Chapter 350 Father and Son Are on the Same Team, Guardiola Arrives at Manchester City!

"Are you coming to Manchester City?"

Lin Quan only learned the news after playing the game against Swansea.

In this game, Manchester City finally stopped their decline and defeated their opponent 2:1 at home.

However, although they won, they did not win easily at all.

Swansea scored in the ninth minute, leaving Manchester City in disarray.

The adjustments made by acting coach Brian not only failed to achieve results, but also made Manchester City passive on the scene.

If Lin Quan hadn't stepped up again, equalized the score in the 34th minute and helped the team stabilize their mentality, the outcome of this game would have been really hard to say.

Swansea is not a very strong team, but Manchester City has such difficulty even beating them, which makes Manchester City fans worried about the team's current state.

Therefore, many fans in the stands displayed various slogans welcoming Guardiola to join.

Now they just hope that the winter break will come as soon as possible, so that they can meet the team's new coach as soon as possible.

Lin Quan's call to Guardiola was also made after seeing the slogans displayed by fans at the scene.

He had actually read the previous media reports, but after dealing with the media a lot, he knew the virtues of these people.

Therefore, until there is no definite news, he will treat it as false news.

But now the news from the outside world is spreading in a precise manner, and there are even photos of the two parties meeting privately.

This made Lin Quan couldn't help but wonder: Could Guardiola have really reached an agreement with Manchester City behind his back?

"Who did you listen to? Did Manchester City tell you?"

On the other end of the phone, Guardiola asked in surprise after hearing Lin Quan's question.

Judging from his reaction, it seems that this matter is false?

"No, I read the reports outside saying so!"

Lin Quan couldn't help complaining that these news media really couldn't even trust the punctuation marks.

Seeing how serious their hype was, he thought it was true, but he didn't expect it to be false!

"Haha, these reporters are really well-informed!"

Lin Quan originally thought this was fake news, but Guardiola's answer flashed his back.

"When are you coming? Are you coming during the winter break?"

Since Guardiola himself did not deny it, Lin Quan stopped asking whether it was true or false.

He was already inclined to believe that this was true, but he still needed to confirm the time when the other party came.

Coming next summer and coming this winter will be completely different results for Manchester City.

Manchester City is currently in a sluggish state and their record has also fallen into ups and downs.

They urgently need a shot in the arm to stabilize military morale, and Guardiola's arrival can obviously have this effect.

Therefore, from the perspective of ensuring the team's record, it would be better for Guardiola to come during the winter break.

But from the head coach's point of view, if you join a team in such a hurry, the winter break is short and the options are very small, so it is difficult to buy your favorite players in the transfer market.

Even if they are bought, there is not enough time for the players to slowly adjust to their condition and integrate into the team.

Because the competition in the league and the Champions League has reached its peak in the second half of the season, the league must compete for the championship and ensure a place in the Champions League next season.

We have to face brutal knockout rounds in the Champions League and we have to work hard to defend the Champions League title.

And after the winter break, the Club World Cup will also start.

For Manchester City, who have already won five championship trophies, this is an excellent opportunity for them to achieve their sixth crown.

There are so many games to participate in, and each one has performance pressure, which is very stressful for the new coach.

If Guardiola's performance in leading the team is not good, it will easily attract criticism for him and even damage his own brand.

But if the official announcement is delayed until the summer, there will be no such concerns at all.

The summer offseason is long enough, giving him enough time to identify candidates, complete signings, and then adjust the team's lineup according to his own requirements.

After the personnel adjustments are completed, you can also test the team's status through a series of warm-up matches to see if it meets your requirements.

Moreover, the first half of the league and Champions League games were not intense, and there was not much pressure on performance, giving him enough time to adjust the team's tactics.

The advantages and disadvantages of the two options are so obvious that most people will probably choose the second one!

But Guardiola’s answer was unexpected:

"Just this winter, delaying it any longer may not necessarily be a good thing!"

Guardiola certainly knew that winter was not the most appropriate time, but he still made this difficult decision resolutely.

He is not the kind of person who likes to drag his feet, now that the news of private contact with Manchester City has been leaked.

Then just stop cooking and cook the raw rice into cooked rice.

Delaying it any longer would not be a good thing for him or the two teams, Manchester City and Bayern.

