"You're just going to treat me to this?"
Ferguson picked up a piece of fried fish, looked at it for a long time, and then tried to take a bite.
Then he showed a surprised expression and took a big bite.
"There is no one in my family to cook for you. You can't expect Sean or Karl to cook."
"No, that's good." Ferguson finished eating and took another fries to eat there.
"Or do you want to eat at Jim's?"
"Goodbye, last time my horse beat his horse, he ignored me." The two old men still often meet in the Jockey Club.
Ferguson then picked up a fries, dipped it in some sauce and started putting it in his mouth.
"If your heart is not good, just eat less." George Li interrupted Ferguson's continued actions.
"Then you bring me here." Ferguson continued eating as he was doing.
At this time, Helen, like a waiter, brought a mutton chop in front of the two people.
"Thank you." George Li stood up and took the plate.
Ferguson, on the other hand, smiled and signaled to Helen.
Then after Helen walked away, Ferguson said to George Li.
"This is good, I agree."
"What are you talking about?" George Li picked up a French fries and tried to gag Ferguson.
Previously, when the scandal between George Lee and Wendy spread among Lee's circle of friends, Ferguson once called George Lee to express his concern for his former disciple's love life and tactfully suggested that he should not find a job in the entertainment industry. inside.
Ferguson has always been very disgusted with his disciples looking for people in the entertainment industry, and Beckham is the best example.
Beckham and Ferguson will always have a close relationship as mentors and disciples. Beckham fell in love with Victoria, an entertainer and star, and has since embarked on a path that has become a heartthrob rather than focusing on football. Under the package of Spice Girl, Beckham is attending more and more entertainment events, accepting more and more commercial endorsements, and his ever-changing hairstyles have repeatedly made headlines in British fashion magazines. This was difficult for Ferguson to accept, because what he needed were football players, not the so-called superstars in the entertainment industry. Therefore, Ferguson criticized Beckham's approach and his wife. What the Godfather of Manchester United did not expect was that his beloved disciple He actually chose to side with Victoria and openly confronted Ferguson, which paved the way for Beckham's departure and the future flying boot scandal.
After the boot scandal, Beckham and Ferguson parted ways, leaving Manchester United and moving to Spain.
"Seriously, as long as one person in a couple lives under the spotlight, problems will arise sooner or later if both of them are like this."
"You should take care of the boys on your team."
Of course Ferguson knew that George Lee was talking about the young players Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in his team. Rooney is okay, he has a serious girlfriend after all, but Ronaldinho is different. Sometimes he hangs out in nightclubs, which affects the training and competition the next day.
Ferguson also tried to persuade me several times, but the effect was not great.
Ronaldinho came to Sporting Lisbon at the age of 11. Since he grew up in the countryside and had a strong accent, he was ridiculed and isolated by the children in the city, so he developed a stubborn character.
This kind of character has two aspects. On the one hand, it prompted Ronaldinho to start training crazily and quickly improve his skills; on the other hand, it developed the bad habit of Ronaldinho not listening to discipline.
In short, every family has sutras that are difficult to recite.
After briefly tasting the lamb chops, Ferguson put down his knife and fork, and then habitually wanted to wipe his mouth with a napkin. But this is "Charles Fish Fried", a fast food restaurant. The knives and forks are all taken out from the kitchen after closing, but if you ask for napkins, there are no napkins, only napkins.
George Lee asked Mr. Black to close the store and leave a cook to prepare some food after the fifth round of the FA Cup match between Leeds United and Manchester United. Lee and Ferguson came to have something to eat.
But when George Li arrived, he found that not only was a cook waiting for them, but Mr. Black and Helen were also there.
After a brief conversation, Mr. Black left first, but Helen volunteered to stay.
"Haha, the last time we met, we said we wouldn't play against each other in games other than the league. This time, we didn't meet again in the FA Cup." Ferguson took a sip of the whiskey in the glass and smiled.
After all, I drank again and won the game, and I felt comfortable.
In the just-concluded FA Cup match, Manchester United defeated Leeds United 1-0 in an away game and advanced to the next round.
Of course, this is also the case when Leeds United did not send all their main players and Manchester United did not fully exert their strength.
Manchester United took a 1-0 lead in the first half thanks to Rooney's goal, and then the score remained until the end.
During the game, except for Manchester United goalkeeper Howard who was given a yellow card for delaying the game, the referee on duty did not pick his pocket.
The head coaches of the two teams are playing the FA Cup as a Community Shield.
"Who knew the Football Association would let our two teams meet so early. I have no idea about the two domestic cup matches." George Li also took a sip of the wine in the glass.
