With Mane's brace, Srna and Kevin's goals, Portsmouth beat Tottenham 4-0. The overwhelming sound of dismissal at Wembley Stadium was still in my ears, and Heideward had already departed for Manchester. It was the last game of the three-game game and the last of the November game.

It was evident that the squad was exhausted, and before the pre-match press conference, Hydward also participated in the draw for the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. Eight teams, six in the Premier League, one in the Championship and one in League One, Pompeo's Legion had good luck and the only League One team, Bradford City, was drawn into the bowl. Elsewhere, Villa meet Norwich, Arsenal face Swansea City and Chelsea face Leeds United in the Championship.

"You've changed a lot now, from equipment to team buses, where is your boss?" Sir Alex Ferguson was chatting while pouring wine for Hydward, and outside the window there were still red flags, red walls, and red empires.

"Ferrie Investment Fund of the United States" He put the glass in front of him, but did not drink it.

"Investment funds?" Ferguson looked at the young man in front of him, took out his mobile phone and searched for the foundation, "They don't seem to have made any investment in football, it's all software, information, high-tech and the like, but they have done a good business." ”

Hydward just laughed, the shadow behind this foundation was his cheap father, if he followed the normal trajectory of this body, he should be the head of this foundation at this moment, not a football coach. Of course, the finance, investment and politics behind football, Ferguson is not interested, and Edward is the same, they are pure football people.

The conversation quickly returned to football itself, "How about a talk about Robin van Persie?" ”

Ferguson's eyes snapped, "You're here to spy on the military?" ”

"If you think so, you can think so." Ward took a sip of the wine on the table, the aroma of which rippled between his mouth and nose.

The lord smiled, looking at his state at this moment, it is not at all obvious that the season is over, this super man who has dominated the Premier League since 1986 will say goodbye to his beloved red empire this season.

"There's no shortage of talented players in a team like Manchester United, but it did take me a bit of effort to really understand just how good Van Persie really is. When he first arrived, even smart players like Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick didn't get familiar with his running habits on the pitch, and even the two of them couldn't keep up with his movement most of the time. ”

Ferguson's pride is overflowing, the 01-013 season Manchester United is currently the only team in the Premier League that has only lost one round, and it is still the first round, in other words, Manchester United has been unbeaten in 1 round of the league this season, and if you count the Champions League group stage, it is 17 rounds unbeaten. Van Persie will be the last big deal of his career, and in his opinion, this deal will give the finishing touch to an already excellent team like that of Eric Cantona.

"At the beginning of the season, my group continued their bad habit of passing too much in midfield, turning the ball back and forth, and it seemed like everybody had to enjoy the thrill of having the ball at their feet. Van Persie's arrival made me realise that United had to make a quick forward pass to tear apart the opposition's defence. The lord began to reveal tactical secrets, which immediately aroused Ward's thoughts, and Ferguson peeked at the young man in front of him with a smile on his lips, "Until the team fully adapts to this tactical change, Robin's incredible running awareness and killer instinct are truly released." ”

"Why are you so serious?" Looking at the young man who was unconsciously straightening his back, Ferguson began to tease the serious Ward, "If you want to hear me, say more." ”

Hydward cursed the old thing, still smiling and smiling, and his posture was extremely low.

'The tactical shape was in the pre-season against Cologne, he only played one minute, but Wayne Rooney picked up the ball in attacking midfield and Van Persie ran to find a gap in the defence, when he wasn't at his best, but he had a great physique, and he was a character that impressed me from day one.

