Chapter 61: No need
When Linson returned to Manchester on November 6 with Manchester City, who had qualified from the Europa League group stage, he did not know that he somehow owed Cook a favor, even if it seemed to him to be somewhat wronged.
He and Robinho, how the club will choose, for this, Linson does not say that he is 100% sure, but he never thought that the club would be on Robinho's side at this time, as Gary Cook said in the meeting, this is not a question of who is right and who is wrong, but only a question of whether a club is mature.
Even Moratti, the fan chairman who treated Ronaldo as his own ten years ago, was still very clear about what decision he should make when he was faced with this multiple-choice question, and Linson did not believe that the more "ruthless" Mubarak had made the wrong choice.
Admittedly, he is not Cooper, but, Robinho is not Ronaldo either.
For Robinho, in fact, Lin Sen had a premonition that the two might inevitably have a conflict since he first joined Manchester City, because he knew Robinho's trajectory too well, but he didn't expect this conflict to come so quickly and so suddenly, so after making sure that Robinho's mind was no longer in Manchester City, Lin Sen very resolutely left Robinho in Manchester, and also left all the troubles in Manchester, and he himself led the team to Austria.
Linson was not mistaken, and after more than an hour of discussion, City's hierarchy was quick to come to a conclusion. That evening, Manchester City's official website issued an announcement, the announcement was very brief, although the content did not clearly indicate that this announcement was related to the bombardment of Robinho's agent Ribeiro, but everyone knows that this is Manchester City Club's response to this matter, and this response full of official language is actually summed up in one sentence: Manchester City Club, support coach Lin Sen's decision.
The club chose to stand behind the manager. This also means that Robinho is on the opposite side of Manchester City, although on the surface, Manchester City has not completely blocked the possibility of Robinho staying.
Things are changing so quickly that Robinho could have imagined.
He also scored for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup last week and has now quietly disappeared from City's list of non-sale. When Robinho saw the announcement on Manchester City's official website, he knew that the war between him and Linson was over. And he is not a winner, this time, it is even worse than when he was at Real Madrid.
It is undeniable that the unexpected move to Manchester City last year was far less high-sounding than what he said in front of the media, what Manchester City is a great club, what Manchester City has a plan that excites him...... In addition to making fans happy, perhaps the only effect of these words is to give yourself a little psychological comfort.
Coming to Manchester City from Real Madrid. It's like walking from a palace into a mansion, maybe as opulent, but the underworld is completely different, and the freshness of the transfer quickly wears off in the midst of constant failures. It's like a bubble that keeps disillusioning, and only the last thing is the most real: money. Yes, the actual reason for the transfer couldn't be simpler, it's money. Maybe there's a little bit of gambling, but it has nothing to do with ambition, otherwise. He's not at Manchester City right now, he's at Chelsea.
So, when Manchester City made all Manchester City fans look forward to the new season in the transfer market this summer, Robinho was far less excited than people imagined, because he had already fought with the best players in the world, and all Manchester City wanted to do was what Real Madrid leftovers. It's just that at this time, Robinho has not yet had the idea of leaving the team, what really made him think of leaving the team was Lin Sen on the surface, but in the final analysis, it was Manchester City's money.
Because as long as Manchester City continue to invest in the transfer market, whether the manager is Linson or not, Robinho will not change one thing, and that is that he is no longer the only focus in the eyes of Manchester City fans.
First David Silva, then Arjen Robben, then Bale......
While Manchester City fans are losing track of who they were cheering for last year, Robinho is losing his last reason to stay.
Therefore, the reason why Linsen's conversation with Robinho broke up unhappily is that Linsen may think that the reason why Robinho can't listen to any admonition is because of his personality, but in fact, it was also just a fuse, just igniting Robinho's long-standing grievances this season, and then Ribeiro, it can only be said that he has never been a firefighter, but a fanning the flames.
Ribeiro knew too well what Robinho was thinking, so the next qiē happened so abruptly and naturally-
For the English media, Ribeiro's shelling was not just a huge bomb, but also a huge aphrodisiac.
Almost the entire English media immediately aimed their eyes on Manchester City, although Linson has made it clear after the game against Birmingham that he will not say a word about Robinho, but this does not prevent them from trying to get the latest news from other sources of Manchester City, and with the cooperation of Ribeiro, who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, it is difficult not to ferment quickly.
