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Although Chu Zhongtian is a player, he is also a member of the board of directors of Wimbledon Athletic, so according to the regulations, he is eligible to participate in board meetings. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but Chu Zhongtian never participated, when he was in Madrid, he couldn't come because he was too far away, and when he came to Wimbledon, he never participated because he didn't want to waste time.

Samuelson also acquiesced to this state, anyway, Chu gave the team so much money, and there was no need to forcibly ask Chu Zhongtian to attend any meetings. There was really nothing to attend to the board meeting, just a group of people chatting there for half an hour and then dispersed.

This time, though, things are a little different.

Chu Zhongtian received a call from Samuelson in the evening: "Tomorrow's board meeting, you'd better come, Chu." ”

Chu Zhongtian felt strange, Samuelson had never made such a proposal before.

"But I'm going to train, Eric." Chu Zhongtian planned to refuse this invitation.

"I'll delay you for half an hour...... Uh, no, maybe forty-five minutes......"

Chu Zhongtian still didn't understand the need for him to participate in such a formality meeting. "Erik, the team is training hard for the new tactics right now and I have to go because I'm the core ......"

"That's right, Chu." Samuelson explained to Chu Zhongtian. "The board is a little concerned about the situation of the team......"

"Is it a problem with the performance in the warm-up game? Tell them, don't worry, it's normal for the run-in period, and we had planned to spend the first half of the season adjusting the run-in ......."

"No, no, not this. It's another thing. The board is feeling some concern about the team's over-buying of outside players......"

"Huh?" Chu Zhongtian's mind didn't turn a corner. "Are they worried about not having enough money? Don't worry, I don't need them to come out, I will do it myself, and I won't ask the club to pay a pound. ”

He thought it was the directors who were worried that buying too many people would hurt the club's financial situation.

"This ...... It has nothing to do with money, Chu. And...... Well, it has something to do with the bloodlines of the 'Crazy Gang'. ”

"Bloodline?" Chu Zhongtian still didn't figure out what it meant.

"Anyway, they're worried that the influx of too many foreign players will dilute the bloodline of the madmen and make the team less like the team that the Wimbledon fans have built themselves - you know, Chu. Can you count on Edu. Seychelle, Coot. Hammons, Jack. Yang, Jack. Andrews, Jamal. La Seres ...... Do these people understand the spirit that the 'Crazy Gang' and the 'Crazy Gang' represent, as well as the background beliefs and determination of our team? ”

After Chu Zhongtian listened to Samuelson's words, he didn't get angry, but laughed: "Ha! That's it? Okay, okay, I'll go back to the board tomorrow and explain it to you. Now you can rest assured, Eric? ”

Hanging up, Emily leaned over and asked him what was wrong.

"Well, the club board is a little worried." Chu Zhongtian explained the situation to Emily.

"It's normal for them to be worried." Emily laughed as she listened. "After all, it's a team that everyone put together pound by pound, and the purity of Wimbledon is something that many fans are proud of, and what they fear most is that one day this team will become no different from any other team. The story of the last 'mad gang' is still like a nightmare in the hearts of many fans. ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "I know, so I have to go and explain it to them." ”

※※※ The next day, Chu Zhongtian wore his jersey and went directly to the club's conference room, and his dress was particularly eye-catching among a group of board members in suits and leather shoes.

"I'm sorry, I'm ...... because I'm on my way to training," he explained, gesturing to his jersey.

Samuelson also knew what Chu Zhongtian meant, so he said directly to everyone: "Since everyone is worried about that issue, then I will let Chu Lai explain it to everyone in person......

Chu Zhongtian stood in front of him and looked around at the directors in the conference room. Most of these people are not familiar to him, originally, there are so many Wimbledon fans, how can he know all of them? Among the directors are representatives of the sponsors, there are also representatives of the Dons Foundation, and most of the rest are fans.

They have a certain social status and a certain amount of time to hold this position, otherwise you let a worker who has to be busy with his livelihood all day long be a director, and people don't want to do it...... "I have fully understood everyone's concerns, so I am here today to explain to you. I understand the desire to keep Wimbledon pure. But honestly, I think, well, everyone's worries are a bit too much......" He paused, observing the expressions of the directors and finding nothing unusual.

In fact, not all directors are worried about the fact that too many foreign players will cause the team to become impure, at least the representatives of those sponsors do not see it that way, they don't care whether the team is pure or not, as long as the team is okay and can reflect the value of their sponsorship, then it will be fine.

Chu Zhongtian's arrival was something they were happy to see, and the team bought several players from the Premier League, and these sponsors were also very happy. They see Wimbledon getting stronger and more media attention, and in doing so, their sponsorship will be rewarded.

