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Chapter 122 Day 1

Chapter 122 Day One

Newcastle is located on the north bank of the Tyne River in the northeast of England, only 15 miles away from the mouth of the North Sea. It is the capital of Tyneville County.The city is the political, commercial and cultural center of northern England.Newcastleans are famous for their extraordinary achievements, unique characters and accents.Newcastle's reputation as the "Live City" comes from the 19th century, when George and Robert Stevenson built the steam engine and Joseph Swann improved the light bulb.On weekends, thousands of tourists flock to Newcastle from the north of England.The large number of students here makes the city's nightlife colorful.Newcastle is rated as one of the eight major entertainment cities in the world, with a population of more than 30. Founded in 1881, Newcastle United, a local football club, has the most fans in England and has always been among the top teams in the Premier League.Its home stadium, St. James' Park, is also one of the famous stadiums in the UK and even in Europe.

The earliest impression Chinese fans have of Newcastle United is probably from Newcastle in the Keegan era. In that season, they almost won the league championship, but unfortunately they were reversed by Manchester United after falling behind by 500 points. Afterwards, the introduction of the best striker in England, Alan Shearer, set a record. The transfer fee record of 1997 million pounds was not broken until 900 when Ronaldo transferred to Inter Milan for [-] million US dollars.

Although it is the most popular club in England (the popularity is far higher than that of Manchester United and Liverpool, the best team in history), Newcastle Club is not so popular in China. Perhaps it is because China broadcasts more European games in Bundesliga and Serie A. The broadcast of Premier League and La Liga seems to be lagging behind. became familiar.

The plane landed at Newcastle Airport, excited all the way, the players who had just fallen asleep woke up one after another, looking at the scenery outside the window one by one excited again - this is Newcastle!

Unlike the gray sky of the imagined industrial city, this place used to be a dirty industrial wasteland.And now it's becoming a gleaming cultural hub—who would have thought? ——and a destination for tourists.A beautiful footbridge soars miraculously into the sky, its elegant lines resembling the human eye, and the boats passing by on the river below.Along the river is an eye-catching arts center converted from an old granary, and a winding music hall is under construction.A stylish and stylish hotel is just behind.

Long Bisheng who walked out of the airport hall looked at the city excitedly, while Xia Liquan, who led the team, was looking for the Newcastle club staff who came to pick them up.

"Coach Xia from Yunjiatianyu?" A middle-aged man with a strong local accent walked towards Xia Liquan. Although he had studied abroad and his English level was not bad, the Newcastle accent was also very unique in the UK, which made it very difficult for Xia Liquan to sound.

Fortunately, this middle-aged man's pronunciation of "Yunjia Tianyu" was quite accurate, Xia Liquan nodded immediately: "Yes, it's me, may I ask who you are..."

"John Carver." The middle-aged man reached out to shake Xia Liquan's hand: "Newcastle's assistant coach...Mr. Chairman arranged for me to pick you up." Then he pointed to another middle-aged man with a serious expression beside him: "This is David Jades, the director of the youth team. He will be your partner in the next season."

Xia Liquan hurriedly shook hands with Jeddes, but Jedes's tone was not as serious as his expression: "I'm looking forward to discussing some issues about training young people with my Chinese friends... I also have a certain understanding of Yunjia Tianyu's youth training ability from the chairman's mouth. To be honest, I can't imagine that there is such a club in the Far East that attaches great importance to youth training and has excellent youth training capabilities. But I can't doubt the boss's words... So, I am looking forward to what I see and feel this season."

"David is actually very talkative." Carver said with a smile: "His serious face is just because he is used to being so used to young players...Let's go, the club has prepared a bus. We are now going to the Longbenton training base. There are many things to do. Although we have arranged dormitories for all of you, it will take some time to get rid of the jet lag."

Xia Liquan nodded, then turned around and yelled at all the players: "Okay, boys, we are leaving now! Newcastle is a very beautiful city, but you are not here for tourism, and Newcastle is not short of [-] tourists from you!"

Carver behind him laughed and said to Jaedes: "It seems that coach Xia is just like you, he is very strict with his players."

Jades shrugged his shoulders: "This is the way to treat those arrogant boys... otherwise they will become meteors."

