Mallorca drew Arsenal 2-2 away, which allowed Mallorca to enter the quarterfinals. In other games, Real Madrid defeated Bayern 1-0 at home and also entered the quarterfinals. La Coruña defeated Juventus again away. Three teams in La Liga entered the quarterfinals. The only miserable thing was Celta. They lost to Lyon 0-1 away again, losing both games and failed to further.

The biggest upset appeared in the match between Porto and Manchester United. Porto, who defeated Manchester United 2-1 at home in the first leg, also performed very well away. They tied Manchester United 1-1 away and entered the quarterfinals. This was the first time Manchester United missed the quarterfinals in nearly eight years. It seemed that it also meant that the team that won the triple-champion has reached the time to change!

In other games, Chelsea, Monaco, Lyon and AC Milan took a step further, while Mallorca's opponent in the quarterfinals was Chelsea, and Real Madrid and Monaco were in the same half of the zone, while La Coruna was in the other half of the zone, and their opponent was AC Milan. Among the three La Liga teams, Real Madrid's luck seemed to be the best.

Real Madrid is also the only team in La Liga that has the same heavy burden as Mallorca. Since the beginning of this season, they have played only two less games than Mallorca - that is, the European Super Cup and Toyota Cup games. In other games, they play as many as Mallorca, but the average age of the team is several years older than Mallorca. Queiros almost does not rotate the seven superstars on the court, allowing them to play from beginning to end - it may not be that Queiros doesn't know the disadvantages of doing this, but the board of directors needs superstars to support the scene, and fans want to see the superstars perform...

In this case, it is normal for Real Madrid to collapse in history. It is a very intensive schedule for a group of superstars in their thirties. Mallorca players will be tired when Jose often uses rotations. Even if Real Madrid superstars will distribute their physical strength reasonably, there will always be a limit. When the limit comes, it will be a time of collapse.

So Jose doesn't care that Real Madrid has a lot of points ahead of them, especially in the league. Even if they lead Mallorca by five points, Jose doesn't think Mallorca will have no chance to catch up with them. Instead, Valencia and Barcelona, ​​who are not burdened with other games, are even more terrifying.

However, for Mallorca now, Real Madrid is far from the time to collapse. Although their players are tired, they can still perform well, and there are not many benefits for Mallorca's next Cup of Cup final.

However, before the final of the Cup del Rey, there is a 28th round of home match against La Coruña. This game is equally important for Mallorca. Now La Coruña is ranked fourth and is only five points behind Mallorca. If it loses to La Coruña, the overall winning situation will be even more chaotic. If La Coruña loses this game, it may withdraw from the championship ranks early. For Jose, of course, he hopes to reduce a competitor and is a competitor. The ranks of winning the championship are already very crowded...

After returning to Mallorca, Piri had already placed all the information on Jose's desk. There was not much information in fact. Piri knew what Jose wanted, so before that, they had eliminated all the forwards who were not famous, had high transfer fees, had high salary, and had no potential. They were left with young forwards with relatively potential, especially those who were not successful. Piri knew that Jose could always find some unconventional jade in the middle. Of course, there were also young players who were favored by many people, but were not particularly valuable now - the examples of Etoo and Torres - Piri did not forget.

However, even though Pili had removed it, there were still hundreds of young forward information on Jose.

When Jose saw these information, he sighed, but now there is still time, and it will take no time to read these information. Jose can still afford this time.

When Jose was reading the information, Piri had already comfortably brewed a cup of tea for himself in his office, then lit a cigarette, and waited leisurely. When he was reading the information, Jose would definitely discuss it with him, and he could not leave - but no matter how busy he was, he would not be able to be busy with Jose.

When Jose saw the first information, he laughed: "Wayne? Rooney?"

"That's right, this kid has a very high talent, good skills, good physical condition, and he is still very young, only seventeen years old. It's okay to play the main force now, and it's okay to train well." Pili spit out a smoke ring and said leisurely.

Jose casually put aside Rooney's information: "This... remove it."

"Why?" Piri asked strangely.

"We can't afford him, nor can we afford him." Jose simply said: "And the English players perform in other leagues in moderation, and their characteristics do not match our tactics. He is a very top player, but it is not suitable for us."

Jose did not say that after the end of this season, Rooney will be 30 million pounds in a transfer tug-of-war - note that it is pound! With a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds, his transfer also kicked off the rebuilding of Manchester United. Now Mallorca competes with Manchester United? Even if it wins, it will not be worth the loss. What's more, compared with Manchester United, Mallorca is not that attractive. Even if they win the Champions League again this season, their attractiveness to Rooney will definitely not be as great as that of the most successful Premier League team in more than a decade.

