legendary midfielder

Chapter 44 The Ritual Related to the Next Life

At [-]:[-] the next morning, Zhang Xu appeared by the side of the club's training ground. Seeing the empty training ground, Zhang Xu shook his head and followed the signs to find the office of head coach Wilson.

Five minutes later, Zhang Xu finally touched the office of head coach Wilson.

"Come in!" Head coach Wilson came to the club at 07:30. Tomorrow is the away game against Huddersfield. He needs to finalize the 18-man roster as soon as possible and arrange the corresponding tactics.When he heard the knock on the door, he didn't lift his head, and just said please come in.

Zhang Xu pushed open the door and saw that Wilson was writing and drawing on the desk. He didn't want to disturb him, so he could only go to the desk and wait.

One minute later, Wilson finally remembered that someone had come in just now. He looked up and found Zhang Xu standing in front of him staring at him.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, Zhang!" Wilson smiled awkwardly: "What do you want from me?" As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped his head and shouted: "Oh, damn it, I actually forgot that it was your first day meeting with the team! This damn memory! I'm really old!"

"Hehe, Mr. Wilson, you are not old, you are too busy! So many things on the team require you to take charge of the overall situation, and it is not your fault to forget one thing." Zhang Xu said with a smile.

"Haha, you really can talk!" Wilson laughed, "Come on, I'll take you to the locker room." After speaking, he stood up from his seat and led Zhang Xu to the first-team locker room.

When we arrived at the locker room, the locker room was still empty.

Wilson smiled wryly: "Few of these brats arrive early! Zhang, don't be fooled by them!"

Zhang Xu shrugged and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wilson, I have always been strict with myself."

"That's good, that's good, Zhang," Wilson said to Zhang Xu, pointing to a spare wardrobe, "You can use this wardrobe, and I'll have someone put your label on it later."

"Okay, thank you!" Zhang Xu put down his backpack and quickly changed into his jersey.

When the hour hand pointed to [-]:[-], a player finally pushed open the door of the locker room.

"Hey, boss, why are you here?" The other party was startled when he saw Wilson standing in the locker room, and asked in surprise, and then saw Zhang Xu behind Wilson: "Wow, I know the reason, haha."

As he said that, he quickly ran to Zhang Xu's side, put his arms around Zhang Xu's shoulders and said, "So you are that zhang from China, uh uh, what, xu? I'm sorry, I really don't understand the pronunciation of Chinese names."

"It's okay, my name is Zhang Xu, I'm glad to come to Daofeng!" Zhang Xu pronounced his name in Chinese.

"Haha, your English pronunciation is really good! My name is Beatty, James Beatty! The current captain, the old captain Morgan is currently lying in the hospital for treatment due to injury. On behalf of all the players in the first team, I welcome you, Chinese boy!" Beatty was very enthusiastic about Zhang Xu's arrival, patted Zhang Xu's shoulder friendly, and continued: "The boys will come soon. Shall we give them some exciting surprises?"

"Okay, Beatty, don't scare the kids!" At this moment, Wilson smiled and said, "I'll leave the Zhang to you. At [-]:[-], bring the intact Zhang to the training ground on time!" After speaking, Wilson opened the door and walked out.

Intact?Zhang Xu was taken aback.

"Haha, what the boss is referring to is that our blade team has a special entry ceremony, which can only be performed in the locker room!" Beatty blinked at Zhang Xu and smiled strangely.

Just when Zhang Xu felt something was wrong, the door of the locker room opened again, and one by one team members walked in with the sound of chattering.

"Wow, you're that Chinese Zhang, aren't you?" When they found Zhang Xu, they all came over in surprise.

"Uh uh, yes, hello everyone, I'm Zhang Xu from China who just joined!" Zhang Xu was not stage-frightened and introduced himself generously.

"Hey, buddy, I heard that you have a lot of delicious food like this in China? Is it true?" This one is obviously a foodie.

"Zhang, I heard that you have a city wall that is [-] kilometers long? Isn't it scary!" It seems that this guy is a person who likes to travel.

"Zhang, I heard that you Chinese have enmity with the islanders, because the islanders killed 30 people in a city during World War II, what happened?" Well, there is another one who studies history.

"Hey, buddy, I heard that you Chinese use two bamboo sticks for meals, is it true?" This is for humanities research.

"Brother, you are called the 'Bicycle Kingdom' in China, do you have a lot of bicycles?" This is a person who stayed in the 80s and [-]s of the last century.

The teammates chattered, making Zhang Xu at a loss, not knowing which teammate's question to answer.

Fortunately, Beatty made the siege in time, and he shouted loudly: "Okay, brothers, Zhang has just joined our Blades team, and we will discuss it later if we have any questions. Now, shouldn't we have our unique team entry ceremony?"

"Wow, I like this, hehe!"

