our champion dream

Chapter 70 Return to Manchester
When Li Xiaoming returned to Manchester United's Carrington training base, it was a bright noon.According to Ferguson's arrangement, Chris led Li Xiaoming to Ferguson's office. Ferguson was still training with the first-team players and hadn't come back. Chris poured Li Xiao a glass of water, and the two sat on the sofa in Ferguson's office and waited. .

Li Xiaoming looked carefully at the somewhat messy office. Various video tapes were piled up next to the computer, and there were thick documents spread out on the table.Suddenly Li Xiaoming heard voices coming from the door outside.

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"Haha, let me see, you can play for two more years."

"Stop joking, boss, how can I know myself well?"

"I found you a successor."

successor? "

Yes, successor, the door is unlocked, it looks like they are coming. "

The door opened suddenly, and Li Xiaoming saw a middle-aged man with yellowish curly hair and a gentle face behind Ferguson.He also quickly stood up and said hello.

"This is the successor I found for you, Li Xiaoming."

Ferguson patted Li Xiaoming on the shoulder and introduced. "And this one, I don't think you don't know him, Li."

Li Xiaoming nodded, walked up generously, stretched out his hand, and said, "Mr. Paul Scholes, nice to meet you. I am your fan."

Scholes was stunned for a moment, and then, reacting, he smiled at Li Xiaoming and held Li Xiaoming's hand: "Paul Scholes, Mr. Successor, nice to meet you."

"Mr. Successor?"

"My boss said, you are my successor at Manchester United. Are you Korean?"

"No, I'm Chinese." Li Xiaoming repeated solemnly, "I'm from China."

"So boss, am I going to take him to play football now?" Scholes said humorously.

Ferguson's cheeks twitched, and he replied: "No, the purpose of my bringing you here is just to let you know this kid, but before he can train with you, he has to go through a special training."

"Special training?" Li Xiaoming and Scholes said in unison.

"That's right, a training plan for this kid personally formulated by me, Alex Ferguson."

Scholes and Li Xiaoming looked at each other, but their thoughts were not the same.Scholes didn't expect Ferguson to attach so much importance to this young man from China, but Li Xiaoming secretly complained about the special training, because according to his long-term training experience, any training with the word "special" must be Represents a bad memory.

"So what is my special training content?" Li Xiaoming asked with the determination to die.

"No rush, Li. We need to have a physical examination first. If there is no problem with the physical examination, you can accept the plan I specially prepared for you. Chris, you go to the medical examination room first, and tell them that we will be there soon, and let them prepare to return it."

"Oh, if the physical examination detects that my physical fitness is poor, will my training schedule be reduced?"

"Don't worry. As long as you don't have any serious injuries or hidden dangers, and you can pass the physical examination, then I guarantee that our boss's training intensity will not be reduced a bit, especially if it shows that your physical fitness has not reached the standard. It is estimated that your The training intensity has to be doubled."

Scholes saw through Li Xiaoming's inner thoughts at a glance, and said a little funny.

"Or Paul understands me." Ferguson echoed.

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After chatting for a while, Ferguson asked Paul to leave first, and took Li Xiaoming into Manchester United's medical examination room.

During the physical examination, Li Xiaoming already felt the professionalism of European football clubs.

He thought that the physical examination was a simple test of height, weight, endurance, speed and so on.

But it's actually far more complicated than he imagined.

The team doctor not only asked about his medical history, but also asked whether he had undergone any surgery before, and his family medical history should be answered truthfully.Even my own living habits were asked over and over again, such as when to go to bed every day, what time to get up, how is the quality of sleep, is it good or not, do you have dreams, not many dreams, whether you have insomnia Etc., whether to drink coffee, whether drinking coffee will affect sleep, how often you drink coffee, your usual eating habits, and the severity of taste.

Afterwards, a heart examination was performed, including an electrocardiogram test and a heart echo test.

