green showman

Chapter 912
After Pochettino left, Sun Wu did not choose the old office, but worked next door.

This is a room of nearly 60 square meters. The left half is the office area. There are six desks in total. Although there must be more than six members of Manchester United's first-team coaching staff, many people, such as team doctors and physiotherapists, have independent offices.

On the right side is a circle of sofas, and on the opposite wall is a huge TV screen, which was specially requested by Sun Wu.

Sun Wu didn't choose the best position. He knew that he needed to establish his authority when he just assumed the new position, but he also needed to maintain a humble and low profile on certain occasions.

It is also the latter point that caused him to never openly tear himself apart with Pochettino, and also made Mike Phelan determined to choose him. In the words of Carrick, who has just entered the coaching staff... he really does not look like a young man in his 20s .

"Think about it." Sun Wu held the microphone and said bitterly: "Ashley Young has left the team, and Luke Shaw can't last the whole season."

Felipe on the other end of the phone faltered...

"I'm not that Portuguese!" Sun Wu continued to persuade: "It's also very difficult for Coleman and Fabinho to play on the left side."

In the just-concluded season, Felipe only got 21 chances to play in Chelsea, of which only 14 starts, and most of them were in second-tier competitions such as the FA Cup and League Cup. Mourinho and Hiddink would rather choose A Zpillicueta came to play a cameo. You must know that Felipe was a member of the best team in the Champions League the year before.

Although Sun Wu was jealous of Lucas, he sent an invitation to Felipe considering that the defense needed more experience. In his memory, the Brazilian full-back could still maintain a high-level competitive state in 2018.

Just when Sun Wu was talking about hype, the phone was hung up suddenly.

Blinking in confusion, Sun Wu was a little confused. He and Felipe had a very good relationship, and they had a hot fight last summer.

At this time, the phone rang again, and just as Sun Wu connected, there was a burst of scolding mixed with slang.

Uh, it's Simeone...so fast!

It's unlucky to call when Simeone and Felipe meet... This luck is also possible!
After listening for a long time, Sun Wu found an opportunity to interject, "Diego, there's no need to be so angry, right? And it's rude to hang up the phone for others..."

"Best, it is said that you will be the new head coach of Manchester United?" Simeone warned in a low voice, "Contact other team players in private... UEFA must be very interested in this!"

"Who said that!" Sun Wu's voice became sharp, "I'm just a player, as a friend... Hey, hey..."

Sun Wu put down the microphone in disappointment, hey, this time it's almost a face-off with Simeone... Forget it, it's okay, Felipe returns to Atletico Madrid, maybe Lucas will really come.

Seeing that Sun Wu failed, Mike Phelan tapped on the table, "Best, the scouts have handed over a report on the Hull City left back. I remember you specifically told the scouts to pay attention."

"Hey, it's really hard to find a good left back!" Sun Wu sighed, "Robertson is very good, but there are also many competitors."

Giggs shrugged, "Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool all need to supplement at left back..."

Carrick looked down at the player list, "But the key is the central defender...After Miranda left, there are only Alderweireld, Rojo, Phil Jones, will Michael Keane stay? Hard to say."

Sun Wuchong Mike Ferranunu mouthed, the latter picked up the remote control to turn on the TV, a tall man in a green and white jersey jumped out on the screen, quickly pressed forward and made a steal, leaped high to clear the ball with a header, chased back at high speed and made a bold shovel , At the critical moment, he sacrificed himself to block the eye-catching...

"Virgil van Dijk." Mike Phelan introduced: "The Dutchman, born in 1991, is now 24 years old, with a height of 193cm and a weight of 92kg. Excellent anticipation, very strong air control ability, and good short and medium passes at the feet."

Giggs looked familiar with the color of the jersey, "In Celtic?"

"Well, he was born in the youth training of Willem II in the Eredivisie. He moved to Celtic in 2013. He performed very well in two seasons. He won two Scottish Super League titles and one Scottish League Cup. Very interested." Mike Phelan smiled when he said this, "But the transfer fee was not negotiated, and Wenger signed Gabriel instead."

Although the huge debts for the Emirates Stadium have been paid off, and superstars such as Ozil and Sanchez have been signed for two consecutive years, Wenger is still very stingy in supplementing other positions.

"As early as two years ago when he first came to Celtic, I noticed him. He is a great central defender, stable, strong and has excellent psychological quality." Sun Wu looked serious, "The problem It’s that the price won’t be too low, and we have a competitor.”

"Who?"

"Southampton."

Giggs and Carrick looked at Van Dijk in a sudden change. You must know that Southampton has the best youth academy in the UK, so they are very cautious when spending money to buy stars, and their vision is also very poisonous.

"But compared with Southampton, Manchester United has a great advantage." Mike Phelan said with a smile: "There is no shortage of money, and..."

Just this morning, Woodward informed the coaching staff that Thomas Muller will transfer to Bayern Munich tomorrow for 6000 million pounds. This money will be spent on the transfer market, which is a lot of money!

"Keep watching." Sun Wu cast his eyes on the screen, Van Dijk's figure disappeared, and a small player in a red and white jersey appeared as soon as the camera turned. , After the inside cut, the left foot circled the ball and went straight to the dead corner.

Everyone is familiar with this player, because in the season that just ended, he played against Manchester United.

"Bernardo Silva, born in the Benfica youth training camp, serves as a left and right winger, and can also play in the middle. He joined Monaco on loan last summer and was bought out after half a season." Mike Phelan introduced: "Januza Yi is likely to leave, plus Thomas Muller transfer, he is a candidate for Best preparation."

"Is it worth a lot?"

"Last season, he scored 10 goals and 5 assists in all competitions. He performed very well. Monaco's buyout price is 1500 million euros." Sun Wu shrugged, "It is impossible to always buy Griezmann and Coleman. , Kanter is a super cost-effective star, but he is worth the money... no, it is worth the money."

"These two people are the focus of our work." Mike Phelan looked at Kieran McKenna, the assistant coach who was promoted from the U18, "The scouting system will collect information, and Batty will send a deputy to lead a team Take charge of the negotiations, and you and I will be involved."

McKenna nodded. He is an old man of Manchester United. He has been coaching Manchester United's youth academy for a long time as early as Ferguson's time.

Sun Wu didn't say a word, this aspect is not what he is good at, picked up the remote control to fast forward and then freeze frame, two players appeared on the screen, one was the Hull City left back Andrew Robertson just chatted, and the other was a tall South American players.

"Felipe is basically hopeless, except for Robertson, we may still be able to buy him." Sun Wu pointed to the screen, "Brazilian full-back Alex Sandro, who played for Porto, was born in 91 and has a lot of assists. Sharp, good defense, the only problem is that Porto..."

The members of the coaching staff frowned, Porto is one of the most famous black shops in Europe.

Mike Phelan clapped his hands, "Best will leave temporarily for a few days, but will keep in touch with the coaching staff. Now, let's get started."

Sun Wu picked up the phone, but put it down after a moment of hesitation. He felt that he needed to give Lucas a time to calm down and think, and calling in a hurry now might not have any effect.

It really doesn't work, Milner played quite well as a left back for Liverpool in the original time and space.

(End of this chapter)