Xiyingmen Restaurant in Manchester is quite famous among local Chinese, and the Cantonese afternoon tea here is very authentic. Four days later in the afternoon, the reporter and Sue made an appointment here. With a sweater and a pair of jeans, Sue's dress is no different from that of ordinary international students. The sweater is bright orange and looks familiar. It took a long time for the reporter to realize that this is the color of the Shandong team's home jersey. With a pot of oolong and some snacks, Sue talked about his life in England.
Unintentional willow insertion
Get a master's degree in business administration
"How about here?" This is a polite question. I didn't expect Su's answer to be surprising: "I just finished my master's graduation exam and am now preparing my graduation thesis. My degree will be available next year 1 month. " Graduate student? Thesis? Didn't Sue take the coach's certificate in England? Why is it related to graduate students again?
"I am studying for a master's degree in business administration at Soford University in Manchester. I entered school last September, and this year's course has ended. Now that my graduation exam results have passed, the next step is to complete my graduation thesis. " Sue began to solve the mystery bit by bit.
It is football that connects Sue and MBA. After arriving in England in 2003, what Sue always wanted to complete was the coach's license exam. When he first came to England, he got a visa from a language school. Six months later, his visa expired, and his courses in the language school came to an end. If he wants to stay in England, he must apply for a new school. A friend of Manchester City helped him get an invitation to study for a sophomore. Sue doesn't care what subject he studies. His original intention was to get a British visa through this invitation and stay in the UK to complete the coaching course.
In the last two months of 2003, Sue was bored. I didn't study in a language school, and I also finished my coaching course, so I have nothing to do in Britain. Friends here go to school, go to school and work, and there are almost no idle people. Every day, all Sue can do is surf the Internet and read books, and occasionally go to Liverpool to tie a tie. There are still half a year left in the exam for the C-level coaching class. You have to do something in this half a year. Sue got through to his friend again: "What can you help me find?" Sue was a little surprised by my friend's answer: "The master's preparatory class I applied for you will start in January. Why don't you go to school after paying all the money? " At that time, Sue's proposal puzzled me. He found the information brought by his friend when he signed up, which said business administration and had nothing to do with football. As a graduate student, Lai Su, who lived in a sports team since childhood, never dared to think about it before.
"At that time, I was mainly idle and bored, so I wanted to have a look first. It's preparatory school anyway. If I can't understand it, the worst thing is to improve my English. On the other hand, I think enterprise management is also a kind of management. Learning more management knowledge is also good for being a coach in the future. " Two years later, Sue still clearly remembers her original thoughts.
Sue didn't know how difficult it was until she started school. Before that, his basic knowledge of English was only half a year's experience in a language school. However, the preparatory classes for graduate students are all taught in English, and he is asked to write an English paper every once in a while. At first, Sue almost turned to the dictionary while writing a paper. The preparatory course is tense, and there are classes almost every day from Monday to Friday. Sue spends almost all her time studying. Su Tiansheng has a vicious spirit. He not only survived the preparatory class for half a year, but also passed the final exam. In September, he was informed that he could formally enroll in graduate school. Then there is a one-year postgraduate course.
Two years as a student left a mark on Sue. He said, "I never thought about buying books when I was an athlete. What books did I read a day at that time? " . In the past two years, I have developed the habit of reading. Hold a book before going to bed and when going to the toilet. I haven't bought anything else in England these two years, but I haven't bought less English books. Shuishi (the largest bookstore chain in Manchester City) is the place I go the most. "
Sue is a little proud of the degree she is about to get. He thinks this is his greatest achievement outside football: "Not many people can really get a master's degree in football. Xu Tao of the national team is one, and I know Yang Tou (Yang Yimin), but they are all football majors. I was the first to study business administration like me and get a foreign degree. " What makes Su even more proud is his graduation exam results: "I got 70 points in one exam, which is excellent for British students here." Just a few days later, Li Tie blurted out when talking about Sue: "Very impressive! It took him more than two years to get a degree from a university in China. He graduated in a year and a half, which is really not easy. Maozhen really has that kind of perseverance. "
Plant flowers with your heart
Coach Stadium in gascoyne.
After all, graduate study is not the main purpose of Lai Su and Britain. He wants to study coaching courses here. In July last year, he passed the English C-level coaching class exam and got the C-level certificate. At the end of this year, he will also attend the B-level coaching training class, and he will get the B-level coaching certificate after passing the examination. Because he is a retired player of China's national team, the FA arranged for Sue to attend a training course for retired professional players in the UK. To Sue's surprise, gascoyne was in this class, because he had experience in China. gascoyne and Sue had the same topic and became friends within a month. At the end of the training course, gascoyne also said to Sue, "Sue, you can find me if you have anything in the future."
I didn't expect Sue to really "trouble" gascoyne once a few months later. That day, Sue took her class to Manchester to do a questionnaire survey. This question is about Harry Potter. Just outside the Waterstone Bookstore, Sue saw a notice saying that gascoyne was going to sign an autobiography and sell books here that day. He casually said to the teachers and classmates around him, "I can ask Gaza for another book later." Everyone present thought he was bragging, which actually made Mao Zhen realize the truth. More than an hour later, gascoyne appeared at the door of the bookstore. Sue shouted, "Gaza." Gascoyne looked at him with a little surprise. "Sue, why are you here?" Mao Zhen told gascoyne that he saw him signing books here, waiting for him to ask for them. Gascoyne invited Sue to go to the bookstore and gave him a signed autobiography. Sue's classmates and teachers were stunned. They didn't expect Su Zhen and gascoyne to be friends.