Moreover, he is worried that if Manchester City's state continues to be so sluggish, the players' mentality may be greatly affected.

By then the champions will have lost all their morale, and it will probably take a long time to help them regain their confidence.

"Okay, give me a call before you come, and I'll drive to pick you up!"

"Okay, it just so happens that I don't have a place to live in Manchester. I'll live with you then!"

Guardiola immediately offered to stay with the Lin family.

"Okay, my house is quite big. It won't be a problem to bring Maria and Valentina over to live in it when the time comes!"

If Guardiola leaves Bayern, several of his children will definitely have to transfer to England to go to school.

It was just in time to take advantage of the winter vacation to complete their transfer procedures.

When they bought a house in Munich, they originally planned to live together as a family.

As a result, Lin Quan failed to join Munich and came to Germany instead, which disrupted this plan.

"Oh, we can finally be a family together!"

Guardiola also sighed, after experiencing work at three clubs: Barcelona, ​​Bayern and Manchester City.

He clearly realizes that the nature of the coaching job is destined to make it difficult to stay in one place for a long time.

I hope I can stay in Manchester City longer this time!

At least he must help Manchester City acquire the status of a giant, and then lead the team to win several Premier League championships, and then win one or two Champions League championships.

In this case, it would be perfect!

By the time Maria, Valentina and other children finished school and graduated, Manchester City had successfully joined the ranks of the wealthy.

He can retire after his success, and then either return to Spain with Lin Quan to retire, or continue to play in other leagues, are all options.

"Don't think so far ahead. Before the winter break has started, hurry up and look for players. Let me tell you in advance that Manchester City needs to strengthen these positions..."

If the head coach were someone else, Lin Quan would never talk to him about this.

But the head coach is his father, so what are the worries?

What can't be said between father and son?

Hearing Lin Quan's clear instructions on the other end of the phone, Guardiola was in a daze for a moment:

Who is the head coach and who is the son?

…

Guardiola is very fast. At the post-match press conference after Bayern defeated Hertha Berlin on November 29, he disclosed that he would resign as Bayern head coach.

"Yes, I have submitted my resignation to the club!"

Although the outside world had already guessed this result, when Guardiola personally admitted the matter, it still caused an uproar in the football world.

Some fans supporting Guardiola ran outside his residence with signs and banners urging him to stay, begging him to stay.

There are also some fans who have no feelings for Guardiola. When they heard the news, they criticized Guardiola for being irresponsible.

Is there anyone else who would be so outrageous as to abandon the team in the middle of the season?

Within German football, attitudes towards this matter are also very divided.

Some people are worried that the departure of famous foreign coaches from the Bundesliga will cause the Bundesliga to become more conservative and closed, which is probably not a good thing.

But some people don't take it seriously, thinking that it is the reforms of these foreign coaches XJB that have caused the current style of German football to be nondescript and have lost their traditional glory.

If you want to regain the glorious tradition of German football, you must get rid of these foreigners.

Before the World Cup, the atmosphere in German football was relatively open.

But now, they have become more conservative and exclusive.

Therefore, there are relatively few people who want to keep Guardiola, but the majority want him to leave.

What is intriguing is that Bayern's attitude is very ambiguous.

They did not show an urgent intention to retain Guardiola, but expressed their hope that the other party would withdraw his resignation and change his decision.

At the same time, some reporters in Germany broke the news that after the scandal between Guardiola and Manchester City, Bayern general manager Hoeness visited retired coach Heynckes.

Heynckes is known as Bayern's fire-fighting coach. He has gone out to help Bayern put out fires three times.

So every time something goes wrong with Bayern's head coach, everyone always thinks of Heynckes immediately.

This almost creates path dependency!

So the outside world has to think: Could it be said that Heynckes will take up Bayern's pointer for the fifth time?

After the news came out, Bayern fans were overjoyed.

Almost all Bayern fans welcome Heynckes back to the Allianz Arena!

They can't forget the Bayern team under Heynckes more than a year ago.

That Bayern team was not only invincible in the league, but also in the Champions League.

They are called the perpetrators of tragedy by the outside world and frequently massacre their opponents in the Champions League.

Even Barcelona, ​​the Cosmos team, had to swallow 7 bullets in front of them, and they were convinced of the defeat!

