When referee Andre Marriner blew the final whistle, the Emirates Stadium erupted in jubilation.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 2-0 and once again won three points at home. At the same time, they also defended their record of not conceding a goal at home since 2009, which is the only one among the four major European leagues.
But in the VIP box at the Emirates Stadium, the faces of Manchester City's giants were not so good.
Only Mansour, who was wearing a suit and tie, didn't seem to care much and still had a smile on his face.
"Our performance doesn't seem to be very good." Mansour said relaxedly.
Mubarak, Soriano and Begiristain all looked embarrassed and nodded helplessly.
"The team started in a hurry. We took over in a hurry, especially during the summer transfer. We didn't play well in the first half, and the team was still in the relegation zone after the half. Although there was a good rebound after the winter break, the overall All things considered, it is still not satisfactory." Begiristan explained with some guilt.
After hearing this, Mansour chuckled and waved his hand, "I know and understand. After all, professional football is not a game. It is impossible to say that you can form a good team, buy players, and see the results immediately. That can only exist. For games, how can it be possible in reality?”
After hearing this, Soriano and Begiristain secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If you really want to talk about Manchester City's performance this season, it is absolutely a joke.
After investing a huge amount of money, the team was ranked in the relegation zone before the winter break. This situation cannot be justified in any case.
Both the coaching level of Mark Hughes and the performance of the players on the team are quite disappointing, including the hugely expensive introduction of Robinho, so much so that in January, the Brazilian superstar lost his job without notifying anyone. Next, he secretly left the club and returned to Brazil.
After finally returning, Robinho was once again involved in a sexual assault scandal. An 18-year-old girl accused Robinho of sexually assaulting her in a nightclub in Leeds, north of Manchester. Robinho was also charged for this. The police arrested and questioned him.
Frankly speaking, although Manchester City officially expressed its full support for Robinho and the matter has calmed down. Robinho's recent state has also improved, which has led to the recovery of Manchester City's overall performance, but the management has no regard for his character and performance. Very disappointed.
If Robinho hadn't left the team without authorization in January, maybe Kaká's transfer to Manchester City wouldn't have had so many twists and turns, and maybe Kaká would have already played for Manchester City.
This guy looks like a troublemaker too!
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"I am afraid that the results this season will be difficult to meet expectations. We are considering terminating Mark Hughes' coaching contract according to the terms of the contract. Guardiola has also made it clear that he is willing to coach Manchester City. He has a very detailed team formation plan. "
Begiristain mentioned his plans for this summer as part of his job as technical director.
Mansour has heard of Guardiola, knows him well, and knows that he has a brilliant career, but he has almost no coaching experience. He only led the Barcelona youth team for two years. The most eye-catching thing is that he has been selected for Barcelona before. The handsome range had a PK with Mourinho, but unfortunately, he lost to the Portuguese madman.
But both Soriano and Begiristain highly recommended Guardiola and believed he could lead Manchester City to success.
"I believe in your vision and professionalism, and I also believe that Guardiola will succeed in Manchester City as you said. And when I was in Abu Dhabi, I heard that Su Dong had a very good conversation with him and spoke very highly of him.
, this is a good sign." Mansour said with a smile.
Soriano and Begiristain looked at each other, and both noticed the clues.
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this sentence, but in fact, Mansour specifically mentioned Su Dong, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it actually revealed a signal, that is, Su Dong highly respected Guardiola.
This is why Mansour decided to listen to their opinions and hire Guardiola.
"To be honest, I can understand the rush to take over in the first season. The winter break is limited and we have no time to start a lot of work, but I still hope that in the new season, the team can have a better mental outlook and better games.
Ability, in addition, we also need to strengthen the management of the team and not let certain players tarnish the team's brand."
Mansour's reminder is already quite obvious.
Soriano and Begiristain also knew that what he was talking about was actually Robinho.
The introduction of Robinho was not the decision of the two of them, but the product of the handover process of Manchester City at that time. According to the recruitment standards of Soriano and Begiristain, Robinho is actually open to question.
Facts have also proved that he caused a lot of trouble at Manchester City and caused damage to the club's brand image.
One of Mansour's most important purposes in taking over Manchester City was advertising. Manchester City is the brand of the Abu Dhabi consortium in Europe and even the world, so he cannot tolerate the wanton tarnishing of the brand.
Robinho receives a high salary from Manchester City, but ruins the brand of Manchester City. This cannot be allowed.
