I almost helped Manchester United revive, but I chose to run away

Chapter 2 I can talk too, I can support the head coach too!
For the British media who are closely following Li Chen's subsequent actions, November 11th is the official beginning of the work of Manchester United's new coaching team. They are also very interested in how Li Chen deals with the former coaching staff members.

But for Li Chen, his work at Manchester United started as soon as he got off the plane yesterday evening.

And he did not intend to purge Solskjaer's coaching team as the media speculated.

Instead, on the night he arrived in Manchester, he paid for dinner with Manchester United's original coaching staff out of his own pocket.

There is no doubt that his actions have calmed the fluctuating and tense emotions of Solskjaer's old teammates in recent days to the greatest extent.

After learning that Li Chen would not make an example of someone to scare the monkeys and rush to place his own people in place as soon as he took office, the members of the Manchester United coaching staff naturally became much closer to Li Chen.

After this dinner, which was primarily intended to soothe the hearts of the players, Li Chen did not choose to relax and rest. Instead, he returned to the hotel with his personal assistant and began sending greeting text messages to Manchester United's current first-team players.

After confirming that no messages were missed, Li Chen called several "old acquaintances" including Cristiano Ronaldo, Matic and Varane one by one.

What he said was actually very simple. It was to tell them, first, not to worry about their main position, and second, to take good care of their injuries. He said that he had already made plans for subsequent tactical adjustments and would definitely take their technical adaptation issues into consideration.

After finishing the pleasant communication with these old acquaintances, Li Chen finally relaxed and took a rest. He went straight to the Carrington training base early the next morning.

Although he is the newly appointed interim head coach of Manchester United, Li Chen, who has worked here for two and a half years, does not need staff to help him familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

After walking into the head coach's office with ease, Li Chen directly asked for the latest injury report of Manchester United's first team. He read it while patiently waiting for the players to arrive at the training base.

Because they had just finished a Champions League group match on the evening of November 11, the Manchester United first-team players who arrived at the Carrington base this morning were not in very good physical condition.

However, they will only carry out recovery training today, and the intensity is not too high.

Therefore, compared to caring about the quality of training, many Manchester United first-team players are more curious and interested in their new head coach.

These include Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Van der Beck and other players introduced by Solskjaer during his coaching of Manchester United.

As for other Manchester United players who had worked with Li Chen, they were all in a good mood at the moment.

Even Rashford and Martial, who once had a bad relationship with Mourinho, have a good impression and opinion of Li Chen.

Who asked Li Chen to give them suggestions on adjusting technical details and emotional counseling many times?
Veterans like Cristiano Ronaldo and Matic, who have worked with Li Chen and won major championship trophies, are even more relaxed.

Perhaps they also have some doubts about Li Chen's ability to coach independently, but Li Chen really understands their technical characteristics and is 100% "one of them".

Based on their past understanding of each other and the "sincere phone call" last night, they also believed that they definitely had an important position in Li Chen's tactical plan.

We will talk about new problems later. At this stage, they must express their support for Li Chen.

After all, supporting Li Chen is just consolidating their own starting position...

Finally, in a less serious atmosphere, Li Chen appeared on the training ground with a "friendly" smile on his face and introduced himself amid warm applause.

Let's not talk about other aspects. Just from the appearance and temperament, Li Chen made a good impression on some Manchester United players who met him for the first time. With a net height of 1.83 meters, a strong and stylish body, a handsome appearance and refreshing sportswear, at first glance, he doesn't look like a young coach, but a player who is still active in the professional arena!

Li Chen was not surprised by the reactions of these Manchester United players. After letting Carrick lead the team in recovery training step by step, he first called on Ronaldo and himself to go to the office for a talk.

Although it was a conversation, as soon as Li Chen entered the office, he and Ronaldo high-fived and hugged each other like good brothers.

It has been many years since he left Real Madrid, but Li Chen and Ronaldo have never lost contact. The two can indeed be considered good friends with a good personal relationship.

The reason is that when Li Chen was working in Real Madrid, he firmly supported Ronaldo's position as the core of the offense. In the Champions League final, he suggested Ancelotti to further unleash Ronaldo's offensive firepower, which played an important role in deepening the relationship between the two.

Ronaldo's temperament is so direct and simple. If you recognize his ability, help him and trust him, he will treat you as a good friend and brother.

Li Chen naturally made Ronaldo extremely satisfied in this regard. He also believed that Li Chen, who understood his technical characteristics, would never weaken his tactical position in the subsequent tactical construction.

"They used you in the wrong way. I'm not referring to anyone in particular. I'm talking about all the head coaches you've worked with in the past few years! Chris, let's do something big together. Under the tactical system that you are most adapted to, I believe you can win the league's Golden Boot again..."

After reminiscing about the past, what Li Chen said really hit Ronaldo's heart!

In the seasons since he left Real Madrid, his goal scoring efficiency has actually remained at the top level in football.

But to be honest, he didn't perform comfortably under the tactical systems of these head coaches.

Let him be at the front of the lineup and act as the number nine to attack the city and capture the stronghold. It's not that he is incapable of doing the job.

But after the transformation, he is obviously better at ambushing at the side of the ninth position and cutting into the penalty area to score.

He has long proved his strength in this offensive system, but he was still arranged to play at the number nine position to constantly come into direct contact and fight with the opponent's central defender.

He originally thought that he had no choice and Li Chen could only guarantee his starting center position, but now it seems that Li Chen is still one of the coaches who knows him best!
After finishing the conversation, Ronaldo returned to the training ground with an undisguised smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Matic, Fred, Bailly and Martial entered Li Chen's office, all with rosy faces, and trotted back in a good mood.

The other Manchester United first-team players who had not yet had the chance to talk to Li Chen were all itching to watch this scene.

Core players in the team such as B Fee and De Gea are still okay. They are well aware of their irreplaceability, so they are not worried that Li Chen will abandon them right away.

But Rashford, who has faded out of the main lineup due to injuries and form problems this season, is becoming anxious.

He was eager to return to the starting lineup, no matter what Li Chen talked about with the previous players.

He can also talk, and he can absolutely support the head coach!

(End of this chapter)