Sometimes you have to do something you don't like to do, even if it seems to you to be asking for help.

For Lin Sen, bombarding the referee is one such thing.

Therefore, for many of the referee's decisions, even if they are biased, Lin Sen usually still has a passable attitude, no one can always take advantage, and naturally no one always suffers, these two are not so absolute, in this regard, the football field is still a relatively fair place. It's just that one day when others don't let you get by, then you have to don't get by.

If you are an attentive fan, you will find that this time Linson openly put himself on the opposite side of the referee, which is so similar to the situation the last time he was in Malaga, the cause of the player's injury and the referee's indifference, and the post-match press conference did not accept questions from reporters...... The difference is that this time Lin Sen obviously learned to be "well-behaved", and did not choose to be furious at that time, but chose to release his anger at the post-game press conference.

What is the difference between the two? For the referees, there is no difference, Lin Sen has caused a reputational impact on them, but for Lin Sen, the difference is in the result of the penalty. Last time, he was banned for three matches plus a penalty of 10,000 euros, this time, he was not banned, but only fined 3,000 pounds.

However, Lin Sen also knows that this is not all his "credit", but also Bale and the club's factors.

Bale's injury is as Lin Sen predicted, with a cruciate ligament strain in his right knee, but the situation is far worse than Lin Sen imagined. After the examination of the instrument, the team doctor team has already given Lin Sen an estimate of the recovery period: six weeks, which is still a conservative estimate.

For problems with cruciate ligaments. It is not the first time that Lin Sen, who used to be the team doctor, has faced it, and he can no longer understand the trouble of this part, and when he was in Atletico Madrid before, Aguero and Motta had been plagued by injuries in this part for a long time, so after the team doctor team gave the results, Lin Sen knew. After all, Bell still couldn't escape the fine needles in his hand.

Obviously, when Bale's injury is officially announced, public opinion will undoubtedly be biased in Manchester City's side. This invisibly forms public opinion pressure on the FA, and the public is angry, and the FA will not understand this simple truth.

In addition to the advantage of public opinion, the PR behind Manchester City FC also played a huge role. The club's chairman, Hosni Mubarak, actually met with Linsen on the night of Manchester City's return to Manchester after the game. The club's support for him was made clear, but there was a temporary silence due to the club's presence in Hanxuan, but this silence was also broken after Bale's injury was announced, and Manchester City forcefully announced their support for Linsen on their official website.

Under the influence of various factors, the always tough FA can only cope with things in the end.

It's just that after the FA announced the results, Lin Sen didn't feel much relieved, but his mood was very complicated. On the one hand, Bale's injury made him a little helpless. On the one hand, the support from the club makes him feel gratified. Just like Mubarak's words on the night after the game. It made him think of Little Sans, the same thing, Little Sans didn't open his mouth at the time, whether in public or private, Lin Sen is not unable to let go, but for a head coach, the chairman's verbal commitment is sometimes the most important, and sometimes the least important. And at this time, it is undoubtedly important.

If, unfortunately there is no if.

Linson, who lost Bale but had no worries, led Manchester City to Villa Park three days later for the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, although in the end Manchester City still lost, and Aston Villa's manager O'Neill was still as unforgiving as ever, but the only goal of the game was not enough for Aston Villa to prevent Manchester City from advancing, and the aggregate score was 3-2, Manchester City reached the final of the main competition for the first time since reaching the FA Cup final in 1981.

Facing Manchester City in the final, last season's champions Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 6-4 on aggregate, marking the second consecutive final of the season. The final will be held at Wembley Stadium on 28 February.

Then, before he had time to enjoy the joy of reaching the finals, Lin Sen received a piece of news that was not good at all, and the person who told him the news was his agent Mendes.

Real Madrid are interested in Di Maria.

For this news, Lin Sen was not surprised. Speaking of which, last summer, only Real Madrid in the whole of Europe could be compared with Manchester City in terms of transfer investment, but in terms of influence, the same investment, Manchester City is much worse than Real Madrid, just one Ronaldo, Real Madrid has earned enough eyeballs from all over the world, which adds all the transfers of Manchester City last summer, and it is not comparable to others. However, even so, Real Madrid can only be below Barcelona this season, not because Pellegrini has led the team to a bad result, but because Barcelona is too good, which Lin Sen has personally learned last year.

In this case, although Real Madrid's front field is luxurious enough, it is obvious that they will not stop the pace of the transfer market, and the next stop in memory is Real Madrid's Di Maria, which is normal to attract Real Madrid's attention at this time. Of course, the transfer of Di Maria in the memory is not in this winter transfer period, but in the summer of this year. It is precisely on this basis that Lin Sen advocated the acquisition of Di Maria's pre-emptive right last summer.

