The day after the Europa League final, in the afternoon.
A red Audi R8 is speeding on the north-south highway.
From Cheshire to Manchester city, it is the same road as Manchester Airport to the city.
Speeding all the way, the scenery along the way was rapidly regressing, just like the memories of last night's championship parade in Su Dong's mind.
In the Europa League final, after defeating Porto 3-0, Manchester City almost won the Europa League championship, achieving a treble. It was also the first Europa League championship in the club's history.
The Triple Crown created the club's historical peak and triggered a fierce response throughout Manchester and even the UK.
Last night, when the team flew back to Manchester from Dublin overnight, Manchester Airport was almost packed with fans picking up the plane. Fanatic Manchester City fans even drove their own cars and followed the team bus all the way north.
The Manchester City Government has made preparations early and planned the route for Manchester City's championship parade.
The team bus arrived directly at the core area of the city, Albert Square on the west side of City Hall. This is the core area of Manchester, and it was also the celebration venue for Manchester City's last championship more than 40 years ago.
Heading east from Albert Square, the team bus drove slowly on the city roads of Manchester.
There are only three lanes, and the middle lane is still a tram line.
Therefore, only the Manchester City bus passed, and all other players walked. Traffic control was also implemented along the way to prohibit other motor vehicles from entering.
Pass the Manchester Monument, go to the Manchester Art Gallery, pass in front of the statue commemorating computer scientist Alan Turing, and then take the northeast direction, all the way to the Etihad Stadium.
The whole journey took more than two hours in total. It would be an understatement to describe the bus as moving at a snail's pace.
When the team arrived at the Etihad Stadium, the venue was already packed with Manchester City fans who had been waiting for a long time. They greeted the team's arrival with the warmest applause and cheers, and watched with their own eyes the three captains headed by Su Dong.
, displayed three championship trophies respectively and sent them to the club’s honor room.
Manchester City's honor room is quite empty, but winning three trophies in one season has made all fans full of confidence and expectations, believing that the team can soon fill the honor room with various trophies.
They all believe that Manchester City will one day become a wealthy team.
From the moment Su Dong joined, they were very sure of this.
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Su Dong did not follow the team's route last night. He did not enter the city center, but went directly from the Ring Road to the Etihad Stadium.
After sending Su Dong to the place, Wang Chuqing asked him to call her in advance when he wanted to go back, and then left.
So far, Su Dong is the only person in the Manchester City team who cannot drive.
In Pepe's words, he has been chanting the slogan of learning to drive for nearly ten years, but he has never been seen learning to drive.
"Of course, if I had such a beautiful driver to pick me up, I wouldn't be willing to learn how to drive," Pepe joked every time.
Everyone in the club has become accustomed to this "shortcoming" of Su Dong. When they saw him walking into the administrative office, they were not surprised at all. Instead, everyone greeted him with a smile.
The team has won three championships. Although it is only the Europa League, it is already the peak season in the club's history.
It can be said that Manchester City has never been as brilliant as this season in its more than 100-year history.
Therefore, everyone had a smile on their face, and they were particularly enthusiastic when they saw Su Dong.
Everyone knows that Su Dong is the number one contributor to Manchester City's triple crown.
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I came to the office of technical director Begiristain, knocked on the door, and found that head coach Guardiola was also there.
Su Dong was not surprised, he said hello and went in.
As soon as he sat down, Su Dong first expressed his attitude.
"Don't count me in the awards at tonight's celebration banquet."
When Su Dong suddenly said this, Soriano, Begiristain and Guardiola were stunned for a moment, and some complicated expressions flashed across their faces, including admiration, surprise, strangeness, and relief.
The celebration banquet is something that Manchester City decided early on. Regardless of whether the team can win the championship in Dublin, the club will hold a celebration banquet, and at the same time, some internal club awards will be presented at the celebration banquet.
For example, the best player of the season, the golden boot award of the season, the most popular award among fans, the best goal of the season, etc.
These awards are all internal selections, or selections made by fans on the official website. They are not very authoritative, but the club has still prepared a large bonus, and it is also considered an honor.
Judging from previous public opinion, there is basically no suspense about Su Dong winning several awards.
For example, for the most popular award among fans, he was far ahead in the fans' vote on Manchester City's official website. When all the others were added together, the number of votes he received was not as much as his own. Who else could it be given to besides him?
There is also the season's Golden Boot Award. All other players combined can't score as many goals as Su Dong alone. What else to choose?
What is the best goal of the season, the best player of the season...
