Chapter 35 The so-called herd effect

After Mag, there were some reporters who wanted to take out some valuable news from Zhang Xu's mouth, but everyone returned with a feather. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Only then did they remember that it seemed that this Chinese zhang was still a super student at the University of Paris VI, and to deal with this kind of problem of testing the IQ of the brain, wasn't that a big knife in front of Guan Gongmen?

Shame on yourself! The reporters sighed one after another, and they were deeply disappointed. Fortunately, not every professional player has a perverted brain like China Zhang, otherwise we reporters would have to collectively resign from the report!

The press conference didn't last long, the head coach of the SV Rossler team hurriedly coped with a few words and continued to leave in a hurry, and Zhang Xu was worried about his parents and didn't want to say more, so half an hour later, the press conference was announced.

When Zhang Xu arrived at the café outside the stadium, his father was drinking coffee boredly, while his mother and Nicola were gesturing and communicating with each other, although neither side knew what the other was talking about, but it seemed quite harmonious.

Seeing Zhang Xu arrive, the mother hurriedly beckoned and pulled her son to sit down.

"I discussed it with your father just now, and we plan to return home tomorrow." The mother looked kindly at the son in front of her and said slowly.

"What? Leaving tomorrow? So fast? When Zhang Xu heard this, he immediately became anxious: "You and your father will stay for a few more days, and I will accompany you to play a few more attractions, there are a few good attractions nearby." ”

"How many more days?" The father scolded with a smile and said, "Do you plan to let the two of us accompany you for the New Year?" ”

"Hey, that's for the best!" Zhang Xu said with a shy face.

"You want to be beautiful!" The father patted his son's head angrily: "No one takes care of the family's business, you take care of it?" ”

"Hey, just the little business at home? When I become a big star, my salary will be enough to support you, and then ......"

Before Zhang Xu's words were finished, he slapped his father on the head again: "Before you get out of the way, you're starting to be proud, can't you kid be down-to-earth and take one step at a time?" ”

"Good son," interjected the mother, "your salary is high, it is your life, and we are not old enough for you to provide for." We just need to see that you have accomplished, and we are relieved! ”

"I know, but I'd like you and Dad to stay longer!" Zhang Xu looked at his mother pleadingly.

The mother's heart softened, and she was about to agree, when the father spoke: "Why don't we want to stay a few more days? But I took a look at the schedule for the rest of your team, and the schedule will be quite dense, which is a big reason why my mom and I decided to go back tomorrow. ”

"Also, after we leave, study your homework and don't let playing football affect your studies, that's the most important thing! Play well and live up to the coach's expectations of you! During the Chinese New Year, if you can come back, you will come back, and if you can't come back, forget it, your mother and I naturally don't need you to worry about it at home, just take care of yourself. ”

"Alright! Then I'll take you on a plane tomorrow with Nicola! As soon as Zhang Xu heard his father's words, he knew that there was nothing he could do, so he could only take the coffee and drink it in one gulp.

The mother sighed, her eyes gradually reddening, and tears glistening.

The next day, Zhang Xu and Nicola came to the hotel room where their parents were staying, picked up their parents, and after breakfast, boarded the bus to the airport.

Along the way, Zhang Xu was relatively silent, and he was reluctant to give up on the departure of his parents.

And the mother kept talking, explaining this, explaining that, paying attention to this, and paying attention to that. When she arrived at the airport, her mother kept explaining the precautions to Zhang Xu.

Finally about to board the plane, her mother's eye circles turned red all of a sudden, she held Zhang Xu's hands tightly, but she refused to let go, and after the tears rolled in her eyes a few times, she finally couldn't help but fall.

"Okay, don't cry, it's not like I haven't seen my son for a long time, maybe my son will come back during the New Year? Let's go! In fact, my father felt uncomfortable, but when he saw his mother crying, he still stepped forward to support his mother's shoulders and comforted him softly.

"Yes, Mom, you can go without worry, I'll take care of myself, besides, isn't this Nicola?" Zhang Xu held back the sadness in his heart, clenched his mother's rough hands, and said softly: "During the New Year, if there is time, I ...... I'm going to go back to see you guys with Nicola, okay? ”

"Good, good! If you come back, be sure to bring Nicola with you! The mother took Nicola's right hand and said with a smile: "Nicola, you are a good girl, I hope you can help me take good care of Zhang Xu." During the Chinese New Year, you must take the time to return to China with Zhang Xu, I am waiting for you! ”

Zhang Xu looked at Nicola, and then translated.

Nicola hurriedly replied: "Auntie, don't worry, I will take good care of Zhang, I also hope to be able to go to China to see you and uncle, however, I'm worried about ......" Speaking of this, Nicola secretly looked at Zhang Xu's face.

