The invitation to the New Year's reception was very simple and straightforward, and it was all said in a few simple sentences, but the last signature was enough to be golden: Jove Thompson, the current president of the FA.

During the holiday in early January, it is a tradition to hold a New Year's cocktail party.

Last year's reception was initiated by the vice president of the FA, and this year it became the chairman, and the degree of attention has also been raised to a higher level, and there will definitely be more participants.

The last time Zhang Yang went to participate with Gligory, perhaps because he had just taken over Millwall and was only an interim head coach, he did not receive an invitation, but it was also meaningful to participate in the past, and he helped meet a few peers and seniors with good personalities.

Arsene Wenger is one of them.

Several well-known managers, Zhang Yang admires Wenger the most, because the French have a kind personality and a very cordial tone, and they are not arrogant in coaching giants, which is always very good.

This year may be different, but it's also a good experience to meet up with a few peers and have a drink or two together.

It will also be interesting to meet Mourinho again, Millwall has just won against Chelsea, and the two teams are in the same place before and after the game, and they will meet again in two days, will they quarrel directly?

Zhang Yang felt that he should be generous, Mourinho was 'miserable' enough.

Mourinho has just become the protagonist of the 'Internet buzzword', and there will probably be a lot of people talking about it, it is not easy for Mourinho to save face, because among the managers of the Premier League, there are too many people who have a bad relationship with Mourinho, such as the biggest rival Ferguson, will definitely not 'keep his mouth on the ground', just thinking about it, I look forward to seeing that kind of scene.

"Ahem...... That's interesting......

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The next day, Zhang Yang drove to the club, and while having breakfast in the restaurant, he happened to run into Ebenezer.

Ebenezer was a little surprised to see Zhang Yang, "You don't rest today?" ”

"Of course. But I'm also very busy and I'm going to take advantage of the holidays to attend coach training. Zhang Yang explained.

Before Christmas, Zhang Yang received the FA's Level 2 Coaching Certificate, and he immediately signed up for UEFA's B-level coaching training.

UEFA's B-level coaching certificate is the watershed between amateur and professional, and the two certificates issued by the FA only represent the lowest level of coaching qualifications, while the coaching certificate issued by UEFA represents professional coaching qualifications.

This is not to say that the FA is not authoritative, but that there is an agreement between the associations and UEFA. The professional level coaching certificates are issued by UEFA, and the three professional coaching certificates, from high to low, are UEFA Pro, UEFA A, and UEFA B coaching certificates.

There is a historical element to this.

At the beginning of the establishment of UEFA, there were only five franchise associations (Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands), five franchise associations and UEFA signed an agreement to open coaching classes at all levels (UEFA-B, UEFA-A, UEFA-PRO), so far UEFA has 53 franchise associations, each of which must abide by the coaching class training agreement, and the national football associations, including the FA, are not eligible to issue professional coaching certificates. They are only responsible for the lowest level of coach training and assist UEFA in completing the UEFA B level coaching qualification.

Zhang Yang wants to obtain the UEFA B level coaching certificate, and the courses he participates in are also organized by the FA, and the exam is conducted by personnel sent by UEFA.

This is a little more convenient, the location of the training course is still in London, otherwise it will become very troublesome, UEFA B certificate, the training course is two hundred and five hours long, Zhang Yang does not have much time, waste in order to learn the coaching course, back and forth.

Ebenezer and Zhang Yang had breakfast together.

The two talked about some clubs and teams, and then planned to send staff to send Zhang Yang to attend the course.

"No, I'll just go myself." Zhang Yang refused.

Ebenezer was very considerate, and he kindly said, "You still have to take a taxi, which is a waste, and you have a lot of fame, and you may get into trouble on the road." ”

"I'll drive."

"You bought a car?" Ebenezer was a little surprised, "What car did you buy?" I still want to experience the new car! ”

Zhang Yang muttered.

In a somewhat expectant state of mind, the two walked out of the restaurant, where a four-seater sedan was placed in front of the restaurant, which was the club's official car and also emblazoned with the Millwall logo.

Zhang Yang skillfully took out the key to open the car door, and Ebenezer was suddenly a little stunned, "This is what you bought...... No, it's the club's official car! ”

"That's right!"

"Why are you driving this? This is for the exclusive use of the club. Ebenezer was a little unresponsive, the sedan in front of him was the club's official car, and it was the most 'luxurious' one, which was purchased for 140,000 pounds last summer, and is usually locked in the garage for the occasional pick-up and drop-off of important guests, such as representatives of sponsors associated with the club.

Zhang Yang had already gotten into the car, opened the window, and said with a smile, "Am I not a member of the club?" So I have no problem using it. At Christmas, I saw that this car had been sitting idle, it was a bit of a waste, you know, I just bought a house, I was a little short on money, I didn't have the money to buy a car, so I wanted to use this car for the time being, and I could drive more and promote the club......" he said and pointed to the sign on the car.

