Will I hurt you if I score like this?

Chapter 16 The First Meeting at the Carrington Training Ground

After finishing everything, Mendes arranged for Levi to temporarily stay in a hotel in downtown Manchester not too far from the Carrington training ground.

After all, finding a suitable residence cannot be completed in a day or two.

At the same time, Li Wei had no means of transportation for the time being, so he arranged for a driver to pick him up, and the busy manager hurried back to Lisbon overnight.

Li Wei's salary issue has been agreed with Manchester United and will be discussed after the friendly match.

The most important thing for Mendes at present is the transfer of Ronaldo.

He must urge the Portuguese star to show a more determined attitude towards leaving the team.

The next day, early morning.

Ferguson habitually came to the training ground early. It was just dawn at this time, and the forest around Carrington was still shrouded in the thick morning fog in the morning in England, and there was a thin layer of water vapor on the lawn.

Usually at this time, there is always no one on the training ground.

The godfather of Manchester United will always walk a few laps along the 'city' he has guarded for 22 years, and then go to have breakfast.

Carrington’s buildings and facilities have been constantly being updated and refurbished. Active players here have come and gone. Many have made new achievements in red jerseys. Many have faded away from the mainstream arena, and some photos have always been shrouded in black shadows.

Ferguson walked through the lonely stadium in the past, always feeling like a silent gravekeeper.

At the same time, he also felt that he was also getting old.

But today, a young and lively figure appeared on the training ground, wearing a brand new Manchester United training suit, running around the track.

Ferguson rubbed his eyes, hiding behind the shadow of a building, looking a little dazed.

After a long time, Li Wei completed his habitual physical training.

Suddenly looking around, trying to find training footballs and equipment, but as a first-time rookie, he apparently "lost" in Manchester United's training camp.

After a long time, footsteps came from behind Ferguson, and the staff in charge of the equipment obviously did not expect that players would come to train so early, and was taken aback.

"Shh."

Ferguson raised his index finger to signal the staff to silence.

Li Wei, who couldn't find the equipment, could only finish the relaxation exercise to keep his muscles in good condition, and then decided to have breakfast first.

Suddenly he felt a figure approaching behind him, and he was about to turn around.

A football was thrown from behind him, and ran to him bouncingly. Li Wei subconsciously picked it up with his feet and bounced it twice.

"Bounce the ball back."

An old voice sounded, and Ferguson was standing not far away, looking at him with a smile.

"BOSS? Good morning!"

Li Wei was a little dazed, and then realized that Ferguson wanted to play a game of juggling with him.

Although the old man was a professional player when he was young, he has retired for 34 years. Is it really a man to play this game when he is old?
But he still quickly pushed with the arch of his foot, trying to control the strength as much as possible, so that Ferguson could continue comfortably.

Unexpectedly, the old man's basic skills were still maintained well, he stopped the ball steadily, and then bounced a few times.

But in the end, due to old age and inappropriate shoes, the movements were a little deformed, and the football fell to the ground.

He laughed.

"Football is a young man's game after all."

he said, looking at Levi with relief.

The first person to rush to the training ground was the captain of Manchester United, one of the representatives of the "[-] Golden Generation", Gary Neville.

He and his younger brother Phil Neville were once known as Manchester United's Neville brothers, but after ten years of playing for Manchester United, the latter moved to Everton because of the gradual loss of his main position and became the new captain of "Toffee".

Since then, in the match between Manchester United and Everton, the scene where the two brothers played together as captains has also become a good story in the Premier League.

Gary Neville is not tall, with a thin face, a pair of round eyes under thick eyebrows, and a light beard on his lips.

"Come here, Gary."

"I want to introduce a new member to you. His name is Li Wei. As you can see, he is a hardworking kid and very talented. He will fight with you from now on."

"At the same time I need you to introduce him to other people, don't bully him."

Ferguson introduced Levi to Gary Neville.

The old fritters of Manchester United sometimes make some "jokes" with the newcomers, and Ferguson has heard of it for a long time.

After exhorting, Ferguson left the court.

"Okay, Levi."

Gary Neville was a little surprised, he knew the news of the rookie joining.

But I didn't expect to see Li Wei so early.

After all, one of the most famous qualities of the Manchester United captain is his diligence and hard work. He is almost the first player to arrive on the scene every training day.

In Manchester United's Class of [-], Gary Neville was not so talented, he could even be said to be the least talented, but with his own efforts, he firmly occupied the main right back position of Manchester United and England for many years.

One can imagine the painstaking effort put into it.

"Welcome."

"Thank you, Captain. I used to be on the TV a lot, admiring your brilliant defense."

Levi also behaved very politely, stretched out his hand while flattering, and Gary Neville shook it hard, showing goodwill.

Obviously, Li Wei's words are very useful.

This is the most famous boss in Manchester United's dressing room at the moment, and gaining his favor will be of great help to his quick integration into Manchester United.

