Almighty Coach

Chris Payton met Li Dai, and also met Howles Forast.

"This kid is what you call the king of the ball?" Payton asked, frowning.

"To be precise, the future champion." Dai Li replied with a smile.

"Okay, you say yes." Peyton showed a helpless face, thinking that Dai Li was joking, and then he continued, "Are you going to hand him over to me for training?"

"Yes, you will be in charge of most of his training, but more importantly, you will be his guardian. This kid is from Argentina and he is underage, so he needs a guardian in the United States." Dai Li said .

"You want me to be his guardian?" Peyton immediately put on a reluctant expression.

Dai Li nodded: "And you are also responsible for taking care of his daily life!"

"Boss, don't be kidding me. My apartment is very small. It's already crowded for me to live in, but I can't accommodate another person." Peyton shook his head and said.

"I will cover all your rent for the next year." Dai Li said without hesitation.

"But I don't know how to cook. I usually rely on ordering takeaway..." Payton continued.

"Okay, I'll pay you another year's food expenses." Dai Li said helplessly.

"Also, I..." Payton was about to find a reason, but Dai Li interrupted Payton.

"The Porsche 911 I just bought, I'll lend you to drive it for a year, so it's okay?" Dai Li said.

"Deal!" Payton obviously coveted Dai Li's newly bought sports car for a long time, and when he heard that Dai Li was willing to lend him the car to drive for a year, Payton agreed without hesitation.

"Boss, I have one last question. There are so many coaches in our training center, and many of them are married and have children. They may know how to take care of children better than me, but why did you choose me? To be honest, For a bachelor like me, taking care of myself is a problem, how can I know how to take care of children." Peyton asked.

"Apart from you, do other people speak Spanish?" Dai Li asked rhetorically, and then he went on to say, "I want to take care of this little ball king, but I'm not an American, so it's troublesome to be someone else's guardian. The important thing is that I don't speak Spanish, I can't understand what he said, and he probably can't understand what I said, so should we communicate by gestures!"

The Payton family is a well-known gang in Los Angeles, and because California is close to Mexico, many gangs in California are involved with Mexicans, and some gang members are even dominated by Mexicans. .

A large part of the Payton family’s business is dealing with Mexican drug dealers. There are also many Mexican-Americans or Mexican illegal immigrants in the Payton family’s gang. Payton grew up in such an environment and naturally learned to speak Spanish. .

Mexico, like Argentina, speaks Spanish, so the communication between Payton and football prodigy Halls was unimpeded. But Dai Li didn't understand Spanish, so he basically couldn't communicate with Halls. Howles is only thirteen years old this year. He grew up in Argentina, so he can only speak some simple English words and sentences, far from being able to communicate in English.

...

After explaining what happened to Howers, Dai Li called the lawyer again and asked the lawyer to draft the contract and bring it to the training center.

The 3% income share for the next 20 years can only be regarded as a fairly standard deal for Dai Li.

Judging from the current market price, the football king can earn almost 100 million euros a year with all his income added up. Those whose level is slightly weaker than the champion can earn 20 to 30 million euros a year.

If calculated based on an annual income of 50 million yuan, 3% is equivalent to 1.5 million euros. Considering that in the future, this money will be taken for nothing, so it can be regarded as a very considerable income.

But after all, Halls is only thirteen years old, and he will have the opportunity to enter the professional football stage in four or five years at the earliest, and it will take another three or four years for him to become famous. Under normal circumstances Well, it may take ten years for Howles to start making big money.

Calculated in this way, Howers can give Li Dai money for only ten years, 1.5 million euros a year, and 15 million euros in ten years. This is Li Dai's income. But what Li Dai paid was probably just one or two athlete patches and a complete training plan. It's clearly a good investment.

...

Old Forast left the United States and returned to Argentina, and Halles quickly adapted to life in the United States.

Now Halles, in addition to training, has to take English classes every day. After all, Halles has to train in the United States for a long time, so he must learn to speak English.

In a blink of an eye, Halls spent two weeks in the United States.

On the training ground, Halls has been practicing high jumps, which helps him grow taller.

Not far away, Dai Li looked at Howers, but frowned. He could see that Today's Howers, whether in terms of physical fitness or training concentration, did not perform very well, which was different from the previous few days. made a big difference.

"My kid, what's the matter today?" Dai Li waved his hand to call one of his coaches, and asked, "Has Halls' training been like this all along?"

The coach turned his head and looked at Halls. He didn't seem to notice anything unusual about Halles, so he replied, "He's been in the same situation for the past two days. Boss, is there something wrong? "

"There is something wrong, go and find Coach Payton for me." Dai Li ordered.

A few minutes later, Chris Payton was here.

"Boss, are you looking for me?" Peyton asked.

"Halls seems to be out of shape in training. He is not focused enough, and he just completed the training program absent-mindedly. Has he had any unusual performance recently? For example, homesickness? Or missing relatives? Or can't adapt to the living habits of the United States ?" Dai Li asked.

"No? Howles didn't show homesickness. Obviously, life in the United States is much better than in Argentina, and he has been very happy in recent days." Payton replied without hesitation.

"Very happy?" Dai Li's expression became more and more puzzled.

"Yeah, he made a new friend." Peyton replied.

"With his English proficiency, this is not easy." Dai Li said casually.

"His new friends are Mexicans, and they speak Spanish." Peyton continued: "To be precise, they are Mexican immigrants. Don't worry, I know that family. They are not the kind of illegal immigrants who smuggle in." , They are all legal immigrants, they are not involved in gangs, that family has a job, and the owner of that house is a professional gardener who specializes in helping rich people trim the plants in the garden, maybe you have patronized him too!"

