Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Enemy Meets
Husky, the president of the Referees Association, is quite famous in English football, he was a very famous referee in his early years, and after 25 years of refereeing career, he officially announced his retirement and joined the Referees Association.
In just a few years, Husky went from a small representative to one of the candidates for the presidency of the Judges Association, and with the support of many votes, he was also successfully promoted to the position of president of the Judges Association.
This position is the NO.1 of the Referees Association, and the power is very large, almost equal to the president of the English Football Association.
As the president of the Referees' Association, Husky is a rare 'opener', and he has a high exposure in the media, often being interviewed on TV and often talking about the work of referees on TV.
"In order to ensure the impartiality of law enforcement, we must expose the public, including the investigation process of various competition disputes."
"In any case, the majesty of the referee's enforcement must be guaranteed."
"We'll do our best to do a good job, it's our job, our task, and if we can't do it, then it's time for me to change people in this position."
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Husky has said a lot that has been recorded, he is a star in the English refereeing world, and he is actually only 55 years old now, at this age to become the president of the referee association, he is definitely 'young and promising', and his predecessors have not been below 60 years old.
After Husky took over as president of the referees' association, he also often held some PARRT, inviting the presidents, head coaches, and celebrities of various football clubs to talk about English football and the English league.
For example, this drinking party is the norm before Christmas.
In fact, the symbolism of the reception is more symbolic than practical, there is nothing important at all, but it is Husky's habit, and many English club presidents and managers are also used to it, and they also come here to find an excuse to relax before the Christmas season, and they can also come here to communicate with other coaches and presidents, and even directly talk about some transfers.
The reception has become a platform for the exchange of powerful figures in English football.
The people who can attend the drinking party are still quite status.
In addition to the occasional English celebrities, representatives of the Football Association, etc., among the current professional football clubs at all levels in England, only the president, general manager and head coach of the club in charge will accept the invitation, provided that the club is a team above the second league, that is, only the top league and the second league teams are eligible to participate.
Even only half of the teams in the English First Division can receive invitations, including those who have a good personal relationship with Husky, those who have a greater influence in the English First Division, and the former top league giants who have been relegated to the First Division, and the teams that are quite respected, etc., in short, those who can receive invitations to the reception are all very influential teams in English football.
It's about the team, not the chairman, the manager, the general manager, and so on.
In fact, who receives the invitation depends on the individual's ability and influence, Derby County FC was still in the Premier League last season, and the club's chairman Ji Smith still has many acquaintances in English football, and he has received invitations in both seasons, but general manager Wilcox is not eligible, and last season, even some famous manager Gregory did not receive an invitation.
After Ji-Smith received the invitation, he planned to take Wan Sheng to 'see the world', even if Wan Sheng led the team to a good result, he was just a newcomer in the football world, to 'meet the world', to meet a few more influential figures in English football, and there is no harm in building a good relationship with other club managers.
More importantly, Ji-Smith felt that taking Wan Sheng with him would give him a 'long face'.
Derby County is now at the top of the English League One, a lot of media pay attention to their games, in the football circle, as the chairman of Ji Smith also has a lot of scenery, but when people mention the success of Derby County, they all know that the reason is their young coach Wan Sheng, many people talk to Ji Smith about Derby County, they are very interested in Wan Sheng, so Ji Smith plans to take Wan Sheng a qiē to go.
However, he didn't expect Wan Sheng to also receive an invitation.
But it's normal to think about it, after half a season, Wansheng's gorgeous team results have made him a well-known figure in the English League
That afternoon, Ji-Smith went to London with Wan Sheng.
Originally, Ji Smith was going to drive Wan Sheng there, but Wan Sheng shirked it, feeling that the chairman was not driving him well, so he sat in the driver's seat and let Ji Smith sit in the co-pilot.
"Wansheng, I didn't expect you to drive?" Ji-Smith was a little surprised, because Wansheng didn't have a car at all, and he walked to the club every day.
Wan Sheng smiled and said, "I got my driver's license two years ago. ”
"Then why don't you buy a car? With your current salary, this shouldn't be a problem, right? Ji-Smith was a little confused.
Wan Sheng said, "Of course, but I didn't think about it, the main thing is that I don't usually use it, I live not far from the club, if I take the team to the game, I will take the bus directly." ”
"But it's like going to London." Ji-Smith thought about it, "I heard you're still studying at University College London?" It's better to buy a car, it's more convenient. ”
"Thanks, Jill, I'll think about it." Wan Sheng said.
