Chapter 8 Recruiting Players

Chapter 8 Recruiting Players

"Is that Drinkwater?" John Aston sat next to Gao Bo.

This is a stadium at Manchester United's youth academy. The Premier League season is over, but for the academy players, their season is definitely not over. Most of the seventeen or eighteen-year-olds are in their careers at this time. At a critical period in their careers, they need to fight for their future.

At this time, there was an U18 game on the pitch, and the two sides were Manchester United U18 and Southampton U18.

"That's right, it's him." Gao Bo looked around, except for the parents of the players and a few die-hard Manchester United fans, most of them were scouts like him with the purpose of inspecting the players.

The Manchester United youth training camp is a major blood transfusion in the English league. Among the players who played in the Premier League, the most players came from the Manchester United youth training.

Thanks to the reputation of Manchester United's youth training products, many small teams are often eager to get something in Manchester United's youth academy. After all, not all players can play in the Manchester United first team.

Drinkwater is such a player. His strength seems to be good at present, but it seems that he is too far away to meet the requirements of the first-team players of the giants.

At this time, Manchester United U18 firmly occupied the advantage on the field. Before the first half of the game was over, Danny Welbeck scored the third goal for Manchester United, scored a hat-trick, and gave him an assist. It is another star player Cleverley.

John Aston's eyes have been on Drinkwater. He didn't find anything shining in this player, although it can't be said that his performance is not good. It can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. Compared with the player Cleverley, Drinkwater's brilliance was completely covered up by the opponent.

John looked at his new boss, wondering why Gao Bo would look at a mediocre player like Shan.

"Have you found out, so far, Drinkwater has not made a pass error." Gao Bo seemed to know what John was thinking.

John Aston didn't really notice this, but the assistant didn't think there was anything to be surprised about. Drinkwater didn't make mistakes, but he didn't stand out. . . .

Gao Bo didn't think so. Although Drinkwater was only eighteen years old, he could already see some qualities of his future.

The first is the sense of position. In Gao Bo's view, Manchester United U18 has not conceded a goal so far, which has a considerable relationship with Drinkwater.

Before a goal is shot from the goal, there is a process of development, and how to stop a goal?

Perhaps the goalkeeper's thrilling saves are very eye-catching, or the central defenders' excellent interceptions, grabs and fills, these are the places that directly attract people's attention, but sometimes, some players are often not so eye-catching, But silently, they'll nip at the buds some of the chances of losing the ball.

Drinkwater has a good sense of position, and John Aston, who has been watching him, has also noticed this, especially when defending, where he often makes it difficult for the offensive team.

When John put his other thoughts aside and focused on watching Drinkwater's performance, he had to admit that he was a very good player, although he did not have the qualities of a star player, but for Luton, such a player It's already quite enough!

In particular, Drinkwater's composure on the ball made people forget that he was only eighteen years old.

"Will Manchester United let him go with such a player?" If John Aston had some doubts about Drinkwater's strength before, he now wonders if this good player will be loaned out by Manchester United ...

"Yes!" Gao Bo was sure of this,

Because Drinkwater is a good player, but it's too difficult for him to get a foothold in the first team of Manchester United, a giant team like Manchester United, if you don't have anything special, young players want to squeeze in Difficult to climb to the sky.

And Drinkwater is not like Welbeck or Cleverley. After all, Drinkwater is a relatively average player in all aspects. In other words, average often means mediocre.

Of course, this is for a big club like Manchester United, and for a team like Luton, Drinkwater could be a star player.

"Let's go, let's get in touch with this child!"

The game is over. Manchester United U18s beat Southampton U18 with five goals. Welbeck and Cleverly shined. The Manchester United fans who watched the game were full of Welbeck and Cleverly's prospects at Manchester United. Longing, these are two talented players.

And Drinkwater, like most other Manchester United U18 players, is not Welbeck's kind of player, and at this age, they have begun to think about their future.

Drinkwater doesn't want to pass up the chance to play for Manchester United, but he also knows how competitive the first team is.

If he can't get a chance in the first team, Drinkwater will have to get out of Manchester United's youth academy and go to other teams to find opportunities. Maybe renting out is an inevitable choice...

