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Chapter 3 West Brom Trial

There is an old saying in the Dragon Kingdom: Good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone.

In a civilian hotel in West Bromwich Borough, West Midlands, after taking a shower, Chen Mo rubbed his hair and walked out of the bathroom and joked: "Uncle Li, do you think I'm too open-minded? I've been on trial these days. The team wants me to play either as a defensive midfielder or as a defender. Uncle Li, what do you think about me changing my career to fortune telling?"

"You kid are still in the mood to laugh?!"

Seeing Chen Mo's playful smile, Li Zhiqiang became very angry. In the past few days, they visited six clubs: Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Leeds United, and West Ham United, but it seemed that God didn't want Chen Mo to eat football. meal.

After six trials, no club asked him to serve as the midfield commander!

The stereotype of many coaches is that Longguo football only knows defense and big shots, and has nothing to do with delicate midfield conduction!

Chen Mo waved his hand disapprovingly: "Okay, relax, the world is such a big place, there will always be a place for me, Chen Mo. If the Premier League is not good, there is the English Championship and the English League Two. If it is not good, there is the German, Dutch, Italian, French and La Liga. If not, then..."

"Stop, stop, stop! You kid, stop talking! If I get it right again, I won't have to run with you and break my leg!" Li Zhiqiang rolled his eyes: "Go to bed today, tomorrow we will go to West Bromwich Albion Club , if it really doesn’t work, then consider other leagues.”

"West Bromwich Albion?" Chen Mo was stunned: "Isn't that the English Championship team? How about we try other top teams first?"

Li Zhiqiang was speechless again: "You think too much! It would be great to find a team willing to take you in now!"

The English Championship is the second-tier league in England, one level below the Premier League. Chen Mo said with a grimace: "Let's play in the English Championship."

"I still dislike it. I have to wait and see whether the English Championship team is willing to ask you to do it." Li Zhiqiang rolled his eyes: "According to my observation, West Bromwich Albion have done very well this year, and there is a very high probability that they will win in the past two years." You were promoted to the Premier League every year. Besides, you are only 13 years old anyway, so you will go to the youth training camp. In a few years, you can join the first team and play in the Premier League."

"That's it, it sounds pretty good."

Throwing the towel aside, Chen Mo picked up the ball and bumped it again. Li Zhiqiang said speechlessly: "Hey, hey, hey, you just took a shower, and now you are sweating from playing the ball? Get some rest early, we are going to try out tomorrow. ."

Chen Mo disagreed and looked calmly at the football bouncing up and down on his toes: "If you sweat, just wash it again. My skills are not up to par yet. I must seize all the time to work hard to improve. Uncle Li, please go to sleep first."

"Okay, okay, okay, don't be too tired. If you can't run tomorrow, let's see how I can fix you!"

"Know it."

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The next day, The Hawthorns, West Midlands.

"Hey Li, long time no see."

In the player tunnel, Guardila, the coach of the West Bromwich Albion youth training team, hugged Li Zhiqiang very enthusiastically. Li Zhiqiang smiled and said: "Yes, yes, we haven't seen each other since the last interview. I miss it very much." My sister-in-law fried the steak."

Guardira laughed and scolded: "Hey, you guy, you said you missed me, but you just came to see me now. Do you think we West Bromwich Albion are in trouble? By the way, you took him away with you. Most of the guys are training in England, right? Hello, little guy."

"His name is Chen Mo, he is thirteen years old this year. Xiao Mo, this is Mr. Guardira, please call someone."

"Hello, Uncle Gu."

Li Zhiqiang patted Chen Mo's little head, Chen Mo said hello obediently, and then stopped talking.

"Uncle Gua? What a strange title." Guardila laughed and said: "The little guy looks quite shy. Okay, Li, I have watched the video tapes you gave me, and I also understand his technical characteristics.

He plays the role of a field commander. Little guy, you go and warm up first, and you will be ready to start the game later. Your Uncle Li and I still have something to discuss."

"Well."

Chen Mo nodded obediently and followed the staff to the training ground. It wasn't until his back disappeared at the end of the passage that Guardila took Li Zhiqiang aside and said, "Li, things have changed. I have to tell you first."

Change? Li Zhiqiang's eyes changed slightly: "You said."

Guardira said apologetically: "It's like this. The club held a meeting this morning. The main thing is that our goal in the past two years will be to regain the Premier League goal. You know, we want to return to the Premier League within two years."

In the Premier League, it is difficult to train players on your own and you need to spend money to buy players in the market. In order to save money, the senior management decided not to sign young players to our youth academy this year."

