Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 193 Thomas' Pursuit
After staying in Chelsea for a long time, he no longer has the joy and high spirits he had when he first came here, so Thomas has become a little gloomy recently.

Recalling that a year ago, he was the substitute goalkeeper of the Wolverhampton youth team. At that time, even in the youth team, he still had few opportunities to play, and the club was not optimistic about his future.But there have been too many things that have happened in the past year, such as the hard training in Wolverhampton, the depression when parting with good friends, the lack of reuse in the Bristol Rangers, and then when I was in the League One success.

It can be said that the reason why Thomas was able to be discovered by Chelsea scouts and came to this club that he could not imagine before was due to some credits of Wang Li, but most of them were obtained by his own efforts. During this year, the efforts Thomas has made to realize his football aspirations are absolutely unimaginable by ordinary people.

When he first came to Stamford Bridge, Thomas also felt that he was already very satisfied. He was just 19 years old and had already become the first substitute of Chelsea's goalkeeper. This achievement is definitely something to be proud of.But after more than ten days like this, he became a little bored.

As a substitute goalkeeper, in official games, it is really difficult to get a chance to play.Different from other positions of the team, few teams will choose to replace the goalkeeper during the game, because this position requires the most stable performance, and the whole game will not consume too much energy. Therefore, a main goalkeeper in a In the season, it is very possible to play all the game time.

Therefore, Thomas feels that it is really difficult for him to get a chance to play in the Chelsea team.

In this case, Thomas had another idea. Taking advantage of the summer transfer window before it closed, he wanted the club to loan him out. Even if he went to a League One team, it would be better than Chelsea Give him a chance to play, so that he can at least start playing all the time, use his performance to prove his strength and enhance his game experience.Actually, Thomas had another idea——
Use performance to win the favor of England coach Eriksson, then he will have a chance to enter the national team.

This was also his childhood dream.

The day before the game between Chelsea and Aston Villa, Thomas walked into Chelsea's office building alone and came to the manager's room.He was in awe of this stern Portuguese. To put it bluntly, he was always timid when facing Mourinho, but he still walked in for his own future and dreams.

In the room, Mourinho was sitting at the desk, frowning and looking at a stack of documents. After Thomas walked in, he was a little uneasy. He cheered himself up from the bottom of his heart, and then said: "Boss, I have some I want to discuss it with you."

Mourinho hammered his forehead with his hand, closed his eyes tightly, and looked up at Thomas, "Sit down, Thomas, don't be too restrained, is it about the contract?"

Mourinho still knows a little about this new goalkeeper who joined the team.In fact, Thomas' transfer was controlled by him alone. However, at that time, he only regarded Thomas as the team's third goalkeeper and placed him in the reserve team as a supplement, so the salary stated in the signed contract There is only a weekly salary of [-] pounds. There is no doubt that this is the minimum salary in the first team. Even many youth team players earn higher than Thomas.

And later, after seeing the performance of this big white man on the training ground, Mourinho knew that he had underestimated him. With this kid's ability, he could even play the main goalkeeper in a second-tier Premier League team. .

"No, boss, I am very satisfied with the current contract." Thomas, who was a little uneasy, immediately waved his hands and replied, seeing Mourinho's eyes, he still timidly said: "I want to ask, Can the club loan me to another club?"

Hearing Thomas' answer, Mourinho was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"Boss, as you know, I am only the second goalkeeper at Chelsea. Although I have entered the team's roster for the first two games, it is still very difficult for me to have a chance to play." After the conversation started, Thomas spoke his thoughts fluently.

After listening to Thomas' explanation, Mourinho nodded understandingly. In fact, no one likes to be the second goalkeeper. This is different from the substitutes in other positions of the team, because it is difficult for the goalkeeper to have the opportunity to play. , which also means that there is no chance to show your strength.

Seeing the expression of the big man in front of him, Mourinho smiled lightly, and explained slowly: "I don't think you need to worry about this. The league has just begun. In this season, Chelsea's schedule is very intensive, except for the league. , as well as the FA Cup, League Cup, Champions Cup, etc. Of course, the club's goal is to win every championship, so the team will face the pressure of fighting on the third or even fourth fronts, and there will definitely be many opportunities to play."

