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"You seem to have broken your agreement with me."

When Carl finished his movie cameo and returned to Munich from Newcastle, he "ran into" Alan Cranstone again in front of the street of his rented apartment.

Perhaps it is more appropriate to call it "waiting on the sidelines", because judging from the other party's expression and dress, Allen should have been waiting in the car for Karl for a while.

"Breaking the agreement? No, I did what I promised you. I have already pushed the advertisement. As for the movie, there is nothing I can do." Carl shrugged and said to the people in the car: "The person you should blame is the producer, not me. There's nothing stopping Anthea from making a cameo in this movie, and when the studios hear that one of today's hottest supermodels has offered to appear in the movie, they'll just welcome it."

"Anthea?" Allen frowned tightly: "Did she allow you to call you by her name?"

Carl was noncommittal.

The rear compartment of the luxury car was open to Carl, and Allen sat in it: "Please come in and talk."

"I don't want to enjoy the treatment of being 'invited' into the car for a second time." Carl refused: "Besides, the air inside is very stale, I just need to stand outside."

Allen frowned and glanced at the passers-by who had just passed behind Carl, and accused a little arrogantly: "I don't want to be seen by others. You will cause me trouble if you refuse to come in."

"Why do you always like to consider your own needs first, rather than other people's?" Carl noticed his mistake as soon as the words came out. Fortunately, seeing Alan's expression, there was only displeasure on the other side's face, and he didn't hear it. A deeper level of inappropriateness comes: "Uh, I mean, your needs are needs, and my demands can be completely ignored?"

Allen's face darkened suddenly.

Carl, however, held back some words for a long time, unable to vomit: "Since you are so domineering, then I have to say a few words to you—whether Anthea really has a crush on me, or is she looking for someone from me?" Shadow, these things happened between me and her, and have nothing to do with you. Alan Cranstone, as a brother, do you interfere too much with your sister's emotional life? It is necessary to ignore her contact What kind of boys, do you want to show up and threaten the other party? This kind of protection is a bit too much. "

Allen's eyes turned cold, and his eyelashes fluttered.

Karl saw that as a sign that the other party was about to get angry.

In the end, Allen held back some of his anger and snorted coldly, "Who are you? What right do you have to accuse me?"

"Then what position do you stand on to ask me to listen to you?" Carl calmed down, and said in a flat tone: "Anthea has grown up long ago, and she can make up her own mind. As for me, indeed, we There is no relationship or position between the two, so stop blaming each other."

"You..." Anger reverberated in Allen's mind, he was so angry that he couldn't refute it well for a while.

Carl looked directly into Alan's eyes without flinching.

There was a smell of gunpowder between the two.

"Do you really think I can't do anything about you?" Allen said with a sneer, "I—"

Carl stepped forward suddenly, slapped the roof of the car, and made a loud "bang".

Several pedestrians passing by on foot cast puzzled eyes.

Allen suddenly became vigilant: "What do you want to do?"

Carl smiled and said, "I want to charge some interest."

Allen didn't understand even more, he didn't understand what this Karl Oston was going to do at all, and what he meant by "interest".

At this moment when Alan was puzzled, Carl cleared his throat and suddenly yelled: "Alan Cranstone is here!"

Passers-by have stopped in their tracks:

"Who's here? Alan Cranstone?"

"Where is where?!"

"It seems to be coming from near that RV..."

"Go, go up and see!"

Allen's brain froze for a few seconds, and immediately after waking up, what spread throughout his body was a sense of shame and anger as if he had been stripped naked and placed in the sun.

His eyes looked at the car door like two flames, but there was no one there.

Carl turned around and slipped away after yelling.

There were not many passers-by, but there were ten or twenty of them. They surrounded the RV and took a look through the open door: "Ahhhhhh! It's really Allen!"

"Alan, I love you! I really love you so much!"

Allen trembled all over, and he yelled at the driver: "Drive! Drive!"

