39 goals in 22 games.

Even though Lin Kedi has almost averaged one goal per game, this is not yet a goal record in the Dutch U18 League.

"Do you know who the goal record holder in the U18 league is?" (It is indeed a bit difficult to find out on the Chinese Internet)

In the dormitory of the Ajax youth training camp, Filippo suddenly asked Lin Kedi questions.

"Who?"

"Ince Taylor. He scored 55 goals in 35 games. Even in the youth league, this is a very amazing number."

"Wait, Filippo, Ince Taylor? I don't think I've heard of it. Which Eredivisie team is he in now?"

"Why do you think he is in the Eredivisie?"

"Isn't it because I'm not here? I went to another league?"

"No, he has never been able to gain a foothold in the Eredivisie."

"No way, after scoring 55 goals, you still can't get a foothold in the Eredivisie?"

"That's it. Ince Taylor won the first Golden Boot award after the restructuring of the Dutch U18 League. It was the distant 08-09 season. After that season, he was promoted to the second team by Feyenoord. This is

A standard process. But in the U18 league

Ince Taylor, who was a big hit in the Dutch league, hit a wall everywhere in the Dutch second league. He played 12 times in half a season and failed to score a single goal. In fact, I think Feyenoord gave him a chance. As a forward, a

The ball didn't go in, and there are still 12 appearances left."

"You only said it for half a season? Did he leave later?"

"Absolutely correct! During the winter window, he was given up by Feyenoord's second team. At that time, the head coach of Feyenoord's second team directly told him that there was no place for him in the rest of the season. He could

He chose to try another team. At that time, Telstra, the relegation team of the Dutch second division, signed him, but in Telstra he might as well be in Feyenoord's second team, and the remaining half

During the season, he only played 3 times and failed to score a single goal.

The total number of appearances was less than 90 minutes. At the end of the last season, he was terminated by Telstra and went to Katwijk in the Dutch Eredivisie. However, in Katwijk, he only had single-digit appearances in a season.

Number of appearances. After the season in Katwek, he went to play in the African league. Yes, you heard it right, the African league - to be honest, I don't even know which countries in Africa have leagues.

."

"What now?"

"He must have retired a long time ago. Who knows, anyway, you can't search for this person on the Internet. You can only search for his name in some game reports of Feyenoord's second team at that time, but that's all. Feyenoord's second team

There is no photo of Yenord on his official website, no photo of him can be found online, and there is no information about him on social networks.”

"Wait a minute, there's no information about him anywhere, how do you know that?"

"Before you came here, last season, the physical coach of the U18 team, Fields Said, worked as a video analyst for Feyenoord's U18 team. This is what he told us."<

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"I always find it a bit unbelievable. I have scored 55 goals in the U18 league, but I can't even score a goal in the Dutch second division? After all, I have played 12 times, and I can't score a goal in 12 appearances?"

"This is not surprising. There is a gap that is difficult to bridge between the youth league and the professional league. To take the simplest point, the training days of the professional league are basically two training days a day. We

Well, basically everyone works part-time and only comes to train after school. Except for the kind of genius who can be promoted to the professional league, ordinary talented young players are gone."

Filippo saw that Lin Kedi was so unfamiliar with professional football and told him again.

"Actually speaking, I only entered professional youth training three years earlier than you, but you really don't understand many things if you don't enter this circle. Youth training is also very cruel, although Ajax is the largest youth training club in Europe.

Their first team uses the most youth training players in the Eredivisie. I don’t know if they have the most youth players in the top leagues in Europe, but they must be among the top. But with so many players in the youth team, they were finally promoted to the second team.

They are all pitiful."

"Teams in any professional league are the same. Only a handful of people can become professional players and enter the professional arena. The rest will change careers. Those who don't change careers will go to low-level leagues. There is no other way.

This is why most countries in Europe require youth training players to train while going to school. This is to ensure that you can have other options after you cannot enter the professional system."

"Filippo - why did you suddenly become so profound today? You don't look like a Brazilian at all."

"No, it's just because I'm Brazilian that I know how difficult the road to professional football is, so I was so serious when I was in school."

"You are so serious about going to school, aren't you ready to continue your career?"

When Lin Kedi heard Filippo say this, he responded a bit jokingly.

But I saw that Filippo didn't smile at all.

"What do you mean? I remember you are only 18 years old. There is no need to make a decision so early. Didn't you also tell me that you won't be able to play in the youth league until you are 20 at the latest?"

"I said, but those opportunities are reserved for those players who don't have to work hard for a living. They may be able to rely on their parents to support them. They can stay as long as possible and hope for a miracle. But I can't,

I still have a family to support. Although the salary of Ajax youth players is already the highest among the Dutch professional football youth teams, I have calculated that after I graduate from high school, I will work on a fishing boat and my salary will be higher than what I am now.

."

"But, you are now the main right winger of Ajax U18. Isn't this position good enough?"

"Remember that guy I told you a few minutes ago? Do you remember his name? Ince Taylor. I can't be like him and waste a few years because I'm not even qualified to be promoted to the second team.

No. So, I have to make plans in advance. In fact, I should have told you a long time ago. But I never had the chance to say it. It happened to be a holiday today and you didn't go home, so I was going to tell you. After all, you are the one I am here with.

The best friend we have had in the three years since the youth training camp."

"Filippo——"

"Lin, you are talented. I think you are far more than that Ince Taylor. The thing I just talked about was more just to draw out my own affairs, and I didn't mean to badmouth you. I just replied

Get over it."

When Filippo said this, he was silent for a moment. Lin Kedi immediately said that he understood and wanted to continue talking. Filippo shook his head and continued.

"You are the most talented player I have seen in the three years since I came to Ajax. You can definitely be promoted to the second team and perform as well as you did here. But I can't. I need to eat, I need to live, I

I need to support my mother, brothers, and sisters in Brazil. Therefore, I will choose to leave after this season. In the days to come, I will be down to earth."

Lin Kedi saw Filippo's relief after he finished speaking.
Chapter completed!