I Want to Be the King of Football

To the east of Mons, a famous tourist city in southern Belgium, there is a small city called La Louvière.

Unlike Mons, a well-connected transportation hub, La Louvière is just an inconspicuous small city, even on the map, it is a trivial existence.

La Louvière has a football field and a training center, a memory shared by countless young people in this small city.

They all played and trained here.

So far, the most famous story about the football stadium and training center in this small city is that of the Hazards.

Father Thierry and mother Karin are both professional football players, which is very, very rare in such a small city, so Thierry is also the youth coach of this country team, and his wife Karin is his assistant. .

They have four children, the eldest is Eden, who is now playing in Lille, the second is Thorgan, who is also in the youth academy of the French team, and the third is Killian, who is also in the Belgian youth team. Training team players.

In 2003, the youngest member of their family, Etang, was trained by his parents in this small team in his hometown.

The first three children are very promising, they are the outstanding children of other people in the eyes of small city residents, but this also makes Thierry very sensitive as a coach, he is always worried that others will say that he is partial His own children, so he is always very strict in training, especially with his own children.

Sometimes, it is so harsh that others can't stand it. After all, Etang is only eight years old.

Every time, Karin stepped forward to ease the atmosphere and give her husband a step down.

One of the couple sings the red face and the other sings the white face. Over the years, they have worked closely with each other and raised their fourth child.

It is only across the road from the training ground, and opposite is a row of three-storey street-facing apartments.

The Azar family lives here.

Thierry often said that the reason why he stayed here as a coach was because he wanted to be close to home. Otherwise, he could have gone directly to Tibez back when the boss Eden was valued by the northern Tibez youth academy. The youth team coached, that is the Belgian Second Division team, the salary is much higher than now.

But the benefits of coaching in a hometown team are also very clear.

Being close to home is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is only a 100-kilometer drive from Lille, where the eldest Eden works. The round trip is very convenient. The second and third children also accept the best and most formal in France because of the eldest brother. Youth training.

Now, their biggest wish is to train the youngest to become a professional player.

Between training the players, Thierry and Karin turned their heads from time to time to look at their home across the road.

At this moment, in the living room on the second floor, the eldest Eden, who had just returned home from Lille, was also standing in front of the living room window, overlooking the training ground, watching his parents train his younger brother and his peers. Li couldn't help recalling what it looked like when he was training at this stadium.

At that time, he had never imagined that there would be today.

Who could have imagined that?

...

Night falls.

At the end of the day's training, the children left in a hurry, or their parents picked them up, or they went home by themselves.

A small city has the advantages of a small city. Everyone is familiar with each other and looks after each other, and children don’t have to worry about getting lost.

Although they were coaches, Thierry and Karin were sweating profusely, just like the youngest Etang.

Thierry took Etang's hand and went home to take a bath first, while Karin went to the nearby farmers market.

The boss is back, and she intends to give him a whole meal of his favorite dishes.

When it comes to the eldest of the family, he is really good in everything, with a docile temperament, a humble person, and he treats his younger brother with love. People who didn't know the inside story thought that the younger brother would be more talented than the eldest.

But in fact, the boss is the most talented player in the family.

But the second child is the hardest working one in the family.

Boss is greedy,

Not enough self-discipline, this is a big problem for him, so that every time he goes home, Thierry has to nagging for a while, for fear that he will gain weight accidentally, and the fat will affect his speed and explosiveness, and then As a result, many technical actions could not be completed, which greatly reduced his performance on the field.

But the boss doesn't seem to be particularly concerned about this.

Talented people are often so capricious!

They were all brought up by herself. Karin understands the character and temperament of each of them, and generally loves each child.

...

After Karin finished shopping, she returned home and was busy again.

Every now and then there was a cry of father Thierry urging Etang to take a shower.

This boy pestered his brother as soon as he got home. He was obviously a dozen years away. How could he have such a good relationship?

If I don't go to the shower, I'm angry! Thierry had to shout with a straight face.

Etang hurriedly ran to take a bath.

Boss Eden glanced at his old father and pouted, as if to say, after so many years, this is still the trick.

Since returning home, the boss has been paralyzed on the sofa watching TV, and his butt has not moved.

I just won the Ligue 1 championship and the best player of the season in Ligue 1. I guess I am tired, so bear with him!

