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Chapter 010 – Trials in Belgium and Germany
Date: 2003
Place: Belgium & Germany
On the plane, Xu Gao looked at Su Long and said, "Think clearly? Belgium is only a third-rate country in European football, and its second-tier league is not as good as our China Super League."
"France and Germany are different; France and Germany are right next to Belgium, and I think you can think about the French and German teams."
Su Long smiled, believing that you have a ghost.
The name China Super League is intimidating, and it is actually very weak.
In his football career, he is 34 years old, he can't mix in the semi-professional league of the third and fourth levels in Germany, and he can play the main force in the China Super League, which shows the real gold content of the China Super League.
At the end of the day, Xu Gao still wanted to sell French and German teams.
Xu Gao looked at Su Long's expression of oil and salt not entering, shook his head, and did not persuade again.
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However, Su Long's trial in Belgium did not go very well.
One of the big reasons was the language barrier.
Because he couldn't understand the coach's words, the coach didn't have a good face for Su Long.
The first team that Su Long went to try out for was Club Cergra Bruges.
The club management was very enthusiastic about Su Long and directly put forward the request to sign a contract with Su Long for 5 years.
But in the seven days of trial training, the head coach did not talk to him, always showing a very cold look. It was clear that the head coach was not friendly.
It seemed there was a contradiction between the club management and the head coach.
At this time, Su Long remembered that in his football career, he had sat on the cold bench for a season and waited until the head coach resigned before he stood firm.
But now he didn't want to sit on the cold bench for another season.
When he was in China, how could he have forgotten this matter!
Then, Su Long tried out four teams and one team in the first division for a month, but none of them were very satisfying.
It was mainly because Su Long proposed that the contract stipulate playing time, which was opposed by the team.
At most, they promised 120 minutes of playing time in the season.
Su Long was unwilling. If that was the case, it was really better to let Xu Gao operate a move to Manchester United.
But in Belgium, the trial training was not without gains.
Su Long was surprised to find that he could get 1 achievement point by going to a team to try out.
In this month or so in Belgium, Su Long had received 5 achievement points, and now the total achievement points were 6 points—just 4 points left to do another simulation.
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Seeing that the Belgian trip was in trouble, Xu Gao found Su Long and said:
"Or we go to the Oeuer Club in Germany for two days of trial training. If it is not suitable, we will leave immediately, how about it?"
"I can see that you care a lot about the manager's opinion and affirmation of you, and it just so happens that Oe'er has invited you many times because the new manager is very optimistic about you after watching your video of the U17 World Cup."
"I recommend Oe to you because of the manager."
"The cost of the trial training in Oe, their club said it was all their responsibility."
When Su Long heard Xu Gao's words, he immediately said, "You didn't lie to me?"
Xu Gao was speechless: "What good is it for me to lie to you? I am your agent—only if you make money for a long time can I follow you to eat and drink."
"Oe is the promotion horse of the Bundesliga this year, the forward line is in urgent need of high-level players, and the league level should also meet your requirements. And you're just going to try it out—can I force you if you're not satisfied?"
Xu Gao felt in his heart that Su Long was really difficult.
The most important thing was that his parents were very supportive of him, and unlike other parents, they didn't make the decisions for him.
Therefore, Xu Gao couldn't just convince his parents like he did with other young people—he needed to convince Su Long himself.
"Bundesliga, if you play well, can you play in the Bundesliga?"
Father Su was also an old fan, and the Bundesliga held a very high position in the minds of old football fans in China.
Su Long looked at his father and mother, and said with a deep sigh, "Yes."
After all, in the career simulation, he had also had a second spring in Germany, and it was not bad to try it.
Xu Gao suddenly smiled happily.
At this time, Su Long said, "But…"
Xu Gao suddenly chuckled in his heart: "But what?"
Su Long said: "Isn't it better to try out in more B teams first? Anyway, we're already here. First try out in Belgium and then go."
Trial training a team meant another achievement point.
Anyway, since he was here, Su Long planned to pick up a handful of achievement points first.
At least 10 achievement points meant he could open another simulation to see if Xu Gao's recommendation really worked.
Xu Gao was speechless when he heard Su Long's words, and looked at Su Long and said, "You will make our schedule a lot longer in this way."
Su Long said lightly, "Add money."
Xu Gao immediately said, "No problem! Where are you going to go next?"
Su Long smiled and said, "Pick a closer one, tell them well, and I'll try out training for three days."
Anyway, now that he said add money or something, it was all empty checks.
When Su Long really joined a team, he would naturally have money to give Xu Gao.
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Half a month later, Su Long took 10 achievement points and was satisfied to go to the Oe Club in Saxony, Germany, with his parents and Xu Gao.
Aue is the capital of the county of Oeuer-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, Germany, and the Oe Club is the city's professional team.
The Oe Club was the champion of the Northern Regional League in the 02/03 season and was promoted to the Bundesliga.
Obviously, the squad that won the northern regional league was no longer enough to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga.
So the board and the head coach wanted to recruit strong players.
Su Long's brilliant performance at the U17 World Cup had deeply touched head coach Gold.
These were all Xu Gao's words.
Su Long wasn't convinced at first, but seeing the enthusiasm of the fifty-year-old head coach Gold, Su Long was a bit convinced.
Xu Gao and his party waited at the door of the club base for a while, and then the staff took them in.
Head coach Gold actually looked at Su Long and took the initiative to say a word.
A series of English words in his quirky accent made Su Long feel like he half-understood and half-didn't.
He only caught the word "English."
The translator next to him said: "The coach asked you, do you understand English?"
Su Long was embarrassed. Along the way he had been frantically making up English, but time was too short.
Coupled with Gold's strange accent, Su Long really couldn't follow.
Gold didn't care and spoke German-English again.
Su Long nodded very seriously, thinking: MMP, what are you even talking about!
Gold glanced at Su Long and turned away.
The translator said: "Mr. Gold said, you go to warm up first."
"Later there will be a warm-up match for the youth team. That's what today's trial is about. He hopes you can perform well."
"I'll warm up later, just go to the assistant coach, Mr. Eller."
Su Long heard a little confused: "Where is Mr. Eller?"
The translator said: "Mr. Gold said that next to the stadium, it should be that one."
On the pitch of the youth team, the young players of the two teams were warming up—it should be the youth team of the Oe Club.
From time to time, they looked at Su Long's side, some curious, some indifferent.
On the sidelines stood a fat old man and a middle-aged man—this was the assistant coach Eller.
Su Long thought about it and decided to simulate to see if this place was suitable for his development.
〖Do you use the football career simulator?〗 Use once to consume 10 Achievement Points.
"Yes!"
〖In 2003, at the age of 17, you made your debut at the 10th U-17 World Cup. Afterward, you went to Europe for trial training and finally chose the promoted club Aue in the German Second Division.〗
〖This transfer was favored by the manager, but because of the language barrier, you had no communication with your teammate coach in the first three months, and you sat on the cold bench.〗
〖But football is the best language—you proved yourself with your skills, and gradually found your place in the team.〗
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