For this somewhat abrupt meeting, Pat Rice waited for more than an hour. During this time, he burned countless brain cells, and his emotions changed from anticipation to anxiety to anger, and finally got the news that it hurts.

This guy came to visit for the first time, and it was neither for himself nor for his own team!

What kind of team Crystal Palace is, he knows very well, although they are also in London, but the two teams are not on the same level at all. The behavior of not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing in front of him is obviously a bit abrupt, and the team is in a difficult schedule, and he feels that the other party is a little unclear about the priorities.

Of course, since he opened his mouth, he still had to give face, and Pat Rice promised to contact the real power of the Crystal Palace club within a few days.

He can understand the intimacy of his compatriots when he is in a foreign country, and he is also very clear about the affectionate character of this guy in front of him, the only thing that he can't figure out is that you have refused the invitation of the national team, and these two are not your former teammates, why are you busy now?

But if he can't figure it out, he can't figure it out, he feels that the other party can't be so arrogant as to take this kind of thing in front of him for granted, after all, the relationship between the two parties is not to the extent of asking the other party for help at will.

Sure enough, near the end of the meeting, the puzzling guy spoke.

"Uncle, it is not proper to ask you for help in such a way, and it seems unlikely that my two domestic friends will come into Mr. Wenger's sight. Well, the team is short of a good goalkeeper in his playing year, and I liked one in the Bundesliga, so you can try to contact him first. ”

When Pat Rice heard this, he was not surprised.

David Seaman is too old, Manninger is too young, and he is the reigning Premier League champion with the ambition of becoming a giant. There is no reassuring goalkeeper to guard the last link of the team. This hidden danger has now begun to develop in the direction of loopholes, and if it is not solved, I am afraid that the whole season will be empty!

Although this guy in front of him looks young and young, his popularity and real influence in the Bundesliga are incomparable. Even if you don't have the same eye as the old scouts, the feeling of a striker and goalkeeper going head-to-head doesn't lie. Especially for something as mysterious as aura, it is not difficult for the person concerned to confirm the source.

"Can you tell me my name?" Pat Rice's voice trembled slightly because of the surprise.

"Of course. I have to contact you first, and if there is resistance, I will come forward. Jumo replied casually, "Tins-Lehmann, 29 years old, Schalke 04, you may need to face direct competition from AC Milan. ”

Hearing this, Pat Rice was directly dumbfounded.

29 years old is nothing, it is the time for a goalkeeper to make a result, and Schalke 04 is not difficult to get it. After all, the other party's family background is weak and the competitiveness is weak. However, the competitor is AC Milan?

the hair!

Regardless of how glorious the history is, the Serie A giants have still made great achievements in recent years.

In the past few years, Serie A has been the top of the five major leagues and has the reputation of "Little World Cup", and the fierce competition can be imagined. But in the face of strong opponents, they won the double of Serie A and Champions League in 94, and the Serie A championship in 96, even if the results in the past two years are slightly worse. That is also caused by the strong rise of competitors, and its own strength has not declined significantly.

The last game that put Arsenal in a desperate situation in the Champions League against Lazio. Strictly speaking, the strength is still below this team!

In addition, Baresi, Maldini, Costacuta, and these world-class defenders are every goalkeeper's dream, right?

Also, you guy. What kind of hidden boss is pretended, if the club can't handle it, can you do it?

"Well, AC Milan, it's not easy" Pat Rice held back a myriad of slots. Bite one's tongue.

"We are aiming for a big club, and being able to take food from AC Milan is a reflection of competitiveness!" You Mo is very patient and teaches earnestly.

Hearing this, Pat Rice covered his chest and coughed.

Uncle, is this what a boy who is not yet 19 years old should say to a 49-year-old man?

What's going on with this tone?

"Well, what did he do about you?"

The reason why Pat Rice asked so much is that it is obvious that the goalkeeper has always been a problem with his heart, and if it can be solved immediately, the help he promised to help is really not worth mentioning.

Tins-Lehmann has been in their sights before, but this guy has been dishonest on and off the pitch. Attacking, showmanship, words and deeds, this kind of guy is really hard to worry about for a top club.

