Chapter 021: Challenge Team Committee (Medium)
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"You want me to be a super substitute like I did at Manchester United?" George, I said are you making a mistake?" Sheringham didn't realise that he had become a player that Tottenham had to send away this summer. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Therefore, George's suggestion is no different from a joke in Sheringham's eyes: "What kind of team Manchester United are and what is the level of this Tottenham team now, I believe George should know in his heart. I can sacrifice my stats and my interests to be a substitute at Manchester United for the sake of the big picture and the team, but that doesn't mean I'm going to do that when I get to Tottenham. At least Tottenham are not strong enough for me to sit on the bench. ”
If Sheringham were still playing for Manchester United, he would have defered George's decision to make him a super-substitute in the squad. However, Sheringham now plays for Tottenham Hotspur, who are several levels behind United in terms of influence and overall quality, and he will not be willing to accept this arrangement.
"So, Teddy, are you going to make any concessions on this?" Looking at Sheringham, who was sitting across the table, George chuckled and said, "Finally, I ask you, did you really decide that?"
"That's right. Looking at the smile on George's face, although Sheringham sensed a hint of uneasiness on his face, the desire for playing time overrode this worry in his heart, so in the end he nodded and agreed with George's statement, "Unless Tottenham has a presence in the front line that can convince me to sit on the bench, otherwise, 2,700 minutes of playing time in a season is the bottom line for me to continue to play at the club in the new season." ”
One of the reasons Sheringham has been so tough in the sequel talks is because of his confidence in his place in the Tottenham squad. As the leading brother of the Tottenham Hotspur team, the club must consider whether there will be instability in the dressing room if he is allowed to leave, and whether the players will be dissatisfied with the management because of this, resulting in a further decline in Tottenham's results in the new season. On the other hand, it is because in Sheringham's eyes, Tottenham does not have a player in the front line who can pose a threat to his main position. The only capable Robbie Keane is best suited to play is the second striker, which does not conflict with Sheringham's position.
It is with these two aspects that Sheringham dares to make such a request in the contract renewal negotiations. After all, it is a tradition of clubs to treat veterans who have a strong voice in the dressing room, such as Baresi and Tasotti in the past, and Maldini and Gianfranco Zola today. Those who do not adhere to this tradition, such as Lippi, who forced Bergomi to retire early during his time at Inter Milan, and Barcelona, who sold Pep Guardiola and Rivaldo, will suffer rather miserable defeats.
It has to be said that these two things that Sheringham relied on might be very scruples for others to agree to his request. However, when sitting at the negotiating table was George, a time-traveler with memories of his past life, Sheringham's ending was obviously very different from his psychological expectations!
"Since you insist so much, then I won't bargain with you Teddy anymore, it's a waste of time anyway......" George's words made Sheringham happy at first, but then, George's next words made the little pride and joy in Sheringham's heart suddenly disappear, "So I decided to terminate the contract renewal negotiations with Teddy, and I will not start any further negotiations on this matter." In other words, Teddy, you can now go with your agent to find a club that is willing to offer you a place in the main field. After all, Teddy, your contract with Tottenham expires this summer, and under the Boseman Act, you have the freedom to find your next home. ”
"George, how can you make such a decision!" Hearing George's statement, Sheringham was slightly stunned at first, and then he became furious, his eyes widened and glared at George who was sitting in front of him, and at the same time slapped his palm on the conference table in front of him, "George, you may not know much about the current situation of Tottenham when you first arrive. To tell you the truth, if you choose not to renew my contract this summer and instead decide to let me go on a free transfer at the end of my contract, then the dressing room will be torn apart by losing my pressure. If that happens, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand. ”
In fact, Sheringham is now thinking about mobilizing the rest of the team committee after this negotiation and asking them to join him in pressuring George to show him how much influence he has in the Tottenham team.
