Acknowledgments before the chapter: Thank you to the two book friends for their rewards for saving their lives in the heavy rain.

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The so-called ambiguity does not mean not answering, but ambiguous.

Because for Linsen, Mubarak's question, whatever he answers, makes this meeting meaningless to go on with a fifty percent chance. Therefore, it is best for Lin Sen to be able to answer and give a two-pronged answer.

Lin Sen naturally knew what Mendes meant. But now, he doesn't want to be ambiguous.

If he could, Lin Sen didn't want to make a simple meeting so complicated, like a battlefield, and he needed to cheat, but Mendes was right, Lin Sen cherished this opportunity very much, if he could enter Manchester City, not to mention a step to the sky, there was always a big step, so for some of Mendes' requirements, Lin Sen still mostly chose to cooperate, but cooperation is selective.

It's like Mubarak's question. To put it in layman's terms, the interview is like a blind date, you can lie about anything, but you can't lie when the other party asks you what kind of person you are, because the blind date is to get married, and marriage is to live, not a one-shot deal, which is destined, time will make a qiē return to the truth, and the lie will always be exposed one day. Of course, Linsen can give Mubarak a vague answer, but if the other side does not approve of his coaching style, Linsen thinks there may really be no need to continue the discussion.

"You are wrong in what you said, Mr. President. Defending is just a tactical strategy, not a coaching style. But I think I can understand your question, and my answer is yes. My coaching style in Malaga is my coaching style. As for whether you're worried that Manchester City will turn into another Malaga, then all I can say is that if we have the opportunity to work together, there are no two identical leaves in the world, and naturally there will be no two teams that are exactly the same. To use a perhaps inappropriate analogy, in your eyes, Manchester City is a fine dining restaurant, Malaga may be just a fast food restaurant, and I am a chef. Defense is just a fast-food restaurant dish, but it's not necessarily the only one I know how to cook. ”

Lin Sen's voice was calm and clear, causing Mendes to take back the hand on the table, but Mendes did not look at Lin Sen with a surprised gaze, but instead focused on Mubarak on the other side.

Now, what matters is not why Linsen didn't cooperate with him, but how Mubarak will react.

Mubarak's face did not change any expression, he still looked at Lin Sen with the deep gaze peculiar to Arabs, and suddenly smiled: "Your analogy is very interesting. But with all due respect, can I understand that Manchester City could also play defensive football? ”

"Yes!" This time, Lin Sen didn't watch Mendes, and he didn't hesitate to answer.

"You're very frank." Mubarak nodded, but he couldn't tell whether Linson's answer was the answer he wanted, and then he motioned for Gary Cook to continue.

"Mr Lin, we noticed that your profile shows that you lived in England for a while, but your coaching career started in Spain, can we hear your thoughts on the Premier League?" Gary Cook picked up the conversation and said, "Well, and what do you think about our relationship with Manchester United? ”

Mendez didn't give Linsen any reminder this time because there is a standard answer to this question.

"I wouldn't consider the Premier League to be the number one league in the world, but the Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world and I think the Premier League is the most competitive of the top leagues. As for the relationship between Manchester City and Manchester United, in my opinion, cooperation is the beginning of equality, and although it may seem difficult, I think that if Manchester City want to be a more important player in the Premier League, then it is not enough to see Manchester United as mortal enemies. ”

As soon as Lin Sen's words fell, Mubarak's eyes moved, and this change was seen by Mendes, who had been observing him.

There is play.

Mendes was also moved.

"Can you talk about your plans if you become the manager of Manchester City?"

"Plans? Buy some, sell some, and then, take the championship. ”

Lin Sen's answer was an understatement.

It was just in the ears of several other people, including Mendes, but there was no more domineering answer than this.

To Gary Cook's ears, Linson's words hit a sore spot at Manchester City, because last season, they bought some people, they simply bought a new team, but the result? Where is the champion? In Mendes's ears, Linson's answer is even more arrogant than Mourinho, at least, Mourinho's arrogance has always been targeted, and Linsen's sentence is simply a copy of what I saw my conquest.

"You just said that the Premier League is the most competitive league, Mr Lim. It's not La Liga, and Malaga seemed to be third in the league last season. Gary Cook frowned, are you really Caesar yourself?

"But you forget, Mr. Manager, that Malaga won the Copa del Rey last season, and you also forgot that the more important thing is that Malaga is a promoted horse last season, and Manchester City is the biggest challenger in the Premier League at the moment." It seemed that he had long expected that his words might cause some dissatisfaction, Lin Sen smiled and said.

