Although Chu Zhongtian is a player, he is also a member of the board of directors of Wimbledon, so according to regulations, he is qualified to attend board meetings. However, Chu Zhongtian never attends. When he was in Madrid, he couldn't come because he was too far away. When he came to Wimbledon, he never participated because he didn't want to waste time.

Samuelson also agreed to this state. Anyway, Chu spent so much money to the team, so there was no need to force Chu Zhongtian to attend any meeting. There was really nothing to attend on the board meeting. There was always a group of people chatting there for half an hour, and then it broke up.

But this time, the situation is a little different.

Chu Zhongtian received a call from Samuelson in the evening: "You'd better come to the board meeting tomorrow, Chu."

Chu Zhongtian felt strange. Samuelson had never made such a proposal before.

"But I want to train, Eric." Chu Zhongtian planned to refuse the invitation.

"It's just delaying you for half an hour... Uh, no, maybe forty-five minutes..."

Chu Zhongtian still didn't understand why he was required to attend such a formal meeting. "Eric, the team is now training hard for the new tactics, I have to go because I am the core..."

"That's right, Chu." Samuelson explained to Chu Zhongtian. "The board of directors is a little worried about the team's situation..."

"Is it a problem with performance in the warm-up match? Tell them, don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon during the running-in period. We originally planned to spend the first half of the season to adjust the running-in..."

"No, no, it's not this. It's another thing. The board of directors felt some concerns about the team's excessive purchase of players outside..."

"Ha?" Chu Zhongtian's mind was a little unturned. "They are worried that they don't have enough funds? Don't worry, they don't have to pay for it. I don't want the club to pay for a pound."

He thought these directors were worried about buying too many people, which would damage the club's economic situation.

"This... has nothing to do with money, Chu. and... well, it has something to do with the bloodline of the 'Mad Gang'."

"Bloodline?" Chu Zhongtian still couldn't figure out what it meant.

"Anyway, they are worried that too many foreign players will dilute the bloodline of the Crazy Gang, which will make this team no longer look like the team formed by Wimbledon fans themselves - you know, Chu, can you count on Edu Seschel, Kurt Hammons, Jack Young, Jack Andrews, Jamal Laceres... Do these people understand the spirit represented by the Crazy Gang and the Crazy Gang, as well as the background beliefs and determination of our team?"

After hearing Samuelson's words, Chu Zhongtian was not angry, but laughed: "Ha! That's the matter? OK, OK, I'll go back to attend the board meeting tomorrow and explain it to you clearly. Don't worry, Eric?"

After hanging up the phone, Emily came over and asked him what was wrong.

"Well, the club board is a little worried." Chu Zhongtian explained the situation to Emily.

"It's normal for them to worry." Emily laughed after hearing this. "After all, this team was formed by everyone who gathered one pound and one pound. Many fans are proud of the purity of Wimbledon's sports. What they are most worried about is that one day this team will become no different from other teams. The story of the last "crazy gang" still wants to be like a nightmare in the hearts of many fans."

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "I know, so I have to explain it to them clearly."

※※The next day, Chu Zhongtian wore a jersey and went straight to the club's conference room. His outfit was particularly eye-catching among a group of board members in suits and ties.

"Sorry, because I'm going to go to the training, so..." He pointed to the jersey on his body and explained.

Samuelson also knew what Chu Zhongtian meant, so he said to everyone directly: "Since everyone is worried about that issue, I will let Chu Lai explain it to everyone himself..."

Chu Zhongtian stood in front of him and looked around the directors in the conference room. Most of these people were not familiar with. Originally, there were so many fans at Wimbledon, how could he know them all? Among the directors were representatives of sponsors and representatives of the Duns Foundation, and most of the remaining were fans.

They have a certain social status and a certain amount of time to hold this position. Otherwise, if you ask a worker who is busy with livelihoods to be a director all day, they are unwilling to do it... "I have fully understood everyone's worries, so I will explain it to you today. I understand everyone's hope for keeping Wimbledon pure. But to be honest, I think, well, everyone's worries are a bit too much..." He paused, observed the expressions of the directors, and found nothing unusual.

In fact, not all directors are worried that too many foreign players will lead to the team becoming impure. At least the representatives of sponsors do not think so. They do not care whether the team is pure or not. As long as the team's performance is OK and can reflect the value of their sponsorship, that's fine.

They were happy to see Chu Zhongtian’s arrival. The team bought several players from the Premier League, and these sponsors were also very happy. They saw that Wimbledon’s sports are getting stronger and more and more media attention, so that their sponsorship can be rewarded.

These people have no interest in this board of directors, but they are just a minority, and most of them are directors who really love the team.

