With some encouragement from Mr. Mankaard, Descartes regained the strength to move forward on the court.

When faced with a ferocious rush, he is no longer afraid and flustered, but counterattacks back with a more ferocious attitude, even if he loses the ball, he will immediately launch a counter-robbery, and there is a momentum that will not stop if he does not knock the enemy down.

So Descartes became a bulldog on the court, fierce and fearless.

His opponents were only a group of teenage children, who quickly surrendered in the face of Descartes' unexpected toughness, and they no longer dared to stop Descartes with vicious fouls, because he would be more vicious than they were; They no longer dare to snarl at him, because he will pass you mercilessly, humiliate you again and again with his skills and spiritual surname, so that you will never be able to hold your head up again.

Descartes finally regained the confidence he had lost on the court.

This incident taught him a truth: on the football field, only more vicious than your enemies can get everything you want, and weakness and retreat will only make your enemies more pressing step by step.

This truth has always accompanied Descartes's long football career, even though his body has always been called "thin", but no one has ever said that he is weak, and most of the media will later refer to him as a "fighting dog", that is, to describe his courage and indomitable on the football field.

However, while Descartes was becoming more and more confident, the medical report of the Milan Medical Center finally confirmed that he did have a physical problem.

Anemia is really not a big deal, but its impact on the human body is real, as Evani said, it affects people's physical strength, and physical strength is the basis of becoming a professional football player.

As Descartes became more and more aggressive on the court, his physical problems became more and more prominent, and when he used to play like a football, he didn't see this problem, but when he began to try to counter-attack and take more responsibility for the core, this problem became his biggest shackle.

Compared to other young players, Descartes' physical strength was only enough to support him for half a game, and then he would walk around the court out of breath, and many times he would be powerless in the face of opportunities.

And all this also fell into the eyes of Monsieur Mancard, whose affection for Descartes made him pay full attention to all the details of the little fellow, and when Descartes looked helpless on the court, he thought it was his duty to help him solve the matter.

So he found Descartes again and said to him with a smile: "Congratulations, Descartes, I think you have overcome weakness, you are now doing better and better, I believe you will soon prove to Milan that they were wrong to give up on you." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Mancard." Descartes gasped and frowned.

Mancard's motivation didn't make him happy, as he himself was aware of the problem: he wasn't physically fit enough to play a normal quality game, and to be a dominant player on the pitch, he had to run at best for 45 minutes before he was basically a spectator.

However, Mankald seemed to be confident about this, and he still smiled and said: "What's the matter, why are you still crying, is it because you are not satisfied with your performance?" ”

"Monsieur Mancard......" Descartes thought for a moment and said, "I don't think I have enough energy to play a whole game, am I really not fit to play again?" ”

"Fool." Mr. Mancard rubbed his brown curls dotingly, and his expression changed from a smile to a serious one: "On the football field, success is not determined by who plays for a long time, even if you only play for one minute, but as long as you can bring victory, you are also everyone's hero, aren't you?" I think you've figured out that anemia can be a problem for you, but it's not something that can't be solved, and you shouldn't be discouraged by it, you know? ”

"Really?" Descartes' eyes were full of hope, and he looked at Mankald and said expectantly: "Monsieur Mancard, do you really have a way to help me solve this problem?" ”

"Of course." Mancard smiled again and encouraged him: "You can actively receive treatment, try to cure your anemia, and at the same time arrange your physical strength on the pitch, don't blindly rush and fight, you have to remember that football is a 90-minute game, you can't kill the enemy right away, understand?" ”

"Hmm." Although Descartes didn't know what "reasonable physical fitness" was, he had his own understanding in his little brain, so he quickly put it into practice on the court.

"Drop~~" A shrill whistle sounded, and Mankald got angry at Descartes for the first time in a training match: "Damn it, Descartes, what are you doing?" Why didn't you fight back on the spot when you lost the ball, what did you do? Are you walking on the football field right now, have you digested your lunch? Do you want me to give you another cup of afternoon tea so that you can have a good rest first? ”

Descartes' eyes were full of confusion, what was wrong with Mr. Mancard, didn't he say that he should "arrange his physical strength reasonably"?

Mancard, too, noticed the confusion in Descartes' eyes, sighed, beckoned to him, and said, "Descartes, come with me." ”

Descartes obediently followed Mancard to the side of the court, and then Mankad turned back to him and asked, "Descartes, is this what you think is a reasonable arrangement of physical strength?" ”

Descartes nodded blankly, he focused all his energy on attacking, basically giving up defending in the front court, and as long as he was not holding the ball, he would try to minimize his running and reduce the physical exertion.

