Lin Sen turned off the TV.∮

Lin Sen was happy for Tang Hua in a good game.

Perhaps in the eyes of neutral fans, this is just a dull game without goals, but from the coach's perspective, it is a game full of football charm, a team that is almost amateur tied the behemoth from the Premier League, and there is an inspirational story that is more "Cinderella" than this?

Football is full of dreams, while professional football is realistic. A failure may make you a big shot, but a victory can also attract everyone's attention. With today's draw alone, Lin Sen can almost conclude that as long as Tang Hua does not bring Cambridge United back to the amateur league this season, his position at Cambridge United will be stable.

Of course, this draw has luck. If Manchester United is not in such a bad state, if Van Gaal doesn't want to swallow his opponent in one bite, and if Manchester United's forward brings shooting boots... Too many ifs may change the end of this game, but no matter what, now, Cambridge United has revealed the first upset in this round of the FA Cup.

However, this is not the biggest upset in this round. The biggest upset unfortunately fell on Manchester City.

Just the next day, Manchester City, who played at home, was incredibly eliminated by Middlesbrough, a team from the English Championship. This biggest upset in this round fell below almost everyone's glasses. At this point, Manchester City completely announced a double-line exit in the domestic cup this season. In addition to the unoptimistic prospects in the Champions League and the league, Pellegrini was once again in dire straits.

There is a saying that you will not go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. The so-called Three Treasures Hall actually refers to the three activity places in Buddhism, and the meaning of this sentence is self-evident.

On the surface, the former seems to be higher than the latter, but in fact, it is like two units with different functions in a department. Cooperation is inevitable, but no one can really control whoever. Therefore, Lin Sen and Pellegrini have not mentioned their personal relationships in private, but Pellegrini rarely visit Lin Sen's office, and vice versa.

But today, Pellegrini took the initiative to visit Linsen.

Lin Sen roughly knew what Pellegrini came from. After all, Pellegrini couldn't have chatted with him at this time and here.

Sure enough, after sitting down, Pellegrini made the point: he wanted a striker.

Manchester City does not lack strikers, otherwise Negredo would not have been sold. This is the tone set before the winter transfer even began. It is also this tone that has left Lin Sen without any plans to sign up this winter. However, Lin Sen was not surprised that Pellegrini is making this seemingly "sudden" request.

The reason is simple, there is a problem with Manchester City's offense.

Since entering the New Year, including the FA Cup, Manchester City has played four games so far, scoring only four goals, and averaging only one goal per game. Three of them are the game that defeated Sunderland three-to-two in the early New Year. In other words, Manchester City has only scored one goal in the last three rounds. Such an offense is obviously not the performance that a team that is determined to compete for the championship should have. Of course, objectively speaking, this is not impossible.

There are two reasons for the team's offense. One is that there are problems with the head coach's tactics, the other is that there are problems with the team, or to be precise, the players' status. Pellegrini obviously will not admit that it is the former, because if this was such a problem in his early coaching period, he might have admitted it, but now, although it is not completely certainly not enough, at least the possibility is not high. Then, the greater possibility is the latter.

It is not entirely necessary to guess to draw this conclusion. There are very clear data to tell people the answer. Only one of the only four goals in these four rounds can barely come from the front line, that is, Jovitic, and the other three goals are all from the midfield. The main striker Falcao and the offensive core Aguero were in a goal drought at the same time. One had not scored for more than 300 minutes, while the other was as high as 500 minutes...

In this case, if you change a team and encounter this kind of problem, you may have to wait for the players to slowly recover your form after taking the initiative to adjust your tactics. But this is Manchester City, Manchester City, which is not short of money.

Pellegrini certainly has the right to "repent" the previous decision demanding the introduction of a striker, especially if he has let him go.

And Lin Sen, he had no reason to say no.

However, nodding is easy, but this is not a simple operation. First of all, time is very urgent. At this time, there is only less than a week left before the winter transfer market. Secondly, seeking medical treatment at this time may not really solve the problem. Manchester City can't just send Negredo away, and in a blink of an eye, another "Negredo" was introduced. If that is the case, it will only add to the laughing stock at that time.

Pellegrini gave the candidate to be the Ivorian scorer Boni, who currently plays for Swansea.

