Chapter 10 First Coming
When Green Snouting brought Wang Tiezhu to the first team locker room, the first team players had already gone to train. Since Leeds United is now the England Champions League team in the second division, there are basically no international players in England or football powers in the team, only the outdated football "small country" international players, which allows Leeds United to maintain the integrity of the team during the European continent's international match days.
"Pongpong!"
Green Snouting patted a cabinet door, turned his head and smiled and said to Wang Tiezhu: "Shake, you will use this cabinet in the future. Also, do you have a jersey number for your preference?"
Thinking of the No. 5 jersey I wore when playing football in China, Wang Tiezhu smiled: "Mr. Green, I prefer No. 5."
Green Snouting touched his nose awkwardly and smiled bitterly: "Uh, Shaq, this number belongs to Andy... Andy O'Brien!"
Andy O'Brien is an Irish central defender. He is 32 years old this year and has played twenty-seven games for Ireland. He has no chance to be selected for the Irish national team now, but in Leeds United he is still a trustworthy person on the defense line.
But Wang Tiezhu didn't know this. He had never paid attention to Leeds United's first team. Except for Jonny Hausen and Ben Parker who David Soma just told him, no one else knew.
However, Wang Tiezhu didn't care much. He was not a star. If someone chose the number he liked, then choose another one: "Oh, if someone uses it, then forget it. Just give me a number."
Seeing that Wang Tiezhu was easy-going and easy to talk, and had no arrogance of a so-called genius player at all, Green Snouting nodded and smiled: "Okay, Shaq, this cabinet is cabinet No. 29, so how about you just choose No. 29?"
"no problem!"
Wang Tiezhu shrugged and smiled relaxedly. He was not very paranoid about jersey numbers. After all, he grew up in a materialistic country and had never played real professional football. He really didn't take these superstitious things very much.
"Shake, you can wear training clothes for today's training first. We will rush to create a jersey with your name and number tomorrow."
"Thanks!"
Wang Tiezhu hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to print the pinyin of the Chinese name on his jersey, but then he thought that doing so seemed too disrespectful to Zach Thompson. If he had other relatives, it would be bad if he saw it.
Green Snouting went to the next room and brought the training suit. Wang Tiezhu quickly changed into clothes and shoes, and followed Green Snouting to the first team training ground.
The first team is all professional players, and basically everyone has their own family, and many of them even have children. The training starts a little later than the youth team, and players always have to be given some time to handle housework. Now these professional players have just started physical activities there.
Wang Tiezhu saw his first professional football coach here, Simon Grayson, who had no shape and had a cold face. The first impression this meritorious coach gave Wang Tiezhu was that it was difficult to get along with, but he didn't know that Simon Grayson was actually a relatively easy-going person, but because of Leeds United's recent record, he was in a bad mood.
"Simon!"
From afar, Green Snouting raised his voice and shouted. Simon Grayson turned his head and saw that it was his assistant who came with the youth team's Zach Thompson. Then he squeezed out some smiles on his face and walked towards them.
Green Snouting said to Wang Tiezhu: "Shake, don't be afraid of Simon. This guy is very good, but the team's recent results... Haha, he is in a bad mood!"
Wang Tiezhu nodded and said nothing, but felt a little sympathetic to the head coach Simon Grayson. A head coach who was forced by the financial difficulties of the club can only go to the youth team to find a midfielder. It is definitely worth sympathy!
"Hi Zach, I'm Simon Grayson, welcome to the first team, boy, I hope you're ready for a new challenge!"
"Yes, Mr. Simon, I'm ready!"
Simon Grayson was in a heavy mood, and his tone of speech naturally became more serious without realizing it. Wang Tiezhu responded to his head coach very seriously. Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy, Green Snoutine quickly laughed and said, "Simon, do you know? Zach already has a nickname called 'Shake', which was given to him by his teammates in the youth team! Hehe, Shake, it's the bloodthirsty big guy in the sea!"
Huh!?
Simon Grayson showed a surprised expression. He had been a professional player very well. What it means when a player wins a nickname from his teammates is at least an affirmation of the player's ability. To put it more deeply, the teammates have fully trusted the player. Even a nickname can already explain a player's style and personality, such as birds, lone wolf, black panther, owner, beast, lion king, etc.
