Cambridge is a combination of transliteration and paraphrasing, and the English name Cam-bridge means the bridge of the sword river. For many Chinese, Cambridge actually has a more literary name, Kangqiao, and then Kangqiao's Kangqiao.

In short, this is a city that has a cultural flavor even when the wind blows. From this point of view, the team from this city seems to be the most suitable for Tang Hua, who is actually from a prestigious university.

However, this is not the reason why Tang Hua came here. The reason he's here is because there's a professional team here, and they're willing to ask him to be the head coach and they're willing to give him almost all the permissions.

The fact that Cambridge United is not honoured to have a member of the former Champions League-winning coaching team as their head coach is exciting news is, in the words of Dave Dougan, the club's president, who looks like an ordinary retired worker.

Coming here, Tang Hua felt as if he had come to his hometown.

Big clubs are professional, but they often lack warmth, while small clubs are amateurs, but they are never lacking in warmth. On the first night Tang Hua came here, Tang Hua got to know everyone in the club, from top to bottom, because Dougan had prepared a welcome party for him.

After the excitement, Tang Hua, who had already known people, embarked on the journey of "knowing" this club the next day.

As a team that has been away from the professional league for ten years, Tang Hua is mentally prepared for Cambridge United's all-round backwardness, so from the training ground to the home stadium, from the office to the accommodation, in the face of various facilities that are almost completely different from Manchester City, Tang Hua has always been calm.

Fortunately, although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs.

In fact, you can also see the football heritage of this country.

League level only. This is not a big country, and if the football league is subdivided, it can even be counted as a full nine leagues, of which the Premier League, the English Championship, League One and the English Second Division are professional leagues, and the non-professional ones are the Football Association National League, the Football Association Northern League and the Southern League, etc.

And at every level of the league, almost all have their own cup competitions, like the current Cambridge United, Tang Hua's task in the new season is not only to lead the team to attack the League One, that is, to at least enter the top seven, but also the FA Cup, the League Cup and the English Championship that only competes among the teams in the third and fourth leagues.

Of course, the most important thing is still the league. As for the cups. For small clubs, you can fully see it as an opportunity to improve the club's finances.

Tang Hua knew very well what he should do, and after a few days, he was like a primary school homeroom teacher, making "home visits" to almost all the team members.

Then, he started doing what he does best, building profiles.

Small clubs have the way of survival of small clubs, and big clubs have the foothold of big clubs.

1 July, Manchester International Airport.

A Spanish man with a beard walked out of the aisle. Wearing a pair of low-key sunglasses that wanted to cover up, I got into a car and left soon after leaving the airport.

No one knows his whereabouts and no one cares about his whereabouts, but for Barcelona fans. I'm afraid everyone is no stranger to this face, he is the legendary Spanish goalkeeper and current Barcelona sporting director Antoni = Subisareta.

There are two teams in Manchester and Subisareta's goal today is the blue side.

Just last night. Subisareta and Luis Enrique had just had a not-so-short meeting, not a short time, and then. Subisareta booked his ticket for today.

Normally, after the inquiry, since the other party has given a reply, the next step should be a bargain between you and me, but last night's meeting decided some things.

Even for Barcelona, it was a crucial move.

When Subisareta arrived at the place where Linsen and Mubarak had first met, Linsen was already waiting there.

Subisareta, Lin Sen knew him, but had never dealt with him.

For the Spanish legend who succeeded Begiristain as Barcelona's sporting director four years ago, Linson does not have much impression of him in his memory, and the few impressions that are not good are not good.

However, in fact, judging from Subisareta's transfer skills in recent years, in fact, his vision is not bad, 10 years of Villa, Mascherano, 11 years of Fabregas and Sanchez, 12 years of Alba, Song, and last year's Neymar...... Who's to say these transfers are failures?

Lin Sen doesn't have much impression of Subisareta, and conversely, Subisareta is no stranger to Lin Sen, in fact, not many people in Europe will be unfamiliar with Lin Sen at the moment.

As for the impression, it is neither good nor bad, Manchester City in Linson's era is a sworn rival with Barcelona on the European battlefield, but compared to Mourinho, the competition between the two is more of a purely competitive level, therefore, for Linsen, Subisareta doesn't like it, but it definitely doesn't have Cheng Dù, who hates it.

