Emily thought that the performance of this game would make Chu Zhongtian lose his chance to play at Wimbledon, but in fact her worries were unnecessary.

After the game, Eames still never mentioned the first half of the game, and seemed to have completely forgotten it. He didn't say a word in the return car, which made the atmosphere in the car even more dull. Although he didn't say anything, everyone knew that the boss must be angry.

Chu Zhongtian's position was not affected at all. In the following days, he would still train with the team two days a week. After each training, the head coach would still stay with Russell for punitive training. Then in the next friendly match, he was sent to the court at the same time. Sometimes they started at the same time, and sometimes they came on as a substitute at the same time. Eames seemed to have deliberately given them a minute to play separately.

Like the first half of the first game, there was still no cooperation between the two of them. The team's performance was also ups and downs. They lost less when they were good and lost 0:1. When they were bad, they set a new record and lost 0:5 to their warm-up opponents. But the loss was not all because of the two of them.

This is how Chu Zhongtian's life was throughout July.

Wimbledon kept going out to play games, but there was no win in all the games, and there was not even a draw.

Losing to Sutton United 0:4.

Losing to Dalichi Village 0:1.

Losing 1:2 to Bromley. Good news, Wimbledon finally scored the first goal in their club history. The goalkeeper was center and captain Kevin Cooper.

Losing to Burhamwood 2:4.

0:5 defeat to Walton and Blacksham.

Losing 0:1 to Windsor Eaton.

He was defeated by the Kingstons 1:2. He finally returned to home court, but he was the away team. Because Kingston is the real owner of Kings Ranch Stadium, Wimbledon just pays 20,000 pounds to rent it every year.

Lost to Leatherhead 0:2.

Before August 8, they played eight warm-up matches, lost all, scored only four goals, but conceded twenty-one goals.

This result is really terrible, but when Wimbledon's local media mentioned this team consisting of fans, they were not surprised by this result. In their opinion, a team consisting of fans is already a great victory to be able to stand on the court. What are you hoping for?

So they put more energy into reporting on the Wimbledon Open, which just ended. Australian Hare Hewitt defeated Argentina's Nalbandian in three straight sets in the final, winning his first Wimbledon championship in his career and the second Grand Slam singles championship in his career.

Compared with football, Wimbledons may prefer tennis. No wonder Pete Winkelman wants to move the club out of this small town that is famous for tennis. Facing more than 10,000 fans here, he really can't see the development prospect of a professional football club...

But for money, can those who like football here deprive them of the fun?

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Today is August 8th, and AFC Wimbledon welcomes their ninth warm-up opponent - Wealdstone.

This non-league team in northeast London (referring to the teams other than the 92 teams in the Premier League, Championship, English League One and English League Two, please refer to Chapter 18 for details) has been hang out in the amateur league, but they have produced two famous stars in history - the best captain in Nottingham Forest history, one of the best left-backs in the history of the English national team, and Stuart Pierce nicknamed "Madman". The other is Winnie Jones, the leader of the major gang who has served as the captain of the Welsh national team and Wimbledon's "crazy gang". Judging from the latter, Wildstone and Wimbledon have a lot of connections...

At that time, Pierce played for this team, participated in the low-level league, and worked as a plumber, was discovered by professional scouts, and eventually became a member of the England national team, participated in world competitions such as the European Cup and the World Cup. However, his football career was not at all prosperous in the first few years. At first, he went to the Queen's Park Rangers to try out, but was rejected. This incident hit Pierce a big blow. He seemed to have doubts about his professional football prospects, so that Hull City later came to him and invited him to join.

He refused them all. Instead, he played for the amateur team Wildstone. Five years later, when he was favored by Coventry Club, they paid 30,000 pounds to Wildstone. For an unknown non-league player, this was undoubtedly a big sum. Wildstone was of course willing to accept this unexpected fortune. But Pierce actually reluctantly accepted Coventry's invitation to join... Look, from an amateur team to a professional team, it was tantamount to a carp jumping over the dragon goal, and Pierce actually reluctantly accepted it.

After playing for two seasons in Coventry, he was favored by Nottingham Forest legendary coach Brian Crowe and spent £300,000 to bring him to the city court. As a result, Pierce, who had just joined, had no confidence in his football career, and for this reason he also advertised his electrician job in the Forest's game journal...

