i am beckham

Chapter 542 Seeing Sophie Again
After Beckham was injured, Ferguson asked the medical team to analyze the cause of the injury in detail: "This horse riding is a normal landing, so why did you get injured!

You must find out why!

The players have been implementing the health plan you provided, don't mess it up! "

The team doctor checked Beckham from the beginning to the end, and finally concluded that long-term excessive fatigue has caused the muscles to harden and lack stretching, which is likely to cause muscle tears during strenuous activities.

Seeing the conclusion, Ferguson hurriedly held a meeting with the training team and the medical team to ask everyone to formulate an effective solution.

In the end, it was agreed that the frequency of yoga classes should be increased and that the players must increase the emphasis on this practice.

The Manchester United team has been arranging yoga classes for several years, devoting one hour every week to give the players corresponding exercises.

Now it seems that the amount of training is still not enough.Moreover, many players feel that yoga is something that women practice, their attitude is not very correct, and they do not devote themselves wholeheartedly.

For example, last week, York wore a ballet training suit during training, one can imagine how effective the training can be.

Now that the problem is found, it must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Ferguson knew very well that this group of Manchester United players were all over 24 years old.For football players, this age is no longer young.

Although in the prime of life, they have all become the main force of the team. 50 games a season is a normal rhythm.

Even in a Manchester United team with two lineups, the chances of players being injured will increase year by year.

Take Captain Keane as an example. When Beckham first became the main force, the 24-year-old Keane was simply an omnipotent lunatic.

In the past five years, Keane has undergone a major overhaul and suffered constant minor injuries. Although he is still vigorous, he certainly cannot compare with the 24-year-old.

This group of players will encounter similar problems sooner or later. This is the law of competitive sports, and no one can overcome it.

Beckham lay down at home for three days, then continued to return to the club and pump up iron in the gym every day.

After practicing like this for a few days, the old man couldn't stand it anymore: "David, I can give you a week off, but this is based on mutual trust. You can arrange your own schedule, but you must not delay your recovery. Can I trust you?"

The next afternoon, Beckham appeared at Dagenham's home court.

Jason introduced the club to him. Dagenham basically retained the original staff and recruited some more professional staff.

After all, Dagenham will be a League Two club next year, and it will definitely improve regardless of its size and hard power.

Jansen really cherishes this opportunity. He gets started quickly and understands the club down to the smallest details.

"Boss, next year I plan to hire a head coach with coaching experience."

After meeting with the players in the locker room, Jansen shared some of his thoughts. The previous head coach was a college physical education teacher, and his technical and tactical level was passable in the third division, but it seemed a bit thin in the second division.

"I'm tentatively planning to have Yelop come, but haven't talked to him yet."

Beckham had already had an idea, and Yelop naturally wanted to develop in England, but he was too young at the time and lacked work experience, so being in the Los Angeles Galaxy was just a stopgap measure.

Jason was naturally very happy to hear that Yelop was the candidate for the head coach.

When Beckham went to Los Angeles two years ago, Jason followed him all the time, so he naturally knew a lot about Yellop.

According to the usual practice, Beckham invited the players to have a meal. The place to eat was a French restaurant called dejavu, which probably meant that they had seen each other before.

When they were together with Sophie before, the two often ate at this French restaurant whose taste had been magically changed. Thinking of this, Beckham smiled as if recalling it.

After staying in London for two days, Beckham originally wanted to get together with his family and enjoy the warm feeling of family.

But back home, Beckham found that the family atmosphere has changed a lot.

Old Ted asked about the work progress of his two daughters at the dinner table. Lynn and Joanne answered fluently, and a bunch of professional terms made Beckham a little dizzy.

The half-hour dinner turned into a working meal. After the old Ted gave work instructions, the whole family was seriously discussing government planning, the stock market, and employee benefits, just like a middle-class family with high energy.

Seeing this scene, Beckham was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he would inadvertently change the trajectory of a family.

