Chapter 758 People demanding progress
Tony Clark was alone in his office studying the edited video of the last game that Matt had just submitted to him.
In this game, Leeds City defeated Northumbria 2:0 away from home.
It was an easy win, and the opponent's performance wasn't that great either.
But Clark still has to study the game video to find out where the team can improve and which problems he should be careful not to repeat next time.
Looking at him, his brows furrowed.
Then he lowered his head and recorded what he saw in his little notebook.
When the team was training, Clark found Hu Lai alone.
"Hu, I'm very happy that you tried three long-range shots from outside the penalty area in the last game, but I found that your three long-range shots were actually not at the right time, so the final effect was not very good and went too far... To be honest, I don't think this is your normal level, do you have any ideas?" Clark asked with a frown.
Hu Lai scratched his head and smiled, a little embarrassed and said: "Well, that's what I thought about it, boss. I said in an interview after the game against the Korean team that I didn't know how to shoot from long range. It was completely random. If next I will immediately If I just shoot a high-quality long shot, will people think I’m lying? Wouldn’t it be a slap in my face?”
Clark just looked at Hu Lai without saying a word.
Under his gaze, the smile on Hu Lai's face gradually became awkward, and he had no choice but to say: "Well, that's actually the case, boss. I scored a long shot against the South Korean team. It stands to reason. It is said that I should have tasted the sweetness of long-range goals, so according to ordinary people's thinking, I will try more long-range shots in the next game, too. It's reasonable. But because I have never practiced long-range shooting, my level of long-range shooting in the game will naturally not be high... In short, I want to leave such an impression on outsiders who don't know the inside story. In this way, when I need to score a goal with a long shot at a critical moment, I can be surprised..."
After listening to Hu Lai's explanation this time, Clark grinned: "Sure enough, you kid is still thinking about how to trick people..."
Hu Lai protested euphemistically: "Boss, this is wisdom. You should know "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, right?"
Clark nodded: "Of course, I know."
"The Art of War" is also well-known in the Western world. Clark has heard of this book, but has not studied it carefully.
Seeing that his boss knew about this book, Hu Lai felt that it would be easier to talk, because having a famous book to endorse him would make what he said next particularly convincing.
He said: "It is said in "The Art of War" that using troops to fight is actually a strange and deceptive action. Therefore, those who are capable should pretend to be incompetent; those who want to act, should pretend that they will not take action... You see, boss, I am strictly following the requirements of "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Shoot, but you have to pretend that you can't shoot from a long distance... So how can this be a sinister person? This is the wisdom of our Chinese ancestors for thousands of years! And to put it bluntly, football tactics are the same as war tactics. Is that true? We always have to induce our opponents in our tactics and use our strengths to avoid weaknesses..."
After hearing what Hu Lai said, Clark frowned and fell into thought.
He had always thought that Hu Lai was full of evil ideas because of his personality... But now it sounds like he is far-sighted and everything he does is fully considered and planned.
I used to laugh at Matt for thinking too simplistically about the young man in front of me, but I didn't expect that now I seemed to have made the same mistake as Matt.
"So you plan to act like a long-range beginner to paralyze your opponent?" Clark asked.
Hu Lai nodded: "Of course, boss."
"Doesn't that mean you won't be able to score goals with long shots for a long time?"
"Of course not, boss. The long-range shooting method still requires some luck... so I can occasionally score a goal with a long-range shot. The important thing is that the level of performance fluctuates, good and bad. Only in this way can the opponent's doubts about me be further deepened... After you taught me that day, boss, I went back and thought about it carefully, since long-range shots can make my opponent more confident. It's hard to defend me, so why don't I make them more confused? When they thought I would make a long shot, I told them I was fooled. When they thought I made a long shot by luck, they would naturally treat me. Relax your vigilance, and then I can show my true level... By deceiving my opponents repeatedly like this, I will definitely make them completely confused.”
Seeing that Hu Lai's words were clear and logical, Clark resisted the urge to sigh and just waved his hand: "Okay, I understand, you go and train."
"Okay, boss!" Hu Lai said and turned around and ran back to the training ground.
Clark looked at his back and couldn't help but think to himself: Chinese people are all so cunning... no, smart?
It seems that I should probably buy an English translation of "The Art of War" and study it carefully. It should also be helpful to my coaching.
Clark, who never relaxed his demands for progress, secretly made up his mind.
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After a day of training, Pete Williams drove back to the house he lived with his grandma—why go back to his grandma's house and not his parents' house?
