Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 71 Li Yanqing's New Contract

"Getting into a conflict with fans is not a good idea."

"And you seem to enjoy all of this."

In the office, Barker looked at Li Yanqing sitting opposite him with a headache.

He received far more negative reviews than positive ones in the media, but he remained completely unperturbed.

Still too young.

"why not?"

"Anyway, it's unlikely they'll become our fans."

"You didn't come to me just to say these things, did you?"

Barker didn't see Li Yanqing very often; they rarely met unless there was nothing else going on.

This made the latter feel that something must have happened.

"Of course not, but I still want to remind you to do this kind of thing less often."

"You are our head coach, and you often directly represent the club's image."

"Alright, now let's get down to business."

Barker handed Li Yanqing a document that he had prepared long ago.

"It's time to give our heroes a new contract."

"It's not right to keep using temporary contracts."

"Hey, I've been waiting for this for a long time!" The latter was quite excited about it.

The wages for temporary contracts are pitifully low compared to normal wages.

This has resulted in his team not having hired anyone other than Cheng Mengmeng.

"The salary isn't high, but it's on par with the average in the Championship, around £10,000 a week."

"Considering that you successfully avoided relegation last season, we have also added some bonus clauses for you."

"The term is three years, is that alright?"

Li Yanqing was looking at the contract when Barker explained some of the main points to him.

"Uh-huh......"

"Most of them are fine."

"But I don't seem to see any additional clauses regarding the head coach's authority?"

He doesn't really care whether his salary is 500,000 or 1 million, as it's definitely enough for him.

As long as there are no exorbitantly priced members, supporting a small team of less than ten people is not a problem.

What he cares about most is power.

Even if he can't control almost the entire club like Ferguson, at least he wants to have the final say on transfers.

At the very least, you should be able to decide the fate of key players, right?

"There are no such contracts in England now."

"Don't worry, Li."

"I'm a former player myself, so I know exactly what you're thinking."

Barker then came over to Li Yanqing and patted him on the shoulder.

"Trust me, you will have the greatest authority."

"I will discuss any needs I have with you, and then you can just watch the host transfer process."

"We will absolutely not force you to sell any player."

“Okay.” Li Yanqing was silent for a moment, then nodded and took his phone out of his bag.

Say what you just said again.

"why?"

"I'll take a video."

......

The day after the formal contract was signed.

Burton drew 1-1 with Reading.

This was the first time Joe Hart had his goal breached since joining the team, but honestly, the goal wasn't really his fault.

After a scramble in the penalty area, the ball struck one of their own defenders, Turner, and bounced into the goal.

Losing points due to own goals is a sad thing, especially for the head coach.

Or is it the same for the players?

"Mathias! Be ruthless! Don't hold back!"

"Turner! Watch your position!"

"If your defensive success rate doesn't exceed 80%, you're finished!"

Li Yanqing personally oversaw the one-on-one defensive training and then assigned Matthias to Turner.

"It's not that easy..."

The latter was covered in sweat. He was a tall defender, and his speed was far superior to Matias'.

After a series of confrontations, people are almost numb to it.

"Very good, the defensive success rate is less than 40%."

Half an hour later, Li Yanqing finally called a stop. He was afraid that if they continued practicing, this tall guy would also develop a term like "football phobia," which would be a huge loss.

It's impossible to really expect him to be able to defend against the opponent single-handedly; it's enough if he can learn from this experience.

Turner collapsed to the ground. The last time they were able to prevent Matthias from becoming depressed was because they had three men on their side.

Bradford, Sun Yan, Enzo.

His defensive ability might be slightly better than Sun Yan's, but the opponent's biggest advantage is physical fitness, not defensive skills.

"Boss, I'll accept whatever punishment you give me."

"I have only one request."

"We have to eat in the cafeteria..."

"No problem, I'll give you an extra chicken leg." Li Yanqing nodded, then pointed to the other side of the court.

"Increase today's physical training by 10%."

"The main practice is sprinting back and forth."

"Huh?" Turner's eyes widened immediately.

That was the project he was least good at...

But he seemed to be in a good mood, and slowly raised two fingers.

Can I add two chicken drumsticks?

"Get lost!" Li Yanqing laughed and cursed. This kid was definitely not the kind of person who would develop "football phobia".

Now I'm more worried about him getting the "glutton" tag!

"Lee, Fairchar said he couldn't reach you last night?"

Chris suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his face full of resentment.

“He called me last night and we talked in detail about the list of new signings.”

"But that's your job!"

"Do you know how busy I am, God..."

"Sorry, Chris, I've been quite tired lately." Li Yanqing smiled somewhat embarrassedly; he had indeed gone straight to bed as soon as he got home yesterday.

"What did Fair say? Did he offer any outstanding prospects?"

"We haven't spent a single penny of our ten million pounds yet."

“Of course.” Chris rolled his eyes and handed him a document.

Unlike Li Yanqing, who relied entirely on a notebook, he preferred to organize all his information into documents like this.

"See for yourself, I'm leaving."

"If you need to contact the club, let Barker do it!"

"Don't worry, I will." The latter smiled and gave an "OK" sign.

They were all exhausted during this period.

"Alright, now let's see what players are worth watching..."

Li Yanqing casually found a place to sit down, muttering to himself as he opened the documents.

This list mainly consists of defensive midfielders and left-backs.

He also strongly urged the other party to find the player.

Everton veteran Barry, Newcastle defensive midfielder Colbeck, Torino's Danilo Avellar, Udinese's Lodi...

Chris's files were very detailed, containing all their data from the past few seasons, and some even included the agent's name.

Hmm... having a responsible assistant coach really saves a lot of trouble.

Should we hire a few more?