novelraw Chapter 620 - 426 Tang Long Appears on the News Broadcast! To Stay, Pellegrini Makes a Final Gamble! _2
Chapter 620 - 426 Tang Long Appears on the News Broadcast! To Stay, Pellegrini Makes a Final Gamble! _2
National football fans are ecstatic!
-[Wow, it actually made the Evening News!]
-[The man who walked from CCTV5 to CCTV1!]
-[I watched this 10-0 match, it was so thrilling, so savage, I loved it!]
-[Manchester City has already secured the league and the League Cup, reached the Champions League semi-finals. This season has been perfect. Keep it up next season!]
-[I never watched the Premier League, but I followed Manchester City all year because of Tang Long. So many unforgettable moments!]
-[Tang Long conquered Serie A, and then conquered the Premier League, next year he will surely conquer Europe!]
-[He’s not even 20 years old, with a bright future ahead. A great future awaits him!]
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Pellegrini paced back and forth in his office.
Sometimes he walked, sometimes he sat down, but just as he settled into his seat, he stood up again.
Occasionally he went to the computer, casually glanced at the latest news;
Occasionally he walked to the window, watching the players train downstairs.
At this moment, the Chilean was enveloped in a cloud of tension, lingering, unable to shake off!
This was his third year coaching Manchester City.
From May 2013 to May 2016.
Total of 166 games, win rate 61.2%.
This win rate ranks first in Manchester City’s history, even two percentage points higher than the famed Mancini, who led the team to their first league title!
In three years, Pellegrini left Manchester City with two Premier League titles and two League Cup titles, total of four trophies.
He also won Premier League Monthly Best Coach six times.
However, the Champions League defeat to Bayern felt like a shackle, tightly locked around his neck, his breath becoming rapid!
"Oh! Bad timing, why did it have to be Bayern that eliminated us!"
Pellegrini was quite upset, heavily striking the large floor-to-ceiling glass, the ceiling quivered a bit, and dust fell onto his silver hair.
On the night they were eliminated by Bayern,
Pellegrini reported to Manchester City CEO Belgistan during their call, although it was disappointing to stop at the Champions League semi-final for the club, the team would reignite their spirit, ensuring victory against Bournemouth, clinching the Premier League title one round early, ending the year-long competition with Manchester United.
Pellegrini did not break his word; he truly accomplished it.
Regardless of the meticulous pre-match preparation or the passionate dressing room speech, he did everything a coach could do.
However, Pellegrini still worries about his coaching position!
He couldn’t help but walk to the window again, watching Gundogan train diligently on the field.
This player was forcefully inserted by Guardiola during the winter transfer window, although his performance was quite good, helping Pellegrini a lot in the league—yet the German midfielder always felt like a nail, piercing his heart, causing it to ache faintly.
A Premier League title, a League Cup title, are they really enough to keep his position as head coach?
Pellegrini was extremely anxious.
He even fantasized, even if he did not win the Champions League, but beat Bayern and entered the final, that would prove his coaching ability is better than Guardiola’s, perhaps the management would have room for maneuvering in the next season’s coaching decision.
But it’s no use talking about this now.
Bayern and Real Madrid have already met in the Champions League final.
Bayern defeated Manchester City, Guardiola defeated him too!
Especially in the second leg, the passing and control displayed by Bayern towards the end made Manchester City players unable to touch the ball, and Pellegrini was fearful that this Bayern’s control skill was even stronger than when he faced Barça during his Real Madrid days.
"Guardiola is only 45 years old, this young man keeps surpassing himself, why am I still stuck in place, am I really old..." Pellegrini felt tumultuous and upset.
Knock knock knock—
Assistant coach Rein knocked on the door and came in.
He held a piece of paper in his hand intending to hand it to Pellegrini, but seeing his boss’s absent-minded look, Rein silently hid the paper behind him, appearing hesitant.
Pellegrini saw the piece of paper and asked Rein what he was here for.
Rein hesitated for a moment and finally said:
"Boss, Burton is recruiting a head coach, I submitted my resume to them yesterday and they quickly responded, agreeing to let me coach. I came to resign."
Rein’s tone sounded very bashful when he said this, clearly feeling embarrassed.
After all, he’s been with Pellegrini for twelve whole years, starting from their La Liga days at Villarreal, the two began partnering together.
In these twelve years, they’ve weathered many storms together, always coming through in the end.
But this time, Rein decided to leave Pellegrini and become the head coach of a team himself, the real boss.
"Burton, uh," Pellegrini was taken aback, "What team is that, how come I’ve never heard of it, which country are you going to?"
"It’s in England, in a town under Staffordshire," Rein said, "They ranked second in the English First Division this season, will play in the Championship next season."
Taking advantage of Pellegrini’s distraction, Rein handed his resignation letter to him.
He originally expected Pellegrini to rage at his sudden departure, since he hadn’t given prior notice.
In fact, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision by Rein!