Piri stopped talking, and he also knew how difficult it was to buy Rooney. As the youngest goal record in the Premier League and the youngest international in England's history, Rooney was seen as a treasure by the Premier League giants. Of course, such a player would not go abroad. If it were the previous years when England had just returned from the ban in Europe, it would still be possible, just like Gascoin at that time, but now, it is absolutely impossible.

"Anthony Le Tale? Not worth and ability, don't." Le Tale is now very popular in Liverpool. French coach Hollier admires him very much. It is not a matter of one or two to buy him. Moreover, this French young man will not have any outstanding features in the future. Jose is not familiar with him and does not know how to train him.

"Antonio Casano? Genius, but I can't afford it, don't." Jose vaguely remembers that Casano is about to fall out with Rome's boss Toti and coach Capello, but even so his value will not be low. What's more, he is in a high spirit, and even Capello can't control him. Jose, a famous person who is good at coaching young players, may not work in front of Casano, who has become famous. Jose doesn't want Casano to mess up Mallorca's locker room. It's enough to have a 2b for Mathias, and it's nothing good to have a few more 2bs...

"Girardino Pazini is a good candidate, but now Italian players are unwilling to play football abroad. Girardino is probably going to AC Milan, Pazini is still young..."

"Gowu? Potential and worth not. Ibrahimovic? Let him go to Juventus. I don't want Mallorca to be a one-man team. Santa Cruz... is always a genius, lacking the temperament of a top striker."

After picking, the information in front of Jose gradually decreased, and the information he took out was only three people who put it aside.

"There are only three, Mr. Piri, please help me with your advice." Jose breathed a long sigh and said to Piri.

At this time, Pili had already finished drinking two cups of tea, smoked five cigarettes, and went to the toilet twice. While yawning, he reached out to grab three copies of the information, and then read it softly.

"David Villa, twenty-two years old, plays for Zaragoza. He has performed well this season. He has a typical scorer with a large range of activities and many points. His value is estimated to be around 10 million euros."

"Robin Van Persie, 20 years old, plays for Feyenoord. He has excellent skills and can play in all positions in the frontcourt. Although he is tall but flexible, he has a weird temper. The advantage is that Feyenoord is now trying to deal with him. Other teams are not very interested in him, and his value is probably not more than five million euros."

"Kevin Kuranyi, 22 years old, a German with Brazilian ancestry, is a center forward with good physical fitness and excellent footwork skills. He has performed very well in Stuttgart these two seasons, but he is now very valuable. If he wants to buy him, he may have to pay 15 million euros, and he may not be able to buy it."

"The three are all good guys." After reading it, Piri put down the information and said with a smile.

"All of them are really good guys, and their characteristics are different. Villa is a scorer, Van Persie is a versatile player in the frontcourt. As for Kuranyi, a typical center." Jose smiled slightly and replied.

"From the financial perspective, Van Persie is the best choice. First of all, he is the youngest and has great potential for growth. At the same time, Feyenoord is eager to sell him because his relationship with Van Marvik has been completely shattered. He sat on the bench and even the reserve team most of this season. Last season, Feyenoord's managers are looking for people all over the world to sell him. If you want to introduce him, maybe we only need to pay a small price. This is different from Villa and Kurani. Villa is the number one scorer in Zaragoza this season, and Kurani is the most favored striker among German young forwards. If you want to buy those two people, you can't get one or two hundred million." Piri said after thinking about it.

"But..." Jose followed his words.

"But is it a good thing for a young man who is training his own team to have such a bad fight with everyone. Is it a good thing to come to Mallorca? This is a rebellious guy. Many talented young people in the Netherlands have such a weird temper, which also makes their national team look quite neurotic in the competition. Van Persie is such a typical example." Piri said.

Jose smiled slightly and said, "Not every team that has developed young players can accept this young man."

Jose said this with a strong sense of confidence because he knew how to deal with Van Persie.

"You seem to be very interested in him?" Piri said in confusion.

"Don't you think our locker room is too quiet? The players who play the main players are all very good-character young men, Alonso, Kaka... Players like Etoo and Drogba won't cause anything. Captain Nadal is taciturn, and only one Matthias can create some active atmosphere. But his relationship with Torres is getting better now. The entire locker room is too quiet. Don't you think?" Jose asked back.

"Wouldn't that be good?" Piri said incomprehensiblely. All the coaches were trying to calm the locker room, but Jose said that Mallorca's locker room was too quiet.

"It's not bad, it's just lacking some vitality." Jose smiled: "You know, I like to buy people at a cheap price. Van Persie is very good. I am confident that I can train him well. Moreover, all we want is a substitute. Whether it's Villa or Kuranyi, who can play as a substitute? Such contradictions are irreconcilable."

Looking at the thoughtful Piri, Jose added: "What's more, he is cheap, and even if he fails, we won't lose too much."


Chapter completed!