Seven Hundred and Fifty First, the Man Who Lost at the Starting Line

Sometimes, happiness comes too fast and too suddenly, which makes people feel at a loss and even resist instinctively.

The more intelligent and rational a person is, the more cautious he will be.

Vardy is such a person.

From his home to the factory, he was like a walking dead all the way, driving, clocking in, going on the assembly line, and moving things...

All of this is his daily repeated labor, which has formed muscle memory.

But unlike usual, his mind was blank today.

He kept asking himself over and over again: Even if the sky does drop a pie, why is he the one who hit it?

I thought about it over and over again, but I just couldn't figure it out.

It wasn't until after get off work at noon, when he was about to go to eat, that he was awakened by a call from a stranger.

"Hello, Jamie, I'm Gao Shen."

As soon as the call was connected, Jamie Vardy's phone almost slipped out of the hands of the other party's first words.

profound! !

"You... hello, Mr. Gao." Vardy replied with some difficulty.

A few days ago, he just watched Gao Shen's UEFA Champions League final, which was really exciting. At that time, he was thinking, what kind of person must he be to be favored by a head coach like Gao Shen and become his player?

But even in his dreams, he dared not imagine that a few days later, he would have such an opportunity.

Of course, it is not an opportunity to play for Gao Shen, but an opportunity to play for Gao Shen's team.

"I believe you should already know that Leeds United has decided to sign you. Are you willing to play for Leeds United?"

"Yes, I... no... I... I'm in a mess now, I can't think about things." Vardy was a little anxious.

He had never been so flustered like today, that feeling was even more nervous than the confession of his first love back then.

"It's okay, take your time and talk about your thoughts." Gao Shen said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

After hearing this, Vardy took several deep breaths in a row, and then he managed to calm down and let his mind start to spin.

"Mr. Gao, I don't understand, why?" Vardy asked his biggest doubt.

He's just a part-time player playing in the seventh tier, not even full-time.

Why was Gao Shen favored?

"I have a friend who has watched your game, and he took some videos for me to watch. I think your ability is outstanding no matter whether it is the seventh level, or even the sixth and fifth level. Believe in this you You should be able to feel that the teammates and opponents around you can't keep up with your rhythm."

Vardy does feel that way.

He could have scored more goals if he wanted to.

But no, because the low-level leagues are full of physical confrontation. If you score too much and offend the opponent, God knows if he will directly give you a hard time?

Therefore, he chooses enough is enough.

This is a very smart choice.

"I know that there are many players from regular youth training camps in the low-level leagues. They are all outstanding, but you are the most special of them all, because from you, I see a different light."

Vardy was flattered by Gao Shen's words, but he quickly remembered what happened to him.

When a person has had bad luck for too long, he will start to doubt whether he still has the qualifications for good luck.

"Did you know? Mr. Gao, when I was in Sheffield Wednesday, they said that I couldn't see the slightest light from my body."

"Ha, then they will regret it.

"Gao Shen said very firmly.

"I'm really not a talented person, Mr. Gao." Vardy is still not confident enough.

Of course, in the seventh level, or in Halifax, he is definitely the most confident one, but in the deep, in front of Leeds United, he seriously lacks confidence.

Because he clearly knows that there is a huge gap between Halifax and Leeds United, which will be difficult to bridge in a few years or even decades.

"Jamie, I have always believed in a saying that talent determines a player's upper limit, but hard work determines a player's lower limit."

Gao said earnestly and earnestly, "I can honestly say that your talent is really not enough for you to compete for the Ballon d'Or, World Footballer of the Year, etc., but your hard work can definitely make you a great player. Great player."

"For example, the main striker in the Premier League, the England international, I believe there is no problem with these."

Vardy was visibly stunned.

He even wondered if he heard it wrong.

"Mr. Gao, are you... talking about me?"

"Of course, I am very much looking forward to the day you become the Premier League Golden Boot and lead Leeds United to the league title."

"This...I..." Vardy was at a loss.

It's like a person with no money in his pocket, suddenly someone said to him, I am optimistic about the day you become the richest man in the world.

Who believes it?

But these words are profound.

"I've heard your story, Jamie, you have a lot of bad habits that must be changed, but I think the most precious thing about you is your love for football, a very pure love. , and your hard work on the court."

"You know what? I see Suarez in you, you two are really similar in this respect."

Vardy was speechless.

"Think about my words, Jamie, you still have a lot of potential to tap, but Leeds and I want to help you catch up!"

