Manchester in summer seems much sunny than usual. After getting into Rose's car, Tiger looked at the scenery and watched the car drive southwest.

"It's Old Trafford there." Ross pointed to a huge building that was still so obvious but was still so obvious, "Oh, by the way, you've been here before..."

Tiger smiled slightly. If he hadn't had such a wonderful performance on this field last season, how could he have had the chance to join Manchester United this season!

Old Trafford, Dream Theater, this is where I became famous and will also be my brilliant starting point!

After driving Old Trafford, the car continued to drive southwest. While driving, Ross introduced to Tiger: "Tiger, the Carrington training base is only six miles away from Old Trafford, and there are many Manchester United players living there near Carrington. If you rent a house nearby, it will be of great help to your integration into the team."

Tiger nodded: "Mr. Ross, after the team is over today, please help me find a house. Stay in the hotel, it's not interesting."

"Okay, after finding a house, I need to buy some supplies, I will help you." Ross agreed happily.

After about ten minutes of driving, the tall buildings on the roadside gradually decreased, while the trees gradually increased, surrounded by green trees, and the environment was beautiful - in line with the characteristics of a good training base.

From a distance, Tiger saw a magnificent door. Just when Tiger thought this was the Carrington training base, Ross opened directly from the door.

"Uh, it turns out to be Manchester City's training base..." It was not until the time passed that Tiger saw the sign of the Manchester City club on the gate. Tiger didn't know before that the training base of Manchester City and Manchester United's two arch-enemy enemies was so close...

"Isn't it strange? Haha, Manchester City and Manchester United, the training bases of their two mortal enemies are together... It's really interesting." Rose said with a smile.

Tiger also laughed. In his imagination, Manchester City's training base has such a magnificent door, so Manchester United's training base may be more grand...

After driving forward for two minutes, an intersection appeared in front of the car. Ross drove the car to the left and drove onto a path. Not long after, a door that looked nothing unique appeared in front of Tiger.

"Are you a little disappointed? Although the Carrington training base is famous, it looks simple and unpretentious, but there are many facilities inside." Ross explained, and then he honked the horn twice, and the not-so-big door slowly opened, and Ross drove in.

"Even Manchester United's logo is not there." Tiger said a little disappointed.

"Yes, that's it, it's just a great training base that doesn't require much dressing up. It's the heart of Manchester United, and that's enough."

Ross drove into the parking lot and got out with Tiger.

He brought Tiger to a building with an arc top. Ross walked inside and introduced: "Ferguson's office is here. He is fully managed by Manchester United's first team to all levels. Here, and Old Trafford, form the entire brilliant Manchester United."

The surroundings seemed extremely quiet, like a quiet village, but Tiger knew that when all the Manchester United team members at all levels trained here would definitely look extremely lively.

"Ha, Alex, I've come with Tiger, I've been waiting for a long time."

After entering Ferguson's office, Ross immediately laughed and walked forward. Obviously, he and Ferguson were very familiar.

Tiger followed Rose into Ferguson's office. The office was very large, with several bookcases around it. It was not books, but stacks of paper and boxes of videotapes. There was a room near the window with an old look, but a large desk with white hair and rosy face, standing up from behind the desk, and hugging Rose.

"Hello, Tiger, the second time we met."

After hugging Rose, Ferguson walked up to Tiger and reached out to Tiger.

"Hello, Mr. Ferguson."

Ferguson's palms are not small, not as thin as some elderly people, but rather warm and powerful.

"I went to Birmingham last time when you came for a physical examination, and it was a bit rude... so this time, before the team assembly started, I want to meet you."

"It's my honor, Mr. Ferguson." Tiger replied politely.

Ferguson smiled slightly, then let go of his hand, signaling Tiger and Rose to sit down, then he walked back to the back of the table and sat down.

"Tiger, I have nothing else to do when I meet this time, but I have to explain some things to you."

Ferguson said straight to the point, while Tiger nodded.

