August 19, 2009, was destined to be a sleepless night for many Premier League managers.
Ferguson was sitting in a mansion in Wilmslow, drinking glass after glass of the Chilean wine that Gao Shen had given him. The more he drank, the more he felt that it was really hard to swallow!
Just like his mood at this moment.
But you can stop drinking wine, but life cannot stop, and you have to swallow it with tears in your eyes.
Sitting next to him are two people, one is his brother Martin Ferguson, who is a scout for Manchester United, and the other is his youngest son Jason Ferguson, who is an agent.
Situations like the Ferguson family are actually very common in European football, especially in the Premier League.
Allardyce's son is an agent, Redknapp's son is also an agent, and the son of former Arsenal chairman David Dunn is also an agent...
The outrageous black gold scandal completely exposed all of this, but many things cannot be stopped at all.
For example, in 2004, Ferguson and the two major shareholders of Manchester United had a huge quarrel over the Gibraltar Stallion. The other party even directly revealed everything about Ferguson and his son at Manchester United, including the sale of Stam to Lazio.
Jason Ferguson received a commission of 1.5 million pounds, and Veron later moved to Manchester United...
Afterwards, Ferguson announced that his son would no longer have business involvement with Manchester United, but in reality?
This is normal, you have to get used to it.
"This kid is really awesome!" Martin Ferguson shook his head and sighed.
As a mortal rival in the same city, the sophisticated Manchester City is great, but Manchester United is in danger.
"I have contacted many people, and I was very sure of him in the last round. After tonight, he is probably going to die." Martin Ferguson felt helpless.
Nowadays, Gao Shen is like a Raptor crossing the sea. He has perfected his skills in Italy and comes to the Premier League to ascend to the throne!
"Uncle, I have spent nearly 400 million euros in two years, and no matter how many teams I recruit, I can make it. If those Americans at Manchester United are willing to invest like this, with the strength of my old man, it will not be better than the current Manchester City."
Fire?" Jason Ferguson was unconvinced.
"Besides, this is only the second round, so early!"
Martin Ferguson glanced at his nephew and saw that he was still young.
Over the years, with Ferguson's name on him, he has done well and has been given favor by all parties. In many cases, Ferguson himself has even stepped in to pave the way for him. It is inevitable that he will be a little smoother and arrogant.
"Although it has only been two rounds, insiders can only see the door, and laymen can only watch the excitement. Manchester City is very lively now, but there are also many doors." Martin Ferguson explained earnestly.
"What's the trick? Just like Andy Gray said, from 433 to 442, don't we at Manchester United often play 442?" Jason Ferguson was still unconvinced.
"This is the way!" Ferguson couldn't help but speak out, his tone was a bit harsh.
Jason Ferguson and Martin Ferguson suddenly did not dare to speak anymore.
"He played two different sets of tactics in two rounds of the league. Based on my understanding of Gao Shen, he will not only have these two sets. What does he want to do? He just wants to tell the entire Premier League that he is here!"
Jason Ferguson frowned and muttered: "Don't everyone know this?"
The whole world knows that Gao Shen is coaching Manchester City, so what else do you need to tell him?
Ferguson looked at his youngest son and frowned. He was usually too doting on him, and he didn't learn much about his skills. His tone was quite loud.
"Four-three-three is his special skill, and four-two-three-one is his famous tactic, but he didn't even use it in the second round. He just used four-four-two, and it was still in the midfield diamond position. Whose tactic is this?
"
Jason Ferguson was speechless.
"Ancelotti's Chelsea," Martin Ferguson commented.
"Gao Shen's approach is clearly telling Ancelotti, look, I also use the four-four-two diamond position. Not only do I use it, but I also use it better than you and slide better than you. You should learn from it."
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As soon as Ferguson finished speaking, Jason Ferguson couldn't sit still, "Isn't this too arrogant?"
"Why are you so arrogant? He didn't say anything, but that's what he meant. I also told you that his Manchester City did play better than Ancelotti's Chelsea. I guess the fat Italian guy is watching it over and over now.
Learn from the video, just wait, maybe Ancelotti will adjust in the next round."
Jason Ferguson was speechless after hearing this, but he still had an unconvinced look on his face, and secretly murmured in his heart: Is it so powerful?
"Maybe next time he will use our 442, and then use Benitez's 4231, or something else. This kid has strong wings now!" Ferguson said angrily.
.
He has no doubt that Gao Shen came to the Premier League because of Manchester City's strong financial resources.
If it weren't for Manchester City, which didn't have such financial support, he probably wouldn't have come.
Didn’t the Spanish media talk about it before?
Gao Shen didn't want to go to Real Madrid because Real Madrid didn't listen to his opinions when they introduced superstars, so he didn't want to go.
Now that I think about it carefully, this is really the truth.
