Chapter 18 Young Teeth and Disability
Now Cahill is at the lowest point of his career.
As an Australian player, who can enter the Premier League and become the main force of the League One team Millwall, Cahill has made a lot of efforts. In fact, as early as 1997, Cahill came to England, At that time, Millwall saw him and thought he had great potential. Cahill asked his parents to allow him to play professional football in England and signed with the Millwall team.
In the 2000-2001 season, Cahill's position in Millwall was basically stable and he became the main force of the team. The experience of going to a foreign country at the age of 18 also made Cahill very precocious. Most professional players, because they have been around football since childhood, are still a little immature in their 20s. Cahill is not like this. He has his own opinions and views.
Cahill was injured last season.
Injuries that lasted for a season stumbled and dimmed his career prospects. In the whole season, he only played eleven times for Millwall. In the second half of the season, he basically had no playing experience. He has been recovering from injuries. Wall, in Australia.
Although not fully recovered, Cahill returned to England when Millwall regrouped for training.
While in Australia, his agent told him that there were clubs interested in him, and Cahill was surprised that if he wasn't injured, it wouldn't be surprising that a club would want to buy him, but he stumbled and injured him for a season in a row. Sick, will there be any clubs that would be interested in him?
But soon the agent said that the coach of the other side had to see him before making a decision.
Cahill is clear, the other party still depends on his situation to decide. Cahill never thought of leaving Millwall before, but a season of injuries has made his position unstable, so he became an agent. He was informed that the Derby County manager had arrived at Millwall. Cahill still agreed to take a look, he was curious who was interested in him.
So Wan Sheng met Cahill like this.
This is in a cafe, Cahill is not a very noticeable player, Wan Sheng also came to Millwall secretly, and media reporters also thought that he was arranging training in Derby County. Little did he know he had left Derby County. So the meeting between the two was not interrupted.
Cahill was surprised to see Wan Sheng.
Like everyone else, he was also surprised at Wan Sheng's age, and is this really a Chinese? Can the Chinese play football? Cahill doesn't know, but he knows that country's football is definitely not as good as Australia's, it seems that they played in the 2002 World Cup and were eliminated from the group.
Being able to enter the top 32 of the World Cup is considered a bit of strength, right?
Cahill didn't think much of it. He just looked at Wan Sheng. The two did not speak for a while.
Wansheng is looking at Cahill's potential. As he estimated, Cahill's potential value is neither high nor low, 86 points, compared to the potential of top league players at the age of 24, this is a very common value, even so He was also satisfied, because he found that Cahill's body was fine - at least he could come and meet him alone. And it behaves like a normal person.
This shows that Cahill is getting better even if he is injured.
Neither of them had spoken yet, but Wansheng had already decided to fight for Cahill. It is rare for such a player to shine in the future World Cup and have been stable in the club, and Cahill still meets his expectations.
It was Cahill who spoke first, and he said in admiration, "You are surprisingly young."
"Thank you." Wan Sheng smiled.
"Can you tell me why you're interested in me?" Cahill asked. "I've had an injury that lasted the entire season, and I can't guarantee my recovery."
Wan Sheng laughed even more happily. He found that Cahill was a very assertive person. He hadn't opened his mouth yet, but Cahill took the initiative. Such people will have a firm mind, and in their own judgment, this kind of Mentality can also help a lot when it comes to performance on the field, and it's no wonder Cahill is successful.
Cahill kept looking at Wan Sheng, waiting for Wan Sheng's answer.
Wan Sheng thought for a while before he said, "That's not a problem. Since I'm here, I believe that you can recover and even go further..." After speaking, he suddenly changed the subject, "I'm coming to Millwall, It's to bring in a main striker for the team."
Cahill wondered, "Can you promise the main position?"
Wan Sheng said, "If someone else asked me, I would definitely say 'my team does not have an absolute main force', but any team has a difference between the main force and the substitute. Maybe it's too serious to say that, but at least it's important. I'm here to bring in a striker who is very important to the team."
Wan Sheng stood up and introduced the team's striker in detail, "My team has only two real forwards, one is a young high center, and the other is a 30-year-old veteran, Ian Taylor. , you should have heard..."
Cahill nodded. The Aston Villa legend is also quite famous in England.
