"George, the players are all on vacation, can't we still have a vacation?"
The meeting hadn't started yet, and the coaching staff here at Leeds United hadn't arrived yet, so a few coaches and scouts who had arrived earlier started making jokes.
"If we win the Champions League, I will give you a day off, but who made us so close?"
Faced with Chris Casper's question, George Li answered angrily.
A few people just continued to talk. The season is over, the entire coaching staff has relaxed, and before the holidays come, a summary meeting will be held.
At the same time, we have to prepare for the next season.
Of course, the coaching staff will have less trouble, while the scouting department and data analysis department will have a harder time.
That's why Kasper was complaining just now, because this season Leeds United finished second in the league and lost the Champions League final. This means that Leeds United's staff will probably be busy this offseason, and George Lee will definitely tell them a lot of things to do.
As technical director, Chris Kasper must be the first to bear the brunt.
Unlike other teams, most technical directors only have a name, and the actual affairs are handled by the people below. Casper, the technical director, is really conscientious and dedicated to the mistakes he is responsible for. Most of them are done by him personally.
Last season was truly a fantastic season for Leeds United. Almost no one is optimistic about them in the Champions League, but for such a team, they reached the final Champions League final. Although they lost the final game, they won the respect of fans across Europe.
Barcelona is like a dragon, and Leeds United, as a warrior who wants to slay the dragon, will never be forgotten regardless of whether he can succeed in slaying the dragon in the end.
But the failure of slaying the dragon once could not satisfy George Li's wish. He was not prepared for this time, and the next time he came back, it would be a different scene.
The Champions League final is so magical. If Leeds United did not reach the final, then the "Big Ears Cup" might not be so attractive to George Lee. But after entering the finals once, the trophy seemed to have some magic power, constantly tempting George Lee to chase the ball.
"Sorry, we're late."
The arrival of Tony Wilson and scouting director Steve Walsh interrupted Lee George's reflections on the Champions League final.
After the two entered the conference room, they immediately found a seat near the front and sat down. Then everyone else stopped their conversations and started to look at George Li.
When George Li saw that everyone had arrived, he stood up and began his speech.
"Everyone, I have officially been in charge of this team for five seasons. In these five seasons, we have won many trophies. They are now placed in the honor room at Elland Road. I will not say more. ”
"I think I won't tell you which trophy is missing. Everyone knows it."
"In the next five years, I hope we can get this trophy and put it in the honor room of our new stadium."
After hearing what George Li said, everyone realized that the team might move to a new stadium in the next one or two seasons.
The new stadium was named "New Elland Road Stadium", and several original stands with special meanings were also cited in the new stadium.
So if a Champions League trophy can be used as a gift for the new stadium, it will become a good story in football history.
George Li continued his speech.
"So, this offseason I think we're going to start preparing for the upcoming season."
"I hope that in the next five years we can win more than just one Champions League trophy."
Everyone nodded in agreement. After all, the only games that the team can value now are the Champions League and the league championship. They really don't care much about other games.
Between the two, the Champions League is more important. After all, what you don’t get is the best.
"The first thing is to renew the contracts of the team's players. I hope that all members of the team can be retained, because in my opinion, our current players are all very good, without thorns or cancer."
"Secondly, I think among the teams, in addition to Alan, Charlotte, Wesley, Al Young and Gareth Jr., there are other teams that have made offers for our players. If the offers are reasonable, we Players can be sold."
When George Li finished naming these names, everyone took out their pens and wrote down the names.
It is not difficult to see from this that George Lee wants to transform the forward line. This summer he will definitely introduce a powerful forward to strengthen the team's offensive firepower. Because among the names mentioned just now, the team's main forward Kuyt is not on the team's unsellable list.
The Dutch forward has performed diligently in the few seasons since he came to Leeds United, but his current goal efficiency is really low. When the team needs offensive firepower most, he cannot provide effective output.
Originally, George Lee wanted Kuyt to try the right wing, but the team's first choice on the right wing will always be Robben, which is understandable.
"We can give other young players a chance appropriately. We have many outstanding young players. If they don't get a chance, it will be detrimental to their growth, so some players must leave."
George Lee's words gave a signal that some people on the team need to leave to make way for young players.
After saying this, George Li stopped speaking and began to look at Eddie Gray and Tony Wilson.
The two people he was looking at looked at each other, and then Wilson took the initiative to speak.
Wilson said: "This time we have contacted the other party's agent, and the player said that he can transfer, but he does not want to stalemate the relationship with the original club. He still appreciates their head coach."
"Yes, I appreciate it too." George Li followed his words and made a joke.
"Hahaha~"
Everyone present knew who the player in question was, and therefore also knew who their head coach was.
Wilson continued: "This time you performed very well in the Champions League. Although we did not win the Champions League, our strength and potential were obviously better than his club."
"Is there anything else missing?" George Li asked.
"It seems that the player himself wants to talk to you at a distance. You think it would be more appropriate for you to go or for him to come to the UK to talk."
George Li looked at the watch on his hand, then raised his head and said to Wilson: "Out of respect for him, I'm going to Sweden in a while, so I'll make an appointment to meet him in his hometown. This can also avoid a lot of trouble." Avoid the media, after all, British and Italian paparazzi have better noses.”
"Hahaha~"
Just when everyone was laughing, Casper seemed to find something, just when George Li was looking at the time.
"George, why are you still wearing a ring on your hand, or on your ring finger?"
"..."
George Li now wants to strangle Casper to death.
Everyone present, except Wilson, obviously did not know about George Li and Helen. When Wilson said this, it meant that everyone knew.
The two have already received their certificates, and no one has been notified except their family members. The ceremony was held in a church in the countryside of Cardiff, Wales, Helen's hometown, which can be described as quite secretive.
George Li was still thinking about taking Helen to Northern Europe for their honeymoon this offseason, but now he couldn't guarantee that someone in this office would betray him if he went out.
