The strongest blade in football

Chapter 11 Departure to Germany

Wang Nuo updated his twitter.

"I'm going to play in Germany! Cologne and Frankfurt!"

And attached two photos below.

One is a photo of her working out. In the photo, Wang Nuo is doing dumbbell flyes. Her bulging muscles are full of explosive power. She has inherited her mother's angular facial features and looks sunny and handsome.

The other is the team crest on the chest of a standard Liege jersey.

A line of handwritten Chinese is attached to the bottom of the team badge: life is endless, struggle is endless.

After a while, Wang Nuo received more than ten messages.

"Ha, Standard Liege, you are getting better and better, send me an autographed photo sometime, big star."

"It's showing Chinese characters again, we can't understand, buddy, but this sentence has a cool shape, maybe you can tattoo it on your arm."

"I've been to Frankfurt, it's amazing, I recommend you to see the Goethe House! Also the AlteOper (Old Opera House)."

The guys who leave messages are all Wang Nuo's friends, most of them are friends he met in Brussels, and some of Wang Nuo's former classmates.

Each name represents a good memory, but unfortunately Wang Nuo moved to Liege and decided to develop in the direction of a professional player.

And most of them are going to college, and each other's lives have diverged from each other.

In fact, Wang Nuo's grades in middle school were quite good, and he had the opportunity to enter prestigious Belgian universities such as Ghent University and Antwerp University.

But there are gains and losses. He has to make choices and sacrifices between his studies and football.

It took only 10 minutes to reply to all the tweets. Wang Nuo doesn't like to spend extra time on social networks, let alone being in front of computer and mobile phone screens.

He'd rather do sets of squats or planks.

Prepare everything you need to bring for the friendly away game, and pack it all into the towbar box.

Shin pads, sneakers, socks, jerseys, a change of clothes, a small amount of cash.

Due to the relatively short time, Wang Nuo chose to travel lightly.

The team is leaving tomorrow morning.

The team's first stop is Cologne.

Cologne is very close to Liege, separated only by Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany.

Originally, the coaching staff planned to take the high-speed train. Considering that they would go directly to Frankfurt after the game, they finally decided to take the team bus for the sake of consideration.

Traveling between two cities in five days, although it is only a few hundred kilometers, is far beyond belief for the Belgians.

On the morning of June [-]th, the team did not arrange training, and Witt told everyone to gather at [-] o'clock as usual.

Wang Nuo arrived at the youth training base before nine o'clock as usual, and sweated profusely in the fitness center for an hour.

He has his own training plan, which he executes meticulously every day, and nothing can disrupt his plan.

After rinsing, Wang Nuo rushed to the meeting point according to the stipulated time, but was taken aback by the scene there.

The usually empty team parking lot is now packed like a can of sardines.

There are people and private cars everywhere, and even some cars are parked on the lawn next to it because there is no parking space.

The surrounding area seemed crowded, with children running wildly around the car, laughing and chasing and playing, while their parents gathered together in twos and threes to chat happily.

"This is..." Wang Nuo felt that his brain had shut down.

"What, are you scared?"

Wang Nuo turned his head, and the team's defender Lang Te was sitting in the driver's seat of a Land Rover talking to him.

Langte was originally a rotation player of the team, and he seemed to be in a good mood to be able to play a friendly match in Germany this time.

"They are all the family members and friends of the players. They will start with the team. Every time the team goes to an away game, there are hundreds of people accompanying the team to cheer for the team. Haha, you will get used to it."

After finishing speaking, Langte rolled down the rear window of the car, and a polite middle-aged man and woman greeted Wang Nuo in a friendly manner. Obviously, they were Langte's parents.

Wang Nuo watched Lang Te park the car on the lawn not far away.

Six people got off the Land Rover in a row. Apart from the middle-aged man and woman who greeted him just now, there were actually two little boys and a little girl.

It's crazy.

More than 20 players means that there are several times the group of relatives and friends, and hundreds of people accompanied them to watch the two friendly matches.

It's just a friendly match.

U19's friendly match, a friendly match that won't even be broadcast!

If the first team were to play away games in the league and the Champions League, Wang Nuo could no longer imagine what it would be like.

Is it easy to approve the leave slips for Liege people?Wang Nuo doesn't think so.

It seems that the reason why Standard Liege is called one of the three major clubs in Belgium is not only because of its good performance and long history.

The football atmosphere here is also top-notch!
Being a member of this team, even if it is only an echelon member, is also a blessing.

Wang Nuo walked through the crowded private cars and groups of players' relatives and friends with this sudden sense of happiness.

He could feel a bunch of eyes staring at him and surrounding him, until the moment he finished loading his suitcase and boarded the bus, this wonderful feeling quietly dissipated.

At this time, Iser was already waving at Wang Nuo from his seat, "Water man, here."

Isser reserved a seat for Wang Nuo, so Wang Nuo sat next to him, "Promise me, don't call me a water man again, okay?"

"But your hair is wet again."

"That's because I just took a shower."

Issel laughed, and even his teammates in the front and rear row laughed.

"So we are not mistaken, you are the water man, this title is really appropriate."

Wang Nuo was speechless, so he simply closed his mouth and did not speak.

Iser smiled for a while, nudged Wang Nuo with his elbow, and pushed a pamphlet over.

Wang Nuo took it casually, flipped through it, and found that it was a printed copy of Cologne U19 player information and a summary of the battle reports in the West Deqing.

"Take it and read it. I know you need it. Study it carefully and strive for a good performance."

Issel seemed to know Wang Nuo very well, and took Wang Nuo's ipodshuffle while talking, "I'll be in charge of listening to music and enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window."

Wang Nuo really needs the brochure in his hand. He is more eager for the outstanding performance in the friendly match than his teammates.

Knowing your opponent's information is always one of the most important aspects of a game.

Cologne U19 is a strong team. They won the German Youth League West U19 Championship the year before last.

Several people in that lineup have already won the chance to play in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga. This season, Cologne's U19 record is still good, with ten wins, ten draws and six losses ranking at the forefront of the standings.

Wang Nuo focused on looking at Cologne's player profiles, and soon several players became his focus.

Christian Clemens, the team's winger, has scored six goals and had three assists in the youth league this season. He is flexible and has a good free kick.

Defender Wasson, the backbone of Cologne's U19 defense last season, is only 1.8 meters tall, but he bounces well and has a tough style. He is a tough guy.

Defender Sarger, a player who has been recruited by Cologne's first team, played U19 this season and was also selected for the first team squad. The defense line partnered with Watson is unbreakable.

Wang Nuo focused on getting to know the guy who will be facing him - Basara Mazzana.

Last year, he entered the German U17 national team squad and participated in European competitions with the German U17. The black guy born in January 1992 is eight months younger than Wang Nuo!

Can play both full-back and full-back. He is extremely fast, good at dribbling, has plenty of energy, and can run tirelessly throughout the court.

After reading the introduction, Wang Nuo's heart started beating uncontrollably.

That's not worry, but excitement and excitement, this is the opponent I want to challenge!
Only when I meet such a guy can I use [-]% of my strength to compete.

The German U17 national team player, whose technical characteristics happen to be similar to his own, then we will have to see who is better!
Wang Nuo was completely immersed in the desire for the game. Looking at the photo of Basara Mazzana, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

After counting the number of people, the bus started slowly, private cars cleared the way ahead, and a long traffic flow set off from the youth training base in Standard Liege!

(End of this chapter)