After being stuck in Naples and Serie A for three years, he can no longer hold back and wants to take off!
"Actually, I think Jason is right. He has advanced skills, but he is a bit too arrogant and plays too big. Manchester City has many problems of its own now." Martin Ferguson moved in for his nephew.
A step.
Ferguson looked at his younger brother, then at his youngest son, and sighed in his heart. If he had half, no, one-third, or even one-fifth of his advanced abilities, I wouldn't need to worry so much.
"You still don't understand. He is doing this for both public and private reasons."
"What's the meaning?"
"Yu Gong, now Manchester City needs to quickly unite the team. Gao Shen is best at dressing room management. With Manchester City's heavy investment, the Premier League environment itself is not friendly to Manchester City. Gao Shen just uses this external force to unite.
internal."
"In private, Gao Shen is pursuing his own coaching. Do you think he came to the Premier League this time just for the little money provided by Manchester City? The situation is too small!" Ferguson shook his head and said, "As far as I know, Gao Shen is now every year
His commercial income is much higher than Manchester City's annual salary. Do you think he will value this?"
Martin and Jason both looked at each other, surprised.
Is being a head coach so profitable?
"Then he comes to the Premier League..."
"He is not only challenging himself, but also challenging the entire Premier League and all the coaches in the Premier League. He wants to be the enemy of the entire Premier League!"
As soon as Ferguson finished speaking, Martin and Jason were stunned.
Isn't this too harsh?
how can that be possible?
This is the Premier League!
The league with the most competitive pressure in the world has gathered the most gold medal coaches in the world.
It is true that Gao Shen has won two Champions Leagues, but in the Premier League, Ferguson and Ancelotti have also won two, and no one is worse than Gao Shen; there is also Benitez, although he only won one, he has two
Reaching the Champions League final for the first time, Gao Shen admitted that he learned the four-two-three-one tactics he used when coaching Real Madrid from Benitez.
Oh, now that you have a name, you are going to challenge the whole audience?
"Are you arrogant?" Ferguson asked in a deep voice.
Martin and Jason didn't understand for a moment what Ferguson was thinking.
"Let me tell you, if it were me, if I were 20 or 30 years younger, I would do the same thing. Competitive sports itself is about getting stronger when you encounter strong ones, constantly challenging yourself, and constantly breaking through limits. If we are all like you, I will be afraid.
A wolf is afraid of a tiger. How can he break through even if he has already restrained himself? How can he transcend?"
"Although Gao Shen is always gentle and polite, this guy is very arrogant at heart. He just wants to trample everyone in the Premier League. Then he is the well-deserved No. 1 in the world!"
Martin and Jason looked at each other again, feeling a little unbelievable. Why did it sound so fantastic?
"Then what should we do?" Martin asked concerned.
"What can we do? He has already crossed the sea, so of course we have to fight him back!" Ferguson also said domineeringly.
"Young people should indeed be energetic, but they should also look at the situation and the territory. When it comes to the Premier League and our territory, even if he is a strong dragon, he has to bow to me!"
At the end of the day, Ferguson also became ruthless.
Both Martin and Jason were a little stunned.
It's been many years since Ferguson was so motivated.
Not to mention, I haven't seen the old man shouting with such momentum for at least nearly ten years.
Back then, Manchester United made consecutive comebacks in many fronts including the Champions League, FA Cup and League. Behind it was the old man's tenacity and persistence that supported the whole team.
But later, as Veron was frustrated after joining, Beckham left for Spain, and then Mourinho's Chelsea won consecutive championships. Later, although Manchester United revived, Cristiano Ronaldo also left for Real Madrid, especially with the addition of
Due to his age, Ferguson's mood has become worse than before.
But now, he seems to be back again!
…
In fact, Ferguson was not wrong at all.
In London, Ancelotti and his coaching team watched the match between Manchester City and Everton at home. He was really stunned.
With the same four-four-two diamond position, Manchester City's advanced football obviously played more smoothly and aggressively.
More importantly, Manchester City actually does not have a high center forward like Drogba, but it still has strong offensive power.
The key lies in the midfield.
"How is Joe Cole's recovery now?" Ancelotti asked with concern.
Assistant coach Bruno Demichelis shook his head and said: "It still takes a little time."
This player was injured in a fight against Southend United in the third round of the FA Cup during last winter break. He was diagnosed with a severe cruciate ligament tear and was ruled out for the entire season.
Still hasn't come back yet.
Chelsea originally wanted to sign Ribery this summer, but was forced to stay by Bayern Munich, and then lost to Juventus, Napoli winger Valencia, Di Maria and Sanchez in the battle for Diego.
In the transfer, Chelsea failed to show enough courage.
Now, Ancelotti can only rely on internal digging.
Fortunately, the matchup between Chelsea and Manchester City was still relatively late and he still had enough time.
