Chapter 17: Poaching
The 50-year-old Ashley Roberts is not just a scout, he was also the Hammers' first team strength and conditioning coach, and the moment Paul saw him, it suddenly occurred to Paul that his coaching staff did not seem to have a full-time strength and conditioning coach. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Ashley, you know I'm putting together a new coaching staff for the team, right? What do you think? Keep helping the team, right? Or take charge of your old job and take care of the players' physical fitness! Paul looked at Ashley Roberts with a smile, believing that with the half-centenarian's love for West Ham, he would say yes.
Sure enough, Ashley Roberts smiled and nodded: "No problem!" I'm willing to do anything for the team as long as the team still needs me! ”
"Yes! Absolutely! Paul grinned, he found that after becoming a head coach, his mood went up and down so quickly, and sure enough, the job of football manager is the biggest test of the heart.
The situation of the team was not as good as he thought, and it could even be said that it was very bad, which made him suffer a lot of blows, but after the blow, Paul found that the situation was definitely not as bad as he imagined, so his mood naturally improved again.
'Paul, if we go to the Cobham training base at this time, we can only see Chelsea youth training. Ashley Roberts kindly reminded Paul.
Without waiting for Paul to answer, Paul Goddard laughed as he drove: "Ashley, you don't have to worry about this, Paul is going to see the Chelsea youth team poaching!" But I'm sure if there's a veteran who is about to retire for us, Chelsea will sell it to me cheaper! Hahaha! Ashley, you don't know yet, Paul just sold Joe Cole and Glenn Johnson to Chelsea............ 18 million! ”
Yes!? Ashley Roberts looked at Paul Goddard in astonishment, then at the smiling Paul, and found that he could no longer see through the young man who had been helping the first team all the time.
It was already afternoon when Gudmundson learned that Paul had agreed to Chelsea's bid for Joe Cole and Glenn Johnson, and he was quite upset when he heard the news. But as soon as he saw the fax of the quote handed to him by the staff, he was stupid, Joe Cole 10 million pounds, Glenn Johnson 8 million pounds, a total of 18 million pounds!?
Gudmondson signed his name behind Paul's name without saying a word, and he finally understood why Paul agreed without saying a word, even if he himself had no resistance in the face of such a crazy offer. It's just that why Chelsea would make such a crazy offer is still a bit inexplicable!
"Where is Paul?" Gudmundson asked without looking up as he signed.
"Oh, Mr. Paul and his assistant Paul Goddard are out scouting the players!"
"Huh!" Gudmundson shook his head with a smile and handed the document to the staff: "This kid can really toss!" ”
"By the way, Mr. President, there's also a personnel appointment here, which is Mr. Paul's contract to hire a football coach."
Gudmundson took it and looked at it, and was stunned again............ Pete Beardsley!? The name............ How is it so familiar?
Involuntarily, Gudmundson muttered, "Pete Beardsley............ Pete Beardsley! ”
"Mr. President, Pete Beardsley is one of the legends of English football, selected as one of the top 50 stars in England, and he has ............played in Liverpool, Manchester United, etc.
"Ahh I remembered, it was him? Gudmundsen suddenly realized: "With his reputation and his performance on the football field, he should be a very good football coach, right?" Hehe, this Paul, he's really not an ordinary toss! Hey, whatever he is, as long as it's good for the team, I'll fully support him! ”
Parking the car in the parking lot of the Cobham training base, Paul couldn't walk, pointing to the building of the Bam training base in the car window, and the training fields on the other side: "Hey! Look, look, that's the gap! The indoor football training ground, as well as so many training grounds, these hardware facilities are really eye-catching! ”
Paul Goddard and Ashley Roberts laughed wryly as Chelsea are not the top teams in the Premier League, but they are not comparable to a small team like West Ham.
Paul put on a pair of sunglasses that he found out of nowhere and got out of the car with Paul Goddard and Ashley Roberts.
At this time, Chelsea already had the size of some big clubs, and on the turf of the Cobham training base, there were three pieces of turf being used, and young players of all ages were sweating on it, using their youth and physical strength to win the future.
Three ill-intentioned outsiders blended into the fans on the sidelines of the training ground, and they didn't arouse anyone's idea at all.
Paul's ability came into play at this time, and he quickly found his favorite target from the players on the training ground, a tall white defender who was almost 1.9 meters tall.
"Ashley, do you know who that tall defender is?" Paul leaned into Ashley Roberts' ear and gestured to one of the players on the pitch.
"Him?" Ashley Roberts looked at Paul with some surprise and admiration: "Paul, his name is Robert Hutter, the German, he is only 18 years old, and he is one of the Chelsea Academy products. However, the combination of Gallas and John Terry is so strong and consistent that there is no place for him in the Chelsea team, and he has many shortcomings of his own, such as slow pace and slow turning, which is simply fatal for a defender. And, Paul, whether you want him or not, I have to warn you that this lad was bred by Chelsea and it's very difficult to poach him! ”
"Huh!" Paul smiled and didn't say anything, he had already decided that this big man defender was what he needed, it didn't matter if he turned slowly, in League One, can you still expect those opponents to play extremely superb anti-offside tactics? Moreover, if it was the previous Chelsea, Hut, as the Blues' reserve talent for the future, would naturally not be sold, but now it is different, the Russian Abramovich has obviously successfully acquired Chelsea, and it is only necessary to make it public, otherwise how can Ranieri be so generous, 18 million pounds smashed out without even blinking an eye.