Chapter 40: Trials
Andy informed his parents and Beyoncé Gisele North respectively after making a decision, and his parents strongly opposed his decision at first, after all, Andy has a great future in the United States, and now he wants to play football and start over, but Andy then told him about the situation of old Edward, Alina and George were silent, and after Andy said that he also likes to play, he could only agree, and Andy's athletic talent since childhood made them never think that Andy would fail, and it was more difficult for Beyoncé to get it, After Andy promised to fly to see her whenever he had time, the chocolatier finally agreed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Angelina Jolie was also with Andy when they called their parents, but they flew in the next day after a direct phone call and scolded them in the evening, and Andy enjoyed several nights.
Andy sat next to Edward Sr. and complained about the British law, knowing that he could drive at the age of 16 in the United States, but he had to be 18 years old to drive in the United Kingdom, and the consequence was that his first trial was escorted by a driver with his grandfather.
On 18 July 1998, six days after the end of the World Cup, Andy embarked on his way to Manchester United like a child.
"Andy, that's Old Trafford, now known as the Theatre of Dreams. As a Chelsea fan, the old Edward is still more envious of Manchester United's achievements in recent years.
"This is the power of money, damn Betsy, I won't donate a penny, although the ball has been beautiful in recent years, but there is no use for results!" Before Andy could reply, old Edward's curses reached his ears.
The car drove all the way, and in less than ten minutes, the tall buildings on the side of the road slowly decreased, and the trees on the two sides slowly increased.
"Wasn't it there? I think it's a training center, huh? Andy asked, confused.
'It's Manchester City's training centre, their two teams have training bases almost together, and they're rivals, so it's funny. Old Edward explained to Andy with a smile.
A few minutes later, Andy and his car drove into a slightly narrow gate, and moments later came to a three-story building with a curved roof that looked decades old.
Andy looked around at the training base of the Premier League giants, only to see a dozen training grasses and a few new-looking buildings in the distance.
"Alex, I'm here with Andy." Edward Sr. and Alex Ferguson, who had stepped forward quickly, embraced.
Andy followed Edward Sr. into Ferguson's office, which, like all the coaches he had met, was very large, with several cabinets against the wall full of folders and video tapes, a TV in the middle of the office, and the only thing that was more luxurious was his desk, which looked a bit old, and the wine in the wine cabinet behind the desk looked very good.
"Andy, welcome, but even if you are the grandson of old Edward, you must go for a physical examination and basic tests, and you can help me see the difference between our equipment here and the United States, and your grandfather and I will have a drink and wait for you here." Although Ferguson believes in Andy and what he said about the profession of American sports, he has always attached importance to youth training, abolished the bad habit of football apprenticeship for English teams, and introduced professional professional training equipment and hired sports medical therapists, he is also sure that his team will not be inferior to American high schools.
Andy nodded, and then followed the staff to take the physical test and basic test.
Dozens of minutes later, a man who looked to be about fifty walked quickly ahead of Andy and the staff into Ferguson's office. …,
"Alex, where did you find the baby, his physical fitness is amazing!" The middle-aged man shouted as soon as he entered the office.
"My friend Viscount Edward's grandson, what makes you so excited?" Ferguson looked at his assistant coach Brian Kidd's expression now and became curious, knowing that he had seen big scenes.
Brian Kidd first greeted old Edward politely, and then said before the staff could speak: "The team doctor's evaluation is the most perfect and healthy body he has ever seen, so there is no need to look at the data of your body test." ”
Brian Kidd then went on to sell a pass, "As for the basic test, you can watch it yourself," and after saying that, he took himself a glass, poured a drink, sat on the sofa, and waited to see Ferguson's reaction.
Ferguson took the form from the staff and slowly looked at it, and the expression on his face began to change, and after half a ring, he met the playful eyes of his assistant coach.
