Star Coach

In mid-April in Spain, the temperature has warmed up, but the country still feels chilly.

At the Valencia Club scout recruitment site, he came to apply for a part-time scout job, and the atmosphere was not very friendly. The bearded and fat man next to him often raised his eyelids and muttered "banana man".

Jiang Shan wanted to break some bananas and stuff them in their mouths. He secretly decided that he must win the position of scout and make these two bastards angry to death.

"Last position, you all come in." The staff greeted.

The fat man chuckled, "I have a 10-year career, retired for 4 years, visited various clubs in Spain, and accumulated five notebooks of first-hand information. So, young man, you can go home."

Jiang Shan gave a thumbs up and said in pure Spanish, "After 10 years of glorious experience, and then I came to compete for a part-time scout, my life has been like a dog, it's awesome."

The fat man was stunned immediately and didn't know how to answer. This young man turned out to be sharp-tongued.

Jiang Shan took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and entered. The interior is simple, with a few empty seats, and two interviewers in front of it, the team's technical director Macia and scout Quintero.

Macia looked through the resumes of the three people and asked questions from time to time. All three candidates performed well, but he did not decide immediately who would be selected.

The fat man and the bearded man both have at least experience playing in the Spanish second division, are familiar with the Spanish league, and part-time scouts mainly work in Spain, so they can be considered. When he saw Jiang Shan's resume, he said, "Huh?"

Jiang Shan came from the Leeds United youth academy in England and helped the Leeds United youth team win the FA Youth Cup in 1997. In the summer of that year, he joined the English League One team Nottingham Forest. In the 1997-98 season, he helped the team win the League One championship and be promoted to the Premier League. However, he was terminated by the club after staying in the Premier League for half a year. After that, he went to Asia and joined Yuyuan Club in the Xiangjiang League One and won the league championship in the 1998-99 season.

Surprisingly, Jiang Shan chose to retire as soon as he won the championship.

Winning 2 league championships in a two-year career, what is this if not a championship? What's even more amazing is that Jiang Shan actually has a Class B coaching certificate. That is to say, he had already started to obtain a coaching certificate when he was a young player.

UEFA B is the watershed between professional coaches and amateur coaches. If you get an A-level coaching certificate, you can coach professional clubs. Of course, to coach in top leagues, the UEFA PRO coaching certificate is essential.

"Damn, is it true?" Marcia was confused. If the information was true, Jiang Shan had a very clear career plan and wanted to be a coach. "Did this guy fill in his age wrong?"

He saw that the age column said 22 years old, but judging from the appearance, it was definitely more than 22 years old. Adding 10 years old would be almost the same.

For young people or advanced students, experience and judgment are problematic, and Marcia instinctively distrusts them. He prefers beards, and those with long beards are reliable. He has also played for Levante, has a good resume, and is more eye-catching than the English League One team.

Quintero discovered the New World and took out Jiangshan's self-recommendation form, "Look."

There is an option to recommend young players in the self-recommendation form. Jiangshan mentioned David Silva, a young player born in Alkinejin, Spain. Just a few days ago, he had just recommended this young player to Masia. Out of professional sensitivity, Quintero had already determined that Jiang Shan was a qualified scout.

Among the personnel recommended by Jiangshan, there are also two young forwards, Fernando Torres of Atletico Madrid and David Villa of Sporting Gijon. After careful analysis, Jiang Shan's comments hit the nail on the head. All three of them will become Spanish internationals in the future.

Marcia disagreed, "It's too arbitrary and undesirable. It's better to have a beard."

"Jiang Shan is definitely qualified, and full-time scouting is not a problem." Quintero did not want to let go of the baby and continued to fight for it.

Masia thought for a while and said with a smile, "Both of you are excellent, but the team has a limited budget, so we can only admit one of you."

Fatty had just looked down on Jiang Shan, but now he was the first to be eliminated, looking embarrassed. The bearded man still had a chance and was the first to say, "I'm very cheap. I only have a weekly salary of 50,000 pesetas. The most important thing is to contribute to the team. This is my attitude."