But there are already excited movie fans rushing over...

That night, Carl received a call from Anthea on his cell phone.

"What did you do to Allen? When the housekeeper described you to me, he called you a big devil!" Anthea's voice was full of excitement, gloating, and a little... sympathy? "In the past two years, I have never seen my brother so emotional! He locked himself in the bathroom and took a bath for five hours. The clothes I wore back were also burned, as if the car had to be washed again!"

Carl briefly described the process.

"Oh my god, hugs from movie fans?" Anthea's voice gradually lowered: "That's what he's most afraid of now..." She finally understood why she heard Allen swear for the first time, that sentence " Fuck Karl Alston!" When it came out of the other party's mouth, Anthea thought her brother had been swapped.

Carl thought of Alan's neurotic behavior when he accidentally bumped into each other last time, and the phrase "I have a clean freak, and I don't like people touching me".

The two became silent at the same time, hung up the phone hastily, and Carl was stunned for a while.

……

Before the players returned to the team, Karl began to frequently appear in the club office building. He had to do various preparations for the new season, including data collection, tactical formulation, and attention to transfers.

Just now, he went to the office of club chairman Orr to finalize the signing list of Munich 1860 this season. There are only three names written by him on it-Edin Dzeko, Dennis Ogo, and Dante Bonfim Costa Santos.

Although the football industry in some small Eastern European countries is underdeveloped, they are rich in football talents, such as Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Due to geographical reasons, players from these countries also prefer to go to the German Football League to seek gold after they grow up. , Edin Dzeko is such a player. He is 19 years old and currently plays for the Bosnian Super League team Zeyonikar.

Of course, Karl is not supernatural enough to reach the Bosnia and Herzegovina Super League. The scouts of 1860 Munich have no such skills. Although because of the strength of Eastern European players in the German Football League these years, many Bundesliga teams They will pay attention to Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries for a long time to find new stars, but Dzeko has just become famous in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Those Bundesliga teams with the ability to station scouts in Bosnia and Herzegovina will not be interested in him for the time being.

Carl was able to discover Dzeko, all because the other party had a proactive agent. Dzeko’s agent has been active in Germany this summer, recommending his players to all Bundesliga and Bundesliga teams, and because the agent implied The transfer amount and Dzeko's future salary are very low, and the staff who are well aware of the club's financial difficulties put this recommendation on Karl's desk...

After watching some of Dzeko's game videos, Carl made an appointment with Dzeko's agent. The result of the interview was that both parties were very satisfied.

Dzeko is very happy to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina to play in the Bundesliga. He has only one year left on his contract with the Bosnian Super League team. If his agent can't successfully sell him to Germany in the summer As for the team, he will be sold to a Czech team by the club. Should he go to the Czech Republic or come to Germany?No one can make a wrong choice.

Karl also thinks this deal is a good deal. Dzeko is a capable and talented player. He can feel this from the video and when the opponent comes to Munich for trial training. And he can only buy one regional league player for the price. Bought Dzeko, even if the intention was to use the opponent as a substitute for Portillo, the price was worth it.

As for Dennis Ogo, he is currently the defender of the Bundesliga team Freiburg-Freiburg was still a Bundesliga team last season and was just relegated this summer.

Ogo is a Nigerian-German, 18 years old this year. He has been playing in the Bundesliga since last year. He has played 15 times for Freiburg. A full-back who runs aggressively on the field and has a large defensive area.Although he is now a new star that Freiburg has carefully cultivated, because Freiburg has been relegated to the Bundesliga this summer, and there have been many problems in the team, so as long as the price is right, Ogo also has the desire to continue to compete in the Bundesliga. Getting him to the Lions shouldn't be a problem.

And Dante Bonfim Costa Santos, the Brazilian defender, was recommended to Karl by the club's scouts.

