As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 7
It was a big blue team crest.

That's right, they came to Manchester City's training base.

Only then did the three remember that the training bases of Manchester City and Manchester United were both called Carrington Training Base.

What a super big oolong.

But now that I have come to the Manchester City training base, it is not far from Manchester United's training base.

After asking people, I learned that Manchester United's training base is further inside.

With a sigh of relief.

The three of them walked along the quiet asphalt road.

A few minutes later, an equally majestic building jumped in front of him, and the red team emblem hanging high let Jose know that he had finally come to the right place.

Teacher Wang You didn't look for the doorman this time, but asked Xia Guoyong to take out his newly bought Nokia mobile phone and call Lawler's scout directly.

A few minutes later, at the gate of Manchester United's training base, Jose saw Jim Lawler scout again.

"My little Jose, why are you here?" Lawler warmly hugged Jose.

Only then did Jose know that the club had a special car for pick-up and drop-off.

Lawler scouts first took Jose and the others to the base hotel to rest, and at the same time told Jose to arrange for him to have a trial training after he had rested.

The day after Jose arrived, Li Feng also arrived.

However, the two did not communicate much.

Li Feng is still brooding over Jose.

Similarly, Jose faintly felt that this would be another confrontation between him and Li Feng.

After resting and recovering in the hotel for two days, Lawler finally came to take them into the training base for trial training.

Teacher Wang You did not follow Jose, because after this period of study, Jose can already communicate in a simple way.

There are many trial training items and they are also very strict.

Jose's statistics in all aspects are also very good, except for ball control at his feet.

However, as a goalkeeper, the possession of the ball is a bit poor, and it doesn't matter much.

In the end, Jose got an A-level evaluation.

Because of his excellence, the originally arrogant assistant coach of Daying also showed a slight smile when he saw Jose's results.

Surprisingly, Li Feng also passed the trial training test. Although it was only a B+ level, it was considered a pass.

For young players, the standard for passing trials is much lower.

"Are you all from Huaxia?" Assistant teacher Daying asked Jose and the two while looking at the report card.

"Yes."

"Your grades are not bad, but due to the limited number of places in the youth training, you can only have one of you. In the end, it is up to Mr. Woodwood to decide which one will stay. You go back and wait for the news." After the assistant teacher finished speaking, he turned his head He left without looking back.

Hearing the words of assistant coach Daying, Jose felt bad.

Back at the hotel, Jose told Xia Guoyong what the assistant coach had said.

After hearing Jose's words, Xia Guoyong sighed: "Oh, the limited number of places is just an excuse. In the final analysis, China's football level is limited. People don't believe that we will have a talent. I hope you will be selected."

Jose nodded but said nothing.

The feeling of fate being controlled by others is really uncomfortable.

……

While Jose was waiting for the results, the British assistant coach knocked on the door of Ed Woodwood's office with Jose's transcripts.

Ed Woodwood is called San Dezi by Chinese netizens, and he is the spokesperson of the Glazer family in Manchester United.

Woodwood is an excellent business wizard, but because of this, when he chooses players, he will be more inclined to those players with better commercial effects.

Some fans joked that Manchester United's decline in performance is largely related to Woodwood's over-emphasis on business.

When Assistant Professor Daying walked into the vice-chairman's office, he saw Woodwood sitting behind his desk, seemingly busy with work.

"Mr. Chairman, Huaxia has two youth training players here, and they are here for you to decide." Assistant coach Daying put the transcript on the desk.

"Forward, goalkeeper, keep this forward." Woodwood briefly glanced at the report card and made such a decision instantly.

Hearing San Dezi's words, Assistant Coach Daying was stunned for a moment, and then asked in puzzlement: "Mr. Chairman, this goalkeeper Jose's performance is obviously better, why not keep him?"

"Good? How good can it be? Better than David De Gea?" San Dezi glared at Assistant Coach Daying.

"That's not it."

"That's right, you don't think that China's environment can produce any talented players?"

Hearing San Dezi's words, the teaching assistant Daying was unable to refute for a moment.

"Our fundamental purpose of absorbing Chinese players is just to open up the Chinese market. In this case, why don't we choose forwards with high attention?"

San Dezi's words were very reasonable, so the teaching assistant Daying turned around and left without saying anything.

Jose learned the news of his defeat in the hotel.

At that moment, he felt that the sky was going to fall down.

It was hard to get the support of my parents, but the result was so unbearable.

"Teacher, I..."

Jose looked at Xia Guoyong, full of guilt.

"It's not your fault, kid."

Based on Xia Guoyong's experience, he vaguely guessed the reason why Jose lost the election.

This world is like this, forward players have higher attention than defenders.

People can know all about the midfielders and frontcourt players of each team, but they mostly dismiss the defenders and goalkeepers.

Jose didn't cry, even though he was very sad.

"Pack up your things and prepare to go back." Xia Guoyong said helplessly to Teacher Wang You.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Here comes Jim Lawler.

"Mr. Lawler..."

Xia Guoyong was thinking about what to say when Lawler interrupted him.

"I see, it's all Waldwood, he knows a ball, and he actually gave me back the person I was looking for."

There was a hint of resentment in Lawler's words.

Jim Lawler is a senior scout for Manchester United. He joined Manchester United in 05 and worked with Ferguson. His recommendation standards for players have always been high.

This time it was rare for him to be optimistic about a player at first sight. As a result, Woodwood refused to keep Jose on the grounds that the goalkeeper did not pay much attention.

"Thank you Mr. Lawler, I..."

Jose looked at Jim Lawler gratefully, but he couldn't speak.

"Little Jose, don't get excited. Sit down first and let me think about it." After finishing speaking, Lawler rested his forehead and began to think.

After a long time, Xia Guoyong couldn't help but asked, "Mr. Lawler, does he really have no chance?"

"Joining Manchester United is impossible, but..." Lawler hesitated to speak.

Seeing Lawler's expression, Xia Guoyong couldn't help asking: "But what? Mr. Lawler, just say it."

"José, do you really want to stay in England?" Lawler asked.

"Yeah." Jose nodded emphatically.

As long as he can stay here and play football, even if he pays some price, he doesn't care.

"Manchester United is out of the question, but I can use my personal connections to help you find a place to go."

"What do I need to pay?" Jose asked.

Jose knew that Jim Lawler was purely British, and they would not help someone for no reason.

"As long as you promise me one condition."

"What conditions?"

(End of this chapter)