Soriano and Begiristain both know that Mansour is asking them to strictly control the team, which is what they want to do next. Guardiola's management requirements are also very high, so in this
On this issue, Manchester City has the same attitude from top to bottom.
"We have big problems in defense and offense this season, especially in the central defender. There are not many world-class central defenders at the moment. Mendes happens to have one under his command, and that is Pepe who plays for Bayern Munich. He is Sudong.
One of the best friends.”
"Oh?" Mansour became interested.
He has never concealed that he is a fan of Su Dong, and he wants to introduce Su Dong to Manchester City, but he also knows that it is very difficult to achieve this, because today's Su Dong cannot be condescending.
Join Manchester City, which can't even play in European competitions.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! So, he listened to the advice of Soriano and Begiristan and adopted the strategy of building a nest to attract the phoenix.
He has to try to run Manchester City first, and only if the performance improves can he convince Su Dong and even other stars to join. Otherwise, everyone will be like Kaká and have doubts about Manchester City.
With the arrival of Guardiola, Manchester City will definitely go through a round of reshuffle this summer.
In fact, even if Guardiola does not reorganize the team, a reshuffle is inevitable, because many players in Manchester City's current team actually joined the team for money. Nowadays, Manchester City's performance is not improving, and they will definitely not
I am willing to work together with the team, but more importantly, I want to make a quick buck and escape quickly.
Robinho may not have considered this aspect when he made such a fuss.
"You tell Guardiola to come up with a team plan as soon as possible. If you need money, we have it, and if you need people, buy them. I hope the team's performance can improve as soon as possible. I and many people are looking forward to seeing the investment."
The effect cannot be like this season." Mansour rarely said something serious.
Mansour, who always had a kind smile, suddenly said this, making both Soriano and Begiristain realize the seriousness.
"Don't worry, we will try our best!"
"Yes, we have confidence in Guardiola."
Both executives gave assurances, and Mansour was naturally relieved and returned to his usual smile.
"We also need to have more contact with Su Dong. As long as he wants to leave Bayern, we will take action immediately. I allow you to negotiate directly with him. Annual salary, signing fee, transfer fee, etc. are all yours to decide. I just want to see him
Being able to join Manchester City and play for our team." Mansour said with great expectation.
Soriano and Begiristain hurriedly agreed, but they also knew in their hearts that it would not be so easy to introduce Su Dong.
Su Dong has revealed rumors more than once that he will not leave Bayern in the near future.
Sometimes, they don't even understand why Su Dong continues to stay at Bayern?
However, this does have an advantage for Manchester City, that is, it is more likely to poach Su Dong.
The whole world knows that he will leave Bayern sooner or later, and everyone is looking forward to it.
There is news that former Real Madrid chairman Florentino is returning, and the player he wants to introduce most is Su Dong.
Su Dong, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká, if these three superstars all go to Real Madrid, Real Madrid will definitely regain the glory of the Galacticos in the new season.
However, this is not good news for Manchester City.
Soriano and Begiristain also secretly decided to strengthen their contacts with Su Dong and Mendez.
If Su Dong really goes to Real Madrid, then there will really be nothing wrong with Manchester City.
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Mansour sent Soriano and Begiristain away, but he will continue to stay in London.
This time he came to the UK and has been living in London, mainly handling some business of the group's investment, and taking time to watch some games.
Three days later, Arsenal will face Bayern at home. As a fan of Sudong, Mansour certainly does not want to miss it.
He had already booked a box, just to see Su Dong's Champions League style with his own eyes.
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The evening of April 8th.
When Su Dong walked into the Emirates Stadium, he didn't know that in the VIP box above his head, Mansour was watching him walk into the stadium expectantly. He didn't know what was happening in Manchester City.
At this moment, when he walked into the Emirates Stadium, he felt a flood of boos from Arsenal fans.
Clearly, he is the most disliked player at the Emirates Stadium.
Especially the way he treated Senderos back then made Arsenal fans hate him so much that they gritted their teeth.
What a good player, but he was brutally tortured and left a psychological shadow, and he has been reduced to mediocrity ever since!
Is this something humans do?
Because of this, Arsenal fans booed very loudly.
"Su, how much do they have to hate you to boo you like this?" Pepe asked in confusion.
The surrounding Bayern players were also amused, who could say otherwise?
He spared all the other Bayern players and only caught Su Dong booing and scolding him. This is definitely a deep hatred.
Su Dong had long been accustomed to such treatment. He looked around at the stands, grinned, and laughed.
"It's simple, they know I'm going to score goals tonight, more than one!"