Starting with saving Manchester United

Yang Fan and Rooney's first meeting lasted only a little over 8 minutes.

It wasn't short, but it wasn't long either.

Interestingly, Rooney didn't say a single word from beginning to end.

The entire process seemed to express a protest against Yang Fan, the interim head coach.

Interestingly, when Rooney left Yang Fan's office, the three lights above his head, which were originally two yellow and one red, turned into three yellow lights.

The organization has changed from a red light (alienation) to a yellow light (detachment).

That's a bit too much!

Yang Fan really wanted to call Rooney back and have a serious talk with him.

You're so damn arrogant!

Even though I listened to everything, you still put on airs without saying a word?

However, this also allowed Yang Fan to see the amazing features of the light language system.

It may not be an incredibly overpowered cheat, but it's very practical.

After Jackie Kay took Rooney back, he brought Van Persie over.

Yang Fan originally thought that Van Persie would be a little better than Rooney.

After all, he had a serious falling out with Moyes before, and even threatened to transfer.

Now that Moyes is out of office, shouldn't the Dutch be happier?

Unexpectedly, two large red lanterns appeared above this guy's head.

The status is a yellow light [critical], the organization is a red light [estrangement], and confidence is a red light [depressed].

After a little thought, Yang Fan understood the general idea.

Like Rooney, Van Persie is a proud and arrogant football star.

They looked down on Yang Fan completely.

To put it bluntly, if Yang Fan hadn't worked at Manchester United, it would have been extremely difficult for him to even meet a star player of their caliber outside of Manchester.

And now he's going to be coaching them.

Who would accept this?

Yang Fan treats Van Persie the same way he treats Rooney.

I never expected that a single meeting would completely change their attitude.

He immediately bowed down?

That's a plot from a web novel; it's practically impossible in reality.

To motivate Rooney, Yang Fan could use Bobby Robson or Cantona as examples, since Rooney is indeed aiming to become a Manchester United legend, and this approach would be effective.

But Van Persie is different.

Why would someone risk being condemned to leave Arsenal for Manchester United?

Annual salary and championship!

The former has already been obtained, but the latter cannot be guaranteed at all.

If Yang Fan were to say to Van Persie now: "Trust me, I can lead you to a championship."

Believe it or not?

Van Persie's impression of him will be even worse.

When that time comes, will they cooperate with Yang Fan's tactics on the field?

How often do players outwardly comply but inwardly defy the coach and "take care of" him on the field?

Therefore, Yang Fan did not do that, but chose another path.

He first told Van Persie that the coaching staff would tailor a training plan specifically for him, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach like Moyes used in the past.

Yang Fan even asked him if he had any better suggestions for his training, and welcomed him to bring them up at any time.

"Anything that can better help you maintain your good condition will be adopted!"

Yang Fan spoke with great sincerity.

"Gary Walker and Paul Gaudino are working on the plan. They will contact you about the details, so just tell them what they need to say."

Yang Fan's words surprised Van Persie.

The head coach lets the players give their opinions on training?

What was his biggest conflict with Moyes?

It's all about training!

Moyes advocates for equal treatment without discrimination; Van Persie, on the other hand, believes that Moyes' training intensity is too high and could easily cause him injuries.

Who is right?

Both make sense!

He had been vying with Moyes for more than half a year, and Yang Fan had now given him everything he had been longing for but could not obtain.

They even gave double.

"I have communicated with the coaching staff and also watched some game videos from before this season. Your performance has declined this season. In addition to injuries and training, tactical issues are also a problem."

"I've met with Rooney, and I'll try to persuade him to let you play as our team's lone striker, leading our attack and giving you absolute freedom and room to maneuver."

Van Persie was genuinely surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Rooney would agree?"

This secretly pleased Yang Fan.

Having problems means there's an opportunity, which is better than Rooney remaining silent.

"He will prioritize the team's overall interests, and I hope you will too!" Yang Fan did not answer directly.

Van Persie remained silent.

From Arsenal to now, Robin van Persie has only ever been good at playing as a lone striker.

He needs absolute freedom in the attacking third, whether he moves to the wing, into the middle, or drops back; he plays quite freely.

Last season at Manchester United, it was Ferguson who forcefully suppressed Rooney.

Rooney was even forced to play as a defensive midfielder at one point.

The entire attacking third was given up, giving Van Persie absolute freedom.

However, since Moyes came on this season, Rooney has started to appear more often in the attacking third, forming a two-striker formation.

This severely limited Van Persie's options.

As a superstar of his time, Van Persie was well aware that Rooney's advanced position was to make room for Fellaini.

This Belgian, who followed Moyes to Manchester United, is a midfielder, but he often pushes forward.

Rooney played in the number 10 position and often found himself crammed together with Fellaini.

Even more outrageous, they bought Juan Mata during the winter break.

Spaniards are best suited to playing the number 10 position, not the wing.

That's all mixed up.

Understanding is one thing, but when it comes to actually playing on the field, Van Persie and Rooney as a strike partnership just feels awkward and uncomfortable; they just can't seem to get the game going.

Van Persie also mentioned this issue to Moyes.

But Moyes also had his own considerations.

More importantly, Rooney had not renewed his contract for a long time and was frequently involved in transfer rumors. In addition, Moyes's prestige was limited, and he could not ask Rooney to return to the team like Ferguson had.

This led to the series of controversies that followed.

The cake that Yang Fan is offering right now is exactly what Van Persie has been longing for but has never been able to obtain.

"If Rooney agrees, I will fully cooperate!" Van Persie stated after much consideration.

Yang Fan smiled and nodded, "Very good, Robin, I believe you."

After a pause, Yang Fan continued, "I believe that you came to Manchester United for more than just to win a Premier League title; you definitely have higher aspirations."

These words struck a chord with Van Persie.

If he had known beforehand that Ferguson would retire in 13, he would never have joined Manchester United in 12.

Ferguson had personally promised him that he wouldn't retire so soon.

Ferguson's team reached the Champions League final twice, in 09 and 11.

This made Van Persie feel that coming to Manchester United, under Ferguson, gave him a better chance of winning the Champions League than staying at Arsenal.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson suddenly retired.

"Robin."

Yang Fan had been paying close attention to Van Persie's changing expressions and understood what was going on.

The best Robin van Persie was the strongest, and perhaps the closest to, the perfect center forward in the world!

If having too many injuries isn't considered a drawback.

"I can't promise you anything right now, because that's all unconvincing."

"The only thing I can guarantee is that I will do my best to help you and the rest of the team to show your best on the court."

"And you, Robin, will definitely be the most dazzling one!"

Yang Fan meant "help".

This resonated with Van Persie from the bottom of his heart.

The unruly Dutch have never believed that what they need is leadership.

He would have thought so even if the head coach was Ferguson or Wenger.

Yang Fan also acknowledged Van Persie's "confidence".

Geniuses are always special!