champion godfather

Chapter 695 Volume Six
"Gabriel Abanglaho! Abanglaho! It's his third goal of the game! In less than 8 minutes, Abanglaho scored a hat-trick! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooty !” There were thunderous cheers at Villa Park, as if there had been an earthquake here.The imposing manner frightened the visiting Manchester City fans. They sat in their seats and stared blankly at the kid who was galloping by the sidelines.

His name is Gabriel Abanglaho, and he is Aston Villa's new star who has qualified in the last two seasons.Now he is the absolute protagonist of this game.

Manchester City's head coach, Mark Hughes, stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, looking helplessly at the celebrating crowd around him.

Just 8 minutes ago, his team had just relied on Elano's penalty kick to tie the score 1:1.He is still planning how to take three points from the away game and present a perfect meeting gift to the new boss.Here, Villa's No. 11 kid has scored three goals in a row and completed a hat-trick...

After the game, Manchester City, which lost 1:4 in the away game, became the laughing stock of the media.It's a joy to be a millionaire just now, and lose to a pair of underwear on the court.In England, it seems that there are many people who hate the rich...

After returning to Manchester from Birmingham, the first thing Mark Hughes did was to go to the owner of the club and tell him that the summer would be over if he didn’t do anything – due to the issue of Thaksin some time ago, Manchester City was slow to move in the transfer market , apart from repurchasing Sean Wright Phillips, there is no other commendable move.

Before he could leave to find his boss, he was approached by an Arab man wearing a white turban.

"Mr. Mark Hughes, good morning." The man was very polite.

Hughes felt unfamiliar, but he was not so surprised.Ever since the club changed its owner overnight, there have been more people facing this situation.

"I am Osam, Mr. Fahim's assistant."

"Ah, Mr. Osum, good morning. What can you do for me?"

In fact, if you can guess it, Osam looking for him is tantamount to Fasim looking for him.

"Mr. Fahim thinks that the team's lineup should be adjusted. He hopes that Mr. Hughes can draw up a list and give it to him."

Faced with such a good thing, Hughes shook his head: "Mr. Osam, I have no doubt that Mr. Fahim wants the team to become stronger. But now that the new season has begun, the major adjustment of the lineup will only Worse results. Of course we need to adjust the current squad, not now."

"Then can you tell me what position the team needs most?"

This time Hughes didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "Forward."

Yes, Manchester City's front line is terrible.

The game against Aston Villa seemed to be a problem with the defense, but it was actually rooted in the striker.When the striker can't pose a threat to the enemy's goal, the opponent's attack will be unscrupulous.

After Thaksin entered the home team last season, he brought a lot of new players to the team, but the quality is really unsatisfactory...

After Mark Hughes took office this summer, the first thing he did was to clean up those players who didn't need it at all.On the front line, five were driven away in one breath.

Corradi was sold to Reggina, Bianchi was sold to Turin, Samaras went to Celtic, Dick and Mpenza were terminated by the club.

The only forwards remaining in the team are Vassell, Benjamin Mwaluwari, Bojinov and Sturridge.Among them, Sturridge is the team's rising star, but he is still a little immature.

Look at this lineup, there is almost no scorer who can take it.Look at the top five in the Premier League, which one does not have a leading shooter?Manchester United has Wayne Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez, Liverpool has Torres, Arsenal has Adebayor and Eduardo Silva, Chelsea has Didier Drogba, Nottingham Forest has Van Nistelrooy.

The rhetoric of Manchester City's new boss is still prominent in the media. As a team that has always wanted to win all the championships and enter the Champions League, it is too...shabby to not have a striker of sufficient quality.

The position proposed by Mark Hughes was also agreed by Osam. He nodded: "It won't be long, Mr. Mark Hughes, you will have many world-class forwards."

Mark Hughes was frightened. He was afraid that the club would waste time on players who would never come. He hurriedly said: "I hope as soon as possible. We don't have much time, Mr. Osam. The summer transfer period is still open." Half a month is coming to an end, if we can't find anyone, we can only wait until January next year..."

