Chapter 158 The biggest obstacle to transferring to Manchester United [Second update guaranteed, begging for monthly subscription! ]
Morning, Carrington, a western suburb of Manchester, England.
Along a remote country road, Red Devils godfather Ferguson drove to Manchester United's Carrington training base.
This is a characteristic of many English teams.
Land in the city is extremely scarce and cannot accommodate the club's huge training base, so many teams choose to set up their training bases in remote rural towns. For example, Manchester United and Manchester City's training bases are right next to each other, both in Carrington.
Chelsea is a special case. Their training base is near London Heathrow Airport, which is relatively close to the city, but that training base looks like a dilapidated warehouse. No one who walks in will believe that this is the heart of the training area for many Premier League stars.
Except for away games and holidays, Ferguson would drive through this country road to the training base on time every morning.
The staff also knew him and his car. They opened the door for him from a distance and saluted the Red Devils' godfather, who had an extremely high status and even the CEO was in awe of him.
They arrived at the parking lot without any obstructions, and as soon as Ferguson got out of the car, he saw his right-hand man Carlos Queiroz.
This Portuguese is very capable, especially when it comes to training players, he has his own unique way of doing things.
As he grew older, Ferguson no longer had the energy he had when he was young to control every aspect of the team, especially daily training, which forced him to delegate power to his assistants and focus on the tactical arrangements of the game.
Queiroz is such a reassuring assistant. Ferguson only needs to tell him what he wants, and Queiroz can help him get it done, making Ferguson very satisfied.
But there will be another problem that comes with it, which is management.
A group of veteran players in the team, led by Class 92, only obey Ferguson and are not interested in Queiroz.
Although Ferguson has told these favorite players more than once that Queiroz represents him, who is convinced?
Keane was not convinced, Giggs and others were not convinced, even Van Nistelrooy was not convinced.
This is also normal. Queiroz's coaching career is not a brilliant resume. The most impressive thing is the golden generation of Portugal, but that is youth training. For Manchester United's world-class stars who are looking up to the top, what is this achievement? As a result, there was a split within Manchester United.
Coupled with the team's age problem and the European style of play that Ferguson has vigorously promoted in recent years, all these have put Queiroz under unprecedented pressure.
Because of this, every time Ferguson sees Queiroz, his first reaction is to smile.
Smile as kindly as possible.
"Huh, Carlos, so early?" Ferguson walked forward.
Queiroz nodded, followed closely, and said to Ferguson: "There are some things I want to report to you."
Ferguson nodded as he walked, "You say."
"The European Cup is approaching, and Sporting Lisbon's new stadium, the Alvalade Stadium, is about to be renovated and will be opened in August. We hope to invite a team with outstanding strength and market appeal to play a warm-up match. They contacted me."
Queiroz is Portuguese and has extensive connections in Portuguese football. It is natural for Sporting Lisbon to contact Manchester United through Queiroz if they want to play a warm-up match with them.
"August?" Ferguson frowned. "Do we have time?"
"We can arrange another game at the beginning of the month," Queiroz replied.
Ferguson looked at his assistant and said, "Okay, let's play a game."
"Okay, I'll arrange it," Queiroz said.
At Manchester United, as long as Ferguson nods, the matter is basically half successful. The rest is to go through the procedures of the administrative department, which will basically not be rejected.
"Also, the two teams from last night's League Cup final came out."
"Celtic got in?" Ferguson asked.
Queiroz smiled and nodded, "Just as you expected, the Celtics advanced."
Ferguson nodded and smiled. "Martin O'Neill is a very talented kid. It looks like he will be coming to the Premier League soon. He will be an important opponent for us in the future. We must be careful and keep a close eye on him."
As a Scotsman, Ferguson was still happy that Celtic advanced to the final.
As the head coach of Manchester United, Ferguson has always been very concerned about his potential future opponents. Martin O'Neill is one of the new generation of head coaches in European football that Ferguson focuses on.
"If I'm not mistaken, the other team should be that arrogant kid."
But Queiroz shook his head and said, "You guessed wrong this time."
"Guessed wrong?" Ferguson stopped and was a little surprised.
"It's Sporting Lisbon that advanced." Queiroz said with a smile.
Ferguson has always had a keen eye and a keen vision, and rarely makes mistakes, but this time he really guessed wrong.
"What's going on?" Ferguson was very surprised.
Sporting Lisbon played against Porto and Celtic played against Boavista. The first leg of the two sides were 0-0 and 1-1. Boavista got an away goal and Sporting Lisbon did not.
