The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 046

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Modric finally got his labor permit, which made Zhong Cheng a big worry.

Now, there are 22 players in the Leeds RUF and 9 in the defence. There were only seven midfielders, and they were relatively weak; There were four men on the frontlines, almost enough; There were only two goalkeepers left, and there was still a third goalkeeper left.

With Las Diarra, Richardson and Albertini at the back of the midfield, it’s pretty much enough. Moreover, Pique and Zimbonda of the defensive line can also play at the back, there is no shortage of people here.

It was mainly the wingers. The orthodox wingers had Lennon, Milner and Ribery. They seemed to have very few players, but in fact, Sagna, Gary Kelly and Olic were all qualified to play at the wingers’ front. In fact, they were not inferior.

Therefore, it wasn’t too bad in general. However, Zhong Cheng still seemed to have a small number of people. If Gary Kelly or Sagna and the others were injured, then it would be troublesome. Zhong Cheng was likely to face a situation where no one would be able to use them.

Zhong Cheng was planning to search for more players in the transfer market, but at this time, coach Nai Smith reminded Zhong Cheng to go to the youth training camp and the reserve team to take a look. Perhaps he could tap the potential inside.

This reminded Zhong Cheng that Leeds United’s youth training was quite good. Although in Zhong Cheng’s memory, Leeds United did not seem to have produced any famous youth players since 2004, the lean camels were bigger than horses. Leeds United’s youth training could be said to be famous for a while, and it was worth visiting.

Zhong Cheng and Nai Smith went straight to the youth training camp. In the training camp, the youth team and reserve team train together. Of course, they are in different venues in the same place.

Neil Thompson is in charge of Leeds United’s youth training.

Neil Thompson was not the image of a white-haired grandfather that everyone had imagined. He looked to be in his forties, less than fifty years old. He had a pair of black-rimmed eyes and a pair of wise eyes hidden behind his myopic glasses. His eyes seemed to be filled with divine light, and he was extremely confident.

Zhong Cheng stretched out his right hand to Neil Thompson and said, “Hello, Mr. Thompson. Has there been an influx of outstanding talents in our club’s youth training recently?”

To be honest, Neil Thompson had a bad impression of Zhong Cheng, who had almost left Leeds United with his friend Kevin Blackwell. But in the end, Neil Thompson was reluctant to part with Leeds United and chose to stay.

However, Neil Thompson had a lot of grudges against Zhong Cheng. It was this damned fellow in front of him who had made Leeds United look like a mess, and his future was bleak. Neil Thompson had cursed Zhong Cheng many times in private to vent his anger.

Neil Thompson would have cursed at Zhong Cheng if it wasn’t for the good results of the recent Leeds United warm-up.

Neil Thompson glanced at Zhong Cheng indifferently, and countless of Zhong Cheng’s right hands stretched out. He tilted his body slightly to look at the training ground and said indifferently, “Don’t you know if there are any good seedlings?”

Nie Smith frowned slightly and was anxious. Neil Thompson had gone too far.

Zhong Cheng smiled bitterly. It could be seen that the youth training expert in front of him had a great prejudice against him.

Zhong Cheng glanced at Neil Thompson indifferently and said coldly, “Let’s see, but you’d better pray that someone will enter my eyes, because our club doesn’t raise rice buckets!”

Neil Thompson’s eyes widened as he glared fiercely at Zhong Cheng and shouted, “You …”

Zhong Cheng could feel Neil Thompson’s anger boiling. He smiled slightly. However, this smile became a contemptuous smile in Neil Thompson’s eyes, which made Neil Thompson even angrier.

Neil Thompson’s lungs were about to explode with anger. He glared at Zhong Cheng and said, “Good seedlings, I have plenty here. I’m afraid that some ignorant fellows will have a pair of pig eyes and won’t be able to discover them!”

With that, Neil Thompson stroked his sleeves and went to organize a match.

Seeing Neil Thompson leave, Neil Smith immediately walked over to Zhong Cheng and said, “Roja, this isn’t … very good, is it?”

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen!”

Nay Smith deserves a sigh.

Soon, Neil Thompson came back and organized a game between the U19 and the Reserves. He wanted to see if Zhong Cheng could pick out the best from their Leeds United youth training.

Neil Thompson didn’t believe Zhong Cheng could tell. He coldly snorted and explained.

Zhong Cheng said indifferently, “Let’s begin!”

The players of the youth team and reserve team knew that the head coach of the first team, Roja, was coming to the youth training camp to pick players. They were very excited and excited. Although Roja’s evaluation was not good and some of them cursed Roja secretly, they still couldn’t resist the temptation of the first team.

The players who had a mission today were all very excited, all of them very excited, all of them wanted to have a good performance in this match, being brought to the first team by Roja.

The players on both sides were rubbing their fists and palms, and they couldn’t wait to let go of their fists and feet and start a big fight.

At this moment, Zhong Cheng noticed a tall mixed-race man on the court. He was over 1.9 meters tall and stood out from the rest of the crowd. Moreover, his body wasn’t thin and weak, and he wasn’t a bamboo pole-like figure. Of course, these things weren’t the ones that attracted Zhong Cheng the most. What attracted Zhong Cheng the most was his large, mixed-blood face. His face had obvious Oriental characteristics, and more importantly, it was similar to Zhong Cheng’s face by seventy to eighty percent.

Zhong Cheng instantly knew who this person was. His name was Zhong Zheng, and his English name was Aldrich Zhong. He was Zhong Cheng’s half-brother. He was 18 years old, four years younger than Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Zheng had been a Leeds United fan since he was a child and had entered the Leeds United Academy at a very young age until now.

