Chapter 3: Meeting with teammates

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The Leeds City players finished their two-hour training in the morning. After bathing and changing clothes in the locker room, they came to the restaurant to dine together. After lunch, they went to the club’s lounge area for a nap.
This is a new rule made by Tony Clark after the new coach took office.
Before that, many players would drive home after the morning training, and then accompany their wives, children, and girlfriends out to eat and shop, and then drive back to the training base in the afternoon to continue the afternoon training.
Lauren Gurry doesn't care what they do in the hours between morning and afternoon training.
He once said publicly that as long as his players can fully engage in training, he doesn't mind even if they go back at noon and have a shot with their own woman.
Will there really be players taking advantage of such a break at noon to go to bed with their women?
No one knows, but at least when Lauren Gurry is coaching, the atmosphere in the Leeds team is really relaxed, and even a little...discrete.
Of course, many Leeds fans and players like this relaxed atmosphere, which makes them as comfortable as they are at home.
They call Gary, who likes to smoke, "daddy" and make jokes in front of him at will. Gary won't care-provided that he doesn't lose. After losing, he promised to scold everyone in the locker room so that they would fully understand why he is the "dad" of all players.
When Tony Clark replaced Gary, he promulgated a series of new disciplines within the team. He took care of everything from diet to work and rest, including not leaving the training base during lunch breaks during two training sessions. All players It is necessary to take a nap-for this the club has specially opened up a space in the building and installed two rows of high and low beds to ensure that each player of the first team has its own bed.
The original relaxed atmosphere disappeared, and the players were very uncomfortable. Some people miss "Papa" Gary secretly, and some want to leave...
Under such circumstances, the team's performance will be hell.
However, the club’s executives seemed determined to stand on Tony Clark's side this time. After they dealt with the two players who were openly at odds with Tony Clark during the winter break, everyone knew this. One point-unless you have found your next home, you can only accept the new rules of the new coach in the team.
Although the current head coach has been slashed a lot, in the English team, the head coach still has a lot of power. Against the head coach, except for the top players, no one else has much to eat.
It's like life. If you can't resist, just "enjoy"...
At least many players are now used to taking a nap after morning training.
After all, after a good night's sleep, many of them will indeed feel that they are energetic when training in the afternoon, and the training effect will be better than before.
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Pete Williams followed his teammates into the restaurant and saw a lot of media reporters in the corner of the restaurant. They were shooting, and the camera in his hand was all facing a person sitting by the window.
Then he heard his teammates whispering.
"Look, that person is our coach's heart..."
"The Chinese player?"
"Who else can there be?"
"WOW, this pomp, which England international did I think is coming?"
"It is said that it is a genius who was admired by the King of Madrid and Catalonia at the same time..."
"Why did such a powerful genius come to us? The attraction of Leeds is higher than the two giants in La Liga? When did Leeds become so powerful?"
"No way, Mr. Hodge has given too much..."
"Haha..."
Pete Williams did not participate in the ridicule of the new player by his teammates. He just glanced at the figure, then bowed his head and waited in line for the meal.
A look of indifference.
Compared with his own contract renewal, a newly joined teammate does not attract his attention.
Behind him, Farek Quinn has been staring at the Chinese player.
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Hulai, who was chatting with Nevin Ball, noticed that someone was watching him, so he raised his head and looked over.
Upon seeing this, Nevin Bauer turned his head and saw the first team players who were walking in: "Ah, the training of the team is over, just in time, I called Lorenzo to meet you. He is the captain of the team. After handing you over to him, there is nothing wrong with me."
Speaking of him, he got up and walked towards the group of players, and after saying a few words with a bald head and beard in the crowd, the bald head and beard walked over with Nevin Ball.
Hu Lai quickly stood up.
"Hello, young man." The bald-headed and cheeky beard spoke in slightly squeaky English, "I am Lorenzo Esposito, the captain of this team. Although this occasion is a bit informal, I I still want to welcome you to Leeds."
He grabbed Hu Lai's outstretched hand and shook it.
"Hello, Captain, my name is Hu Lai, my surname is Hu, and my name is Lai. You can call me Hu or Hu Lai." Hu Lai also introduced himself.
