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As the saying goes, a plan can never catch up with change. If this sentence had been put in the past, George would have understood the superficial meaning at most, and basically would not have taken it to heart. And now, having become the owner of Tottenham Hotspur and the head coach of the team, George finally understands the hidden meaning of this sentence.

In addition to the aforementioned Kenyon, who ultimately missed Tottenham due to Abramovich's involvement, those who have promised George that he will consider joining Tottenham include Manchester United reserve manager Brian McClair, Manchester United technical director Rene Mulensten, and Villas Boas, who worked as Mourinho's assistant in Porto. Not only are these men very capable, but they also have a close personal relationship with George, who is naturally regarded as a key member of the team's coaching staff after his successful arrival at Tottenham.

However, when George officially announced the successful acquisition of Tottenham and extended an invitation to these friends, few voices responded to his call. In other words, except for Charlie Johnson, who decided to take this opportunity to return to English football, none of the other people who George expected to work with him at Tottenham Hotspur came, and they politely declined George's invitation for various reasons.

The main reason for this situation is George's selection vision. You know, the people who can be photographed by George and think that they can help him in his career as the owner and manager of Tottenham are basically not the kind of fools who are mouthed for or poured a few mouthfuls of chicken soup for the soul. So, maybe McClair and the others will have a good friendship with George because of their similar ideas or like-mindedness, but they are obviously more focused on practical interests, that is, what kind of benefits following George can bring to their careers (such as personal prestige). And this is precisely what George, who has only been a manager for less than a season, who has been serving under the wings of Robson Sr. and Alex Ferguson, lacks the most!

In other words, neither George nor his Tottenham Hotspur have anything to do with it - Chelsea can at least get a boost from Roman Abramovich, attract a bunch of powerful players and second-tier stars with Premier League second-tier powerhouses and Champions League qualifications, and poach Kenyon, a master who has single-handedly built the Red Devils' business empire, from Manchester United. And what about Tottenham? I am afraid that George and Tottenham will not be able to come up with anything more attractive than to be able to promise McClair and others a high salary, and a blueprint for a future that looks beautiful.

Therefore, if you want to eat well in professional football, it is not enough to have money, but also very important connections and prestige. For example, if it is not George who is now coaching Tottenham, but the old Redknapp or the old Robson, who have a high reputation and deep connections in the football world, then McClair's chances of choosing to join Tottenham Hotspur are probably much higher than now.

Therefore, when Charlie Johnson arrived in London as scheduled and signed his name on a five-year assistant coach contract, George, who had suffered several blows in just a few days, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was a little more rested because of the repeated failures of the poaching operation.

After all, unlike him, who is still young and inexperienced, although Charlie Johnson was criticized by the British media for his disrespectful remarks about Hoddle and the England national team, and was finally expelled from the British football circle with the help of his former partner Charles Rip, this does not mean that Charlie will really have no energy left in this circle.

As a player who has played at all levels of the English league, worked in football game data analysis and worked with various clubs and individuals, Charlie Johnson's energy and experience in dealing with all kinds of issues in English football is definitely not comparable to that of a fledgling rookie. At the very least, Tottenham and George will probably be much more difficult to poach other teams in the future than they are in the current situation.

With Charlie Johnson as assistant coach, Thomas Tuchel and others he promised to bring to Tottenham, as well as Allegri recruited by Marotta from Italy, and the staff who chose to stay at White Hart Lane after Hoddle's departure, the main skeleton of George's coaching staff at Tottenham has finally been successfully built. All that's left is to add enough flesh and blood to the skeleton so that the coaching staff can have enough people to function properly.

Of course, it will take enough time for this coaching staff to work the way George intended. This, and the resulting period of pain, is inevitable for any team that has experienced a change of manager or upheaval at the top.

After confirming the key members of Tottenham's coaching team for the new season, George's next job is to launch a planned overhaul of Tottenham's first team. After all, Tottenham's 10th place finish in the league last season was too shabby in George's eyes, and those players who proved to be incapable of helping Tottenham improve, were inevitably purged. And Hoddle's departure is also destined to have some players sold because of this.

