Chapter 45 High Hopes

"Tim, I need you to watch someone for me."

In his office, Jurgen Klopp said to a white-haired old man sitting across from him.

As he spoke, he handed a photo to the old man across the table.

Tim Kiester, the gray-haired old man, took the photo and looked at it. On it was a black-haired boy in a white jersey.

"Jurgen, you called me back from Japan just for him?" Kiester was a little surprised, "Aren't there any free scouts in our club?"

"Of course, but I think you are the most suitable." Klopp said, "You have been in Japan and South Korea for a long time, and you have a better understanding of East Asian football. And I believe in your vision, I need your professional judgment. I have seen this kid Playing a game, I found advantages from him, but there are also many shortcomings, so I have been hesitating, I hope you can use your professionalism to check for me. The most important thing is...your wife is Chinese, right?"

Keist nodded.

"So you can speak a little Chinese, don't you?"

Kistor glanced at the photo in his hand again in surprise.

"he's Chinese?"

"right."

Kistor narrowed his eyes and looked at the Chinese teenager in the photo.

He originally thought it was a Japanese child in this photo, or a Korean child.

Unexpectedly, what he got was a photo of a Chinese child.

Knowing more about East Asian football, he naturally knows the level of Chinese football in East Asia.

Klopp is interested in Japanese children and Korean children, he thinks it is understandable, but he is interested in Chinese football teenagers... He doesn't know where Klopp came from.

"Two days ago, a Chinese youth team under the age of 17 came to challenge our youth team under the age of 17. I found out later that this team is not the Chinese National Youth Team, they are part of a reality TV show , the players are all selected from the echelon of Chinese domestic clubs. This team has played five games in Europe. Except for this one with us, the other four games they played against Barcelona youth team, Real Madrid youth team, Madrid Athletic youth team, Bayern Munich youth team, did not score a goal, conceded 37 goals."

Hearing Klopp's words, Kester was not surprised, he nodded: "It's normal, this is the normal gap between Chinese football and European football."

"Then how many games do you think we ended up playing against them?" Klopp asked.

"How many goals did Bayern Munich win?" Kester did not answer this question, but asked first.

"9:0."

"Then we can't be less than Bayern Munich at the very least? I guess it's also 9:0." Kist said based on his understanding of Chinese football.

Klopp laughed and said nothing after listening to Kester's answer.

Seeing Klopp's expression, Kist was a little uncertain. Is this over-guessing or under-guessing?

"10:0?"

Klopp still smiled without saying a word.

"12:0?"

Seeing that Klopp was still smiling, Kester spread his hands: "It can't be 6:0, it's too little..."

Before he finished speaking, Klopp said: "5:3."

"Ah?!" Kist looked at Klopp in surprise.

"The Chinese teenagers scored three goals, and I was on the sidelines. And in this game, Gotze also played and played the whole game."

Seeing Kist open his mouth, Klopp knew what he wanted to ask, so he told him the answer in advance.

Hearing Klopp say this, Kist's mouth closed. Yes, he just wanted to ask Gotze if he was on board.

As a result, the most talented Goce in the youth academy was recruited, and he was still beaten like this, so he had nothing to say.

"Do you know who directed the three goals of the Chinese team?"

Kester reacted,

He picked up the photo: "Wouldn't the person you asked me to observe be..."

Klopp nodded: "This man is Zhou Yi. He assisted two goals in the game, and he scored a goal at the last moment."

"Then how to explain the fact that the Chinese team failed to score a goal in the previous four games? Could it be that our youth team is too weak?" Kiester couldn't understand.

"Because this guy didn't play a minute in the previous four games."

Keist didn't continue to ask.

"As far as I know, this team will continue to play in other places in the future. I hope you can follow up and observe Zhou's performance. Only observe him, and I don't want anyone else."

Hearing what Klopp said, Kist's question came again: "What if they find out that there are better players in their team in the process?"

