Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 374 Chief Scout

The whole game is over.

The score remained unchanged in the final moments, with both sides tied at 1-1 until the end.

"You played very well, and I look forward to the next round."

"Thank you, too."

Li Yanqing and Paulo Fonseca had a friendly interaction after the match.

They weren't familiar with each other, but it has to be said that the head coach was indeed quite lucky.

Roma is definitely a team that can be managed by any famous manager.

However, Li Yanqing felt that their journey could only end here.

Because the next game is at their home stadium...

the next day.

Although the match was over, Li Yanqing did not return to Burton with the club members.

He planned to stay in the city for another two days.

Anyway, the team will have a day off and then a day of recovery training, so it won't have any impact even if I'm not there.

As for why I insist on staying here...

"Hey!"

"Li, I knew you wouldn't forget me!"

“I watched the game, and they played very well, but you won’t blame me for slacking off because of that, will you?”

Kevin is currently Burton's only remaining scout.

He was shoveling noodles into his mouth, joking with his mouth full of oil.

"You have indeed changed a lot."

"The Kevin of the past would never have been so careless about his image in front of outsiders."

Li Yanqing had no appetite. He stayed behind partly to personally train Kevin and partly to improve his meals.

This kid is really broke.

"Face, what is that?"

"I threw it away a long time ago!"

Kevin didn't care at all. After adding some to the empty plate, he patted his belly contentedly.

"By the way, I have a good place to go."

"We can go there to talk about anything, and they will welcome us."

"Just don't mind it."

"Let's go, I don't mind." Li Yanqing waved his hand and immediately stood up.

Actually, he used to be the one who didn't care much about others, but now, Kevin has clearly surpassed him.

On the contrary, he himself has become more and more concerned about people.

"Let's go then, it's not far from here..."

The place Kevin was referring to was a small, old-looking sports field, located a bit far from the city center.

“This isn’t a proper sports field, but kids from several nearby communities come here on weekends.”

"They may not have the same potential as the kids developed at the club, but you can always find some new ideas here."

"Look, they're kicking it."

Kevin has been here for a while now, and many of the children here know him.

Those who were on the bench would occasionally come up and say hello to him.

“It’s been three weeks, and I’ve come every week.”

"As for why, I believe you can find the answer yourself."

Kevin glanced at Li Yanqing, as if he were showing off something.

The latter, on the other hand, observes the situation on the field and analyzes their skill level.

"Is any child worth all this effort?"

"Don't forget, you're still heavily in debt."

To be honest, their skills are far inferior to those of children who have undergone systematic training, but they can indeed occasionally perform some movements that are not allowed in training.

It was a pleasant surprise.

"It's not any particular person."

"To be honest, they probably will never have the chance to become professional players in their lifetime."

"But I always see something... interesting in them."

"How did you say it again?"

"Spirituality!"

"Yes, it's spirituality!"

"When I don't know what kind of player is suitable for the team, I come back to rediscover what inspiration is."

"Until I can find people with the same characteristics in the club's youth academy."

After Kevin finished speaking, he looked smug, as if he were showing off his secret.

However, he didn't see Li Yanqing react at all.

"Don't think this is simple. The last player I found this way was named Rafael."

"Now you've loaned him to Huddersfield Town and he's playing as a starting midfielder!"

"No, you've misunderstood." Li Yanqing finally came to his senses and shook his head violently.

“This is never an easy thing, and I’m glad you did it, Kevin.”

"It seems my worries were a bit unnecessary; you're already an excellent scout."

"I have nothing else to say."

Would you like another bowl of pasta?

"Uh, something's not right with you." Kevin looked Li Yanqing up and down with a strange expression.

In his mind, the other person shouldn't be such a calm person.

Besides being able to stay calmer during matches...

"No, I'm fine." Li Yanqing smiled and patted Kevin on the shoulder.

"I'm glad the club is about to have a pretty good scout."

"Perhaps in a few years."

"Now old Phil can finally retire in peace."

"check it out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yanqing took out a badge from his pocket.

It is somewhat old, with rust visible in many places, but for some people, it holds great significance.

This is a badge that belongs exclusively to the club's chief scout.

In fact, very few clubs still use such a traditional method to appoint their chief scout.

It has essentially become a job title, and there are no other proof of status.

But Burton has maintained this tradition.

If Felchar hadn't handed over the badge when he retired, Li Yanqing wouldn't even have known about it.

"Uh, what is this?" Even though Kevin had been with the club for quite some time, he still didn't recognize the badge.

It's easy to imagine how ancient this tradition is.

“Left by Felchar.”

"Once you decide to quit, just hand it over to the next chief scout."

"Of course, you can also choose to return it to the boss, or keep it as a souvenir."

"I remember now!" Kevin suddenly slapped his forehead and said.

"Back then, Old Fair always hung it on his underwear. I was very curious why he hung it up like that but didn't let anyone else see it!"

"This thing is quite old!"

"Old Ferdinand is he really willing to give it to me?"

“No, he gave me the badge and told me to give it to the right person.” Li Yanqing shook his head.

"But it's obvious that there's no other choice but you, isn't it?"

"Treat it well. To be honest, if you don't know the story behind this thing, I know even less."

"Perhaps if there's a chance, we could ask Robinson?"

"Forget it, he won't even show his face now." Kevin shrugged, then opened his coat and carefully put the badge on his underwear.

"Old Phil did the right thing."

"This thing is definitely not something that can be seen by others, but I just want to wear it all the time..."