Sometimes, happiness comes too quickly and suddenly, making people feel at a loss and even instinctively resisting.
The smarter and more rational a person is, the more cautious they will be.
Vardy is such a person.
From home to factory, he was like a walking zombie, driving, clocking in, going to the assembly line, moving things...
Everything is the work he performs repeatedly every day, and has formed muscle memory.
But what was different from usual was that his mind was blank today.
He kept asking himself over and over again: Even if pie does fall from the sky, why does it hit him?
I thought about it over and over again, but I just couldn't figure it out.
It wasn't until he got off work at noon and was about to go for dinner that he was awakened by a call from a stranger.
"Hello, Jamie, I'm Gao Shen."
As soon as the call was connected, the first words from the other party made Jamie Vardy almost slip the phone out of his hand.
profound!!
"Hello, Mr. Gao." Vardy replied with some difficulty.
A few days ago, he had just watched Gao Shen's Champions League final, which was really exciting. At that time, he was thinking, what kind of person would it take to be noticed by a head coach like Gao Shen and become his player?
But he never dreamed that he would have such an opportunity a few days later.
Of course, it's not an opportunity to play for Gao Shen, but an opportunity to play for Gao Shen's team.
"I believe you should already know that Leeds United has decided to sign you. Are you willing to play for Leeds United?"
"Yes, I...no...I...I'm in a mess right now and can't think about anything." Vardy was a little anxious.
He had never been so flustered as he was today, and that feeling was even more nervous than when he confessed to his first love.
"It doesn't matter, just take your time and tell me what you think." Gao Shen said with a slight smile on the other end of the phone.
After hearing this, Vardy took several deep breaths, then managed to calm down and let his mind start to work.
"Mr. Gao, I don't understand, why?" Vardy asked his biggest doubt.
He is just a part-time player playing in the seventh tier league, not even full-time.
Why are you attracted by Gao Shen?
"I have a friend who has watched your game. He took some videos for me to watch. I think your ability is outstanding whether you are at the seventh level, or even the sixth or fifth level. I believe this.
You should be able to feel that your teammates and opponents around you cannot keep up with your rhythm."
Vardy certainly feels that way.
If he wanted to, he could actually score more goals.
But no, because the lower-level leagues are full of physical confrontations. If you enter too much and offend the opponent, God knows whether he will give you a hard slap directly?
Therefore, he chose to stop when enough was enough.
This is a very smart choice.
"I know that there are many players from regular youth training camps in lower-level leagues, and they are all outstanding, but you are the most special among them all, because I see a different light from you."
Vardy was very flattered by Gao Shen's words, but he soon remembered his own experience.
When a person has had bad luck for too long, he will begin to doubt whether he is still qualified to have good luck.
"Do you know? Mr. Gao, when I was at Sheffield Wednesday, they said that there was no light in me."
"Ha, then they will definitely regret it." Gao Shen said very firmly.
"I'm really not a talented person, Mr. Gao." Vardy is still not confident enough.
Of course, in the seventh level, or in Halifax, he is definitely the most confident, but at senior level, in front of Leeds United, he seriously lacks confidence.
Because he clearly knew that there was a huge gap between Halifax and Leeds United that would be difficult to bridge in years, or even decades.
"Jamie, I have always believed in the saying that talent determines a player's upper limit, but hard work determines a player's lower limit."
Gao Shen advised earnestly, "I can honestly say that your talent is not enough for you to compete for the Golden Globe Award or the World Footballer, but your hard work will definitely make you a great player.
Great player.”
"For example, the main striker in the Premier League and the England international, I believe these are no problem."
Vardy was obviously stunned.
He even wondered if he had heard wrongly.
"Mr. Gao, are you... talking about me?"
"Of course, I very much look forward to the day when you become the Premier League Golden Boot winner and lead Leeds United to the league title."
"This...I..." Vardy was at a loss.
It's like a person with nothing in his pocket, and suddenly someone says to him, I see the day when you become the richest man in the world.
Who believes it?
But this was said by Gao Shen.
"I've heard your story, Jamie, you have a lot of bad habits, and these must be changed, but I think the most precious thing about you is your love for football, a very pure love.
, and your hard work on the court."
"You know what? I see the shadow of Suarez in you. You two are really similar in this aspect."
Vardy was speechless.
"Consider my words carefully, Jamie, you still have considerable potential to tap, but Leeds United and I want to help you catch up!"
