Chapter 706 Responsible Pete
Matt Dawn found Hu Lai the next day and told him Tony's request.
Then he sincerely asked Hu Lai to help him.
But after hearing this, Hu Lai showed an interesting expression.
"What's wrong? Are you in trouble?" Matt asked quickly when he saw this.
"There is no difficulty." Hu Lai shook his head, "It's just that we have already started to do this..."
"Huh?" Matt was surprised.
"It's Pete, he is determined to help Kamara integrate into the team..." Hulay told Matt what happened yesterday.
Matt was stunned for a while after hearing this: "So Peter took the initiative to stand up and take on this responsibility?"
"That's right. So instead of looking for me, you might as well go directly to Pete. He will definitely be happy to help the team. And I, as the translator between him and Kamara, will be responsible for building a communication platform for them. Bridge...Of course, I'm more than happy to do that."
Seeing Hu Lai say this, Matt was very happy: "That's great, Hu Lai and Pete are both great! I thank you!"
"You're welcome, Matt. This is what I should do. After all, I am also a member of the team. Naturally, I want to see the team get better and better. You'd better go find Pete and tell him the club's decision. But Don't tell him that the club already knows about his efforts yesterday, otherwise he might be embarrassed..."
Matt nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, I pretend I didn't come to find you."
Hu Lai gave him a thumbs up: "Tacit understanding!"
Matt said goodbye to Hu Lai with a smile and ran to find Williams again.
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Hu Lai didn't know what Matt and Williams talked about. Anyway, after training that day, he watched Williams walk to the middle of the locker room while everyone was there.
"Everyone, please be quiet, I have something to announce!"
Everyone in the locker room fell silent, and the music that was playing was paused. This shows Williams' status in this team. Although he is young, everyone gives him face.
All eyes were on him.
In front of everyone, Williams said: "In the new season, some of our original teammates have left us, but there are also new teammates who have joined the team and become comrades who will fight side by side with us in the future. But due to various reasons, not everyone can Being able to quickly integrate into the team, especially the language barrier has become a huge obstacle to communication between us.”
At this point, he glanced at Kamala intentionally or unintentionally, and found that the latter was also listening, although he might not understand it at all... Looking at it from this, it was obvious that the meal last night had an effect. Before this meal, Kamala probably wouldn't have taken off the headphones from her ears and wouldn't have cared about what he said.
Encouraged, Williams raised his voice again and his tone became encouraging:
"So I would like to ask everyone to hold an internal team dinner in five days when the physical training officially ends. Only our players will participate. The purpose is to welcome the teammates who have newly joined the team and allow them to quickly integrate through this kind of activity Team, enhance mutual understanding and eliminate misunderstandings..."
Before he could finish his words, cheers erupted in the locker room. The first person to shout was Charlie Potter, who had successfully eaten yesterday. He threw the towel to the ceiling and shouted - he can eat again!
Porter led the cheering frenzy in the locker room.
No matter who it was, everyone applauded Williams' decision.
Professional players actually train a lot every day and the training is very hard. That's why they are so enthusiastic and yearning for things like parties, because they all want to take advantage of this opportunity to relax.
Especially for a team like Leeds City, Tony Clark is very strict with the team's physical training. The amount of physical training during these four weeks was very heavy, and it was very hard for everyone. At this time, I heard that Williams planned to hold a dinner party after the physical training, which naturally won everyone's support immediately.
Some of the extroverted players didn't even just cheer, they rushed to the middle of the locker room, twerked and danced.
Suddenly, the locker room became like a dance floor in a nightclub. The music started again and everyone danced wildly...
Seeing this scene, Hu Lai turned his attention to Pete Williams, thinking that this might be the result after Matt went to find Pete.
How could Williams treat the entire team to dinner without the club's request?
It seems Williams is clear-headed and smart. It was the lesser of two evils to choose between inviting every player on the team to dinner one by one or inviting all the players to dinner together at once, and ultimately chose the latter. Although the one-time investment is relatively large, this avoids the possibility of being harassed by Hu Lai in the future...
Hu Lai rubbed his chin, he truly is a cool-headed genius midfielder!
