By the time Cosimo returned to his office to sort out and compile Zhang's physical test report, it was past noon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For most small and medium-sized clubs in Europe, the results of the first team are important, but the youth is the foundation. Every summer, countless talented youngsters who have proven themselves on the professional scene leave the club for a transfer fee that is enough to cover the club's expenses, and then the club promotes more youngsters from the academy to fill their places, and the cycle continues. Whether it's the team, the players, or the fans, they're used to this separation, and that's how teams outside of the big clubs survive.

Brescia is no exception and has always been a big part of the club's commitment to the youth team.

Zhang Shu and Tinty sit in the bright and spacious dining room of the Brescia Academy. At all times, Tinti maintains an elegant demeanor, and when it comes to eating, it is no exception.

And Zhang Shu, who was sitting opposite him, was burying his head at this time, constantly stuffing food into his mouth.

"Slow down, slow down, don't eat too much." Tindy kept reminding him. "You're going to have to go to training in the afternoon, so don't eat too much."

Before a competition, athletes usually don't eat too much. Too much food intake allows the body to supply most of its energy to the digestive system. Most players choose to eat a little high-calorie food before the game and then add some calories at half-time.

However, Zhang Shu was really hungry. He set off too early in the morning, didn't eat breakfast properly, and after the "Stagnation" skill was activated, God knows how long his body stayed in the long river of time when he recovered his full strength. The energy of the human body is not produced in a vacuum, and the ATP stored by the mitochondria of human cells can only last for 7.5 seconds, and after consumption, it needs to be resynthesized, and this process consumes a lot of sugar, fat and protein. When the body's blood sugar drops, the brain sends instructions and the digestive system takes nutrients from food. So Zhang Shu's physical strength was restored, but his stomach was as uncomfortable as if he had been empty all day.

"Slow down, eat slowly." Tingdi kept reminding, but in response to him was Zhang Shu yelling at the waiter.

"Trouble for another one!"

There are not many players who eat in the restaurant at lunchtime. Zhang Shu's overeating attracted the curious eyes of many people.

"Who's that guy?" "I think I'm here for a tryout." "It's already the 4th part, right?" "Is the nutritious meal so delicious? I'm in pain to eat one portion" "I heard that it is Chinese, doesn't it mean that Chinese are all gourmets?" ”

The whispers around "Bang~" were abruptly interrupted. Zhang Shu slammed his plate on the table, and then he stood up and looked around as if a king was patrolling his domain.

"One more!" Once again, the king made a proclamation to go on an expedition.

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After lunch, Zhang Shu and Tingdi rested in a dormitory for three hours under the arrangement of the staff, and the training match was scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. after the youth team training.

When Zhang Shu and Tingdi returned to the training ground, the person in charge of receiving them was replaced by another person.

"Hello, Zhang, I'm Marcello. I'll take care of your tryouts next. ”

Marcello was about 40 years old, slightly chubby, with short, curly brown hair and the corners of his mouth and eyes, which are typical of Italians, as if he were smiling at all times. At first glance, it feels like a good old man.

"Hello, Mr. Marcello. What about Mr. Cosimo? Zhang Shu asked puzzled.

"Cosimo is the assistant coach for the physical training and I am in charge of the day-to-day training of the team. I think he's talking to head coach Igor right now about your fitness report. - Tinti, if this kid can do as well in training as he does in his physical tests, I don't think there's anything stopping him from staying. The last sentence Marcello said to Tindy, and it was clear that he had a good relationship with Tindy.

"I think he can do better than he did in the morning." Tinty responded with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to it. I'm sorry though, there's bad news. Due to the unexpected situation of your arrival, a training match was scheduled for today, so the intra-team match was cancelled. Zhang was available for our training matches against our opponents, but only for 45 minutes in the second half. ”

"It's okay, I think 45 minutes is enough to show myself. Is it? Sheet? Tindy turned his head to look at Zhang Shu with an inquiring gaze.

