Eighteen months later.
November 7, 2009.
Manchester City Ground.
When the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game, the stadium was filled with boos.
The electronic scoreboard showed the score of Manchester City 3-3 Birmingham City.
This was the twelfth round of the 20092010 Premier League season. After the twelfth round, the rich team that waved their chequebook to buy players last summer had only achieved five wins, five draws, and two losses. They were ranked sixth in the Premier League, which obviously did not satisfy the Manchester City fans who had high hopes for the team.
The camera gave a close-up of the Manchester City manager, Mark Hughes. The Welshman looked extremely lonely. He had thought that he could lead this golden team to a great start, but now, the heavy pressure and doubts made it difficult for Mark Hughes to breathe.
Two hours later, Manchester City's official website announced the dismissal of Mark Hughes.
Manchester City's chairman, Hosni Mubarak, continued to mercilessly attack Mark Hughes in an interview with the media. "Before the start of this season, our club spent a lot of money to bring in many outstanding players and built the most advanced infrastructure. The board of directors and all the staff reached an agreement to achieve the established goals in the 2009-2010 season. At the same time, this plan has also been approved by the players. We used this as motivation in the summer to actively prepare for the new season. Yes, in order to create the most comfortable living and training environment for the team, we almost renovated and renovated all the infrastructure. "
"Manchester City only won two of the 12 rounds of the Premier League, which obviously deviated from our goal by a lot, and was even unacceptable. Sheikh Mansur and the board of directors felt that the terrible situation at hand was difficult to change in a short period of time. Yes, it was particularly difficult to make such a statement, but considering the personal investment in the past 15 months, the response was not effective. We have decided to officially dismiss Mr. Mark Hughes. Here, I want to say that we have always respected Mr. Hughes very much, thank him for all his contributions to the team, and wish him a good future. "
As for who would take over the Manchester City team in the future, Mubarak did not reveal. He only said that it would be a name that would satisfy all the Manchester City fans.
*****
The next day, the English media received a fax from the Manchester City club, inviting them to attend the press conference of the new Manchester City manager.
The press conference was at ten o 'clock in the morning.
Mai Di Engels was a gold-medal reporter for the Manchester Guardian. When he arrived at Manchester City's Carrington training base at around 9: 30, he was surprised to find that many of his colleagues had already gathered there.
Several satellite interview vehicles were parked there.
There was a BBC interview van.
It was a Reuters interview vehicle.
Sky TV's satellite interview vehicle.
There were even more reporters from print media, such as The Times, The Sun, The Mirror, and so on. There were also media from Germany, Italy, Spain, and even France.
"Good God!" Engels' assistant, Dennis, exclaimed, "Is this an alien coming to coach Manchester City?"
Mai Di Engels was very excited. He patted his assistant's shoulder and said, "Stop guessing. He must be a big shot!"
He thought of what Manchester City's chairman, Hosni Mubarak, said yesterday. It was a name that would satisfy all the Manchester City fans. He was looking forward to it.
Who could it be?
Rijkaard? Heynx? Mancini? Edward Carter?
He shook his head. Although these managers, who were now idle at home, were also famous managers, they were obviously not enough to cause such a big sensation.
*****
On the second floor of the Manchester City Club's office building.
Li Ang was on the phone with his family. "I'm doing well here. Yes, the house and the club have been arranged. Is Angel good?"
Angel was his and Alice's daughter. Her Chinese name was Li Anqi, and her English name was also Angel. Li Ang was now a typical slave to his daughter. After being away from her for a few days, he had missed her badly.
Manchester City's chairman, Hosni Mubarak, and the club's CEO, Cook, walked over together and waited with a smile not far away.
Although they had spent a lot of money to invite Li Ang to coach, for Sheikh Mansur, who was not short of money, as long as this Chinese man nodded, it was a victory and the most worthy thing to celebrate.
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. It's time to go to the press conference." Li Ang hung up the phone.
"Li, it's almost time," Mubarak said with a smile. "Now it's time to witness a great moment!"
"I bet they'll be surprised later," Cook said with a smile.
Li Ang was very satisfied with the compliments of the two Manchester City big shots. He nodded at the two and said with a smile, "Then let's go."
In the Manchester City Football Club's press hall, there was a crowd. Many reporters were discussing which famous manager would make the Manchester City Football Club send out invitations to so many media outlets in such a big way. They did not even forget to add a special note on the invitation: It was definitely explosive news.
"He's here, he's here!"
There was a commotion in the crowd.
When everyone saw Manchester City's chairman, Hosni Mubarak, and the club's CEO, Cook, appear together with the Chinese man, the scene exploded like an earthquake.
"Oh my God!"
"It's Li!"
"Unbelievable! Manchester City can actually invite Li! "
"Mubarak is right, their fans will definitely be satisfied!"
"Oh my God! I'm so excited! "
Among the people, Madi-Engels opened his mouth wide and was so shocked that he could not speak. There was only one thought in his mind: Now, the Premier League is going to be lively!
(The End of the Book)
There were a lot of things to say at the end of the book. Xiao Qi would find time to talk to everyone in the completion speech.
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