0003 Past and Present Lives
Afternoon, Yin, Thorpe Arch Training Ground, Head Coach's Office.
George Lee held a cup of coffee in his hand and watched the young players of the youth team on the training ground training. In the afterglow, he saw a photograph of George Lee with a beautiful white woman holding a baby in her hand.
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"Where am I? What's wrong with me? George Lee had just opened his eyes, and the feeling of a headache made him close his eyes again immediately.
"Wake up!" A group of white coats surrounded the hospital bed, and when they saw the people waking up, they began to get busy.
George Lee was originally an international student in the UK, graduated from the physics department of Oxford University, and did not choose to return to China after graduation, but stayed in the UK to work in data analysis at Brentford, a Premier League team. Brentford had an excellent run in the Premier League in the 22-23 season and are expected to challenge for the Europa before the end of the season.
George Lee was originally proud of his work, the team's good performance, and the leadership was ready to prepare a generous bonus for him after the season. At the same time, two days ago, I met an international student from the Netherlands at the alumni party, and the conversation was in full swing for the past two days, and George Li felt that he was about to end his single dog career.
George Lee finished his day's work and was ready to go on a date with a Dutch schoolgirl to discuss his future life. As soon as I turned off the computer and stood up, I suddenly felt dizzy, and then I lost consciousness and fell unconscious.
"Where is this?" When he woke up again, he found himself lying in the hospital, surrounded by a group of doctors, with various medical instruments on the table next to him, which were "ticking" and "beeping".
The door of the ward opened, and three men in suits walked in, wanting to come over to see George Li lying on the hospital bed, but they were stopped by a doctor and began to communicate.
“... Woke up, just woke up... There is no danger to life... Yes, yes, yes... We will do our best... But..."The doctor said something to the three men in suits, two of whom were a little older, in their fifties and sixty years old, and one who was younger, probably in his thirties.
George Lee felt the headache strike again, and fainted again after a while.
When he woke up again, he found the three men in suits sitting next to his hospital bed, looking at him.
"George, George, how are you feeling?"
"Mike, go call the doctor." An older man in a suit called the young man in a suit next to him to call a doctor, and the edges and corners of the faces of the two people are somewhat similar, it should be father and son, both of them are the faces of ZG people, but when it comes to English, it is English.
This time, George Li saw it more clearly.
"I, where am I?" George Lee's throat was a little hoarse.
"George, don't talk yet, lie down." Another older man in a suit said, but his English accent sounded different from the previous two, and he had a foreigner's face.
At this time, the man in the suit, who was previously called Mike, came in with the doctor. A group of doctors began examining George Lee again.
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Three days later, George Lee was lying on the bed, or the new George Lee lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling in a daze.
He traveled through the year 2023 to the year 2000, and the original owner, George Lee, went to see Jesus because of a car accident, and George Lee happened to be reborn into his body.
The original owner, George Lee, is a Chinese footballer in the UK, a member of Manchester United's academy and a talented player. However, due to injury, he did not realize his talent, so he did not play for the talented Manchester United. Instead, he moved to Leeds United in 1996 and spent two seasons at Leeds United before moving to Ajax.
In the summer of 2000, I was supposed to return to my home in Yorkshire, England for a brief reunion with my family, and then return to the Netherlands with my wife to watch Euro 2000. Unexpectedly, on the way to Leeds Bradford International Airport, he encountered a car accident.
George Lee was seriously injured and taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
George Lee's wife, Vanessa Lee, died after rescue efforts failed.
A female friend of Vanessa's in the car, as well as two passers-by, died at the scene.
"Knock knock." There was a knock on the door.
The man who was previously known as Mike pushed the door in, holding a boy of three or four years old in his hands.
"George, I'll take Winter to see you."
“...”
"Winter said he missed his mother." Li Mike looked a little lonely.
"Come, come to Daddy." George Lee was a little weak and beckoned to the little boy.
A kid named Winter got down from Mike Lee, walked up to George Lee, and took his big hand, tears streaming down his face.
"Dad, is Mommy really gone?" The little one cried and said, "Is what Uncle McKe said true?" ”
“...”
"Winter, you're going to be a strong kid." Li Mike squatted down, hugged Winter and said.
The little boy held his father's hand and cried in his uncle's arms.
It took a long time for Li Mike to coax him well, and finally made him stop crying.
The little boy is the child of George Lee and Vanessa, George Lee's wife Vanessa, a Dutchman, met him when she was studying in Leeds, England, and the two married in 1996. Vanessa spent two years with George Lee at Leeds United, and later went to Ajax at Vanessa's advice.