"Of course, the process of catching up will be very painful. Jumping from the seventh level to the British Championship, the adaptation process will also be very painful. So, I hope you can think about it. If you think you can accept such a challenge, then Take this opportunity!"

"Trust me, Jamie, it will change your life!"

...

two days later.

Leeds United have signed 24-year-old striker Jamie Vardy from Halifax for £100,000.

This news was not only published on Leeds United's official website, but also on the newly registered official Twitter.

At first, it didn't attract the slightest attention, but not long after it was released, Gao Shen reposted this tweet and commented: "He is a man who lost at the starting line, but he will use hard work and sweat , win at the finish line!"

As soon as the profound tweet was released, it immediately aroused huge repercussions on the Internet.

Just after leading Manchester City to win the Triple Crown and becoming the first player in active football, the interaction between Gao Shen and Leeds United seems to be confirming the rumors about his relationship with Leeds United.

Even if the media has not found any evidence that he is directly involved in the operation of Leeds United, it at least proves that they are inextricably linked.

Soon, the media began to pay attention, who is this Jamie Vardy introduced by Leeds United?

Halifax?

Everyone is extremely unfamiliar with this team, even fans in England are not familiar with it, but as the media dug deeper, people gradually discovered that this is a team that has just been promoted from the seventh level to the A semi-professional team in the sixth tier.

Leeds United went to a semi-professional team to poach people?

And a twenty-four-year-old striker?

This is simply off the charts!

But it's clearly not over yet.

Soon, Leeds United's official Twitter once again officially announced that it would introduce defender Harry Maguire from Sheffield United for 100,000 pounds.

The 18-year-old has only played five times in Sheffield United so far, and his performance is mediocre, and the latter has fallen into the third tier league this season, and the club is also a mess.

Gao Shen also reposted this tweet, but did not comment on Harry Maguire.

Subsequently, Leeds United once again officially announced that they had introduced the 19-year-old Brazilian and Italian midfielder Jorginho from newly promoted Verona from Serie B for a transfer fee of 100,000 euros.

And this young Brazilian midfielder had only played in the Italian fourth-tier league for one season before. Except for one goal, he had no other outstanding performances and was very thin.

Then, Leeds United announced that they would relegate from the West Second Division to Albaceta for 300,000 euros and introduce Costa Rican goalkeeper Kailor Navas.

If the previous three transactions were very disappointing, then the introduction of the Costa Rica national team is a relatively big-name star, but Navas is not even the main force in Albacete, which seems somewhat shabby.

All the media who pay attention to Leeds United have also realized that Leeds United's transfer and signings seem to be very low-end.

They are all players with six-figure transfer fees. It is obviously different from what the outside world guessed. After the Chinese capital took a stake in Leeds United, they frantically signed in. More importantly, these signings seem to be poaching from low-level leagues. Not tall at all.

Later, Leeds United announced that it had introduced Argentine player Icardi from Barcelona with a transfer fee of 270,000 euros, and paid a training fee of 500,000 euros to poach full-back Bellerin from Barcelona.

Bellerin also immediately became Leeds United's most expensive player so far this summer.

If it is said that the acquisition of Leeds United, which was hyped up by the media before and is inextricably linked with Gao Shen, made everyone look forward to it and made Leeds United fans look forward to it, then now, they are all disappointed. .

There is no expected big money, no rumored crazy burning of money, and more of it is small troubles.

Even if it is poaching from the Barcelona youth team, it is actually a small transfer that does not make it to the table.

If it weren't for the profoundness, the media wouldn't even report a single word.

But now, no one understands Leeds United's transfer at all.

According to the comments of many professionals, instead of introducing low-level league teams, it is better to spend a similar price and rent stronger players from the youth teams of Premier League teams.

After all, the best young players are basically in the youth academy of the Premier League and the Championship.

It is basically unrealistic to want to pick up leaks from low-level leagues.

What's more, like Keylor Navas and Vardy, these young but little-known players don't look like they have great potential. On the contrary, this is more like a prevarication by the new management team of Leeds United who have no money to sign. Act of.

"Fernando Lucas is the best analyst in the world, but it is obvious that he is not a qualified club operator. This can be seen from his transfer operation, too immature!"

The signings here are not good, but the poaching of Leeds United is in full swing.

Especially Lampard II, Jonathan Howson, who was hand-picked by Gao Shen, has attracted the attention and favor of more and more fans, and even began to make offers one after another.

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