shadow striker

"Mr. Bosbook accidentally saw the video of your game, and your performance surprised him."

"Spain used to be full of talent in the position you played in. But you know the situation now. Pulido is 31 years old and the whirlwind Mirza has had a serious injury this season. It is likely that he will not be able to play by this time next year. To make matters worse, this is the second time he has been injured in the same position. As much as we hate to admit it, even the most optimistic doctor thinks he will never return to his peak form even if he recovers gone."

"It is true that La Liga has developed very well in the past few years, but since the Barcelona youth academy became famous all over the world, children from all over the world have come to Barcelona, ​​hoping to enter the Barcelona youth academy."

"This is a good thing, but it also directly leads to the fact that the proportion of foreign students among the graduates of the Barcelona youth academy is getting higher and higher. Some children we fought hard for, but obviously their own countries are also fighting for them, and many people They have already represented their country in U14 and U17 world-class competitions when they were very young."

"So when we found out that you're 21 years old and haven't played for your country of citizenship, we were very surprised. In fact, after carefully studying your game film, we think you have unlimited room for growth. So , have you ever thought about... becoming a Spanish citizen and wearing the Spanish jersey at the World Cup next year?"

"You know, your mother, stepfather, and younger brother are all Spanish citizens. It can be said that your family members are all Spanish. So, why don't you consider choosing to make the same decision as them? We have seen Many of your interview videos, I can feel that you love Barcelona very much, and you love Spain very much."

"To us, you are like a child who has been somewhere else for a long time when you were young, and now you are 21, it is time for you to go home."

"Of course I can't promise you too much now. I can only say that as long as you agree and your condition does not decline next season, you will appear in the Spanish squad for the next World Cup."

Such a conversation took place in a villa in a high-end residential area on the outskirts of Turin.Or in other words, one person is speaking and the other is listening.The other party was not some cunning existence like an old fox, but simply used his sincerity to impress the target he wanted to persuade on this trip.

Although joining the Spanish national team can obviously go further in the World Cup than fighting in the national team where his nationality is located, from the perspective of normal people, the Phantom Son of the Turin team has no reason to refuse, but this Spaniard I still showed great sincerity and told the other party that we need you very much now.

This kind of arrival and the news brought by the Spaniard in front of him obviously caught Yue Yihuang off guard.He hardly ever imagined that such a thing would happen.Although he was in the youth academy, the coach advised him to become a Spanish citizen before he became an adult.

At this moment, Yue Yihuang felt that he could clearly understand every word that the assistant to the head coach of the Spanish national team said, but combined he just... couldn't understand the meaning at all.

"I'm sorry, just give me some time to organize my thoughts?"

"of course can!"

Almost at the same time, Francisco, who got off the plane, received a call from Nesta, the leader of the Italian national team.This obviously surprised Francisco.However, what surprised him even more was the news brought by Nesta.

"Do you know enough about your club teammate Yue? If the Italian national team intends to allow him to become an Italian citizen before next year's World Cup, but it is not yet possible to promise him that he will be in the squad at that time, what will his opinion be? ? Yes, we want to know what he thinks."

In this regard, Francisco's answer is this: "I'm sorry, Mr. Nesta, we haven't talked about this issue yet. But if the national team will need him, I will try my best to persuade him! Yihuang is A player who works very hard and improves at an astonishing rate. I believe he will be able to perform even more amazingly next season! The national team will definitely need him!"

Nesta: "Okay, the coach attaches great importance to his support for your offense in the game. He thinks he can be used as a surprise soldier at a critical time. I think you should be able to understand the meaning of this sentence. "

In stark contrast to Nesta's calm voice was the irrepressible excitement in Francisco's voice.After thanking the team leader Nesta, he quickly hung up the phone, dragged his suitcase and ran out of the airport all the way to the private car stop.His butler, West York, was already there waiting for him.

"Go to Yihuang's house! Now! The sooner the better!"

When such good news came, any grievances and embarrassments disappeared.He wanted to tell the other party the good news.The phone has been unable to convey his emotion to the other party.He wants to stand in front of the Phantom Son, give him a hug, and tell him...they will not only be able to rely on each other in the club's arena in the future, but they can also become a pair in the national team to make opponents feel scared, and even more so. A scoring weapon that makes strikers of other national teams envious.

At this moment, Francisco has longing in his heart, but also excitement and excitement.But more... is to start thinking about what it will be like when Yue Yihuang and himself put on the blue Italian national team uniform and stand on the field, facing all kinds of powerful enemies.