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he started and drove away.

Ebenezer looked at it in a daze, and finally reacted, and immediately chased after him, gritting his teeth and shouting, "Drive back!" That's an official car, you can't use it alone! "I couldn't run four tires on two legs, and I ran dozens of meters out of breath, and I could only watch the car disappear around the corner, and finally I could only shout loudly, "Bastard!" Give the car back! ”

Ebenezer stood still, and there was nothing he could do, only to realize this guy's 'bum'.

It's the most luxurious official car ever!

Ebenezer felt blood dripping from his heart, and he smiled helplessly, vowing to get the car back.

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Zhang Yang doesn't care what Ebenezer thinks, the car is put there for people to drive, he is the head coach of the team, and of course he is qualified to drive an official car.

He went straight to the training site and listened to a day's theoretical lessons.

The UEFA B-level coach qualification training starts from the most basic content, and there is a lot of content that is duplicated with the first-level coach training, but the course progresses very quickly and soon extends to the construction of advanced professional leagues.

Theory classes all over the world have one thing in common: most of the content is meaningless.

For example, on the first day of the course, there were some content on the history of football, and the lecturer continued to explain football from 1945 to 1970, the glory of several clubs, the decline of some clubs, and the football transfer system at that time.

What are these for?

Zhang Yang felt like he was back in his student days, sitting in his seat, listening to knowledge that had nothing to do with life, and he had to memorize it.

"It's boring......"

If you want a coaching certificate, you must take a full class, the content of the theory class is quite simple for Zhang Yang, and there is a learning efficiency of 'memory strengthening', he can easily memorize the course content, and it will be easy to take the theory exam.

The day's classes were still very tiring, and when I got home, Zhang Yang had a simple dinner, fell asleep, and woke up the next morning.

Zhang Yang took out the information provided by the club, and then turned on the computer to study the transfer.

The winter transfer window opens in January.

The Premier League's clubs are starting to make moves, and the biggest deal so far has come from Arsenal: Arsenal spent £5 million on Theo Walcott, a teenager under the age of 17, a fee that could rise to 12 million depending on the number of appearances.

This is the most sensational transfer.

It is unthinkable for a young player under the age of seventeen, to be precise, sixteen years and ten months old, to have a minimum transfer fee of five million pounds and a maximum of twelve million.

A lot of media outlets are also reporting on Walcott.

Walcott's age meant he wouldn't have much game experience, having previously played for Southampton, who was deployed against Wolves in August last year, and who started Southampson's game against Leeds United in October and scored his first goal for Southampton when he was named a top three sporting newcomer of the year by the BBC.

Theo Walquette then became Southampton's main striker, making 21 appearances for Southampton and scoring four goals.

If you don't consider Walcott's age, his performance can only be said to be very average, but Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger seems to value Walket very much, so Arsenal bought Walcott.

It will certainly not be easy to buy young talents, Southampton will not sell their talents easily, and Arsenal have paid a lot of transfer fees.

Seeing that the media were analyzing Walcoat, and there were some reports that followed the wind that Walket was a genius, Zhang Yang just smiled silently.

Walcott?

Last summer, Zhang Yang put Walket on the transfer list, but Southampton had no intention of selling their young talent, and their asking price was 1.5 million pounds, which was too high to directly reject the transfer.

Southampton did the right thing.

Walcott has now been sold for a whopping £5 million, with the contract stating that the fee will rise to 12 million depending on the number of appearances.

But Zhang Yang doesn't feel sorry at all, Arsenal bought Walcoat, it's not a very good transfer, Wenger's value does not mean that Walcoat will play much of a role, at least two or three seasons, Walcott is just a newcomer who has not grown, if there is no accident, he will appear in England's squad for the World Cup in Germany this summer, but that's all, without a minute of playing time, he entered the England team, and just went through the process.

Zhang Yang clearly knows that Walcoat is still not Arsenal's main force five or six years later, even if the number of appearances for Arsenal increases, he is still just an ordinary striker, and it is difficult to contribute a few goals for Arsenal.

Next up is Chelsea.

Chelsea's transfer news is that Portugal midfielder international Maniche has passed his prime, and Mourinho chose to loan Maniche, probably to supplement the midfield lineup?

'Maybe Essien was so poor that the Portuguese had to loan someone else to replace Essien.

There are media reports and analysis.

Zhang Yang still agrees, Chelsea and Millwall game, it is obvious that Essien is no longer in form, whether it is due to technical strength, or not adapted to the Premier League, his performance will definitely not be satisfactory to the outside world.

Jose Mourinho would not be satisfied, so he opted to bring Maniche on board to complement the midfield.

