"Beep, beep, beep~"
On George Li's computer, a video request popped up on MSN.
After George Li clicked to agree, the other party's screen went black for a while, and then the team's football director Eddie Gray appeared in the video.
"George, why didn't you inform me about such a big thing?"
Gray started questioning George Li as soon as he came up.
"Should I just ask Tony to have some proper contact? Whether it works or not is another matter."
"Why didn't I know about this beforehand? If John hadn't told me that he was transferred to the first team, I would still have been kept in the dark by you."
"Okay, okay, I admit that I am planning to give you a surprise."
"What a surprise."
It's no wonder that Eddie Gray insisted on coming over to ask clearly. The reason is that after Jordi Cruyff left, George Lee transferred the original youth training director John Sheridan to the first team as coach, so there was so much space. For the position of director of youth training, George Lee thought of Frank Gray, the younger brother of football director Eddie Gray.
Li George also temporarily put forward the idea and asked the team's general manager Tony Wilson to contact the other party.
Frank Gray was 8 years younger than Eddie Gray. In 1971, he entered the Leeds United youth team. Two years later, at the age of 19, Frank entered the first team as a left back. After playing for Leeds United for 7 seasons, he moved to Nottingham Forest and won a Champions League. He then returned to struggling Leeds United before finally retiring in 1992.
Now George Li is ready to invite him back to help the team. After all, an old man in a family is like a treasure.
If it is normal for George Lee to invite Frank Gray back to be the director of youth training, then after inviting Frank Gray, he also invited Eddie Gray’s two sons, Stewart and Nick, to work at Leeds United. It was completely Mind-blowing.
Among them, Stewart was invited to the youth training to help his uncle Frank lead the Leeds United youth team, while Nick was invited to work in the club's scouting department.
"Hey hey hey, Eddie~"
"Stop laughing and talk."
"When we have a staff meeting, when I call Mr. Gray, several people stand up. Isn't it very visual?"
"George, can you be more serious?"
"Okay, okay, let me be serious. I want to bring in a backup forward."
"Which team does it need to be inspected, or should we talk directly?"
"Sheffield United, there's no need to inspect him, everyone is familiar with him."
Hearing what George Li said, Eddie Gray's face looked a little abnormal. He probably guessed who it was.
"You don't mean to..."
"Yes, it's Andy. I hope he can return to Leeds United and serve as the team's third striker after Robin van Persie and Davis."
Andy Gray, the son of Frank Gray, was in Leeds United's most glorious period in the mid-1990s and there was no room for him, so he chose to go to Nottingham Forest, and later to Brentford and Sheffield United. .
That day, after Li George thought of transferring Sheridan to the first-team coaching staff, he was looking for a coach for his youth team. Because of Sheridan's promotion and Radebe's departure, the youth team suddenly had no coach, so Li George started Look for the players who have led Leeds United to success. Because those who work in youth training should preferably have been players in the club before, so they will have a greater sense of mission.
Gordon Strachan is definitely not going to work. He previously served as the head coach and director of football for a Premier League team, and Strachan has decided to take over the position of head coach of Celtic, the veteran team leader in the Scottish Premiership. Martin O'Neill, who had crossed paths with Lee.
Neither could Gary McAllister, because on January 12, 2004, he resigned as Coventry City manager due to the need to care for his wife who was suffering from cancer.
David Batty is said to have no plans to engage in coaching at the moment.
Since younger players are not enough, we can only look forward to find a member from Leeds United's glory days. He may be a little older, but he will obviously have more experience. It is the best to bring young players. .
Then George Li looked at Frank Gray and saw Frank Gray. Then he came up with the idea of poaching both Stewart and Nick. In the end, he just didn't stop doing anything and planned to buy Andy Gray as well.
Players like Andy Gray are not only trained by Leeds United youth training, but also because such forward players have been trained in low-level leagues and small teams, it is very affordable to buy them as substitutes.
He is not required to perform too much, as long as he can sit on the bench, come in handy when needed, help the team in time after the main player is injured, and be able to return to the bench after the main player returns, this is every A player that a team that operates on multiple fronts needs.
Just like Roma's Montella, Germany's Bierhoff, Larsson who just transferred back to Barcelona last year, and Solskjaer of Manchester United who is very familiar to Lee George.
Although Andy Gray obviously cannot reach this level, he can still be used, mainly because he is one of his own.
Eddie Gray on the opposite side of the video pondered for a moment, obviously thinking about the feasibility of Andy Gray's transfer.
"I know Andy's abilities, but whether he is willing to come or not is another matter."
"You go do his ideological work. If it doesn't work, let Frank do it. If it doesn't work, then..."
