Chapter 92 Interference
Lin Sen, who is preparing for the game against Tottenham, never expected that at this time, he would be disturbed by transfers from the off-field.
The advantage of coaching Manchester City is not only that you can buy most of the players you want, but also that not many people dare to attack your players. Compared to the former, Lin Sen undoubtedly has a deeper understanding of the latter, because his previous club is Malaga, who spends a penny in half. But just now, Mawood told him a "fresh" news: Manchester City received a price question.
The target is not a young player, but the current true core of Manchester City: David Silva.
The one who dares to ask Manchester City for price, dares to ask for price at this time, dares to ask David Silva for price, and has to treat Ma Wood carefully, is naturally because the visitor is not good.
The team asking for the price is Real Madrid.
Real Madrid finally failed to get rid of their fate of the Champions League 16 Ronaldo, right at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo's goal failed to save Real Madrid. Real Madrid had to stop in the Champions League quarter-final for six consecutive years. What made Real Madrid star dim was Pjanic, a Bosnian genius under the age of 19. His goal directly determined the fate of the two teams.
As the only team that invested more than Manchester City in the transfer market last summer, Florentino's Galaxy Battleship Phase II was earth-shaking at the beginning, but obviously they all took time like Manchester City. However, Real Madrid does not have Linson, and they don't need Linson, because for Florentino, transfers have never been something that can only be done during the transfer period.
Although there is no real story between Real Madrid and David Silva in my memory, Linson is not surprised that Real Madrid will fall in love with David Silva at all. As early as David Silva was still in Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona had a rumor of a Gemini star with Valencia every day. As a popular Spanish chicken, David Silva has multiple meanings to Real Madrid. His Spanish identity can strengthen the localization of Real Madrid. His position can make him a perfect replacement for Guti.
"Golden Wolf" Guti had a conflict with the other party after Pellegrini took over and was immediately sent to the cold palace by a Chilean engineer. Guti, who was already thirty-two, failed to get the support of the club this time. There have been more than once news that Guti will leave Real Madrid this summer. Considering the relationship between Marca and Real Madrid, it is obvious that these news is not groundless.
With these premises, memory tells Lin Sen that he doesn't need to worry. But experience tells Lin Sen that he needs to be vigilant. Memory is not everything, because Lin Sen himself changed his memory and he took Di Maria, who originally belonged to Real Madrid, into his pocket. Now, if Real Madrid put the quota that originally belonged to Di Maria on David Silva, what's strange?
Although unexpectedly, things are not without traces, which makes Lin Sen a little confused. However, Real Madrid actually asks for the price.
Who in the world knows Real Madrid's methods of poaching? Lin Sen doesn't think that the relationship between Manchester City and Real Madrid can be so good that the other party follows the rules just because of two deals. So, does this question already mean that Real Madrid has had contact with David Silva's agent? Moreover, the signal is likely to be positive?
When Lin Sen thought of this possibility, he couldn't hide his disgust in his heart. Although he had also pried a lot of other people's corners, the key lies in time.
At this stage, it is the critical moment when the league is approaching the end of the league. If there is a transfer scandal at this time, it will undoubtedly affect some adverse effects. Real Madrid was eliminated early in the Cup of del Rey this season. The situation in the league is almost exactly the same as that of Manchester City and Chelsea. It is just a difference in goal difference. At this time, you don’t concentrate on dealing with your Barcelona, and you will come to cause trouble for me as soon as the Champions League is eliminated. What is the reason?
Lin Sen, who is familiar with the transfer operation form of La Liga, knows that this matter is likely to have nothing to do with Pellegrini. Maybe Pellegrini may not know it, and it is mostly Valdano's cause trouble.
However, Linson did not discuss countermeasures with Ma Wood, because there was no need to discuss at all. Manchester City could not let David Silva go. Ma Wood was more just "telling", and Linson just "knows". As for Real Madrid's asking price, it is simple and ignored.
Of course, Real Madrid can ignore it, but David Silva, Linsen cannot ignore it. However, the game against Tottenham Hotspur is about to be close, Linsen can only temporarily suppress the idea of "chatting" with David Silva.
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Tottenham Hotspur's performance this season is not bad, with 13 wins, 8 draws, seven losses and 47 points in 28 games, temporarily surpassing Liverpool with a goal difference.
Although there is little hope of rushing into the top four, this is already the best result of Tottenham in recent seasons. Redknapp is quickly building its prestige in the minds of Tottenham fans. You should know that when Redknapp took over Tottenham last season, former head coach Ramos left him a mess: at the bottom, a pair of main strikers Berbatov and Robbie Keane went to Manchester United and the other to Liverpool. But it was such a mess that Lao Lei staged a counterattack called Harry Potter-like magic by the English media, and finally ranked eighth in the league.
