Chapter 258: Winning the admiration of Da Ibu
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"Glory to Manchester United! Glory to Manchester United! Glory to Manchester United! The Red Legion marched forward, just like the Busby children in the past. We're going to keep the Red Devils flag flying! β
The song "Glory to Manchester United" echoed over the Swedish Friendship Arena.
Europa League final. Manchester United vs Ajax!
"Marta breaks the ball on the right side of the field! He and Marcus Rashford kick the wall together! Back to Fellaini! Fellaini knocks and Pogba kicks! The ball is in! In the 18th minute of the game, Manchester United led Ajax 1:0! β
Mata stood in front of the corner flagpole. Cross, Smalling grabbed the first point! Mkhitaryan shoots! The ball is in! 2οΌ0οΌ At the start of the second half, Manchester United led Ajax 2-0! β
"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Manchester United won the UEFA Cup with a 2-0 win over Ajax! They also automatically qualify for next season's Champions League. I think what Mourinho wants to say most at the moment must be: Champions League, here we come! β
Huang Jianxiang's passionate commentary came from the TV. Liu Yun turned off the TV.
Manchester United won the Europa League, which is naturally a good thing. Although Manchester United has a poor record in the league this season, they have won the Community Shield, League Cup, and Europa League, which can be called a small treble.
Liu Yun lay on the bed and thought to himself. Listening to Mourinho, it is very likely that he will not even be able to sit on the cold bench at Manchester United. If you don't get a chance to play, you can't prove yourself.
Any Manchester United man, whether 16 or 46, is eager to start at Old Trafford in the red shirt.
What to do? Have you been an old vase at Manchester United, exhausting yourself in one commercial promotion after another?
Liu Yun suddenly thought of a historical story he had read on the Internet.
When the Battle of Songhu broke out, some instructors of the Central Military Academy did not meet the requirements for going to the front because of their high military ranks. Those military academy instructors asked for their own demotion, preferring that the school officers should become lieutenants and win the opportunity to fight against the Japanese invaders on the Shangsong-Shanghai front.
Liu Yun had an idea in his heart.
After three days of promotion for Chevrolet cars in Yanjing, Liu Yun went back to his hometown in Handong and looked at his second aunt and second aunt. Then he flew straight to Manchester.
Back in Manchester, he didn't rest, but went straight to manager Jose Mourinho's office.
Mourinho's office was empty. A Manchester United staff member told Liu Yun that the team won the Europa League and all players and coaches were given three days off.
All the players were on vacation, and no one sent a notice to Liu Yun. It seems that Liu Yunzhen is regarded as an air man by Manchester United.
Liu Yun dialed Mourinho's mobile phone number, and the call was directly forwarded to voicemail.
"Coach Jose Mourinho, I'm Liu Yun. I have something very important to tell you in person. β
After sending a voice message, Liu Yun entered the stands of Old Trafford Stadium and sat quietly, staring at the green field of Old Trafford. Waiting for Mourinho's reply.
Half an hour later, Mourinho replied: "I'm having lunch at the Palm Tree Restaurant in the city centre. You can come to me. β
Liu Yun immediately took a taxi to the Palm Tree Restaurant.
When he came to the Palm Tree Restaurant, Liu Yun directly found Mourinho.
Liu Yun was stunned. Mourinho was surrounded by Ibrahimovic, who was recovering from injury, Pogba, the Europa League goalscorer, and Lukaku, the team's new signing.
These three are the Premier League's top stars. A year ago, Liu Yun could only see them on TV.
But today, Liu Yun has become their teammate. Although Liu Yun can't mix on the cold bench at Manchester United at this time, he is also a teammate of these three people!
Mourinho enthusiastically introduced Liu Yun to Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, and Pogba: "This is the top scorer in the FA Cup that the team has just introduced, the old lieutenant Liu. β
Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku, and Paul Pogba have all seen reports on Liu Yun in the British media. In fact, these three people admired Liu Yun very much. How much courage does it take for a man in his forties to return to the green field? How can it not be admirable?
Even the head coach Mourinho actually has a trace of admiration for Liu Yun in his heart. But admiration is admiration, and competition is competition. The Premier League has a high level of intense confrontation. Mourinho really didn't dare to put Liu Yun, a 46-year-old, on the field or put him on the bench at will.
Liu Yun sat down next to Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho asked: "Are things going well in China?" β
Liu Yun replied: "It went very well. Coach Jose Mourinho, I came here to see you with a request and I hope you will grant it. β
Mourinho asked: "What request?" β
Liu Yun replied: "I applied to join the Manchester United reserve team. β
As soon as Liu Yun said this, Mourinho, Ibrahimovic, Pogba, and Lukaku looked at each other.
Liu Yun's request is really γγγγγ It's incredible!
You know, no member of the first team has ever asked for the reserve team to be devolved! Not only Manchester United, maybe the entire Premier League, the entire five major leagues have not seen such a thing!
Liu Yun is in the first team, even if he can't even mix with the cold bench, he can still comfortably get a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds.
Decentralize the reserve squad and the weekly wage plummets to Β£4,000. This is not a breach of contract. All of United's player contracts have a clause in their contracts: "First-team players who have not performed well have been sent off by the club to the reserves, and their wages have dropped to the average weekly salary of the reserve team." β
One of the ways that major European clubs punish players who do not perform well in the first team is to be relegated to the reserve team!
Now, Liu Yun actually took the initiative to ask to be demoted to the reserves? Jose Mourinho, Ibrahimovic Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba were all surprised.
Mourinho explained: "Liu, why did you apply to be relegated to the reserves? β
Liu Yun looked into Mourinho's eyes and said firmly: "Because I want to play football"
Mourinho said to Liu Yun: "Liu, the club rules that if you go into the reserve team, the salary will change from 50,000 pounds to 4,000 pounds. β
Liu Yun replied with a sentence that made the four of them even more surprised: "I'm not short of money." The purpose of coming to Manchester United is not to make money. My coming to Manchester United has nothing to do with money, only with the dreams of me, a forty-six-year-old man! β
Liu Yun was telling the truth. In his opinion, he has now received a lot of endorsements, and the money is enough to spend. The cost of my daughter's education is not a problem. As for raising a wifeγγγγγ His fiancΓ©e Isabella is much richer than him, and she doesn't need him to support her at all.
Mourinho was speechless for a while, he stared at Liu Yun's eyes: "Liu, I'll confirm with you one side at the end." Are you sure you want to be demoted to the reserves? β
Liu Yun said firmly: "Yes! β
Mourinho nodded: "Okay, Liu." But I want to make it clear to you beforehand. Even if you go to the reserves, I can't guarantee that you'll play in every reserve game. I'm the first team manager and the reserve team is under Kini Bart. All I can say is that if you go to the reserves, you will play a little more. β
Mourinho's Gini Bart is also a member of Manchester United's Class of 92. He took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year in charge of United's development squad.
Yi Bu raised his wine glass and said to Liu Yun: "Liu, I have never seen such a persistent person as you. In order to be able to play, he even invited himself to be relegated to the reserve team! You are so admirable. Oh, for your persistence, I'm going to toast you. β