Tang Long was taken aback, feeling like Pellegrini was joking.
"Are you sure about what you're saying?"
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?" Pellegrini smiled candidly, "The board has already informed me in advance, if we end up empty-handed this season, I'll be sacked."
Tang Long's heart sank, feeling that Manchester United was too impatient.
They spent a fortune to poach Pellegrini from Manchester City, giving him just one season, and if he doesn't win a championship, they'll kick him out?
Thinking it through, he realized that being a professional coach is extremely harsh, its competitiveness is in no way less than what a football player faces.
"Even if Manchester United fires you, with your credentials, plenty of teams in Europe would be eager to have you, why retire because of this?" Tang Long asked in disbelief.
This veteran coach was already over 60, but he had rich coaching experience in La Liga and the Premier League and was a true champion coach.