"Last season, we lost the league and the Champions League for some reasons. But the failure of one season does not mean anything. In the new season, we will attack on all fronts. For this reason, I want to introduce some better players, defenders, midfielders, and forwards, and there will be strong supplements. Tiger, you are the first player I have introduced this season." Ferguson put his hands on the table and said, "I think you know too, Mann

United's midfielder, the main players have always been very stable. For this reason, Pobosky and Cruyff Jr. chose to leave in the middle of last season because they did not have a chance to play. I think you may have such doubts. However, for me, there is no player in the team who must be able to play the main players. No matter who it is, as long as he helps the entire team the most on the court, he will be the main players, and on the contrary, he will not be the main players. I hope you can understand this."

"I understand." Tiger nodded and said in a deep voice: "I also believe that as long as I can play, I will definitely help the team."

"Very good, young people need to have such ambitions." Ferguson nodded with satisfaction: "This season, we have to play many games, Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup... and I don't want to give up every championship, so there will definitely be many games. Although David and others are in good physical fitness and perform very smoothly, they cannot support a season with only four of them. Apart from the four of them, there are not many players available in our midfield, so as long as you are in good shape, there will be no less chances of playing in the new season. David surpassed Gillespie and Kanchersky with his performance, and Ryan defeated Lee Sharp... In a team like Manchester United, there is no vacant position that is just left for young players. Only through hard work can you win your own position, and such a position is the most stable."

"I agree with you because that's what I think. If I'm afraid of competition, I will never leave Preston. It's useless to be king in small places. Only when it's the focus in large places is the real focus." Tiger replied in a deep voice.

It was the first time he showed his ambition nakedly. His ambition was very simple. He won the same position in Preston in the best team, and then went to the best honors!

Tiger had never had such ambition before, because he lacked abilities. Now, he has the most confidence in himself - I have such good conditions! I have such a good training place! What player can have such conditions and starting point? I am not only going to be a top player, but also the best one!

Ferguson glanced at Tiger in a little surprise, then laughed: "I really hope you can be the focus of Manchester United... In that case, the 11 million pounds spent on you will be worth it."

Ross and Tiger laughed at the same time.

"This is Manchester United's locker room."

Ferguson smiled and said to Tiger, his attitude was as kind as an ordinary old man from his neighbor's house, rather than the hairdryer who often furiously in the locker room.

Tiger looked at this dressing room. This was not the home locker room of Old Trafford, but the locker room at the training base was far surpassing Preston's locker room - but this is normal. What is Manchester United like in the past decade? The Premier League team has a poor championship, and what about Preston? They are mixed in the English League One, English Two, and even English C... and in terms of financial resources, the two clubs also have huge differences.

"This cabinet is yours." Ferguson led Tiger to a wardrobe located in the locker room, which is inclined toward the inside: "After the training camp starts, you will change your clothes every morning before the wardrobe. There will be clean training clothes for you to change, but be careful not to leave valuables here overnight. After the training, put the changed clothes inside, and someone will wash them for you, and the same is true for sneakers."

"Didn't there be a caddie in the youth team's shoes shining?" Tiger asked curiously. The English team has a tradition, which is to designate a first-team player in charge of shoes for promising young players in the youth team. The higher the status, it proves how optimistic the young player is to be the club. When Tiger was still in the under-19 youth team, he used shoes for the first-team members. He served veteran Brian who fought with him for more than a season. This also proves that Tiger was indeed favored by the club at that time, but was almost abandoned due to personal reasons.

Such young players are called "football apprentices" in British clubs. This is a major feature of English clubs. Although this move is suspected of hiring child labor and squeezing young players' labor, it is supported by a large number of football celebrities, and many stars have emerged from football apprentices. The most representative of the active players is Newcastle's legendary shooter Alan Shearer.

"Manchester United has long abolished the rules for football apprentices. Young players do not need to spend time pleasing first-team stars. They only need to play well, and those with the ability can enter the first-team and get everything." Ferguson said lightly.

(To put it bluntly, Ferguson's success at Manchester United is definitely not a coincidence. Wenger's success at Arsenal was due to his abolishing the unconventional habits of English football such as players drinking in the locker room, hiring specialized sports therapists, and abolishing the football apprenticeship regulations. Ferguson has already started to do these things. The first English club to hire professional sports injury therapy physicians is Manchester United. The Manchester United running system, which has been passed down from the youth team, was also carried forward by Ferguson. I once thought Ferguson was an authoritarian old coach, but the more he understood this stubborn Scottish old man, the more he could raise his respect for this person).

Tiger nodded slightly. Manchester United's success is indeed unique.

