Yes, Su Yun has already boarded a plane to England.
It's November now.
China's 1995 league season is just over a month away and is about to end. In mid-December, China's leagues at all levels will close their doors this year.
Because the Chinese league has one season every year, but the European league is different. Europe is a multi-year league, and the 1995-96 season is not over yet. It is when the war is most intense.
After all, Su Yun has been stuck in Chinese football these years.
When understanding European football, the most familiar one is the Italian League. But even for the Italian League, I just watched it live on TV. As for the English League, Su Yun didn't even know a little bit about it.
I haven't even watched a game in England's top league.
What is the history of the English League? What are the characteristics of the English League? What is the playing style of the English League? Su Yun does not know any of these things.
Understanding is almost zero.
Therefore, the best way is to go in advance and learn as much as you can.
This will also help you lead troops in the future.
Although at the beginning, he was not very willing to go to England's fifth tier league. But now that he has decided to go to England, Su Yun attaches great importance to it.
The fifth tier of England's league is a bit lower.
But it was also Su Yun's first time teaching abroad.
Sitting on the plane, Su Yun felt a little nervous.
That's not to say that Su Yun has never been abroad. Su Yun has also been to many countries over the years. When he was with the National Youth Team, Su Yun visited various other countries in Asia. Not only East Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia.
But this is my first time going to Europe and the UK.
This is the first time I have gone abroad to teach.
During the more than ten hours of flight time, Su Yun couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about how to start work in the UK.
U.K?
He doesn’t know much about the history of Britain, and even less about their culture. Su Yun’s biggest impression of Britain is that Britain was known as the “Empire on which the Sun Never Sets.” They have colonies all over the world, including the current United States and Australia.
Canada and India were both their colonies.
Even the door to China was opened first by British artillery.
China's modern humiliation all started with the Opium War.
Besides the fact that Britain has a queen and these common sense things, I know nothing else.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Su Yun's plane finally arrived in London.
"Mr. Su?"
The person who came to pick up the plane was a young Chinese guy. He looked like he was only twenty-one or twelve years old. As soon as Su Yun got off the plane, he saw familiar Chinese characters from a distance. The two words "Su Yun" were written on them.
Character.
Su Yun thought about someone coming to pick him up at the airport, but he didn't expect it to be such a young man.
"I'm Su Yun. Who are you?"
"Hello, Mr. Su. My name is Zheng Yuan. On behalf of the Dagenham Club, I am here to pick you up. I will also be responsible for other aspects of your life in the UK." Zheng Yuan spoke very politely.
Dagenham is the club that Su Yun will coach this time.
His posture was a little lower, but it was not a flattering tone, but a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing.
Su Yun was very happy to see Chinese people in distant England.
"Hello, Zheng Yuan."
Su Yun knew that it was impossible for the so-called Dagenham Club to send Zheng Yuan. How could Dagenham, a club in the fifth-tier English league, have an employee like Zheng Yuan. This must have been arranged with Su Jian's help.
The arrangements are quite thoughtful.
Along the way, Zheng Yuan introduced some things about England to Su Yun, as well as things about the club.
Although they were relatively general, they also gave Su Yun a general understanding of the working environment he was about to start.
During the chat, Su Yun also learned about Zheng Yuan. Zheng Yuan is a Chinese student studying at the London Business School. He is a real genius. When he was 21 years old, he had completed his postgraduate studies in China. Then he went to the London Business School.
College, he is currently in his second year of studying abroad. Su Jian was worried that Su Yun would not be able to adapt to life in the UK, so he made appropriate arrangements.
Zheng Yuan, who has been living in the UK for more than a year, became Su Yun's tour guide.
Of course there is another reason.
That is, Su Yun arrived in England alone this time. So Su Jian arranged for Zheng Yuan to translate for Su Yun.
Su Yun's foreign languages are actually pretty good.
Especially since he grew up in Northeast China, he speaks Korean and Japanese very well. When Su Yun was able to enter the National Youth Team, in addition to his family connections, Su Yun also had some abilities. Because the Chinese Youth Team back then mainly competed in Asia.
