I want to marry my loser [football]

(54)

Bradley stood beside his father, he was dripping with sweat, his chest was heaving and breathing because of the strenuous exercise just now.The jersey on his body was almost soaked with sweat, several degrees darker than usual.The brown curly hair was wetly attached to the forehead, and even the eyebrows and eyelashes were aqua.

However, this did not soften his serious expression a little.

He glanced at Jiang Fan, wondering if he heard what he just said.

It's just because his expression is as tall as a sculpture, that look is like a stare.

... Or maybe he really stared at him?

Maybe his self-esteem can't accept the praise from the winner, which will make him feel humiliated and embarrassed?

Jiang Fan looked at Bradley a little more confused, and their eyes just met.

Bradley tried to calm his panting breath as much as possible. He asked, "What time do you get up every day?"

"... Seven o'clock? What's the matter?"

"When does the training end?"

"Five o'clock."

"How long do you train a week?"

"... two days... what happened?"

Bradley looked at him without speaking.

Aiden Green grabbed his son's shoulders and replied: "Bradley gets up at six o'clock every day. He doesn't let the football leave his body until he goes to bed at night. He never rests seven days a week."

Jiang Fan: "...Wow."

Fortunately, he thought, it wasn't four o'clock in the morning.

(55)

The next day, Jiang Fan didn't need to go to the club for training. When he was in school, he received a message from Hoyle: "Did you know? Bradley arrived at the stadium at 05:30 today!!"

"05:30??"

"Yes, Doug told us."

Doug is the gatekeeper of the youth training camp. According to the usual practice, he is of course a loyal fan of Lanzhou.

Hoyle struggled and hesitated for a long time before finally finding an exclamation that could describe his mood: "He's really—terrible!"

"Yes," Jiang Fan couldn't help agreeing, "It seems that I am not doing my job properly..."

Hoyle said very gently: "You can, if necessary. It's just that you don't have to do it now."

Jiang Fan couldn't help but said, "Thank you, sweetheart."

Knowing that he was joking, Hoyle ignored the nickname, just smiled, and said, "Speaking of which, Melville is in a bad mood today."

"why?"

"He has been in a bad mood since yesterday, and Gerrard has been with him. It seems to be unhappy because of the loss."

"Haven't you adjusted yet?"

"It seems not. Before you and Bradley came, Melville was the most powerful person in our hearts. He has hardly tasted the feeling of losing. It is normal to be unhappy... Ah, Melville went to talk to Bradley has spoken!"

"What did you say?"

"He asked how long he trained every day."

"What did Bradley say?"

"He said that he would get up at six o'clock in the morning, take the ball out for a morning run, rest until eleven o'clock in the evening, and would not leave football."

Although I have heard it from Aiden Green, but facing Hoyle at this moment, Jiang Fan naturally needs to react with a bit of hatred: "... Awesome!"

Apart from being awesome, he didn't know how else he could sigh.

Hoyle said: "But he said now he decided to get up at five in the morning and start training."

Jiang Fan: "..."

"It seems to be because of you, Gregory."

"..."

"You are amazing! Gregory." Hoyle said enviously.

"..."

"Melville said that besides you and Bradley, he would not allow himself to be defeated by a third person. He made an appointment with Bradley to get up at five o'clock tomorrow."

"..." Jiang Fan took a deep breath, "This kid is so terrifying!"

(56)

Jiang Fan felt that there was something wrong with his mentality.

After Bradley pierced through the laziness of passing by before, he now feels a sense of crisis spontaneously.

The loser's counterattack is of course an inspirational show that everyone loves to watch, but as a winner, being defeated by the former defeat is not so pleasant.

"I want to strengthen my training." Jiang Fan couldn't help making a request to Sally, "Can I go to training every day like Hoyle?"

Hearing this request, Sally looked a little surprised, "What's the matter? Did something happen?"

"Mr. Aiden Green's son is here."

"Oh, Bradley? I heard, what?"

"He works so hard. Really...he kinda... kinda scares me. You know what? He wakes up at five every day! He trains until eleven!"

Sally smiled: "So?"

"So, I don't want to be defeated!"

"But, Gregory, listen to me, you are still young, and it is not advisable to overthrow the seedlings, do you understand? The most important thing for you now is to move forward step by step, even if you fail occasionally and have setbacks , it doesn't matter. Even the greatest athlete can't always win, the important thing is to learn from it. Failure is not terrible, you understand?"

"If I can keep winning, why should I give others the chance to catch up to me? I like the feeling of winning."

Sally said softly: "Who doesn't like winning? But you have to know that Bradley is 17 years old. His potential is like a flower that has already bloomed and is just waiting to bear fruit. And you are only 15 years old. You are just a seed, what you need is to absorb nutrients. Your tasks are different."

