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 roars of collapse, and no pleading.
He could even see that after he calmly accepted the news, Rand Houllier, the general manager of the London Bridge Club who informed him of the news, had a visibly relieved expression and seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks 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, clubs no longer need to be forced to continue to invest and expect in themselves. They can open a new chapter after they leave. They can 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.
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It would be good for everyone if we let each other go...
How strange!
Deep inside, Adams was actually not calm at all, 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 maintain unlimited expectations of him.
After all, he is already twenty-six years old and is no longer young.
A former talented player should have realized his talent at this age.
Instead of being tossed between the bench and various loan teams like myself.
London Bridge has cultivated itself and has not failed itself. It is itself that has failed to live up to 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 and said: "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?"
His smile almost failed to hold on at the end. It was obvious that he did not 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 let you be satisfied with me…”
Houllier quickly waved his hand: "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, it might be better not to push yourself so hard."
This time Adams smiled and said nothing.
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For former talent Jay Adams, who was once highly anticipated and highly anticipated, it is actually difficult 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 stability.
The growth environment. 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 have been too difficult for Jay Adams, who was not yet eighteen years old at the time.
Coupled with the fact that he has suffered two relatively serious injuries, this makes it even more difficult for him to grow.
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 is almost as incredible as the shock it gave people when he appeared on London Bridge.
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 slides out of the beautiful arc and goes straight to the blind spot 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 is quite ironic.
The star of England fell before it could truly shine, and the centerpiece of the midfield for England and London Bridge for the next twenty years became a drinking fountain.
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 attribute the tragedy of Adams' career to the two injuries he suffered when he was 18 and 21 years old. The two injuries caused him to miss four and eight months of competition respectively, causing him to return from injury.
The aura of the past can no longer be found.
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 the defensive players.
Some people think that the expectations placed on Adams were too high, which overwhelmed him and caused him to bear a weight he should not have to bear.
But in fact, it is meaningless to dwell on what caused today’s results now.
In short, he has really said goodbye to London Bridge.
Since he entered the London Bridge youth team at the age of ten, he has spent sixteen years with this team. From this moment on, he will no longer be a London Bridge player at all.
Compared with the much-anticipated and highly-anticipated moment at the beginning, 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 people are tired of mentioning over and over again his former talent and present decline.
“Is there only one Jay Adams at 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 suitors. After all, he just did not reach the heights expected by everyone in the past, which does not mean that he was directly scrapped. As a professional player himself, he is still qualified.
As to 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 aroused among fans of their teams when they first debuted, there are many similarities between Pete Williams and Jay Adams.
They are all talented midfielders trained by their respective teams’ youth training systems.
They both became famous at a young age and have the same talents.
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, also because of the strength of Leeds City.
Being weak and having no better candidates available gave Williams more opportunities.
Today, Pete Williams has grown into the core of the midfield of this team. 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
They reached an agreement with Williams on the contract extension. Peter Williams signed a five-year contract extension with Leeds City. He will continue to stay in his hometown team and play for his fellow villagers.
Since Leeds City already has such an unshakable and focused midfield core, why should they buy Adams? Isn’t the purpose clear at a glance?
Adams himself is quite tolerant of the idea of being a substitute for a player six years younger than himself.
He is a professional player after all.
Besides, he doesn’t have the qualifications or conditions to compete with others now.
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 rumors of the media outside. I just saw it from you.
Another possibility. Have you ever thought about trying to be a defensive midfielder?"
