Chapter 30 Enter the first team

"Young man, have you ever thought about joining the first team?"

Heinx's straightforward question stunned Don Jack, and he realized that it was Heinx who invited him to join the first team.

Enter the first team of Schalke 04!

What does that mean? It means that my football career is going to a new level, which means that my efforts for several months have been rewarded. Most importantly, if you enter the first team and perform well, you can earn a lot of money, which is the most important thing.

"I've thought about it. Of course I've thought about it." Don Jack agreed without thinking about it.

Hearing the black-haired boy in front of him say this, Heinx's smile became stronger. He never thought of being rejected by a youth team player, but if he really refused, he would really have no face.

"Very good, I'll talk to old Schindler later..." Heinx thought for a moment and continued, "If everything is all right, you can come to the first team to report tomorrow."

"Thank you, sir."

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That night, Jack Don shared the good news with his sister Li Xue. Seeing that her brother had achieved something in football, Li Xue was very happy. She cooked a big dinner for them.

What makes Jack Don more happy is that he may be able to make a lot of money in a short time, which is really good news for the two people who are living in a difficult life. More importantly, Jack Don has always wanted Li Xue to continue to go to college, but he can't afford to pay the tuition, which makes him feel guilty.

Now, everything in life seems to be developing in a good direction.

Schindler, the head coach of the youth team, learned about this in the afternoon. When Heinx told him, Schindler was not very happy. Originally, his players were transferred to the first team, which was an affirmation of the work of the youth team, but Schindler felt that Don Jack's foundation was not strong. Early contact with the professional league would have an indelible impact on his future development.

However, everything doesn't matter, because Heinx convinced Schindler with the team's situation this season.

In the end, he agreed.

When Don Jack came to the club the next morning, he saw old Schindler at the door. When he saw Don Jack, Schindler came directly. Obviously, Schindler had been waiting for him at the door.

"Jack, you are going to enter the first team today."

Speaking of this, Schindler seemed to be a little sad. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Jack, are you ready?"

Don Jack nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Coach, I'm ready!"

"That's good."

Seeing that the boy in front of him was so confident, Schindler was very satisfied, but he still felt that he should give Don Jack some advice.

"You should recognize your strengths and weaknesses. After entering the first team, there will be no special coach to guide your foundation. The Bundesliga game is not comparable to that of the youth team. In the future, you'd better work harder on the foundation. If you have time, practice the foundation more, which will be good for you in the future. Growth plays a great role.

“...... However, it's good to get in touch with the professional league earlier, which may make you grow faster.

Old Schindler seemed to be intoxicated with this kind of teaching and kept chattering, but Jack Don listened carefully and wrote down these words. He knew that the words of an old coach of the youth team must be very useful, not to mention what Schindler said It's all for his good.

"Don't worry, coach, I will try my best."

"Do it well, boy!"

"Thank you."

After saying that, Jack Don politely made a gesture to Schindler and bowed twice. Schindler didn't know why, but Jack Don kept the old man's face in front of him deeply in his heart.

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For Heinx, dropping a youth team player into the first team is just a supplement to the team's lineup, but for Don Jack, this means more, and he is also full of expectations for his future life.

In the first team of Schalke 04, he will participate in the first professional league. He will have the opportunity to face more audiences, many fans in front of the TV, and perhaps he will become a well-known star, get a big contract and so on.

At present, Jack Don only wants to get a new contract based on his performance.

But before that, he will first get to know the players of the first team of Schalke 04, that is, his future teammates. When the assistant coach brought Don Jack to the first team's locker room, he handed over everything to the team captain Gates.

Born in Ehrenbach, Germany, Gates is a man of 1.9 meters. He is already 28 years old this year. He is an indispensable player in Schalke 04 midfield. Last summer, he was the former captain of Danish international Ebe. Sander took the captain's armband in his hand and truly became the soul of the team.

Now, as the captain of the team, he should exercise his responsibility, that is, introduce new players to everyone.

The first team of Schalke 04 is different from the youth team. There are players from all over the world. Because they stay in the club for a long time, they can speak German, but various accents are different, which is completely different from the situation that the youth team is all Gelsenkirchen.

For example, the team's main midfielder Christian. Poulson.

