Ender's Football

Ander hasn't had time to pay attention to Uwensburg's U19 schedule recently. He is immersed in the anxious waiting to measure his height every day. Most of the rest of the time is spent in language school, practicing his own He speaks German, and spends two days a week practicing in the Uwensburg training base with the little curly Nathan and the tall and strong Grande.

Mr. Tierner practiced encouragement and education, and he is an old man who loves to praise people, but Ender has seen through his routine, and he is no longer easily flushed by a compliment from the coach (it seems a bit strange to say this, but forgive the little boy face), but often go to the assistant coach in private to ask him what shortcomings he has.

He got along better and better with other U13 teammates in Uwensburg. Except for Nathan and Grande, the other boys gradually became familiar with him, as well as the Russian guy Alexei from U15, because At present, in the entire Uwensburg, he only knows one person who can speak German - that is Ender - so Alexei regards Ender as a relative, and comes over from U15 to play with him from time to time.

Alexei told Ender in Russian that although he had been here for a few months, he was often homesick here, but usually he didn't dare to show his weakness, so he could only try his best to hide his homesickness in his heart.

In the entire exchange program, he was the only Russian child who came to Uwensberg, and the remaining two boys were in the Stuttgart youth training camp.

Ender could understand this emotion very well, and explained to Alexei: "If you want to put it that way, I am also the only Chinese in Uwensburg."

"But your family is here," said Alexei listlessly. "You have a German family."

"Uh," Ender thought for a while, and replied, "But, Alexei, I'm Chinese, and of course I miss my motherland."

The two of them chatted and chatted, and they developed a little indescribable friendship with each other.

After chatting for a while, Alexei finally got down to business: "Oh! By the way! Ander, you know that the Uwensburg team will play Dusseldorf at home soon! Do you want to be a ball boy? ?”

He said, quite eager to try: "I really want to go! There are [-] fans in the Uwensburg home stadium! I want to feel the atmosphere!"

Ender looked him up and down, and pondered, "You're a bit too tall, Alexei...it would be a bit embarrassing for the players to lead you out, and besides, aren't all the caddies going for younger kids? "

Alexey said coquettishly: "I'm not good at German, why don't you talk to the coach! Give it a try! What if it works?"

Ender couldn't resist the wet doggy eyes of the blond boy, and he really wanted to go, so he agreed: "...Okay...Okay."

When Coach Tierner heard their intentions, he agreed without much hesitation. He told Ander that it has always been a common practice for the children of the Uwensburg junior team to serve as caddies for the senior team. The tradition of the club, they are happy to provide children with the opportunity to participate in the game at close range.

"Is it okay for Alexei to be tall?" Ender asked for Alexei.

Tierner smiled and said: "Of course it doesn't matter. Have you watched the World Cup not long ago? Philip Lahm, the captain who led our national team to win the Hercules Cup, also led a very tall ball boy."

So things went smoothly.

On the match day, Ander and Alexei stood excitedly in the player tunnel, thinking about which player they would hold hands, and whispering to each other.

The Uwensburg team played in the Bundesliga Bundesliga this season, but this club is ambitious this year. The high-level executives poached their main striker Milin Max from the Kaiserslaughter club and bought it from the Augsburg second team. Lost midfielder B-Perris, want to make a wave of League One.

And they have a special surprise this season, that is, Kazuya Yamada, who was introduced by the senior management from the Japanese Professional League, has firmly secured the position of the left winger.

The fighting spirit and tenacious fighting spirit of this Japanese man on the field have inspired the vitality of the entire team. In the three league rounds that he has played, he scored 2 goals, leading the Bundesliga Bundesliga scorer list, and let Uwen Fort fans exclaimed that they saw the rise of another "Sun Xingmin".

——Sun Xingmin, a popular fried chicken in the Bundesliga, completed his personal debut in the Bundesliga at the Hamburg Club in 2010, and scored a goal, becoming the youngest Bundesliga goal scorer in Hamburg; in 2013, he created with the Hamburg Club The record worth of 1000 million euros was transferred to Leverkusen, a Bundesliga club nicknamed "Pharmaceutical Factory", and secured its main position.

"I want to take Yamada Kazuya." Ender said happily. When he said this, his voice was a little louder, which attracted the eyes of other people beside him.

Ender stuck out his tongue and immediately retracted it, but he still insisted.

"He is the only Asian player in Uwensburg, and I am the only Asian kid in Uwensburg!"

The rise of Sun Xingmin and Yamada Kazuya is also the way for Asian players to shine in the German league. Ander likes to watch the games of these two Japanese and Korean players. Their skills are by no means inferior to European players. The hard work and hard work are even more visible to the naked eye. They continue to prove that Asian players also have the strength and ability to participate in the top football leagues. They are examples of racial discrimination that can perfectly refute the "race theory" and "the theory that Asian players are not fit enough". .

But what makes Ander faintly feel disappointed is that when Japanese players and South Korean players are shining in the five major leagues, there are no Chinese players who can achieve certain popularity and achievements overseas.

When people in China talk about studying abroad, most of them still stay in the era of Sun Jihai and Hao Junmin, and new forces have not emerged for a long time.

Alexei can understand Ender's mood very well: "It's like Russian football... until now, when fans of mainstream leagues mention Russia, they only know Arshavin*."

The two children looked at each other.

Ander said: "I will try my best to surpass them! Not only to be the best player in China, but also to be the best player in the European League!"

Alexey also said: "I want to surpass Arshavin and become Russia's Mr. Footballer. I want to win the Champions League!"

Then they laughed together.

"Hey, kids." A voice interrupted their muttering.

It was German with a heavy Japanese accent, so it sounded particularly weird. Alexei was at a loss, and Ender barely understood two words.

The two looked up together, and found that Kazuya Yamada they had just discussed was standing next to them.

Seeing Ender's face, Kazuya Yamada's eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively, "Japanese?"

Ender smiled hesitantly and shook his head: "No, I'm Chinese."

Yamada Kazu was also a little disappointed, but he was very happy to see a child with the same skin color on this occasion, and asked friendly in German: "I just heard you say my name? But it doesn't seem to be German?"

"He's Russian," Ender introduced, pointing to Alexei. "We just spoke Russian."

He finished and added: "We all like you so much! Sir! The pride of Asia!"

Yamada Kazuya was a little shy by the children's series of compliments, smiled lightly, and stretched out his hand to Ander: "Thank you, then shall we play together?"

Ender cheered, turned his head and blinked at Alexei, and immediately walked into the queue holding Yamada Kazuya's hand impatiently.

Japanese players have large, rough hands with warm palms.Ender was pulled by him, and the two stood behind the team's forward Millin Marks, and walked into the Stein Energy Stadium together with the queue.

The cheers of the home fans lit up the huge lights above the stadium, and Ender seemed to be lifted up in the clouds by the cheers. Only Yamada Kazuya's hand holding him was real.

He even heard some fans shouting Yamada Kazuya's name in unproficient Japanese, sending the greatest cheers and respect to this man from an island country thousands of miles away.

"That's great." Ender couldn't help saying, "They're so kind."

They had already followed the queue and stood on the field together. Ender was standing in the front row of Kazuya Yamada, and the Japanese man was smiling and waving to the fans in front of him.

After thanking the fans, he bent down and pinched Ander's face, and said to him, "Come on!"

This was a "come on" that Ender remembered.