Football: The Journey of a Coach

14. Recommend Players

    After the others disbanded, Neil Warnock called Daniel Ward to his work office, and the two sat on the couch. Warnock then asked what specific work Daniel Ward wanted to do.

Daniel had previously applied for a position at Crystal Palace youth training camp, and suddenly became first-team coach. He was originally prepared to meet the needs of the youth training camp, but today he came unprepared.

“I want to do work related to the game, data analysis, tactical analysis of opponents, and tactical design". Daniel pretended to think about it.

This aspect, he said, needed to be forged, and it just so happened to be a weak link in Warnock's team. Of course, the reason for the weakness is because Warnock himself does not really appreciate this area at the moment.

Regarding Daniel's own position, Warnock actually injured some brain cells. Judging from his simple contact, Daniel's advantage seemed to be the whole situation, and he understood everything. Warnock wanted to position Daniel Ward as assistant coach, let him help me in all aspects of team affairs, and now I have listened to Daniel's opinion.

He thought for a moment and then said: "That's fine!. But I plan to let you be the assistant coach. Of course, your focus is still doing the job you just mentioned!. How?!. Can you arrange it?. "you're through here?!". No problem, and no problem either!. Daniel was very happy. Such a position is not only important, but also because Warnock has trained him sincerely and appreciates him greatly. How could he not be happy? !

The two talked about the team for a while. Warnock mainly talks about the current bad state of the team. Daniel Ward has a more intuitive understanding and cannot help feeling worried about Crystal Palace. After all, this was also his hometown team. It is a pity that a place in the Championship is not guaranteed. For a moment, he gritted his teeth in hatred of Simon Jordan.

There is no way to hate, to hate cannot solve problems. Suddenly, two names flashed through his mind like lightning.

"Suck, Vardy!. Kanters!". These two inspiring brothers are all too famous, and Daniel Ward naturally knows such players very well and knows them very clearly.

Daniel Ward showed a bewildered smile, however poor Crystal Palace were, these two players who were still working hard at this low level could still be obtained, these two people could not be expensive.

Daniel is distracted and smiles, leaving Warnock confused.

"Daniel!. Daniel!". Neil Warnock said in a slightly loud voice, but he was soft enough to his own people, so he was not angry, but just curious, what was this boy thinking?.

"Oh!". Daniel realized, "Sorry!. The master!. I think I just heard you talking about our financial difficulties, so I was annoyed because I was thinking about players I've seen before. They are very good, but playing in a low-level league, the price should not be expensive, I think we should have enough funds to introduce them!"

Warnock is somewhat doubtful of Daniel Ward's words, but he is still quite curious as to who he would like to introduce. As for the strength of the team, he is the head coach and he definitely does not want to see that Crystal Palace have nothing to redeem.

Of course, it is impossible to add blindly in limited conditions, not because he did not work hard during this period, but unfortunately it is too difficult to find good and cheap players.

"Tell me about that!".

" There are two guys from the same team, Southampton Club. First Morgan Schneiderlin, 19 years old, was a defensive midfielder. Signed from the French team last year, now playing in Southampton's youth team. Schneiderlin has good posture, strong defensive skills and most importantly he has a fairly accurate pass. As a defensive midfielder he is arguably very complete".

"Second, it might be a bit difficult to come to the palace. Adam Lallana, a 20-year-old striker from Southampton's academy. For a native English player he has something that no other native English player has, which is technical style. He has attacking techniques like Latin American players, has good speed, and is supported by accurate shooting. If the palace can get it, I can guarantee that the line of palace attackers will surprise England.

" Third, Ryan Shawcross 20 years , Stoke City's upholstery centre-back. Big tall, strong top ball, has a good track record in defending, and is good at reading the direction of the game."

" And the last two, probably too unknown. Because playing in the lower divisions, but the quality is not inferior to the level of the premier league players. If we work it right".

  

"Jamie Vardy, from Sheffield, should be 22 now, playing for Storrs Bridge Steel, I don't know if he's moved on!. He has a very high efficiency score!. Very good talent!".

" Last, N'golo Kante. He plays at JS Suresnes in the Paris suburbs!." Daniel Ward introduces the last two players.

Warnock frowned, he thought Ryan Shawcross and Adam Lallana were good, but the other three he wasn't sure. He thought the low-level team mentioned by Daniel was a professional league team, but he did not expect.