Boni, who joined Swansea the summer of the previous year, scored 21 Premier League goals last season and ranked among the top among all Premier League strikers. He has made 20 appearances this season, scoring nine goals and assists twice. He is currently ranked fourth in the scorer list. It is precisely because of this performance, and also an Ivorian, Boni is known as the "new Warcraft". Therefore, it is not surprising that Pellegrini will like Boni, not to mention that he is one of the few more realistic choices in the top scorer list in the Premier League.

Lin Sen did not reject Pellegrini's suggestion. The closer his plug-in expiration date, the clearer his memory was. In his memory, Boni should have joined Manchester City this summer, and even Sen remembered the transfer fee very clearly, with 25 million plus floating terms. This price is slightly more expensive than Negredo, but in the transfer market, which often costs 30 to 40 million, it is not an exaggerated price.

Of course, what made Lin Sen ponder was not Boni's worth, but his performance. Although Boni in memory could not be said to be a failure after coming to Manchester City, he did not give a performance like his in Swansea. Of course, this is related to the team's positioning. However, Lin Sen is not sure that he will definitely be able to solve the current Manchester City problem.

Compared with Boni, Linson has a theoretically better candidate. The popular thriller who currently plays for Tottenham, Harry Kane, who is only 21 years old. This young forward, who became famous at the age of 21, has some chance to become the main player of Tottenham this season. The two forwards in Tottenham Adebayo were troubled by family trivial matters, while Soldado was unable to adapt to the Premier League. So Tottenham's head coach Pochettino allowed Kane to play the main player in the Europa League. Kane did not disappoint Pochettino and has scored seven goals in the Europa League so far. It is precisely because of this performance that Kane was officially straightened in the game against Aston Villa in November last year, and then, it was out of control...

Lin Sen is not a person who is used to treating headaches and pains. This can be seen from his past coaching style. At the same time, he is not a person who is used to introducing at all costs only by looking at his performance. This can also be seen from his past recruitment. There is no shortage of meteors that hurt Zhongyong in the football world, but at least, in Lin Sen's memory, investing in Kane is not worth more than Boni, but it is much longer than Boni.

However, Lin Sen would not easily mention Kane's name in front of Pellegrini. It was not that he was afraid that Pellegrini would not look down on Kane, but that the difficulty of this transfer operation was a little more likely than to introduce Ronaldo from Real Madrid.

This summer, due to Lin Sen's "disturbance", Bale went to Real Madrid from Manchester City, not from Tottenham, but this did not change Lin Sen's perception, that is, Tottenham chairman Levi's appetite is not something that ordinary people can satisfy. Even if the cost issue is not considered, Lin Sen had to consider another factor, that is, he no longer has time to operate such a transfer.

"Manuel, you should know that even if Boni is introduced, he will not be able to help the team for the time being?" Lin Sen said after a long silence.

The 2015 African Cup is in full swing. Manchester City's midfielder Yaya Toure is preparing for the Ivory Coast at this time, and Boni is no exception. Ivory Coast, which has many big-name stars, will obviously not be too short in the African Cup. In the most extreme case, even if Manchester City introduces Boni, it will not be possible to make his debut until late February.

"I know." Pellegrini smiled bitterly, "but there are not many better options."

As he said that, Pellegrini thought for a moment and added, "Sorry."

Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, saying that he didn't need it.

Pellegrini's apology was because he did not sign in winter, which was originally his own decision, but now he "repents" at this time. In his opinion, this was undoubtedly he was throwing the burden on Lin Sen.

"Is there any candidate?" Lin Sen asked.

Lin Sen just asked this sentence casually, it was a routine because you could not hang yourself on a tree. However, this sentence changed a little in Pellegrini's ears.

No head coach wants to like apples, but others buy pears for themselves. Although they are all fruits, they all have their own preferences.

So, after a long silence, Pellegrini said, "...we need a striker with sufficient game experience."

Just this sentence blocked Lin Sen's plan to "be self-indulgent".

The whole world knows that in the transfer market, Lin Sen does not like to introduce elderly players. Not to mention players over 30 years old, even players over 25 years old, Lin Sen rarely introduces them. However, Pellegrini now says that he needs to be a striker with "enough game experience", in other words, he doesn't want young people.
Chapter completed!