"Yang, Yang. Pass, pass! ”

"Frank, shoot!"

The gray-haired coach followed the team on the sidelines, waving his arms vigorously and shouting loudly.

"Pass, pass!"

Looking at his gray hair, many people think that this coach is already a coach in his sixties and seventies. In fact, this coach is not that old, only fifty-four years old. He is Blackburn Rovers Academy director Adrian. Gray.

This is where the Blackburn Academy comes in.

Blackburn's academy is not a well-known place in England. There are quite a few well-known academy academies in England.

Including Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham United, their youth camps are all well-known in English football.

Needless to say, Manchester United and Arsenal.

Manchester United's Academy has always had a tradition in English football. And with the great success of the Ferguson 92 generation in European football, the fame of Manchester United's academy is growing. Manchester United is an English giant, and it was England's giant before Alex Ferguson took over.

The Arsenal Academy has also been outstanding. And now that he has such a reputation, Wenger has to mention. Arsene Wenger's ability to turn stones into gold at Arsenal has been admired by all European footballers. For Arsene Wenger's ability, many young players are eager to do it.

In addition, Arsene Wenger used the money from the sale of Anelka to rebuild the Arsenal academy. I don't know how many young talents have to go to Arsenal for trials. It's all for Arsene Wenger.

Not to mention Liverpool's academy.

In the nineties of the last century, Liverpool had a large number of young talents. Redknapp, McManaman and Fowler were also dominant, but unfortunately they were not able to achieve the results of Manchester United's 92 generation. After them, there is no shortage of talent in the Liverpool Academy.

Carragher, Owen and Steven Gerrard are all outstanding products of Liverpool's academy.

Not to mention West Ham. Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Defoe and Johnson were all players who later became famous in the Premier League.

Their Academy is stronger than Blackburn's.

Blackburn are not without their advantages, though. Because Blackburn have done a lot of good results in recent years, and George likes to reuse some young people. There are countless young players who have made a name for themselves in George's hands. Like Deco and Klose, they have become world-class stars under George.

Not only them, but even Duff.

Before George took over, Duff was a well-known talent in English football. But after George took over, Duff quickly became a world-class star.

As a result, a number of young players are starting to flock to Blackburn's academy. Their purpose was to get George's guidance. That's why the current Blackburn Academy has come to try out every day. Anyway, it's very lively.

And at present, the two brightest people in the Blackburn Academy are now Adrian. Gray focused on Ribery and Yang Feng, who were training.

Franck Ribery is a player that George brought in for free this season and then threw into the Academy.

Needless to say, Yang Feng is a player that George picked up from the street three years ago. At that time, Yang Feng was only thirteen years old, and now Yang Feng is sixteen years old. Just signed a new contract with Blackburn Rovers.

What kind of players are the most popular in the youth team, or the best performers.

Three types of players.

The first type of player is the tall and mighty player, who dominates the youth team. Because players with good physical fitness have too much advantage in the youth team competition against young players who have not yet grown up.

The second type of player is the one who has excellent skills. Because the youth team competition is not as fierce as the senior team competition, the players with excellent skills are completely comfortable in the youth competition.

Just like Van der Vaart, they are doing very well in the Eredivisie. But in the face of a beast like Essien, he was very afraid. No one can say what will happen to technical players who have excelled in the youth team when they come to the senior team.

The third type of player is the player who is fast.

Players who are fast can be difficult to defend even in senior team games. Speed, in football, is a great advantage. This is especially true in the fast-paced world of English football.

Therefore, in the youth team competition, these three players are the most popular among youth team coaches.

And Ribery and Yang Feng are not only excellent in technology, but also fast. Placed on the two wings, it is completely invincible in the youth team game. Yang Feng played on the left and Ribery on the right, and the two wings were at a gallop.

Ribery is no longer as skinny and tiny as he was when he first arrived.

Now Ribery is 64 kilograms, but it is not just an increase in weight, but an increase in body muscle. is 1.7 meters tall, even if he is hit by someone, he will not stagger.

The gain in weight a little did not affect Ribery's speed and technique.

In youth matches, Ribery was able to stir up trouble on the right. In particular, the combination of man and ball is better than anyone else.

And Yang Feng, who is only sixteen years old now, is already 1.75 meters tall. It's not very tall on a football field, but it's not too short. In addition, he has been a key player in Blackburn's Academy since the age of thirteen, so he is far stronger than Ribery.

