After Shi Jisheng took Xia Xiaoyu around the team's youth team training base, dormitories and locker rooms, he finally led him to the first team training ground.
"The first team training should not be over at this time. If you go there, you can still see them training." Dai Zetao said from the side.
Although Xia Xiaoyu was anxious, he still smiled and nodded.
In fact, it depends on what he wants - there is no need to see the youth team training grounds, dormitories and locker rooms first, they can be put later. Anyway, he will stay here for another year, so he has plenty of time to get familiar with them.
But if he misses Hu Lai's training because of this, Xia Xiaoyu will be disappointed.
As he thought this, he couldn't help but speed up his steps.
Shi Jisheng and Dai Zetao were also brought up to speed by him unknowingly.
Sun Yonggang, who was filming from behind, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene.
Really anxious...
It stands to reason that the documentary about the Dongchuan Middle School football boys would have been completed when they were eliminated, but why did he insist on adding such a section about Xia Xiaoyu coming to Shining Star?
I thought Sun Yonggang knew very well that whenever Xia Xiaoyu came to Flashing Star, he would definitely go to Hu Lai.
The scene where the two met at the training ground of Flash Star Club was what Sun Yonggang wanted to take.
A young football boy carries all his expectations and worries about professional football, and meets his "seniors" who provide him with courage and goals on the training ground of a professional football club. This is the best symbol of the transition and integration of campus football and professional football.
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"Sure enough, the training is not over yet!" Dai Zetao said excitedly when everyone heard the muffled sound of sneakers hitting the football before they reached the first team training ground.
Xia Xiaoyu increased his speed and led the group around a bush.
The first team's training ground appeared in front of them.
But when they saw the situation on the training ground, they were all stunned.
The fiery training scene they imagined did not appear, only a figure with his back to them standing alone on the court, shooting the football at his feet towards the goal.
Sun Yonggang was shocked when he saw this scene. He exclaimed in a low voice: "Hu Lai is still practicing shooting?!"
With Hu Lai's shooting skills, he actually practiced shooting alone?
In other words, is this the reason for his superb shooting skills?
Dai Zetao came back to his senses and shook his head and said: "No. I remembered that he seems to have been asked to become the team's number one penalty kicker since yesterday... He should be practicing penalty kicks."
"Yes, he scored a penalty kick in the last game against Youjiang Honglian..." Sun Yonggang also reacted. He is a reporter who specializes in covering campus football, but this does not mean that he does not pay attention to professional football.
Don't pay attention to what happens in the altar.
Then everyone decided in a tacit understanding not to disturb Hu Lai, but to secretly observe him practicing from the sidelines.
Sun Yonggang excitedly motioned to the photographer to focus the camera on Hu Lai instead of Xia Xiaoyu.
In the camera, Hu Lai pulled the football under his feet and did not place the football seriously. Instead, he casually stepped on the penalty spot and then stepped away to prepare for a run-up.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but breathe softly, because they found that there was no goalkeeper in the goal, but there was a row of mobile dummies placed, which were props used for free kick training to imitate the opponent.
Players' wall.
Now Hu Lai puts this thing on the goal line to simulate the goalkeeper's saving range.
They noticed that the rows of mobile dummies occupied almost more than half of the space in the goal, leaving only a gap about two people wide on the left and right sides and a space above the heads of the dummies.
Obviously, these spaces will be the targets for Hulay to practice - he must kick the football into these gaps to score.
This difficulty is not low at all!
Include all four theoretical blind spots, up, down, left and right.
Everyone present knows football. In their opinion, if Hu Lai can really guarantee to kick the penalty kick into the gap left by him, then few people can save his penalty kick...
Xia Xiaoyu also noticed that behind the moving wall, there were already some footballs in the goal!
Now looking at Hu Lai who is preparing to play football, he is actually a little nervous, as if he is afraid that Hu Lai will not be able to do the same...
In full view of everyone, Hu Lai started to run, running two steps in front of and behind the football. He raised his left foot as if he was preparing to shoot!
Wait? Left-footed shot? Hu Lai is not good with his left foot!
Such a thought flashed through Sun Yonggang's mind, and his eyes widened when he didn't understand it.
