amazing coach

Chapter 3 An Opportunity()

Ten days later, Jiang Mu sat dejectedly on the World War II Memorial Square in Amsterdam and lit a cigarette. His sharp eyes had dimmed, his smooth face had the stubble of the past, and the joy after rebirth disappeared. , replaced by fatigue.

Across the square is the famous red light district of Amsterdam. If you look up, you can see the kitchen window girls in three-point bras and miniskirts. When they first came here, Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming were attracted by the openness and silver of Amsterdam. He was deeply shocked, but now he was not even interested in taking a look.

In seventeen days, he played for most of the professional teams at the A and B levels. No club was willing to take him. They were not even willing to provide him with the idle position of scout. Although there are more than 4,000 football teams in the Netherlands, Clubs, there are more than 50,000 teams, but the amateur league in the Netherlands is not like the amateur league in England. If you play well, you can slowly be promoted to the professional league. The amateur league in the Netherlands is an amateur league, unless you encounter someone from the second league. A bankrupt club will find a replacement from the amateur A-level team, otherwise it will always be an amateur team, so Jiang Mu has no plans to find a coaching job for an amateur team in the Netherlands.

He couldn't even find a job as a scout for seventeen days, which really made Jiang Mu extremely sad and angry. He was a reborn person. In the later fantasy novels, no reborn person could be as miserable as him if he didn't have a good life. of.

Although they spent their money frugally, there was not much left, so they could only live with Zhao Guangming in a slum area near the red light district. If Zhao Guangming could not find a job, the two of them might have to live on the streets.

Jiang Mu is not a pessimistic and blaming boy who gets frustrated when encountering a slight setback. After a short period of depression, his heart is full of courage and confidence. With the memories after his rebirth, he is still confident about making money. He can just buy a piece of football lottery. Enough for him to make a small fortune.

He can't be the chairman just because he's a coach. Making money is an extremely simple thing for him anyway.

After getting out of the shackles of the soul, everything around him became lively and lively again, including wandering performers sitting in the corner playing as they pleased; performance artists wearing thick outfits and makeup as marble statues or heroes; acrobatics in small groups The screams caused by the performers, the bustling crowds of tourists, and even the somewhat gloomy weather in Amsterdam in May became bright and lovely.

Jiang Mu fumbled for the weird ring on his middle finger. He suspected that the voice that appeared in his mind that day was related to the ring, because except for the ring, there was nothing unusual about him after his rebirth. Ever since the phrase "energy" appeared in his mind Insufficient, unable to self-check, need to replenish energy?" After that, the voice never appeared again, but Jiang Mu didn't want to delve into it now. He believed that since this thing lived in his body, he would figure out where it was sooner or later. Holy.

At this time, a street artist spread a newspaper on the cement floor next to Jiang Mu and sat down. Then he started playing and singing with his guitar. Although his singing was not comparable to that of professionals, his singing was better than that of singers. Posturing and showing off are much more eye-catching.

"You play very well." Jiang Mu smiled and clapped, took out five guilders from his pocket and put it into the box in front of the Dutch "Brother Sharp".

Dutch "Brother Sharp" glanced at Jiang Mu in surprise. He thought Jiang Mu was his colleague just now.

"Yours, five guilders is more than 20 yuan. How much money do we have left? After starving to death, you can go to the 18th level of hell instead of the 19th level."

Jiang Mu heard Zhao Guangming's voice. They met on the phone half an hour ago in Monument Square.

"Guangming, you must have found a job."

Seeing Zhao Guangming's face glowing red, Jiang Mu guessed that he had found a job. This guy was like that, he kept everything on his face.

"You hit the spot, haha. I found a job as a substitute teacher in a private school. We don't have to sleep on the street anymore, and we don't have to look at the fat pig face of the Dutch charterer." Zhao Guangming danced, feeling a little carried away.

"Oh, so I'm a little thirsty. Can I have a beer?"

