Chapter 10 Chinese Overseas Team
The next day, all England were reporting on the news that Wansheng joined Manchester City. The comments on this matter were both good and bad, and perhaps more noteworthy were the reports of Derbyshire media.
"Getafe Life" quoted Wan Sheng's words at the press conference and recalled Wan Sheng's 'arrogance' when he joined Derby County. The article commented, "No one was optimistic about him at that time, but he led the team to complete relegation in advance and led the team to advance to the Premier League in the second year with historical points."
"He went to Manchester City, and it was not surprising that he said that kind of thing."
"It's a pity that he no longer belongs to us. He led Derby County to the peak of nearly thirty years, but was sent away by an American who was wearing Derby County fans. We can only watch him coach other teams, and our team can't see hope anymore."
That's what Derbyshire fans feel.
When Wan Sheng coached the team, they didn't have to think so much, because they believed that Wan Sheng could lead the team to achieve good results, but now that Wan Sheng left, who else could they trust?
For the sake of money, the new chairman who sold the team's stars or the new coach who has no news yet?
Many Derby fans felt very depressed. The team was developing well, but because of the acquisition, the investment did not come, which made the team's future dim.
They are naturally very dissatisfied with the club's senior management.
In the Derbyshire Sports newspaper, "From now on, we don't spend a penny on the club, just see how these Americans treat clubs as money-making machines."
Pierce's situation can be imagined with the fans' attitude.
In fact, the real problem facing Derby County is not just the fans. No matter how much fans "threate" or express dissatisfaction in other ways, they are just fans. Derby County clubs are not members-only, but private teams, so they are naturally not affected much.
What is even more troublesome is the attitude of the players in the team.
It's time for holidays, so there's no need to worry about it. But last season Derby County was the league champion. Naturally, many teams wanted to take outstanding players from Derby County to supplement the lineup, and Wan Sheng's departure made the team's hearts fluctuate. As a result, after Van der Fate and Ribery left, many players took the initiative to call for transfer and leave.
This alone is a headache, but fortunately, many people in the team signed contracts last summer, and the team has the right to keep them, but the players take the initiative to leave. In fact, the club can't keep them. The club can only bite the bullet and give some players new contracts, so that they can barely stabilize the situation.
But soon new situations came again.
Not every player can be retained with a salary increase, and some players are unwilling to give them a salary increase because their performance is average and can only be regarded as substitutes in the team.
These players want to sign a new contract and ask for a salary increase, which is naturally much more difficult than those of the main players.
But the key is that there are several players in Derby County who are in this situation. But the club must retain them because they want to supplement players of the same strength. The cost is definitely not a small number.
These include Fedinnan, Rousse, Peter Kennedy and others. When Gregory was coaching three years ago, they were substitutes for Derby County. After training with Wan Sheng for so long, their improvement was obvious, so they were able to keep up with the team and enter the top league to fight.
Now, they have a problem for Pierce.
Many players can get a salary increase, so they naturally want to get a salary increase, but the club's finances are limited, so it is impossible for everyone to get a salary increase.
Don't give them a raise?
What if they choose to leave?
Fedinnan and Ruthie are not bad, especially Peter Kennedy. Although he is a substitute, his strength is still very good. I only thought that Morris had been pressing before, and his playing time was limited. Now Morris has left, and Kennedy will definitely have a chance to play in the core position of the main midfielder.
Logically speaking, such players will not be afraid of the difficulty of pay raises, but if they give Peter Kennedy a raise, Burton Reit, Alfred, Vidic, Ivan Crew, etc., these players who play more often will definitely want to raise their salary. It doesn't matter if they are alone, but a bunch of people will be a problem.
In short, this problem is a headache for Pierce.
But he has to face it, because if he doesn't, the players will be even more dissatisfied with the team. When the people are dispersed, it doesn't make sense to invite a famous coach to coach.
At the same time, Manchester media are also in a different mood to "remembrance" from Derbyshire media. Manchester media have nothing to remember. If we really talk about the origin of Wansheng and Manchester, we have to talk about their city rival Manchester United. It doesn't matter if Manchester City is good.
It is precisely because it doesn’t matter that the media naturally says whatever they want.
Many domestic media were dissatisfied with what Wan Sheng said at the press conference yesterday, and then they tried to promote one thing to the fans - this new coach is a very personality guy. He led the team to achieve good results, but more news did not give him a good comment. He has a lot of fame in the English football circle, but there are more controversies.
"Maybe Mr. Wald made the wrong choice, and Manchester City needs more stable development now, rather than finding such a 'strange' coach to guide Manchester City's future."
"He may be able to lead Derby County to good results, but Manchester City is not Derby County!"
"The club has brought two players from Derby County, Lee Morris and Leto Ziegler, as he requested. They have spent a total of nearly £10 million in the club's transfer fee. This is a lot of money for the current team, but are these two deals really meaningful?"
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The above are all doubts about Wan Sheng. Of course, some media have neutral and supportive attitudes, but the real support is still very small. After all, Wan Sheng has just begun at Manchester City. Even if there is a voice of support, it is just an expectation for the new season.
