"Those reporters are such nonsense, sometimes they really want to open their brains to see if they are filled with straw!" Xiao Yu was in his office, pointing to a newspaper that sang praises to the Red Rebels and smiled bitterly.

Mourinho and Walsh sat across from him, and they seemed helpless about this situation, wanting to restrict the media in England, even Manchester United couldn't do it, let alone the Red Rebels, but they were currently hyping up Manchester United's dispute between Ferguson and Manier, and Manchester United was also helpless about it.

"How can a team that can reach the last 16 of the UEFA Cup be an underdog? Especially for us! Xiao Yu looked at another newspaper next to him, with columns by Martin Taylor and Scarlett Elan.

Compared to the others, these two people's columns are more pertinent.

As Red Rebels fans, they are more rational to believe that the previous period of multi-front combat has made the physical fitness of Red Rebels players reach a critical point, and now although they have been eliminated from the League Cup, the League Cup will be held until the end of February, but there are two rounds of the FA Cup in January, coupled with the tight winter break, which is definitely a big test for the Red Rebels.

Fitness is one thing, the will of the players is also another, you know, in this rather brutal schedule, the will of the players and the unity within the team is quite crucial, especially in League One, where Portsmouth and Leicester City have caught up.

The Red Rebels are unbeaten in League One so far, but it is clear that they have lost the momentum of the winning streak they had at the beginning, due to the fitness bottlenecks of the team, but also because the players' freshness to League One is constantly draining, which is the disadvantage of all dark horse teams.

As everyone knows, how many teams led all the way in the first half and created amazing results, but in the second half, especially after the winter break, the results plummeted, and this is due to the mentality of the players.

In the face of this kind of problem that all dark horses will face, how the Red Rebels adjust is very important.

Seeing these reports, Xiao Yu immediately remembered the emotions of the players on the training ground, and had to admit that due to physical fitness problems and the continuous flow of freshness to the league, their training enthusiasm was not as good as in the early stage of the league.

In recent times, the new Manchester United have encountered a lot of trouble in the league, with one win and two draws in three league games, and Portsmouth and Leicester City have begun to catch up, with the three teams each separated by two points, which is a matter of one game.

'It's been a lot of problems in the team lately, but I'm sure the players can adjust, and we had a lot of problems last season as well, but we adjusted well. Mourinho spoke.

But Xiao Yu knows that it is not enough to just rely on adjustments, and sometimes, you have to bring more benefits to the players.

"José, I have an idea!"

Mourinho nodded his head to indicate that he was listening.

"Although the prize money of the League Cup is not much, but for us, it is not a small amount, my idea is that if the team can be promoted this season, the League Cup prize money will be taken out as a reward, if the players can work harder, in the FA Cup go farther, then I will also take the FA Cup prize money out to the team as a bonus, and the promotion bonus is calculated separately!"

Mourinho was a little surprised, but soon understood what Xiao Yu meant.

To put it bluntly, playing football as a professional player is a job, and you have to give them enough rewards to make them work harder, and if you want to do this, Xiao Yu's approach is undoubtedly the most ideal.

According to last year's income, the income from winning the League Cup is about 7 million, and the FA has increased the prize money for winning the FA Cup to 2 million in order to stimulate more teams to participate in the FA Cup, but if you count the broadcast fee share, the maximum can reach about 5 million.

Of course, the current Red Rebels can't talk about winning the championship, but as long as the results are outstanding, the share will definitely not be less.

The UEFA Cup and FA Cup bonuses are undoubtedly a business commission, and the better you play, the higher the reward you get, the higher your prize money, and the better you can win the title, then you can get a million-pound bonus, which is undoubtedly a huge temptation for a League One team.

The main players of the first team can get at least a few hundred thousand pounds, which can definitely stimulate them to fight for their lives!

Of course, Xiao Yu's premise is that the team must be able to upgrade, for him, promotion is more important than anything else, the League Cup, the FA Cup, these temptations are not as good as entering the Premier League, you know, after entering the Premier League, every team, even if you rank last, you can get a share of more than 10 million pounds in broadcast fees, plus sponsorship and a series of other income.

What are the prize money in the UEFA Cup and FA Cup in comparison?

This season, Xiao Yu has offered a high promotion bonus, coupled with the sponsor's promotion commission, he has always put the team's promotion first, as for the League Cup and FA Cup, Xiao Yu also hopes to get better results.

