Starting with saving Manchester United

Yang Fan didn't know how Giggs would appease the fans and deal with the media.

Even if the media and fans tortured him to death, Yang Fan wouldn't care.

He only cares about the team's upcoming preparations.

With the return of Mike Phelan and Steve Lund, Yang Fan's temporary team was barely assembled.

He decided to change the formation, and the coaching staff, based on his wishes, developed a training plan for the next three days, including Wednesday morning.

Next, let's see how it's implemented.

Another factor is the level of teamwork among the players.

Yang Fan also realized that the light signal system was quite useful.

At the very least, he can clearly see what the players are thinking.

This greatly helped him in selecting the team lineup for the competition.

But Jackie Kay presented Yang Fan with another challenge.

Are you meeting with the players today?

"Hmm, is there a problem?"

Yang Fan wondered if the personal assistant's expression was a little too serious.

"That's to be expected, but there are a few things I feel I need to tell you in advance."

"you say."

Yang Fan noticed that Jackie Kay had obviously considered it carefully.

That's definitely not a small matter.

"Besides his salary demands, there was another very important reason why Rooney wanted to transfer at the beginning of this season."

"What?"

"Towards the end of last season, the old Jazz suddenly revealed to the media that Rooney had submitted a transfer request, but this was not true. We all thought that the old Jazz were trying to pressure Rooney to renew his contract, but..."

Ferguson has retired!

Wouldn't that leave this mess for future generations?

"Rooney was heavily criticized by the media and fans because of this incident, and he was also isolated in the locker room, so he harbored a lot of resentment."

Yang Fan nodded.

Honestly, if I were in that situation, I would definitely be angry too.

"Another thing is that after Moyes took office, he also had a lot of opinions about the old knight."

"Why?" Yang Fan asked, surprised.

"I remember when Moyes first came to Carrington, it was the old knight who personally brought him here."

"Yes, but later the old Jazz said something in the media. He believed that he had left behind a championship team with an average age of only 26. Moyes would definitely be under pressure to take over, but as long as he could win a championship, then this season would not be a failure."

Yang Fan didn't react immediately upon hearing this.

But upon further reflection, it suddenly dawned on me.

From Ferguson's perspective, there's nothing wrong with saying that.

The championship-winning team is a fact.

Given Ferguson's coaching ability, it would be difficult for Manchester United to win the Premier League and the Champions League with this squad this season, but winning a title is not impossible.

Don't we also have the League Cup and the FA Cup?

Moyes led the team to a tough battle in the League Cup this season, even reaching the semi-finals, only to lose to Sunderland in the end.

But for Moyes, this statement was very problematic.

This is forcing Moyes to win a championship!

Yang Fan even suspected that it was at that moment that Moyes made up his mind to completely erase all traces of Ferguson and fire Mike Phelan, René Mullensteen, and others.

Yang Fan was a little unsure how to put it.

Take Ferguson's frequent appearances at Old Trafford to watch games, for example. Can we say that Ferguson was wrong?

Oh, so he's not even allowed to be a head coach anymore, and he can't even be a fan?

But for Moyes, this is pressure.

Especially since Manchester United's performance is not good right now.

As for the championship theory, Ferguson may genuinely believe it, because he feels that this is his bottom line.

But he forgot that he was Ferguson!

Sometimes, this is how conflicts arise between people.

"Also, I have something else to remind you of."

"you say."

"Over the past few months, the media outside have always been able to learn about our starting lineup and even our tactics in advance."

"Is there a mole?"

Amitabha Buddha, the first person Yang Fan thought of was Giggs.

Jackie Kay seemed to understand Yang Fan's meaning and shook her head, "It shouldn't be him."

"So, Moyes started announcing the starting lineup only before the match, which made the players very unhappy, especially veterans like Ferdinand and Vidic, who felt it was disrespectful to them."

How so?

Whether the starting lineup is important or not is a matter of opinion.

Sometimes, the element of surprise in tactics can indeed influence the outcome of a match right from the start.

As the main players in the game, the players can actually get some information in advance, such as the vests they are given during training.

This problem did not exist during Ferguson's time.

As an authority figure at Manchester United, anyone who dares to reveal even a single word will be immediately shut down.

Not to mention leaking it to the media.

Even in some important matches, Ferguson would only announce the starting lineup an hour or two before the game, and it was no problem to temporarily remove key players who were not in good form. Who would dare to object?

But Moyes couldn't do that.

Announcing the starting lineup in advance and communicating with the players promptly is a habit of most head coaches.

The problem lies in the timing.

Imagine what it would be like if Moyes communicated with the players the day before the match, and the very next morning, his starting lineup, or even his starting tactics, were published in the media.

Moyes later opted to announce the starting lineup only before the match.

The advantage of doing this is that it keeps things confidential, but problems arise with the players.

In particular, former key players such as Ferdinand, Vidic, and Evra are all used to starting.

Regardless of their form, they are always the core players.

Now that they're older, and Moyes didn't tell them beforehand, only defeating them right before the match, can they accept that?

That's incredibly disrespectful!

Especially since he is the team's captain and vice-captain, and a leader in the locker room.

Without Ferguson's prestige, Moyes's actions directly offended these bigwigs.

"This is indeed a tricky problem," Yang Fan said, also feeling a bit of a headache.

In accordance with workplace practices, since the players' contracts all include confidentiality agreements, we should find out the mole and punish him severely!

But look at those head coaches who caught internal traitors, which one of them had a good ending?

The more they try to control the situation, the worse the team's performance gets!

Announcement beforehand risks leaks, while announcing it before the match might offend people...

If not handled carefully, it could end up pleasing neither side.

Being the head coach of a top club is no human job!

"You need to think this through carefully," Jackie Kay said, her intentions good.

"Thank you." Yang Fan appreciated her kindness.

After what happened yesterday, Yang Fan noticed that Jackie Kay seemed to have changed her attitude towards him quite a bit, and was proactively revealing more information.

But as he said before, Manchester United is now like a leaky cruise ship.

The ship is too big, and it's sailing in strong winds and waves, so you have no idea when or where it will suddenly start leaking.

This has put him in a very passive position.

However, communicating with the players is imperative.

Putting everything else aside, Yang Fan can't possibly replace a player and go on the field to participate in the game, can he?

If you're going to change the formation, you should at least have a proper talk with the players, right?

The team has a group of veterans and some substitute players; they need to be appeased, right?

And most importantly, Rooney and Van Persie, these two aces, definitely need to be clarified.

Whether Manchester United can win the next game depends on these two!

Believe it or not, without Rooney and Van Persie, no one can carry the current Manchester United.

No wonder Giggs was willing to come back and endure humiliation!

Given Manchester United's current chaotic situation, if they could bring in a renowned manager midway through the season, Yang Fan would personally rip Giggs' head off and use it as a chamber pot for the new manager!