Mentioning that Bayern team, even the Munich people who don't watch football can't help but puff up their chests with pride.

Therefore, when they heard that the team might ask the old coach to come out, every Bayern fan was full of expectations.

They are looking forward to seeing the strongest Bayern team come back!

Not only the fans think so, but even Bayern players were excited after learning that Heynckes might return to the team.

Robben, who never likes to update his social media updates, excitedly wrote on social media:

"Is this true? I can't wait to play alongside you on the court!"

Ribery also posted: "When I heard the news, I was dumbfounded. I couldn't believe it was true!"

Lahm has a very high emotional intelligence. While others were busy expressing their loyalty to Heynckes and welcoming the return of the old coach and king, he expressed his gratitude to Guardiola:

"Thank you Coach Pep for your company over the past year and more. Thank you for leading us to create an unbeaten record in the Bundesliga. I hope you will have smooth sailing in your next stop."

Of course, after he expressed his gratitude and respect to Guardiola, he also did not forget to send another tweet to welcome Heynckes' return.

…

Bayern players were busy sending messages to welcome Heynckes. On Manchester City's side, after it was confirmed that Guardiola would join the team during the winter break, Manchester City players also expressed their welcome to Guardiola on social media.

Aguero said: "I have heard your name over and over again from Leo Messi, and I am very much looking forward to cooperating with you!"

Kroos said: "I don't think there is any midfielder who doesn't want the head coach of his team to be your name!"

David Silva said: "It goes without saying that you are great. Welcome to Manchester City. Believe me, you will 'fall in love' with the weather here!"

Guardiola was curious and replied to his tweet: "Really?"

David Silva responded with a smirk: "Of course, in every sense of the word!"

Compared to everyone else's stance, Lin Quan's stance was much more direct:

"Send your flight information and I'll pick you up at the airport!"

As expected, Guardiola sent back a screenshot with a specific flight, and it was seen by many onlookers!

"Brothers, I know the specific flight of Guatu!"

"Haha, I saw it too. Did Gua Tu think this was a private chat? I was laughing so hard!"

"Brothers, let's go to the airport to block him!"

"Hehe, Emperor Lin is going too. The two of them are blocking us together. They won't let us go without signing autographs and taking photos, and we won't let them go!"

Fans responded one after another and went out en masse, preparing to go to the airport to block people.

Although Lin Quan quickly deleted Guardiola's reply, it had been seen and saved before.

So, on the day Guardiola arrived in Manchester, the entire airport was overcrowded.

The number of fans who came to pick us up at the airport was beyond imagination!

"so many people?"

Guardiola had just gotten off the plane and was shocked when he saw the sea of ​​people in the reception hall.

Although he expected that after the news leaked, Manchester City fans would come to pick him up and welcome him.

But he didn't expect that there would be so many people!

"From a rational perspective, these people may not be completely here for you, dad!"

Marius, wearing glasses, held his chin and tried hard to play the role of Detective Conan.

"Yes, didn't Big Brother say he was coming to pick him up at the airport? Are these fans here just for his autograph and photos?"

Maria, who is about to turn 14 years old, is already slim and beautiful, with the unique youthful charm of a girl.

The girl's eyes flashed with excitement and anticipation. She stood on tiptoes and tried hard to search for something in the crowd.

During the World Cup, she was still blind.

I don’t know much about football, so I went to Brazil to watch the World Cup just to join in the fun and support my big brother.

But after enjoying the World Cup games up close and witnessing his brother leading Spain to defend the World Cup championship.

Maria was gradually attracted by the sport of football, and she gradually fell in love with the sport of football.

Even when he was in school, he joined the school team, starting as a substitute and working hard to get a starting position.

Now she is no longer the ball-blind person she was back then!

Only after you have actually played football and have a deep enough understanding of football.

Only then did she realize how amazing her eldest brother was!

Those extraordinary feats and breakthroughs that seemed easy and comfortable on TV turned out to be so difficult to accomplish on the field!

As a result, Maria hopelessly became Lin Quan's fan, and she was the most fanatical one.

After joining Lin Quan's fan support group, Maria realized how influential her eldest brother was in football!

There are countless fans who like Lin Quan like her.

Therefore, she believed that most of the fans who came to the scene today came for Lin Quan's autograph and group photo.