Dante is 22 years old this year. He joined the Ligue [-] team Lille from the Juventus club in Brazil two years ago. Dante is not happy with his career in France because he is not liked by the head coach and naturally cannot be reused. .After two years in Ligue [-], Dante is actively looking for opportunities to leave other French football leagues. Like Dzeko, Dante and his agent are also selling themselves to all the teams they come into contact with. .

The scouts of the Munich 1860 club are well aware of the selection criteria for the team's head coach this season-no nationality, no fame limit, but it should be cheap and practical, and it would be great if the talent is above average.

So the scouts didn't set their eyes on the top, and turned away those players who came to me to recommend them. After they inspected Dante, they found that although the talent of the opponent was not the top, he was hardworking and hardworking, just like the average player. The Brazilian star in the sense is very different, so I submitted the opponent's information to the head coach's office.

Karl's final signing list is only three people, and there is no famous star. The total transfer fee of the three people is estimated to not exceed 200 million euros.

Orr felt very sorry: "The club's finances are difficult, and even the transfer fee has to be reduced together. I really feel a little sorry for the team." He sighed and asked actively: "You really don't consider adding another name? When the friendly against Manchester United is over, the remaining money in the book is probably enough for you to buy one or two players."

"The clubs I like can't afford to buy them, and most of the players we can afford, I don't like most of them. Buying those players might as well go to the youth academy for two more rounds." Carl said bluntly : "Anyway, after buying Dzeko, Dante and Ogo, the number of the first team has reached 25 people. After a period of running-in, if there is any shortage, you can buy it again during the winter transfer period-then the club should have money to let them go. Should I buy better players?"

"After returning to the Bundesliga, our financial pressure will be much less immediately. When the latest TV broadcast share and sponsorship fee arrive, we will never have the kind of thing that happens when we don't have enough money to repay the loan. " Orr looked emotional and moved: "Carl, you have done so many things for the club, and I will never forget your contribution."

Carl smiled, but didn't answer.

He believed that Orr was sincere when he said this, but he didn't take it too seriously. In Germany, the team does not do whatever the club president says. If there is a chance, it is more practical to cash out the credit as soon as possible.

……

After coming out of the chairman's office, Carl returned to his office.The team's main lineup will undergo a major change next season. With the addition of new aid, the running-in of the first team will definitely become a big problem. Making a training plan in advance will have a multiplier effect during training.

When the team was on vacation, the office building of Munich 1860 was redecorated. The original windows behind Karl’s desk were smaller, but this time they were changed to floor-to-ceiling windows. Standing in front of the window, you can see the training of the first team at a glance. If you have good eyesight, you can clearly see who is training seriously and who is lazily lagging behind—before the reinstallation, only the chairman’s office in the entire office building faced the training ground. Floor-to-ceiling windows, no other office has that kind of treatment. It can be seen that the former chairman Wildmoser is a person with a strong desire to control and doesn't like others to override him.

After working for a few hours, Carl closed his notebook, put his hands on the desk and squeezed his brows, then stood up, ready to go to the window to have a look.

A dancing figure on the first team training ground in the distance caught his attention.

A tall man with fluttering blond hair, dressed in a youth team training uniform, was running back and forth on the court at different speeds.

This is……

Carl narrowed his eyes: Lambert Koch?

Now that the team is on vacation and the training ground is closed, how did he get in?Well, considering the opponent's "bad record" past, it's not surprising that the security guards sneaked into the first-team training ground when the guards were lax.

What about his mohawk, though?How to become a refreshing mid-length hair?

Carl stared at the figure for a while longer, making sure that it was Lambert Koch.

Koch did a half-hour [-]-meter back-and-forth, then an hour of fast side-running and cross-running exercises, and then disappeared onto the court wiping the sweat from his brow with his hands.

Just when Karl thought that the opponent had gone to rest somewhere, Koch walked back to the court with a bunch of equipment in his arms. He inserted the benchmarks used by the first team training on the lawn one by one, and began to train himself again. change of direction and responsiveness.

