Chapter 45: A Little Bit
Many things, not your starting point is good, others will definitely accept it, not to mention that there is no good intention to repay this thing, I am afraid that I am afraid that I will accidentally do bad things with good intentions.
Lin Sen is by no means a person who likes to be amorous, he has a clear conscience and is often used by him to comfort himself, but that must be in the case of the other party's appreciation, if not, no one is happy to carry other people's misunderstanding "Everyone is Rui and I am awake".
Pellegrini fell in love with Boni, and Lin Sen didn't fully agree with it in his heart, so he hinted that the other party had other candidates, but since the other party was not willing to accept his "hint", but thought that he was ready to make his own decisions, then, Lin Sen had nothing to say, at least, in his memory, although Bony was not a success in Manchester City, it was not a failure.
Transfers can be endless soap operas or skits.
As one of only two Welsh teams to compete in the English league system, Swansea are not a big team, Swansea became the first Welsh team to be established in the Premier League three years ago, which is undoubtedly historic, but at the time Swansea was actually not favored by the media, in the short history of the Premier League, there are not many teams who have come and gone from where in the first season of promotion. However, Swansea used their watch to tell everyone that they were not here to be the "guests" of the Premier League, first they finished 11th in the season of promotion and easily relegated from relegation, and in the following seasons, they sued everyone again, and this result was not accidental.
Such a new Premier League team is obviously unlikely to have any grievances with Manchester City. Leaving this out the truth, there are a number of favourable factors for Manchester City to bring in Bony from Swansea, such as the fact that there is no better lobbyist than Yaya Toure when it comes to convincing players.
There are no obstacles on the part of the players. Swansea also didn't create obstacles.
Time is running out for Manchester City, let alone Swansea, and with Bony unlikely to stay, they will also need time to find a replacement, so the two sides almost hit it off.
Lin Sen, who knows very well where the other party's bottom line is, from making an offer to reaching an agreement between the two clubs, the whole process is less than three days.
On 27 January, Manchester City officially announced the arrival of Bony from Swansea City. The two sides signed a contract for four and a half years, although the transfer fee for this transfer has not been announced by either club, but it does not prevent the vast media from revealing some details, in Bony's transfer, Manchester City gave Swansea two options, the first option is 25 million, a lump sum payment, without any additional terms. The second option is similar to the first, both are 25 million offers. It's just a three-year installment, and in addition to that, there is a floating clause linked to the player table.
Swansea opted for the former.
Bonison lĂŹ transferred to Manchester City, however. As Linson said to Pellegrini before, the Ivorian striker will not be able to play for Manchester City right away, because Ivory Coast has just qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, and Manchester City still need to be patient and wait for the end of Ivory Coast's journey in the Africa Cup of Nations. And this transfer of Bony. It has also become Manchester City's only signing this winter.
February 1, the day the transfer window closes, the 23rd round of matches in the Premier League.
Manuel Pellegrini faces what the media calls his life-and-death rivals, leaders Chelsea. This is the second meeting between the two sides this season, the last time the two teams played out a draw at the Etihad, this time it was Stamford Bridge, and interestingly, the difference between the two sides is still five points.
Lin Sen did not go to London, so naturally he could not "return" Mourinho, but he still sat in front of the TV and watched the game honestly.
In this game, he wants Manchester City to win.
Not entirely because of his position, but also because he doesn't want Pellegrini to be in a worse position.
The five-point gap in the league leaderboard is much like a 2-0 score on a football field, at this time, if the team behind can pull one back, the suspense can be restarted, but if the goal is scored by the leading side, then it is enough to kill most of the suspense. Therefore, if Manchester City loses to Chelsea away in this game, Chelsea's lead will be eight points at that time, and although the league schedule is just over halfway, for Manchester City, it is tantamount to giving up the initiative to win the championship to the other side.
If this is the case, then Pellegrini, who is already in dire straits, can only be described as worse. Therefore, the media said that this is Pellegrini's life-and-death battle, although it is a little too certain, but it is not too exaggerated.
As one of the top executives of Manchester City, Linson trusts Pellegrini, but Linsen does not represent the entire Manchester City management, let alone him, even Mubarak cannot be "dictatorial", if Pellegrini's results are really unacceptable, the board of directors obviously cannot sit idly by, and at that time, it will be difficult for Linsen to change some decisions alone.
