Chapter 29 Do you want to join the first team?

While life is smooth sailing, Jack Don is also lucky in football.

After the end of the last youth league, Schindler, the head coach of the youth team, obviously paid more attention to Don Jack. In his daily training, Schindler always pointed out Don Jack's shortcomings and made strict requirements on him.

Don Jack knows that he still has many flaws. He carefully followed the coach's guidance and tried to correct himself.

In such training, of course, there will be some games. A week later, in the league of the Schalke 04 youth team, Don Jack was once again selected into the list. After being selected for the list for two consecutive games, it is obvious that Don Jack feels that the coach attaches great importance to him.

Jack Don knows why he is valued. This is not only because of his last 'hat trick' performance, but also because of his excellent physical fitness and the kind of playing style on the court, which is completely different from the players trained under the traditional football system, so Don Jack has a good performance. In Schindler's words, this boy is very 'creative'.

However, Jack Don knows that he seems to have only these two outstanding points. In many basic aspects of football, his gap is still far away, such as shooting. Although he completed the hat-trick in the last game, Jack Don knows that there are more luck elements in it. In ordinary times, he trains. The shot is not very accurate. He envies those players who can play free kicks, and Don Jack himself is training, not to mention free kicks, even some long-range shots, sometimes deviate far.

These are the basics, and there is a gap between themselves who lack training in this regard.

Of course, you can't be ashamed of yourself. Don Jack understands where his advantages are. He is confident that he will strive to surpass himself and become stronger.

In this youth league, the Schalke 04 youth team will go to Stuttgart in central Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany, against the Stuttgart youth team.

In German football, Bayern Munich is the top giant and the hegemon of German football in recent years, and the two teams Stuttgart and Dortmund are also quasi-rich. They have competitive strength to compete with Bayern Munich, but in contrast, the youth team Stuttgart is not much different from the Schalke 04 youth team. They are also a youth team specially set up to train young players, so they don't have much professional color.

The game was held at the football field of the Stuttgart Club Training Center and did not attract much attention. However, there were more reporters coming to the scene than the last game. Not only the local media in Stuttgart, but more reporters came from Gelsenkirxing. These reporters were obviously coming to observe Schalke 0. 4 Don Jack's.

In the team, Don Jack only got the No. 29 jersey, which is arranged according to the player number, so it can also be said that the reporters came to observe the No. 29 player.

In this game, Don Jack was still wearing the No. 29 jersey. Unfortunately, what disappointed many reporters was that Don Jack did not start.

At 75 minutes of the game, old Schindler was replaced by Don Jack. At this time, the score of the two teams was already 3:1, the home team was in the front, the visiting team was behind, and Schalke 04 was two goals behind.

Obviously, Schindler doesn't care about the outcome of the game.

This situation makes Jack Don not have much pressure. Since the opponent is leading, he can just try his best to score goals to complete his task. As a result, in an attack, Jack Tang squeezed the opposing player in the penalty area and won a point with a header for the team. After scoring the goal, Jack Don roared happily and hugged and celebrated with his teammates one by one. After Li Xue acted as his interpreter, Jack Tang and these teammates obviously became much more familiar.

The final result was 3:2, which was also the only goal in the second half.

Although he lost the game, the result was good for Don Jack, because he scored a goal in more than 10 minutes, which was already perfect.

Goals were scored in two consecutive games, which also made the accompanying reporters of Schalke 04 very happy. They seemed to have seen a new star rising. On the sports page of the Gelsenkirting Evening News that day, a reporter mentioned the 29th of the Schalke 04 youth team---

“...... He is probably the future of Schalke 04! A hat-trick, a header, and a simple goal have been creating goals for the team. If Mr. Heinx considers letting the young player enter the first team, perhaps Schalke 04 is expected to win the league championship next summer.

When Li Xue read the news for Jack Tang, Jack Tang felt a little blushing, just because of his performance in the two games of the youth team. Such praise is too much, but who doesn't like his praise?

At this point, Don Jack is no different from others.

The first time in the newspaper, Jack Don was very excited. In addition to being happy, Jack Don met his little sister's request and slept with her for the whole night. Because they had been thinking about their football career, there was no more embarrassing scene between them.

