Chapter 102, A Lot of Pressure

The next morning, Kim Tag came to the Carrington training base. Today's training ground was empty, Jin Taige sat on the coach's bench, flipping through the newspaper in his hand.

He just flipped through a few pages, and suddenly frowned: "Huh? There are a lot of scolding?"

In the several newspapers he held in his hand, almost all of the Premier League columns could find voices criticizing Manchester United.

"Fifth in the league! 13 points behind Manchester City, which ranks first! Kintag may become the head coach who will be dismissed in the new season of the Premier League!" "Daily Telegraph" is very pessimistic about Kintag's future.

"The situation of qualifying for the Champions League group is very urgent! The defending of the league champion is absolutely useless!" "The Guardian" directly asserted the future of Manchester United.

The "Sun" reporter Wolfe even tried his best to be sarcastic in his column.

"Let's take a look at Kintag and his Manchester United who have been in crisis recently. The League Cup reached the quarter-finals, which is not bad; the Champions League ranked second in the group stage, which is barely passable; but what about the league results? In the tenth round, Manchester United had 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, with 14 points and ranked fifth in the league. Now we recall the vows Kim Tae made at the beginning of the season, and it feels like a joke. Triple crown? Kim Tae Mr. Ge, do you have any misunderstandings about the Triple Crown? Oh, I understand. The Triple Crown you mentioned refers to the Community Shield Cup, the League Cup and the FA Cup. This Triple Crown. We finally understand now It turns out that you have no intention of defending the Premier League title! You also have no determination to win the Champions League! Sir Alex Ferguson really misjudged and chose such an incompetent successor!"

Jin Taige closed his eyes, feeling a little angry in his heart.

Usually, when Jin Taige read these critical articles, he seldom got angry, but today he was really angry.

He is not angry with these reporters and editors, but a little angry with his team's performance.

The fifth result in the league should indeed be criticized, I admit it.

But what happened to the team recently, why did they encounter such a losing streak and difficulties?

Is it a player problem?

Excellent striker, sharp winger, solid midfielder, solid defense. Compared with other strong teams in the Premier League, his lineup is absolutely top-notch. It shouldn't be the player's problem.

It's a question of fitness, right?

However, in a few games, I adjusted the starting lineup and rotated the players. This should not be a problem of physical fitness.

If not, is there a problem with the style of play?

Jin Taige felt that it was time for him to consider the team's style of play and study the team's skills and tactics.

Jin Taige was sitting on the coach's bench thinking, when a person walked in from outside the training ground, he saw Jin Taige sitting next to him at a glance: "Tiger, are you here too?"

After speaking, the man came to Jin Taige's side and sat down.

"Ed, why is it you?" The person who came was Woodward, which surprised Jin Taige, "You rarely come to the training ground, why are you here today?"

"I'm here today to deal with some business affairs of the club. When I was at the door just now, I heard the doorman Thor tell me, you have come to the training ground, so I will come and have a look."

"Oh."

"I heard you gave the players a day off today, why don't you take a day off together?"

"Some things I can't figure out, I want to come to the training ground and be alone."

After saying these words, the two of them stopped talking and sat on the chairs looking at the lawn in front of them. The usually noisy and lively first-team training ground has become silent now.

Woodward turned his head and looked at Kim Tag: "Tiger, aren't you always cheerful? Why do you look a little downcast today? Is it because of... the recent game?"

Jin Taige sighed: "The team's performance is not very good recently, and there is a lot of pressure."

Woodward found the newspaper in Kintag's hand,

He saw a few headlines in the newspaper and immediately understood: "Tiger, do you want me to do something, such as invite Hall from the "Manchester Evening News" and ask him to say something for the club?"

Jin Taige shook his head: "The reason why I am stressed is not because of the criticism from these media, but because they are right."

"That's right?" Woodward was taken aback.

Kintag went on to say: "Manchester United's performance during this period is indeed too poor. Although their criticisms are sharp, they are correct. The reason why I am under a lot of pressure is because I am thinking about how to lead the team out of the predicament."

Woodward heard Kintag's words, and he nodded inwardly: Although the current situation of Manchester United is very critical, Kintag is able to deal with the team's problems so attentively, without evading or shrinking back, such tenacity is really admirable .

But no matter what, poor grades are still unavoidable. This morning, the owner of the club, Malcolm Glazer, called Woodward: "Ed, if you have a chance, please remind Coach Tiger to pay attention to the minimum target clause in the contract. If not, he will have to return to the youth team next season."

Woodward knows that the minimum target clause mentioned by Malcolm Glazer refers to the minimum season target of "the top 4 in the Premier League and the top 16 in the Champions League" set in the coaching contract of Kintag.

At the beginning of the season, he thought it would be easy to achieve this goal, but now it seems that it is not so easy.

The second position in the Champions League group stage is still very risky; the league ranking has dropped to fifth.

If there is no improvement in this result, then Woodward is sure that with Malcolm Glazer's cold and decisive character, Kintag will be fired before the end of the league.

Although Malcolm Glazer asked himself to remind Kintag, Woodward knew that Kintag was also very anxious, so he shouldn't mention this matter again to make him irritated.

Woodward said to Kintag with concern: "The team has encountered difficulties. This is not just about you alone, but about the entire club. Is there anything I can do to help you now?"

Hearing what Woodward said, Kintag felt warm in his heart. He said gratefully: "I don't need help right now. If I need it, I will definitely go to you. Ed, thank you."

"Seeing that you are so confident in solving the current predicament, I am relieved," Woodward stood up, nodded and said, "I'm going back to the office first, and you can come to me if you need anything. Remember, I am on my own. "

Woodward left, Kintag turned his attention to the training ground again, he stared at the lawn in front of him thoughtfully...