Even Samuelson was worried that he did not object to the directors' request to explain this issue clearly, but simply came to Chu Zhongtian.

In fact, this issue may be explained by head coach Russell, but who made Chu Zhongtian also one of the directors? He is also the team's assistant coach and the direct participant and developer of the team's transfer strategy. He is more qualified than Russell to explain to these worried directors what they are about to face.

"That's right, why do I say you're too worried? When Wimbledon is still in the low-level league, especially in the amateur league, the competition is not too strong, and we can use our own players as much as possible, and there is no problem. But now, the situation has changed, gentlemen." He looked around and spread his hands. "We are in the English Champions League, which is only one step away from the Premier League. The competition here is very fierce. I think after two seasons, you should fully understand this. If we don't add new players and those players with enough strength, how can we achieve our original goals?"

Chu Zhongtian used this goal to make a statement, which was very touching.

These people are loyal supporters of Wimbledon Athletics. Of course, they know what the team's goal is, and it is not only the team's goal, but also their wish.

"In the past two seasons, Coach Russell relied on most of the young people we trained ourselves and could only barely relegate. Will this still be the case this season?"

"But, Chu!" Someone raised his hand, "We have you, don't we?"

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Thank you for your trust in me, sir. But football is an eleventh sport. What can I do alone? Without good teammates, I can't do anything." He answered the director's question and continued to explain: "From the first two seasons, we must strengthen our strength to be able to upgrade, otherwise we will still be relegated. What's the point? I don't want the team to become a team that can only wander back and forth between the English Championship and the English League One."

"It is impossible to rely solely on our own players to strengthen the team's strength. Even a team like Barcelona with strong youth training needs to spend a high price to buy players from other places. What's more, our youth training level is not too outstanding."

Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "Youth training is very long. Maybe it will take a long time to see the results, but we need to upgrade now."

"There are more foreign players, of course, it will affect the purity of the team. I agree with everyone's opinion, but... Real Madrid has so many foreign players, and I am one of them. Some people question whether Real Madrid is no longer Real Madrid? No, but every player who comes to Real Madrid is educated to understand the traditions of Real Madrid and understand what the jersey they pass on represents and what it means. I have also received such an education, taught me by the captain Casillas at the time - this is what I want to say. We have no need to worry that too many foreign players will affect the purity of the team, making the team lose her characteristics and become mediocre. We are very much more

Many teams have advantages because we already have our spirit - the 'crazy gang'. This is the temperament of our team. Any player entering this team must know and integrate into this spirit. We want them to be proud of playing in Wimbledon's competitive jersey. I should make them happy to be a real 'crazy gang' rather than a second Jupiter. Why can't Jupiter stay in our team? Because he doesn't think he is a part of the gang, he will eventually leave. This team has such a strong temperament. People who do not meet this temperament can't stay. Those who can stay must be real 'crazy gang' players."

"I believe Kurt Hammons and others will become qualified gang players. Gentlemen. I have only played two seasons on this team, but I have been branded with the gang mark for the rest of my life, so everyone, you should have confidence in your team. She will not be easily influenced by the outside world. She has her own persistence and principles in her heart. This temperament is very powerful and can affect everyone who is close to her. When I started playing football here, I was not

Fans of the Mad Gang, but what about now? I am not only a fan of this team, but also a director of this team, a player of this team. I abandoned a lot of people and returned here just because I like it. This team was once renamed and moved and disappeared from the professional league, but now we have made her come back. Why? It is because of her strong spiritual heritage that everyone agrees with this - we are part of the Mad Gang. So this team can be reborn."

"Even if this team is promoted to the Super League in the future, it will still be Wimbledon, not anything else. Therefore, everyone should be more confident in this team and more confident in the spirit of the Madman. I'm finished speaking, sirs, I'm sorry, I'm going to train, I'm already late..." Chu Zhongtian looked at his watch, "Twenty minutes, sorry."

After saying that, he turned around and said goodbye, leaving behind a roomful of people, still savoring and thinking about what he had just said.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who returned to the team, was late.

This is very rare for Wimbledon Athletic players. They have never seen Chu Zhongtian be late for training. In fact, Chu Zhongtian has been late for two times throughout his career, the first time in Hoffenheim and the second time in Wimbledon Athletics.

Russell knew why he was late - Chu Zhongtian called Samuelson after talking to him yesterday and told him that he would attend a board meeting first, and he might be half an hour late.

Now he is only more than twenty minutes late, and Russell feels it's quite fast.

"Go to train." Russell waved his hand and signaled Chu Zhongtian to go on stage. But Chu Zhongtian waved his hand and refused.

