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Chapter 66 Entering the Master

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Lin Sen is not stupid.

Of course he knows what he should know, the only difference is whether you believe it, or whether you are willing to believe it or not.

It is obviously impossible for Boya to have no reason to ask Boya about this. Instead of asking Boya this question, it is better to change the question from a different perspective: Under what circumstances will Manchester City be willing to accept Cambridge United as their satellite club? Lin Sen's own factors must be there, but Lin Sen does not feel that Boya is so confident enough. Cambridge United itself is obviously not enough to make Manchester City interested. Then, it can only be attributed to some other reasons, some reasons that Lin Sen once deliberately avoided.

On June 15, Cambridge United officially announced the change of ownership. On Cambridge United's official website, the two sides issued a joint statement. Lin Sen's name appeared on Cambridge United's official website for the first time, indicating that he became the new owner of Cambridge United. It also means that the rumors circulating in the media over the past week have finally become a reality.

"I have never lacked dreams and hopes, but it takes time and effort to achieve this. I know that fans really want to hear some pretty words, but at this moment, the only thing I can say is that I'm happy to be in Cambridge."

This is what Lin Sen said when facing reporters, as pragmatic as ever.

There is only one tabloid in Cambridge, the Cambridge Evening News. Of course, this newspaper that is only published in Cambridge cannot be compared with the Manchester Evening News, which Lin Sen often deals with before, in all aspects, not to mention a behemoth like the Sun. However, Lin Sen still declined almost all interviews and accepted interviews from this newspaper.

This is naturally not because Lin Sen likes this newspaper more, but because, on the one hand, he urgently needs recognition when he was a newcomer, to put it bluntly, it is to please fans. This requires the help of local media. On the other hand, Lin Sen does not know what the relationship between Cambridge and the media in the past, and he was not interested in the media during his coaching years, but he is more clear about the importance of the "mouth tongue" than anyone else.

Damn freedom of press and speech allows the media to say much more than what ordinary people can say.

So, in Lin Sen's opinion, this will be a good start.

"…I feel a little regretful to leave Cambridge United, but I will always be a Cambridge United fan. What's important is that I'm very happy to be able to hand over the club to someone worthy of entrusting. We all know who Lin is, who is one of the most successful coaches in the world in the past few years, and I think Cambridge United fans can completely look forward to a bright future."

While Linson issued the declaration of entry, Paul Barry also expressed his farewell speech in emotion. In fact, Paul Barry did not completely withdraw from Cambridge United. Although he gave up control of Cambridge United, he was still the second shareholder of Cambridge United, although he only retained five percent of the shares.

Acquisition is completed.

For Cambridge United fans, whether they are looking forward to it or not, whether they want to see it or not, everything has become a fact. Fans are one of the most easily accepted reality in the world. So, soon, they let go of the previous controversy and shift the focus to what the new owner of Cambridge United will bring to them.

There is no doubt that new players are what they want most, however, if they know the facts, they may be a little disappointed.

After the acquisition is completed, Lin Sen's priority is not to bring new players to the team immediately, but to start making changes to senior management. In this regard, following Boya's advice, Lin Sen not only retained Dave Daogen's position as chairman, but also continued to stay in his position as football director Jace George.

Lin Sen is not a Cambridge native, nor even a British. Although he has gained recognition from many people, in Cambridge, he is not easily accepted by local fans like Paul Barry, who is born and raised. Therefore, if you want to do something to Cambridge United, it is impossible to go from bottom to top, and you can only go from top to bottom.

In addition to streamlining management, Lin Sen also used his own network of relationships to start enriching the team that Cambridge United should have as a professional team.

It is worth mentioning that before that, Cambridge United had as many as seven members of the board of directors. For a club, this may not be a very high number, but you should know that the entire coaching team, including the head coach, is obviously not the right proportion. Of course, Cambridge United also has positions such as scouts and team doctors, but all positions are barely commanders. This is why Tang Hua, as the head coach, had to go to be a scout by himself, because there was only one scout in the entire Cambridge United.

A first-team coach, a goalkeeper coach, a youth training coach, a team doctor, and three scouts. This is the staffing that Lin Sen plans to add to Tang Hua in the summer. In addition, he has to "turn the regular" goalkeeper coach Martin Davis, who was just part-time. If everything goes well, the number of coaches in Cambridge United in the new season will double in the number of people and the division of labor will be more refined.