In the end, it is estimated that some awards such as the best rookie of the season have nothing to do with Su Dong. Otherwise, the truly important awards will basically be won by Su Dong.
Then wouldn’t this celebration party become Su Dong’s personal show?
Begiristain, Soriano, Guardiola and others have also considered this issue before. The bonus received from winning the award is only part of it. The real problem is the distribution of awards.
At a celebration banquet, all the heavyweight awards were taken by Su Dong. It doesn’t make sense.
Originally, they wanted to create more subdivided awards, but unexpectedly, Su Dong took the initiative to give in.
This is equivalent to relieving Begiristain, Guardiola and others of a big trouble.
"Let me make it clear first that I will not participate in the selection, but as the captain of the team, I will present the awards." Su Dong said with a smile.
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Soriano, Begiristain and Guardiola smiled at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"How about you take two too?" Begiristan thought for a moment and then suggested.
For example, awards such as the most popular among fans are all chosen by the fans after all.
"Farewell, I will personally explain the situation before the celebration banquet and awarding the awards, and to be honest, I really think this is fairer to other players." Su Dong said very sincerely.
He is the number one star in the team, scoring the most goals and performing best, which is his job in itself.
Does it mean anything to him to win an internal award?
That bonus is a lot for other players, but does Su Dong care?
In this case, it's better to be an adult and quit on your own initiative, which will save you a lot of trouble and gain a good reputation among your teammates, which will also help with the management of the locker room in the future.
When Guardiola heard what Su Dong said, he simply admitted that it would be much easier for them to handle Su Dong's withdrawal.
From the current point of view, it is natural for David Silva to win the player of the season.
People like Sanchez, Pepe, Kompany and Busquets can also win awards, and everyone is happy.
Especially Kompany and Pepe, this is the best central defender combination in the Premier League this season. Kompany himself has also played at the highest level in his career.
Pepe, Kompany, David Luiz, Jerome Boateng, Manchester City's four central defenders are all very strong, and their reserves are among the best in European football. They are the most satisfactory for Manchester City on all fronts.
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"Awards must be awarded, but the previously promised bonuses must also be cashed in as soon as possible. It is best to cash them in this afternoon. Everyone will be happier in the evening." Su Dong urged Soriano with a smile.
The general manager of Manchester City is also in charge of finance. After hearing what Su Dong said, he smiled and promised that the money would be transferred to every player's account this afternoon and he would never break his promise.
Arrears of salaries and bonuses are very common even in the wealthy Premier League, let alone other leagues.
Many teams have such precedents, and even Manchester City did this before the Abu Dhabi consortium took over.
I have no choice but to be poor and sometimes have trouble with cash flow.
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"What are your plans after the holiday?" Guardiola asked casually.
After the season ends, there is only a celebration banquet and the team will be disbanded.
Everyone has just gone through a busy season, so the topic of conversation when we sat down was naturally about vacation.
Guardiola said he wanted to go to the United States with his wife and children, but he really likes traveling to the United States.
"Go back to China." Su Dong replied with a smile. "In these years of playing football in Europe, I took advantage of the league suspension, winter break or other times to travel to many places, including Northern Europe, Africa, the United States, etc.
I have been there, but I have never been to my motherland, which has many beautiful scenery and cities.”
"This time, I plan to take advantage of the holiday to go back to China and have some fun."
Guardiola agreed very much, "Yes. If I have the chance, I would also like to go to China and see your hometown."
"Call me in advance and I will ensure that the service is in place." Su Dong promised with a smile.
Soriano and Begiristain suddenly smiled bitterly when they heard them talking about vacation.
"It's great for you. When you are on vacation, it is often when we are busiest."
This is absolutely correct.
After the team is disbanded, the front office staff will start preparing for the summer transfer war.
After winning the Triple Crown this season, Manchester City will go one step further next season and introduce strong support, especially in the midfield and frontcourt. Only in this way can Manchester City be able to operate with ease in multi-line operations in the new season.
For now, the configuration of the midfield and backcourt is okay, but the thickness of the frontcourt bench is not strong enough.
Adam Johnson has even gradually lost Guardiola's trust, and his playing time has become less and less.
Next, it depends on the front office team whether they can finalize reinforcements for Manchester City as soon as possible.
This is even related to the club's performance next season.
After all, the intensity of the Champions League is completely different from that of the Europa League.
Moreover, Manchester City is competing in the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup as the defending champion, so the intensity of attention it receives will be higher than this season, and the competition pressure it faces will be greater.