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It took two hours for Long Bisheng and his team to finally settle down. The accommodation in the Longbenton training base was good, at least not worse than Yunjiatianyu’s. It was also a room for two people. Although the room was not big, it was enough to live in. There was even a TV and Internet in the room. Of course, they couldn’t use the latter now, because none of them had a personal computer.

"The TV is used to let you get familiar with the local atmosphere quickly. Each of you has a good English level, but Newcastle people have a unique accent. You should watch more local TV programs, which will help you become familiar with the local accent... I am not your nanny, and I will not restrict you from going out for a walk after training... If you don't want to be taken advantage of, learn the local customs quickly. If you have the opportunity to play in Europe in the future, the first thing you do is to quickly integrate into the local area, which will make your performance more comfortable. hand."

After getting settled, Xia Liquan waved his hand: "Go back to my room now, don't go to bed before ten o'clock, tomorrow I don't want to see that you haven't reversed the jet lag. You can turn on the TV during this time, and you can visit each other if you want, but let me go to bed as soon as ten o'clock...The training of the reserve team will start in three days. You are all elites in China, and now it's time for you to see what the elites of your European peers look like."

There was a sneaky "tow" from the surroundings below, Xia Liquan glanced over with cold eyes, and he immediately fell silent.

"Newcastle's youth training is also famous in England, and it is also very good. The boss has also started to pay close attention to youth training after taking office. This year, the Newcastle club has introduced three outstanding young players. The 17-year-old England winger Alan Lennon, who has set the record for the youngest player to play in the Premier League, and the 15-year-old Welsh full-back Gareth Bale and the 16-year-old England striker Theo Walcott, who are the same age as you. The well-known players are training on the same field. My request is to find out the gap with them and the advantages you have. Playing football with your brain is not only on the field, but also observe the abilities of your teammates and opponents in the usual training, strengthen your own advantages, and make up for your own gaps, understand?"

"Understood!" The players answered neatly, each with their chests raised high, as if they wanted to show their spirit and level in front of the elites of the same age of the Newcastle reserve team who were not present.

"Disband!" Xia Liquan stopped talking nonsense and asked the players to go back to their dormitories to beat the jet lag.

Long Bisheng sat on his bed, staring at the TV in a daze. The sound of the TV was turned on very loudly. All the rooms were like this. This dormitory was full of English voices with a unique Newcastle accent. If it wasn’t for the lack of people around, someone would have called to complain.

Li Jie yawned and came out of the bathroom. He washed his face just now, and he finally regained consciousness: "It's terrible, I'm almost sleepy, but it's only six o'clock, so I can't sleep... Aaron, are you watching TV? Do you understand this?"

"It's not bad." Long Bisheng nodded: "The Newcastle accent is very unique, but no matter how unique it is, it's still English. Now I can understand five or six out of ten sentences."

"I told you a long time ago that you are a genius." Li Jie sat down on the bed: "I sound like a Chinese listening to Japanese. I seem to be familiar with it, but I just don't know what it means... Sometimes I really admire you. You can execute what the coach says meticulously, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable... Did they come around just now, what are they doing?"

"They came to me to play cards, I don't want to go, will you go?" Long Bisheng replied.

Li Jie immediately became energetic: "Go! Why don't you go! I am worried that there is no way to pass the time... How many of them are there, there must be four of them, I have to go quickly."

After he finished speaking, he put on his slippers and walked out. Long Bisheng shouted behind him: "Remember to turn on the TV! The coach asked us to quickly familiarize ourselves with the pronunciation of Newcastle people!"

"Alright." Li Jie waved his hands without looking back, "I will tell them."

Long Bisheng smiled, then turned his head to watch the TV, and kept chanting along with the voice on the TV.

Today is the first day Long Bisheng came to Newcastle. From today, he will live a brand new life. From a kid who usually played wild ball in the compound to a member of Yunjiatianyu U-17 echelon to do exchange training in Newcastle. Long Bisheng has been away for five years. The hard life of these five years has laid a solid foundation for him. In the following years, Long Bisheng gradually began to feel how important these five years brought him.

(End of this chapter)