"I hope that in the new year...... I was able to play better, more like a core. ”

Standing by the window, looking out at the beautiful scenery, some of the excitement that Arshavin had come to be infected by the arrival of the New Year, some of which faded slightly.

This is Italy, the Italian New Year, and not even the snow has fallen. The Mediterranean scenery of the four seasons is like spring, compared to the ice and snow of St. Petersburg, I don't know how much better the road is, the scenery here is picturesque, and now I am more and more famous, but for what, in my heart, I always think about the snow in my hometown? Obviously, everything in my hometown is not as good as here, why do I just miss my hometown?

Maybe the teammates are right, and they are too sentimental?

"Andre, it's time, it's time to eat, don't let your son wait for you."

His wife's voice rang out behind him.

As a very traditional Russian man, Arshavin also married early. He and his wife, Yulia, already have a son – in fact, they've been debating whether it's time to have a daughter in the near future to increase their family's population. His wife Yulia is a very good woman, she is a fan of Arshavin, and she is very beautiful, quite a bit of Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston, her charm and gentleness have always made Arshavin proud.

Arshavin got up from the window and walked back into the house, "What to eat?" Got mashed potatoes? ”

"Andrea, we're in Italy, why do you still think about mashed potatoes and borscht every day? Italian cuisine is delicious, and you really should try more. ”

"I just like to eat Russia's own stuff." Arshavin shook his head.

Yulia Arshavina also knew her husband's temper for a long time, she shook her head helplessly, and didn't say anything more, "Sometimes, you are just a child who doesn't grow up......"

Arshavin heard his wife's displeasure, and quickly opened his mouth, "I just think the Russian ones you make are particularly delicious...... Oh yes, I haven't thanked you yet, you gave me a Christmas present, I loved it, I put it in my dressing room, and I can read a book in my free time for training and massages. ”

"I'm giving you a copy of Haruki Murakami's "The Merry-Go-Round", are you sure that kind of book will not be beaten by your teammates if you read it in the locker room?"

Arshavin grimaced, "No, we have a good relationship." ”

"If you mean that no one is willing to invite you to the New Year's party during the New Year, well, you are indeed very friendly."

"There's nothing to go to at that kind of party, I can't get used to their Latina stuff, I don't like their kind of balls, I'm a married man. Our friendship is on the football field. Arshavin defended, "And, this New Year, I don't want to waste time with them, I just want to be with you, the two of us, enjoy life, experience our own happiness, don't think about other things, and have some fun, isn't it good?" ”

"Oh? What entertainment do you have in store? ”

"I booked a place at the Osteria Francescana, we could experience the fifth best restaurant in the world, I bought wine from Castello Banfi, and Parma is Verdi's hometown, we could go to the Royal Opera House to listen to an opera, and if you wanted, we could go on other tours, for example, if you want to go shopping in Milan, I can be your guide, I have a good idea of women's clothing."

The wife squinted at her husband with a smile on her face, but she didn't speak for a long time.

Sometimes, she doesn't know what to say about her husband. He's a player, he's still a star, but a lot of the time, he doesn't look like a player at all. Players should be wild, proud, fanatical, they are warriors in peacetime, brave warriors fighting on the green, but their husbands are unimaginably gentle and talented.

He likes to eat and drink, likes music, and knows fashion - because he majored in fashion design at university, he has a professional fashion designer qualification, and the title of his graduation thesis is "The Development of Sports Clothing". Although he always claims that he chose this major because there are many women majoring in fashion design, Yulia knows that he does love these things. He is a person who loves life, he can write songs himself, he can sing, he even said that he wants to be a singer in the future, of course, Yulia has heard all the songs he wrote.

Moreover, not only is his talent good, but his character also makes Yulia very satisfied. He was a gentle man, and that gentle look always fascinated Yulia.

"Well, everything is up to you. But tell yourself, what are you thinking? Yulia asked, "When you think of currying favor with me, it's always because you've done something wrong, what is it this time?" What's wrong with you again? ”

Arshavin looked at his wife and wanted to make a face, but after some effort, he gave up, "I didn't make a mistake, but I wanted to apologize in advance for the future." ”

"What are you going to do in the future?"

"I'm going to play football well, maybe I have less time to take care of my family." Arshavin replied, "In the future, you will have to do more to take care of your son, and if you feel too busy, hire a nanny." ”

"First of all, thank God, you finally remembered that we could hire a babysitter - I thought you loved changing the babysitter's diaper. But, I have to ask, what do you remember about it and suddenly want to play well? Yulia asked unceremoniously.

