Chapter Twenty-Seven: National Idols (Four More Requests for Subscription!) )
Zagreb, Croatia.
After a night of revelry, the entire city of Zagreb still has a frenetic atmosphere.
On the side of the street, beer cans and food scraps are scattered everywhere, and the sweepers have to run out early in the morning to clean up the work.
It's just that looking at the mess in the city, their hearts are still extremely happy.
Because, with their national team's victory over the mighty Italy, they made a whole new history.
Last night was a crazy night.
The whole country is in a state of boiling.
The joy of sharing this from house to house, the joy and excitement in the heart, and the passion that was completely ignited was released with the whistle of victory.
Even to celebrate the victory, the Croatian government announced a collective holiday the next day.
This is truly a national jubilation.
On the street, in addition to workers, there are many transport vehicles.
They are parked at large commercial buildings, street lamps and overpasses, which are all eye-catching.
Here they are, putting up recently made posters.
This is a collective and individual poster.
The group poster shows a group photo or logo of the entire Croatian team.
But in Tito Square, on the walls of the largest tall buildings, there are posters of his own personal belongings.
Huge posters occupy almost half of the building's walls, and in the distance you can see Vibration Wave chanting 'Suke'.
At the bottom is Croatian.
'Let's follow the Croatian heroes and watch the European Championship together!' ’
That's right!
Souk is Croatia's hero.
With Suker's two goals in the win over Italy, he has become a superstar that Croatia cannot replicate.
Its influence is even slowly beginning to surpass that of Davao. Sucre.
The Croatian people's expectation for Sukh is to surpass Davao. Sooke's.
And everything Suker has done is slowly turning their expectations into reality, which is the key to Suker's status in Croatia.
In the morning, on the bus from the city to the district of Maximir.
A boy about 14 years old is looking up at the on-board TV on the bus.
On the TV, a video of last night's goal from last night's game is being played on a loop.
With Suker's two goals, the little boy couldn't help but cheer quietly.
This caused the surrounding passengers to burst into a good-natured laugh.
"Are you a cadet at Dinamo Zagreb's academy?" The bus driver asked with a smile.
He saw the boy's Dinamo Zagreb academy jersey and team crest, which was easy to recognise.
"Yes, my name is Matteo. Kovacic! Fourteen-year-old Kovacic exclaimed; Please remember this name, I will follow in the footsteps of Suke, and I will stand on the world stage to fight with Suke! ”
Kovacic's immature face was full of fighting spirit.
The bus driver and passengers couldn't help but smile.
"It's a great dream, I wish you success and look forward to you being able to create great games on our behalf." The bus driver parked the car aside.
Kovacic was just about to pay the money, but the bus driver smiled and waved his hand: "I'll take you this time, but you will repay me with a goal in the future!" ”
Kovacic was stunned for a moment, he shoved the coin into his pocket and said loudly; "Well, voila!"
With that, he turned and walked out of the bus.
The bus driver and passengers couldn't help but smile as they looked at Kovacic's back.
It's different!
The football atmosphere in Croatia as a whole is completely different.
Most of the former academy players are full of uncertainty about the future.
How to start a career, how to play well, how to plan for the future, none of them have a precise goal.
But for now. It's different.
For Croatia's academy players, they all share a common goal.
'Catch up with Sooke, stand by Sooke's side, and fight with them!' ’
Watch Mateo Kovacic walk towards the empty training base in the morning glow.
His figure was soaked in the morning glow, as if glowing.
The bus driver couldn't help but whisper; "Perhaps. That's the power of example! ”
Due to the government's holiday order, the youth training is also on a rest day.
But after watching yesterday's game, who can resist not playing.
Kovacic got up early and went to the training ground to get ready for training.
Now he is full of fighting spirit.
He's going to use every moment to make himself stronger and catch up with Suke as quickly as possible.
Kovacic arrived at the training ground, thinking he was alone, but when he arrived, he found that the whole training ground was in full swing.
It's not just Kovacic's youth team, but even the other echelons of the field have been filled.
Not only the players, but also the coaches give guidance for free.
It's okay to vent your passions.
It's not enough for three minutes.
Regardless, the football atmosphere in Croatia has started to slowly rise.
"Hey! Matteo, you're too slow. ”
In the training ground, a slender figure waved at him.
This is Brozovic, another talented player in the same echelon as him.
The current Dinamo Zagreb youth training base is a concentration camp for talents.
Here, the average genius can't get along.
Kovacic played at the age of 14 in the Under-16s, which shows his talent.
"Did you watch last night's game?"
Brozovic's excited eyes were shining: "It's too strong!" It's too strong! Suke is simply too strong! ”
As soon as he remembered Suker's performance yesterday, Brozovic felt his heart shake.
That's the famous Italian line!
I was stunned by Su Ke's impact again and again, and I won two yuan!
Kovacic sat on the ground and wore his boots, looking up proudly; "Strong! He's my idol! I also served as his caddy. ”
Brozovic said enviously; "Lucky guy!"
After a while, cheers erupted in the field on the left.
The two of them turned their heads to look at each other in unison.
I saw a 10-year-old academy player celebrating with his head tilted back and his hands open after scoring a goal.
If it was in the past, this celebration would be nothing.
But it was Suker's celebration after scoring his second crucial goal last night.
And this set of moves has been imitated by young players.
The two watched the young players celebrate, and Brozovic suddenly said: "You say, what is it like to play in the European Cup?" ”
"I don't know!" Kovacic shook his head: "But it should be great." ”
"That's right!" Brozovic clenched his fists: "When the new season starts, I will report to the B team, and if I perform well, I will be in the first team. ”
Kovacic nodded; "I'm going to do it too, at most a year, I'm going to be in the B team, I want to be in the first team at 16!"
Brozovic; "But that's just the beginning."
Kovacic; "The big five leagues are what we should be chasing!"
"I want number nine!"
"You have a back waist, you want a fart nine, nine is mine!"
"Aren't you also a midfielder?"
"But I'm more aggressive, I can wear a number nine!"
"I don't care, I just want the 9th!"
The two walked noisily to the training ground, which was supposed to be a day off, but the youth base of Dinamo Zagreb was overcrowded.
Dinamo Zagreb's first-team coach Besic stood in his office, looking at the bustle of the stadium through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and couldn't help but smile:
"The motivation of the young players has been completely mobilized."
Artganic smiled and said, "After watching yesterday's game, who can bear it." ”
Besic: "Suker and Luca are the little guys who have led a really good trend. They have become role models and idols for these young players, and the path they have traveled, the brilliance they have created, and even their future help will be presented one by one! ”
Yat Genech; "These little ones need to grow up as soon as possible! Don't wait for them to grow up, Suker and Lukka are past their prime! ”
"It will take at least six years to harvest the first fruits!"
Besic sighed; "Hopefully their peak period can continue for a while."
"It's a decade-long academy and I want more than just the last four of the European Championships!"
Yat Genech; "I've always been curious, since the cultivation of Suke and Luka, you have never relaxed, what do you want?"
Becic smiled, and he pointed to his chest.
"I want to give Croatia's national team crest a star!"
Arte Genech was shocked!
"This can be. It's crazy! ”
(End of chapter)