It was drizzling on the way home, Wang Nuo rode alone on the deserted road, less than six o'clock, there were no more people, the youth training base of Standard Liege is in the south of Liege City, the base is surrounded by lush forests, along the main road to the north, scattered on both sides can see some residential areas, in fact, this is already a suburb, but the boundary between urban and rural areas in Belgium is not obvious. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even in the city of Liège, there are no skyscrapers, and the buildings in Liège are generally less than five floors, mostly a continuous series of houses, neatly arranged on both sides of the street, with similar styles, white or red walls, black and gray roofs, simple and clean.

Unconsciously, the rain gradually became heavier, and Wang Nuo had to put on a poncho and carry the team's U19 report book in his arms before leaving, so as not to get wet by the rain.

He needs to get to know his teammates as soon as possible, and only by understanding the characteristics of each teammate can he play better together, instead of not being able to call other people's names like today.

Wang Nuo lives on the north side of the Maas River, just two blocks away from Dufrassen, the home of the first team, which is the old house of his grandmother, who died a few years ago, and Wang Nuo's mother moved to Ghent, so Wang Nuo is the only one left in the family. The end of the day's training means that Wang Nuo will be alone again before ten o'clock tomorrow, he doesn't want to stay alone in the house on a rainy day to get moldy, but ...... Where can you go?

Wang Nuo rode west along the Maas River, riding aimlessly, pedaling while pondering the three questions posed by Vitant.

These three questions are easy to answer.

The first question is, whether people run faster or football passes faster, of course, football passes faster than people.

The second question is whether you can hear the shouts around you when you pass someone, of course you can't hear it, and you can't hear any sound when you are highly concentrated.

As for preferring to score goals or win games, of course I like both, to score goals and win games, that's the best!

Wang Nuo is not a fool, he knows that the purpose of the coach's questions is to warn himself, let himself be team-oriented, less individual with the ball alone, then, the next match according to the coach's meaning to pass the ball more, anyway, the specific scale still has to be handled by himself, Wang Nuo believes in his football consciousness and philosophy, how to play when the time comes, after a little thought, he has a simple plan.

The Maas River divides Liège in two, or Liège is attached to this river, and Wang Nuo does not know how long he rode along the river until he felt hungry.

Seeing a restaurant called laMaisonBatta on the street on the bank of the river, Wang Nuo remembered that he had been here with his parents, and remembered that the milk sausages here were very delicious, so the hungry Wang Nuo parked the car and walked in.

On a rainy day, there were almost no people in the store, and the owner of the restaurant was standing on a short staircase repairing a broken window, noticing the arrival of a customer, and hurriedly put down his life to greet him.

"Bad weather," he complained at first, and then noticed the jersey on Wang Nuo's body, "Young man, there is no game today, you are?" ”

Wang Nuo took off the poncho on his body and put the team report book on the table, "I just finished training, I am a member of the U19 team. ”

After hearing this, the boss's eyes suddenly lit up, "That's too coincidental, my son has just come back, Zoe, you should know each other, Zoe York, you should be teammates!" ”

"Zoe!" When Wang Nuo heard this name, he exclaimed, and immediately remembered who the owner of the name was.

"Who's calling me?"

may have heard the sound outside, and a young man came out of the kitchen of the restaurant, wearing an apron, and was also surprised to see Wang Nuo on the seat.

"Oh, this is incredible," Wang Nuo looked at Zoe, and finally believed the facts, "I just rode a bicycle aimlessly, and I was able to ......"

"Needless to say, this order, uncle invites you for free, don't read the menu, come and try our store's signature milk sausage, with truffles and figs, plus some salad and bread, absolutely satisfying you, Zoe, you come to accompany him, leave the kitchen to me." Zoe's father seemed in good spirits and poured two glasses of Liefmans Cuvèe-Brut for the two of them before leaving(1).

Zoe took off her apron and sat down next to Wang Nuo.

The two had only known each other in the afternoon, and after a brief greeting, there was a moment of silence before Zoe spoke, "You're the second club teammate to come to my restaurant for dinner." ”

"Yes," Wang Nuo was speechless, so he asked along the lines, "Who is the first one?" ”

"Marouane Fellaini, that was last Christmas, I was still in the Under-18s, he didn't know me at all. But when he left, I got his autograph. Zoe pointed to a wall at the end of the restaurant, "It's hanging on that wall, it's a signed jersey." ”

'That's awesome, I admire Marouane Fellaini and the club should keep him, although Everton do pay a lot of money.' Wang Nuo has watched a lot of Standard Liege games, and is extremely impressed by Fellaini, the most interesting thing is that in the Champions League qualifying round last year, Standard Liege almost eliminated Liverpool, and was killed by Kuyt in extra time, and Moyes spent 15 million pounds (setting a record for the transfer fee of the Belgian league) After signing Fellaini, Standard Liege happened to meet Everton in the League Cup, but Fellaini did not play, and his new club Everton lost.