Besides, at the age of 20, how could he train like the eight-year-old Etang?

It didn't take long for Karin to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

The family was eating in the restaurant, and couldn't help but think of the second and third children who were still in France.

Thorgan and Killian don't know when they will be back? Karin missed her child.

In fact, it is very close, only 100 kilometers away, and it takes more than an hour to drive there.

But sometimes it is like this, no matter how close it is, it is also a separation of two places.

It should be the past few days. They still have a game, and they disbanded after the game. Thierry replied.

How's the third child's recent studies? Eden suddenly asked.

La Louvière is very close to France, so people here basically speak French, and Lille is also the closest city in France to Belgium. There is no problem communicating with Belgians in La Louvière, including school education.

Being able to maintain the pass line, the ball has grown a lot. Thierry smiled with relief.

The most satisfying thing in his life is that he has raised three children, and it seems that he has no problem playing professional players.

If possible, he hoped that the youngest would follow this path too.

No way, the Azar family just doesn't have the genes to read.

Of course, whether it is France or Belgium, youth team players must pass their studies in addition to playing football.

How long are you going to stay this time? Karin asked with concern.

I don't know, I'm waiting for news from John.

John Bick, the agent of Hazard's three brothers, Eden's transfer to Lille, and his two brothers playing in France, everything is John Bick running.

Speaking of this, Thierry and Karin looked at each other with worried expressions.

Although it is in a small city, the information is developed, television and the Internet are connected to the outside world, and many news can come in.

Everyone knows that after the season, several teams in the Premier League, as well as Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, are robbing Hazard.

The most important thing is that Manchester City made an offer first, and several other teams followed suit. Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern and Juventus and other giants also followed suit, and they went crazy for a while.

There are rumors all over the place now, which team will Eden Hazard choose?

Ligue 1 champion Lille desperately refuted the rumors and kept saying that the team would do everything in its power to keep Hazard and plan to renew his contract with Hazard to try to keep him in the team and play well in the new season. Champions League.

But everyone knows that this rumor is actually false.

For a team like Lille, there is nothing more cost-effective than selling players at a high price. The reason why they refute the rumors is to sell a better price.

When Eden returned to La Louvière from Lille, on the one hand, he wanted to avoid the harassment of the outside world, and on the other hand, he let his agent handle these matters. He concentrated on hiding behind and waiting for news.

Thierry and Karin also know the situation the boss is facing now. They are both professional players, so they also know how important transfers are to a professional player, and how many professional players have changed because of transfers. entire career?

With a well-planned career and a well-functioning transfer, it is easy to go to the next level, and conversely, it may fall at any time.

Especially for a 20-year-old player like Eden.

Boss, what do you think yourself? Thierry asked with concern.

Eden thought for a while, then shook his head and said, I don't have a very clear idea.

His character has always been like this, he doesn't have much ambition, and he feels a little bit at ease.

The advantage of this type of character is that he will not fight with others, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, he is not aggressive and lazy.

With the helpless words of Thierry and Karin behind their backs, that talent was wasted in vain.

But what about character?

Then in the big picture, do you prefer the Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga or the Premier League, which league?

Eden shook his head again, I didn't think about it, if I had to choose, I would like to be closer to home.

Thierry and Karin's expressions became complicated, not knowing whether to laugh or be angry.

It's a good thing for a child to love his family, but he's twenty years old, and he still loves his family, isn't that good?

If you want to be closer to home, it's the Premier League and the Bundesliga.

The Premier League and Belgium are separated by the English Channel, which is really close. The Bundesliga is a little further away, but it is also convenient.

As for La Liga and Serie A, it's too far apart, whether it's climate or anything else, they're all very different.

Actually, your characteristics are quite suitable for La Liga. Karin said.

Eden is a technical player, with excellent dribbling and ball-handling abilities, and strong breakthrough ability, but he is relatively poor in physical confrontation and is not tall. Such players are more suitable for La Liga.

Of course, when it comes to La Liga, there are differences, such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. These are two obviously different teams.

Even Barcelona coached by Mourinho still has the genes of passing and controlling the ball in his bones, and still follows the technical flow, but Real Madrid is relatively more focused on physical fitness, speed and strength.

The difference between the two teams can be seen from the core players, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.