Chapter 702 Former Genius Player
When London Bridge informed Jay Adams that the club would sell him to Leeds City, the former London Bridge talent accepted it calmly.
There were no angry questions, no broken roars, and no pleadings.
He could even see that after he calmly accepted it, the general manager of the London Bridge Club, Rand Houllier, who informed him of the news, had a visibly relaxed expression - he obviously breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems like he really caused a lot of trouble for the club...
So I should have taken the initiative to terminate the contract and leave long ago, right?
In this way, he no longer has to bear the expectation of being "the core of London Bridge's midfield for the next ten years". Naturally, he also does not have to bear the embarrassment and blame from fans and the media for his failure to reach the heights expected by people, let alone his failure to deliver. Talent and self-blame.
Similarly, the club no longer needs to be forced to continue to invest and expect in themselves. They can open the old chapter after he leaves. Take a long-term view and focus on the young rookies who are now making a mark in the youth team or the first team.
It would be good for everyone to let each other go...
That’s weird!
Deep down, Adams was anything but calm, but he didn't show it.
Because he knows very well that the club has actually invested a lot and put in a lot of effort for him, and it is unrealistic to ask them to keep unlimited expectations of him.
After all, he is already twenty-six years old and no longer young.
A former talented player should have realized his talent at this age.
Rather than being tossed between the bench and various loan teams like myself.
London Bridge has cultivated himself, and he has not sorry for himself, but he has failed everyone's expectations of him.
So he should let London Bridge go and accept the transfer deal calmly.
"I understand, my agent will negotiate a personal contract with them."
Rand Houllier smiled: "Although Leeds City is a relegation team, it is said that their head coach has some ideas. Maybe you can find your feeling again there?"
At the end of his speech, he almost couldn't keep his smile. It was obvious that he didn't believe what he said.
Jay Adams saw it all, but said nothing. Instead, he expressed his gratitude to Houllier: "Thank you, Rand. Thanks to you, you have given me a lot of help over the years. I'm sorry. I can’t make you satisfied with me..."
Houllier waved his hand quickly: "Don't say that, Jay. No matter what, you were trained by London Bridge. No matter where you are in the future, I will always be proud of you. In fact..."
He hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Actually, sometimes, if you don't push yourself so hard, maybe... it would be better."
This time Adams smiled and said nothing.
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For former phenom Jay Adams, who was once so highly anticipated and anticipated, it's hard to say who is to blame for his career getting to this point.
Some media analysts believe that London Bridge, as a wealthy team with a large number of stars in the midfield, is difficult to give a young player a chance, so it is normal to loan him out for training. However, frequent loans cannot give a young player a stable environment for growth. The teams that loaned him out were unable to develop a long-term development plan for Adams.
He must overcome all subjective and objective disadvantages during his frequent changes of teams and his destined short loan career, and then make full use of his talents.
But such a request may be too difficult for Jay Adams, who was not yet eighteen years old at the time.
In addition, he has suffered two relatively serious injuries, which makes it even more difficult for him to grow.
After being promoted to the first team at the age of sixteen and representing the London Bridge first team in the Premier League when he was under seventeen, no one could have imagined that Adams would still achieve nothing after ten years.
This was almost the same shock as when he appeared on London Bridge - it was incredible.
Many London Bridge fans still remember Jay Adams’ stunning performance on his first Premier League debut at London Bridge.
He broke through diagonally from the wing of the midfield, passed three people in a row, and then took a shot from outside the penalty area.
The football slid out of a beautiful arc and went straight to the dead center above the goal.
That goal was voted the London Bridge goal of the season by London Bridge fans at the end of the season.
Jay Adams was born in such a world wave.
Every London Bridge fan was excited by his appearance and trembled at the possibilities and future he showed.
"The core of England and London Bridge's midfield for the next twenty years has been found!"
"The real British Emperor is born!"
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This was the manifesto in the media at the time.
Looking back now, it's quite ironic.
The star of England fell before he could truly shine, and the core midfielder of England and London Bridge for the next two decades became a water cooler.
The media believes that London Bridge did not properly cultivate and plan Jay Adams' career. Frequent loan spells did not play a role in training the players, but instead caused him to get lost in the different styles of football played by different teams.
Some media also attributed the tragedy of Adams' career to the two injuries he suffered when he was 18 and 21 years old. Two injuries caused him to miss four months and eight months respectively. As a result, he could no longer find his former aura after returning from injury.
Although Adams works very hard every time he plays, as a midfield organizer, diligence is the most useless quality... His tireless running cannot help him deliver scalpel-like exquisite passes, nor can he Let him use beautiful fake moves to stagger defenders.
Others believe that everyone's expectations for Adams were too high, which crushed him and made him bear an undue weight.
But in fact, it is meaningless to dwell on what caused today's results now.
In short, he has truly said goodbye to London Bridge.
He entered the London Bridge youth team at the age of ten and spent sixteen years with this team. From this moment on, he will no longer be a player at London Bridge.
Compared with the much-anticipated and anticipated time, when he left now, some people in the media and on the Internet still felt sorry for him, but there were also many people who felt that he should have left long ago.
Some are tired of being reminded again and again of his former talent and current decline.
"Is there only one Jay Adams in London Bridge?"
"What? Adams is still at London Bridge?"
"There are too many 'geniuses' in professional football who cannot successfully realize their talents. Jay Adams is just one of them. I think we paid too much attention to him before..."
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Jay Adams failed to succeed at London Bridge, but he still has no shortage of new players. After all, he just did not reach the heights expected by everyone in the past, which does not mean that he will be scrapped directly. As a professional player himself, he is still qualified.
As for why Leeds City wanted to buy him, the media speculated that the main reason might be to find a substitute for their core midfielder Pete Williams.
Adams' agent also analyzed him in this way.
Judging from the attention they attracted among their fans right out of the gate, there are many similarities between Pete Williams and Jay Adams.
They are all talented midfielders trained by their respective teams' youth training systems.
He became famous at a young age, and he has the same talent.
It's just that when young players needed to increase their goals and gain confidence the most, he was not repeatedly loaned out by the team like Adams. Instead, he stayed in the first team of Leeds City, which was less competitive. It was also because Leeds City was weak and there were no better candidates available, which gave Williams more opportunities.
Today's Pete Williams has grown into the core of this team's midfield. Although he is only twenty years old, his status in the team cannot be shaken - as soon as the Premier League ended last season, Leeds City Club officially announced that it had reached an agreement with Williams on the contract extension, Peter Williams Si has renewed his contract with Leeds City for five years. He will continue to stay in his hometown team and play for his fellow villagers.
Now that Leeds City already has such an unshakable and focused midfielder core, why should they buy Adams? Isn't the purpose clear at a glance?
Adams himself is quite tolerant of being a substitute for a player six years younger than himself.
After all, he is a professional player.
Besides, now he has no qualifications or conditions to compete with others.
But when Adams arrived at the Leeds City training ground and met the team's head coach Tony Clark, he was still "shocked"...
"I didn't sign you to be a substitute for Williams, Jay." Tony Clark stood in front of Adams with his arms folded. "Don't listen to the analysis and gossip of the media outside. I just saw it from you. Another possibility. Have you ever thought about trying to be a defensive midfielder? ”
Jay Adams was stunned. (End of chapter)