But no matter how Simon Grayson looked at the tall and thin big boy in front of him, he couldn't connect him with "Shake". You should know that it was a ferocious beast that would go crazy when smelling blood in the sea, and it could be said to be the overlord of the ocean. The little guy in front of him who always had a smile on his face... How could he be called "Shake"?
"Haha, OK, Shaq, I'll call you that too in the future! Welcome! And... I'll call me boss or boss in the future, don't call me husband."
After Simon Grayson was stunned, he finally had a smile on his face. The problem with Leeds United now is that the midfield lacks hardness and effective defense. No matter how good his appearance is, at least the nickname of "Shack" is already very murderous. This is very consistent with Simon Grayson's expectations, which also determines Simon Grayson's first impression of Wang Tiezhu...is good!
Green Snowing smiled and patted Wang Tiezhu on the back: "Shake, and I, don't always call me Mr. Green in the future, that would seem too unfamiliar. Just call my name Green."
"Okay, Green."
Wang Tiezhu nodded to Green Snouting with a smile, and Simon Grayson on the side laughed and said, "Okay, let's go and say hello to your new teammates, and then train with them. Shaq, you're fine, don't you sleep too nervous because you're coming to the first team, right? Haha, I'm going to tell you, when I knew I could play for the first team, I really couldn't sleep all night. When I registered for the first time, I had two dark circles. The old teammates at that time talked to me for the first time, most of them asked me if I had been too indulged in lust, hahahahaha..."
After hearing Simon Grayson's self-destruction of the scandal, Wang Tiezhu felt a sense of intimacy. He knew that he should have been initially integrated into this new group. As for his fate in the future, it depends on his performance.
Simon Grayson and Green Snouting brought Wang Tiezhu to the players' instant noodles, clapped their hands and shouted, "Okay, boys, stop. I'll introduce you to a new companion, Zach Thompson, a young man who just came from the other side of Thorpe Arch. You can call him Shaq. This is his nickname. His position on the court is a defensive midfielder! Okay, you all know each other. Also, Jonny, I've handed him over to you, he's your junior brother!"
I heard from Simon Grayson that Wang Tiezhu played as a midfielder, and the first team players put their guard down at him. A young boy and a midfielder were playing as a midfielder. This obviously does not conform to the current tactics of Leeds United. It seems that he should be just a new attempt by a head coach. It does not pose a threat to everyone in the team. After all, changing the team's tactics is not a matter of overnight. The league has already started, so it is very risky to make adjustments.
The captain of the first team, Jonny Hausen, is only 23 years old this year, but has become the leader of Leeds United. The reason is that he is not only talented and capable, but also a player trained by Leeds United itself. He started playing games for Leeds United at the age of 18. It is the sixth year now. Moreover, because of his brave style of playing and strong desire to fight, he finally became the new banner of the "Youth Guards" last year.
When Jonny Hausen heard that Wang Tiezhu came from the first team, he felt a sense of closeness. Of course, he would not know that Wang Tiezhu had only been in the Leeds youth training camp for only half a year, but Jonny Hausen subconsciously determined that Wang Tiezhu was another direct member. This young man with a very personality is stubborn as an Englishman. He stubbornly believed that only players from Leeds youth training camp would be like him, like Ben Parker, who would dedicate his life to the team. However, there seems to be only two such people in the Leeds team at the moment. Now there is another Wang Tiezhu. Jonny Hausen feels that the sky above his head is bluer.
As the team's midfield core, Jonny Hausen is very clear about the problem of his team. The reason why the team's performance is so bad is mainly because of the lack of hardness and defensive ability in the midfield. He is the only one among the midfield players who are more tough, but his defensive ability is not very strong. If he leaves off the offense and focuses on defense, he will be even busier. It is really uncomfortable to be alone. So Jonny Hausen is very happy about Wang Tiezhu's arrival. Although he doesn't know how capable this little brother is, having such a person is enough to show that the boss has begun to solve the problem. Even if this little guy can't bear the burden, a new defensive midfielder will definitely be introduced when transferring in the winter.
"Hi Shaq, I'm Jonny Hausen. Call me Jonny in the future, or call me boss! Hahaha, Shaq, we will be partners who fight side by side in the future. Come on, I'll introduce you to your teammates!"
Chapter completed!