It didn't take much time to drive from the airport to Yue Yihuang's home, but Prince Turin felt that it was as long as the sun rising until it set.

Even when he had conflicts with Francisco, Yue Yihuang did not notify the gate guard of his own community to remove the Prince of Turin from his white list, but every time he saw Francisco visiting, he would stay behind closed doors. Just open the door.

Of course, this is also to prevent the Prince of Turin, who is very popular throughout Italy, from squatting at the gate of the community every day in public.It would be even worse if they were squatted down and chattered at the gate of the community... that would be even worse.Of course, it is not good to escape the video surveillance equipment in the community and enter the high-voltage power grid.

All in all, after Francisco's car arrived at the gate of Yue Yihuang's residential area, he told West York to call a taxi to go back. He should stay here for a long time, and then he said goodbye to West York and got on the driver's seat. He drove the car directly into the community.

However, when he approached the villa where Yue Yihuang lived, he saw the assistant of the head coach of the Spanish national team who, because of Yue Yihuang's nervousness, ran outside spontaneously to bask in the sun.

Francisco didn't know the assistant, nor could he call out his name, but he was sure that he had seen this man, and that the man's occupation must also be related to football.

Francisco's gaze with a strong sense of scrutiny made the assistant feel his presence. This enthusiastic Spaniard turned his head. When he saw who the other party was, he was a little surprised, but he still walked away very politely. Come and shake hands with the Prince of Turin.

"who are you?"

It seems that he guessed that this man standing here must be due to reasons that he absolutely does not want to see. When Prince Turin treated this assistant, he did not have the gentlemanly demeanor of the past, but after shaking hands with him indifferently asked.

"My name is Sutiq."

"I'm not interested in your name."

"Well, if you want to know about my job. Maybe I can answer you, I'm currently working for the Spanish men's football national team."

Hearing this answer, Francisco couldn't help but glared at the other party, and then went straight to the door without answering a word.Sure enough, the door that had been closed to him for the past few weeks was now wide open due to the fact that Mr. Sutik, the assistant, ran out to bask in the sun and the wind.

This is Francisco saw Yue Yihuang again ten days after leaving Turin.At this time, the young shadow forward who seemed to not need to think before passing the ball on the court was sitting on the sofa with his head lowered, but the brilliance in his eyes could still be seen through the eyelashes .Looking at the picture, Francisco felt that he was almost sucked away.However, his hands were clenched and then loosened, reminding himself of the mission that must be fulfilled here.

"The people from the Spanish national team came to you, why?"

Yue Yihuang seemed to have really fallen into deep thought, and he suddenly came back to his senses when Francisco walked in front of him.When he saw that the person who left the team for ten days was standing in front of him like this at this moment, Yue Yihuang obviously couldn't react. He even forgot that he was hiding from the other party, so he just shouted out The other party's name.

Such a reaction eased the icy aura surrounding Francisco a lot. He looked at Yue Yihuang, who was facing the most important problem in his 21-year life at this moment, hesitating and unable to make a decision, and took a deep breath. .

"No matter what that person came to you for, I thought I should tell you the good news I brought, now."

Then he stuck one knee to the wooden floor, and put his hands gently on both sides of his cheeks.

"The Italian national team wants you before the start of the next World Cup..."

The assistant, who was stunned by Francisco's aggressiveness, immediately reacted and ran into the house in a hurry.This assistant, who is proficient in Italian, French and Portuguese in addition to his native Spanish, of course heard what Francisco said to Yue Yihuang when he ran close.

The sudden situation made Mr. Assistant panic, but he still remembers saying loudly before Francisco finished speaking: "Mr. Yue! You must have considered my proposal before! I don't think you need any hesitation. .Although...Although the Spanish national team does not get much prize money in major competitions, after the European Championship, the Football Association issued new regulations to increase the amount of prize money! And in your position, the Spanish team needs you very much now."

Sutik's words made Francis pause for a moment, but he ignored them and continued his interrupted words:

"The Italian national team hopes that you will become an Italian citizen before the start of the next World Cup. In this way, you may continue to be my partner at the start of the next World Cup as a teammate of the national team. Although the national team has not yet confirmed that you will Enter next year's World Cup squad, but I believe... I believe you will be able to prove your strength to them next season."

At that moment, Yue Yihuang felt as if a drop of water had dropped to the bottom of his heart, making him hear the sound of his heart beating.

then?The two began to argue in this villa belonging to the Phantom Son.

