Champion’s Heart

After the special special training with Mark, Zhou Yi's life has become like this: he trains at the Brakel training base every day, returns home at night for an hour of German learning, and then talks to Mark in Mark's room. Mark for special training.

He would keep telling Mark how to move and how to receive his own pass during the game.

Thank you for the replay function of the game. If necessary, press pause, and then enter the replay to reproduce the running and standing situation of the two sides from all angles.

It's like watching a game video that has been technically processed.

This also caused them to not be able to play a few games in one night.

During this process, Mark gradually adapted to Zhou Yi's way of playing football, and his outstanding tactical awareness and running talent were also reflected.

He was no longer in a hurry as he was at the beginning, and the two gradually developed a tacit understanding in the game.

Under their manipulation, Dortmund won the league championship in the first season and qualified for the Champions League next season.

And at this time, the most important festival in the West, the annual Christmas, has come.

In fact, when Zhou Yi went to the training base for training every day, he could already feel the festive atmosphere.

Christmas decorations on the road have increased significantly, and Christmas lights and balls have also been hung in the shop windows.

A Christmas Carol also began to play on the old Wagner's car radio.

All in all, it all feels festive.

Chinese people pay attention to thinking about their loved ones during festive seasons.

For Zhou Yi, this is the first real festival he has spent abroad. He came to Dortmund from the end of November and spent a month here. 2008 is coming to an end.

In a foreign country, most of the time he lived happily and had a bright future.

But under the background of the festive atmosphere, he still inevitably thinks about his father and mother, his small room that is not big but full of things and memories, his school in China, his classmates and his family. student time.

If it is in the country. What should he be doing at this time?

Discuss with your classmates where to go on Christmas Eve?

Busy sending and receiving Christmas cards,

Show off each other's gifts.

...

Usually with teammates, training, chatting, joking and so on are fine, I don’t feel it.

Only in bed at night. Zhou Yi only felt this feeling from the bottom of his heart when he was alone.

Although he would have a phone call with his parents within ten minutes at a fixed time every week, he still couldn't restrain his longing for his family in this festive atmosphere.

Especially when returning to Mark's house after a day of training. When Zhou Yi saw the Christmas tree standing in his living room.

Mrs. Wagner was hanging lanterns from a ladder on a tree.

Seeing her son coming back, she waved to him: Come and help, Mark!

Mark dropped the bag and replaced Mom. Zhou Yi also went up to help.

The two of them worked for a while, and hung up all the colorful lights to be hung.

Then everyone stood under the tree and looked up at the Christmas tree.

Perfect! Mrs. Wagner smiled and clapped her hands. Let's have a big dinner tonight!

Isn't it Christmas Eve yet? Mark wondered.

Stupid, this is to thank the two gentlemen who helped! Mrs. Wagner said with a smile.

Mum, you are so kind! Mark hugged Mrs. Wagner happily, and kissed her hard on the face.

Seeing the true feelings between Mark and his mother, mother and child, Zhou Yi naturally thought of him and his mother.

Although his mother is very strict with him, it makes him feel a lot of pressure. But when I left my hometown. When he came to Dortmund, he could no longer hear his mother's strict demands on him, but he began to miss his strict mother.

Looking at the scene in front of him now, there was no smile on Zhou Yi's face.

Until the time of eating, although, as Mrs. Wagner said, it was a sumptuous meal, Zhou Yi ate without any interest, and seemed relatively silent at the dinner table.

And he finished eating early, took his leave and went upstairs.

The three people at the dinner table looked at each other in blank dismay.

Mark. Don't you think there's something wrong with Zhou Yi? Mrs. Wagner asked her son, because Mark was the person who had the most contact with Zhou Yi.

It seems a little... But I can't figure out why. Mark scratched his head.

Idiot! Mom scolded, Zhou Yi is homesick! We have such a lively festival here, he will definitely be homesick.

Still older people have experience.

Old Wagner nodded beside him and said, Yes.

I think we'll have a more lively holiday. Maybe it will make Zhou Yi less homesick, but now it seems that Chinese people love home more than we thought. Mrs. Wagner sighed. Mark, don't stay at home and play games at night, take Zhou Yi out for a stroll and let him relax.

Mrs. Wagner is a very warm and kind person. She not only worried about Zhou Yi's diet and daily life, but also cared about Zhou Yi's psychological state.

Mark was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: Okay!

