Zhang Xu stood in front of the gate of the White Star Club of the Belgian Second Division Voluvy with a tired face, looking at the training ground and scattered low office buildings that were not luxurious, or even a little rudimentary, with deep and determined eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He shook his head and sighed deeply.

This is not the first time he has tried out with a European club, and he can't count the exact number of times.

Zhang Xu is actually a legendary scholar, his family background is quite solid, he was in high school, his academic performance was very good, he has represented the province many times to participate in the Olympiad of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and achieved a good ranking.

He is also a football enthusiast, having entered a football school at the age of eight and studied professional football for eight years.

Moreover, he also participated in the national youth football competition on behalf of the Hunan Provincial Youth Football Team as the core and captain of the midfield of the Hunan Provincial Youth Football Team, and achieved the third good result in the country.

Later, due to the pressure of study and family, I had to stop my football training and devote myself to high school studies wholeheartedly.

But even so, he never gave up his love for football. When I was in high school, I played soccer with my friends when I had nothing to do, and even used my weekends to go back to soccer school to train and play with my former teammates.

Zhang Xu has a dream, that is, one day, he can wear the jersey of the national team and compete in the Quartet when the football of the motherland is at a low ebb! Promote the prestige of China!

At the beginning of 2010, Zhang Xu's studies entered the second semester of the third year of high school, and the pressure of the college entrance examination became even greater; And his parents also hope that he can be admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University and other famous key universities, which puts more pressure on him.

Giving up football? Concentrate on studying for the college entrance exam?

At this time, Zhang Xu, who was obsessed with football, refused to give in, and was unwilling to give up football, suddenly came up with an unbelievable idea:

Go to a university abroad! Go to Europe!

Why?

Just because Europe is the paradise of world football!

There is the most professional football in the world!

As long as you are admitted to Europe, you can take the opportunity to stay away from your parents, use your spare time after studying, while absorbing the nutrition of the world's top football, and try to see if you can join a good football club, officially embark on the road of professional football players, and realize your football dream.

Moreover, hehe, it is not contrary to the expectations of parents to be admitted to a famous European university, and I believe that my parents will definitely agree with the idea of knowing that they want to enter a famous European university.

As for whether he can be admitted to a famous European university, this is not in Zhang Xu's consideration. Take his own slightly arrogant words: If I can't pass the exam, I will be called a super student for many years.

The truth was not as he expected, when he revealed his thoughts to his parents (of course, he could only reveal his thoughts about going to a famous European university, football or something, that was not to be mentioned. After that, the parents immediately excitedly agreed.

In this way, Zhang Xu's wish was fulfilled.

In the following months, he not only passed the TEF exam (compulsory in French) and received an admission letter for the physical education program of the University of Paris VI, but also, in order to avoid the problem of language barrier communication, he also deliberately taught himself Italian and Spanish. (English?) Hehe, this doesn't need to be said, the world of Xueba, you know).

Why not go to Oxbridge, UK? That's because there is a labor certification problem in the English league that is a headache for Zhang Xu, and he doesn't think he has the strength and opportunity to obtain a labor certification.

On June 11, 2010, Zhang Xu got his wish and stepped on a plane to Paris, France, and officially went to Europe.

After coming to the University of Paris VI, his potential as a top student once again shocked the professors and classmates of the school.

Zhang Xu, who is often absent from class, not only did not miss the course, but also learned the course of sports and physical education in just two months, just waiting for the exam at the end of the semester.

The later time naturally became Zhang Xu's free time.

In fact, it is Zhang Xu's football training and trial time.

From August until January of the following year, he looked around for club tryouts. From Paris Saint-Germain in Paris to various clubs in other cities in France, both in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, he tried them all out, but none of them wanted to keep him.

In the same way, when he tried out, he tried any position on the pitch, including forward, midfielder, defender and even goalkeeper, and there was no position that satisfied the club's coaches.

Cause?

Quite simply, in addition to having a strong body, his skills, tactics, etc., are too far from their requirements.

Every time he first started the trial, the coaches looked at him in surprise because his body was so strong.

The height is 1.81 meters, the weight is 78 kilograms, the speed of 100 meters is 11 seconds 6, and the strength and physical fitness and other physical data have left a series of saliva for the coaches.

"Zhang, I have to say, your body is amazing, you are like a prehistoric monster!"

"Are you a Martian? Such a strong body! ”

"Can I call you Godzilla? Zhang？ ”

......

But once he entered the technical and tactical training, group training, intra-team competition, etc., Zhang Xu, who thought that he was quite good in the football school, immediately turned into a pile of garbage, so the result is naturally imaginable.

"I'm sorry, Zhang, you don't fit to stay in our club!"

"Zhang, I think you should concentrate on your studies instead of playing football. Because you're so far from professional football! ”

"Are you sure you're not a sports student? Oh no, that's a pity that you have such a good body, alas! ”

......

This is still a more polite answer, and some answers are not so good.

"Oh hell, Zhang, do you want to kill him?"

"Is your head full of mush? I asked you to steal to be fierce, not to let you kill him! ”

"Zhang, your football IQ is zero! Zero! Do you know? You're kicking a bunch of shit! No, it's worse than shit! ”

......

There was also an insulting scolding that made Zhang Xu angry:

"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, I asked you to mess up the opposing lineback, but you made a mess of our team, you really disgust me!"

"Whew! I knew that the yellow people from the football desert couldn't play football, look at you damn bastard, I can imagine that your head must be full of pig manure! I can't even do a simple two-by-one! ”

"You stupid yellow-skinned pig ......" Before he finished speaking, the angry Zhang Xu had already beaten the coach to the point that his nose and face were swollen, and then ...... Of course there is no then.

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In fact, Zhang Xu's football skills and tactics are not particularly bad, after eight years of professional training, and he is also the core of the midfield of the Hunan Provincial Youth Football Team, and his passing and shooting actions are relatively standard.

However, on the one hand, he has not been exposed to professional football for two years, and his technical and tactical level has declined; On the other hand, compared with European football, domestic football wants to go far in terms of training level and football philosophy, resulting in a certain gap between him and professional footballers.

A series of failures did not discourage Zhang Xu, but aroused his strong self-esteem, in his own words: "I want to see how bad my level is!" ”

At the same time, it also made him more eager to join European clubs.

used to be the core of the midfield of the provincial youth team, but even the club in Ligue 2 couldn't enter, how high the level of European football should be! He secretly made up his mind that he must join a European club, even the smallest one! In any case, you have to feel it and learn about European football.

"Let's just think of it as a tourist!" This is Zhang Xu's long-term self-deprecating helpless words.

After the perfect failure of the French trial, Zhang Xu did not give up, he simply ran to Belgium, next door to France, to see if his level could gain a foothold in this Belgian football league, which is one level lower than the French football league and the same level as the domestic super league.

In the same way, he started with clubs in the Belgian First Division, running one by one. Fail, go to the next one until you join the club.

Time passed day by day, and Zhang Xu didn't even have time to go home for the Spring Festival for the sake of trial. But the god of fate still didn't take care of Zhang Xu because of his persistence and inner strength, but in the past five months, he once again faced one failure after another.

Today is July 3, 2011, and the clubs in the Belgian First and Second Divisions are only one away from completing their trials with one White Star in Voluvi.

Zhang Xu plans to return to school to finish the annual exam after failing this trial, and then continue the journey of the next trial.

Zhang Xu pinched the euro in his pocket, which was no longer very rich, took a deep breath, straightened his waist, and walked towards the gate of the Voluvy White Star Club......