Eight Hundred and Sixteenth Goal: 7 Crowns!
The day before the game, after the morning training session, the team set off for the Abu Dhabi Palace after a lunch break.
The whole process of meeting the chief was full of rituals. There were special people to tell Manchester City how to go, how to meet, and the etiquette.
Manchester City also attaches great importance to it, and Mubarak and others even accompany the team and act as interpreters for the team.
Gao Shen is undoubtedly the protagonist, he naturally leads the team at the forefront, and the others follow behind.
The United Arab Emirates is not a big country, and Abu Dhabi probably doesn't have so many government affairs, but their president is still very busy, and all the ministers were present during the entire meeting, so it was extraordinarily grand.
Manchester City waited in the palace for about half an hour before being taken in for an audience.
The chiefs and ministers also attended in costumes, but the entire audience process took less than ten minutes from beginning to end.
As the most powerful person in the UAE and Abu Dhabi, he first affirmed Manchester City's contribution to Abu Dhabi and the UAE, especially after winning the Champions League, which has brought positive promotional effects to the entire country.
The chief also specifically mentioned Gao Shen, shook hands with Gao Shen and exchanged a few words, nothing more than words of affirmation and thanks to him.
Later, a few unknown ministers also said a few words, and then Manchester City withdrew from the top and bottom.
Although the process is short, it has a strong sense of ceremony, and it really gives people a very majestic and grand feeling.
Gao Shen knew that behind this must not be as simple as seeing Manchester City, it was more like a signal.
"First Evolution"
For so many years, the Middle East has been very rich, but people in the Middle East have also been deeply troubled by it.
As the saying goes: if a man is innocent, he is guilty if he is pregnant.
When you have a lot of money to squander, but you don't have the strength to protect it, this is often the beginning of tragedy.
The Middle East has been in chaos for so many years because of oil.
And all the people in the Middle East, including these rulers, have always been worried about one thing, that is, if one day in the future, oil is no longer an important strategic material, or in other words, the oil is exhausted,
How to do?
They don't think for themselves, but also for future generations.
Therefore, over the years, the Middle East has been seeking transformation and breakthroughs.
For example, the United Arab Emirates has invested in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and local tyrants from various countries in the Middle East have bought and bought various things in the European continent, bought shares in industries such as banks, ports, and investment companies, and acquired various assets such as Knightsbridge in London.
At the end of the day, it’s all about looking for a future where we want to be free of oil.
Perhaps, seeing Manchester City this time is also sending a signal in this regard.
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After coming out of the palace, Gao Shen and his party went to Mansur's palace.
He specially prepared a feast for Manchester City and family members.
In the past few days when the team was in Abu Dhabi, Mansour was responsible for all board, lodging and travel, and this time they met, each of them presented a valuable gift.
Of course, it's not the hundreds of thousands of watches that last time. It's much cheaper now. After all, there are too many people, and local tyrants have to weigh it.
After the banquet, Gao Shen asked Carlo and Brian Kidd to lead the team back to the hotel first, and then went to the stadium to familiarize themselves with the venue later, while he stayed and met with Mansour, Mubarak and Gary Cook. have a chat.
Mubarak reported the results of his negotiations with other teams in the Premier League, and the answers were basically negative.
The vast majority of teams will not want Gao Shen to continue coaching Manchester City, because they can see that if Gao Shen continues to stay, Manchester City will become the dominant player in the Premier League.
The same is true of the attitude of the Premier League.
As operators, they don't want to see a stand alone scene, because it lacks suspense and is not conducive to the promotion of the Premier League.
Why has the Premier League been packaging the so-called Big4 all these years?
Because these teams all have the strength to hit the championship.
Now there is one more Manchester City.
In La Liga, everyone knows that it is Real Madrid and Barcelona; in Serie A, Inter Milan is not very popular now, Juventus is a bit from behind, and Naples occasionally rises; in the Bundesliga, it is Bayern Munich. Can occasionally show a hand.
But only in the Premier League, the championship competition is the most intense.
Manchester City has dominated the Premier League for three consecutive years. If Gao Shen continues to stay, it will be very detrimental to the entire Premier League.
"No one likes to watch a game without suspense!" This is what Premier League chief executive Richard Scudemore told Mubarak.
It can be seen that he resents the fact that the Premier League has been dominated by Manchester United in the past few years, but there is nothing he can do about it, because Manchester United's strength, financial resources, and Ferguson's coaching have indeed made it difficult for other competitors to compete.
Finally, a Chelsea team emerged, and now Manchester City and Gao Shen are coming.
