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Chapter 259 Duncan's Request (21100)

Chapter 259 Duncan's Request (21100)

"Mr. Duncan, sit down, please."

In the conference room of the Manchester City training base, on the long conference table, Fahim was already waiting at the main seat.Beside Fahim is a female secretary who is operating a laptop.

The club's CEO, Gary Cook, sat to Fahim's left.

And on the empty seat opposite Gary Cook, there was already a cup of hot tea.

This cup of hot tea was obviously prepared for Duncan.

"Thank you, Mr. Fahim." Duncan took his seat.

"I watched the game yesterday, it was very exciting." Fahim smiled slightly, and said to Duncan: "Mr. Duncan, His Highness Mansour also watched this derby match last night. Regarding your coaching ability, Mansu His Royal Highness spoke highly of it."

"He believes that under your guidance, Manchester City has shown an absolutely strong ability and is also very dominant in the game. Although I don't know football very well, I know that this must be a very high compliment!"

"Mr. Fahim, please convey my thanks to Mr. Mansour." Duncan said.

Fahim referred to Mansour as His Highness because he is the fifth child of Zayed II and a prince in the UAE.

But Duncan lived in the era of the Republic, and he didn't like the title "His Royal Highness", so he called him "Mr."

Fahim didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "Mr. Mansour likes football very much. There are many rumors in the outside world that he doesn't understand football. He just came to have fun. It's just an entertainment. But Mr. Mansour is very concerned about the purchase of Manchester City Club. Definitely want to manage it seriously and turn this club into a century-old club. Please rest assured Mr. Duncan on this point."

Duncan nodded: "Of course."

In his previous life, Mansour managed Manchester City for ten years and spent 12 billion pounds on the acquisition alone.

For him, the 12 billion pounds was not really thrown out at random, but must be seriously considered and weighed.

"Mr. Duncan has shown a strong coaching ability, and the club has always valued a capable person like Mr. Duncan!" Fahim said: "Although I know that Mr. Duncan has renewed his contract last season, I think that for you For such a capable coach, I should offer you a more generous contract. And this is also His Royal Highness Mansour's idea."

Having said that, Fahim motioned to the female secretary, who stood up, took out a contract and handed it to Duncan.

Duncan took it and briefly flipped through it.

This is a draft contract, and the most important thing is of course the contract figures.In this contract, Duncan's annual salary has increased from 200 million pounds to 400 million pounds.

Although he was mentally prepared, Duncan's eyelids still twitched in disappointment.

This local tycoon in the Middle East is really rich!

After browsing the contract in general, Duncan thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Fahim, I have no objection to the contract in general, but for some specific details, I would like to consult a lawyer. How about we sign it after studying it in detail?"

"Very well, your care is well deserved." Fahim said with a smile: "One more thing, Mr. Mansour believes that our lineup is still not strong. So in the next winter break, Mr. Mansour I hope you can add a few players with world-class strength. And the 2 million pounds transfer funds we promised are already in the club's account. You can call them at any time."

Duncan frowned and said: "Mr. Fahim, now I am the head coach and manager of the club. I think I can form my team according to my own wishes. Only the players who are most suitable for my lineup , is the player I want. It doesn’t matter how capable or famous the player is.”

Duncan's words are basically attacking him head-on.

Sure enough, Fahim frowned and said, "But don't stronger players improve the strength of the team? If the strength is average, then how can they perform well?"

Duncan said: "Every coach has his own set of tactical styles, and a player who does not conform to this tactical style, no matter how big he is, this head coach will not use it."

There are many such examples, such as Mourinho's entry into Real Madrid and Raul leaving the team; such as Guardiola and Ibrahimovic, under Guashuai, Ibrahimovic obviously did not show his strength; Well, the World Cup Golden Globe is just a parallel import at Manchester United; for example, Henry did not play at his own level under Carlo Ancelotti's Juventus...

For Duncan, his judgment standard is more intuitive: formation fit.

If you buy players with low lineup fit like Bianchi and Cordella, Duncan can't control it.

Normally, only players with a formation fit higher than 70 will fall into Duncan's eyes.

At this point, Ronaldo's formation fit is only 59, while Robinho's is even lower, only 47.

Buying a star with a low formation fit is actually a lose-lose.

"Of course I understand that." Fahim nodded: "We are only responsible for providing funds and negotiating transfers. As for the selection, of course you have the right to decide." Fahim glanced at Gary Cook.

Gary Cook nodded: "Of course."

It's a bit of a heartache, but it was settled early in the season, and Gary Cook wasn't much better off.

"Okay, when the time comes, I will provide a transfer list. What I want is, as long as it is on the transfer list, as for the others, I don't want it at all." Things, so Duncan said this firmly.

The current results of the team are his greatest confidence.

Fahim nodded: "I understand the operating mechanism of Premier League clubs. The team's head coach is in charge of all management matters of the team, including transfers. We are a professional club and of course respect your rights."

At this point, this session should be almost over.

Then Fahim asked: "Mr. Duncan, do you have any other requests?"

Duncan thought about it.The hardware facilities have improved a lot, and it's not the time to think about it in the middle of the season, but the software can be modified.

"Mr. Fahim, let me share some suggestions." Duncan thought for a while, and then spoke.

"First of all, youth training. Our youth training foundation is very good, but the current situation is not good. I went to the youth training camp a few days ago, and I couldn't even find a suitable young player, so Ward's first suggestion was to improve the youth training. One is a professional team of youth training coaches and a global scouting network. High-level scouts can help us discover good seedlings, and good youth training coaches can train these good seedlings into excellent players."

"The second suggestion is the current team personnel security system. Including, physiotherapy experts, to help players recover quickly; experts in the field of psychology, to help players ease their emotions before and after games; sports nutrition experts, for each Players, provide adequate and reasonable meals; physical trainers, including professional training on endurance, explosive power, and balance; rehabilitation physiotherapists, help players quickly recover their physical strength."

Duncan's suggestion is because many modern players can still maintain good condition in their 30s, because of the tracking services of professional teams.

This is very important for a team.

"The third is professional software and systems. We not only need a system for analyzing and counting players' data during games and training, but also a system for detecting body function structure, physiological function, emotion and psychology. Of course, analyzing the player status system and the physical injury warning system is also essential!"

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Based on his previous life experience, Duncan listed a lot.All of them can achieve results in a short period of time through a large amount of capital investment at this stage.

As for the construction of the football academy and the club, more time is needed to prepare, so as to put forward more professional suggestions.

While Duncan said, Fahim ordered the female secretary to write it down. Obviously, Duncan's opinion was taken very seriously.

After Duncan finished speaking, Fahim asked the female secretary and knew that he had recorded all Duncan's suggestions.

Of course, what Duncan gave was only a general framework. As for the specific implementation, it was naturally Gary Cook who took the lead.

"Thank you for Mr. Duncan's suggestion. We will find someone to demonstrate and implement it as soon as possible," Fahim said.

"Thank you, Mr. Fahim, too," Duncan said.

"I promised so much tonight, but I don't just look at the investment, but also at the income." Fahim looked at Duncan. At this moment, he changed from a good boss to a businessman who only cares about gains and losses. .

"However, the club's investment is so large, it also depends on the ultimate benefit. If the team's final results are far from our expectations, I think His Highness Mansour will definitely not be too happy."

The consequences of being unhappy are naturally self-evident.

"This is what you and I have in common." Duncan smiled: "Everything I do is to improve the team's performance."

(End of this chapter)