"Of course, the process of catching up will be painful, and the adaptation process will also be very painful when jumping from the seventh level to the Championship. So, I hope you can think about it carefully. If you think you can accept such a challenge, then
Just seize this opportunity!”
"Trust me, Jamie, it will change your destiny!"
…
Two days later.
Leeds United signed 24-year-old forward Jamie Vardy from Halifax for £100,000.
This news was not only posted on Leeds United's official website, but also posted on the newly registered official Twitter.
At first, it did not attract the slightest attention, but not long after it was posted on Twitter, Gao Shen retweeted the tweet and left a comment: "He is a man who lost at the starting line, but he will use his hard work and sweat to
, win at the finish line!”
Once Gao Shen's tweet was posted, it immediately caused a huge response on the Internet.
After just leading Manchester City to win the Triple Crown and becoming the number one player in active football, Gao Shen's interaction with Leeds United seems to be confirming the rumors about his relationship with Leeds United.
Even if the media has not yet found evidence that he is directly involved in Leeds United's management, it at least proves that they are inextricably linked.
Soon, the media began to pay attention to, who is this Jamie Vardy introduced by Leeds United?
Halifax?
Everyone is extremely unfamiliar with this team, even the local fans in England are unfamiliar with it. However, as the media dug deeper, people gradually discovered that this is actually a team that has just been promoted from the seventh level to the third level.
A sixth level semi-professional team.
Leeds United went to a semi-professional team to poach players?
And he’s a 24-year-old striker?
This is simply outrageous!
But it's obviously not over yet.
Soon, Leeds United’s official Twitter announced again that it had acquired young defender Harry Maguire from Sheffield United for 100,000 pounds.
The 18-year-old has only made five appearances for Sheffield United and his performance has been average. The latter has fallen into the third tier this season and the club is in a mess.
Gao Shen also retweeted this tweet, but did not comment on Harry Maguire.
Subsequently, Leeds United once again officially announced that it had introduced 19-year-old Brazilian and Italian midfielder Jorginho from newly promoted Serie B Verona for a transfer fee of 100,000 euros.
The young Brazilian midfielder had only played one season in the Italian fourth-tier league. Apart from one goal, he had no other outstanding performance and was very thin.
Then, Leeds United announced that it had introduced Costa Rica international goalkeeper Keylor Navas from Albaceta, a team relegated from the Spanish Second Division, for 300,000 euros.
If the previous three transactions were all disappointing, then the introduction of the Costa Rica national team is a relatively big star, but Navas is not even the main player in Albacete, which seems a bit shabby.
All the media that follow Leeds United have also realized that Leeds United's transfer signings seem to be very low-end.
All of them are players with six-figure transfer fees. This is obviously different from what the outside world has speculated about the crazy signings after Chinese investment in Leeds United. More importantly, these signings seem to be poached from lower-level leagues.
Not fancy at all.
Later, Leeds United announced that it had introduced Argentinian player Icardi from Barcelona for a transfer fee of 270,000 euros, and paid a training fee of 500,000 euros to poach full-back Bellerin from Barcelona.
Bellerin also immediately became Leeds United's most expensive transfer player so far this summer.
If the Chinese acquisition of Leeds United, which had been highly hyped by the media and was inextricably linked to Gao Shen, had everyone looking forward to it and Leeds United fans eagerly awaiting it, now, they are all disappointed.
.
There is no expected big deal, no crazy money burning as rumored, it's more about making small fuss.
Even if they are poaching players from Barcelona's youth team, they are actually small-money transfers that are not on the table.
If it weren't for the profound reasons, the media wouldn't even report a single word.
But now, no one understands Leeds United's transfer.
According to the comments of many professionals, instead of introducing teams from lower leagues, it is better to rent stronger players from the youth teams of Premier League teams at a similar price.
After all, the best young players are basically in the youth training camps of Premier League and Championship teams.
It is basically unrealistic to want to miss out from lower leagues.
What's more, players like Navas and Vardy who are not young but little-known don't look like they have great potential. This is more like prevarication for Leeds United's new management team who have no money to sign.
Act of.
"Fernando Lucas is the best analyst in the world, but it is obvious that he is not a qualified club operator. This can be seen from his transfer operations, which is too immature!"
The recruitment here is unfavorable, but the poaching of Leeds United over there is in full swing.
In particular, Lampard II and Jonathan Howson, who were hand-picked by Gao Shen, have attracted more and more attention and favor from fans, and they have even begun to make offers.