But on second thought, AC Milan can take a fancy to him, maybe there is something better that they have overlooked?

"Oh, I think he's funny, Schalke 04 is too small for him."

Yu Mo's blurted out answer made Old Rice suspect that his old slowness was about to be committed.

"Interesting"? What's this assessment?

Now that we're discussing candidates for important positions worthy of half of the team, can we be serious?

The stage is too small, AC Milan's stage is much bigger than Arsenal's!

"You're okay, sit down and rest, you don't have to send us." Wang Dan saw that these two guys were chatting endlessly, so he couldn't help but remind him.

you, I have to go back and see if the media has spread the news of the morning!

"No, no!" Pat Rice immediately came back to life with full blood, grabbed Yumo's arm, and his voice was urgent and violent, as if as soon as he let go, the goods flew away, "Let's be more detailed, so that I can report to Mr. Wenger in a more targeted manner!" ”

You Mo saw that he was serious, so he resisted the intention of settling accounts immediately after the autumn, and began to talk eloquently.

"Oh, I think, Arsene Wenger has always been committed to 'Winwithstyle' and for that to happen, the goalkeeper should be on the same page as the whole team. England's traditional goalkeepers are generally tall and have good goal-line skills, but the disadvantage is that they are not flexible and have too narrow a range of movement. Lehmann may be a headache for many people in terms of personality, but it is also another reflection of his ability to adapt to the huge pressure brought by the final link of the big club. ”

Pat Rice listened very carefully, and his attitude came out of his previous impetuousness. He calmed down and thought about it carefully, until the other party's last sentence came out, as if he had found inspiration, he quickly asked, "Oh? It seems that you found something similar to yourself in him? ”

"Yes." Yu Mo nodded and smiled.

"I can't believe you have such a deep understanding of other positions on the field, and it seems that I still have a low opinion of you." Pat Rice doesn't laugh. A serious face.

"It's better to underestimate than to overestimate, it doesn't affect the mood." You Mo was still smiling and satisfied, but secretly he was competing with the guys around him.

Wang Dan had no choice but to succumb to the violence, and his big eyes blinked aggrievedly, but unfortunately there were no tears pouring out for a while.

Pat Rice had already seen that this guy was in a hurry to leave, but he really couldn't guess the reason, so he thought about it carefully and said, "Okay, don't delay your date." I would make a solemn recommendation to Mr Arsene Wenger. I hope you can also take action and continue to be in good shape while working this matter. ”

"Okay, you should also pay more attention to your body, the weather is getting colder." You Mo smiled and looked at the other party's gray hair quietly.

At the age of 49, he should still be in the range of his prime, but the uncle in front of him seems to have ended his middle age ahead of schedule, peaceful. Sluggish, powerless.

Pat Rice noticed something strange in the other party's gaze. I couldn't help but be stunned.

This kind of look? It's too incommensurate with age!

There was something wrong with the atmosphere in front of him, and as the master, he quickly came back to his senses.

"It's enough for me to do my work now, so I won't send you to you."

"Excuse me."

"You're welcome, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The strange goodbye atmosphere infected Wang Dan, who had been absent-minded, until he drove on the road. She couldn't help but break the silence.

"You seem to have a good relationship with him, do you?"

"Yes, a good man, this kind of environment is a little too much for him."

"yes, don't worry so much if you can't do it!"

"Who's to say it isn't."

The conversation ended, and silence continued. Wang Dan was a little uncomfortable with this strange atmosphere, so he had nothing to say, "It seems that you haven't lost confidence in domestic football, which of the two guys do you like?" ”

"Losing confidence now?" You Mo was shocked, withdrew his gaze from the window, and sat upright, "Now everyone is in the starting stage, although the domestic soil has been artificially polluted, there are still some good ones in it." I'm optimistic about both guys, but of course the smaller one has a bigger future. ”

"So you want to help them out as soon as possible?"

"Yes, what they experienced before they became adults is not enough to destroy their minds, but after soaking in the pool for a long time, it is inevitable that they will join forces."

"Then why don't you reach out to them and help them fight for it?"

