Chapter Eighty-Six: A Journey Through France (Part II)

A football club is like a family, and it is inevitable that there will be partings. In the world of football, sometimes it's the players who want to go, sometimes you want the players to go, and sometimes, when injuries and old age come, both sides know there's nothing to do.

On Saturday, when he and Frank were on their way to a lower-division team, Heideward received several text messages from England.

"When will you return?" The first piece of news from Chen Xi is that he is not used to being cared for.

The second came from Tom: "Come back, something is wrong." ”

The third message is in Hydeward's heart, people often say that in football games, the real competition is off the field, "Boss, when are you going back to England?" I want to talk to you," Margery said.

Each of the three messages is making him go back, the first day is happy, the second is confused, and the third is shocked!

Soon Hydward received a call from Sir Alex Ferguson, "Hello, young man, I think it is still necessary to say hello to you, is Margery for sale?" ”

The lord seemed to be playing cards, and the sound of "salsa" and hearty laughter of cards kept coming from the phone.

Ferguson always likes to talk to people about transfers on the phone, just as he always likes to entertain his opponents in his office after a game. In the autumn of 1992, Leeds United boss Wilkinson commissioned the club to ask Manchester United left-back Dennis Owen for a price. Hirst and Beardsley were chances to join, and Ferguson replied on the phone: "Dennis doesn't sell, but what about Cantona? As a result, one of the most unexpected transfers in the history of English football was completed so easily, Β£1.2 million, which was not expensive in those days, and brought about a huge change for Manchester United.

Hydward paused for a moment and pressed the end call button on his phone.

Ferguson, who was on the other end of the phone, listened to the busy sound coming from the microphone, smiled and shook his head, the whole world knew that Manchester United was searching for central defenders all over the world at this time, and they would not miss any possibilities. In December, Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Portuguese giants Benfica in the Champions League after a surprise elimination from the FA Cup. The media threw out the "outdated" narrative to mock Ferguson, criticizing him for his dereliction of duty and the team's continued sluggish performance. The lord is very annoyed by this, he can accept that Manchester United has not performed well recently, but to say that it is because he is old and stupid and can't keep up with the times, it is simply nonsense. People are such things as they get older, and at the same time, they also gain experience. In recent years, it has become popular in the Premier League to hire retired stars as managers rather than apprentices, while experienced coaches have been abandoned. Sam, who made Portsmouth suffer for a while. Allardyce, Magpies Newcastle gave him only six months.

At the press conference, Ferguson was deeply humiliated by the media, and the reporters did not ask questions in person, but wrote in black and white to denigrate a coach.

The old man has always been a firm believer in his goals and the workings of his scouting system, and he feels that he can get the team back on track. It was only after the defeat to Benfica that the Reds' form gradually picked up, with back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion to stretch the gap to second-placed Manchester City to five points.

"David, it's your turn, play your cards!"

Ferguson looked warringly at Manchester United CEO David Gill, who was sitting on his right-hand side, while his eyes were occasionally on the club's head of media, Phil. Townsend, though, this guy doesn't seem to be interested in cards at all, constantly staring at the news on his phone.

β€œKing”

David hesitated for a long time to play the king, which was the biggest card in his hand, and Ferguson was known for his consistency and consistency, and he had to be a bit adventurous against this guy.

"David, I have to trouble you to go to Portsmouth for a trip yourself, Hydward is not easy to deal with, he is not like those guys who are on the corpse, we are digging the cornerstone of his team."

"Margery is a little too young, I don't deny the talent he's showing, maybe he's going to have to work for a few more years."

Ferguson's poker skills are the same as his betting on horses, don't think too much of him, the lord can always lose all the tickets in his hand. He shook the poker in his hand, a 3 and a 9, and was doomed to have no hope of turning the tables.

'Gerard Pique was also very young here and unfortunately he didn't want to wait for Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic and I couldn't convince him that he could have formed a 10-year centre-back partnership with Evans.

Ferguson was the loser and picked up the cards on the table to continue shuffling: "It's different now, Leo and they are not young, we have to stock up on some young people in these positions and I will give them a chance, just like I gave Jones a chance." ”

David Gill tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "Okay, Fergue, how much do you want to take him down?" ”

"8 million, if you can use 8 million to win, it will be appropriate!"

Ferguson was happy like a child, as if they had taken care of everything.

'Maybe I can try to sign the youngster for free, there are some problems with Margery's contract at Portsmouth and starting from that could save us a lot of money.

David Gill is a very good professional football manager, he has been helping Lord Ferguson manage the squad and take charge of transfers for many years, and he can always find holes in the opposition's defence, like a vulture. But it's a pity that in the year of Ferguson's retirement, the successor Moyes didn't look down on the team left by the lord, but chose to believe in his own people, and the legend behind Manchester United chose to leave at that time, of course, this is a later story.

Jill said, "Townsend, you need to help me," and he turned his gaze to the media executive, who had been silent.

Townsend on the side didn't speak, and Ferguson was anxious: "Damn it! What are you going to say in my name, I don't agree! Damn, you're always like this, is there a new trick! ”

David Gill turned a deaf ear, "I'll leave this to me, Ferge. He didn't pick up the cards on the table, obviously not intending to play them, he pulled a few from the small plate of notes in front of Ferguson, ignoring Ferguson, who was yelling at Rippy.

Townsend also stood up, and also took a part of the ticket from the plate, and nodded back and forth with a smile, they are the kind of guys who make millions a year, but compared to this, these tens of pounds can bring them more pleasure.

Obviously, it was impossible to continue the game, and in frustration, Ferguson silently licked his wounds, which were his pocket money for a week, which had shrunk by half.

Suddenly, a sinful hand grabbed all the money that was left, and it turned out that there was still one person in the room all along, unknown but always winning the most. Albert. Morgan, the team's equipment manager, is humorous, witty, and good friends with all the players, and he is usually the busiest person on the team.

"Hey, Morgan, leave me some!"

Albert clearly had no intention of doing so, so he pocketed all the pounds and walked away, leaving Ferguson with nothing left.

He received an unsigned text message on his phone that read: "I'm rushing back, don't try to get your way, Amon. Gothic! ”

It's not really over when the game is over, and the war off the field is still going on!

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