0049 Final Lesson
"You're going to invite me to eat this?"
Ferguson picked up a piece of fried fish, looked at it for a long time, and then tried to eat it.
Then he showed a surprised expression and took another big bite.
"I don't have anyone at home to cook for you, you can't expect Sean or Carl to cook."
"No, that's good." After Ferguson finished eating, he took another french fries and ate it there.
"Or do you want to go to Jim's for a meal?"
"But don't be, last time my horse won his horse, he ignored me." The two old men still often meet in the Jockey Club.
Ferguson then picked up a french fry, dipped it in some sauce and began to pour it into his mouth.
"If you have a bad heart, eat less." Lee George interrupted Ferguson's continued movements.
"Then you still bring me." Ferguson continued to eat on his own.
At this time, Helen, like a waitress, brought a lamb chop to the two people.
"Thank you." George Lee got up and took the plate.
Ferguson, on the other hand, smiled and gestured to Helen.
Then, after Helen was gone, Ferguson said to George Lee.
"That's good, I'm in favor of it."
"What are you talking about?" George Lee picked up a french fries and tried to gagged Ferguson.
Previously, when George Lee and Wendy had an affair in Lee's circle of friends, Ferguson once called George Lee to express his concern for the love life of his former disciple, and tactfully advised him not to find a person in the entertainment industry.
Ferguson has always been very disgusted with his disciples' disciples looking for people in the entertainment industry, and Beckham is the best example.
Beckham and Alex Ferguson will always be mentors and apprentices, with Beckham falling in love with Victoria, an entertainer and star, and has since embarked on a path of heartthrobship rather than focusing on football. Dressed as a hot girl, Beckham has increasingly appeared at entertainment events, received more and more commercial endorsements, and his kaleidoscopic hairstyle has made headlines in English fashion magazines. This made Ferguson difficult to accept, because he needed footballers, not so-called entertainment superstars, so Ferguson criticized Beckham for his approach and his wife, to the godfather of Manchester United, what the godfather of Manchester United did not expect was that the disciple chose to side with Victoria and openly confront Ferguson, which laid the groundwork for Beckham's departure and the future flying boot goal.
After the eventual Bootgate incident, Beckham parted ways with Alex Ferguson and left Manchester United for Spain.
"Seriously, husband and wife, as long as one of them lives under the flash, if both are like this, sooner or later something will go wrong."
"You'd better take care of the boys on your team."
Ferguson, of course, knew that George Lee was talking about his own youngsters, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Rooney is okay, after all, he has a serious girlfriend, but Xiao Xiao Luo is different, sometimes he will hang out in nightclubs, which will affect the next day's training and competition.
Ferguson also persuaded him a few times, but it didn't have much effect.
Xiao Xiao Luo came to Sporting Lisbon at the age of 11, and because he grew up in the countryside and had a strong accent, he was ridiculed and isolated by the children in the city, so he developed a stubborn character.
This kind of personality is twofold, on the one hand, this prompted Xiao Xiaoluo to start crazy training and quickly improve his skills; On the other hand, he has developed a bad habit of Xiao Xiaoluo not listening to discipline.
In short, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.
After briefly tasting the lamb chops, Ferguson put down his knife and fork, and then habitually wanted to wipe his mouth with a napkin. But this is "Charles Fried Fish", it is a fast food restaurant, and the knives and forks are taken out of the back kitchen after closing, but there are no napkins left, only napkins.
George Lee asked Mr Black to leave a chef behind after the store closed, waiting for Leeds United and Manchester United to finish the fifth round of the FA Cup, then cook a little bit of food, and wait for Lee and Alex Ferguson to come and have a bite to eat.
But when George Lee arrived, he found that not only was there a cook waiting for them, but also Mr. Black and Helen.
After a brief conversation, Mr. Black left first, but Helen volunteered to stay.
"Hehe, the last time we met, we said that we wouldn't play against each other in games other than the league, how to say it this time, didn't we meet again in the FA Cup." Ferguson took a sip of whiskey from his glass and smiled.
After all, after drinking wine and winning the game, the whole person is comfortable.
In the just-concluded FA Cup, Manchester United beat Leeds United 1-0 away to advance to the next round.
Of course, this is also a situation when Leeds United did not send all the main players and Manchester United did not fully exert their strength.
United took a 1-0 lead in the first half thanks to Wayne Rooney's goal, and then the score remained until the end.
In the game, except for Manchester United goalkeeper Howard, who was given a yellow card for delaying the game, the referee on duty did not take his pocket.
The managers of the two teams are playing the FA Cup as if it were a Community Shield.
"Who knew that the FA would let our two teams meet so early, and I didn't have any ideas about the two domestic cup competitions." George Li also took a sip of the wine in the cup.
