A narrow 1-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur and a 6-0 home sweep of Queens Park Rangers.

It was as if it was only at this time that Manchester City had rediscovered their winning feelings, however, it was too late.

The big picture of the Premier League is decided.

Jose Mourinho's side have celebrated their fourth top-flight title and third Premier League title in the club's history after the previous round.

It is worth mentioning that the manager of Chelsea's three Premier League titles is Mourinho. According to the original trajectory, Ancelotti, who is currently in the precarious position of Real Madrid, should have led Chelsea to end the monopoly of the Manchester duo on the league title, but due to Linsen's "turmoil", this process was delayed for six years, and Chelsea only tasted the championship again after nine years of absence.

After Jose Mourinho led Chelsea to the title, Linson congratulated the madman for the first time.

Winning the title is undoubtedly a happy thing, however, although Linsen did not see Mourinho, just from the sound, you can hear that Mourinho is far less excited than people think, in fact, the reason is not difficult to guess. For Jose Mourinho, who threw his second Premier League winner's medal into the stands, winning the Premier League title again is not so new to him.

Even counting the previous League Cup, there is still one regret for Chelsea this season, that is, the Champions League, and this is the main reason why Mourinho had to leave Chelsea that year. Jose Mourinho will certainly have more trust and patience from Abou when he returns to Stamford Bridge, but Mourinho is back here not just to get applause, he wants to do what he failed to do here last time.

Mourinho was not surprised by Linsen's call, and when one party was proud, the other party generously sent congratulations, which has become a tacit practice between the two. Even if one party is eliminated by the other, it has not been able to change this management, let alone now. During the conversation, Mourinho once again brought up the same topic that the two had discussed when they met last time.

Throughout, Mourinho felt that the best position for Linson would be on the sidelines of the pitch, rather than in the occasional stands. Jose Mourinho even suggested that Linson had his best chance this summer, to which Linsen's reaction remained the same as last time.

Unlike last time, this time. It's not that Lin Sen is ambiguous, Lin Sen himself knows very well what Mourinho means by the best chance, but there are some words that he can't say for the time being.

Every summer, it's not just the transfer market that's buzzing.

Linson remembered the unusually heavy meeting with Manuel Pellegrini a week ago.

Some people laugh and some people cry, a comedy of one person. It is likely to be another person's tragedy, Lin Sen has played both roles, not only these two roles, but he has also played a third role. That's the determinant of the first two roles. The difference is that in the coaching era, he decided whether the players would stay or not, and this time. It's the head coach's go-and-stay.

This time, of course, to be exact. He wasn't the decision-maker, though he decided to take on the role of the unlikable "informer" himself.

Linson admires Pellegrini, it's true, God testifies, it has been like this since he was still the interim coach of Atletico Madrid, but, Linsen can't "save" Pellegrini, his plug-in can change his own trajectory, but after all, it can't change the trajectory of others. On the day of Chelsea's early title win, Manchester City's hierarchy made the decision that Manuel Pellegrini would not be the team's manager next season, a decision that remains a secret to this day.

Originally, according to the thinking of the Manchester City hierarchy, they planned to wait until the end of the season to sue Sù Pellegrini about the decision, but Linson objected, and Linsen had a simple reason: it was unfair.

It's not fair to Pellegrini!

Not many people know better than Linsen that when he is still in the manager's position, the club has already carried the feeling of looking for a successor behind his back, which happened to him when he was at Atletico Madrid. At the time, he could seem to be indifferent to this, saying that Atletico at that time was just doing things according to the contract, but this does not change the fact that no one will like this kind of "doing things by the rules".

Linsen's persistence, with the support of Mubarak, eventually changed the original intention of the board.

So, who is going to inform Pellegrini?

The cold-blooded approach is to call and send an email to inform you of this already cold decision. A less cold-blooded approach would be for the chairman to go in person and thank the other party for their contribution to the club. A warm approach? No! You can't smile and say that the other person is a good person and then inform the other person that we are not suitable. At this time, the so-called warmth is more cruel than cruelty.

Lin Sen went to Pellegrini with red wine.

When Pellegrini saw Lin Sen and his eyes saw the red wine in his hand again, his expression was visibly dull, and then, although he quickly regained his composure, in Lin Sen's eyes, the color on the top of his head had betrayed his mood at this time.

Obviously, Manuel Pellegrini was aware of what was coming, but it was clear that he had a glimmer of hope that he would not have said with certainty at his press conference that he would not resign.