Eighteen-year-old Drinkwater frowned. He is said to have been hesitant to have some League One or League Two teams looking for a loan.

Eighteen years old is an inflection point for players. If you choose not at this age, you may have to take more detours in your career.  …

Drinkwater picked up his bag, turned around and walked out of the gate of the youth academy.

"Hi, Danny!"

When he saw Drinkwater come out, Gao Bo greeted him.

Drinkwater is a youth training for a wealthy club. It is the most difficult one among the few players that Gao Bo wants to introduce. After all, Luton is only a small club in the Second Division, and with Manchester United's status in England, they You can always find some League One or even Championship teams to loan Drinkwater out. Compared with those teams, Luton does not have much advantage.

So the will of the players is relatively very important.

"You are....the Chinese coach of Chelsea U18?!"

Drinkwater quickly recognized Gao Bo, after all, Manchester United U18s were beaten by Chelsea U18s in the FA Youth Cup final not long ago. The office was furious. After all, in terms of strength, although Chelsea U18 has networked a lot of players in the past two years, their U18 strength has not yet reached the level of Manchester United U18.

"Yes, my name is Gao Bo!" Gao Bo showed a smile, "but I am not Chelsea's coach now, I am Luton's coach now!"

Drinkwater nodded, he probably guessed where Gao Bo was talking about.

"I'm here to invite you to my team, Danny!" Gao Bo said. "I'm impressed with your performance."

There was a sigh of shame on Drinkwater's face. If the other party hadn't explained the purpose in advance, he definitely thought that the person in front of him was here to humiliate him.

After all, how can a defeated general be brave.

"I know Luton, a Serie B team that was deducted 30 points before the start of the game, and you will be relegated to the non-professional league soon, Mr. Goblet," Drinkwater said.

"Yes, we were deducted 30 points, but it is too early to say we are relegated!"

The confidence in Gao Bo's eyes made Drinkwater not know how to refute for a while.

"Boy, come to my team, I know you, I've studied you, I know how to use you!" Gao Bo stared at Drinkwater, "You're going to be rented out anyway, aren't you? "

"I don't want to play in the non-professional league!" Drinkwater hesitated before continuing.

Gao Bo was overjoyed, as long as you are shaken it will be easy.

"Well, we can sign a loan contract, as long as Luton is relegated this season, you can leave next season!"

Drinkwater thought about it, he was going to be rented out anyway, and the coach in front of him made a good impression on him, and the sincerity of the other team was much greater than that of some other teams-the head coach personally I found it, which is not a small affirmation for a young player.

"I promise you, Mr Goblet. I have no objection to a loan at Luton!"

Gao Bo laughed.

"You won't regret today's decision, lad!"

.....

The loan deal with Drinkwater is easier than you think.

Manchester United did not set any obstacles to renting Drinkwater. After all, it is difficult for Manchester United's first team to give these 18- and 19-year-old young people any opportunities. It is also a normal option to lend them out for exercise. And here the will of the players dominates.

Luton made a loan application to Manchester United, hoping to loan Drinkwater for two years. Of course, a clause was added. If Luton is relegated from the second league this season, the second year of the lease will not be made. counted...

Manchester United quickly agreed to the loan request after asking the player's own wishes, and Luton only needed to be responsible for Drinkwater's salary.

As a young player, Drinkwater received a very ordinary salary for academy players at Manchester United, with a weekly salary of only 1,500 pounds, which is not too high for Luton.

Gao Bo did not participate in the specific contract details, and Luton has a special legal counsel to handle this work.

At this time, Gao Bo appeared in Basingstoke, a suburb of a small English town.

This is a brick yard, and if nothing else, Gao Bo can find the second player he looks at here - Charlie Austin!

It's 2008, and in another year, Charlie Austin will be taken to the professional league by the British Championship team Swindon. In the British Championship, Charlie Austin's performance is very good, he scored 18 goals in 29 games. , and his data in the sixth-level old club Poole is as high as 48 goals in 43 games.

