"Coach Li, you have achieved fifth place in the league this season. Compared with last season's success in relegation, you have made significant progress. Do you have any secrets?"
"Then I can't say it, otherwise other teams will learn it in the future and we will be relegated again."
Can you tell me? I definitely can’t say that.
I have traveled through time, and I know which players can and cannot play well.
The club owner is my brother, so I can buy whoever I want.
Let me tell you, by then Scotland will still be fighting for independence, and the UK will leave the EU. Do you believe it or not?
Then another reporter started asking questions.
"Coach, you are going to play in the UEFA Cup next season. Is there anything in the lineup that needs strengthening?"
"The first step is to add a goalkeeper, because as everyone knows, our main goalkeeper Paul Robinson will move to Manchester United next season, so we need an experienced goalkeeper."
"Do you have any specific goals?"
Although there are rumors outside that Leeds United is going to introduce Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, reporters still want to listen to what Li says.
Li told them directly without talking nonsense to them.
"Fulham goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has always been a player I admire and I hope he can be in my squad next season."
"What about other positions? Are there any candidates?"
"We still need to investigate this. Okay, the last question."
Li gave the last question to the reporter from the Post. After all, he was from the same place, so he still had to have this kind of preferential treatment.
"Excuse me, who do you most want to play against in the UEFA Cup next season?"
"Serbia."
Li blurted out without any thought, then got up and left.
^^^
Li returned to the locker room and saw that everyone on the team was busy packing up. There was no excitement after the end of the season. After all, they only finished fifth in the league. They had a chance to hit the top four, but they fell behind in the final stage. They lost this opportunity.
"How do you say the season is over? Don't you celebrate?"
Li asked the captains of the team.
"I don't know how you feel, after all, I only finished fifth." Smith said softly.
"Haha, you've done pretty well this season." Li shrugged.
"Woohoo~" "Wow~"
"Quickly, take out the hidden champagne." Smith jumped up after hearing what Li said.
"Robin, where the hell are you hiding?" This was what Kelly said.
"I definitely have to put it away. What if the coach doesn't agree and is discovered?"
At this time, Baines saw Van Persie open his cabinet. Sure enough, the champagne was hidden in his cabinet. Baines was the one who took a shower first and packed his things first.
Seeing how happy they were, Li opened several bottles of champagne and started to drink them.
At this time, Li clapped, attracted everyone's attention, and then said loudly.
"Everyone, everyone. Drink less for now. This is Bolton's home ground after all. You should restrain yourself."
As a result, after Li just finished speaking, this group of people became even more excited. There is nothing more satisfying than running wild on someone else's territory and being unable to do anything about it.
"Everyone, everyone."
Li raised his voice again and spoke to the players.
"Our boss originally wanted to come here to give bonuses to everyone, but he felt that this was not enough...Alan, don't spray me with wine..."
Smith had just opened another bottle of wine and sprayed it on Li.
"The best nightclub in Manchester has been booked by the boss. Everyone goes there. The boss pays the bill and the bonuses are distributed there. In cash...ah~"
As soon as Li finished speaking, all the champagne began to spray towards Li.
"Long live the boss~" "Wow~"
Lee began to escape from the dressing room, followed by Brian Kidd and Jordi Cruyff. Chris Casper and the others continued to celebrate with the players inside.
"Why did you come out? Brian is old, and so are you?"
Lee asked Cruyff Jr.
"He wants to come and say goodbye to you, George." Did Kidd say what Cruyff wanted to say?
"Where are you going?" Li asked Cruyff in surprise.
With so many people on the coaching staff, Li felt that Cruyff was the one he talked to the most. Although he, Casper and McGee grew up together in Manchester United's youth training, in terms of coaching concepts and tactical understanding, Cruyff Jr. is Lee's close friend. Sometimes during the game, just when Li sees something, Cruyff can immediately spot the problem.
Now that Cruyff Jr. suddenly wants to leave, Li will definitely be reluctant to part with him.
Cruyff Jr. also scratched his head and spoke sheepishly.
"A club in the Netherlands called Wallewickers invited me to come back as the team's head coach and player."
"Working two jobs?"
Although Li was reluctant to give up, he knew that Cruyff would not stay here to help him for a long time, but Li did not expect that this day would come so quickly.
"You know, I want to be a head coach. But, I don't want to start too high because I..."
Li patted little Cruyff. He knew that little Cruyff had been burdened with too many things in his life. His father's name would always be on his head, making him unable to breathe.
"I will choose to take the team to the Netherlands for training in the summer. How about playing a friendly match with your club? The training place will be arranged at your place."
"OK."
Lee stretched out his right hand, and Cruyff Jr. also stretched out his right hand, and the two held each other tightly.
"George, how's it going? Can we go?"
At this time, the team's general manager Tony Wilson appeared at the end of the corridor, saw the three people at the door, and began to say hello.
Wilson came to pick up the team and go to the bar to celebrate together, and the team owner Michael Lee had already set off to the bar first.
"They're still in there," Lee said to Wilson.
"Why aren't you leaving? The season is over. Are there still meetings?"
"I advise you not to go in now."
"Why?"
Wilson had already opened the door at this time, ready to go in and ask the players to start together.
"FXXK! My suit, don't spill your wine on me, Chris..."