Warnock has been coaching low-level teams for a long time, but he wants to say. Shit, Storrs Bridge Steel, isn't that an amateur team near my hometown?.

Warnock is from Sheffield, and Storrs Bridge Steel is the closest team. He still knows a little. The team is not high-leveled, similar to Croydon. Just for fun, let's say Croydon has just won against Crystal Palace, but if Warnock wants to pick the players he needs from them, Warnock is very unhappy.

"Trust me, boss!. If those five players come to Palace it's not impossible to break into the premier league." Daniel Ward is very confident. How unsure, he knows the future. It is already known how far these five players will progress.

Warnock initially wanted to say that you were too unreliable, but it can be seen that Daniel Ward was so serious that it was hard for him to say, that's all.

"OK, I'll send a club scout to investigate tomorrow, if necessary...".

"No!. Sir, if you really believe me, you don't need to send a scout!. I'll go look for him, but just Vardy and Kante, I only need 100 thousand Pounds." Daniel Ward said it was just to test how far Warnock believed him. Why only Vardy and Kante, of course because they are both now playing in the lower leagues. If the remaining three are up to Warnock himself.

Warnock thought for a moment, let's just buy a lottery ticket. Just 100 thousand Pounds, he was extremely embarrassed to break Daniel's spirit, not to mention the cost would not be too high, even if Vardy and Kante were no match for Crystal Palace.

How much he'll lose. It is true that he is a friend of Simon Jordan, but he is the head coach so he will not care much whether he will lose money in business.

" Just Vardy and Kante Daniel, I can give you 100 thousand Pounds. I'll try it out for the season, and if they're both bad. Crystal Palace will kick him out immediately." Neil Warnock said.

But come to think of it, I can't complain that Warnock is skeptical. Both are too grassroots. Who would have thought they would win the championship with Leicester City in the future, and who would have thought they would be the monsters of the future!.

"£ 100.00!. You can handle it!. The remaining three, let our scouting see it." Warnock did not even bother to ask for the details at this time, and directly agreed to Daniel's request with a wave of his hand.

“Bos, I promise you won't be disappointed!”. Daniel continued to speak sternly, stood up and left.

"Where are you?! We're not done talking!"

"I'm going to find Vardy and Kanter!. We can communicate at any time in the future, but the transfer of both must be done as soon as possible !". Answer Daniel Ward.

Warnock did not try to hold him back anymore, but continued muttering behind his back, "This kid is really crazy. He just left, you young man today. There's no manners."

Warnock also had some hope, what if he really found a treasure? , this possibility was the reason why he was really willing to pay, and 100,000 pounds was not much.

    ...

Daniel Ward is crazy, he who previously only tested Warnock, did not expect the old coach immediately agreed. In his original life, he had never met Vardy and Kante, but now he wanted to handle their transfer with his own hands. It was amazing and a new experience for him.

Daniel didn't even meet first-team players, so he drove his car to Sheffield non-stop. In his memory, Vardy is likely to leave Storrs Bridge Steel at the end of the season and move to Halifax. I hope everything is still in time.

Croydon was more than 200 miles from Sheffield, and Daniel drove for more than three hours to get to Sheffield. In Sheffield, Daniel's head was finally a little clear. He knew what the Storrs Bridge was called. Where hell is steel.

Daniel is not a map of life, and it is impossible to know the names of places in England. After looking through the yellow pages, he finally found the address of Storrsbridge Steel.

Drive a few miles north to the town of Stockbridge to find a simple club.

The club was also not long established, as Croydon, was almost a standalone entertainment product by the fan community, but they participated at a lower league level than Croydon.

Fortunately, the club's gatekeeper told Daniel Ward that Alan Bethel, the club's chairman, was in the team today. Daniel reported his name and told the gatekeeper that he was here for Vardy. The gatekeeper was delighted he told Daniel that Halifax was negotiating with the club to buy Vardy, but the two sides were still debating the transfer fee.

As an unimportant team, there is no secrecy at all, and the goalkeeper is also aware of the big events of the club.

 As for Vardy, this time was definitely not expensive. Frankly, Vardy is unlikely to go directly to Storrs Bridge Steel, but the transfer fee should also come from Vardy's wishes. He has a lot of affection for this club. .

Halifax are also a low-level team, and the bids are definitely not high. Maybe 10,000 pounds is their limit. Everyone is poor, and maybe a few hundred pounds or thousands of pounds to argue with each other.