I Want to Be the King of Football

Manchester City's Carrington training base is not large.

In addition to the first team and the reserve team, there are also two youth training camp echelons in training, all of which are over 16 years old.

Only on Saturdays and weekends will players from the age group of nine to fifteen come to the training base and receive two football training sessions a week. For the rest of the time, these children still stay at home and school going to school.

This is a requirement of the FA.

Their standard for the selection of youth training materials is an hour's drive, that is to say, the club can only select within this range.

If it is higher than 12 years old, that is, from 13 years old to 16 years old, it can be appropriately extended to one and a half hours, which imposes considerable restrictions on the selection of youth training materials for Premier League teams.

In a way, it even dragged down England's youth academy.

Rich teams are willing to invest, but they can't expand on a large scale, and they haven't introduced youth training talents beyond the scope.

Players in many regions are not willing to invest in youth training at all, and the FA has also invested very little in this regard, resulting in very poor talent training in England.

Of course, the reason why the driving range is strictly limited is also to hope that children can stay with their parents.

The starting point is a good thing, but it has a negative impact on the development of football.

Over the years, with the explosion of talents in German football, especially the emergence of a group of young players such as Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller, the German youth training has finally reaped rich rewards in ten years from its investment in reform. .

As a mortal enemy, England is also thinking about the pain, and is planning to carry out a vigorous round of youth training reform. Currently, research and inspections are being carried out across England. The two plans discussed are to cancel the restrictions on the selection of talents and to classify all youth training camps.

Manchester City's training base on the diagonal of the Etihad Stadium is aimed at this reform, and it also wants to build the world's top and most luxurious training base, attracting the best youth in the UK and even the world. training players.

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Every weekend, the youth team training area at the Carrington training base becomes very lively.

Children pouring in from all directions, all over Greater Manchester,

They will all gather in this not spacious training base to receive training from Manchester City youth coaches.

They are trained in their respective schools and communities on weekdays, and only return to Carrington for classes on the weekends.

They are all well-selected leaders, and they all have one goal here, that is, after they are sixteen years old, after completing their studies, they may get Manchester City's youth training contracts and become official youth training players.

Before that, they were just young players registered for youth team training.

After training, these children like to lie on the barbed wire and look at the opposite side from a distance.

It was the training ground for the first team.

They can watch the training of the first team up close through the barbed wire, and if they are lucky, they will occasionally be called to help, such as picking up a ball or something.

For these children, it was quite an honor.

Especially this year, after Su Dong joined the youth training camp, it has aroused the enthusiasm of the youth training camp. Almost every weekend is the time when this group of children yearns the most, because they can watch Su Dong's training up close.

In this group of children, there are countless people who silently regard Su Dong as an idol in their hearts.

The focus game against Chelsea is about to come. Guardiola chose a closed training this time and covered the barbed wire with a curtain, which made the children on the youth team feel very dissatisfied and disappointed.

But children are always a group of children who quickly forget the unpleasant things and make themselves happy.

They also discuss some team and football things.

For example, Manchester City lost to West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup in midweek, which surprised many people.

I read the analysis in the Guardian and it makes sense that our bench is not thick enough, especially the goalkeeper.

Joe Hart has been underwhelming for two games in a row and against Chelsea he's a concern.

It's not Joe Hart in the League Cup, the starter is Shay, and the substitute is Karius.

Karrius? That German goalkeeper at the age of eighteen?

In 2009, the team spent 200,000 pounds to sign him from Stuttgart. He seems to be only seventeen now?

It's him. He has now been transferred to the first team and officially trained with the team. He is regarded as the third goalkeeper.

My dear, our young manager likes to use young players.

The main reason is that I am not satisfied with Joe Hart and Shay. I think if Karius does well in training, he will definitely play in the cup game. When the time comes, he will seize the opportunity and maybe he will have a chance to appear in the first team.

You said it went well, but now that the League Cup is out, if you really want to play a cup match, it can only be the FA Cup. That's all for next year, what a pity!

Who said no? We lost the League Cup.

Since the start of the league, the team has been playing double games for a week in a row. Against Chelsea, it is estimated that they also want to rotate. Who knows that the bench players are so weak and lose directly.

