All-around substitute

Chapter 8 Observation
Hang Seng is in the second administrative city of Jiangbei Province, only [-] kilometers away from Red Star, and is the closest top league club to Red Star.If it weren't for Hang Seng's strong strength, it must be Zhu Jianguo's favorite away game.Because the journey is shorter, choosing to take the train can save a lot of money.

Because he was in Lin province, Zhu Jianguo only went to the away game one day in advance to get used to the venue.Staying at the base, one can train better, and two, it will not be disturbed by off-court factors.The reserve team played one day later, but started half a day later than the first team.

The transportation is the same as that of the team, the reserve team also takes the train, but the first team takes a comfortable and convenient bullet train, and the reserve team takes the regular express.After all, it is a first team, and the reserve team is incomparable.

Six hundred kilometers, the first team took only four hours, and the reserve team took twice as much.When the Red Star reserve team arrived at the platform, it was already dark.

"It's finally here!" Jia Sheng stretched.

"It feels really good to be down-to-earth." Liu Haiming stomped a few times on the ground after getting off the car.

"It's so uncomfortable," said Li Yong with a haggard face, because of motion sickness Li Yong leaned limply on Xu Zangyi's body, far from the image of the Lion King.

"Director Li! After leaving the station, a young man in a suit and leather shoes waved at the Red Star reserve team.

"Oh?" Li Yi was a little surprised. He thought he needed to go to the Hang Seng Base by himself, but Hang Seng sent someone to pick him up.

"Hello, Director Li. I am the assistant manager of the Hang Seng reserve team. My name is Yang Kai. I welcome you." Yang Kai shook Li Yi's hand and expressed his welcome.

"This Hang Seng is pretty good! Jia Sheng couldn't help but praise when he saw someone coming to pick him up.

Jia Sheng has participated in many echelon games like this.There are very few people who take the initiative to pick them up. The train station is different from the airport. The city just at night is the busiest time for traffic.Hang Seng sent someone to pick him up, and he still won the favor of the Red Star reserve team players.

"We are guests, shouldn't they come to pick us up?" Xu Zangyi disagreed, China is a country of etiquette, and it's not always a job to treat people.

"Should? According to the requirements of the Football Association, Hang Seng only needs to entertain in the base, and it has nothing to do with them when they leave the base. It's really rare to come here to pick them up." Jia Sheng, who was fond of him, said with contempt.

"Uh...so that's how it is, okay!" Looking at Jia Sheng's serious appearance, Xu Zangyi looked taught.

"Director Li, our manager Wei has been thinking about you all the time. I didn't expect you to come so soon, and you are still the coach of the reserve team." Yang Kai chatted with Li Yi.

"Why is Wei Zhi talking about me? I'm not a big shot, so I can't do him any good." Li Yi didn't think so.

"You can't say that, our manager wants you to think about it." Yang Kai whispered something in Li Yi's ear.

"Okay, everyone get on this bus." Yang Kai pointed to the bus with the words Hang Seng Club printed on it, and motioned for Red Star's young players to get on the bus.

"Li guides you to sit in the front one, Yang Kai pointed to the black Audi parked in front of the bus.

"No need, I'll take the bus with my team members, and there's nothing to consider. Thank Wei Zhi for me, and let you come to pick me up." Li Yi refused to get in the Audi car.

"This is what I should do, don't rush to reply, I will open the way ahead." Seeing Li Yi's refusal, Yang Kai did not invite again.

The bus started slowly and gradually left the train station.The city where Hang Seng is located is the fourth mega-city after Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Prosperity and prosperity are not enough to describe the wealth of this city, which is the fundamental reason why Hang Seng can grow.

The players in the car were mostly attracted by the prosperity outside the window.Xu Zangyi looked at a building full of decorative lights, his eyes were full of curiosity, how tall is this building!
After the bus traveled for an hour, the prosperity of the city gradually subsided, and the lights outside the bus also dimmed.But the eyes of the players were quickly attracted by a building.

"Is that Hang Seng's home court?" A player shouted excitedly while lying in front of the window and covering his eyes with his hands.

Hearing the shouts, the players all leaned to the windows to have a glimpse of the Hang Seng Stadium.The team members on the other side of the car also squeezed together.

"That's right! That's our home stadium, Xinghe Stadium!" The driver heard the young players in the car talking about the stadium, and said, his words were full of pride.

"It's so big!" Xu Zangyi sighed sincerely looking at the stadium outside the window.

Although the lights outside the Xinghe Stadium are not as bright as those in the urban area, they can still clearly see the outline of the stadium.Xu Zangyi can imagine the spectacular scene when the stadium is full of fans.

"What's going on in this stadium?" The Red Star reserve team player asked.

"That's adjusting the lighting. It will be used tomorrow night. Our Hang Seng has never lost in this stadium, and there are very few draws. It's okay for strong teams, and weaker big scores are common. Tomorrow we will play Red Star is sure..." The driver realized that the car was carrying the Red Star reserve team halfway through.

Although the driver didn't continue, everyone knew what the half-sentence was.The first team of Red Star will play here tomorrow. No matter from any point of view, Red Star is the weaker team, the team that the driver said will lose by a big score.

