Chapter 108: Fame
Acknowledgments before the chapter: Thank you for the reward of the book friend wandering in the dream.
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Small teams have the benefits of small teams, and big teams have the difficulties of big teams.
As a manager, at least Linson doesn't feel that a big team can make it easier for him, on the contrary, in his opinion, being the manager of Malaga is far more comfortable than being the manager of Atletico Madrid, because you don't have to speculate much about the club's top management off the pitch, and you don't have much opportunity to think about how to get along with the big players on the pitch. Of course, this is a "fret" that many managers dream of.
As for the opportunity from Manchester City, according to Mendes, Linson originally had a 60% chance.
Part of this chance comes from Manchester City's management's frustration with the Premier League's homegrown coach, Mansour, who just joined Manchester City last season, desperate to be recognized by the fans, so Manchester City spared no expense to poach Mark Hughes from Blackburn, but less than a season, the Welshman was disgraced, and Kassel did a good job in succession, but the results still did not meet the expectations of the top. At this point, Mendes thinks City might want an outside coach, but that's not the point, of course.
The focus is also on Linson's coaching experience in Malaga. Linson may seem low-key, but his achievements in Malaga are an impossible task in the industry, bringing a newly promoted team to the Champions League, winning a trophy and, more importantly, building a vibrant youth guard of his own, and what is the budget that Malaga has given him? Million.
One million, Lin Sen completed the task that Manchester City spent 100 million and failed to complete. This is where Mendes' confidence in Linsen to win the job lies.
In fact, Linson's chances could have been higher, but it's a pity that although Linsen was the commander of last season's Malaga, Mendes thought that Mubarak might not believe that Linsen was the founder of last season's Malaga. This may not have any impact on the opponent's evaluation of Linsen's coaching work, but if Linsen still wants his "transfer rights", it is crucial.
The Premier League has always been known as a manager's paradise, because the manager is also in charge of the transfer power, however, in recent years, with the modern football business factors have become more and more strong, the profession of transfer manager has gradually begun to appear in the Premier League, for the Premier League manager, this seems to be a regression, however, the two models actually have their own pros and cons, the key is whether to choose the right person. So, while it's uncertain which model City will take, it's clear that it won't be easy to convince the right person if they don't believe it.
Sixty percent of the chance is just the ideal, but as Lin Sen himself said, if Mancini also joins the competition, I am afraid that this sixty percent will have to be cut in half.
After Lin Sen nodded, Mendes quickly chose to leave.
After signing the contract, helping Lin Sen find his next job is naturally the biggest thing, but at the same time, there are some things that Lin Sen doesn't care about, and Mendes also needs to help Lin Sen "correct".
Take, for example, the aftermath of Linson's departure from Malaga.
In Mendes' view, Linsen's departure from Malaga was not only a bad time, but also a bad handling of the follow-up after the announcement of his departure. Mendes doesn't know what Linsen has done since he decided to leave, but from his point of view as an outsider at the time, Linsen's departure, many Malaga fans still have misunderstandings, not to say that it is a betrayal, but there are many fans who think that Linsen abandoned Málaga, and the players' reactions were too silent, which seems to confirm this statement on a certain course.
This is obviously not right and abnormal.
Mendes knew that this qiē was obviously inseparable from old Sans, Lin Sen himself only wanted to have a clear conscience, and he didn't care about what he thought of the outside world, but now that Mendes had become his agent, he couldn't care less.
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In just a few days, the "silence" was broken.
"Lin didn't abandon Malaga, if I had to say that I had to abandon it, I think it was the club that abandoned Lin. The imminent expiration of Lin's contract is not something that has just happened, so why is it only now said that Lin refuses to renew it? We all know what happened in February, when it was the club that refused to give Linson a contract, and last month was even more bizarre, with Fernando leaving the club and then Lin...... These two are the most important people in the club, Fernando"
The first to speak was Apono, when interviewed by reporters, he was also silent before, unusually, he stood on Lin Sen's side clearly, and even accused the club of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
With the first, there is the second.
After Apono, the other players gradually broke their silence, although most did not directly blame the club like Apono, but the evaluation of Linsen is obviously very different from what the fans imagined before, regret and blessing have become the main theme, undoubtedly, at least, the players do not think that Linsen has abandoned them. And at this time, if the fans' doubts about this matter have not been completely dispelled until this time, then the speech of the former chairman of the former chairman Sans in an interview directly put the matter to a conclusion.