We have the most discussions with East Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and North Korea.
Therefore, we need a translator who is proficient in Korean and Japanese. Su Yun relied on family connections and such advantages to enter the Chinese youth team that year.
As for English, Su Yun is actually pretty good at it.
After all, English is a compulsory course in middle school. In the college entrance examination that year, Su Yun's English score was 137 points. Later, Su Yun did not completely give up learning English. It was just that this kind of learning was done behind closed doors. Su Yun's English was really good.
I haven't reached the point where I can have a fluent conversation.
Of course, if the other party speaks slower English, Su Yun may be able to understand it. But if Su Yun speaks it, there will definitely be a problem.
So Zheng Yuan also works as a translator.
"Brother Su, the house is very close to the club. Would you like to rest first, or go to the club to have a look?"
Zheng Yuan is a very good talker.
The young man was only twenty-two years old, but he spoke very well. Su Yun was not an easy person to make friends with. But after just one hour of contact, Su Yun had a good impression of Zheng Yuan. Soon Zheng Yuan began to call Su Yun "Su."
Big brother".
"Let's rest first. Do you have any information about the club? I want to take a look first."
Go directly to the club?
Su Yun would not do such a blind thing. Even if it is a fifth-level league in England, Su Yun would not take it lightly. Now that he has done it, he must do it carefully. It is better to look at the club's information first, and then go for more information.
suitable.
"By the way, Zheng Yuan. In addition to the club information, can you help me get some information about the English Football League."
The current understanding of English football comes from the introductions of Zhu Shengxiu and Zheng Yuan. Su Yun wants to see the most complete information.
"No problem, Brother Su." Zheng Yuan nodded. "I have done some sorting before. I will look for more details for you."
"Thank you."
"No, Brother Su." Zheng Yuan waved his hand. "I am also a fan, but I have never heard of a Chinese coach going abroad to teach. However, Brother Su, I have heard that your family is quite rich.
Why do you go to the fifth tier of England to coach? This is England's amateur league."
Su Yun smiled.
In fact, Su Yun has heard this question countless times. Ever since Su Yun gave up college and studied to be a coach, people have been asking Su Yun this question.
Even many of Su Yun's friends and classmates who grew up together have such questions.
Friends who grew up together in the compound wondered how Su Yun, with his family background, could play football. Su Yun's classmates wondered why Su Yun, with such good college entrance examination scores, would give up the opportunity to go to college. Su Yun has already answered these questions.
It's a habit.
"It's not that our family is rich, it's that my brother is rich." Su Yun corrected Zheng Yuan with a smile. "I have liked football since I was a child. After the college entrance examination, I even gave up going to college. For me, football is the biggest thing in my life.
interest of."
The two chatted and laughed and soon arrived at their destination.
London is a big city. It is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and England, the largest city and port, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe. Since the Romans built London two thousand years ago, London has become one of the largest cities in the world.
It has always been a very important city in the territory.
Speaking of big cities, Su Yun has seen too much in China.
Beijing and Shanghai are not big cities with a population of tens of millions.
But London feels more like a modern city. However, although Dagenham is also a London team, it is not in central London. Dagenham Football Club is an autonomous city outside London, England, England.
City of Barking, Dagenham district.
In Chinese terms, it is in the suburbs.
It is a borough outside London.
Bajin Dagenham. Su Yun looked at the information about Bajin Dagenham and said that it is a municipality, not as big as a county in China. It is 36 square kilometers and has only 160,000 people. A medium-sized county in China, with an area and population of
Much more than this so-called municipality.
However, although it is outside London, it still looks relatively affluent along the way.
There are many high-rise buildings of various kinds, and the roads are also very clean.
"Brother Su, we're here." Su Yun looked up and saw that this was a residential area. The house was very nice, a two-story single-family building. It's not easy to buy this kind of house in London, because London's housing prices are the highest in the world.
.It seems that my eldest brother has really made all the arrangements. "Brother Su, the club is about four miles away from here. It will only take a few minutes to get there by car."
Zheng Yuan introduced some simple things to Su Yun while carrying his luggage.