Even if all the prize money is awarded to the players, what then?

The team's income from management, sponsorship and other aspects, plus ticket revenue, is definitely far greater than the team's income, and the team's invisible prestige increases, this intangible asset is also full of temptation.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Yu dared to propose such a reward plan.

"Well, I'll pass that on to the players, but there's one thing I need to do right away!" Mourinho's eyes swept over him.

"Bosingva?" Xiao Yu immediately guessed.

This player was undoubtedly a pretty good player in Xiao Yu's previous life, but unfortunately, under Mourinho's coaching, his improvement in the past two years has not been obvious, especially compared to Kolo Toure, his progress has never been able to keep up with the speed of the Red Rebels, so much so that Mourinho has not even given him a chance this season.

Bosingwa has been frequently reported in the media, declaring that he should be a more important member of the team, otherwise he wants to make a transfer, which has caused discord within the team.

"I don't want him to stay and continue to affect the current unity of the team!" Mourinho said it succinctly.

Although Xiao Yu is very optimistic about Bosingwa, the fact is that he has indeed become a stumbling block for the team, and Xiao Yu also has Daniel Alves in Brazil, which makes Xiao Yu feel that Bosingwa is not an indispensable one.

In addition, Xiao Yu has also contacted Cruzeiro through Sao Paulo, McCone has been bought out by Xiao Yu at a low price, and temporarily played in Cruzeiro on loan, but Xiao Yu plans to loan McCone to Benfica in Portugal next season, so that he can experience it there, he is still very young and still needs to be honed.

With these two players in hand, Xiao Yu is not worried about the problem on the right side at all.

"Okay, Jose, I'll get David to contact the team, so do you have any other players that need to be brought in?" Xiao Yu asked with concern.

Mourinho shook his head, "Except for Bosingva, I want our winter transfer to be closed!" ”

"Don't you need someone at right wing-back?" Xiao Yu asked.

'No, we have Filipe Lahm and Essien can play in that position, so we don't have to bring in more players, and if we ruin the atmosphere in the team for that, it won't be good!'

Xiao Yu nodded, he knew that Mourinho must have his own set of plans, just like he planned to promote Messi, Ismael and others to the first team next season, he would have his own set of methods.

Originally, Xiao Yu also planned to bring Auxerre's 19-year-old calf Sania, but since Mourinho didn't want it, forget it, anyway, when the summer transfer came, Alves would be able to come.

I don't know if it's a certain concept of playing games in his previous life, Xiao Yu actually doesn't like to introduce players during the winter break, unless it is a last resort, because he feels that the transfer during the winter break is very risky, whether it is the team or the players, there is a great risk.

And if a team is formed in the summer, then there is no need to bring in reinforcements again during the winter break, just like the Red Rebels are now, with Patrice Evra and Kolo Toure, the two main players, and Philippe Rahm can play on both the left and right, and the three can form a good competition with each other.

If another player is brought in at this time, it will undoubtedly hit Lahm's positive surname, and Essien can also play on the right wing, so why not just give them a chance?

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After Xiao Yu offered a large amount of bonuses, the first-team players generally seemed very excited, and the most direct reflection was that their enthusiasm in the training session had been greatly improved compared to before.

The multi-million pound reward has certainly given these players who have never reached such heights even further.

Looking at the current players of the new Manchester United, some of them were unknown in the lower teams before, and some were not given a chance in the big teams, and it was the first time for them to enter the round of 16 of the League Cup, and Xiao Yu linked the prize money to the results, which undoubtedly gave them enough motivation in terms of competitive goals and interests.

In addition, Bosingwa's transfer was quickly completed, and although the player could not play for the Red Rebels, he still has a certain reputation in Portugal, especially since he is still very young.

Through Mendes's intermediary, Bosingwa transferred to Porto, who was very optimistic about him, for a transfer fee of 2 million pounds, but because the transfer system in England has to be synchronized with the European continent at the beginning of this season, the transfer can only take effect after the winter transfer window opens on January 1, but Bosingwa has left for Porto.

As for the winter transfer window, Xiao Yu made it clear that it is closed, and any club that wants to bring in players from the Red Rebels will be disappointed, and he also said that the current atmosphere of the team is very good and confident that it will survive the brutal winter break.

Just when the outside world was skeptical of the news released by Xiao Yu, the Red Rebels defeated Bradford near the relegation zone of the league with a clean 5-0 victory at home.

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