The first stop for Winnie Jones' debut was this team. At that time, he was a small worker on a construction site and played football in his spare time. In 1984, the 19-year-old Jones joined the amateur team Wildstone between Watford and London. In two years, he played 63 games for the team, scoring eight goals, and helped "Stone" win the double championship of the amateur league and the amateur FA Cup in the 1984-85 season. Although Wildstone lost the opportunity to enter the professional league one season later, Winnie Jones' outstanding performance attracted the attention of professional teams, including Wimbledon.

On July 29, 1986, Wimbledon was promoted to the League One for the first time in history (the English low-level league at the time was not the current League one, and in terms of level, it was equivalent to the Premier League). Head coach Dave Bassett led the team to a triple jump from the fourth division in England in just four years. This former Wimbledon player is funny, but his team is the most brutal in England's style, because he had too many cards in the previous season and was fined by the FA. Bassett believed that Jones' style was very suitable for his team, so on November 1, 1986, Wimbledon received Jones for 10,000 pounds, and the 21-year-old little worker Winnie earned 150 pounds a week.

Everyone knows the story after this...

So Mo said that the big stars cannot be produced in the amateur league, and the golden phoenix cannot be produced in the pheasant nest. Mo also underestimated the low-level leagues covering all parts of England. Stuart Pierce is the best example of how England's league system makes a talented young man a first-class star.

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Nowadays, Wildstone no longer has Stuart Pierce, but they have been in the Ismian Super League for many years, obviously are much better than Wimbledon.

With twenty-seven minutes left in the game, Wimbledon was already behind 0:2. If nothing unexpected happens, they will lose another game. Fans are not interested in this game. Wildstone's home court, which is located in Edgeville, can accommodate 5,000 people, only more than 600 people came to the White Lions Stadium today.

The continuous loss made Wimbledon fans lose interest and come to cheer for the team away. Moreover, this away game is a bit far from the previous few times - from south London to northeastern.

There were only about dozens of fans coming from Wimbledon, and Emily was among them. No matter how the team performed or how far it was, she would always appear in the stadium stands and watch the team's games. But the team's performance was not good, and she was not very energetic now.

Chu Zhongtian was already sitting off the court. He started in the first half with average performance and still did not cooperate with Russell. During the halftime break, he and Russell were replaced both times. Unlike the first game, Eames no longer replaced eleven players in one breath. He only replaced Russell and Chu Zhongtian, and his attitude was already very clear-the performance of Chu Zhongtian and Russell could not satisfy him.

Now everyone's eyes are full of sympathy when they look at both of them. Not only do they have to be left alone in training and be punished, but they are always replaced in advance in the game. It is estimated that when they reach the official league, they will have to accept the fate of substitutes... This is to disobey the will of the head coach and insist on having an opposition.

The game ended with a score of 0:2. The newly formed Wimbledon team lost nine games in all nine friendly matches. They still scored only four goals and conceded more than twenty-three. If it were a professional team, their head coach would have been dismissed long ago - the warm-up report card of this season was so terrible that the board of directors and fans would question the coach's level.

Fortunately, this is just an amateur team in the amateur league, and this amateur team has just been established for more than a month. No one will have any unrealistic fantasies about this team. Even if they shouted at Kings Ranch: "Go back to where you should go, go back to the top league! Go back to where you should go, Southwest London!" I would not think that the goal would be achieved in more than a month.

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian and Russell's performance on the court was not booed or abused by too many people, and they were allowed to bother in the game.

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After returning to Kings Ranch, Eames told everyone that four days later, on August 12, they would continue to gather here and then take the car to the road for their last game before the start of the new season. It was not a friendly match, but a cup match. Everyone who could go had to go, except for two.

"Chu and Russell, you two stay here, I have something to say to you."

Borge and Shilin looked at their respective friends, and they knew in their hearts that it seemed that it was time for a showdown...

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ps, I know some people think this plot is depressing, but there is no way. This plot is an important prelude to Chu Zhongtian's future development, so it must be written and written in detail, so his abilities will be convincing in the future.

As for Russell and Borger, I have said more. Anyway, they all have their own endings here. They are also very important figures for Chu Zhongtian, especially Russell, who even influenced Chu Zhongtian for a very important day in the future. Therefore, they must also be written and written in detail.

If you feel unhappy about watching it, just raise it and watch it until it is put on the shelves. If you watch this plot in one breath, it will feel much better.

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