The two sides met, and after the politeness, they went straight to the point.

"For this transfer, trust us with sincerity, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. But we think your asking price is too high. Let me give you a simple analogy, last year we brought in Neymar, and the transfer fee was only 57 million. Luis is certainly a great player, but I don't think he's worth twice as much as Neymar, and I'm sure you wouldn't think so. ”

Subisareta's tone is confident, just like Barcelona on the football field.

"Of course." Lin Sen smiled and nodded, expressing his approval of the other party's words, "Luis can never be worth twice as much as Neymar." But, Anthony, with all due respect, I don't think there is any comparison between the two. ”

"It's well known that Neymar is a genius, but that doesn't change the fact that he was still a genius to prove himself before he went to Barcelona. But Luiz is different, he has proven that he is one of the best strikers in the world, both for club and for national team. ”

Lin Sen's tone sounded very patient, but to be honest, if he hadn't considered that he had other plans, he could have dealt with Subisareta's rhetoric more bluntly.

Because Subisareta is so good that he doesn't die, don't mention anything else, but compare Neymar, he said that Neymar's transfer fee is 57 million, which is also a price known to the world, but in fact, the transfer fee that Barcelona paid for Neymar is really just that?

You know, in January this year, former Barcelona President Rusell had to announce his resignation, the reason for which was the insider's "Neymar transfer gate", Subisareta compared Neymar at this time, perhaps in his opinion, this is also a kind of expression of the clear self-purification, but for Lin Sen, there is no wind, never waves.

So, at the end, Lin Sen also half-jokingly added, "Of course, I don't deny that Neymar has proven himself now, but Antony, if you are willing to exchange Neymar for Luis, I think it's a good idea." ”

"No kidding." Subisareta smiled a little reluctantly, "Neymar is now the future ...... of Barcelona"

Neymar for Suarez?

This is really no joke, as Barcelona's transfer director, Subisareta knows very well how much Barcelona has paid for Neymar's transfer, of course, this price has a lot of Cheng Dù, it was pushed up by the damn smiling tiger next door, if it weren't for him, in Neymar's transfer, Barcelona would not have been in such a hurry, and Rosell would not have lost the chairman's position because of this.

"So, Messi? We can add money......" Seeming not to notice the reluctance in Subisareta's smile, Lin Sen continued to joke.

"Let's get down to business, Lin." The signs were wrong, Subisareta immediately said, he was worried that if this continued, Suarez's matter was not discussed, but turned into Manchester City asking Barcelona for players.

"Okay then." Lin Sen nodded, and finally stopped his "earnestness" to Subisareta, and said, "I don't think 100 million is too high a price for Luis, but since the player wants a new challenge, we don't plan to put obstacles, but it must be a price that is in line with Luis's strength." ”

Hearing Lin Sen's words, Subisareta frowned in her heart.

It's not because Linsen is still biting on "100 million", but because it is clear that Linsen already knows that Barcelona has been in contact with Suarez, but he uses "new challenges" to describe Suarez's desire to try to leave, and chooses to ignore Barcelona.

Is this for Barcelona, or for him to save face? Subisareta is not so naïve, Linsen's move is just a real reminder that Suarez can go, but the next home may not be Barcelona, it can also be other teams, for example, Real Madrid.

Subisareta knows that Real Madrid may not be involved in this transfer, but he also admits that it is not impossible to do this possibility, and the person opposite loves to do the most, isn't it the goal of grabbing Barcelona? Especially important goals.

In that case, Manchester City will undoubtedly be more inclined to sell Suarez to Real Madrid, not to mention that the price is about the same, even if it is a little lower. The truth couldn't be simpler, no club would like to have private contact with a team with their players.

But, then again, a hundred million?

Hell, do all the teams think Barcelona is opening a bank when they make a deal with Barcelona? You know, not to mention Neymar last year, even the current first transfer price on the surface has not exceeded this figure.

So......

Looking at Lin Sen on the opposite side, Subisareta felt a little helpless, he didn't think that Lin Sen outside the court would be so difficult. (To be continued......)