In fact, not only Sun Yonggang, but also everyone else's eyes widened. When they saw Hu Lai's right foot, which was supposed to be a supporting foot, stepped next to the football, he suddenly flicked his ankle and hit the football with his toe!
At the same time, his left foot also swung past the place where the football was originally, but did not hit the football - the ball had been poked towards the goal by the toe of Hu Lai's right foot!
The football jumped forward on the turf, not very fast, and headed straight for the lower left corner of the goal.
Everyone opened their mouths involuntarily, watching such an amazing scene.
Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help but clenched his fists, as if he was expecting something...
But the football did not roll into the goal, but rubbed the outside of the goal post and rolled out of the bottom line!
"Damn!!" Hu Lai, who was shooting, put his head in his hands and cursed.
At the same time, he heard an exclamation from behind him: "Yeah!"
Only then did he realize that there were several people on the sidelines, and one of them was pointing his camera towards him.
They all looked like they had seen a ghost and were dumbfounded. Hu Lai didn't even know who made the ghostly scream just now.
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"You actually came to Flashing Star?!" Hu Lai looked at Xia Xiaoyu in front of him and asked in surprise with his eyes widened.
"Yes, Captain Hu, when Brother Tao came to see me, as soon as I thought that you were also in Shining Star, I agreed without hesitation!" Xia Xiaoyu said excitedly.
Dai Zetao next to him coughed: "I was indeed going to use you as a reason to persuade him, but before I had time to say it, he had already agreed..."
When he said this, Xia Xiaoyu stood in front of Hu Lai and looked at him with a smile.
"Yes, Flashing Star is indeed a place suitable for young players. Chen Xingyi is here too, you know, right?" Hu Lai said to Xia Xiaoyu.
Xia Xiaoyu nodded vigorously: "I know, I know, we were discussing this matter before the national competition. The fate is so amazing..."
When Hu Lai heard about the "national competition", he suddenly remembered that the national competition should have been finished by this time. He didn't know what the results of Dongchuan Middle School were. Since he became a professional player, he has paid little attention to campus football.
Already...
So he asked: "What's your score in this national competition?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked this question, Xia Xiaoyu's expression instantly became depressed.
"Uh, what's wrong?"
"Sorry Team Hu, we only reached the top 16 of this competition and were eliminated..."
Hearing what Xia Xiaoyu said, Hu Lai was stunned: "You were eliminated after two rounds?"
Xia Xiaoyu lowered his head, bit his lip, and said nothing, as if he had no intention of defending himself.
At this time, Sun Yonggang, who had been standing nearby, stood up and explained to Xia Xiaoyu: "Dongchuan Middle School was unlucky. When I was in the 16th grade and entered the 8th grade, I met Yuntai Middle School and was eliminated..."
"Wait a minute." Hu Lai raised his hand to interrupt Sun Yonggang's story and asked: "Where is Yuntai Middle School? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"Oh, Yuntai Middle School in Nanjia City, Jiang'an Province is not a traditional football school. Their best result in the national competition was fifteenth. That was five years ago. Later they didn't even
He reached the national competition until a transfer student named Lin Zhiyuan came to the school and joined the football team..." Sun Yonggang introduced.
"Wait a minute, who is this Lin Zhiyuan?"
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"...In the 84th minute of the game, the injury time had reached its final moments. Qingyang Yigao launched an attack towards the goal of Yuntai Middle School! This is likely to be their last offensive... from the wing
Breakthrough! Cross! Zhou Zijing - header!! Wow! Lin Zhiyuan! He made an incredible save! He saved Zhou Zijing’s header! It also ruined Qingyang Yigao’s hope of equalizing the score!
"
"The referee blew the whistle to end the game! The game is over! The game is over! Qingyang Yigao drinks and hates the final... This contest between two dark horses ended with the darker Yuntai Middle School having the last laugh.
The end! Who would have thought that Yuntai Middle School, whose previous best result was fifteenth place in the national competition, could make it all the way to the finals and win the championship?! This is football! This is youth!"
