Chapter 61: Boss treat

On the second day of the team’s recovery training, before Hu Lai went to find the boss, the boss took the initiative to find him:
"After training for a while, don't rush away. I'll take you to red pepper for dinner."
Hu Lai was very happy: "Boss, you are an honest and trustworthy person!"
Tony Clark heard him crying and laughing: "Do you think I'm going to go to bed?"
"No, no, how is it possible? How can the head coach of a dignified Premier League team reckless? That can't. If you fail, let other players think about it. If this person’s heart is lost, the team is not easy to lead. So boss you It is absolutely impossible to say nothing!" Hu Lai shook his head like a rattle.
Why couldn't Clark hear his overtones? He patted Hu Lai's head: "Okay, I said that you will definitely invite you, I remember. Tonight is me, you, and Matt , The three of us. After training, you take my car and ask your agent not to pick you up."
"No problem, boss. I'll call him now!"
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The recovery training on the last day of the season was very relaxing. Everyone was laughing. The quality of training was actually out of the question. But even Tony Clark didn't care about these issues. He stretched the string for a season, and now it is still stretched, I'm afraid it will break. So relax appropriately, lower requirements, good for physical and mental health, and good for everyone.
After the training, everyone began to discuss how to spend the holiday.
Charlie Potter came over and put his arms around Hu Lai's shoulders and put his mouth in his ears: "Hey, Hu, we have a party tonight. Would you like to come and join us to celebrate our success in relegation!"
Hu Lai glanced at this who said that he was a stingy behind him, and then smiled brightly: "Okay! I'll bring the boss with me."
The smile on Potter's face solidified: "Excuse me, Hu, I didn't hear clearly just now, what are you talking about?"
"I said I'm bringing my boss to your party, Charlie." Seeing Potter's expression change, Hu Lai smiled brighter.
"Damn it!" Potter complained in a low voice, "You know we never call a coach for a player party!"
Hu Lai spread his hands: "I can't help it, Charlie. I have an appointment with the boss tonight. If I'm going to your party, I can only bring him."
Potter's eyes widened. "You have an appointment with the boss? What?"
"He invited me to dinner."
Potter did not suppress his voice just like he had seen a ghost: "The boss invites you to dinner?!"
A group of people in the dressing room cast a surprised and curious look at Hu Lai upon hearing this.
"What? The boss wants to invite Hu Lai to dinner?!"
"Damn! It's not fair! The boss has never invited any player to dinner!"
"Hu Lai, why can you be treated by your boss?"
Everyone gathered around one after another, and it seemed that Hu Lai would not let him go if he didn't say clearly today.
"Uh..." Hu Lai glared at Charlie Potter with a big mouth before explaining to other teammates: "Before I played for the team for the first time, the boss promised me to encourage me if I can score five goals this season, so just buy me a red pepper..."
"Red-spicy-pepper?!" There was a louder noise in the dressing room.
Charlie Potter, who was next to Hu Lai, grabbed his clothes abruptly, as if he was afraid he would run away: "This is not fair, Hu! There are three goals in your eleven goals but I assisted. It can be said that you can score so many goals for the boss to invite you to dinner, I have a great credit, OK? So why can you go to dinner, I can't?"
"I think what Charlie said makes sense." Pete Williams, who has been holding his chest and watching the excitement in the crowd, also nodded rarely, expressing his agreement with Charlie Porter.
Hu Lai knows why he nodded in agreement, because this kid also assisted himself several goals...
When he said so, others also expressed their support.
As long as those who have assisted Hu Lai in the game, they all jumped out and said that they should be qualified to eat.
Even Farek Quinn stood up shamelessly, took his assist in the previous game and asked Hu Lai for credit.
And those teammates who did not assist have also said: Although the last pass was not from me, but the last pass, two passes, three passes before the last pass... With my participation, I can be considered as participating in this attack. By.
Even the teammates who are not involved in the offense are plausible: If we did not do our best to defend in the backcourt and help you block the enemy's offensive, where would you get the offensive opportunity? So I should eat this meal too!
Everyone just blocked Hu Lai, and Charlie Potter clenched Hu Lai's clothes with both hands. In order to be able to catch the food, he really did not use any means.
Upon seeing this, Hu Lai defended: "It's not me, but the boss. It's useless for you to stop me!"
Charlie Potter smiled slyly: "What you said...Do you think we dare to stop the boss?"
Hu Lai was speechless.
"So if you don't block you, who do you block?"
In desperation, Hu Lai had to take out his mobile phone, ready to ask the audience outside the venue.
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As Matt was meeting with Matt to discuss the matter of inviting Hu Lai to dinner, Tony Clarke received a call from Hu Lai. After putting down the call, his face showed a strange expression.
"What's the matter, Tony?" Matt asked curiously.