Next to them, Chinese reporters and CCTV camera crews recorded the scene.
"You speak English fluently..." Lorenzo showed a surprised expression after hearing Hulay's self-introduction, "I stayed here for four years before speaking like this. By the way, I am an Italian. An Italian. I am the captain of an English team, so you don’t have to worry at all, even though you are the first Chinese player in our team’s history of nearly a hundred years... We Leeds is an inclusive group, and we have English people in our team. , Scots, Dutch, Spaniards, Italians, Germans, Cameroonians... Now we have one more Chinese. This is good, world peace."
Lorenzo and Hu Lai sat down to talk, while Newen went to help the captain fetch food.
At the dining table, he was asked by the players: "Mr. Ball, is that our new teammate?"
"Of course. He only arrived in Leeds yesterday." Bauer answered the team's questions while waiting for the meal.
"This is the first time I have seen a new player join with a camera crew..." Some players spoke a little sour.
Nevin Bauer glanced at him: "Little Joe, do you know how many fans Hu has in China?"
The talking player Joe Taylor asked: "How much?"
Bauer held up two fingers: "Twenty million."
Taylor opened his mouth wide, and the other Leeds City players around him also showed surprised expressions.
Mikhail Vandevin exclaimed in a low voice: "My God...what is the concept of twenty million?"
Bauer said: "Fortunately, it is two million more than the total population of your country, the Netherlands."
Van der Wen said nothing.
Bauer shrugged: "Don't look at him as a newcomer here, but in his own country, he is a well-known super star. Why does he follow those photographers by his side? Because Chinese fans can't wait to know that he is here with us. Everything. Their national TV station also made a documentary specifically for him, just to record his coming to Leeds from China."
Everyone else, including Joe Taylor, had nothing to say.
After listening to the football director's words, Pete Williams looked up at the figure again.
But Farek Quinn snorted softly.
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When Lorenzo was talking with Hulay, the latter’s attention was almost on Lorenzo’s hands, they kept waving in front of their eyes, changing various gestures, just like in "Naruto" It’s hard not to pay attention to Jieyin.
He remembered a story: When you tie the hands of Italians, you are gagged on their mouths.
Now he thinks this is not a joke, it is true...
To Hu Lai's expectation, the big captain who looked a bit fierce on the outside was very talkative, and he didn't know if it was to prevent Hu Lai from feeling nervous and embarrassed that he said so desperately, or he just liked talking.
In short, thanks to the constant chatter of the Italians, there was no cold field between the two before Nevin Bauer returned.
"It seems that you were having a good chat, so I can rest assured." The football director handed Lorenzo the dinner plate, "Lorenzo, you are the captain, I can leave Hu to you."
"Relax, Mr. Bauer. I was worried that Hu could not speak English, so that it would be troublesome for him to communicate with the team, but now the biggest obstacle no longer exists. It is not too big to be able to communicate smoothly and integrate into the team. The problem."
"That's good. I won't bother you, let's talk slowly." Nevin Bauer finished speaking, patted Hu Lai's shoulder lightly, got up and left.
Lorenzo Esposito watched the football director leave, then turned around and said to Hulay: "Come on, I will introduce you to the players now. Don't worry, the boys are great, we are a small team. A small team also has the advantage of a small team, that is, everyone is relatively simple. If you are a big team...what a local helper or a foreigner, you have to choose the side first when you enter the team, otherwise the ball will not play well... "
"Listen to you, Captain." Hu Lai followed Lorenzo to his feet.
He had already noticed that some of those players would always look around here from time to time.
The CCTV camera crew also wanted to keep up with the shooting, but Lorenzo reached out and stopped. He shook his head and said: "Sorry, the players probably don't want to have a camera next to them, it will make them feel awkward."
The photographer looked at Hu Lai for help, and Hu Lai also shook his head: "If the captain says no, he just can't."
Lorenzo glanced at Hu Lai, seemingly satisfied with his reply.
"Then I will shoot here? If I don't go over, I will take a panorama, and I can't record what you said..." The photographer strives for his work.