Jiang Fan was not persuaded, he was silent for a while and said: "...Are you very worried about my injury?"

"Of course, I am worried. However, I have also been a professional athlete, and I know very well that it is impossible to never get injured. But I hope you can play it safe and not be carried away by the momentary dispute. Mind, chasing after others but ignoring your body. Gregory, a player who is injured on the field can be a hero, but a player who is injured on the training pitch is just a poor man."

"What about Melville? He said he was going to train like Bradley."

"He is already an adult, besides, the coach of the youth team will evaluate his condition. And you, I will take care of you." Sally rubbed his head with a smile, "What you have to do now is Go to bed early and get up early, maintain adequate nutrition, be in a good mood, and grow up obediently."

Jiang Fan was still a little worried: "Then what if I lose to Bradley next time?"

"Then be happy for him." Sally said, "I'm sincerely happy for his success, because his hard work has been rewarded as it should be, shouldn't this be a happy thing?"

Jiang Fan shouted immediately: "But he is my opponent!"

Sally smiled and said, "You can treat him as a friend."

(57)

Due to Sally's opposition, the plan to increase the amount of training could only be shelved temporarily.When Jiang Fan went to Lanzhou for training next time, almost everyone in Team A was used to getting up at five o'clock to start training.

At the beginning, it was the vice-captain Melville, followed by the captain Gerald who seemed to feel a certain sense of crisis, then Isaac, Hoyle...

In the end, basically the whole team arrived.

Jiang Fan: "..."

By the time he arrived at the locker room at his normal practice time, the rest of his teammates had finished their extra morning workouts and showered in the shower.

Feeling excluded from everyone.

Wronged, unhappy.

After changing his jersey first, Jiang Fan sat on a chair with his arms folded, sullen and sullen.After a while, Hoyle came out wrapped in a towel, lowered his head and wiped his wet curly hair.

When he saw Jiang Fan, his big eyes lit up immediately, and the deer-like boy showed a big smile, and said affectionately, "Hey! Gregory, good morning!"

Feeling his welcome attitude, most of Jiang Fan's unhappiness dissipated immediately.

He paused and replied, "...good morning."

Jiang Fan watched him throw the towel on the chair, open the cabinet door, and took out the spare jersey to change into.I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Jiang Fan felt that his body seemed to be getting stronger.

He couldn't help asking: "Have you grown taller, Hoyle?"

"Huh? Have I grown taller?" Hoyle slipped his hood into his shirt, slid his two long hands into the sleeves, and quickly straightened the hem of the shirt.Hearing this, before he had time to take off the bath towel around his lower body, he walked towards Jiang Fan, wanting to compare his height with him. "Come on, let's take a look? I haven't measured it recently."

Jiang Fan followed and stood up, and they were stuck together back to back. Hoyle casually called out to Gerald who came out of the shower at this time: "Hey, Gerald, Gregory said I grew taller, you What do you think?"

Gerald raised his eyebrows, walked over directly, straightened his chest, looked down at them with a smirk and said, "What's the difference? They're still the same short."

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes, pushed his waist, "Get lost."

Gerald laughed and walked away.Hoyle pouted, and went back to change his pants a little disappointed.

Then, when Jiang Fan turned his gaze back, he happened to see Bradley walking out of the shower room last.

The brown-haired teenager is still the same taciturn. According to Hoyle, he can spend a whole day without communicating with anyone unless someone initiates a conversation with him.

"Hey." Jiang Fan thought for a while and said. "Good morning."

Bradley raised his eyes, saw him, paused, and then nodded: "Hello."

However, unexpectedly, he came over directly, looked Jiang Fan in the eyes and said, "Aren't you a member of the youth team?"

Jiang Fan said: "I am 15 years old."

Not old enough.

"When is your birthday?"

"September 9th. What?" Jiang Fan smiled and said, "Reciprocity is common, should I also ask about your birthday?"

"October 10th," Bradley said. "I'm 5."

Jiang Fan nodded, looking for something to say, "Good age."

"When I become an adult, I will definitely enter the Lanzhou Club, but for you, it will take another three years."

"so……?"

Bradley frowned, and seemed very dissatisfied with this: "Why are you only 15 years old? I hope you don't make me wait so long."

"Oh, my baby." Jiang Fan was pleased by the recognition revealed in his words, and he raised his eyebrows, "But, even if I enter the club, we are teammates, are you going to compete with me for an own goal? ——However, because you agree with me so much, I decided to treat you as my friend."

Bradley looked dazed. "okay?"

"Then," Jiang Fan hugged his shoulders carelessly, and asked, "I'm going to make a video, would you like to be in the shot?"