After taking over Newcastle as a head coach, Li Tongfan's life instantly bid farewell to the idleness of the previous period! I woke up in the morning, ate a little breakfast, and hurriedly drove to the Newcastle Rigberton training base on the outskirts of the city!

Fortunately, Lao Li had already obtained his driver's license in his spare time to buy a car and learn to drive, otherwise he would have had to trouble Tolosi Tang for a special car transfer from his seaside villa in Newcastle's east city to the Rigberton training base in the west of the city!

But Don isn't idle right now – he's working with his partner Sir John Hall on a late-stage Newcastle takeover!

Because due to time constraints, after signing the share transfer agreement with Mick Ashley, Lao Li hurriedly became the owner of Newcastle, in fact, until today, all the acquisition matters have not been completely completed - there are still a lot of things to be busy with such as the review and approval of the political axe and the transfer of the team's related accounts!

Sir John Hall's connections and energy in the UK are really strong, and he is amazingly efficient in getting things done, otherwise even if Lao Li has enough funds, it is estimated that if he wants to completely eat Newcastle, he will have to finish the season!

And by that time, the magpies were relegated to the Championship, and the daylilies were cold!

…… At about 7:40 in the morning, Li Tongfan came to the Rigberton training base!

The elder Sean, who manages the gate of the base, is in his sixties in recent years, and when he was young, he had an accident in the coal mine, which caused a prosthetic leg to be installed on his right leg, so he came to the training base to guard the gate!

From that time until today, Shaun Sr. has been with Newcastle United in Rigber for thirty-eight years and is a die-hard to crazy Newcastle fan!

Through the thin morning mist, old Sean found Li Tongfan's BMW X5 from a long distance!

Because yesterday after the press conference, Lao Li came to the training base once with the club's chairman Martin Brighton!

Before Li Tongfan could signal, the gate of the base opened!

The old man poked his messy head out of the window, made a strange grimace, and made a V-shaped gesture representing "victory" with his right hand: "Hey, Mr. Rice Bucket, it's so early...... Are you about to start working on the Newcastle trophy? ”

Funny old man!

Li Tongfan rolled down the window and returned the salute with a V-shaped gesture: "Of course, old man, I came to Newcastle to embrace the ...... of the championship"

Although it was only the second time they met, because of their shared love for the team, the two seemed to be old friends who had known each other for several years! In the morning chirping of chickadees, the smug laughter of the old and the young dispelled the hazy morning fog that shrouded the Rigburton base!

The red morning sun is gradually rising from the horizon in the distance!

…… Training starts at 9 a.m.!

There was still a long time before the players reported, and after Li Tongfan parked his car in his parking space, he walked around the training ground! Although the Rigberton training base is much inferior to Real Madrid's Madrid Sports City, it is definitely the top training base in England!

The heritage of Newcastle, a traditional powerhouse, cannot be underestimated!

Like a proud farmer patrolling the ridges of his own fields, Li Tongfan carefully walked around every corner of the training base, because soon after the completion of all the acquisition procedures, this place belongs to Lao Li himself!

By the time Lao Li finished his "inspection" in a haughty manner, the number of people in the training base gradually increased!

Michael Owen and Alan Shearer arrived, then the members of the coaching staff, then the Newcastle first-team, development squad and Under-18 squad players...... At 9 o'clock in the morning, the training officially begins!

Of course, before the start of training, it was the "new official" Li Tongfan who began to burn the "first three fires" since taking office in a majestic manner - the players met!

Looking at the Newcastle first-team players standing in front of him, Lao Li couldn't help frowning!

With the exception of a handful of players who have been selected for the England national team, such as Michael Owen, James Milner and Alan Smith, others seem to have lost hope for the team's results, and a few capable guys are ready to jump out of the "fire pit" of Newcastle...... His face was disgraced, his eyes were blank, his morale was low, and he was distracted...... To put it mildly, Newcastle's first-team players are now like a bunch of players who can be crushed with a single blow...... No combat effectiveness!

But what Li Tongfan didn't know was that in fact, the performance of the players today was very, very good!

Because, after the news of the invincible madman Lee taking charge of the team came out yesterday, the Newcastle stars finally saw a glimmer of hope to stay in the Premier League in a desperate situation, if that man is really as magical as the newspaper news media say, then maybe there will really be a miracle?

While Lee Tong-fan was looking at the players, the stars were also curiously observing the famous madman Lee!

“…… I know you have a lot of ideas, some people want to get out of here, and some people are waiting to see how I perform......" Li Tongfan sorted out his thoughts and said his thoughts without any scruples.

