Ender's Football

Loel's speech was really passionate.

It can be seen that he has been suppressed for a long time, perhaps because Sieghard's injury made it difficult for him to remain silent. As a parent and agent, he wants to make a benefit for his nephew and clients choose.

But Sieghard didn't respond.

He didn't even think that Loel would propose such an idea today.

The boy looked up at his uncle, without the excitement of a man, but with some indescribable loss.

Loel knew he didn't want to leave.

"Sig," he patted the boy's shoulder so hard that it almost hurt Sieghard, "I swear I definitely don't want you to be a deserter, and it's not something that just came to me. Ever since... since last month, I've been wondering if I should let you transfer."

He spoke very seriously, in a tone that was completely discussed with Sieghard: "We can't be the starter now, so don't stay, maybe you think it's acceptable for you to stay here to compete, but One month or two months can be like this, what about one year or two years? If we have to sit on the bench for such a long time, then everyone will think that you are not good enough, that you are not as good as Coland—are you really not as good as him, West grid?"

Sieghard shook his head silently.

Loel continued to persuade: "You know very well that a team will not change their goalkeeper frequently. What the national team needs is the best goalkeeper in the country, but this goalkeeper cannot sit on the bench. If this continues, it will be very difficult for us to even enter the German youth team..."

What he said was very realistic, very sincere, and absolutely true.

Sieghard knows this too, but when he thinks of the word "leave", what unsettles him is the sweat that has been shed over the years on the training ground in Sebenastrasse, with fans waving their hands in the stands. flag, and his dream of meeting with Cohen to stand on the Allianz Arena together.

"But..." he said, "if I go, if I go to another team, when will I be cheered by Allianz?"

All children who embark on the road of football with enthusiasm have a team in their hearts that they yearn to play for. For Sigerhard, this team is undoubtedly his home team.

At the age of 8, the young Sighard was discovered by scouts and successfully entered the Bayern youth training. Then he was promoted from the children's club to the U17 smoothly.Since entering the U17 year, the captain's armband has been worn on his arm, almost becoming his personal belongings, and one of the most cherished objects when he plays football.

He dreamed several times that he would step on the turf of the Allianz Stadium one day, and he also dreamed that Neuer smiled at him, patted himself on the shoulder and said, "I leave it to you."

It was an incomparable dream.

However, the soap bubbles wrapped in sweet dreams will eventually be punctured by anything with sharp corners during the flight.

Sieghard's is no exception.

Loel couldn't say words to comfort his nephew. Since the day he saw Sigerhard lying motionless on the hospital bed like a sculpture at this time last year, as a professional agent, he had already had a bad premonition in his heart. .

"I can't lie to you, we'll be back soon, Seager," he said, "I don't know...it's still unknown, I can't tell you, 'As long as you try, Bayern will regret they let you go. Will' because I can't predict the future."

Then, he changed the subject again: "But, Sig, this also means that anything can happen. What is the state of the cat in the Schrödinger box? When we don't open the box, we don't know anything. Know."

After he finished speaking, Sieghard showed a slight smile for the first time today: "You are very bad at physics, I remember."

"I'm not good at learning anything." Loel shrugged. Looking at Sieghard's expression, he knew that he had persuaded people, so he picked up his mobile phone, opened the electronic map, and began to read the clubs one by one. name.

"So... let me start by saying which clubs have contacted me recently. First of all, the teams in the south. The advantage is that they are relatively close to Munich, such as Nuremberg, which is next to Munich. We can travel between the two places very quickly. You You don’t need to be too far away from home. The disadvantage is that the main goalkeeper of their U19 team is the coach’s favorite student. You may face a lot of competition, and I don’t think they have a very strong desire to want you to join. "

"Schalke 04 - just listening to the name, it feels like a very good choice. Their youth academy is very good. Your idol Neuer is from Schalke. They have also contributed to German football. Dogan, Draxler, Sane, etc., a series of stars, they are also willing to give opportunities to young people, but the problem is that their current U19 coach has just been fired by the team, and the new coach has not yet been determined. No one can say what kind of impact the stable personnel changes will have on the future."

He went on to mention a few more clubs, mostly in the west and south, with familiar names.

until the last one.

"...Leipzig Red Bull," Loel read the club's name with a complicated expression, "They poached Ahlbeck from Stuttgart last year, and the youth training center has just been built... which means that everything there It's new, there's nothing rock-solid. And I went to see their training ground when I passed by Leipzig last month. Red Bull's infrastructure is very good. They are seriously preparing for the Bundesliga, but... "

The name is a bit hesitant.

"But what?" Sieghard asked.

"It's nothing."

Loel originally wanted to say that once the Leipzig Red Bulls are promoted to the First Division, they are destined to become the public enemy of fans all over Germany.But this is a matter of the first team, and it has little to do with Sieghard at the moment...so he didn't continue.

He rephrases: "But, they're just too 'new'—what do you think about that, Seager?"