A urine test will also be done to check for protein and ketones to avoid problems such as diabetes.

This is followed by a muscle and joint examination, where the physiotherapist assesses the range of motion of each joint and compares it to normal values.

Muscle strength is also very important, as there is a certain imbalance in the muscles of the legs, which can affect a player's ability to run long distances.

A blood draw is also essential.Smoke once before the physical examination and again after the physical examination.

From the blood test results, we can see the player's kidney function, vitamin intake, and changes in these indicators during exercise.

The ability of aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise is a very important indicator of football players, and there will naturally be no shortage of tests in this area.Li Xiaoming was asked to test his limits as much as possible in this kind of test.

At that time, Li Xiaoming was wearing an oxygen mask similar to that of a pilot, and his body was covered with electrodes. He was running on a treadmill with a very high intensity, and his stride frequency and the angle of the runway of the treadmill were constantly changing.

This kind of running can analyze Li Xiaoming's aerobic metabolism capacity, which is the ability to use oxygen during exercise.

In addition to these physical examinations, there are dental examinations and mental tests.

Li Xiaoming didn't think of these things before, but he experienced them all during the physical examination.

After finally finishing the inspection, after waiting for about an hour, Ferguson got Li Xiaoming's training report.

Manchester United's team doctor carefully explained to Ferguson the contents of Li Xiaoming's medical report.

Watching Ferguson chatting with the team doctor, Li Xiaoming couldn't help but feel uneasy. Body is the first step to become a professional player. European clubs won't want someone who can't even meet the physical standards.

"I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?" Ferguson finished talking with the team doctor and looked at Li Xiaoming, who was worried and entangled, expressionlessly.
"I want to hear the good news first."

"The good news is that your body is very healthy, there is nothing wrong with it, you are fully qualified to be a professional player, and your intelligence seems to be a bit high. If you don't play football, then I think you can become a scientist." Ferguson said with a smile.

Li Xiaoming jumped happily on the spot a few times, laughed a few times, and relieved the uneasy mood just now, Li Xiaoming said to Ferguson: "Boss, I think I guessed the bad news."

"Oh? Then tell me."

"That's whether I need to practice more."

"That's right, you are indeed worthy of such a high intelligence. The data here shows that your endurance and cardiopulmonary function still have great potential to be tapped, and we all believe that your muscles have not yet reached the strength of a professional player. I think your hard days are coming." Ferguson continued with a smile: "I will arrange your training tomorrow, and when you finish my special training, I will sign a professional contract with you. This is what you are facing. First test."

Li Xiaoming helplessly spread his hands and said, "Okay, I will try my best, but now I have a very important question."

"Where do I want to live?"

Chris finally interjected from the side: "According to the arrangement, you can live in the training base. Until you find a place to live. There are many vacant rooms in the training base, but the dormitories are all youth team players. There are only one or two people, and most of the youth team players here are locals, and some of them are renting houses outside.”

"Uh, is it a dormitory?"

"Well, our dormitory is equipped with TVs, air conditioners, and you don't need to do laundry. The staff will take the initiative to clean up the room for you."

"However, I can't live there all the time." Li Xiaoming said involuntarily.

"That's right, do you have an agent? Usually the agent is in charge of these things."

"No."

The two of them were talking back and forth about where to live, but they still couldn't agree on each other.

Ferguson said: "Stay with me, poor kid."

Li Xiaoming's mouth opened into an "O" shape, but what made him feel a little weird was that Ferguson's eyes looked like looking at a homeless little stray dog.

"Why are you in a daze, you will live in my house for more than a month, and you will move out after signing the contract." Ferguson added.

"Okay, boss, does that mean I say goodbye to British food?"

"Don't worry, Li, my wife is very good at making athletes' meals, and he will make delicious ones."

Li Xiaoming couldn't help discovering that this old man who is so powerful on the court is actually an out-and-out "old urchin" in life.

(End of this chapter)