Seven Hundred and Twenty Back to Leeds United?

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Jonathan Woodgate returns home from Tottenham Hotspur's Chigwell training ground in Enfield.

As soon as he entered, he threw the car keys on the sofa and collapsed on it.

In the empty mansion, it was so quiet that only his own movements remained.

If he didn't move, he could probably hear his own heartbeat.

I don't know when he started, he was used to this kind of life, and people were used to not seeing him.

Interestingly, he is still playing for the Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur, and he is also the player with the highest annual salary in the team.

In January 2008, in order to lure Woodgate to Tottenham Hotspur, the North London team offered him a weekly salary of 65,000 pounds, which was at the time in the Premier League, although it was not the highest. First gear, but it's already pretty high.

When he first arrived, he showed a very good state and once again proved that he is the top central defender in Europe.

He not only plays in the Premier League, but also the Europa League, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Although there were groin strains and back strains during the period, they basically only affected him for one or two games.

But from the 2009 to 10 season, he felt something was wrong.

From 2008 to 2009, he played a total of 44 games for Tottenham, 3833 minutes. Such a high attendance rate made everyone think that he had got out of the quagmire of injuries, but only Woodgate himself knew , his body couldn't bear it.

Not only him, he also privately sought help from his mentor in Real Madrid, a senior member of the coaching staff, Buenaventura, who told him clearly,

Not so much playing time.

But at that time, the pressure of the team's performance was pressing. With such a high salary, he had to get it.

The bad results finally appeared in the 2009-10 season.

Throughout the season, with repeated groin strains, he only played three times on behalf of Tottenham. Beat Sunderland, a 9 to 1 rout of Wigan Athletic, Tottenham have performed quite steadily.

Everyone knows that Woodgate has strength, but only if he is healthy.

A healthy Woodgate is definitely a top central defender in Europe, but he has too many injuries.

What's even more unfortunate is that starting from 2010, the Premier League ushered in a new deal.

Each team can only declare a maximum of twenty-five players, of which eight players must be locally trained.

Under this restriction, no team would be willing to leave a valuable playing spot to a glass man who can only play three games in a whole season, so Redknapp had to tell Woodgate that he will be excluded from the big list.

This has prevented him from playing even a minute in the Premier League so far.

So far this season, the only time he played in the Europa League was as a substitute for 31 minutes. Unfortunately, the long-term lack of games made him unable to adapt to the intensity of the game.

After playing this game, he was diagnosed with a strained adductor muscle, and then a strained calf.

He was injured again and again, and when this part healed, he changed it...

It made him feel hopeless, as if no part of his body was healthy.

But what made him feel even more desperate was the huge gap.

Everyone, from coaches to teammates to staff, even the team doctor who was supposed to be responsible for him, everyone is alienating him, because no one is willing to waste precious time and money for a person who is injured all day long. resource.

Gradually, I don't know when he started, he completely became a marginal figure in the Chigwell training base.

Many times, he wasn't even notified of team parties.

He even suspected that if he didn't go to the training base one day, no one would care.

Of course, Daniel Levi will definitely settle accounts with him.

Yes, literally, settle accounts.

That shrewd CEO has long since disliked him, and has long been looking for his faults.

If he is absent, you don't have to guess that Levi will treat him with the most severe punishment.

Because, he doesn't have to play a game, but he can receive a weekly salary of 65,000 pounds from the club every week.

This is higher than Modric, van der Vaart and others.

At times, Woodgate also felt that this might be why he was truly unpopular.

As early as the beginning of the season, Levi approached Woodgate and proposed to modify the contract to pay his salary according to his playing time.

Actually, it makes sense, but the timing is wrong.

Because at that time, Woodgate was excluded from the registration list, and signing this new contract meant that he might not get a penny of salary for a season, but his ownership still belonged to Tottenham.

Just ask, who will sign such a contract?

More importantly, when he joined Tottenham, the contract period was three and a half years, which happened to expire in 2011.

No matter from which point of view, Woodgate has no reason to accept the contract offered by Levi.

Even after this summer, a free transfer will leave.

At thirty-one, Woodgate clearly sees the twilight of his career.

He has to be prepared in advance.

Therefore, even if many Tottenham fans accused him of being greedy for money, he would stay at Tottenham.

Because he never felt that he was not good enough.

The reason why he has had so many injuries in the past two years is because he played too much in the first two seasons after joining.

In Real Madrid, he was able to maintain the highest level of output because Gao Shen specially arranged physical therapy for him, and he was only allowed to play one game a week at most, which can be said to be used carefully.

