Chapter 2 Confrontation on the field(1/2)
There are still three days before the trial, but to hold on until then, Li Wei, who is short of money, must find a temporary job.
After packing up his outfit, he left the door early.
However, a morning passed, and almost all of Li Wei was turned away. It was hard to find a job like him, a guy with a young and unknown origin!
It’s not an exaggeration to stump a hero with a penny!
Fortunately, Li Wei is different from the original owner. As an old man who has worked for many years, he knows the importance of connections and quickly sets his mind on the Leeds United scout who discovered the original owner.
Judging from the diary, the scout named Andy Gray is quite good.
Li Wei found a public phone number and dialed it over. The other party was indeed very enthusiastic:
"Lee, take my business card and go to the southwest corner of Elland Road Stadium - do you know Elland Road Stadium? But no one here doesn't know Elland Road anyway - find a place called Billy's Bar and say I introduced it, and I think the boss will hire you."
Following Gray's instructions, Levi quickly found this Billy bar on Elland Road. Of course, this is also because of the signboard of this bar, which is quite eye-catching.
On the huge oak sign, there is a bagpipe in the background. I think the owner of this shop is Scottish mood. Well, it is romantic, either flirting, or I don’t know if there are any waiters who wear big shorts into Scottish skirts?
Pushing open the door, Li Wei suddenly seemed to have arrived at the rural bar in the old movie.
The fireplace, wooden beams, slates, dim lights, long wooden bars, faded black and white photos, like they were moved out of Danny Boyle's movie.
Is this coming to the 1970s?
What kind of decent business can such an old bar have?
Li Wei was very suspicious.
He came early and there were no customers in the store, so soon a clerk came up to greet him.
"Is there anything I can help you?"
"Hello, I want to find a part-time job here, which was recommended by Mr. Andy Gray. Is the boss here?"
After listening, the other party began to feel a little impatient:
"What Mr. Gray, I haven't heard of it!"
"We are not short of manpower here, please do not interfere with our business!"
Naturally, Li Wei would not give up like this. When the two were arguing, an old man came out from behind the bar.
He looks about sixty years old. Although he is short, his muscle lines are quite distinct, making people feel that he still has plenty of energy. His curled hair is already a bit gray, but the shadow of the Beatles' hairstyle in the 1960s and 1970s can still be seen.
The old man's green sportswear was washed and a little white, but Li Wei could still see that this green sportswear style seemed to be exclusive to the Irish national team?
"Which is introduced by Andy?" The old man glanced at the business card in Li Wei's hand and nodded, "Young man, what's your relationship with Andy?"
"After I failed the trial at Manchester United, Mr. Gray found me and recommended me to try out for Leeds United."
"So that's it," when Levi said the word "Man. United", the old man raised his eyebrows unaware. "Young man, I heard you say that you will go to Thorpac in three days to try out, but you don't have the money to pay the room fee, right?"
"Yes, sir, so I need a job that can advance my salary by thirty pounds."
"Boss, I just want to cheat money," the clerk next to the old man said anxiously, "You can't be fooled..."
The old man waved his hand and interrupted him:
"Well, that's it. Here's thirty pounds. If you succeed in the trial in three days, this is the salary you are paying for. You can come to work here, earning six pounds an hour, and then agree on it after working hours. If you fail the trial and prepare to leave, then the thirty pounds will be regarded as my sponsorship of you."
"Thank you so much sir! I...
"Call me John, they all call me that." The old man reminded gently.
"Well, okay, first... John... Boss," Levi adapted to the title and continued, "What I want to say is that even if I fail, I will definitely find a way to give you these thirty pounds!"
The old man smiled and said nothing.
After repeated thanks, Li Wei said goodbye and left.
After he left, the clerk was still muttering dissatisfied:
"Boss, how could that Chinese pass the Leeds United trial? That thirty pounds were completely wasted!"
The old man smiled, and there seemed to be a hint of nostalgia in his smile:
"Everything is possible, isn't it? Let's wait and see."
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After coming out of Billy's bar, Levi breathed a sigh of relief.
Huh, the problem of food and clothing has finally been solved, and next, it is time to face the most severe test!
The next day, Li Wei got up early. He hurriedly changed into his jerseys and sneakers, picked up the football again, and prepared to go to the wild court to practice.
After all, he was not familiar with this body's ability yet, so he had to cram the moment before the trial.
From the diary, Li Wei roughly learned about the original owner's past training in advance. The original owner's talent is not outstanding among his friends, especially compared to Lei Zi, who was four years younger than him.