Sutik expressed that Spain is in urgent need of employing people at this time. If Yue Yihuang becomes a Spanish citizen, as long as his condition does not decline in the next few years, and even keeps getting better, he will definitely be able to win more in the Spanish team than in the Italian team. More playing opportunities.

What Sutik said was not wrong.Compared with Italy, which is full of talents now, he will be able to get more playing opportunities in Spain.Although he can't make too many promises to Yue Yihuang now, the fact is that.

Compared with the assistant of the Spanish national team coach, Francisco did not say much.He just told Yue Yihuang: "I believe you can help me score, help Italy score. I need you."

Francisco and Sutiq, neither of these two are big talkers.They also understand that although Yue Yihuang's performance in the club is eye-catching, he is indeed an amazing player.However, he is not a player who can be called a world-class player.In any case, Spain and Italy are both super teams that have won the World Cup. It is extremely difficult to get their own position in these two teams.To achieve this, one's own strength is very important, and the running-in with the national team is even more critical.

In this case, overpromising is tantamount to cheating.

Therefore, after they finished saying what they wanted to say, they let Yue Yihuang think for himself, but they didn't leave because of the presence of people sent by the other national team.

The sky was getting dark, and Yue Yihuang, who went back to his room to think about this problem, did not go downstairs for a long time. The two people who came here for their own country's men's football team began to communicate with each other with a little needle feeling. communicate with.

Sutik: "I think, there is a fact that the world football world understands. Not only is Italy rich in good defenders, but they are also constantly active in the positions of attacking midfielders and shadow forwards. I heard that you and Yue are private The club teammate who has a good relationship with you? Then you should think about him more. He can develop better in the Spanish team. The Italian team should not be so domineering. Players who are needed and not needed should be tightly grasped inside."

Francisco: "You underestimate Yihuang too much. What he can do cannot be just what you see now. As long as he is given time, he can grow into a shadow forward who can get enough opportunities to play in the Italian team. I Believe it."

Sutik: "So you mean that you plan to give him Italian citizenship first and then see how he performs? His club performs well enough to call him into the national team, and if he doesn't perform well, he's left with nothing?"

Francisco: "Mr. Assistant."

Sutik: "Please call me Sutik."

Francisco: "Mr. Assistant, what I want to say is that both of us should be very confident that Yue can have this strength. You should be very clear about this in your heart. If this is not the case, Mr. Bosbook will not send you here on purpose. communicated with Yihuang."

In the living room on the ground floor, the two men representing the national teams of different countries were facing each other.But that doesn't mean they really hate each other.In fact, as an assistant to a professional coach, Sutik admires the Italian center Francisco very much, and is also deeply impressed by his ability to break through and seize counterattack opportunities.

Only this time, he must snatch the Phantom Son, who has spent five years of his career in Italy, from Italy to Spain.

Similarly, Francisco was also surprised, astonished and happy because the Spanish national team attached so much importance to Yue Yihuang.His partner, who had been frustrated in the Italian second division for three years, won such a heavyweight recognition with his own strength, of course he would be happy for him.

But... If possible, he certainly hopes that Yue Yihuang can also be his shadow striker when he is in the national team.

In just two seasons, this Shadow Front, who is thin and has nothing to do with publicity but competes with himself every day, trying to tap his full potential... His growth rate can almost be described as terrifying.Francisco saw his transformation firsthand.

This made him firmly believe that his phantom son must be able to become a shadow striker enough to occupy a place in the Italian national team under the tempering of time.Yes, even with the Italian national team.

And in the master bedroom on the second floor, Yue Yihuang was also struggling with himself.

An invitation from the Spanish national team, it was ecstasy under surprise.

Another invitation from the Italian national team, that is dizziness.

That kind of invitation meant the unparalleled admiration and affirmation that he had always craved as a boy.

The outstanding performance this season has made Yue Yihuang the absolute core of the Turin team.Even though this team is star-studded, as an outlier in this group, he also won respect for himself regardless of nationality or skin color with his talent, hard work, and superb skills.

But even so, he never thought that the Spanish national team might invite him.

In fact, when Sutik explained his purpose to him, he almost agreed.But that was just a little bit.

Yue Yihuang is a simple and easy to be true person.He has never thought about becoming a citizen of another country.It never occurred to him that a person with yellow skin and whose mother tongue is Chinese could be a Spaniard, a Spaniard or an Italian.

So this time, should he also insist?

of course.

During that long time, Yue Yihuang imagined himself telling others that he was a Spaniard, and then telling others that he was an Italian, but he laughed awkwardly after thinking about it halfway.