The peseta is Spain's legal tender. It was withdrawn from circulation after the euro in 2002. It has large denominations, including 10,000 denominations. 50,000 pesetas can be exchanged for almost 300 euros. The salary of a part-time scout is not high, but expenses such as tickets and tickets can be reimbursed.

The country is full of slander, and the beard lowers the social status. Are you planning to do it in vain?

Jiangshan started studying at Wukang University in Spain for one year in February. Part-time scouting is a great job. The money he earned from playing football was either investment losses or purchasing real estate. There was not much left over. Now is the time when he is short of money.

The dignified Valencia actually wants to save some money as a part-time scout? I definitely think I'm too young again. Jiang Shan wanted to take up a coaching position, but encountered obstacles due to his age. This was one of the reasons why he chose to continue his studies and compete for scouts.

"What about you?" Marcia asked Jiangshan, very satisfied with the bearded attitude.

"I think remuneration matches work ability, so I don't intend to lower my personal remuneration." Jiangshan not only refused to compromise, but rose to the challenge.

Matching salary with ability is a sign of respect for oneself.

He had been involved in football in his previous life. After retiring in China, he became a youth training coach. He also studied at the University of Liverpool at his own expense, so he had sufficient theoretical and practical foundations. It's just that he was inexplicably reborn four years ago, occupying Jiangshan Cook's young body, and became a Chinese orphan raised by an English aunt.

The most important thing is that he remembers everything about football. Just like searching on a computer, everything he has seen in his previous life is now clearly imprinted in his mind, which is his greatest asset.

When Jiangshan was just reincarnated, he still wanted to become a prophet and make a fortune, but many investments went down the drain and he almost lost everything. When he played football in Hong Kong, he was so miserable that he had to play a minor role in TV dramas to earn a living, and only his real estate investment in China did not lose money. The failure of investment made him realize his own abilities.

It is ideal to take the path of football coach. Who made him so untalented as a player that he was destined not to become a star?

Since you can't play football, then I will teach you how to play football.

Seeing that Jiangshan refused to give in, the bearded man was trembling with excitement, "So you gave up voluntarily? Of course, people without strength should leave in a decent way."

The fat man felt much better and teased, "Why are you pretending? You were rejected just like me."

Marcia frowned and said to Quintero, "I gave him a chance."

Quintero was very depressed. The young people recommended by Jiangshan were very much to his liking and wanted to continue to speak for Jiangshan, but Marcia was determined to hire the bearded man, and it was difficult for him to persuade him.

The bearded man raised his head and said to Jiangshan, "Young people are not afraid of failure. Go back and study for a few years, and you can also ask me for advice. Haha..."

At this time, the door opened.

A middle-aged man with silver hair rushed in, not bothering to wipe his sweat, "I want to find Jiangshan, where is he? I heard that he also came for an interview."

Seeing the middle-aged man, Marcia and Quintero stood up at the same time, "Coach Cooper."

Valencia head coach, Hector Cooper. He was the head coach of Mallorca last season and led the team to the third place in La Liga.

This season, Valencia chose to come to the fourth place. After defeating Sevilla in the last away game, the team ranked third in La Liga. However, the team made a breakthrough in the Champions League. In the quarterfinals, it eliminated Lazio of Serie A and entered the semifinals. It will face Barcelona, ​​also in La Liga, at the beginning of next month.

"Are you Jiangshan?" Cooper ignored Masia and Quintero and went directly to Jiangshan.

Jiangshan nodded and stood up, generously extending his palm, "Hello, Coach Cooper."

"Hello, I finally found you." Cooper held Jiangshan's hand tightly and breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you really here to apply for a part-time scout?"

"Mr. Masia, I'll make a decision. The position of part-time scout is right for Jiangshan." Cooper looked at the technical director Masia and reversed the situation with one word.

Masia hasn't figured out the situation yet. How could Cooper know Jiangshan? And he also endorsed Jiangshan. Quintero waved his fist, yes, that's it.

The bearded man and the fat man were stunned. The sudden change made their reaction nerves unable to keep up. What happened to the scout position? Can the cooked duck still fly away?