At that time, his original intention of setting up this real estate agency was to let old Ted manage the dozens of houses of himself and his Manchester United teammates. The income was enough for the old couple to live a good life.

In addition, Beckham also thought about solving the work problems of his sister Lynn and Joanne by the way.

Old John said that in that world, Beckham's older sister and younger sister lived in distress in middle age, and their relationship with Beckham was not very good.

Beckham did this to make them live better.

Besides, there is still a professional manager in the company, so even if the family members go out of their way, the company will not have a big problem.

Unexpectedly, since the establishment of the company, the temperament of the family has undergone a great change, and it is understandable to say that it has changed.

Now that the family is having such an exciting life, Beckham is relieved.

When he went up the next day, he went to see the production line in the East District. The person who received him was Stand Watson introduced by the headhunting company. He was a sleek middle-aged man with a loud voice and a beard.

Stanton graciously led Beckham to inspect the production line, and Beckham asked about the production line while walking.

There are workers on the production line, and the current products are mainly sneakers and training clothes.

"What is the approximate income of the workers?"

Beckham asked Stanton that he was particularly concerned about the working environment of the assembly line and the treatment of workers.He doesn't plan to open a sweatshop, nor can he run a welfare institution.

His requirement is to maintain a reasonable balance between worker treatment, product quality and profitability.

"The weekly salary is 400 pounds, but including bonuses and overtime allowances, the average weekly income is 500 to 700 pounds."

Beckham nodded. Compared to the unscrupulous bosses he knew, he could be called a conscientious employer.

The environment of the assembly line is also very tidy. Today, he regarded it as a surprise inspection, and did not give Stanton a chance to sing and dance.

Beckham randomly stopped some workers on the assembly line and chatted with them.

"How is the working environment here?"

"Can the income support the family?"

"Do you usually play football?"

"How do you think our shoes compare to Umbro and Adidas?"

Beckham asked very carefully. Uncle John's audience is the civilian class, and his biggest competitors are Adidas and Umbro.

The sneaker brand of the Dalles Brothers entered the British sneaker market in the 60s and monopolized the British sneaker market in one fell swoop relying on price advantages and comparable comfort, accounting for 90% of the market share.

This led to the bankruptcy of many small workshops in the UK that produced sneakers by hand. Later, the Dalles brothers parted ways and the company split into Adidas and Puma.

In the 80s, a star brand also appeared in the UK, that is Umbro.

Umbro, which has been producing sportswear, invited Bailey as its spokesperson, and later invited the famous star Beasley at that time.

At that time, the football shoe market was a melee, and Umbro was not aggressive enough in marketing, and did not get market recognition in the field of football shoes.

But the appearance of one person changed Umbro's fate.

In 1986, Southampton's apprentice Shearer was enduring thick foot odor, cursing and shining the shoes of the big brother of the first team.

Seeing those dazzling sneakers, Shearer was quite envious, so he memorized the names of these brands and wrote to them respectively, asking if they could give him a few pairs of sneakers.

Some other companies declined, and some did not reply at all. Only Umbro responded quickly and sent 5 pairs of sneakers.

In the following ten years, Shearer made a big splash in England and became the top scorer in the 98 World Cup and the 20 European Cup.

Shearer has never worn football shoes of other brands, and only spoke for Umbro, and the Umbro brand quickly rushed from the UK to the world under his leadership.

Later, Umbro also signed the young McManaman, and "Spicy Brother" immediately became the main force in Liverpool, sending more than 20 assists in a season, allowing Umbro to open up the young people's market.

In the past two years, Phillips, who once polished Shearer's shoes, has become the top scorer in the Premier League. The concept of scoring goals while wearing Umbro has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

For these most powerful competitors, Beckham's requirements are very simple. His own sneakers must be as durable as theirs, the comfort level must be almost the same, and the price must reflect competitiveness.

