Ender's Football

In most social situations, when someone politely asks you "how are you?" Cover up your helplessness and answer "yes", or "not bad".

Few people would be willing to expose their scars for others to see. Most people would not make such a choice for their own decency and their self-esteem.

But when Sieghard said that he was "terrible", Ender just froze for a moment, then brushed the broken hair on his forehead, using this action to conceal his surprise for a moment, and then very Quickly react, Sieghard is asking himself for help.

——When showing weakness did not appear as a social etiquette, Ender attributed it to "seeking help".

This is actually very strange. You must know that compared to the "displaced" youth training in various places, the highest echelon that has been in so far is Ander from Uwensburg, and Sieghard is the one who should be superior.

There are so many small players in the world every year, and most of them are just like what Nathan said before, they are lost in the trials and tribulations of life. The luckiest thing is just to see the threshold of the professional league. Not everyone can be like Like Sighard, he entered a wealthy team in his hometown when he was a child, and then went smoothly all the way, entered a higher level league, entered the national youth team and youth team, and played that kind of world-level large-scale competition...

If Ender, like Nathan, had some cynical traits in his character, he would definitely look at Sieghard with that incredible look at this time, and exaggerately ask: "If you can count 'terrible' If so, then what are those children in Africa who are starved and skinny from poverty and famine?"

But Ender didn't.

As early as when the air defense siren sounded in Donetsk, God taught him some truths.

When he was suffering the pain of losing his father alone, he thought he was the poorest child in the world. However, others may suffer even more. Because of the turmoil, some families are divided just because they speak Russian or Ukrainian. In some families the parents were killed in airstrikes, in some places the knees of desperate people were bent, and their power was used by more shameless forces and then abandoned.But when Ander was holding the urn and walking at the Jiangcheng Airport, behind his pain, the young lovers kissed for reunion, the father hugged the mother, and the daughter ran to her mother quickly, they lived thousands of miles In another world that is peaceful and stable, they also have the simplest feelings. Could someone forcefully ask them, "Now here is a child who lost his father, please don't smile"?

Therefore, Ender quickly understood Sigurhard's words, and he took Helena's hand back to his palm, and asked his sister and Sigurhard gently: "Want to go for a walk, Sieg? Maybe We can talk in a better place in the sun and maybe play football or something?"

"Play football?" Sieghard's expression was a bit strange. He pointed to the protective gear on his right knee, shrugged his shoulders, and said nothing.

But Ender was categorical and answered very positively: "Yes, of course I play football, you won't tell me you don't like football, Sig!" He said, and added, "There are many ways to play football." , you don’t want to be a goalkeeper, let’s just pass the ball a few times to play! How about it, come on?”

His eyes were sincere and full of anticipation, as if Sieghard hadn’t broken his leg last year, but was still the boy who nodded reservedly when he mentioned the national team, and implicitly and implicitly expressed that he is currently the captain of the German National Youth U17. .

Sieghard was suddenly instigated by his expression.

He has actually entered the rehabilitation stage now, wearing protective gear is just to better protect his knees, if it is just passing the ball without making saves...he can really do a few kicks...with the left The feet are fine.

If he didn't object, it meant he agreed, and Ender looked at his sister again, asking for her opinion - Helena didn't like football, and Ender had to make sure that his sister wouldn't be too boring with him.

Sure enough, the little girl politely refused: "I would rather play with the pirate ship."

Helena's expression was a bit subtle when she said this. If Ender knew her well enough—like Stanzel or Li Mei—he might be able to see that Helena's words were not right, but unfortunately, Ann De currently can't interpret Lian Yan's words very clearly, so he easily believed Helena's yearning for pirate ships, called his parents, and explained that he met a friend now, and Helena wanted to go to To play pirate ship, you need their company.

Li Mei and Stanzel rushed over quickly, and they met with Sighard. Stanzel obviously still remembered the boy he met at Uwensburg Center Stadium, when he saw Sighard Very surprised.

"This is my friend," Ender introduced, "Sighard, he is a player in Bayern's youth training."

"Hello." Facing the parents, Sieghard was much more shy, and the gloom around him dissipated a little.He gave a sheepish smile, the shy smile of the most irresistible sunny boy moms love, "I'm Sieghard, sorry, Mr. and Ms. Schneider, and Ender and I want to go to the football field play."

