Chapter 35 Blacklist

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 Captiva on the narrow road leading to the Carrington training base.

Although at this hour, most British people were still sleeping soundly in their warm beds, there were still some fans waiting on the roadside. They might not be reporters, but they just wanted to take a picture of him and show off to their friends.

Whenever he saw them, Ferguson would habitually smile, nod and greet them, but never stop.

At 6:50, he parked his car in the parking space that belonged to him at the Carrington training base parking lot on time.

When he got off the bus, breathing the air of Carrington, he seemed to smell the scent of football.

The new season is getting closer, and the bloody smell of the fighting is getting stronger.

Ferguson felt depressed and annoyed after losing the league title last season, especially when he was defeated 2-1 by Ancelotti's Chelsea at Old Trafford, which made the Scottish coach feel ashamed.

That game not only caused Manchester United to lose the top spot in the league standings, but also determined the ownership of the league championship for the entire season.

It can be said that Manchester United lost the league championship by themselves!

After a summer, Manchester United did not make any major signings in the transfer market, only introducing stars and young rookies such as Smalling and Hernandez. Chelsea was almost the same, only spending 18 million pounds to introduce Brazilian midfielder Ramires and 6 million to introduce Benayoun from Liverpool.

On the contrary, Manchester City, the arch-rival in the same city, has successively introduced David Silva, Kolarov, Yaya Toure, Jerome Boateng, Milner, Balotelli and other outstanding stars. It can be predicted that this team will pose a threat to teams such as Manchester United and Chelsea in the new season.

Standing next to Kopacz and breathing the fresh air of Carrington, Ferguson felt refreshed.

The more challenging it is, the more it will stimulate his desire to win.

The stronger he is when facing a stronger opponent, this has always been his strong point!

Walking into the Carrington Training Building, Ferguson could find his office with his eyes closed.

At exactly seven o'clock, he was already sitting in front of his desk, about to start a new day's work.

"Boss." Assistant coach Mike Perrin appeared outside his office with a big bald head.

Next to him is another Dutch coach who is highly valued and admired by Ferguson, Rene Meulensteen.

"Come in!" Ferguson was not surprised to see that it was two people. They had to communicate and hold meetings every day. He would be surprised if he didn't see them one day.

"Boss, there is a problem." Mike Perrin and Mullensteen looked at each other and said helplessly.

"What's the problem?" Ferguson asked with a smile in a good mood.

Mike Perrin looked at Meulensteen again. The Dutchman was obviously unmoved. In desperation, he could only choose to speak for himself, "I just received a message from the agent Mino Raiola that Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison are considering leaving the team."

Ferguson, who was tidying up some documents on his desk, suddenly stopped. It was like the second hand of a clock suddenly stopped moving. It was a very abrupt feeling.

"What? Considering leaving the team?" Ferguson was very surprised.

Ravel Morrison is a direct product of Manchester United's youth training camp. He grew up in Manchester United's youth training camp and is currently the most talented star in Carrington. Pogba is no less talented. He is from France. Manchester United made a lot of promises for him and risked being sued by Le Havre.

In June this year, Manchester United spent a year to finally deal with Le Havre and the two sides reached a settlement.

But it’s only August and he said he was considering leaving the team?

"They hope to play for the first team and get more opportunities," Mike Perrin said helplessly.

Today's professional football has been increasingly invaded by the media. Many young players are beginning to want to become famous as early as possible, and fans and the media are also increasingly demanding of young players.

A few years ago, twenty years old were considered rookies, but now, twenty years old are considered old people.

Messi was already the World Footballer of the Year at the age of 22.

Pogba and Morrison are both seventeen years old, and it is understandable that they require more first-team game experience. After all, the next one or two years will be the time for them to improve their skills the most, and it can even be said to be the critical moment that determines their careers.

"Why should they?" Ferguson sneered.

Two seventeen-year-old brats dare to ask for more opportunities to play in the first team?

Mike Perrin sighed, "In fact, they also want a promise. It's their agent Mino Raiola, on the other hand. I think this guy is very difficult to deal with. He might have instigated the players to make the request."

"Hmph!" Ferguson snorted coldly. Ever since Ravel Morrison decided to temporarily change his agent a few days ago, he felt that this matter was a little unusual. Raiola is notoriously difficult to deal with in European football.

"I think Morrison has talent and potential, but he grew up in a severely broken family. He was involved in gang fights, intimidation, theft, and often missed training. In our files, he is a genius on the football field, but he is seriously unqualified off the football field. So, I personally think that sending him away from Manchester temporarily is not a bad thing."

What Mike Perrin meant by temporary departure was more of a loan rather than a transfer.

