Starting with saving Manchester United

Tuesday morning, the sky was overcast and a light drizzle began to fall, making it particularly humid.

Such weather is very common in Britain.

Just like yesterday, Yang Fan went to the restaurant for a meal after getting up.

When he returned to his office, Jackie Kay had already placed everything he wanted on his desk.

Including the press briefing he requested last night.

In his previous life, Yang Fan lived a fast-paced life; where would he find the time to slowly read the newspaper?

His assistant would help him organize the daily news and information, create a PowerPoint presentation, and send it to him.

This job naturally fell to Jackie Kay.

Yang Fan read very quickly.

Most importantly, public opinion towards him is currently filled with malice.

The vast majority of media outlets have focused on Yang Fan's temporary takeover of Manchester United's first team.

Yesterday morning, Giggs said in an interview that this was only temporary.

Shortly after, Manchester United officially announced that Mike Phelan had returned to the club as chief assistant coach.

Therefore, the current public opinion is very lively.

Many so-called insider experts are even asserting that Ferguson is about to make a comeback and take over Manchester United amidst its turmoil.

With a 0-2 away defeat, Manchester United must score three goals at home and deny the Greek team any chance to score if they want to advance.

For Manchester United at this point, this is almost an impossible task!

The Guardian is also very pessimistic about this, and they have compiled a detailed list of data.

Since the Champions League was restructured in the 1992/93 season, there has only been one instance in which a team has come back from a two-goal deficit in the first leg of a knockout stage match to win at home.

That was Barcelona last season.

The Spanish giants lost 0-2 to AC Milan in the first leg of the Round of 16 last season, but then staged a stunning comeback with a 4-0 victory at home.

But that's Barcelona!

The Champions League has been restructured for over a decade, and only Barcelona has ever come back from behind to win.

And let's not forget that Barcelona's Champions League record has always been weak away from home and strong at home.

But what about Manchester United this season?

Their home form is so weak it's like a worm!

In this situation, everyone even felt that even if Ferguson returned to the helm, it would be difficult for him to lead Manchester United to a comeback.

But at the very least, Ferguson is the last hope for all Manchester United fans!

Another news item caught Yang Fan's attention.

Yesterday afternoon in Athens, Greece, Olympiacos' Spanish head coach and Real Madrid legend Michel, in a media interview, began to preview the quarter-final knockout stage.

"We will have the opportunity to face some of Europe's top clubs next, and I hope it will be Real Madrid, the club I used to play for."

"This would be very exciting, wouldn't it?"

The implication is that, in Michel's eyes, Manchester United is already a nobody.

"Olympiacos has indeed performed well this season. They defeated their top rival Panathinaikos last weekend, securing the Greek league title with five rounds to spare, leaving them with no worries about the title."

Jackie Kay noticed Yang Fan's mention in the report and specifically pointed it out.

Manchester United's performance in the first leg was like a pile of dog shit.

Last weekend, Olympiacos defeated their formidable rivals again, securing the title with five rounds to spare, while Manchester United suffered a humiliating 0-3 defeat to their arch-rivals Liverpool, and Moyes suddenly resigned...

With one side gaining and the other losing, it's no wonder that Michel is full of confidence looking forward to the Champions League quarterfinals.

After these two days of interaction, Jackie Kay realized that she had never really known Yang Fan before.

In the past two days, Yang Fan has indeed done a lot of things and has seen some results.

But the time allotted to him was far too short, and he had no experience at the club.

It's simply unrealistic to expect him to turn things around for Manchester United in just three days!

Especially now, Yang Fan still faces so many challenges.

Perhaps, as The Guardian suggests, bringing Ferguson back into the fold, with his prestige, might be able to quickly stabilize the situation.

It would be absolutely impossible for anyone else to do it!

……

Before the morning training session, Yang Fan met with Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia.

The main approach is still to appease and communicate.

Because of the presence of the mole, Yang Fan is now extremely cautious in every move he makes.

He wasn't thinking about things too far in the future, but at the very least, he had to get through the first game.

Ashley Young's role during Moyes's tenure was more of a rotation, and his part was not significant.

Although Valencia has played a lot of minutes, mainly as a right winger, the Ecuadorian winger is no longer at his peak.

Ferguson once joked that Valencia only had one foot.

At his peak, Valencia relied on his right foot, lightning speed, and outstanding physique, making him unstoppable in the Premier League and even throughout Europe.

