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For West Ham United acting coach Trevor Brooking, the past two months can be said to be the most difficult period of his life.
First, the team unexpectedly fell into a relegation battle, and was eventually relegated with 10 wins, 12 draws, and 16 losses, accumulating 42 points. Then, after the team was confirmed to be relegated from the Premier League, these players in the team also began to They became restless and submitted transfer applications to the club, hoping to leave West Ham United, which will compete in the English League One next season, so that they can continue to be active in the Premier League in the new season.
For these West Ham United players who have already tasted the top league and have the ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League, it is too difficult to choose to be loyal followers and follow the team to play in the secondary leagues.
Although players can win the gratitude and love of fans by doing this, from the perspective of management and players themselves, this approach is not a good thing for both parties. Because in order to retain these high-level "loyalists", West Ham United's management must offer them wages that meet Premier League standards. This is undoubtedly an extremely heavy sum for the West Ham United club whose income has dropped significantly after being relegated. financial burden. Moreover, even if players who choose to stay can still receive the same salary as when playing in the Premier League, their income in other areas will be significantly reduced.
Therefore, after most teams are relegated from the top league, they will reluctantly sell their players at low prices. On the one hand, this is because the players themselves do not want to see their income reduced; on the other hand, it is also because the club wants to save money as much as possible while obtaining enough transfer funds, so that after being relegated to the next level, Give the team money to rebuild.
Similarly, when West Ham United was confirmed to be relegated from the Premier League, the teams that had long coveted the young talents from the Hammers were like a group of vultures smelling blood, and they started to attack their favorite players. With the transfer offer out, prepare to enjoy this sumptuous meal on the corpse of West Ham United.
Looking at these team managers who seemed to be taking this opportunity to carve up West Ham United completely, Trevor Brooking, as the acting coach of West Ham United, although he was reluctant to give up, he understood the reason. I can only pray secretly, hoping that these people can be a little merciful and don't really dig the team into an empty shell.
Unfortunately, it seems that Brooking's prayer did not reach the ears of God. Di Canio, Breen, Bowyer, and Les Ferdinand all chose free transfers when their contracts expired or their automatic termination clauses were triggered due to relegation, leaving West Ham United without earning even a pound of transfer revenue. At this time, players with contracts such as Kanoute and Defoe were also flirting with many Premier League clubs in private, and were wondering which team to choose to join.
And now, Brookings is about to welcome the most special guest among the twenty Premier League clubs - George Nelson, who led Manchester United to win the league title as acting coach last season and has now become a Tottenham man. The legendary owner and head coach of the stabbing club!
"Hello, Chairman Brooking." After walking into the West Ham United headquarters building, George recognized the West Ham United star at a glance. The reason why George calls Brooking chairman is because in addition to being the acting coach of West Ham United, he also serves as the chairman of the England Sports Council: "The purpose of my coming here is that I believe you, Chairman Brooking. I know it in my heart. So, I hope you don’t blame me for what happened today.” (Note: Trevor Brooking received the knighthood in 2004, so he cannot be called a knight now. )
"Haha, of course." Being able to become the chairman of the England Sports Council after retirement, Trevor Brooking naturally has some brains. Moreover, there are now so many teams that want to poach West Ham United. Brooking just wants to retaliate afterwards. It is estimated that he will not be able to retaliate by then, and there is the possibility of arousing public outrage. After all, poaching players from relegated teams happens every year, and it is not targeted at West Ham United alone. And the Hammers have done similar things before, but this time it was West Ham United themselves, so Brooking felt very aggrieved.
What's more, as one of the greatest strikers in the history of West Ham United, the reason why Brooking was able to be appointed as the acting head coach of the Hammers without any coaching experience was mainly because of the original coach Glenn Roeder. He suffered a cerebral thrombosis and was hospitalized for recuperation during the season, and the team was at the critical juncture of fighting for relegation. No one was willing to take on this important task at this time. Therefore, when he saw George Nelson, who had a similar experience to his own but had much better coaching results than himself, Brooking felt very friendly and was naturally less willing to cause trouble for him afterwards.
