From the city, head east to the Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge

After more than half an hour's drive, I finally set foot on Chongming Island.

Compared with the prosperous Longhai on the other side, Chongming Island has a unique flavor.

There are no high-rise buildings, no bustling neighborhoods, and through the car window, you can see the dense low-rise buildings in the distance, connecting with the blue sky.

Because the shipyard of Shengxi Yacht and some other supporting factories are all on Chongming Island, Yang Huan has not been here, but I don't know why, every time I come, I have a very special feeling.

Perhaps it is because the differences between the two sides of the strait are too great.

According to the navigation, after entering Chongming Island, there is still about half an hour's drive in total.

Therefore, Yang Huan was not in a hurry, but he was a little strange in his heart.

How could Mr. Xu, who is proud of himself, call himself and invite himself to visit his football school?

Yang Huan was a little puzzled.

If it had been a decade earlier, he might have thought that he might have come to attract investment.

Everyone knows that Xu Lao founded this football school back then, but he suffered from no funds, and in order to raise money, he even became an escort.

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's to take advantage of Xu Lao's fame and status in the football circle to eat, drink and take pictures.

But now, after getting out of the way, his team is in the Chinese Super League, which is also a well-known strong team, and it is not bad for money at all.

Yang Huan couldn't figure it out, but he still respected Xu Lao very much.

He has wanted to meet him many times, and even he himself has been to the football school twice, but he has not been able to meet anyone, which is a pity.

It's rare to have a chance this time, of course Yang Huan won't be polite.

Chongming Island runs in a rectangular direction of northwest and southeast, with the exit of the Yangtze River Bridge in the east, but the football school in the west.

Therefore, after getting on the island, go all the way to the west and walk for about half an hour.

Following the direction of the navigation reminder, I finally came to the gate of the football school.

"No wonder General Fan would say that if you shoot outside with a machine gun at night, don't expect to hit anyone!"

Yang Huan smiled and shook his head, this is really a good place.

However, as a football school, it is also too remote, and it feels like the players are all circled.

The security guard at the door stopped the car, and after asking, he should have been notified earlier, so he let him go directly.

Long Wu drove the car and went all the way inside.

When the football school was first established, there was no money and no funds, so a hotel was built and turned into a tourist attraction to attract tourists to generate income.

This made Yang Huan look at it, and he admired this old Xu who was already over the age of old.

If all Chinese football people can have the spirit of Xu Lao, then there is no hope for Chinese football?

The car had just stopped in the parking lot in front of the training building, and only then did he get out of the car, and he saw Xu Lao walking towards him accompanied by his assistants from a distance, and Yang Huan immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Old Xu, I finally saw you!" Yang Huan grabbed his hands.

Don't look at Xu Lao's age, but his spirit is still very good, and the whole person looks very strong.

"Hehe, Young Master Huan, welcome, welcome!"

Yang Huan beckoned to Long Wu behind him, and Long Wu immediately stepped forward, "Old Xu, you came in a hurry, and you didn't prepare anything, be careful, not respectful." ”

"Eh, Young Master Huan, what are you doing here?" Xu Lao was suddenly a little unhappy.

"It's good that this person is here, why do you still bring gifts?"

Yang Huan laughed, "A little bit of junior caution." ”

Ryugo walked over, holding a small tote bag in his hand, which was just right to hold a notebook.

Notebook?

Xu Lao looked at Yang Huan incomprehensibly, and the latter pouted, signaling that he could take it out and take a look.

No way, take it out and look at it, I think it's no different from an ordinary notebook, the big deal is that it's all in English.

"Open it and take a look." Yang Huan laughed.

Xu Lao could only open the cover, and saw a sentence written in English on the blank page under the cover.

But the point is not in English, but on the signature below.

"Ferguson?" Boss Xu was taken aback, and his hands trembled a little.

He was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he got closer and looked closely, it was indeed Ferguson, yes.

Oh my God, it turned out to be a sentence written by Ferguson himself.

"Young Master Huan, this is ......"

Yang Huan nodded, "It's indeed Ferguson's handwriting!" ”

The football person Xu Lao admires the most in his life is Ferguson.

Even when he founded this football school, it was a bit like Ferguson learning.

And Xu Lao can see some of Ferguson's shadow in many places.

"Young Master Huan, this gift is too valuable, I ......"

As he spoke, Xu Lao was about to hand it back again.

Yang Huan blocked his hand halfway, "Whether this gift is expensive or not, it depends on the person, at least I believe that in Xu Lao's place, it has its real value!" ”

Saying this, Xu Lao was really a little reluctant, so he could only take it back with a smile.

"By the way, Young Master Huan, this sentence...... What is the meaning? ”

"Oh, that's a quote that Ferguson loves so much, which means that everyone needs to face challenges at all times so that our lives will never be monotonous!"

Xu Lao nodded uncontrollably, and pondered deeply, "Yes, Ferguson has been practicing a word all his life!" ”

After sighing for a while, he cherished this gift and put it away, and then accompanied Yang Huan to visit everywhere.

Yang Huan smiled slightly and looked around, "Well, Old Xu, your place is big enough." ”

"There are more than 100 acres."