"No, the money for drinking has already been given away by the philanthropic Mr. Jiang."

"Guangming, you can accumulate virtue by doing good deeds. If I didn't donate these five guilders, maybe you wouldn't be able to find a job."

"Damn, you still have some merit. Okay, let's have a drink and celebrate. I've advanced half a month's salary, so we don't have to worry about food and rent."

Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming went to an open-air bar on the west side of the square and ordered two beers, and chatted happily while drinking.

Suddenly, the cell phone in Jiang Mu's pocket rang.

Jiang Mu took out his mobile phone. This new Nokia mobile phone cost Jiang Mu half a month's salary. The mobile phone number was very unfamiliar. It was a local mobile phone number in the Netherlands.

"Hello, who are you?"

An unfamiliar voice came from the phone, speaking the Chinese language that Jiang Mu is most familiar with, "You are the coach Jiang Mu of the Sangao Football Club, right?"

"Yes, I am Jiang Mu."

"Oh, great, I finally found you. I am Li Wei, the chairman of the Oriental Dragon Club. Where are you? I have something I want to talk to you about. Can you spare some time to meet with me?"

When he met his compatriots, Jiang Mu was not very excited, but hesitated for a moment. He had never heard of the names Li Wei and Oriental Dragon Club. He was worried that this was a liar, but he immediately laughed and said that he basically

I was penniless, so what could I lie to myself about, so I said: "I'm at the outdoor coffee bar across from Monument Square in Amsterdam."

"Okay, please wait a moment. I'll be there in half an hour."

Jiang Mu hung up the phone, and Zhao Guangming asked: "Who made the call? It couldn't be a gay friend."

"My gay friend is you."

"Then I'm going to attack you and you'll be the one receiving the blame."

"Blow your ass." Jiang Mu raised a middle finger to Zhao Guangming, and then said seriously: "Guangming, there is a chairman of an amateur football club called Oriental Dragon who wants to meet me. He is Chinese. Do you think he can?"

Could it be a liar?"

Zhao Guangming mused: "Amsterdam is a mixed place. Drug abuse, prostitution, and homosexuality are all legal. You can imagine how chaotic it is. Although this person is Chinese, the Chinese are also unreliable. Fellow fellows, a cup shot in the back."

The probability of it happening is much higher than if a foreigner takes a shot."

"You can take this shot for me."

"Go away, why did I make such a bad friend like you?"

Half an hour later, a Chinese man with obvious signs of mixed race stood in front of Jiang Mu. He was in his forties, tall, well-dressed, and had a touch of elegance in his manner.

"You must be Mr. Jiang Mu, and I am Li Wei."

"Hello, Chairman Li, this is my friend Zhao Guangming, what would you like to drink?" Jiang Mu saw that he was half-mixed, and his desire to get close was reduced by at least three points. "Coffee."

The three of them shook hands and sat down. Jiang Mu asked Li Wei for a cup of coffee and said straight to the point: "This is our first meeting. How did Chairman Li know my phone number?"

Li Wei smiled slightly and said, "I found out about it from your Sangao Football Club."

Jiang Mu asked curiously: "With all due respect, why did Chairman Li go through so much trouble to find out my mobile phone number?"

"Our Oriental Dragons Club is a club dominated by Chinese. This year we will participate in the All-Dutch Immigration Championship. It just so happens that this time our club's coach and main defender Wang Wentao went to Africa. We lack a head coach. I would like to invite you to come to our Oriental Dragons.

Would you like to coach the Dragon Club?"

Jiang Mu did not answer whether he was willing or not, but asked: "Chairman Li, how do you know me and how do you know I can be a good head coach."

Li Wei glanced at Jiang Mu in surprise and said with a smile: "It seems that you haven't surfed the Internet or read the news recently. If you read newspapers online during this period, you will understand. You are already a news figure in the Netherlands. Do we want to know about you?"

