Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 3 Failed trip to Blackburn

After the decision, the next day, Wang Li took the football school coach Thom Stephen's letter of introduction and set off for Blackburn.

Thom Stephen was a famous football player in England when he was young, and he served as a coach after retiring, and he has a strong personal connection.When Wang Li left the football school, it was a pity for this talented kid, so he wrote a letter of introduction to him, so that the previous Wang Li could go to various small and medium clubs to participate in trial training smoothly, but the original Wang Li did not have much Communication skills, this letter of introduction does not bring him success.

Wang Li is very grateful for the precious wealth left to him by the former owner of the body, which made him a lot more convenient. Without this letter of introduction, it would be difficult for him to get the approval of various youth teams for his trial training request.

Blackburn is a borough in Lancashire, England.It is located in the Benning Hills area of ​​Lancashire, about 32 kilometers northwest of Manchester, with a population of about 17.

Although it is only a town, it has its own pride, which is the Blackburn football team.

Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded in 1875 and was a founding member of the Football League in 1888. Since 1890, it has used Ewood Park as its home stadium.

In the 2000-2001 season, the Blackburn team successfully advanced to the Premier League. Back in the first season of the Premier League (2001-02), they ranked tenth and won the first League Cup in Blackburn's history.Under the leadership of Graeme Souness, Blackburn continued to improve in the 2002-03 season, finishing sixth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup for two consecutive years.

It can be said that although the current Blackburn team is not yet able to dominate the entire England, it is also in full swing.

After Wang Li arrived, he showed the recommendation letter to the guard and asked to see the head coach of the youth team, Spoel Gert.

After meeting the young coach in his 40s, he explained his purpose this time.

Spoel Geert looked down on players like Wang Li who came to tryouts with a letter of recommendation from XX people. He thought that all the capable players from the Arsenal Football School had already been selected by the Arsenal youth team, so he did not Not very optimistic about this tall and thin Oriental.

However, Thom Stephen's face still needs to be given, so he randomly found a staff member and took Wang Li to do some basic tests.

Wang Li also noticed the arrogance in Spoel Geert's eyes. Even if he can enter the Blackburn youth team, training under this kind of coach will definitely not be taken seriously. It seems that this trip to Blackburn can only end in failure up.

But he still took the test with the staff, and he also wanted to see how far his abilities could go.

The clubs in the English Premier League do have a strong background. Even for the Blackburn team, which is at the bottom of the list, this kind of physical fitness test and endurance test are very formal and scientific.

After more than two hours of testing, Wang Li was already drenched in sweat. He took part in the physical fitness test, endurance test, running with the ball and speed test, but he also knew that these tests only included running with the ball The data is very good, and the others are just qualified.

However, he was not annoyed by this, because he did not exert much strength.He hates Spoel Geert very much. No matter who is not taken seriously, he will have this kind of emotion. Just by looking at the young coach's demeanor, he has a little understanding of the current state of the entire Blackburn club.

Maybe it's the good result of sixth place in the Premier League last year that has corroded their self-motivation, maybe Blackburn's youth army does have some strength, maybe
No matter what the result is, Wang Li has already decided to try other clubs. Anyway, with his strength, it doesn't matter where he goes.

Sure enough, when the staff member handed Wang Li's report card to Spoel Geert, he just glanced at it briefly and said something to him.

The staff member came back and said to Wang Li: "Although your results are good, the Blackburn youth team is already very crowded in the frontcourt, so there is no need to add any forward players." After finishing speaking, he looked apologetically Look at him, then turn around and walk back.

Wang Li didn't say anything about it, just spread his hands indifferently, and walked towards the gate of the Blackburn club. He still needs to find a hotel, and then continue his "trial training journey" tomorrow.
Spoel Geert walked back and forth on a small football field, occasionally guiding the training of the players on the field.

After the staff member came back and explained to him, he smiled and said: "Alex, don't pay attention to this kind of player next time. He hasn't even been selected for the Arsenal youth team. What level can he have? That kind of genius from a youth football school They've already been scooped up by Arsenal."

Alex nodded with a puzzled face, hesitated for a while, and asked: "Then Coach Gert, the test data of that player just now is indeed very good, especially the speed of running back and forth with the ball, which is almost faster than that of the Premier League." The average level of the main striker in the league, why not let him try?" He wanted to ask this question for a long time, after the test, he thought that Blackburn would have another talent to join, but the result was not as he thought.

Spoel Geert frowned slightly, picked up the test score sheet in his hand and looked at it.

“百米速度11秒37，25米带球折返2周，时间15秒07”

It really is a genius stat. The speed of 25 meters is nothing. It only took more than 100 seconds to dribble 15 meters in 19 meters. You must know that the stats of his youth team genius forward Cruz Omar are only [-]. Just a few seconds.

However, in order to maintain his prestige, he still said forcefully: "There are many such geniuses. It is nothing surprising. If he is here, give him a chance." Center walk.

Alex was stunned, looked at Spoel Gelt's back and said to himself: "There are many such geniuses? Is that really the case?"

Spoel Gert really regretted it in his heart. Although the Easterner just now was a little thin, his body can be trained, but his natural ball feel is difficult to improve. If this kind of player is under his command, he can guarantee two Years later, he was another excellent speed winger.

"If he is coming, we must seize the opportunity!" In a corner where no one was around, Spoel Geert said fiercely.

Unfortunately, the opportunity never passed him by.
(End of this chapter)