It wasn't until the team's head coach, Eames, walked onto the pitch with a few other coaches that everyone gathered again, patted the dirt and grass clippings on their butts, and looked at their head coach. Chu Zhongtian, Russell, and Borger are one in the east and the other in the west, followed by other teammates in the middle, and no one looks at anyone.

"Sixty-six people." Terry Eames said to the crowd standing in front of him, "This is probably the best you'll be there in the coming year, folks. ”

One of the players laughed.

That's not complaining, because everybody knows what's going on. If it weren't for the fact that today was Sunday, and Eames insisted yesterday that he would be coming today, he would not have been able to come so neatly. Everyone has another job and other personal matters to take care of. They may be doctors, police officers, plumbers, masons, students, software engineers...... But they're not professionals, they're amateurs, and playing football is not their profession. In later days, most of them will be distracted by their respective work and life.

That's why AFC Wimbledon recruited 66 first-team players in one go. If, as is the case with professional teams, the first team has at least 25 men, they are likely to not be able to make up even 11 for games and training. Today Tony has something, tomorrow John has something, the day after tomorrow Sam has to go to repair the gas pipe, the day after tomorrow the game is halfway through, the main goalkeeper may be called back to the hospital for surgery by a phone call......

The large list of sixty-six people seems intimidating, but in fact there will be no more than thirty people who will be able to appear here regularly in the future.

"So I called you all here and told you to recognize your faces. You don't have to play a season before you know that your neighbour is your teammate at AFC Wimbledon. ”

The laughter was even louder, and even Chu Zhongtian was amused by the head coach's witty words. He turned his head to see that there were so many people, he really couldn't say that he could write down all his teammates.

"There are too many people, too little time. I read the name and the position you played, and I read it and stand up and let everyone see what you look like. Eames pulled out two sheets of A4-sized paper, which were the team's first-team squads, and the names of the players were densely printed on them.

Kevin Cooper (kevin_cooper). Striker. ”

A white man stood up, with black hair, about the same height as Chu Zhongtian, and looked to be under thirty years old. He waved generously to everyone and stood on the side of no one.

"Alley Russell. Offensive avant-garde. ”

The person who came out this time was Chu Zhongtian's old enemy. He stepped out next to Cooper, who patted him on the shoulder, and he smiled. Chu Zhongtian didn't know what their relationship was, because he had never seen Russell with anyone other than Borger before.

"Gavin Borger. Attacking full-back. ”

Russell's partner ran out of the crowd and walked up to Russell's side, and the two immediately got together, talking and laughing.

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Eames called out the names of the people on the list one by one, and everyone stepped forward and walked to the other side, receiving the other people's scrutiny. Most of these Chu Zhongtian had seen them on the day of the trial, but he didn't know what their names were, he suddenly became interested and wanted to find his teammates who were in the yellow team with him that day, whether it was the five strikers who never returned to defense, or the two fullbacks who liked to assist, or the central defenders who had been honestly staying behind him, and the goalkeeper who had no sense of presence...... It's a pity that so far he hasn't found a single one. Maybe he's the only survivor on that yellow team?

Chu Zhongtian guessed correctly. He really was the only qualifier on that team. The five forwards who were in a hurry to show themselves but ignored the needs of the team as a whole were all wiped out. As for the two full-backs, they are too fond of assists, making Eames, who is a defender, feel insecure and unqualified. Two central defenders, the level is not at home, not qualified. There is only one goalkeeper left, and he basically didn't show his ability much, who told Russell to recognize Chu Zhongtian? The RED team's offense is basically nothing decent either. But a team doesn't need too many goalkeepers, so he wasn't selected for this team either.

Eames looked at the name he was about to read next, and first silently recited it in his heart before he spoke: "Chu-Zhong-Tian." ”

It was not easy for him to finally pronounce the Chinese boy's name correctly.

Hearing this strange pronunciation, everyone knew that the most special person in the team had appeared.

Chu Zhongtian walked out very calmly, passed through the cross-jungle formed by everyone's eyes, and came to the other side.

His teammates were much more interested in him than they were in his compatriots. Even Eames added one more sentence when introducing his position: "Defensive midfielder. This is our only foreign aid, Chinese students. ”

Some others laughed. There was no sarcasm and insult in their laughter, and Chu Zhongtian could hear it. This may be a good sign that I won't be too sad in the Gang.

Chu Zhongtian enjoyed the only privilege, and when he introduced the other people later, Eames had no other superfluous words than to read their names and locations.

Nevertheless, by the time all the names of the players had been called, it was six o'clock.

Eames looked at the watch on his wrist, "Train, guys. Let's start with the most basic training – physical fitness. ”

This sentence can make many people embarrassed. For this group of amateur players, some of them may have excellent skills and awareness, but the vast majority of them may not be very physical.

Awareness and technique require some talent, and even without training, they can come naturally. But physical fitness is different, if you lack systematic training and don't stick to it, it will be consumed quickly. So physical fitness is the foundation of all modern competitive sports, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, gymnastics, swimming...... In many sports, "physical fitness" is indispensable in training.

Amateur players usually don't have a detailed and systematic physical training plan when they usually play football, and their training is a group of people who get together and start playing a team game with a soccer ball. So unless they are born with good physical fitness, most people's physical fitness is very average, and they can't even hold on to a ninety-minute game. So the first thing Eames' coaching staff needs to solve is to pull up the physical reserves of this group of people to cope with the amateur league that starts in August.

Only a few of these people were indifferent to physical training and accepted it calmly. After all, not all of them are amateur players with no foundation at all. Some come from the ranks of the more famous clubs, while others have only played in some of the lower leagues.

Chu Zhongtian has not played in any professional club, has been trained, and he has not touched the ball much for three years. However, he received systematic training in physical fitness since he was a child, and the professional sports level in China was still very strong at that time. And he hasn't given up exercising in recent years. At "MacChina", everyone else is riding a bicycle or walking. He was the only one who ran all the way down with a bag on his back, and he sent orders on a longer route than anyone else.

He had been practicing for ten years, and coupled with his own talent in terms of physical fitness, some things had become a part of the body, and naturally, as normal as breathing.

Chu Zhongtian ran on the edge of the court, looking relaxed, and others couldn't tell that he had just run six kilometers before that.

He led the pack in the first group, followed by a sparse crowd of his teammates.

The heat of the day was dissipating, the breeze was slowly falling, and his hair was fluttering in the wind. He suddenly felt that he was in high spirits, and his whole body was full of strength. He heard something stiff inside his body clattering, as if something was peeling off his body little by little. A powerful heartbeat is becoming clearer.

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ps, two more completed ~~

Chu Zhongtian began to slowly get on the right track, and the plot began to unfold slowly. Don't worry, the story behind will only get more and more exciting~~~

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