But at Tottenham...

Woodgate was lying on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, he didn't even turn on the light.

He used to be a young man chasing excitement, restless, and even made many mistakes, but I don't know when he started to learn to enjoy this kind of tranquility and get used to this kind of loneliness.

People say it's called maturity.

Maybe.

In any case, my own maturity is much better than most people.

At least he can still receive a salary of 65,000 pounds a week.

But what about the future?

...

A sudden ringtone of the mobile phone disturbed Woodgate in the dark.

The Englishman didn't even bother to move. He reached out and grabbed the phone in his trouser pocket. When he saw the caller ID, he sat up abruptly.

There was so much movement that he almost sprained his waist.

"Hello, boss." When Woodgate answered the phone, he was very excited.

It is said to enjoy loneliness, but who doesn't want to be paid attention to?

"Jonathan, where are you?" Gao Shen asked on the phone.

"At home, London," returned Woodgate. "And you, boss?"

"Still busy." Gao Shen replied.

Woodgate was silent.

is not that right?

Manchester City is about to play the Champions League semi-final against Manchester United, and Gao Shen must be very busy at this time.

But he called himself in his busy schedule, what's going on?

The current Manchester City lineup is very strong. Woodgate is self-aware, but he didn't dare to think about it.

"Let me get straight to the point, there is something I want to ask you."

"you say."

"Are you interested in returning to Leeds United?"

"Leeds United?" Woodgate was surprised again.

That's where he debuted, where he became famous, and where he made a lot of mistakes.

But isn't this team in the Championship now?

"Yes, Leeds United, but I can only say that you must take a substantial, very substantial salary cut, otherwise, Leeds United cannot afford your weekly salary of 65,000 pounds." Gao Shen finally said, I couldn't help laughing.

Compared with Gao Shen, this salary is really nothing, but for Leeds United, it is indeed a sky-high price.

"Boss, I don't quite understand." Woodgate was at a loss.

Gao Shen on the other side of the phone smiled lightly, "Not long ago, Leeds United announced on their official website that they have reached an exclusive acquisition agreement with a foreign company?"

"It's you?" Woodgate was so surprised this time that he jumped up.

Oh my god, this is absolutely breaking news.

If it gets out, the entire European football world will definitely go crazy.

"Calm down, remember to keep it secret for me." Gao Shen smiled, "Strictly speaking, it's not me, it's my fiancee."

Woodgate immediately understood that what Gao Shen said was serious.

Back to Leeds United?

Seems to be pretty good too.

"In terms of salary, we will definitely have to renegotiate, and it must be reduced to within the tolerance of Leeds United, but what I can promise is that we will trust your ability and experience very much. We need an old player like you to come to us. Bring new players, so you will be the captain doing your part."

Woodgate listened carefully, and was constantly thinking about various situations and problems in his mind.

"Fernando Lucas will be the chief executive of the team, Rodolfo Borrell, you haven't worked with him, but you know him, he is the technical director, Sarri is my assistant coach now, He will be the head coach of the team."

They are all acquaintances.

Woodgate was relieved a lot.

"I have discussed with them, and we all feel that you are a very suitable candidate. The only obstacles are salary and your personal wishes, so I want to ask you to see if you are interested."

After a pause, Gao Shen said again: "You know, you are 31 years old, and you won't be able to play for a long time. It's time to think about the future. If you come to Leeds United, you can participate more in the coaching staff. Work, or work in the youth training camp, when you retire in the future, you can transform into a coach."

It must be said that Woodgate was really tempted.

Now the most popular head coach is Gao Shen, but to be honest, it is unrealistic to be Gao Shen's assistant as soon as he retires.

Because Gao Shen's subordinates are all the best professional football coaches in the world today.

But it is already a very, very precious opportunity to work with senior right-hand men such as Lucas, Borel and Sarri, not to mention, there will be opportunities to learn from seniors in the future.

Thinking of this, Woodgate has almost nothing to hesitate.

"Boss, I promise you, go to Leeds United!"

Gao Shen on the phone was a little surprised, "You don't think about it anymore?"

"Don't think about it. If it was someone else, I might be a little worried, but I absolutely believe in you!"

Gao Shen was silent for two or three seconds, "I will let Buenaventura and Pintus find time to study your affairs, don't worry, maybe you can play for a few more years, and you won't retire so early."

"Help Leeds United get back to the Premier League, I'll give you a raise!"

"Thank you boss!"