Chapter 8: The Hero Sees Something Slightly Different
Brian. Horton is the head coach of Oxford United and the manager of the team, and he has a lot of power. The operation of the Oxford United team and the building of the competitive team, this big thing is handled by him.
But the Oxford United owners just don't give Horton money to the manager. Coach Horton wants to make a difference by virtue of his status as a professional manager, which is really difficult for his daughter-in-law to cook.
Now, Oxford United's team is really short of people, and it is impossible to ask the club owners to pay for them. Now, a player who can come in without spending a transfer fee, who can play through intensive training and after a period of running-in, is really a great addition to the team and a need for Horton coaches.
And, now in Brian. When Horton was in danger, at this time, a sister Lin fell from the sky. In Brian. In Houghton's heart, if the second made a name for himself in the future, whether he sold it or kept it for himself, it would be equivalent to making a lot of money for the club and gaining a reputation for discernment. If the second doesn't play, it's just a waste of salary, it's a club give, that's not a pity.
Coach Houghton was immediately overjoyed, his mood suddenly brightened, and his attitude suddenly became enthusiastic.
Now Brian. Coach Horton also didn't go to the question of how the trial procedure was out of order. There was an idea in his heart, hurry up and settle down, it's wonderful.
Coach Houghton also secretly rejoiced that this Qin Long was fortunate to be in college at Oxford. If it was elsewhere, otherwise it would not have been the turn of Oxford United to sign, because other club scouts had already found out and then put it away.
In fact, this is what Coach Houghton thinks too much.
Although the second was blown by the Oxford Post like a genius fairy tale. But what the second participated in was a street team game, which was only an informal event after all, and it still had a bit of an impact in the hearts of local football lovers in Oxford. Nor do professional club scouts focus on an amateur player who is touted by the newspapers.
Just like Paul, the chief scout of Oxford United, he has long known about the football genius of the second, and he hasn't made a move? The follow-up investigation still adopts the principle of proximity, and I personally watched the game of the second one. If it hadn't been for that game, it would have been a little longer to estimate the career of II.
In that intramural football challenge game, II's performance on the field was not unsatisfactory. Of course, although these also made Scout Paul a little excited, he still didn't make a shot. Finally, Paul, for the sake of safety, went around the corner to find Mr. Baker to inquire. It was Mr. Baker's strong recommendation and admiration that made scout Paul decide to give the second Oxford United youth team a tryout. But the premise is that it was a trial for the youth team of Oxford United.
The reason why there is such a problem in this trial is that everyone looks at the problem from a different angle and has a different starting point. On this point, Mr. Houghton understood it inaccurately. Not everyone has a manager's mindset. People, if you don't stand at his height, see the scenery completely different.
For Brian. For Houghton, he's the head coach of the team and it's his job to train the young players, but that's not his main responsibility. The head coach is the head of an independent regiment of an army, not the political commissar of the regimental headquarters, he is to lead the team to victory in battle.
For Brian. Horton, the commander of the Independent Regiment, is a soldier with a bit of a flaw. However, II was able to take part in battle, possibly carry explosives packs to blow up enemy bunkers, and become a machine gunner who died defending his position. To get such a soldier as II was the luck of his regimental commander. But for scout Paul, he is only the political commissar of the independent regiment, and there are flaws, which need to be corrected first, and then talk about whether to enter the barracks or not.
In fact, Mr. Baker is also a bull, and the so-called concern is chaotic. And Mr. Baker knows too well the details of the second, which is like "living in the orchid room for a long time without smelling its fragrance".
The advantages and merits of the Second did shock Mr. Baker at first, and it was great. But over time, it is not surprising that Mr. Baker has seen too much. Gradually, he consciously or unconsciously ignored the advantages of this attribute of the second.
Especially later, Mr. Baker has regarded the second as his nephew. That's staring at the shortcomings of the second and looking at it, and trying to figure out how to make up for the shortcomings of the second. Even he himself forgot that he taught II the need to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
It's really not autonomous, like a flashlight, looking at others is vivid, and it is not visible. When it comes to their own heads, it's dark under the lights.
So, Mr. Baker was worried about II, and likewise worried, about II's flaws, that football skills were disproportionate to individual talent. Mr. Baker was really afraid that Coach Horton only needed players with immediate strength. If Coach Horton had been a little shorter, the second would have been PASSED. Now, Coach Horton has his eye on the second, and Mr. Baker knows that the matter is settled, and it feels like a dream, and his heart feels like a burden has been put down.
In fact, Mr. Baker's concern is not unreasonable. The average player, if you don't have the accumulation of time, wants to achieve it overnight, it's impossible. Genius, without tempering, without the brewing of time, that light is obscure.
However, the second is different from ordinary people after all. His physical attributes are too strong, and he exercises for so many hours a day, if he is an ordinary person, his body will long be unbearable. However, II, for 100 days, football training, diligent work, basically every day. II needs a training environment, but it does not depend on the training environment, which has to be done for a long time, accumulating over time, changing from quantity to quality, and entering a professional team, which is a natural thing.
These bigwigs are like a leopard in a tube, a blind man touching an elephant, but on the contrary, the hero sees a little differently.
I don't know if it's their sorrow or the sorrow of the second?
In fact, the mentality of the second is really different from other players.
This game is so hard to perform, try to defend, and bloom all his beautiful feathers, just to fulfill Mr. Baker's wish and give Mr. Baker an explanation.
It's not that he doesn't want to be a professional player. In the beginning, professional footballing was the dream of II. When he heard that he might be able to become a professional footballer, he still laughed at himself and thought about fighting Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But at this time, these two people are still little children, and the second fights with them, which is bullying. Ronaldo and Zidane of the same era, the second really didn't dare to think about it, you know, when the second was new to football, it could only be obsessed with Messi and Ronaldo.
When II, through Mr. Baker's teachings and his own unremitting efforts, was able to play football, he suddenly realized that football was really indispensable in his life. But for II, the meaning of football has been sublimated. Now, from time to time, in my mind, the scene of playing with these stars pops up, and professional players may be just one of the meanings.
Because in the second understanding, a professional player is a kicker who makes football his full-time job. Fame and fortune, that is the embodiment of the value of professional football. But the time has come for the second to live without money. Even if fame is obtained, there are many ways he can use. Fame and fortune, although the gods can't forget it, but who has ever seen the gods blindly pursue fame and fortune?
Although Ni still hasn't reached the point where he doesn't do what he doesn't want to do, he can do whatever he wants. So II didn't brow at the fact that he was favored by Coach Houghton.
Although, the hero sees a little differently, and that's where everyone's ideas are different. But for the optimism about the future of the second, at this point, it is still the same as the hero.
Coach Horton instructed his assistant coach Daniel to continue to lead the first-team players to continue training and finish the training that should have been done today. In addition, he personally brought Mr. Baker and II to his manager's office to negotiate the contract and complete the signing of the contract with II.