Perhaps it's also Li Xue who remembered the last lesson.

"My brother's arms are the warmest, but why is he..." Li Xue frowned in her sleep and was puzzled.

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Soon, Schalke 04 ushered in a new opponent, the Kaiserslautern youth team from Kaiserslautern, central Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany. The game was scheduled to be held at the affiliated stadium of the Fairtings Arena.

Due to the venue, there are not many fans who come to watch the game, and most fans just want to see the performance of the 29th. They are not very interested in the game between the two teams.

The same is obviously true for journalists.

Old Schindler did not disappoint these fans and reporters. This time, Don Jack, wearing the No. 29 shirt, appeared in the starting list. As soon as the game began, he followed the team directly into the field.

There may be a lot of enthusiasm in the game of the youth team, but it is really not very enjoyable to play. At least this is at least two levels worse than the Bundesliga level. That is to say, the youth league is only equivalent to the level of the Bundesliga. That's all, and the fans don't see it.

In it, of course, there will also be bright spots.

The first thing that surprised the fans was Don Jack's goal. In the 29th minute of the first half, he received a pass from Don Jack and gave the ball to the captain Pirke with his head. After that, Pirke couldn't score. Don Jack shot into the net from the side with the body of two defenders, opening the team's first record. .

"This guy is a bull!" This is the voice of the Kaiserslautern players.

However, Don Jack's appearance is really gentle, as his teammates often say, he is even a little thin and weak, but the power that bursts out in this weakness really makes people sigh that he can forcibly squeeze out two defenders to make up for the shot, which is not just physical strength.

In addition to celebrating the goal, what the youth team players didn't know was that the head coach of the first team, Heinx, was watching the game in the top room on the left side of the stadium. Seeing Don Jack's goal, he smiled and said with satisfaction, "This guy is good. I heard that he also scored a goal in the last game."

Standing beside Heinx is Stie, the director of the sports department of Schalke 04. Jepitch, at this time, the middle-aged man looked proud and said, "I knew this guy could do it. At that time, I signed him without hesitation."

Heinx rolled his eyes and said that he would sign a youth team player, and the club would not lose anything. Such a contract Schalke 04 has to sign dozens of times a year. Of course, you will not hesitate. What's more, old Schindler's face probably accounts for the majority.

After the last youth team match between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, Heinx paid attention to Don Jack, but he was more worried that it was just an occasional shining performance. Now he saw this black-haired boy score another goal, and this is already three consecutive goals. Heinx is really worried. Moved.

In the current Schalke 04 first team, what is missing is the means of scoring. The team's defense is very solid, and the gap with the leading team is the attack. 'So, can this boy change this situation?'

Heinx doesn't know, but this may be an opportunity, isn't it?

"Let him try it." This is also an opportunity. Which youth team player doesn't want to join the first team? This not only represents the recognition of strength, but also glory and money. Joining the first team is equivalent to getting the key to the star's gate. As long as there is a good performance, the big contract and fame will follow.

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Of course, Don Jack will not be satisfied with being able to start the game and score a goal.

When the football passed from the side again, he saw Szolar's dribble. Now there is a lot of cooperation between the two. Szolar's pass is Don Jack's favorite. Here! Here!"

Don Jack shouted excitedly. There is no doubt that Szoral now believes in Don Jack. Although he can't score a goal, it's good to get an assist, isn't it?

Without thinking at all, Szolar hung the ball directly at Don Jack's point.

In this kind of cooperation, Jack Don's shouting undoubtedly attracted the attention of the other party. There are almost three players on the other side who are defending him, but Jack Tang is not so easy to defend. In the penalty area, it can be said that no one can squeeze him at all. As a result, there are three people. In the end, Jack Tang squeezed and scattered. Two of them fell directly on the grass, and the other was also pushed back two steps.

"This guy is so strong." Heinx couldn't help sighing, and he was even more satisfied.

As for whether he scored or not, it doesn't matter. What's important is that he sees Don Jack's advantage. In fact, the referee blew a foul whistle on the court, which he thought was not a reasonable physical contact...

