Football coach

It's hot in June,

Blackpool, Lancashire, North West England.

This is a furniture factory, and there is a young but very strong and tall young man who is shirtless and does carpentry work.The energy is very concentrated, and the sweat drips from the face drop by drop.

But he didn't care, and still worked very hard.

"Ricky, someone is looking for you outside."

"Who?"

The young man continued to work without turning his head, and asked loudly.

"I don't know. He looks like an oriental man. Go and have a look. That man is well dressed."

"it is good."

Only then did he put down what he was doing, and walked out shirtless.He went outside and saw that it was indeed an oriental person. Of course, he couldn't tell whether the person was Chinese, Korean, or rb.He is about 1.8 meters tall and has no fat on his body. He should also exercise all year round.On a hot day, this person was wearing a gray-blue suit and light red leather shoes on his feet.

The whole person looks so neat and clean.

"I don't know what this gentleman wants from me?"

The big tall man looked at the clothes of the person in front of him, then at himself, and asked with some lack of confidence.He really didn't understand that there seemed to be no one among his friends dressed like this.My friends are all crying haha, there is no such decently dressed person.They are all just like themselves, working shirtless.

Chen Ping stood there looking at the tall man in front of him.

He is 1.8 meters tall. Although he has been out of work for several months, he is in good health.Just look at his shirtless upper body, it's full of muscles.Training was not delayed because of unemployment.

The body is very strong.

What made Chen Ping even more delighted was the blue number 117 on his head.Although I don't know how powerful it is, it is stronger than that kid Martin Anthony.Look at the red number behind it turned out to be 182, which far exceeds Martin Anthony in potential.

Compared with Martin Anthony's 113 strength, 117 is estimated to be able to play in the English League C.

Although Chen Ping is not sure, Chen Ping estimated that the strength of truly talented players should be above 19 when they are 160 years old.It is estimated that when those top talents are 19 years old, there should be those whose strength exceeds 170 or 180.Only in this way can they play in the Premier League and gain a foothold in the giants.

Whether it's 113 or 117, to be honest, they are all poor.But to be able to get such a player for free, Chen Ping was quite happy in his heart.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Ping, and I am the head coach of Oxford United."

"Hello, hello."

When the young man heard that Chen Ping introduced himself as the head coach of the Oxford United Club, he immediately became stuttering.

Compared with his strong body, he is much shy.

"I don't want to say too much. I came to you today just because I want to sign you and let you play for our Oxford United. Our Oxford United will play in the English C League next season. How about it? Are you interested?" ?”

"Me? Oh..."

The boy was completely stunned.

For a moment, his expression was unbelievable.It turned out to be like a child scratching his head, not knowing what to do.

"Did you find the wrong person?"

He scratched his head, then asked Chen Ping suspiciously.League C?After a few months, there wasn't even a single amateur club, so how could the head coach of the English C League suddenly come to find him.

"Richard Lambert, 19, Blackpool player. Am I making a mistake?"

"I'm Richard Lambert. But..."

Richard Lambert.

It was this person that Chen Ping came to look for.This was later an aspiring legend in English football. He rose from the low-level leagues to the Premier League and joined Liverpool.Even when he represented the national team for the first time, he was already in his 30s.

That's Lambert.

Lambert was originally a youth training player of the English giants Liverpool, but was eliminated by the Liverpool youth training camp at the age of 16.It can only be to join the League One club Blackpool, but there is no chance at Blackpool.At the beginning of this year, he was kicked out by Blackpool and has been out of work for more than four months.

For more than four months Lambert has been working as a carpenter to support himself.

Lambert looked at Chen Ping and even wondered if the person in front of him was a liar.Such a young head coach is rare, and how did he find himself.

Of course Lambert would not really think that Chen Ping was a liar.

fraud?

How could a liar find a penniless person like himself.But Lambert is really skeptical, can he play in the third league now?I remember that when Blackpool's coach drove him away, he said that he could play in the amateur league at his own level.

"Richard, my time is precious. To make a long story short. I appreciate your strength and want you to play with us at Oxford United. But we are poor at Oxford United, so I can't give you a high salary. One hundred pounds a week, if You agree, and we will sign immediately."

Lambert was taken aback by what Chen Ping said.

Lambert likes to play football very much, but Lambert has always been a very talented player.He is the last player in the Liverpool youth academy. He only got three garbage time appearances in Blackpool in three years, and he was abandoned by Blackpool at the beginning of this year.

Now I can only be a carpenter.

So the beginning was unbelievable.But after hearing what Chen Ping said, Lambert was overjoyed instantly.League C, for Lambert now, not to mention League C, even if an amateur league club like the British African Union came to him, he would agree.

So Lambert nodded quickly.

"I agree, I agree. But is Oxford really going to sign me?"

Lambert asked suspiciously.

Lambert doesn't care about salary.It's hard to support yourself on a hundred pounds.But as long as the ball is played, Lambert doesn't care about salary.If the money is not enough, I can work part-time while playing football.

The English C League, this is the English C League, a professional league.

"Richard, I've just taken over as manager of Oxford United and I've got a lot of work to do. But I've been driving for hours to come here, do you think I'm joking? Boy,

You are brilliant, otherwise I wouldn't be here.If you believe me, coming to us at Oxford United will give you a new start in your career.How about it. "

"I, I, I sign, I sign."