"Nonsense the locker room rioted..."
Matt heard the word, got up from the chair nervously, and bumped into the chair.
But he didn't care about the chair lying behind him, but stared at Clark with a solemn expression: "Riot? What riot? Why does a good team riot? Is it infighting? Or..."
Clark quickly raised his hand to prevent his further associations: "No, it's just that the guys heard that I was going to invite Hu to eat red peppers, they were jealous and wanted to eat rice. If we don't agree to their request, they will ..."
"What do they do? Tear the ticket?"
"Ha, no, they won't let Hu Lai go. It's normal for young people to make trouble. In fact, I think Hu Lai has created a good opportunity for me."
"What good opportunity?"
"I have been in the team for a season. Apart from training and competitions, I really have too little contact with the players. Newcomers need to establish and maintain their authority, so it is normal to use some tough methods. But we can't stay so tough. .So this is a good opportunity to get closer to the players. Although I don’t like Lauren Gurry’s tolerance and concession to the players without a bottom line, it does not mean that I want to separate myself from the team. Come."
Tony Clark explained.
"And today, this matter just gave me a chance. And it was brought up by the players-they wanted me as the coach to invite them to dinner, which shows that they are willing to get along with the coach."
Matt also reacted and nodded: "This is a good thing. It means they are accepting you as a new coach. After leading them to relegation successfully, your reputation in their minds will also increase."
"Yeah, so I plan to take advantage of the situation and agree to their request, simply ask the whole team to go to the Red Pepper."
Matt originally planned to agree, but suddenly he remembered something with a weird face: "Tony, you invite the whole team to eat Chinese food. If Ms. Schmidt knows about this... I'm afraid it's not good?"
Clark's smile solidified on his face.
After a while, he waved his hand: "It's okay. When we get to the pre-season training camp, we can increase the intensity of our physical training a little bit."
Matt sighed: "It can only be this way..."
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One after another, various cars parked on the side of the road where the Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant was located, and some figures that made Leeds fans scream came down one after another.
The media reporters who rushed in to get the news in advance pressed the shutter of the camera in their hands to record every Leeds city player who appeared in front of the "Red Pepper" Chinese restaurant.
This kind of collective off-field activity is a big deal for the small team Leeds. After all, it's not a rich team, and a star going out shopping can cause the paparazzi to follow. Most players in Leeds are not up to the "star" level. They are ordinary people when they leave the court.
Without celebrities, gossip on the sidelines is naturally much less.
Now the whole Leeds team has come to the Red Pepper for dinner, which of course can be regarded as the local big news.
Even the local TV station has people. The host is facing the camera and back to the door of the Red Pepper Restaurant to record a news program: "The Leeds City team suddenly arrived at the Red Pepper Restaurant. Yes, it is the whole team. Our reporter is on the side of the road. Squatting and confirming that every Leeds City player is here... It is guessed that it may be related to the team's successful relegation. This should be a celebration within the Leeds City team. After the end of the season, they can finally relax completely. Have a good celebration..."
The Leeds City players who didn't know what was waiting for them in the pre-season training next season, when they saw the door of the red pepper restaurant, they all screamed with excitement.
"Have you never eaten red pepper?"
Hu Lai, who has never really eaten red pepper before, was surprised.
Although he has never come to eat, he has also heard the name of red pepper. You know, this is a famous restaurant that has been selected as one of the top ten Chinese restaurants in the UK for two consecutive years.
The head office is in Leeds, and there are also branches in London and Birmingham, which is very famous.
"No, mainly because the feeling of eating Chinese food upright is very good, hehe!" Charlie Potter explained to Hu Lai next to him.
Hu Lai suddenly realized, and immediately understood the excitement of his teammates.
It's like a father who has disapproved of playing football by himself for many years. If one day suddenly says, "Go, son, father will take you to play football!"
The excitement must be totally different from sneaking a ball in peacetime.
Hu Lai set his sights on the famous red pepper restaurant.
Unlike those who like to use Chinese elements to decorate, so that everyone can see at a glance what kind of restaurant they are, it is impossible to tell from the outside of the red pepper restaurant that this is a Chinese restaurant.
Only above the gate is a small light box sign with two crossed red peppers, and below it is Chinese: Red Pepper Restaurant.
This may be the only thing that can indicate the identity of the restaurant in it.
At the door, the manager of the Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant went out to greet him personally.
When he saw Hu Lai, he was extremely enthusiastic: "Hu Lai, amazing! I won glory for the country!"
Hu Lai was a little surprised: "Are you Chinese?"
The manager smiled: "Of course, I didn't give up my Chinese nationality!"
"This shop... is it some years old?" Hu Lai looked up at the door of the sign (Note 1).
