strictlysupreme Chapter 356 Stan Appears at Old Trafford
Chapter 356 Stan Appears at Old Trafford
Chapter 356 Stan Appears at Old Trafford
"Honey, the Asian Cup is over, I gave myself a little vacation, let's go out and have fun," Stan said into the phone.
On the other end of the phone is Stan's wife "Mia". She is now in Hamburg. Because of the Asian Cup, the two haven't seen each other for a long time.
"Well, Stan, you don't need to feel that you owe me anything, I understand you."
"No, this time I promise that I will travel with you seriously and never answer calls from the Football Association."
"Well then, I want to go to England to play",
"Okay, I'll book a ticket right away, we'll meet in London."
*****
After arriving in London, Stan regretted it a bit, because London is a financial center, a shopping center, and of course a football center. Stan promised Mia to concentrate on accompanying her, so football was deleted from his itinerary.
The other two - finance and shopping have nothing to do with Stan. The reason Mia wants to come to London is to buy things, so Stan is like a "good man", shopping with his wife.
Mia is also very considerate of Stan. When the two of them were waiting for the famous double-decker bus in London, Mia specially bought sandwiches for Stan.
"I can't free my hands." Stan looked at his hands full of things.
"It's okay, I'll feed you",
When Mia was feeding sandwiches to Stan, passers-by looked over one after another, probably envious of the sweetness of this couple.
Stan looked up into the distance, and suddenly saw a blue corner, which was the corner of the roof of "Stanford Bridge", but Stan tried hard not to think about him, since he promised Mia, then he will clear the football from his mind during this period of time.
On the double-decker bus, two people can enjoy the beautiful scenery of London. The fare of this bus is more expensive than other buses, and it is mainly prepared for tourists.
"Stan, do you really want to watch the game?" Mia asked suddenly.
"No, to be honest, I'm a bit tired of football now",
"Really, then I just saw you staring blankly at the "Stanford Bridge" side",
"Oops, found out," Stan thought.
"That can't be my fault, who told Stamford Bridge to be so high, it's hard not to see it."
Mia smiled slightly and said nothing. She knew what kind of person her husband was, so she didn't want to expose it.
*****
While speaking, Stan's cell phone rang, and it was a text message. When he picked it up and looked at it, Stan couldn't imagine it.
"This can't be a scam text message," Stan thought.
Because seeing the signature "Alex`Ferguson", Stan felt that it was impossible. Ferguson wanted to invite himself to watch the game?
"What's going on"?Mia asked.
"Nothing, spam",
After that, the two of them went shopping, shopping, and eating food like ordinary tourists in London. Of course, they did not forget to experience London's nightlife and find a place to have a drink after nightfall.
At around 9 o'clock in the evening, Stan and Mia were both tired, and the two went back to the hotel to rest. While Mia was taking a shower, Stan's cell phone rang.
Looking at the caller ID, it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hey",
"Good evening",
As soon as he heard the voice, Stan knew who the other party was, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps.
"Old Sir"?
"Haha, just call me Alex",
Of course Stan can't do this, Ferguson is an old man.
But the other party first apologized to Stan, "I'm sorry, I asked the secretary to send you a text message in the afternoon, but I didn't realize it was inappropriate and rude until the evening."
"It's okay, I didn't see any text messages",
Suddenly Stan thought of a question, how did Ferguson know he was in London.
"My lord, how did you know that I was in London."
The other party seemed very surprised, "Stan, don't you read the newspaper, since you arrived at Heathrow Airport, the "Sun" has been following you."
"Oh", at this moment, Stan suddenly realized that many strange things along the way can now be explained.
"Then I can sue them," Stan chuckled.
"I don't know if it will work in China, but in the UK, celebrities can only be tolerated when they are secretly photographed," Ferguson said.
"Um",
"Let's get down to business and get to the point," Stan thought.
"My lord, what do you want me for?"
The other party was silent for a while, and then said: "I hope you can come to "Old Trafford" to watch a game, and you can recommend any good players to me."
"Thank you, sir. First of all, this is my honor, but..." Stan then told Ferguson that he had not been with his wife for two months because of the Asian Cup, and the agreement this time.
Ferguson expressed his understanding after listening, and finally the old man said: "If you change your mind, please let me know at any time, and I will send someone to pick you up."
*****
After Mia came out of the bathroom and saw Stan staring out the window blankly, she guessed eight or nine points, because for Stan, the only thing in life that can make him like this is football.
"Oh, you're done, it's my turn," Stan said with a smile.