He is a Danish player who just joined Schalke 04 a year ago. He is a big star of the team. This guy plays a strange tone of German in the locker room. Don Jack can even hear some Chinese from it, which makes it difficult for him to understand any syllable.

Li Xue, as a temporary translator, although she was also in the club, she could not follow Jack Don to the first team locker room, so Jack Tang felt very confused at this time.

Fortunately, the team's big brother Ebe. Sander has many languages. After seeing that Don Jack couldn't understand German, he took turns talking to Don Jack in English, Russian and French, which made Don Jack admire him.

"Which country are you from? What language do you know?" This is Ebe. Sander's first question.

Hearing the familiar French, Jack Don breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm Moroccan." He didn't like to say that he was Moroccan, but his nationality was Moroccan, and he didn't have Chinese nationality at all. What's more, Don Jack just knew about the East and China.

"My hometown is Beshar, Ghana. Do you know where it is?"

Jack Don was shocked by this guy. The 'monster' was quite strange. His curly hair was matched with a big fleshy mouth and face, coupled with pure black skin. Looking at this face, Jack Tang thought about 'Amitabha' in his heart. If this guy had been in his previous life, he would definitely be regarded as a monster.

However, he said politely, "I've heard of it, but I'm from Marrakech, far away from there."

The monster nodded and said, "I've been there. It's a very good city."

After a few words, Don Jack thought that the 'monster' man was not bad. It turned out that his name was Asamoa, and he was the team's main wing forward, but he thought that this guy could scare his opponent unconscious by standing on the court. No matter what his skill was, it must be very comfortable to have him as a teammate.

"Amitabha Buddha."

He stayed in the locker room for more than half an hour. At this time, the players of the first team had almost arrived at the club. Don Jack was also familiar with these people, but what disappointed him was that none of these new teammates were Chinese, not only that, not even an Asian.

Now, he is most looking forward to this. After all, the team is full of whites and blacks, so he is an alternative.

In the introduction, Don Jack also kept the names of some players in his heart: his rival Victor. Agali, his own competitor Mike. Hank, his rival Ebe. Sander... In addition to these, there is also a good teammate Christian. Poulsen, a good teammate Asamoa, a good teammate Kemage...

After meeting these teammates, Don Jack Tang also had troubles, that is, his German is really not good enough. He felt that he must work hard to learn German in the future, otherwise it would be difficult to integrate into the team.

In the whole team, only two Danish players can speak French. Everyone's daily communication is in German, and it is the same on the training ground, which makes Don Jack very bored.

The training of the first team on this day has not changed because of the arrival of Jack Don. The players are more free to exercise. When they have time, they just train tactics, which is completely different from the youth team.

Taking advantage of his free time, Jack Don did not do physical training or some interesting group training like other teammates, but began to practice shooting at the goal alone.

As a striker, shooting training is obviously very important. Now Don Jack's shooting strength is absolutely up to the standard, but the shooting method is really not flattering, especially when carrying the ball, or when someone grabs the ball, the sudden shot will be missed every time, which makes him very annoyed. He knows that now is the most All you need is to find the feeling of shooting.

According to Schindler, the feeling of a striker is very important.

In a very ordinary training, a day passed. When he returned home that night, Jack Don urged Li Xue to teach him German, which surprised the little girl, but she was surprised and a little happy. After all, his brother, who was a little resistant to learning German, seemed to be finally enlightened. There was nothing more gratifying than this.

Learning and training.

In such a life, half a month soon passed. Although Schalke 04 has been participating in the Bundesliga, it has nothing to do with Don Jack. He feels that his life has not changed because of entering the first team, because the team's head coach has never meant to let him play.

However, Don Jack felt that his relationship with his teammates was much better.

When he really starts to study hard, it is easy to overcome many obstacles in the past. After so many hours, Don Jack's German has made great progress. At least he can communicate with people in some simple conversations in daily life, so in training, the cooperation between him and his teammates is much smoother.

Jack Don also knows something about the way the team is good at playing. In the training game, Jack Don's performance is not the first in the team, but at least he can keep up with the pace of the team. In this way, Jack Don feels that he is getting closer and closer to playing on behalf of the team.

He has been looking forward to it.