"Well, this is a diamond, five sets of 100-meter sprints are in 11 seconds, 30-meter sprints he can go to the sprint race, as for the 12-minute run of 4,800 meters is already the highest in Manchester United, what else can you ask of him?" Brian Kidd's youth coach, who coached Manchester United's youth team from 1988 to 1991, has produced a generation of young talents, including David Beckham and Paul Scholes, and he has been helping Alex Ferguson United to win four league titles, two FA Cups and one League Cup since '91.
"Calm down, Brian, you have to know that this guy is the best football runner in the national high school, and his stats are normal." Ferguson was also happy at the moment, in fact, he called Andy to try out that day just because he admired the confidence in the child's eyes and was not convinced by the high level of training in the United States.
"American football, I don't understand, I just know that this kid should play football, you look at his running with the ball and sprinting with the ball and around the pile, and the level of the first team is not much different, the most important thing is his body, he is our Manchester United Alan Shearer in the future, as for the Yorke you want to spend more than 10 million pounds to bring in, forget it!" Brian Kidd has high expectations for Andy and has even questioned a recent transfer in the talks.
"Are you sure, Brian, you know that York has proven himself as a striker, and Andy is great, but he hasn't played in three years, I think he needs to work on the youth team for a while, right?" Although Ferguson believed in his partner and looked at the data in his hand and was sure that Andy might be a good player in the future, he still felt that Bryan was exaggerating.
"It's useless for us to argue here, let's speak with facts, and if you lose, Romani in your wine closet? Kanti to me. Brian Kidd made a bet.
"Okay, let's go to the training ground!" Alex Ferguson also wants to see Andy on the pitch.
The group walked out of the office and headed for the training ground, and along the way Ferguson kept asking Andy about the training methods of American football players, and when Andy answered them one by one, Ferguson and Brian Kidd also sighed deeply.
The Carrington Training Base covers a total of 70 acres. There are a total of 14 high-quality training fields of various sizes in this training center, and there is also an indoor training ground, which also plays an important role, including badminton courts, physiotherapy rooms, massage rooms, swimming pools, and along the way, Ferguson also introduced Andy and Edward Sr. to first-time visitors.
At this moment, the group had come to the side of a training ground, and a group of teenagers about Andy's age were doing basic training on the grass, and when they saw the two coaches of the first team coming, they all looked up at them, and a middle-aged man with a whistle on his chest also ran over. …,
"Ryan, you go and divide these players on the field into groups, and then arrange for this lad to go up and play as a striker." Brian Kidd said to his former lieutenant.
Andy had already taken the training clothes and vest handed over by Ferguson at this time and changed them, and when he took off his clothes, Ferguson was a little envious of this young man's body, looking at his height of 1.86 meters, and the data of 85 kilograms of weight just seen, Ferguson was also a little looking forward to it.
After Andy changed his clothes and tank top, he checked the football boots and shin guards he was wearing today, and started on the sidelines to warm up the football team.
Manchester United also often have young players coming to tryouts and very few of them can participate in training matches, and now this tall young man warming up on the sidelines has caused a lot of whispers among the players on the pitch.
Andy is in a lot of trouble now, the game has been going on for 5 minutes, but he has never received a comfortable pass, and the players on the same team as him only play their own game, unless they have to pass the ball to him, even if the pass is fast and urgent, and when he runs over, the ball has already been kicked out by the opposing defender.
Andy was a little angry, he didn't shout at his teammates, but those people didn't hear it.
"Well, you see I'm here with two coaches from the first team, I'm jealous, right, I would have scored without you" Andy stopped shouting, he tried to observe the position of the opposing defenders.
After a while, the opportunity came.
Scott Woods received a pass from his centre-back, and he looked at Andy, who was still some distance away from him, and took the ball to the midfield with confidence.
Andy had been watching the form on the pitch and when he noticed that the opposition midfielder was still moving forward with the ball and he was only 20 metres away, he immediately started.
At Andy's current speed, in just 2-3 seconds, he came to Scott Wuzi's side, he clung to the opponent's body, and kept squeezing and hitting the opponent with his own body.
Andy saw the panicked expression on the opponent's face, and the unsteady body standing under his own impact, immediately stabbed the tip of his left foot accurately, and the ball immediately escaped the opponent's control.