Hu Lai translated what he said to Lorenzo, who thought about it after listening to it, and then shrugged, "No problem."
So the photographer can only sit in the same position and shoot from a distance.
In the shot, Huley followed Lorenzo to the table of the Leeds players, and under Lorenzo's introduction, they shook hands and high-fives with his new teammates.
Someone would pat his shoulder and say a few greetings.
Some people just simply shake hands.
Of course, this does not represent the Leeds City players' preference for Hulay, maybe it's just that some people are more introverted.
For example, Pete Williams, who just shook hands with Hu Lai, seemed to be troubled by the renewal negotiations with the club recently, in a downturn and not very emotional. When facing Hu Lai, the natural attitude is not salty.
This does not mean that he does not like Hu Lai, nor does it mean that he and Hu Lai are in conflict...
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After meeting and saying hello to all the first-line teammates who did not come to train except for the injury, Hu Lai did not stay in the restaurant. He said goodbye to everyone and then left the training base.
He will not officially start his training with Leeds until tomorrow, so naturally he does not need to stay at the training base in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, he wants to see the house with Uncle Yong.
Although I don’t know what the future will be in Leeds, staying in a hotel is not a long-term solution.
Find the house as soon as possible and move in, so that life is on the right track.
Sitting in the car, Yong Jun asked Hu Lai: "How do you feel about your new teammates? Do you think they get along well?"
"That's it... How can you tell when you meet, Uncle Yong?" Hu Lai shook his head while playing with his phone, "but the captain doesn't seem to be a difficult person to get along with."
"Falek Quinn, do you have any impression?" Yong Jun asked again.
Mentioning the name, Hu Lai put down his phone and nodded: "Yes, that person has been staring at me as if he was about to eat me."
"Do you know why he looks at you that way?"
Hu Lai replied casually: "I robbed his girlfriend?"
Yong Jun coughed to remind Hu Lai that there was a camera next to Hu Lai.
The photographer who usually rarely talks at work quickly explained: "It's okay, it's okay. We will cut it later..."
Hu Lai suddenly said, "Ah, I almost forgot that there was a camera next to me. I have become accustomed to what I do and what I say will be seen by others. Maybe someone is watching us at this time." Speaking of which, Hu Lai turned to look at the camera lens.
This made the photographer couldn't help but shrink back, it seems that Hu Lai's eyes can penetrate the machine and his own penetration, reaching a very distant place.
"Stop talking nonsense, Hu Lai. Quinn does see you upset because he thinks you drove away his good friend." Yong Jun explained.
Hu Lai spread his hands: "Turn me off..."
He wanted to say "it's my shit", but fortunately, he remembered in time that there was a camera. If he completely released himself and showed the "real me", it was estimated that there would be very few materials that could be used in the final shot.
So he quickly changed his words: "What is my business?"
"After the Flash Star Club raised your transfer fee, Leeds City had to sell players in order to raise transfer funds on the one hand, and to meet UEFA’s financial requirements. So in this winter transfer window, they will sell the original ball. The team's forward Lorraine Peretz was sold for seven million pounds. Peretz is very popular in Leeds, and Quinn has the best relationship with him. And you happen to be both strikers with Peretz. , So I think Quinn might decide that you squeezed away his good friend..."
Yong Jun is not the kind of agent who can only contend players against the club and threaten the club to raise his salary on the grounds of transfer. He still has to work hard to understand the team that Hu Lai will play for.
After all, it is a Premier League team, some information can be collected with a snack.
After listening to Yong Jun’s narration and speculation, Hu Lai sighed:
'Office politics' is everywhere. I just want to play a good game...

"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. There is no word'jianghu' abroad, but it doesn't mean that there are no such things. It's just not called this name."
"It's also... I think that when I first went to Flashstar, it was because Pharaoh and I met and helped me a lot. By introducing me to his teammates, I could integrate into the game smoothly. Team. And this time in Leeds, there is no Pharaoh."
Hu Lai in the camera spoke softly, not knowing whether he was talking to Yong Jun or talking to himself.
Yong Jun, who was sitting in the co-pilot, looked back at Hu Lai: "Why, afraid?"