"Lin Zhiyuan! This talented goalkeeper is the key figure and the biggest contributor to Yuntai Middle School's historic victory in the national championship! It was really him who caught high and low blocks again and again in the game, trying to keep the goal without losing, which finally made the overall strength and
The weak Yuntai Middle School defeated so many strong opponents and won the championship trophy... This goalkeeper, who once received complete systematic training in the German professional football club echelon, performed better than other peers in the game.
The ability to stand out..."
Zhou Zijing opened his eyes and saw the ceiling. He turned to look out the window. Outside the thin window screen was the gray sky and the iconic skyline of Shanhai City.
He was in a hotel room by the Chunhui River in Shanhai City, waiting alone for his father to come back.
Then for some reason, he fell asleep on the bed without even changing his clothes.
He dreamed about the final of the national competition again.
Dreamed about how his team was defeated.
I dreamed about the team's last attack.
At that time, he took off with all his strength in the penalty area of Yuntai Middle School. It was really a jump with all his strength. After he jumped up, he even had the feeling of "being at the top and seeing all the mountains and small mountains at a glance."
No one can stop me from scoring this goal!
This is how Zhou Zijing felt at that time.
He faced the flying football and shook his head like a lion, specifically throwing the football backwards.
He thought it would be impossible for the person on the opposite side to save the ball again...
But I didn't expect Lin Zhiyuan to pounce back from the previous point, and then unbelievably fish the football out of the goal line!
At that time, Zhou Zijing almost raised his arms to celebrate the goal after his header landed. However, he had just raised his hand halfway when he saw Lin Zhiyuan holding the football with one palm and almost flying into the goal from the edge of the far post.
Take it out...
His hands clasped directly back on his head.
This was Qingyang Yigao's last attack in the national competition.
After that, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. He failed to lead the team to achieve the previous "small goal".
Zhou Zijing, who was in his senior year of high school this year, also lost the chance to win the national championship forever.
There was a sound of unlocking at the door, and Zhou Zijing's father, Zhou Shenghai, walked in. When he saw his son lying on the bed, his eyes dazed, he frowned: "What kind of decadent expression are you looking at?"
"I accidentally fell asleep just now and dreamed about the finals of the national competition." Zhou Zijing said, looking at the ceiling.
"You just fell asleep like this?" Zhou Shenghai was a little nervous, "You don't change your clothes, don't cover yourself with a quilt...Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Let me tell you, this is the time when you have just signed a contract with Shanhaimen, and you can't make any mistakes.
.If you catch a cold, it will affect your training and performance in the team, which will be detrimental to your future..."
"Dad, you don't even care about the national championship I lost!" Zhou Zijing sat up from the bed and glared at his father.
"Okay, it's almost done." Zhou Shenghai waved his hand, "You will be a professional player now, why are you still thinking about the champion in your student days? If you don't have it, you won't have it... Winning a national championship will enable you to become a professional player in the future.
Is football going smoother or something? Look at Chen Xingyi, who has won two consecutive national championships and is the top scorer. What’s the result? Isn’t it just mediocre performance in Golden Arrow and can only go to the Chinese League One?”
Zhou Zijing said loudly: "That is my youth!"
"That's right."
"Right? What's right?" Zhou Zijing was confused.
"Youth is always full of pain and regret."
"..."
"Okay, okay, don't keep thinking about the national competition... If you are unhappy with Lin Zhiyuan, you two will go to professional football to continue fighting. Wouldn't he go to the South China Tigers? Scoring goals in the professional league is no better than scoring in the national competition.
Does he play better?" Zhou Shenghai patted his son's generous shoulder. "Look forward, son, your football career is still long."
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"...Our South China Tigers Club is very happy to sign a talented player like Lin Zhiyuan. His performance in the National High School Football Championship was impressive..."
In the press conference hall of Lotus Stadium, a signing ceremony for new players is being held.
At this time, it is no longer the transfer window, so this is not a joining ceremony for first-team players, but for the youth team.
But if we look at it by the standards of a youth team, the scale of this press conference is a bit "excessive."
Not only did the venue for the first team's press conference be used, but the number of reporters from more than 20 media outlets almost matched the number of media reporters at the South China Tigers' first team press conference.
After Lu Heng, general manager of the South China Tigers Club, finished speaking, the press officer indicated that reporters could ask questions.