The entire Premier League is unwilling to have rulers like Ferguson and Manchester United anymore.
After listening to the reports from Mubarak and Gary Cook, Mansour kept nodding his head, "From the manager's point of view, there is nothing wrong with them thinking so. The only thing to blame is our strength."
After speaking, Mansur himself laughed.
Everyone also smiled.
This is indeed the case. If Manchester City were not so strong, they would probably agree.
After all, if both Manchester City and Leeds United are in the Premier League, any loss will also be a loss of Manchester City's interests.
Could Gao Shen still be able to control other teams?
The problem now is that Manchester City is too strong, and no one wants Gao Shen to stay in office.
Mansour is refreshing, since there is no other way, he can only accept it, so he quickly changed his attitude, hoping that Gao Shen can make persistent efforts and strive to lead Manchester City to achieve better results this season.
"Don't worry, I have already told the players that our goal this season is to win four championships!"
Both Mubarak and Gary Cook were quite surprised by Gao Shen's words, which they didn't know.
In the history of the Premier League, only Manchester United and Manchester City have won the Triple Crown once, but no one has ever won the Quadruple Crown.
If you count the Community Shield, European Super Cup and Club World Cup, it is an unprecedented seven crowns.
More importantly, since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has ever been able to defend the title.
Seven crowns and defending the Champions League, Gao Shen's goal is really big, and the ambition is very strong!
Not to mention Mubarak and Gary Cook, even Mansour was quite tempted after listening to Mubarak's explanation.
"Okay, Gao, then I'm here to wish you and the team can achieve their goals!"
It is indeed a pity to miss a head coach like Gao Shen, but if he can win seven championships and defend the Champions League, this is an insurmountable achievement.
This will be a huge improvement to Manchester City's status in the Premier League and European football.
It even completely established Manchester City's status as a giant in European football!
Gao Shen has done this, what else can Mansour say?
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"Gao, your goal...isn't easy."
Leaving Mansour's palace and returning to the Palace Hotel, Mubarak said rather worriedly.
Manchester City's strength is indeed very strong, but it is impossible to say that they can kill everyone.
Wasn't it dangerous to play against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before?
How can there be 100% things on the football field?
If the outcome can be calculated by building strength, then why play? Isn't it over just adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing?
"It's really not easy. I even think it's a bit big to set such a goal in front of a big boss?" Gary Cook looked at Gao Shen and said cautiously.
All migrant workers have the same mentality. Even if he holds a high-paying job and sits in the office of the most prestigious office building, he is still a migrant worker, and he is still unwilling to bear too many KPI assessments in front of the big boss.
But the depth is different.
If he just coached steadily, it would be too comfortable for him.
He likes something a little exciting, a little challenging.
"Is it big?" Gao Shen looked at Gary Cook. This kid is really not very courageous, and his ability to do things can only be regarded as numb. No wonder he was so bad in his previous life and was fired by Manchester City.
"We need such a bigger goal to motivate the team now, because we are not just Manchester City, we are also the Premier League Triple Crown, we are the Champions League Champions, think about what Ferguson did after winning the Triple Crown thing?"
Sell Stam and bring in Veron.
This is actually a signal that Ferguson wants to transform Manchester United.
At the time, this was actually quite a bold decision.
You know, in 1999, Manchester United's strength was not considered the strongest in Europe.
If Manchester United is really so strong, then how could they be beaten so embarrassingly by Juventus and Bayern Munich, and this staged a reversal legend?
But now, Manchester City's strength is really strong!
Not even losing to Barcelona at all.
In this case, Gao Shen's goal can only be the championship, all the champions, otherwise, how can he and his players develop fighting spirit and work hard?
"I want to leave an unforgettable memory for Manchester City!" Gao Shen said very firmly.
It's not just his.
After Gao Shen talked to the players in the locker room, they all supported Gao Shen's decision, and they all expressed that they would fight side by side with Gao Shen and win all the championships!
It's not just advanced, it's not just players, it's not just City, it's everybody.
"Okay! Well said!" Mubarak was also inspired, "Just take your players and go to the front to charge. Me and Gary, as well as all the employees of the club, will be your strongest backing , I promise not to let you have any worries!"
Mubarak expressed his position, and Gary Cook immediately expressed his position, expressing his full support for Gao Shen.
In this way, the Big Three of Manchester City reached a consensus on the extended Rolls-Royce car heading to the Palace Hotel.
After returning to the hotel, they were all busy with their own business.
Gao Shen took a short rest and took the players to the semi-final stadium for the last-minute familiarization training.
By the way, the final is also held in this stadium.
And these two games are high-spirited and determined to win!