In this way, the dull atmosphere became relaxed again.Now that the matter has been figured out, Yue Yihuang no longer makes the two people downstairs wait any longer.He opened the bedroom door and ran downstairs very quickly.

Hey, what if you regret it later, Yue Yihuang?

Then... let's think about this answer after regretting it.

The rain was once again replaced by sunshine.The well-known Turin shadow striker is an ordinary person after all. When faced with such a huge temptation, he would hesitate and hesitate, but he finally continued the path he insisted on from the beginning.With a trace of relief, a regret, but extremely relaxed.

"I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting. Regarding your invitation, maybe I want to say something. I feel very honored, but I can only regretfully refuse."

"I know that such a decision may sound irrational, even more irrational, but I have really thought it through. Playing for the Spanish or Italian national team, playing for the World Cup and European Championships, no matter which one is the same. It is something that a professional player can be proud of for a lifetime. I also know how difficult it is to reach the finals in my country."

"But I just can't get past my own. I can't look at the guy in the mirror every morning when I wake up and take a shower and say, you're Italian, or...you're Spanish. .”

"I'm very sorry for delaying you for so long, please accept my apology."

This was Yue Yihuang's last reply to Sutik and also to Francisco.Maybe sometimes what helps a person make a real decision is not some great reason that is deliberately forced. This reason can be small, but it is so subtle that it exists in daily life every day.Of course he loves Spain and Italy, but for these two countries, he doesn't have that unchangeable sense of belonging that exists in his blood.

He considers himself a Chinese.

There is nothing wrong with it, there is no need to emphasize it, that's all.

For Yue Yihuang's decision, Sudiq expressed his incomprehension, but still expressed his respect for Yue Yihuang's choice.Yue Yihuang asked the guard of the community to call a taxi for Sutik, and the two finally said goodbye after a polite hug.

"You have already made a deep impression on me. In this way, I will never forget you."

Sutik said this as a joke before leaving.Then, only Yue Yihuang and Francisco were left in this three-storey building, where there was even an elevator hidden behind the white classical door.

Francisco: "Have you really decided?"

Yue Yihuang: "Yes, I've already thought it through."

Francisco: "But I have always had some... not very good rumors about China's national football team. It has nothing to do with the locker room or the game on the field."

Yue Yihuang: "Yes, I think I know. But isn't it the same in Italy in 06?"

That confidence made Francisco laugh.He thought that he...maybe he was unconsciously fascinated by the other party again.Or maybe he shouldn't have used the word "again" because he's been sucking into this sweet torture for a long... long time.

"Do you want to be China's Cannavaro?"

Prince Turin blinked at his Shadow Front, and let out a deep laugh.

"No, although I admire him a lot, I'm not a centre-back and I can't win the Ballon d'Or."

"Who knows?"

Seeing that the person he was infatuated with was close at hand again, and was answering his question so earnestly, Francisco felt that it was not bad.

"Yihuang, I'm hungry."

"I... I'll order takeaway for you!"

As expected, he made a request with a very obvious meaning, and was rejected by the other party as expected. However, Francisco did not end the conversation between the two of them.He stared at the other party with those deep and affectionate eyes, and even told Yue Yihuang what happened to him today with his magnetic voice.

"I flew back to Rome from Finland on a plane this morning. I asked Christian to take me to a Chinese restaurant in Rome. We searched for a long, long time... about two hours. Finally we found it. It It's small, old, and broken, but I went in anyway. Because of this, Christian lost his temper for a long time. The sweet and sour pork there is not good, and the pineapples are canned, although I didn't feel that the canned fruit It's not tasty, but it's really not tasty, and so is Kung Pao Chicken, it's sticky and makes me feel very uncomfortable..."

Although it was just an endless complaint about lunch, Francisco's voice and tone were like whispers between lovers, and he seemed to be reading a new chapter that the bard had been thinking about for a long time.

Francisco's rare childishness made Yue Yihuang laugh, he reluctantly called out Francesco's name, but at that moment, he heard the so affectionate words from the Prince of Turin that it was impossible to say no to him.

"I miss you, Yihuang. I miss your appearance, your voice, even though I have your photos in my mobile phone, and there are recordings of you talking, but I still miss you. I miss you uncontrollably. I I still think of the good mood I will have when you are near me. That feeling really makes me feel very comfortable. Can you imagine the feeling of returning to the dirty gray smoke after breathing the fresh air? Of course , I still miss the dishes you cook, and everything about you..."