Immediately, more than a dozen hands were raised, and their eyes were all focused on the tall young man beside Lu Heng.
The press officer randomly named one, and the reporter who was named stood up and reported directly to the topic: "Excuse me, Lin Zhiyuan, you have been training in the Westin Athletics echelon in Germany since you were a child. If nothing else happens, will you still
Why did you choose to return to China when you could continue to play at Westin Athletic?"
"My father's work in Germany is over, and our whole family has to come back, so I came back." The tall young man spread his hands and said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Isn't that a bit regretful? After all, your future at Westin Athletics will definitely be better than returning to China..."
"It's okay..." Lin Zhiyuan shrugged, "South China Tigers is one of the top championship clubs in China. I think joining South China Tigers is better than staying at Westin Athletic."
These words made the local reporters laugh, and also made Lu Heng, the general manager of the South China Tigers Club who was sitting next to him, laugh very happily.
After laughing, the press officer asked another reporter: "Then I would like to ask Lin Zhiyuan, why did he not directly join a professional team after returning from Germany? Instead, he went to high school and participated in the high school national competition?"
"Ah, this... I think life experiences should be as rich as possible, so that it can be fun."
"Then why did you decide to play professional football after only attending school for one year?"
"I've already won the national championship, so playing for one more year doesn't seem to mean anything..." Lin Zhiyuan curled his lips and said. "And our school stipulates that you have to quit the team in your senior year. Even if I don't leave and continue to go to school, I won't be able to play in the national competition.
Why keep it?"
The last reporter whose name was called stood up: "As we all know, Hu Lai is now recognized as the most successful representative of the development from campus football to professional football. You have also stepped into professional football from campus football. Do you have the confidence to reach Hu Lai's level?
At that height?"
Lin Zhiyuan chuckled: "Isn't this height too low?"
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"So Lin Zhiyuan received professional training in a foreign club, then returned to a domestic school to be a transfer student, and then participated in the national competition as a student player... Is this still possible?" Hu Lai asked after listening to Sun Yonggang's story.
"In this case, wouldn't those schools that want to win the championship be able to directly recruit players from the professional echelon to represent their schools in the competition?"
"Theoretically, it is possible, provided that the echelon players who are poached from the school must give up their status as registered players in the original club and become a real student in terms of status." Sun Yonggang explained. "But in fact, there are very few players who are professional players.
Players who have received long-term training in the football club echelon will be willing to do so. After all, leaving the original echelon and going to school to play football may not be as good as that of a professional football club in terms of training level or game quality. And most of those who are willing to leave
They are people who cannot play in their original club and feel that they have no future if they continue to practice... There is no reason for you to prevent these people from leaving the talent training system of professional football and going to school, right?"
Hu Lai felt that what Sun Yonggang said made sense and nodded.
Sun Yonggang continued: "Moreover, neither the Football Association nor the Ministry of Education is opposed to this kind of thing, because they actually hope to use this method to provide those who have no room for improvement and no talent in the professional football talent training system to continue their career.
Those who go down, find another way out. If you can't play professional football, then go back to school, honestly go to college or junior college, get a diploma, and learn skills. Isn't it better than being killed on the south wall in the professional football system?
?”
Hu Lai thought of his father, who learned to play football when he was a child, but was seriously injured in the end. As a result, he failed to play professional football, had no education, and was not well educated, so he could only work as a security guard...
"After these people leave the professional teams and return to campus, no one else can control them if they want to play football. There is no non-compete agreement... Of course, the practice of treading two boats is strictly prohibited. The National League has just
In the first two years, this situation was indeed very serious. At that time, the Football Association killed a lot of people - anyone found out would be banned from competitions at all levels across the country for ten years. After the ten-year ban, basically everyone
It was also abolished. The school was banned from participating in all football matches under the Ministry of Education Sports Association for three to five years. After severely punishing a group of people who did not believe in evil, there were far fewer people who dared to do so.
"To put it bluntly, rules are established by enforcement. If there are rules that are not enforced, or are not strictly enforced, more people will take advantage of them. And once you strictly enforce the rules, everyone will consciously abide by the rules. The current level of national competitions
As the competition gets higher and higher, even if many schools rely on recruiting retired echelon players to participate in competitions, they may not be able to take advantage. So in fact, this phenomenon is not very prominent and is still within a range that everyone can accept.