"Please rest assured about this, Mr. Hughes. We have a big plan, but it will take time. Rest assured, the striker will be satisfied as soon as possible."

After speaking, Osam turned and left. He is now a busy man.Although Manchester City Club has a general manager, but in front of Fasim, this personal assistant is better...

Mark Hughes looked at the back of the Arab man and shook his head.From the initial excitement of seeing a large amount of capital pouring into the club to the current calmness, it only took a week.Because he has seen with his own eyes how those stars simply rejected Manchester City.

Manchester City is not the Chelsea of ​​the year. For most players, it is really unattractive.Some things cannot be achieved with money alone.

Chelsea was so attractive at the beginning, Abramovich was rich only for one reason.The most important reason is that after the foreshadowing of the coaches of Hoddle, Gullit, Vialli and Ranieri, Chelsea was already regarded as an emerging force outside the traditional top three of the Premier League at that time, and the league ranking has long been among the top four. , and even won the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, basically considered a quasi-rich.Under such circumstances, with capital injection, they can immediately transform themselves.

Manchester City is different. Although the history of representing Manchester is longer than that of Manchester United, an outsider, the results are really appalling.The most glorious achievements are only four FA Cup champions and one Cup Winners Cup champion, and it is too long away from now, which is really not attractive to the current players.More people just regard them as a traditional mid-range team in the Premier League.

How many world-class players will condescend to come to this team that may not even play in the UEFA Cup next season because of such a small amount of money?

According to Hughes' thinking, the reconstruction of Manchester City will take at least three to four years, through small victories and small trophies to re-accumulate the foundation, and change Manchester City's impression of a low-level team in everyone's mind.Then there is the road to the rich...

But his new boss is impatient and obviously can't wait that long.And he had so many, many, many pounds that he thought he could buy time.He wants to turn Manchester City into the world's number one team overnight where world-class stars are flocking to. The new Manchester United and the new Real Madrid are not just shouting.

Mark Hughes now feels that sitting in the position of Manchester City's head coach is not an enviable job.There is such an ambitious club owner who knows nothing about football, and such a second-rate team... The cruel reality makes him feel like he is sitting on the crater.If the grades are not good, the boss will naturally not leave, nor will he reflect on what went wrong with his strategy. The most common and easiest way is usually to change the coach.So the poor head coach became a scapegoat, not only lost his job, but also had an indelible stain on his coaching career.

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After all the matches in the first round of the league were over, Tony Twain once again became the headline figure on the sports pages of various media.His statement in the post-match press conference that "some people don't want us to win" offended the England FA and the referee committee, so he received a fine of [-] pounds from the FA and a one-match ban.

The "Sun" ridiculed that Tony Twain may be the head coach who has been banned for the most games in the history of modern football.They bluntly pointed out that Tang En was a "stupid idiot who came out of his ass without going through his brain".

Tang En didn't fight back this time because he was "banned" by the club.Evan Dalgety did not allow Dunn to cause trouble for himself and the club by being so outspoken.Thanks to Twain's big mouth, Nottingham Forest has now become the most difficult "thorn" in the eyes of the English Football Association, the English Referees Committee and the Premier League Committee. No matter what the occasion, they will always be subject to something that others enjoy The "special treatment" received.

So Tang En was very silent, and looked aggrieved at the one-sided sarcasm and ridicule in the media.

At this time, another incident came out, which distracted the attention of the media.Finally, no one laughed at him anymore, but the situation annoyed him even more.

Manchester City announced that they have given Nottingham Forest a blank check for Ruud van Nistelrooy, their leading striker!
If successful, it could be the greatest player transfer in the world.There has never been a club that despises the rules of the game in this world so much as Manchester City. Other clubs buy and sell players, and they will inevitably make careful calculations and strive to maximize benefits. There will be many stories on the negotiation table after the transfer period every year. Team managers, professional agents, etc. When people, players, and the head coach come together, it is a live movie scene after scene.