The two communicated for a while, and then began a simple warm-up with the ball.

"Hey, boy. Let me see what you can do."

Gary Neville yelled: "How about a one-on-one?"

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and then he was unambiguous, and he touched the ball regularly and approached Neville.

Neville raised a confident smile at the corner of his mouth, sank his body, and his footsteps changed regularly with Li Wei's movements.

Suddenly he found that Li Wei had a tendency to pick up speed, so he decisively made a tackle.

Li Wei stopped suddenly, flicked the outer instep of his right foot, and changed direction again.

Neville didn't hesitate, and followed again.

Li Wei buckled again, and with a light back and forth with his feet, a beautiful fried ball passed Neville.

"No, no."

The Manchester United captain who felt dull on his face muttered: "I didn't warm up well just now, from now on."

The two once again engaged in one-on-one marking.

This time, after a feint, Levi passed Neville through the crotch.

"You're out of luck! It's pointless to excel like this!"

Neville began to teach.

For the third time, Levi changed his direction continuously and took a fancy to Neville's tackle. He touched the sole of his foot and passed again.

This time Neville didn't speak any more, just looked around the training ground.

Fortunately, there was no one, otherwise the other team members would see him being treated like this by a new kid.

It's going to be called Highway 2.

Gary Neville is old, and it's not a few years before he retires.

"Are you hungry, Captain."

Li Wei didn't want to wait any longer, and asked cautiously: "I think it must be because of the fasting, why don't we go to eat first."

"For the last time, I can't believe it!"

Neville was not convinced and asked Levi to "humiliate" himself one last time.

This time Levi was extremely focused. After making a few exaggerated fake moves, Gary Neville saw the timing and shoveled the football under Levi's feet.

"Alas!"

Gary Neville finally let out a sigh of relief.

"The captain's shovel is really beautiful! It's really a sword that never grows old."

Faced with Gary Neville's outstretched palm, Levi gave him a high five.

In Manchester United's first training session, he was barely on his feet.

Next, in order to gain a firm foothold, he must show enough strength to conquer the coaches, teammates and thousands of fans.

Then, after the two headed to the cafeteria for dinner, they were joined by a short, stocky Asian man with squinting eyes.

Without Gary Neville's introduction, Li Wei also knew that this man was the South Korean Manchester United midfielder, "Park Sanfei" who couldn't run to death, and the current No. 1 Park Ji-sung in Asia.

Park Ji-sung's personality is relatively low-key and introverted, he doesn't talk too much, and he doesn't have the strict concept of seniority like Koreans.

If he had, Li Wei would not be used to him.

The two nodded and chatted for a few words, and it was considered a preliminary acquaintance.

After waiting until about eight o'clock, other Manchester United players gradually arrived.

With the iconic ginger head, Scholes is short in stature but strong in physique.

Manchester United's galloping Welsh wing, Ryan Giggs.

With deep eye sockets and a fierce face, Carlos Tevez, the famous "beast" of a certain Shanghai club in later generations.

Not long after he transferred to Manchester United, the "handsome brother" Berbatov with a shiny and parted hair.

Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Gibson, O'Shea, Fletcher, Nani, Campbell
And another Asian who Li Wei is very familiar with - Dong Fangzhuo.

Dong Fangzhuo, who had already learned that another Chinese had joined Manchester United, was very friendly, and the two quickly chatted.

Dong Fangzhuo mentioned the upcoming Olympic Games several times in his words, his tone was very proud and excited.

But Li Wei knew that in order to fulfill his dream of participating in the Beijing Olympics, Dong Fangzhuo, who had injured his knee meniscus and cruciate ligament, chose conservative treatment, missed the best time for treatment, and was sealed off.

Therefore, after the Olympics, the injury further deteriorated, affecting his entire career.

In the end, he had to join Dalian Shide and return to the Chinese Super League.

"If you have time, go back to China and have a look! Our country is doing well now." Dong Fangzhuo said.

Li Wei nodded and smiled.

Chinese people always subconsciously confuse the concepts of Chinese, Chinese and overseas Chinese.

In the final analysis, what connects these concepts is the bond called 'Descendants of Yanhuang'.

"Go back sometime."

Li Wei suddenly didn't know what to say, so he could only nod his head.

The two had their own concerns, and chatted briefly for a while, and the training time was coming soon.

"When you come to Manchester United, you will develop well." Dong Fangzhuo said.

"I also wish you the first goal in the Olympics."

The two smiled.

Wayne Rooney and Carrick, two of Manchester United's iconic players, were absent due to injuries.

As early as August last year, the Norwegian Solskjaer, who had announced his retirement and entered the Manchester United coaching staff, also came to the training ground as a player.

The warm-up match against the Spaniard two days later was also a farewell commemorative match for the veteran of Manchester United.

Some people come, some people go.

Manchester United is Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)