John Terry, twenty-two years old, was born and raised in London.

Since joining Chelsea's youth training camp at the age of fourteen, he has steadily improved from the youth reserve team to the first team and has always been the best in Chelsea's age group.

He joined the first team in 1998, but mainly played some cup games. He did not officially gain a foothold until two thousand years ago. In the 201 to 202 season, he officially became the team's main central defender and partnered with captain Deselli.

Beside Deselli, Terry learned a lot and made great progress.

Now, he is one of the captains of the team and looks very stable.

But in fact, he knew his embarrassing situation better than anyone else.

After Abramovich acquired the team, everyone speculated that he would make big signings, including Cannavaro, Nesta and Touram, all in his signing plan, and it was not just the media's words, he was really doing it.

Terry has his own news channel, and Chelsea does want to operate the central defender to join.

This made him feel threatened because he was only 22 years old. Although he was still young, his strength was not comparable to that of a famous central defender in Europe. Once the team introduced strong aid, he would inevitably become a substitute.

This is definitely not something he can accept, because he knows very well that what he needs is the exercise of the competition.

But he also knew that only the newcomer Gao Han could decide all this.

So, after Gao Han arrived in London and went to the Harrington training ground for inspection, he took the initiative to send a greeting text message.

He is the local captain and should naturally take on the task of welcoming Gao Han, but at the same time, he also hopes to take the opportunity to contact Gao Han and learn about Gao Han’s ideas so as to understand his situation.

The text message contact was very smooth. The next day, he arrived at the Ridge Hotel, which was located in Gaohan on time, not far from Stamford Bridge Stadium.

The place they agreed on was at the café of the Ridz Hotel.

He originally thought he had to wait for a while, but unexpectedly, he was taken to Gao Han's table by the waiter before he could report his name. It was obvious that Gao Han had already explained it.

"I'm glad to see you, John." Gao Han stood up and stretched out his hand with a smile.

Terry noticed that Gao Han had only one person, which made him feel at ease.

"Hello, Mr. Gao Han."

After the two shook hands sincerely, Terry sat down opposite Gao Han and ordered a cup of coffee.

"Thank you very much for sending me a text message yesterday. You know, I'm very unfamiliar with everything in London, your text message made me feel warm." Gao Han smiled and thanked.

"You are so polite, Mr. Gao Han, it is an honor for us to invite you to coach Chelsea."

Terry also responded politely, "I have seen many games where you play at Atletico Madrid, and it is really admirable. I really like the style of football you play at Atletico Madrid."

"Thank you." Gao Han nodded and smiled, "Although I'm not familiar with the Premier League, I have talked to many people about the Premier League, and I have also heard a lot about Wenger at Arsenal, and I have always believed that Chelsea's team characteristics will be easier to adapt to my requirements than other Premier League teams."

When Gao Han said this, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was calm and composed, which made Terry admire him from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes, Mr. Gao Han, we have been inviting the head coaches from mainland Europe to coach since 1996. First, Gulit, and later, the two Italian head coaches Viali and Ranieri. They are both very outstanding head coaches and have brought great changes to Chelsea."

Gao Han agrees with Terry's analysis very much.

Chelsea did have been a Premier League powerhouse, but that was already in the 1960s.

Later, the Blues experienced several relegations and even fell into the second-level league for a long time. Their strength was no longer as brave as they were. Until former chairman Bates took over the team, he increased his investment and invited European coaches such as Gulit, Viali and Ranieli to coach, especially Viali and Ranieli, which brought Chelsea a solid continental tactical framework.

Not only that, Bates also invested heavily in European celebrities including Deselli, Petit, Viali, Zora, etc., which greatly strengthened Chelsea's strength, but also brought huge improvements to the team's technical and tactical level.

It was also since 1996 that Chelsea's performance has steadily improved and has been at the forefront of the Premier League for a long time.

Terry grew up in such an environment, a central defender who came from Chelsea's youth training.

Moreover, he is obviously different from other England central defenders.

"I heard that you used to play in the midfield?" Gao Han suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Terry was a little surprised. It was all about him in the youth team and the reserve team, but he nodded and said, "Yes, I have always been a midfielder, but after entering the first team, because the central defender lacked people and I was more in line, I played this position, and later it gradually became fixed."

Gao Han nodded, which was very consistent with the growth trajectory of young players.

"I have analyzed your situation in the Premier League games in the past few years. Although many of the data are not detailed enough, I can initially judge that you have good ability to take and take the ball, which is very important to me."

"Really?" Terry's eyes lit up, and he was waiting for this sentence.

Gao Han smiled and nodded, "You know, in Madrid, I attach great importance to passing and control, and in the Premier League, I also insisted that whoever can better control the rhythm and ball rights will be able to dominate the game."