"Um",
When Stan finished taking a shower, Mia brought a cup of hot milk and said, "You don't have to accompany me tomorrow."
"What's wrong"?
"It's nothing, I just want to go shopping alone, and you don't understand women's things",
Stan was happy, and suddenly thought of something, he took out the credit card in his wallet and handed it to Mia, "Baby, max it out".
Mia smiled knowingly and took the credit card.
*****
When Stan went downstairs the next day, there was a gray "Bentley" parked not far from the hotel, and there was a person standing beside the car. Stan took a closer look and couldn't believe his eyes, "Isn't that "Nicky Butt" from Manchester United's Class of 92?"
Before Stan could recover, Bart took the initiative to walk towards Stan, "Hi, Stan, I'm your driver today."
Stan looked up and said, "Is this real?"
Bart smiled, "Get in the car, the reporter from The Sun should be nearby."
Stan nodded and got into the car with "Bart".
As the car was driving on the highway, Bart started talking, "Coach Stan, you are really good. You can turn a team with no fighting spirit into the Asian champion."
"Compared with the old man, I am far behind",
Butt was very straightforward, "It's not as good as it is, but Sir Alex is old, and Manchester United is not the former Manchester United." Butt said, and the smile on his face disappeared.
Stan can understand this kind of emotion. Just imagine, if the performance of the Chinese team returns to the Camacho era, then Stan's heart will die of pain.
"Take your time and give Van Gaal time," Stein said.
Bart squeezed out a smile helplessly and continued driving.
*****
In the evening, "Manchester United" played against "West Ham United" at home. Ferguson specially arranged a VIP box. Usually, Ferguson would sit in ordinary seats to watch football at the Theater of Dreams, but not today, because Stan's arrival is too easy to arouse the imagination of the outside world.
But this proposal was rejected by Stan. He hoped to sit in an ordinary seat and feel the atmosphere of Dream Theater. Besides, this kind of thing can't be hidden.
Ferguson agreed to Stan's request, and the three of them—Stan, Bart, and Ferguson sat in the position where Ferguson usually came to "Old Trafford" to watch the game.
Manchester United's opponent in this game-"West Ham United", known as the Hammers, is a team with a very tough style of play in the Premier League.
After the start of the game, facing a strong opponent, Manchester United was at a disadvantage. Once upon a time, the Theater of Dreams was the nightmare of the Premier League teams, but after Ferguson retired, Manchester United became a "sick cat" that everyone wanted to kick.
The situation on the court was ugly, and Ferguson's face was even uglier.
"My lord, why did you choose Moyes back then, because both of you are Scottish?"
Stan's question eased Ferguson's face, and he replied: "No, I just think he is a lot like me before."
Stan chuckled: "Then you must regret it later."
Unexpectedly, Ferguson looked at Stan very seriously and said: "No, I still think "Moyes" is the most like me."
"That……"?
"You mean to ask, why did Manchester United fire him"?
Stan nodded.
"Because "Moyes" is like me 20 years ago, but Manchester United is not the Manchester United 20 years ago. Manchester United back then allowed me to make mistakes, but today's Manchester United no longer allows any mistakes."
"So you found Van Gaal"?
Ferguson smiled slightly, "What do you think?"
"It's none of my business",
"Just treat us as friends, and you give your friend an opinion",
"Van Gaal did a poor job",
Ferguson became interested, and he asked: "Why, can you talk about it."
Stein was not polite anymore, he pointed to "Giggs" next to Van Gaal, pointed to "Bart" next to him, and finally he looked at "Ferguson".
"If I were the manager of Manchester United, then I would drive you all out of Old Trafford, because a team can only have one boss."
Bart was irritated by Stan's words, but Ferguson laughed. He said: "I finally found the real successor to Manchester United."
Stan was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a wry smile, "My lord, you are joking."
"No, if you want, you can take office next week",
Stan was embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "Hehe, I still have a three-year contract with the Chinese team."
"Buy it out, how much? I think 1000 million pounds should be enough",
Ferguson's eyes were so sharp that Stan didn't even dare to look at him, so he could only turn his head to look at Bart.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm too impatient, Stan, you can think about it, I can guarantee that this is a good job for you."
"I will definitely think about it."
*****
After returning to China, Stan was criticized by the media, but Stan naturally had his own countermeasures. He asked the Football Association spokesperson to tell everyone that he went to Manchester United to promote Chinese players, and he had won a trial training opportunity for Liao Lisheng.
After getting this news, everyone was relieved. After all, if someone poachs Stan now, then the Chinese fans will definitely fight him desperately.
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