"It wasn't Lin's intention to leave Málaga, in fact, Lin never refused the club's request to renew his contract, his departure can be said to be a dereliction of duty on my part, and I am sorry for all the Malaga fans for this. But fans shouldn't talk about Lin, he brought Malaga the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, he deserves respect, and he even left Malaga with a fortune that was the one who decided last season's transfers......"
Sans didn't want Linson to be treated unfairly, and he didn't want to cause more trouble for the current club in Málaga, so he took the blame on himself.
As a result, the direction of the wind seems to change overnight.
"Did you do this? Jorge. Lin Sen, who saw the relevant news from the Internet, asked Mendez about the matter.
He couldn't help but doubt Mendez, the direction of public opinion is that although it changes quickly, there must always be a reason. When Lin Sen noticed Apono, who was the first to speak, his first reaction was that Mendes was "playing ghosts", because Mendes was Apono's agent. The speeches of the other players in the back are not necessarily "instigated" by Mendes, but in this matter, the players who have long known what is going on have long held their breath, and with Apono at the beginning, the next thing is almost a matter of course. And Little Sans's speech is probably just an accident.
As for why Apono is the first bird, the reason is simple, although his table last season was not as brilliant as Gabi, but how is it also the main defender of Malaga, with this foundation, coupled with Mendes's support, he is not afraid of turning his face with the Malaga club at all, and even Mendes has already found him a home early.
"I'm just letting Apono speak his mind." Sure enough, Mendes didn't deny it, but just said it lightly.
"Why bother." Lin Sen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
It's good to get together and disperse, even if he leaves Atletico Madrid, Lin Sen has never expressed any dissatisfaction in public, because in that case, first, it is inevitable that there will be suspicions of resentful women, and second, it will not help at all, so leaving Malaga, his farewell is even simpler than when he left Atletico Madrid, just bowed a few times to the stands, thanked the fans, said goodbye to the players in training, and did not expect to get the understanding of the players, and finally, announced his departure at the post-match press conference, that's all.
"It's necessary." Mendez was very serious.
"You didn't have an agent before, you decide these things, but now that I'm your agent, then I have to fulfill the duties of a broker. Frankly speaking, I am responsible for everything you have to do with football, including your reputation, and you have to cherish your reputation, Lin. You may not care, but the manager is a profession that needs more prestige than a player, and a good reputation can save you a lot of trouble, especially against the Football Association, and you can't learn from Jose, his football philosophy is destined to be like that, but you are different. ”
"Okay, whatever you want." Seeing that Mendes said so solemnly, Lin Sen shrugged his shoulders and said.
As Mendes said, he is just fulfilling his duties as an agent, in the final analysis, he is only for his own good, then, Lin Sen didn't care about his bad reputation before, so naturally he won't care about his reputation is good.
Lin Sen didn't dwell on this matter, and Mendes naturally didn't either. In fact, Mendes had a windfall in this matter, that is, he didn't expect little Sans to speak.
As the former president of Malaga, Little Sans showed his responsibility, and his words, inadvertently, helped Lin Sen solve a problem, that is, to prove Lin Sen's "vision". With Sans Jr.'s speech, no matter whether the next negotiations with Manchester City are successful or not, Mendes has enough confidence to take the initiative in terms of Linsen's transfer rights.
Yes, Manchester City have responded to Mendes' fax.
Not a refusal.
"Are you sure?" When Mendes said that Manchester City planned to meet with him, although he knew that Mendes was in contact with the other party, Linson still frowned.
"Next Wednesday, Manchester, the exact location has not yet been decided." Mendes' voice was smiling, "There will be four people to meet, you, me, Manchester City CEO Gary Cook, and their chairman Mubarak. ”
In fact, for the matter to progress so fast, Mendes himself did not expect that yesterday Manchester City just officially announced the return of acting coach Kassel to the youth team, and today Manchester City gave himself a reply, the efficiency is not unhappy, of course, what surprised Mendes even more is that according to the normal procedure, at this time, Manchester City should have invited him to meet first, and then arranged for the manager to meet in person, rather than the posture of a formal meeting at the beginning, not to mention, The chairman of the other side, Mubarak, will actually come out in person.