Grass roots glory

Chapter 1096 The First Genius
Zhou Tiancheng never thought that Nizamiti, who was only 15 years old, would be participating in the U19 league.

Relegation, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the youth training camps in the football world. In the European youth training system, outstanding talents sometimes have the opportunity to win the attention of higher-level coaches.For example, Arsenal midfielder Wilshere has already played for the first team at the age of 17.

But this is promotion from the youth team to the first team. In theory, as long as there is a chance to appear in the sight of the first team coach and meet the minimum age limit for the first team in the national league, all of this is not a problem.

However, in the youth team system, it is quite difficult to cross the two age groups. Facing opponents of higher age groups, unless a few geniuses who know how to use the skills of their feet, otherwise they want to rely on their physical advantages to fight head-on with their opponents. Stop dreaming, it's impossible.

Across four age groups like Matty... can only be described as ferocious.

Zhou Tiancheng could only smile wryly, that is to say, this kid is playing the game he started at the beginning, and the first step is the same as his own?

There is a feeling of being completely crushed by talent.

But Zhou Tiancheng is looking forward to it: Maidi's physical condition is not much better than his teammates in front of him, or even those opponents of the Leverkusen U19 youth team. In fact, due to his age, he is definitely the thinnest on the field. One, but he was able to play in the starting lineup, Zhou Tiancheng wanted to see what he excelled in.

I found a random seat on the sidelines and sat down. This game was played in the outfield of Bayer Stadium in Leverkusen. There were only one or two hundred spectators. It is worth mentioning that Zhou Tiancheng saw a few cameras on the sidelines.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't hide his appearance this time, so the reporters squatting next to the auditorium all saw him when they glanced aside.

"Hey, am I right? This is... Zhou?"

"That's right, that's right, it's him, why is he here?"

"Well, I must have come to see Xiaodouding Maiti. Isn't he also Chinese? And it is said that Zhou sent him to the Dortmund youth training camp."

"Big news, must be big news!"

Before the game started, the reporters all dropped their cameras and approached Zhou Tiancheng with their microphones.

"Zhou, I'm glad to see you here again. We're going to play Leverkusen tomorrow. Are you confident in the game when you appear here?"

Zhou Tiancheng smiled: "I don't see what's the matter? I won't be interviewed today, I just want to be a quiet audience."

This reason did not push the reporter away. They managed to catch Zhou Tiancheng who was acting alone. Even if they didn't get to the bottom of it, wouldn't it be a disadvantage if they didn't ask a few more questions?

"So are you here to pay attention to Dortmund's first talent, McGrady?"

Zhou Tiancheng raised his eyebrows: "The first genius? Who gave it the title? Did you give it the title?"

"It is recognized by the entire German youth arena. At the age of 15, he participated in seven U19 league games, scored one goal and had five assists. Isn't this performance counted? Many midfielders in the U19 age group are not as good as him." the reporter asked back.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled, and gave Nizameti a thumbs up in his heart: awesome!

But on the surface, he still didn't show it: "Ahem, I'm looking forward to it because you said it. Let's take a look. Also, don't brag too much to young people, geniuses are always more proud than others."

The reporter just smiled. He still thinks it makes sense when others say this. Zhou Tiancheng said this... Are you talking about yourself?
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Zhou Tiancheng was watching quietly. He hadn't watched Nizamiti play for two years, and he didn't want to miss any details.

Considering Nizamiti's performance on the field from the perspective of a midfielder, Zhou Tiancheng has already smiled and nodded four times after watching it for 10 minutes.

He was wrong. Nizamiti’s position did not change after being promoted to U19 by skipping a grade. He was still the midfielder he was best at at the beginning, fighting against those tall midfielders who were four years older than him on average.

McGrady's physical fitness is destined not to be dominant, but Zhou Tiancheng saw that the most active side of him on the field is his tireless running, avoiding physical contact with these tall defenders as much as possible, but the most important thing is that he was not overwhelmed by these The defender squeezed away from the central area to avoid the opponent, but cleverly ran around the opponent, constantly receiving the pass from his teammates, and then passed the ball directly without any pause at all, accurately finding the The weakest area of ​​the opponent's defense.

To be honest, in terms of this ability alone, if it is developed to the extreme, Nizamati will definitely be able to get a main position in the quasi-first-class giants in Europe in the future.This style is very similar to the style of Lampard, the soul of the Chelsea team. The 15-year-old Nizametti seems to have already mastered it!
10 minutes, 10 minutes, Dortmund U19 firmly controlled the advantage by virtue of Nizamiti's non-stop running series.Before the end of the first half, it was in this situation that Nizameti ran to the wing in a wide range, pierced the opponent's defense at a 45-degree angle and stuck to the ground, and quickly passed the opponent's full-back, accurately Find the feet of the striker who is under the double-team of two central defenders, and help his teammates form a one-handed goal.

Zhou Tiancheng stood up and applauded in the stands. This kick's insight into the timing and defensive position reflects McGrady's talent. As a young player of his age, being able to have this awareness is already better than those who only know how to hold the ball The hard-working midfielder is a lot stronger.

"Not enough, not enough."

Zhou Tiancheng murmured to himself, now he hopes to see more. To become an excellent midfielder in modern football, you can't become top just by passing the ball.

What if the opponent implements high-intensity oppression?
In the second half, Leverkusen U19 really did this. They put on a short and stocky midfielder and stared at Nizamati all the time. He was at least one size bigger.

Faced with such a defense, Nizamiti was kicked twice in a row, covering his calf. His teammates thought that something would happen to him, and several people rushed over to help him, but Nizamiti quickly Get up on your own and get back into the game.

The next time Nizamati seized the opportunity that the opponent would always put the shovel ahead of time, he directly dribbled away the defender who was close to him with two fake dribbles in a row, but he still had to face another defender who came to defend him. Waist and full back.

What Zhou Tiancheng didn't expect was that Nizamati played a Ronaldinho-style oxtail surreptitiously. With his excellent flexibility, he got rid of the tall midfielder, turned around the sideline and stepped on his bicycle directly. Pass the overtaking full-back.

The reporters sitting next to Zhou Tiancheng all exclaimed.

"It's beautiful, what a genius."

"He didn't have any creative moves, but he was able to use the dribbles we knew to the extreme."

"The key is to be very reasonable, and that's the most important thing!"

Zhou Tiancheng kept smiling beside him, his eyes fixed on the field, and his ears were full of the comments of these reporters.

He had known for a long time that there was nothing to say about McGrady's skills, and this group of reporters probably knew it for the first time. It is always exciting to see children showing off their skills.

In fact, it shouldn't be too demanding. With Mai Ti's ability, the title of the first genius is already well-deserved, but Zhou Tiancheng feels that it is not perfect enough.

(End of this chapter)