Early the next morning, Ferguson gathered the team in the hotel lobby.
Zhang Kuang appeared in the lobby on time, full of energy and relaxed.
Rooney was five minutes late. When he walked in from outside the hotel, his steps were sloppy, his two dark circles under his eyes were as thick as makeup, and his whole body seemed to be hollowed out.
Ferguson glanced at him and frowned.
"Wayne, what did you do last night?"
"No... nothing." Rooney yawned, "We went out for a meal."
"Have you had a meal?" Ferguson looked him up and down, "Do you look like you have had a meal? You look like you have eaten too much milk and are drunk."
"No, I just had a meal, and then..." Rooney thought for a while, "And then chatted with a few friends."
"Chatted all night?"
"The conversation was quite speculative."
Ferguson stared at Rooney for five seconds, then turned to Zhang Kuang.
"Did you go out last night?"
"No, BOSS." Zhang Kuang said without changing his expression, "I'm exercising in the hotel gym."
Ferguson looked at Zhang Kuang, then at Rooney, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He has no evidence, but he has a brain.
"Gather!" Ferguson clapped his hands, "The training intensity is doubled today. Those who fail the physical fitness test will be doubled tomorrow."
Rooney's face suddenly turned pale.
On the training ground, Rooney was drilled like a dead dog by Ferguson.
Return running, sprint running, strength training, confrontation training - Rooney fell behind in every one of them, and was called out and scolded by Ferguson every time.
"Wayne! Haven't you eaten? Run faster!"
"Wayne! Are you a forward or a defender? Your sprint speed is slower than Ferdinand!"
"Wayne! Did you use up all your strength last night?"
This last sentence made the whole team laugh.
Rooney's face turned red, but he refused to let go. Ferguson asked him what he did last night, and he always answered, "We went out for a meal, and then chatted for a long time with a friend with whom we could chat."
Ferguson doesn't believe it, but he can't help it.
After the training, Rooney collapsed on the chair in the locker room, like a puddle of mud.
Ferdinand came over and handed him a bottle of water.
"Brother, what did you do last night?"
Rooney took a sip of water and lowered his voice.
"Rio, I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else."
Ferdinand come over.
Rooney only showed Ferdinand the photos of the two women and said nothing else.
Ferdinand's eyes widened when he heard this.
"You mean, those two friends went back to the hotel with you? I guess you stayed with them all night?"
Rooney smiled proudly, neither admitting nor denying.
"Why don't you call me for such a good thing? Why? Are you still such a powerful friend?" Ferdinand shook his head, "Aren't you afraid that reporters will take pictures and let your wife know?"
"It won't be photographed. It's very safe. As for why I didn't call you, brother, the opportunity this time is limited. It's not that I didn't want to call you. It just couldn't be arranged."
Rooney raised his chin slightly and said.
"Who introduced you?"
"Ahem, don't ask about this. Next time there is a good party, I will call you, but don't talk nonsense first."
"Okay, you must remember to call me."
"Don't worry, brother."
Ferdinand glanced at him and said nothing.
While having dinner, Rooney found Zhang Kuang.
"Zhang, do you think there is any other way to get me out tonight?"
Zhang Kuang glanced at Rooney in surprise. "Ah, you still have strength?"
Rooney: "It took a lot of effort to come here. This kind of opportunity is rare."
Zhang Kuang shook his head. "Wayne, is there a method where you can just book a room in our hotel and then you don't need to go out at all?"
Rooney was puzzled. "What? In our hotel? Impossible, our building is occupied by the club, outsiders can't get in."
Zhang Kuang nodded. "Outsiders can't come in, but hotel staff can come in. I think the workers' room on the second floor is quite neat."
Rooney still can't figure it out, Zhang Kuang is worried to death.
"Ah, you mean..." Rooney finally figured it out. "But that's a hotel worker's room, not a guest room."
"Wayne, the West is a humane society, a tipping society, and a capitalist society. There is nothing that money cannot do in the West. If there is such a thing, it means you don't use enough money."
"Brother, thank you. I'm so grateful. I won't say anything else. We'll see each other on the court in the future. I'll take care of your assists." Rooney said gratefully.
"Oh, it's over, it's over. I'm just giving you some advice. Have fun at night and remember to go back to your room early in the morning."
"OK!"