"You kid, you are really not afraid of losing your job, you dare to play like this."
"Otherwise, my focus now is to advance to the European competition next season. I really don't like these two domestic competitions."
"Not necessarily. The Spaniard behind you is chasing him so fiercely. It's hard to say whether you can go to the Champions League next season."
"The Europa League is fine too, but you can't become fat in one go. After all, there are lessons learned from the past."
The events of Leeds United in the past few years were brought up again by Lee and Ferguson.
"Then this is not stable, right? Your points are enough. Otherwise, you can give me some slack in the 34th round and let me win. How about giving me two more goal differentials?"
"Shit, if I dare, then Manchester United and Leeds United will be doomed."
Ferguson didn't answer. He picked up the wine glass and shook it a few times, but didn't drink it.
Then, he put the wine glass down again and said to George Li.
"Today, I'm here to teach you the last lesson, George." Ferguson was very serious when he spoke, and the serious George Li also put down his wine glass.
"You will always be the head coach of Leeds United. Just like me at Manchester United, if Jim and Mike don't sell the team for a day, you can't go anywhere but Leeds United."
What Ferguson said is true. The fact that one of his relatives is the owner of the club is almost non-existent. This is good and bad for George Lee. The good thing is that the head coach can get strong support from the club’s top management. It can be said that everything is answered, no matter whether it is a player. Transfer or facility renovation; but on the other hand, if George Lee resigns due to poor performance in leading the team, then he will not be able to join any club in England.
"So, you need a long-term plan for the team."
"I understand this..."
"Listen to me." Ferguson immediately interrupted him.
"You have no problems with recruitment or tactics. I think the players you have introduced this year are very good, and your tactics are also very advanced. It can be said that you are half an era ahead of our old guys."
"Furthermore, I agree with your plan just now. Whether it is the Champions League or the Europa League, as long as you can go to European competitions every year in recent years, your position will be unbreakable. You also said that you can't rush it, after all... ..."
Ferguson did not say anything further. He knew that Li George could understand what he was about to say, and it was also a lesson for Leeds United.
"There is one more thing I want to tell you, even though you are pretty good at it, and that is connections."
"You are different from that Mourinho. It doesn't matter if he offends other coaches. As long as he changes his butt and can produce results, the club will take care of the recruitment for him. All he needs to do is produce results."
"But you are different. You also need to have your own connections, understand?"
"I can see that you can handle some transfers through Bill in the Netherlands, but it's different in England."
"It's rare for a head coach to sell a player to a competitor, even if he doesn't need the player anymore, and as your grades go up, it becomes more and more common."
George Li looked up at Ferguson thoughtfully and asked him.
"So, what's your solution?"
Ferguson did not say it directly, but mentioned the names of several people.
"Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Gordon Strachan..."
George Li thought for a moment, most of these people were Ferguson’s former disciples.
Steve Bruce is now the manager of Birmingham City.
Mark Hughes is now the manager of Blackburn Rovers.
Gordon Strachan was previously manager at Southampton.
"Old man, aren't you afraid of being found out for fixing the game?"
"Idiot, I have to use that dirty way to win, and you really think the FA are always stupid."
Although Ferguson knew that George Li was watching a joke, he still couldn't help scolding him.
"and you......"
"Do you think this is Italian football, operating the game?"
George Li glanced at Ferguson in surprise, wondering how the old man knew everything.
Seeing George Li's expression, Ferguson thought he didn't know about this kind of thing. Who didn't know that George Li came from time-to-time, so there was no way he didn't know about this.
Ferguson then talked to George Li.
"First of all, you won't encounter too many difficulties when buying players from their team. For example, if I know you so well and I want to buy your Robinson, you can definitely talk to me about buying Wes Brown. . The two of them bought the players they wanted politely without hurting their friendship. There was no need for the players to strike games, strike training, or refuse to sign contracts."
After hearing this, George Li nodded.
Ferguson picked up the glass and drank the last sip of whiskey.
"The last lesson for you is over. Next time we meet, you can use it as much as you want, kid."
Ferguson stood up, picked up the windbreaker on the back and put it on himself, and then prepared to take the car back to the hotel.
His assistant, Mike Phelan, was waiting for him in the car outside.
George Li sent Ferguson to the car, then leaned against the open window and asked Ferguson.
"So Wes Brown's transfer..."
"Not for sale!"
Ferguson then closed the window.
George Li was left standing alone in the cold wind.
George Li returned to the store and saw that Helen had fallen asleep on the cashier table because it was too late.
The cold wind when the door opened woke Helen up. Helen stood up with hazy eyes and asked George Li.
"Is Jazz gone?"
"Let's go, let's go back."
