The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 5 A New Beginning

Whether he left Inter Milan or joined Tottenham, Leo, as an inconspicuous young player, did not make any waves.

Maybe only a few Inter Milan die-hards will say a few words in casual chat, where is the Asian boy from the youth team.

"Hello, coach, I'm Leo."

Under the introduction of the same agent Raiola, Leo met the team's head coach Martin Jol in advance in London.

Facing this person who can decide whether he can play in the future, Leo, who has always been confident and generous, actually seemed a little reserved.

"Hahaha, Mino has praised you many times."

The Dutchman smiled and stepped forward to pat Leo on the shoulder. Suddenly he noticed that the other person's figure was a little thin, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

"The competition in the Premier League is very fierce. I'm not sure if your body can withstand the high-intensity physical confrontation."

Before he decided to embark on the path of professional football, Leo's eating habits were similar to those of ordinary Chinese.

It wasn't until he joined Inter Milan's youth training at the age of twelve that anything changed.

There's no way around it, because his parents don't know anything about this at all.

With a more scientific diet and professional training, over the past few years, Leo's physical fitness has actually become as good as that of his peers.

It's just that his current competitors are no longer young players in the youth team, but players in the first team of England's top league.

So in terms of physical condition, Leo is definitely at a disadvantage.

"Martin, didn't I tell you, Leo is a young man with great potential.

And he is not here to compete for the main position. Just give him some playing opportunities in some less critical games. "

"I don't like moles and people with negative attitudes. I will choose who can play based on the status of the players."

Martin Jol's contempt and questioning made Leo very uncomfortable, and he retorted despite Raiola's obstruction:
  “Coach, playing football doesn’t just rely on your body.

Otherwise, just find a group of athletes who practice sprinting and wrestling to come on stage.

And I hope that I can win the opportunity to play based on my strength. "

Martin, who has been a head coach for more than ten years, certainly wouldn't argue with a sixteen-year-old kid, and just smiled lightly.

"Okay, let me see how you perform."

The first meeting was not a pleasant one, which troubled Raiola.

"Leo, you shouldn't be so impulsive.

Conflicts with the head coach will make your stay with the team very unpleasant. "

"Mino, if he looks down on me and treats me from the bottom of his heart as a player with insufficient strength who uses the back door, I don't think I will have an easy time at Tottenham either."

"Ugh……"

Lapang sighed, there was nothing he could do against this very independent young man.

“I originally wanted to talk to Martin about your arrangements and the team’s tactics, but now I don’t have the chance, so I’ll just tell you briefly.

Martin is a typical Dutch head coach. What he is best at is the total attack and total defense tactics.

Excellent offensive organization and extremely aggressive style were also what he injected into this team after coming to Lilywhites.

To put it bluntly, the way you play must be beautiful, and you must lose beautifully when you lose. This is the football philosophy he believes in. You must remember it. "

Leo nodded, he had done some homework on this beforehand.

The reason why Tottenham Hotspur became a team loved by neutral fans in the hands of Martin Jol is because of their tactical style.

The game was very entertaining, and at the same time, it was basically impossible to score points from strong teams. These two points ensured that most people had a favorable impression of Tottenham.

But unfortunately, this style of play did not help the team's results much.

Of course, these are not things that Leo needs to consider. First of all, he must be able to play and then talk about other things.

Raiola suddenly had something happen in Italy, and it was too late to settle down with Leo. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

Leo waved goodbye to his agent, and then he would face this completely unfamiliar environment alone.

With the help of the club, Leonardo moved into a boarding house in North London.

The old couple have been die-hard Tottenham fans for decades, and their children are not around.

"Leo, just treat this place as your home. We hope to see you play for Tottenham as soon as possible."

"Yes, there were other young players who lived in our house, but they didn't make any noise afterwards. I hope you are different from them."

Leo just nodded and followed them obediently and silently to the room prepared for him.

Is this where he will live for a year?
  After looking around, it was spacious, bright, clean and tidy, which was enough.

"Okay, you just arrived here, tomorrow we will take you to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment.

We won't disturb you. You can rest first. We'll call you during dinner. "

After saying that, the second elder closed the door for him very considerately.

It is a good habit to pay attention to other people's privacy, and Leo was not in a hurry to pack his luggage, so he lay down on the bed.

I don’t know if this choice is correct or not, but I’ll make peace with it now, so keep up the good work, young man!

The next day, the first team, which was still on vacation, had not yet assembled. Leo first went to Tottenham's youth team to participate in training.

The young players of the youth team ignored this "Asian" who appeared out of nowhere. Leo was also happy. He was not prepared to have too much contact with this group of people.

The youth training in Italy and England are different. Italy attaches great importance to tactical training, and it is necessary to cultivate young players' understanding of tactics from the echelon onwards.

England does not pay that much attention to this aspect, and players' physical and technical training account for a greater proportion.

This also made Leo a little uncomfortable at the beginning.

On July 10, Tottenham's players finally returned to the team one after another, and Leo also came to the first team for the first time.

Captain Ledley King enthusiastically introduced him to other players. However, just like in the youth team, Tottenham's first-team stars were not interested in this little guy on loan.

Leo is very curious about the new team. Although Tottenham is a Premier League team at best, the hardware level of training facilities and other aspects is better than most teams in Serie A.

Not to mention that the Premier League teams all have their own stadiums, while the Serie A teams all rent their home stadiums.

Looking at the players, the biggest star in the Tottenham Hotspur team is undoubtedly the dashing brother, Bulgarian forward Berbatov.

Last season, the Bulgarian, who had just moved from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, represented Tottenham in 49 appearances in all competitions, scoring 23 goals and also receiving 15 assists.

Berbatov also relied on his outstanding performance to be successfully elected as the best player in the Premier League in the 06-07 season, and was deservedly selected into the best team of the Premier League that season.

There were many scandals between Premier League giants Manchester United and Berbatov Berbatov this summer, but in the end Levy kept him at Tottenham.

As for why his nickname is Brother Xiaosha, that’s too funny.

He never sweats when playing football, his hair is not messed up after kicking the ball, he runs two thousand meters in one game, setting a record for the least running except for the goalkeeper position since there are technical statistics in football, and so on.

Yep, I don't like players with such a negative attitude.

Leo looked enviously at Berbatov who was being admired by the stars over there, and muttered in his heart.

[Officially entered the first team of the top league, the star growth assistance plug-in is being unlocked! 】

[Unlocked successfully! The initial template is loading, please wait...]

[Should the initial template be randomly selected? whether】

Leo:!
  He has been waiting for this day for a long time!

　Note: The words on how to select players are Martin Jol’s exact words.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)