Fox in the Penalty Area

When London Bridge informed Jay Adams that the club would sell him to Leeds City, the former London Bridge talent accepted it calmly.

There was no angry questioning, no roaring of collapse, and no pleading.

He could even see that when he accepted it calmly, Rand Houllier, the general manager of the London Bridge Club who notified him of the news, was obviously relieved-obviously he let out a sigh of relief.

It seems that I have really caused a lot of trouble for the club...

So I should have taken the initiative to ask to terminate the contract and leave long ago, right?

In this way, I no longer have to bear the expectation of "London Bridge's midfielder core in the next ten years", and naturally I don't have to bear the fans and media's regret and blame for his failure to achieve the height people expected, let alone because I failed to fulfill it. Talented and remorseful.

In the same way, the club no longer needs to be forced to continue to invest and look forward to themselves. They can open the old chapter after they leave. Take a long-term view and look at the young rookies who are now emerging in the youth team or the first team.

Let each other go, be good to everyone...

No wonder!

Deep down, Adams wasn't at peace, but he didn't show it.

Because he knows very well that for him, the club has actually invested a lot and put a lot of effort into it. It is unrealistic to ask them to maintain unlimited expectations of him.

After all, he is twenty-six years old, no longer young.

A formerly talented player should have fulfilled his talent at this age.

Rather than tossing and wasting between the bench and various loan teams like myself.

London Bridge has cultivated himself, and he did not feel sorry for himself. It was he who failed everyone's expectations of him.

So he should let London Bridge go and accept this transfer deal calmly.

"I get it, my agent will talk to them about individual contracts."

Rand Houllier said with a smile: "Although Leeds City is a relegation team, it is said that their head coach has some ideas. Maybe you can regain your feeling there?"

When it came to the end, he almost couldn't keep his smile,

Apparently he didn't believe it himself.

Jay Adams saw it all, but he didn't say anything, but thanked Houllier: "Thank you, Rand. Thanks to you, you have given me a lot of help over the years. I'm sorry I can't make you happy with me..."

Houllier quickly waved his hand: "Don't say that, Jay. In any case, you were trained by London Bridge. No matter where you are in the future, I will always be proud of you. Actually..."

He hesitated for a moment, but continued: "Actually, sometimes, don't push yourself so hard, maybe... it will be better."

This time Adams smiled and said nothing.

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For Jay Adams, a once-highly anticipated and anticipated former prodigy, who has come this far in his career, it's actually hard to say who's to blame.

According to media analysis, London Bridge, as a wealthy team, has a star-studded midfield and it is difficult to give a young player a chance, so it was normal to loan him out for training. However, frequent loans cannot give a young player a stable growth environment. The teams that rented him were also unable to develop a long-term training plan for Adams.

He must overcome all subjective and objective disadvantages in frequent team changes and a doomed short loan career, and then give full play to his talents.

But such a request may have been too difficult for Jay Adams, who was not yet eighteen years old at the time.

In addition, he has suffered two relatively serious injuries, which makes it more difficult for him to grow.

When he was promoted to the first team at the age of sixteen, and played in the Premier League on behalf of the London Bridge first team when he was under the age of seventeen, no one would have thought that Adams had been around for ten years, but he still achieved nothing.

This is almost the same as the shock he gave people when he was born on London Bridge-it is incredible.

Many London Bridge fans still remember the amazing performance of Jay Adams on his first Premier League debut at London Bridge.

He broke through diagonally from the side of the midfield, and after passing three people in a row, he shot from outside the penalty area.

The football slid out of a beautiful arc and went straight to the dead corner above the goal.

That goal was voted London Bridge's Goal of the Season by London Bridge fans at the end of the season.

Jay Adams was born in such a world wave.

Every London Bridge fan was thrilled by his presence and shuddered at the possibility and future he showed.

"England and London Bridge's midfield core for the next 20 years has been found!"

"The real Great British Emperor star was born!"

...

This was the manifesto in the media at the time.

Looking back now, it is quite ironic.

The star of the British Emperor fell before it really shined, and the core midfielder of England and London Bridge in the next two decades has become a drinking fountain.

The media believes that London Bridge did not properly cultivate and plan Jay Adams' career. Frequent loan did not play a role in training players, but instead made him lost in the different styles of football of different teams.

Some media also attributed the tragedy of Adams' career to the two injuries he suffered at the age of 18 and 21. The two injuries kept him out of the game for four and eight months respectively, and he could no longer find his former aura after returning from injury.

Although Adams is very hardworking and diligent every time he plays a game, but as a midfield organizer, diligence is the most useless quality... His tireless running cannot help him send exquisite passes like a scalpel, nor can he Let him sway defenders around with beautiful feints.

Others believe that the expectations were too high for Adams, which crushed him and put him under a weight he shouldn't have to bear.

But in fact, it is meaningless to entangle now what is the reason for today's results.

In short he had really said goodbye to London Bridge.

When he entered the London Bridge Junior Team at the age of ten, he spent 16 years in this team. From this moment on, he will completely cease to be a London Bridge player.

Compared with the high-profile and high-anticipation back then, when he leaves now, some people in the media and the Internet still feel sorry for him, but there are also many people who think that he should have left long ago.

Some people are tired of referring over and over again to his past talent and present sinking.

"Is there only one Jay Adams in London Bridge?"

"What? Adams is still at London Bridge?"

"There are too many 'geniuses' in professional football who cannot successfully fulfill their talents. Jay Adams is just one of them. I think we paid too much attention to him before..."

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Jay Adams failed to succeed at London Bridge, but he still has no shortage of next home. After all, he just didn't reach the height that everyone expected in the past, and it doesn't mean that he was directly scrapped. As a professional player himself, he is still qualified.

Regarding why Leeds City bought him, the main reason for media speculation may be to find a substitute for their midfielder Pete Williams.

Adams' agent also analyzed it for him in this way.

Judging from the attention they have attracted among fans of the team just after their debut, Pete Williams and Jay Adams have many similarities.

They are all talented midfielders trained by the youth training system of their respective teams.

The same young fame, the same talent.

It's just that when young players most needed to increase their goals and gain confidence, he was not repeatedly loaned out by the team like Adams was at the beginning. Instead, he stayed in the first team of Leeds City, where the competition was not so fierce. It was also because Leeds City was weak and there were no better candidates available, which gave Williams more opportunities.

Today's Pete Williams has grown into the core of the team's midfield. Although he is only 20 years old, his position in the team cannot be shaken-just after the end of the Premier League last season, the Leeds City Club officially announced that it had reached an agreement with Williams on the renewal issue, Pete Williams Si and Leeds City renewed their contract for five years, and he will continue to stay in his hometown team and play for his father and folks.

Since Leeds City already has such an unshakable and focused midfielder core, why buy Adams, isn't the purpose clear at a glance?

Adams himself is quite open to substituting a player who is six years younger than himself.

After all, he is a professional player.

Besides, he doesn't have any qualifications and conditions to compete with others for what is right and wrong.

But when Adams arrived at the training ground in Leeds City and saw the team coach Tony Clark, he was still "scared"...

"I didn't sign you to make you a substitute for Williams, Jay." Tony Clark stood in front of Adams with folded arms, "Don't listen to the analysis and gossip from the media outside. I just saw it from you Another possibility. Have you ever thought about trying to be a defensive midfielder?"

Jay Adams froze.