Zhang Xu looked at his mother, then at Nicola, and finally ruthlessly nodded: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take Nicola with me when I go back!" ”

The mother, supported by her father, turned back and walked to the gate, tears falling on the floor one by one.

Zhang Xu and Nicola stood outside the cordon, squeezed out a smile, and waved goodbye to their parents.

Finally, the figure of his parents disappeared at the boarding gate, and Zhang Xu finally couldn't hold back the tears that he had endured for a long time, and they flowed down like spring water.

Nicola held Zhang Xu's hands in her arms and comforted her in a low voice......

After sending off his parents, Zhang Xu adjusted his mentality and devoted himself to intense training and competitions, and Nicola also returned to the University of Paris VI to continue her film art courses due to academic problems.

As a result, Zhang Xu returned to the monotonous life of the previous two-point one-line, the only thing that has changed is that he is no longer an U21 player, but as the midfield core of the first team, he frequently appears in various games.

From the match against SV Rosler to the last game against Russelaler before the start of the winter break on December 16, 2011, Zhang Xu participated in every game as the core of the midfield.

In these five matches, the White Star team has an unbeaten record of three wins and two draws, and has risen to 5th place in the standings. At the same time, Zhang Xu also contributed three goals and seven assists to the team in these five games.

Statistics of half a season, Zhang Xu was surprised to find that he actually entered the top three of the team's scorer list, and his assists were far ahead of the second-place Driss with seventeen assists.

At the same time, Zhang Xu's assists also rank second in the second division, only one assist less than Pogba, who ranked first! For this reason, Pogba specially called, seemingly congratulating Zhang Xu on winning the second place in the assist list, but in fact, he challenged Zhang Xu to see who was the assist king of the league at the end of the season!

During this time, two major events closely related to Zhang Xu also occurred.

The first thing actually started when my parents had not left Belgium, but it only intensified later.

The reason for the incident was that in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Brazil, China lost 0:1 in both home and away matches against Iraq, and almost lost the qualification to the top 10 in Asia.

At a time when domestic fans were lamenting and sighing, the news of Zhang Xu's dominance in the Belgian Second Division was published in major domestic media publications through continuous special reports by reporter Dai Dong.

When the national football team fell into a trough, Zhang Xu's stunning and glamorous performance immediately attracted the attention of many fans in China.

At this time, some fans put forward the idea of recruiting Zhang Xu into the national team, and soon, many fans agreed with this idea on the Internet.

As time went on, as Mr. Zhang's performance got better and better, the influence of this rhetoric grew, and by early December, it had reached the point of being very loud.

In this case, a certain domestic agency finally couldn't help it, and they sent three observers to Belgium to observe Zhang Xu's performance up close.

Less than a week later, three observers returned, bringing back a report claiming that the player was just an average player, just because of the low level of the Belgian second division, so it had the effect of standing out from the crowd.

After seeing the report, an institution threw the report directly in the trash, and Zhang Xu's first close contact with the national team was stopped before it began.

The second thing is directly related to Zhang Xu, as Zhang Xu's performance is getting better and better, and his role as the core of the midfield is getting bigger and bigger, more and more clubs have begun to show great attention and interest in him.

At this time, Zhang Xu's influence is not only limited to Belgium and France next door, but also in the secondary or secondary leagues of Germany and the United Kingdom, many club scouts have come to Belgium to observe Zhang Xu's performance up close.

Among these clubs are Eintracht Frankfurt and Aachen, as well as Munich 1860 and the well-known Crystal Palace.

These professional scouts are not the three observers sent from China, and after a month or even two months of observation, almost all the scouts who are interested in Zhang Xu have sent back a similar report to their respective clubs:

The player already has considerable quality to establish himself in the team. What's more, the player has a lot of potential and is progressing at an outrageous pace, and it is highly recommended that the team negotiate a transfer with the White Star team as soon as possible!

As the reports from the various scouts were transferred back to their respective clubs, it wasn't long before the various offers that came with them were piled up on the desk of White Star head coach Matsu.

The first transfer offer came from Sheffield United, who have been eyeing Zhang Xu: 300,000 euros!

The second is Crystal Palace in the Championship, offer: 400,000 euros!

The third is Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga: an offer of 200,000 euros!

The fourth is still the Munich 1860 team of the German Second Division: offer: 250,000 euros!

The fifth is Lille in Ligue 1: an offer of 200,000 euros!

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There are also many offers from clubs in the Belgian First Division and the French Second Division, although the numbers vary, but they all show a strong desire to negotiate transfers.

As a result, the winter break has not officially begun, and head coach Matsu has not had time to relax the mood of half a season, so he has to fall into a tangle!