内容摘要：His lawyer Singer said it was "quite tricky" to convince Sinner to take the offer.

His lawyer Singer said it was "quite tricky" to convince Sinner to take the offer.

"It's something that allows us to make the right decision in the last possible minute, in order to assess properly the appetite from our customers, in order to adapt our fashion proposition to the profile of our customers in different locations."In other words, getting the right products to the right shops.

At HQ, product managers then receive real-time data on how clothes are selling in stores worldwide, and – crucially – feedback from customers, which is then shared with designers and buyers, who can adjust the ranges along the season according to demand.Unlike some other High Street rivals, it only discounts when it stages its twice-yearly sales.But is Zara starting to lose its shine after posting slower sales growth at the start of this year?

"The key challenge for Inditex is continuing to be relevant in a fashion world that continues to get faster and cheaper," says William Woods, European retail analyst for Bernstein.Not only are mainstream rivals like H&M, Mango and Uniqlo trying to catch up, the market has been disrupted by Shein and Temu.

Shein racked up $38bn in global sales last year, just a whisker behind Inditex.

Asked how much of a threat Shein and Temu's success poses to Zara, Mr Maceiras stresses that its business model doesn't rely on price.Mourinho agrees. "The lesson went with me all over my career. When I go to European competition, I always feel that I can win.

"If you build a strong team, a team with great tactical culture, with a great resilience, with mental stability to cope with the difficult moments, especially in the knockout games. You always have a chance."Champions League winners are always teams. They will have players that, in a certain moment, make the difference. But only teams do it, and very complete teams."

Mourinho's man-management style hasn't always worked of course - his spells at Manchester United and Tottenham featured high-profile spats with high-profile players, such as Paul Pogba and Dele Alli.But, as former Inter Milan skipper Zanetti attests, during the 2010 Champions League campaign, Mourinho was the master man-manager and creator of a team culture.