Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 222 Manchester City's Trouble

While Chris and Barker were focused on their own things, Li Yanqing's attention was on something else entirely.

This was the first time he had received a call from a Manchester United staff member since leaving Old Trafford.

It has to be said that this left him somewhat bewildered.

After all, he didn't know anyone there anymore.

"what?"

"The Manchester City transfer issue?"

The question the other party asked caught him off guard, and it sounded like they were trying to pick a fight with him.

"Yes, we have already informed your manager."

He said he would cooperate with us.

"Wait a moment." After hanging up the phone, Li Yanqing went straight to Barker.

"Someone from Manchester United came to ask me about transfers to Manchester City."

"They said you agreed to cooperate with them?"

Chris was no longer there; only Barker remained.

The latter slapped his forehead and quickly answered.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about that."

"Not just Manchester United, but also Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool..."

"Almost all the teams in the top ten will jointly file a complaint against Manchester City this time."

"You know, they have big financial problems."

“Uh…” Li Yanqing thought for a moment and then said.

"Which of the teams you just mentioned are financially clean?"

“Any top-tier club simply cannot withstand scrutiny.”

This is actually an open secret within the industry.

Everyone knows there are countless ways to circumvent the Fiscal Fairness Act.

Smaller teams are probably fine, since the bill itself doesn't target them.

"That's right, everyone knows that."

"So it won't be of much use."

"At most, we'll be penalized with some points."

Barker smiled and thought it was no big deal, far less serious than the "Telgate" scandal.

"Okay, then you can reply to them yourself next time."

"Don't let these kinds of calls come to me."

Li Yanqing always takes on everything outside the competition, but he doesn't want to get involved in this matter.

Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with the team.

"No, no, you still need to take care of it."

"At least respond when they have questions."

"To be honest, we also participated in the whistleblowing."

"The guys who got us to do this provided a substantial amount of funding."

Barker shrugged and said helplessly.

"Don't worry about what others want to do; we're just doing things for money."

"It won't have any impact on you or the team."

"Anyway, we don't have any other transfer records besides Joe Hart and Nasri."

"There's nothing wrong with either of these transactions."

Li Yanqing remained silent for a while, realizing that he had to accept some things.

That is, almost all modern industries are controlled by capital.

Including football.

They were unhappy with Manchester City, so they tried to suppress them.

If I'm unhappy with Manchester United another day, I'll put them down again.

The same applies to the players.

They are so adept at smearing a player.

That's why he doesn't want his players to be distracted by external matters.

If you accidentally offend someone, a barrage of slander will follow.

Unfortunately, most players these days have sponsors.

Once you gain some fame, it's impossible to completely ignore capital.

"No, I won't interfere."

"You can send them the transfer records."

"But don't let these things bother me."

Li Yanqing couldn't change anything, so he simply decided to avoid seeing it and not worry about it.

He waved at Barker and turned to leave.

The latter looked at his capricious head coach with some helplessness.

No wonder wealthy people mostly dislike those who are unconventional.

They're really hard to manage...

Li Yanqing was unaware of the other matters.

But if this matter blows up, it can affect the players' mentality to some extent.

Now is a crucial time in the championship race.

They are only a few points behind Liverpool.

Of course, he didn't think it was the work of the rival club; it was more likely that some capital was taking the opportunity to retaliate.

It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with him anyway.

The next day.

Li Yanqing checks the players' training results at the training ground.

It has been a long time since he last issued training assignments, and some players have made significant progress.

For example, Murphy successfully mastered the "one-on-one expert" skill.

Furthermore, the young players have all mastered technical skills, which has significantly boosted the team's strength.

With the FA Cup final just around the corner, he needs to get the team into top form before then.

"My progress is going quite well."

"There has been significant progress in technology."

Nawei's job is already quite stable, and Li Yanqing believes that most of the players are on the verge of a breakthrough.

He was more concerned about Karius.

The substitute goalkeeper had previously been given the opportunity to start, and thankfully, he didn't mess things up.

What made him less happy was that he hardly encountered any danger at all.

It's difficult to judge the training level.

Judging from the entry panel alone, the progress is exaggerated, because his negative buff duration is less than a month away.

What about saving penalties?

"I remember saying before that we need to develop his ability to save penalty shots."

Li Yanqing's previous idea was to remove his "Butterfingers" skill and replace it with "Popping Expert".

However, his "butterfingers" level is quite high, and even Lyman can't get rid of it in a short time. It seems that the countdown of the negative buff is almost over.

No problem. As long as you leave an empty space, the rest of the procedure is the same.

"It's...not bad, I guess."

I don't know how to describe it.

Lyman stood to the side, first nodding, then shrugging.

For a moment, it was hard to tell what he was trying to express.

"Actually, he no longer needs to train his penalty-saving skills."

"He learned these skills very quickly."

"Whether it's a penalty save or a free kick, it's the same."

"His biggest problem is still psychological."

"But there's nothing we can do; even psychologists say it's very difficult to resolve."

In his words, the player's ability was not the problem, and he was very quick to understand, but he had never been able to overcome his psychological trauma.

If that's all there is to it, then it's good news.

Because the countdown is constantly shortening, the probability of him activating [Butterfingers] is getting lower and lower.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

"We're playing Chelsea last, are you planning to drag it to penalties?"

"Hold out for 120 minutes?"

Lehmann knew he was preparing for the final.

"No, I will do everything I can to win within ninety minutes." Li Yanqing certainly didn't want to play in extra time.

What benefit would it bring them?

"But we must acknowledge that there is still a gap in hard power between the two sides."

"I can't guarantee that my tactics will work, so I have to be fully prepared."

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"To be honest, this final will be the most important game of my coaching career."

"If he doesn't have to play, I'll definitely keep him on the bench."

"do you understand?"