Yang Huan nodded again and again, and said jokingly: "I see, many people don't understand you." ”

"How?" Xu Lao asked with a smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, such a large piece of land, more than ten years ago, your football school only spent a total of twenty or thirty million, right? If this is put now, just this piece of land will be sold at more than this price! ”

Xu Lao laughed when he heard it, "Or are you happy?" I understand me, that's the truth! ”

After laughing, he sighed again.

"Actually, many people like to make quick money, and they are used to making quick money, so they won't believe it at all, and they are quite profitable to engage in football in a down-to-earth manner, and they don't understand it at all, and they don't want to understand!"

Yang Huan also agrees with this view.

If professional football is to develop, then you have to treat it as a business first.

Xu Lao's feelings are there, but this business mind is definitely not bad.

Not to mention anything else, how much is it worth to take this piece of land so cheaply, invest in football schools, and train so many international players and players?

This is not something that money can measure at all!

He is out now, and he only needs one sentence, and there is definitely no shortage of interested people to invest in him.

Still afraid of running out of money?

"Young Master Huan, this time, I took the liberty to invite you to come, this is the first, I believe you have also received the news."

Yang Huan nodded, when he came back this time, he did receive the news.

"You're going to sell the football club?"

"Hmm!" Xu Lao nodded, "However, this football school is my lifeblood, and I can't sell it." ”

"Originally, I invited you to come in the hope that you, the owner of the most football-savvy football in Europe, could give me advice, you know, I am not too young to go back to Europe to visit the training base of your saints, and I happened to hear that you are back, so I asked for your phone number and invited you to come and visit."

"It's okay, Old Xu has a life, I'm going to come anyway!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

"In addition, I heard that you are planning to open a youth coach training course in China, I hope to be able to arrange a few places for us, you know, the current youth training environment in China is very bad, even if we are here, the quality of personnel is not comparable with Europe, so it is a good opportunity to have the opportunity to learn from your youth coaches in Southampton!"

Yang Huan laughed and said: "Okay, the quota or something, needless to say, you just draw up a list for us!" ”

"Then I'll thank Young Master Huan!"

"Why are you so polite?" Yang Huan smiled and waved his hand.

For him, it's really just a gesture.

"Originally, I was already a little disheartened, but just now, when I heard Ferguson's words, I'm a person, I don't feel good in my heart, and I can't sit still!"

After speaking, Xu Lao laughed self-deprecatingly.

"What? Is Xu Lao interested, and then form a team to compete in the professional league? ”

Xu Lao smiled slightly, but did not answer, but said, "Wait a little longer, wait until I can't sit still." ”

"Well, if you, Mr. Xu, want to form another team, then count me as one."

"You?" When Xu Lao heard this, he was a little skeptical.

"yes, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that you would never touch Chinese professional football?"

Yang Huan was stunned, as if he had really said such a thing.

"But it depends on who you play with, play with others, I'm really not interested, but playing with Xu Laoyou, of course it's different!"

When Xu Lao heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Long Wuyi, who was following behind the two, almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard it.

Look, Young Master Huan's sycophant kung fu, the real person doesn't show his face!

"Okay, if I really have this idea another day, let's work together!"

"Okay, you just have to make up your mind!"

The two were in the football school, chatting and visiting while walking, and the more they talked, the more energetic they became.

This Xu Lao's personality is notoriously difficult to get along with, but I don't know what's going on, or he and Yang Huan both like football very much, so the two chatted very well.

Yang Huan has heard more than one person say that Xu Lao is notoriously conceited, he looks down on foreign coaches from the bottom of his heart, and he never believes that foreign coaches can bring much change to the level of Chinese football.

However, now that he had such an in-depth chat with him, Yang Huan found that he was a little different from the rumors.

For example, he does not believe that foreign coaches can change Chinese football, because he believes that only Chinese can change Chinese football, and this is not wrong.

However, he does not deny the advanced level of European football.

According to his own account, he studied the game of football in Europe every day.

For the last two years, he has specialised in Southampton football.

For this, he also specifically proposed that he hoped that Yang Huan could do him a favor and arrange a time for him to have a good talk with Bielsa, and Yang Huan also agreed on the spot.

After that, the two talked about youth training.

Mr. Xu was full of praise for Southampton's youth training level, and mentioned more than once that he really hoped to visit Southampton.

And when he heard Yang Huan say that he would transplant a Saints Youth Academy in Longhai, and he would also cooperate with the most famous school in Longhai, he immediately agreed, saying that he must visit and study at that time.

As they spoke, a group of people came to the training ground.

At the moment, only young players under the Under-15 level are being trained at this football school.

At this time, on the football field, the coaches are training with the young players.

"Young Master Huan, actually, I invite you here this time for a very, very important purpose."

Yang Huan was a little surprised when he saw Old Xu's serious appearance, and hurriedly said, "Old Xu, please speak." ”

"I want you to be able to watch a player."

Looking at the players?

Yang Huan was a little stunned.

I'm not a scout, let me watch the players?

Maybe, my vision is worse than your old Xu, you let me see?

But soon, Yang Huan suddenly thought of it.

Could it be ......