greenfield legend

Chapter 3 Qualification Selection
"Xiao Xiao, are you here to participate in the qualifying competition again?" Seeing the old face, even Zhang Sheng, the vice president of the college football association, shook his head and greeted Xiao Xiao with a smile.Over the past few years, several people in charge of the Football Association know Xiao Xiao very well.

"En..." Xiao Xiao nodded, with a confident smile that Zhang Sheng and others don't often see on his face.

Zhang Sheng was a little surprised that this kid was not nervous.The first few times I saw Xiao Xiao come to participate in the selection competition, his face was pale and his hands and feet were trembling.But after thinking about it, Zhang Sheng felt relieved. This guy Xiao Xiao has participated in the qualifying competition no less than eight or nine times, so he should be used to the atmosphere of this kind of competition.

The content of the trials is very simple, divided into three items: jumping the ball, running through obstacles with the ball and passing the ball at a fixed point.Among them, it takes 30 times to bounce the ball, and to run across obstacles with the ball within 30 seconds, you need to dribble the ball over four plastic poles within [-] meters, and the fixed-point pass must not be more than three meters in deviation before it is considered a pass.

"Come on, Xiao Xiao!" The trials were about to start, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but patted Xiao Xiao who was doing warm-up exercises, and he always felt that the guy in front of him was very different from before.

God, Xiao Xiao even extended a thumb towards him, Zhang Sheng was stunned, and wiped his eyes.That's right, the person in front of him is indeed Xiao Xiao!But why is it like a different person?

"Start bouncing the ball..." As another person in charge of the association yelled, the contestants in two rows started bouncing the ball one after another.

"Come on! Xiao Xiao, you can do it!!!" Xiao Xiao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and gently tossed the ball in his hand.When he opened his eyes again, he had deftly unloaded the ball, then with a flick of his ankle, he entered the usual training rhythm.

This year's contestants seem to have good skills. Zhang Sheng took a cursory glance and quickly focused on Xiao Xiao who was in the back row.

Sure enough, it was different, a perfect and skilled ball-juggling action! ! !Zhang Shengmo counted for a while, and in less than a minute, Xiao Xiao bumped the ball nearly fifty times without any flaws.

Amazing, Zhang Sheng was amazed!This kind of ball-juggling technique, even the academy team, few people can do it.If it wasn't stipulated that three items must be assessed before making a selection decision, he would have decided to let Xiao Xiao join the academy team now.But no matter what, Zhang Sheng is looking forward to what kind of surprises Xiao Xiao, who has not seen for nearly a year, will bring him next!

In just 20 seconds, Xiao Xiao easily twisted and pulled the ball across the four plastic poles. His movements were chic and elegant. Although it was not up to the standard of a textbook, for a group of junior high school students, Xiao Xiao's several movements of pulling the ball over the poles could get full marks.

Originally, passing the ball could be regarded as Xiao Xiao's weakness, at least the old man often criticized Xiao Xiao for not being able to control his internal strength freely, and not controlling the strength of passing the ball well.But among a group of contestants, he was obviously superior after being instructed by an expert, standing out from the crowd.The error of several fixed-point passes was less than one meter, which made the people familiar with Xiao Xiao and their friends stunned.

"Damn. Ah Sheng, why did that guy named Xiao Xiao suddenly become so powerful..." Xiao Gao, another person in charge standing beside Zhang Sheng, exclaimed amazingly after watching Xiao Xiao's show-style competition.

Zhang Sheng spread out his hands: "Who knows, he suddenly became enlightened."

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At the end of the competition, there was no suspense in the final result. Xiao Xiao and two other teenagers who also performed well were successfully selected into the youth group of the academy team.

yeah!When Xiao Xiao heard the result announced by Zhang Sheng, he waved his fist vigorously, feeling very excited.Almost a year of hard training was worth it!This nearly a year of silent patience is worth it! !Next, I will use my grades to hit back those who look down on me.Especially... Xiao Xiao's eyes slanted, and he focused on that cousin who sneaked over to ask about his grades! ! !
"Xiao Xiao, congratulations. I remember that this is your tenth time to participate in the qualification competition for the academy team, right?" Zhang Sheng put his arms around Xiao Xiao's shoulders from behind, and said emotionally: "The emperor pays off those who care!"

Xiao Xiao nodded, he had a deep understanding, it was really not easy to run in circles every day when the old man forced him to stride.Really, just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.He came back to his senses: "Thank you very much, I still need Captain Zhang to take care of me in the future."

Zhang Sheng is the vice president of the college football association and also the captain of the college team.He half-jokingly said: "Please eat first, otherwise there is nothing to say..."

"Okay..." Xiao Xiao agreed straight away: "Just go to dinner in the afternoon. I just joined the academy team, so the sooner I can bribe the captain, the better."

"Haha, it's easy to talk. I didn't expect you to be quite good at talking. I saw you a few times before, and I thought you were withdrawn." Zhang Sheng thought for a while: "Xiao Xiao, what position do you like to play in football?"

