Chapter 893: Self-inflicted

Our reporter reported that in order to welcome the annual Boxing Day, major British merchants have launched the largest price reduction promotions. Although heavy snow fell on Boxing Day this year, it still did not affect people's enthusiasm for shopping. ”

"Outside the Glory Plaza in Southampton, in order to seize the shopping opportunity, nearly 10,000 enthusiastic consumers lined up in advance in advance against the cold wind ten hours before the plaza opened."

"In order to allow consumers to buy their favorite products in advance, Harros Mall opened at 7 a.m. two hours earlier, attracting more than 3,000 customers to rush into the store to buy them."

"In the first hour after opening the door, it set a record of two million pounds in sales, and the enthusiasm of people was amazing."

"According to the reporter's on-site observation, Glory Plaza has attracted at least 80,000 consumers to gather, and it is expected that the full-day passenger flow will exceed 300,000, which is simply incredible for Southampton."

"Earlier, due to the rise of Black Friday in November and the increase in the promotion efforts of major merchants this Christmas, many people were pessimistic about the sales prospects of Boxing Day this year, but it turns out that although there are Black Friday and Christmas sales ahead, Boxing Day is still the most popular shopping carnival for British people."

"In addition to the glory square in Southampton, the reporter also got the news that the West End business district in London will also attract more than 700,000 people today, and Birmingham's most famous Bourring shopping mall, this year's traffic will also exceed 200,000, and the shopping mall in Liverpool city center will also exceed 120,000."

"In view of the current positive consumption situation, major merchants believe that this year's Boxing Day sales will be higher than last year."

"For this situation, professionals analyze, the main reason is that the major merchants have greater discounts, and at the same time, there are also innovations in marketing and publicity methods."

"For example, the Glory Plaza in Southampton, they have created a commercial ecosystem around the Glory Stadium in Southampton, and created a way to exchange consumption points for tickets, which has greatly attracted fans and users, coupled with the great discounts of major merchants, which naturally stimulates people's enthusiasm for consumption."

"Southampton innovative? This new business model has not only changed the business model of the traditional retail industry, but also attracted a number of Premier League teams to learn from it. ”

"Tottenham Hotspur in north London have said they will be building a commercial shopping centre around the new stadium that will be fully completed in two years' time, following the example of Glory Square in Southampton, and will soon attract investment."

"It can be seen that Southampton's approach is not only bought by consumers, but also by competitors who are Premier League teams, and they are also very envious and take the initiative to learn."

"When the CEO of the Premier League, Richard Scudmoor, was interviewed by this reporter, he publicly called for more Premier League clubs to learn from Southampton's business model."

Abramovich sat on the sofa in the living room, staring at the news on the TV, watching coldly, his face unfazed.

Only those who are familiar with him know that in fact, he is not happy in his heart.

At this time, whoever goes up to provoke him will definitely be unlucky.

So, both Granovskia and Bruce Barker sensibly chose to sit on the sidelines and not speak.

It's better to be a stuffy gourd than to be scolded and spittle, right?

As the owners of the club, they all have to admit that Southampton is really doing quite well.

First, they do attach great importance to professional talents, and secondly, Yang Huan also knows how to reuse these talents.

So, in just a few years, Southampton has become one of Europe's best-run and most successful top teams.

However, Southampton's success has been difficult for Chelsea to learn from.

On a managerial level, Chelsea have sent away the likes of Peter Kenyon and Ron Gulley, leading to a decline in talent at the club, while the ownership of Stamford Bridge, as well as its location and surroundings, make it difficult for Chelsea to be like Southampton.

Also, although Yang Huan often interferes with the team, he knows the ball very well and knows how to stop in moderation.

But his own boss, in many ways, is obviously a lot better than Yang Huan.

However, these words can only rot in their hearts, and if anyone dares to say them, they will definitely die a miserable death.

In front of his boss, Yang Huan is taboo.

Fortunately, after the news of Southampton's Glory Square was broadcast, Sky TV quickly began to forecast the live broadcast of the Premier League tonight.

'Tonight, the Premier League kicks off in the 18th round of fixtures, the first of the Christmas Devils' schedule, with the tournament featuring reigning champions Southampton hosting Chelsea.

'Southampton have continued their excellent form in the previous two seasons this season, firmly holding the top spot in the league from the start, and no other team has been able to shake Southampton's position.

'Chelsea, on the other hand, are not in a good position at the moment, with Jose Mourinho's side sitting 16th in the table and just two points off the relegation zone.

'There has been news from the outside that the Chelsea management have lost patience with Mourinho and have decided that they must win Southampton away from home, otherwise Mourinho will be sacked again because of poor results.

'It also gives a lot of anticipation for this upcoming game, to see if the Portuguese madman's Blues will be able to fight back or the Saints will completely trample the Blues into the abyss of despair.