Of course, not all media have the ability to actually get the news from within Manchester City, but it doesn't matter, isn't there an all-powerful imagination?
Especially after Manchester City's official website responded, all of a sudden, all kinds of news about Linson and Robinho flooded the English tabloids, where Linson and Robinho clashed at the training ground, and Robinho has returned to Brazil in a fit of rage...... In this regard, readers who have long been accustomed to the country's tabloid tradition read it only as a story.
However, fans of other teams may see this as a hilarity, but Manchester City fans cannot.
It is a dilemma to look at the team icon from last season on the one hand, and the manager who will surprise them with the new season on the other. Manchester City's official response broke the illusion of many Manchester City fans who originally pinned their hopes on a rumor spread by the media, and the more understanding Manchester City fans sighed in their hearts, knowing that Robinho was probably leaving, however, there are also many Manchester City fans who still chew on Manchester City's announcement, trying to find some possibilities for the coach to release their suspicions, and then comfort themselves that things will develop for the better.
In any case, for Manchester City fans, this matter is not destined to end too happily until the dust settles.
The media collectively had a spring, the fans were cranky, and at this time, the Carrington training base should have been stormy, but it unexpectedly remained calm.
Linson left Robinho behind, and after the club intervened, Robinho was no longer his problem, and Ribeiro couldn't have come to the door to smoke on his own, maybe he was already discussing Robinho's future with Gary Cook or Marwood. Of course, Lin Sen could not consider this matter, but on the training ground, the two still looked up and did not look down.
The atmosphere is inevitably a little weird, but after things become clear, the relationship between the two on the training ground has become simpler, that is, the river water does not interfere with the well water. As far as Linson is concerned, as long as Robinho follows the team's discipline, there is no need for him to embarrass Robinho at this time. For Robinho, although Manchester City will soon become his past, he still needs to maintain his competitive form, and if he goes against Linsen at this time, it will be purely uncomfortable.
It was in this delicate balance that the two were at peace. And Linsen also focused on the next opponent in the league, Burnley.
If you put it a few weeks ago, Burnley, who is currently in the middle of the league, may have been just an hors d'oeuvres for Manchester City, and it would not have been the turn of the whole Manchester City to pay so much attention, but now, with the premise of four consecutive draws, this game has become extremely important, and, after Burnley, in the thirteenth round, Manchester City will go to Anfield Stadium to challenge Liverpool, who have been unfavorable this season.
Liverpool, which is unfavorable in the past year, is still Liverpool, not to mention that although their results are not good this season, most of them are dragged down by away results, while their home results are exceptionally good, several games are big wins, and there are also cases of beating Manchester United in tough battles, in this case, if Manchester City can't win Burnley at home, then Manchester City will have to face the embarrassing situation of six consecutive draws and even defeat.
Therefore, in this game, Lin Sen did not need to mobilize, and all the players knew that after the so-called 10-game unbeaten streak had gradually turned from praise to a slightly embarrassing record, they had no way back.
On November 9, Manchester City took to the City Stadium to face the challenge of promoted Burnley.
Compared with the previous Birmingham, Burnley, which is also a promoted horse, is much more competitive than the former this season, with eleven league games, six wins and five losses, although it is only in the middle and lower reaches of the standings, but it is already a very good result for Burnley, who is aiming for relegation. Burnley's manager Coyle took over the team almost exactly two years ago and led the team in his first full season, and the Irishman led the team back to the English top flight after 33 years, and in terms of his status in the hearts of the fans, his status in the hearts of Burnley fans is much higher than that of Linson in the eyes of Manchester City fans right now.
In this game, Linsen once again offered his fierce attacking formation, but this time, it was not Bellamy who appeared in the front line with Suarez, but Adriano, and this is also the first time that the Brazilian has appeared in the league as a starter after joining Manchester City. In the locker room before the game, Lin Sen did not say anything because he didn't need to, but he talked to Adriano alone for a while.
No one knew what Lin Sen said to Adriano, and after Adriano listened, he didn't notice how sharp his eyes suddenly became and how imposing his momentum became.
A qiē is just like in training.
The City Stadium is still full, and after the Robinho affair and four consecutive league draws, Manchester City fans are desperate to see their team take the attitude they deserve to counter the unscrupulous speculation of the unscrupulous media and prove to them that their team is still on the right track. (To be continued......)