Since then, Don Jack's defense has become much tighter. Kaiserslautern's defense energy has been almost half focused on Don Jack alone. Obviously, he has provoked public anger.

The consequence is that in the first half of the game, other teammates played smoothly, and he was the only one in the team who was extremely closely defended. At the end of the first half of the game, the score was 3:1, and Schalke 04 led by two goals, but the other two balls had nothing to do with Don Jack.

If you insist on the relationship, it is that Don Jack attracts a lot of defensive attention and makes it easier for teammates to score goals...

During the half-time break, Don Jack complained. Although the intermittent poor German in his mouth made his teammates completely understand what he meant, the sad look still made everyone understand and laughed.

However, this worked.

In the second half, the whole midfield players consciously increased the number of passes to the penalty area. As the team's only center, it is obvious that Jack Don has more opportunities. He keeps running back and forth in the penalty area and has been trying to find a good opportunity to break the goal.

The hardest is the Kaiserslautern defender. They really have nothing to do in the penalty area. In their eyes, the No. 29 boy of Schalke 04 is almost a superman. He can't push, hit or squeeze. They can only block the route of the ball, and even directly pull people. If you drag people, you can do everything, so it is possible to defend.

In this way, it didn't take long for Don Jack to feel much, but Kaiserslautern's defenders were already tired and out of breath.

"He is a devil!" Kaiserslautern's defender was full of sadness.

In this case, the hard work pays off. In the thirty-seventh minute of the second half, the Schalke 04 youth team finally made a smooth offensive. Don Jack completed a half volley in the small penalty area and scored the fourth goal for the team.

The youth league belongs to the semi-professional league. Most of the players who participate in the youth league are young people. They have a meager salary, so it can only be regarded as a semi-professional league with very little income, so most of the games are not very fierce. Who will fight for a game that is not profitable?

For this reason, he has won three goals, and the Schalke 04 players don't want to kill all.

After Don Jack scored twice, Schalke 04 consciously contracted the defense line. Except for Jack Don, all the other players consciously withdrew their defense and let Kaiserslauten make a few waves of attacks, which is also a matter of selling the opponent's face.

Unfortunately, this group of young men from Rhineland-Palatinate failed to take advantage of the opportunity to score a goal. Instead, they took advantage of a counterattack opportunity. Don Jack did not hesitate to use light kung fu. As a result, Kaiserslautern showed what speed was. In the face of the goalkeeper, Don Jack calmly completed this with a shot. Second attack.

This is also the fifth goal in the game.

Another hat-trick!

After scoring the goal, Don Jack took off his jersey excitedly and ran directly to the audience, where Li Xue was sitting in the first row. More importantly, everyone found that the boy was not wearing an underwear, and after taking off his jersey, he was naked.

You know, Germany is still very cold in February. Can you really survive the game by wearing only one jersey in this weather?

But Jack Tang didn't care so much. He had already ran to the audience and hugged and celebrated with Li Xue. Therefore, many fans around him got up and applauded the two, and even whistled. In full view of the public, Li Xue blushed, but she was also proud and happy about Jack Tang.

Although some teammates explained that Li Xue was Don Jack's sister, but in the eyes of these Germans, the two looked like childhood sweethearts. Without guessing, how can non-real brothers and sisters not have any sparks?

Gossip has appeared, and gossip will last forever...

This time, the reporters present were very happy. They have never had a chance to enter Schalke 04 to interview Don Jack. They only know a jersey number and name for the No. 29 of the youth team. Now they have filmed the scene of Don Jack and Li Xue hugging, which is really an unexpected surprise.

Unfortunately, after the game, old Schindler stopped all the reporters outside the door and said, "Jack doesn't want to be interviewed."

In fact, Don Jack didn't know it was like this at all.

At this time, Don Jack was not in the mood to care about this, because after returning to the club from the Fairtings Arena, on the training ground, he saw a middle-aged man with brown hair combing his back, Stie next to him. Mr. Jepich said that he is the head coach of the first team, Heinx.

The first team... Head coach? Let's not talk about Jack Don's mood. Heinx smiled when he saw Jack Don. His first sentence was, "Young man, have you ever thought about entering the first team?"