Zhong Cheng is the goalkeeper, now the goalkeeper of the Leeds United Reserves, but today he is standing in the U19 goalkeeper position.

It is said that the coach of Leeds United Youth Academy is very optimistic about Zhong Zheng and believes that Zhong Zheng will be another brick created by Leeds United Youth Academy.

After the start of the game, it rained down on U19 very quickly. There was still a big gap between him and the reserve team, but this made Zhong Zheng very outstanding. Zhong Zheng’s performance was excellent, and he made wonderful saves continuously. Moreover, he could often hear Zhong Zheng’s explosive shouts, commanding his teammates in front of him and boosting their morale. It was clear that Zhong Zheng, who was wearing a cap, had become the focus of attention on the field.

The Leeds United Reserves won 2-0 in this game, with U19 giving the opponent a penalty and a very good position for a direct free kick, which was twice broken by the opponent.

Through this match, Zhong Cheng still found a few good seedlings. First, two people from the reserve team entered his line of sight. One was a midfielder named Jamie Winter and the other was a left-back named Danny Pew. On the U19 side, two people entered Zhong Cheng’s line of sight. One was Zhong Cheng’s half-brother, Zhong Zheng, and the other was a midfielder called Simon Walton.

When Zhong Cheng said the names of these four people, Neil Thompson revealed an astonished gaze. He never thought that Zhong Cheng would be able to tell so quickly that these four people were the most outstanding players in the Leeds United Youth Academy.

Zhong Cheng was not surprised that the other three people could see this, but Zhong Cheng was able to see that Jamie Winter was not bad. This really shocked Neil Thompson, because Jamie Winter did not perform well in this match. How did Zhong Cheng see this?

Actually, it was very simple. Jamie Winter did not perform well in this match, but he revealed all of his characteristics in the match. This was a capable midfielder. He had good skill under his feet, and what shone in Zhong Cheng’s eyes the most was his speed. His speed was very fast.

Zhong Cheng took the information from the astonished Neil Thompson and casually looked at it.

Zhong Zheng, Aldrich Zhong, born in Leeds on March 8, 1986, 194cm tall, weighing 90kg, goalkeeper, balanced left and right feet.

Jamie Winter was born on August 4, 1985 in Dundee, Scotland. He is 178cm tall and weighs 68kg. He is a right-footed midfielder.

Simon Walton was born on September 13, 1987 in Leeds, England. He is 185cm tall and weighs 80kg. He is a midfielder and right-footed player.

Danny Pew, born October 19, 1982 in Stockport, England, 183cm, 77kg, left-back, left-footed player.

Looking at this list, Zhong Cheng was somewhat surprised. The youngest among them, Simon Walton, was only 17 years old in a month. This fellow was very good. He could advance his waist or kick his waist. His physical fitness was quite good, very good.

What surprised Zhong Cheng the most was Danny Pew. The Cavalier was not from Leeds Academy, but from Manchester United Academy. He should be Kevin Blackwell’s first signing. He came as an addition to Alan Smith’s transfer to Manchester United.

Previously, Danny Pew had been training with the Reserves after recovering from his injuries. When Kevin Blackwell left, he naturally didn’t say anything to Zhong Cheng. Zhong Cheng didn’t even know that there was such a person.

It was only now that Zhong Cheng found out that Leeds United had Danny Pew. Danny Pew, who was only 22 in two months, was especially good. Now that there was another full-back, it was a pleasant surprise.

After confirming that the four were recruited to the first team, Zhong Cheng asked Nai Smith to bring Danny Pew and the others to the first team, while Zhong Cheng kept Zhong Zheng.

Looking at this half-brother who was six centimeters taller than him, Zhong Cheng was filled with emotions. This was the first time he had seen Zhong Zheng since he had crossed over.

Previously, when Zhong Cheng took over the memories of his predecessor, he knew about his predecessor’s family situation.

Zhong Cheng followed his father Zhong Yunhe to Leeds, England, at the age of two. Two years later, Zhong Yunhe married Amelia George, the local beauty of Leeds, and gave birth to Zhong Zheng. In addition to Zhong Zheng, Zhong Yunhe and Amelia George also have a pair of dragon-phoenix twins, aged 8. Their youngest son is called Zhong Yan, whose English name is Liszt, and their youngest daughter is called Zhong Yao, whose English name is Emily.

Zhong Zheng looked at his half-brother and said, “Are you still unwilling to go back to see the old man?”

Zhong Cheng’s predecessor’s frenzied besiegement of Leeds United’s local tycoons made Zhong Yunhe very angry. The two fought many times, and after another unprecedented quarrel, the predecessor was kicked out of his house. Even though his predecessor had stolen the land in front of the local rich in Leeds United, Zhong Yunhe hadn’t seen it since he was hospitalized.

Later, his predecessor left and Zhong Cheng took over the body. Although he had taken over everything from his predecessor, he was still a little unprepared to meet his predecessor’s family. He had been running away all this time, so he hadn’t returned to see the Zhong Cloud Crane family.

Zhong Zheng thought that Zhong Cheng was still angry, so he asked.

Zhong Cheng smiled faintly and said, “I will go back now regardless of this. Now you work hard in the first team. Although you are not the main player of the team now, we are very optimistic about your future. I hope you will not disappoint us!”

With that, Zhong Cheng patted Zhong Zheng on the shoulder and signaled him to follow him to the first team to report.