"Front." Xiao Xiao said without thinking.

"Forward?" Zhang Sheng hummed: "After graduating this year, the academy team lost a brother who played as a forward. Since you choose to play as a forward, you just happen to be in his position."

Xiao Xiao then asked: "Then who is the main forward in the academy team now?"

"There is no fixed candidate, whoever has a good training condition will be selected." Zhang Sheng encouraged Xiao Xiao: "You work hard, and then the starting position of the forward will be yours."

When Xiao Xiao heard this, his eyes glowed: "Really?"

"Why are you lying to me...I'm still waiting for your treat. Oh, yes, we will have intensive training the day after tomorrow, so remember to arrive early." Zhang Sheng punched Xiao Xiao with a fist, and looked back at the other members of the association who were already packing up the game equipment and preparing to clear the field. He probably didn't have anything to do.He turned his head and said to Xiao Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, if there is nothing else to do now, I will tell you about the team competition in detail first."

"No...Captain, let's sit by the canteen and talk slowly. Don't worry, drink, I'll treat you..." Xiao Xiao now hopes that Zhang Sheng can tell him more about the academy team.

Pearl Academy (Xiao Xiao's college) has two teams, the Junior Team and the Children's Team.And Xiao Xiao joined the youth team at the junior high school level, and participated in the youth group league jointly organized by colleges and universities in several nearby cities.Including Pearl Academy, there are a total of 18 teams that play [-] rounds in a school year. Except for winter and summer vacations, they basically play one round every two weeks.

"Then captain, school will start in two weeks. Will the first round of competition start immediately after school starts?" Xiao Xiao asked expectantly.

Zhang Sheng nodded: "Yeah, so Xiao Xiao, if you want to win the chance to start, you have to train hard. Especially if you want to play as a striker, you need to practice your shooting well, otherwise it's useless to just have ball-handling skills. In addition, you have to remember that our academy team is a team that can rank three or four in the league. If you perform too poorly in the game, the academy team may kick you out of the team. I can't help you then, remember..."

Xiao Xiao made a gesture of knowing.

"Okay, I still have some things to deal with with the association, so I'm leaving first." After Zhang Sheng answered the phone, he got up and wanted to leave.Before leaving, he told Xiao Xiao: "There is still training camp the day after tomorrow, don't be late..."

What a long-winded captain, Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes and made a clear gesture again.

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After calling his parents to announce the good news, Xiao Xiao immediately ran to the remote grassland outside the small town that only he knew.If nothing else happened, the old man Dongfang would stay there all day, muttering to himself while drinking wine.

"Master, I succeeded. I succeeded!!!" Seeing that familiar and slovenly figure from a distance, Xiao Xiao shouted at the old man Dongfang before he got close: "I have been selected for the academy team."

The old man Dongfang muttered: "What's the noise in the early morning, isn't it just being selected for the academy team, what's there to be excited about. Kid, keep calm all the time like Master and me."

Xiao Xiao squatted beside the old man with a smile, without speaking.

"Ah Xiao, you still have a long way to go... This little thing makes you so excited, and if you join a world-class team in the future, don't you want to be so happy?" The old man took a sip of his wine habitually, and pointed to the open space in front of him: "Go, take a step, the master will tell you about the world football today."

Ah... Xiao Xiao's smiling face suddenly turned cloudy, but the master wants to tell him about the world football world, this is a rare opportunity.At the critical moment, don't make the master unhappy.Hey, just stick it, I'm used to it anyway.

"If you have studied geography, you know that there are four continents in the world. Xiazhou where we are, America in the south, Barrow in the west, and Bray in the north. Everyone on the four continents plays football, but each has very different characteristics and advantages."

"The players in America are good at small skills, the players in Brae are excellent in physical fitness, and the players in Barrow are good at tactics. In fact, Xiazhou players have no advantages in all aspects compared with players from other continents. Therefore, Xiazhou players have rarely been able to create a reputation in the world football."

Xiao Xiao listened carefully, but what the old man said made him feel a little frustrated.No wonder I didn't find a few players from Xiazhou when I watched the video, so there was a reason.

"Of course, there are no absolutes! In the past ten years, the football level of Fusang in Xiazhou and Korea has improved significantly. Their combination of technology and tactics has made the world football stand out. At the same time, many players from these two countries have the strength of world-class players." The old man Dongfang sighed: "On the contrary, China, in addition to being known as the birthplace of football, has become more and more depraved in recent years."

Xiao Xiao didn't know much about these things, so he thought it was interesting.He doesn't care about the national team's performance in his heart. What he thinks about is that he hopes to become a world-class football superstar one day. Glory to his ancestors is enough.

Of course, it would be even better if he could become a green legend like his idol Rodaldo.

After thinking too much, Xiao Xiao, who was in horse gait, grinned and laughed at himself.

(End of this chapter)