These people have no interest in this board, but they are only in the minority, and there are still many directors on the board who really love the team.

Even Samuelson had such worries, so when he asked the directors to explain this issue clearly, he did not object, but simply approached Chu Zhongtian.

In fact, this question should probably be explained by head coach Russell, but who made Chu Zhongtian also one of the directors? He is also the team's assistant coach and is directly involved in the team's transfer strategy, and he is better qualified than Russell to explain to these worried directors what they are up against.

"Well, why do I say you're worrying too much? When Wimbledon was still in the lower leagues, especially in the amateur leagues, the competition wasn't too strong and we could use our own players as much as we could, no problem. But now, the situation has changed, gentlemen. He looked around and spread his hands. We're in the English Championship, just a stone's throw away from the Premier League, and there's a lot of competition here, and I think after two seasons, you should be fully aware of that. If we don't add new players, if we don't add players who are strong enough, how can we achieve what we were aiming for? ”

Chu Zhongtian's use of this goal as a rhetoric is very impressive.

These are all big Wimbledon supporters and they certainly know what the team's goals are, and it's not just the team's goals, it's their aspirations.

"In the previous two seasons, Coach Russell relied on most of the young people we had cultivated ourselves, and could only barely survive relegation, will this season be like this?"

"But, Chu!" Someone raised their hand, "We have you, don't we?" ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Thank you for trusting me, sir." But football is a sport of eleven people, what can I do alone? I can't do anything without good teammates. He finished answering the director's question and went on to explain: "From the previous two seasons, we have to strengthen our strength to be able to be promoted, otherwise it will still be relegation, what's the point? I don't want to be a team that has to go back and forth between the Championship and League One. ”

'If you want to strengthen the team, you can't rely on our own players, even if it's a team like Barcelona that has a strong academy team, they need to pay a lot of money to buy players from other places. What's more, our youth training level is not too good. ”

Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "Youth training is very long, it may take a long time to see the results, but we need to upgrade now." ”

"There are too many foreign players, which of course affects the purity of the team. I couldn't agree with you on that, but ...... Real Madrid has so many foreign players, and I am one of them, and some people question whether Real Madrid is not Real Madrid anymore? No, every player who walks into Real Madrid is taught to understand the traditions of Real Madrid, to understand what the shirt on his body represents and means. I was also educated in this way, taught to me by the captain at the time, Casillas - and that's what I want to say, there is no need to worry about too many foreign players affecting the purity of the team, making the team lose her character and become mediocre. We have an advantage over a lot of teams because we already have our spirit – 'Crazy Gang'. It's the temperament of our team and any player who comes into this team has to know and be part of it. We want to make them proud to play in Wimbledon jerseys, and we want them to be part of a real 'mad gang' and not a second Jupiter. Why can't Jupiter stay with our team? Because he doesn't see himself as part of the mad gang, he's going to leave eventually. This team has such a strong temperament, people who don't fit this temperament can't stay, and those who can stay must be real 'mad gang' players. ”

"I believe in Coot. Hammons will be a qualified binge. Gentlemen. I've only played in this team for two seasons, but I've been branded with the Crazy Gang all my life, so guys, you should have confidence in your team, she is not easily swayed by the outside world, she has her own persistence and principles in her heart, and the power of this temperament is very strong and can influence everyone who approaches her. When I started playing here, I wasn't a fan of the Crazy Gang, but now? I'm not only a fan of this team, I'm also a director of this team, a player of this team, and I have left a lot of them to come back here just because I like it. This team was once renamed, moved and disappeared into the professional league, but now we have brought her back, why? It's because of her strong spiritual heritage that everyone agrees on - we're part of the mad gang. That's why this team was able to come back to life. ”

"Even if this team is promoted to the Super League, it will still be Wimbledon and nothing else. Therefore, everyone should have more confidence in this team and more confidence in the spirit of the madness. I'm done, gentlemen, I'm sorry, I'm going to train again, I'm already late......" Chu Zhongtian looked at his watch, "Twenty minutes, I'm sorry." ”

After saying that, he turned around and said goodbye, leaving a room full of people, still reminiscing and thinking about what he had just said.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who returned to the team, was late.

This is a rarity for the Wimbledon players, who have never seen Chu Zhongtian late for training. In fact, in Chu Zhongtian's entire career, he was late twice, the first time at Hoffenheim and the second time at Wimbledon.

Russell knew why he was late - Chu Zhongtian called Samuelson yesterday after talking to him, telling him that he was going to a board meeting first, and that he might be half an hour late.

Now that he's only twenty minutes late, Russell thinks he's pretty fast.

"Let's train." Russell waved his hand and motioned for Chu Zhongtian to go on the field. But Chu Zhongtian waved his hand and refused.

