Zhao Zhao's recruitment trip to Spain this time was very smooth.
The reason was simple: Zhao Zhao was sincere enough.
After he met Lafuente and Sergi Perez, he directly offered them positions as fitness coaches for the Sunderland first team, with a weekly salary of 4,000 euros.
For an employee or a person in society, the reasons for choosing a job are nothing more than two: 'fame' and 'profit'.
Regarding 'fame', Sunderland is a Premier League team, which clearly has better prospects and a larger stage compared to the Segunda Division teams they currently play for.
And Zhao Zhao, as a rising coaching star in the Premier League, is also somewhat famous for his ability to identify and utilize talent, so following him would clearly not be a disadvantage.
Moreover, through communication, Zhao Zhao also expressed his absolute trust in them, stating that no matter what massage equipment or big data support they needed, he would approve it all! This made the two fitness coaches feel as if they were basking in the spring breeze.
As for the more practical 'profit', it far exceeded their current salaries.
Actually, in most cases within a team, the highest earners are usually the players, followed by the Coach, assistant coaches, chief scout, chief team doctor, and so on; fitness coaches' salaries are not considered high.
Except for gods like Pintus and Buenaventura who can earn tens of thousands of euros, most fitness coaches are far from reaching that figure.
Taking the Premier League as an example, even big teams like Chelsea and Arsenal pay their fitness coaches only four to five thousand, while many ordinary Premier League small teams only pay one to three thousand, not to mention the Segunda Division!
So, a weekly salary of 4,000 euros is truly very high, and it also demonstrates Zhao Zhao's sincerity!
Thus, Zhao Zhao directly brought the two Spanish fitness coaches back to England!
Then, he began to visit his next target: the chief team doctor.
This position is, of course, also very important.
Why do some teams constantly have injured players, recovering only to get injured again, and injured only to recover?
Besides the fitness coaches being responsible for this, the team doctor is clearly a very crucial link.
They are mainly responsible for three areas in the team: emergency treatment, injury rehabilitation, and injury prevention.
All of these require a great deal of experience and ability.
When players get injured on the field, they have to make a judgment in a very short time about whether the player can continue the game, which is much harder than most people think.
After all, unlike clinic doctors, they don't have enough time to arrange examinations and think things through, which requires a lot of experience and calm judgment.
The team doctor's greatest value to the club is actually more reflected in injury recovery.
With the rapid development of sports medicine, injury recovery has become a multi-person systematic project in various clubs, and team doctors, fitness coaches, the Coach, and the players themselves must cooperate to truly reduce the recovery time for injuries.
Fitness coaches will communicate with team doctors to formulate corresponding training plans, which is often a key factor in rehabilitation, while the Coach needs to reasonably allocate playing time for recovering players to help them gradually regain their best form.
In short, they need a 'divine doctor', not a 'veterinary doctor'!
And Zhao Zhao's target was still a 'goddess doctor'!
Former Chelsea chief team doctor — Eva.
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Eva Carneiro became the team doctor for the Chelsea first team in 2011.
On the highly anticipated Premier League stage, whenever a Chelsea player was injured, Eva was the first to rush onto the field, and because of this, her heroic figure and beauty began to become world-renowned, with many media even calling her the "most beautiful female team doctor."
Putting aside her beauty for a moment, her high academic qualifications allowing her to serve as chief team doctor for a prestigious club like Chelsea in itself proves her excellent professional capabilities.
However, when the time came to 2015, something happened that led to her parting ways with Chelsea.
In the opening match of the 2015-16 Premier League season, where Chelsea drew 2-2 with Swansea, at the very end of the game, after Hazard fell injured, Eva directly entered the field to treat the player.
This action angered Mourinho, who was then the Coach of Chelsea; he believed that Eva's stupidity had left Chelsea with one less player on the field.
So he cursed her in Portuguese from the sidelines: "filho da puta" (meaning son of a bitch), and also yelled at Eva, "Hey! Hey! Get off the pitch, for f***'s sake!"
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho continued to criticize Eva's "impulsiveness and naivety" for the team's failure to secure a winning start.
Then Mourinho banned Eva, prohibiting her from entering the Chelsea dugout.
Because of this incident, Mourinho was also suspected of gender discrimination, which is a serious accusation, and thus a series of confusions at Chelsea began.
Finally, they finished the season in only 10th place, and Mourinho also quietly left midway through, abruptly ending his second stint with the Blues.
Later, Eva directly took Mourinho and Chelsea to court and ultimately won a resounding victory.