Sighard is a very assertive boy. As his "parent agent", Loel never makes decisions directly for him, but asks his own opinion, and then helps Sighard realize it.

"I guess the word 'new' is kind of catchy," Sieghard said. "You just said that they poached Ahlbeck and recently cast their nets across the country, so ... maybe they will Want me more than Nuremberg and Schalke."

He thought for a while, and asked Loel, "Can we go to Leipzig recently?"

***

Ender and Stanzel were Albeck who met at Red Bull's youth academy the next afternoon.

He is a gray-haired German old man. The wrinkles on his face are full of traces of time, but he is in good spirits, which makes him not look old, but has the kind of vitality beyond his age.

When he saw Ender, the old man showed a kind smile on his face: "Hi, kid, in my office yesterday, everyone was talking about you."

Ender pointed to himself in surprise: "Me?"

His expression pleased Albeck very well, and the other party's smile deepened, and he let them enter his office, and then pointed out to Ender through the large transparent French windows in the office: "I can see young people here at any time." The team's training ground, when you played yesterday, Ralph and I watched here for a while."

The view from this floor-to-ceiling window is indeed very good, Ender glanced in the direction of his finger, and then closed his eyes.

This kind of setting can be seen in the head coach's office of some other clubs, and he has no interest in it. On the contrary, what Albeck just said attracted him more.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Say it, kid." Albeck replied with a good temper.

Ender looked at him: "I've been thinking about this since I went back. In the second half, I played very poorly. When the game ended, I didn't even expect to receive a call..."

Albeck smiled and sat back in his armchair. He motioned for Ender to sit down as well, and said, "I heard later that there was a little friction between you and Jonathan, didn't you?" Seeing Ender's puzzled expression, Looking at him, he explained: "Jonathan—that is the youth training coach who stood at the forefront yesterday, and he is also the youngest youth training coach here."

Ender understood that the young coach from yesterday was probably named Jonathan and his surname was Shuierman, so he only heard two different versions of his name.

But it's not a good thing to contradict the coach, Ender just nodded without saying a word.

"Jonathan submitted his list of recommendations last night," Albeck said. "You would never have guessed, Ender, that the first child he recommended was you."

Ender and Stanzel showed unconcealable astonishment.

Albeck couldn't help coughing, put his rolled up hands on his lips and laughed: "He did that yesterday, according to himself, to see the character of all of you, and I sometimes feel that The young man is too bold to do things, but he has a good heart and obviously you impress him both on and off the pitch and I think that's a good thing."

Ender didn't know what expression to make, the sudden amount of information made him a little confused.

Albeck has already opened his notebook, and found out what he wrote last night.

"We can start talking from yesterday's topic," he said, "I told you on the phone yesterday that there are more and more young talents who become famous nowadays. Obviously, a large part of this is due to the media, but there are also many. Most of it is due to the increasingly perfect youth training system, we are actually improving. If you came to Germany ten years ago, we did not have such a perfect youth training system at that time, it was the shattering of 'a summer fairy tale'* Let everyone start to reflect on what went wrong..."

He is obviously very good at communicating with people, and even Stanzel was suddenly attracted by the story that Ahlbeck said.

The other party talked eloquently, and after introducing the construction of the German youth training in recent years, he began to introduce the future goals of Red Bull. He even listed several key training programs for Ander to develop in the future.

"As for tactical issues, it won't matter for the time being," he said. "Our coaching staff solves these for players, but technology is what you will always rely on on the court, and your body is the guarantee for your future development."

He mentioned Ender's left foot, and his passing.

"You think too much, of course, it's very smart, because players who play with their brains can go far, but thinking sometimes makes you delay opportunities, which requires you to do enough training and go through a lot of complexities. Let your brain and body form a conditioned response... We also have a very good way to cultivate your sense of space..."

He offered something that Ender simply couldn't refuse.

At the end of this conversation, Albeck looked at the boy's expression and knew that he had firmly tied his heart to the Red Bull chariot.

They finally chatted about the weather and food in Uwensburg. The atmosphere became very relaxed, and Stanzel's mentality began to change from worry to expectation.

When Ahlbeck talked about the increasingly perfect echelon construction of the youth training center, he seemed to think of something again and blinked triumphantly: "Every German media will say that we are very ambitious when they mention Leipzig. This is true. In addition to the first team, our echelon must also become one of the best echelons in Germany. We have always welcomed talents from all over the country and even the world to join. Speaking of talents, this afternoon, besides you, we also prepare Hosting a guest from Munich, who is also an absolutely talented boy, many fans expect him to become the main goalkeeper of the German team in the future, just like Neuer."

Ender noticed the words "Munich" and "Goalkeeper". After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth in surprise: "You mean...?"

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

A staff member he had seen before opened the door and came in, followed by two people: a tall adult man, wearing a suit jacket, who looked a little familiar; a blond boy, he raised his head, Behind the man was a face that stopped Ender's words abruptly.