very suitable for him to drive. He always had the dream of a "scented car beauty".
Now the car is about to be realized!
The beauty is not far away?
Beauty must be wearing bikini. She has a tall figure, bulging front and tilted back, and has a beautiful appearance. By this standard, Catherine is also considered a beauty? She has a very good figure and is also a beautiful actress, but she has a temper...
If Catherine wears a bikini...Ahem...
Denise?
Denise should be good too...
Zhang Yang's head began to think that the first beauty of bikini passenger in the gorgeous sports car, Wilkinson, with a sad face, had been ignored, but Zhang Yang felt that it was nothing, because he was able to have lunch in this face, which was already the greatest respect for the other party.
Of course, this is definitely not racism!
Ahem...
Finally, Prince Mossad is really a good person!
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Wilkinson's news made Zhang Yang feel refreshed and he felt that he was motivated to lead the team to train.
In the afternoon, Zhang Yang rarely stayed in the training ground for three hours, and kept watching the team conducting training, occasionally leaving the field in person to guide tactical related issues.
After the training, Zhang Yang took the time to ask Andy about his contract negotiations.
"All have been negotiated!"
Andy's answer surprised Zhang Yang, "The basic terms have been negotiated, just wait to add some details. It can be completed within a week and the pre-season contract can be signed."
Andy gave time.
Zhang Yang felt even more incomprehensible.
The head coach's contract is not that complicated, and there is a basic framework. If you simply understand it, you can compare it with a rental contract. The rental contract is very simple, and only a few pages of terms are added. There are few additional terms to discuss with the landlord. Even if it is more complicated, it is a detailed legal issue.
The same is true for the head coach contract. The contract has more than ten pages, which are basically legal issues. Some terms need to be negotiated. A series of issues such as ‘breakup fee’, ‘signing fee’, ‘salary’, ‘bonus’, etc. If it is more complicated, it would be almost the same to add the ‘portrait right’ provision.
These are actually basic terms.
After the basic terms are negotiated, the attached terms are mentioned by both parties. For example, Zhang Yang hopes that there is a "in the future, you can leave directly, and the club will actively end the contract and you will need to pay the remaining salary." This is very beneficial to him, because leaving has become a pressure-free option, and if the club wants to fire him, he must pay the remaining salary.
Zhang Yang also has high requirements for bonuses. For example, if a team wins a European championship, it must have a large bonus, but for example, salary, bonuses, etc., the two sides don’t take much time to argue, and other terms and conditions are basically not too time-consuming.
In fact, the negotiations between the two sides are relatively harmonious. The basis is that Zhang Yang hopes to stay in the club, and the club also hopes that Zhang Yang will stay, but the space for negotiation is relatively small. Andy said, "The basic terms have been negotiated." If there are some detailed negotiations tomorrow, the contract can be negotiated. How come it becomes, "can end in one week and sign a contract before the season"?
Zhang Yang could only lament that the British were too inefficient in their work. They had clearly signed the contract on the surface, but they still had to negotiate for a few days in a formal manner, as if to demonstrate the importance of negotiations?
If you evaluate it, it will definitely be "boring"!
This is also the "bureaucracy" in Europe.
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On April 15, the 34th round of the Premier League began, with Millwall playing against Manchester City at home.
After the end of the last round, Millwall had a great hope of winning the championship, but after all, it was not certain that they won the championship. Many people were still paying attention to the game. Millwall himself also attracted attention. There will always be many people paying attention to the championship team, and there are also many reporters coming to interview.
Not for the game itself, not many people will be optimistic about Manchester City.
Manchester City ranks fifteenth in the league, and the club's fiscal crisis is the biggest problem. The high debt makes it difficult for them to have money to invest in the transfer market. Most media believe that it is good that Manchester City can maintain its level and continue to stay in the Premier League.
Compared with Millwall's results, Manchester City is really much worse. Interestingly, when Manchester City meets Millwall, many Manchester fans, when talking about the 'the future rise of Manchester City', they all hope to find a head coach similar to Zhang Yang. "Unless there is a high-level head coach to coach, Manchester City will still be like this next season, and the goal will continue to be on relegation."
Manchester City's new coach Pierce is unwilling to hear similar remarks, which is equivalent to questioning his coaching ability, but one thing he must admit: in the head coaching industry, he is still an individual, has not led the team to achieve good results, and his ability level is not enough to be recognized by fans.
Pierce has been the head coach for a shorter time than Zhang Yang. Pierce was a player before and served as an assistant coach in Manchester City in 2002. It was not until last summer that he was officially promoted to head coach.
Manchester City chose to let Pierce coach, considering that he has a better understanding of the team, and the other is to save money: the salary of a Premier League coach can catch up with a star player, and Pierce's salary cannot even catch up with the substitute player, which will naturally save the club a lot of money.
It is difficult to determine Pierce's coaching level.
Manchester City Club's plan is to see if Pierce is competent. If the team's performance declines sharply, Pierce will leave and find a coach who can lead the team.
Pierce's leadership can only be considered "passed". Manchester City's relegation is not a big problem, but that's all. The club decided to give Pierce more time. After all, it is hard to say whether changing the head coach is a good thing.
This is Manchester City and head coach Pierce.
Millwall is not under much pressure when playing against Manchester City. The coaching staff are considering the semi-finals of the FA Cup with Middlesbrough tomorrow, so there is no big problem in winning this game.
The same is true for the game.
When the game started, Manchester City also showed some momentum. Even on the away game, they quickly threatened Millwall's goal. However, as the game progressed, Millwall gained a dominant advantage on the field and completed the goal in the 28th minute.
The goal was Braniff.
Braniff used a header in the penalty area to help the team score, and Millwall's lead also made the team's play easier.
There is basically no suspense in the game after that.
Millwall continued to make efforts in the second half. The cooperation of Smitchell and Sean Davis allowed Curtis Weston, who came on the bench, to find an opportunity. Weston volleyed with a volley to help the team score the second goal. It is worth mentioning that this is also Curtis Weston's first Premier League goal.
Last season, Curtis Weston performed well and was one of the heroes of the team's English Championship. However, Weston was too young and had average technical skills, so there was no need to talk about his experience. After the team introduced Darren Bent this season, there were also Konchesky, Clark and others on the wing, so it was difficult for Weston to have a chance to play.
Weston is now just a sideline substitute.
When players need to add to the lineup, Weston is still a good choice. He doesn't seem to be treated as a "members" but in fact there is nothing he can do about it. Unlike the English Championship, Millwall has already improved the opponents he has to deal with, and has high requirements for the victory or defeat of the game. Players with insufficient strength can only become marginal substitutes.
Weston still has an advantage, his advantage is his youth.
At Weston's age, he can continue to stay in Millwall, occasionally helping the team play, increase his game experience, and take his growth and training slowly. He still has enough time.
Zhang Yang is quite satisfied with Weston's performance.
Chapter completed!