Hearing Lin Sen's answer, Mendes breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, when Gary Cook obviously looked wrong just now, he was really afraid that Lin Sen would directly compare the investment and results of Manchester City and Maraga's season, in that case, even if the other party is well-educated, I am afraid it will inevitably be annoyed and angry, although this qiē is a fact, but because it is a fact, it cannot be mentioned, because the two people in front of him are precisely the "culprits".

Fortunately, Lin Sen changed his tactful expression.

"I'm curious, Mr. Lin." At this point, Mubarak took over again, "I know that the former president of Málaga, Sans, said that you were the one who decided the transfer of Málaga last season, but as far as I know, Spain does not seem to have a tradition of having a manager part-time transfer manager? ”

"Not really." Lin Sen nodded and said.

"So, why did they agree with you to put you in charge of the transfer?"

"Because I told them that if they could give me the transfer rights, I would be able to get Málaga into Europe." Speaking of this, Lin Sen suddenly smiled bitterly, "It's just that I didn't expect that Malaga's budget is too low......

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Lin Sen complained jokingly, but the others couldn't laugh when they heard it, because they heard something that surprised them more than a joke. Is this how Malaga's Champions League qualification came out? Lin Sen complained about the low budget, but even then, he still fulfilled his promise, and even went further than promised, not only to enter the European stage, but also the top European stage.

After a few moments, Mubarak finally smiled, and then glanced at Gary Cook, who made him look a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but curse a few words in his heart for the departed Mark Hughes, who nodded and agreed to Manchester City's transfer work last season, but recommended the target of manager Mark Hughes. In addition, Gary Cook was uncomfortable at this time, because he suddenly felt that the next set question no longer seemed suitable to continue to ask.

Because the question is exactly what makes Linson talk about Manchester City last season.

Gary Cook thought about it for a moment and decided to skip the question, so he said, "If you can achieve that kind of results in Malaga on such a low budget, can I assume that you are a proponent of the argument that investment has nothing to do with grades?" ”

"How is that possible?" Lin Sen smiled and shook his head, "As I just mentioned the analogy, dedication is precisely the most fundamental difference between a high-end restaurant and a fast food restaurant. Commitment has nothing to do with grades? I'm afraid it's more sour grapes. Frankly, the reason I'm here today is because of City's commitment that is the one thing that attracts me the most. ”

Hearing Lin Sen's words, everyone smiled, and the slightly embarrassing atmosphere just now was suddenly relieved.

Linson's words did make Mubarak and Gary Cook very comfortable to hear, although they both knew that Linson's words might just be a spectacle. In terms of investment in the Premier League in recent years, there are two clubs that far surpass other teams, first Chelsea when Ab Abou first took over, and then Manchester City now. Sometimes being rich doesn't necessarily make people think you're happy, and you're seen as having money and being stupid, and the pressure on City's hierarchy is actually the same as the pressure on Abou's Chelsea in previous years. Of course, for the fans of other teams, while laughing, I am afraid that there is still some envy, jealousy and hatred in it.

'Can you talk about your thoughts on the current structure of Manchester City's squad?' It was Mubarak who spoke, and Gary Cook skipped the question of asking Linson to evaluate Manchester City last season, but Mubarak obviously didn't want to skip, but he changed his approach and only talked about the team structure, avoiding last season's results and avoiding embarrassment.

Mubarak would ask this question, and neither Mendes nor Linsen would be surprised, because the structure of a team is clearly more reflective of a club's blueprint than any other question, and Linson's views can be said to determine the direction of personnel flow tonight if he takes charge of Manchester City. On the other hand, I am afraid that Mubarak also wants to see how well the results of Manchester City's huge renovation last season are in the eyes of Linsen.

It's just that Lin Sen doesn't want to tell the truth at this time, because "truth" is not as objective as talking about achievements.

Manchester City claimed to have invested more than 100 million yuan last season, but in the eyes of Linsen, a "person who has come over", there are really few people in the Manchester City team who can make Linsen a superstar, and last season, as Mansour's large-scale introduction of "Pele's successor" Robinho, who was introduced from Real Madrid with a large amount of money, can barely be called a superstar at the moment, and he also performed well last season, but in Linsen's memory, he did not stay in Manchester City for more than two seasons. In addition to Robinho, most of the other tens of millions of reinforcements are decent, and a few are even lost, but a few transfers below the 10 million level were later proven to be worth the money.

For example, the later Manchester City captain and vice-captain Vincent Kompany and Zabaleta.