Poor results, a change of coach, a change of senior management, all three reasons to change the team have been gathered. If George doesn't seize this opportunity to transform the team into what he wants, take control of Tottenham's dressing room and voice, and wait until it is stable before going under the knife against the first team, it will be even more difficult to do so.

What George doesn't know, though, is that, as is the case with most English clubs, there is also a 'team committee' within Tottenham's squad. It's just that because Tottenham Hotspur is not influential enough, Tottenham's reputation as a team committee is not as resounding as that of the Cavaliers of the Round Table of AC Milan and the team committee of neighboring Chelsea.

Therefore, when George learned from Charlie that there was such an organization in the Tottenham team, he could be said to be extremely surprised: "Charlie, do you know who the players are in this team committee, and what kind of impact have they had on Tottenham over the years?"

"Hmm...... As far as I know, the main members of this committee are veterans such as Teddy Sheringham, Poyet, Sherwood and Darren Anderton. By the way, there is also a Mesozoic player who can speak more or less, and that is right-back Stephen Carr. When he learned that George was going to have a major operation on the team's lineup, Charlie immediately revealed the information he knew to George and Panpan, so as not to cause unnecessary confusion in the team because the other party did not know the inside story, "Tottenham's team committee is now in a tail. Two years ago, someone had privately revealed to me that this team committee not only made Danny Levy, who had just joined Tottenham Hotspur at the time, afraid of three points, but also influenced the formation of former Tottenham manager Hoddle. For example, in the 01-02 season, the team committee supported the aging Les Ferdinand, allowing him to knock out Sergei Rebrov, who had a decent performance in his debut season, into the main lineup, resulting in the Ukrainian striker, who was once as famous as Shevchenko, has since disappeared from everyone, and he can no longer see the style of being called a Ukrainian double pride with Sheva. ”

After listening to Charlie's account, George immediately understood that if he wanted to completely control the Tottenham team, he must first reconcile the "team committee" that once contributed greatly to the stability and harmony of the dressing room, and now hindered the continued development of the team. Only then will George be able to instill his tactical thinking and football philosophy into every player and let the players play under his command. Otherwise, George would be like his predecessor Hoddle, who would have to be subject to this "team committee" of players.

As a head coach, if you can't even control the team you coach, then what kind of head coach is you! Thinking so, George secretly made up his mind to take action against the team committee, which has now become a huge obstacle to the development of the team. For George, who has a strong desire to control, he can't allow the team to exist as an organization that can compete with him for the right to speak.

Although he expected that George might take action against the team committee, what Charlie didn't expect was that the first target of George's purge against Tottenham would be the current leader of the Tottenham team committee, and Teddy Sheringham, who had worked with him at Manchester United!

"George, my request for a contract extension is very simple, which is to ensure that I play no less than 2,700 minutes per season at Tottenham. As long as I can guarantee this, I can make concessions on other things, even if it is salary and bonuses. Sheringham, who appeared in the conference room at Tottenham's headquarters, looked very bad at this time. When he received the notice from the club, he thought it would be an easy contract extension negotiation, but the only request he made was firmly opposed by George, an old acquaintance.

"Teddy (Sheringham), I'm afraid I can't say yes to this request. After hearing about Sheringham's contract extension, George immediately replied categorically, "Don't forget, you are now a 37-year-old veteran, and your competitive condition and physical fitness are far from your peak. Therefore, it is the best thing to do to play as a super substitute as you did at Manchester United and use your experience and awareness to help the team. So, I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request for playing time. ”

2,700 minutes?George knows that Tottenham, who have no European mission, only have about 50 games to play in a season, and with Sheringham's current physical condition, it is very difficult to play the whole game. This means that if he agrees to Sheringham's request, the former Premier League Golden Boot will continue to occupy a starting striker position for Tottenham Hotspur this season!

So, when Sheringham made this request and said that he would not change his mind, George had already sentenced the former colleague to death.