Ferguson was certain that Bologna had run out of tricks and had no way to deal with Mourinho, so he could only defend tightly. Mourinho would definitely strengthen the team's offense based on the solid defense in the first round and score goals away from home.
As long as Porto scores one goal, Sporting Lisbon will be finished!
These are Ferguson's original words.
Unexpectedly, Ferguson bet on Celtic but not Porto.
"Starting from the 17th minute of the first half, in just ten minutes, young player Su Dong scored twice, and the final score was 2-0." As he spoke, a hint of appreciation flashed in Queiroz's eyes.
He is also very good at judging people, especially young players.
"Su Dong?" Ferguson chewed on the name. This name had appeared in his ears several times in the past year. Among them, his assistant Queiroz mentioned it the most, and the other one was Cristiano Ronaldo.
Unlike the latter who impressed Ferguson because of his name, Su Dong impressed Ferguson mainly because of his performance.
Queiroz described him as: he has the tactical role of Kluivert, the strong impact of Vieri, the cunning agility of Romario, and can also show the power aesthetics of the god of war Batistuta.
For an ordinary player to get a compliment, that's the best it can be.
But Su Dong was able to receive a series of titles and praises from Queiroz, which shows that he is extraordinary.
The only obstacle is youth.
But even so, Ferguson didn't quite believe that Mourinho would be unprepared.
"This is unlikely. With that arrogant boy's personality, he must have made full preparations. In the first leg, he completely blocked Su Dong. How come he allowed him to score twice in the second leg?" Ferguson was surprised.
Being well-informed, he is rarely surprised by a particular player's performance.
Queiroz still kept smiling, "Because both of Su Dong's goals came from his left foot."
"Left foot?" Ferguson seemed to understand.
"Before this game, Su Dong had scored 18 goals in the Portuguese Super League and 8 goals in the UEFA Cup, all of which were scored with his right foot and header. His left foot never scored a goal, let alone an assist. This made many people think that Su Dong's left foot was not a threat. Mourinho also arranged targeted defense against the right foot and header in the first round, but the result..."
Ferguson chuckled. He didn't expect that the arrogant boy would end up in such a disaster.
But soon, he realized a problem.
"Su Dong's left foot is also very powerful?"
There was a gleam of inspiration in Queiroz's eyes. He did not have many direct descendants in Manchester United. Instead, he was questioned and excluded by stars including Keane and Van Nistelrooy. This made it necessary for him to introduce some of his own "direct descendants".
"I think his left foot is more imaginative, creative and surprising than his right foot. At the moment, his left foot is obviously not particularly proficient, but in time, when he is fully proficient in his left foot, he will be a player who is extremely proficient in both feet, just like Diego Forlan."
Diego Forlan is a rare player in the world of football who is proficient with both feet, which makes him perform very well in the Argentine league. Ferguson took a liking to him at once and brought him to Manchester United.
But in the end, two years have passed and Fran has not shown convincing strength at Manchester United, which has made him another questionable transfer among Ferguson's signings.
When Queiroz mentioned Diego Forlan at this time, Ferguson felt a little regretful, but he also became more curious about Su Dong.
He is 1.95 meters tall, has amazing speed and explosive power, is strong, and has delicate footwork. Not long ago, he made up for his shortcoming in heading, and now he has even discovered his left foot. What is this kid made of? How many secrets does he have?
"Carlos, if we want to buy him, how much does it cost?"
"Similar to Diego Forlan, 10 million euros can get him." Queiroz replied immediately.
Ferguson looked at his assistant deeply, "Are you sure?"
Quiros thought about it in his mind, "There's a problem."
"explain."
"I am confident that I can convince Sporting Lisbon with 10 million euros, but it will be difficult to convince Su Dong."
"Why?"
"He can't apply for a work permit, and he hasn't played a single game for the Chinese team yet."
"What?" Ferguson was very surprised, "He hasn't played for the Chinese team yet?"
"Yes, it's absolutely true." Queiroz was very sure.
"Is the Chinese team so strong? Even players like Su Dong look down on them?"
Queiroz was speechless now, and his mind was full of questions because he felt it was incredible.
According to Su Dong's performance this season, he is fully qualified to join the Portuguese national team, but the Chinese national team just doesn't look down on him. What else can I say? Ferguson thought about it and felt a little funny and helpless.
Without a work permit, and the special treatment clause for special talents that he and Wenger had been calling for for a long time had not yet been released, what should he do? Ferguson shook his head and sighed, then walked into his office.
"This is really troublesome!"
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