Therefore, at the age when all the kids who played well were playing for the forwards, the original owner was fixed in the position of the back midfielder.
Of course, he is not useless. Whenever physical training comes, the original owner's diary seems to have turned into a sunny day.
Among the nearly 100 children in the Xu Guidance Base, the original owner's endurance ranks first. After running 10,000 meters, he can still maintain his technical movements without deformation. This is something that many adult professional players cannot do, and it is also the main reason why the original owner was selected into this training team.
Li Wei was very envious of this. In his previous life, he was trapped by physical fitness. If he gave his all, he could only persist in the half-time, which forced him to distribute his physical strength more reasonably, so he was also nicknamed the "big sword kicking method" by his teammates.
But in this life, it seems that he will not have this trouble anymore.
But apart from physical fitness, there is no outstanding one in other projects. In terms of physical fitness, it is still relatively average among the peers at the base.
But technically, even as a midfielder, the original owner can only pass the defensive skills such as positioning, prediction, one-on-one marking, etc. As for offensive techniques such as dribbling, passing, and shooting, just look at the original owner's diary during these trainings, and it will always be the same ending:
"It's so miserable, I don't want to write anymore."
From this point of view, it was not a coincidence that the original owner's bleak trial experience was like this!
Fortunately, these are Li Wei's strengths. In his previous life, whether in the academy team, the school team or the amateur team after work, he was outstanding in his footwork and delicate skills, and was the team's unrivaled frontcourt core.
Unfortunately, no matter how outstanding he is, he was not a professional player in his previous life. Didn’t a writer say: Never use your hobbies to challenge other people’s jobs?
On the wild court in his previous life, Li Wei had heard many rumors that the defenders and even goalkeepers who retired from professional teams could transform into Maradona on the wild court. Unfortunately, he had never fought with them. He was really unsure of how much effect the wild fox Zen he practiced on the wild court could play in the trial training of the professional team.
But no matter what, I have to give it a try first!
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When Li Wei came to the stadium, two half games on the stadium had already started. There were still some elementary school students on one side, so his goal was locked on the other side and he walked forward with the ball in his arms:
"Student, add one? I don't know how to kick."
Li Wei remembered seeing a very famous picture in his previous life, Zidane, Piero, Podolski, Kaka, and Xavi Alonso holding a ball, with the words "Student, 5-for-5-plus one? We don't know how to play."
He had no choice but to repay him in his previous life.
Speaking of which, I am now considered to have the physical fitness of a quasi-professional player, and the top skills on domestic wild courts, are you also pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger like them?
Li Wei thought narcissistically.
"Chinese people? Chinese people can play football too?"
A thin short black boy walked out of the crowd. His mature face made Li Wei feel familiar. His deliberately trimmed eyebrows showed a hint of fierceness, but his tender eyes proved that he might not be older than Li Wei.
Aren't these adults playing football here?
He glanced at him again and confirmed that he was right. Most of the adults here are in their twenties and thirties. But why does it seem like this young man is the one who led the football? Could it be that he led the football?
However, Li Wei didn't have the time to dig into these details.
"certainly."
"Okay, but if you want to use your ball, our ball is a little boring."
"no problem."
He waved his hand and came over a big man:
"Woody, this guy is with your team."
"OK, Alang."
Woody looked like the team was the leader here, and he patted Levi on the shoulder:
"Boy, where did you play?"
"Either the midfield or the backcourt, he mainly plays on the back midfielder."
"Okay, we were originally 8 people, we played 322, but now we will become 332. The position on the right side of the midfield is your area, guard it."
"No problem. By the way, we don't have one more person than the other side. Should we add another one?"
"No, there is one more person on the other side than us." Woody replied angrily.
Li Wei was a little confused and counted again. There were 8 people on the other side, right: Brother, have you passed the elementary school arithmetic?
However, he soon knew what Woody meant by one more person.
The little man named Alang on the opposite side was a bug. In just over ten minutes, he had scored 4 goals. He almost told him to pass by except Li Wei, except for Li Wei, bicycles, directional changes, fried croquettes, and fake actions of Matthews were simply dazzling.
Li Wei felt that this was not a football match, so he simply called it "Alang's extraordinary show".
During this period, he has also figured out the bottom of this group of people. Except for Alang, the others are a little higher than the wild court in his previous life. He is naturally not afraid of his physical fitness.
To be continued...