"I think it's a bit of a lot." Zhang Shutian replied shamelessly, as if he had forgotten how embarrassed he was in the first half during the last trial in Milan.

But Marcello didn't know what was happening in Milan and it was good for a young man to have confidence, and he was happy to see such a scrappy answer.

"Haha, then I'll wait to see your performance. By the way, the opponent was not very strong today, I think we were able to seal the win in the first half and you can show your advantage in the second half. ”

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Marcello, who was standing next to the bench, had a serious face like everyone else, and when he thought of what he said before, he felt like he was slapped in the face.

The score on the field is 2:3, and the international convention is that the home team is in front and the away team is in the back. Generally speaking, when choosing opponents for warm-up matches, clubs will choose opponents who are weaker than themselves. Players in the youth team need to develop their self-confidence and practice tactical coordination at this age, and weaker opponents will help them grow. The warm-up match invited today is the St. Bartholomew Football School in Brescia.

St. Bartholomew's Football School is a traditional football school. Including all levels of echelons from U10 to U17, although they have also contributed a lot of outstanding youth seedlings to professional teams, they are definitely inferior to professional echelons in terms of strength. Today's game against Brescia is their Under-17 team. In the first half, Brescia quickly took a two-goal lead, but then conceded three goals in a row. All three goals came from St Bartholomew's number 10. The black teenager, who was significantly under 14 years old, showed that he was capable of outperforming his years, and although he was not tall, his nimble movement and precise shooting allowed the Brescia players to focus a lot on keeping an eye on him.

Therefore, even with the overall strength advantage, Brescia still did not equalize until half-time.

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"Look at your performance! I'm ashamed of you! "The head coach of the youth team, Igor, has a straight face." You let a kid who is 3 or 4 years younger than you do whatever he wants in our backline! Have you forgotten who you are? Remember, even though you're not a professional yet, you could be transferred to the first team at any time to play in Serie A! Based on your performance today, do you still want to be a professional footballer? Dream on! ”

The players were silent and endured the wrath of the manager. They didn't do well in the first half, especially the defenders, and it was a shame to let a kid so much younger than them play with them.

"And you attackers! What were you doing after scoring two goals? Are two goals enough for you? If you don't have the desire to score, I've got more people waiting to play! Igor turned his head to look around and saw Zhang Shu, who had been warming up on the sidelines.

"Zhang! Change clothes! Get ready to play! Igor shouted loudly to Zhang Shu, then turned his head and continued to say to his teammates: "Let me see your fighting spirit in the second half!" Does anyone feel tired now?! Tell me! ”

Of course, no one would be so blind.

"Igor, we're falling behind, can we wait a while and let Zhang play?" Marcello reminded. "We need to step up our offensive now, and Zhang and the players may not be working well enough."

Having said that, Marcello's real concern is that St. Bartholomew's defence will definitely tighten up in the second half in order to maintain the lead, which will be a problem for Zhang. He had a good relationship with Tindy, and he liked the Chinese boy a lot.

But Igor was unmoved. "Do I still care if a warm-up game is won or lost? Let Zhang get ready to play. When you fall behind, you can see if he has a big heart. ”

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Zhang Shu bent down and touched the grass on the court. After most of the day's daily training, the turf did not rise and fall. It can be seen that the turf is well cared for, the length is not long or short, and it is a little prickly to the touch. The sun had evaporated the moisture from the meadows. Zhang Shu ran two steps, and there was a solid sense of feedback from the ground, and he made two more emergency stops to change direction, felt the stable grip, and nodded with satisfaction.

It was the first time Zhang Shu had worn an official match shirt, and last time he was in Milan he was given a green vest symbolizing a substitute. He carefully tucked his jersey into his pants and straightened up his socks and shin guards. Waiting for the start of the second half.

With the referee's whistle, Zhang Shu rushed forward.

This time, it must be successful!