CH5 Legendary Captain
Xiao Yu decided to let Curtis stay at his house for the night.
even if Curtis is not a future England international, just because he went all the way from London to try out, Xiao Yu will not let him sleep on the streets as a small child.
Perhaps because both of them have feelings for the new Manchester United in their hearts, they easily accepted each other as friends.
Xiao Yu's home is located on Faulkner Street in the city, which is the most famous place for Chinese restaurants in Manchester, and the so-called Chinatown, so once you reach the intersection, you will see some tall pagoda-like structures with an ancient Chinese atmosphere.
"Wow, you live here, huh?" Curtis asked in awe.
Xiao Yu nodded and led him into Faulkner Street, looking around at the signs written in Chinese characters along the way in the whole block, English became the second language instead.
What Xiao Yu heard in his ears were Chinese people exchanging greetings in Chinese, which made Xiao Yu feel at home.
"My dad says Chinese food is delicious, do you know how to make it?" Curtis asks, very shyly.
Looking at his nervous face! Xiao Yu chuckled to himself.
Xiao Yu swept a glance at this kid, faintly returned a "no", and then continued to walk forward.
When Xiao Yu walked outside one of the supermarkets, He found that there were renovators who were taking down the sign outside and doing the inside of the supermarket up.
The five to six-meter-long lightbox sign was unloaded, only to see two simplified Chinese characters "Xiao Ji" written with a brush on it, because the lightbox sign was so heavy and large, several renovators took a lot of effort to hang it up.
During the whole process, Xiao Yu is quietly standing on the sidelines watching.
"He is really a true fan who is fanatical about soccer and Manchester United to his bones!" Xiao Yu secretly sighed in his heart.
Curtis stood quietly beside Xiao Yu, at first, he thought it was strange that this man was staring at the sign, but then he realized that this "Xiao Ji" had also been in the newspaper, when Xiao Yu took the fans of the Red Devil Knights to Old Trafford to demonstrate, saying that they wanted to set up a new club to show their protest against Manchester United.
The British newspapers got the news and felt that there was a lot of room for speculation, so they dug into the ground and lifted out Xiao Yu's family and ancestors, and later Xiao Yu dumped his family's money to set up the new Manchester United, something that caused a big shock among the United fans.
Maybe some people will think Xiao Yu is stupid and think he has gone crazy playing with the ball and got taken over by the devil, but Curtis thinks otherwise, he believes that all the people who sincerely like soccer and like Manchester United will not think that way.
"So, you're the rebel leader of the Red Rebels!" Curtis said with a smile, his tone laced with respect.
He decided in his heart that from this moment on, the Chinese who was looking stupidly at the sign would become another object of his respect, for no other reason than the fervor in his heart.
Xiao Yu, of course, would not know what was really in Curtis' mind, smiled, "Don't say that like we are the same as terrorists, we are different!"
"I know!" Curtis said with his head held high.
Xiao Yu froze, and Curtis went on to say, "Because you have loved to the extreme, so you choose to betray, this is what my father said!"
Xiao Yu collected himself for a moment and did not say much, pulling Curtis into an alley next to Xiao Ji supermarket taking some stairs directly up to the third floor.
The bottom two floors are supermarkets, which have been sold by Xiao Yu, and even this layer of the third floor has also been sold, Xiao Yu is just temporarily living here for a few days, till he finds a place and time to move.
Sometimes, Xiao Yu really thinks, the previous Xiao Yu is really a crazy person!
"Feel free to sit down!" After entering, Xiao Yu gestured for Curtis to go to the living room and make himself at home, then walked towards the kitchen himself.
If his memory serves, there should still be Coke in the kitchen fridge.
"Wow, how random, don't you ever clean up in here?" What Curtis saw was a living room full of trash.
Opened soccer magazines are thrown everywhere; peanuts and beer bottles are also all over the floor; and even clothes have been on the floor for who knows how long, sitting there smelly and having not been washed, even a few pairs of socks are put in the mouth of some of the beer bottles, he really does not want to know how to drink such a beer.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm so busy these days, I haven't come back home much, and I haven't cleaned up, I'll make do, you know, single men are all this way, I'll clean up right away!" Even if Xiao Yu is thick-skinned, he cannot tolerate being questioned so much by a 13-year-old brat.
Walking into the kitchen, Xiao Yu opened the refrigerator and found several other drinks besides Coke.
"Curtis, what are you drinking?" Xiao Yu shouted from inside.
Curtis looked around the living room and thought to himself how people can live in this place, even covering his nose he can still smell the stench.
"Do you have plain water? I don't drink anything!" Curtis replies.
Xiao Yu froze and immediately understood, this kid is quite self-disciplined, he has dead set his heart on becoming a professional player.
Turning on the gas stove, boiling a pot of water, and taking some noodles out of the cupboard for later, Xiao Yu and Curtis can eat simply tonight.
