Chapter 42: Right and Wrong
The media that bombarded Lin Sen was the Daily Mail.
In their view, Linson has only done two things since returning to Manchester City, first selling Pellegrini's best players Suarez and Bale, but not bringing in a replacement at the same level. And now, he has sold the only substitute striker in Manuel Pellegrini's hands, and this time, he does not even plan to bring in a replacement.
For these two things, Linsen confessed, because they were right, Suarez and Bale were sold in his hands, and Negredo was also sold from him, which is nothing to distinguish. However, the so-called "conclusions" they drew from these two events made Lin Sen a little annoyed.
“…… As soon as Lin returned to Manchester City, he declared that he could not become the manager of Manchester City again, in other words, he would not replace Manuel Pellegrini. However, Lim's transfer manipulation after becoming Manchester City manager makes one have to doubt what he has said, because it seems that he is only creating obstacles for Pellegrini......
Is this speculation?
This is, of course, speculation, and definitely not well-intentioned speculation.
When Lin Sen returned home with a slightly worried face, Boya, who had long been familiar with Lin Sen's face, quickly sensed that something was wrong with Lin Sen.
"Who provoked you?" Taking the bag from Lin Sen's hand, Boya asked with some curiosity, Lin Sen is not the kind of person who will bring the pressure of work home.
Lin Sen, who walked into the room, subconsciously wanted to say that it was okay, but soon the words became "So obvious?" ”
"You should go and look in the mirror." Boya turned around and smiled.
Lin Sen shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this, then hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I suspect I made a wrong decision. ”
"The wrong decision?" Boya was a little surprised, this was not like what Lin Sen would say, and then she immediately thought of the reports of the outside media in recent days, "Just because of those words of the media?" ”
Football is not a Boya's hobby, but after marrying Lin Sen. Boya is no stranger to the things that happen in football.
"Yes and no." Lin Sen still shook his head.
It's not that Lin Sen is hard-mouthed, the words of the media certainly annoyed him, but no matter how it is, it can't compare to the time when he was the head coach, compared to that time, what are these words now? What's more, before accepting this job, Lin Sen was fully mentally prepared for this, and what made Lin Sen feel a little disappointed was because of the fact that this incident implied a fact, that is. For his current job, Linson has not brought any essential changes to Manchester City.
Admittedly, with his plug-in, Lin Sen can guarantee that he will definitely do better than Marwood, but it is limited to that. The players who should leave, Linsen can't stop them, and the players he is optimistic about, Pellegrini must not apply. In this sense, the Daily Mail's speculation is certainly irresponsible. But it's not entirely wrong.
"Regret it?" Boya asked.
"Nope." Lin Sen shook his head and said, "It's just that I suddenly feel that although I am more relaxed now than when I was a coach, I am not as comfortable as I was then." ”
"Sure enough, I still regret it." A narrow smile appeared at the corner of Boya's mouth.
Lin Sen smiled helplessly, but he didn't want to continue on this topic. So he said, "By the way, last time you said you wanted to make some football-related investments, do you have eyebrows?" ”
"There hasn't been any real progress yet." Boya shook her head.
"Do you want me to give you some direction?"
"Directions?" Boya glanced at Lin Sen. Sneered, "Like gambling? ”
“…… There's nothing wrong with that, if you listen to my ...... during the World Cup" saw Boya's expression. Lin Sen, who was being said, felt empty in his heart for no reason, and his voice was a little quieter.
"Listen to you?" Boya's eyebrows almost raised, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if this matter was known to the media?" ”
"Okay." Lin Sen was a little embarrassed.
In Lin Sen's view, if you want to make money, there is no faster way than buying betting, after all, the plug-in is there, no need to use it in vain, Lin Sen still has some scruples because of his coaching identity, but after leaving Manchester City, Lin Sen almost "returned to his old business", but that time before he could act, he was blocked by Boya, and the reason was high-sounding: don't forget her identity.
What could be more important to the royal family than fame?
Of course, Lin Sen has always suspected that the royal identity is just an excuse for Boya, even if there is no identity of hers, I am afraid that Boya will not approve, because in her heart, gambling and gambling are simply equal.
In this regard, Lin Sen was helpless, and the explanation was useless, because this was not a misunderstanding at all, but a naked prejudice.
Lin Sen began to question whether it was a wrong decision for him to accept Mubarak's offer as manager, and Tang Hua at this time had no time to consider whether it was right for him to go to Cambridge United.
