midfield god

Chapter 1 The Frustrated Young Man
2005 Southampton, UK

In Southampton in January, there is a slight chill in the warmth. The most important southern seaport in England since ancient times, like a pearl, has been blooming with its own light.It may not be dazzling, but just like the ancient city wall that seems to stand forever in the city, everyone can feel its history and vicissitudes from it.Then, everything is calm.

Perhaps this is the most precious wealth that this city bestows on people.

And just on the outskirts of Southampton, on the edge of the New Forest National Park, at the Staples Sherwood Base, the training base of the Southampton Club, it was a lively time.

In the training ground of Nuo University, a group of young players are working hard to win the training game. This is not only for winning, but also for expressing themselves, so that they have the opportunity to be recognized by the coach and play in official games.

And among this group of whites and blacks, a young man with black hair and yellow skin stood out, and his clumsy mistakes on the field from time to time attracted the attention of more fans on the sidelines, and even caused laughter from time to time, except for his teammates, of course.

"Sorry, it was my mistake."

Yunfei gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand, and expressed his apology to his teammates, but unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him, as if he was air.This is not difficult to understand. If your teammates keep making mistakes and your team always loses to the opponent, you may not give the opponent a good face.

The head coach of the youth team, John Craig, shook his head helplessly. Although he had seen this scene not once or twice, he couldn't help but sigh deeply every time he saw it.

Yunfei, a young man from China, as far as he knows, the other party's academic performance is very good, and the person is also very good, but this hobby may be too reluctant for him.Even the talented young man who came with him is now struggling in the training base due to injuries, not to mention Yunfei, a young Chinese boy whose potential has been overdrawn in his opinion.

The training match on the field continued, and Yunfei's situation did not change at all. As a midfielder, he basically ran back and forth on the field, and all his teammates might even ignore him non-maliciously. In their thinking, as long as they don't pass the ball to Yunfei, Yunfei can stop making a fool of himself.But for Yunfei, this may feel more uncomfortable than being humiliated after he made a mistake.

"Why did it become like this?"

Yunfei gritted his teeth and kept running. Even if his teammates didn't pass him the ball, he still continued to choose positions and defend on the court, without any complaints because he couldn't get the ball.But at this time, in Yunfei's mind, the past images kept flashing. It was before he came here. He and his best friend ruled the high school competition in Cardiff and helped his school, Witchurch, win the championship of this competition.

How proud and proud he was at that time, but all these glory and praise came to an end when he came to Southampton.

Just when Yunfei was still immersed in the memories of the past, some sharp shouts flooded into his brain.

"Idiot, catch the ball!"

It may be because of his unremitting efforts that he finally touched his teammates and passed the ball, but Yunfei, who was still immersed in his memories, obviously failed to find the ball coming from his teammates in time. Just after he reacted, he subconsciously glanced at the direction the ball came from, and saw a black shadow flash past him, cut off the ball, and then quickly ran towards the frontcourt, leaving only Yunfei who was still in a daze.

At this time, no one had the strength to complain about Yunfei's nonsensical mistakes, and they all tried their best to run back, but Yunfei stayed where he was as if he had been splashed with cold water.

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Finally, the game is over, coach John - Craig's sharp whistle announced the end of everything.The training match was not too long, but in Yunfei's eyes, it was so long.

Yunfei seemed to have lost his soul, walking slowly outside, and occasionally one or two kind-hearted teammates walked by his side and patted him on the shoulder kindly to show comfort.But this comfort, in Yunfei's view, made him feel even more uncomfortable.

"Perhaps all of this was an accident!"

Yunfei smiled self-deprecatingly. It was an accident that he could come to England.When he was 5 years old, his business parents both died in a car accident, leaving only a small fortune and Yunfei, who was only 5 years old.Money touches people's hearts. Yunfei, who is only 5 years old, is completely incapable of protecting the legacy left by his parents.In order to fight for Yunfei's custody and get the inheritance, his relatives fought and caused a mess.

In the end, Yunfei's parents' business partner and their best friend, Zhang Hongxuan, made a strong move and settled these people with money.After obtaining the consent of the old people, he adopted Yunfei. The 5-year-old Yunfei also came to live and study in the UK with his uncle Zhang.Zhang Hongxuan and his wife treated Yunfei very well. It can be said that they raised him as their own son and treated him as if they were their own.Yunfei is also very competitive, and he is excellent in life and study.

Until he began to show some talent in football, and he himself likes football very much, so he persuaded Zhang Hongxuan and his wife and made a guarantee that the grades in cultural subjects would not drop, so he could put more energy on football, and it paid off soon.Yunfei may not be as good as those peers who have been exposed to football since he was a child in terms of body or technology, but he is very smart. As a midfielder who plays football with his brain, he can always use his strengths and circumvent weaknesses skillfully to achieve his goals on the field.And just after he helped his alma mater win the indoor championship in Cardiff, he and his best friend were brought to Southampton's youth training camp by Southampton's scouts.

And everything started to change here. In the past, the thin body and poor basic skills that would appear among his peers were even more unbearable in this base full of talents selected from various places.In the past, his cleverness was not as prominent among these people. Half a year's experience had already told him with bloody facts that perhaps his football career had come to an end.

"Yunfei!"

Looking at the panting and sweating Yunfei, coach John Craig felt helpless and regretful.

Yunfei's situation, as the head coach, of course he is very clear. He has seen too many players like this. They may have performed very well at a young age and showed a very good talent.But once selected and placed on a new platform, some of their children will start to feel uncomfortable, and their performance will gradually become mediocre or even worse, which shows that the talents of these players may be like this.

If Yunfei was just one of them, he wouldn't feel regretful, because every year he didn't know how many children like Yunfei would be sent away.But the Chinese-American boy in front of him really worked too hard, too hard-working, and it’s hard for you to criticize him for anything other than his performance on the field. Even John Craig, who is used to all this, finds it difficult to say that such a boy quits.

(End of this chapter)