Everyone knew that he was the one who suddenly accelerated and crossed the ball from the byline.

It's the same old trick.

But it just couldn't be stopped!

Valencia is still in a state of flux, but their chances of falling further are slim.

He lost the speed and explosiveness he had at his peak.

Without this, his crosses are much less threatening.

Many people say that his crosses always hit the defenders because they can't get past them.

However, this situation improves significantly when the player switches to right wing-back.

Yang Fan also noticed that both of them were in good physical condition, currently showing a green light, which means they are "energetic".

But both organization and confidence are in a yellow light.

Today's training session was all arranged yesterday.

Yang Fan remained standing on the sidelines, observing.

But he noticed that Van Persie's head, which originally had one yellow and two red stripes, now had three yellow stripes.

Both organization and confidence have gone from a red light yesterday to a yellow light.

It's obvious that after yesterday's conversation, this kid went back and thought things through.

However, the status is still yellow (critical).

A little troublesome.

Vidic also has three yellow lights.

However, with one day of rest remaining, Yang Fan could observe the situation further.

Unlike the previous two days.

Today's training session was more intense and included a lot of technical and tactical drills.

By the end of the training session, everyone was drenched in sweat.

But just when the team was about to disband, Yang Fan suddenly stepped forward.

I have a few words to say.

Mike Phelan and Steve Lund knew Yang Fan's intentions in advance, so they retreated to positions two steps behind Yang Fan, leaving him to face the player alone.

The players all looked up, staring in surprise at the young, inexperienced rookie coach in front of them.

Uh, no, not even the head coach.

The current nominal manager of Manchester United is Mike Phelan.

"There have been many problems in the locker room recently, and I believe that everyone who truly hopes our team can get back on track should understand that this situation should not continue."

"A cleanup of the locker rooms is imperative!"

The opposing players immediately started discussing among themselves.

A rookie who can't even hold his position properly is trying to clean up the locker room?

They dared to mock and ridicule even Moyes to his face, so why would they be afraid of Yang Fan?

"You may not have heard about what happened Sunday morning, but that's okay. You can ask Ryan about it later."

Yang Fan turned to look at Giggs, who was standing on the periphery of the crowd.

Giggs's face immediately changed, and he cursed angrily.

What the hell do you mean?

Are you using labor relations as a typical example?

However, using a legendary figure like Class 92 as a cautionary tale has proven quite effective.

"I want to reiterate here that Manchester United is a publicly traded company. All of you have signed professional contracts with Manchester United that include a series of legal clauses, especially confidentiality clauses!"

The other side immediately fell silent.

"From today onwards, no one is permitted to publicly criticize team tactics, teammates, coaches, or employees in any setting, including the locker room, training ground, or post-game interviews!"

"If you have any opinions, you can talk to me at any time, or raise them directly in the meeting."

"However, if anyone violates this ban, being removed from the matchday squad is only the first step; on behalf of the club, I reserve the right to pursue legal action!"

Yang Fan's words left the Manchester United stars on the other side, including Vidic, Van Persie, and Rooney, with complex expressions.

On the one hand, no one likes to be threatened or intimidated like that.

Especially for big-name stars like them, it's even more unacceptable.

On the other hand, they are also very clear that over the past six months, the Manchester United dressing room has become increasingly unruly.

Moyes simply couldn't control it.

It's no secret that not only are the head coach looked down upon by the players, but the players also dislike each other, blaming and shirking responsibility during matches and training, and engaging in verbal disputes.

This kind of thing happens far too often when grades are bad.

Without change, this team will never have cohesion!

Most importantly, there's really no time left now.

Tomorrow night will be a life-or-death battle.

If Manchester United lose this game, they're finished!

By then, they will be met with a major purge this summer.

Yang Fan didn't say much to the players. After announcing the first ban, he signaled to the players that they could disband.

After the players finished showering and having lunch, and were preparing to go home and pack their bags, Jackie Kay called Vidic, Evra, Ferdinand, Rooney, Carrick, Fellaini, and Van Persie to the meeting room.

The ban is merely a deterrent.

Next, he needs to build consensus.

If Ferguson controlled every aspect of Manchester United through his powerful personal prestige, then Moyes' biggest failure was that he wanted to perpetuate Ferguson's role as a controller.

However, he lacked Ferguson's prestige.

Yang Fan learned from Moyes's failure.