Andy rushed forward, stopping Scott Woody behind him, feeling the opponent's weightless body contact and small movements in his hands, Andy poked the ball at his feet again, and then directly accelerated to chase it.
Andy controlled the ball and rushed directly to the opponent's goal, and Scott Wuzi, who was cut off by him, tried hard to catch up, but found that he couldn't catch up at all, so he could only give up with his head down.
At this time, the opponent's two central defenders had already rushed up, and they didn't want to let the kid who walked through the back door brought by the two coaches of the first team be in the limelight.
Andy looked at the two people who came up, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he rushed directly with the ball.
When he came to one of the defenders who was about his height, Andy just bumped into him when the two sides made physical contact, and the defender fell to the ground with an unsteady center of gravity.
There was no extra foot movement, it was still the same, Andy passed another defender of the opponent and rushed directly to the opponent's big penalty area.
He didn't look at the opposing goalkeeper, he held his head high, and there was a thought in his head.
"I told you not to pass the ball to me, so that you can see my strength!"
Andy kicked the ball hard with his right foot as he ran, and the familiar feeling of shooting again and again from childhood to adulthood returned to his feet.
In the next second, the football has appeared in the opponent's net.
There was silence on the field, and the players on both sides were a little stunned, with strong bodies, fast speed, and good shooting skills, these members of the youth team didn't think that this kid had come in through the back door at the moment. …,
"What are you doing? He's your teammate, he's a partner in the trenches, and if you're doing that, get out of here!! Ryan Dixon, who was standing on the sidelines, yelled at the field with a blue face, you must know that the two coaches of the first team are watching the game, and these boys are still doing this on the field, isn't this ruining his job.
Brian Kidd looked at Ferguson, who was also a little surprised, and smiled, knowing that the two of them had been paying attention to the situation on the field just now, and also wanted to see how Andy dealt with it, and now Andy's answer sheet made the two very satisfied.
"Personally, I think that if you give me two months, you will see Alan Shearer of Manchester United, and if you have the money to buy York, you might as well consider bringing in the advanced equipment from the United States, and this young man is no longer suitable for training in the youth team, you can see who here can withstand his impact." Brian Kidd pointed to the opposing player on the field who was knocked down by Andy again.
Andy was very excited at the moment, yes, very excited, without the heavy armor of a rugby game, he felt like he was faster.
He kept running on the pitch like this, as if he wanted to play football that he hadn't played in three years.
With the coach's angry scolding, there was more cooperation on the field, Andy was not the kind of lone wolf, when he hit the opponent's hapless defender again and found that his teammate was in a better position than him, he immediately sent a pass to the opponent's feet accurately.
"Thank you, thank you, I'm really embarrassed just now, we didn't mean to." The striker who scored the goal rushed over and said embarrassedly.
"It's okay, I understand." Andy is the kind of person who will be polite if you are kind to him, and if you are not polite, then Andy will definitely slap you in the face.
Andy hugged the blonde-haired striker.
The 30-minute training match then turned into Andy's exhibition match, and the most amazing scene was when Andy was caught between two defenders on the opposing side, and Andy just ran a way between them, and one of the defenders was still pulling Andy's clothes with his hand, and was dragged for a few meters, and Andy still shot and scored without slowing down.
"Alex, you can give me your red wine, I'm going to treat old Edward to a good drink, of course not for you." Brian Kidd looked at Ferguson with a playful expression.
"Okay, I agree with you, we don't need to buy York, but you have to hone his skills and get him familiar with our off-ball running system, and you see that this kid is not tired after half a game." Ferguson watched Andy, who was greeting his youth team-mates after the game, and his eyes were full of little stars.
"Old Edward, I think we can talk about Andy's contract." The most important thing Ferguson has not forgotten is that he doesn't want Andy to answer tomorrow that he is going to play rugby in the United States again.
"Okay, haha." Edward Sr. was even more glad to see his grandson's performance conquer this friend.
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