“…… Could it be that with the presence of your group, my Tottenham Hotspur will be able to reverse the decline of the past two seasons and turn from a team that can't even enter the European zone to a team that has the strength to compete with Manchester United and Arsenal?" George glanced at the excited Sheringham coldly, and the chill in his eyes made the world-famous former Premier League Golden Boot also shudder, "Don't say anything else, I think, what happened to Rebrov back then, Teddy, should you give me a reasonable explanation?"
"Rebrov?, the Ukrainian parallel import?" Hearing George's question, Sheringham couldn't help but feel a little weak. After all, Rebrov played a considerable role in supporting Les Ferdinand to squeeze out Rebrov in his debut season. So, when George asked about this, Sheringham naturally chose to avoid the important and trivial: "What is the explanation for this? Rebrov's performance at Tottenham really didn't meet our expectations, and Rice Ferdinand was in good form at the time, so there was no problem in giving him the main striker position. ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid it's the exact opposite of what you said Teddy. George took out two cassettes from his briefcase and said to Sheringham with a sneer, "I have here the memoirs of Rebrov and Hoddle about an organisation called the 'Team Committee', I wonder if you would be interested in taking it back and listening to it, I believe that if the paparazzi knew about it, it would have caused quite a stir in the whole of English football." ”
"How is this possible!" Hearing George's words, Sheringham suddenly became a little confused. Obviously, he didn't expect that George would be aware of the existence of the team committee a long time ago, and he would be able to get this level of fierce information. If George really made these two cassettes public, then the reputation of Sheringham and others would be notorious.
After all, no club wants the kind of player who can exert a huge influence on the team, interfere with the manager's line-up, and even go against the management. That's why Sheringham became so alarmed, because he didn't want to be labelled like that.
Sheringham wasn't surprised that Rebrov's Ukrainian would do such a thing. After all, people no longer play in England, and when they played for Tottenham, they were not less suppressed and excluded by Sheringham, so it is normal to make such a recording at the invitation of George.
If Rebrov is the only one who complains, then Sheringham can also hit back that the Ukrainians are deliberately retaliating to excuse his poor performance at Tottenham. But after Hoddle also chose to come forward to break the news, Sheringham is in a very awkward position - if even the former manager complains about the impact that Sheringham's Tottenham Hotspur team committee will have on his line-up, then the odds of believing it are obviously much better than when Rebrov was alone.
Forget about Rebrov, why did you come out to help? Sheringham couldn't figure out why Hoddle would come forward to help. You know, George is the culprit for Hoddle losing his position as Tottenham manager!
There is no problem with Sheringham's idea, Hoddle is indeed very dissatisfied with George Nelson who has lost his job, but this is also a helpless thing, who has made Tottenham's results not improve in the past two years, and George is his immediate boss?
What's more, traitors who come to their own side are obviously more hated than enemies. In Hoddle's eyes, the Tottenham Hotspur team committee, which has repeatedly hindered himself during his tenure at Tottenham, is obviously such an existence!
It was precisely because of this thought, and by the way, to vent the resentment accumulated when the Tottenham team committee interfered, that Hoddle came forward to help George and create such an interview that was enough to record Sheringham and others into the center of the public opinion storm.
"Okay, George, this time...... It's you who wins. Although there were still doubts about the content of the two recordings, Sheringham, who did not dare to gamble with his reputation in view of George's confident appearance, had no choice but to surrender, expressing his willingness to accept the result of a peaceful breakup, leaving White Hart Lane in the summer transfer period and moving freely to a club that was willing to give him the main treatment.
Although contract extension talks between Sheringham and Tottenham ended in a breakdown, Sheringham and George did not mention anything about the 'team committee' until the end of this conversation. This can be said to be a tacit understanding between the two, and it is also a peace agreement that can be reached secretly without verbal communication. In other words, Sheringham will not challenge George in any way, but will obediently accept the fate of leaving White Hart Lane on a free transfer at the end of his contract, and George will not make Rebrov and Hoddle's comments about the team committee public after Sheringham's departure, so that the latter can live out the rest of his career in peace.
In this way, with Sheringham's voluntary departure, George successfully ended his first action against Tottenham's team committee, and at the same time waved his first knife after becoming Tottenham manager!