From the head coach's office to the manager's office, from the position, Lin Sen can be regarded as a high promotion. However, his office has maintained its simplicity.

A set of sofas for guests, a desk, and a data cabinet, which are one of the few relatively large objects in his office, and the tactical board and other things needed when he was the head coach are gone, so when Mourinho took out the bottle of red wine, Lin Sen, who had been looking for a corkscrew for a long time and couldn't find it, had to switch to a rough way and directly knocked out half of the bottleneck.

The Premier League's tradition of having a drink, as the older generation of coaches gradually retired from the stage, has evolved into a tradition that varies from person to person. It stands to reason that the person Mourinho should be looking for today is not Linsen, but Pellegrini. This is also one of the reasons why Lin Sen did not take the initiative to greet Mourinho after the game, and of course, another reason is that he does not want to be suspected of overstepping his responsibilities at this time.

It's just that Lin Sen still forgot one point, that is, the relationship between Mourinho and Pellegrini is not good.

When it comes to the relationship between the two, it actually dates back to the Real Madrid era, because Mourinho went to Real Madrid before replacing Pellegrini. Therefore, maybe Mourinho has no special opinion on Pellegrini, but on the contrary, Pellegrini has no pimple in his heart for Mourinho, but it is unlikely that there is no pimple in his heart, but when he was in La Liga, maybe because the two did not have a direct competitive relationship, they were fine. When it comes to the Premier League, it's a different story.

Manchester City and Chelsea are the closest competitors for the league title. Last season, Pellegrini had an unpleasant quarrel with Mourinho, so in this game, Pellegrini, who seems to be honest but is actually quite stubborn, is obviously impossible to invite Mourinho to have a drink at home as usual.

Come to Manchester and bring a bottle of red wine.

In his first spell in charge of Chelsea. It's almost one of Mourinho's things to do, but at that time, his destination was another stadium and a different person. And now, this man has retired, and although his successor is also someone he respects, it still makes Mourinho feel a little different.

It's not that Mourinho is a sentimental man, anyone who goes back to the battlefield of yesteryear only to find that his former opponent is no longer there. It is inevitable that there will be some feelings, his former rival Liverpool coach Benitez is now away from Serie A, and the godfather of Manchester United, Ferguson, who was also a friend and foe in the past, has retired, leaving only one Wenger still supporting Arsenal......

However, Mourinho is still the same Mourinho, there is a clear distinction between those who appreciate him and those who don't, there is almost no middle ground, what gets along gets along, and what doesn't get along doesn't get along. Separating work from private is easy to say, but not everyone can do it, and Pelagrini doesn't mind his comments about Manchester City?

Very simple. There is no shortage of this friend.

"When will you be back?" Mourinho said with a smile as he shook the dark red liquid in his glass.

"Not sure." Lin Sen shook his head and said.

Mourinho's return naturally refers to the return to coach the team. In this regard, Lin Sen did not hesitate. Not beat around the bush.

"To be honest, it's a lot more leisurely now." Lin Sen said half-jokingly.

"Really?" Mourinho smiled slightly, and said equally half-seriously.

"Don't believe me?" Lin Sen also asked with a smile.

"Let's be honest. Unbelief. Mourinho shook his head frankly and said frankly, "I just know that the period when I left Chelsea before I received an offer from Mr. Moratti was the most difficult period of my coaching career. ”

Lin Sen smiled.

Mourinho's words are not an exaggeration, although Linson's previous way of leaving Manchester City was a little different from Mourinho's, but the subsequent state of the two has something in common. It is said that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, but in fact? When I am so busy with work that I don't have time to go to the toilet, I always yearn for a holiday, but when the real vacation comes, I am eager to work.

However, in the past year's holidays, Lin Sen was not as difficult as Mourinho said, success, fame, marriage, travel...... All these things are enough to dilute his "cheap" mentality, but it is only to dilute it, otherwise, he would not be able to sit here today and become the manager of Manchester City.

"If there is a suitable opportunity, I should come back." Lin Sen said, "Of course, I won't force myself. ”

Mourinho nodded.

Lin Sen's idea coincides with him, coaching a team is never a whim, if it is too reluctant, it is better to coach it better, speaking of which, Mourinho's luck is good, from Porto to Chelsea, and from Inter Milan to Real Madrid, in addition to the unpleasant interval just mentioned, Mourinho's several jobs, did not make him feel reluctant.

