Chapter Twenty-Three: A Heart of Contradictions
On the way back, Zhen Shaolong kept thinking about the baby-faced girl.
"It's so cute! Lively! β
"Petite!"
"It's beautiful too!"
It's not that he fell in love with the girl, but the girl would say that, which made him sigh 'Lao Tzu is so handsome'.
When he returned to the dormitory, Zhen Shaolong immediately patiently checked his system properties--
Host: Zhen Shaolong
Age: 18 years old
Strength index: 44
Endurance index: 42
Sensitivity index: 61
Spherical Rating: 51
Appearance: 58
Skill: "True"; "Nirvana"; "Foreknowledge".
In several data of the body, the growth rate of strength and endurance is still relatively fast, and the improvement rate is quite obvious, in addition to the reward for completing the system task, long-term insistence on exercising also has a good effect.
The sensitivity index has not grown.
In a few months, the agility index has only increased a little, which is also a reward for a system task, and sticking to daily exercise does not seem to have much effect on agility.
"Was it born? Or is it something to do with the way you exercise? β
Zhen Shaolong thought.
If you really want to analyze, sensitivity should correspond to the four flexibility, body flexibility, etc., maybe to practice yoga, dance, or even acrobatics, etc., will have a lifting effect on agility, daily exercise programs, whether it is going to the gym, or team training, are related to strength, endurance, agility is not talked about at all.
There is no rush in this regard.
The sensitivity index is the highest in the physical attributes, with a value of more than sixty points, and it is currently said that it is completely sufficient, and there will be a real need in the future, and it will be too late to find a way to improve.
It's a gratifying improvement in ball feeling.
So far, there has been no system task, there will be a reward related to 'ball sense', if you want to improve 'ball sense', you can only improve the ball sense attribute through continuous training, which also shows the effect of continuous training.
What Zhen Shaolong wants to see most is his appearance--
58 points!
Recently, the growth rate of appearance has been relatively fast, mainly in recent tasks, there are rewards for appearance, and when superimposed, the data is very impressive.
Zhen Shaolong looked at the mirror carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he felt, but what was the difference compared to before...... Is it getting darker?
"Darkening is also considered an improvement in appearance?"
Probably Africans will have a similar aesthetic, but Zhen Shaolong will not equate black and handsome, he pondered for a long time and had no clue, so he simply didn't think about it, and started to do 'every time his appearance improves' thing-
Selfie!
Take a picture of yourself in the mirror and record the '58' point of appearance at all times.
Wait for the appearance to improve and then take pictures, slowly accumulate more than a dozen photos, and gather them together for comparison, you can know the effect of improving the appearance.
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While Zhen Shaolong indulged in self-appreciation, head coach Bergman was in the middle of a point wreck.
St. Pauli lost again.
At his own Miller Gate Stadium, losing to the opponent by a large score is definitely worse news.
St. Pauli's results were already poor enough.
At present, St. Pauli is third from the bottom in the Bundesliga, and has long been in the bottom four relegation circles, and after losing in a row, Bergmann feels that the team is 'hopeful' to become a relegation team before Christmas.
At that time, it was difficult for him to keep his job.
There are also a lot of voices from the outside world that 'let him step down', Bergman's pressure has become very great, and he naturally has no good temper when he arrives at the training ground, and any player who is a little lazy will be scolded loudly.
Honarev was a minute late and was penalized for running five laps around the court.
Bol laughs while running and is sent off to carry a soccer ball for the team.
Freiberg was distracted by tactical training and was called out alone and scolded for two minutes.
Then everyone became cautious.
The training atmosphere is a lot more serious.
Zhen Shaolong doesn't care, he trains hardest in the team, insists on coming an hour early every day, and goes to the gym in the evening, even if he has a holiday, his life has not changed.
Some teammates also admired Zhen Shaolong.
Not to mention the technical strength, but this kind of hard work and hard work will definitely become an example for the team, and it will also be worthy of the No. 13 jersey.
Of course, technical strength is still the focus.
Zhen Shaolong's training performance still disappointed the coaching staff, his body was too thin and weak, and his skills were passable, but it was difficult to really show it when he came to the game.
Bergmann has an idea that will bring him back to the youth team.
As the next round approached, Bergman gave up on letting Zhen Shaolong return to the youth team, and instead added his name to the squad.
Bergman's idea is very simple: Zhen Shaolong's strength is not good, but his luck is very good, and he got the same data for the youth team, Zhen Shaolong came off the bench and started, and the playing time was added together, all of which were less than 150 minutes, but he helped the youth team score two goals, an average of one goal in 75 minutes.
That's pretty efficient.
Even if the level of the German league is not enough, how to explain the goals in training?
So Bergman's thinking was, "Put him in the squad and maybe the team can win the game?" β
It's a form of psychological comfort.
But no matter what, Zhen Shaolong entered the squad, and when Bergman announced the squad, many people looked at Zhen Shaolong--
"Zhen, you're on the list!"
"It's Zhen!"
"I finally have a chance to fight alongside the boss!"
The above is a relation.
Most of the team are still strange teammates, most of them don't care at all, and some are jealous if they don't enter the list, "It's hard to say if they can play if they are on the list......
"It would be nice if he could really play, see if he deserves the number 13 jersey!"
"Just him?"
'If he plays, we'll have one less striker.'
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The comments of his teammates were based on Zhen Shaolong's performance in training, but Zhen Shaolong didn't care about it, and when he heard his name, a feeling of excitement suddenly surged in his heart.
What a list!
Being in the squad doesn't mean you can play, but after all, you have a chance?
In case I appeared......
"That was the first time in the Pro League!" Kreuzer leaned over and said, "I thought so last time, but I sat at the end. β
Among the three new additions to the team, Kreuzer is the most favored, entering the squad for the first time, but the new players who have been promoted still have to wait if they want to have a chance to play, and he sat for 90 minutes without waiting for a minute to perform.
Zhen Shaolong didn't care, "Anyway, it's better to go in than not to go in!" β
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On the day of the race.
Zhen Shaolong followed the team to Baden-WΓΌrttemberg in southwestern Germany, and entered the Wilder Park Stadium in Karlsruhe, the third largest city.
Wilder Park Stadium, the home stadium of Karlsruhe, can accommodate 30,000 fans, but in the ordinary league, the attendance rate is less than 40%, and the number of fans and spectators is less than 10,000, which also makes the surrounding stands seem a little empty.
The game is about to start, Zhen Shaolong, Kreuzer and other teammates are on the bench with head coach Bergman.
Although he was not a starter, Zhen Shaolong was still a little nervous, after all, it was the first time he was selected for the squad, and he was about to participate in a professional competition, but when he looked around and found a large number of vacant seats, he felt less nervous.
The number of fans in person was not much more than that of St. Pauli's youth team.
This probably explains the popularity of St. Pauli, and even the youth team's home games have more fans than the professional teams.
Zhen Shaolong watched the game. The mood is a bit conflicted.
"If the opponent scores first and the team doesn't score for a long time, Old Man Bergmann may let me play!" After turning around, he said, "I'm a St. Pauli player and I should want the team to win." β
The two thoughts kept wandering in his mind, making Zhen Shaolong fall into a tangle of contradictions, and he twisted around in his seat, a little unable to sit still.