Manchester United are also moving fast.

According to media reports, Manchester United began to contact Spartak Moscow's defender Vidic, and also negotiated Monaco defender Patrice Evra, who has confirmed to join Manchester United, these two defenders are still very strong, compared to Chelsea and Arsenal, Manchester United is really strengthened.

And what about Millwall?

Zhang Yang had long considered a transfer, and he didn't want to replenish his strength at first, but Marvin Elliott's injury made Zhang Yang vigilant.

The midfield is weak.

If there are injuries again, the midfield will be very bad, and the reinforcement is not only to strengthen the strength, but also to strengthen the depth of the bench.

Zhang Yang has long asked the club to find a midfielder who is likely to join, whether it is a purchase or a loan, the important thing is that the players who come must have the strength, it is not easy to find this kind of player, and the club has no news so far.

Zhang Yang began to browse the news related to European transfers.

Among them, there are finalized transfer reports, and more are chasing after the wind, such as some players, who are reported by the media that they may leave, but when will they leave? There is no definite message.

This kind of news is generally meaningless, and the reported players will have to wait for the summer transfer if they really want to leave.

This is the kind of news that Zhang Yang is looking for, and he wants to find some 'inspiration' in it, or find players that he values and let the club try to reach out.

What if you can find the right one?

Even if some players don't move, it won't be a loss to get the club in touch.

If you can't find the players you can't bring in, there's no way, and now Millwall won't introduce 'ordinary players with little strength', and that kind of player will basically not find a place when he arrives in the team, and can only play in marginal events, and there is no point in bringing them in.

A morning has passed in constant browsing.

Zhang Yang looked at the time, opened the last web page, and after glancing at it, he was immediately attracted by a headline, "Graveson may return to the Premier League!" ”

Zhang Yang continued to read and found that it was a report about Graveson.

A Danish midfielder who played for Hamburg in the Bundesliga and Everton in the Premier League, Gravisson is considered the number one Danish midfielder after Tovding, known as the "Mad Dog", who is not only physically strong and capable of running, but also has excellent passing and dribbling skills.

At Everton, Graveson is the absolute heart of the midfield, taking on most of the defensive duties in midfield, but also attacking aggressively and threatening with passing.

Last winter, Gravison wanted to improve and chose to join La Liga giants Real Madrid, but the Galaxy likes to let stars play, and Gravison is not up to the mark, compared to real stars, his value is a bit too low, and the playing time he can get can be imagined.

Gravison has little status at Real Madrid, and his playing time is completely out of sight.

As a result, there is speculation in the media that Graveson is likely to return to the Premier League.

The Daily Mail spoke to Gravison "at the right time" and the Dane did not 'live up' to the media's hopes, saying he was not happy with his time at Real Madrid, saying: "My pursuit and goal is to play in every game, so it's normal to be unhappy with the current situation. The outlook [at Real Madrid] is not too rosy, so my agent and myself are watching the situation develop and see what happens during the transfer window. ”

Graveson himself said so, and the British media began to analyze the teams that might be interested in Graveson: Manchester United, Everton and Newcastle.

In terms of fame and strength, Graveson will definitely pick Manchester United first, and after the departure of Roy Keane, the Ferguson Army are in dire need of a tough, fierce and experienced midfielder, and he will not worry about the main position if he joins.

So Graveson and Manchester United were linked.

Zhang Yang didn't care about the content of the report at all, he didn't know what team Gravison would go to in the future, but it certainly had nothing to do with Manchester United.

So will Gravison be interested in Millwall?

Zhang Yang doesn't know, he is very interested in Graveson, the current team lineup, the lack of midfield is obvious, Graveson is the 'finished product' of the top back, left, right, and middle three have a good performance, if there is one more all-round back, the team will be easier to adapt to the 433 formation, the second half of the lineup is also guaranteed, the introduction of an all-round back player, for the team is of great significance.

Graveson, you have to fight for it!

Zhang Yang immediately called Ebenezer and asked the club to contact Graveson's agent to talk about the possibility of Graveson's transfer to Millwall, "Try to fight for it, we should have enough funds, right?" ”

Zhang Yang is a little uncertain about the club's transfer funds.

"Graveson? As long as it doesn't exceed five million pounds, it's fine. Ebenezer's answer was a relief to Zhang Yang, as Graveson was already 30 years old and a player who couldn't play at Real Madrid, so five million pounds was certainly enough.

Ebenezer did not forget to add, "By the way, Zhang, when remember to drive the car back to the club and give me back the key!" It was an official car, and the club used it a lot. ”

"What?"

"I said you get the car back! The car was used to pick up and drop off ......."

"What do you say? The signal is a bit bad, I'm going to a drinking party, so. That's it. ”

"Doodoo ......"

“Fu--ck！”