Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 4 Burton Athletic

Burton Athletic's home ground, Riverside Stadium.

Burton, a small town located on the banks of the River Trent.

Li Yanqing rushed as fast as he could and finally arrived here before the start of the competition.

On his way here, he had already learned just how critical the situation was.

After forty rounds of the Championship, they have only managed one win and seven draws, accumulating ten points and ranking last.

The only good news is that relegation rivals Barnsley and Blackburn are also in pretty bad shape, with 16 and 20 points respectively.

Their opponents in this match, Newcastle United, are currently first in the Championship, tied on points with second-placed Aston Villa, with only a goal difference separating them.

It is conceivable that this would be a one-sided massacre.

Even the home team's stands were sparsely populated; hardly anyone wanted to watch their team get humiliated by other clubs.

This is a rare sight in the football-loving British Isles.

However, this does not mean that Li Yanqing's observation was meaningless.

In his view, the head coach is like a doctor, whose job is to solve all the problems.

The first thing to do is to find the cause of the disease.

Game start.

He took out his notebook and wrote down the names of every player who appeared for Burton Athletic.

The first thing is to understand the players who will be playing in the future.

The conclusion, of course, is not good.

Most of the players were of English League One caliber, and only a handful were worthy of his attention.

Name: Bradford.

Age: 29 years old.

Status: Poor.

Fatigue level: 60%.

Probability of injury: 20%.

Entry: [Iron Guard].

First is the team captain, Bradford, who plays as a right-back.

He is in his prime, possesses well-rounded abilities, and has a very resilient personality.

Name: Jamie Ward.

Age: 30 years old.

Status: Extremely poor.

Fatigue level: 70%.

Probability of injury: 25%.

Entry: [Fast Horse on the Sidelines]

Then there's the team's new signing this season, Jami, who is also the team's main attacking threat, having already scored seven goals this season.

Name: Williamson.

Age: 34 years old.

Status: Extremely poor.

Fatigue level: 50%.

Probability of injury: 30%.

Entry: [Free kick expert].

Finally, there's 34-year-old veteran Williamson, whose ability is mediocre, but whose free-kick skills are quite good.

As for the rest, only blank boards and those even worse than blank boards remain.

For example, the team's offensive core, Palmer, and the young player Choudhury, who has been entrusted with important responsibilities.

Name: Pamo.

Age: 23 years old.

Status: Extremely poor.

Fatigue level: 20%.

Probability of injury: 5%.

Entry: [The one who slacks off].

Palmerston, as the team's attacking core, performed well in League One, but his performance has been extremely poor since he renewed his contract this year.

He deserves a lot of credit for the team's crushing defeat in the mid lane.

Name: Choudhury.

Age: 19 years old.

Status: Extremely poor.

Fatigue level: 40%.

Probability of injury: 10%.

Entry: [Rebellious Child], [Self-willed].

Choudhury, a product of Burton Athletic's own youth academy, is a prime example of the young talent.

They also made great contributions to the team's promotion, but after arriving in the Championship, the disadvantages of their weak strength and their own character flaws became apparent.

In Li Yanqing's words, what level is this guy, daring to have the same negative keywords as Borgbana?

At this point, the game had entered the second half.

Burton have already conceded four goals, and their morale has been completely shattered.

After losing their head coach, their situation became even more difficult.

They managed to maintain a formation on the field, but in the blink of an eye, the opponent broke them into pieces.

Captain Bradford's roar was drowned out by the shouts of the opposing fans.

Ultimately, they were thrashed 0-7 by their opponents in this match.

The defeat was exceptionally humiliating.

Li Yanqing also frowned.

The problem was more serious than he had imagined.

These players have been completely disorganized and broken up.

Mourinho is right; keeping them in the league is already a hellish challenge.

Premier League?

hehe......

"Hello, I am Li Yanqing." After the competition, Li Yanqing came to an office.

Sitting opposite him was an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a suit and leather shoes.

Ben Robinson, club president of Burton Athletic.

Unlike Manchester United, which appointed Woodward as CEO to be fully responsible for the club's affairs, he is more like a traditional British owner, personally overseeing the club.

"Li? You're a bit late. I've been waiting for you for an hour." Robinson's expression was clearly not good.

The club, which had been painstakingly built up, was about to be relegated and had just suffered a crushing 0-7 defeat. No one could be happy about that.

“I just watched the game from the stands, and I think that’s even more important, sir.”

Li Yanqing answered as a matter of course.

"Whatever, it doesn't matter. This is your contract."

A pre-prepared contract was presented to him, clearly indicating that Mourinho had already discussed it with Robinson.

However, the other party's behavior made Li Yanqing sigh inwardly.

Just as I thought, they were just looking for someone to take the blame; they had no intention of giving him any real responsibility.

As for the contract, it's only a temporary one, ending at the end of this season.

Not a single unnecessary word.

This is certainly not what he wants.

"Sir, I'd like to add something to the contract."

"For example, if I lead the team to safety from relegation..."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light seemed to flash in Robinson's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.

Clearly, he didn't believe it, but he still slowly nodded.

"As expected of Jose's student, it's a good thing for young people to have confidence."

“I wouldn’t mind adding an additional clause, although I don’t think it would make any difference.”

The other party was only twenty-five years old, which he considered a fatal flaw.

If it weren't for Mourinho's recommendation, it would have been impossible to let this Chinese player practice.

That's right, he thought the other party was just there to practice.

After all, he had given up all hope of the team avoiding relegation.

He quickly added a clause to the end of the contract.

If Li Yanqing can lead the team to successfully avoid relegation, he will receive a formal three-year contract.

"Currently, assistant coach Chris is in charge of the team's training and command. You can go and discuss the next steps with him first."

I will be leaving for a while.

"I'm leaving this period of time in your hands."

Robinson wasn't interested in continuing the conversation, but fortunately, no obstacles were set up for him.

For Li Yanqing, that was enough.

What he wants is autonomy.

That's it.