"What!"

Li Zhiqiang looked ugly, and Guardila spread his hands: "I can't help it. The new guy used to be a politician. He doesn't know where the roots of football are. He just wants to get results quickly. But don't worry, this time

Trial training is an open competition, you understand what I mean?"

"You mean"

"Yes, in order to prevent those parents from causing trouble in the future, this trial allows scouts from other teams to watch the game. In other words, as long as your little nephew passes the test, there is still a chance to go to other training camps. Hey, now the club

The focus is not on the youth training, and I am not satisfied with the results of the youth training camp in the past few years. My position as the coach of the B team in the youth training camp is a bit dangerous, so what I can do now is to let the little guy kick me.

position and give him a stage to perform."

"I understand, thank you very much this time."

"No need to say this, didn't you also help me?"

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West Bromwich Albion have no game today, and the trial venue is directly at their home stadium - the Hawthorn Stadium.

"Is this the Hawthorn Stadium? It's a bit small and old, but the sky is very clear."

Two young players stood in the middle circle waiting for the whistle to serve. Chen Mo, who was wearing a No. 24 blue training vest, turned around and moved his body, looking around. The Hawthorn Stadium has a long history. Its establishment dates back to before 1900. The venue is actually not that big.

It is small enough to accommodate 26,000 spectators, but there are not many people in the auditorium at this time, most of them are some scattered parents and scouts trying to pick up the pieces.

Even so, Chen Mo was still very excited. Today, the coach asked him to play in the midfield, which he had not seen for a long time.

"I can finally feel good."

Chen Mo secretly clenched his fists.

After a while, the referee's whistle sounded and the blue team served.

The forward flicked his ankle and the ball rolled toward Chen Mo's feet. Seeing his weak physique, the opponent's tall white midfielder No. 32 immediately stepped forward to press him, running very fast with his long legs.

"You're going so fast, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to stop the car too hard?"

If he was still playing as a defensive midfielder, Chen Mo really didn't have a good choice at this time. He would still pass back to the defender for the sake of safety, but now it is different. His position is on the left side of the midfield, with a defensive midfielder behind him.

The defense line formed with the full-backs, with the same midfielders on the sides, and the forwards who dropped back to support the forwards, there were too many options.

Even if a mistake is made, it is just a loss of possession of the ball, rather than allowing the opponent to face the goal.

When the ball came to his feet, Chen Mo did not pass it back or stick to the ball. The moment he touched the ball with his right foot, he lightly moved the ball directly to the other midfielder beside him. At the feet of player No. 7, No. 32 was shaken.

Staggering, Chen Mo did not pause at the same time. After passing the ball, he immediately moved forward to grab the space left by No. 32 and reached for the ball at the same time.

Seeing that No. 32 was out of position, the red team's defensive midfielder immediately stepped up.

Catching this scene from the corner of his eye, Chen Mo's lips curved into a smile of success.

Whether it's football or basketball, as long as you can get past the first defensive player in front of you, things will be much simpler later on, because the opponent needs to make up for it at this time, and making up will create an opening again, forming a chain reaction!

And the so-called organization is to find opportunities for opponents!

In his mind, as long as No. 7 passes the ball back to him and runs, he will continue to pass the ball, advance forward, and pass the midfielder two-on-one. At that time, the opponent's defender will either make up for it or shrink.

After making up for it, he looks for opportunities to pass the ball to the center. If he shrinks, he can choose to shoot from a long distance, or he can choose to wait for his teammates to come up and play around the penalty area.

But it's a pity.

Number 7 is a loner.

Faced with a two-on-one opportunity, No. 7 did not choose to pass the ball, but stepped on the ball and played a Jordan-style post-up!

"I"

The opportunity was fleeting. When No. 7 was posting up, No. 32 had already returned to his position. Chen Mo was stunned and had to retreat silently to respond.

Guardila on the sidelines had some regrets: "This kid's consciousness and mentality are very good, but it's a pity that he didn't seize such a good blitz opportunity."

Li Zhiqiang also shook his head: "The little player on the red team just now obviously hasn't gotten rid of the tension. If the ball is passed back to Chen Mo, it hits the wall and passes the midfielder, and the two ghosts hit the goal and face the defense line, there is a chance to create a murderous opportunity.

It’s a shame—it’s a pity.”

Guardila nodded: "After this blitz, the red team players will be more wary of Chen Mo and will be more cautious. It will be difficult to take advantage of the opponent's impulse."

(End of chapter)