Andy knew that Levi was standing up for himself, and he was very grateful, but also worried.

"Li, thank you, but you shouldn't be so impulsive. Do you know who that person is?"

"I heard you talking. He said his name was Paul Stredford? But I really don't know this man."

"Yes, he is the top agent in England, and now it seems that this person is not big-hearted. If you offend him, it will be difficult to be kind." Andy looked at him with some worry.

"It's okay, Andy," Levi smiled instead, "No matter how powerful he is, do you think he can still reach out to Italy?"

Levi knows that few English players go abroad to play football. At this time, it seems that there are only Real Madrid's McManaman and Bayern's Hargreaves. Hargreaves is from Bayern's youth team.

training, and then they just added Beckham and Irving.

Therefore, even for the top agents in England, most of their business is limited to the country, and they rarely affect transactions with other leagues, let alone compared with giants such as Mendes and Raiola across Europe.

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As for Levi, he had no intention of playing in the Premier League. Of course, he wouldn't be able to play in the Premier League without a labor certificate, so his next stop must be abroad. So what else does he have to worry about?

Andy obviously figured this out quickly.

"It seems that in addition to negotiating a contract for you and finding an endorsement, I should also prepare to find a transfer partner as soon as possible, haha!"

The two people looked at each other and laughed.

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Not long after the agent turmoil passed, on April 26, Leeds United's young players welcomed Blackburn at home again. This was the penultimate round of the English Youth Premier League this season.

In this game, Levi once again.

His performance does seem to be getting better. He is becoming more and more comfortable in the defensive midfielder position. Adhering to the principle of never sticking to the ball, he almost never makes any mistakes.

Although his positional sense is not good enough, his diligent running and abnormal physical fitness make up for this weakness, and his excellent reaction speed allows him to occupy an absolutely advantageous position in one-on-one defense

In the game against Blackburn, Levi became an insurmountable wall of sighs in front of the back line. Throughout the game, Blackburn's young players could only face the Leeds United defense in despair. In the end, they also

Defeated with a score of 0 to 3.

It can be said that it is not completely impossible for Li Wei to develop according to this template and become Li Zhi, or even more boldly, become a beast like Makelele.

But someone apparently has a different opinion.

"Eddie, I think our training of Li seems to have gone a little off track." David frowned on the sidelines.

"What's wrong? I think this kid has performed very well in these games!"

"Yes, but have you forgotten the evaluation we gave Li?" David was a little dissatisfied. "Li's talent is in offense, and our current training is all about his defensive ability. I don't deny it.

With Lee's physical condition, he can also do very well in the defensive midfield position. But if his offensive talent cannot be explored, I think it is a huge waste."

"David, you are right. But don't you understand? Although we are youth team coaches, do we really not have the pressure of record? The season has come to this time, don't you think about the FA Youth Cup?

Don’t you want to take it? You can’t give it to Manchester United, right?”

"If we forcefully adjust Li's training focus at this time, there is no guarantee that nothing will go wrong. He is already an important player for the U18. At this time of the season, we don't need to take this risk."

"That's true, but..."

"Nothing but," Eddie interrupted David, "let's discuss this issue again after the season is over. Right now, the most important ones are the remaining games."

"Okay." David finally stopped insisting.

Levi naturally wouldn't know about Eddie and David's argument about him. At this time, he was immersed in the excitement of winning the third game.

However, some people are happy and some are worried. His two roommates, Lennon and Milner, seemed a little irritable in the next few days. This is because the Leeds United first team's relegation competition has reached the most critical moment.
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Before the start of the 37th round of the Premier League this season, the situation in the relegation circle was like this. West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland were at the bottom of the points and had already locked two relegation places.

But the last relegation spot has not yet been claimed.

West Ham United ranks third from the bottom with 38 points, Bolton ranks fourth from the bottom with 40 points, and Leeds United ranks fifth from the bottom with 41 points. There is also Aston Villa above them with 42 points. These four

The point difference between the two teams is too small. In the last two rounds, it can be said that anything is possible.

Even Leeds United, which seems to have an advantage, is also in a grim situation, because they have to face this season's Premier League runner-up Arsenal away from home in the 37th round, and face direct competitor Aston Villa for relegation in the 38th round.