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Zhou Yi returned to the room, even if he wanted to call his family to relieve his homesickness and parents, he couldn’t do it, because it’s eight o’clock in the evening in Germany, and it’s three o’clock in the morning in China. My parents have already fallen asleep. At this time, because I am homesick, I make a phone call to wake them up, and then keep them awake all night, which is too selfish.

So Zhou Yi just sat in his room in a daze.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Please come in. Zhou Yi quickly adjusted his mood and said.

Mark opened the door and walked in.

Hi, Zhou Yi. Let's go out to play at night, and I'll take you to a good place!

Ah? Zhou Yi didn't react.

Bar! A bar full of beauties! Do you want to go! Mark looked excited.

Go! Zhou Yi immediately forgot his homesickness when he heard the beauties gathered. After all, young people...

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Zhou Yi and Mark stood in a long dragon with their necks hunched, and looked forward from time to time to see how many people had entered and how long it was before they entered.

Dortmund is located in the northwest of Germany. It was still very cold at night at the end of December. Zhou Yi didn't even want to take it out, so he kept it in his coat pocket.

This is not fun at all, Mark. After waiting in the long queue for ten minutes. Zhou Yi complained. He was starting to miss the warm room and the PS3.

What's the matter? Mark didn't feel Zhou Yi at all. He looked around excitedly, following the beauties with outstanding figures. The beauties are either in groups or accompanied by male companions. Walk past them, and... go straight to the bar entrance ahead.

I really didn't know there was such a long queue to go to a bar in Germany.

Isn't this normal? Unless you have a VIP card, or you are a woman, you can have a female companion. Do you have any of these?

I want a female companion, so I won't live in your house! Zhou Yi snorted.

Focus on sex and despise friends!

Two people are chatting. Suddenly Mark stopped talking, and stared straight at a certain direction. Zhou Yi thought he saw some beautiful woman again, but looked over, but saw a familiar person.

Among the three people walking towards him was a tall man who was an old acquaintance of Zhou Yi. To be precise, it is an old acquaintance in the virtual system.

Before challenging the Dortmund youth team, Zhou Yi had played against him dozens of times in his world.

Schneider was the main striker of Dortmund's U17 youth team at the time, but now he is already a member of U19.

Schneider seemed to have seen an acquaintance, and suddenly turned and walked towards Zhou Yi.

But his eyes didn't stay on Zhou Yi's face, or even glanced over. He went straight to Mark.

Hey, isn't this Mark? Schneider laughed, and looked back at his two companions, so the companions also laughed.

But Mark didn't have the joy of meeting acquaintances at all. He scowled and looked away, without even looking at Schneider.

Still stupidly queuing here? Do you want me to take you in? I have a VIP card! Schneider shook a card in his hand.

Just as Mark was about to open his mouth, Schneider laughed again: Oh, I'm just talking casually, how could I take you in? If that's the case, I might even be blocked by the security guards! Hahaha!

After speaking, he laughed and turned to leave. And the two companions beside him also laughed and walked away behind his ass.

Zhou Yi noticed that Mark clenched his fists, staring at their backs, watching the three of them walk to the front of the team, and then Schneider shook the card in his hand. He was let in by security.

That's... Schneider, right? Zhou Yi asked.

Yes. Mark took a deep breath, let it out again, and then let go of his fist, with helplessness in his voice.

The relationship between you is not very good? But aren't you teammates in the same team since U9?

Teammates also have good relationships and bad relationships. Mark said. We are both forwards, and we have a competitive relationship. At the beginning, when Schneider hadn't started to develop, our physical fitness was similar. I was the main force, and he was my substitute. Later, when he began to grow rapidly, he was in physical fitness. He has completely surpassed me in terms of quality, and I have become his substitute until now...he has developed better and better, not only as the main force in U17, but also jumped from U17 to U19, and I...

Mark didn't go on, because there is no need to talk about his current situation.

Anyway, now he is so pressured by Schneider that he can't even lift his head up. Facing Schneider, he is not just a dwarf in height.

So that's how it is... Zhou Yi stared at the door of the bar, thoughtful, and then he patted Mark on the shoulder: It's okay, Mark, we will let him be your substitute again sooner or later!

Hearing Zhou Yi say this, Mark was a little surprised: How is this possible?

Don't forget our 'special training', 'special training'! Zhou Yi reminded him.

Thinking of the special training, there was some fire in Mark's eyes, and he didn't seem to feel cold on this cold winter night. (To be continued.)