One month later, Yokohama International Stadium in Japan.
The sky is clear and the air is filled with the smell of sea breeze.
"Kuolijiwa - Hello, coach Jimenez Zac! I am the head coach of the youth training of Yokohama Marinos Football Club - Gang Plate Hikawa! You can just call me Hikawa! You are very welcome to La Masia The young talents from the youth training camp came to Yokohama to participate in this [Nike Hope Cup]!”
As soon as he got off the bus, Chen Mo was shocked by the scene in front of him. He saw a large group of Japanese people in black suits standing in a row on the roadside, bowing slightly. It looked like some kind of gang gathering. Many passers-by looked sideways.
However, although they did not look like kind-hearted people, the attitude of these men in black was very enthusiastic, and there was even a fierce uncle with a scar on his face who smiled at Chen Mo.
Very kind.
Chen Mo quickly looked away, tightened his backpack, and quietly asked Pique: "We are just a group of little-known players, should the welcome ceremony be so grand?"
"A young player with no reputation? Do you think La Masia is too simple? We are a world-class youth training camp!"
Pique, who was stretching his head to look around at the Japanese girls on both sides of the street, lowered his head and said: "I heard from my grandfather that Japan attaches great importance to the training of young players. They have started formal football training in physical education classes since elementary school. At the same time, It also stipulates that all J-Leagues, which are their country’s top leagues, must have three-tier teams of U12, U15, and U18.”
Fabregas interjected: "My father said that although Japanese football started late, it is very serious and has a correct attitude. They may be the strongest football team in Asia in the future. Oh, by the way, have you seen their cartoon? ? Football player, not bad."
Chen Mo laughed and said: "Nonsense, who hasn't watched Young Football? But I prefer to watch Slam Dunk. I really like Hanamichi Sakuragi."
Fabregas joked: "Don't look at the slam dunk master, you can't be a basketball player at your height, hahaha."
"Hahaha, please, Xiaofa, you don't seem to be very tall."
"Oh, Pique, I really want to tear your mouth apart!"
A group of little guys were chatting and laughing, and walked into the luxury hotel under the leadership of Gangban Rikawa.
As soon as he entered the revolving door, Chen Mo felt many stares. Looking up, he saw that the hotel lobby was full of children of similar age to them. Next to their respective areas, there was an English, Japanese and Spanish trilingual sign. signage.
Real Madrid Youth Training, Manchester United Youth Training, Bayern Munich, Ajax...
Chen Mo asked curiously: "With so many powerful youth training teams, is the Yokohama Mariners spending a lot of money this time?"
Pique smiled and said: "You are overthinking it. Even if the Yokohama Mariners spend a lot of money, they can't hire youth training players from so many clubs. They only provide competition venues, food and accommodation, and this is an opportunity that they paid a lot of money for." . The ability to bring so many youth players together is mainly due to Nike’s ability. I heard from my grandfather that Nike wanted to seize Adidas’ football market, but it was impossible for the first team to participate in this kind of competition, so they focused on youth players. On the body. I don’t fully understand what it is specifically, but anyway, this Hope Cup is quite popular with the outside world. By the way, this time they also invited Ronaldo to be a guest judge in the final.”
"Ronaldo?!!! The best player in the last World Cup?"
"Yes, he strained his thigh in the UEFA Cup some time ago. He is currently recuperating and has been hired as a commentator, but only in the finals."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Not only Chen Mo was shocked, but all the young players were talking about it. At this moment, another group of young players walked in from the door. Chen Mo glanced at it and was not prepared to pay attention, but the leader made him look back instantly. Over your head!
"Coach Wang?"
Chen Mo was dumbfounded when he saw that the big-bellied coach at the forefront of the Dragon Elementary School players was none other than Coach Wang, who had asked him to play match-fixing before!
"Shanzhou Longxing Team..."
"This guy went to be a youth training camp coach for a professional football team?!"
Chen Mo was shocked at first, and then quickly calmed down, but his micro-expression was still caught by Messi: "Do you know that person?"
Chen Mo pursed his lips: "Well, I came to Europe for trial training because of this guy. He asked me to play match-fixing, but I didn't, so he kicked me off the school team."
"Match-fixing?!"
Not only Messi, but even Pique and others were stunned. Chen Mo shrugged: "Anyway, he just wanted me to deliberately miss the penalty kick."
"Missed the penalty kick on purpose?! Oh, this guy is so disgusting, let me teach him a lesson!" Pique was about to have a fit on the spot, but Chen Mo stopped him: "No need, there's no point in arguing with him, anyway, this game is There is a high probability that he will be reported in the Dragon Kingdom. As long as I can perform well, someone will naturally come to him and cause trouble. What's more, without him, I wouldn't go to Europe for trial training, and I wouldn't have the chance to get to know you. I should still Just thank him."
"You guys are surprisingly optimistic! Huh - I understand, don't worry, we will all help you when the time comes!" Pique and others were filled with indignation, Chen Mo laughed and said: "Hahaha, thank you then, I'll give you more when the time comes. I pass the ball."
While a few people were chatting, the host, Mr. Gangban Hikawa, had already led a group of Japanese young players to the front desk. He took the microphone and said very politely: "First of all, it is a great honor for our Yokohama Mariners Club to host this [Nike Hope Cup] 】, and I’m also very grateful to all the young players and the coaching team for coming, thank you very much! Arigado Gouza Yimasi!!!”
With a round of applause, Gangban Nikawa continued: "Although the coaches should have already received the schedule before, in order to make it more clear to everyone, I would like to reiterate it here. This time the [Nike Hope Cup] organized by Nike Group has a total of Eight teams came, namely Real Madrid Youth Training, Manchester United Youth Training, Bayern Munich Youth Training, Ajax Youth Training, Lyon Youth Training, Barcelona Youth Training, Shanzhou Longxing Youth Training and our Japanese J-League. United Youth Team.
Each team will play a game with the other seven teams, and the two teams with the highest points will play in the finals to determine the championship of this [Nike Hope Cup]. The matches will be played twice a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The match venue will be held at the Yokohama International Stadium on the right side of our hotel. The match is expected to be completed within a month. In addition, in order to welcome all the young players from all over the world, in the next month, all the children’s daily expenses in Tokyo, whether it is park tickets or food and beverages, will be paid for by our J-League! Please enjoy our Japanese passion, and at the same time, please be sure to play your best on the court, so that we can feel the distance between Japanese football and the world's top! "
After saying that, Gangban Rikawa and a group of Japanese young players bowed fiercely.