Linson has long said that he will not replace Pellegrini, and this is not just talk, and he does not think he really has a chance to face this choice, but now, the situation is a little wrong.
Just last night, Mubarak "chatted" with him, and although he didn't say it explicitly, Linsen still heard the tentative meaning of his words: if Pellegrini is out of class, Linsen can temporarily take the position of Manchester City manager.
Yes, only temporarily.
And Lin Sen directly blocked Mubarak's hint, because he no longer understands Mubarak's intentions, the so-called temporary replacement is just a delaying tactic, after the end of the season, Mubarak is really willing to let himself go?
No wind, no waves.
Since Mubarak has this idea, it means that the board may have other opinions, of course, in the memory of Linsen remembered that Pellegrini should have survived this season, but now Mubarak has this "should not have" thought, which cannot be ruled out because of Linsen's existence.
Linsen ruled out that possibility, but Linsen really didn't want to face that option, so the best-case scenario is that Pellegrini withstood the pressure today, won against Chelsea, and then everyone was happy.
The final result of the game, since it was not what Lin Sen wanted, did not disappoint Lin Sen. Because, in the end, the match was played to a score that maintained the status quo, the same as the first leg between the two sides: 1-1.
Manuel Pellegrini's situation didn't get any worse, but he also missed a good opportunity to improve his appearance, and the only consolation may be that in this game, City's sluggish attacking group finally came to fruition and Sergio Aguero broke his own goal drought.
And Lin Sen breathed a sigh of relief-
Two days later, on the 3rd of February.
Lin Sen welcomed a "guest" in his home.
Tang Hua.
But this time, Tang Hua did not come specifically like the last time, but visited by the way, because of the FA Cup fourth round replay between Cambridge United and Manchester United.
The game is over.
Cambridge United, who had created a miracle at home, failed to create another miracle at Old Trafford, losing the game with a very crisp score of 0-3 and ending in the round of 32. Although the loss was made, it was already a remarkable result for Cambridge United. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was equally vocal about Cambridge United after the game, but of course, there was some politeness to it.
Lin Sen could see that although he lost the game, Tang Hua's feelings were very calm.
It's the right attitude, the contrast between the two teams is there, a miracle can happen once, but it can't happen all the time. Losing to Manchester United at Old Trafford is not a shame or an unacceptable defeat, especially for a League Two side.
"Don't you regret it?" Lin Sen asked with a smile.
"A little bit." Tang Hua also smiled, the smile was between relief and reluctance, saying that there are no regrets at all is false, no failure can make people completely willing, if that's the case, then what's the point of the game?
It's just that regret is regret, but it can only be a little bit. Anyone knows that Cambridge United can draw Manchester United at home, there is a lot of luck, of course, there are some objective reasons, such as the understanding of each other on both sides, Cambridge United has a manager who has studied Manchester United to the bottom, and for Van Gaal, Cambridge United is a mysterious team that is difficult to find even a minute of game video, and the level of Cambridge United, it is obviously impossible for Van Gaal to send someone to spy on it, so ......
And these are just "disposable" supplies, this time to Old Trafford, Cambridge United no longer have any advantages, whether it is soft power or hard power, even if the goddess of luck stands on top of their heads, I am afraid there is nothing to do.
"Well, I'm actually here to thank you this time." Tang Hua didn't seem to want to continue talking about the past game, he said.
"Why?" Lin Sen looked at Tang Hua, who was becoming more and more of a coach, and said.
"Last time." Tang Hua said.
No one knows that Cambridge United's style change some time ago came from Lin Sen's "guidance", otherwise, maybe Tang Hua would have faced less pressure during that time, and now, Tang Hua has gone through his "internship period" at Cambridge United, with the exit from the FA Cup, Cambridge United has only one task left this season, that is, the league.
The task given to Tang Hua by Cambridge United Club has always been to relegate, but now, Tang Hua feels that he can give it a try.
Cambridge United currently sit 12th in the second division and are in the upper middle of the table, so if there is no collapse in the second half of the season, relegation should not be a big problem. What Tang Hua wants to try now is the goal that he once gave up: League One. According to the promotion rules of League Two, in addition to the top three can directly qualify, as long as they break into the top seven, Cambridge United will have the opportunity to participate in the promotion play-offs, although the competition will be fierce, but it is not without a chance. (To be continued......)