Angeli's kiss didn't completely heal the boy's wounded heart, but at least it gave him the courage to fight.

So the next morning, the little boy appeared on the sidelines of the training ground of the Pavia Academy again.

Even his mentor, Monsieur Mankaard, was astonished to see Descartes, and he came up to him and asked, "Descartes, why are you here?" ”

Descartes' eyes were firm and persistent: "Mr. Mancard, I still want to play." ”

Mancard frowned.

Although the Milan laboratory had not yet been established at this time, the medical report issued by Milan was obviously still authoritative, and it was already clear that although thalassemia is unlikely to affect life, it will definitely affect Descartes to become a professional footballer.

This was almost a death sentence for Descartes' football career.

But at the sight of Descartes' clear and fiery gaze, Monsieur Mankaard suddenly felt speechless, what should he tell this persistent young man? "You're no longer qualified to play?" Or is it like, "Go back, no matter how hard you try, you can't become a professional footballer?" ”

Mr. Mancald only felt that his heart was filled with regret and loss.

This kid is the most talented young player he has ever seen, his skills may not be top-notch, and his speed is definitely not called a "fast horse", but he has a sense of smell that many professional players do not have, and the sharpest sense of the ever-changing forms on the football field.

This sense of smell is something that cannot be touched or seen, but it is real and has become a huge watershed that separates superstars from ordinary players.

The star players on the football field, such as Cruyff, are always able to find the right route, pass accurate assists, or make wonderful breakthroughs in the most chaotic situations, this is the sense of smell of players, from their physical instincts, and it is their innate talent.

And those ordinary players, they are always easy to lose themselves in the siege or interception, can't find the way to get out of the ball, and then get cut off or missed, leading to the end of an attack, or even causing a big disaster.

Such players just lack this keen sense of smell, they can't make the right judgment in a chaotic situation, and the instinct of the brain dies in that moment, so they can never be "Mr. Key", they can only be an ordinary role player.

Mr. Mankaard may not be a well-known coach, but he has been in charge of Pavia's youth team for almost two decades, and of all the players he has come into contact with, Descartes is the only one with such a nose.

Therefore, he regarded Descartes as his proud disciple, and even recommended him to the Milan academy, hoping that he could grow faster and become the new hope of Italian football.

Who knew that providence would make people, but Descartes was withdrawn from Milan because of a genetic disease in his family, and even became the object of ridicule from many people for a time.

Of course, most of those people were Descartes' defeated men, or those who were jealous of him, and their opinions were not worth paying attention to, but Mankaard knew how much such a blow would hurt a little guy who wanted to become a superstar like Rossi.

Although he did not know why he suddenly perked up, the excitement in Mr. Mancard's heart outweighed the sympathy at the sight of these longing eyes standing in front of him.

So he made what was probably the most important decision of his life.

He told Descartes: "If you can get your father's consent, I can let you continue playing in the Pavia youth team. ”

Descartes laughed, clenched his fists, and ran back to his house with a puff of smoke.

When Mr. Havel heard Descartes' request, he looked equally surprised.

The loss and autism of Descartes fell into his eyes, and he thought that this child would slowly quiet down in his sadness, and then silently leave football, and become one of the thousands of ordinary schoolchildren in Italy.

But when Angeli entered Descartes' room last night, everything changed, and Descartes' eyes were back in shape again, and although he was his father, he could still see the apprehension and fear in those eyes, but for a child who was only 10 years old, he could not ask for more.

But what he didn't expect was that just one night later, his son would stand in front of him again and ask to return to the court and become a member of the Pavia youth team.

Javier couldn't refuse his son's eager gaze, and as a volleyball coach, he also knew that thalassemia was not as scary as Mr. Evani said, and it did have a great impact on an athlete's physical strength, but it was not easily fatal, could it?

So Javier gritted his teeth and agreed to Descartes' request, while admonishing him: "If your body reacts abnormally, you can't play football, understand?" ”

Descartes nodded vigorously, not listening to his father's next instructions, and ran back to the training ground again.

The Pavia youth team is not a professional team, their players range from 9 to 19 years old, in fact, with the size of the Pavia club, there is no ability to afford the cost of a professional youth team, so the Pavia youth team is actually more of some amateur players who love football, they are affiliated with the name of the Pavia club, and play in the youth league for the club.

In Italy, although the shady scene of football is not a little less than that of a certain dynasty, but at least their youth professional league system is quite complete, each professional team must have its own youth team, and at the same time participate in the youth football league organized by the league committee of the level, and their youth professional league from U15 to U19, a total of three stages, there is also a U17 section in the middle, the scale is quite large.

