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The weather today is very bad, cloudy and windy.

Even in the warm office, Mourinho still felt a little cold listening to the sound of hunting outside the window.

He put away his notebook, stood up, and made two cups of tea.

Ever since Xia Xing gave him some Chinese green tea, he quickly fell in love with it.

It's really good stuff. Jean Woodward will try it later.

Boom, boom, boom!

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Woodward opened the door, strode towards Mourinho, and gave him a warm hug with a smile.

"Jose, you've been working hard lately, why do I feel like you've lost weight?"

"Well, maybe it's because the black trench coat makes me look slimmer."

"Haha, stop making trouble, you just work too hard for Manchester United. I have already said hello to the club's senior management, and I will definitely give you a worthy Christmas gift."

"Thanks."

Woodward is not tall, slightly bald, and his red cheeks look very friendly. He does not look like the CEO of a well-known football club, but looks like an ordinary English white-collar worker.

But if anyone dares to underestimate him, he will suffer a loss.

This business wizard is quite capable.

Even the smart Mendes is very cautious when dealing with him.

The two sat down and Mourinho pointed to the green tea on the table.

"Drink some tea. It's genuine from China. It's super good."

Woodward took a sip and nodded: "Xia must have given it to you."

"How did you know?"

"Alyona also gave me some. Although I can't tell what kind it is, it tastes the same as this."

"That little girl is indeed a natural business wizard."

"Haha, after all, xia is a Manchester United player. Their sports company also has a lot of contacts with Manchester United. It will definitely be beneficial to have more good friends in the management."

"Of course, you are a famous business elite in Europe."

"Stop making fun of me, Jose."

The two of them drank tea and chatted, and soon got back to the topic.

Mourinho didn't mention Pogba either, just waiting for Woodward to speak first.

Sure enough, Woodward spoke first.

“Jose, I also know your character, so I won’t beat around the bush with you.

"Raiola came to see me twice a while ago and talked to me about Pogba's situation.

"He said he wanted Pogba to play a more important role at Manchester United, like in the heart of midfield.

"I've been suppressing it and not talking to you about it.

“After yesterday’s Premier League match, that fat man came to see me again.

"He said that Pogba already has the ability to be a playmaker at Manchester United and he hopes to get more opportunities.

"That's why I came to talk to you today about this matter,

"I want to ask for your opinion. How about giving Pogba more opportunities?"

After listening to Woodward's words, Mourinho did not answer for a long time. He looked at the other person and spoke slowly.

"When you invited me in May this year, you promised me that as long as I am the Manchester United coach for one day, the team's tactical arrangements will be all based on me, and the team's transfer matters will also seek my opinion to the maximum extent. , Why, this promise doesn’t work anymore?”

Woodward waved his hands repeatedly.

“No, no, no, Jose, you are overthinking, this is absolutely impossible to happen.

“The club will never break its promise.

"I think so, after all Pogba cost Manchester United 105 million euros.

"It would be a pity if there is a rift due to the status of the team and it affects Pogba's condition.

"He's a good player too, isn't he?

"Especially in the last game, xia was obviously in poor condition.

“But Pogba scored a goal after coming on as a substitute.

"And he did a good job in organizing the midfield position.

"In our intensive schedule next, we can give Pogba more opportunities.

"This is not only to maximize the use of Pogba, but also to give Xiao more rest time.

"Why not do it?

"What do you think?"

Woodward's words are very watery.

Of course Mourinho can hear it.

Mourinho does not have particularly high expectations for Pogba.

He wasn't even the one driving the transfer in the first place.

You must know that before Mourinho joined Manchester United, Manchester United's top brass had already finalized Pogba's transfer in advance.

Otherwise, with Mourinho's iron-fisted rule, he would never allow such a thorn in the team.

Not even if you have talent.

You know, even Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't hold Pogba down, let alone him?

But Manchester United finally spent 105 million euros to sign Pogba, which left Mourinho helpless.

Once you get it, make peace with it, then make good use of it.

When Mourinho asked the team to sign Xia Xing, some people within Manchester United even raised questions.

Will the uses of Xia and Pogba overlap? Is this transfer necessary?

In the end, Mourinho directly proposed that this transfer was one of the conditions for joining Manchester United, and Xia Xing's transfer finally took shape.

After Xia Xing joined the team, the top management always had some opinions on him.

After all, Pogba is the player they fancy, and Xia Xing is Mourinho's favorite, and the difference in value between the two is more than half.

If Xia Xing plays well and Pogba is not in good shape, the management will be embarrassed.

So at the beginning of the league, Pogba obviously got more support from the club, especially the top management.

Xia Xing has been a supporting player for a long time.

But even so, Xia Xing still showed amazing talent. His passing and shooting surpassed Pogba, and he helped Manchester United to turn the tide many times.

In the end, he also secured the position of the core of the midfield organization.

Manchester United has good results, and the club's top management is in a good mood.

Pogba is not in good shape, and the club's top management is not in a good mood.

For the management, they believe that the team's outstanding performance is related to Xia Xing, but only part of it.

Now the whole Manchester United team is in excellent shape, and anyone who is the core of the organization can shine.

So, if Pogba can be helped at this time, he may quickly get back to his form.

In yesterday's game, Xia Xing's form was obviously a bit up and down, and Pogba also showed a good competitive form after coming on as a substitute.

This is a good opportunity.

Therefore, Raiola also contacted Woodward as soon as possible, and the two sides hit it off, which led to today's conversation.

Looking at Woodward with a simple smile in front of him, Mourinho sneered in his heart.

It's not easy to be the head coach of Manchester United. I feel it more and more now.

It's really not easy.

In this case, then let's do as you wish.

"Ed, I think what you said makes sense,

"Pogba is also a talented player,

"He is indeed capable of getting more opportunities,

"And Xia's defensive ability is also excellent,

"It's no problem to assist Pogba,

"In this case, I will do the same as at the beginning of the season,

"Adjust the team's tactical play again,

"Let Pogba take more responsibility,

"Just follow your arrangement, how about it?"