Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The party was organized by Beckham's wife, Victoria, who is very shrewd.

The opportunity arose when Zidane and Figo came to England to film a big gag with Beckham.

Victoria knew that Sir Alex Ferguson disliked her, and she also disliked the old man who controlled Beckham.

She has been looking for an opportunity to get Beckham out of Manchester United.

It is rumored that Real Madrid's new president, Florentino Pérez, made a promise during his election campaign to bring superstars to Real Madrid every year.

He wants to transform Real Madrid into the Galácticos of the football world.

Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Totti... these are all stars he aims to be.

Didn't Figo just transfer to Real Madrid?

He must know something.

"He's a schemer, but you have to admit, he's capable of doing things that sound unbelievable," Figo said, indirectly confirming this.

Deschamps glared at him, as if to say that it had nothing to do with him.

Putting aside his age of nearly 33, even at his peak, he didn't seem to meet the standards that Figo described for the players Florentino would bring in.

He's hardly a superstar.

Deschamps came today because he had an appointment with Zidane. After learning that Zidane was going to attend this event organized by the "Wives of Footballers Club", he asked Zidane to give him a ride.

Deschamps' wife is preparing to start a fashion-related business and has always hoped to join this glamorous ladies' club.

On the other side, Matthäus's eyes also dimmed slightly.

Pity.

If he were ten years younger, no, five years younger, no, even three years younger, he would absolutely be qualified to be Real Madrid's next superstar signing.

During a casual conversation, Zidane seemingly unintentionally asked Deng Kai, "What do you think of Real Madrid?"

Deng Kai looked at Zidane and smiled, "A great club."

Zidane: "Compared to Juventus?"

Deng Kai: "One is the past and the present, and the other is the present and the future."

Zidane shook his head and asked, "If both clubs wanted you, which one would you choose?"

Deng Kai said, "Choose the one that has no problems."

Zidane frowned, seemingly not understanding what Deng Kai was saying.

"You've always been smart, Zidane," Deng Kai said meaningfully. "You couldn't possibly be unaware of the changes in Serie A and...the strangeness..."

Zidane shrank back and said nothing more.

The two of them were chatting over here.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Maksa was locked in a fierce battle with Matthäus and Deschamps.

Because both of them are quite interested in transitioning to head coaching positions.

Deschamps even stated that he is preparing to transfer from Chelsea to Valencia. He is already at the end of his career, and it doesn't matter where he plays or even whether he gets playing time.

The important thing is that Valencia's head coach, Hector Cuper, is an excellent coach, and Deschamps hopes to learn coaching-related things from Cuper.

Marksa remembered what Deng Kai had said before bringing him here, so he puffed out his chest and said, "Cooper is definitely an excellent head coach, especially good at defense."

"But precisely because of this, forgive me for saying this, Deschamps... you won't get many opportunities under him. A coach who excels at developing players' defense doesn't have a great need for a defensive midfielder, especially since you're not young anymore."

"Of course, if the goal is to learn from Cooper, then it's even less necessary."

"Championship-level teams are never a good place to learn tactics, because you can only see the completed, whole combination, but you can't see the scenarios where the tactics and players have chemistry or don't fit together."

"That's where you really hone your coaching skills. You're a great player, you don't lack professionalism, you just lack the ability to combine theory with practice."

"From this perspective, the best opportunity to join and observe teams that are preparing for a major rebuild this season is those teams with renowned coaches or whose coaching staff is open to tactical discussions and player selection."

Deschamps was taken aback, then realized that what Maxa said made a lot of sense.

With Valencia reaching the Champions League final, Cuper has become a highly sought-after manager in European football, with everyone studying his tactics.

But is it really that significant?

Many people know the coaching characteristics of famous coaches, but can we just apply them?

It's not that simple.

Maxi: "By the way, Cooper's communication skills aren't great, and his relationships with players can easily deteriorate, just like Van Gaal. Honestly, and I'm not just bragging, Sporting Lisbon is actually a better fit for you."

"If you're willing to join the team, I can speak with Mr. Triglar and arrange for you to join the coaching staff as a player!"

"Really?" Deschamps was intrigued.

Maxa smiled slightly: "I don't have much influence or fame, but in Sporting Lisbon's territory, my words still carry weight."

Deschamps nodded repeatedly, clearly intending to seriously consider it.

Deschamps' Claude was also pondering this.

If Deschamps goes to Sporting Lisbon, wouldn't he be teammates with Hathaway's boyfriend?

That way, it would be perfectly legitimate for me to get involved with Hathaway.

Moreover, the core of this football star's wives' association is Victoria and Hathaway. Everyone can see that Victoria is trying to curry favor with Hathaway, while Claude also wants to do some fashion business with Victoria. Hathaway's support is still very important to her.

So Claude made up his mind to go back and work on Deschamps to get him to go to Sporting Lisbon.

……

"Hey, Deng Kai, I'll remember you!"

Matthäus approached Duncan with a wine glass in his hand.

"I'm really sorry, I really can't tell you anything in advance about the European Championship, I was afraid it would affect your mood. I was just making wild predictions." Deng Kai apologized to Matthäus first.

It's really not good to not answer the phone.

"You should have told me sooner, then I wouldn't have gone to this European Championship," Matthäus said. "Now a lot of people are criticizing me, saying that I caused the German team to not even make it out of the group stage."

Deng Kai laughed and said, "That's probably a theory that Bayern fans came up with."

Matthäus nodded; he also felt it must have been those Bayern fans who did it.

Although Bayern Munich held a farewell match for him at the end of May, which was attended by many fans, there were still quite a few people who hated him, both within the Bayern team and among Bayern fans.

He has never been popular.

Many fans have also blamed him for Bayern Munich's elimination from the Champions League this year.

With the Champions League and the European Championship looming, even Lothar Matthäus is finding it hard to withstand the onslaught.

He originally planned to go back to Europe and find a club to play for for another year or two.

But now, he plans to retire directly.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.