But tomorrow he is going to buy some food, or he will simply eat directly outside, otherwise, it will be a loss for this future England international.
Walking back to the living room with two cups of hot boiling water, Xiao Yu found that Curtis had tied on an apron and was helping himself to clean up.
Oh my God, this kid is too polite, right? Doing such a thing is a simple way to make Xiao Yu embarrassed ah!
"Hey, hey, I cannot tell if you like doing housework!" Xiao Yu smiled sarcastically.
Curtis glanced at him, "At home, I clean my own room."
Xiao Yu simply replied "Oh" and began rolling up his pants to help, otherwise, he would really need to find a hole in the ground to hide in.
It must be said that the former Xiao Yu's life really revolved fully around football from beginning to end, the magazines he read were football magazines, the newspapers he subscribed to were also football-related newspapers, and even when he turned on the TV, it was directly on the football channel.
"I really cannot see that you must watch soccer news every day too!" Stuffing a pile of dirty clothes into the washing machine, Curtis, who walked back, saw Xiao Yu turn on the TV and said with a smile.
Xiao Yu nodded noncommittally, he was just afraid of being bored, so he turned on the TV automatically, who knew that it was broadcasting football news?
"The following informs the latest news, Steve Bruce, who is regarded as the best legendary central defender in the history of Manchester United, held a press conference in Manchester this afternoon and officially announced that he will not renew his contract with League One side Birmingham FC."
"The former Manchester United captain, despite being 38 years old, made 72 appearances and scored two goals for the team in League One in his two seasons at Birmingham, was at the heart of the club's defence and was a big contributor to Birmingham's relegation success, but the legendary center-back said at a press conference that he felt the time had come for him to leave."
"When a reporter on the scene asked Bruce if he would be staying in football, the legendary halfback was relaxed and said it depends, he wouldn't rule out staying in football, either as a player or as a coach, it's all still under consideration."
"Birmingham FC laments the departure of their defensive core, but a club spokesman said that Birmingham respects Bruce's decision!"
Xiao Yu and Curtis were both watching the TV. They both like football, so it was easy to get hooked on the football news.
"Steve Bruce, he's my idol!" Curtis said with admiration.
Xiao Yu didn't admire Steve Bruce as much as Curtis did, but he remembered something about Steve Bruce after he left Birmingham.
The legendary center-back was the heart of United's defence for nine years before leaving the club in 1996 to join Birmingham in League One, leaving after two years to join Sheffield United as a player and manager.
But Steve Bruce's situation at Sheffield United was not ideal, he was even scolded by Sheffield United fans and left, after that he bounced around a number of lower teams, finally in 2001, he returned to Birmingham again and took this team to the Premier League, and then at Wigan, Sunderland, and other teams, have shown quite an excellent coaching level, becoming the best local manager in England, and also known as one of the most ideal candidates to succeed Ferguson after his retirement.
"The future Premier League marshal, but now idle at home, what a heavenly opportunity!" Xiao Yu smiled coolly.
Curtis on the side saw his appearance, his hair stood straight, "Hey, why are you smiling so evil?"
"What's it to you? Little devil, go take a shower, I'll go get some noodles!" Xiao Yu directly dismissed him.
When Curtis had left, Xiao Yu immediately called Andy Walsh.
"Hey, Andy, do me a favor!" Xiao Yu opened the door, "I found a very suitable manager for us, capable and with a deep affection for Manchester United, while still having considerable weight among the fans."
"There is that kind of person?" Walsh said sarcastically.
"Why not ..." Xiao Yu had not finished when Walsh interrupted and asked rhetorically.
"You don't mean Sir Alex Ferguson, do you?"
"No, no, no, it certainly can't be Ferguson, I'm talking about Steve Bruce, the former Manchester United captain, and legendary center-back!"
"It's him?" Andy Walsh replied suprised.
"That's right, according to my estimation, the reason why he didn't sign with Birmingham, apart from the fact that he feels he is too old, there is also the fact that he wants to transition to become a manager, and I think this is an opportunity for us!"
"But is he willing? We're an amateur team!" Walsh was excited to get Steve Bruce, but the question was, would they be able to get him to come?
"How can we know if we don't try? I've heard that he's at home in Manchester right now, so check his address for me as soon as you can, I want to visit in person! The sooner the better!" Xiao Yu said with an anxious heart.
For a club newly created by Manchester United fans to be able to get a former United superstar as a manager is certainly a rather attractive gimmick, and as a famous Premier League manager in a few years, Xiao Yu doesn't believe that the current Steve Bruce can't even manage an amateur team.
"Don't bother looking for the address, I'll take you there tonight!" Walsh sounded like he was troubled.
Xiao Yu was dumbfounded, "Are you familiar with him?"