Cruyff looked very happy when he saw Lin Quan, and took his hand and said for a long time.

"I heard Pep Guardiola mention you, and he said that he originally planned to train you to be the number four heir of Barcelona, but unfortunately it didn't work out."

Speaking of this, Cruyff glanced at Harvey, who had left the team, and couldn't help but sigh.

Barcelona's No. 4 position is not simple, this position has extremely high requirements for players, not only to have strong individual ability, but also to be comprehensive, to be able to connect the front and back, not only to have a strong offensive ability, but also to have the ability to intercept and sweep at the back.

When Guardiola was at Barcelona, he wore the No. 4 shirt and did this kind of work.

However, Guardiola's personal strength can only be said to be relatively limited, and there is a big gap from Cruyff's ideal No. 4 position.

As for Xavi, he was very capable of attacking and lived up to Cruyff's requirements.

However, there is still a gap between his defensive ability and what he wants, so he originally pinned his hopes on the next generation of players.

Therefore, when Lin Quan wore the No. 4 shirt in the La Masia Academy, Cruyff began to pay attention to him.

It's just that I didn't expect that Lin Quan would run from the back to the forward position in the end, and accidentally became the most powerful offensive player on the planet.

Seeing that Lin Quan was thriving in the front court, it was impossible to honestly return to the back position to do dirty work.

And there are no very suitable seedlings on the side of the La Masia academy, so Barcelona's current No. 4 player is the player they bought from Sevilla - Rakitic.

Rakitic's strength is not as good as Xavi's, but he is young, daring to fight, full of momentum, and Barcelona's MSN combination in the front court is very strong, so last year's Barcelona successfully reached the Champions League final.

It's just that they were unlucky to meet the defending champions led by Lin Quan, otherwise, Barcelona would have won the Champions League last year.

"But I'm glad to see your excellent performance up front, but fortunately you didn't accept Guardiola's arrangement, otherwise you might have buried your talent!"

At present, Lin Quan's performance on the front line is world-class, and if he really plays in the back according to the original plan, he may not be able to achieve such a high achievement.

This is undoubtedly a huge loss for the entire football world.

Besides, whether it is a midfielder or a striker, they are all talents cultivated by La Masia's academy.

As long as they can get ahead, Cruyff is happy for his disciples.

Seeing that Cruyff and Lin Quan were chatting very speculatively, Laporta on the side was suddenly overjoyed and felt that there was something dramatic.

So he hurriedly glanced at Cruyff, wanting to get the other party to open his mouth to persuade Lin Quan.

He had visited Cruyff before the event.

However, Cruyff completely ignored Laporta's eyes and never spoke to persuade Lin Quan.

When Russell carried out the Great Purge, it was not only Lin Quan who was purged, but even Cruyff was also targeted.

His title of honorary president of the club was ruthlessly stripped away by Russell.

This made Cruyff so angry that he left Barcelona and returned to his Dutch house.

In the past three years, Cruyff has hardly been to Barcelona again, and his relationship with the club has been reduced to a freezing point.

This time, if it weren't for Laporta's kind invitation, plus he heard that Lin Quan was coming, and wanted to see Lin Quan, he would never have come back.

But even if he comes back, he, like Lin Quan, will only attend the activities of the La Masia Academy, and will definitely not go to the Barcelona club.

Because of this, no matter how Laporta hints, it is impossible for him to persuade Lin Quan to return to Barcelona.

The old man was really heartbroken by Barcelona's ruthless approach!

Cruyff didn't speak, and Lin Quan was happy.

If the other party really spoke, it would be quite troublesome for him to refuse.

After finishing the conversation with Cruyff, Lin Quan took the opportunity to chat with a few more teammates from the club.

Most of the people who came to this event were Barcelona players, and their eyes were full of resentment when they looked at Lin Quan.

"Lin, you Manchester City shouldn't stop us this year, right?"

Barcelona has fallen at the feet of Manchester City for two consecutive years, which makes Barcelona's players almost psychologically overshadowed.

"Probably not, right?"

Encountered for three consecutive years, this probability is indeed a little low.

In the past, only Arsenal would be so unlucky, encountering Barcelona and Bayern in the knockout rounds for several seasons in a row, and earning themselves the 'good name' of Bayern for five years and Barcelona for three years.