But the emergence of Manchester City broke this traditional transfer rule.First he provoked Manchester United, Real Madrid and other giant clubs, and then he seduced the stars of other teams.Now they have made such an amazing move-they squandered the money that other clubs regard as their lives like dung.That way, it's like looking down on all living beings from above, and then telling you in a cold and conceited voice: "How much is your player worth? Just ask for a price, there is no one in this world that we can't buy. Don't be petty and dawdle, Just fill it in, write as much as you want. If you write less, I will say you are not sincere."

Tang En was angry.

He found Evan and Allen: "Manchester City Club really gave a blank check?"

Evan took out a check from the folder and handed it to Dun En: "It's really given." His smile was a little weird, maybe it was embarrassment.Allen sat on the sidelines silently.

Tang En saw that it was blank, without a single number, so he waited for him to play the number game. "Are these idiots playing performance art? Are they looking for us to buy people in good faith, or are they showing us how rich they are?"

In fact, the owners of Manchester City are indeed wealthy - because they are the country, the United Arab Emirates.

Even though this was true, Dunn would never allow them to flaunt this intentionally, especially in front of him.

Damn it, I still have to live with the little money in my hand this summer.You guys are fine, it's a blank check as soon as you shake your hand, who is this to blame?

Hearing Tang En's complaint, the weird smile on Evan's face deepened, and Tang En could be sure that it was an embarrassing smile.And Allen remained silent.

"What's your opinion?" Tang En was not dizzy yet, he knew that the opinions of the two people here needed to be consulted.

Evan said: "Player trade, we still have to listen to you, Tony."

Tang En looked at Allen again.

Allen spread his hands: "Evan is right, the team is your domain, Tony."

"That is to say, I am fully responsible for this matter, and you will not intervene?" Tang En, who was worried, asked again.

Evan just laughed and didn't reply.Allen raised his hands: "If you don't worry, we can sign an agreement, in black and white..."

Tang En interrupted him: "I didn't mean that, Alan."

"I mean we really don't interfere with your work, we all respect every decision you make. After all, you bring the team today."

"Thank you." Tang En nodded heavily. "Please help me get the media to Wilford, I'm going to have a press conference...all the media," he said to Allen.

Allen nodded and didn't ask him what he was going to do with the press conference—any fool knew what he was going to do.

"We can't make people who are hungry for talents wait too long. We will give them an answer this afternoon." Tang En chuckled.

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There was one more thing Twain had to do before the press conference.Out of respect for the player's personal wishes, he must go to Van Nistelrooy to talk to him and listen to his thoughts on this matter.

Ruud van Nistelrooy knew about this matter before Twain. Manchester City had no private contact with him and his agent, and Twain would not believe it even if he killed him.

The Dutchman's answer was quite straightforward, and Twain was quite moved: "I have no thought of leaving here, boss. If possible, I hope to retire here."

"The price the Arabs offered you is very tempting, right?" Tang En was not completely relieved, he was afraid that this was a beautiful scene.

Van Nistelrooy laughed: "Actually they also gave me a blank check and told my agent, fill in whatever amount I want."

Tang En secretly scolded the Arabs for being too vicious. Imagine how many players could withstand such a temptation?Treat whatever you want...

Fuck you Arab masters!Is it amazing to have oil?Dig, dig, dig hard, in a few decades the oil will be dug out, I see what you can do!
Tony Twain, a child from a poor family, cursed in his heart.Extremely unbalanced.

"Then you..." There was a scene in his heart, but on the surface Tang En was really worried about Van Nistelrooy's betrayal.

"I'm back." The Dutch shooter shrugged.

Tang En almost hugged him directly.

"I didn't play football to be able to make a lot of money, I already made enough money. Now... I want to enjoy football. I love playing here."

"Good brother, be loyal!" Tang En blurted out this Chinese sentence, regardless of whether Van Nistelrooy could understand it or not, he patted the other person's shoulder vigorously.

Van Nistelrooy didn't know what the boss said, just looked at him and smiled, and let him pat himself on the shoulder vigorously.

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Now that he knows Ruud van Nistelrooy's thoughts, Tang En has no worries about what he is about to do - he was worried before not because he was afraid of what would happen to Manchester City, but because he was afraid of affecting himself and his team members. emotion.