After Ji-Smith said this, Wansheng is really thinking about buying a car, otherwise it is really inconvenient to go to London, London is only more than 40 kilometers away from Derbyshire, if you have your own car, it doesn't take much time to get to London.
More importantly, he is not poor now, and buying a car is not a problem for him at all.
In the small talk between the two, they soon drove into London, and without the guidance of Jie Smith, Wan Sheng drove directly to the destination on Crom-Ville Road, and he was very impressed by this neighborhood, and he was only driving according to his memory.
After finding their destination, the two walked straight in.
The reception was held in a large hall, with a variety of food and lighting to make the scene look gorgeous, and when the two arrived, it was still a little early, and there were only three or three people talking at the reception.
Ji-Smith pulled Wansheng straight in one direction.
"Jill, you're here!" An old man in that direction greeted him very energetically, and when the two came closer, he pointed to Wansheng and asked, "Don't you introduce me?" ”
"Wan Sheng, you should have heard it." Ji-Smith introduced with a smile and said to Wan Sheng, "This is Dougo Ellis, you can call him Mr. Ellis, he is the chairman of Aston Villa Club, and it was because of Mr. Ellis that Ian agreed to join Derby County last summer." ”
Wan Sheng shook hands politely at Dogo Ellis, "Hello, Mr. Ellis. ”
"Just call me Dogo." Dougo Ellis smiled heartily, he looked energetic and acted like a young man, but in fact, he was 79 years old, he patted Wan Sheng on the shoulder and said enthusiastically, "Young man, I have heard of you, you often appear in the newspapers. You've had a great team, and you beat West Ham United at the start of the season, which is a good job! Haha"
Dougo Ellis' gloating laugh was so puzzling that he turned to look at Ji-Smith, who explained in a whisper, "Dogo and the West Ham chairman are bitter rivals. ”
Wan Sheng nodded understandingly.
Someone walked in front of the door again, many people looked up, and then all walked towards the door to greet them, which was completely different from the treatment of Wan Sheng and the two, when the two of them walked in, almost no one paid attention.
Wan Sheng looked at it suspiciously, and recognized it at a glance, it was Arsenal's French coach Arsene Wenger.
Arsene Wenger has been in charge of Arsenal for nine seasons since 1996, and his Arsenal is the only team in the Premier League that can compete with Manchester United.
Such a character is naturally very valued, even Husky himself, who held the drinking party, greeted him, and Ji-Smith also pulled Wan Sheng over, walked closer, greeted others, and took care of Wenger, during the whole process, the people next to him were paying attention to Wenger, and almost no one noticed Wan Sheng.
But Arsene Wenger noticed.
He pushed everyone away, looked at Wan Sheng, and politely stretched out his hand, "You are the head coach of Derby County, you are really young, I saw you on the news, it feels very incredible, it is said that you are only twenty-six years old now?" I can't imagine that I was playing professional football at your age and it wasn't very good."
While Wenger praised Wan Sheng, he also said something self-deprecating.
"Thank you." Wan Sheng also politely complimented, "Your Arsenal is already one of the strongest teams in the world, and I think this year's championship will definitely belong to you." ”
"Hahaha, young man, I love to hear that."
Arsene Wenger had a smile on his face.
"Not necessarily!"
A voice came from outside the door, and when everyone looked up, they saw a rather dignified old man walking in with a middle-aged man, the face of this old man was all too familiar to the people here, it was the head coach of Manchester United Club Alex Ferguson.
The person next to him, Wan Sheng is also familiar with, is none other than Manchester United's youth director McGuinness.
"Young man, you still don't jump to conclusions! It's only halfway through the league and it's too early to talk about who will win the championship! Ferguson walked in, didn't even look at it, and just snorted coldly.
Arsene Wenger laughed and said, "But everybody has a say, and it's clear that Arsenal are at least more likely than Manchester United to win the title. ”
Everyone next to him looked excitedly.
When Ferguson and Arsene Wenger met, they choked like this, and now it's really a good show.
At the same time, McGuinness also followed up, and saw Wan Sheng at a glance, his expression was a little surprised, and he immediately thought of something and stared at him with fire-breathing eyes.
Wan Sheng immediately glared back.
McGuinness angrily pointed at Wan Sheng and shouted at the people around him, "Who can say why this Chinese is here?" This is Mr. Husky's drinking party, and he must have snuck in! ”“R1152