Chapter 35: Blacklisting
At 6:40 in the morning, when Yang Huan and Zhang Ning were still sleeping soundly in the double room of the Grand Harbour Hotel, Ferguson was already driving his Chevrolet Copaches down the narrow road leading to the Carrington training base.
Although the vast majority of Britons are still asleep in the warm bedding at this hour, there are still some fans waiting on the side of the road, who may not be journalists, but just to be able to take a picture of him and show it off to their friends.
Whenever he saw them, Ferguson habitually smiled and nodded in greeting, but never stopped.
At 6:50, he parked his car in the parking lot of the Carrington training base, the parking space that was exclusive to him.
When he got out of the car, he breathed the Carrington air, and he seemed to smell football.
The new season is getting closer and closer, and the bloody smell of fighting is getting stronger and stronger.
Ferguson was frustrated and annoyed by the loss of the league title last season, especially at Old Trafford, where he was beaten 2-1 by Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea, which made the Scottish boss even more ashamed.
That game not only cost United the top spot in the league table, but also decided the league title for the rest of the season.
It can be said that Manchester United lost the league title by themselves!
After a summer, Manchester United have made no big signings in the transfer market, just bringing in stars such as Smalling and Hernandez and young talents, while Chelsea have done much the same, just spending 18 million pounds to bring in Brazilian midfielder Ramirez and 6 million to bring in Benayoun from Liverpool.
On the contrary, it is Manchester City, the sworn enemy of the same city has introduced David? Silva, Kolarov, Yaya? Toure, Jerome? Boateng, James Milner, Balotelli and other stars of the power group, it is predictable that this team will pose a threat to the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea in the new season.
Standing next to Copac and breathing in the fresh Carrington air, Ferguson felt refreshed.
The more challenging it is, the more it stimulates him to win**.
The stronger he is, the stronger he is, this has always been his forte!
Walking into the Carrington training building, Ferguson could find his office with his eyes closed.
At seven o'clock, he was already sitting at his desk, about to start a new day's work.
"Boss." Assistant Coach Mike? Perrin appeared outside his office door with a large bald head.
Next to him is another Dutch coach who is valued and admired by Ferguson, René? Muhrensting.
"Come in!" Ferguson was not surprised to see the two of them, they had to communicate and meet every day, and he would be surprised if he didn't see them one day.
"Boss, there's a problem." Mike? Perrin and Mulenstin glanced at each other and said helplessly.
"What's the problem?" Ferguson was in a good mood and asked with a smile.
Mike? Perrin looked at Muhrensteen again, the Dutchman was obviously unmoved, and in desperation, he could only choose to speak on his own, "I just received news from my agent Raiola, Paul?" Pogba and Lavelle? Morrison is considering leaving the team. ”
Ferguson's hand, which was cleaning up some of the words on his desk, suddenly stopped, and the second hand, which looked like a clock, suddenly stopped moving, which was very abrupt.
"What? Thinking about leaving the team? Ferguson was surprised.
Lavelle? Morrison, who grew up in the United Academy, is currently Carrington's most talented talent, while Paul Pogba is no slouch from France, and United have made a lot of promises for him and risked being sued by Le Havre.
In June, it took a year for United to settle Le Havre and the two sides reached a settlement.
But it was only August, and he said that he would consider leaving the team?
'They want to play for the first team and get more opportunities.' Mike? Perrin said helplessly.
Nowadays, professional football has become more and more harassed by the media, many young players have begun to hold a kind of idea of becoming famous as soon as possible, and the fans and media are demanding more and more from young players.
A few years ago, twenty years old was considered a rookie, but now, twenty years old is already an old man.
Messi was already the world footballer at the age of twenty-two.
Pogba and Morrison are both 17 years old and are asking for more first-team experience, which is understandable, given that the next year or two will be the time for them to improve their game, and even the key moments that will determine their careers.
"Why are they?" Ferguson sneered.
Two seventeen-year-old kids, who dare to ask for more first-team opportunities?
Mike? Perrin sighed, "Actually, they also want a promise, but it's their agent Raiola, I think this guy is very difficult to deal with, maybe he is the one who instigated the players to make demands." ”
"Humph!" Ferguson snorted coldly, from a few days ago Ravel? Morrison's decision to change agents on an interim basis was something unusual for him, as Raiola is notoriously difficult in European football.
"I think Morrison, although he has talent and potential, grew up in a shattered family, gang fights, intimidation, stealing, and often absent from training, in our files, he is a genius on the football field, but off the football field, he is not qualified, so I personally think that it is not a bad thing to send him away from Manchester temporarily."
Mike? Perrin's temporary departure is more about considering a loan than a transfer.