On the one hand, this is because her grandma’s home is closer to the training base, and on the other hand, because as a child raised by her grandma, Williams has a deeper relationship with her grandma. After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother lived alone in this house, so Williams moved in to be with her.
Just after dinner, when he returned to his room, he suddenly heard his grandma's panicked shouting: "Pete! Pete!! Come on! Someone is looking for you!"
Williams, who was lying on the bed playing with his mobile phone, jumped out of bed and ran downstairs in confusion.
Why does grandma look panicked when someone comes looking for me?
When he saw a brown-haired girl standing at the door, he was stunned.
Grandma walked up to him quickly and said in a low voice: "Peter, Grandma knows that you have reached that age now. But if you want to be satisfied next time, can you restrain yourself a little and call the girl home directly? Come on, that’s not appropriate, is it?”
Hearing what his grandma said, Williams finally understood why his grandma's voice sounded a little frightened just now... It turned out that she was thinking wrong!
Williams had no choice but to explain: "Grandma, you are overthinking it. She is the French teacher I hired. I am only free at night, so I had to call her home at night..."
But grandma winked: "I know, I know, tutor...you young people really know how to play!"
"What, grandma..." Williams couldn't laugh or cry, and decided to ignore the overly imaginative grandma. He stepped forward and said to the brown-haired girl who had just entered the door: "Hello, is this Delphine Isabella?" Miss?”
"Yes, I am Delphine Isabella. Mr. Williams." The young girl standing at the door held a satchel in both hands and stood somewhat reservedly in front of Leeds' super football star.
When she accepted the job, she knew who hired her. She also hesitated whether to refuse the job. She was different from those superficial girls who wanted to sleep with celebrities. She felt that she was an ordinary person and super. Being involved with celebrities is not necessarily a good thing.
But in the end, the high tuition fee convinced her to take the job - there was no way, Pete Williams gave too much.
In this way, the 26-year-old young girl Delphine Isabella became the French tutor of Leeds City midfielder and football star Pete Williams.
"Then let's start right away?" Williams pointed to the table in the restaurant.
"Is it right here?" Isabella looked there in surprise.
"Yes, right here." As he spoke, Williams glanced at his grandmother who had been beside him.
If he took Isabella upstairs to teach in his room, who knows what plot his grandma would come up with.
So the best way is to start class calmly in the restaurant, under the watchful eye of grandma.
Only in this way can he prove to his grandma that he is hiring a genuine French teacher and that he really wants to learn French.
Of course Isabella had no objection. She and Williams walked to the dining table together and took out everything in their satchels.
A copy was also handed to Williams.
"What is this?" Williams asked.
"Your textbook, Mr. Williams."
"Oh, okay." After Williams accepted it, the two sat opposite each other and officially started teaching.
Grandma secretly observed from the side and found that the two of them were actually taking French class seriously...
While she was relaxing, she couldn't help but worry about her grandson:
I don’t even know how to find a call girl, what will my grandson do in the future...
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Grandma, who had fallen asleep on the sofa at some point, was awakened by the sound of the door closing. When she opened her eyes, she found that her grandson had just returned from the gate.
She quickly struggled to sit up and asked, "Is your class over?"
"Well, today's class is over. I made an appointment with Miss Isabella to come three times a week to teach me French."
Grandma opened her mouth wide and was a little surprised: "You really want to learn French..."
"Of course, am I a liar?" Williams said with certainty. He felt aggrieved when he thought about grandma's previous misunderstanding - am I actually such a person in grandma's mind? !
So his tone of voice was decisive.
Unexpectedly, he was not sure that he was okay. Once he was sure, the melancholy on grandma's face became even stronger.
"Pete, are you leaving Leeds City to play football in France?"
Williams really didn't expect that his grandma would think of this matter... He waved his hands quickly: "No, no, grandma, don't make blind guesses! I am very satisfied with myself playing in Leeds City, and I have no intention of leaving, let alone Go to France!”
"Then why do you want to learn French so well?" Grandma didn't quite believe her grandson's explanation.
"Well... Grandma, you know, Ismail doesn't speak English very well yet. I want to communicate with him, so I have to learn French."
"But didn't you say before that Hu would help you translate?"
Hearing what grandma said, Williams showed a look of embarrassment: "...It's not good to always trouble Hu, so I decided to ask for help from others rather than for myself. That's really it, grandma, anyway, don't make blind guesses. . I won’t go to France to play football!”
"Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
Hearing what her grandson said, grandma smiled again.
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