Chapter 180 Pepe (Part 1)

Kopella Villelan Lima Ferreira, or a young man named Pepe, stood outside the crowd, looking at a man and a woman in front of him strangely. The girl is very tall and beautiful, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances. The man claimed to be the head coach of the British Super League club... This person in Pepe's mind is very polite. Is he really the head coach of the "Nottingham Forest"?

Pepe's game was over and they won. Just as he was about to continue to fight the next team of challengers, the man in front of him walked up with his business card.

Next, he randomly found a substitute and ran out to "talk" with the man.

It is not necessary to say what else can a European professional football club do if you find a professional player, Pepe also knows it clearly.

"That, Mr. Tang En..."

Tang En waved his hand and told him not to say anything, then pointed to a row of parasols on the beach in the distance. “Let’s go sit and chat.”

The three men sat down, the waiter came over, and they ordered three glasses of juice.

Tang En took the time to think about Pepe's current situation.

As a loyal FM series player, it is impossible for him to have no understanding of the central defender Pepe, who has the highest physical value in FM07. Tang En has a habit of seeing a player's strength in the game, he will always collect all the information about the player on the Internet, so as to understand the player more three-dimensionally, and he will feel more immersive when he looks back and plays the game.

So, when Pepe was not well-known to the whole world, in the world of fm07, Tang En seemed to have known Pepe for a long time. He knew this person's resume, his past in Porto, and his first club on the European continent. So. Of course, he also knew that Pepe was in a downturn now.

The waiter gave three glasses of juice and left. Shania was drinking quietly with a straw by herself. She was not interested in the conversation between the two men, so she had to turn her eyes to the crowds in the distance and the scenery on the sea.

"Where I, I don't like to talk nonsense." Donn looked at Pepe, "Nottingham Forest has qualified for the European Championship next season. Yero has retired. We plan to find a defender who can replace him. I am very optimistic about you, Pepe."

Pepe was stunned for a moment. Although he knew that the other party was looking for him for 80% of the time, he didn't expect that he would be so direct. Moreover, there was a name that made him a little excited.

"Yero? Real Madrid Diesero?"

Don En smiled: "Now it's Nottingham Forest... No, he used to be, now he retired. The Forests need to find a successor to him. Do you understand, Pepe. I think you and Yero have something in common in many places."

Pepe's idol is Yero. Don't say so, it's very clear to Pepe's way.

"Tall, strong, and excellent skills. Explosive power... These are very similar to the young Yero. The only thing you need to improve is the ability to pass and assist. Yero is a good offensive player."

Pepe frowned, he felt that Don Eun had the point. “Uh, I’m a central defender. Many times I have to drag behind. Although…”

"You are from a forward, Pepe?" Tang En asked suddenly.

"Yes." Pepe nodded, "At first, the forward, then the midfielder, and then he became a defender as he played."

Don laughed: "This is how many Brazilian defenders come." Seeing that Pepe might be misunderstood that this was ridiculing him, he smiled and said: "Everyone who comes here is almost the best defender. Lucio, Cafo... I think Brazilian players have a forward consciousness in their bones, even if he plays the goalkeeper. Why do you think the defender is going to drag behind?"

"Of course, uh...it was what the coach asked for."

"Actually, I think if you regard Jero as your idol, you should learn how he launched an offensive position from the backcourt.  I worked with him for a year on the Forest team. To be honest, he taught me a lot of lessons..."

Of course, these are factors that Tang En deliberately exaggerated, but Yero did give Tang En a lot of help and inspiration in some places. In the past, Tang En believed that the central defender should be at the end, except for the frontcourt set piece to participate in the offense. Safety should be the most important thing at other times. Unless the situation is particularly unfavorable, he will let the central defender go forward and be the front-end forward - he used it twice in his first season with the Forest.

After Yero joined the Forest team. Although his body could no longer keep up, the awareness of bold forward when he had the opportunity during training still benefited Tang En a lot. A central defender who everyone thinks should stay honestly in the backcourt, suddenly dribbling the ball forward or launching a long pass to counterattack during the game. What will be the effect?