The Blues publicly apologized to Eva, but Mourinho still did not express remorse.
Therefore, from this perspective, Eva still harbored resentment towards Mourinho.
Isn't this a coincidence? Zhao Zhao had a confrontation with Mourinho in his very first official match as Coach.
Isn't this an opportunity to unite against a common enemy?
Indeed.
When Zhao Zhao found Eva at a hotel and explained his intentions, Eva immediately said, "I've heard of you. You did a great job confronting Mourinho in the match against Manchester United! It was truly excellent, and I admire it."
"So..." Zhao Zhao tentatively asked, "Are you willing to come to our Sunderland? The salary I can offer is..."
He used the same tactic he used to recruit the two fitness coaches: laying his cards on the table!
But Eva waved her hand: "Do you know how much Chelsea offered for an out-of-court settlement when I took them to court?"
Zhao Zhao shook his head: "I don't know."
Eva held up one finger: "1.2 million pounds."
"Wow." Zhao Zhao's mouth dropped open.
Damn, the charge of gender discrimination is really serious, directly costing Chelsea so much money.
1.2 million pounds might not be much for a big team, but it's a lot for an individual.
Take Zhao Zhao, for example; his weekly salary as Sunderland's Coach is only 30,000 euros.
1.2 million pounds is roughly his annual income!
"But I refused," Eva continued, then revealed her charming smile, "And in the end, guess how much I got?"
"How much?" Zhao Zhao could only play along now, following her lead.
"5 million pounds." Eva now held out an open palm. "This is the amount the court ordered Chelsea to compensate me, and I have already received it."
"Oh..." While astonished by the figure, Zhao Zhao also seemed to understand what this beautiful team doctor wanted to say.
Indeed, Eva then said: "I will agree to become Sunderland's team doctor, but absolutely not for money, because I already have enough money. I just genuinely love the profession of team doctor, if it weren't for that bastard Mourinho..."
"Understood." Zhao Zhao nodded.
Eva added, "I waited two years just for an opportunity. I want to prove myself, not to show how great I am, but to tell everyone that what I once lost, I must get back!"
Zhao Zhao: "..."
Why do these lines sound familiar?
"Furthermore, I am very willing to work under a handsome Coach." Suddenly, the tone changed, and Eva's gaze towards Zhao Zhao became ambiguous. "I've read The Sun, and I heard you have quite a few rumors? Even involved with some movie stars and TV hosts..."
"Huh?" Zhao Zhao was momentarily stunned.
What kind of rotten The Sun is this? It truly is the Napoleon of the gossip newspaper world; how could they even get this kind of information?
"So, you want me to go to Sunderland. Since I'm not after the salary, shouldn't you also show some sincerity? For example... hmm?" Eva winked at Zhao Zhao. "I'm not worse than those celebrity hosts, am I?"
Zhao Zhao swallowed.
Oh my god, could the rumors be true?
After the Chelsea team doctor incident broke out in his previous life, many tabloid newspapers began reporting all sorts of things.
Some said that Eva, the team doctor, usually enjoyed 'that', and if she didn't 'that' for a day, she would become very 'that'.
Well, that won't do.
If she comes to Sunderland and is constantly 'this and that', wouldn't it mess up the team?
Eva seemed to see through Zhao Zhao's thoughts and smiled again: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person you imagine. I promise you that in the team, I will only focus on professional matters, and I won't interfere with anything else. Besides, are there any other men as handsome as you in your team? It wouldn't be easy for others to attract me, would it? Haha!"
"That's true." Zhao Zhao nodded slightly.
At least before Eva fell out with Mourinho, Chelsea was indeed very strong, even winning the Premier League title the year before that incident.
This in itself showed that Eva's contribution to the team was positive and certainly not as bad as some tabloids claimed.
So, what Eva said was still credible.
Of course, the most credible thing she said was that Zhao Zhao was the most handsome!
He was someone even Alonso had to avoid, so with him around, how could Eva possibly be interested in anyone else?
Then Zhao Zhao also made up his mind: to satisfy her!
Uh, to satisfy her demands!
This was, of course, not a personal matter.
This was a major event concerning the improvement of the club's medical team.
For the sake of the club, as the Coach, Zhao Zhao should make some personal sacrifices!
Thus, Zhao Zhao also extended both hands and firmly grasped Eva's hands:
"Then, welcome you to be a part of Sunderland!"
Eva, in turn, pulled him closer, bringing their bodies to zero distance:
"Now, let me see your sincerity..."