"Tim, I need you to help me observe someone. ”

In his office, Jurgen Klopp said to an old white-haired man sitting across from him.

As he spoke, he handed a picture to the old man across the table.

Tim Kitter, the gray-haired old man, took the photo and picked it up, showing a black-haired teenager in a white jersey.

"Jurgen, you called me back from Japan specifically for him?" Kister was a little surprised, "Don't we have any scouts in the club?"

"Of course there is, but I think you're the best fit. Klopp said, "You have been in Japan and South Korea for a long time, so you know a lot about East Asian football. And I trust your vision, and I need your professional judgment. I've watched a game played by this kid and found the good in him, but there are also a lot of disadvantages, so I've been hesitating, and I hope you can use your professionalism to check for me. And most importantly...... Your wife is Chinese, right?"

Keitt nodded.

"So you also speak a little Chinese, don't you?"

Keyter glanced back at the photo in his hand with some surprise.

"He's Chinese?"

"Yes. ”

Kister squinted at the Chinese teenager in the photo.

He originally thought that the photo was of a Japanese child or a Korean child.

Unexpectedly, what he got was a photo of a Chinese child.

He knows more about East Asian football, and he naturally knows what level Chinese football is in East Asia.

Klopp's interest in both Japanese and Korean children is understandable, but his interest in Chinese football teenagers is ...... He didn't know where Klopp came from.

"Two days ago, a Chinese under-17 youth team came to challenge our under-17 youth team, and I later came to understand that this team is not the Chinese national youth team, they are part of a TV reality show, and the players are selected from the echelon of Chinese domestic clubs. The team has played five games in Europe, with the exception of the one against us, and in the other four games they played against Barcelona Youth, Real Madrid Youth, Atletico Madrid Youth, Bayern Munich Youth, without scoring a single goal and conceding 37 goals. ”

Hearing Klopp's words, Kister was not surprised, he nodded: "It's normal, this is the normal gap between Chinese football and European football." “

"And guess how much we ended up playing with them?" Klopp asked.

"How many goals did Bayern Munich win?" Kister didn't answer the question, but asked rhetorically.

“9：0。 ”

"Then we can't at least be less than Bayern Munich, right? I guess it's 9-0. Kist said with his knowledge of Chinese football.

Klopp listened to Kister's answer and smiled silently.

Seeing Klopp's expression, Keist was a little unsure. Is this an overguess or a guess too little?

“10：0？”

Klopp still laughed and didn't say anything.

“12：0？”

Seeing that Klopp was still smiling, Kist spread his hands: "It can't be 6:0, that's too little......"

Before he could finish speaking, Klopp said, "5:3." ”

"Huh?!" Kist looked at Klopp in surprise.

"The Chinese teenagers scored three goals and I was on the sidelines. And Gotze also played this game and played the whole game. ”

Seeing Kister open his mouth, Klopp knew what he wanted to ask, so he told him the answer in advance.

Hearing Klopp say this, Kister's mouth closed. Yes, he just wanted to ask if there was one on Gotze.

As a result, the most talented Gotze in the academy was on board, and he was still playing like this, he had nothing to say.

"Do you know who directed the three goals of the Chinese team?"

Keist reacted, he picked up the photo: "Wouldn't the person you asked me to observe be ......"

Klopp nodded: "This person's name is Zhou Yi, he assisted two goals in the game, and he also scored a goal in the last moment." ”

"Then how do you explain the fact that the Chinese team did not score a goal in four games before? Could it be that our youth team is too weak?" Kist could not understand.

"Because in the previous four games, this man didn't play a minute. ”

Keist didn't ask any further.

"As far as I know, this team will continue to play elsewhere in the future, and I hope you can follow the performance of the week. I only observe him alone, and I don't want anyone else. ”

Hearing Klopp say this, Keyter's question came again: "What if they find out that there is a better one in their team in the process?"

Klopp shook his head: "There can't be anyone more talented than him." Even the number 10 who scored twice in the game was not as good as him. ”

"Okay, I'll go, where are they going next?"

Klopp handed over another piece of paper with a map of Europe, and several cities circled in red pen.

"London, Manchester, Liverpool, Milan, Barcelona. This is the city they're going to next. There are detailed teams and schedules on the back. ”

Taking the piece of paper and taking Chow Yi's photo with him, Kist left Klopp's office.

Jurgen Klopp is a first-team manager who values young players, as evidenced by his series of moves to the east at Borussia Dortmund.

And as an academy scout, Keist is naturally happy that his first-team manager values youth training.

But the person in front of me ......

Kitter looked down at Zhou Yi in the photo, his thin figure made the jersey on his body look particularly loose, as if the size did not match and it did not fit.

In such a thin body, there is really a talent that Jurgen Klopp fell in love with at first sight?

Even though Keist has seen many, many youth and junior players, he is still a little skeptical.

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During the team's first training session in London, Hao Dong announced a decision in front of everyone.

“...... From now on, Zhou Yi is the organizational core of the team. ”

Some of the teammates were surprised, but no one objected. More people accepted the decision.

After the last match against Borussia Dortmund Youth, his teammates all recognized Zhou Yi's level.

Of course, his physicality and technique are not the best in this team, and his overall level may be at the bottom of the team.

But there is one thing that no one else has, only him.

That's how much he's in control of the team.

This was already demonstrated in the match against Borussia Dortmund's youth team.

When the football arrived at his feet, it seemed to have a direction, Zhou Yi knew where to pass, and as his teammate, the game became simpler, as long as it was based on Zhou Yi's passing action.

In the last game against Borussia Dortmund Juniors, although they lost, everyone did not feel too frustrated, on the contrary, many people felt that they played well in the game.

Why is it good?

Because Zhou Yi seems to have been working with them for ten years, he knows the characteristics of each teammate very well, and he will pass them a large amount of the ball in advance if he is fast, and the players who are good at the left foot will try not to pass the football to the right side of their body......

Of course, you feel comfortable playing like this, and you play well.

With such a comparison, many people understand why they lost so badly in the first four games...... Because they are simply a plate of loose sand, and no one can connect them!

In addition to announcing that Zhou Yi was the organizational core of the team, Hao Dong also asked the assistant coach to take other players to training, but left Zhou Yi and He Ying alone.

"How does it feel to score three goals in the Dortmund youth team?" Hao Dong asked the two teenagers.

"It's a pity that I still lost. He Ying said.

"I'd love to win. Zhou Yi said.

Hearing the two of them answer, Hao Dong laughed.

"So you're not content to just score goals?"

'If I can win, I'd rather not score. He Ying said categorically.

"I want to score a victory, ha!" Zhou Yi's answer was in line with his style.

"I want to win too. Hao Dong said. 'But it's not easy to win, so we have to be prepared. You are all the ones who scored in the last game and are a guarantee of the team's attacking firepower. So I hope the two of you can have more contact and cooperation, Zhou Yi, you play very smart in the midfield, He Ying, your scoring ability is outstanding, and your skills are comprehensive, if you can cooperate, I believe ...... Victory is not so far away. ”

"No problem, coach!" As soon as Hao Dong finished speaking, Zhou Yi nodded in response. "He Ying and I have been roommates for so long, and there is no problem with the tacit understanding. Didn't you see my cooperation with him in the last game?"

Hao Dong smiled, and then said, "But we still have to do targeted training." ”

He Ying looked at Zhou Yi, then nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"Very good!" Hao Dong clapped his hands, "Let's go training." ”

Looking at the backs of Zhou Yi and He Ying running to join the large army, Hao Dong actually didn't know whether his bet this time was right or not.

Hope it doesn't put too much pressure on them, right?