"In that case, what would have been a 30 percent success rate would become 10 percent."

"It's so hard"

"yes."

"I mean you."

"I know."

"Can't you be modest?"

"I'm trying to learn from you."

"Hey, hey, you're actually quite worried!"

"Who's to say it isn't."

Pat Rice is as productive as the media.

That evening, Crystal Palace manager Terry Venables met with him and started talking.

There is no shortage of interesting things in itself, the most striking of which are the following two points.

One is the amazing strength of this guy.

As a footballer, especially in the competitive atmosphere of the Premier League, the importance of physical fitness cannot be overstated. The guy who weighs more than 150 pounds is still a pregnant woman who doesn't dare to move because of her broken amniotic water, so she walked forward without breathing for five or six minutes?

This is a limelight, obviously the limelight can't be hidden!

With such exaggerated power as the foundation, those unbelievable actions are obviously not reluctant.

The second is what this guy said in an interview.

In their impression, the guests from the East are more old-fashioned and traditional, and if they have done good deeds and deeds, even if they are not willing to make a big splash, they will not label themselves as "showy".

But what about this guy?

It's stress-free to entertain!

Is this too mature to be imaginable, or is it too young to care about anything?

Before the two could talk about the reason, You Mo led a group of people to appear in front of them on time.

Everyone here is a guy who has seen a big scene, and there is naturally nothing wrong with etiquette or anything. Even if Sun Fan and the others have just arrived, the identities of the two are there, and in the face of the future boss, they naturally have a correct attitude that makes people unable to find fault. In addition, due to the language barrier, the two need to translate everywhere, and the words they say are more like insurance, and anyone sounds like the two guys have a good attitude.

To be honest, Terry Venables is skeptical of these two.

He watched the World Cup performance of the national football team, and although he had a good impression of these two guys, the team did not have much time for them to adapt now. Once his grades don't improve immediately, he, like the newcomers, will face the tragic fate of leaving class before his ambitions are realized.

If the two have already performed well in the five major leagues and have adapted to the water and soil, this worry is obviously a suspicion of lack of confidence. But these two guys don't have any high-level competition experience at all, except for the national team competition, which can face some opponents who are not in the world of the world!

There is no experience, and there is no experience to talk about. As a defender, the lessons of inexperience abound, and this is obviously a bit fatal for a team that is no longer allowed to make mistakes.

With these questions, he was a little impatient to be invited to attend this time. In addition to the good first impression, the two guys hired to help out were really weighty.

Pat Rice is often seen as a good old man at Arsenal FC, which may make people feel that his presence is lacking. But those who know Arsene Wenger well know that this old gentleman is his most powerful assistant, and his influence on the club is beyond imagination!

Don't underestimate the personal relationship between clubs, which is second only to running a team in the importance of every manager. Especially for households like them who are difficult to relegate, if they can have a few strong allies to help snipe their opponents at critical moments, the pressure of relegation will undoubtedly be much less.

The more the league reaches the final stage of each year, the more likely the above situation becomes, which is one of the reasons why that stage is often unpopular. In the case of no desire and no demand, although it is impossible to release water, it is also human nature to send a bunch of young people to eat experience in the name of training the team. On the contrary, if the competitor's work is in place, and the other party sends all the main forces to come over and fight to the death, you have nothing to say about losing.

Arsenal FC has been on a cold route since Arsene Wenger took over, and they are no longer on the same level as these civilian clubs. This kind of thing in front of me seems to be just a friend asking a friend to help pave the way, but in fact, as long as the real power of the club is involved, the meaning is not an ordinary private friendship.

Alex Ferguson is a master of the arts, and his influence goes far beyond what comes out of the water. Arsene Wenger is a normal situation when he first arrives and is being targeted, so last season's double was a gold medal.

Now that Manchester United has been broken, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham, Leeds United, have begun to increase their efforts to recruit and become more competitive. As a small club struggling on the relegation line, the pressure of survival can be imagined!

Thinking of this, Venables was in a good mood, and after a dinner party, he had already reassured Sun Fan and the others.

"I'm here, you're here." (To be continued......)