Chapter 165: The Heart Longs for It
When Wu Lei remained silent, Xu Genbao picked up chopsticks to eat vegetables, he was not in a hurry, nor did he urge, he knew that Wu Lei would definitely open his heart to himself, this is the tacit understanding of master and apprentice for many years, no matter what it is, he can enlighten Wu Lei and help Wu Lei contact the knot.
But he never thought that Wu Lei's first sentence turned out to be sorry for himself!
He chewed halfway through his mouth before swallowing it in a hurry, and then asked, "Where are you sorry for me?" ”
He thought that Wu Lei had done something wrong, something wrong when he was young and impulsive, such as gambling or something...... His mind was already spinning at a high speed, trying to figure out how to solve a specific problem.
At this moment, Wu Lei lowered his head and said, "I, I once promised you, Xu guidance." I'm going to have to win a Super League title for our team, and I'm not going to think about going out and playing until then......"
Xu Genbao nodded, there was indeed such an agreement between them.
In fact, this is not a few years ago, it was in 2013.
At the beginning of 2013, Wu Lei trained with the club in Spain, because of his outstanding performance against the Norwegian team Molde, he was favored by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who coached Molde at the time, and Solskjaer said at the time: "If I take him for a year, he has the strength to play in the Premier League." ”
In the case that Gao Zheng had already played in Sampdoria, the Chinese people at that time were very looking forward to Wu Lei being able to go out to stay abroad, after all, this was the "twin star" they had YY back then.
So Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's words made many Chinese fans **.
Later, it was rumored that some teams from the Eredivisie and the Bundesliga approached Wu Lei and offered 3 million euros or 4 million euros, but Xu Genbao refused.
Because it was a brokerage company at that time, it wanted to pay money to buy out Wu Lei, and then operate him to go to Europe to stay abroad. This model is the same as the way many players in South America, the ownership of the player does not belong to the club he plays for, but to a third-party agent company, Xu Genbao felt that this method was very unreliable, so he rejected it.
Later, Copenhagen, Denmark was interested in Wu Lei, and they were also very sincere, because their head coach Solbakken was very optimistic about Wu Lei, and they were willing to pay a certain loan fee to loan Wu Lei first, and then buy it out. At the same time, Copenhagen also promised to give Wu Lei the main position.
As a Danish giant who has been able to participate in the Champions League for many years, if he can play the main role in this team, it will also be a very important growth opportunity for Wu Lei.
Wu Lei himself was also moved at that time, and said something like this in a public interview: "...... The situation in Copenhagen is good from all sides, and if this opportunity is missed, there will be many unknowns in the future. From my own point of view, I also want to go to Europe and see if I can do it......"
But what is the end result?
Xu Genbao vetoed Copenhagen and did not release him.
After that incident, Xu Genbao and Wu Lei had a long talk. The result of the long talk was that Wu Lei and Xu Genbao reached an agreement, as long as Wu Lei can help the team win the league championship, then the club will not have any obstacles in letting him play abroad.
After that, Wu Lei performed well in the league and attracted the attention of other teams, but they were all vetoed by Xu Genbao, and Wu Lei was really not affected by whether he played abroad or not.
And now, when Wu Lei saw Xu Genbao directly mention this matter, he made Xu Genbao have a rough guess in his heart - will it be related to Liuyang?
Sure enough, Wu Lei continued: "...... I know I have such an agreement with you. But this time, this time ......"
Speaking of this, Wu Lei was a little hesitant, but he mustered up his courage before continuing: "During this time, I still want to play abroad, and I really want to do it. I know it's wrong, because I promised you that I would help the team win the championship before I thought about it. But I just can't help but think about it...... So I'm very sorry, Coach Xu, because these cranky things have affected my training performance in the team and brought a bad impact on the team, you can criticize me! ”
Wu Lei kept his head down when he said this, not daring to look directly at his teacher. And now that he was done, he buried his head even lower.
Xu Genbao looked at Wu Lei like this, and suddenly felt a little heartache.
Playing abroad has always been Wu Lei's dream, as his teacher, can he not know?
Among the Chinese players, Wu Lei is actually very good at going abroad, and many European teams have shown interest in him, as long as the club nods, it is a matter of minutes for him to play abroad.
How many Chinese players are proud to be able to play abroad, and if there is a European team looking for them, even if it is just a rumor, it is estimated that there will be press releases flying all over the sky.
So it is obviously such a glorious thing, but Wu Lei said it so humbly and cautiously.
Why is that?
Because of myself, of course.
Because Wu Lei felt sorry for himself.