"I've been driving for almost 30 years... Hey, I'm not stupid. It is easy to give up Chinese nationality, but it is harder to think about naturalization." The manager shook Hu Lai's hand, shaking and shaking: "I knew you a long time ago. I hope you will come here for dinner, but I hope the stars and the moon will not come to you..."
Hu Lai quickly explained: "Uh, I just came here, still in the stage of physical training, the team will not let me eat Chinese food."
"Understand, but it's okay to come for a meal occasionally. Let me tell you, more than one person from the Leeds City team has come to us for dinner..." The boss lowered his voice and said to Hu Lai with his hand over his mouth. .
The first thing Hulay thought of was Charlie Potter, he chuckled.
"Today you brought all your teammates here, and I will give you a 50% discount to make sure you have a bright face!" The manager patted his chest and said with great pride. "That's... I hope you can take a photo together in my store by then? Don't worry, I don't use it for commercial use, just hang it in my store, so that my broken hotel can also shine!"
Hu Lai waved his hand: "There should be no problem with taking photos. Discounts are not necessary, and it is not easy to do business. You still have to make money. Besides, today is our boss's treat. If you discount, then you are Look down on him, it seems that he is not sincere in the treat..."
Hearing that the manager turned to look at Tony Clark, the team coach who just got out of the car, he nodded thoughtfully.
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In order to meet the dining requirements of the entire Leeds City team, the Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant closed doors to thank guests tonight, and did not accept individual guests.
So the entire restaurant is reserved by the Leeds City team.
Everyone sat at different tables and enjoyed the same standard Chinese food.
The manager is right, many of them have come here to eat.
Including the team's head coach Tony Clark, when he was just coaching Leeds, he also came here for a meal with Matt. After all, "Red Pepper" is so famous that it is not only loved by the international students in Leeds, but also by the locals.
But the situation today is slightly different.
Hu Lai became the focus of the team's attention.
After each dish was served, everyone would let Hu Lai taste it first, and they all stared at Hu Lai nervously, holding their breath and waiting for him to give an evaluation.
After all, there is a Chinese player from Hu Lai in this team, and Red Chili is a Chinese restaurant, which has always been known as authentic.
But how do people like them who have never been to China know if the food here is really authentic?
Now that it’s alright, a real Chinese has arrived, so he must try the dishes for everyone.
Hu Lai put down his chopsticks, chewed the Kung Pao chicken in his mouth, closed his eyes and felt... In fact, he couldn't feel anything. This is not a gourmet article. Nothing exploded in his mouth, no light shining from his mouth, nose and eyes, and he wouldn't be so excited that he would have hallucinations in front of his eyes like knocking medicine...
But the drama is still to be done, especially when so many teammates are looking at you expectantly.
When he finally opened his eyes, the teammates around him opened their eyes wide and couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Is it that smell?"
Hu Lai raised his eyebrows, his eyes lit up, and nodded: "Yes, that's it!"
"嘢!!!"
The Leeds City players around him burst into cheers and applause, as if they had won a bet.
Before he went abroad, Hu Lai had seen some sand sculptures by foreigners on the Internet. It seemed boring. You can't understand why they can be so excited.
For example, a group of people can gather under a large screen in a shopping mall, and then watch the "DVD" screen saver logo on the screen wander back and forth on the screen, and bounce back when they hit the edge of the screen. When the sign falls perfectly on the four corners of the screen, everyone present will burst into cheers, throwing the drinks in their hands into the sky, and hugging each other warmly...just like witnessing what an amazing thing. .
But when he went abroad, he could somewhat understand these sand sculptures.
Foreigners’ emotions should be more external, to put it bluntly... just like a group of older children.
Not to mention that professional players themselves are all older children, they often make some actions that are particularly naive to others.
For example, sneaking behind you on the training ground, and then picking your pants while you are not paying attention...
This kind of naive joke, UU reading www.uukanshu.com can make everyone laugh-except for the person who was stripped of pants.
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As night fell, the red pepper restaurant was brightly lit, and through the glass windows, people outside could clearly see the movement inside.
A reporter raised his head and glanced at the situation in the restaurant, then lowered his head and typed quickly on his mobile phone:
"...Just after the end of the league, the Leeds City players gathered together and, under the leadership of the head coach Tony Clarke, came to the Red Pepper Restaurant for dinner... The joy of successful relegation is on the face of every Leeds City player The overflowing and happy scenes will surely make every Leeds city fan happy-I hope such happy scenes and smiles will be seen frequently in the next season..."
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Note 1: Most of the descriptions about red pepper Chinese restaurants are my fiction. After all, I have never been to Leeds, nor have I eaten red pepper. The information on the Internet is limited. If you have a friend who has eaten red pepper in Leeds, if you find something that doesn't match your perception, laugh it off and know that it is fictitious, don't care about the truth or not.