"What else is there?" Dai Li continued to ask.

"The kid in that family is called Santiago. He should be about the same age as Halles, or maybe a little older than Halles. He also likes playing football." Peyton seemed to be worried that Dai Li might get the wrong idea, so he added Said: "I'm talking about soccer."

"I understand, then what?" Dai Li continued to ask.

"Halls goes to Santiago to play football every day. It is said that there are several other friends, including Mexicans and Colombians, but there are not many Americans...you know, we Americans are not very good. I pay attention to this sport. But Halles is very happy. I can see that he really likes to play football. I think every night, going to play football with his friends should be the happiest time of his day. Come on!" Peyton said.

"You mean he goes to play football every day? Normally, how long does it take?" Dai Li asked immediately.

Peyton thought for a while, and replied: "It's hard to say, usually it will take more than two hours, and sometimes it will even take three or four hours to come back. But don't worry, the community where I live is still very good. Yes, and those gang members dare not come to trouble me!"

"It seems that I have found the reason." Dai Li heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but think of his childhood experience of sneaking to the Internet cafe to play games after school. During that period of time, his mind was full of playing games, he was absent-minded in class, and his academic performance also declined.

This is the case for Halls now, but playing games has become football, and this has also affected Halls' training during the day.

Dai Li said in a reproachful tone: "Chris, you should be able to notice that he plays football for two or three hours every night, which consumes a lot of Halles' physical energy, and it also affects his daily life. In training, he was obviously absent-minded, I think his mind is full of thoughts about how to play the ball at night!"

"I told him that going out to play football every night will affect his training during the day, and he should stop in moderation." Payton shrugged and said innocently: "But he obviously didn't take it to heart."

"Thirteen is just the right age for fun. He can't control himself. You are his guardian. You should ask him to go home early at night and go to bed early." Dai Li said.

"Why?" Peyton was puzzled instead, and he continued: "I have already made it clear to him, and he should also know the consequences, but how to choose and make decisions next is his responsibility." Regarding things, although I am his guardian in the United States, I should not make choices for him when encountering things. As for the consequences, people should bear the consequences for their own choices, right?"

Li Dai was speechless for a moment, and at the same time, he also realized that there were differences in children's education between China and the United States.

Compared with "Chinese-style education", "American-style education" is more like a free-range model. American parents will not give their children too much interference. They hope to cultivate their children's independent ability, so that children can think independently. Make judgments about things. Domestic parents, on the other hand, give their children more "rules and regulations", such as no fun, no watching TV, no playing games, no snacks, no puppy love, and various remedial classes during holidays, etc.

It is precisely because of this difference in educational concepts that Li Dai thinks that Payton should clearly stop Howles from spending time on playing football, while Payton feels that he has made it clear to Howles and has done his best. Do your best.

If they are children who grew up in the United States and received American education since childhood, they may already know how to think and judge, and know that they should not waste too much energy on playing football, but should focus on training during the day among.

But Halles grew up in Argentina. He obviously has not received American education and culture, nor does he have the independent thinking and judgment ability of American children.

Although the education penetration rate in Argentina is high, the quality of education is not high. Argentina has degenerated from a developed country to a developing country, and every aspect of the country is full of "broken windows effect", which is basically a situation of broken cans and broken boxes. This is even more so in education. Although there is the highest enrollment rate in South America, the quality of education is very worrying. Those private schools with expensive fees are better, and public schools are basically a state of herding sheep.

Therefore, compared with his peers in the United States, Halls is much worse in all aspects except for playing football better. Put Howers in the relatively free environment of the United States, it is difficult for Howers to control himself.

This is like some people who were among the best academically when they were in high school, but they often fail subjects in college. In addition to lack of personal effort, self-study is also one of the aspects. When studying in high school, I received a cramming education from teachers, while studying in college often requires self-study. A person who is used to being fed to his mouth may not know how to use it even if he is given a spoon.

"It looks like I should talk to Halles in person." Dai Li thought of this, and called Halles to his side. Of course, he didn't let Payton leave. After all, Dai Li didn't speak Spanish, and Halles Si didn't learn a few words of English, so Peyton was still needed as a translator.

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"Howles, I know that you go to play football with your friends every night, but I think this will affect your state during training during the day." Dai Li said in a very serious tone.

Payton translated these words to Halls, and Halles immediately lowered his head, like a child who made a mistake, and apologized: "I'm sorry, coach."

Although Halls is young, he also knows who is the "boss" of this training center.

"Howles, you can't play football every night, you have to devote more energy to training during the day." Dai Li continued.

After Peyton translated, Howles did not answer.

Dai Li went on to persuade: "I'm not trying to stop you from playing football. I hope you can have a restraint, such as playing once a week. You have to understand that your priority now is training, and nothing can affect you right now. training."

After listening to Peyton's translation, Halls remained silent, but his fists were clenched tightly.

After Dai Li observed this, he suddenly felt that his words were too serious. So Li Dai went on to say: "Halls, you have to understand that you train hard today so that you can play football better in the future. If you don't train hard today, you won't be able to grow taller or become a professional player. players."

Peyton translated again, but Howers still didn't answer, but from Howers' eyes, Li Dai saw a kind of unwillingness, which was unwillingness to be reprimanded by Li Dai.

Dai Li could clearly feel that he did not convince Halles. His idea of ​​"Chinese-style education" obviously doesn't work for Halles.

"Thirteen or fourteen years old, puberty is also the rebellious period. It's really troublesome to deal with children of this age!" Dai Li felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.