Xu Genbao knew why Wu Lei had this thought, because this kid was kind.
When the team was still in the first division, it failed to surpass in a row, and some players in the team were making a transfer to earn a big contract and play in the Chinese Super League. Xu Genbao couldn't bear it anymore and had already begun to plan to disband the team that had poured all his heart and soul into it.
As long as he nods, he can go to a big team to get a big contract, eat and drink spicy, and play the Chinese Super League in one step.
But Wu Lei didn't do this, he even wrote a letter to Xu Genbao to express his determination, in which Wu Lei, who was twenty years old at the time, said: "...... My idea is that none of this year's main forces should be sold, everyone finally cooperated tacitly, if one or two more go and have to run in again, we will definitely not take the initiative to transfer, after all, you have always cared about me since childhood, and I completely listen to you in this regard. I still hope that the group of us will work together...... Everyone still has feelings. ”
Wu Lei, who was still twenty years old at the time, was able to say such a thing, he really considered things from the standpoint of the club.
This made Xu Genbao very moved at that time.
And this team united as one to succeed in the second year, Wu Lei was right.
Xu Genbao knew that as long as he didn't let Wu Lei stay in the ocean, this kid would definitely listen to him, and he would definitely not take the initiative to seek to stay abroad.
He was so well-behaved and obedient.
But because of this, Xu Genbao now feels even more heartache.
He looked at Wu Lei, who was hanging his head, and suddenly asked, "Have you watched the Madrid derby?" ”
Wu Lei was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and answered his teacher honestly: "Yes, I saw it." ”
"What do you think?"
"I ......"
Seeing that Wu Lei was a little hesitant, Xu Genbao said: "To be honest. ”
"The level is very high." Wu Lei said honestly, "It's much higher than our Shanghai derby." ”
Xu Genbaole said: "I'm not asking you to tell the truth. Watching Gao Zheng compete with Ronaldo in that game, isn't it fascinating? ”
Wu Lei gritted his teeth and nodded.
He really wanted to be at the time - how nice it would be if he could compete at such a high level!
He watched the live broadcast of that game, at 11 o'clock in the evening on February 7, Beijing time, and it was past 1 o'clock in the morning after watching the game.
As a professional player, it stands to reason that he shouldn't go to bed so late, and it is indeed difficult for Wu Lei to sleep so late.
As a result, after watching the game, he was excited and emotional, and he had no intention of sleeping at all, and almost stayed up all night.
His poor performance on the training pitch had a lot to do with the late nights he stayed up, but the bigger one was the shock he suffered in this game.
During the Asian Cup, he trained and played football next to Gao Zheng, so he naturally knew how powerful Gao Zheng was.
But even then, he didn't dare to think that Gao Zheng would be able to fight with a superstar of the level Cristiano Ronaldo, and finally win the other party......
Gao Zheng's performance in this Madrid derby brought Wu Lei's psychological impact was indeed too great.
There are many jokes touting Gao Zheng on the Internet, but there is no need for these jokers to tout, Wu Lei was shocked and speechless.
At the beginning, the two of them were "twin stars" who were tied for domestic fans and the media, but Gao Zheng has made so much progress after so many years of experience in European football, and he has long been left far behind.
On the one hand, Wu Lei is full of yearning for the football stage that represents the highest level in the world, and on the other hand, he has a sense of urgency, wanting to try his best to catch up with Gao Zheng's back and not be further and further away by him.
"That's it." Xu Genbao put down his chopsticks and leaned back on the back of the chair. "The fascination shows that you still have a passion for football, and football is not a simple craft for you to make money to support your family."
Hearing Xu Genbao say this, Wu Lei was silent.
Xu Genbao continued: "Don't worry about this problem, collect your heart and concentrate on playing the next season well. We'll wait for the season to be over, if there is a team that wants you, and you still want to go out, it's okay if you don't want to win the league. ”
Xu Genbao waved his hand.
Wu Lei looked at his mentor dumbfounded, thinking that he had misheard.
"Why do you have this expression? Don't believe what I'm saying? ”
"No, no, Xu will guide you ......"
Xu Genbao chuckled: "In the past, I always thought that you were not mature enough, your wings were not hard enough, and you still had to exercise." But now it seems that in my eyes, no matter how big you are, you are still the same as when you first came to Chongming Island...... That won't work, you really should go out and break in. Don't be afraid of failure, I'll give you the cover. If you really can't get mixed up, come back, there's still your place in the team. ”
Wu Lei saw a reflection in the teacher's eye sockets.