Chapter 697: Alone to Invite the Lord
Sir Alex Ferguson was an old-fashioned gentleman who loved red wine, and he had an antique Windsor-style wine cabinet in his office, which contained more than twenty bottles of different varieties of red wine.
Ferguson enjoyed entertaining his rivals in this office, which gave him a sense of intellectual nobility. With the exception of Arsène Wenger, the arch-master has used red wine to replace almost all Premier League opponents, including Jose Mourinho, with whom he has quarreled for three years.
I once asked the sir: "If there was only one bullet, would you shoot at Wenger or Victoria?" β
The lord said, "Can you give me two?" β
Today, there is still a bottle of RomanΓ©e-Conti 1988 open on the coffee table in the middle of the circular sofa, but there is only one cup, and there is not even a bowl of boiled water in front of Zhuo Yang. In fact, there are many places where the lord is rude today, not only is he not very graceful not to pour wine for Zhuo Yang, but he is not limited to humiliating the elegance of red wine by drinking viciously like pouring beer, but it is very inappropriate to just invite Zhuo Yang and ignore Ancelotti.
The Milanese asked Zhuo Yang not to come to this Hongmen banquet, but he felt that it didn't matter, and some things should indeed be made clear in front of the lord.
Zhuo Yang sat upright on the sofa, just watched Ferguson stop talking a few times, and then drank three glasses of thick red liquid in a row, and his nose slowly became oily with lees. Zhuo Yang politely admired Lord Fu's booze, without saying a word, thinking about what kind of scenery it would be if red wine was paired with flowers.
"Zhuo Yang, you are deliberate!" Ferguson couldn't hold back. Zhuo Yang can hold his breath even more calmly than him, and whoever speaks first in this kind of thing will fall behind.
"Yes." To the surprise of the lord, Zhuo Yang readily admitted it.
"You ......" made Ferguson speechless. You...... Why are you doing this? β
"Sir, I think you should first ask the Brazilian why he did that."
"Ribery was an accident on the field......"
Zhuo Yang didn't answer twice, and Ferguson himself felt that he was not confident when he said this, and he was bored to be tight.
Ferguson put down his glass and let out a long breath. "Zhuo Yangna, I know that your brothers have a good relationship, but Peer...... Didn't your Grandpa Mo beat up Anderson? That's a flattening of the story! β
"But didn't you block Grandpa Mo from within?"
"Mother Xipi, do you want to teach me how to be a head coach?"
"Don't dare! Sir, you misunderstood. β
Ferguson picked up the bottle in a huff, shook it twice on the rim of the glass without pouring it in, and put the wine down heavily, making people very worried that the slender goblet would break off.
"Do you know how much effort I've put into getting this right?" The lord said, "He beat Anderson so badly that he was lying unconscious on the ground, and blood was gushing out of his head, and he thought he was going to die!" If I don't send him to the reserve team and ban, how can I give Anderson an account? β
"Zhuo Yang, do you know, if I hadn't forcibly pressed down, Anderson's side would have been preparing to criminally prosecute Mertesacker. Out of the court, off the game, he has the right to sue Mertesacker for intentional injury. Do you know all this? β
"Sir, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I actually want Anderson to go through the legal process. You can tell him, just go and tell him. Please be assured that I am sincere at this point. β
"What's in it for you and you?" The lord didn't understand.
"If he goes through the legal process, we will just settle this matter, don't you think we don't even have the ability to do that? In that way, it was Anderson who took the initiative to extend the matter beyond the court, and to tell you the truth, I wish he did, because we could solve it without being confined to the court. β
"Sir, once this happens, if he Anderson can return to Brazil safely without missing parts, our Six Musketeers will be discredited in Europe from now on!"
"Zhuo Yang, are you threatening me? How daring! β
"Don't dare, sir, you're thinking too much again. I was threatening him. β
"You ......" At this moment, Ferguson's phone rang, and the old man first glanced at Zhuo Yang before connecting. Hey......"
After a while, the lord hung up the phone, stared at Zhuo Yang for a long time, and said: "...... from the hospital, Anderson fractured the tibia and fibula of his left leg, and completely ruptured the cruciate ligament of his left knee. Zhuo Yang, you are ruthless enough. β
Zhuo Yang pursed his lips like an Englishman, spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders: "I'm sorry. β
"Is sorry enough?" Ferguson roared: "He's only 21 years old, so young. Do you know how much effort it took me to find an all-round midfielder like him? You're sorry and that's it? β
"Franck Ribery, 26 years old, is the world's No. 1 winger. He has made it from the slums on the outskirts of Paris to where he is today, football is his only dream, he is the only hope for his family. "Anderson is your player, and Scar is our brother. Sir, your players are piled up in baskets, but our brother is only one. β
After the 92 class got old, among the young descendants of Manchester United, Ronaldo, Rooney, Grandpa Mo, Evans, Anderson, and Nani were regarded as the core skeleton of the team, and among them, he attached great importance to Anderson. It's not because Anderson is better or has more potential than Ronaldo and grandpa, but because of the particularity of Anderson's position.
The most scarce player in football today is the versatile midfielder, and the tactical trend in football has also made it important for midfielders to be able to attack and defend well. But as early as more than ten years ago, the lord was very good at using this type of player, and Keane is the best example.
But since Keane grew old, the lord searched the world to find his replacement but couldn't, in order to fill his biggest tactical hole, Ferguson has recruited Fletcher, Kleberson, Jemba, Liam Miller, Carrick, Park Ji-sung, Hargreaves and others, but these have their own unsatisfactory points. It wasn't until Anderson that the lord finally got what he wanted.
Good centre-backs are hard to come by, but they are not hard to find. Outstanding attackers are one in a million, but there are always picks. Only an all-round midfielder who meets the requirements of the lord himself is something that cannot be encountered. In Ferguson's view, Anderson's future growth template is Zhuo Yang, even if it does not reach Zhuo Yang's height, it is enough for Manchester United to have a midfield in the next ten years.
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"Zhuo Yang, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Sir, how about this matter from now on? Ribery and Anderson don't owe each other, you also let Grandpa Mo go, he is a good player, you know very well, blocking him will only be a bitter enemy of the family. β
"Hehe, then should I say yes? I'd like to hear what you're going to do with me? β
"Sir, you're laughing again! How could I possibly offend you? We're only going to deal with Anderson until he retires. β