After the training in the afternoon, all the reporters did not go outside the training ground to block the stars, but poured into the press hall of Wilford Training Base.

Before the protagonist came, some reporters were guessing what Tang En's purpose was for calling everyone to hold a press conference.

There are actually two things about him recently.One incident stabbed the FA's ass once and made them furious.Another thing is the "blank check gate" that just happened recently.

More reporters chose to be related to "blank checks", because they felt that Tang En was not the one who would call a press conference just because of a suspension and [-] pounds. Otherwise, he might have to do it every three to five times. .

When Dunn and Alan Adams appeared at the press conference together, the venue gradually fell silent.

Allen sat next to Tang En, and Tang En stood in front of a large number of microphones.He made a "stop" gesture: "I don't accept any questions about the situation, and I won't waste too much time for everyone."

Then he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it and showed it to the reporters present.

"It's a blank check from Manchester City," he said, pointing to the piece of paper.

The reporters with good eyesight had already recognized them, and Tang En didn't lie to them.

Sure enough, it has something to do with Manchester City, which has been very popular recently.

Relying on their wealth, Manchester City has offended many clubs recently.There are also many people in the media circle who don't like them very much.Now Manchester City has finally found Nottingham Forest. One is awesome because he suddenly became rich, and the other is naturally awesome... This group of people decided to watch a good show.

"They begged us for Ruud van Nistelrooy this morning and gave us a completely blank check to fill in the numbers. I thank them for their generosity, so I decided to give them an answer in front of the media as a token of appreciation. Respect, all journalists and friends are my witnesses."

After speaking, he took out a pen from his pocket, and swept away a pile of microphones, mobile phones, and recording pens on the table.Leaned down and began to write numbers on the check.

After he picked up the pen and put it down, the audience suddenly became silent. The reporter who got closer even stretched his neck to see what numbers Tang En would write.

I saw Tang En's wrist circling, circling, circling...

After about 30 seconds, his hand still hasn't stopped, and the scene is still silent.

In fact, before coming here, Allen didn't know what kind of answer Tang En would give to Manchester City. He was as curious as the reporters below.So I squinted to glance at...

At this moment, Tang En screwed on the cap of the pen and picked up the check——he finished writing it.

Then, he waved to the photographers and videographers at the back: "You can come forward and take pictures. You can't take pictures there, right?"

A group of reporters came rushing up carrying their equipment, pointing their cameras and video cameras at Tang En.

Seeing that everyone had come over, Tang En unfolded the check again in satisfaction and showed it to the camera.

"This is my answer." He smiled brightly.

Not only the photographers but also the writers rushed forward, and they were all dumbfounded when they saw the number on the check...

9999999999999999999999999999999.

No one can count how much it is at the first time. In fact, I am afraid that if they are given some time, they will not be able to count how much it should be.The number column is densely packed with Arabic numerals "9", which fills up the blank part, making people dazzled, let alone counting.

"Mr. Tang En, how much...how much is this?" A reporter stammered and asked.

Tang En smiled and said, "I don't know."

"what?"

"I fill in whatever I want." The smile on Tang En's face remained unchanged. "Until it's filled."

Just like that, Tang En stood in front of the reporter holding the check he filled out casually, and the flashing lights flashed wildly, and the room was completely white for a while.Except for the white light in Tang En's eyes, he couldn't see anything else.But he still kept smiling and holding the check.

Alan Adams, who was sitting next to him, rubbed his temples. Seeing the scene in front of him, he felt like he was going crazy.

Mark Hughes desperately needs a world-class striker to help his new boss achieve his goals.Al Fahim also showed generosity as a boss.In order to bring in Luud van Nistelrooy, the leading striker of Nottingham Forest, the rich and powerful Manchester City club wrote a blank check for him.As long as the Forest team fills in Ruud van Nistelrooy's worth, the transfer will be considered a success.Nottingham Forest filled their bid as they wished, but...

To be honest, the insanely rich Manchester City club probably can't afford the money.

(End of this chapter)