Chapter 19
May 25
This should have been an ordinary day, but it became the first monument in Zhou Liran's life.
That morning, the title of the Iron-masked Superman appeared in major newspapers in England, and his name, the Iron-masked Superman Zhou Liran, spread throughout England.
That afternoon, he completed an exclusive training session organized by his coach and teammates to enable him to go to the home team to play faster, and successfully persuaded coach Mourinho to take him to the home team.
That afternoon, coach Ben was spitting at Mourinho in his office.
"The home team's game ended a long time ago. What's the next game? The club friendly in two months? Huh?"
"Wait until the next game? You obviously don't want to sign this save contract. Your team is broke, right? Are you greedy for two hundred pounds?"
"You didn't tell me before that you were going to take Ritt away now. He should still be the goalkeeper in our youth team!"
"Why are you coming to the home team now? You are on holiday, but you still want Ritt to come over and watch the gate for you? You are completely delaying Ritt by doing this!"
Ben Warren was very angry because the home team Chelsea ended their last Premier League game with Everton 1:1 on May 13 and failed to successfully defend the Premier League title. On May 19, they ended the last game of the 06-07 season, defeating Manchester United to win the FA Cup, barely making up for the regret of missing the Champions League and Premier League titles.
It is now May 25th. Well-known players are still being interviewed by reporters and appearing on TV shows, while most of the players have gone to the beach to bask in the sun and take a vacation awaiting the start of the next season. Isn't one of the reasons why Ben Valencia so generously encouraged Zhou Liran to join the home team because the home team doesn't need a goalkeeper now? Even if Zhou Liran was asked to join the main team, it would take two months.
What's the result? This guy Mourinho actually wants to bring Zhou Liran to the home team right now!
No wonder after the previous exclusive training ended, Mourinho walked up to Zhou Liran and talked to him without any coaching airs. He was still standing on the sidelines and laughing foolishly at that time? Ben Valen really wants to go back and slap himself now!
Ben Valencia was very angry. Mourinho felt guilty and touched his nose. He had no intention of refutation. After all, he deserved to be scolded for stealing other people's players. However, Mourinho could not bear it after hearing Ben Valencia's last words. "Delaying him? No, no, no, you are delaying him if you let him continue to play the game."
"What is actual combat? It is to let a player slowly transform his or her usual accumulation in training into various successful experiences in the game, and let them remember this successful experience. But Ritter's current accumulation is far from enough, he needs more training!"
"How come his training is not enough? He has been training every day since he was 13 years old..."
"If he had enough training, he wouldn't be an iron-faced superman," Mourinho calmly interrupted Ben Valen's still excited words, "If he had enough training, I think he wouldn't be hit in the face by the football so frequently. Do you think being hit in the face by a football is a good thing? Even if Ritter's face is really made of iron, it shouldn't be used in this way."
"In the last ten minutes of the afternoon training, he kept catching the ball with his face. If he could jump higher, stretch his arms longer, and react faster to catch the ball, he should be able to hold on longer. I don't think the Iron-faced Superman is a good name. When he can get rid of the name of the Iron-faced Superman, he will truly grow up. He still has a lot of room for improvement. Letting him go into actual combat now is the greatest irresponsibility for him."
Ben Valen opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
Mourinho stopped talking and lowered his head to continue flipping through the ball-saving contract in front of him.
"Wouldn't you also need a vacation if you wait a few more days?"
Mourinho looked up and smiled. "That's right, but I will prepare all the training programs before I start my vacation and keep an eye on his training. I will let Ritter play in the five club friendly matches after the start of next season. If he can keep a clean sheet, then he can continue to play. I will make substitutions when he can no longer keep a clean sheet."
Ben Valen subconsciously frowned, "Shutout the opponent? You're asking too much of him. He's just a newcomer..."
"You also know that he is a newcomer? Which newcomer can compete with the main goalkeeper for the starting position right away? Especially when Cech is there? Except for those who can't play due to injuries, Cech has always been the starting goalkeeper. He is now competing with Cech for the position. If I don't have high requirements for him, if he can't keep the opponent scoreless all the time, why should I let him continue to start?"
"Fame? I don't care about that."
Ben Warren kept silent, because he knew that Mourinho in front of him was a really ruthless man, keeping Shevchenko on the bench for such a long time... Ben Warren sighed softly, no longer entangled with Mourinho, and turned to leave. When he reached the office door, he patted Zhou Liran on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll go back to work first. You continue to talk to your coach."
Zhou Liran nodded with red eyes, knowing that Coach Ben was helping him. "Thank you, Coach."
Ben Warren waved and left the office, and Mourinho waved to Zhou Liran to sit in front of him.
"This save bonus...are you short of money?"
Zhou Liran was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Mourinho's first words to be this.
"Don't want to ask your family for money?"
Zhou Liran nodded quickly, "Yes, I want to be independent as soon as possible."
"Then you can come over tomorrow and take a comprehensive test. Then we can arrange specific training programs based on your actual situation and daily training progress. By the way, we also need to take your physical and mental condition into consideration." Mourinho hummed softly, "Because this is a training during the holidays, I can only help you apply for part of the training subsidy, but you still have to take the bulk of it."
"If you want to wait another two months, then after the next season starts, I can use the team's funds to hire a coach for you, and you don't have to spend any money."
Zhou Liran pursed his lips silently, alarm bells ringing in his heart: What is he going to do? This conversation is not going in the right direction!
"Now it's up to you to choose. Do you want to continue training during the holidays or wait until the new season starts?"
Do I still need to choose? You've painted such a big rosy picture for me before, saying that if I train well during the holidays, I'll be the starting goalkeeper next season. But now you're asking me to choose whether to continue training?
Zhou Liran lowered his head silently, "I want to continue training."
Mourinho nodded slightly, "Okay, I understand. Then go out and discuss this matter with your father?"
"Okay, thank you, coach."
Is this the end?
Zhou Liran stood up confused, and when he looked up after going out, he saw his stepfather: Because he is under the age of eighteen, a guardian is required to change the contract... But does this have anything to do with what Mourinho just said? Persuade him to spend his own family’s money first? Don't be too anxious to be independent?
…
That night, Zhou Liran received a call.
"Hello, how are you? Who are you?"
"Hello, I'm Mendes, are you in need of an agent?"
Zhou Liran: ...
This is - so that's it? Or is it really so?
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