Coaching career started as a college team coach

"Why did you think of coming to see me?" The old Englishman brought two cups of tea from the kitchen and looked at the person sitting in front of the table with some surprise.

"Well, I'm in trouble..." Wei Le chuckled.

The day after the match with West Ham United, Wei Le returned to Wolverhampton. The players were on holiday, and Wei Le visited an ordinary family here alone early in the morning.

"You know more people than me now. I heard that you have a good relationship with Guardiola." Kenny Jackett put a cup of tea in front of Wei Le, "Do you want milk?"

"No, thank you." Wei Le waved his hand.

"Now I have also been diagnosed with liver disease and can't drink alcohol." Kenny Jackett said depressedly.

After leaving Wolves, Kenny Jackett once thought about continuing to coach, and some teams in the Championship League also invited him, but he only accepted a short-term contract with Rotherham in October 2016, coaching from October to January until Rotherham found a new head coach.

In a limited number of games, he did not come up with any particularly groundbreaking tactics, and did not bring any substantial changes to Rotherham.

Rotherham also tried to invite Kenny Jackett to stay and continue coaching, and said that if Jackett agreed, then they would not need to find another head coach.

But Kenny Jackett finally refused.

After leaving Rotherham, Jackett was invited by Portsmouth, and Leyton Orient also asked Jackett if he was willing to continue coaching. But the 56-year-old old man rejected these invitations.

His favorite thing to do now is to go to the street park with his wife in the sunny afternoon, then pour two cups of tea in a thermos, sit there for an afternoon, and watch the pigeons fly around.

The physical examinations in the past two years have made Kenny Jackett determined.

Liver cirrhosis is a disease that is difficult to be completely cured, and if it is not suppressed well, it is the starting point of liver cancer.

So the old man who used to be addicted to alcohol and often dragged Wei Le to drink with him chose to quit drinking after drinking the last glass of whiskey with his old friends. He wanted to call Wei Le that day, but Wei Le was playing away and couldn't come.

High blood pressure, arrhythmia, and various old age diseases made Kenny Jackett feel uneasy, and he seemed to no longer have the motivation to stand in front of the coaching bench.

So, Kenny Jackett, an ordinary English head coach, finalized his retirement date. There was no press conference, no flowers and applause. Kenny Jackett just called a few people close to him to make a notification.

Now, the restless Kenny Jackett has found a part-time job in the local media in Wolverhampton. Sometimes he writes tactical evaluation articles in local newspapers and occasionally participates in some local TV programs.

"It's good, really, but a little idle." Kenny Jackett said. He took a sip of tea and asked curiously, "Tell me about you, why do you want to come to me? What difficulties have you encountered?"

"Don't tell me that there is something I don't understand about tactics." But before Wei Le opened his mouth, Kenny Jackett said strangely, "If it's a tactical problem, then don't come to me."

"It's not a tactical problem." Wei Le smiled.

"Well..." Coach Kenny Jackett was relieved. "After all, I am just an old man who is unemployed at home. I have been a player and a head coach all my life. I don't have a deep understanding of tactics. At most, I can deal with them as they are played."

"I believe that if you have any tactical problems, you will definitely not think of coming to me."

Wei Le shook his head, "You are too modest."

"I am preparing for the Europa League and I have encountered difficulties. The more complicated I think about it, the less clear I am about how Atletico will play, and I don't know how I should win this game."

"I have made many attempts, and even wanted to let Rodri stay in the forward position to give Simeone a Surprise, he can only adjust the tactics during the halftime break. If I use a strange formation at the beginning, I am afraid Atletico will find it difficult to respond in time. "

"But I am not sure whether a tactic that has never been played will work or just backfire. "

"I have never faced such an important game as the Europa League final. In this game, I am not only fighting for the championship for myself, but also for the whole team and other people who care about me. "

"When I woke up the day before yesterday, I didn't even have the motivation to get up and continue working. I just felt tired. "

After Wei Le said this, the relaxed expression on Kenny Jackett's face became serious.

"Do you know Allardyce?" Wei Le suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Uh,I know him." Kenny Jackett scratched his head, "We played against each other and drank together."

"After playing against Allardyce's team that day, Allardyce said a lot to me. At that time, I felt like I understood some of what he said. I was busy for a long time, and now I have almost forgotten it."

"I only remember him telling me to be myself."

"But it's too difficult to be myself." Wei Le smiled bitterly, "I don't know which one is me now. "

Kenny Jackett looked at the young man in front of him.

It was his decision to "force" Wei Le into the first team. During the training match with the U21 youth team, the young Chinese face stood beside Celars, talking to every player, and seemed to have a good relationship with everyone.

In that game, the U21 youth team and the semi-main first team were evenly matched on the field.

Kenny Jackett certainly knew the level of the Wolves youth team and Celars' ability. He didn't believe that Celars could double the mental outlook of the U21 in a few months.

Celars said to himself that although Wei Le had just arrived at the team, he knew the players better than himself who had been working here for nearly ten years, and soon became close to everyone.

Even the most closed and rebellious players were willing to go to the cafeteria with Wei Le after training.

Even with the help of Wei Le, Celars, who was originally The unknown internal conflict was resolved safely. This is why Kenny Jackett wanted to recruit Wei Le into the first team, because he knew that there was a lack of connection between the head coach and the players.

Since then, Wei Le's work location has moved from the youth team training ground to the more spacious first team training ground.

The training uniform has not changed, the salary has not changed, and Wei Le's energetic voice has not changed.

U21 assistant coach Wei Le who shuttles around the training ground with full energy.

Wei Le, the first team coach and tactical analyst of Wolves, standing in the middle of the players and talking freely.

Wei Le, the head coach of Wolves, standing on the sidelines of the court and commanding confidently.

Wei Le, the head coach with a promising future who won the monthly coach award and smiled restrainedly.

And now, Wei Le, who is sitting in front of Kenny Jackett, looks lost and has dark circles under his eyes.

These figures overlapped, and Kenny Jackett sighed.

Yes, when there are so many of himself, how can Wei Le really keep himself?