Chapter 593: Big Pie
"What the f*ck! What the f*ck!! What the f*ck!!!"
In a mansion in West London, Abramovich had just returned home from Wembley Stadium. As soon as he turned on the TV, he heard the news that Southampton had finally defeated Chelsea with a score of 5-0 and successfully defended the FA Cup title.
Two more goals conceded than when Abramovich left Wembley Stadium!
This made Abramovich extremely annoyed!
Why?
Why invest so much money every year only to suffer such humiliation?
Oscar? Benitez?
Don’t these bastard commentators know that I am the most indispensable person in the entire Chelsea?
Without me pouring money into the team every year to support team operations and transfers, would Chelsea be what it is today?
Marina Granovskia stood nearby, not daring to breathe.
She knew better than anyone that as a boss, she would never make mistakes.
If there is a mistake, it must be the fault of the people below!
So, at this time, as the CEO of Chelsea, if she does not want to become a victim of Abramovich's anger, it is best to choose silence and shut up.
At this moment, another news broadcast came on TV.
"The latest news is that a match in the 37th round of the Premier League just ended at Old Trafford in Manchester."
"In their home match against Swansea, Ferguson's team performed poorly and were in a very unfavorable situation throughout the game."
"The first goal of the game happened at the beginning of the second half. Swansea scored the first goal with Pablo assisting Michu!"
"This goal is just a small microcosm of the game process. In the whole game, Manchester United only had 36% of the ball possession rate. This is really embarrassing for the Red Devils Manchester United, who are playing at home and aiming to compete for the Premier League title."
"After Swansea scored, United played better but they were never threatening."
"It was not until the 95th minute of extra time that Manchester United broke into Swansea's penalty area. When Swansea defender Chico was competing for a header with Rooney, Rooney fell to the ground and the referee awarded a very controversial penalty."
"In the end, Rooney scored the penalty kick and equalized the score for Manchester United!"
"Because Southampton participated in the FA Cup final, the Saints' 37th round of the league was postponed, and with Rooney's controversial penalty, Manchester United successfully widened the points gap to two points!"
"Swansea coach Michael Laudrup directly pointed the finger at the referee in the post-match press conference, believing that it was the referee who saved Manchester United, otherwise Swansea would have taken three points away from Old Trafford!"
"And Manchester United coach Ferguson refused to talk about the controversial penalty in an interview with the media!"
Abramovich sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the news on TV.
The scene cuts back to Wembley Stadium, where the award ceremony is being prepared.
Southampton's players were celebrating wildly, and the live TV camera frequently turned to the royal box at Wembley Stadium.
Yang Huan, Zhuang Ziqing, Prince William and Princess Kate, as well as David Bernstein of the English Football Association and others were there. Everyone had a smile on their face and looked excited about Southampton's championship.
But in Abramovich's eyes, this is...
"Hypocritical! So hypocritical!"
Abramovich was furious. "Manchester United was taken care of by the referee? Southampton was not taken care of by the referee?"
After a pause, Abramovich seemed still unsatisfied.
"Damn it, before Suarez transferred, there was a lot of publicity, as if Suarez was going to be banned for life, but as soon as Suarez transferred to Southampton, damn, he was banned for four games?"
"Do you dare to say that there is no shady dealings here?"
Marina Granovskia stood aside, her eyes watching her nose, her nose watching her heart, her heart watching...
In short, don’t talk!
But I was thinking in my heart that there was really no way to say what the shady deal was.
It is quite normal for the club to deal with the suspension of players.
The smallest one, such as suspension due to accumulated yellow cards, almost all teams will try their best to deal with it, to adjust the suspension time, and try to avoid some important competitions. Could it be that this is also a shady deal?
Speaking of long-term suspensions, just like the Ferdinand drug test incident, didn't Manchester United also put all their efforts into dealing with it? Even tried every possible way to delay the suspension period?
Therefore, there is no need to attack Southampton for this reason.
Which Premier League team doesn't do this?
All I can say is that Southampton has a better relationship with the English Football Association and the Premier League!
However, Southampton's operation to ban Suarez this time has allowed everyone in the entire Premier League to see the overall strength of the Saints. This is not a nouveau riche team.
The team was able to make the English Football Association and the Premier League raise the baton in their hands high, but then let it down gently, saying it was a light punishment but actually giving it a break. How much influence does such a team have in English football?
Even Chelsea and Manchester United may not be able to do it!
Speaking of Manchester United, they were really lucky in this game.
Six minutes of stoppage time and a penalty kick at the final crucial moment. Who would believe that there were no other factors involved?
While Granovskia was laughing in his heart, Abramovich began to calm down and fell silent.
The Russian woman knew Abramovich's temper very well and spoke immediately.
"Manchester United is such a hopeless case that they even drew with Swansea City!"
This statement is somewhat suspected of diverting the conflict.
