Chapter 024 How about we switch positions?

At the first-team training ground of Wolverhampton Club, head coach Dave Jones sat upright on the bench at the edge of the field with a serious look on his face. However, the steaming cup of coffee in his hand overshadowed his demeanor... Yes, he was very relaxed now.

Looking at the black-haired boy who was running on the court, covered in sweat, he felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart. This refreshing feeling made him feel comfortable from head to toe. He even asked the staff to make him a cup of coffee, which he held in his hand and savored slowly.

He really had no reason to reprimand Allen Wang, but as a head coach, does he need a reason to discipline a newcomer? When he arrived at the stadium just now, an idea flashed in his mind. It was called physical training, so the black-haired boy had to run laps slowly. It can only be said that Dave, who looks very gentlemanly, is definitely very sinister in his heart...

Now, the other team members had already finished running ten laps. They were all exhausted and panting as they sat together on the sidelines, watching Wang Li running crookedly on the court.

Pete grinned and asked Newton next to him with a bitter face: "Do all the newcomers have to run laps like this? Will it be my turn tomorrow? This is too miserable..." Newton also came from the Wolverhampton youth team. He has never left the club since he started playing football. Although he is not very old, he is already an 'old man' of the club.

"No, it must be Alan Wang who offended Dave. You know, the boss usually has a very good temper. Look at him now, it's almost as if 'I'm taking revenge' is written on his face." Newton said slowly. He was very interested in this new black-haired boy. Although their positions overlapped and there would definitely be competition in the future, Newton was a true Wolverhamptonian and he loved this team. If this black-haired boy was really capable, he would not care about his position, and he was a versatile player and did not necessarily play only as a right winger.

After hearing Newton's words, the players next to him all looked at head coach Dave, and then nodded in unison, looking as if they agreed.

At this time, Wang Li in the field really couldn't run anymore. His physical strength couldn't support him to run a hundred laps in a row. You know, this is a standard 800-meter track. He couldn't bear it after running just a dozen laps. If it weren't for the support of his body's internal strength, he would have fallen down long ago.

Wang Li didn't know why Dave did this to him. Until now, he still didn't understand. But no matter what, he was now a member of the first team, so he had to listen to the boss. This was really helpless...

When he ran to the fifteenth lap, Dave knew that the black-haired boy in the field could not hold on any longer. However, this also surprised him. This kind of physical fitness was already among the best in the team. Although it was still unclear how good this boy's skills were, his physical fitness and perseverance exceeded the standards of the first-line team.

You know, he's only sixteen years old! What about twenty-six? Thinking of this, Dave was very excited, and he also understood Old Wood's thoughts. Which coach doesn't want to hold a future with good strength and greater potential?

In his joy, his thoughts of revenge faded and he immediately ordered his players to go to the field and help him back.

After hearing this, Pete and Harrison ran over quickly. They were very worried about Wang Li. After more than two months of getting along, they had become very good friends.

Dave, who was in a good mood, looked at his players who were tired, and was generous for once, so he ended the training early. The players cheered and dispersed.

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The next day, in order to understand the level of the three newcomers, Dave held an intra-team competition.

Peter, Harrison and Wang Li were all assigned to the substitute team, wearing red uniforms, while the main team's uniforms were Wolverhampton's traditional color - orange. Although they were only substitutes, the Premier League team, especially the bottom team like Wolverhampton, the strength gap between the main and substitutes was not too big, and the competition was very fierce.

As soon as assistant coach Eels blew the whistle, the substitute team took the lead in kicking off. Harrison passed the ball to Blake and ran straight to the front court. The latter immediately passed the ball to the wing and also ran forward.

The team captain Kennedy directed the players to fight for the ball, while he stayed behind, waiting for the pass from his teammates, to command the entire team.

After several passes, the left winger Gujongsson made a mistake and lost the ball, and the ball fell to the feet of the main defender Irwin. He immediately passed it to Kennedy, asking him to drive the rhythm on the field.

Kennedy pulled the ball, carried it steadily for a few meters, and then passed it to Lyle who was asking for the ball on the wing. At this time, Wang Li was right next to Lyle. Seeing the opportunity, he took a step past Lyle and rushed towards the ball at an extremely fast speed. Lyle only saw a shadow passing by him. When he looked up, the ball was already at the feet of Wang Li who was just behind him. He opened his mouth in surprise.