Stanzel still remembered him, and patted Sieghard on the shoulder vigorously: "Of course, boy! I heard Ender mention you several times, you are such a good guy, and we support you to play football well and play well." Have fun!"

Both he and Li Mei saw the brace on Sieghard's right knee, but the two adults were considerate and did not ask Sigurhard about it. Instead, according to the typical style of oriental parents, they praised him for being so good.

After Li Mei and Stanzel left, Sieghard said to Ander, "Your family atmosphere is really good."

Ender smiled: "Yes, I think so too."

The two boys looked at each other and smiled, and the tense atmosphere just now because of the arrival of the parents was completely relaxed.

They decided to go to a small indoor football field nearby. Sighard led the way, and the two quietly bypassed the fan area in front of them, and walked together in the direction Sighard pointed.

When he walked to a beer tent not far away, Sieghard was recognized.

It was obviously a Bayern fan—wearing a Bayern red jersey, his face was flushed from drinking, but he didn't look particularly drunk. He immediately recognized Sighard and greeted him enthusiastically: "Hi! Sig ! Are you going to the Oktoberfest with the first team today?"

Sighard did not appear cold towards the fans, he greeted the fans with a friendly "Hello."

The fans laughed and did not act excessively. They just raised the beer mug in their hands and blessed him: "We all heard about your injury! Come on, get well! I have an appointment with Old John next time I want to go to the U19 game together, hope to see you!"

When he left, Ender was a little unbelievable. He looked at Sieghard and asked in surprise, "Do they all know you?"

"There are only a small number of fans who often go to the Green Forest Stadium - that is, our youth team's home fans may know me," Sigerhard said, "but these fans are still relatively small. You also know that there are not many spectators in the youth team games. There was no televised either..."

"But there are fans who know you!" Ender's eyes were full of envy, "That's great! Seeger, you can't take this as a commonplace! It's incredible to be known by fans at this age!"

Sieghard smiled, but said nothing.

Ender realized later that in fact, diehard fans of Uwensburg—those who like to watch youth training can probably also know many players in the youth team, but for Ender, those are his daily life. There is nothing new about the people that you can get in touch with here, but being recognized by fans like Sieghard walking on the road greatly refreshed Ender's cognition.

After finishing this episode, they soon came to the nearby indoor football field.

Sighard was a bit of a stickler at the beginning. Although he has started recovery training, it has been done in the hospital and physiotherapy room. He has not been on such a field for a long, long time.

In the past half a year, what he did the most was to sit in various places and wait. His frail, bone-broken right leg was put in a cold brace and could not move. Every movement is a completely uncontrolled collapse of the bones, and after the ligaments are torn, there is a sense of emptiness without support for the leg bones.

Therefore, when he intended to use his right leg to control the football, he found that his careful attention to the bones had become a stumbling block to his strength, and his muscles were stiff and at a loss.

For a moment, he was a little discouraged.

The interest that had just been instigated by Ender disappeared in an instant, and he began to attack his unwise actions, and the cloud returned to him.

Ender put his hand on Sighard's back and said to him, "Sig! Do you know why football is the number one sport in the world?"

"Why?" Sieghard didn't know what he was going to say, and turned to look at him.

"Of course it's because football can be played anywhere!" Ender said logically. "Have you ever seen the boys in Brazil play football? They play the most fancy tricks on the beach and in the mud with soda cans." Children in Africa and the Middle East, wearing plastic bags, can shoot with just a leaky ball! Football for the blind is an important event in the Paralympic Games! As long as they are trained, even blind people can enjoy the joy of football !"

What he said was very powerful and convincing.

Sieghard's frown, which had been slightly frowned just now, relaxed a little.

Ender continued: "Football is the number one sport in the world, because it is the simplest sport! Everyone can enjoy football! Only one ball is needed—not even a ball, one person can play, two people, Three people... 22 people, we can all do it!"

His relaxed tone infected Sigurhard, the blond boy's back was no longer so tense, but straightened up, staring at him seriously, waiting for Ender's next words.

Ender blinked at him: "Today, let you experience the happiness of our striker! I will guard the goal, and you can shoot with your left leg! Let's see if you can break through the gate guarded by me!"