greenery is king

Chapter 848
After the match against Arsenal, Schalke was in the limelight for a while, but there were still some doubts about Ai Huan's playing. After all, his injury had caused Hummels to be suspended for five rounds. The matter was immediately magnified infinitely, and many people even thought that Ai Huan was actually getting hurt.

Magath was a bit unexpected about this situation, but he had the certificates from the two hospitals in Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen, as well as all the X-rays, MRIs, etc., which can prove that Ai Fan His injury is real, so he doesn't care about such rumors, but he still has other headaches at this time.

The problem facing Schalke now is still the back line. At the beginning of the season, they had experienced the embarrassment that no one was available at the back line, and now such a problem may happen again.

Metzelder suffered a strained thigh muscle against Arsenal, which is an old injury.A seemingly common injury caused Metzelder and Schalke a lot of headaches. After all, this is an old player. His age can no longer allow him to play directly in a week like a young player. Now the As long as Metzelder suffers from this kind of injury, he will have a series of problems, so it is optimistic that he will need at least a month of recuperation before he can recover from injury.

Of course, this is not the main problem. In the last game, Howides received a fifth yellow card and was suspended. There are actually only two backup guards left.

One is the 35-year-old Sarpe. This Ghanaian central defender was very good at his peak, but he had already passed his peak when he arrived at Schalke, so he could only be used as a substitute.And the other one is in his prime, Hoagland, who is only 26 years old this year, but this player's ability is really not worth mentioning. He played two games last season and all made huge mistakes. So far Magath had no intention of using him at all.And the reason why these two people were not cleaned out at the beginning of the season is also because they really couldn't be sold, otherwise they would have said goodbye to Schalke long ago, but now they still have their positions, which is quite embarrassing. things.

Magath is very dissatisfied with this situation. Schalke's current midfield is very strong, and they can even come up with two sets of lineups, but the back line is really not worth mentioning, so he hopes to take advantage of the winter transition that has come. Buy at least one central defender during the meeting, even if it is a little-known one, it doesn't matter, as long as it is easy to use.

But he was immediately vetoed by the upper echelon of the club, and the chairman talked to him directly, "Ferre, I hope you can understand that the club has encountered huge problems now, and it can even be said that we have reached a difficult situation. When you say you want to buy some players, even normal club expenses will cause problems, so all you can do is dig internally, after all, we have a youth academy, where you can find the people you want."

Magath was shocked by this answer. He also vaguely knew some inside information, but he never thought that it would be so serious, because everything at Schalke was normal at the beginning of the season, why did it only last four seasons? About a month, the matter is so serious?
Seeing Magath like this, the chairman also seemed a little depressed. Of course, he would not tell Magath all the truth, let alone tell Magath that the current problems of the club were actually caused by his own business mistakes, and this The huge consequence of this business error is that Schalke is on the verge of collapse.

He paused before continuing, "You should know that the tide of the economic crisis and financial collapse is raging. This is the general trend. We can only barely support the situation. One more thing, that is, how many more people you mentioned with Ai Huan? The matter of the players continuing to negotiate contracts has been put on hold without limit, and it is very difficult for us to get their salaries now. If we talk about new contracts, the result will be that we will be dragged down by these people."

Magath was taken aback by this kind of words, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, so he immediately said, "You mean that if someone proposes a price to Ai Huan, you will agree?"

"Yes." The chairman didn't hesitate at all, and answered straightforwardly, "His 800 million annual salary is really a heavy rock for our club. If we can let it go early, it may make us relax. What's more, we all know His worth can at least save our club from the current predicament, and one person is enough to save the club."

"But don't you really think about the club's results? Don't you want to be the champion of the Champions League?" Magath yelled as if he had been stabbed.

The chairman sighed, "I really want to, so I won't sell Ai Huan this winter. We all know that he has already participated in the Champions League this season, so his value will drop sharply, but after this season, I don't know what to do." I can’t guarantee it either.”

Magath closed his eyes in pain. He didn't expect that the club he created to sweep Europe would fall apart after only one year. Fortunately, he still has half a year left. It seems that this may also be his last chance. .

"By the way, since Ai Huan's injury has recovered, he must appear in the next game." The chairman suddenly said such a strange sentence.

Magath was stunned for a moment. This was the first time the chairman had directly interfered with his formation since he moved into Schalke, which made him very uncomfortable. "Why? Ai Huan is already in the limelight now. We If he is not protected, then his path will be very difficult."

"I know that Ai Huan's problem is a bit tricky, but after all, he didn't get hurt just now. We have the evidence in our hands, so naturally there won't be any twists and turns. We don't care what people outside say. What we have to care about now is the future. Me and Tell the truth, our club will welcome two important guests next, I hope they can see Ai Huan's wonderful performance on the court, as long as they are willing, we will easily get through this crisis, maybe you Because of this turning point, you will realize your dream and build a dynasty in Schalke, think about it."

Magath immediately understood that they had already begun to sell the club, so everything may really turn around.

(End of this chapter)