Chapter 15: Wigan
The next day, Zhang Tiehan got up early and walked close to the Carrington training base.
It took him an hour and a half to walk around the Carrington training base, recalling the things here as he walked, some of them were his own experiences, some of them were just physical memories, but those memories were no different from what he had experienced, and the physical feelings were uncontrollable.
The road is expressionless.
But the feelings and contradictions in his heart can be seen by any passerby, he just looks at the nearby scenery, looks back on his own experience, and reviews everything here, as if he wants to remember everything here in a short time.
No, it's forgetting!
"That's it." He finally stopped in front of the gate of the training base.
The gate of the training base is more than 30 meters wide, in front of it is a big road more than 10 meters wide, and further ahead is a small square, where many people will practice in the morning. He used to join the group occasionally, going for a morning run with the people living in Manchester.
But that's in the past.
It was the previous life, it has nothing to do with the present and the future, he wants to forget everything, let these become beautiful memories, and from today, he will be ready for a new life.
"I'll remember!"
Standing in front of the gate of the training base, Zhang Tiehan said firmly, "But they are just memories, memories!" From now on, I am Zhang Tiehan, I belong to Wigan Athletic, and I will be an opponent next time we meet! ”
After that, Zhang Tiehan smiled freely and walked away.
An hour later, he was on a bus to Wigan with two suitcases.
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Wigan, a town in Greater Manchester, North West England, was historically part of neighbouring Lancashire.
At the administrative level of Greater Manchestershire, Wigan is a municipal-level district, but according to the 2001 census, Wigan had a total population of 91,203 people, which is only the size of a town.
Due to its location in the middle of England, Wigan is geographically close to Manchester, Liverpool and many more to the west. A number of train and bus lines connect to Manchester, as well as canals that connect to Manchester.
It only took an hour for Zhang Tiehan to arrive in Wigan.
At this time, it was only ten o'clock in the morning, after getting off the bus, Zhang Tiehan found a taxi to the Wigan Athletic Club, showed his identity, and went to the temporary players' dormitory to place his luggage under the guidance of the staff.
Zhang Tiehan was extremely low-key along the way, and even when he walked to the court in his jersey, few people knew about it.
Apart from head coach Jewell, the Wigan Athletic players had no idea that a new player would be reporting today. Zhang Tiehan came to the court and was stopped by a strangely dressed guy.
Brown-haired, Caucasiatic, pointy chin is really not manly, and most peculiarly, the eye-catching dwarf's comb head...... If it weren't for the guy in front of him, who was wearing the blue jersey of Wigan Athletic, Zhang Tiehan would have thought that this was a street thug no more than fifteen years old.
What a child who hasn't grown up!
"Who are you? How can you be here, still wearing the same jersey as me. The child looked at Zhang Tiehan with wide eyes, and suddenly said with a look of surprise, "Are you my fan?" How come I haven't seen you! Ha Luha, you are so good, you can actually blend into the club! Tell me, how did you get in? Won't anyone stop you? ”
Zhang Tiehan asked expressionlessly, "Who are you?" ”
"Me?" The child immediately became depressed, "Could it be that I'm Ian. Is Brekin so unknown in Wigan? The crazy fans who have infiltrated the club don't know the name of my Bregin..."
Brygin muttered to himself in frustration, his face suddenly became strange, he circled around Zhang Tiehan, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said, "You? Where did I wish I had seen you...... Where is it? Why can't I remember? Strange..."
Zhang Tiehan rolled his eyes, and Mu Ran stretched out his hand, "Hello, I'm Zhang Tiehan, you can call me Zhang." ”
"Zhang? What a strange name. Brejin held Zhang Tiehan's hand and suddenly laughed, "Ha Luha, I remember, you are a Manchester United player, I saw you last time!" ”
Zhang Tiehan nodded.
"Ha Luha, by the way, why are you here? Don't... Impossible, right? Bregin's eyes widened.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you trying to sneak a peek at our training? Definitely! You're still sneaking in in our jersey..."
Zhang Tiehan's face darkened, he felt that he must have a generation gap with this guy, a very serious generation gap, "I'm here to train with you." ”
"Training together? You lied to me! Manchester United still need to train with us? ”
'I've moved to Wigan Athletic.
"You're lying! I haven't heard of it, I'm the boss here! Do you know the truth? Even Andy's guy admitted, yes, I'm the boss! ”
The two said that they had already walked into the court, and until this time, Zhang Tiehan suddenly felt that he should not bother with this guy...... Mainly, he felt that this guy must be playing tricks on himself.
He guessed right......
Once at the training ground, Brepin quickly ran to the rest of the group of players, talking to them, pointing his finger in his direction, and the men laughed together.