Wang Li looked forward and saw Harrison was already in the penalty area. Not far to his left was a substitute player he was not familiar with. He immediately kicked the ball to him.

The corner kick was passed directly from the right side of the field to the edge of the main team's penalty area. The moment Wang Li passed the ball, Harrison immediately started to move quickly, leaving Naraku behind him and rushed straight to the goal. He and Wang Li had been working together for more than two months, and he was already very familiar with this anti-offside tactic.

Naraku reacted and quickly followed, but the ball still landed accurately in front of Harrison. Unfortunately, Harrison seemed a little timid in front of the first-team goalkeeper Oaks, and he was actually caught by him.

Assistant coach Ils, who was acting as the referee, saw it very clearly. He looked with shining eyes at the black-haired boy who shook his head and ran to the backcourt. He then looked at Harrison who had a lost face in the frontcourt. He thought that the two newcomers cooperated very well and that Alan Wang's long pass was indeed well-deserved.

Less than two minutes into the game, the main team was attacked by two new players from the substitute team. Although the ball did not go in, the players of the main team still felt embarrassed. They looked at each other and nodded firmly. They were going to fight back.

After the goalkeeper kicked off, Irwin received the pass and casually passed it to center back Naror, who knocked it to Ruzhny, and the ball then bounced back and forth in the backcourt.

Harrison and Kurt had to step forward to compete for the ball, while Wang Li ran slowly back and forth on the right side of the court, keeping a close eye on the situation in the front court.

Suddenly, Naror received the ball and made a long pass, and the ball fell to Kennedy's feet. He turned around to protect the ball, and with a pull and a push, he passed Pete who came to compete for it and quickly moved forward.

Wang Li hurriedly ran from the right, ready to make up for the defense. Kennedy did not stick to the ball, but kicked it to Iverson in front of him. The latter dribbled the ball a few times and then passed it back to Kennedy. On the left, Kennedy dribbled the ball while looking at the position of the penalty area, suddenly stepped forward with his left foot and drove towards the penalty area. Miller in the penalty area suddenly picked up and made a header, and the ball passed over the head of goalkeeper Paul Jones and went into the net.

Wang Li blinked, looking at all this in surprise. In terms of strength, these main players were not much better than the substitutes, but the kind of cooperation they had was something the substitutes could never do. That was the difference. It was a simple short pass, a long pass to the penalty area. The substitutes had almost no way to deal with it. Wang Li had no good solution either. Football was a sport for eleven people. He went to fight for it, but the other side passed the ball directly.

However, Wang Li immediately waved his hand to the players of his team and pressed down, which meant "stay steady and attack them one by one". The whole audience had just seen Wang Li's beautiful long pass. Strength is everything on the court, so they nodded and accepted his command.

The ball was quickly passed to Wang Li, who nodded to Harrison, signaling him to slow down. He then rushed forward from the side with the ball, and with a simple turn, he passed Cameron who came to intercept him. At this time, two players in front came to double-team him, and they didn't want this newcomer to be so arrogant on the court.

Wang Li frowned and passed the ball to Harrison who was closer to the front without hesitation, while he himself bypassed the opponent's defensive player and quickly ran to the edge of the penalty area.

Harrison did not stop the ball and pushed it forward until it was at Wang Li's feet again. He knew how fast Wang Li could run without the ball. Sometimes he even thought that this black-haired boy should become a sprinter and would definitely win the world championship easily...

After Wang Li received the ball, he crossed over the ball with his left leg, feinted at Naylor who was defending nearby, and then made a powerful shot with his right foot. The ball flew straight towards the left foot of the goal like a cannonball.

Goalkeeper Oaks jumped up immediately and touched the ball with his fingers, but the ball was too fast and it only changed a slight angle before entering the goal and hitting the net.

Including head coach Dave, almost everyone in the stadium stared at Wang Li, who was smiling on the field, with their mouths wide open in shock. How could the football kicked by this kid have such great power? Was it Robert Carlos's spirit that possessed him just now? …

At this time, goalkeeper Oaks rubbed his fingers, walked across the field, walked to the substitute goalkeeper Paul Jones with a pitiful look and said, "How about we switch positions?";