Neutral voices are more of comments.
One of them is still very "interesting". As an absolute supporter of Manchester United club, Manchester Sports described the current Manchester City as a "g-ism overseas advance team" because Manchester City has two Chinese. One is Wan Sheng, the head coach, and the other is Sun Jihai, who has played for two years in the club.
In Manchester, Sun Jihai is still famous because his performance has always been stable and basically occupied a main position last season. Although he is not a core player or something, in itself, being able to play as a main player in Manchester City is stronger than most professional players, so Manchester City fans still have a good impression of Sun Jihai, so some Manchester City fans have increased their favorability to Chinese people.
Now Manchester City has another Chinese, and it is the team's head coach. It is not easy to find a few Chinese in the whole European football. Manchester City has gathered the best among them. They can be said to be the "Overseas Chinese Team".
As a media that supports Manchester United, Manchester Sports will not say this with a completely neutral attitude. It would be strange if they don’t sarcastically say a few words. They also used sarcastic words to report this matter, and at the same time they also expressed their disgust towards Manchester City. As for Manchester City’s new coach Wan Sheng? For Manchester City’s enemies, they can only hope that he will lead the team in a mess!
However, the same news is different in the eyes of different people, and the feelings are not necessary. Some English fans may naturally feel unhappy when they see their own teams being labeled as "other country teams", but in the eyes of Chinese media, fans are different.
This report by Manchester Sports News has been reprinted on many websites in China, so the reputation of Manchester City clubs has increased a lot in China.
Previously, Manchester City was also famous because Sun Jihai was a little famous, but it was not very famous. One reason was that there was no broadcasting rights for the Premier League in China, and few people would know about Sun Jihai. The other reason was that Sun Jihai did not perform well in the national team, so the influence naturally became much smaller. Some fans who knew Sun Jihai would not know about Manchester City Club.
If you want to talk about it, Manchester United probably knows more talents!
No, it should be said that there are too many fans who know Manchester United. Because of this, when I see the news about ‘Manchester City’, many fans ask, “Is this another name for Manchester United?”
This is certainly impossible.
So soon more fans learned about Manchester City and also knew that Wan Sheng had gone to this team. What is coincidental is that Sun Jihai is also in this team.
A domestic media immediately interviewed Sun Jihai. Sun Jihai was participating in the training camp for the Chinese national team. For domestic major media, it is easy to have an interview. Sun Jihai also said in an interview, "I know Wan Sheng and I. We have a good relationship. I look forward to him coaching Manchester City in the new season."
So many media began to look forward to Sun Jihai getting more opportunities in the new season.
For Chinese people, this is 'human nature'. Sun Jihai and Wan Sheng are both Chinese, so they naturally have to take care of each other overseas. They are in the same team. Wan Sheng is the head coach and he is a professional player. In the same situation, Wan Sheng must take care of the "members" and give Sun Jihai a few more opportunities to play.
But more domestic media are just secretly speculating about this, because they cannot ask Wan Sheng directly, "Will you take care of Sun Jihai in the team?"
This kind of problem cannot be said in public.
However, some media reporters asked about related questions in a vague way. At the regular press conference of Manchester City Club, they asked Wan Sheng’s view of Sun Jihai.
"He is a good player," said Wan Sheng, with a funny feeling on his lips. "As a compatriot, I can give him the first care. I can now tell him that I don't have to worry about summer transfers, my team will have a place."
"Don't mean it doesn't make sense, other players don't have this guarantee."
Wansheng said seriously as a reminder.
In fact, he naturally knew the thoughts of these domestic media reporters and knew that he would become Manchester City's head coach, and Sun Jihai himself would have some ideas.
This is human nature.
The two are friends they know, both Chinese, and they are in the football circle overseas. The relationship is pretty good in private. Now Wan Sheng has become Manchester City's head coach. As his player, Sun Jihai is naturally happy. After all, the new coach is his acquaintance. It can be said that among all the players in Manchester City, Sun Jihai and Wan Sheng are definitely the most familiar. With this relationship, will he not be much easier to get involved in Manchester City in the future?
As the media said, there will definitely be more opportunities to play, right?
Wan Sheng is actually not opposed to giving Sun Jihai some care, but that will definitely not affect the team. If Sun Jihai performs poorly, he will never let him play because of his "personal relationship".
Everyone has a standard in their minds for this kind of thing.
Wan Sheng hopes that Sun Jihai can view him coaching Manchester City with a peaceful attitude, otherwise it will definitely affect his mood and performance.
However, Wan Sheng is still a little interested in topics like "China Overseas Team" raised by the media. Perhaps it is not right to be interested, mainly because he is involved.
After officially signing with Manchester City, Wan Sheng quickly took time to come to China.
The purpose of coming back this time is not to go home to visit your parents, but it is just by the way, and it is mainly for a Chinese player - Wang Xiaolei.
ps: I have been busy in the past two days and I have been a little slow to update. I will return to normal in two days. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!