It seems that it is impossible to enjoy more meals...
At this moment, Kamala took the initiative to find Hu Lai and asked: "What did Pete say to make everyone so excited?"
Hulay glanced at Kamala.
In the past, this kid would definitely not have cared so much about what happened in the team. There seemed to be another layer of separation between him and the team. He kept himself in his own world and didn't feel like he was in contact with others.
But after yesterday's meal, perhaps because he was already familiar with Peter, he became concerned about his acquaintances in this team.
Hu Lai then translated for him with a smile: "Pete decided to invite everyone to a dinner after the physical training to welcome new teammates like you."
Kamara nodded after hearing this: "I began to believe that he will become the leader of this team in a few years. He is indeed a very responsible player. The captains I had in Flanders were older than him. If you are much bigger, you won’t be able to reach this level.”
Hu Lai patted him on the shoulder: "You will also become a big star in this team."
After three rounds of drinks yesterday, Kamara confided his "ambition" to three people. He wanted to be as successful as Hulay in this team and conquer the fans here.
Of course, Charlie Porter also told Kamara that Hulay did not simply conquer the fans, he conquered the fans who were initially hostile to him. And Kamara's start was much easier than Hulay's - at least no one among Leeds City fans hates him now.
Hulay has different opinions on this. Although no one hates Kamara, there may be many people who do not trust Kamara and question his qualifications and abilities as a player from a French third league team to play in a Premier League team. The team kicked the ball.
Then he sincerely encouraged Kamala, who regarded him as a target, and Kamala was also very moved.
Eighteen-year-old young people are always easily moved by some simple but sincere encouragement and kindness.
This is why after a meal, Kamala became more proactive and willing to deal more with Hu Lai and the others.
"Thank you, Hu." Kamala thanked her sincerely.
"You're welcome, Kamala. Whether you can succeed or not ultimately depends on your own ability. But if you succeed, don't forget to treat me to dinner."
"I will definitely not forget it."
Hu Lai smiled, he was really a good boy who knew how to repay kindness.
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Matt Dawn went back to Tony Clark: "With Hu Lai and Pete here, this matter will definitely be no problem. Pete is responsible enough, Hu Lai is smart enough, and the two of them work together, which may seem difficult to others. Things are not that difficult.”
Clark agreed with his friend's assessment of the two men.
He nodded to show he understood.
After leaving this matter to the team members, he can also concentrate on training.
The physical training is about to end, and next is the team's tactical training.
During this period, he needs to let Jay Adams gradually adapt to playing defensive midfielder, and also let Ben Grist regain the feeling of playing as a central defender.
Of course, Ismail Kamara also plays an important role in the team's offense.
His sharp breakthrough can bring the team forward ability.
This was exactly what Leeds City lacked last season.
Quinn has the ability to assist, but he is a full-back. He assists from the backcourt and is almost at the end of his strength in the frontcourt. If the opponent's defense is tighter, it will be difficult to rush forward.
Charlie Potter makes a good pass, but lacks the ability to break through. If he gets the ball and falls into the opponent's tight defense, he will appear helpless and his individual combat ability is not strong.
If Kamara can fulfill his talent normally and integrate into the team smoothly, it will be of great benefit to Leeds City's offense.
But how to integrate Kamara into the team's offensive tactics system, not only Kamara, but also how to maximize the abilities of these new players, is a headache for Tony Clark.
The tactical training time after the physical training is far from enough for Clark - this season's Premier League will kick off on August 9. Leeds City should not be fully prepared by that time, so Clark can only let The team continues to conduct tactical training while playing in the league.
Therefore, the team may have an adaptation period, and its performance in the early stages of the league may not be very good... You must be mentally prepared for this.
The good news is that after nearly four weeks of physical training, the players' physical condition has been adjusted to the best condition, and no players have suffered injuries during training.
This ensures that the team has a well-organized lineup when entering tactical training.
And he was also very pleased that Pete Williams and Hulay took the initiative to help Kamara integrate into the team, because in the new tactics, the cooperation between these three people is also crucial. They can get to know each other off the court in advance and develop a tacit understanding, which is naturally what they want as the head coach of the team. (End of chapter)