I just don’t know which player on the team this young man wants to take away? While guiding George to his office, Brooking couldn't help but start thinking secretly in his heart. Although the wave of departures has become unstoppable, Brooking still hopes to leave one or two seeds of revival for the team.
At the same time, George, who was following Brooking, was also thinking a lot at the moment. At this time, he is considering whether he should take advantage of West Ham United's relegation to poach more people from this famous star-making factory? After all, it is quite rare for a team like West Ham United with a lot of outstanding players to fall apart due to unexpected relegation.
Jermaine Defoe, Frédéric Canute, Joe Cole, Di Canio, Michael Carrick, Lee Bowyer, Glen Johnson, Gary Breen, Nigel · Winterburn, David James, Vanderhoo... During this period, West Ham United not only has a vote of young talents who have proven their ability in the Premier League, but also a group of experienced veterans. Therefore, in George's view, if West Ham United performs normally this season, it should not be in the third to last position in the standings.
However, the reality is so cruel. In people's eyes, such a strong team, West Ham United, which even achieved seventh place in the league in the 2001-02 season, ranked third with 42 points in the just-concluded 02-03 season. Eighteenth place, unfortunately becoming the relegated team with the highest points since the establishment of the Premier League.
"Mr. Brooking, before the meeting begins, I want to confirm one thing first." After Brooking walked into his office under the leadership of Brooking, and after the guests and hosts took their seats, George took the lead in asking a question, "As the Western Han Dynasty, Acting manager of Manchester United, do you have the authority to decide on player transfers?"
Different from 2016 when George traveled through time, the management system of English clubs in 2003 has not been affected too much from the European continent, and the transfer power of each team is still in the hands of the head coach. Therefore, as long as the head coach nods and agrees with the transfer of most players, and the players themselves also agree, then there is no need to seek the opinions of other people, and the transaction can be declared completed.
The main reason why George asked this question is because the current situation of West Ham United is really special-their real head coach Glenn Roeder is still lying in the hospital recuperating, and it is impossible for him to come forward to operate even one. There was a transfer; Brooking, who is now responsible for leading the team in the game, signed a contract with West Ham United as an acting coach. It is hard to say whether he has the power to transfer.
"Haha, it turns out that George is what you are worried about... Don't worry, I still have this power." Hearing George's question, Brooking laughed and gave the other party reassurance, "So, as long as the player himself is right, If I have no objection to joining Tottenham and I agree, then the deal can be reported to the FA for filing and announced to the outside world."
"If that's the case, then I won't beat around the bush." George didn't plan to waste too much time on this transfer negotiation. After all, there are too many eyes staring at West Ham United now. If the negotiation speed on our side is a little slower, people from other teams will probably come out to raise the price or cut off the price: "What I plan to introduce is ...Your main midfielder is Michael Carrick, who is about to turn twenty-two!"
There are no two guys like Defoe and Canute? Brooking was a little surprised to see that George did not poach these two main forwards to strengthen Tottenham's weak forward force, but only made a transfer offer to one player in Carrick. Before George spoke, he always thought that the young coach would try to package and acquire all the high-quality assets of West Ham United like others.
However, George would make an offer to Carrick, which did not exceed Brooking's expectations. After all, although Tottenham's current playmaker Jamie Redknapp is extremely talented, his glassy physique makes it difficult for him to ensure adequate attendance, and at the age of thirty, he does not have much room for improvement. Word. Therefore, a young organizational midfielder with potential is naturally what Tottenham urgently needs now.
"Well, if George plans to bring in Michael (Carrick), I won't object." After pondering for a while, Brooking finally nodded and agreed to George's request to bring in Carrick, "But having said that Come back, George, if you want to take Michael away from us, you must show enough 'sincerity'. Otherwise, it is impossible for me to agree to this transfer."
When he said this, Brooking was quite confident. Because unlike others, Carrick is one of the few players who has not actively submitted a transfer application! In other words, in this transfer, West Ham United, as the seller, has the absolute initiative!
