Milan, Rome, Madrid, Manchester.

When these four cities appear in the world of football, many fans can easily find that they have in common, which is that all four cities are home to two teams in the top flight. Needless to say, the Milan derby was once claimed to be the number one derby in the world, and the Rome derby was claimed to be one of the hottest derbies in Europe, and compared to these two cities, the latter two derbies are undoubtedly much bleaker. The reason is simple, the difference in strength.

Whether it's a Madrid derby or a Manchester derby, many times, there is not much suspense about the outcome. What is more surprising is that in both cities, the underdog team has more fans without exception. And this has also created the most pitiful and respectable group of fans in the football world.

Like every city in the world, Manchester has its glamorous and its bleak side, and like two sides of a coin, they tend to be close together. Manchester's business centre is the city's busiest area, but it's just over a half-hour walk southwest of Manchester's neighbourhood, once the largest slum in Europe. There are no high-end shops in the city center, no modern squares in the city center, only street lamps that don't always turn on at night, buildings with traces of old industry at a glance, and of course, only at night can you barely find a small bar with a dimly lit sign.

Compared with Madrid, the capital of Spain, Manchester has a stronger football atmosphere, and compared with the fans of Atletico Madrid, the fans here are also more ...... Rough.

In broad daylight, a taxi openly stopped next to a sign more than one person high, and the most conspicuous sign was a shield surrounded by a sky blue ring, the shield was a picture of a steamer, with three slashes below, and at the bottom of the sign, the name of the bar: MCFCARMS. As long as the Manchester United fans still have eyes, they will not walk into such a bar, because the pattern on the sign has made it very clear that this is a bar belonging to Manchester City fans.

The pattern on the signboard is the crest of the early Manchester City team.

"Turner, you're lazy, does your boss know?" A man with a full beard had just walked into the bar and shouted loudly, which caused a burst of laughter in the bar.

"Fuck off." After laughing, an angry voice sounded, "Lao Tzu got off work early." ”

"Haha, don't you still have to drive? Still drinking? The bearded man walked up to the man named Turner and patted him on the shoulder with his hand, apparently the two knew each other well, and said with a smile.

"Which eye did you see me drinking?" The bloated Turner didn't even bother at him, just staring at the TV screen hanging above the counter, on which Sky sports news was playing.

"You didn't drink?" The old bearded man puffed up, took the cup in front of Turner, sniffed it, and immediately threw it back in front of Turner, scolding with a smile, "Run to the bar and drink boiled water, you're *full." ”

"you. Old Miller has no opinion, you have so much nonsense. ”

……

The bearded man's name is Stevenson Taylor, he works in a nearby food processing factory, and Turner Brown is the driver of the taxi parked in front of the bar.

Conversations like the one between Stevenson and Turner are played out every day in this bar, and everyone can be the object of other people's heckling at any time, and everyone doesn't take it seriously, for them, this is their other home, they can do whatever they want, and here, there is only one time when they can concentrate, and that is when there is a Manchester City game, and at that time, it is also the busiest time in this bar.

Stevenson and Turner were still squeezing each other together, but suddenly both of them closed their mouths, and then turned their eyes to the TV above the counter, at this time, the sound of the TV was suddenly turned up, and all the voices in the bar were drowned out at once, and everyone in the bar focused their attention on the picture of the TV.

“…… This station has just received the news, last week announced the return of acting coach Kassel to the youth team Manchester City team just announced the news of the new head coach, Chinese coach Lin Sen became the new coach of the team, the specific contract details Manchester City has not been announced, but according to relevant personnel, Manchester City and Lin signed a three-year contract. The Chinese coach, who had just left Malaga for a brief spell in charge of Atletico Madrid, had great success in Malaga last season, leading Malaga to next season's Champions League and beating last season's Champions League champion Barcelona to win last season's Copa del Rey ......"

There was silence for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

"How is he? Didn't it say Roberto Mancini? ”

"Damn Mubarak, why is he a Chinese?"

"Don't forget Sun, there's nothing wrong with Chinese ......"

……

Although the Sun's report on Lin Sen was sensational, after all, there are photos to prove it, and the Manchester City fans present naturally have heard of Lin Sen's possible entry into Manchester City, but most of them don't think that this Lin Sen is really possible, because compared with Lin Sen, the scandal between Mancini and Manchester City is longer and more real. It's just that I didn't expect that in the end, it was Lin Sen who came first.

Lin Sen is not a big-name coach yet, and of course it is impossible for all Manchester City fans to welcome him, so before the news is finished, there is already an uproar in the bar, and there are all kinds of emotions. Old Miller's face was calm, and he couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the people in the bar laughing or scolding, supporting or opposing, and some even arguing.

Now Manchester City fans are like getting rich overnight. A Thaksin and a Mansour are like two lottery tickets in quick succession, which have made countless Manchester City fans get carried away with excitement, and they who often need to pray for the team to stay in the Premier League have begun to dream of superstars, super coaches, began to dream of participating in the Champions League, winning the title, and even began to dream of the team regaining the "representation" of the city of Manchester......

It's right to have dreams, but it's not a good thing if dreams turn into fantasies. Last season when Thaksin came, Manchester City fans didn't wake up, and last season when Mansour came, Manchester City fans still didn't wake up.

In a few years, Chelsea has grown from a Premier League team to a European giant, at the beginning, Miller Sr. dreamed that Manchester City would be the next Chelsea, but after two seasons, he returned to reality, he witnessed the rise of another team in Manchester, he knows very well that it is never easy for a club to transform, money is essential, but money is never the only thing.

The right time, the right conditions, you also have to meet the right people.

Just as Manchester United met Alex Ferguson in the last century, or Chelsea met Jose Mourinho at the turn of this century, it's hard to imagine what it would have been like if the two clubs hadn't met these two guys. And now Manchester City also needs to meet the right person. It's just that this person has never had a specific standard. So, Mancini? Perhaps, Lin Sen, or possibly.

"Are you trying to tell me that a coach who has been in charge for less than two years is better than a coach who has led Inter Milan to three consecutive titles?"

'Scolari also won the World Cup with Brazil, but what about Chelsea last season?

"It doesn't necessarily mean that Abramovich will hire a coach who has only won one domestic cup title."

'Don't forget who took Chelsea to the Champions League final last year.'

"Really? What about him now? ”

……

Like everyone else, Stevenson and Turner were still arguing over why the club had chosen Linson over Mancini, and when they got to the back, the two men, who couldn't convince anyone, saw Miller Sr. standing behind the counter and walked over to ask Miller Sr. what he thought.

Old Miller, who was wiping his cup, didn't lift his head, but only said a word.

Now, Linsen is the manager of Manchester City.

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On Manchester City's official website, a paragraph with a strong official flavor is accompanied by a picture of Linsen when he was in Malaga, Manchester City announced that Linsen has signed a contract.

"Manchester City Football Club is delighted to announce Linsen as the club's new manager, Lim is an excellent candidate for Manchester City manager, he is one of the most talented young managers of the day, he has already achieved excellent results in recent times, his ambition, drive and determination are very much in line with Manchester City, and we are confident that Lin will lead this team to even greater success in major domestic and European competitions."

At the top of the text, Lin Sen in the picture is dressed in casual clothes with a relaxed expression, no matter who sees this picture, I am afraid that there is only one person who can make them feel the same way, that is, youth.

This day is June 20th.

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PS: A new volume. Thanks to the two book lovers No. 311 and the reward in the dream.