Chapter 491: New Teammates

On July 21, 2008, Manchester United began training for the new season. (Net) book haha small   said net

Because he hadn't found a suitable house yet, Yang Fan's car was still in Wolfsburg, so he took a taxi to the Carrington training base.

The hotel called a taxi for him.

"Hey, hey, Yang, it's you. The taxi driver didn't expect it to be Yang Fan riding in his car, and he seemed very excited.

"Hello. Yang Fan greeted with a smile and said, "Go to Carrington." ”

"OK, I know, I know, today is the first day of training. The taxi driver was very talkative, and his mouth kept talking, "I was going to watch the team train in the afternoon, hahaha, I haven't seen these big babies in the summer, and my heart is itchy." ”

Yang Fan understood that the big baby that the driver was referring to the players of Manchester United, and he felt that he couldn't cry or laugh.

"Yang, can you take a group photo?" Before the car could be started, the driver couldn't wait to ask.

"Of course. Yang Fan stepped forward, and the driver's head also squeezed over, and he took several photos with his mobile phone.

"Great, that guy Jim is going to be jealous of me, he's always persuaded me to work in his repair shop, God testifies, now he must be jealous of my job. Speaking of which, Yang, I'm really happy, you chose Manchester United, you didn't choose Arsenal or Real Madrid, that Frenchman at Arsenal must be depressed to death, hahahaha, and Real Madrid, they are the most unproductive, they think they can buy whoever they want? Dream ......" The taxi driver started the car, while driving, his mouth gushed endlessly, not paying attention to whether Yang Fan was interested in listening, anyway, he talked by himself, very happy.

Yang Fan didn't have the heart to chat with him, his mind was on the training camp for a while, this was his first training session after coming to Manchester United, and it was also the first meeting between him and the Manchester United players.

From today, his career at Manchester United officially began.

He left Newcastle two years ago and returned to the Premier League two years later, to Manchester United......

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The taxi pulled up in front of the Carrington training base.

Although it was not the first time he had come to the Carrington training base, Yang Fan still felt a little emotional. Dense woods, curved buildings, wide grassy areas, no big Manchester United logo, slightly narrow gates, quiet paths, this is the general impression of Carrington training base. If it weren't for the players from all levels of Manchester United's squad who were training here, it would be difficult to associate this secluded place with the famous Manchester United club. However, it was this obscure training ground that shaped the unbeatable Manchester United dynasty today.

As soon as he got out of the car, Yang Fan, who was stopping at the door, saw a mini Cooper parked in the parking lot at the door, and then he saw the person who came out of it: England international Hargreaves.

"Hi, good morning. Yang Fan greeted Hargreaves. If there is anyone in this Manchester United team who can be called an 'acquaintance' of Yang Fan, only Hargreaves is Hargreaves.

Hargreaves only moved to Manchester United from Bayern Munich last summer, and in the second half of the 2006/2007 season, Hagreaves came off the bench to play against Yang Fan in Wolfsburg's away game against Bayern Munich. I'm afraid neither of them expected at that time that they would one day become teammates.

Hargreaves had just parked the car, and when he looked up, he also saw Yang Fan, and responded, "Good morning, Yang." ”

"I didn't think we'd play for a team one day. Looking at this young man, Hargreaves said with emotion, he still remembered the game with Yang Fan, Wolfsburg won away against Bayern Munich, and Yang Fan even scored a hat trick. It was this game that made this Chinese star truly famous.

"yes. Yang Fan also smiled and said.

"How does it feel to get used to life in Manchester?" asked Hargreaves.

"Not bad. It's just that I can't wait to play. Yang Fan said.

"Hahaha. (No pop-up ads)" Hargreaves laughed.

The two of them walked and chatted, and just like that, they walked into the training base.

Hargreaves pushed the door in, Yang Fan followed behind him, they came relatively late, most of the people had already arrived, they were changing their clothes, they heard the sound of pushing the door, and when they looked up and saw Yang Fan, they were all stunned at first, and then realized that this person was their new teammate.

Manchester United have made little moves in the transfer market, with Yang Fan being the team's first and only signing so far this summer.

Just now they were still talking about Yang Fan, and they were very curious about this teammate who joined the team at a sky-high transfer record of 35 million pounds.

Yang Fan is a newcomer, however, he knows that he must take the initiative, he beckons to greet everyone: "Good morning!"

Gary Neville is the captain of the team, and at this time, he must fulfill his obligations as captain, he walked over with a smile and shook hands with Yang Fan, "Hello, Yang, welcome to the Manchester United family." ”

"Hello, Captain. Yang Fan said.