Unfortunately, now, it's not up to him to have the final say.

"Have a drink?" Walking into Pellegrini's familiar and somewhat unfamiliar office, Lin Sen held up the red wine and said.

Pellegrini was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Of course." ”

Soon, Pellegrini took out two wine glasses, and then, Linson opened the red wine, and the two began to sit and drink each other.

"How long have we known each other? Manuel. After drinking the wine glass, Lin Sen suddenly asked, and then replied to himself, "Five years?" Six years? ”

"Exactly six years." Pellegrini didn't know why Linson suddenly said this, but he still said, in a very affirmative tone, "At that time, as the manager of Atletico Madrid, you played a league game with Villarreal with me, and I remember the score very clearly, three to three. ”

"Uh, I remember." Lin Sen nodded with a smile, "After that game, at the press conference, we still touted each other for a long time. ”

Hearing Lin Sen say this, it seemed that the memory was suddenly opened, and Pellegrini suddenly had a smile on his face, shaking his head while laughing.

"It's been a few years." Lin Sen held up the cup and shook the liquid in the cup, sighing a little.

It's just that Pellegrini doesn't seem to resonate with his exclamation, his eyes are fixed on the "young man" in front of him, yes, it's a young man, compared with Pellegrini, who doesn't know Linsen's "mental age", Linsen in front of him is indeed a young man. If there is another exclamation like this, Pellegrini will definitely scoff at it, but the "young man" in front of him is one of the few young people who are qualified to make such an exclamation.

"You know, I'm not here to be a good guy today, Manuel." Lin Sen didn't seem to notice Pellegrini's gaze, he took a sip of the red wine in his glass, and then said slowly.

"I know." Pellegrini nodded, then laughed at himself, "It's kind of funny, I'm almost used to it." ”

The tone is self-deprecating, but the words are a little sad.

"I'm sorry." This time, it was Lin Sen who was silent for a moment before speaking.

Lin Sen had given himself a hundred reasons to tell him that he didn't need to say this, but here and now, he still said it.

"Why?" Pellegrini smiled and said, "Just because you're back?" ”

Pellegrini took the wine and slowly poured it into the empty glass in front of Linsen, and continued, "Of course, your return to Manchester City did make me a little suspicious for a while, and it did bring me some pressure, but you and I both know what kind of job a manager is, and I have no right to interfere with your decision, but you can't decide whether I go or stay." In fact, I should thank you for those words in your press conference at the beginning of the season, which you didn't have to say. ”

Lin Sen shook his head with a wry smile, and then asked, "What are your plans?" ”

"What can you do?" Pellegrini shrugged his shoulders and said semi-seriously, "At least this season I'm still the manager of the team, and after the season, I'm afraid you'll have to talk to my agent." ”

"Of course." Lin Sen nodded.

When a manager passively leaves class but still receives the club's salary, many fans are always disgusted by this behavior, thinking that it is the manager's fault. However, they have consciously or unintentionally overlooked the role of the head coach in the dismissal of the class. No one likes to be fired, but if this is the result of no way, then the party that fires people will naturally have to pay the price, which has nothing to do with feelings or feelings.

Now, if Manuel Pellegrini can accept that he has to leave, City will have to accept the consequences of having to deal with Pellegrini's contract. Of course, if the two sides can agree that Perlagrini will receive offers from other clubs right away, then it will not be too bad for both sides, and if not, City will theoretically have to "raise" two managers at the same time next season.

"That's right. What about you? What's in store for next season? At this time, Pellegrini asked in turn, and then without waiting for Linsen to answer, he continued, "Actually, the current situation of the team this season is good, and I don't understand why this season is like this, however, I have a plan, I think you can refer to it, the team's forward line and back line will not be much of a problem next season, but in the midfield, Yaya Toure's physical condition has shown a tendency to decline, although it may not affect his performance too much, but ......"

"Wait." Hearing Pellegrini's words, Lin Sen waved his hand hurriedly, he didn't know whether Pellegrini said these intentionally or unintentionally, but, the other party seemed to believe that it was himself who accepted Manchester City next season?

"You're asking me what I'm going to do? Or ......" Linson said as he looked at Pellegrini, "City's intentions?" ”

"There's a difference?" Pellegrini smiled.

"Of course." Lin Sen nodded.

The tone is affirmative. (To be continued......)