To be honest, with Messi here, Barcelona's strength can't be weak.

What's more, now Xiaobai is still in the team, Neymar has not left, and their MSN combination is still very strong.

Such a top team, Manchester City does not want to encounter it too early.

But as long as they don't roll over, even if they don't meet in the knockout round, they are likely to meet in the final, just like last year.

"But it doesn't matter if you meet it, it's just to avenge being eliminated by you in the past two years!"

Barcelona's players have a posture of revenge!

Messi's eyes also ignited fighting spirit, and he lost to Lin Quan in major competitions for two consecutive years, which not only caused him to lose three crucial championships, but also caused him to lose two Golden Ball awards.

If nothing else happens this year, the Golden Globe Award will definitely be Lin Quan's.

In years when there are no international competitions, league and Champions League results have the greatest impact on the selection of the Ballon d'Or.

And Lin Quan's performance in the past year is obvious to all, even Messi himself is convinced.

The other party did behave well, he had nothing to say.

If he had the right to vote, he would not hesitate to vote for Lin Quan.

But next year will be different, and he will not let the other party do whatever he wants.

"So, you're still hoping to meet us in the Champions League?"

Lin Quan raised his eyebrows.

"Don't don't, I think it's better for our two teams not to meet!"

"Brother Lin, don't, I admit that my voice was a bit loud just now!"

Just when several people were arguing together, Xiaofa on the side sighed and said:

"Alas, you can still think about the Champions League, my team doesn't even have a manager yet!"

Chelsea's reputation in coaching circles after ousting Jose Mourinho was utterly stinking.

There have been too many coaches who have been driven away by them in the past few years, so when everyone receives the coaching invitation from Chelsea, they are a little muttered in their hearts, wondering if they will also become a member of the army of fired squid.

No, they will definitely be one of the people who will be fired, and the only suspense is, how soon will they be fired?

To be honest, Mourinho's record at Chelsea is definitely not bad, but he was still ruthlessly fired by Abu.

The outside world doesn't know what kind of head coach Abu wants, and what kind of requirements does he have for the team's results?

At the moment when Manchester City is in full swing, whether it is the Premier League title or the Champions League title, with Chelsea's current strength, it seems unrealistic.

Therefore, if they accept Chelsea's invitation, they will definitely not meet Abu's requirements in the end, and they will be forced to leave with a black pot cover.

In that case, then simply ignore it, after all, every coaching failure is a major blow to their reputation.

This summer, Chelsea first contacted Jurgen Klopp, who was unemployed.

However, Jurgen Klopp politely declined Chelsea's offer and turned around to sign with Reds and Liverpool.

After being refused, they contacted Italian coach Antonio Conte.

Conte politely declined Chelsea's offer on the grounds that he still had a contract with the Italian national team.

There was no way, Chelsea had to try to eat another bite of the grass.

They extended an invitation to Carlo Ancelotti, who had been sacked by Real Madrid, to try to see if they could bring him back to Stamford Bridge.

An Fat is also a man of backbone, he was unwilling to return to Chelsea and continue to be humiliated by Abou, so he decisively rejected Chelsea's invitation.

Chelsea, who was in a hurry to go to the hospital, sent invitations to Ranieri, Hiddink, Scolari and many others.

Ranieri was fooled once, and he didn't want to play a second time, but he was still worried about Leicester City's invitation, so he directly accepted the other party's invitation and became the manager of Leicester City in the new season.

As for Guus Hiddink, he turned down Chelsea's offer on the grounds that he was too old and ready to retire.

As a result, the only remaining candidate is the former head coach of the Brazilian national team, Scolari.

At this time, there are several teams chasing Scolari, and in addition to Chelsea, there is another club that also offers a high price, and the name of this club is - Guangzhou Evergrande!

Regarding Xiaofa's experience, everyone can only sympathize and comfort them.

With such a boss, what else can you do?

Abu is good at everything, and he also has true love for Chelsea, but his patience is a little worse, especially the squid who loves to fire the manager.

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Cruyff's health was obviously not as good as before, and when he attended the event, he came to the stage to deliver a speech, and his face became pale and coughed non-stop.

This made Lin Quan a little worried, it seemed that the old man's body was really wrong.

