Chapter 9 The most special one
The team started training in the afternoon. In the afternoon, Zhou Yi met Hao Dong again. This time, Hao Dong was not wearing casual clothes like he did last time. He was wearing sportswear and a whistle hung on his chest. He really looked like a coach.
Zhou Yi also saw in this training why He Ying was called the only star of this team...
The training base is not completely closed and is usually open to the public, just like a sports park in the suburbs of Beijing. Anyone who pays money can rent a venue for training and competitions. The four gates are open to the public except for the closing time at night.
So during the training on the first afternoon, everyone found that there were many more fans outside the training ground.
This is particularly touching to those players who have been training here for almost a week, because a week before, when they were training, there was not even a dog on the sidelines, let alone a human.
As a result, before the training began this afternoon, dozens of people gathered on the sidelines, some of whom were older, and many were boys and girls who were about the same age as them.
Everyone knows that these people are coming for He Ying. Because before that, He Ying was not in the team and these people have never appeared.
"Then why can't it be for me?" Zhou Yi asked dissatisfiedly after hearing Sun Pan's words. "I didn't come before this!"
Sun Pan burst out laughing, too lazy to answer such a stupid question from Zhou Yi.
Yang Muge explained kindly: "You are still an unknown man. Zhou Yi, how could those people know you?"
But no matter how you hear it, you feel that Yang Muge is stabbing a knife.
Zhou Yi also reacted, so he said discouragedly: "Thank you for your careful explanation."
Yang Muge also realized that this was wrong, so he gently patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder: "But it doesn't matter. Maybe you will have your own fans soon, come on!"
Zhou Yi quickly learned why these people must be He Ying's fans, not others.
Because when He Ying appeared on the training ground, a burst of cheers erupted among the gathering crowd outside the field: "What shadows are there? What shadows are there!! What shadows are there!!"
This sounds like a slogan to cheer He Ying on.
"It's simply the treatment of the protagonist..." Sun Pan muttered.
Zhou Yi stared at the crazy fans, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
Seeing that he was like that, Yang Muge comforted him again: "Don't take it to heart, Zhou Yi. Don't say it's you, we are far away from He Ying now, and they should enjoy such treatment."
Zhou Yi withdrew his gaze to the group of people, turned to Yang Muge, and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Yang Muge."
Unlike the slightly ironic "thank you" before, Zhou Yi thanked Yang Muge from the bottom of his heart this time, thanked this kind-hearted person.
But in fact, he is thinking about another thing...
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The formal training is what Zhou Yi most looks forward to when he came to this team, besides going to Europe to challenge the wealthy youth teams.
As a young man who loves football, he naturally hopes to receive formal high-level professional training to improve his level. Unlike other teammates present, Zhou Yi is the only team that has never entered a professional football club and has not received formal training. Therefore, he yearns for real football training more.
When he was in the school team, the training was relatively simple, especially in tactical training. Campus football relies more on the players' personal energy. But because of Zhou Yi's own characteristics, he is more interested in teamwork - if he doesn't rely on teamwork, it is not easy for him to score goals.
While all the players lined up in front of coach Hao Dong, the group of people on the sidelines did not leave and were still shouting He Ying's name. Sun Pan secretly observed He Ying and found that there was no change in expression on his face. It seemed that those people were not calling him... No, it seemed that those people did not exist at all.
"What are you pretending..." Sun Pan secretly whispered, his resentment towards He Ying is really not that great...
Zhou Yi looked at Hao Dong with anticipation.
Hao Dong is speaking.
"...We will set off for Europe in four weeks to challenge the youth teams of European giants. I take this matter very seriously, and I hope you are too. I know that some of you are not valued in the youth teams of their respective clubs, so you should cherish this opportunity more. This will be the time for you to prove your strength to your team, and more importantly, this will be a time for you to show yourself to the whole of Europe, so before that, you must train carefully and work hard to improve your level."
Hao Dong had no nonsense, went straight to the point, and made his request to the players.
"I will demand you very strictly, and I also hope that you can keep up with the requirements of the training plan. The training camp for more than three weeks will not be much easier than when you were in the club, and it is even better than before. Don't face this training camp with the mentality of coming on vacation and playing. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" the young players answered loudly, and Zhou Yi answered very loudly.
"Okay, start training."
The coaches of the coaching staff stood up and began to lead players from different positions to conduct different training. They have all warmed up before the training starts and can now start training directly.