After formal training at Blackburn's academy, Yang Feng had a lot less flashy skills when he was a child.

Now Yang Feng's speed is still so fast, faster than Ribery. But the technical moves are much more concise, and many of those flashy technical moves are gone.

These two players, Adrian. Gray is very fond of it.

Adrian. Gray has little fame. Or that his reputation in English football is very average, but it is not a coach who has never seen a young talent. Duff, who is now popular in the first team, was trained by him back then.

And David, who has left Blackburn. Dunn, also Adrian's work.

Prior to his loan, Essien was also under the influence of Adrian. Gray's pointing.

Although he has experienced these geniuses, Adrian is still pleasantly surprised by Ribery and Yang Feng. It was a gift from heaven to Blackburn. Their strength is as good as Duff's original.

Ribery was a little older than Duff at the time, but that was only because he did not have a systematic and formal training.

Luckily, Ribery is only nineteen years old now.

Nineteen years old, not a lot of age at all.

As long as you carve it well, it will definitely not be worse than the current Duff. Maybe even better than Duff in the future.

"Doodoo-" Adrian waved his hand as he blew the whistle to end the training. "Alright, that's the end of today's training."

Ribery picked up a towel to wipe his face as he got off the field. Looking at these little hairy children next to him, the eldest was not yet eighteen years old. But I'm almost 20 years old, and I'm still training with them.

"Yang, what will you do later?"

When Franck Ribery arrived at the Academy, he didn't get along well with these young players.

Ribery is not like Pire. Pire is arrogant, and he only associates with those players who he looks up to. And those players who are not strong, Pire looks down on from the bottom of his heart. Piret is a genius, and he is full of arrogance all over his body.

Pire's popularity is really not very good. But it's not too bad.

Therefore, Blackburn was originally a talented and powerful general. Miku, Klose, Duff, Alonso, none of these people are geniuses. Therefore, Piret still gave them face.

Ribery, on the other hand, is not arrogant, but inferior.

Not only because of the scar on his face, but also because George threw him directly in the youth team. Despite his success in the youth team, Ribery always felt humiliated. This feeling of inferiority has always haunted Ribery.

As a result, Ribery doesn't have many friends at Blackburn Rovers.

Only Yang Feng also grew up being discriminated against. Although because of his outstanding performance in the youth team, he is no longer discriminated against when he was a child. But Yang Feng and these people don't get along very well.

Both are geniuses. And the relationship with other players is average, but the relationship between these two is very good.

"Go home."

Yang Feng's answer made Ribery cry and laugh. Yang Feng is good at everything, and this is what makes Ribery very dissatisfied. At the end of every training session, he goes straight home. It's not fun at all.

"Yang, let's go out and play. I'm in for a treat. ”

Ribery is now training with the youth team on a £2,000-a-week salary. Although Yang Feng was trained by Blackburn's academy, he is only sixteen years old now. It was also a new contract just signed, with a weekly salary of only 700 pounds.

So Ribery is far more generous than Yang Feng.

Two thousand pounds, an absolutely staggering salary for Ribery.

"This ......"

For Yang Feng, who is sixteen years old and happens to be in the rebellious period, there is still a great temptation outside. Although Blackburn Rovers is not a big city, there are still many places to eat, drink and have fun. Yang Feng's family is not wealthy, so he has never seen these things since he was a child.

"But, Frank. My parents wouldn't let me out. ”

"What's that. You tell your parents that we're going out to dinner together. The two of us went to see the world and went home at eleven o'clock. ”

For the first time in his life, Ribery earned so much money, and his heart was also itchy. Half a season has passed since arriving at Blackburn, and Ribery already has more than £20,000 in his hands. There was also some other money that Ribery sent home.

But even then, Ribery was a little rich.

In the six months since he came to England, Ribery has not seen England well. Blackburn is such a small place, and Ribery is not fully familiar with it now. So Ribery would love to take advantage of the time to play at Blackburn.

Yang Feng was a little moved.

"Will you really be back soon?"

"Of course. You're underage, and you can't drink yet. Let's go and see, eat, wander around, and see. Ribery continued to tempt Yang Feng.

Under the temptation of Ribery, Yang Feng finally nodded.

"Just for a moment."

"Just for a moment, you can rest assured. Let's go, let's take a look. ”

(To be continued)