"What's the reaction from Benfica's side?" Lin Sen first asked, then thought for a while, and added: "Can you reveal it?" ”

The so-called right of first refusal, in the current example, is that if Real Madrid and Manchester City make an offer at the same time and the offer is the same, then Benfica must sell Di Maria to Manchester City, but this must have a premise, that is, Benfica decides to sell, so the first thing that Lin Sen thinks of is Benfica's attitude, obviously, if Real Madrid really makes an offer, and the price can satisfy Benfica, then Manchester City may not have gotten the news.

As for why the last sentence was added, it was because Lin Sen actually asked. It's not Mendez's obligation to disclose.

Mendez, who had long been a human spirit, could not know the meaning of Lin Sen's second half of the sentence, and he immediately joked: "Lin, if you are so polite next time." Next time there's similar news, I think I'd better not tell you. ”

"Well, I'm being hypocritical." Hearing Mendes' words, Lin Sen laughed and said.

"Real Madrid is only interested in the moment at present, and Benfica may not know yet."

"Huh?" Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, Benfica still doesn't know?

"Because Baldano is looking for me, I don't think they're going to go to Benfica before I nod."

Mendes, who said this, had a flat voice. It seems that he is just saying a common word, but the content of this sentence is actually domineering. But people do have such confidence, and what they say is also true. Because Ronaldo's transfer has become Mendes, who is a guest of Florentino. and Mendes, who has almost dominated the domestic football agent circle in Portugal, no matter which identity it is, there is no reason for Real Madrid to bypass it.

What's more, I didn't look for a club to find an agent first. This was originally Real Madrid's usual trick to recruit reinforcements. Of course. This is not a new trick, Lin Sen understood it at once, and then he continued to ask.

"What do you mean?"

"Honestly?" Mendes rarely sold a pass, but his tone put away his previous casualness.

"Of course." Lin Sen said with certainty.

"For us brokers, it's the ones who really make the offers." Mendes said lightly, "So, for the time being, Manchester City is still in pole position." ”

Lin Sen fell silent. He lightly listened to the key word in Mendes's words: temporary. In other words, Di Maria's transfer to Manchester City or to Real Madrid. It doesn't matter to him, the reason why he will inform Linson, to put it bluntly, is to send a favor, because Manchester City has Di Maria's right of first refusal, even if Mendes doesn't say it now, when Real Madrid makes an offer, Linsen will also know the news, but at that time, whether it is for Linsen or Mendes, there will no longer be so much room for manoeuvre.

After being silent for a long time, Lin Sen asked another question, a question that made him a little apprehensive.

"So, what about Di Maria? Does he know that Real Madrid are interested in him? ”

"Of course." Mendes didn't sell this time, and his voice was still calm as usual, "Lin, he is my client just like you, I can hide this from anyone, including Benfica, but Angel can't, he must know." ”

Hearing Mendes' answer, Lin Sen smiled bitterly in his heart.

Although he actually wants to hear Mendes say that he did not tell Real Madrid's interest in Di Maria, Mendes is right, as an agent, Mendes cannot do that in this matter, think about what he would feel if Mendes also hid similar things from himself in the summer, not to mention, this is not a matter of human feelings at all, but a matter of work ethic.

"I see." Lin Sen, who had gone through the matter in his mind, did not immediately tell Sùmendez what he was going to do, but said a word.

Then, that's where the call ends.

After hanging up the phone, Mendes, who was in Lisbon, Portugal, held his mobile phone in his hand and his expression was a little playful.

After Baldano found himself, Mendes actually weighed the choice of whether to sue Sù Linsen, but in the end he chose to sue Sù, and Linsen's reaction surprised him a little, from beginning to end, Linsen's question was very simple, with a few keywords, that is, Benfica, his agent, and Di Maria.

There are only a few people who decide on a transfer, and Lin Sen asks just a few. But there is one point that Linson has missed, and that is Real Madrid. Linson did not ask Mendes what Real Madrid's attitude was, whether he was really determined or just tentative. Linson seemed to be sure of Real Madrid's attitude, much to Mendes' surprise, because even he didn't see if Baldano was really interested.

It is said that talking to smart people is a very easy thing because the other person can always understand your thoughts, but in fact, talking to smart people is also a very tiring thing because it is difficult for you to grasp the other person's thoughts. (To be continued......)