On the afternoon of the 26th, the 19th round of the Premier League rekindled the war.

Manchester City faces Stoke City at home.

It can be said that this is a Christmas gift dedicated to all Manchester City fans. It is a tradition of English football, so it also attaches great importance to this game, and also strictly controls the players' diet and daily routines during Christmas.

Stoke City's head coach Tony Price is also a veteran coach of the Premier League. He has a lot of experience. Facing Manchester City, which is like a wolf and a tiger, they are playing away again. They face the traditional 442 and adopt defensive counterattack tactics.

But Stoke City's defense lasted for only half an hour, and then the game completely entered the pace of Manchester City.

After half an hour of stalemate, Stoke City's physical energy was almost exhausted. Gao Han immediately arranged the team to push forward the attack. With the support of the skill card, Manchester City made a wave of fierce attacks of more than ten minutes, in the 31st, 34th and 44th minutes respectively, Cristiano Ronaldo made two shots and one pass, and Kaka made one pass and one shot, helping Manchester City to enter the halftime break with a three-to-zero lead.

After the side change again in the second half, Manchester City continued to increase its offensive.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick in the 68th minute, and the assist was Kaka again.

Under the unstoppable offensive, the emotions of Manchester City fans at the City Stadium were completely ignited.

In the final stage of the game, Manchester City made another effort, in the 81st, 87th and 89th minutes, Kaka, Sturridge and Sanchez each scored a goal, and finally helped Manchester City break Stoke City's seven-to-zero victory.

He scored seven goals in two consecutive rounds, and scored nineteen goals in the last three rounds. Manchester City's strong attack power shocked the entire Premier League and even European football.

But what's even more terrifying is that Manchester City's possession rate once again reached 72%, and the number of shots reached 32 again, and the shooting was directed twenty times. If Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic had not performed well, he would have probably scored more.

The crazy offensive made the entire city court boil.

A hearty victory is undoubtedly the best Christmas gift Manchester City gave to all fans.

In this round, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Birmingham away, Liverpool defeated Wolves 2-0 at home, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa three-0 at home, and Manchester United defeated Hul City three-1 away.

Manchester City's seven-goal home victory also shocked the senior management of Chinatown, who flew from Madrid to Manchester, especially head coach Pochettino, because he saw Gao Han's team completely become the dominant player on the football field.

In the face of Manchester City's strong control, Stoke City has no chance to resist.

He knew very well that this was due to the strong team of star teams that Manchester City had, but on the other hand, it also relied on Gao Han's integration of the team and the three, four, and three formations he formulated.

It can be said that this set of tactical play has brought Manchester City's powerful attack power to the extreme.

This made him admire Gao Han from the bottom of his heart, and even envious.

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After Lin Xia returned to China with her children, she left Gao Han alone in Manchester. She fed her whole family without hunger. So Gao Han seemed to be back in his single day. Except for going home to rest at night, she spent most of her rest on the team.

This time Mendes accompanied Chinatown general manager Armando Marcos, technical director Cantalero and head coach Pochettino to Manchester. Gao Han specially invited them to dinner at one of the most famous Western restaurants in the city and booked a luxurious private room on the top floor to facilitate their discussions.

The news they made special trip from Spain was indeed surprising.

"This morning, Granovskiya called me and Abramovich told me personally that they were willing to pay liquidated damages for Falcao and Ramirez. Granovskiya was responsible for the specific matters, and he hoped that he would receive good news of the successful transfer before he returned to London."

At the dinner party, everyone had no appetite for eating, so Mendes took the lead in talking about the purpose of their trip.

Gao Han listened silently, and the expression on his face added a bit of solemnity.

He really didn't expect Chelsea to have such courage, a penalty of 90 million euros would be given as much as possible, a rich man.

"What do you think?" Gao Han looked at Armando Marcos, Cantalero and Pochettino.

Although Mendes is close, he represents the interests of the players in this transaction, which is somewhat embarrassing.

"I don't think we have any reason to refuse such a transfer request." Armando Marcos took the lead in making a statement.

His hair was almost white when he was recently anxious about raising funds for the new stadium. Not long ago, Gao Han transferred him a rich client from the Middle East. The two sides began to negotiate the sponsorship of the new stadium and the advertising on the chest of the jersey. He was relieved and relieved his urgent needs.

But if Falcao and Ramirez can be sold and get 90 million euros of transfer funds, it will definitely be a great help to Chinatown, and the new stadium will be in sight.

"I have to remind you." Armando Marcos looked at Cantalero and Pochettino. "The Spanish Professional League is really dissatisfied with our home court. The broadcasting conditions are too poor, which is not consistent with us. According to the broadcaster's intention, they are willing to pay a fee to help us further improve the various facilities at the home court, but we also need to bear some of it."

