Chapter 7 Off the Field
This is something that is absolutely possible, and it happens often.
Because this kind of thing that seems to be easily misunderstood is unconscionable, but it is reasonable.
Lin Sen didn't know that Tapia had this idea in his mind, so he did not politely with Tapia. He just thought about it for a while and gave Tapia two suggestions. One was that Malaga should buy players who came on loan last season as much as possible, especially those with buyout terms, such as Isco. The other was to make Tapia better lose the preparations of important players as soon as possible, such as Lewandowski.
Two suggestions, one made Tapia think deeply, and the other made Tapia smile bitterly.
Lin Sen's first suggestion is very real. Last season, the players who were loaned to Malaga, Duda and Bonucci, both occupied the main position in the later stages, and Isco also showed his potential in limited playing time. If Tapia wants to maintain the stability of the lineup to the greatest extent in the new season, this is a shortcut. The second suggestion is very realistic. Malaga's main lineup actually has a very big hidden danger, that is, the general minimum termination fee is not too high. Of course, this is for the giants. Although Malaga's style of play is not likable, the players are very likable. This is obvious from the fact that there are transfer scandals about Malaga players before the end of last season.
The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Lin Sen didn't know that his answer inadvertently aggravated Tapia's concerns. Then Tapia was silent for a moment and said in a half-joking tone.
"No, you want to poach people too, right?"
What made Tapia smile again was that Lin Sen's answer was very frank.
"Of course I want to."
How to make the team form combat effectiveness according to their own ideas as quickly as possible is the first question that every head coach who just took over a new team will face. Lin Sen is no exception, and this question actually has a standard answer. That is to dig out old leaders. This is not only because the head coach is more familiar with his old leaders and is more handy in use. One more important reason is that the old leaders also know the head coach very well, and this will save the head coach a lot of trouble invisibly, because every player who is familiar with the head coach is an implicit head coach on the court, and they will subtly influence other players to develop in the direction the head coach wants.
Therefore, almost all big-name coaches always like to poach the corners of their old clubs when coaching a new team. At this point, Lin Sen doesn't want to claim anything. Moreover, he is very clear that there are some players that Malaga cannot keep, and even if they keep, it cannot be too long. Not to mention that Lin Sen has left, even if he is still in Malaga, it cannot be changed. If it is a dragon, it cannot be trapped in the shallows forever. If it is a gold, it will shine sooner or later. In today's where loyalty is becoming cheaper, it is often the stage that determines the actors.
Of course, eating requires eating, but eating should not be too ugly. Poaching people also pays attention to techniques. Lin Sen has his own style of doing things.
"Who do you want to dig?" Tapia, who knew the truth, was not angry, but asked carefully, "Robert Ilkai? Or Marco?"
"Everyone wants to dig." Lin Sen was still very frank.
"You can't do this!" Tapia almost jumped up.
It's no wonder Tapia had this reaction. Tapia knew that there were many people who wanted to poach Malaga players, but compared to these real and false scandals, others may not know, but Tapia knew very well. If Lin Sen was the one who poached people, then Malaga had almost no resistance. Because Malaga could not resist Manchester City, the largest local tycoon in Europe, what's more fatal is that Malaga's players could not resist Lin Sen's summoning.
"Don't worry. I just thought for the time being." Lin Sen said with a smile. "Actually, I have an idea to talk to Livermore recently, but now that you have talked about it, it's okay to tell you."
"As I just said, my signings will not deliberately avoid Malaga players, but one thing you can rest assured is that I will not take the initiative to poach Malaga players. But in contrast, I need Livermore to give me a guarantee that if Livermore receives an offer that cannot be rejected, he will have to notify me before accepting the offer. And in return, I will also give Malaga some convenience. You know, Manchester City's current lineup is very large."
Tapia fell silent.
This is a layer of window paper. Lin Sen's words were just a layer of window paper on the window paper. It seemed a little safer, but it still broke with a poke. Now Malaga is like Tang Monk's meat in Journey to the West. Everyone wants to take a bite. If Lin Sen doesn't eat it, it doesn't mean that others will give up. So, if everything is as Lin Sen said, then Tapia thinks Livermore has no reason to accept it, because this is beneficial to Malaga and it is not harmful to all.
After a moment, Tapia smiled, as if she had agreed to Lin Sen's words.