“…… I understand all of this! But even if you want to choose a new club for yourself, you'll have to wait until the end of the season at St James' Park, because no team will choose to shell out a pound for a group of players who don't have the fighting spirit and sense of pride...... There are 10 rounds left in the league and we are now at the bottom of all the teams, so congratulations, this is your chance to show yourself...... I can promise you that as long as you want to leave, I will not force any of you to leave after the season......"

“…… Now, start training! ”

A short to simple lecture!

Before, everyone thought that the madman Lee would pat his chest and impassionedly paint a bright future and more salary to them in order to boost the morale of the team, but ...... It seems that the madman Lee is really as different as the legend says!

…… The team's training sessions are led by the players led by the newly released assistant coach Alan Shearer! And Li Tongfan stood on the edge of the training ground without saying a word, while recalling the [personal psychology] of each player in FM2008 in his brain, while carefully observing their performance!

The effect of observation is obvious!

Chelsea full-back Grimi and South African midfielder Pattison trained off the pitch for their return from injury, and they did a great job!

Irish goalkeeper Given, 21-year-old central defenders Steven Taylor, Michael Owen, Alan Smith and other people who have a certain affection for Newcastle in FM2008 are "hoping to improve the team's ranking through their own efforts......"

This shows that the above players are all strong fighters who are willing to fight for Newcastle, and they are the main players that Li Tongfan can rely on! It turns out that they also work very hard in real-life training and perform very well!

Spanish midfielder Sergio, Nigerian full-back Barbaroa, Argentine full-back Pirano and others are considering their options in FM2008 and want to leave the club as soon as possible...... It is clear that these guys are the "bourgeoisie" mixed in with the revolutionary ranks! Not to be trusted!

And their performance on the training ground at this moment also made Li Tongfan who was standing on the sidelines very disappointed!

But there's no rush to deal with these guys!

Of course, trustworthy players must be vigorously cultivated, and untrustworthy guys cannot be killed with a stick, because Newcastle's bench depth is not enough, and if you want to maintain a full win in the next 10 consecutive league games to reach the UEFA Cup, find ways to make good use of the energy of every player in the team is king!

It is necessary to squeeze out the last drop of the value of labor from every hammer as the capitalists exploit the laborers!

Only by allowing these players to perform well in the next games can they be sold for a good price at the end of the season...... The idea of the stuffy man Lee Tong-fan is evil!

…… As time went on, more and more Newcastle fans in black and white sword stripes gathered around the wire fence of the training base!

There are gray-haired old men, middle-aged people in suits and leather shoes, rebellious boys with red hair and exaggerated studs, and children who suck their little fingers into their mouths, and their sky-blue eyes are like clear Newcastle coasts...... "Mr. Rice Bucket, you have made the most correct choice!!" ”

"Crazy Lee, please become a Newcastle legend!"

"From today onwards, Newcastle will be with God!!"

The ingenious slogans were hung on the wire fence by the fans, fluttering like flags in the slight wind in the suburbs! Outside the Rigberton training base, which has been deserted due to the team's poor record in the past, today is like a grand festival!

This scene made the players on the training ground work harder!

Assistant coach Alan Shearer bent down and corrected Ameobi's shooting action, looked at the enthusiastic fans outside the field, and then looked at the crazy Lee who was paying attention to the performance of the players on the training ground, and couldn't help but sigh: Crazy Lee's appeal is really strong, even if Newcastle sign Ronaldinho back with World Footballer of the Year, I'm afraid there won't be so many fans to watch the training, right?

Of course, apart from the fans, there was also a gathering of media reporters outside of the Rigber training base, and the whole British Isles was curious to see what would happen to Crazy Lee's first training session at Newcastle............ At the end of a day's training, Newcastle's first-team stars didn't notice anything brilliant about Crazy Lee! If you have to find a difference, it is that this master has never said a word from beginning to end, except for his speech before the start of training! Standing on the edge of the training ground with a cold face, from time to time he writes and draws in the notebook he carries with him, recording some things that he doesn't know ...... But it was this kind of silence that made the players feel an unprecedented sense of pressure and urgency! The mythical record of Mad Lee makes every footballer on the planet want to play under his command, because that is the guarantee of honor and trophies!

With the exception of Owen and Alan Smith and a few other players who are deeply aware of Lee's true ability, everyone else is cautiously waiting for the performance of [God on the sidelines], and the match between White Hart Lane and Tottenham Hotspur two days later will be the best litmus test for the Chinese head coach who came to St James' Park with a huge halo!

After all, some things are not heard!

Only when the players themselves truly appreciate Li Tongfan's ability will they willingly be driven by him!

…… In the parking lot of the training base, the first-team stars who had finished training watched Lee Tong-beom walk towards fans and media reporters in the distance until he was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic crowd...... The look in the eyes of the hammers is complicated!

(To be continued)