Lee, Kidd and Cruyff covered their mouths and laughed at the door.
^^^
After the team finished the game against Bolton in Manchester, they went to a bar to celebrate the end of the season. In the bar, team owner Michael Lee gave bonuses to the team's players and coaches, and bundles of pounds were given directly to the players. The players are extremely excited. A busy and fulfilling season is over. There is no European Cup or World Cup this summer, so the players can relax.
The next morning, the players all slept like dead pigs. In the afternoon, they took the bus back to Leeds. After interacting with some fans who came to greet them, the team went to a bar in Leeds again, but this time The person who paid for the first time became George Lee. After all, he had promised the players to invite them to a nightclub before, but he failed to do so. At the end of the season, Lee fulfilled them once.
The team made an appointment to gather at the training ground at two o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, and then the vacation began.
However, before two o'clock, someone had already appeared in Li's office.
The first person to come was the team's goalkeeper, Paul Robinson.
His injury hasn't healed yet, and he probably won't be able to travel far this summer. He will be sidelined for a while at the beginning of next season, but this is not Li's responsibility. It is something Ferguson needs to worry about.
Robinson came here specifically to say goodbye to Lee, because Lee was his teammate before and became his head coach this season. The two have a good relationship, but they will be rivals next season, and they will be mortal enemies.
Lee also used his own personal experience to comfort Robinson. He was also a member of Manchester United before, and later came to Leeds United and became the coach of Leeds United. He has been there. He told Robinson to perform well after going to Manchester United and not to disgrace the Leeds United youth training.
Next up is the team’s captain, centre-back Dominic Mateo.
Mateo has been injured this season and has not played a few games. After recovering from injury, he found that the team's center back position has been occupied by Matteisson and Albuchesson. He can only be Lee's third center back position. Three selected.
When he was at Liverpool, it was because Houllier, the head coach of Liverpool at the time, transformed the team's defense and successfully formed the defense combination of Carragher-Hyypia-Henkutz-Babel. He left his beloved Liverpool and came to Leeds United.
At Leeds United, he partnered with Rio Ferdinand and Lucas Radebe, and once became the team captain, but now he finds that he has once again lost his main position in this Leeds United, with Matthisson and Albuche Sen's performance was stable, and the growth of Kilgallen and Dawson also required playing opportunities, so he chose to leave again.
Mateo did not choose to renew his contract with Leeds United, but decided to sign for Blackburn.
If it weren't for the joining of Edwin van der Sar, Lee would probably have to go to the transfer market to find an experienced main defender to lead Leeds United's young defense.
Mills, Albucherson, Matteisen, and Baynes are all young people who sometimes lack a qualified leader. Ian Hart's position is gradually being replaced by Baines, but Hart has a good mentality and is very willing to stay at Leeds United, because Leeds United will fight on multiple fronts next season, so there is no shortage of opportunities.
As soon as Li finished talking to Mateo and sent him to the door, he saw another member of the team, Eric Buck.
As soon as Li saw this stance, he knew that Buck also wanted to leave.
The season has just ended. Not counting Buck, Lee has already sent away four people from Leeds United.
In addition to Cruyff Jr., Robinson and Mateo, reserve team coach Lucas Radebe also submitted his resignation to Lee and General Manager Wilson just this morning. Radebe no longer wants to serve as a football coach. He wants to return. Go to your hometown of Africa to contribute to Africa's charity and football undertakings.
His enthusiasm for charity is well-known in European football. Radebe's boyhood coincided with the peak period of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa's history. The poverty in his hometown deeply affected his growth. Since moving to Leeds United, Radebe has been actively involved in education and training programs and promoting anti-racism to solve community problems in Leeds. In 2001, Radebe participated in a reading campaign that used football to successfully inspire 12,000 people of all ages to read 500,000 books. In 2000, he won the International Federation of Nations Fair Play Award for his outstanding performance in public welfare undertakings in his hometown.
Wilson also approved Radebe's resignation report and offered to help Radebe with his philanthropic undertakings in Africa, which was also unanimously approved by George Lee and Michael Lee.
But Buck's arrival was completely unexpected.
"Boss, I want to transfer."
Buck was direct and presented his idea to Lee.
This season, Buck ranked behind Davis and Graveson in the order of appearance. He was originally the first choice as a midfield substitute. When Davis and the others are absent, Buck is the best choice to replace them. However, during the winter window, Lee bought De Jong from Ajax, and Buck was placed behind De Jong in the order of appearance. Graveson was injured at the end of the season, and De Jong was also the starter and Buck continued to serve as a substitute. So Buck thought about running away.
"Eric, I really don't want to think about it anymore. We will fight on multiple fronts next season, and Edgar is also getting older. Maybe in one or two seasons..."
"Boss, I'm getting older too. Do I really have to wait until Edgar can no longer play before I can compete with Nigel for the main position? I will be over thirty by then."
"I......"
Originally, Li wanted to persuade him again, but considering the state of Davis, it is not impossible that he might still be able to run better than young people in one or two seasons.
And just like Mateo's situation, young players in the midfield also need room to grow.
Lee had no choice but to let Buck go.
"Okay, I'll approve your transfer request. Come on, let's go to the conference room together."
Li looked at the time. The players should have arrived by now, waiting for Li to announce a holiday.
