Chapter 23: The First Team Dressing Room
"Cheers~!" In the restaurant of Tulio's house, everyone raised their wine glasses together. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Why is the opponent so weak this time... Viviano has been saying this since he left the club. Zhang Shu was transferred to the first team, Turio was also transferred to the U19, and only he continued to work hard in the U17 team among the three.
"Haha~ Viviano, Turio and I will go first, you have to work hard." Zhang Shu said words of encouragement, but his tone was so sarcastic.
"Hehe, actually, I was quite surprised." In contrast, Turio is much more modest.
"Congratulations, kids, you're so proud of me. Especially you, Zhang, thank you. Mrs. Gallo said to them as she laid three plates of pasta in front of them. Come on, eat it while it's hot. ”
"Don't thank me, Mrs. Gallo, Turio was able to go to the U19 because he was already very good." Zhang Shu responded humbly, but he immediately changed his tune. "You see, there's not a level of average, just stay in the U17s."
"Hey! I said it because I didn't have a chance to perform today! Zhang Shu's fancy black behavior attracted Viviano's unwilling discernment.
The small buildings under the night sky are brightly lit, and the orange light gently caresses the street through the windows. The noisy joy of the house escaped and warmed the slightly chilly autumn night.
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Igor reversed his car into the parking space, pulled out the key and turned it off. He took the coffee off the cup holder and drank it down, ready to get out of the car and start the day.
But before his hand could touch the door, it was suddenly opened.
"Hello coach!" Zhang Shu stood outside the door with a bright smile on his face.
Igor was startled by Zhang Shu, and he was stunned for a few seconds before coming back to his senses. "What are you doing here?"
"Come and train! I see that no one has come yet, so I have come to the door and are waiting for you. ”
Igor was amused by Zhang Shu, he looked at his watch, there was still an hour before the start of training.
This kid seems to be a little too excited.
"So that's why you're here to be a doorman?" Igor patted Zhang Shu's head, "Come with me, don't pestle here." We don't need child parking workers, we need players. He turned and walked towards the first team training.
"Yes!" Zhang Shufu kept up with Igor's pace.
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Brescia's first team's training ground is located next to the St Philippe Stadium, where the youth team usually plays, and is just a path away from the Under-17s' training ground. From the U17 to the senior team, it is only a 5-minute walk.
However, this 5-minute journey is not completed by many players in a lifetime.
Igor took Zhang Shu to his office and sat down, and after a while, "Tuk Tuk." There were several knocks at the door.
"Please come in." With Igor's voice, a gray-haired middle-aged man walked in.
"Oooooooo Baggio! It's Baggio! Zhang Shu instantly recognized the person who came in, it was the captain of the team, the former flag of Italy, Robert Baggio.
The former Apennine prince is 35 years old this year, and his signature ponytail is mixed with some gray hair. The years have left many furrows on his face, but the only thing that has not changed is the emerald green eyes, which are still full of passion for football and victory.
"Robbie, you're here." Igor walked around from behind his desk and hugged Baggio. "This is Zhang who has been transferred from the Under-17s to the first team." He pointed to Zhang Shu and introduced him to Baggio. "He's the team's favorite successor for you, so you can bring him with you." This was said quietly by Igor to Baggio.
After introducing Zhang Shu to Baggio, Igor turned around and prepared to introduce Zhang Shu to the captain of the team.
Then he saw Zhang Shu rummaging through the stacks of papers on his desk.
"Zhang! What are you doing!? ”
Zhang Shu raised his head with an innocent expression, "Eh, coach, do you have blank paper and pen here?" I want a signature. ”
Igor directly grabbed Zhang Shu's neck and carried him over.
Seeing all this, Baggio burst out laughing.
In the hearts of most Chinese fans, Baggio's painting style should be that kind of melancholy beautiful man, usually looking at the sky in a daze, sitting alone and thinking silently, even if it is a smile, it should be that kind of faint smile, just like the smile of the Mona Lisa. At least, it should definitely not be this Stephen Chow-style "hahahaha".
As a result, Zhang Shu didn't expect that when he met his idol for the first time, the impression of the "melancholy prince" in his heart fell to the ground and "snapped" and shattered.
The job of helping newcomers integrate into the team is generally the responsibility of the captain in the senior team. Igor handed Zhang Shu to Baggio to take to the locker room, and tidied up the desk that Zhang Shu had turned over.