"The building outside the locker room is an indoor training ground, with a physical therapy room, a massage room, and a swimming pool. If you feel a little tired, you can go there for massage, physical therapy or swimming to relax. Swimming is very good for maintaining your figure and reducing fat. There are various separate training grounds outdoors, and you will gradually understand."

After almost the introduction, Ferguson left the locker room. Tiger walked around the locker room, then changed into the clothes, and then walked to the training ground of the first team.

There are fourteen training grounds in the Carrington training base, two of which are exclusively for first-team use. The reason why two are used is because they will take turns to rest to avoid unnecessary injuries due to the venue. The lawn on which training will be explained in the locker room in advance. Tiger has already learned all this from Ferguson.

After arriving on the training ground, Tiger did some warm-up activities and moved every joint of his body. He began to jog and warm up on the field, and then prepared to do some plate ball training.

The team's concentration started at nine o'clock, Tiger and Rose arrived at eight o'clock, and the conversation with Ferguson and Ferguson introduced that the locker room was not long. It was only 8:30 now, and Tiger felt that he could train for a while.

During this period, he has been training in the main god space to shoot and pass. The training that combines these two is a three-on-three training. He must complete two-pass pass cooperation within the 30-meter area before completing the shot by himself. The requirements are very strict. However, the mastery of the timing of passing and finding the shooting route as soon as possible is greatly enhanced.

At the same time, he also trains the pass and the shot separately. Training to strengthen the passing ability is to fight the defense line between two people against at least four people. He must find a fleeting pass route and then pass the ball to the teammates who are receiving the shot. He has done a lot of training to strengthen the shot last season, but most of it is shots in the penalty area. Now he is training more about long shots outside the penalty area.

If a midfielder always runs into the opponent's penalty area to grab the spot, it is obviously a bit unemployed. The most effective and useful midfielder is to shoot long distances.

So after the warm-up, Tiger started training for long shots - there was only one person, and he could only train for long shots.

He placed ten footballs in a row outside the penalty area of ​​the training ground, including three in the top of the penalty area, two near the two sides, and the other three were slightly further away, one in the left, center and right.

Accelerate, start, run closer to the ball, then swing your right foot and shoot the ball out with force - just shooting into the goal is not enough, but the angle must be taken into account - the four corners of the goal are the most difficult places for goalkeepers to defend. At the same time, unless the power of a straight ball reaches a certain level, it is difficult to break through the ten fingers of a professional goalkeeper, and an arc is also required.

Tiger trains the outer instep. The ball can be directly pulled out of the outer instep, which can better exert strength and increase rotation. It is easier to achieve the effect with the outer instep. Using the outer instep to pull the ball on both sides of the ball, it is easy to have arc balls rotating to both sides, and the upward lifting force can make the ball rotate from top to bottom. Tiger understands these skills, but if you want to play a long shot that makes the goalkeeper make a mistake in judgment, it requires more training. After all, this movement is not particularly easy to master.

After three sets of thirty long shots in a row, Tiger was sweating. When he was about to do the next training of long shots while dribbling, he found that there was a man standing on the sidelines and watching his training quietly.

He is not particularly tall, but looks extremely strong, with a seemingly simple but sturdy face that looks stubborn and exudes a sense of evil spirit - Irish Roy Keane!

After Cantona retired and veteran Parist transfered after the end of last season, Roy Keane has become Manchester United's first captain. He was injured and missed most of the games last season, and he was recovering this summer. The Irish national team has not been able to enter the finals of this World Cup, so Keane arrived at the first time this time.

"Hello, Mr. Roy Keane, I am Tiger Lee, a new player." Tiger greeted Keane.

"Well, I know." Keane's voice was dull: "I watched that League Cup game in the stands last season. You performed very well, but you were lucky, because I was still recovering from the injury."

"I'm sorry that I haven't been able to meet you. For me, meeting a stronger opponent is more important than winning a League Cup." Tiger replied that he is getting more and more sharp now, and even against a player like Keane with a strong aura, he is not afraid of a team.

"It's right." Keane smiled slightly: "On the court, I would hate opponents like you, but if you are a teammate... your words are very in line with my appetite."

After saying this, Keane took a few steps forward and then extended his hand to Tiger.

"Welcome to Manchester United."
Chapter completed!