Trippier also played this one, but he was pretty average.

Micah Richards is playing at centre-back this time and it's his responsibility to concede the goal.

Michael Johnson can't even make it into the roster now, and it's estimated that he won't be around for long.

Children, you say every word I say, they are all players in the Manchester City youth academy.

Those who can stand out from the youth training camp and appear in the sight of the first-team head coach Guardiola are basically the leaders of the youth training camp.

But it was this group of big bosses in their eyes, when they arrived in the first team, they behaved in a mess.

You don't have to think about it, how cruel the first team game is!

And all the players who can get a foothold in the first team, how difficult, how powerful?

Not to mention those famous players, and superstars like Su Dong are godlike existences for this group of children, enough to make them worship.

So many people are particularly envious of those club caddies.

Manchester City have played three home games so far this season. When three young players from the youth academy were caddies, they were fortunate enough to hold Su Dong's hand, which made them very excited, and two of them were even nervous to say no. After speaking out, they were laughed at afterward, thinking that they all missed the opportunity.

It's hard to get close contact with Su Dong, even if you want a souvenir or something, that's fine.

They are a group of ten-year-old children. They have played football for many years, and they admire a star like Su Dong to an unimaginable level. Naturally, they are proud of being able to get close to Su Dong.

Among this group of children, there is a child who looks thinner than his peers. He has been listening silently to the discussions of the people around him, and he seems very focused. Then he looks at the direction of the training of the first team. After hesitating for a while , he quietly left the crowd and ran towards the coach's office.

Knock knock knock!

The kid knocked on the office door.

In the office are two youth coaches, the head coach of the 18-year-old youth team, former Premier League player Scott Silas.

The other was his assistant, the younger Steve El.

Steve Elle is only thirty-eight years old, but he has been in Manchester City's youth academy for 18 years. I heard that he is from Salford and later joined Manchester City's youth academy, but at the age of 20. After the injury in 2010, he entered the youth training camp and has been working until now.

In addition to being the coach of the 18-year-old youth team, he is also responsible for other tasks, such as managing the youth team.

Phil, is it you, what's the matter? Steve El recognized the future child at a glance.

Mr. Ear. The kid named Phil walked into the office panting and came to Steve Er's desk, Can you let me go to the weekend game too?

When Steve El heard this, Scott Silas looked at each other and smiled.

This is not the first player who came to say so, almost every home court, there will be a group of children rushing to go to the scene.

For example, the talented youngster Sterling who just joined this season, he ran to the side of the game to pick up the ball every game. It is said that once again, when Su Dong was celebrating a goal, he also ran into the players. After celebrating with them, Su Dong touched his head and slapped his shoulders, and was caught by the live broadcast camera. When he came back, this kid showed off to everyone he saw.

In return, he promised Silas, to play every game with all his might, working hard in training and competition.

So, it's kind of a reward.

Sorry, Phil, you are late, we are full. Scott El said apologetically.

In fact, he is also very optimistic about this kid.

I know, but there's always a substitute, doesn't it? That guy Smith is often late, you know that, what if he's late again?

We have a substitute...

I know, but I don't think it's enough, I'll be very punctual, you let me be a substitute! The child named Phil raised his head and looked at Scott El very resolutely, with a pair of piercing eyes that seemed to be I'm saying, if you don't agree, I won't leave.

Scott El was a little helpless, If I remember correctly, you live in Stockport, right?

It was a city just south of Manchester, not too far away, a little bit closer than Wilmslow.

I will convince my father, if possible, please help me buy two tickets, I will use my pocket money to buy them and let them watch the game on the spot. A trace flashed in the eyes of the boy named Phil. sly.

Both Scott El and Silas burst into laughter.

Big kid!

Okay, then I will arrange for you to be a substitute, but there is no guarantee that you can become a caddie, especially Su Dong's caddie. This is a very sought-after job! Scott El could only agree.

For him, it was actually just a word.

Thank you, Mr. El, I'll take care of other things myself. The child said confidently.

Scott El and Silas watched the kid turn away, left wondering.

Can he handle it?

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