Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 45 The New Team Manager

If Rhine could train Murphy and Quinn, then training Li Yichuan shouldn't be too difficult for him either.

The rest can be left to time. At most, Li Yanqing will have Cheng Mengmeng report on the other party's training progress periodically.

As for the defensive midfield problem that's been troubling him, we'll have to wait until the first half of the season ends to address that.

He doesn't have that much time to spend in the youth training team.

Huddersfield suffered a crushing defeat to Burton, and midfielder Palmer was temporarily suspended.

But apart from the loss to Burton Albion, they have been on a roll recently, immediately followed by a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in their next match, and have now climbed to tenth place in the standings.

Moreover, their situation is similar to Burton's, as they will mostly face weaker teams next.

It's easy to imagine that they will achieve a pretty good result this season.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle in the media, and Li Yanqing wasn't going to let them off the hook either, determined to take them down again in the second half of the season.

Anyway, the other party is now involved with Chen Yi and Raiola. After their last encounter, they are practically mortal enemies.

The only thing that puzzled him was that although Coach Wang had previously revealed that Chen Yi had invested in Huddersfield behind the scenes, no matter how they investigated, the police could not find any information about him.

It was as if the other party had vanished into thin air.

This is why his charge of assault could never be established.

As for the letter left behind by Coach Wang, Li Yanqing has already handed it over to the domestic investigation team.

If the investigation is true, then Chen Yi will definitely not be able to return to China.

It doesn't matter if he hides away; defeating Huddersfield is tantamount to squandering most of his fortune.

Don't worry, he's not in a hurry.

What I need to do is still ensure that we can continue to win the game.

10 month 17 day.

In the second round of the FA Cup, Burton Athletic will face Derby County.

Li Yanqing missed the first round match against Reading because he was still in the hospital at the time. However, the opponent was not strong, and Chris led the team to an easy victory.

Their opponent in this round, Derby County, is also not very strong.

Li Yanqing used a completely reserve lineup to fight against the opponent. He could accept either a win or a loss, since he wasn't hoping to win the championship anyway, so he simply used the opportunity to train his players.

Goalkeeper McLaughlin, who had previously been stripped of his starting position, got one last chance.

In fact, his condition had been extremely poor, but Li Yanqing still let him play.

If he can regain his form, we can continue to use him; if not, then put him directly into the transfer market.

Ultimately, Burton Albion, fielding an all-reserve squad, defeated Derby County 4-3.

All three goals conceded were largely due to McLaughlin, and Li Yanqing has already told him directly that he will no longer get any playing time.

Anyway, veteran goalkeeper Biwatt has been performing steadily recently, so I can just find a substitute later.

The next round of the FA Cup will be in two months, which is still a long time.

They will then face a Premier League club, Leicester City, who just completed their "title miracle" two years ago.

"Li, I have good news for you."

The next day, on the training field, Chris found Li Yanqing with a big smile on his face.

"Our new team manager is about to take office."

"Guess who he is?"

"What kind of good news is this?" Li Yanqing frowned, somewhat confused about what the other party meant.

Transfers and contracts are no longer solely decided by them; could this be considered good news?

"Of course it's good news!"

"Look! He's here!"

Chris pointed to the other side of the court, where a man in a suit was slowly walking over.

"That's... Barker?" Li Yanqing exclaimed in surprise as soon as he saw who it was.

Barker was the previous Burton captain before Bradford.

Disappointed with the team's performance last season, he retired in the middle of last season at the age of 34.

Then, not long after, Li Yanqing arrived.

"You didn't expect that, did you? He's the new team manager Robinson found for us!"

"Do you think he might make things difficult for you? The club is full of your fans now!"

Chris finished speaking with a smile and turned to greet Barker.

"Hey! Barker! I'm here!"

"Chris, long time no see." Barker greeted Chris, but when he saw Li Yanqing, he was clearly a little excited and grabbed the latter's arm.

"Li! It's a pleasure to work with you!"

"Thanks to you, the team was able to avoid relegation at the end of last season."

"I watched every game the team played, you did a fantastic job!"

"Our future cooperation will be very pleasant. You're in charge. As long as it doesn't disrupt the team's salary structure, I'll stand with you!"

"That's fantastic!" No matter how much Barker praised Li Yanqing, he didn't react much, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately beamed with joy.

"I wish I had a team manager like you!"

It has to be said that this veteran captain, Barker, is just right for him.

He was afraid that another player like Kevin would come along, which would restrict his options in the transfer market.

He even forced himself to use certain players.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chairman asked me to be the manager so that I could provide you with the greatest support."

Seeing Li Yanqing's reaction, Barker laughed and explained.

"Of course, I will discuss any business requirements with you. When you buy people, you just need to cooperate with my requirements. You can choose the people yourself."

"Just tell me what kind of person you want to buy, and I'll do my best to take care of it!"

"Oh, by the way, it's my treat tonight. You can eat whatever you want!"

“Then I’ll have to make you pay.” Chris looked at Barker with ill intent.

Then, they all laughed.

Head coach Li Yanqing, assistant coach Chris, team manager Barker, and youth team head coach Rhein.

Basically, that's all the management at Burton Albion.

Unlike those big clubs, Burton Albion is entirely owned by Robinson, so there is no board of directors or anything like that.

Li Yanqing believed that as long as their small group worked together, it would be much easier for them to achieve something.

Barker was about to leave after saying hello, but suddenly looked up as if he remembered something.

"By the way, Li, the Chairman also told me that your coaching team should be expanded."

“Even if it’s just a temporary contract, he offered you a million pounds, which is enough for you to hire some people.”

He also said, "Well, if your hiring criteria are all pretty young girls like Cheng, then there's no need to rush..."