Even if you give up a part of the profits, you must fulfill your promise, which is to produce shoes that the common people can wear.

Now the price of these big brand shoes is generally between 120 and 200 pounds, and the price of Uncle John’s first-generation sneakers is 80 to 120 pounds, which is aimed at football fans and amateur league players.

After reading the quality inspection report of the sneakers, Beckham took a flight to Los Angeles.

Hathaway, who always likes to run around, has been pregnant for seven months and can only stay in Beverly Hills honestly.

Beckham plans to stay here for a few more days this time to accompany his mother in Brooklyn.

He hasn't been able to walk too much these days, and he is now a sick man, and he needs to give his thigh muscles enough time to heal.

In the past few days, he can only practice upper body strength, and then do some simple rehabilitation exercises under the guidance of his personal doctor.

Of course, as the nominal owner of the club, he will not miss the LA Galaxy game.

Drogba once again conquered opponents and fans with 2 goals at home. He is already well-known in the Los Angeles sports circle, and some brands have begun to play his idea.

Scoring 5 goals in 15 games, Drogba almost conquered his opponents by himself.

The reason why he worked so hard on the court was not only to prove himself, but also because of money.

There is an additional clause in Drogba's contract, as long as he scores a goal in an official game, the club will pay him an additional bonus of 1000 yuan.

When Warcraft played for the Le Mans team, his income was very low. When he arrived at the Los Angeles Galaxy, his annual salary was only 16 yuan. The average weekly salary was the level of a League Two player.

So the goal bonus is an important part of his income for him.

As usual, Beckham still invited all members of the club to the dinner.

Lloyd planned, and Musk also strolled over.

Anschutz specifically asked about Beckham's injury, and smiled happily after learning that there was no serious problem.

What Jobs was concerned about was that Beckham was able to get a vacation during the sprint of the season.

In his view, Ferguson is a disciplined head coach.

"David, I can totally imagine how you're treated at the club."

Jobs and Beckham clinked glasses and said.

Beckham took a sip of the sports food in the cup and said with a smile: "I will practice for an extra hour every day, and I will practice for 45 minutes in the gym at night. If I want to get good treatment, I have to work hard."

After a while, Drogba's agent came over, saying that the contract was not worthy of his player's ability, and asked for a raise, and Warcraft was watching silently.

"Didier, you don't believe me?"

Hearing Beckham's words, the corner of Drogba's mouth twitched.

Old John introduced that this buddy is very loyal, and this question hit his weakness.

"Boss, I have no objection to you! I made this request entirely out of economic and guiding considerations.

There is a saying here, business is business! "

Brat learns fast here!
Beckham smiled and nodded: "Didier, since you know that a business is a business, you can only match the corresponding treatment if you show value.

Do you have the confidence to lead the team to the championship? "

The manager still wanted to talk, but Beckham glanced over and immediately shut up.

"Boss, I understand, the season is over, let's talk about it again."

The topic just now ended, and the two quickly changed the subject.

Drogba lamented his life in Africa when he was a child, and Beckham also talked about his experience in the Eastern District. The two found a common topic outside of football.

Seeing Beckham and Drogba chatting non-stop, Musk had to interrupt the topic: "They have set a new price, which is close to our bottom line."

Beckham nodded: "Our valuation is 16 billion yuan. At least we can't let go of this price, otherwise the outside world will suspect that we are in a hurry to make a move. We must be patient."

He could see that Musk was increasingly inclined to sell PayPal for money.

At the beginning of the year, Musk began planning a project called "Mars Oasis", planning to build a small laboratory on Mars to allow crops from his own earth to grow in Martian soil.

After contacting Da Mao’s aerospace company, Musk found that the cost of purchasing a launch vehicle was much higher than the cost of independent research and development.

Just today, Musk put forward his idea to Beckham for the first time: "David, I plan to develop the launch vehicle independently, reduce the launch cost as much as possible, and plan to realize Mars immigration in the future!
We have reached the time to explore the magnificent galaxy! "

Hearing this, Beckham basically understood the mental journey of Musk's growth.