"Richard, take a good look. After signing, you are an Oxford United player."

The English C League, after all, is a low-level league, not very formal.Just like Lambert, he doesn't even have an agent.Of course which agent is crazy and would sign a player with no future like Lambert.I can't even earn the broker's fare.

So Chen Ping went directly to Lambert, and Lambert also read it and signed it himself.

"Richard, I am waiting for you at Oxford United. You will be satisfied with your decision today."

"Yes."

Lambert is completely different from what he imagined.

Originally thought that Lambert, who had been playing in the low-level leagues, would be a hot-tempered player, but he did not expect to be so shy.But no matter what, get a high center forward.

Chen Ping has his own ideas about the English C League.Low-level leagues, in fact, have been like this since the British League Two.There are not many tactical things, just body and impact.

It's not that low-level league coaches are not capable.

It's that the players in the low-level leagues are limited in strength, and they don't understand complex tactics.Even if they understand, with their strength, they can't play any complicated tactics.So the tradition of English football is very evident in the lower leagues.

A long pass hits both sides, or finds a center forward.

Basically no midfield.

Therefore, the role of the center forward in the low-level leagues is very important.After finishing Lambert, Chen Ping did not stop, preparing to take care of the second center forward.Because the club has no money, Chen Ping's targets are all low-level league players, and they are all players with no or very low transfer fees.

"Fuck, I think it's good here. I'm not going to tryouts anymore, I'm here."

The young player with a fierce face and a body that looked like a bull roared loudly in front of his head coach.

angry.

Of course he was angry.

Because just a few months ago, he drove more than five hours to the Exeter club for a trial training.He performed well in the trial at that time, and the head coach of Exeter saw his performance in person.He also praised him and expressed his willingness to let him play under his own hands.

But when he returned home happily, he waited for the Exeter Club's call.But a few days later he read in the newspaper that the head coach of Exeter was dismissed.This made him furious, feeling that he was really out of luck, and God was playing with him.

This is England's fifth tier league, the British African Union, which is an amateur league club, Barrow Club.Although the players roared, Kenny Lowe, the head coach of the Barrow Club, was not angry.

After his players finished roaring, he said, "You should go. Because the one who invited you is Oxford United, which has just been relegated from League Two. I heard that their new head coach is very interested in you."

"Oxford United? A club in League Three?"

Professional league and amateur league, completely different leagues.

"Well, go. Go and see."

Grant Holt.

This is the No.2 player that Chen Ping wants to introduce.This is also a late blooming star in English football, and later skyrocketed in Norwich.Although he is not a free agent, he is actually no different from a free agent.Because he is a player in the fifth tier league, he has no value at all.

It is estimated that it is worth ten to twenty thousand pounds, and no matter how high it is, it will not exceed thirty thousand pounds.

Chen Ping has sent Barrow an invitation to buy.

…………

Chen Ping was still very happy to introduce two center forwards to the club.

Although the strength of the two of them is now enough to play in the third league.But Chen Ping is confident that they will be famous in the third league.After finishing the two of them, Chen Ping returned to the club.

Although Chen Ping told Feroz Carson, let him deal with the players.But Chen Ping still needs to see how many players the club is going to deal with and who will be left behind.

Moreover, Chen Ping wanted to discuss player salaries and bonuses with Feroz Carson.

Now that the club's morale is floating, one of the biggest problems is because of the club's financial problems.These players are worried about not getting paid.Therefore, this point also needs to be discussed by Chen Ping and Feroz Carson.

Only when salaries are paid on time and bonuses are paid appropriately can the morale of the army be stabilized to the greatest extent and the morale of the team can be improved.If these two cannot be guaranteed, then no one will be able to avoid relegation.

But if this is guaranteed, with Oxford United's strength, relegation is a certainty.After all, Oxford United was still a Chinese League One team three years ago, and its strength is still relatively strong in the English League Three.

However, Chen Ping had just returned to the club, and before he went to look for Feroz Carson, he spotted a figure on the training ground.Martin Anthony even insisted on coming to train every day.

In order to deal with the players, Chen Ping has been outside for a long time, more than half a month has passed.Now the team is completely on vacation, and there is no one in the training ground.

Hey--

pity.

The talent is so bad that Chen Ping doesn't like it.No matter how hard he tries, it is difficult for him to play in the top league with his talent.But he shook his head and was about to leave, but soon Chen Ping frowned.

Because just half a month ago, Chen Ping saw that Martin Anthony's strength was only 113, but after half a month, Chen Ping found that his strength had become 114.

Very surprised.

Potential not only represents how high a person's upper limit is, but also represents a person's talent.

Players with higher potential are also more talented, and their strength grows rapidly.A player with low potential shows poor talent and puts in more effort than others, but the growth rate of strength is slow.

According to Martin Anthony's talent of only 167, his growth rate must be very slow.

But he hasn't reached it yet, and his strength has reached 114, which is really unbelievable.Lambert's potential value exceeds 180, but his current strength is only 117.

diligent.

It is hard work to explain.

diligent?diligent!