Chapter 7, Football Earthquake!

On May 26, 2013, the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League final started at Wembley Stadium in London. Bayern defeated Dortmund 2:1 and won the fifth UEFA Champions League trophy in team history. With the emergence of the Champions League, the 2012-2013 season officially ended.

Except for the Confederations Cup, there were no major events that attracted much attention in the summer of 2013. After the league ended, most European players did not have national team assignments and went on vacation.

Even so, the summer of 2013 was destined to be unsettled, because at the beginning of June, several big European giants had a big change of coaches, and the clubs also announced their new coach candidates.

Mourinho returns to Chelsea on a four-year contract.

Heynckes retired after winning the treble, and Guardiola, the former coach of Barcelona, ​​became the new coach of Bayern Munich.

Ancelotti came to the Bernabeu to take charge of the galactic battleship Real Madrid.

Manchester City have announced new coach Pellegrini.

Former French coach Blanco took over from Paris Saint-Germain and aims to make a breakthrough in the Champions League next season.

When these clubs were smug, in the old industrial city of Manchester, the red seemed to have fallen into a low ebb for a while.

"Manchester Evening News" reporter Hall published a series of special features, the player and coaching career of Jin Tiger were introduced in detail. Only then did many people know that Jin Tiger turned out to be a member of Manchester United's Class of 92!

But even with a glorious history, he retired early due to injury and has been coaching the club's youth team. These experiences are not enough to convince the fans, and many Manchester United fans have doubts about Kim Tiger's future.

The media in other regions even more dismissive of Jin Taige. In this morning's football section of The Sun, a piece by journalist Wolff downplayed Kim Tiger to nothing.

"We all know that hiring an excellent coach requires a lot of expenses. It is clear from the tens of millions of contracts that Abramovich offered to Mourinho, because we are reluctant to spend a lot of money to hire a good coach and let someone who has no The young man with first-team coaching experience came on board, and the Glazer family's perfunctory behavior caused great anger among Manchester United fans. These days, many Manchester United fans gathered in front of the club's office building and held a large-scale demonstration. They held high The banners protested the inaction of the Glazer family and were concerned about Manchester United's results next season. A club loyalist spoke to reporters and expressed his doubts about Manchester United's ability to stay in the top four next season."

"What kind of bullshit is this written!" In Manchester's red wine bar, a drunk fat man tore the newspaper in his hand to shreds, "What bullshit is the top four in the league, we will be champions next season!"

At this time, the guests in the bar all shouted: "Yes! We are going to defend the championship next season! What magic birds and professors, let them die!"

But after the hustle and bustle, the whole bar returned to calm.

The Crimson Bar is a very special bar in Manchester. The guests here are all loyal fans of Manchester United. The bar has been open for decades. Like these fans, the owner Butler has changed from young people to middle-aged people. Time flies, but the only constant is the loyalty and love for Manchester United.

The lively bar suddenly quieted down, making people very uncomfortable. The drunk fat man named Rodney just now is a member of the "King of Demons", one of Manchester United's largest fan associations. There are several fragments of "The Sun" on his table. torn to shreds.

But everyone fell into silence after the bloody hustle and bustle.

A fan with a good relationship with Rodney whispered: "Let's next season... new coach... no problem..."

"Of course no problem! Although the Jazz retired, the new coach..." Having said this, Rodney suddenly stopped,

He didn't know what to say for a while, "I don't think it's a problem anyway."

Then he added in a low voice: "Even if the new coach doesn't do anything, with the roster that the Jazz have left behind this season, we are still very competitive."

A young fan said with some concern: "Jin Tiger has no first-team coaching experience at all. I think next season is hanging."

Another young fan agreed: "Yeah, I've never heard of Jin Taige's name. He's just an assistant coach of the youth team, not even the head coach of the youth team. How can he lead the first team?"

"Bang!"

A beer mug slammed onto the table, and Rodney pointed at the noses of the two young people: "You know what! You don't even know Jin Tiger, so you have the nerve to say that you are a Manchester United fan!"

The two young people were frightened by Rodney's face, and did not dare to speak back for a while.

At this time, a hand stretched out: "Rodney, why are you angry with them? They are still young. It has been so many years since the Jintaige incident, and few people have mentioned it. It is normal for them not to know."

Rodney looked back: "Cook, you have a good temper. All my good temper was lost by that bullshit article in The Sun."

Not only Rodney, but others in the bar also respect the middle-aged man named Cook. Cook is tall and has an enviable figure as a boxer. He is the president of the "King of Demons" of the fan association and is deeply loved by the fans of the Red Devils.

Cook drank a glass of beer: "Rodney, if you are angry, save it until the start of next season, go to Old Trafford to vent with the opponent team and fans."

"That's right," Rodney nodded and waved to the two young fans, "Come here you two boys! I'll teach you a good lesson and tell you who Kim Tiger is!"

Seeing the excitement in the bar resumed, Cook left the crowd, came to the bar, and shook the empty glass in his hand: "Old man, have another drink."

The bar owner, Butler, who was sitting in the bar, looked up at Cook and refilled him a glass of wine: "Cook, seriously, what do you think of Kim Tiger's coaching prospects?"

"To be honest, it's not optimistic," Cook frowned. "Now taking over this stall, even Mourinho has to weigh it. The Jazz's remaining power will be deterred for a long time, and it is difficult for new coaches to establish prestige."

While wiping the wine vessel on the counter, Butler asked casually, "Then who do you think is suitable?"

"This..." Cook thought for a long time, but didn't think of a suitable candidate. "The people the club wants are not coming, and those who want to come don't want it. This is indeed a problem."

Cook took another glass of wine in frustration.

Butler said softly: "When the Jazz left, they said to everyone, 'When our results were bad, the club always supported me, and all the players supported me; and now, your job is to support the next host. Coach, this is critical!'"

Cook nodded: "Yes, support, of course, support. Especially when he is Jin Tiger, our captain!"