2009, summer, China, national team training base.
After a training match, the head coach asked the players to rest for half an hour.
Many players were sitting on the sidelines chatting, and some took their phones from the sidelines to check for any new information.
Chen Tao leaned on the stands and panted heavily. His physical problems were still a huge obstacle for him to take a step forward, so in his usual training, he consciously strengthened his physical training.
Dong Fangzhuo is sitting next to him. This guy is in excellent physical condition and is currently playing with his mobile phone.
"Hey, there's a missed call, it's from that guy." Dong Fangzhuo called, and the other party answered quickly, "Brother, I just played a training match, and the coach didn't let me bring my mobile phone. How are you doing? How are you in Europe? Already?"
The other end of the phone sighed: "What else can I do? It's not that good. I have something to do with you."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"I want to ask you how you handled the specific details when you terminated your contract with Manchester United?"
"Brother, you didn't call me just to belittle me, right?"
"Don't make trouble, I'm telling you the truth. I'm going through the contract termination procedures with the club now. I've been in the Netherlands for half a year, and I've almost been benched in PSV. The club wants to terminate my contract, but I plan to stick with it for another six months and see how things go. I want to prepare in advance and ask you what should you pay attention to when terminating the contract?"
"Oh, you can't stay in Europe anymore? What a pity. I was still thinking about how many of our 2005 National Youth League golden generation could leave a few more people in Europe."
"How could I ever be so lucky to meet a coach as good as Yun Sheng like you and Xiao Tao?"
"How about I recommend you to our boss?"
"Forget it, Monaco are all world-class stars now. I can't even play in PSV. If I go to Monaco, I will be a loser."
"Okay, then I'll talk to you..."
Dong Fangzhuo babbled for more than ten minutes before hanging up the phone.
Chen Tao on the side asked: "Is he coming back?"
Dong Fangzhuo sighed: "Well, it's not that I want to come back, but I can't stay any longer. European teams have some prejudice against Chinese people. It's difficult for us people to get a chance to compete fairly."
Chen Tao shook his head and said nothing.
Now he is Arsenal's No. 10 player and a big star of the national team. Now he pays great attention to his words and deeds. Maybe if he says more, someone will say that he is pretending.
The atmosphere here is so bad...
At the same time, a young Chinese man far away in the Netherlands had just finished his phone call with Dong Fangzhuo and was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.
On the clothes rack not far away, there is a PSV jersey. From the time he came to the Netherlands and joined PSV in February 2009, this jersey is almost like new. As for the other replacement jerseys, he never had the chance to replace them.
In half a year, he came on the bench twice, for a total of less than fifteen minutes, and he also appeared during garbage time in cup matches.
This is my life abroad.
Do you regret it?
have no idea.
If given another chance to choose, I still hope to study abroad.
Even if the competitive pressure in Europe is greater, no matter how hard life is in Europe, even if wages in Europe are far lower than at home.
But now, I have to face the situation of leaving.
The club wants to terminate the contract early, but what about me? Should I continue to stick to it, or return to China and play in the Chinese Super League?
His thoughts were confused and he beat his head with his fist.
At this moment, his phone rang again, and the screen light on the bedside table not far away flickered.
Could it be that Dong Fangzhuo remembered something again and called?
It should be, after all, after I came to the Netherlands, I rarely received calls from China.
The brothers are busy and there is less media attention.
He took the phone and dialed without even looking to see who was calling.
A voice came from the other end of the phone: "Brother, are you busy?"
The young man suddenly became energetic: "Brother Tie, it's you. I didn't expect it was your call."
"Well, it's me. I'm recuperating in Cottbus and I'm fine anyway, so I just called you to chat. How are you doing recently? Is everything going well in the Netherlands?"
"Alas, I am considering terminating the contract or continuing to stick with it. There is really no chance here, and the club has also asked me to leave the team."
"Brother, do you still want to stay in Europe?"
"Brother Tie, as you said, of course I want to stay in Europe. But Eindhoven doesn't want me, so where else can I go?"
"If you are willing, I can help you make an introduction - you can come to Cottbus and give it a try!"
"What! Can I go to Cottbus?" The young man's eyes suddenly lit up, but soon he dimmed again, "Brother Tie, I guess not. I know that you have a great reputation in Cottbus. They may recommend me there, but where have I been and what can I do? I couldn’t play in PSV, let alone Cottbus? Cottbus is now a strong team in the Bundesliga , a team that can participate in the Champions League.”
On the other end of the phone, Li Tie said very seriously: "Brother, when you get to Cottbus, I can't guarantee that you can play football. It's even hard to say whether you can stay on the team after the trial training, but I can help you." Introduction, I’ll give you a chance to try out. Maybe you’ve already made plans to return to China, so it’s not a bad idea for you to give it a last try before returning to China. It would be best if you can gain a foothold in Germany. If the result is regrettable, you won’t lack anything. , at least I can have one more trial training experience.”
The young man thought carefully for a moment and nodded seriously: "Brother Tie, I think what you said makes sense. Although I don't have a chance in Eindhoven, it doesn't mean that I can't play in the Bundesliga! As long as I can play, I can Try your best, and even if you lose, you will never regret it!"
After hearing this, Li Tie was very pleased: "Well, you can come to Germany in the next few days. If the trial training is successful, you will directly terminate your contract with Eindhoven and join us; if the trial training fails, then you will continue to work with us." What choice you make when you come down is up to you.”
"Okay, it's already rare to get a chance to try out! Thank you, Brother Tie!"
Li Tie smiled slightly: "Brother, I'm just a recommender. The person who really determines your chance to get a trial training is not me, but someone else."
The young man was stunned: "Is there someone else? Who recommended me? Is he more prestigious than you, Brother Tie?"
Li Tie laughed loudly: "Not only is he more handsome than me, but he is also much older! You can come with confidence. In Cottbus Club, his words are true! Even if he is no longer coaching in Cottbus, but His power is still there!"
The young man's eyes lit up: "Brother Tie, could it be that the person you are talking about is the famous coach Yunsheng?! Did he recommend me?"