But none of them are fuel-efficient. If one is bad, it is not impossible to lose two consecutive games.

Milner and Lennon, two die-hard Leeds fans, are naturally worried about this.

In addition, as a highlight of a match against a strong opponent, the two of them bought tickets for this game at Highbury in the first half of the season.

However, Milner had not thought at that time that he would almost become a regular in the first team in the second half of the season. He was also selected into the squad for this game, so this ticket became redundant.

In order not to waste it, Milner encouraged Levi to go to the scene to watch the game instead of him.

"But I have to go to work at Boss John's place that day." Levi seemed a little embarrassed.

"Lee, are you still not a Leeds United player? How can you miss such an important moment?" Milner seemed a little sad.

"But it won't be of any help if I go."

"Shit! At this time, as a Leeds player, even if you are just cheering in the audience, you must use all your strength, do you understand?!"

"Okay," looking at Milner's reluctance, Levi was at a loss for words, "Then I'll go ask Boss John for a leave."

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On Sunday, May 4, 2003, Levi and Lennon boarded the train to London early. Speaking of which, this was the first time he left Leeds since he was reborn in the UK, except of course, when he went to the away game with the team.<

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London, on the other hand, is completely unfamiliar to him.

Lennon was quite familiar with this place. After getting off the train, they rushed to Highbury Stadium.

Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, located in north London, was opened in 1913 and was once the most advanced stadium in the world.

Of course, Highbury, which has 38,500 seats, is obviously no longer keeping up with the times, and Arsenal's new stadium plan is already in full swing.

Levi remembers that in the original history, Highbury Stadium would be officially retired in 2006, and it would become a legend from then on. Being able to come here to watch a game before this legendary stadium is retired is undoubtedly a good thing for him.

A rare experience.

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Highbury Stadium is located on the north bank of the River Thames, between Holloway and Stoke Newington in north London. This neighborhood is also called Highbury.

Although it has been renovated many times, this legendary stadium with a history of 90 years still has a hint of twilight.

Its West Stand was opened in 1932 and was the most modern stand in England at the time, but now it is somewhat dilapidated.

The East Stand was completed in 1936. There is a marble hall and a bust of the legendary coach Chapman. This was also a pioneering work at the time, but it now looks a bit old.

Levi sat there, silently looking at the bust of Chapman, which made him appreciate for the first time the weight of history brought by football in England.

Others may not be familiar with this legendary coach, but Levi, who was addicted to old papers in his previous life, will definitely not be unfamiliar with it.

Herbert Chapman, born in 1878 and died in 1934, is one of the greatest managers in Arsenal history.

Levi even felt that if he had not died of illness due to overwork at the age of 55, he might have become the greatest head coach in the entire history of modern football.

Of course, even if he died young, he would still be a strong contender for this position.

People often say that his life is, to a large extent, the story of how British football and even modern football have matured.

He put Arsenal on the map - it was because of his outstanding record that Gillespie Road Underground Station was renamed Arsenal Underground Station, becoming the only London Underground station named after a football club;
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He introduced white footballs to replace the brown ones;

He gave Arsenal the classic red and white jersey colors;

He printed numbers on the backs of the players;

He established a coaching command area;

He was the first to use rubber spikes on sneakers;

He drew a semicircular penalty area arc on the court;

He advocated the introduction of assistant referees during the game;

He installed floodlights on the court so that games could be played at night;

He first began to focus on fan culture operations and share team news with fans;

He also added a design clock to the stadium so that fans can know the progress of the game.

Counted one by one, each of these measures is undoubtedly of epoch-making significance.

Of course, if these are all, then he should be the leader of modern football rules rather than a great head coach. But obviously, the above are only insignificant episodes in his glorious career. His real achievements are still in

On the coaching bench.

He is the first head coach in the modern sense and the first person to fully control the operation of the club.

The head coaches at that time were just instructing the team on how to play football and how to make arrangements for substitutions. But starting from Chapman, everything was different.

He will work with scouts in order to sign the right players, formulate the team's training and development system, and take care of the players' psychology and diet, from transfers to formation, from training to pre-game arrangements.
To be continued...