Gary Neville shook his head with a smile: "Don't call me Captain, you can call me Gary, everyone calls me that." Come on, I'll introduce you to everyone. ”

"Edwin, our goalkeeper, was a helpful old chap. He pointed to Van der Sar, who was changing his shirt.

"Hi, hello, Yang. Van der Sar smiled at Yang Fan, and it could be seen that this was an old player who was very easy to get along with.

"Hello, Edwin. I watched this year's Champions League final and your watch is perfect, fantastic. Yang Fan said.

In the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes, and in the penalty shoot-out, Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar saved Anelka's penalty in the final round to help his team beat Chelsea 7-6 on aggregate......

Hearing Yang Fan talk about this, Van der Sar smiled happily, and the scene of saving Anelka's penalty kick in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium will be the highlight of his career. He's not young, and the Champions League title he won with Manchester United was the first and most likely the last of his career. Because of this, Yang Fan mentioned that he saved Anelka's penalty in the penalty shootout, and he was very happy.

After introducing Van der Sar, Gary Neville continued to introduce other players to Yang Fan. In fact, this is just a process, although Yang Fan is only seeing these players of Manchester United for the first time, it is impossible not to know him, just as it is impossible for these people not to know him Yang Fan.

Yang Fan greeted these people, some responded enthusiastically, some were more flat, and of course some were very cold.

Yang Fan didn't care too much about the attitude of these people, in a team, you can only really win respect if you show your own strength, everything else is empty.

"You're the guy who can score goals?" Rooney asked, looking up.

"yes, I'm the guy who can score goals. Yang Fan replied, recognizing it as Rooney.

At the same time, he was a little strange, Rooney was obviously a little unhappy with him, and his attitude was not friendly, he didn't understand when he had a conflict with Rooney. The technical characteristics of the two men are very different, they are different types of strikers, the two have different styles and characteristics, and it is impossible to talk about who threatens whose position. It's entirely possible for two people to start at the same time. Therefore, there is no greater competition between zài.

'We're going to score more goals than one. Rooney said grinningly, "Do you dare to compare?"

Yang Fan was stunned, how old is this little fat man, and he is talking so impulsively?

"Wayne, what are you doing?" Gary Neville hurriedly persuaded, and then smiled at Yang Fan and said, "Wayne usually has such a temper, and others are easy to get along with. ”

"Bibi?" Rooney asked, nonchalantly.

Yang Fan was also a little annoyed, did this little fat man eat gunpowder or was his house set on fire? !

"What if you lose?"

"Impossible. Rooney was immediately happy when he heard that Yang Fan was willing to compete, but the little fat man seemed to be very confident in his strength.

'Nothing is impossible, let's see who scored more goals in the pre-season warm-up games. Yang Fan said, "What if you lose?"

He can see that Rooney seems to be quite unconvinced by himself, and Yang Fan's response to this kind of dare to jump out and provoke has only one: Annihilation!

"If I lose, I'll consider you the boss. Rooney said with a grin.

"Haha, okay. Yang Fan nodded and said.

Gary Neville was also helpless when he saw that these two young people actually made a bet, but fortunately, the bet between the two of them was also betting on the number of goals in the game, which was not too out of line, so he was a little relieved.

"That's the kind of temper he has, and he doesn't mean to target you. Gary Neville still explained to Yang Fan again, "In fact, if you get along with him for a long time, you will find that Wayne is a very good guy, what does he say, he is a cheerful guy." ”

"It's okay, I'll play with him. "Yang Fan shrugged, which means 'you know'.

Yang Fan said so, and Gary Neville didn't say anything more.

"This is Carlos. Gary Neville introduces Tevez to Yang Fan.

"Hello, Carlos. Yang Fan suddenly greeted Tevez in Spanish.

Tevez was stunned for a moment, then said happily, "Haha, hello, Young, do you speak Spanish?" which obviously made him happy, his English was relatively average, and there was not even a single Spanish-speaking teammate in the United team, which made Tevez a little distressed.

"I learned Spanish from my good buddy Santana. He is Argentinian. ”

"You're talking about Jonathan Santana?" Tevez asked happily.

"Yes, you know?"

"Of course, we're both Buenos Aires, Jonathan is my friend, we played together as kids. Tevez's face flushed, and he was excited.

"That's great. Yang Fan also said happily, "Jonathan also invited me to Buenos Aires to participate in the carnival." ”

"Then you must go, the carnival in Buenos Aires is the best, so it's decided, when the time comes, I'll have a treat, and I'll make sure you have a good time." Tevez said happily. Although Yang Fan is not particularly fluent in Spanish, this has made him very happy. Since coming to Europe to play, Tevez has been particularly homesick, and he is very happy to meet a teammate who can speak Spanish, even though this teammate is only Chinese who can speak Spanish.