Sensing Yue Yihuang's frowning and his complex expression about to say something, Francisco hurriedly interrupted him before he could speak:

"No, no, don't say rejection first, my heart can't bear your second rejection. I can't accept your indifference, and I can't accept that I can only see you when you are playing football. I think Say, you are as important to me as water, would you believe it? If you can treat me like before, just treat me as your important teammate, important... partner, we can...can be just friends .I'll just give you what you need...and nothing that bothers you, okay?"

There is no doubt that Francisco's words greatly shocked Yue Yihuang.That love was too deep, so deep that he didn't know how to face it.He couldn't help wondering if what he had done before was too heartless and reckless.

In any case, the person in front of him was the most important person to him in this city, this place that made him feel like he had found home again.He shouldn't have hurt this man like that.

After thinking for a long time, Yue Yihuang finally gave the other party a long-lost smile, a smile that comforted Francisco's depressed mood.

Seeing Francisco's obviously relieved expression, Yue Yihuang couldn't help laughing: "Italian men are really better at talking about love than imagined."

Fearing that the other party would think that what he just said was a trick, Francisco was so anxious that his words became incoherent.

"No, no, no, this is not a love story. It's just my heart. Love words are not like this. If you want to listen, maybe I can tell you for three days and three nights..."

Yue Yihuang couldn't describe his mood at the moment.He sighed.

The man in front of him should not be like this.He should be the dazzling pride of heaven. Even Turin, who was promoted from the second division to the first division, can't hide his amazing skills at all.However, this man became so cautious in front of him, he couldn't breathe smoothly even before he could run.

The Phantom Son finally hugged him gently under the other party's unbelievable gaze.

"There is a person in my heart. I have liked this person for a long time. I am a stubborn person. Once I am convinced of something, it is difficult to change. I thought five years was enough, but it is not the case. Maybe I still It will take one year, two years, three years, or even longer to completely forget that person. Before that, I..."

The originally gentle voice became a little hoarse because of emotions.That actually made Francisco couldn't believe that he had knocked open the last line of defense in the opponent's heart.So he laughed, and gave his answer before the other party finished speaking:

"If it's you, I'm willing to wait."

The author has something to say: In the end, Dai Huang chose to join the Chinese team.I know that everyone must have a lot of indignation, but I hope everyone will listen to me and talk about my thoughts.

I would like to introduce a person to you, that is a figure skating men's singles athlete from Russia.He lost his father when he was young and was in poor health. His mother encouraged him to go because she saw an advertisement for free learning figure skating posted near their house. The original intention was to let him exercise more and improve his body. , This boy went on the road of professional player just like that and never came back.He studied with a famous Russian figure skating teacher. His coach loved him very much at first, but with the appearance of Plushenko, who was even more amazingly talented, the coach quickly put his focus on Junior Brother Yagudin.

The contradiction intensified again and again.Later, Yagudin and Plushenko went to the competition together. Yagudin won the championship and Plushenko took the runner-up.Other coaches went to congratulate Yagudin's coach, but the coach said that he was not happy because he preferred Plushenko to win the championship.Later, it can only be said that Yagudin, who is still a child, caught a cold and had a high fever before the game because he did not wash his hair and went out to watch other people's games. The game was a mess, but his coach only expressed his disapproval. His disappointment, and did not even accompany Yagudin to wait for the final equalization.This incident became the last straw to defeat Yagudin, and he switched to another coach who settled in the United States.

It was from this moment that he became the enemy of the Russian Ice Federation.His coach even used his junior as a tool to retaliate against him, telling his junior to beat him.Because of the dual relationship between politics and personal grievances between coaches, Yagudin has been suppressed by his country's ice association.And the people in Russia also hate him.

People who don’t know this past must not believe that there will be such an athlete who has won the Olympic champion, four world championship champions, three European championship champions, and the only figure skating men’s single season in history.” "Grand Slam" winner, but has never won a domestic championship.This is the result of the domestic ice association's efforts to suppress him.And Yagudin also admitted in his autobiography that as long as there are referees from his own country in the referee group of international competitions, he will be very worried, because they usually give him a relatively low score.

Until this time, many, many countries began to contact Yagudin, hoping that Yagudin would become their nationality.In that case, they can give Yagudin a lot of money and give him very good treatment.But Du Yagudin refused.

The ice fans love him and feel sorry for him. Of course, they hope that he agreed to the invitation of those countries and slapped the Russian Ice Association.But in this case, he will not be the ice gladiator forever in our hearts.I would say that's the difference between a talented athlete and a hero.