Chapter 13 FA Youth Cup

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Jersey number, Xu Yifei chose No. 36. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info he has a soft spot for the number 6, and has worn number 6 since he was a child.

However, in professional clubs, numbers before the number 30 are only worn by first-team players, and youth teams can only wear numbers after 30. Therefore, Xu Yifei had no choice but to wear No. 36.

Leeds United's academy was highly efficient, with staff soon having names and numbers spray-painted on prepared shirts.

“OK! It's handsome, everyone laughs. "A professional photographer took a group photo for everyone.

"Boys, you're in good spirits!" After the group photo, Jepson walked over: "Good, please keep it up." The doors of the first team are always open for you! Now please come with me to meet your seniors and get acquainted with them! ”

When he came to the No. 2 training ground, Xu Yifei was shocked to find that the old players seemed a little listless and indifferent to the addition of new players.

They either gathered in twos and threes to chat, or stared blankly into the distance, and none of them were training!

"Jin Lao, what's going on?" Xu Yifei immediately asked in his heart, "They don't welcome us?" ”

"Of course they don't welcome you, you're now a competitor to their promotion to the first team!" Jin Lao said: "However, there is another reason, that is, they are likely to have just lost, and it should be a big defeat, and the confidence of being hit is gone!" ”

As if to verify Elder Kim's words, Jepson shouted at the lifeless veterans: "Cheer me up, did the defeat of a friendly match scare you out?" With your form, how do you play last week's FA Cup? ”

Seeing the head coach exert his might, the players reluctantly moved their steps and concentrated together.

"Damn, hurry up, sissy!" Jepson is really on fire, too.

Standing in front of the coach, the players still hung their heads as if they had done something wrong and were ashamed to see people.

"Lift up your heads! Look ahead! Like a man! If you lose a game, you can't die! Assistant coach Sarri also stopped drinking.

When the players finally regained some confidence, Jepson said: "Let's get to know your new partner first, this is Xu Yifei, this is Alex. Mowat, this is Lewis. Cook, this is ...... Well, next weekend, it's the first round of the FA Youth Cup. The game is a knockout round, and the winner is the winner. If you want to be in the squad, do well in training! ”

"Jog two laps first! Charlie, take them to the beginning! Sally said.

18-year-old black captain Charlie. Taylor nodded, greeted everyone with "Guys, keep up with me", and took the lead and started jogging.

After all, everyone is young, and they are more relaxed when they are not in front of the coach, and they talk to each other while running.

"Xu, are you Asian? Is it South Korea or Japan? Taylor was obviously more interested in the yellow-skinned and black-haired Xu Yifei.

"......" Xu Yifei was speechless for a while, his little face was slightly red, "Oh, Charlie, in fact, I am a Chinese ......"

"Huaxia? Oh, sorry! You know, I didn't mean to. Charlie smiled apologetically.

"......" Xu Yifei is cold, what do you mean you didn't mean it? Subconscious ignorance is more embarrassing, okay?

"Boy, it's time to be glad for the soul transfer, right?" Jin Lao said with a smile in his mind.

"Sort of." Xu Yifei does not deny it.

"Come on, I'm of African descent, didn't I also be the captain here? Moreover, the doors of the England national team are open to all of us. Taylor jogged and encouraged Xu Yifei.

"Hmm!" Xu Yifei smiled, but quickly thought of the game mentioned by the coach just now, and asked, "Charlie, what happened in that friendly match?" ”

'In midweek, we played a friendly against Chelsea's youth team in preparation for the FA Youth Cup, which ended in a heavy 1-9 defeat ......'

"1 to 9? Sure enough, it was a terrible defeat. Xu Yifei was also stunned, "However, why didn't you hear this matter mentioned outside?" ”

"In order to avoid scouts, the game is played behind closed doors and only the players and coaches on both sides are aware."

"Oh, it's okay......"

"Okay? Everyone was beaten and couldn't hold their heads up, especially on the defensive end, and it was estimated that it would take a long time to regain confidence. ”

With 9 goals in one game, it's no wonder that the players can't train mentally, and the running speed is certainly not much faster.

After running two laps slowly, I started training with the ball.

In order to run in the team as soon as possible, the passing and receiving training is a veteran player with a new player.

Among the newcomers, only Xu Yifei's position on the court is on the defensive end, and of course he is also "specially taken care of", by the captain of the guard, Charlie. Taylor and he trained.

Charlie of the 31st grade. Taylor has signed a professional contract with the club and has been selected for the first team training on several occasions, and it is expected that he will be able to play as a substitute in the first team next season, and say goodbye to the Aarge Town Academy completely.

Being able to train with a player like Taylor is definitely a good learning opportunity for Xu Yifei, not to mention that only by entering the game squad and participating in the game can he complete the main task, of course, he is going all out to train.

And Charlie. As the captain of the youth team, Taylor is already responsible for teaching new players, and as long as he follows the steps, he will soon be able to gain a foothold in the first team, of course, it is impossible to treat this group of juniors as competitors, so he also instructed Xu Yifei attentively.

One teaches with heart, the other learns with heart, and it is difficult to think about the effect.

After more than a dozen passes, Jepson and Sully both noticed the situation on Xu Yifei's side.

"Huh......" Jepson looked a little puzzled, "Chris, you look at Xu's passing and receiving, especially the high-altitude ball with the instep just now, is it a bit of Zidane's shadow?" ”

"Zidane? Former World Footballer of the Year Zinedine Zidane? Sally was taken aback by the name, "I'll take another look!" Well, the use of the body, the swing of the arms, the way the ball is touched, and the attentive eyes when touching the ball, there is indeed a hint of Zidane's shadow......"

"Yesterday it was Makelele, now it's Zidane again! It seems that this little guy is a fan of the French team! I usually practice hard in front of the video of the French team's game! After looking at it for a while, Jepson gave his own judgment.

"Still, he's really done a bit of practice! Could it be that there is a famous name behind him? Sally also guessed: "I heard that his father has some money, and maybe he hired a personal trainer for him." ”

"Whatever the reason, it's always good for young people to be diligent and studious. Chris, put him in the squad for the next game and give him a chance! ”