"Both of them will be very important players, but Taylor is old after all, and Reiter is too young, he has played a limited number of games, he is inexperienced, and he is also a tactical center, so I need a consistent goal. Striker." Wan Sheng looked at Cahill after saying that.
He is very clear that if he wants to impress such an assertive player, he must explain it with the actual situation. It is meaningless to trust and believe, because every coach will say this to new players, but the new players are not in good condition. There will be opportunities to play, but will still be reduced to the fringes of the team.
Cahill was heartbroken.
In fact, he didn't think about transferring and leaving before. He has been at Millwall for several years. If he wants to come, even if he wants to leave for another team, it must be a Premier League-level team. To improve, what's the point of going from a League One team to a League One team?
Cahill agreed to meet Wan Sheng, first because he wondered why Derby County would be interested in him, and second because he was interested in the 'legendary' young Chinese coach in League One, who was still recuperating at the end of last season , but there is a lot of uproar in League One, and many media have reported on the young Chinese coach, Cahill is in England. Naturally, he also heard some news, so when he heard that it was the young Chinese coach who wanted to see him, he agreed immediately.
But now Cahill thinks differently.
Which team he plays for, whether to transfer or not depends on the situation, he hopes his career will improve. Naturally, the team to join is better. But if the same team can have a better environment, it can be regarded as an improvement. In Millwall, he is a jack-of-all-trades player. Although he is good at playing forward, many times the manager will let him play in midfield or even on the wing. Playing football, sometimes as the first substitute. Not to mention. Now that his injury has just ended, it is difficult to regain the main position in a short time.
But if Derby County's striker is really what the young coach described, everything he said is true, he will be much better in Derby County's competitive environment, and the only player in the same position as himself is veteran Ian. -Taylor alone, another high center and he's not the same type of player, and still a young player. In this way, there are naturally many opportunities for him to play.
This is still under his normal performance.
If he can have a good performance, naturally he can easily win the position of the main striker. in competition. He doesn't need a position promised by the head coach. He is very aware of the cruelty of the professional arena, and he has to fight for everything himself. It is also very important to have a better competitive environment. In addition, looking at the meaning of this Chinese coach, it seems that he is very optimistic about himself. Going to a team with a coach who is optimistic about you and has a better competitive environment will also be a good choice.
"You convinced me." Cahill considered it for a while, and then made a clear statement, "I can't think of a reason to refuse."
Wan Sheng smiled.
The next job is to negotiate between Derby County and Millwall.
Millwall was already very interested in selling Cahill, and he only cared about the transfer fee. Cahill is not a genius star, and he is 24 years old again. The value of this kind of player is on the surface. He has just come back from injury, so his worth will naturally be discounted.
In the end, the two clubs reached an agreement in one day. Cahill joined the Derby County club with a transfer of 750,000 pounds. He will play for Derby County in the new season.
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Wansheng is still very satisfied with the quick finalization of Cahill's transfer, which means that Cahill can still catch up with the team's physical training.
After Cahill officially joined Derby County and came to the team to report, Derby County Club held a signing ceremony for him. There were many reporters who came to participate this time. Even if those mainstream media in Derby County knew that Wansheng would not let them Had a chance to ask questions, but they came to the signing ceremony anyway, because Cahill still has a certain reputation in League One.
If you don't take into account his injuries last season, it was a good move.
But considering his injuries, it's naturally different.
So the mainstream media of Derby County have something to say, they think Derby County's transfer work in the summer is very "peculiar". ' and disability', which are the words they use to describe the few players who have come to the club.
Leto Ziegler and Leighton Baines are naturally attributed to the ranks of 'young teeth'.
Cahill is naturally disabled.
As for Franck Ribery, a French player that Ales club doesn't pay attention to, they just ignore it. Leon Osman is good, but there is nothing special to say about the loaned players.
In short, the mainstream media in Derby County have something to say, and their statement is very reasonable.
Even the fans who support Derby County and Wansheng have no way to refute this statement. Cahill has been injured all the time last season, and Leto Ziegler and Leighton Baines are indeed too young. If Franck Ribery has the strength, why should the Ales club sell him?
The Derby County mainstream media's summary of several transfers is, "Compared to last season, the team's strength is a lot weaker..." (To be continued ~^~)