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Zhang Shu and the team's captain Baggio walked to the locker room while chatting. After a period of contact, Zhang Shu found that his idol, known as the "Prince of Melancholy" in China, was not melancholy at all. On the contrary, the real Baggio has an optimistic personality, loves to joke, and even tells Zhang Shu about some of the most smug pranks he has done to his teammates.
Now Zhang Shu feels like seeing Stephen Chow's interview for the first time, it turns out that Stephen Chow in life is not funny at all, but a little muna. It made him feel a little out of place.
In fact, this is normal, the mind is not tenacious enough, how can he become a professional player, can get back up from injuries countless times, can get out of the shadow of his own penalty kick in the World Cup final, can be given up several times because of the coach's prejudice and return to the national team with his own strength, how can such Baggio be a "melancholy prince" who will bow to fate.
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Pushing open the heavy door, Baggio led Zhang Shu into the locker room. It can be seen that Baggio is really a well-deserved spiritual leader of Brescia, and when he saw Baggio come in, almost everyone put down what they were doing to greet him.
"Guys, this is Zhang from U17." Baggio pushed Zhang Shu out from behind him, leaving him standing in the middle of the locker room. "Zhang, let's say hello to everyone."
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Shu from China, I'm 16 years old this year, and my position is Yingfeng. You can call me Zhang. Zhang Shu simply introduced himself to everyone.
"16 years old? Straight to the first team? It seems that Mazzoni's father is very optimistic about you. A tall player squeezed his eyes at Zhang Shu.
"This is Luca Toni, our main centre-forward." Baggio pulled Tony to introduce Zhang Shu.
Zhang Shu hurriedly stretched out his hand to shake Tony's hand, he was about 25 years old, he was in the prime of life, taller than Turio, and it seemed that he was sitting in the first team with a similar job as Turio. Lucatoni has medium black hair and Italian features that are chiseled but slightly rounded, and is as handsome as a Greek sculpture in an art classroom.
"Chinese?" Another bald black player also squeezed over to shake Zhang Shu's hand.
"Ah!! I know you!!! Zhang Shu jumped up as if he had been electrocuted. You're that defender in Costa Rica! ”
In the just-concluded World Cup, the Chinese team lost 0:2 to Costa Rica in the first game, and the defender named Martinez performed well in that game, and both goals were related to him. Zhang Shu was deeply impressed by him.
A few months ago, Zhang Shu was watching Martinez beat his national team in front of the TV, but he didn't expect to become teammates a few months later. I can only sigh that creation is really tricky.
Of course, Martinez didn't know what Zhang Shu knew about himself, and he was still immersed in the illusion that he was very well-known.
Next, Baggio took Zhang Shu to meet his new teammates one by one. Toney's substitutes were also high striker Taray, Baggio's substitute Del Nero, midfielders Antonio Finipini, Appia, Mattuzalen, Schop, Bacini, defenders Mareco, Stankwicius, Petroch, Dainelli, and goalkeepers Srnisek and Sereni.
The teammates greeted Zhang Shu warmly. Most of the time, players who move up from the youth team are not so popular, after all, not many can establish themselves in the first team, and most will not be able to travel back and forth from where they are in the short term.
Such a person may never meet again in the future. Even if you try to get acquainted with it, it's useless.
But Zhang Shu is different from other people who have been promoted from Under-19 to the first team, he jumped directly from Under-17 to the first team.
This only shows that his strength has long surpassed his age, and other players like this are naturally willing to spend effort to remember.
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Before entering the locker room, Zhang Shu had fantasized about this mysterious place. In his mind, the dressing room of the first team must be luxurious, but now it is a big disappointment. The dressing room of the first team is not much different except for a little bigger surprise than the youth team. No pool, no lounge, and most importantly no table for the legendary halftime to eat!
"Uh, Tony, why is our locker room so shabby?" Zhang Shu poked Tony next to him, lowered his voice and asked quietly.
"Haha, Zhang, this isn't our home locker room." Tony seemed to see Zhang Shu's thoughts.
Zhang Shu slapped himself on the head, accustomed to the youth team's home stadium in San Philippe, and almost forgot that the home of the first team was at the Mario Rigamonti stadium north of Brescia. Now it's just a dressing room at the training ground.
"However, Zhang, it is not an easy matter to go to Riga Monti." Tony said to him. "You've got to come on."
"Ha, Tony, I'll train you to see my strength in a while!"