"That's not true." Hu Lai chuckled, "Uncle Yong, football is very simple. If you perform well, someone will like you and support you. If you perform well, what's the point of your popularity? For example, you I analyzed the attitude of the Leeds City fans to me. They may not like me very much because they don’t understand or for other reasons. So what? Did I score a goal for the team, can they still cheer me? ?"
Yong Jun gave him a thumbs up: "I can rest assured if you think so, Hu Lai."
On the plane to Britain, Yong Jun used the time on the journey to give Hu Lai a good analysis of the problems he would face when joining Leeds. The key point is that he and head coach Tony Clark are tied together. Therefore, the fans of Leeds City may not be very welcome to see him, so Hu Lai must be psychologically prepared. The outside world is far from what the media and fans hoped for. The wind and sunshine on the surface may hide a turbulent undercurrent. , The pressure he was under was much greater than when he was playing in Flash Star... It can even be said that he was actually very well protected in Flash Star, and he has not seen the cruel side of this society.
"Hey, Uncle Yong, you underestimate me. I used to be in a more difficult situation than now..." Hu Lai curled his lips. "The team didn’t pass the ball to me in the last game, but didn’t I score a goal? I thought about it when I came out. If I didn’t mix well, I really wouldn’t go back. Even if Uncle Dong said Flashstar would always welcome me. not going back."
After speaking, he turned to the camera and said: "This is really not an advertisement placement."
Seeing that Hu Lai thought so thoroughly, Yong Jun had nothing to say.
The car suddenly quieted down, highlighting the new WeChat message alert tone of Hu Lai mobile phone.
He lowered his head and turned on the phone, it was everyone in the "Friends" group @他.
"Hu Lai, what's the situation on your side? I see someone on the Internet saying that you have already met with Leeds City players?"
"How is it? Are the new teams getting along well?"
"Did they racially discriminate against you?"
Hu Lai had a smile on his face, and lowered his head to type on the phone: "I’m so popular that I’m so cute and I love to drive to see the car. I tell you that they are all impressed by my personality. ! If I hadn't cleaned myself, they would even take me to drink wine..."
Chen Xingyi: "Damn, Hu Lai, just blow it! Foreigners know what'flower wine' is?"
"Why don't you know? Isn't the pool party just flower wine? I just translated it into a language you can understand. Little Xingxing, how did you learn with Huan brother all the time, don't even know this?"
Zhang Qinghuan: "Hu Lai, are you special...what's the matter with me?"
"Oh, it's been a long time since I heard this sentence. I feel a little lost when I think of people in the UK and can't hear the classic lines of Brother Huan..."
Chen Xingyi: "Damn, I didn't expect Hu Lai to be M!"
Wang Guangwei: "What does M mean?"
Chen Xingyi: "Don't pretend, Pharaoh!"
"Pharaoh, you can ask Morikawa, he must have done research."
Morikawa Junpei sent a meme: I don't have one, I am not, don't talk nonsense.
Zhang Qinghuan: "Hu Lai, if you want to be scolded next time, just say, don't be so circumspect! If you want, I can record ten minutes of our capital's characteristic foul language~EbookFREE.me~ for you to make mobile phone ringtones, alarm ringtones. When the time comes, I will listen to your missed brother Huan waking up swearly every day to ensure that you will be full of vitality all day..."
After speaking, he actually recorded a voice and sent it over.
As soon as Hu Lai opened it, I heard the familiar voice of Brother Huan: "Hulai, are you special..."
He patted his thighs in the car and laughed.
Yong Jun, who was sitting in the front co-pilot, heard Qing Huan's familiar voice, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
Then he turned his head and looked out of the car window. The sky outside was still gloomy, but it was just an ordinary cloudy day without any metaphor.
Oh, by the way.
Later, in the broadcast of the documentary, this episode became facing the concern of friends. Hu Lai replied in WeChat: "Thank you brothers for your concern. Everything is fine here. You guys have to cheer at home, let’s work together. Work hard!"
After putting down the phone, Hu Lai turned to look out of the car window with a confident smile on his face.