All the team members stared at Zhang Xu with green eyes, which made Zhang Xu feel numb.Just when he was feeling uneasy, Beatty yelled strangely: "Bring the knife!"

Immediately, a teammate handed him two long white dangling knives, and Beatty held one in each hand and continued, "Okay, let's get started!"

The teammates rushed to Zhang Xu, quickly stripped him of his clothes, and escorted him to Beatty.

"Captain, what are you going to do?" Zhang Xu, who had never encountered such a scene before, felt his scalp tingling.

"It's okay, it's just a surprise, haha!" Beatty waved the two knives twice, laughing unceasingly.

The cold blade slashed across Zhang Xu's naked body, immediately causing goose bumps on Zhang Xu's skin.

Just when he thought something bad was about to happen, the two knives in Beatty's hand suddenly slashed at him fiercely.

Zhang Xu's limbs were gripped tightly by his teammates, and he couldn't resist at all. He could only watch helplessly as the blade approached his body.

The knife didn't cut it down in the end, and stopped less than one centimeter away from his body. Zhang Xu was relieved.

Then, Beatty crossed two knives and put them under Zhang Xu's head, screaming strangely: "Zhang, laugh!"

Well, is this still making people laugh?Zhang Xu squeezed out an ugly smile. "Crack!" With a sound, a bright light flashed!
Only then did Zhang Xu realize that opposite him, a teammate was holding a camera and took a picture of himself naked with two long knives on his head!
It turns out that this is the entry ceremony of the Blades!Really, uh uh, the taste is a bit heavy!
Just when Zhang Xu thought the ceremony was over and was about to put on his clothes, Beatty shouted again: "Don't move, don't move! There's still a photo!"

Then, he lowered the two long knives and finally placed them on Zhang Xu's big bird!
"Hey, Captain, you have to be careful! Otherwise, the rest of my life will be over!" Zhang Xu said with a wry smile.

"Hahahaha." Zhang Xu's words immediately caused bursts of strange laughter and screams from his teammates.

"Crack!"

Finally, the second photo was heard, and the ceremony was finally over. Zhang Xu hurriedly covered his big bird, carefully avoiding the cold and sharp blade, put on his clothes, and then put his heart back into his stomach.

"Haha, brothers, welcome to Zhang and officially join Blade! Haha!" Beatty was the first to applaud, and then everyone laughed and applauded warmly for Zhang Xu.

"Thank you everyone! Thank you!" Zhang Xu quickly thanked, and then asked anxiously: "However, Captain, have you confirmed that there is no other entering ceremony?"

The teammates suddenly burst into laughter.

At [-]:[-], Zhang Xu and his teammates came to the training ground laughing and playing.

Seeing Zhang Xu's integration into the team so quickly, head coach Wilson and assistant coach Elan nodded in satisfaction, and then came to the team with a tactical board.

"Okay, lads, I believe you must have given Zhang a unique enlistment ceremony!" Wilson said with a strange smile.

"Haha, boss, that's a must!" Beatty took the lead in booing, causing his teammates to scream strangely, and Zhang Xu, the person involved, could only smile wryly.

"Well, now, we have Zhang from China, please introduce yourself!" Wilson signaled Zhang Xu to stand in front of the team.

Zhang Xu smiled bitterly, strode to the front of the team, and began to introduce himself: "Hello, my name is Zhang Xu. If you are in trouble in the future, you can call me zhang, or China zhang! The enlistment ceremony just now made me feel thrilled. Afterwards, I was thinking, if I was a little excited just now, then," Zhang Xu spread his hands, and said, "It is very likely that the rest of my life will be over!"

"Hahahaha." The teammates burst out laughing.

"I used to play as a defensive midfielder. I think I have to listen to the boss about where I am now, otherwise I may have to play basketball or volleyball!" Zhang Xu made fun of it at the right time, making his teammates laugh constantly.

"Of course," Zhang Xu continued, "If the boss lets me play as a defensive midfielder, I believe I will definitely help the team build a solid defense line in the backcourt, a line of defense that makes the opponent fearful!"

"Crack, clap, clap!" The last sentence immediately caused everyone present to applaud him enthusiastically. This was not because of anything else, but because Sheffield United, which had dropped out of League One this season, should have shaken the lead, but now it is only ranked third.

The biggest problem is the instability of the defense.

Let's take a look at the data. In the 25 rounds of the league, Sheffield United scored 45 goals. There is nothing wrong with the offense, but the number of goals conceded reached 27!On average, 1.13 goals will be conceded per game!This number is not a reassuring number, which is an important reason why Sheffield United can only rank third.

There is a good saying: offense wins the audience, defense wins the victory!

If there is a problem with the defense, this season, Sheffield United wants to return to the British Championship, I am afraid that it will be nothing.

This is an important reason why Sheffield United introduced Zhang Xu, and it is also an important reason why Sheffield United is willing to apply for a special talent clause for Zhang Xu!
(End of this chapter)