Chapter 236 – The New Ace (1)

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The hectic October was over and November came.
When I entered the training ground in a good mood, remembering the schedule in November, which was two games fewer than in October, the players who had come to work first came running like puppies after seeing their owner.

“Red! I’ve been waiting for you to come!!”
“Will it come without difficulty, what to wait for.”
“Aren’t you late for work these days? It’s already past 9 o’clock.”
“I was almost full-time yesterday. According to today’s schedule, there’s only recovery training. Look at me.”
“Hey hey, I’ve been waiting for you to come. The Zanbal step I told you about the other day, if you do it together with the breathing method—”

… Stop it guys

It wasn’t like this from the beginning.
… No, in fact, there were players who were like this from the beginning, but it was only a while ago that this became the normal appearance of the Newcastle team.

Since I first moved to Newcastle, there is a guy named Luke who has been chasing after me because he is a fan and a role model.

He is over 190cm tall, and his size is distracting, but he kicks the ball pretty with naive eyes… Such an unbalanced friend.

He is usually a defensive midfielder or defensive central midfielder for the team, and he inevitably follows my training and behaves like a rogue, so I just gave him a few words of advice, but this guy is showing rapid growth these days. Isn’t it visible

“Five… What is it, Locke? Why are your records so good these days! Is it thanks to Hong following you and training together?”
“Friend. I am Luke, not Locke.”
“What? What are you talking about, your name is Locke.”
“No. Minjun calls me Luke, so call me Luke from now on.”
“This disease—”

The guys who had been squeamish enough to put a burden on my performance in the arena were seduced by Luke’s growth.

I was recognized for my skills from the beginning, but now they take care of me and treat me like a leader, so this is it.

‘Fuck. I really didn’t do anything.’

If you follow me, your skills will improve!
Of course, I do have a lot of training.

But that’s because European kids don’t have enough training.
What kind of training time is 2-3 hours a day? Isn’t that too little for common sense?

If the regular team training ends early, you should do a little individual training, but these are usually off work after the team training is over.

Personal training?
There is no Athletes who do However, since it is free as the meaning of personal training, it is not usually for players who have a strong desire to improve or who are in an urgent situation.

Well, I understand.
Europe has a different culture from Korea where intensive training is natural, and isn’t it difficult to play only during the season? I also have the flexibility to only do recovery training the day after the game and leave work, or skip individual training if the game schedule is tight, or shorten it appropriately to adjust my physical condition.

A person is not an iron man, and no matter how much I train, my body can’t stand it no matter how hard I train.
Still, if the schedule is a little loose or if you don’t have a starting job and you have stamina left, shouldn’t you focus on personal training?

I wondered if it was because I was Korean that I couldn’t adapt to European culture, but what’s strange is European kids.
It’s right to invest more in training to improve. I’m not saying to overdo it, but if you have enough stamina, shouldn’t you stop playing and train? You are a pro player

At least Newcastle is much better than Barcelona or Frankfurt.

The Barcelona players, who already have world-class skills, and the Frankfurt team, who were generally old enough, had thick hair, so whether or not I stayed and trained alone, it was ‘You’re going to do it~ I’m going my way~’.

In comparison, the relatively younger Newcastle squad still say, ‘Huh? He also stays and trains, so should I do it too?’ Sometimes he stays and trains.

And there are some players who always follow me and train individually from the time I first came to Newcastle… One of them is Luke.

At first, the players who thought it was like that, but when they saw Luke’s growth with their own eyes and felt it with their skin, they were tempted.
Maybe that’s why more and more players follow me in individual training these days… Yeah that’s good I like the professional atmosphere.

But why do you keep clinging to me?
I am also in good standing, but if I knew how much I knew, what kind of training would be good, how is the current method, please point out what is wrong….

“That’s right, Hong has proven himself! Incredible growth rate! On top of that, I overcame my sudden growth in height, and even though my muscle mass has increased due to weights these days, my speed, agility, and balance haven’t deteriorated.”

I’m sure other people will see it that way.
But what about I’m a status window

Training?
Of course, the training also raised his stats.