This is a striker with a very keen sense of goal kick, and then Charlie Austin was called up by Harry Redknapp, joined Queens Park Rangers, and began to compete at the Premier League level.

In the Premier League season, Charlie Austin also performed well, and he even once occupied the top scorer's position in the superstar-studded top league.

It's an inspirational story from amateur to professional, and for Gao Bo, Charlie Austin is one of the best Luton strikers right now.

First of all, of course, strength. Charlie Austin definitely has the strength to play in the Second Division - you must know that when Charlie Austin plays in the British Championship next year, his scoring efficiency is already very high. And the most important thing is that it doesn't cost too much to poach people from amateur teams - Gao Bo's transfer budget is only 200,000 pounds...

There are no walls, the dust is flying, the brick dump trucks come in and out, and the workers are busy inside.

Gao Bo, who was wearing leather shoes and a suit, stood out of place here, so the drivers of the dump trucks who came in and out couldn't help but look at him.

Nineteen-year-old Charlie Austin put on a mask and built bricks one by one. He did it very seriously and his eyes were focused.

He has to move bricks here until three o'clock in the afternoon, and then he has to rush to a local amateur league team to play. He is the team's main striker and scores goals for the team.

But this is not the life Charlie wants, he wants to be a professional player, he wants to go to the professional arena.

Bricklayer Charlie Austin is not without professional training. In 2005, at the age of 14, he arrived at the Reading youth academy. But soon, he was abandoned by the coach because he was "too small". Then, Charlie Austin came to work in the bricklaying factory his father opened. Every morning at 6am, he wakes up on time to meet his co-workers after a simple breakfast before heading to nearby Basingstoke to lay bricks.

When I got home at night, it was 6:00 pm. He didn't completely give up his hobby of football. After squatting in the big truck and having some dinner, he would rush to a nearby amateur club to play an evening game. From 2005 to 2008, he played for amateur teams such as Kimberley Rovers and Hungerford City.

Seeing his son working so hard, Charlie Austin's father looked a little distressed. Just two months ago, his father allowed Charlie Austin to call off work early at 3 p.m. so he could take a break before going to the game. He went to Bournemouth to train for a while, but failed to join. But after professional training, he found that his speed had improved significantly, which made his dream of becoming a professional player even stronger.

The nineteen-year-old brick mover was earnestly carrying out his work. The bricks were piled up one by one, and a brick wall slowly appeared, like the dream wall in Charlie Austin's heart.

As he placed the last brick of the brick wall, a co-worker ran in.

"Charlie!! There's a second division coach looking for you!!"

.....

In a shed in a brick yard, Gao Bo, Austin and his son sat opposite each other.

Old Austin looked suspiciously at the man sitting across from him.

a Chinese?

A very young Chinese?

A very young Chinese who claims to be Luton manager?

Can the Chinese play football? At least Austin has never heard of any very powerful players from China. Maybe Sun Jihai of Manchester City is a good defender, but if it is the head coach, Old Charlie has never seen a head coach from China.

Old Austin, who has rich experience in life, will not easily trust others, not to mention this man also claims to take his baby son to play football in Luton?

Compared to the suspicion in the eyes of old Austin, the nineteen-year-old little Austin looked excited.

This is the B league! It is a professional league anyway, which is much better than the amateur leagues he played in the ninth and eighth levels.

For Little Austin, this is his strength that has ushered in the attention of scouts, and the fact that the opponent's head coach personally came to the door, which shows that the team attaches great importance to him!

This is an opportunity! A chance to step into the professional arena! ! An opportunity to let yourself seize your dreams!

The wall of dreams is quietly built towering in little Austin's heart, and no one can stop him from pursuing his dreams!

Little Austin looked at his father eagerly, but old Austin still didn't seem to trust the Chinese in front of him.

Gao Bo was looking at the second player he was going to recruit, and he quietly opened his eyes to check the attributes of Charlie Austin.

Shots: 76

Header: 78

Running Off the Ball: 72

In other technical aspects of forwards, Charlie Austin's attributes are not weak, and most of them can reach more than 60.

What satisfies Gao Bo more is Charlie Austin's blushing spiritual attributes.