Of course, they also have junior soccer matches, but such games are usually based on regional surnames and do not require crossing long distances to participate in the games like adult games, which is for the sake of the children's bodies.

With the strength of the Pavia club, they basically can't organize a youth team in the U19 or U17 age group to participate in the youth league, because if the players at this age have not yet played, most of them have already found another way out.

The owner of the club, who is only a food wholesaler in Pavia, has limited financial resources and can only meet the needs of the club's first team, and it is really difficult to sustain the formation and expenditure of the youth team, even if he wants to help these football-loving children, he does not have the ability to pay for them.

Therefore, Pavia FC has always been able to participate in the youth league in the Under-15 age group, as well as some junior football matches with regional surnames, so as to find the club's reserve talent.

It's a pity that they still have two wolf-like neighbors next to them, and even if there are really some good seedlings, it will not be the turn of the Pavia club to pick up this bargain, and the Milan duo's eyeliner all over Lombardy has poached these good seedlings early on.

Therefore, even if the Pavia club works hard, they cannot get out of the league in League C, and their best result is nothing more than a trip to League C.

So Descartes is back in the Pavia youth team, which is definitely not a clerical error, but because Pavia is the only one of the youths, everyone usually trains together, and only when the youth league opens or the regional junior competition starts, they will be divided into two teams and play their respective competitions.

The return of Descartes caused quite a ripple in the youth team.

As the star player of the small town of Pavia, the news of Descartes's dismissal from Milan has already spread throughout the city, and as we have said before, some people feel pity for this matter, and some people gloat.

Of course, the people who gloated were the people who played on the same field as him, and these people didn't know how happy they were when they knew about his dismissal from Milan, you see, aren't you the best player in the future for Pavia? Aren't you awesome?

How about now? It's not been returned by Milan yet!

You can't be a professional footballer at all!

There is no doubt that Descartes also felt such contempt and hostility in training, and the young players who had been in awe of him suddenly began to become more aggressive on the court.

Whenever he got the ball or broke through, there would always be one or two young players who rushed up to him and engaged him in hand-to-hand combat, either fouling him or rudely knocking him away, which is rare in junior or even youth games.

These children are also holding their breath, wanting to prove themselves in him, a "loser", and look, isn't the former little star not our opponent now?

This atmosphere frightened Descartes, he was not afraid of collisions or fouls, he was afraid that such actions would cause him to become ill, and he was forced to leave football, which he regarded as his life, and could not imagine never being able to play again.

As a result, his movements began to cringe, and his once dexterous breakthroughs and imaginative passes disappeared, and whenever someone approached him, he would subconsciously kick the ball out as if it were a hot thing.

Of course, this also fell into the eyes of Mr. Mancard, who was very disappointed with Descartes' performance, but he did not blame Descartes, because after all, he was only a 10-year-old child, and he had just experienced a major psychological blow, and you couldn't ask him to suddenly become Superman, the rebellious hero who could slap the whole world in the face.

So after a training session, Mankad left Descartes behind, and he was going to try to open Descartes' heart knot.

"Deska, I've been disappointed by your recent performances, you know?"

'I'm sorry Mr. Mancard, I'm just scared of getting hurt and you know, my dad said he wouldn't be allowing me to play if I hurt physically.'

"Deska, injuries are not an excuse for you to shirk your responsibilities, you are the best player in Pavia, you have to take the biggest responsibility on the pitch, your team-mates are counting on you to lead them to victory, but look at what you look like now? You don't dare to let the ball stay at your feet for more than 3 seconds, and if you just snarl at you, you'll panic like a rabbit, which is not what a superstar should be. ”

"Sorry sir, I ......"

"Deska, do you remember your favorite football player, Paul. Rosie? He has also experienced numerous injuries and even jail time in his life, but in just two months after he was released from prison, he won the World Cup and the 'Ballon d'Or', which is the quality of a superstar: no odds can beat them, they always rise in adversity and become the hero who saves the world. Descartes, tell me, do you want to be a hero like Rossi? Or did you sink out of fear and become an ordinary player until you retired at the age of 19 because of mediocrity? God, I can't imagine a professional footballer who retired at the age of 19! Descartes, is this your future? ”

"No!" Descartes' eyes lit up with rage, and he exclaimed, "I don't want to be a weakling, Monsieur Mancard, and believe me, I will be a hero like Rosie!" ”