Think about it, Manchester United was a championship contender, but at the crucial moment of the championship, they couldn't even beat Swansea, and finally equalized the score with extra time and a controversial penalty.
In this light, isn't it normal for Chelsea to lose to Southampton?
Abramovich really got it, and snorted coldly, "Damn it, it's a good thing we didn't give them three points before, otherwise, we would be at a big loss now!"
Granovskia secretly laughed in his heart. He probably had to thank Yang Huan for this.
But she could only think about this in her heart and dared not say it out loud.
"With this draw with Manchester United, the situation in the Premier League has completely changed!"
Who says it’s not?
Although Manchester United is still at the top of the table and is now two points ahead of Southampton, the problem is that Southampton has one game less.
Given Southampton's consistent performance, it would be difficult for either Sunderland or Stoke City to stop the Saints.
As long as Southampton wins these two games, the championship will belong to the Saints!
The Premier League has reached this point, what else is there to say?
All I can say is that Manchester United didn’t live up to expectations!
"Manchester United's current predicament actually illustrates that a reasonable team lineup configuration is very important."
Marina Granovskia quickly seized the opportunity to show off in front of her boss.
At the very least, he had to prove that he was not in the position of CEO for nothing.
"There are so many veterans over 30 years old in the Red Devils team. In the first half of the league, they were not unstoppable and there were no major problems. But after the winter break, in the second half, the weaknesses of the veterans were exposed."
"In addition, the new generation of players in Manchester United's current team are too obsessed with England. Players such as Phil Jones, Smalling, Evans, Cleverley and Ashley Young, whether in terms of overall strength or future development potential, are far behind the young rookies on the European continent."
Over the years, Chelsea has been firmly following the continental route.
Not only the tactics and management of the first team are continentalized, but even the selection and training of the youth team are continentalized.
However, due to Chelsea's frequent changes of coaches, the ladder for the youth team to be promoted to the first team has been cut off, so many outstanding young players find it difficult to gain a foothold in Chelsea's first team.
For example, Moses, who was previously used by Benítez, is expected to come to an end with the Blues after Mourinho takes office next season.
Judging from the team strategy, Granovskiya has to admire Yang Huan's Southampton.
This team has the lowest average age in the Premier League. Although the team has veterans such as Ibrahimovic and Drogba, it also has young players such as Pogba, Ravel Morrison and Laporte.
Among the signings this season, players like Hazard, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Azpilicueta and others have proved their contribution to the team with their performance, while Gareth Bale and Modric have become the team's top players in the midfield and frontcourt.
In addition, this season Bielsa promoted Luke Shaw, Chambers, Kovacic, Januzaj and other young rookies who shined in the European Youth Champions League, all make people full of expectations for Southampton's future potential.
It can be said that the Saints are definitely the team with the most reasonable lineup in the Premier League this season.
In fact, it is so reasonable that it seems like it has been configured by computer science. It is amazing!
While Granovskia was thinking, Abramovich was also thinking about another question.
"Marina!"
Granovskia was startled reflexively and immediately agreed, "Boss!"
"Go, tell Zenden that if they lose the FA Cup final, they lose, but as long as he wins the Europa League, I will let him stay in the team. Also tell the players that if they win the Europa League, I will reward them handsomely!"
After hearing this, Granovskia cautiously asked, "Boss, how much can it be?"
You can't go and tell the players that the boss will give them a huge reward for winning the Europa League but then not tell them how much, right?
Isn't this just writing a blank check? Drawing a pie in the sky?
The players are not so stupid that they won’t be loyal to you just because of a word you say!
Who made you say before that there would be no extra bonus even if you won the Europa League?
"What do you think, one hundred thousand pounds per person?"
One hundred thousand pounds?
Granovskia's eyes twitched and he wanted to cry!
My boss, can't you see the current situation clearly?
One hundred thousand pounds, is that a lot?
The relegation slogan shouted by the Premier League relegation team this season is that if they succeed in avoiding relegation, each person will receive 200,000 pounds.
In this situation, would you feel comfortable giving 100,000 pounds for winning the Europa League?
The bonuses of the entire team combined are not enough for you to squander in one night!
Boss, you can't save this kind of money!
But soon, Abramovich's next words made Granovskia shut up.
"Well, the main players will get 100,000 pounds, and the substitutes will get 50,000 pounds. That's it!"
After hearing his boss's decision, Granovskia really wanted to cry.
Southampton is not talking about winning the Premier League or the FA Cup. The bonus for winning the Europa League alone is as high as 10 million euros. In other words, each player in the team's first team will get about 300,000 pounds, and the rest is a bonus for the team's coaching staff.
But we at Chelsea only gave them 100,000 pounds, which is only one-third of theirs...
Damn it!
It looked as if there was a lot of bleeding!
But what can Granovskia say?
The money is in someone else's pocket. If the boss doesn't give it to me, do I have to rob him? R1148