Klopp shook his head: "It is impossible to have someone more talented than him. Even the No. 10 player who scored twice in the game is not as good as him."

"Okay, I'll go, where are they going next?"

Klopp handed over another piece of paper with a map of Europe on it, and several cities were circled in red pen.

"London, Manchester, Liverpool, Milan, Barcelona. These are the cities they are going to next. Detailed teams and schedule on the back."

After taking the paper and Zhou Yi's photo, Kist left Klopp's office.

Klopp is a first-team manager who attaches great importance to young players, which can be seen from the series of east and west he came to Dortmund.

As a youth training scout, Kist is naturally happy that his first-team coach attaches great importance to youth training.

But this person in front of me...

Kester looked down at Zhou Yi in the photo. His thin figure made his jersey look very loose, as if the size did not match and it didn't fit.

In such a thin body, is there really a talent that makes Jurgen Klopp fall in love at first sight?

Even though Kiester has seen many, many youth and teenage players, he still has some doubts.

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In the first training session when the team arrived in London, Hao Dong announced a decision in front of everyone.

"...From now on, Zhou Yi is the core of the team."

Some of the teammates were surprised, but no one objected. More people chose to accept this decision.

After the last game against the Dortmund youth team, the teammates all recognized Zhou Yi's level.

Of course, his physical fitness and skills are not the best in this team, and his overall level may still be at the bottom of the team.

But there is one thing that everyone does not have, only he has.

That's his grip on the team.

This has been proved in the game against Dortmund youth team.

When the football reached his feet, it seemed to have a direction. Zhou Yi knew where to pass it. As his teammate, the game became easier, as long as he acted according to Zhou Yi's passing.

In the last game against the Dortmund youth team, although they lost, everyone didn't feel too frustrated. On the contrary, many people still felt that they played well in the game.

Why would it be nice?

Because Zhou Yi seems to have worked with them for ten years. He is very clear about the characteristics of each teammate. If he is fast, he will pass the ball to them in advance. For players who are good at left feet, try not to send the football to the right side of their body. Pass, people who will panic when facing the press, Zhou Yi will immediately pull away the angle after passing the ball to signal them to pass the football back...

Of course, you will feel comfortable playing like this, and you can play well.

After such a comparison, many people understood why the first four games were so useless...Because they were completely disjointed, and no one could connect them!

In addition to announcing that Zhou Yi is the core of the team, Hao Dong also asked the assistant coach to bring other players to training, but left Zhou Yi and He Ying alone.

"How does it feel to score three goals in the Dortmund youth team?" Hao Dong asked the two teenagers.

"Unfortunately, we still lost." He Ying said.

"I also hope to win." Zhou Yi said.

Hearing the two people's answer like this, Hao Dong laughed.

"That means you are not satisfied with just scoring goals?"

"If I can win, I would rather not score." He Ying said firmly.

"I want victory goals, ha!" Zhou Yi's answer fit his style.

"I want to win too." Hao Dong said. "But winning is not easy, so we have to be fully prepared. You are the ones who scored in the last game and are the guarantee of the team's offensive firepower. So I hope you two can have more Contact and cooperation, Zhou Yi, you play very smartly in the midfield, He Ying, your scoring ability is outstanding, and your skills are comprehensive. If you can cooperate, I believe... victory is not so far away."

"No problem, coach!" Zhou Yi nodded as soon as Hao Dong finished speaking. "He Ying and I have been roommates for so long, and there is no problem with our tacit understanding. Didn't you also see the cooperation between me and him in the last game?"

Hao Dong smiled, and said, "But we still need to do targeted training."

He Ying looked at Zhou Yi, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"Very good!" Hao Dong clapped his hands, "Go to training."

Looking at the backs of Zhou Yi and He Ying running to meet the main force, Hao Dong actually didn't know whether his bet this time was right or not.

Hope it doesn't put too much pressure on them, right?

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