"Manchester United is not the right opportunity?" At this time, Mourinho suddenly laughed and said, "Or do you feel reluctant?" ”

"Manchester United?" Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Mourinho to suddenly mention the name, and then, he quickly thought of a possibility.

"Looks like Sir Alex Ferguson called you?" Mourinho was noncommittal, but it was clear that, in Linson's view, this was tantamount to acquiescence.

In fact, Ferguson did not directly tell Mourinho about this, but inadvertently revealed some words similar to regret when the two spoke not long ago, but for the thoughtful Mourinho, this is tantamount to telling him about it himself, how many coaches in this world have the ability to let Ferguson rush to regret?

As early as when Mourinho was preparing to leave Real Madrid and return to the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson actually called Mourinho at that time, and it was not that he did not test him to Manchester United to take over his intentions, Linson was still the manager of Manchester City at that time, it should be said that if Mourinho had not received a call from Abou at that time, it may be Mourinho who is standing in front of the home team coach at Old Trafford today.

Although during the first time he coached Chelsea, Mourinho had a collision with Manchester United, but in fact, in addition to being a championship rival, there are not too many historical grievances between Manchester United and Chelsea, and the private relationship between Mourinho and Ferguson is recognized as good.

"It's indeed a good opportunity...... Lin Sen said to himself, "but it's still reluctant, I always feel like I suddenly sit in the coach's seat of the team that I beat before...... That feeling is certainly not what I want. ”

"We're the same kind of people." Hearing Lin Sen's words, the silent Mourinho suddenly smiled, and then changed the topic, "By the way, what do you think of today's game?" ”

"The score is fair." Lin Sen did not hesitate this time, and said indifferently.

The 1-1 score was indeed fair, Manchester City had the advantage for a while, but unfortunately a reckless act by Zabaleta buried the initiative for Manchester City, Chelsea once had the advantage in numbers and the score lead, but their late negligence cost them, both sides had their chances of winning, but also had their own regrets, so a draw could not have been a fair ending.

"What if I said that my goal was to keep the flat from the beginning?" Mourinho said.

"Then congratulations." Lin Sen shrugged his shoulders and said.

If another person says Mourinho's words, there is no doubt that no matter how you look at it, there is some suspicion of hindsight, but this person is Mourinho, so Lin Sen does not feel strange, and at the same time, if another person says congratulations to Mourinho at this time, there is also a suspicion of ridicule no matter how you listen to it, but this person is Lin Sen, so Mourinho will not feel that Lin Sen's congratulations are sarcastic.

"Lin, do you believe it?" Mourinho said: "This year's Premier League is mine. And, it's not that I despise Pellegrini, it's not that I despise other teams, but frankly, if you don't come back, the Premier League will be my world for the next few years!"

Mourinho's voice was flat, but a few words were domineering.

Lin Sen didn't speak, but the smile on his face was still there.

Does he believe it? It doesn't matter. Because this is Mourinho, this is the Mourinho that people know, and this is the Mourinho that he knows. You can say that he is arrogant, but the arrogance of others has never lacked confidence. You have to admit that.

After speaking, Mourinho smiled and drank the last wine in the glass, then put his hand on the top of the glass, politely refused Lin Sen's pour, stood up, and said meaningfully, "It's almost, it's time for me to go." Hopefully the next time we'll have a drink, it's at Stamford Bridge. ”

Regarding the deep meaning of Mourinho's words, Lin Sen shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he didn't speak anymore, but just got up and sent Mourinho out of the door.

After Mourinho left, Linsen returned to his office, did not think too much about the conversation with Mourinho, but sat back at his desk, opened his notebook, called up the number of the media for the past game, and continued his work.

If a team is compared to a machine, then Pellegrini is the operator of this machine, and his main job is to make it work perfectly. It's just that the team's machine is not original, but assembled, so since it is an assembled machine, it is inevitable that there will be some stumbles when it is running, and Pellegrini can adjust it, but some parts are likely to be destined to be inconsistent with this machine, in addition, there are aging parts, which need to be replaced.

And replacing these parts is Lin Sen's job.

So, on what basis? It's not the media's rating, nor someone's one-sided words, Lin Sen must give his own judgment, and it must be a judgment that convinces the vast majority of people. (To be continued......)