However, the biggest reason for my training is ‘because it’s natural as a player’, not the main factor in improving my skills.

Of course, I don’t know what kind of training is right for the players and what efficiency is good. I’m not a professional coach, so how do I know that?

What I told Luke was just the basics of the basics, and his growth was probably just because he was constantly competing in games at a young age, and his talent exploded. Or that our coaching staff’s method of upbringing worked well.

“Minjun, help me too. I feel like I’ve been analyzed lately, and I feel like I’m blocked well in the game.”
“I’m sorry… I have to ask the coach for that, I don’t know.”
“You are a genius! Football genius! Please.”
“Well… Yes i’m a genius Okay, let’s see.”

Ah I don’t know
I’ll just point out the basics.

“Guys, Hong says he has something to say! Everyone gather!!”
“Oh oh… ! Me too, I will listen to Minjun’s advice!”

… Are you okay?

* * *

Unsurprisingly, Newcastle are the youngest team in terms of average age.
The youngest squad on average in the Premier League, from the average of 25 players on the first team roster to the average age of 11 players in the starting lineup.

This is evident when you see that more than half of the first-team squad is made up of prospects who have been hard-earned as a result of a youth-centered rebuilding 8 years ago when Newcastle was acquired by Dubai.

In fact, the only players in their 30s who can be called veterans are captain Baum Yohan and rotation member Akinsowa, so it is easy to predict that they will continue to develop as a young and competent team from the outside, but this is not a word of encouragement.

Clubs and coaches do not value veterans for nothing.
Since there are no veterans, there is no one to hold the center when the team falters, and there is no player to pass on know-how to young players.

Although there are managers and coaches, there is a definite difference between coaching staff and seasoned seniors, and it is different in teaching the characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and what kind of play to play with players who have played against active players.

That’s why the atmosphere of the Newcastle squad so far has been independent at best and isolated at worst.

Jose Gaya liked that atmosphere.
At the age of 16, he joined Newcastle at the age of 16 on the active recommendation of Victor Showwell, the head of scouting, famous for his nickname ‘jewel digger’, and went from the youth team to the second team and finally to the first team.

Jinseong Newcastle Sacred Goal… Jose Gaya, who has become a true goal with the label of ‘Youth from Newcastle’, has grown into the team’s most anticipated big prospect.

Even in the youth team, which was filled with promising youngsters who stood out early and swept from all over the world, in the second team, which was filled with talentless waste, and even debuted on the first team stage early at the age of 18, Jose Gaya was treated as the team’s ace. .

Newcastle’s prized prospect, the world’s attention, and a key player in the team even though he is young.
Not to mention the young guys who are the main players of the team, the older players and even the captain, Baum Johan, slowly lost to him…

“Hmm… As you know, speed is innate. It can be improved with training, but it will be very small. Will you be okay though?”
“But Minjun, you have grown tremendously through training. I heard that you were not as fast as you are now.”
“Sure. Natural talent is important, but in the end, there is nothing that cannot be overcome with hard work and constant effort. You can tell by looking at me I wasn’t this fast, or agile, or well-balanced. But I have grown like this only with hard work and no effort.”
“Awesome! It’s also Minjun!”
“After… As it were… In.Gan.Seung.Ri… Shall I?”
“Ohhh!!”
“…….”

While stretching, Jose Gaya’s face rotted away.

‘You crazy bastard are talking nonsense. Football is a talent Sounds like effort.’

It’s not to disparage the effort.
Jose Gaya was not such an idiot.

Effort? Of course, effort is also important.
However, effort only raises one’s ability to the limit of one’s talent, and in the end, isn’t that limit determined by talent?

“You guys don’t believe that. It sounds like noob. … Manfredo?”

Follow yourself… No, load… But José Gaya, who was looking around in search of his comrades, saw Manfredo standing among the crowd of idiots and shouting ‘No oh oh oh yeok’.

“…….”
“Hey Jose! Let’s come and train together! Gotta try!”

José Gaya’s face rotted once again when he saw Manfredo calling him with a bright smile.
Why are you so fucking uptight?