Arshavin thought for a moment, but still spoke, "Yulia, I told you, how did I learn to play football when I was a child?" ”

"To be honest, I don't really want to hear it." Yulia stopped talking and interrupted Arshavin's words, but Arshavin smiled and held his wife's hand, "I know what you said, you don't want to hear it, because you are afraid that I don't want to mention this matter, it's nothing, I'm not a child anymore, I can already face this matter calmly." ”

Arshavin said, "You know, my parents divorced when I was a child, I lived with my mother, I was very smart when I was a child, my mother was always proud of me, and I was always happy, I was proud of my mother, and I never did anything to make my mother unhappy - at least until I was seven years old. ”

Yulia nodded, of course she knew about her husband's family affairs, which was why she didn't want her husband to talk about it - she knew that her husband was a sensitive and fragile person, and he didn't want to arouse his heartache.

"When I was seven years old, I made a big mistake. After we finished the exam, my grades were mistaken by the teacher and pasted on the wall, and I was so upset that I tore up the report card on the wall – and then I was expelled from school. My mother arranged for me to transfer to a school near where she worked, which was far from home, and I had to wait for my mother to pick me up after school every day. I got off school at five o'clock and my mother got off work at seven o'clock, so I had to wait two hours. My mother, fearing that I would not be able to pass the time, bought me a pair of checkers for me to play, but I told my mother that I wanted to play football with the school football team. ”

"Is your mother unhappy?"

"My dad was an amateur." Arshavin whispered, "My father...... I don't want to judge him, he did some things very poorly, my mother didn't tell me the reason for their divorce, but I think there are only a few reasons for Russian men to divorce, we are not Italian, extramarital affairs or anything is impossible, he should be alcoholic, beat his wife or something. After my parents divorced, my mother and I rented a 70-square-meter house with two other families, my mother rarely mentioned my father, and she didn't want me to see my father. My mother thought she had been successful in teaching me, and she taught me to be a very different person than my father, but when I said I wanted to play football, she had a look on her face like she had seen a ghost. ”

Yulia can imagine her mood at that time - she was determined to teach her son to be a man who was different from her husband, but her son chose this path in the end, and the woman must have been very uncomfortable at that time.

"And then, she rejected your idea?"

"No, she agreed. She dotes on me very much, how could she refuse my request? She asked me to join the soccer team and let me play, which I didn't play well when I was younger, and she even allowed me to go to my father to learn how to play because she believed it would be better for me......" Arshavin lowered his voice a little, "but, growing up, I seemed to have done something wrong. All the while, I enjoyed all the benefits that my mother had given me, but I didn't do anything. Some time ago, my mother came to Italy, and when I saw her, I suddenly realized that she was old. She still looks at me like a child, and I, like a child, still haven't achieved anything. I suddenly realized that my mother came to see me because she still didn't worry about me, and I didn't do anything to reassure her. ”

"Uncomfortable?"

"I can't tell, but after my mother came, I had a conversation with the coach – they have a unique view of parent-child relationships in the East. I told him my own regret that I had achieved nothing for myself, and he told me that I had done a lot of things wrong. I've always known that my mother will forgive me no matter what I do, so I've been very willful since I was a child. Arshavin thought for a moment, "The coach said that my mother is kind to me and does not ask for anything in return, but as a child, I can't think of reciprocating. The coach said that I don't have to think about playing well, but I have to think about being a good person, and what my mother wants to see is a good person. I thought about it for a long time, but I always felt that if you don't even have a career, what kind of man is you? So, I want to play well. ”

"Your coach knows how to persuade you."

"Of course, that's why he's the coach. He's right, my mother doesn't care much about how well I play, but I think my mother cares a lot about how good or bad I am. And I think to myself, as a weak-willed person, I don't think I can distinguish the two very well. Do you know the truth, in the past few years, sometimes my faith will really waver. Last season, when I didn't have a main player, I used to secretly drink whisky to kill my worries. This season has the main team, or the lead all the way, and I think that it is not interesting to play football and win something, maybe I should retire early to sing...... God, I really feel crazy thinking about it, what the hell am I thinking? ”

"It's not a fault for people to want to make their lives better."

"Alcoholism, nonsense, if I continue like this, I will become my father, I am not my father." Arshavin retorted, "I could never be him." ”

"It's better not to be him, if he really beats his wife."

"Definitely not, I wouldn't even think so, I'm not like my father." "Believe me, I'm going to get better, not only in football, but also in my life." My life will be different. ”