Chapter 31: A Leisurely Morning

"Damn shit-stirring sticks!"

Sitting in his office, flipping through the newspaper, Van Ack frowned.

Although yesterday at the last moment, it was a pity that the opponent equalized. But he was very satisfied with Yu Liang's performance, especially Yu Liang's calmness in the field, which made him excited.

He could even imagine a sweep of the second division after Di Gregorio and Solemani returned from injury.

In the next round against Ham, it was time for them to chase points, and he was ready to put Yu Liang in the starting lineup. After yesterday's game, he was ready to build a set of tactics with Yu Liang as the core. But now that a very ironic report is here, he doesn't know if Yu Liang will be affected.

Putting down the newspaper, Van Ack walked to the window.

Through the window of his office, only a corner of the training ground could be seen.

He wondered if Yu Liang had come to train alone this morning.

As usual, he did not train the morning after the match day. But what thunder can't shake is that no matter whether it's windy or rainy, every morning when he comes to the club, he can see Yu Liang on the training ground, training alone.

But today is an exception, he didn't see Yu Liang when he came.

He just wanted to know if Yu Liang was on the training ground now.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, the slightly emaciated figure appeared in his eyes.

Looking at Yu Liang, who was running unhurriedly with the football, Van Ake's face had a hint of relief, a hint of regret, and a hint of regret.

After Yu Liang's figure disappeared from view, Van Ack walked to his desk, glanced at the newspaper, and then left his office.

"Hi, Yu."

Yu Liang was still running tirelessly there in the training ground, and Van Ake, who was standing on the sidelines, shouted directly.

"Hi sir!"

After seeing the head coach Van Ake, Yu Liang was ready to stop directly.

However, after seeing Van Ake's gesture, Yu Liang jogged two laps before stopping.

"Sir, is there something to do with me?"

"Yay, you're a great learner! The Dutch is good. ”

Under Yu Liang's hard work, coupled with his usual active communication, he is now basically able to communicate with the people around him in simple Dutch.

"Thank you, but, not enough!"

But if others say it quickly, Yu Liang still can't understand it.

Of course, it will be more fluent to communicate in English.

“OK。”

Van Ake gave Yu Liang a thumbs up, and then put a hand on Yu Liang's shoulder naturally.

"Can we talk?"

"Of course!"

Because he got up a little late this morning, the training he arranged by himself has not been completed so far, he can refuse Van Ake and continue training, but he still accepted Van Ake's request to chat.

"I've been here for more than a month, are you still used to it?"

"Thank you for the concern, it's good. The people here are friendly and the environment is great, I really like it. ”

In fact, after coming to Antwerp for so long, he was more often a two-point line, where he lived and the club.

If I had to add a location, it would be that café.

After coming for such a long time, King Dong rarely went there.

"You're one of the hardest working players I've ever met! In fact, with your talent, you can use some time to do what you like to do to enrich your life, don't you think this is too monotonous? ”

Yu Liang looked at Van Ack with some puzzlement, isn't it good for him to train so diligently?

Why do you have to make the most of your life?

"Uh, I mean your life isn't monotonous?"

"Well, it's okay, at least now I've got football with me."

As he spoke, Yu Liang picked up the football under his feet and clamped it directly under his arm.

"Huh...... Let's talk about yesterday's game. It was your first race, how did it feel? ”

"I think it was a bad debut for me!"

Van Ake was not surprised by Yu Liang's answer, a player who appeared in the game for the first time, although he had assists in the game, but the final mistake caused the team to lose the game, it is estimated that any player's inner feelings may not be good.

After Yu Liang finished speaking, he glanced at Van Ake and found his encouraging eyes, Yu Liang continued.

"If it hadn't been that mistake, it would have been a perfect debut, I hate to lose!"

When he said this, Yu Liang seemed a little extreme.

However, as soon as the conversation changed, Yu Liang looked a little indifferent.

"I thought a lot yesterday on the way back and Willockx was right, that's football! I should learn to forget a part, remember a part, and take the next opponent seriously. ”

Van Ake heard Willocks' words and nodded casually, it was a kind of luck for him to have such a good captain. At the same time, it is also a kind of luck for the players!

"I think you know what the media said about that game, right?"

"Media?"

Yu Liang looked at Van Ake and shook his head a little dazedly.

I can communicate in Dutch, but I am not familiar with the newspaper.

Van Ake looked at Yu Liang's expression, seemed to realize something, and then shook his head and smiled.

"Four games, thirty minutes of playing time, you ......"