Just after 10 o'clock that night, Vidić, who had just taken over the position of captain Neville this summer, took two deputy captains, Ferdinand and Evra, and began to patrol the room to ensure that all team members were at the base. Then they also guarded all exits leaving the guest room.
"Captain, it's foolproof, don't worry, Wayne will definitely not be able to escape tonight."
Vidić nodded with satisfaction. "Very good, he can't enjoy it alone while the whole team is acting like a monk."
But when the time came to midnight, people in the whole building could faintly hear the muffled screams of women and the sound of the bed shaking.
You can hear it when you are dim, but you can't seem to hear it when you are awake.
The next morning, Ferguson saw Rooney with black eyes and immediately became angry.
"Wayne, what did you do last night? Are you so tired?"
Rooney: "Ah? I, no, didn't do anything. I was sleeping in the room. Zhang can testify."
Ferguson turned around and saw the energetic Zhang Kuang: "Zhang, was Wayne really sleeping in the room last night?"
Zhang Kuang nodded. "Yes, he is here. However, he didn't seem to sleep well last night. When I woke up in the middle of the night, he was sitting there in a daze."
Ferguson:"What's going on?"
Rooney also looked at Zhang Kuang with a confused look on his face. Is this happening? I had some free time last night. Didn't I practice shooting in the middle of the night?
Zhang Kuang responded, "Maybe he doesn't know, because I seemed to hear some noise last night and woke up once. I guess Wayne was disturbed by the noise and couldn't sleep."
"Sound? What's the sound?" Ferguson was puzzled.
Vidić: "Reporting to the boss, there was indeed a sound last night. It seemed to come from the workers' room on the second floor. We didn't sleep well and were woken up."
"That sound coming from the workers' room? What sound?"
"It sounded like a man having sex with a woman."
"Yes, yes, yes, I think I heard it too. I couldn't sleep well all night and kept having strange dreams."
"I..."
Ferguson couldn't listen anymore, "Okay, okay, Jason, how did you become the foreman? Go and communicate with the hotel. What's going on? My team members didn't sleep well all night?"
On July 25, Manchester United ended North America's trip early and flew back to Manchester because Ferguson believed that the interference from outside prevented his team members from focusing better.
The summer training camp, which lasted less than two weeks, has officially ended. The team members are all cheering and can't wait to go home to reunite with their families. They are athletes, and they usually train a lot. They feel homesick after not going home for so long.
Thank you for the supernatural incident in the worker's room on the second floor, and thank you God for your care.
Some team members were praying, but Rooney also pretended to pray in order to avoid revealing his secret.
"Zhang, why don't you pray?" Pogba asked Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang waved his hand. "We don't believe God."
"Really? I heard you guys are atheists?"
"No, it's not atheism, we..."
Zhang Kuang quietly explained to Pogba the beliefs of the China people on the plane. When Pogba heard that the China people believed in God and believed that they could become gods through cultivation, Flax was stunned.
Then he had countless questions pouring out.
Ferguson was still writing and drawing his tactical notes on the return flight. He was already full of confidence in the new season. Although the summer training camp was a bit anticlimactic, the results exceeded expectations.
After getting off the plane, everything was fine for the Manchester United players, but when they saw an extremely beautiful woman opposite them at the baggage claim area bending down to reveal the gifts in her suitcase, everyone was stunned.
This makes Ferguson envious. It's great to be young.
After parting ways at the airport, all the team members couldn't wait to leave, hoping to meet their family members whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
Zhang Kuang also breathed a sigh of relief. When he returned to the villa, four familiar female reporters had not seen him for more than two months, so they missed Zhang Kuang even more. They got together to celebrate that night.
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In August, the transfer window enters the last month.
This summer, the transfer market is extremely busy.
After the end of World Cup, the value of a large number of players soared, and major wealthy clubs took action one after another.
The most significant transfer is undoubtedly Spain forward David·Villa. He transferred from Valencia to Barcelona for 40 million euros, forming a new attack line with Messi and Iniesta.
Spain's core midfielder Fàbregas did not leave Arsenal this summer. Wenger forced him to stay for one year, but everyone knows that sooner or later he will go to Barcelona.
Wenger is very angry because he has a dream about his son. Why can't he sneer at Real Madrid Barcelona like Zhang Kuang?
But after all, not everyone is called Zhang Kuang!
Inside Premier League, Chelsea moves a lot.