The opponent's defense is messed up, his own offense is more concealed, and the possibility of success in the end is higher. Moreover, as a defender who observes the situation in the future, he is more convenient to grasp the space. He can always see space that frontcourt players cannot see, and as long as he can have a good long pass ability, he can almost form a final kill.

This attack directly launched by the central defender saves the midfield, does not waste time, and makes the opponent unable to defend.   In Real Madrid's Jero, not only did he defend at his peak, but his offensive talent also benefited Real Madrid a lot.   Before Raul, Jero even became the player who scored the most goals for the Spanish national team, but his position was a central defender.   He may be the most goal-scoring central defender in world football in his era.

Two men, Donn and Pepe, talked about how the central defender participated in the offense at the picturesque Copacabana Beach, and they also had a very happy conversation, feeling that they met too late...

Xianya felt bored, and the straw in her mouth made a snoring sound - the juice was over. She first looked around and looked for the waiter. At this time, more and more people came to rest, but she couldn't find it for a while. She glanced at the cup placed in front of Tang En, full, and didn't drink a sip!

She rolled her eyes, reached out and pulled the cup, inserted the straw, picked up two straws, and sucked loudly with the pleasure of revenge.

Her very unlady's way of drinking juice finally caught Tang En's attention.

He turned his head to look at the weird Xianya, and then looked down at the empty cup in front of him. Then he smiled at Pepe, who expressed his understanding and smiled.

Both of them realized that the conversation should end. Pepe did not agree to Don En's transfer. Since the conversation started, Tang En mentioned it, and they did not touch on this topic at all.

"Uh, I think I should...my friends are still waiting for me." Pepe stood up and pointed at the people in the distance, who were the same team as him just now.

Tang En nodded to express his understanding. He was happy and seemed to have forgotten the purpose of coming to find Pepe.

Just as he got up and saw him off, Pepe suddenly turned around and asked, "Why do you know that my idol is Yero? I remember I didn't tell you about this, Mr. Tang."

This... Tang En knew that it was his advanced memory that caused the trouble again, so he could only find a person who seemed to be inconvincing, but how could he understand Pepe's personal excuse: "Don't you think... we chat together, it's like we have known old friends for a long time?"

Pepe grinned and waved his hand: "Goodbye, Mr. Tang En. It's great to be able to meet you."

"Goodbye, Pepe. So do I."

"Goodbye, beautiful lady." Pepe did not forget to say goodbye to Xianya.

Shania was originally pretending to be uninterested in the conversation between men, but in fact, when she saw that Don Eun and Pepe had signs of farewell, she pricked up her ears and eavesdropped on the side. Seeing Pepe say goodbye to her, she stood up happily and waved: "Goodbye, Pepe!"

Watching Pepe return to his companions, Tang En turned around and looked at Xianya, saying nothing, but just looked at her, her face full of smiles, as bright as the sunshine above her head.

Seeing his expression, Shania sighed: "I would have proposed going to the United States for a vacation if I had known it!"

Tang En knew that it was his fault for neglecting Shaniya. As a man, he was not afraid of making mistakes, but he had to dare to take responsibility! So he took the initiative to invite Shaniya to dinner.

"Not hungry! I'm full of drinking water!"

Looking at the two empty cups and the stern face of Shania. Tang En also sat down: "Then I'll drink with you..." He waved his hand to call the waiter, but Shania stretched out her hands and stopped her: "Okay, okay, drink it again and it will become fruit. I know that the barbecue in a restaurant is good, please treat me!"

Hearing Xianya say this, the sunshine returns to Tang En's face.

"Okay, don't be angry, Shaniya. I promise to stay with you during this period of time in Brazil until you feel annoyed..."

"I don't know!" Xianya retorted. She buried the second half of the sentence in her heart:

Never...
Chapter completed!