Because Vanessa herself is Dutch, and Vanessa's father, George Lee's father-in-law, Bill Rose, an older foreigner-faced man in a suit that Lee saw when he was just sober, is a well-known businessman in Amsterdam and a member of Ajax's board of directors. Therefore, although George Lee is not the main starter after the transfer to Ajax, he will not sit on the cold bench.
It can be said that Vanessa, a virtuous helper, played a very important role in George Lee's football career, but such a beautiful and gentle woman passed away at a young age.
"Knock knock." Although the door of the ward was open, there was still two knocks, indicating that someone was coming in.
Coming in was another man in a suit who had come to see George Lee with Bill Ross and Michael Lee, who was George Lee's father, Jim Lee, a well-known Chinese banker in Yorkshire, and a well-known billionaire in Leeds.
Their family came to England very early at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and after several generations of hard work, the family business has now become very large. Not only involved in finance, catering, light industry, etc., but now it is preparing to enter the entertainment and sports industries.
In short, in the Chinese circle in the UK, their family is still very famous.
"I have something I want to talk to you about." Li Jim spoke, not knowing if it was said to Li Michael, or to George Li who was lying on the bed.
"Do you need me to take Winter out?" Lee Mike said.
"No, no, let's talk."
"Okay." Mike Lee, who had just stood up, found a stool and sat down again, holding Winter on his side.
"That's right, that friend of Vanessa's, called Ann, Ammarai..."
"Ann Marie." Mike Lee reminded.
"Yes, Ammary."
“...”
"Isn't Ann Marie a single mother..."
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In the head coach's office at Thorpe's Arch Training Ground, George Lee's mind returned to reality.
That's when the youth coach, John Sheridan, walked in. They were joined by two 10-year-old children in training uniforms.
"George, I didn't bother you."
"No, no."
John Sheridan, who hung up his boots and retired at the end of last season, was invited by his mentor Eddie Gray to join Leeds United, who had played for eight seasons, as an academy coach. Eddie Gray, on the other hand, stepped down from the coaching staff at the end of last season to become the team's director of football.
"These two children of yours are really a problem for me." Sheridan took the coffee handed over by George Li and took a sip, "I just wanted to transfer Sean to U14, and he didn't agree to have to be with Carl and stay in U12. ”
Carl Olsen, 9 years old, son of Ann Marie, a friend of Vanessa Lee, who was orphaned after Ann and Vanessa were killed in a car accident, was adopted by Lee George Lee at the suggestion of Lee Jim after the accident.
Sean Wallace, 11 years old, son of two passers-by who died in the accident. At the time of the accident, Wallace was protected by his mother, and although he was injured, he miraculously survived and was later adopted by George Lee.
"Sean, what's going on?" George Li turned his face and took out the posture of an old father.
"As an older brother, I want to take care of Carl in the U12." Wallace said with his head bowed.
"You're such a good brother, so why don't you go to Ajax to take care of Winter."
'No, we're not going, we're going to Ajax and Bill will make all three of us play for the Dutch national team when we grow up.'
Vanessa had a wish before her death, that is, their children can play for the Dutch national team when they grow up, and then win the World Cup, becoming another king after Pele and Maradona.
After her death, George Lee began his coaching career at Ajax, where he worked as a tactical coach before returning to England to join Leeds United as an assistant coach. However, his two adopted sons, Olsen and Wallace, returned to England with him, but his own son Lee Winter was left with his grandfather and continued to live in the Netherlands, only returning to England to reunite with George Lee and them during the holidays.
"I, I'm Norwegian, how can I play for the Netherlands, I'm going to lead Norway to the World Cup." The younger Karl spoke at this time, and his mother, Amari, was Norwegian and had been classmates of Vanessa while studying in Leeds.
"Oh, Winter is going to win the World Cup for the Netherlands, Karl is going to win the World Cup for Norway, what about you, Shaun?"
"Then I'll win two World Cup runners-up on behalf of Scotland." Wallace took care of his two younger brothers at all times.
These words made George Li and Sheridan quite speechless.
"Alright, let's go, let's go home. Say goodbye to Coach John. ”
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Coach John."
"Goodbye, future world champion and world runner-up." Sheridan said goodbye to the father and son, "Tomorrow, please help me say hello to another future world champion." ”
"Let's go, let's go back and pack our bags."
Tomorrow George Lee will take Olsen and Wallace to the Netherlands, and after a few days in the Netherlands, he will go to Portugal with Bill Rose and Lee Winter to meet Jim Lee and Michael Lee to watch this year's European Championship.