"What is the penalty for being late?" He asked.

"Huh?"

"There's always a penalty for being late, right?"

"You're in a special situation......

"Whatever the case may be, I'm just late and have to be punished." Chu Zhongtian's attitude was very resolute.

Russell looked at him, then was defeated: "Okay, five hundred pounds fine for being late for the first time, and five laps fine." The money went straight into the player's fund account......"

"I'm the captain, I'm fined 1,000 and I'm fined 10 laps." After Chu Zhongtian finished speaking, he ran to the court, "I'll pay the money training directly, and tell me the account when the time comes!" ”

Russell looked at his back and shook his head.

※※※After Chu Zhongtian explained to the directors, Wimbledon Athletic won Kiran on July 28. Agade, the striker, cost £3.5 million. He will be with Kevin. Clark formed a forward partner, Kevin Brown. Clarke is a typical English centre-forward, with excellent headers, strong physique, tall build, and a strong ability to carry the ball with his back, with headers being his main means of scoring, and he scored a total of seventeen goals last season and was the team's top scorer, ten of which were scored with his head.

Agard's situation is the opposite of Clark's, he is not tall and not physically strong, but he is fast and a good assaulter.

The combination of one high and one fast is not new, but as long as it is used well, it is infinitely powerful.

The arrival of Agad announced the end of Wimbledon Athletic's recruitment work and their purge was largely completed. This summer, Wimbledon Athletic spent a total of 10.2 million pounds to bring in seven players, of which the highest value is Agard, who spent 3.5 million pounds on the club, and the lowest value is Chu Zhongtian, who is worth zero on a free transfer.

In terms of sales, as of 29 July, Wimbledon Athletic have successfully purged eight players, including transfers and loans, bringing in a total of £5 million in the team, and two players have not been able to find a home, although the club is still trying to find them, but it is likely that they will remain in the team.

It doesn't matter, even if there are two more people, the impact on the team is not as great as when there are ten more people.

The first round of this season's Championship fixture takes place on 6 August, with a week to go before this game, Wimbledon training is in the final sprint.

The sprint phase isn't as much as everyone thinks. If a coach is only going to be able to do it, then it is definitely not a qualified coach.

Russell not only did not lose the volume, but reduced the intensity of the training, so that the players would have more energy to train on the technical and tactical aspects, especially the tactical drills. Due to the change of core this season, Chu Zhongtian replaced Jupiter, he and Jupiter's style is different, and the team must adapt again. So in fact, adapting to Chu Zhongtian in the training before the whole season and in tactical training has always been the focus of training.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Zhongtian did not perform well in several warm-up games - the team needs to adapt to him, and he needs to adapt to the team. This adaptation is not just about developing a tacit understanding, but also about adapting the whole team to a new tactic.

Wimbledon's tactics for the new season are based on speed, so every player is required to react quickly on the field, receive the ball quickly, run fast, pass the ball quickly, in short, everything must be fast.

It's not something that can be done in a month. How long did Hoffenheim practice? The overall quality of the Wimbledon players is certainly not as good as Hoffenheim's.

So of course, in the warm-up games before the season, Chu Zhongtian and the team's performance were very average.

At first, the media thought that after two or three warm-up games, it should have improved, but until the last warm-up game before the season, Chu Zhongtian and Wimbledon Athletic still had no obvious changes.

Wimbledon fans are also discovering that Wimbledon is playing a kind of football that they themselves are unfamiliar with, something they have never seen before.

The media also criticized the team's performance in the warm-up game: "...... The goal of this team is to be promoted, but if you look at their performance in the warm-up games, I think it would be nice to be relegated......

"I think Russell must be crazy, I expect that after leaving Jupiter and coming to Chu, Russell will only need to fine-tune the team and let Chu take over the work that Jupiter has done before, so that Wimbledon still has a chance to be promoted to the Super League. But he completely disrupted the ...... of starting over."

With only one month to go, what does Russell think his team can do? No sane manager would make such a gamble! ”

"I think Russell's coaching style is more conservative and cautious, he shouldn't have done anything like this......"

......" This reporter is obviously wrong, haha! Chu Zhongtian pointed to the newspaper article and teased Russell, who was sitting opposite him: "You are a gambler!" ”

Russell glared at Chu Zhongtian: "That's also learned from you, you professional gambler." Which side of the coin is up this time? When the two of them were still playing at Wimbledon, Russell knew that Chu Zhongtian was particularly accurate in guessing coins.

"Words." Chu Zhongtian spread out his palm, and the word of a pound coin was facing up.

As for the future prospects of Wimbledon, the coin is still churning in Chu Zhongtian's mind, and it has not fallen......

(To be continued)