"Stop talking, I'll call him now."
After saying that, he hung up the video.
George Li closed his laptop, picked up the water glass placed next to the computer and took a sip of water. He looked at the time and saw that it was still early for him to go out to play in the afternoon.
George Li has made an appointment with Helen, and they will leave for a vacation in Giethoorn, 120 kilometers away from Amsterdam, this afternoon. They plan to spend three days in Giethoorn, along with Li Winter and several other children. It is expected that you will rent a wooden house and a small wooden boat in Giethoorn to enjoy the joy of life in the most natural way. Then they returned to the UK together, George Lee started preparations for the new season, and Helen returned to the UK to start her graduate studies. Charlotte Wallace, Carl Olsen, and Sean Wallace will all return, while Li Winter will continue to stay in the Netherlands and stay in the Ajax youth team to fight for his goals.
George Li put down the water glass. He was talking with Eddie Gray just now and suddenly thought of something. He mentioned that Andy Gray had played in low-level leagues and small clubs.
In later generations, there is such a player who has a similar experience, or it is even worse.
A late bloomer, a striker who played at the lower levels, a striker who could only work part-time before turning professional, a striker who was convicted of an assault outside a bar and had to install an electronic surveillance device for six months.
So where is this player now?
Maybe now is not a good time to introduce this player, but when it comes to the youth training club of this player, it happens to be Sheffield United where Andy Gray currently plays.
Thinking of Sheffield United, George Li once again thought of an interesting person he met when he took Vincent and the others to play a game on Christmas Day.
I wonder what that scout is doing now?
^^^
Harry Madison walks aimlessly through the streets of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Just now, he lost his job. Because the team wanted to cut expenses, Sheffield United needed to reduce the size of the team's scouts, so informal scouts like Maddison were fired.
Harry Maddison is a native of Sheffield and graduated from Sheffield Hallam University. After graduation, he did not engage in a job in his major. Instead, he came to Sheffield United Football Club, initially as a staff member of the youth team. , and then gradually became more and more familiar with the work, and then transferred to the scouting department.
Generally, there are two types of scouts. One is to inspect a player for transfer, and the other is to inspect a team for a game.
Madison is clearly the former.
But after Madison came to the scouting department, he never brought any good players to the team.
In other words, after discovering good young players, they are unwilling to come to Sheffield United.
After all, after failing to reach the Premier League for two consecutive seasons in the 1990s, the team's head coach David Bessett sadly resigned after coaching the team for seven seasons. Sheffield United has never recovered since then. Although it has also experienced promotion and relegation play-offs, The semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup, but this does not affect its decline.
So, Harry Madison is out of a job.
He was still thinking about the time before the Chinese New Year when he went to watch a youth game and discovered a few outstanding young players. He watched several of their games and wrote a long report to his supervisor. .
As a result, a week later, his supervisor called him to the office and scolded him. Several young players he recommended were players from Leeds United's youth team.
This is not the most critical thing. The most critical thing is that the player Madison is interested in is the son of the head coach, and there are more than one.
The team sent people to the other party's home to find the parents and planned to trick their children into joining their own team. Although they didn't have high hopes, they still wanted to give it a try.
Madison could imagine that his former colleague must have been very embarrassed when he was kicked out of his home by the head coach of Leeds United.
But what he didn't know was that his former colleague was indeed kicked out, but not at George Li's house, but by Mr. Black.
At that time, George Lee warmly entertained two employees of the Sheffield United youth training department, and it was not until the end that he couldn't help but tell these two lovely brothers that he was the head coach of Leeds United.
"Dingling bell~"
Madison's cell phone rang, and the number showed an unknown number.
"Hello, this is Stephen Walsh."
"Hello, I'm Harry Madison, what can I do?"
"I am the chief scout of Leeds United's scouting department. I would like to ask if you are interested in switching from Sheffield United to work for us. Our boss appreciates you very much."
"What did you say..." Madison thought the other party was joking.
"Our head coach, Mr. Li, admires your ability very much and wants to invite you to work with us. He said that you have a good eye for people, especially young players."
"Actually, I have resigned from Sheffield United."
"That's great...that's such a shame, so would you like to come work for us?"
"Can I think about this?"
Madison wasn't pretending to be reserved, but his mind hadn't reacted yet. After all, happiness came too suddenly.
"Of course, but it's best to decide early because our head coach likes to train in advance, and as you know, our scouting department works in advance."
"Okay, okay."
Then Madison hung up the phone.
Madison thought of the man he thought was George Lee who was traveling with him at the Christmas charity ball game.
He still remembered that as soon as he gave the other party his business card that day, the other party suddenly ran away.
What a fun head coach...