"You kid, you're really not afraid of losing your job, you dare to play like this."
"Otherwise, my focus now is to advance to the European arena next season, and I really don't like these two domestic competitions."
"Not necessarily, the Spaniard behind you is chasing so fiercely, it's hard to say whether you can go to the Champions League next season."
"It's okay to be in the Europa League, you can't eat fat in one go, after all, the lessons of the past are there."
Leeds United's events in previous years were brought up again by Lee and Ferguson.
"Then this is not stable, right, you have enough points, otherwise you will put some water on me in 34 rounds, let me win, and give me two more goal difference?"
", if I dare, then Manchester United and Leeds United will be finished."
Ferguson didn't answer, picked up the glass and shook it a few times, but didn't drink it.
Then, he put down the wine glass again and said to George Lee.
"Today, I'm going to teach you one last lesson, George." Ferguson was very serious when he spoke, and the serious George Lee also put down his glass.
"You're going to be the manager of Leeds all the time, and like me at Manchester United, if Jim and Mike don't sell the team for a day, you can't go anywhere but Leeds United."
What Ferguson said is the truth, about his relatives are the owners of the club, this phenomenon is almost non-existent, for George Lee is good and bad, the advantage is that the head coach can get strong support from the club's senior management, it can be said that there is a response, whether it is a player transfer or a facility renovation; But on the other hand, if George Lee resigns due to poor results, he will not be able to go to any club in England.
'So, you need to have a long-term plan for the team.
"I know ...... this"
"Listen to me." Ferguson immediately interrupted him.
"You have no problem with recruitment, tactics, I see that the players you have introduced this year are very good, and your tactics are also very advanced, it can be said that you are half an era ahead of our old men."
"And I agree with your plan just now, whether it's the Champions League or the Europa League, as long as you can go to the European stadium every year in recent years, your position will be unbreakable. You also said that you can't rush it, after all, ......"
Ferguson didn't go any further, he knew George Lee understood what he was going to say, and it was another example for Leeds United.
"There's another thing I want to tell you, although you've done a good job in this regard, and that's networking."
"You're different from that Mourinho, it doesn't matter if he offends other coaches, he pats his ass and changes places as long as he can bring results, the club will do it for him in terms of recruitment, he just needs to produce results."
"But you're different, you need to have your own connections, you know?"
'I can see that you can make some transfers through Beal in the Netherlands, but it's different in England.
'It's very rare for a manager to sell his player to his rivals, even if he doesn't need it, and it's going to be more and more common as your results go up.
George Lee looked up at Ferguson thoughtfully, and asked him.
"So, what's your solution?"
Ferguson didn't say it directly, but mentioned a few people by name.
"Steve the Bruce, Mark Hughes, Gordon Strachan......"
George Li thought for a moment, most of these people were former disciples of Ferguson.
Steve Bruce is now the head coach of Birmingham.
Mark Hughes is now Blackburn's head coach.
Gordon Strachan was previously in charge at Southampton.
"Old man, aren't you afraid of being investigated and operating the game?"
"Idiot, I have to win in that way, and you really think that the Elite Football is always a fool."
Although Ferguson knew that George Lee was joking, he couldn't help but scold him.
"Then you ......"
"Do you think this is Italian football, operate the game."
George Lee glanced at Ferguson in surprise, wondering how the old man knew everything.
Seeing George Li's expression, Ferguson thought that he didn't know about this kind of thing, but he didn't know that George Li had crossed over, and it was impossible for him not to know about it.
Ferguson went on to talk to George Lee.
"First of all, you don't have too much difficulty when you buy players from their team. For example, if I know you so well and I'm going to buy your Robinson, you can talk to me about buying Weiss Brown. The two of them politely bought the player they wanted, and they didn't hurt their anger, and they didn't need to let the players boycott, boycott, or refuse to sign a contract. ”
After listening to this, George Li nodded.
Ferguson picked up his glass and drank his last sip of whisky.
"I'm done with your last lesson, and the next time we meet, don't hesitate to do as much as you want, boy."
Ferguson got up, picked up the trench coat behind him and put it on himself, and prepared to drive back to the hotel.
His assistant, Mike Ferran, was waiting for him in the car outside.
George Lee sent Ferguson to the car, then leaned on the open window and asked Ferguson.
"So the transfer of Wes Brown ......"
"Not for sale!"
Then Ferguson closed the window.
George Lee was left alone to stand in the cold wind.
George Lee returned to the store and saw that Helen had fallen asleep on the cashier's table because it was too late.
The cold wind blowing from the door woke Helen, who stood up with hazy eyes and asked George Lee.
"Is Sir gone?"
"Let's go, let's go back."