If Lin Sen streamlining management is the beginning of Cambridge United's transformation, then upgrading the coaching team is the second and most important step of the transformation. All these things must be completed before July, because the team will return to training, and Lin Sen hopes that the team's coaching team will become more complete before this.

Then, Lin Sen began to consider the team's transfer work-

Everything was in order for the next week.

As long as there are sufficiently attractive conditions, it is not difficult to find people. Although it is not realistic to poach people from clubs of the Premier League due to the level of Cambridge United, it is not impossible to poach people from clubs of the Premier League and other clubs in the English Championship. In this process, Lin Sen was most surprised by the arrival of a person.

This person is Ji Wen.

Yes, Shay Jiwen, who was once the number one goalkeeper under Lin Sen, and who also joined Lin Sen's coaching team's former Irish national goalkeeper in that player era.

After Linson left Manchester City for the first time, Jiwen continued to stay in Manchester City as goalkeeper coach. After Linson left Manchester City for the second time this year, Jiwen originally had the opportunity to stay in Manchester City, but Ancelotti's arrival changed his fate in Manchester City. It was not that Ancelotti had personal opinions about Jiwen, but because the Italians also brought his own coaching team. Jiwen, whose contract expired, became an optional role, and Manchester City did not choose to renew his contract with him in the end.

But even so, Lin Sen still never thought about letting Ji Wen come to Cambridge United. The reason was the level issue. With Ji Wen's resume, it might take luck to enter a wealthy family again, but it is not difficult to find a job in the Premier League. In this case, Lin Sen did not want to make Ji Wen embarrassed, or to make himself bored.

Therefore, Ji Wen's visit to Cambridge United can be regarded as a surprise, especially when he and Tang Hua used to partner.

Lin Sen is not just busy, but Boya, who has just had a few days off, also has his own job.

In this regard, Lin Sen and Boya have a clear division of labor. However, Lin Sen is basically responsible for the club's "software" upgrade, and the progress is rapid. However, the more complex "hardware" upgrade work that Boya is responsible for is destined to take more time. Among them, the most important thing is the stadium problem. Of course, it is not a new stadium, which is just a fantasy for Cambridge United. Boya's current task is to put the renovation of Cambridge United's current home stadium Abe Stadium on the agenda.

The current capacity of Abe Stadium is 9,000 people. This stadium, which has a history of more than 80 years, is not large in England, but it is enough to temporarily meet the current needs of Cambridge United. However, the stadium is too "old" and has problems in many aspects. Almost every season has to undergo a small maintenance. Moreover, although it is said to be able to accommodate 9,000 fans, the actual capacity of Abe Stadium is not that much. Last season, Cambridge United set a new high due to upgrades. The average attendance rate of the entire season was more than 4,000, which is also less than half of the stadium capacity.

This season, Cambridge United will compete in the League One, and Abe Stadium will undoubtedly welcome more fans. Therefore, the relevant facilities will naturally keep up.

In this matter, the person Boya is looking for is Paul Barry. Paul Barry is a construction businessman. In other words, the repair of the stadium is exactly his business scope. In fact, the maintenance work of Abe Stadium has always been the responsibility of his company. Of course, Boya cannot let go of such resources.

In addition to this matter, Boya has a long-term consideration.

The new stadium is too far away, but things always have to start, and one thing is within reach, that is, the ownership of Abe Stadium. At present, the ownership of Abe Stadium belongs to Cambridge Municipality, and Cambridge United is only rented, but this method is obviously not a long-term way for a club with clear plans for the future. Therefore, Boya's plan is to "redeem" the ownership of Abe Stadium from the Cambridge Municipality. As for the redemption method, it is more complicated. Although Abe Stadium is not big and quite old, it is of great value, so this is destined to be a difficult and long negotiation process. If Cambridge Municipality refuses to let go, Boya also has a backup plan, which is to sign a long-term loan contract with the other party, just like the contract signed by Manchester City and Manchester Municipality for Etihad Stadium.

In this way, Cambridge United can be confident and boldly renovated and upgraded the Abe Stadium.

Of course, if both plans are rejected, then there is no way out for Cambridge United. Even if it is far away, the plans for the new stadium can only enter the planning. If the club wants to develop, the relevant facilities must naturally keep up. Otherwise, you will be eliminated by riding on the bike and eventually you will be eliminated. This is something that Cambridge United cannot consider.
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