After a pause, Gao Han continued: "Of course, the Premier League has its own characteristics, and I need some time to adapt to this, but I always think that this will not become a problem."

Terry was overjoyed. He fully understood Gao Han's meaning and also understood his prospects for the new season.

"John, as the captain of the team, I want to hear what you think of the current team."

"For example……"

"Tell me about the defense line you are most familiar with."

Terry thought about it and replied: "Galas is a very powerful player on the left, but on the right..."

"Where is the midfield?"

"In the midfield, Frank is a typical English player and has excellent strength."

Gao Han nodded. Lampard is indeed a good player, but we have to see if it meets his requirements.

"For the time being, the front line problem is the most serious. The team suddenly decided to sell Haselbaink and Glenshare during the winter break, which surprised us all. It was also the reason why we failed to make it to the top four of the league in the end. Now Zora has also decided to leave the team, so..."

The front line problem is indeed very serious, even more serious than Gao Han imagined.

In fact, Gao Han had vaguely heard some rumors, that Chelsea suddenly decided to sell Haselbaink and Glenshare. It was mainly because Chairman Bates cheated Abramovich in exchange for millions of pounds of cash and left.

But no matter what, there is only one Good Johnson and youth team substitute Charlton Cole left on the team's forward line. It is definitely impossible to meet the team's requirements for the new season, and signings are imperative.

Similarly, midfield and defense, and even goalkeeper positions, need to be strengthened.

Several veterans in the team, Zora decided to leave the team, and Deselli and Petit may find it difficult to meet Gao Han's requirements anymore. Chelsea will definitely usher in a restructuring storm.

As for specific signings, Gao Han still has to meet Abramovich before he can decide the target specifically.

Although everyone outside said that Abramovich would not set a ceiling on the transfer budget, Gao Han must have to hear Abramovich's promises with his own ears to count.

Otherwise, what if the budget is exceeded, what should I do?

Thinking of this, Gao Han looked at Terry again and smiled slightly and said, "John, thank you very much for telling me so much, which made me understand the team better."

Terry was also very polite to Gao Han and immediately said that it was nothing.

"You are now the captain of the team and will be the captain of the team in the future. I believe that no one is more suitable for this position than you, so I hope you will bravely assume this responsibility and help me manage the locker room, and we will fight side by side."

Terry's face was full of surprise, and he nodded quickly and agreed, "Of course, I am very happy, Mr. Gao Han."

"This period of time will be very critical in the future. The team will definitely send away a group of old players and welcome a group of new players. But I can guarantee that your position in my mind will not be loose at all, and you will be the most important one."

Terry looked at Gao Han with some flattery and nodded constantly.

"But I also need you to promise me that I must perform my captain's responsibilities and manage the locker room well. If you need any help from me, I will wait for you at any time."

Terry knew in his heart that Gao Han wanted to appoint himself as the captain of the team and the backbone of the locker room.

This was something he didn't dare to imagine before he came, but now he is trying hard to grasp it.

"Mr. Gao Han, please rest assured, I will do my best."

"Very good." Gao Han was also very satisfied with Terry's statement. "I am very happy to meet you, but I'm sorry, I still have something to do, so I can only say goodbye for the time being, but no matter what happens or any situation in the future, you are welcome to call me at any time."

Gao Han joined forces, and Terry immediately stood up.

"Okay, I understand, Mr. Gao Han."

"Then let's find an opportunity to talk."

After politely saying goodbye to Terry, Gao Han left the cafe directly, leaving behind this young English man who was only twenty-two years old and began to have expectations and longing for the future.

Terry didn't know that one of the important reasons why Gao Han valued him so much was that he inspected Terry through his Fiery Eyes in advance, thinking that he was very suitable to be the captain of the team, and his abilities were also quite outstanding.

The potential is as high as 180, and it is definitely the level of the world's top central defender, not inferior to Manchester United's Ferdinand.

Such a young training player with outstanding strength, extraordinary potential, and a strong and well-established youth training player is naturally the only candidate to control the locker room.

In the past few years, Chelsea has always given people the impression that the international column has even set a precedent for no British players among the eleven starting players, and has been criticized by all over England.

Therefore, now, it is a good thing that can be promoted to Terry from any perspective, no matter from which perspective it is beneficial and harmless.

Gao Han is a newcomer and is not familiar with the place. If he can have a strong support like Captain Terry in the locker room, it will undoubtedly help him gain a foothold in Chelsea as soon as possible and control the locker room.

This is also the reason why Gao Han specially arranged this meeting.

As for the results, he was very satisfied.
Chapter completed!