Chapter 52: A Narrow Encounter
As soon as Nan Xiao entered the villa, he immediately felt an awkward atmosphere, Shen Chao was sitting at the dining table drinking drinks, Lu Ying was sitting on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, Shi Yao and Chen Mingshuo were standing next to the treadmill in the rest area and muttered something quietly
"What are you talking about?" Nan Xiao came to Chen Mingshuo's side, and You Lu also followed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"It's nothing, it's just that I don't know what to do with the two of them like this." Shi Yao replied.
"Shi Yao, you and Lulu will persuade Lu Ying for a while, and Superman will belong to me and Mingshuo."
"yes, I see." Shi Yao responded.
"I'm going upstairs." While Nan Xiao and the four of them were talking, Lu Ying walked up the stairs leading to the second floor.
"Oh, get some rest." Nan Xiao replied, then quickly turned around and whispered, "You two go quickly."
"Then you can also persuade Shen Chao." You Lu didn't forget to instruct before leaving.
Nan Xiao and Chen Mingshuo did not choose to persuade Shen Chao after discussing, because they knew that no matter what they said now, Shen Chao would not listen, so they did not want to speak in vain.
As he faces Liverpool, the traditional giants of the English Premier League, in the upcoming league, Nan Xiao has also increased the number of times he appears in the team's training sessions.
Sunderland has unwittingly become a dark horse in the league, and two months ago it was predicted by the media that it would be in the mire of relegation in the new season, but two months later it became a "powerhouse" team in the upper middle of the league.
Nan Xiao's transformation of the team is obvious to all, while retaining the strong individual ability of Defoe, while introducing the Brazilian teenager Carlos, who has a great speed advantage and excellent shooting skills, so that the team can do a comfortable job in defensive counterattack tactics.
At the same time, in order to strengthen the team's ability to control the ball, Nanxiao introduced two players with outstanding ball control and passing ability, Dokal and Halilovic, supplemented by Elvetti, who is very good at controlling the tempo, and Jedinak, who has strong defensive ability, so that Sunderland can better control the tempo and dominate when facing middle and lower teams.
In the end, although there were not much personnel changes at the back, Colo Toure's free signing also made the team's defense more stable, and his resume at excellent clubs such as Manchester City and Liverpool also made him gradually become the core of the team's defense.
Although England U21 youngster Murphy did not have too eye-catching performance in the new season, he can often have a big impact on the opponent's tired backline as a substitute, and finally as the team's first player from China, Zhang Xiuwei also ushered in his starting experience in the Premier League under the key training of Nan Xiao, and has been well received by the media from all walks of life, and even some fans in China have begun to call for Gao Hongbo to call Zhang Xiuwei into the national team.
Sunderland's trip to Liverpool is on Friday night local time, so the team will need to arrive in Merseyside on Thursday night, which will squeeze the team's training time at base.
Braitwell had suggested that Nan Xiao could try to increase the team's training time, but Nan Xiao did not take his advice, believing that it was sometimes more important for players to have enough personal time than training, so even so, Nan Xiao still let the players train in an orderly manner according to the daily prescribed time.
"Xiuwei, how does it feel to train?" Nan Xiao called Zhang Xiuwei after the team's training.
"It's good, the level of training here is not even half a star stronger than in China." Zhang Xiuwei said with a smile on his face.
"Are you still comfortable with the pace of the Premier League after your last start?"
"To be honest, I'm not very used to it, and now the pace of the team's usual intra-squad matches is much faster than in the domestic league, let alone the official Premier League game." Zhang Xiuwei answered Nan Xiao's question very seriously.
"So you need to improve your fitness quickly, and you can make a separate training plan when you go home to make up for the previous shortcomings."
"Well, that's what I do now, every night I go to the gym with Harry for a workout."
"You're with Harry?" Nan Xiao was a little surprised by Zhang Xiuwei's words.
"Yes, Harry and I get along very well, and we both live close to each other now."
'Well, that's good, Harry is a young player with a lot of potential at Barcelona and you talk to him a lot to improve your ability.
"Yes, I did learn a lot from Harry during this time."
Nan Xiao was very pleased to see that Zhang Xiuwei could be so self-motivated, so after ending the conversation with him, Nan Xiao also felt very comfortable.
After returning to the office, Nan Xiao saw a familiar figure.
"Dad, why are you here?" Nan Xiao was surprised by the sudden arrival of Nan Yicheng.
"This is my club, can I come and see it?" Nan Yicheng put the teacup in his hand on the coffee table.
"Of course, I'm just a little surprised that you still have time to be here every day." Nan Xiao said with a smile.
"I really don't have a lot of time, so I can't stay too long this time."
"Dad, what the hell is the matter with you?" Nan Xiao was still curious about the purpose of his father's trip.
"I'm here to talk to you about sponsors." Nan Yicheng said.
"There's news about the sponsors?" Nan Xiao's eyes lit up a little.
"Well, there are three companies in China, two local companies, and one company in the United States are all interested in cooperating with us."
"I'm still more interested in domestic companies." Nan Xiao said.
"Well, domestic companies include Ping An, Alibaba and Vanke Real Estate."
"Sounds pretty good, so which of them is the most expensive?" Nan Xiao asked.
"Ping An of China 250 million, Alibaba 200 million, Vanke Real Estate 230 million." Nan Yicheng replied.
"Then China is safe?" Nan Xiao blurted out like a fan.
"I don't interfere with which company I choose, I will pass all three contracts to Amy in a few days, and you will consider which one to sign after reading the contract details."
"Dad, you're not here for this more than that, aren't you?" Nan Xiao asked.
"On this matter, I'll have a drinking party nearby in a while, so I'll stop by to have a look."
"Hey, I'm just saying you can't just come here for such a thing."
"Okay, I just walked around the club and there were some minor shortcomings, but overall it was pretty good."
"What's lacking?" Nan Xiao asked.
"It's up to you to find out." Nan Yicheng stood up as he spoke, "Boy, the club's results are not bad now, but don't be complacent, be complacent, always remember a word, and be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." ”
"Got it, Dad, don't worry." Nan Xiao said with a smile.
After sending Nan Yicheng away, Nan Xiao suddenly felt that the purpose of his father's trip was not as simple as he imagined, but he couldn't guess what it was for, so he had to give up for the time being after racking his brains.
"Superman, it's time to get off work." Nan Xiao WeChat voice and Shen Chao said.
"Dizi, I'm going to Liverpool tomorrow, how are you thinking about the tactics of the game?" Chen Mingshuo asked.
"It's largely planned, but the specifics are still up for debate."
"Dizi, how does it feel to play against your favorite team?" Shen Chao sat in the back row and asked.
"What does it feel?" Nan Xiao thought for a moment and smiled lightly, "There should be nothing else but defeating it!" ”