"Thank you in advance. Ha ha. ”

Gary Neville was both surprised and impressed to see that Yang Fan and Tevez were chatting happily, and in Spanish. How to say it, Tevez is generally popular in the Manchester United team, this Argentine is a little introverted, I didn't expect Yang Fan to be able to chat with Tevez. These two may be a forward partner in the future, which is a good sign.

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After a lap, Yang Fan knew most of his teammates.

However, none of these players is Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Portuguese was injured in the Euros and is still undergoing treatment and did not return in time.

Gary Neville then led him to a locker and told him that this was the locker room he would have in the Carrington training base, and that his stuff could be placed in this cupboard. This was supposed to be Silves' cupboard, however, Sylvester has left Manchester United, and the Frenchman has moved to Arsenal and from Manchester United to Arsenal, which is also a relatively rare situation for both teams in the last decade.

Afterwards, Yang Fan also changed his jersey, and he followed the team to the training ground, where manager Alex Ferguson and the coaching staff were already waiting.

Manchester United's training starts with weighing in first.

Soon, a few of the overweight guys let out a few whines, and after being reprimanded by Ferguson, they were handed over to the strength and conditioning coach Stura Devik, who would do as Ferguson told him to the obviously overindulgent guys.

Afterwards, the rest of the players took a light warm-up jog under the guidance of assistant coach Mick Ferran.

In the first training session of the new season, the amount of exercise will not be too large, and everyone has just recovered from the rhythm of the holiday, and they are in a good mood, and they are all laughing when they train.

Of course, there are also people who frown.

French striker Saha is one of them. If you want to talk about Yang Fan's arrival, who will be most affected, it is Saha. There is a good chance that he will be purged by the team.

And when Yang Fan met with the whole team before, Saha was very cold to Yang Fan. That's why, in Saha's view, this Chinese teammate is here to smash his own job, and almost certainly smash his own job, look at Yang Fan's 35 million pounds, you know that Ferguson attaches great importance to him, Saha, who is already in an unstable position, is the most likely to be purged out of the team.

Originally, Saha was still thinking about working hard in the new season and trying to win Ferguson's favor again with a good watch, but now it seems that this is just his wishful thinking.

In fact, since learning that Yang Fan has joined, Saha's mood has been very bad. He has been thinking about whether he should stay at Manchester United, or simply take the initiative and leave Manchester United and find another way?!

Although the media described Yang Fan as an arrogant guy before, which once made Manchester United's players feel that Yang Fan was difficult to get along with, but after the initial contact today, everyone realized that they were misled by the media, Yang Fan's personality is not bad, and because he is young, the whole person is very lively, and he quickly got along with some of his teammates. Although he is only 20 years old, he is worth as much as 35 million pounds, which is the most expensive player in the Manchester United team at present, but Yang Fan is not proud, but does what he wants, there is no arrogance, and his training attitude is very serious, which makes everyone feel good about him.

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When the players were training, Ferguson had been observing from the sidelines, and he saw that Yang Fan seemed to integrate into the team quickly and had already mingled with some of the players, which surprised Ferguson, but naturally he was also very happy.

Especially seeing Yang Fan and Tevez talking and laughing, which made Ferguson even more surprised. Ferguson still knows a lot about Tevez's situation, this Argentine is full of talent and strength, but the biggest problem is the psychological problem, let's put it this way, Tevez is always homesick, when he is homesick, he will be distracted and not concentrated, in this case, the state of the game will naturally be affected. Moreover, Tevez is not as cheerful as people think, and even a little introverted, so the Argentine does not have many friends in the team.

Unexpectedly, Yang Fan had just arrived at the team on the first day and actually became friends with Tevez.

"Yang speaks Spanish, and the Argentines are overjoyed. During the training break, Gary Neville reported the situation to Ferguson, which surprised Ferguson, he really didn't expect Yang Fan to speak Spanish, in addition, Yang Fan's German and English are also good, I didn't think this kid was still a language genius.

For a player to be able to speak several languages, it is definitely very helpful for him to integrate into the team.

Seeing that Yang Fan and Tevez have a very good relationship, Ferguson also began to consider whether to try to let these two people try together in the game.

Ferguson attaches great importance to Yang Fan, and it is impossible to spend 35 million pounds to buy a substitute, so at least at the beginning of the season, Yang Fan will occupy a main position, as for who will partner him in the front line, this can have a variety of options and a variety of attempts. It can be paired with Wayne Rooney, with Tevez and, in addition, even with Cristiano Ronaldo.

And Saha? What to do with this Frenchman, Ferguson has not yet made up his mind.

If Saha can partner well with Yang Fan, he can consider letting the Frenchman stay in the team...... Ferguson thought so.