"If you add the question of renewal, the finances may..."

Cantalero and Pochettino looked at each other and nodded, both of them understanding the team's difficulties.

"The question now is not whether to sell it." Cantalero continued Armando Marcos's statement, "But after selling it, how should we ensure the competitiveness of the team? Now we rank seventh in the league, and the difficulty of relegation should be considered not high, but do we really just want to relegate?"

Everyone understood what Cantalero meant. After finally climbing to the seventh place in the league, they must have to keep this position.

Or, at least it is impossible to fall to the lower level of the league, right?

"As an outsider, I have some ideas." Mendes suddenly inserted.

Everyone looked at the Portuguese. As the most outstanding and successful agent in the world, his ideas are definitely worthy of attention.

"Tell me," Gao Han nodded.

"From the establishment of Chinatown, it has been a miracle in less than ten years since its establishment. The reason why this team has attracted so many fans is largely because of this, but your foundation is very fragile. If you accidentally capsize your ship in the gutter at any time, you may fall back into the low-level league in shame."

Everyone nodded, and Mendes' analysis was very thorough.

"The most important thing for you now is to lay the foundation. A new stadium is an urgent top priority. It can be said that as long as a new stadium can be built, anyone in the team can sell it."

Mendes said this so speechless to everyone present.

"To be honest, what Chinatown is most proud of is youth training. In ten years, it has created a banner of youth training in European football, which has attracted countless young players to promote, explore and train young players. This is the business path that Chinatown is best at and can generate revenue now."

"In the current European football world, the transfer market bubble is becoming more and more serious. On the one hand, it is the financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. Professional football has gradually become a safe-haven field. It can be said that behind every economic crisis is an opportunity for the great development of professional football, and now it is also. On the other hand, Manchester City's crazy investment of more than 400 million euros and the transfer budget of hundreds of millions of euros held by Real Madrid are greatly boosting this wave."

"I can guarantee that the transfer fee of players will be higher and higher in the next few years. This may be a disaster for other teams, but for Chinatown, it is an excellent opportunity. You can take advantage of this opportunity to consolidate the foundation of the team and accumulate strength for the future."

Mendes' words were very pertinent, and Gao Han and others nodded repeatedly when they heard it.

The more sluggish the economy, the more prosperous professional football will be. This is the law in the past few decades. Now, with the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, Europe has also begun to brew economic crisis, and a new round of prosperity for professional football will soon arrive.

This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Chinatown.

Wenger sold Anelka and used the money to exchange for Henry and a Kearney training base, which was cited as a talk by countless Arsenal fans.

Now, Chinatown is also at a time when a hero must cut off his arm.

Selling Falcao and Ramirez in exchange for a considerable start-up capital and promoting the construction of a new stadium is definitely a business that is not as cost-effective as possible.

What's more, Gao Han's plan has long been supported by the Madrid District Government, the Madrid Municipal Government and the Fuen Lavrada Municipal Government, and they should also provide financial funding to support it.

Now is a critical moment and a choice must be made.

It is not just a matter of whether to sell Falcao and Ramirez, but the team's business policy for the next few years.

That is to follow the business model similar to teams such as Porto, Lyon, Sevilla, etc., explore and cultivate a group of young players, sell arbitrage in exchange for funds, and invest in club construction, laying a solid foundation for the future.

But in this case, Chinatown should not expect any results during this period. It is already quite valuable to be able to maintain its current ranking in the La Liga.

"Maolisio, what do you think?" Gao Han asked Pochettino with concern.

Everyone also looked at Pochettino in unison.

This is not just asking him for his opinion, but hoping to know his attitude.

Should we continue to fight side by side with the club and survive these difficult years? Or should we seek other things?

In fact, Gao Han has already revealed his attitude.

Without the support of the rich consortium, Chinatown can only play the black store model. Only when the foundation is consolidated in the future can it be qualified to compete with other wealthy teams.

Pochettino knew that his answer was of great importance. After thinking about it seriously, he raised his head, looked at Gao Han, and nodded sincerely and said, "I agree to sell Falcao and Ramirez."

After hearing this, Gao Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was also very optimistic about Pochettino.

"But I have a request." Pochettino changed his mind.

Gao Han nodded, "Just say it."

"I want to do my best to maintain the team's current ranking. At least after the end of the season, the league ranking will not be lower than tenth, so I hope to spend some of the funds to invest in transfers and players' contract renewal."

Pochettino said without being humble or arrogant.

He is an ambitious head coach and naturally wants to stay in an enterprising team.

If Gao Han just wants to pursue money and interests, or even is willing to sacrifice the team's achievements for this, it would be better if such a team didn't stay.
Chapter completed!