'I told Robin, don't be afraid to dictate to other players, you used to be the leader of Arsenal and now you're here too, if you don't get the ball, just yell at them. But this kid was quieter on the field than I expected, but the power of his left-footed shot was terrifying. ”

Edward lay back on the couch, "I know all of this," he said, as he drained his glass, "why don't you tell me why you allow a centre-forward like Van Persie to take a corner?" Oh, he seems to only take a corner from the right side. ”

Ferguson's eyes winced, but Hydward continued: "My scouts have told me that United have been on a downward trend in set-piece scoring this season, and 11-1 you have scored from 10 corners in the first half of the season alone, and only once this season, Van Persie's corners"

Ferguson stood up and poured him a drink, smiling and saying, "Let's talk about something else." ”

'Van Persie's corner was the best Manchester United could have taken, so let's talk about something else. Heidward thought for a moment and asked, "I'm more interested, how did you sign Robin, it can't be like Cantona, just a phone call, right?" ”

Ferguson laughed, "Of course"

'Like everyone in the circle, I knew that Van Persie's contract was about to expire, but I was initially convinced that Arsenal would renew him. Edward heard the hidden language, Robin was nurtured by Arsene Wenger and persisted until the player himself returned from injury and had only just played well for a year. "But as the 11-1 season came to an end, I began to realise that he was likely to leave north London."

'Van Persie was already in contact with Manchester City when his agent contacted me, but the news I got was that Robin was very, very interested in approaching Manchester United. In the end, he rejected Manchester City, and the only contenders were me and Juventus. David told me after returning from Juventus that the salary offered was very attractive. In my opinion, there are only two reasons for players to seek a transfer, one is honor and the other is money, and I know that Juventus have a good attraction to players plus astronomical salaries. But I don't need to change the offer. ”

David Gill tried to agree a transfer fee with Arsenal and from April onwards, David and Ivan (Arsenal CEO) had several conversations, but were told that Arsenal believed they could agree a contract extension with the player himself. After a stalemate for a while, David suggested that I call Arsene Wenger, after all, he was the one who decided the transfer in the end. By the time I called, Robin had already fallen out with Arsenal. ”

Heideward listened carefully and carefully, his team has not been able to contact such a high-level transfer, he has only sold tens of millions of pounds, and the most people who can buy it are a few million for Srna and Klose veterans. It's more guys like N'Golo Kante and Mane, tens of thousands of euros. But one day, he will also have tens of millions of levels in his hands, which is a systematic project that tests the comprehensive ability of a club.

"Arsèna's attitude is definitely not good, why do you have to sell to Manchester United if you get £30 million from Manchester City or Juventus." He said.

Ferguson nodded, "Asena did say that to me, I retorted that the player himself didn't want to join Manchester City, but the guy said that if Manchester City raised the offer, Robin simply couldn't refuse. ”

"To be honest, Arsene Wenger's claim does make sense, we are both veterans who have struggled with reality, and the biggest difficulty in the negotiations is that he wants to recover at least £30 million from the player, which has been deadlocked for about a few weeks.

Soon the situation became clearer, the players made an effort and Arsenal had to accept that Robin was not on their side at all. I understand Arsene Wenger's difficulties, but that's football, he has to choose between Juventus and Manchester United. Asena wanted to sell the player abroad, but Robin only wanted to come to Manchester United, David quoted £0 million for Arsenal and I called to tell Arsene Wenger that my offer would never exceed £5 million. ”

"Arsene Wenger scolded me on the phone and I still remember the tone in which he didn't believe his ears and didn't believe that Manchester United refused to pay 30 million for a top player."

"It's his old trick, 30 million is no way at all, he had to ask me what the highest offer is, and my answer is 00000 pounds. Arsene Wenger hung up the phone and Arsenal later replied that I could accept 500,000 but would need an additional £1.5 million if United finished in the Premier League or Champions League top four within Van Persie's contract. ”

Ferguson smiled and leaned back on the couch, "My answer is: deal." ”

Hydward took another sip of red wine, and the red flag, the red city walls, the red empire, and a red emperor were reflected in the window.

"Sir, thank you for the wine, then we'll see you on the court."

In the next second, with the singing of the glory of Manchester United, the curtain opened in the fourteenth round of the Premier League.

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