The players of the reserve team lost interest immediately, and they returned to their positions and stopped discussing the Xinghe Stadium.

"What's the big deal!" Hearing the driver's tone as if he had won, Xu Zangyi was naturally unconvinced.

Li Yi kept silent along the way, thinking about the game of the reserve team, of course he also cared about the game of the Red Star first team, especially after the driver "spoke wildly".

Not long after, the bus carrying the Red Star reserve team arrived at the finish line, the football base of the Hang Seng Club. …

……

The receptionist is still Yang Kai, after eating in the base cafeteria.I didn't know who it was on the way, so I mentioned that I wanted to visit.Yang Kai asked for Li Yi's opinion, and Li Yi agreed with Yang Kai to take the team to visit, seeing that the time was still early and the dinner he had just had just now.

After leaving the cafeteria, Yang Kai led the team members through several training grounds and came to a small building.The building is not high, only about six floors, not even as good as the canteen in Hang Seng Base.

Visiting this at night?Xu Zangyi was a little disappointed with the small building in front of him.

After entering the lobby, the first thing that comes into view is the wall facing the gate, on which are printed the Hang Seng Football Club in large golden characters.On the opposite side of the elevator hall, there are several walls of time, which record the important moments of the Hang Seng Football Club, when it was established, and what honors it achieved in which year.

After a brief visit on the first floor, the team members took several elevators to the second floor.

The layout of the second floor is very different from that of the first floor, similar to the layout of a capital letter T. When you get out of the elevator, there is a long and narrow corridor.

There are many photos of the players on the two walls, many of which are dated, the oldest being a photo from 1932.The Hang Seng Group has only been in the football field for ten years, and obviously it will not have such a rich football history.Most of the characters in the photos are veterans who have contributed to football in the province where Hang Seng is located, and are used by Hang Seng Group to decorate the facade.

Although he didn't know the players on the wall, as a junior, Xu Zangyi looked at these football seniors with a heart of reverence.

The team members are not very interested in these old photos, and there are quite a few in the Red Star base, and they can't even talk about knowing each other, let alone worshiping them.

After a cursory look at the old photos, the visiting team marched to the end of the aisle.There are bright and colorful photos on the wall, including individual players and group photos, and the most common ones are group photos when they won the championship.

"This is from last year! This is from the AFC Champions League the year before last! This is the FA Cup! This is the Super Cup!" Jia Sheng looked at the photos and remembered them all.

"Wow! Jia Sheng, do you know Hang Seng so well?" Xu Zangyi was surprised by Jia Sheng's familiarity with Hang Seng.

"There is going to be a traitor in our team!" Li Yong feared that the world would not be chaotic.

"Get out! You are a traitor! I was before I joined the Red Star, and now Hang Seng is my enemy!" At the age of seventeen or eighteen, when loyalty is the most important, I am afraid that others will call me a traitor.

After all, Jia Sheng still showed sincerity in his eyes.

After seeing the photos, the Red Star reserve team came to the lobby on the second floor.Everyone was shocked by the scene in the hall. The three-story display table in the center of the hall was filled with various trophies.Under the illumination of the light, the golden light is shining.

On the top are three championship trophies that symbolize the Asian kings, on the second floor there are seven league championship trophies, and on the third floor are dozens of championship trophies including the FA Cup echelon events.The surrounding walls are covered with certificates of honor.

If the photo wall is not exciting enough, it failed to resonate with the players.When they came to the trophy showroom, the enthusiasm of the players was immediately ignited.

Jia Sheng, who was longing for the Hang Seng Honor Room before.At this time, I was very excited about the trophy that was right in front of me, and I reached out to touch it but dared not.

Xu Zangyi, who is neither a Hang Seng player nor a fan, saw so many trophies for the first time. He was very excited at first, but then he thought that these trophies had nothing to do with him, so he lost interest.

Xu Zangyi, who turned around, saw Jia Sheng struggling in pain, stepped forward and poked him, "Want to touch it?"

Jia Sheng, who was still silent about touching or not, was taken aback by Xu Zangyi.What are you doing?Jia Sheng tightened his clothes and stared at the trophy again.

"Touch it if you want. Seeing that Jia Sheng was still struggling, Xu Zangyi grabbed the trophy and put it in front of Li Yong.

"No, no, put it back, put it back!" Seeing Xu Zangyi taking the trophy, Jia Sheng was startled and then shook his head desperately.

Holding the trophy, Xu Zangyi grabbed Jia Sheng's hand with one hand and placed it on the trophy.

"You say no, but your body is very honest." Xu Zangyi looked at Jia Sheng who was no longer struggling and said with a smile.

"It's not my own, so there's nothing to touch."

"It's true, it's amazing. Jia Shengyong carefully touched the trophy.

"Huh~ Seeing Jia Sheng's enjoyment, Xu Zangyi couldn't help trembling." Throw the trophy to Li Yong, and go to other places.

"Unexpectedly, Hang Seng won so many trophies in just a few years." Li Yi stood in awe at the entrance. Unlike the team members, Li Yi was thinking about how Hang Seng did it.

(End of this chapter)