Chapter 74: Such a Big Tone
Chen Yingxiong was very quick to resign and packed his luggage to leave the next day.
Li Wenhan was more troublesome. He was a youth training player with a series of restrictions, but Lekai quickly solved the problem with his connections in China and gave Li Wenhan a sum of money to become a free agent.
For this reason, on the sixth day, the two masters and apprentices set off for London under the leadership of Barnett.
It took more time to apply for a visa.
Along the way, both of them held an English book in their hands to study.
Chen Yingxiong was strict with himself and even stricter with his students.
He advocated that you should correct yourself before you correct others. If he himself was unwilling to do it, why should he let his students learn?
For this reason, from the moment he set off, he held an English book and ate it hard. Under his leadership, Li Wenhan's enthusiasm for learning was also very high.
After flying for more than ten hours, the two had tinnitus on the plane, and finally heard the news of landing.
Li Wenhan looked out of the window excitedly. It was still daytime when he took off, and it was still daytime when he landed.
It was like chasing the daylight.
However, after breaking through the clouds, the sky became dark.
London was still the same fucking weather, with wind and rain.
After the plane landed, the two entered the country under the guidance of Barnett and passed the security check.
As soon as the three came out, a figure wearing sunglasses and a mask stood at the exit with a sign with "Chen Yingxiong" written on it.
"Hey! Here!"
Barnett smiled and waved his hand.
Lekai walked over immediately.
"Teacher Chen, long time no see!"
Although he was a coach, Lekai still used the domestic name.
Chen Yingxiong was also very happy to see Lekai. He looked Lekai up and down, patted Lekai on the shoulder, and said: "This body is well trained!"
Lekai smiled; "I lost weight recently, I was stronger before!"
Chen Yingxiong laughed.
Lekai then saw the timid Li Wenhan on the side.
Lekai looked at Chen Yingxiong and said: "Is this the kid?"
Chen Yingxiong nodded; "Yes! He has the talent to become Inzaghi!"
Lekai smiled and shook his head.
In China, penalty area killers like Inzaghi are still highly praised.
But in Europe, the center forward has developed towards omnipotence.
Then he can be a battering ram and make the final decision.
Then he can be the organizer and distributor, cooperating with the two wings to attack.
It can be said that today's football has developed towards a single position and multiple directions.
Lekai simply greeted Li Wenhan and said; "Let's go, let's go to the training base first!"
The four of them came to the underground parking lot, and Lekai drove everyone to the Colney training base. Along the way, Lekai also served as a tour guide to introduce them to some famous places in London.
Although Lekai has not been to some places, he has heard of them after all.
"I have already made a call to the youth training. There is no need for trial training. You can directly enter the echelon. However, if you want to enter the second team, you still need to rely on your strength!"
Lekai is the captain of Arsenal, and he still has this face.
The issue of Li Wenhan joining Arsenal's youth training is a matter that Lekai called together.
But joining the second team is not possible, even if Lekai is the captain.
But Chen Yingxiong obviously disagreed with this.
"Trial! You must have a trial!" Chen Yingxiong insisted; "Is it reasonable not to have a trial? Isn't this a backdoor? Even if you get in, you will be excluded."
Lekai turned his head in surprise; "Teacher Chen, you have come to your senses!"
Chen Yingxiong said unhappily; "Have you been your teacher for so many years of youth training in vain?"
Lekai smiled and said; "Trial is fine, but is it okay?"
He was still quite worried.
If he didn't pass, it would be embarrassing.
In response, Chen Yingxiong patted his chest and guaranteed; "You just wait and see!"
Seeing Chen Yingxiong's promise, Lekai nodded and smiled; "Then I'm relieved!"
Although this teacher is not good at dealing with people, his vision and ability are still very strong.
Driving all the way out of the city center to the suburbs, the Kearney training base is right in front of us.
When entering the training base, even Chen Yingxiong was like Liu Laolao visiting a manor, with a face full of curiosity.
After all, for any football practitioner, these giants' bases are very attractive to them.
After parking, the team manager Martinez came over.
If it weren't for Lekai's introduction, Chen Yingxiong would have thought that this guy was a coach, not a manager, and he was so big!
After a simple greeting, Martinez led everyone to the youth training base.