"Pogba's problem is more troublesome. We promised to give him more opportunities, so he chose Manchester United from Le Havre. And I think he has the ability to gain a foothold in the first team. He can still play as a substitute and in cup games."

Mike Perrin's words made Ferguson fall into deep thought.

René Meulensteen on the side felt a little regretful. In his opinion, this did not require any thought at all.

Although Pogba and Morrison are rookies, they are seventeen years old and have strength, so they should be given more opportunities.

In fact, Manchester United has always had a problem in recent years. Strictly speaking, it is Ferguson's problem, that is, the local complex.

When they were also 17 or 18 years old, he could reuse players like Fletcher, Evans, and Cleverley, give them opportunities, and even provide them with a more relaxed environment to make mistakes. However, Ferguson's attitude towards some foreign players was very conservative.

Because he has always believed that outside teams have lower loyalty to the team.

This has put Manchester United's youth training in a very embarrassing situation in the past few years. On the one hand, players such as Fletcher, Evans and Cleverley are unable to take on the main responsibility, while on the other hand, players such as Gerard Pique and Rossi quickly became independent after leaving the team.

Meulensteen used to be an important employee of the youth training camp. He knew the details of the situation very well, but he couldn't say it.

Could it be that he was going to say to Ferguson, old man, you have a strong local household registration complex and you discriminate against foreign players?

"Tell Raiola!" Ferguson thought for a few minutes and made a decision. "I will not make any promises to the players on whether they will be promoted to the first team. We are Manchester United and will not compromise with anyone."

After hearing this, Mike Perrin sighed in his heart. After all, Ferguson was still unwilling to change the structure of the first team.

Giving young people more opportunities actually means reducing the opportunities for first-team players such as Fletcher and Anderson.

This is a trade-off. There is no way to say it is definitely right or wrong. The key lies in the head coach's choice.

"In addition, preparations for the new season are over. Young players like Pogba and Morrison will be sent back to the youth team. We need to streamline the first-team and prepare for the new season with all our strength." Ferguson waved his hand and announced the result with a dark face.

Mike Perrin and Meulensteen looked at each other and saw each other's helplessness.

This is a penalty for both players!

It is even possible that you will be directly blacklisted.

Ferguson is still the same Ferguson after all. He has not changed in decades!

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While Ferguson's mood had become extremely bad since he arrived at Carrington in the morning, Yang Huan received a series of good news when he woke up in the morning.

First, Raiola told Yang Huan that Ibrahimovic was seriously considering joining Southampton.

"He watched your interview and he thinks you two are the same kind of people!"

Then Raiola told Yang Huan that Isco, the 18-year-old player who played for Valencia, finally agreed to join Southampton.

Although Valencia sold the twin stars David Silva and David Villa this season, the team still has powerful stars such as Juan Mata, Banega, Joaquin, Vicente, etc., leaving not many opportunities for the young Isco.

This season, Valencia B was relegated from Spain's third-tier Segunda Division to the fourth-tier Segunda Division, which has disappointed countless young rookies in the Bats, as the club's investment in youth training has become increasingly poor, and young players are increasingly seeing less hope.

Under such circumstances, Isco has no reason to reject the generous invitation from Southampton. At least he can get a professional contract with much higher salary than Valencia and a brighter future.

After answering the call from Raiola, Yang Huan received a call from Nicola Cortes.

Early this morning, many Southampton fans were waiting at the ticket office outside St. Mary's Stadium, actively buying Southampton's season tickets for the new season. This will inject a shot in the arm to the always weak season ticket sales, and it is expected that more than 15,000 season tickets may be sold.

This was simply unbelievable for Southampton in the past.

According to Nicola Cortes, many Southampton fans rushed to buy the team's season tickets because they were instigated and influenced by the new owner Yang Huan.

"Master Huan, they all think that your interview was so inspiring that they not only want to order season tickets for the team, but also plan to organize an official fan club. In the future, they will go to every game, whether it is home or away, to cheer for the team. I have agreed."

Yang Huan was also happy when he heard it. "That's good to agree. Not only agree, but also strongly support it. 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." Nicholas Cortes nodded in agreement.

"I called Matthew Le Tissier last night and invited him to be the team's fan service manager. He agreed. You can arrange it." Yang Huan casually ordered.

For him, inviting Mathieu Le Tissier is just a matter of making a phone call, and this Southampton legend undoubtedly has a high prestige among the fan community. His joining can help Southampton better handle the good interactive relationship with the fans and the community.

"Okay, I'll see to it."

Yang Huan hung up the phone with Nicola Cortes, thinking about having a sweet breakfast with Zhang Ning.

But another phone call came in.

It was Zhu Liangcheng.

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