Chapter 61: Heart-to-Heart Talk
After training, Puel left Kluivert behind. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In a spacious office, the two sat across from each other.
Puel got straight to the point, "Actually, I'm not worried about you. ”
"Understandably, I don't have a good reputation." Kluivert was not surprised.
"You must have read the newspaper, no one approved of the deal, and some even suspected that I was in my brain, but I still agreed to sign you."
"It's a smart choice."
"Really? So how can you be wise? Will you be able to bring goals or will you be able to bring victory? ”
Kluivert heard the mockery in Puel's words, and he wanted to refute it, but he also knew that he was indeed not as strong as before, although it was cruel, but the truth was as Puel said.
"Then why did you agree to bring me in?" Kluivert sensed that there was something strange about Puel's attitude.
"Actually, I want to take a gamble."
"Huh?"
"I bet you're not going to end your football career just yet! As long as you still want to play, then I think there will be less trouble off the pitch. ”
Kluivert was silent again, of course he was unwilling, he didn't lose to anyone in the limelight when he was young, but now he has been reduced to playing in Ligue 1, and he is still disliked, of course he feels uncomfortable. In fact, as he gets older, Kluivert's off-court life has converged a lot in the past two years, but no one has seen his changes, and the outside world is still looking at him with the eyes of the past.
"Aren't you afraid that you will lose your bet? The predictions in the newspapers were tragic. ”
"In fact, the cost of this gamble is not big, if you put on a correct posture, you are a substitute with good strength, if you get into trouble as before, I will let you go to the reserves."
"Aren't you afraid of having an impact on the team?"
"I believe in my control of the team."
Kluivert was silent for a long time before he said, "Congratulations, you've won your bet." "He didn't choose to go to the overseas league to pan for gold, but chose Lille because he wanted to continue his career in the mainstream league, and he decided to talk openly and honestly with Puel.
"How do I get my posture right to play?"
Puer secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he had said so much earlier that he was waiting for him, if he came up and asked him, it would be coercion and temptation, and most of what he got was perfunctory, not credible or unsafe; Only by forcing his unwillingness with words, and making him ask willingly, in this case, he can ask for it again, and what he gets can be credible.
"The first is training, I need you not to be lazy, meticulously follow the training tasks assigned by the coaching staff, with all due respect, with your current body, you will definitely not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the professional game, you need to get back to your physical condition as soon as possible."
"No problem, I'm already doing this." After a disappointing season in PSV Eindhoven, Kluivert, who had turned his prodigal son, realized that his body would not continue to train, and even if he was no longer reconciled, he would retire.
"The second is on the sidelines, and I don't want to see negative news about you on the news."
"I can't guarantee this, I don't mean myself, I mean the media, you know, spreading rumors and making a big fuss is their trick."
"I know, I can tell what's true and what's not."
"You don't have to worry, since Coren left me, I rarely go to nightclubs." Saying this, Kluivert couldn't help but stroke the ring between his fingers, although he was divorced, he didn't throw the ring away.
Kluivert's wife, Koren Angela, is a model, and after eight years of acquaintance, Kluivert continued to leave Kluivert even when she was accused of seducing × girls. After going to Barcelona, Angela gave up her modeling career for Kluivert and became a good wife and mother with her three children, but Kluivert's nightclub wandering and repeated cheating broke Angela's heart. Angela, disheartened the year before last, left him.
It was also the departure of his wife that made Kluivert wake up, but it was too late, and the relationship could not be recovered.
Now Kluivert can only save his football career.
"What I have experienced before, you must know, after those two events, everything has changed, as long as I appear, I will hear the name of murderer, × criminal, some are opposite fans, some are other players, some are even their own fans, the performance on the field has also been affected, I can only find relief in alcohol and women, but I ignore the important things in my life - family and football, but it is too late to wake up, Coren has left me, the child has left me, I can't let football leave me anymore, Then I will have nothing. ”
"So, don't worry, I won't cause you trouble off the court."
Puel nodded, her face was no longer tense.
'As long as you do those two things, I'll leave you a place in the first team. There is also an additional requirement. ”
"You say."
"Also, I want you to be Reeves' teacher."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll take him badly? That's what the newspapers say. Kluivert, who had received Puel's promise at the moment, was in a good mood and joked.
"Don't be afraid! As long as you know him, you will know how big it is to bring him badly. Puel got up and walked to the window and pointed to Reeves, who was practicing long-range shooting with Hazard in the outside light. His life doesn't have room for anything but football. ”
Kluivert followed his fingers, but did not move or speak for a long time.
"Do you remember yourself when you were younger? Actually, the newspaper says yes, he has a very similar experience to you. The same talent, the same substitute to become famous. ”
"What do you want me to teach him?" Kluivert looked out the window at Reeves.
"Organize and respond."
"No problem, I'll go find him tomorrow."
"Don't worry, it's not time yet, you don't know him, he is very assertive and conceited, so he said that he cooperated a thousand times, and he didn't really take it to heart, until his teacher reprimanded him, and it improved, but it still didn't have much effect. So it's useless for you to look for him now, you have to wait until he suffers a loss on the field and really realizes his shortcomings, and he will take the initiative to find you. ”
Kluivert looked out the window at Reeves, who was frustrated by the football flying, and was distracted for a long time, indeed, he seemed to see his young self, his stubborn self, his self who gave everything to football.
It's just that it's all lost now.
On September 3, the Champions League registration deadline, Lille reported the list of personnel, and Patrick Kluivert was impressively listed.
On 10 September, Lille beat Nantes 2-1 away, and for next week's Champions League, Puel played 45 minutes without scoring but set up a penalty that Bodmeier opened the scoring.
On September 12, Lille traveled to Belgium to prepare for the first Champions League match against Anderlecht on the 14th.