Tang Hua, who had little knowledge of Spanish, had already helped Mrs. Cruz clean up the dishes. There were only two people listening to Lin Sen and Tapia talking, one was Old Cruz and the other was Alice.
As a "new" fan of Malaga, Old Cruz actually wanted to interrupt Lin Sen several times, especially when she heard Lin Sen say she could dig out the players in Malaga, her words were already at the throat, but Old Cruz swallowed it back, not because he figured out something, but the age of older than everyone present told him that things were not that simple. Compared with Old Cruz, Alyl, who was not biased, seemed to be listening to stories. Her eyes were shiny after she had decided to enter this line. Naturally, it was impossible for her to know the content of Lin Sen and Tapia's conversation. At this moment, she was a little inexplicably excited: The legend often involved transfers of millions or even tens of millions. Is it that the tone set? Isn't it a little too dull?
Tapiya, who got what he wanted, just sat for a while and said goodbye quickly. He never politely told Lin Sen that he deliberately shook hands with Lin Sen. Everything could happen in the football world. Goodbye, both sides might be enemies.
After Tapia left, Lin Sen and Tang Hua quickly chose to say goodbye, and Alyl stayed. Tomorrow, Tang Hua would go to the UK with Lin Sen. As a girl, Alyl obviously could not just follow him. Lin Sen had given her Dina's contact information, and she would go to England with Dina.
Lin Sen has negotiated with Manchester City in the employment of Dina and three others. Although these three people are nominally considered Manchester City employees, they are only responsible for Lin Sen, and even their salary is paid by Lin Sen. Among the three people, except that Dina's working style will be the same as normal coaches, Tang Hua and Ariel need to be treated "specially". Tang Hua is not qualified for coaching. According to regulations, before he obtains the coaching qualification certificate, he cannot sit on the coaching seat for the official competition. He can only appear as Lin Sen's assistant in the training ground because of work content. However, because of her work content, she does not need to appear in the training ground, and will only appear when she needs it. Including her time, she is the most free.
In the afternoon of that day, Lin Sen sorted out his things. There were not too many bachelors who were used to "wandering". Lin Sen had only been in Malaga for less than a year, and the only larger item was the rattan chair that the petty bourgeois bought when he first came. That night, Lin Sen gave it to Old Cruz along with some things that he didn't need to take away.
The next day, under the farewell of the old Cruz and his wife, Lin Sen and Tang Hua left Malaga.
The two did not board the plane at Malaga Airport. Lin Sen made a trip to Madrid, one to say goodbye to his parents, and the other to tell Dina not to be "late".
There is not much time left for Dina. As a physical fitness coach, a period before the start of the season will be Dina's busiest time. She can't help but need to formulate a pre-season physical fitness reserve plan, and also need to make corresponding adjustments based on the physical fitness of the returning players. Manchester City's established pre-season training time is July 6, which means that Dina's plan must be completed before this time.
For Dina, there is actually only one "trouble" for her, that is, Nora. Dina's original intention was to take Nora to the UK, but her parents, Dias' parents, firmly opposed it. It is undeniable that the old couple of Dias did not like Nora for some reason at the beginning, but after so long together, the two old people have completely treated Nora as their granddaughter. This time, Nora did not allow him to follow Dina to England. The reason was no longer the previous reason, but because he was worried that Nora would not adapt to the environment in the UK. After all, both old people knew that Nora had a special situation. Therefore, the Dias and his wife planned to take Nora to live with them.
Dina considered the requirements of the Dias and his wife, and finally nodded, because she knew very well that her parents' worries were not unreasonable, but this was only temporary. Once she settled in the UK, she would take Nora over. If the little girl could adapt, it would be the best. If she couldn't adapt, then she would think of another way.
Because of this, when he saw Lin Sen, Dina couldn't help but complain. Lin Sen could only smile bitterly.
My parents may have been used to this state for so many years. They had long learned that Lin Sen was going to the UK and did not have any objection to Lin Sen's departure. My father didn't say anything, but only my mother held Lin Sen's hand, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, except for the words "Take good care of yourself" that she said countless times, she couldn't say anything, just shed tears.
Lin Sen was a little surprised and silent after his mother's tears.
Lin Sen knew that it was because her mother felt that she had never fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother. It was just that so many years have passed. Even though Lin Sen had the anger and resentment she should have, it had long disappeared. Before leaving, Lin Sen took the initiative to hug her mother for the first time in so many years. Lin Sen's unexpected behavior was just to comfort her mother.
Chapter completed!