Tottenham started this season with a stunning start, and Redknapp won the best coach of the first month. Although it failed to continue, Tottenham's performance was still normal. After all, Tottenham's chairman Levi was still the stingy Jew in the eyes of Tottenham fans. After Tottenham sold Bale this season, because of the sufficient left-back staff, Tottenham did not introduce any substitutes at all.
In the first leg of the game against Manchester City, Tottenham played a three-to-three match with Manchester City at home, which made White Hart Lane fans multiply. Of course, although this result was acceptable after the game, both Linson and Redknapp said it was acceptable, but in fact it was not satisfied. To put it nicely, the goal battle was a narrow road and the brave won, but unfortunately no one won in the end. Therefore, that game became a death to the same place, and no one took advantage.
Unlike the way of treating Xavi Martinez, in that game, Linsen let Bale start, Tottenham Hotspur is not Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao is a Spanish team after all. It was purely a coincidence this season. In the words of literary youth, it is a encounter of fate. It may not be encountered once in eight lifetimes after encountering each other. Linsen can let Xavi Martinez avoid it, but Tottenham, not to mention anything else, meeting twice in a season is indispensable.
It is better to face it earlier than to avoid it.
What made Lin Sen a little relieved was that Bale scored the goal in that game. Although Bale did not celebrate after the goal, he still scored the goal.
In this game, Lin Sen did not intend to let Bale continue to start. It was not long before injury. Lin Sen had to be very cautious in his use. Not only Bale, David Silva also sat on the bench in the game. The replacements were Petrov and Reus, Manchester City's strongest three arrows. Lin Sen only retained Robben on the right.
Letting Robben start was not Lin Sen, but Robben's own request. The reason is also necessary to go back to the last round. In the last round, in the wing duel on Robben's side, Robben could almost be said to have lost to the opponent's Kranica. Not only did he fail to help the team, he even failed to suppress the opponent. In that game, Kranica scored twice and was the best player on the court.
Robben was determined to take revenge, and Lin Sen naturally wanted to fulfill it.
Of course, he still needs to do the work he should do.
In that three to three, Redknapp fully allowed Linson to see his excellence. Speaking of which, the tactics designed by Lao Lei for Tottenham did not seem special. They were almost the style of an old-school English coach. The British favorite four and four two, one high and one standard double striker configuration, and two wingers. They are not the most popular wingers nowadays, but a more traditional wing forward.
But it was precisely this old-fashioned configuration and tactic that Lin Sen almost suffered a great loss in White Hart Alley. This time, Lin Sen planned to treat him with his own way. Petrov was also a more traditional wing forward on the two wings. Although Robben continued to start on the right, Lin Sen replaced Richards, who was more familiar with British football, on the back line, and in the midfield, Vidal would take care of the opponent's core figure Modric throughout the whole process.
Undoubtedly, the three-to-three in the last game made both sides afraid of the opponent's attack, but in this game, the mentality of both sides was completely different.
Tottenham, their mentality is more relaxed and they are winning. After all, they are more than ten behind fourth place. Whether they are willing to admit it or not, the Champions League is far away. Moreover, since the League Cup is between Manchester United and Manchester City, this means that the UEFA Cup qualification, which should be the League Cup champion, will definitely be given the sixth place in the league. As long as Tottenham does not show too much in performance in the future, it will not be difficult to return to the European arena. In this case, they really don't need to compete with Manchester City.
Manchester City is different. Since this season, they have done too much push-ups at the top of the list between them and Chelsea. If it is the early stage of the league, it doesn't matter. But now, the two direct competitions between the two teams have passed. Whoever goes up means taking the initiative to win the championship, and whoever goes down means it depends on others' faces. Chelsea's match against Portsmouth in this round was postponed, but the result of this game is almost no suspense, so Manchester City has no way out.
Victory is the only acceptable result.
The mentality of both sides also determines the progress of the game.
The first to attack was Manchester City, who was surviving the higher goal, Adriano scored, and Tottenham Hotspurs only neglected once at the beginning of the second half, and Modric equalized the score with a long shot, and the score was maintained to the final stage of the game. Then, the fans' favorite drama was staged: First, Robben, who formed a single shot in the first minute of stoppage time, was tripped in the opponent's penalty area, and Adriano's penalty kick was directly shot.
Lin Sen, who couldn't believe, held his head and had not yet walked out of disappointment. Petrov made a cross from the left, Adriano, who had just missed the penalty, headed back, and Robben scored volley.
Two to one!
Chapter completed!