"What is the punishment for being late?" he asked.

“Huh?”

"There are always some punishments when you are late, right?"

"You're a special situation..."

"No matter what the situation is, I am just late and must accept punishment." Chu Zhongtian's attitude was very firm.

Russell looked at him and then lost: "Okay, I'll be fined 500 pounds for the first time when I was late and ran five laps. The money rushed directly into the player's fund account..."

"I am the captain, I am fined 1,000 and ran ten laps." After Chu Zhongtian said that, he ran to the court, "I will directly pay the money training and tell me the account when the time comes!"

Russell shook his head as he looked at his back.

※※After Chu Zhongtian explained to the directors, Wimbledon Athletics won the forward of Kieran Agard on July 28, costing 3.5 million pounds. He will form a forward partner with Kevin Clark. Kevin Clark is a typical British center with excellent headers, strong body, tall figure, and strong ability to hold balls on the back. Heading is his main scoring method. Last season, he scored a total of 17 goals and is the team's number one scorer, ten of which were scored with heads.

Agad's situation is the opposite of Clark. He is not tall and not strong, but he is very fast and is a good assault player.

The combination of one high and one fast is not new, but as long as it is used well, it has unlimited power.

The arrival of Agard announced that Wimbledon Athletics' signing work was over, and their cleaning work was basically completed. This summer, Wimbledon Athletics spent a total of 10.2 million pounds and introduced seven players, including Agard, who spent 3.5 million pounds of the club, and Chu Zhongtian, who had zero net worth in free transfers.

In terms of selling, as of July 29, Wimbledon Athletics successfully cleaned up eight players, including transfers and loans, bringing a total of 5 million pounds to the team. Two other players have not been able to find their next home. Although the club is still trying to find them, it is very likely that they will stay in the team.

This doesn't matter. Even if there are two more people, the impact on the team is not as great as ten more people.

The first round of the Championship this season will be held on August 6th, and there is still a week before the game, and Wimbledon Athletics' training has entered the final sprint stage.

The sprint stage is not as high as everyone imagines. If a coach only knows how to increase the amount, then this is definitely not a qualified coach.

Not only did Russell not lose weight, but instead reduced the intensity of training, so that players would have more energy to train technically and tactically, especially tactical drills. Since this season, Chu Zhongtian replaced Jupiter. His style is different from Jupiter, and the team must adapt again. So in fact, adapting to Chu Zhongtian in the entire pre-season training and tactical training has always been the focus of training.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Zhongtian performed poorly in several warm-up matches - the team needs to adapt to him, and he also needs to adapt to the team. This adaptation is not only as simple as cultivating tacit understanding, but also includes the whole team adapting to a new tactic.

Wimbledon's tactics in the new season are mainly speed, so every player must react quickly on the court, catch the ball, run the ball quickly, pass the ball quickly, and in short, everything must be fast.

This cannot be achieved in one month. How long did Hoffenheim practice? The overall quality of the Wimbledon competitive players is definitely not as good as Hoffenheim.

So it's natural that in the warm-up matches before the season, Chu Zhongtian and the team performed very well.

At first, the media thought that it would improve after two or three warm-up matches, but they did not expect that until the last warm-up match before the season, there was still no obvious change in Chu Zhongtian and Wimbledon's athletics.

Wimbledon Athletics fans also found that Wimbledon is playing a football that they are unfamiliar with, which they have never seen before.

The media also criticized the team's performance in the warm-up match: "...The team's goals need to be upgraded, but if we look at their performance in the warm-up match, I think it would be good to be able to relegate..."

"I think Russell must be crazy. I expect that after leaving Jupiter and coming to Chu, Russell only needs to fine-tune the team and let Chu take over Jupiter's previous work, so that Wimbledon still has hope of advancing to the Super League. But he completely disrupted the start again..."

"In just one month, what does Russell think his team can be trained? No sensible head coach will make such a gambling!"

"I think Russell's coaching style is more conservative and cautious. He shouldn't do such a thing..."

... "This reporter obviously misread it, haha!" Chu Zhongtian pointed to the article in the newspaper and teased Russell sitting opposite him: "You are a gambler!"

Russell glared at Chu Zhongtian: "That's what you learned from you, you professional gambler. Where is the coin facing up this time?" When the two of them were playing football at Wimbledon, Russell knew that Chu Zhongtian guessed the coin very accurately.

"The word." Chu Zhongtian spread his palms, and the literal face of a pound coin was facing up.

As for the future prospects of Wimbledon Athletics, the coin is still rumbling in Chu Zhongtian's mind and has not fallen...
Chapter completed!