'Pogba had a tough problem because we promised to give him more chances, so he chose Manchester United from Le Havre and I think he has the quality to get a foothold in the first team, to play as a substitute and in the cups.
Mike? Perran's words made Ferguson fall into thought.
René on the side? Mulensteen regretted that, in his opinion, there was no need to think about it at all.
Although Pogba and Morrison are rookies, they are seventeen years old and have the quality, and they should be given more opportunities.
In fact, in recent years, Manchester United has always had a problem, strictly speaking, Ferguson's problem, that is, the local complex.
is also seventeen or eighteen years old, he can reuse players such as Fletcher, Evans, Cleverley, etc., can give them opportunities, and even give them a more relaxed environment to make mistakes, but for some foreign players, Ferguson's attitude is very conservative.
Because he has always believed that foreign teams are less loyal to the team.
This has put Manchester United's youth academy in a very embarrassing situation in the past few years, on the one hand, players such as Fletcher, Evans, and Cleverley cannot take the lead, and on the other hand, it is Gerrard? Players such as Pique and Rossi quickly took charge after leaving the team.
Mulenstin was a key employee of the Academy and he was well aware of the specifics, but he couldn't say what he could say.
Could it be that he wants to say to Ferguson, old man, you have a strong local hukou complex, and you discriminate against foreign players?
"Sue sù Raiola!" Ferguson thought for a few minutes and decided, "I'm not going to give them any promises about whether the players are promoted to the first team or not, we are Manchester United and we will not compromise with anyone. ”
Mike? Perrin listened and sighed in his heart, in the end, Ferguson was still unwilling to move the structure of the first team.
Giving more opportunities to young people is actually reducing the opportunities for first-team players such as Fletcher and Anderson.
It's a trade-off, and there's no way to say it's right or wrong, it's up to the manager to make a trade-off.
"In addition, the preparation for the new season is over, and young players such as Pogba and Morrison are back in the youth team, so we need to streamline the first-team squad and prepare for the new season." Ferguson waved his hand and announced the result with a dark face.
Mike? Perrin and Mulensteen glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's helplessness.
This is a penalty for two players!
It may even be a direct blacklist.
After all, Ferguson is still the same Ferguson as before, and it hasn't changed for decades!
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When Ferguson's mood for the whole day had become extremely bad since he arrived in Carrington in the morning, Yang Huan woke up in the morning and received a series of good news.
First of all, Raiola told Yang Huan that Ibrahimovic was already seriously considering joining Southampton.
"He watched your interview and he thinks you're the same kind of people!"
Raiola then told Yang Huan that Isco, an 18-year-old player who plays for Valencia, finally agreed to join Southampton.
Although Valencia sold David this season? Silva and David? Villa is a twin star, but the team still has Juan? Juan Mata, Banega, Joaquin, Vicente and other powerful stars do not have many opportunities left for the young Isco.
Valencia II have been relegated from Spain's third-tier La Liga to the fourth-tier La Liga this season, much to the disappointment of countless young players of the Bats, as the club's investment in youth training is getting worse and worse, and the young players are increasingly hopeless.
In this case, Isco has no reason to turn down an offer from Southampton, at least he can get a professional contract with a much higher salary than Valencia, and a brighter future.
After answering Raiola's call, Yang Huan received a message from Nikola? Cortez's phone.
Early this morning, a large number of Southampton fans waited at the ticket office outside St Mary's Stadium to actively snap up Southampton's season tickets for the new season, which will inject a shot in the arm for the usually weak season ticket sales, which are expected to sell 15,000 season tickets.
This is unbelievable for Southampton in the past.
And according to Nikolai? According to Cortez, the reason why many Southampton fans snapped up the team's season tickets was because they were instigated and influenced by the new owner Yang Huan.
"Young Master Huan, they all think that your interview is too incendiary, they not only want to order the team's season tickets, but also plan to organize an official fan club, and every game in the future, whether it is home or away, will be on the scene to cheer for the team, I have agreed."
Yang Huan was also happy when he heard it, "It is good to agree, not only to agree, but also to strongly support, and the club can even allocate a sum of money to help fan organizations and community services, which will help improve the atmosphere and image of our team." ”
"I understand." Nikolai? Cortez nodded in agreement.
"I gave Matthew last night? Le Tissier called and asked him to be the team's fan service manager, and he agreed, so you can arrange it. Yang Huan commanded casually.
Inviting Matthew? For Letissier, it's just a phone call away, and the Southampton legend undoubtedly has a high prestige in the fan base, and his arrival can help Southampton better manage the relationship with the fans and the community.
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Yang Huan hung up Nikolai? Cortez's phone call, thinking about having a sweet breakfast with Zhang Ning.
But another phone call came in.
It was Zhu Liangcheng.
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