However, he said to Lekai; "Don't take off your sunglasses and masks later, it will have a bad impact!"
Lekai also nodded.
After all, it's a backdoor, so it can't be too open.
Soon, the youth training coach came to take over.
There are two youth training coaches in total.
One of them is Bould.
When Lekai first joined Arsenal, he played with the youth players with Patles. At that time, Bould was the youth training coach, and now he is the youth training director.
Bould shook hands with everyone, and when it was Lekai's turn, he winked at him.
Lekai smiled awkwardly and tightened his mask and sunglasses.
After the handshake, Bald said directly, "Let's test the 100-meter and other basics first."
Chen Yingxiong nodded, "No problem."
He then looked at Li Wenhan, who had already taken out his shoes and sportswear from his backpack and started to change.
Lekai walked over and asked, "You're trying out right after getting off the plane. Why don't you take a break and come back tomorrow?"
"No need!" Chen Yingxiong shook his head, "He won't be affected by this kind of thing."
Lekai sighed, not knowing whether it was Chen Yingxiong's stubbornness or his true confidence.
Soon, Li Wenhan completed a series of tests under the guidance of Bould.
The overall test results were above average, not too good, nor too bad, and he was a very ordinary player.
Bould glanced at Lekai.
Lekai looked at Chen Yingxiong.
Chen Yingxiong said, "Let's go straight to the game!"
Bould nodded and quickly called the Arsenal U14 team.
He didn't even call the U15, obviously not very optimistic about Li Wenhan.
And in the U14 team, there are several children around 13 years old.
Li Wenhan was warming up, he didn't communicate with other teenagers, and he didn't know how to communicate.
And the teenagers were also whispering and discussing.
Bould didn't issue any requirements to take care of Li Wenhan.
He didn't even say to pass the ball to him.
In Arsenal, when players agree with each other, they will take the initiative to pass the ball.
The game started soon.
Li Wenhan joined the Blue Vests team.
After the game started, the youth players began to skillfully pass and control the ball.
Chen Yingxiong watched the teenagers' playing style on the sidelines. It must be said that after entering the age of 14-15, the intensity of these young people in Europe has risen all of a sudden.
Whether it is rhythm, cooperation, awareness or thinking, it is not comparable to domestic young players.
The gap is still big!
And Li Wenhan obviously couldn't adapt to this situation. He could only run around in the front court in a daze.
The teenagers of the Blue Vests team also tried to pass the ball to Li Wenhan twice, but Li Wenhan stopped passing after losing the ball twice.
Lekai's expression became solemn.
Unaccustomed to the playing style and losing trust, Li Wenhan's situation will become very difficult.
But Li Wenhan's next move was beyond everyone's expectations.
This guy stopped running and took root in front of the opponent's penalty area.
The Blue Vests team has strong offensive capabilities, especially the breakthrough capabilities of the two wingers.
Based on the two wings, they constantly press forward.
But in the absence of a center forward, it is difficult to score.
For this reason, the players of the Blue Vests began to try long shots.
15 minutes later, the half-time game ended and entered the rest period.
The other teenagers in the Blue Vests gathered together, while Li Wenhan sat on the periphery. No one spoke to him, so he just sat there quietly.
There was no frustration on his face, but he looked at the head coach without blinking, trying to understand what the other party was saying.
Le Kai pointed to the front and said; "He needs a translator!"
Everyone looked at each other.
Le Kai grinned and could only move forward.
Li Wenhan sat on the periphery. He felt like he was listening to a book of heaven. The vocabulary he learned on the plane was obviously not enough for him to hear what the coach in front of him was saying.
At this time, someone patted his shoulder and a steady voice came from his ear.
"In the second half, we need to use both wings as a breakthrough point, continue to strengthen the suppression of the back line, and the front court must be implemented. Pay attention to the running position."
Lekai paused, and he found that Li Wenhan had no idea about the Arsenal youth training style of play.
"The coach didn't give you any advice. Do you need me to help you with some ideas?" Lekai said kindly.
In response, Li Wenhan shook his head and smiled; "Thank you, but my style of play is different from others. I know how to score in the second half!"
Lekai raised his eyebrows.
What a big tone!
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