Thorpe Arch training ground.
Under the setting sun, the originally green turf was covered with a golden coat. Then, three people walked out of the office building, then walked to the edge of the lawn and stopped again. Their shadows were also stretched very long on the lawn.
"Real Madrid still refuse to let go?"
"They are unwilling to sell Woodgate this summer."
"Is it because the price has not been agreed upon?"
"That's not true. When Woodgate was brought in from Newcastle United, Real Madrid spent 13.4 million pounds. Now Woodgate can be sold for several million."
"Then why...Oh, I know." George Li finally thought of something and did not continue.
"Yes, if you just sell him like this, it means Real Madrid's recruitment failed. They are not short of more than 10 million, it is mainly a matter of face." Tony Wilson, the team's general manager, said what Li did not say out.
"Then let's rent it first."
"Is there anything else you want to emphasize?"
"With the buyout, I don't want to just get Woodgate's one-year rights."
"Okay, then I'll try to communicate with Real Madrid again."
The team's director of football, Eddie Gray, who was standing aside, was finally able to speak and began to ask the two people.
"Do you really want to buy Jonathan back?"
In his heart, Gray really hoped that Woodgate would return to Leeds United. After all, the group of "Young Guards" at that time were all trained by Gray. Harry Kewell, Ian Hart, Alan Smith, and Jonathan Woodgate.
Woodgate's situation at Real Madrid is not very good, or it can be said to be terrible.
In his first season at Real Madrid, he was sidelined for 17 months due to a thigh injury. In the second season, not only did he score an own goal in his debut, he also received a red card and ended the game early. Then there was another injury stoppage, and it is estimated that by the end of this season, he will not play more than 10 games.
Although Gray hopes that his former disciple will return to Elland Road, he also has his own concerns.
First of all, it is Woodgate’s glass-man attributes. It can be said that since he went to Newcastle and Real Madrid, Woodgate’s thigh injury has been with him and seriously affected his competitive state. If he returns to Leeds United again, he will There won't still be injuries.
Secondly, there is the issue of Woodgate's character. This is the issue that Eddie Gray is most worried about.
In January 2000, Woodgate and teammate Lee Bowyer were involved in a violent incident in which Asian students were beaten. The pair were criminally charged over the incident and were interviewed by police in April, while Woodgate was sentenced to community service in December for his role in the brawl. Woodgate was also dropped from the national team.
In April 2002, Woodgate went to a bar to socialize. He watched two girls fighting and threatened to fight while the two girls were fighting. As a result, Woodgate's attitude angered both girls at the same time, and Woodgate was beaten severely. Woodgate lost his qualification to participate in the World Cup due to an injury to his jaw due to the beating.
In short, Woodgate was a bit arrogant when he was young. It is said that he acted like a nouveau riche every time he went to a bar, which would cause dissatisfaction among other guests.
"I think he will grow after these two years of living abroad." George Li said to Gray, seeming to be very optimistic about Woodgate's joining.
"What about injuries? We all know that Jonathan is..." Gray continued to ask, after all, he was still worried.
"As long as he can show his due strength when he is healthy, I don't want to put pressure on him. The first thing he needs to do after returning is to regain his confidence."
"Are you confident?" Gray muttered silently.
At this time, two players came to the three of them from the lounge of the training ground.
"Boss, manager, director, what are you doing here? Are you discussing something important?" It was Smith who spoke.
"We are looking at Manchester United's offer."
"Manchester United? Who are they going to buy?"
"Buy you." George Lee said to Smith, "Ferguson asked you to play as a defensive midfielder."
"Please let me go. Let's not talk about the Leeds players going to Manchester United. I can't be a midfielder. You might as well ask your teacher to consider some serious midfielders like Graveson." With that, Smith said Get ready to go to the car park with Robin van Persie.
Then, George Li stopped the two of them.
"I heard that you two haven't been going to nightclubs lately."
"Isn't this the end of the season? We were afraid of affecting the team's performance, so we all found other things to do."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Li was curious and wanted to know what other things these two people could do.
"I'm going to release a record, but they all say that my singing voice is almost the same as yours..." Smith realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed the subject, "Robin is painting oil paintings, and I want to give him Become a model, but he turned it down.”
When he heard that Smith wanted to be an oil painting model, Tony Wilson frowned, and then his eyes widened as if he had some inspiration.
Van Persie was born into an artistic family. His father, Bob, is a famous sculptor, and his mother, Lars, is a painter and jewelry designer. Therefore, it is not surprising that Van Persie paints oil paintings, but there are not many things that can calm Van Persie's violent temper.
"It's okay. It's time to relax. As long as it doesn't affect the team's games and training, I won't stop you from going out and letting yourself indulge."
George Lee was also afraid that he, the two main players of the team, would be frustrated. After all, these two people were the famous "nightclub duo" of Leeds United. Not only did they go by themselves, but they also brought the young players from the team with them.
Now that two people have suddenly changed their gender, Byrnes and the others have become regular visitors to the Holbeck area.
"Coach, are you serious?"
In fact, it's not that Smith and Van Persie don't want to go. Now that Smith is the captain of the team, he has higher demands on himself. He believes that everything he says and does represents Leeds United, so sometimes he needs to correct himself.
Since Smith didn't go, Van Persie also found it boring to go alone, so he just had some fun with Smith. He was still not used to going to nightclubs with several other young players.
"Go ahead, you can't be so tight all the time, just don't go too far."
George Lee did not care that doing so would result in the loss of a rock singer in the UK and the loss of an oil painter in the Netherlands.
"Boss, can you lend us your motorcycle?"
"roll!"
Ever since that day, George Li took Derwig, who was wearing a blue vest, as a rider for Are You Hungry and went to the training ground gate to get a pizza? Everyone on the team knew that their head coach owned a scooter. car.
Gary Kelly even joked that if each member of the team bought one, he would drive a motorcycle to nearby cities for away games instead of taking a bus.
Li George was like, he promised to drive a scooter all the way to the game, and he guaranteed a 50% discount on the quality of the players on the court.
^^^
The next day, when George Li came to the training ground, he found many reporters outside the door.
After seeing George Li appear, they quickly gathered around him.
"Coach Li, what do you think about your players having conflicts with people in nightclubs..."
"Did you know that Van Persie and Smith were taken away by the police last night?"
"Were the two people from the club who came to bail them out?"
Hearing the reporter's question, George Li, who was not prepared to answer the reporter, suddenly turned around.
"What did you say!"