"Sir, I think I can play the whole game, you know my fitness is not a problem!"

Hearing Van Ake mention his playing time, Yu Liang immediately put forward his thoughts there.

To be honest, after only 30 minutes of playing time in the four rounds of the league, he was indeed a little dissatisfied.

Eager to return to Manchester United, he hopes to get enough playing time in Antwerp to show himself and enrich his game experience.

Van Ack certainly understood Yu Liang's inner thoughts, and after listening to Yu Liang's words, he laughed there.

"Okay, no problem! So are you ready? ”

The purpose of his coming to Yu Liang was to see Yu Liang's mentality and state, and to see if he was affected by yesterday's game.

Through this simple exchange, he has already got his own answer, so what is there to hesitate about.

"Of course! I'm ready for a challenge at every moment! ”

Yu Liang looked at Van Ack with an excited smile on his face.

"OK, I don't think I'll bother you."

After looking at the time, before he knew it, Van Ack had been chatting with Yu Liang for nearly ten minutes, and he was going back to perfect his tactics.

"Actually, the weather is nice today, and you can definitely go and see the charm of the city! Trust me, you'll be worthwhile. ”

"Sir, I will consider your suggestion!"

After Van Ake left, Yu Liang finished his training at the training ground before leaving the club.

"Perhaps, I should really go out for a walk!"

After returning home and taking a shower, Yu Liang stood on the balcony with nothing to do, enjoying the rare sunshine.

In September, the weather in Antwerp is not very good, it is either cloudy or rainy. As Van Ack said, the weather was really good today.

Thinking that he had come to Antwerp, he had never been to the city except for a trip to Chinatown with King Dong.

"This kind of life is indeed a bit monotonous!"

Thinking about his monotonous life in Antwerp, he began to miss the life in the provincial football school, and he would sneak out with Zhang Ke after every training session. At that time, although I didn't have any money, I could only play in the arcade for a while, and most of the time I spent wandering around the city.

After muttering, Yu Liang returned to the house, took a coat, and went out of the house.

Antwerp, he was not familiar with, and he did not call the king of Dong.

Because he believed that King Dong would rather play live football in the house than go out shopping with him.

Out of the door, to the street, Yu Liang took a bus directly and went to the city.

Yu Liang didn't know anything about the history of Antwerp.

He didn't know what the city's history was, and he didn't know anything about it.

Yu Liang, who was wandering aimlessly on the streets of Antwerp, soon discovered an interesting thing.

In a small square, there are a lot of people painting there.

A piece of paper, a drawing board, a pencil, in the hands of these people, quickly turned into a vivid portrait.

"Do you need a picture?"

Yu Liang, who stopped, only noticed that there was such a stall behind him after hearing the voice.

The stall owner is a relatively ordinary-looking Asian face girl.

A silk scarf is wrapped around his head, and his long hair is tied back at the back of his head.

The white shirt already has some black marks on it, presumably left by the pencil drawing.

He wore a dark green apron around his waist and a light blue denim underneath.

"Classmates!"

"I ......"

Looking at the people coming and going, and seeing himself standing in front of the girl's stall, Yu Liang estimated that he was blocking other people's business.

Touching the back of his head awkwardly, Yu Liang smiled a little embarrassedly.

"That, I...... Damn, I'm sorry to say it! ”

"Hehe......"

While thinking about how to say sorry in Dutch, Yu Liang heard the girl laugh.

"Are you Chinese?"

After Yu Liang asked, he found that the girl was looking at herself like a monster.

"Classmate, do you need a picture?"

"Forehead ......"

Yu Liang, who was about to refuse, looked at the girl's bright eyes with a hint of expectation, but changed his words when the words came to his lips.

"Yes!"

"Thanks, please sit here!"

Yu Liang sat on the chair designated by the girl.

"Don't move! Soon to be good! ”

The girl sandwiched a piece of white drawing paper on the drawing board, looked at Yu Liang for a while, then picked up a pencil and drew on the drawing paper.

"That's it!"

Yu Liang didn't know how long it had been, but he felt that his neck was a little stiff.

Hearing the girl's words, Yu Liang was relieved.

"Whew...... That's good! How much? ”

Looking at the lifelike portrait on the drawing paper, Yu Liang was very satisfied.

"10 euros!"

After paying 10 euros happily, Yu Liang continued to walk around the city with his portrait.

After spending a leisurely morning in the city, and returning to the club in the afternoon, Yu Liang threw himself into training again.