Raw in MTLNovel : "The Red Devils Successor"
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Now, 2 months later, around 30 days before Sir Alex Ferguson retirement.
Manchester's sky is still gloomy like many passers-by, but at this time the Carrington training base is in full swing.
The Carrington Training Base is only 6 miles away from Manchester United's home, the Old Trafford Stadium. It is surrounded by trees, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and a very quiet environment. In the entire training field, there are 14 football fields of different sizes for players to train. In addition to the large outdoor training grounds, there are many indoor training halls, swimming pools, gyms, physiotherapy centers, canteen, and many more. From the youth training team under the age of 9 to the main players of the first team, all of them are systematically trained at this very base.
Early in the morning, Carrington's old administrator Connie was chatting with guard Thor.
"Hey, good morning. How's today?"
"Good morning, everything is fine today."
The conversation between Connie and Thor was as usual.
"Just in April this year, we are about to win the league championship, it is exciting to think about it."
"But we're kicked out too early in the Champions League, it is a bit regrettable."
The two were chatting, and suddenly a voice behind them greeted, "Good morning, Connie, Thor, glad to see both of you."
Connie and Thor looked back: "Tiger, you still come so early today."
"Yeah, if I came later than the boys of the youth team, how can I set an example for them?" Tiger King said with a smile.
Looking at Tiger King's back, Thor said to Connie, "Connie, have you noticed any change in Tiger's temperament during this time?"
Connie nodded: "It's true, I don't know why this time around, Tiger suddenly became a lot more cheerful. Although Tiger has been easy-going and had smiles on his face these years, he always had a gloomy feeling around him."
"Tiger' mentality is getting better now. If you and I feel what he had experienced, we'd probably be lost for a long time." Thor shook his head slightly, feeling extremely sorry.
Connie looked at Tiger King's distant figure, and remembered the past 20 years ago.
Everyone in the world knows that the talents of Manchester United's '92 Class, they, one by one, have a high reputation in international football. Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Neville Brothers, Butt. Those six are representatives of Class '92, and they have led a brilliant era for Manchester United.
But few people know that when they were still at the Manchester United youth team, there was another young man who had high hopes.
He was Tiger King!
Tiger King was in the limelight at the time, and his position in the youth team even surpassed Beckham and Giggs, because he was the captain of class 92. However, unfortunately, during a team training, Tiger King accidentally sprained his ankle. After a doctor's diagnosis, he was diagnosed with a severe torn ligament. Tiger King eventually failed to heal his injuries and could no longer reach the athlete's ability. He had to say goodbye to professional football.
This incident caused a great sensation within Manchester United. Ferguson was very distressed by his beloved disciple tragedy, and other young teammates were also very sad. After this blow, Tiger King suddenly fell down. Unexpectedly, the tragedy hadn't stop. Tiger King's parents died one after another in the same year. In this world, only Tiger King is left, facing the difficulties of life alone.
Later, Ferguson decided. He arranged Tiger King to be a teaching assistant in the youth team, allowing him to get a coach qualification. Under the care and guidance of Ferguson, Tiger King finally got his hands on the FIFA A-Class coach qualification at the age of 22, breaking the England record at that time. After that Ferguson arranged Tiger King to become a formal football coach on the youth team. Since then, Tiger King has started his coaching career. Tiger King is 38 years old now. In that case, he has been a coach for more than 16 years and has a very deep qualification. Now Tiger King has become the assistant coach of Manchester United youth team, helping youth team head coach McGuinness to handle the team's affairs.
His life has been pretty good in these years. He has no worries about food and clothing, and had pretty a good income. He bought a three-bedroom house near the Carrington training base.
Even so, every time Tiger King saw his former teammates Beckham and Giggs fighting on the green field, he felt a deep regret deep inside him.
He often imagined the scene of himself winning the Triple Crown, imagined himself as the captain of Manchester United, imagined the cheers of the audience when he retired. But all this is just imagination.
"Tiger, is something in your heart?"
McGuinness patted Tiger King's shoulder, and Tiger King then reacted.
"It's okay, I remember something before."
Hearing this from Tiger King, McGuinness meaningfully comforted and said, "Tiger, the past is over. Don't think too much about it. You are my assistant coach now. I am older and I am not sure, maybe in a few years. You would take over my position. Do your best, maybe one day you can go and direct the game there. "
McGuinness pointed to the East, where the Old Trafford Stadium is.
Tiger King smiled: "6 miles, a little far away, can't see."
"Hahaha, that's right, now smile more often." McGuinness told Tiger King, he then continued to guide the young players training on the field, "Oy! The midfield! Get a little bit closer to the front court! don't let the forwards wait in front of you alone, pull the gap, and strengthen your running! "
Tiger King stood by the training ground and he remembered abut the past. Remembering about it, even he was very emotional: If it were not for injuries, Tiger King's career would have been very high. But life is like this, the world is fickle and unpredictable. Just like himself, yesterday he was Jin Taige, and today he became Tiger King. However, he still likes the nickname "Tiger".
At this time McGuinness returned to Tiger King, and the two started talking about the first team's recent game.
McGuinness's face was light and happy: "There are 4 games left, 7 points ahead of Manchester City, the championship should be in our grasp! It feels so good to be able to step on top of our rival, Manchester City!"
"Yes, as long as there is no accident, the champion is ours."
"But Sir Ferguson is retiring, and Scholes is also retiring, which is really sad." McGuinness sighed, then looked up and said with relief, "Fortunately, the team is now strong enough. No matter who directed it next season, we are still a strong contender for the championship. "
Hearing this, Tiger King can't help but shook his head: "I don't think so. I don't think Manchester United's situation is very optimistic. The team's lineup is in crisis and the outlook is not optimistic."
McGuinness was surprised, he did not expect that Tiger King would say this, he was about to refute, and suddenly someone from behind them said: "In a crisis? Tiger, what do you think about the future of the team?"
The two of them looked back, and they suddenly froze.
"Sir Ferguson, where did you come from?"
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I'm in a good mood today, so here's a second chapter for today