Chapter 0034, Hidden Dragon in the Abyss
From Youth Team B to Apprentice Team A, there is only a few hundred meters between them.
But for many young players, they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
The Apprentice team is able to participate in the Spanish Junior League.
Youth teams can participate in the Spanish Youth League, as well as the European "nextgen" series.
In the "Next Generation" league, youth team players have the opportunity to compete against the youth teams of Europe's top clubs.
It is an excellent opportunity to show your face and improve your strength.
It is said that UEFA has plans to upgrade the "next generation" league and expand and restructure it into the "European Youth League".
If so, it will attract more attention.
So for these football teenagers, going from the apprentice team A to the youth team B is definitely a qualitative leap.
But today, Chang Ming came in the opposite direction and fell from Youth Team B to Apprentice Team A.
The coach sighed and his teammates sympathized.
Always bright and calm.
Some people always have very clear goals. They are here to improve themselves.
If you improve enough, you will naturally leave.
So you don't need to pay attention to those strange looks.
After all, we are not from the same world, right?
Although there were some emotional ups and downs, the players of Apprentice Team A were very kind and caring to Chang Ming.
This is the tradition of La Masia, teammates are like family members.
This made Chang Ming feel very comfortable.
The coach of Apprentice Team A specifically talked to Chang Ming and formulated a detailed integration plan for him.
This group of students are all 15 or 16 years old. Chang Ming is not too old or out of place.
From that day on, Chang Ming completely lowered his profile.
Especially during training, he rarely shows off his free kick skills and focuses more on getting used to the passing and running of his teammates.
However, Chang Ming's basic skills are very solid and he improves quickly.
If you use martial arts novels to describe Chang Ming's current situation, you can use internal strength and moves as an analogy.
Chang Ming has practiced internal strength for 16 years and has already developed strong internal strength.
No matter what new moves you learn now, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
In addition, Chang Ming himself is very smart, and his understanding of the situation far exceeds that of players of the same age.
Even compared to La Masia players, Chang Ming's touch and intelligence are outstanding among them.
After changing coaches and teammates, Chang Ming adapted quickly.
It didn't take long for him to be able to not lag behind others on the scene.
Coupled with his excellent long-passing ability, he has become the team's main free kicker.
Gradually he gained a steady foothold in this team.
Migli, the head coach of the youth team, comes to Apprentice Team A every now and then to observe the players, and he has a close relationship with Chang Ming.
He even gave Chang Ming a key to the tactical training room, allowing him to go in and view Barcelona game videos.
Chang Ming gained a lot from this.
Although you can find Barcelona game videos on TV and the Internet, they are definitely different from those here.
La Masia has a top-notch cloud server filled with Barcelona video recordings.
Every time at Camp Nou, there will be several dedicated cameras using "intelligent tracking technology" to locate each player.
You can see Ronaldinho's movements in the frontcourt in every game, and you can also see Xavi's anticipatory actions before dispatching long passes.
These are resources that ordinary video lenses cannot integrate. For Chang Ming, they are like treasures.
What Chang Ming watches most is Xavi's passing and controlling, to see how he has become a world-class midfield brain.
In addition, he also always observes the movements of Eto'o, Henry, and Messi, and imagines how to control the timing if he passes the ball to them.
Every time he sees Barcelona forwards destroying the city, Chang Ming always thinks of his good brothers unconsciously.
Long Yu.
That guy is in Argentina and I don’t know how he is doing?
The most hateful thing is that he didn't contact me, which is simply unforgivable!
It must be known that it has been more than half a month since the two of them left China. After Chang Ming moved into the Lighthouse Villa area, he immediately called home on his landline.
Chang Ming bought a new mobile phone, but applying for a mobile phone card is still complicated.
After all, I am a foreigner, so the relevant procedures are not very complete and will take some time.
When calling Long's father and mother every week, Chang Ming asked about Long Yu's situation with concern, and also got Long Yu's mobile phone number.
But every time I called, no one answered.
It sounds like that. After all, Spain and Argentina have different time zones. The difference is 5 or 6 hours, and Spain is faster.
Chang Ming is busy training, and Long Yu is definitely not relaxed either. It may be that it is not easy for both parties to get together.
Moreover, Chang Ming did not have a mobile phone and could not send or receive messages.
He asked Lucas and Castro from time to time if they had called from Long Yu, and the answers he received disappointed him.
What's going on with this guy now?
As time goes by, La Liga has begun.
Barcelona is full of momentum in the new season. In the first game, they defeated Almeria with a crisp 3-0 victory.
After Ronaldinho left, Messi took up the offensive banner of Barcelona and became the new core.
A neat hat-trick helped Barcelona get off to a good start.
At the same time, the Barcelona B team also began its journey to the Spanish Third Division.
The first game was also 3-0, defeating the strong Mallorca B team.
Their goal in the new season is promotion. After a victory, they will be one step closer to Segunda División.
And the competitions of each echelon of La Masia's four youth teams and apprentice teams are also in full swing.
The youth team has a youth competition, and the apprentice team has a junior season.
The results in the new season are very good.
However, these have nothing to do with Chang Ming.
Even if it is a youth team game, Chang Ming is not eligible to participate.
Although he gradually integrated into the Apprentice Team A, his overall integration was still not as good as that of the old team members.
He often performed well in training, but when it came to the official competition, the coach was more cautious and asked him to wait a little longer.
So during an away game of the Apprentice team, Chang Ming could only stay at home and watch the game through the live broadcast.
The football environment in Spain is very good, and the broadcasts of leagues at all levels are also very complete. Even youth team games can be watched online.
In this game, the Barcelona youth team played well and had absolute possession of the ball, but they were slightly weak up front and missed scoring opportunities in succession.
In the end, the dull 0-0 result made Chang Ming feel very regretful.
After turning off the live broadcast, Chang Ming called Long's parents and Long's mother to report that they were safe, and told them the new mobile phone number he had just obtained.
After chatting with concern for a while, Chang Ming hung up the phone. Chang Ming wanted to go back and watch the video of the game just now to become more familiar with his teammates' movements.
But at this moment, the phone suddenly remembered that a strange number appeared on his phone.
"Hello." Chang Ming greeted in Spanish.
There was a sudden "ouch" sound from the opposite side!
What follows is like a barrage of fire!
Chapter completed!