"In fact, every year in national competitions and local qualifiers, there are student players who have been trained in professional football club echelons. Some people have been trained for a long time, some have been trained for a short time, and no one pays attention to it. Lin Zhiyuan is so concerned,
Mainly because he came back from abroad. He was a member of Germany's Westin Athletic Team and was said to be the main force. This attracted a lot of people's attention. Otherwise, no one would care at all."
Before Hu Lai traveled through time, he had never heard of a team called "Westin Athletic" in German professional football, but now he knows very well that this is a football club in this world, a long-established Bundesliga team.
, but the strength is not very strong, the club’s history is not very glorious, and it has not won any important championships.
It’s just that no matter how brilliant it is, it can still be compared with the wealthy clubs in Germany. With more than a hundred years of professional football experience, more professional youth echelon construction, and talent training system, it is still much more advanced than Chinese football.
A person who can serve as the main goalkeeper for such a professional Bundesliga team has incredible abilities.
"That's why I said Dongchuan Middle School is unlucky." Sun Yonggang lamented. "Actually, Qingyang No. 1 High School is even more unlucky. This time, under the leadership of the more mature Zhou Zijing, they are hopeful of winning the championship.
, ended up meeting Lin Zhiyuan in the final. Zhou Zijing, who had scored ten goals in the previous five games, failed to score a single goal in front of Lin Zhiyuan and lost the national championship."
Hu Lai recalled Zhou Zijing's performance in the Dongchuan Middle School competition and nodded: "Oh, that Lin Zhiyuan is still quite capable."
Then he turned to Xia Xiaoyu and said: "Don't take it too seriously. No matter what the result is, the national competition is over and you won't have the chance to play again. When you come to Flash Star, train hard. Your career has just begun.
If you have any problem, come to me and Wang Guangwei, and we will help you solve it if we can."
Xia Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly: "I will work hard, Captain Hu!"
"Don't call me Captain Hu, I'm not the captain." Hu Lai waved his hand, "You go, I'm going to continue to practice penalty kicks."
"Are you still practicing?" Dai Zetao next to him was a little surprised, "I thought you had finished practicing..."
"How is it possible that I have finished practicing? I have to practice an extra hundred penalty kicks after training every day. I only practiced fifty-six when you came." Hu Lai said as he turned and walked onto the field.
After taking just two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around, pointed at the photographer, and said to Sun Yonggang: "Brother Sun, ask your photographer to delete all the content that just captured me practicing."
"Ah?" Sun Yonggang was surprised, and the photographer was also a little nervous.
"This is my secret weapon. It doesn't matter if you peek at it. The video must not be leaked!" Hu Lai said seriously.
Sun Yonggang thought that Hu Lai was worried that his failure to kick the penalty kick into the goal would affect his image after it was broadcast...
After all, he is now a young genius who has high hopes from countless Chinese fans, or is he praised as the most successful person in developing from campus football to professional football? How shameless?
So he nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Hu Lai. Delete it now."
Then he stared at the cameraman and deleted the video he just captured.
Hu Lai nodded, turned around and ran towards the court again.
He continued his extra training.
Xia Xiaoyu and the others did not linger on the sidelines and turned to leave.
After walking away, Xia Xiaoyu in the camera said to the youth training director Shi Jisheng: "Coach Shi, can I come to training tomorrow?"
Shi Jisheng nodded: "If you want, of course you can...but don't you have to prepare first?"
"I'm ready, Coach Shi." Xia Xiaoyu said firmly, "I will try my best this year to meet the requirements for joining the first team."
Shi Jisheng thought to himself that it was right to take this kid to the first team to watch Hu Lai train. He was obviously more motivated.
"Okay, then come on, young man."
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Note: It is a very common phenomenon in the more mature Japanese campus football leagues for echelon players of professional football clubs to leave their original clubs, go to school, and then continue to play football and participate in national competitions.
Many players who feel that there are not many opportunities in the professional echelon will turn to campus football, find another way, save the country through curves, and realize their professional football dreams.
