Chapter 143: Best Coach of the Season
After the award ceremony, the celebration at Manchester Stadium also came to an end, the fans in the audience were reluctant to leave the stadium one after another, and the whole Manchester City team also left together, but their celebration was not over, and the whole team had to go to the hotel for dinner and carnival together.
China likes to celebrate at the wine table, and so do people abroad, and on the day of the championship, everyone is free to drink.
There was sound equipment in the lobby of the hotel, and a few drunken players were scrambling to sing a song.
Wan Sheng was also intoxicated by the crazy atmosphere of the scene.
After Chairman Wald spoke with a wine glass, it was Wan Sheng's turn, and his face was a little red under the stimulation of alcohol.
He stood up, watched everyone clench their fists, and exclaimed, "We won the league title, plus the League Cup, and the team has a great result!" But guys, I think this is just the beginning! ”
"When I came to the club, I had a goal in mind, and that was to win the championship! Now we have the league title, next year, we can play in the Champions League, and now that everyone is here, I would say that our goal next year is to win the Champions League! ”
"Remember! It's no joke! I've always done what I said! ”
Listening to Wan Sheng's speech, many players were excited and their faces were red, but there were also reasonable people who thought that the team had no chance, after all, Manchester City had not participated in the Champions League for more than ten years, and in that top arena, even if they were staring at the name of the Premier League champion, they were still just newcomers.
But in the joyful atmosphere of victory celebration, the club's president, Waddell, also led the applause and said, "I believe you can do it!" ”
The entire players and club staff also applauded.
Despite this on the surface, most people still don't believe that the team is fighting for the Champions League, and they only see it as a drunken joke.
Wan Sheng didn't care what other people thought in their hearts.
That's what he's aiming for, and he's even more interested in the Champions League than defending the league title. After all, he has already scored two goals in the Premier League, and in the Champions League, he has not led the team to participate.
That's a big stage to look forward to!
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After a night of partying at the hotel, the whole team gathered at noon the next day, and the club celebrated the championship.
According to the club's plan, all the players will go to the Municipal Square to be congratulated by the Mayor of Manchester and city officials, and then the bus carrying all the players will make a circle around the city. The finish line is a training base on the outskirts.
There the players will celebrate with the fans, followed by special fan appreciation celebrations, a huge autograph drive, a team memorabilia giveaway, a chance for lucky fans to have their photo taken with their favorite stars, and 100 season tickets for next season at half price.
After this series of activities, the celebration of the championship is over, and all the players can take a day off.
Wait for the final round to end. The whole team can also be disbanded directly.
Wan Sheng is the head coach of the team and the biggest contributor to Manchester City's championship, he is admired by many Manchester City fans, because the demand among the fans is too high. So he also enjoyed the treatment of being classified as a 'star', and he had to participate in autograph signing events with the team players and take photos with a few lucky winners.
This is an optional job for Wansheng and the club is not forcing anything.
Wansheng still participated in the event. It's good for building popularity, and a coach who is close to the fans is always more popular anyway.
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When the grand celebration is over. The whole team was disbanded.
The club gave everyone a break and they could rest in peace for a few days before the final round arrived.
At this time, there are many people who have to think about the future.
Professional players are highly mobile, everyone is in their own position and situation, and although Manchester City have won the league title, not all players want to stay in the team.
Captain Distin is one of them.
After Distin's transfer to Manchester City, he quickly became the main player and soon became the captain of the team, he felt very good at the time, and the partnership with Dunn also made Manchester City's defense solid and tacit, although Manchester City's results were not good at the time, but at least he had a very important position in the team and had a good voice.
This season is different.
With Copelle Ferreira standing out and Dunn being pushed to the bench, Distin also felt his place in the main team being challenged, as evidenced by the team's unaffected results when he was injured.
Distin feels like it's okay without him, he's still the captain, he's still the main player, but it's become less important.
In addition, he can't grasp the right to speak in the team.
Midfielder Morris is a good person, quite liked by his teammates, he gets along with everyone very well, and he will coach some young players on weekdays, at the same time, Morris is the absolute core of the midfield, and his status in the team is much more important than him, and some people have privately thought that Morris is more suitable to be the captain than him.
In this case, Distin began to think about leaving.
Manchester City have already won the league title, this season has been perfect, and with this season's performances, it is easy to leave now to find a home and get a bigger contract.
If you leave next year, will it still be like this?
Distin was unsure.
He actually wanted to stay at Manchester City, after all, he was already familiar with the place, and he had confidence in the young manager, but decided to leave for his own sake.
It's not just Distin who is leaving, Musampa has the same considerations, and now he can't play on the wing, Ivan Cru is better than him, plus a young player with a lot of potential, David Silva, and old team-mate Sinclair, who can't settle down the flank.
Musampa has been injured for most of the season but has made a number of appearances in the second half of the season, but he is almost certain that he will not be a regular next season.
So Musampa is also planning to leave.
Distin, Musampa are sure to leave, and there are also players who are determined to stay, such as David Silva, Darren Bent, Copelle Ferreira and other young players, and then Morris, Ivan Crewe, etc., who have a very high reverence for Wansheng, and some people are looking at the situation, if there are big clubs that offer them big contracts, they can be considered. The club will naturally stay if there is nothing to do, and if there is nothing, it is better to stay in the team and look forward to the next season with familiar teammates.
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On May 8, the final round of the Premier League was ushered in.
This round of away challenge to Blackburn Rovers is a chicken rib game for Manchester City, the championship has been reached, they don't have the heart to play with Blackburn at all, and finally Manchester City lost 0:2 away to Blackburn.
