If you watch liverpool and Leeds United play over the weekend, you'll be impressed with Jack Harrison of the White Roses. He single-handedly blew up Liverpool's right flank and used a half-dragon service to clean up Arnold and Gomez.
So the question is, what is this Jack Harrison?
【Liverpool and Manchester United's double academy training】
Born in Stoke City on 20 November 1996, Jack Harrison moved to Bolton with his parents as a child, then joined Liverpool's Kirkby Academy at the age of 6, where he was a kindergarten classmate with Ryan Kent, a biped who now plays for Glasgow Wanderers. However, at the age of 7, he jumped ship to manchester United youth training, and the first "transfer" in his life went to a sworn enemy.
Harrison spent seven years with Manchester United's youth team and was a long time as a team-mate with Scott McTominay. Similar to McTominay's early youth career, Harrison did not get enough opportunities to play because of his short stature. Then, his mother advised him: Or you should study abroad.
"It was a tough decision for me, who was only 14 at the time, but I trusted my mother and valued her advice. To this day, I always think it was the right decision. ”
In 2010, Harrison decided to travel to the United States, first at Berkshire Middle School and then at Wake Forest University. If you're familiar with the NBA, you must know the name of Wake Forest University, because this school has produced a large number of basketball masters such as Tim Duncan, Chris Paul, Josh Howard and so on.
In the United States, the competition in football was far less intense than in basketball, and Harrison, who came from a cobain background, quickly stood out in the college league. In 2015, he won the title of Player of the Season in the Collegiate League. Then, he had his first highlight moment in life — at the 2016 Mlbiosis Draft, he was selected by the Chicago Flames as a champion and then traded to New York City.
Harrison thus began his career in New York City, where he shared manchester City's ancestry, when his teammates included the famous Pirlo, Villa, Lampard... In his first season with New York City, Harrison, who was not yet 20 years old, scored four league goals, a performance that quickly caught the attention of his England homemaker.
【From MLB to England】
Harrison was considering joining the U21 youth team in the United States at the time, but Southgate, who was then the England u21 national team, decided to keep the seedling.
After receiving the call from the South Gate, Jack Harrison excitedly said, "I was so excited that I couldn't speak. It was an exciting opportunity and I was so grateful that after I came here at the age of 14, I never thought I would ever be called up to England again. It's a special time and I'm going to do my best for my country. ”
In this way, Harrison finally returned to his homeland and formed the U21 national team with Dean Henderson, Arnold, Tomori, Chilwell, Tuanzebe, Tom Davis, Niles, Madison, Gray, Lukeman, Sorank and a bunch of other British pride.
It is precisely because of the opportunity to appear in the national team, Harrison has also begun to receive more and more attention from English local teams. After scoring 14 goals in 61 appearances for New York City and having 10 assists, Harrison's hometown team, Stoke City, took a fancy to him.
At the end of 2017, Stoke City officially offered Harrison.
New York City: $7 million, less than not for sale.
STOKE CITY: Crazy for money? This figure can break the MLB's record for transfer fees for overseas-born players.
NEW YORK CITY: No way, we only receive 50 percent of the money and the other 50 percent go into the MLB account, so we only get $3.5 million.
STOKE CITY: So I'll give you a little extra, £4 million?
New York City: I might as well sell it to my brother for this price!
So, on January 30, 2018, Harrison officially joined Manchester City...
【Leeds sharp knife, rich mixed blood】
Although back in the Premier League, Harrison does not have a place in Manchester City, where wingers are selling. So in the 2017-18 season, Manchester City loaned him to Championship side Middlesbrough. However, Middlesbrough's high-flying tactics did not provide enough opportunities for Harrison, who had only made 4 appearances for Miller in half a season, averaging... 12 minutes.
Seeing that the MLB champion was about to die in the Championship, Manchester City decided to give him a different training location - Leeds United, following the madman Bielsa.
Then Harrison exploded. Under Bielsa, Harrison's enthusiasm and skills quickly came in handy, and his one-stop maneuvers were well found in Bielsa's counter-attack system. As a result, he was placed in a prominent position on the tactical board as a breaking point on the right, and scored 14 goals and provided 6 assists in two seasons.
In August, Leeds United managed to secure Harrison's one-year contract extension with a buyout clause, which was seen by Bielsa as one of the team's key signings. A month later, Leeds United's Premier League debut, Harrison staged a good play to beat Liverpool.
Looking back, the liverpool and Leeds United match, the two teams were filled with a variety of friendly and harmonious gift-giving atmosphere. After all, you can't write two good memories in one stroke, manchester United is our common mortal enemy... But Harrison would never take these plastic friendships seriously.
Because, this guy was born in Stoke City, grew up in Bolton, young teeth in Liverpool, youth training in Manchester United, fame in New York City, coached by arsenal captain, belong to Manchester City, traveled to Middlesbrough, is currently on loan at Leeds United...
Well, he's a mixed-race English club.
Come on.