Chapter 3, What Do You Think?

A month ago, there were more than 30 days left before Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

The sky in Manchester is still very gloomy like many passers-by, but at the Carrington training base at this time, it is in full swing.

The Carrington training base is only 6 miles away from Manchester United's home stadium, Old Trafford. It is surrounded by greenery, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and very quiet. In the entire training ground, there are a total of 14 football fields of different sizes for players to train. In addition to the sizable outdoor training grounds, there are also many indoor training halls, swimming pools, gyms, physiotherapy centers, restaurants, and more. From the youth training team under the age of 9 to the main players of the first team, all of them are systematically trained in this base.

Early in the morning, Carrington's old caretaker, Connie, was chatting with Thor, the doorman.

"Hey, good morning. How is today?"

"Good morning, everything is fine today."

Connie and Thor's conversation is as usual.

"It's only April this year, and we are about to win the league championship. It's exciting to think about it."

"But it's a pity that we were out too early in the Champions League."

The two were chatting when suddenly a voice behind them said, "Good morning, Connie, Thor, it's great to see you."

Connie and Thor looked back. "Mr. Tiger, you're still here so early today."

"Yeah, if I come later than the boys in the youth team, how can I set an example for them?" Jin Taige said with a smile, "I'll go to the old guys first, see you later."

Watching Jin Tiger leave, Thor said to Connie, "Connie, have you noticed that Mr. Tiger's temperament has changed during this time?"

Connie nodded: "Indeed, I don't know why during this time, Tiger suddenly became a lot brighter. Although Tiger has been easy-going and has a smile on his face over the years, he always has a gloomy feeling about him."

"Tiger is already very good. If you and I met his experience, I would have been devastated long ago." Thor shook his head gently, feeling extremely regretful.

Connie looked at Jin Taige's disappearing figure, and remembered the incident 20 years ago.

The world knows the geniuses of Manchester United's Class of 92, all of them have a high reputation in international football. Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Neville Brothers, Bart. These six were representative of the Class of 92 who led a glorious era for Manchester United.

But few people know that when he was in the Manchester United youth team, there was another young man who had high hopes. He was Tiger King!

Tiger King was in the limelight at the time, and his status in the youth team even surpassed that of Beckham and Ryan Giggs - because he was the captain of the class of 92. However, Tian was jealous of Yingcai. During a team training, Tiger King accidentally sprained his ankle. After the doctor's diagnosis, it was diagnosed that the ligament was severely torn. In the end, Tiger King failed to heal his injury and could no longer achieve the ability of an athlete, so he had to bid farewell to professional football.

This incident caused a great sensation in the Manchester United team. Ferguson was deeply saddened by his beloved disciple, and other young teammates were also very sad. After this blow, Tiger King sank all of a sudden. Unexpectedly, misfortunes do not come singly. Tiger King's parents passed away one after another in the same year, leaving Tiger King alone in this world, facing the difficulties of life alone.

Later, it was Ferguson who arranged for Tiger King to become an assistant coach in the youth team and let him obtain a coaching certificate. Under the care and guidance of Ferguson, Tiger King finally obtained the FIFA A-level coaching certificate at the age of 22, breaking the England record. Ferguson arranged for Tiger King to become a full-fledged football coach in the youth team,

Since then, Tiger King has started his coaching career. Tiger King is 38 years old this year. In this way, he has been a coach for 16 years and has very deep qualifications. Tiger King has now become an assistant coach of Manchester United's youth team, helping the youth team coach McGuinness with the team's affairs.

In recent years, his life is not bad, he has no worries about food and clothing, and his income is also good. He bought a three-bedroom, two-bedroom apartment near the Carrington training base, married a wife and had children, and lived a happy life.

Even so, every time Tiger King saw his former teammates Beckham and Ryan Giggs fighting on the green field, he felt extremely regretful in his heart.

He imagined himself winning the treble, he imagined being the captain of Manchester United, and he imagined the cheers of the crowd when Manchester United retired. But it's all just thinking.

"Tiger, what's on your mind?"

McGuinness patted Jin Tiger on the shoulder, and then Jin Tiger reacted.

"It's okay, I remembered something from the past."

Hearing Jin Taige's words, McGuinness said meaningfully: "Tiger, the past is over, don't think too much, you are my assistant coach now, I am old, maybe in a few years. It's time for you to take my place. Work hard, maybe one day you'll be there to direct the game."

McGuinness pointed to the east, which was Old Trafford.

Jin Taigao smiled: "6 miles, it's a little far away, can't see it."

"That's right, laugh more." McGuinness said to Jin Taige, he still kept instructing the young players on the field training, "Hey, get closer to the midfield and frontcourt, don't leave the striker alone. Wait in the front, open the neutral gear, and strengthen your running!"

Tiger King stood by the training ground and almost read Tiger King's past. Even he was very emotional: If it weren't for the injury, Tiger King's career would have been very successful. But life is like that, things are impermanent and unpredictable. Just like myself, I was Tiger King yesterday, but today I am Tiger King. However, he still likes the nickname "Tiger".

At this time, McGuinness returned to Kim Tiger's side, and the two began to chat about the recent games of the first team.

McGuinness's face showed lightness and happiness: "There are 4 games left and a 7-point lead over Manchester City. The championship is here! It's a great feeling to be able to step on the city's rival Manchester City to the top!"

"Yeah, as long as there are no accidents, the champion is us."

"But the Jazz are going to retire, and Scholes is going to retire, which is really sad." McGuinness sighed, then raised his head and said with relief, "But luckily the team is strong enough now. , the team is also very strong. No matter who advises us next season, we are still a strong contender for the championship.”

Hearing this, Jin Taige shook his head: "I don't think so. I think Manchester United's situation is not very optimistic now. The team lineup is full of crisis, and the prospects are not very optimistic."

McGuinness was stunned. He didn't expect Jin Taige to say this. He was about to refute when someone suddenly spoke from behind them: "Dangerous? Tiger, what do you think of the team's future?"

The two looked back and were stunned.

"Mr. Ferguson, what are you here for?"