Of course, there were also a lot of good-natured gazes, which had been ignored by Zhang Tiehan.
Now he only thinks that Bregin's cockscomb head is very eye-catching, and he hates it when he looks at it, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he must cut off those hairs with his own hands, and it is best to help him cut it bald.
Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth secretly.
Head coach Jewell and another middle-aged man walked over this way. The deal was brokered by Jewell, who admired Zhang Tiehan, so Zhang Tiehan came to Wigan Athletic. However, Jewell is also worried, in fact, apart from that game, he knows very little about Zhang Tiehan, and 400,000 pounds is also a lot of money for Wigan Athletic, and this deal is risky.
From the outside, Jewell has some confidence.
This young man is a very strong man, and he looks very honest, and he belongs to the kind of player who is not careful, plays football wholeheartedly, and is completely obedient, but such players often have a low football IQ and will not have much success in the future.
But compared to the transfer fee of 400,000 pounds, it will not lose much.
"Hello Zhang! Welcome to Wigan Athletic! Jewell offered to reach out.
Zhang Tiehan hurriedly shook hands with Jewell, and he smiled slightly. With just one sentence, he had a great impression of Jewell, because the last time they met, Jewell couldn't pronounce 'Zhang' accurately, but now it's very accurate.
"Hello, Mr. Jewell."
"Zhang, you can just call me by my name like them."
Zhang Tiehan exhaled lightly and said, "It's good, Jewell." ”
"Looks like you're ready, so come with me." Jewell looked at Zhang Tiehan and nodded silently.
The young man in front of him looked a little nervous, but an eighteen-year-old player, it is normal to be nervous, but his demeanor is not too restrained, and he looks confident, maybe because he is from Manchester United, and this is just Wigan Athletic, a small club. But all in all, self-confidence is very important for a professional footballer.
Jewell and Zhang Tiehan chatted, greeted a staff member halfway, and took Zhang Tiehan to do some basic tests.
Zhang Tiehan followed all the way.
He was a little nervous just now, after all, he had just arrived at Wigan Athletic Club, and he didn't know what was different here, and the new environment needed to be adapted to after all, but now he was not nervous at all.
Jewell is very easy to get along with, those staff are not as arrogant as Manchester United, everything is associated with 'pride' at Manchester United, perhaps, if he stays there for a long time, he will be very arrogant, but here they are all generous and welcoming, and everyone's smile comes from the heart.
It's nice to talk to these people, and it might be a good choice to come here.
Zhang Tiehan followed the two towards the back of the club's training ground, and what he saw along the way gave him a new understanding of Wigan Athletic, many of which are simply not comparable to Manchester United's, not even Manchester United's youth team.
Fortunately, he didn't care about that.
"This is it." The staff who walked in front stopped, pointed to the sign in front, Jewell walked in, and after a while, he came out to beckon Zhang Tiehan to follow up.
This is Wigan Athletic's infirmary.
At only 45 years old, Joel has been working here for almost 20 years and is the old man of the club, who is the team's doctor and is also responsible for the health and basic physical tests of the players.
The physical fitness test is to judge the health of a player based on the amount of various elements contained in the player's blood. Joel first measured Zhang Yang's weight and height, and took a little blood, and then asked him to wait for the results.
Ten minutes later, Joel walked out of the room with a form, he handed the form in his hand to Jewell, and at the same time stared at Zhang Tiehan carefully, his eyes seemed to see some rare species.
"Jewell, are you sure you're bringing humans?" Joel said so.
It's still very conservative.
After twenty years of work, Joel has no idea how many similar tests he has done. The phenol ammonia contained in the blood of ordinary people is within the standard, and professional athletes will exceed this standard, the more exceeded, the stronger the player, and in this blood test document, the amount of phenol ammonia has reached a terrifying level, even exceeding the standard of some professional boxers and special forces personnel who do extreme training every day.
In short, the young man in front of him was too strong.
Jewell didn't quite understand these criteria, but looking at the 'A+' rating on the form, he still thought it was a little incredible, and the best player on his team to do this test was only a 'B+'.
"Joel, are you mistaken?" Jeville pointed to the form.
Joel's eyes widened and he said angrily, "You're questioning me? Jewell! You've only been here for three years, and I've been here for twenty years! I've been doing blood data analysis for twenty years......"
"Good, good, good! Yoel, you're right! Jewell's head widened when he heard this, and he beckoned to Zhang Tiehan and said, "Okay, go do some other tests." ”
Gewell didn't know what 'A+' stood for, and he trusted the actual data more than the blood tests.
"You're going to be amazed, Jewell, you have to believe in science!" Behind him, Joel couldn't help but shout.