Extraordinary coach

Absolute centrality?

Don’t want to be someone else’s little brother?

Who is Southampton's current core player?

Ronaldo!

Whose younger brother is Bale at Real Madrid?

Ronaldo!

When Bell made this request, it was equivalent to giving Sun Yi a multiple-choice question.

It is absolutely impossible for Ronaldo to be someone else's little brother. Even if he is injured now and is 34 years old, that is impossible.

Therefore, what Sun Yi faces now is:

Bale or Ronaldo?

Sun Yi began to fall into a dilemma.

A healthy Bell is definitely the third best player in the world.

But what about a healthy Ronaldo? It may be debatable that he is currently the number one player in the world, but he is definitely the number two player in the world.

It's really torturous to have two such beings and only be able to choose one from them.

This choice will give any coach a headache.

Should you choose a world No. 3 player who is only 30 years old, or choose a No. 2 player in the world who doesn't know how many more years he can play?

If you have to make a choice, I believe many people will choose the former one.

Age is the biggest consideration in professional sports when you get older.

Otherwise, a player as strong as Ronaldo would not have been cleared out by Real Madrid.

Sun Yi really couldn't make a choice in a short time.

Even if he asked old Dior for his opinion, he got the same dilemma.

Sun Yi couldn't make a decision immediately.

After much consideration, Sun Yi still couldn't make an easy decision.

Bell's matter can only be postponed for the time being.

To be sure, Sun Yi was tortured before he made a decision.

In the following time, Sun Yi would think back and forth between whom to choose almost without anything else.

On this day, Sun Yi came to the training ground.

Before training started, he heard many people discussing that Bell might join Southampton.

The purchase of Bell has been rumored recently.

Sun Yi heard many people saying that Bale was bought to prepare for Ronaldo's successor. It’s just that many people have also mentioned the issue of Bell’s glass man attributes.

"If Bale wasn't so easily injured, it would be good to buy him. After all, he is only 30 years old..."

Sun Yi was very excited to hear that some players did not reject Bell's arrival. Anyway, Bell's injury is not a problem for him at all.

But when he saw Ronaldo working hard to resume training, especially his investment and attitude in training, Sun Yi couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Sun Yi really can't bear to let down such a professional player!

It's just that Ronaldo's age is there, what can I do?

If Ronaldo is willing to suffer a little injustice and tolerate it, he will have the best of both worlds.

Thinking of this, Sun Yi decided to talk to Ronaldo after the training.

After the training ended near noon, Sun Yi approached Ronaldo and asked him to go to dinner together.

In the canteen of the base, Sun Yi and Ronaldo sat at the same table after dinner.

Originally, Sun Yi wanted to invite Ronaldo to eat out, but Ronaldo refused. He insisted on eating the nutritious meal prepared by the club for the players.

There were many players in the cafeteria who were also dining. When they saw the two of them sitting alone together, they understood that they had something to talk about, so they didn't come over to join in the fun.

Seeing Cristiano Ronaldo eating the bland and nutritious meal with gusto, Sun Yi felt even more emotional.

But some things are better left open after all.

Sun Yi cleared his throat and was about to speak. At this time, I heard the midday sports news coming from the canteen TV, and Bell was mentioned in it.

This made Sun Yi couldn't help but look up.

The news is talking about Bell's transfer to Southampton. Not only did he mention the transfer fee that has been circulated, but he also speculated on the reason why Sun Yi wanted to buy Bell to Southampton.

Well, although what was said in the news was not entirely correct, it was still about 60% to 70% correct.

Sun Yi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. You must know that he is sitting at the same table with Ronaldo facing each other for dinner.

However, when Sun Yi turned around and thought about it, he felt that the news came at the right time, and almost told Ronaldo everything he wanted to say in advance.

"Coach, you came to have dinner with me. Do you want to talk to me about something?" Ronaldo stopped what he was doing and looked up at Sun Yi.

"Yeah!" Sun Yi nodded and looked back. Just as soon as he met Ronaldo's eyes, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Just say what you want to say. Maybe I should have guessed the reason why you are looking for me." Ronaldo gave a self-deprecating smile.

'Uh~' Sun Yi lowered his head slightly and organized the words in his mind.

When you feel that you are almost organized, look up. Just after he raised his head, he was stunned and then frowned.

After a while, Ronaldo felt a little confused when he saw Sun Yi suddenly stopped talking.

"Coach, just tell me. Some things still have to be talked about. If you talk about it, many things will be easier to deal with."

Hearing this, Sun Yi looked away and took a deep breath. Obviously this is a complete decision.

Seeing Sun Yi's serious expression, Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes darkened slightly.

After Sun Yi cleared his throat again, he looked at Ronaldo very seriously and said:

"Cristiano Ronaldo, you also saw the news just now."

"Yeah!" Ronaldo nodded with a somewhat gloomy expression.

"Yes. I am indeed planning to buy Bell. And I am planning to buy him as your successor."

“…” Ronaldo’s eyelids drooped, and the movement of his hands was completely frozen.

“And now I want to tell you that I have decided not to pursue Bale. Southampton has you as a big player.”

“Huh? Coach, what did you just say? You don’t want to buy Bale?” Ronaldo looked up at Sun Yi in surprise.

“Yes. Not buying Bale.” Sun Yi nodded.

“This~” Ronaldo’s face showed joy and surprise.

“Why? You know, I’m four years older than him. And my current recovery is not ideal. Maybe I will have to retire after playing for another season or two.”

“Because I believe you will be able to recover. And you can play for a long time. People like you who work so hard and are so self-disciplined will naturally have a longer and better career than others.” Sun Yi finished speaking and looked at the nutritious meal in front of Ronaldo that he had almost finished.

“I~ hehe…” Ronaldo didn’t know what to say, but he smiled happily, like a child.

After laughing for a while, Ronaldo said to Sun Yi seriously: "Coach, thank you for your trust in me. I swear in the name of God, I will never let you down."

"I believe you."

~~~~

After talking to Ronaldo, Sun Yi returned to the office, took out his phone and called Bale.

"I'm sorry, Bale. Please forgive me for not being able to meet your requirements!..."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Sun Yi let out a long breath.

In fact, he originally chose Bale, but when he was about to open his mouth to Ronaldo, he saw another news about Bale on TV.

"Bale went to play golf, with a smile on his face. It seems that he is very confident about the transfer..."