For today's game, Tang Hua, or the entire Cambridge United, has been preparing for a long time, and even did not hesitate to strategically give up a league game for this purpose, and all of them are for the team that is now standing opposite them - Red Devils Manchester United.
Standing at the Abbe Stadium, which may not even be as good as their own training ground in the eyes of the other party, the small stands of the stadium at this time can no longer be described as full, but can only be described as having no foothold, however, even so, it may be a bit bitter for Cambridge United The fact that although this is their home stadium, there may not be more fans in the stands at this time than Manchester United.
But in any case, this is already the highest attendance at Abbe Stadium since Tang Hua took charge of Cambridge United.
Tang Hua, who was standing on the sidelines, once again experienced the nervousness when he stood on this stadium for the first time as a head coach, but compared with the nervousness that was close to excitement at that time, the current tension was more pressure.
The pressure is not from the club, but from Manchester United standing in front of him.
Cambridge United is already a professional team, however, standing in front of Manchester United, they are not much different from amateurs. Although Tang Hua has been instilling in the team the "experience" he brought from Manchester City since he came to Cambridge United, there are some things that cannot be "learned" by indoctrination alone, such as temperament.
The difference between the two teams that are warming up on the field at this time can be easily seen even by ordinary fans in the stands.
The yellow and black shirts of the home team Cambridge United, although you don't seem to see anything unusual from their warm-up movements, some small actions still reveal their mentality at this time, for example, from time to time to look in the direction of Manchester United on the other side. On the other side of the Manchester United players in white away shirts, you don't see anything unusual at all, their demeanor is calm, and their steps are light...... It seems that this is really their training ground.
What ordinary fans can see, Tang Hua naturally can't fail to see.
Cowardice before a fight is not only a taboo for soldiers, this sentence is the same in any family, including the football field. In a phrase that Lin Sen often said, being scared to death is the most ugly way to die in the world. Before the game, Tang Hua had instilled in his players more than once the mentality of "not afraid of death".
In addition, Tang Hua also warned the players not to try to exchange shirts with Manchester United players during the break, but this has nothing to do with "showing weakness", but for a more practical reason: if the players exchange shirts for each other after half-time, then they will have no shirts to wear in the second half, because the club does not have extra shirts for the players to "splurge". Of course, if it's after the game and the players are willing to spend 40 pounds on another jersey, that's a different story.
Although Cambridge United, like Manchester United, are "unions", they are still teams from two worlds. Manchester United can pay for the "willfulness" of the players, but Cambridge United cannot, Cambridge United, which only has a few full-time employees and mainly relies on volunteers to help operate, and their annual salary is only one million pounds, so it may not be enough to say, so in other words, it is roughly equivalent to Rooney's salary in Manchester United for a month.
Yes, that's the reality, a year for a team is equal to a month for a player.
However, small teams can't change their way of survival, but they can decide their attitude towards survival.
Although "poor and crazy", Cambridge United still showed their backbone, although for Cambridge United, it was a pie in the sky against Manchester United, but the team's CEO Jess George announced early that the ticket price for this game would be the same as before, and there would be no increase In his words: If we charge ten pounds from the children on the platform, this game will certainly make a lot of money, but in the long run, it will do more harm than good, because Manchester United will eventually leave, and Cambridge United will have to return to League Two, Figuring out how many fans will return to the stadium is more important than anything else.
Cambridge United's move has won them praise from many fans.
The game time is approaching, Tang Hua finished the final speech in the simple locker room, and returned to the field alone, at this time Manchester United has entered the field in advance, Tang Hua intentionally or unintentionally looked at the away coach's seat not far away from the corner of his eye, compared with the "shabby" coach's seat on his side, the Dutch coach Van Gaal, who had a strict face, sat among several assistants, holding his hands on his chest, looking directly at the field, as if waiting for the start of the game.
Tang Hua took a deep breath in his heart and slowly walked to his own position.
At this time, far away in Manchester, countless people were watching this game of disparity on the TV screen, of course, most of them were Manchester United fans, except for one person, Lin Sen.
Against Manchester United, this is undoubtedly a big day for Tang Hua, Lin Sen thought about calling Tang Hua before the game, but finally decided to give up. Unlike the previous times, this time Tang Hua did not take the initiative to call him, but chose to face it alone, in Lin Sen's opinion, this is obviously not a bad change. (To be continued......)