Work input: 80

Teamwork: 76

Willpower: 88

Brave: 86

Calm: 83

If you ignore Austin's not-so-fast speed and his technical shortcomings, just look at his mental attributes, this is definitely a world-class player... And in fact, Charlie Austin ended up His development is also limited by his technical shortcomings, so he can only become a shooter in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League in the end, and it is difficult to go further.

It's really a piece of jade hidden in the amateur arena...

Even so, Gao Bo is quite satisfied with this attribute. After all, Luton is only a team in the B-League. Charlie Austin is a BUG-level killer when he goes to play in the B-League!

"Are you the manager of Luton?"

"Yes, I have watched Charlie's game video, I think he is a potential striker." Gao Bo said directly.

"Are you really Luton's manager?"

"Yes, you can think about it, I will be waiting in Luton at any time, but I have to remind, try not to miss the registration time for the league!"

Little Austin was a little anxious, "I am willing, I am willing to play in Luton!!"

"Charlie..." Old Austin supported his forehead.

Gao Bo smiled: "Uncle Austin, you don't have to believe me, but it's not far from here to Luton, you can go and check it yourself, maybe you don't believe in the existence of a Chinese head coach named Gao Bo, but at least, Luton is a club that exists!"

"Dad..." Little Austin looked at his father eagerly.

"Okay, I'll take Charlie to Luton." Austin agreed, after all, becoming a professional player is obviously a brighter future than moving bricks in a brickyard.

"It's better today. It's not very far from Luton." Gao Bo was worried that there would be many dreams in the night.

Old Austin hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement with little Austin's eager eyes.

Gao Bo laughed, at this point, this thing is basically a success!

In fact, after confirming that Gao Bo is not a liar, Charlie Austin and Luton signed a four-year contract with a weekly salary of 5,000 pounds!

In addition, Luton Club also paid the price of fifty footballs - this is for Charlie Austin's current home team, Poole City, a team in the ninth level!

After getting Charlie Austin, Gao Bo immediately came to Sheffield, another city in England.

Here, Gao Bo saw the future Premier League champion, Jamie Vardy! !

The story of Vardy does not need to be repeated. The future Premier League scorer is a model of successful counterattack by an amateur player.

At this time, Vardy was 21 years old. He worked as a mason in a construction company, and then played part-time for a local amateur team. He trained twice a week and was able to get 30 pounds a week playing bonus.

So when faced with Gao Bo's solicitation, Vardy agreed without hesitation.

"Jamie, you will create your own miracle, I promise!"

Gao Bo knew what Vardy would achieve in the future, perhaps out of guilt for changing Vardy's future without authorization, Gao Bo said to Vardy with his hand on his shoulder.

Premier League champions? I will definitely get it!

Gao Bo, who was still in the second league at this time, said to himself in his heart.

Vardy just treated himself as a coach encouraging himself: "I will work hard, coach!"

......

Seventeen-year-old Frenchman N'Golo Kante met Gaubo on a field in Paris.

This Chinese man who claims to be the head coach of the English Second Division team wants to bring himself to England?

Going to England to play football?

Seventeen-year-old Kante was a little uneasy, but for a seventeen-year-old boy, the temptation to be able to compete in the professional league is too great...

Gao Bo looked at the little black man on the opposite side with great satisfaction.

Steals: 82

This attribute alone is enough to amaze Gao Bo. This is only a seventeen-year-old player. If it is another two or three years, Kante's stealing attribute will definitely be greatly improved.

Worthy of being the future Premier League steals king!

In addition, Kanter has several attributes that make Gao Bo amazed.

Defensive Positions: 76

Prediction: 77

Stamina: 80! !

A seventeen-year-old player already possesses such qualities, it is no wonder that this short little man has become such a strong midfield cover in the future!

Seventeen-year-old Kante did not resist the temptation from England after all, and he signed a four-year contract with Luton!

Having recruited four players who can make a big splash in the Premier League in the future, Gao Bo is full of confidence in the English Second Division next season.

If it hadn't been deducted 30 points, it would not have been impossible to win the league championship!

Gao Bo thought regretfully.