Chapter 22 Hello, Chairman
Walking to the east court, Xia Xing was thinking back on what the young black player just said.
"Maybe one day, they will meet on a bigger stage."
can you?
It's difficult.
But no, definitely!
Xia Xing's eyes were bright, and he turned back to look at the green field again.
It was as if he could see his all-powerful figure just now.
On the sidelines of the stadium, Shakespeare warmly embraced Xia Xing.
"Xia, I will do a great job tomorrow!"
"Thanks."
The funny trio also came to hug Xia Xing.
"Boy, I'm really good, my skills are top-notch!"
"He just said, I'm sure that guy from Bilumus is stronger."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't flatter one and step on the other!"
The three of them were talking and laughing.
Drinkwater muttered in a low voice: "They lost that game unjustly. Monaco is so strong. He thinks that with a little bit of break-in for a season or two, they can even reach the semi-finals of the Champions League or something."
Jamest agreed: "The first-team players are worth hundreds of millions, which is amazing."
De Laet said with lingering fear: "Not to mention the members of the first team, even the few young players who came on the bench are very talented. Those two forwards, named Mbappe and Martial, do they really want speed and speed?
If you are looking for skills, you must have skills; there is a Portuguese midfielder named Silva who is also super strong."
Xia Xing turned around again and looked not far away. Three young Monaco players were chatting easily and had already entered the locker room.
Geniuses, they will meet again one day!
Four days later, on July 31, Leicester City ushered in its third warm-up match before the season.
Not even the last one.
Three days later, the 2013-2014 English Championship season will officially begin.
Is this the last mock test before the official exam?
The first leg was very weak. It was also from Northampton in English League Two, even weaker than York City.
During the season they were even close to being relegated to League Three.
Pearson's goal in that game was very clear, to let the players gain confidence before the start of the game and score a few more goals.
Unexpectedly, the process made Pearson very unhappy.
Leicester City played their best, but at the end of the half, the score was only 1-0.
Moreover, the only goal was due to a mistake by the defender of the wrong side, and Vardy stole a goal.
Looking at Leicester City alone, they have many opportunities, but their ability to score goals is too poor.
After the start of the Eastern half, Pearson directly replaced most of the Eastern players.
Especially young forward Chris Wood, whose performance in the three games was very poor.
As a natural attacking leg, Pearson placed high hopes on Chris Wood.
Six months ago in the winter, after he transferred to Leicester City, Pearson trained him carefully.
He originally planned to correct him this season, but his poor performance in friendly matches left Pearson disappointed.
That young man, why don't you just keep practicing on the bench.
After the start of the eastern half, Nugent and Conoket, the starting forward combination of the season, came on as substitutes.
But even the performance of the two people could not satisfy Pearson.
In the 70th minute of the game, Xia Xing once again got the opportunity to come on as a substitute.
Just when he was on the court, he used a wonderful long-range shot that almost hit the goal.
Two minutes later, a one-two from the wing almost led to Andy King's goal.
Shakespeare kept applauding on the sidelines, encouraging Xia Xing.
It was not until the 86th minute of the game that Leicester City finally expanded the score.
That was an opportunity created by the left wing!
Xia Xing took the ball on the left wing, accelerated with the ball, and rushed towards the strong midfielder of the wrong side!
But at the moment when his body was about to collide, Xia Xing suddenly dodged away!
The midfielder of the wrong team was about to steal the ball, but the ball disappeared!
Not traveling in the summer!
The moment Xia Xing approached the defensive player, he had already knocked the ball behind him!
Left back De Laet understood the idea and passed the ball over the defensive player's head!
Xia Xing received the ball steadily!
That collaboration was wonderful!
Two defensive players are flanking each other, and there are not many opportunities to pass the ball forward.
Xia Xing calmly chose to knock on the side!
Drinkwater stepped in from the back row, took two steps after receiving the ball, and shot directly!
A powerful and heavy long-range shot went straight to the net!
The ball went in!
2 to 0!
Leicester City finally scored again!
The three former Manchester United players hugged each other and their teammates celebrated in front of them.
Although it is not easy to score a goal in a friendly match but miss that match.
The coaching staff on the sidelines also applauded and were happy for the goal.
Shakespeare sighed: "Sure enough, after being trained in Manchester United's youth training, those former Manchester United players have a special tacit understanding. Especially for Buxia, even though he has played in the Manchester United youth team for more than a month, he has many Red Devils experience.
Yongxuan, that can be regarded as his advantage."
Pierson's face was expressionless, without any emotion or anger.
A few minutes later, the referee's whistle sounded and the game was over.
What I thought was a big victory turned out to be a small 2-0 victory before.
The future of Leicester City in the new season is really hard to say.
Despite this, the fans still gave the team the greatest encouragement.
The King Power Stadium burst into applause, dedicated to their hero.
"host*********!"
Several people walked out of the players tunnel, and the coaching staff around them greeted them respectfully.
That was Vichai, the chairman of Leicester City, and those around him were his family and friends.
As the chairman of Leicester City, whether Vichai can win the respect of the club in the East does not depend on his identity, but on his character and the sincerity of Leicester City.
In the club, he is friendly to everyone, which is related to his personality.
In the club's business activities, he never hesitates to invest and manages professionally, and he never interferes in the coaching of teams with which he is not familiar.
Pearson, who was serious and cold during ordinary months, also smiled when he saw Vichai.
"President."
"Nigel, the new season is about to start. How do I feel?"
"He is confident that he will succeed in reaching the Super League!"
"Haha, okay, okay."
The two exchanged pleasantries, and Vichai also came to the players, greeted them with concern, and chatted for a while.
When he came to Xia Xing, he paused for significantly longer.
"Xia Xing, I'm fine."
That sentence was said in Chinese.
Xia Xing felt very warm when he heard his mother tongue in a foreign country.
"Hello, Chairman."
"I heard that I grew up in China?"
"No, although he does not have British nationality, he has been living in China since he was a child."
"He also has Chinese ancestry, so we can be considered half compatriots."
"That would be his honor."
"He appreciates my skills very much and he believes that I will definitely find my value and future in Leicester City. Come on."
"Thanks!"
Vichai turned around and left, and the young man standing next to him also smiled and shook hands with Xia Xing.
"The chairman is his father. His name is Xu Shengyuan. He is very happy to meet me, Xia Xing. He has a hunch that they will become very good friends in the future."
(End of chapter)
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