What Koch did were some of the most basic daily exercises, and there were no complicated goal-goal exercises, but it was precisely in this way that Karl felt that the training for the opponent to give him extra meals was commendable.

No matter what kind of professional athlete it is, it is necessary to consolidate the basic skills before it is possible to make further progress.If someone challenges those difficult trainings as soon as he enters the industry, and shows off everywhere after practicing fancy kung fu, even if he lives brilliantly with his super talent for a while, he will still be like a castle in the sky.

Basic exercises are the most important and necessary for athletes.When Carl read martial arts novels before, he was deeply impressed by Gu Long's description of Fu Hongxue's sword practice: Fu Hongxue drew his sword and swung it [-] times a day, and finally became a peerless sword.

This principle also applies to professional athletes. When your daily practice becomes a habit, sooner or later football will be integrated into your flesh and bones and become an instinct.

Unknowingly, Karl stared at Koch for a long time, and even the clouds in the sky were stained with the color of the setting sun.

Raising his wrist and looking at his watch, Karl realized that he had been standing for more than two hours, and Koch, he had been training continuously for at least two and a half hours without stopping to take a breath.

……

In mid-July, the highest temperature in Munich was 7 degrees during the day and night. Under such a high temperature, it was possible to train for two or three hours in a row under the scorching sun. Even though Koch had always thought that his physical strength was inhuman, he was a little bit overwhelmed.

After shooting the football towards the goal for the third time in a row, Koch felt that he was reaching the limit of his physical strength. Instead of picking up the football he kicked, he wiped his face with both hands, and was about to go to the sidelines to drink water take a break.

At this moment, a sense of dizziness hit, and Koch staggered, almost falling to the ground.

He simply sat down on the turf, closed his eyes, and panted across the court with his limbs wide open like a large dog.

Suddenly a breeze passed by, and Koch felt a dry towel on his face.

He wiped his sweat with a towel, lay on the ground and opened his eyes, and the face of team coach Karl Oston came into view.

Koch was startled, he immediately got up from the ground, and shouted in surprise: "Oh, Mr. Alston!" Then he looked down at the towel in his hand, and asked suspiciously: "Is this You gave it to me?"

Carl handed him another bottle of water: "It's so hot, don't train for too long, it's not good for your body, but harmful."

Koch scratched his sweaty hair, and said with a casual smile: "Hehe, I don't wear a watch, and I forget the time when I practice." Unscrewing the cap of the mineral water bottle, he drank it "gudong gudong".

After drinking all the bottled water, Koch suddenly remembered something. He looked at Carl and asked a little embarrassedly: "Boss, I, I see that there is no one in the club during the holidays, and the training ground is still on." ..."

Karl did not pursue the fault of Koch sneaking into the club to "borrow" the venue, but asked in a gentle tone: "Since when did you sneak into the training ground for training?"

Koch saw that Karl didn't seem to want to pursue his mistakes, so he became more courageous, and confessed honestly: "It started the next day after the team had a holiday."

"Haven't the club's security and doorman noticed you?"

"Of course I found out."

Carl raised his eyebrows: "Then they..." Why didn't they drive you out?

Koch smiled very proudly: "Say a few nice words, and then add some gifts."

"..." Carl was very curious about how the two seemingly incompatible characteristics of shrewdness, cunning and hard work appeared in Lambert Koch at the same time, which was really strange.

Koch carefully observed Carl's face: "Boss, why are you working so hard, come to the club to work in advance?"

"There are some preparations to be done before the start of the season." Karl pointed to the top of the opponent's head, and finally asked what he had been curious about: "Where's your mohawk hairstyle?"

"Go to the barber shop and have it straightened!" Koch said with a cheerful smile, brushing aside a few blond hairs that hung down to his forehead.

"why?"

"Because my youth team coach, Mr. Bob, said, Boss, you don't like your players' fancy dress!"

Looking at the other party's eyes full of admiration, Carl smiled: This kid really knows how to flatter!