Chapter 020: Dave. Jones's troubles
Wolverhampton's participation in the Premier League this year is great news for both the team and the fans, and it is Wolverhampton's primary goal this season to gain a foothold in the Premier League.
Dave. Jones coached the team to the most important role in the promotion, so the club has a lot of trust in him.
Wolverhampton as a promotion horse, under his strong advocacy, at the beginning of the season, a group of experienced veterans such as: Erwin (Manchester United's Irish defender during the '99 treble), Paul Ince (former England international), Paul Jones (Wales international), Iverson (Norwegian striker who played for Tottenham Hotspur) and others.
However, Wolverhampton's results are not ideal, until today (November 17), only 2 wins, 3 draws, 8 losses and only 9 points of miserable record, at the bottom of the Premier League.
What's more, what makes Dave even more of a headache is the team's injury problems. After just the first few rounds, various injury problems began to appear, and six players including Paulinse, Cladola, and Butler are still recuperating.
Due to the large number of veterans, some young players have no chance to play at all, so Gu Jonsson, Ingmarsen, Prudolik and others are clamoring for a transfer. Jones was heartbroken.
He sometimes even wonders if he is only suitable to be a manager in the English Championship, at least at that time there was not so much pressure, and of course he could not get such a high salary...
Wolverhampton, on the other hand, have been on a thriving streak and have won seven games in a row in the English Youth League. Although the youth league is only equivalent to the level of the English First Division, Dave Who, who led Wolves to the Champions League, is still at the level of the English First Division. Jones knew that this was no accident.
He's also watched some of the youth team's games this year. Cass, Harrielsen. Clark, these two young forwards are really good and can be transferred to the first team to make some additions.
But what he values most is the main right winger of the youth team - Allen. Wolverhampton's midfielders are not strong and they need a striker who can be fast and good at long passes to increase the success of counter-attacks.
And this one is called Allen. Wang's black-haired boy is very compliant, according to statistics, in all seven games, the sixteen-year-old Oriental boy passed 53 long passes, and only made seven mistakes, and the accuracy rate is quite high. Cass, Harrielsen. Clark's two strikers are not too good to be in the top two scorers in the English Youth League!
So Dave. Jones wanted to see for himself, and the first game shone brightly, and the young man, who was praised by the fans as the 'Master of Dancing at the Islamic Stadium', also transferred the three directly to the first team by the way.
This can not only get the favor of these young players in the youth team, increase their confidence, but also make the first team have a good complement, which is really a double win.
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On the training ground, the elder Wood was telling Paul to take the players to do some regular training.
He's so old that he can't run anymore, and his brain doesn't seem to be able to keep up lately, so Paul, the 'apprentice' coach he likes, has become his go-to.
Paul is also willing to do this, he is only 31 years old, and if he can take his place after Wood Sr. retires, then his future will be bright. He was very envious of Dave. Jones, as the manager of the Premier League team Olverhampton, is respected everywhere he goes, but will he be able to sit in that position one day?
Paul is now trying to learn from his coaching experience every day and prepare for the future, and he knows very well that success will never come to those who only fantasize.
"Beep..."Old Wood, who was on the side of the court, blew the whistle for the assembly.
The players on the field are very strange, and the physical training is only halfway through, could it be that Old Wood is merciful today to make it easier for them?
Turning his head to look at the side of the court, next to Old Wood was a middle-aged man, he was a little thin, wearing an open suit, revealing a light blue lining inside, some white head was slightly loose, and a pair of dark purple sunglasses hung around his neck.
This is the first team manager Dave. Jones! What is he doing in the youth team? There's something to look forward to...
Once the players were assembled, the elder Wood grouped them into groups for an intra-squad training match, which made the youth team players a little excited, knowing that if they performed well, they could be transferred directly to the first team!
But Pete. Cass and Harrielsen. Clarke, however, also knew that watching the team's training game was just a pretense to appease other youth team players. Moxie had already spoken to them, and they and Allen were bound to be moved to the first team this year. Jones is also only the number three, so there is no pressure on the two.
Old Wood and the two stood next to the court chatting happily, as for the game in the field, Dave didn't have the leisure to watch this kind of low-level confrontation, the level of the two Pete in the field is not strong now, and they can only play as a substitute in the first team.
"Mr. Wood, why don't you see Alan. What about the king? Didn't he come to training today? After finding that there was no target in the field, Dave asked suspiciously.
In fact, Old Wood is also very puzzled by this, Allen, this kid has never taken leave since he came to Wolverhampton, and usually, he has performed very well, and he has never been late once! And being able to do all the training sessions every time is definitely a model in the youth team.
But today Thomas told him that Alan had something to do and was going to take a day off, which was really strange, what could this brunette kid who had been in the club all day do?
But in order to make a good impression on the young manager before Allen was transferred to the first team, he still smiled and said: "Mr. Dave, Allen has some urgent matters at home today, so he is back in London, and when he comes back, I will immediately let him report to the first team." ”
After listening to this, Dave didn't think about anything else, mainly because Old Wood was old and sophisticated, his expression was too deceitful, his face was basically not red when he lied, and his heart was not beating, although his wrinkled face couldn't be seen even after it was red...
"Alright, then please inform Pete and Harrielsen and come to my office as soon as you train."
"Well, I'll tell them the good news."
"Then I'll go first, the team's results haven't been very good lately, and I don't have much free time."
"Goodbye, then."
After getting the information he wanted to know, Dave hurried back to the office, and the matter was over, but instead...;