'He's a promising star and maybe in a few years, that shirt will go up in value.' Zoe joked, "But I'm not willing to sell it, I'll keep it." ”

"Let's play football well, and one day we will reach that height," Wang Nuo was full of confidence and fighting spirit at all times, he continued, "You are also very strong, you are very flexible on your feet, you almost deceived me twice, if you didn't notice that your support leg did not move for the second time, you must have been passed again, what surprised me the most was your post-match summary, it was simply, like a coach standing on the sidelines and observing." ”

"Don't boast anymore, I'll be proud." Zoe looked a little shy, "What you see is only the surface, I envy you more, good explosiveness, fast speed, strong ball holding ability, can run tirelessly, to be honest, your performance today completely amazed everyone, in private I heard several teammates talk about your performance today, they all think you can play the main team." ”

After complimenting each other, the two quickly got into the groove, and unconsciously talked about techniques and tactics, they talked about the power of free kicks, talked about dribbling and passing experience, talked about formation, positioning, exchanged game experience, shared their experiences, and in the end, even compared in the open space next to the table.

"I rarely say so much to others, you surprise me, No, you have a solid foundation, trust me, you will be a good player!" Zoe sat back in her chair and said seriously.

"Take your time, don't be in a hurry, we are still young, as long as we keep working hard, one day we will play the main team, and even to the first team is not impossible, we are all very good." Wang Nuo patted Zoe on the shoulder.

"You work hard, I have no hope in this life," Zoe smiled at the corner of his mouth, but Wang Nuo noticed that his mood suddenly became a little low, "If I had the opportunity to play professionally, I wouldn't be learning to cook with my father in the kitchen every day." ”

"Why?" Wang Nuo couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, "You are very talented, you can definitely work hard." ”

"I'll never be able to exercise as much as I need to play professionally, otherwise my life will be in danger." Zoe's tone was flat, as if talking about a trivial matter, "I have congenital heart disease, and my coach and teammates know about it. ”

Zoe's words hit Wang Nuo like a muffled thunderbolt, Wang Nuo was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, he didn't expect this to be the case, "Congenital heart disease, there should be hope to be cured, and the medical level in Belgium should be completely cured...... I heard that you can ...... after being cured. I'm sorry I shouldn't have ......"

"I've had surgery, it's been successful, but I still can't do long periods of strenuous exercise, so my career is over early," Zoe paused, "I should say, it's over before it even starts." ”

"It's a shame."

'It's nothing, I've gotten used to it, football is my biggest passion, the coach allowed me to play until the Under-21s, and I was content to play 30 to 45 minutes. When I'm twenty-one, I'll inherit my father's business and I can play football with my friends, watch games, and oh yes, if you can play in the first team then, I'll cheer you on every game day. "You can't play professional football, but life goes on, and the only thing that doesn't change is the love of football." ”

Wang Nuo looked at Zoe, originally he wanted to comfort the other party, but found that Zoe didn't need the comfort of others at all, so he didn't want the atmosphere to develop in the direction of negative energy, so he simply picked up the cup in front of him, "You're right, what remains unchanged is the love for football, cheers, for the football we love." ”

"Cheers," Zoe said, holding up the glass in front of her, "it's nice to meet you, you're the first Asian friend I've ever known." ”

Two teenagers with the same dream drank the fruit beer in their cups.

At this time, Zoe's father came out of the kitchen with a plate, "I have been waiting for the boys, milk sausages, figs and salads, bread is gone, so I fried some crepes, I was a little delayed, I am hungry, come and try my handiwork." ”

Looking at the food under the bright lights, the smiling uncle, and the friends who had just gotten married, Wang Nuo suddenly threw the boredom and loneliness of the rainy day out of the window, pinched the milk sausage with his hand, and smelled the tempting fragrance before he moved his mouth.

"It's delicious!" Wang Nuo couldn't help but praise.

"I make it better," Zoe joked, "perhaps, in the future, there will be less mediocre professional players in the world of football and one more master in the world of food." ”

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(1) Liefmans Cuvèe-Brut: Leefmans cherry, a Belgian fruit wine, is brewed only in July every year, after carefully selecting the freshly harvested cherries, blending them with Leman's special brown beer, after a long brewing period of 18 months to 3 years, the taste is very wonderful.

PS: Champions League final in the early morning, another Madrid derby, haha, it's finally coming!