So, he took the opportunity to find Cruyff Jr., who had accompanied Cruyff to the event, and reminded him to take Cruyff Sr. to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.

Seeing that Lin Quan said very solemnly, Cruyff Jr. didn't dare to be careless, and seriously said that as soon as the activities were over, he would take his father to the big hospital in Barcelona for examination.

This check, sure enough, found out the problem.

The hospital diagnosed Cruyff with lung cancer, but because of the timely examination, it is still at an early stage and can be treated aggressively.

With Cruyff's status and his influence in Barcelona, Barcelona officials will naturally arrange the best experts for him to treat and operate on him.

However, Cruyff suffered from heart disease and had a heart bypass operation.

Therefore, it is very difficult to treat this area, and generally speaking, such patients with heart disease cannot undergo surgery.

However, if his lung cancer is not treated with surgery, it is difficult to completely eradicate the lesion, and there is a high possibility of metastasis and recurrence.

The news of Cruyff's illness and hospitalization caused quite a stir in the football world.

Although he has been retired for many years, Cruyff is still one of the most respected players in the eyes of Europeans.

Even on many occasions, he surpassed his contemporaries in football, Beckenbauer.

Many people believe that if it were not for the defeat of Cruyff's Dutch team by West Germany in the 1974 World Cup, Cruyff would most likely be crowned king after Pele and become the second football king.

Because of Cruyff's great influence, many players have expressed their condolences and blessings to him, wishing him a speedy recovery.

After learning the news of Cruyff's hospitalization, Guardiola rushed back in a hurry.

"Teacher, are the others alright?"

Pep Guardiola was a student of Cruyff and he had a very good relationship with Cruyff.

For Pep Guardiola, Cruyff is his mentor.

Not only did he have great trust in him when he was a player, but he also served as a metronome and midfield core in the Barcelona team, and he also unreservedly taught him his tactical ideas and football philosophy.

These have had a great impact on Pep Guardiola, and it can be said that the pass-and-control football he has developed today is a further development on the basis of Cruyff.

"It should be fine, when I went to visit him a few days ago, he still had the strength to complain that the doctors at the hospital didn't let him smoke."

Guardiola, who was originally very nervous, was immediately relieved when he heard Lin Quan's words.

As long as Cruyff still thinks about smoking, it's not a big problem.

But then again, this old man has a bad heart, and he still thinks about smoking?

I'm afraid I'll not die fast enough?

Guardiola couldn't rest assured that his mentor was gone, so Lin Quan accompanied Guardiola and went to the hospital to visit again.

Cruyff was very happy to see Pep Guardiola.

When he was in the Netherlands, he kept an eye on the tactics that Pep Guardiola was working on.

I thought that the defeat in the Bundesliga would deal a certain blow to Guardiola's self-confidence and make him temporarily retreat.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in the Premier League, he was still iron-headed, and slowly transformed Manchester City into his shape, which is really dead!

Having said that, Cruyff is very pleased to see that his football philosophy and tactical ideas have been passed down and carried forward in the hands of Pep Guardiola's disciple.

Compared with him, the old rival Beckenbauer's style of free man play has long been outdated and no one has played it, not to mention the German national team now, even the Bundesliga team does not play this set.

So the battle between the two, he still had the last laugh!

Thinking of this, Cruyff felt very proud.

The master and apprentice chatted for a long time, and most of the topics they talked about were football.

Cruyff knew his physical condition, and even if lung cancer was not detected this time, judging by his increasingly serious heart disease, his days were numbered.

Originally, he may have been a little regretful, but now, seeing Guardiola achieve such brilliant achievements in football, he has no regrets.

At the end of the conversation, the topic didn't know how, and it talked about Lin Quan.

"That kid of yours is very powerful, but he is too young, you must urge him, tutor him, and don't let him go astray before he is crowned king."

Guardiola was taken aback, although there was a lot of clamor in the football world, they all felt that Lin Quan would be crowned king sooner or later, becoming the third generation of football kings after both Pele and Maradona.

But this is just the cry of the fans, and it has not been recognized by industry professionals.

However, this time, Lin Quan got the endorsement of Cruyff, the top boss in football.

Could it be that this kid can really become the next generation of football kings?

(End of chapter)