But what he doesn't understand is that smart running is the key to becoming a good seedling in the eyes of Mr. Mancard, and giving up running is equivalent to giving up his specialty, what is the difference between him and an ordinary player?

No wonder Mr. Mancard was so angry.

But Mankaard is not going to blame Descartes for this, after all, his age is here, and there are many things that need to be taught.

So he patiently said to Descartes: "Descartes, tell me, what do you think is the most important thing to become a superstar?" ”

"It's Mr. Talent." Descartes' confident answer left Mankad speechless, and it took him a long time before he said, "You're right about Descartes, but can you become a superstar if you have talent?" What do you think of that Mr. Usereca in Vicenza? ”

Lima. Usereca, a superstar who emerged from the Vicenza Academy, scored seven goals in a youth league and was coaxed by many teams such as Milan City and Juventus Roma, but after signing with the first team of Vicenza, he quickly began to degenerate, wandering between various bars and three editions of girls every day, and eventually became a shooting star, announcing his retirement early at the age of 24.

When it comes to talent, Usereca is definitely outstanding, but he hasn't even been selected for the Italian national team, can he become a superstar just by talent?

Descartes, of course, did not think so, so he shook his head and said to Mankald: "Of course not sir, I think diligence is also important. ”

"You're right about Descartes." Mankaard smiled appreciatively: "Talent alone can't become a superstar, hard work is the biggest guarantee." Hard work may not guarantee you to become a superstar, but at least it will make you a good player, so you see what I mean? ”

"I don't understand too well, sir, can you be more direct?"

"Okay Deska, then I'll put it this way, if you want to be a player like Rossi, it's not enough to be talented, you have to be more diligent. On the football field, the most specific manifestation of diligence is your running, your running distance can directly indicate whether you have put in enough effort, if you give up running like now, then how can you be considered diligent? Without diligence, you will be worthless, do you understand, child? ”

Descartes vaguely understood, but he asked worriedly, "But Monsieur Mankaard, if I continue to run as before, how shall I save my strength?" ”

"You don't have to save your children." Mankald rubbed his hair and said, "I made a mistake before, the lack of physical strength is your natural weakness, we should not worry about it, we should try to avoid it and minimize its impact." ”

"So kid, I've reworked a plan for you, would you be interested in giving it a try?"

"Yes Mr. Mancard, as long as it allows me to keep playing, I'm willing to try anything!"

"That's a good boy." Mancard's eyes were full of relief: "I decided to let you only play the first half of each game, so that you can run as much as you want without worrying about physical problems, are you willing to accept it?" ”

"Huh?" Descartes' little face immediately wrinkled, and he only let him play half the court, how could he be satisfied?

"Don't worry about the kids." Mancard continued to lure him in: "Even if you only play half time, you are still the heart of this team, I will ask everyone to cooperate with you in the half time, I only have one requirement for you, to use 45 minutes to prove that you are the best one on the football field, can you do it?" ”

"I can!" Descartes was so deceived by Mr. Mankaard that he straightened his chest and replied loudly.

Mankaard laughed happily, a full-fledged Descartes, no longer worried about illness, no longer worried about physical strength, he really wanted to know how far he could go.

Sure enough, in the subsequent game, he understood that he only had 45 minutes of Descartes full firepower, although as a striker, but very active in the front court to launch a counter-robbery, and crazy running and demanding, his teammates only felt that Descartes seemed to be everywhere, he took the ball, he passed, he crossed, he shot, Descartes alone in the front court to stir up the opponent, when the game was half-time, this 9-12-year-old team was a full 5 goals ahead of the average age of 13 years old opponents.

Among them, Descartes scored three goals and assisted two, becoming a well-deserved star in the half.

This performance also made many parents who watched the game from the sidelines applaud, vaguely, the original omnipotent Descartes seemed to be back, anemia and retirement failed to knock him down, he once again became the favorite of the small town of Pavia, maybe when he stepped into the professional football field, he will become the pride of the whole of Pavia.

The same as his predecessors Volt.

Soon after the resumption of normal training, the annual Lombardy Junior Football League began.

The Lombardy Regional Youth Football League is not an official competition organized by the Football Association, it is more equivalent to a small event organized by a regional political axe, and its participants are 9-13 year olds, because the junior echelon of those professional football teams needs to play games to verify the results of youth training, and at the same time, children in this age group are not suitable for long-distance competitions, so there are such regional surname events.

In Italy, there are many such regional junior football competitions, such as Lazio with the city of Rome, and Piedmont with Juventus and Turin, all of which have their own youth football competitions, on the one hand, so that children can play, and on the other hand, to tap more good seedlings.

And Pavia's first opponent, the small town of Bergamo not far from them, the junior football team.