There was some criticism after the game, but no one cared anymore.
With the end of this round. It also means that the 2005-2006 Premier League season is over.
After the whole team returned to the club, Wansheng gathered everyone and made a final summary at the end of the season.
"We've just had a successful season, two titles, but I said it's just the beginning, it's just the end of the season, we have next season, next season......"
"In the next season. We're going to have bigger goals, and then we're going to have to do tough preparations, of course, until then. It's your holiday, but I must warn each and every one of you to be mindful of your body during the holidays! If something goes wrong with someone, I don't mind putting him on the bench for a long time! ”
"You're a professional footballer. You should know all of this. ”
"Also, I know some of you are thinking of leaving, and some of you want to stay in the team. That's the way professional football is all about, I don't know how many of you will be absent when you regroup, and I'm not sure how many new faces the team will have, but I have to remind you that whether you stay or leave, you have to keep training and take every game seriously, only then can you go further......"
"Now, all disbanded! Happy holiday season to everyone! ”
After a summary, Wan Sheng smiled and waved his hand and announced the disbandment, which also represents the end of the whole season, and every player can enjoy the holiday with peace of mind.
But Wan Sheng is not enough, he is the head coach of the team, he still has a lot of work to do.
After the whole team was disbanded, Wan Sheng went to the chairman's office.
In addition to the club's chairman Waddell, there are also club manager Bill Nix and youth director Malwood in the office, plus Wan Sheng himself, these are the four most powerful people in Manchester City.
Seeing Wansheng walk in, the three of Wald stood up to greet each other.
The fact that the head coach can have this kind of treatment also shows the influence of Wansheng in the club.
In general, in a club, the biggest is always the president, the chairman is always high, and the head coach can only compete with the club manager at most, but in fact, in many clubs, the club manager has a higher status than the head coach, because it is difficult for the head coach to coach in a club for many years, but the manager will work for a long time.
But now Manchester City is different.
After Wan Sheng came to the team, he quickly became the most powerful person, and the league championship he just won made him more prosperous than Chairman Waddell, and now everyone knows that Manchester City can do without Chairman Waddell, but Wan Sheng must stay, because he can bring the championship to Manchester City.
Internally, Waddell has the backing of Martin, the club's largest shareholder, and the two have a combined stake of more than 70 percent, so the club has only one voice.
Club manager Bill Nix is completely at Waddell's beheels, and Malwood never fights for power, so as long as Waddell supports Wansheng and gives Wansheng enough rights, everyone will support him.
Therefore, Wansheng has a great say in the club, and in addition, matters such as transfer rights are also indicated in the contract, and he has also become a high-ranking person in the club.
Waddell hugged Wansheng warmly and said with a smile, "It's been thirty-eight years, the club's first league championship!" I don't know how to thank you! Wansheng! ”
Waddell is grateful from the bottom of his heart.
He originally thought that it would be difficult to lead Manchester City to glory during his tenure as club president due to financial problems, but Wan Sheng brought the team a title.
Many years later, when Manchester City fans recall this championship, they will definitely think of him, Waddell, and it is he who brought the 'hero' manager Wan Sheng, Waddell.
Whenever he thinks about this, Waddell is very happy.
Wan Sheng smiled and joked, "I'm happy with my salary, so I have to do a job that matches my salary." ”
Several people in the office laughed.
"So next season, have you thought about it?" Waddell asked, "Really want to win the Champions League?" ”
He said this as a bit of a joke, because Wan Sheng was already a little drunk when he said this.
But Waddell didn't expect it, but Wan Sheng nodded seriously, "Of course, I said it a long time ago, my goal is only to win the championship!" ”
'If you weren't in charge of Manchester City, I'd have said, 'That's arrogant,' but I kind of like your arrogance now.'"
"Thank you!"
Waddell welcomed Wansheng into the office and said to the others, "Then we have to start preparing for next season!" ”
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City's Big Four had a brief meeting in their offices to prepare for the summer move.
There's no specifics, just let everyone do their own thing.
Malwood is in charge of the academy, recruiting some of the best young players from the Manchester area into the squad in the summer, and also recruiting the club's scouts to see if there are any good seedlings in the small team that can be poached to enrich Manchester City's youth team.
Bill Knicks has to carry out the tedious transfer work according to Wansheng's idea and the situation of the team.
This is also the main job in the summer.
What Wansheng needs to consider is the team plan for next season, what players to add in each position, which players have no role to be eliminated from the team, and so on.
As president of the club, Waddell is in charge of the whole situation from the centre...... Of course, that is, you don't have to do anything.
After a brief meeting, Wansheng will also have to consider a transfer job for the summer, but before that, there is good news.
With the end of the season, some awards have also begun to be revealed, and Wansheng is related to the Premier League's best coach award, with 30 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, 96 points, strong early round to win the league championship of the proud record, Wansheng has no suspense to win this award.
The next day, an FA staff member delivered the trophy to Manchester City FC, and Wan Sheng held the trophy for an on-site interview.
While waiting for a group of reporters, Wan Sheng looked at the trophy and said with a smile, "This is the second time I have won the best coach." I should thank the guy who made the trophy, he worked for me twice in two years, but I think I'm going to trouble him again next year, so I'm going to thank him again in advance......"
"Thank you!"
Wan Sheng bowed deeply to the camera, which felt quite sincere.
But when all the reporters in the audience saw this scene, the only thing that could remain in their minds was only one word - 'arrogance'!
This is simply arrogant, and now he is delusional to lead Manchester City to defend the league title!?
It's unreasonable! (To be continued.) )