Chapter 9: Coaches
"You don't know the fan base in Manchester?" Fran looked at Wang Xuan and said.
Wang Xuan looked at Fran a little embarrassed and said, "You know, I'm a foreigner. ”
Fran understood what Wang Xuan meant, he shook his head, and said, "Manchester City has been in decline for too long......"
Manchester is a city that is half blue and half red, but the proportion of blue among local fans is larger. But for those Manchester fans who came from out of town, most of them were red. The implication of Wang Xuan's words is that he used to be a Manchester United fan.
After feeling emotional, Forlan continued: "Manchester City fans are mainly divided into two groups, one is called CityVioce (abbreviated as 'CV' after Manchester City Voice) and the other is called CityFist (abbreviated as 'CF' after Manchester City Fist). ”
(City here only means Manchester City, in fact, after Mansour bought Manchester City, Fahim changed the name of Manchester City to "City", "City" stands for Manchester City, and even the peripheral credit cards sold by Manchester City only have "City" on them)
Literally, Wang Xuan also understands the difference between these two fan groups.
"CF is an extreme bunch of fans?" Wang Xuan was surprised.
"Yes, it's also a big headache for this group of fans. Their love for the club is undeniable, but the way they love the club is a bit hard to accept. Fran was a little helpless.
Wang Xuan didn't see it that way, he said lightly: "Some of these fans must love the club, but I think there will always be some troubles here, maybe they don't love the club." It's just an excuse for their violence. ”
Fran also felt that there was some truth when he heard Wang Xuan say this, but he did not continue to express his views on the "CF" group of fans. He reminded: "The fans just listened to you, but 'CF' is not so easy, so you better be careful." However, this group will not be on the pitch, and the vast majority of them have been banned from the pitch to watch the game. ”
Wang Xuan nodded, and then said: "Don't talk about these fans, I have to meet the rest of the coaching staff, and I haven't said hello to them yet!" ”
Fran looked at his watch and said, "Yesterday, I already informed them that they would come to your office at half past nine, and now it's almost over, so I won't accompany you." ”
"I'm sorry you've been with me for so long, go get busy! You'll have to get me those guys. Wang Xuan said.
Fran looked embarrassed and said, "Everyone else is easy to say, but Baines ......"
Wang Xuan said: "You can handle the others first, if not, I will go and talk to Fahim about the transfer fee." However, with the addition of the people who sold here, it shouldn't be too bad. ”
Fran sighed lightly, didn't say anything more, and separated from Wang Xuan at the door of the office.
After Wang Xuan prepared the information, he found that it was only a quarter past nine, he picked up the coffee that was still steaming on the table, took a sip, and exhaled a long breath.
With nothing to do, he suddenly thought of the group of fans who called themselves "Manchester City Fists".
When God created the world, he created light and darkness, and the world of football cannot be a bright one, and that group of extreme fans is part of the darkness of the football world. Another name for extreme football fans is football hooliganism, and football hooligans in the UK are very famous throughout Europe.
Among them, there are tragedies caused by English football hooligans, the most famous is the "Heysel tragedy". ”
On May 29, 1985, Liverpool and Juventus met in the final of the UEFA Champions League at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. However, due to the wrong allocation of tickets before the UEFA League, the fans of the two teams sat together, and the football hooligans mixed in with the Liverpool fans and the Italian fans eventually got into a fight, which led to the collapse of the stands, killing 39 Italian fans and injuring more than 300.
Wang Xuan didn't know how extreme this group of football hooligans who called themselves "Manchester City's Fists" was, but regardless of whether this group of football hooligans existed, there was only one way left in front of him. That's to lead Manchester City to the top, otherwise everything he's getting now is just a dream, maybe a nightmare.
Wang Xuan's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door, he knew that it was the coach of the coaching staff who had come to his office for a meeting, he took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, and said softly: "Please come in!" ”
When the door opened, a lot of people walked in. Among them are the assistant coaches of the first team and the managers of other teams. Wang Xuan had read their resumes before, and after looking around, these people could roughly match the information in his head.
After Wang Xuan invited them to sit down, he introduced himself, and he could see from the eyes of the group of coaches that he was not convinced, and it was easier to deal with this group of coaches than that group of fans. After all, coaches are all paid by the club, and now Wang Xuan is their top boss. No matter how young he is, he is the manager of Manchester City FC.
Wang Xuan resolved most of the grievances of the group of coaches in a few words, but if they want to be truly convinced, they have to look at the results of the team he led later. Wang Xuan didn't care too much about the attitude of other echelon coaches, the structure of the first team was basically complete, and the lack of work from those people had little impact on him. But if the coach of the first team doesn't work, it's a bit of a problem.
This small meeting is relatively simple, it is nothing more than introducing yourself to everyone. Soon the meeting ended, Wang Xuan let the coaches of those other echelons leave, but left the coaches of the first team. Those who remained were his assistants for the days to come, and he would not allow anyone to work without help. Otherwise his job would have been very difficult.
Being young and not being famous is a problem. If there are famous coaches like Lippi and Hiddink sitting in the position of Manchester City coach now, they will definitely not have to worry about their subordinates not being able to work. And the coaches who have been famous for a long time have their own fixed coaching team, and they don't need to worry about these.
Wang Xuan looked at the three people left behind and did not take the lead in speaking. None of the three spoke, and the atmosphere in the office seemed awkward. At this time, goalkeeper coach Habi Mansidore coughed and took the lead and said: "Sir, I don't have anything to say, I'll go first." ”
Wang Xuan nodded expressionlessly, and Harpy Mancidore let out a sigh of relief and then got up to leave.
Facing the remaining two people, Brian Kidd and Ruben Caslias Firth Wang Xuan knew that these two people must have a lot of things to say in their stomachs. He picked up the coffee that was no longer steaming, took a sip, and said slowly, "You two, are you sitting here and want me to invite you to lunch?" ”