Manchester United is the place where Sue tried twice. He lives in Manchester and Sue keeps in touch with Manchester United. During these three years, Sue went to Manchester United's Carrington base to watch Manchester United's training when she was free. Usually, the guards at the base are particularly strict, but because Sue often goes, he can go in and out freely. Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville were all teammates of Sue when she tried out for Manchester United's youth team. Beckham was a junior in the youth team at that time, and Giggs still remembers Sue. "Every time I go to Manchester United, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes greet me and ask me how I am doing." Sue said to me. "If you hadn't been injured, would you have played for Manchester United?" The reporter asked. "Said these meaningless. It's been years. At that time, I was at the same level as them in the team, and now it's all hypothetical. Think about it. This is life! " Mao Zhen's words already have the flavor of vicissitudes of life.
However, since the beginning of this year, because of the entry of Kreizer in the United States, the number of trips of wool needles to Carrington has decreased. After the new boss took office, Manchester United's management obviously lost some human feelings. When Sue walked to Carrington, he was stopped by security guards at the door. At that time, the other party said, "I know who you are and your relationship with Manchester United, but now the new boss requires that the base can't go in and out casually, and a Manchester United coach or player must come out to pick you up." Finally, Sue let an assistant coach out before entering the base. However, it is troublesome to have someone answer every time, so Sue simply reduced the number of trips to Carrington.
Not going to Carrington, but Sue's relationship with Manchester United has not broken down. The internship club required by his B-level coaching training was contacted by Manchester United assistant coach. When Manchester United came to Beijing this summer, Ferguson specially invited Su to join us. After the game, Su led the Manchester United coaching staff headed by Queiroz to shop around in Beijing.
Leisure life
Don't work and refuse to play football
At the reporter's request, Sue drove me to his school, Soford University. This car is an old modern car he bought after he arrived in England. The only advantage is automatic transmission, which only cost 65,438+0,200. Because the year is a bit old, the transmission of the car is a bit slippery, and it can't be hung up after several stops. Sue said helplessly, "It seems that it must be repaired these days." Looking at this classic car, the reporter remembered that Su's car in China is Audi A6, which is also one of the best in Shandong team. "I sold it. I handled it before I left the country. " Sue said casually, "when this car first came, I didn't want to drive for long." Unexpectedly, it lasted for three years. "
Before retiring, Su hardly felt the pressure of life, but during his three years in Britain, he began to have a better understanding of life: "The economic pressure here is quite great, and I can't get through it. Although I have some savings when I play football, I still have no bottom in my heart. " Tuition and living expenses in Britain are relatively high. Su spends nearly 300,000 RMB here every year, but he still has a little regret: "My biggest regret is that I have never worked here. At first, it was a language problem, but later, my studies were too tight. I just want to experience what it feels like to work. "
Sue, who was a sports captain since childhood, didn't even have to wash the dishes, but when she came to England, she had to do everything herself. Sue first learned to cook instant noodles by herself, then cooked rice and stir-fried dishes. Up to now, he has been able to cook such "big dishes" as stewed meat and stewed fish. The day before meeting the reporter, Su had just picked up his parents from London Heathrow Airport. He had driven for six hours. On the first morning when his parents came, he tied up his apron and said, "Dad, mom, don't start work. Let me make you breakfast. " After a while, an authentic English breakfast was served. Only then did the old couple believe that their son could take care of himself in England.
While speaking, I went to Sue's university. The ranking of Soford University in Britain is not very high, about 75. The school is an open campus with British characteristics. Several old buildings in the main campus have a history of hundreds of years. Su Maozhen told reporters that these buildings are very famous in Manchester City.
What attracts reporters' attention is the football field on campus. "Do you often come here to play football when you are free?" The reporter believes that people who play football will feel itchy when they see such a venue, but Su's answer is surprising: "I haven't touched the ball since I came to England. When I want to exercise, I will go running in the park, but I have never played ball. None of the foreign students in my university know that I used to be a professional athlete. " "Why? Don't you want to? " "Want to have what use? What else do you think you can kick here? I have hardly stopped watching the ball since I got here. Some go to the scene or go to the bar to watch SKY, but I really don't want to play football at all. Who are you playing with? I can't play professional league. If it's a wild ball, I'm not interested Now I have to coach a community club every week. Then there is a team from Manchester City Student Union. I will coach them when they play on weekends, but I never play myself. "
postscript
A person who is good at making accidents.
When Sue was photographed at Softer University, it was just after school, and no one noticed him in the rushing crowd. This day happens to be June 6th of 10. Four years ago, China qualified for the World Cup, when Sue was in China. When you get a British B-level coaching certificate and then get a master's degree, your study will always end. "I want to go home next year. I've stayed here long enough. My B-level coaching certificate, admitted by the China Football Association, means that I want to go back to China to find a job for the team next year, and the head coach will definitely have no chance. I want to be the assistant of the old coach first, so that I can learn more in practice. " Sue said to me.
Although I have known Sue for several years, as he said this afternoon, "You still don't know me very well!" At that time, his sudden announcement of retirement surprised reporters, and now he is also surprised to study for the next MBA in Britain. If Sue chooses to be a coach in the future, there will be some surprises. This is a person who likes to make accidents.
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