After a long journey, Li Liang finally arrived at the Latubi base of the Monaco club on the afternoon of May 3. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He has already checked online that the Latuby base is a legacy of Arsene Wenger's seven years in charge of the club, built on a hillside just outside the main city of the Principality of Monaco.

Although he has seen this place countless times in pictures, Li Liang, who is sitting in the car, still can't help but feel excited.

Entering the gate of the base, he saw the team training on the field from a distance, Li Liang couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Vasilyev, when will I start training?" ”

Vasilyev was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Lee, don't worry, the coaching staff has already formulated a training plan." When to start training, let Carlo Spinoli (Strength and Conditioning Coach) decide. ”

Vasilyev took Li Liang to the training ground. Looking at the professional football training base built in the middle of the mountain, Li Liang understood that this would be the place where he would sweat for a long time in the future.

How long you stay here depends entirely on your performance.

Li Liang immediately saw the familiar Yaldim, but unlike when he met in a restaurant in London, Yaldim was dressed in a tracksuit and stood on the sidelines with a grim expression.

The players on the pitch were practicing corner kicks, and Yaldim did not speak. Another man dressed similarly to him and who appeared to be a teaching assistant was shouting excitedly.

"The lads must move, so that it is impossible to get around the defense, to cover! Watch out for mutual cover! ”

He and Vasilyev stood on the sidelines and waited, just looking at the players in front of them, which made Li Liang think about it.

There are several players here who have a total rating of 75 or above, will you be teammates with these people in the future?

At Manchester City, at Cobham, I trained with a lot of big names, but the mentality was completely different. And now, I am one of them, and I feel more pressure, can I keep up with them?

"Let's get over, Lee, they're over for now." Vasilyev interrupted Li Liang's reverie.

Seeing Li Liang and Vasilyev coming over, the other team members looked indifferent, and many people acted as if they didn't see it.

When Yaldim saw Li Liang, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes, but he immediately returned to seriousness. He held out his hand and said in French, "Welcome to Latubi, Lee." You ready? ”

Li Liang was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted. He shook Yaldim's hand vigorously and replied loudly in French: "Sir, I will do everything I can to help the team!" ”

Hearing Li Liang's fluent French, Yaldim finally smiled: "It seems that you are indeed ready!" Well, let's introduce myself. ”

After saying that, he shouted, "Jose, let everyone concentrate." Then he took Li Liang to the training ground.

Assistant coach Jose Barros also welcomed him, and Li Liang looked at the stars in front of him, who had done a lot of homework before and quickly recognized Jeremy Tulalang, Bernardo Silva, Andre Ragui, Ricardo Carvalho and many other team players.

Only then did everyone notice Li Liang, and the field was quiet, and these big men of different skin colors looked at Li Liang, and Li Liang suddenly became nervous again.

He cleared his throat, tried to calm himself, and then smiled as much as he could, "Hello everyone, I'm Li Liang from Haicheng, China, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to work with you in Latubi, thank you!" ”

Seeing that the shy Asian in front of him actually spoke fluent French, several team members exclaimed: "This guy speaks French very well...... Does he have a French girlfriend? ”

Li Liang's face turned red all of a sudden, and some of the team members burst out laughing, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Yaldim shouted in Portuguese again: "Lee, there are a few guys here who speak worse French than me, and you are telling him in Portuguese and English!" ”

Li Liang had no choice but to do so, and after he introduced himself in three languages, the players were stunned.

The team's main goalkeeper, Croatian big man Danijel Subaic, shouted: "Hey, Lee, are you the translator that Watim (Vasilyev) has brought in?" ”

Everyone laughed again, and Li Liang also laughed and became much more relaxed.

At this moment, a familiar face came out from behind Subaic and said loudly in Chinese: "Hello, friend, welcome!"

Li Liang was startled, after he saw clearly who was coming, this person had already walked over and hugged Li Liang warmly.

It turned out to be Brazilian striker Wagner Loew, who had played in the Chinese Super League for a season and a half, and left a very deep impression on Chinese fans, including Li Liang.

Li Liang suddenly remembered that he had found on the Internet that in January 2016, Monaco officially signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Loew.

It's not bad, at least it's barely an "acquaintance", it's better than nothing.

The first team quickly resumed training, Vasilyev also left, and Yaldim handed Li Liang over to the physical trainer Spinoli.

Li Liang has been in contact with Spinoli through the Internet, and they are already very familiar with each other. Spinoli's friendly portrait Li Liang explained: "Li, although Vatim has brought back your medical examination report from the best hospital in Haicheng, we still have to conduct a physical examination on you first according to the usual practice. ”

The medical examination was quickly over, and the results were very satisfying to Spinoli. He took Li Liang to Yaldim's office, and Li Liang found that the training had ended and the stars had left.

Seeing Li Liang's physical examination report, Yaldim was also very happy. "Lee, the original plan was for you to come here before the end of March, and because of the qualifications, I wanted you to play in the reserve team first," he said.

But for special reasons, it's a pity that you're late, and the regional league of the reserves is over. So we've adjusted our plan so that by the end of the season, you're going to focus on physical training.

By the way, give you 3 days to adjust to the jet lag first - it may not be enough, and you can extend it if you feel the need. ”

Li Liang was a little regretful, because of the investigation of the ninth master's case, he missed the time to participate in the competition! But this is the end of the matter, so I have to try to make up for the loss.

Jardim added: "In order to help you settle in to life here, the club is ready to let you live with a team-mate, is that acceptable? ”

Li Liang suddenly remembered the "acquaintance" Loew, nodded and replied: "I don't have any questions, by the way, sir, is it to live with Loew?" ”

Spinoli, who was drinking water next to him, suddenly choked, a mouthful of water squirted out, coughing and apologizing, Yadilm's eyes widened, and he looked at Li Liang with a very strange look.

Li ...... Are you familiar with Loew? He asked.

Li Liang replied honestly: "I'm not familiar with it, he has played in China before, so I thought I was living with him." ”

Yaldim looked relieved at this time, and he said, "Okay. Lee, I hope you remember, aside from football, stay away from Loew. ”