Hearing the Sky TV news broadcast, the three people present were a little ridiculous.

Because, here are some news chasing the wind and shadows.

It's not about Chelsea's situation right now, it's about the firing of Jose Mourinho, which is absolutely fake news.

The reason is simple, who can afford to fire Mourinho?

It is estimated that the Portuguese madman is now desperate for the management to fire him, because he has completely lost control of the dressing room.

However, he has repeatedly emphasized to the public that he will never take the initiative to resign.

What does that mean?

This means that if the management thinks I'm not doing a good job, fire me.

But, you took the initiative to fire me, so you still have to pay me liquidated damages, salaries, etc.

After a full fight, to fire Mourinho, Chelsea will have to pay at least tens of millions.

What's more, now that there is a scarcity of famous coaches in Europe, who will take over the team after firing Mourinho?

That's why Chelsea's management has been slow to make a move.

Otherwise, with Mourinho's results this season, he would have been out of class ten times and eight times, and he would still be able to survive until now?

Abramovich sighed, turned off the TV, looked at the two Chelsea core executives sitting on his left and right, and asked faintly: "How is the situation of the team now?" ”

"It's still the same." Granovskia replied: "Since Mourinho sacked the doctor, the players have reacted violently, but the more they react, the more Mourinho wants to press, so ......"

What kind of character is the Portuguese madman, Abramovich himself is quite aware and not surprised at all.

In fact, his intention in sacking the team doctor was to tell the players that everything in the team, even if it was your injuries, had to be approved by me.

In the past, this was quite normal.

But it's noticeably different now, players are much more self-aware now than they were a decade ago, so where are they going to eat Mourinho's set?

As a result, the more the players resisted, the tougher Mourinho became, and in the end, the two sides fell out.

"The team doctor has now publicly stated that he wants to sue us, and the whole thing is very troublesome." Bruce Buck also said worriedly.

Abramovich tilted his head and pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a little headache.

He really felt that many things were becoming more and more out of his control.

As the saying goes, poor couples mourn everything, Chelsea is in a bad situation now, and it is the time when everyone needs to work together, but at this time, there are so many moths.

What's even more sad is that he, the owner of the club, is unable to do anything about it.

Southampton, on the other hand, is thriving by Yang Huan.

If Southampton wins the title again this season, it will be a third consecutive title, and it will completely surpass Chelsea that year and become the new Premier League hegemon, but what about Chelsea?

Whether we can succeed in relegation this season is not certain.

After being silent for a while, Abramovich suddenly sighed and said, "For tonight's game, you can lead the team, and I won't go." ”

Granovskia and Bruce Barker looked at each other, clearly seeing what Abramovich was behind them.

He's not optimistic about tonight's game.

That's right, the current strength of Southampton is so strong, not only the leader of the Premier League, but also the lead is so obvious, the overall strength of the team is so strong, on the other hand, Chelsea, not to mention the low morale, and the strength is far from the same level as Southampton.

In this case, Chelsea's visit to the Glory Stadium to challenge Southampton is indeed a dead or.

Abramovich is reluctant to go away, probably because he doesn't want to see the team lose miserably, and at the same time avoid Yang Huan's rivalry.

If Chelsea loses to Southampton away, with Yang Huan's character, he will definitely come over to show off in front of Abramovich again, so it is better to simply lose sight of it and save time to be angry.

Thinking about this layer, Granovskia and Bruce Barker had nothing to say.

It's just that the former, as Abramovich's henchman for many years, decided to speak his mind after thinking about it.

"Boss, actually, I don't think it's a way to continue like this."

Abramovich raised his eyebrows and thought about the female subordinate for many years, "What do you mean?" ”

"I mean, if it goes on like this, what if...... I mean, in case the team falls into the relegation zone, it's ......"

Firing Mourinho now is indeed a heavy price, but if he is not fired, if the team is relegated from the Premier League, the loss will not be tens of millions, but more than 100 million.

Because the loss of relegation is not just about the Premier League's broadcast fees, but also about the weakening of the Chelsea brand, and even the pressure on sponsors at that time.

Excuse me, they are sponsoring Chelsea at the level of Premier League title contenders, and now that the team has a bad result and has fallen into the bottom, they already have complaints, if they are relegated...... The consequences are absolutely unimaginable.

Abramovich understood what Granovskia meant, but ......

"Marina, then who do you think will take over once Mourinho is out of class?"

"This ......" Granovskia was also very troubled.

With Chelsea's spirit, the selection of a manager must not be too bad.

But even Jose Mourinho is out of class, who else can take over?

Besides, Chelsea's image in the coaching field has indeed been bad in recent years.

Pep Guardiola was reluctant to take over Chelsea.

Sometimes I think about the predicament that Chelsea have come to where they are today, and it feels a little bit self-inflicted.

It's just that hopefully, tonight, the team won't lose too badly.