Musk once said that he felt that Beckham was his life mentor.

Similar things have been said by madmen both in public and in private.

Every time he hears this, Beckham always blush.

I can't bear such an evaluation.

He is just looking at the world by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Of course, Old John wasn't that giant either.The so-called giants are the era of technological explosion.

After staying with Hathaway for a few days, Beckham left Los Angeles and flew back to Manchester.

On the way to the airport, Beckham will bring chocolates from Los Angeles to his team-mates.

There is a chocolate specialty store in Beverly Hills, where you can buy all the famous brands in the world.

Similar to DOMORI of Italy, Gary is a self-disciplined pervert. Every time he goes to Los Angeles, he asks himself to buy some, and he also says it is a shareholder's benefit.

bitch is hypocritical
Stam and Robben like a Belgian brand, which they say is specially provided by the royal family. It contains rich dried fruits and has an aftertaste.

Even an old jerk like Keene wants to buy chocolate.

If so, buy some for everyone.

These guys just fancy themselves rich, eat their own, take their own, and never give money.

At most, give yourself some brainless gifts in return.

For example, the big Lieba that Gary gave him, there is really no place to eat it, no matter how you deal with it, it is not delicious.

Beckham walked into the chocolate shop while complaining, and suddenly there was a familiar figure in his peripheral vision.

It's Sophie Marceau.

The beauty seemed to have sensed something, turned around suddenly, and the things in her hand fell to the ground.

This was the first time that Beckham saw Sophie so at a loss, and "The Pride of France" was so embarrassed.

The two laughed silently at the same time, and Sophie tried her best to control herself not to let the tears flow.

Both of them smiled and asked about each other's situation. When talking about their current life, they were like old friends who have known each other for many years, except that they did not talk about the past.

Beckham packed a full $5 worth of chocolates and sat on the way to the airport.

The scene of seeing her in the box at Stamford Bridge for the first time came to mind again.

The background music is indeed a song that the chocolate shop was playing just now:

"In the sad afternoon, I was a little blocked, and I was walking home.

He had an indescribable feeling, a dajavu that seemed like nothing. "

Back at the Carrington Base, Beckham found that everyone was doing well without him.

Manchester United first defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 away, and then beat Derby County 1-0 at home.

The old man mixed half of the substitutes in each of these two games, and Manchester United still solved their opponents.

On May 5, the semi-finals of the Champions League started, and Beckham followed the team to Elland Road Stadium.

Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals is Leeds United, but that is not at all to be thankful for.

In the previous games, all the teams that underestimated Leeds United suffered.

Barcelona, ​​Lazio and Deportivo all fell under the pomegranate pants of this group of young guys.

Leeds United have never killed the unknown.

This game was a pure rose derby, and Leeds United fans began to swear at Manchester United players from the first second of the game.

The Leeds United players also seemed to be crazy, frantically launching an impact with Manchester United.

In the 33rd minute, Leeds United left back Hart made a clearance error. Poborski broke into the penalty area and hit Shevchenko horizontally. Leeds United defender Woodgate touched the ball with his toe, and Shevchenko had a bye.

Just when Beckham got up with his head in his arms, Giggs' follow-up score detonated the visiting stands.

Manchester United took the lead in a real decisive battle!
But it is obviously not easy to beat Leeds United, the strongest team in history.

In the second half, Leeds United went crazy and attacked Manchester United's penalty area. Batty's shot hit Stam's leg and refracted into the net.

Then Viduka and Alan Smith scored two more goals for Leeds United.

Manchester United lost the game 1-3 away, which was the defending champion's first defeat in the Champions League this season.

Beckham was a little dumbfounded. Needless to say, how difficult it is for Manchester United to comeback at home.

This time, Beckham had to hand over his fate to his teammates.

(End of this chapter)