But no coach came to ask Zhou Yi to train. Sun Pan first followed the goalkeeper coach, and Yang Muge also followed the defensive coach. When the offensive coach came to lead people, Zhou Yi followed excitedly, but was stopped by assistant coach Xu Yang: "Wait a moment, Zhou Yi."
Zhou Yi didn't understand why he wanted to stay. He looked at his teammate who had left with the offensive coach, and was a little reluctant. His new roommate He Ying was inside.
The other players also discovered Zhou Yi who was still there. Everyone left, and he stood there alone, lonely.
Sun Pan and Yang Muge were both a little surprised, why did they just keep Zhou Yi?
Xu Yang stood in front of Zhou Yi and said to him: "Don't train with the team first. Within two weeks, your task will be to conduct physical training and strength training in the gym."
Zhou Yi widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and looked at assistant coach Xu Yang in surprise.
Do you not train with the team for two whole weeks, but train alone in the gym?
This is not the "training camp" he wants!
"Which... Coach, I have no problem with my physical fitness. I can play 90 minutes in every game in school..."
"That's a football match between schools." Hao Dong, who had been standing next to him without saying a word, shook his head and interrupted. He did not think that Chinese campus football can be compared with professional football. The former is simply playing house. "The physical fitness requirements are completely different. You are the only amateur among the sixteen people. You have never received systematic training, including physical training. So before training with the team, you must make up for all the lost parts of your homework."
After Hao Dong finished speaking, he didn't plan to say anything else. He was the head coach, not a nanny for someone. There was no need to spend too much energy on someone.
But looking at Zhou Yi's aggrieved expression, he suddenly thought of the finals three days ago. This kid could fall asleep on the bench, but he performed completely differently when he was on the court.
So he said another sentence: "I am for your own good, Zhou Yi. Your football talent needs a sufficient physical foundation to better play. For this reason, you must first improve your physical fitness."
This sentence finally moved Zhou Yi and made him let go of his persistence.
Although I still feel sorry for not being able to practice with my teammates, the head coach finally admits his ability instead of abandoning himself. That's all.
So he nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to the coach."
Hao Dong smiled slightly: "Go, Coach Li is waiting for you in the gym."
Zhou Yi turned around and ran towards the gym.
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Zhou Yi's actions also caused a lot of discussion among other team members.
"Look, I'll just say it. That kid is the weakest, he is not qualified to train with us at all!" Someone spread his hands and laughed. He is Liang Qiqi, the team's front midfielder, training in the offensive team. "We were all drawn from the club. Where did he come from? What is the No. 1 high school? Which club is that?"
Hearing this, his teammates laughed.
Yes, they are all youth training players in the regular professional football club team. They entered the football club since they were very young. Starting from the youth team, after layers of competition and elimination, they came to the youth team of this age. They are all determined to take football as their profession, dreaming of wearing national team jerseys to win glory for the country. If they can still play football in Europe and make a lot of money, it would be even better.
Who is that Zhou Yi?
A student who goes to high school in his life will not belong to the green field, but should be in the college entrance examination room. In terms of examination ability, we may not be as good as him, but in terms of football ability, he will definitely not be as good as us!
When facing this student teammate, they have a sense of superiority to a greater or lesser sense of superiority.
There is a representative of amateur players in the team. They have known this for a long time and discussed it a long time ago, so they have determined what attitude they should take. When Liang Qiqi said that, many people laughed.
In the eyes of these people, the most special person in this team is not the cold He Ying, but Zhou Yi.
He Ying, who was also in the offensive team, did not laugh with him. He did not even make a bunch of people with those people, and did not even look at his roommate. He was just doing his own thing silently, waiting for the training to begin.
"Okay, what do you care about? Training!" On the contrary, offensive coach Du Ping scolded the players who watched the fun.
As soon as the coach opened his mouth, the group of people quickly put away their laughter and began to prepare for training.
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Sun Pan and Yang Muge also saw Zhou Yi leaving the training ground. They didn't know what coach Hao Dong had talked to Zhou Yi, but it was a fact that Zhou Yi left the training ground and did not participate in team training.
The defensive team and goalkeeper team were not far apart. The two looked at each other from a distance and saw their worries about Zhou Yi, a friend, from each other's eyes.
I hope he won't be hit by it, and he will be depressed from now on...
Chapter completed!