They wanted to recruit Spain forward Fernando·Torres from Liverpool. The transfer fee was as high as 50 million pounds, which shocked the entire football world, but unfortunately it was not successful.
In addition, they also signed midfielder Brazil Ramires from Benfica, center back David Luiz from Brazil Internacional, and purged a number of players such as Ballack, Deco, Joe Cole, Carvalho, Belletti, and Zhirkov.
Abu's checkbook is open again, and Chelsea's lineup has a new look.
It's just that I don't know how effective this kind of violent washout will be. It's just like the stock market. If the violent washout is not well controlled, it will sometimes collapse.
Manchester City continued their golden dollar football, signing Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure from Barcelona and Spain winger David·Silva from Valencia, Germany central defender Jerome·Boateng was signed from Hamburg, Italy forward Mario·Balotelli was signed from Inter Milan.
Just these few signings cost more than 100 million pounds. Manchester City's goal is very clear - to compete for UEFA Champions League qualifications and even Premier League championship.
Liverpool's actions are not small either.
They signed Joe Cole from Chelsea for free, defender Konchesky from Fulham, and forward Raúl·Meireles from Porto.
But the most concerning thing is that they sold Fernando·Torres, the latter transferred to Chelsea for 50 million pounds. This move in and out greatly reduced Liverpool's forward strength.
Arsenal has almost no movement, and Wenger is still the same Wenger. After careful calculation, they only signed defender Koscielny from Lorient, and there are almost no reinforcements in other positions.
Fàbregas Although he didn't leave, his heart was no longer there.
Tottenham Hotspur is one of the most active teams in Premier League's summer transfers. They signed goalkeeper Gómez from Cruzeiro and midfielder Sandro from Palmeiras. These two signings are very targeted, and Redknapp's goal is to impact UEFA Champions League's qualifications.
Premier League The other teams are also making big moves. Newcastle, Sunderland and other teams are actively reinforcing.
As for La Liga, in addition to the transfer of the Villa to Barcelona, Real Madrid signed Germany midfielder Khedira from Stuttgart and defender Carvalho from Chelsea, purging a group of veterans such as Raúl, Guti, Metzelder. The arrival of Mourinho gave Real Madrid a new look, and they wanted to challenge Barcelona's dominance over La Liga.
As for Serie A, Inter Milan's meritorious coach Mourinho left Real Madrid and Benítez took over.
They wanted to sign forward Ibrahimović from Barcelona, but Sweden quickly went to AC Milan. AC Milan signed forward Ibrahimović and defender Thiago·Silva from Barcelona, greatly increasing the strength of the forward line.
Juventus originally planned to rebuild with Zhang Kuang as the core, but was poached by Ferguson. However, they still needed to continue rebuilding, so they signed midfielder Pepe from Udinese and forward Quagliarella from Sampdoria.
Bundesliga's Bayern Munich basically kept the lineup stable, and only made some minor repairs. They signed Germany midfielder Marin from Werder Bremen and goalkeeper Butt from Leverkusen.
As for Ligue 1, Auxerre lost Zhang Kuang, and his vitality was severely damaged.
Lyon, Marseille and other teams are actively reinforcing, trying to regain the league championship when Auxerre is declining.
Media reporters are very busy every day. The month of the year when news is everywhere is a good time for them to fish in troubled waters. They can make a lot of money in royalties by just fabricating transfer information. Every reporter is working hard.
This resulted in Zhang Kuang having only been together with four female reporters for three days, and then they flew away due to work.
In the end, Zhang Kuang had to sneak back to Paris, and the three members of Middle East France Study-Abroad Squad also happened to return to Paris from Middle East.
After chatting about the current situation, Lina asked Zhang Kuang: "Zhang, when you live in Manchester from now on, do you want us to introduce you to some friends who are studying in the UK? They have already been asking about you here."
Zhang Kuang: "Ah? Do you have members all over Europe?"
Aïssa: "Yes, of the 150 million Middle East young women, 500,000 are members of our team. They are all Middle East progressive women."
Zhang Kuang: "Progress? Ha, well, it is indeed quite progress. As you know, I always value character when making friends. Don't help me find people who like to cause trouble."
Matidal: "Do you think we are the kind of people with no standards?"
Zhang Kuang: "It's good. It's really good to know so many like-minded friends."