Thomas frowned suspiciously, because he didn't have any experience in a wealthy team. For him, so many games were a bit incomprehensible, and it was true that a team wanted to win so many championships in one season. It was a bit appalling, "So, boss, do you mean that the team's goal this year is to win all the championships?"

"Of course." Mourinho replied affirmatively. Although this may seem a little irrational to others, as a champion coach who has just won the Triple Crown, after coming to Chelsea, he has sufficient support of pounds. It is not surprising to set this goal.

Besides, the thought of that generous Russian is the same as his. Why would he poach Mourinho and throw down so many pounds for all the championships?

"Okay, thank you boss." After getting the answer he wanted, Thomas stood up and was ready to return to the court to continue training.

"Don't think about other things, train well, keep fit, you will definitely have a chance." Watching Thomas walk towards the door, Mourinho added behind him.

"I see."

In fact, Mourinho is not a patient person.

If someone else, such as goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, came to him to talk about this matter, the Portuguese would definitely be furious, and then he would be kicked out of the team directly during the winter transfer.However, Thomas is different. In Mourinho's mind, Thomas is the future pillar of the Chelsea team. Even this season, he plans to use rotation methods in other competitions to give Thomas the chance to start the game to increase his chances. With the experience of the game, I look forward to him being able to replace Petr Cech to guard Chelsea's gate as soon as possible.

It can only be said that in the professional football circle, strength is the foundation of everything. Different strengths will lead to completely different treatment...

When Thomas returned to the training ground, most of the players had already left. Only Wang Li and Joe Cole practiced free kicks on the court. Recently, Wang Li still wants to practice free kicks well, although his internal strength has improved. breakthrough, but in this regard, it is still difficult to find the feeling, the accuracy of the curve ball is still too low.

Seeing Thomas coming out of the small office building, Wang Li kicked the ball at him and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, Thomas, did you go to the boss?"

Thomas dodged, dodged the flying ball, and complained, "Alan, do you want to murder?"

"Tell me, what's going on, Thomas?" Wang Li stepped over and asked with concern.When he was training in the morning, seeing Thomas' expression, he knew that the kid must have something on his mind.

"It's nothing, it's just that I want to go to another team on loan, and I went to talk to the boss." Thomas said with a forced smile.

Wang Li frowned, "He agreed?"

"No, he told me that the team will have a lot of games this season, and in many future games, I will be sent to start." Thomas said sincerely.

Wang Li thought for a while, and then said straightforwardly: "Thomas, I think the boss is right. We will definitely have many games in the future. You will definitely have a chance if you stay at Chelsea."

"However, I am still a substitute for the team, Alan, I don't want to be a substitute goalkeeper."

Wang Li nodded and said slowly: "Actually, I think it would be the best choice for you to stay at Chelsea, even as a substitute goalkeeper." Before Thomas could refute, he continued: "You Think about it, even if you are loaned to other teams now, if you want to get the main position directly, it must be a team in the second-tier league. You know, last season, you have been in Bristol Rovers for almost a year. , what's the point of going again?"

"Besides, staying at Chelsea doesn't mean that you won't have opportunities. If you perform well in the game, the boss may let you play Peter's place as the main force. I think this head coach is still very trustworthy. Yes, he is very focused when working, um, without any personal feelings, whoever is outstanding will have a chance, don't you believe in your own strength?"

After listening to Wang Li's words, Thomas thought about it and thought it made sense, and then he felt much better. "Well, I just don't know when it will be my turn to play."

Wang Li smiled and patted his friend on the shoulder, "It will be soon, as long as you work hard."

Thomas picked up the ball under his feet with his hands, threw it into the air, kicked it hard, and then said with a smile: "I really hope to play soon! If one day, I can play in the knockout round of the Champions Cup, Then in the penalty shootout, I saved a few goals in a row and helped Chelsea win, haha, that must be a good feeling!"

"Then what will happen to you? Yelling at the fans excitedly?" Wang Li recalled his excitement when he scored a goal, looked at Thomas, and asked with interest.

"No, no, Alan, you really don't pursue it. By that time, I will be famous, and there will definitely be many female fans who will come to throw their arms around me. Maybe I can live a day and change my girlfriend. It’s an opportunity to experiment with the movements in Japanese movies in various poses, hehehehe!”

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(End of this chapter)