It’s also difficult.”

Damn it! Jiang Mu remembered it. The news that he was applying for a job as a coach at Ajax was posted online by their staff. Then the Dutch websites and fans on the Feijia Astronomy Network laughed at Jiang Mu for wanting to eat swan meat.

Overestimating one's ability, this incident also caused a quarrel between the Dutch locals and the Chinese.

"Haha, Mu Mu, you've become famous." Zhao Guangming gloated.

"It's better to be infamy than to be unknown." Jiang Mu replied to Zhao Guangming, and then asked Li Wei: "What level of amateur team are you?"

"vierdeklasseie. We are a club mainly composed of Chinese immigrants and international students from all over the Netherlands. We mainly entertain ourselves."

Li Wei was a little embarrassed when he said this, because the Vierdeklasse is the fourth-level amateur league and the sixth-level league in the entire Dutch football world.

In the 1990s, the Dutch professional league had only two levels: A and B, and the C league was added in the 2010 season. Below the professional league is the amateur league, which is divided into seven levels: Level 1: Amateur League A (hoofdklasse), which is equivalent to the national level

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The second level: Amateur League B (eersteklasse), which is equivalent to the regional level, such as North China and Northeast China.

The third level: Amateur League C (tweedeklasse), equivalent to the provincial level.

The fourth level: Amateur League D (tweedeklasse), equivalent to the municipal level. The fifth level: vierdeklasse, equivalent to the district or county level.

The sixth level: vijfdeklasse, equivalent to the township level.

Level 7: zesdeklasse, this is the last level, roughly similar to the village level in China.

Jiang Mu stayed with the team in the Netherlands for two years, playing amateur league games for fun. He has a good understanding of the Dutch league mechanism. Amateur teams are like churches. There are churches in every town in the Netherlands, and there are churches in every town.

Amateur teams. Like professional teams, these amateur teams have their own playing fields, several training grounds, locker rooms, etc. They are also divided into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line teams. Each team has a youth training system, and

There is no comparison between China's amateur leagues.

Amateur leagues at all levels in the Netherlands can be upgraded, but no matter how amateur teams win the championship, they will not become professional teams. Amateur and professional are two completely separate systems. Amateur teams also have their own characteristics. They often sign contracts with professional teams.

Training contract. Professional teams have the right of first refusal to purchase players from amateur teams. Amateur teams can have the opportunity to play games and even train with these top teams.

Perhaps because he was worried that Jiang Mu would not want to come, Li Wei explained: "Although the level of our club is very low, we can play in the Dutch Cup. In addition, Alkmaar of the Dutch second division has a training contract with us. If you are really good, we will

Would recommend you to Alkmaar.”

Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Chairman Li, do you believe me?"

Li Wei pointed to his head and said: "Of course, I believe that a person who dares to recommend himself to a giant like Ajax, Feyenoord, and Eindhoven must have certain strength as long as there is no brain problem.

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"Manager Li, don't believe him, he just has a brain problem." Zhao Guangming said with a smile.

Li Wei chuckled and said, "Mr. Zhao is so funny. I believe Mr. Jiang is a talent."

"Okay, Chairman Li, just tell me what you said, I will work at the Eastern Dragon." Jiang Mu immediately made a decision. Since he can't find a good job for the time being, he will practice with an amateur team.

"Okay! In exchange for wine, let's have a few drinks, and I'll talk to you about subsidies and benefits. We are an amateur club, with no salary and only a meager subsidy."

"I understand, Chairman Li, just follow the club's rules. I won't make excessive demands. I will go find a job tomorrow."

"I'll take care of the work for you. Now you can train with peace of mind. The competition will start soon."

"Okay, thank you, Chairman."

"Don't call me Chairman Li. We are compatriots. How old am I? You two can just call me Brother Li."

Li Wei stretched out his hand, and the three people's hands were held tightly together, and their fates were linked from then on.