Chapter 8: Perfect debut
The striker, ecstatic after the goal, celebrated wildly. Wang Feng also eagerly rushed forward to join him. Spotting Wang Feng approaching, the striker raised his hand without hesitation, allowing both to revel in the cheers from the fans.
On the sidelines, Head Coach tte Magritte was also overjoyed, cheering with his fists raised. Initially resigned to a probable loss due to the apparent difference in strength, the coach didn't expect Wang Feng, his replacent, to deliver such a miraculous performance.
In the subsequent period, Saint-Gilles United launched a frenzied offensive. Unwilling to settle for a win followed by a draw, they aid for an all-out attack. anwhile, Virton adopted a defensive posture across the field. Wang Feng frequently ventured into the backcourt to defend and support, posing a potential threat to the opponent's attacks.
Until the referee blew the whistle for the entire ga, the score remained 2:2, and Virton successfully secured a point from the leader! Virton fans still in the stands stood up, cheering for the ho team's performance.
The players of St. Gilles United looked listless; a single point was clearly not their goal. Accompanying fans walked out of the stadium in frustration.
In the locker room, the head coach first severely criticized the players' lacklustre first-half performance, expressing displeasure with both offence and defence.
"Whether it's offence or defence, you all did a ss," he admonished.
He acknowledged improved conditions in the second half, singling out Wang Feng for praise. Wang Feng's one pass and one shot significantly contributed to Virton saving a point at ho.
"Wang has always had a competitive heart and a desire to win. So veteran players should learn from it," Magritte smiled kindly at Wang Feng after speaking.
Responding modestly with a smile, Wang Feng recognized the coach's trust, anticipating future playing opportunities.
Upon hearing the coach's praise for Wang Feng, Paul Chuck's face turned as black as iron. Finally given a starting opportunity due to the main player's injury, was this kid trying to snatch it away?
Despite the spotlight on Wang Feng, even players who usually perford well with Paul had to admit at this mont that Wang Feng proved more reliable.
There was a simple press conference after the ga, but the head coach did not want Wang Feng to participate.
He said: "Wang, you are still young, and you have not undergone training for dia interviews, so I am worried that you will say sothing wrong and be reported. So ti back, so players said sothing and they were misunderstood and excluded."
Wang Feng nodded vigorously to express his agreent. He was not ready to deal with the dia yet.
Magritte patted Wang Feng's head: "One day you will face more dia and receive more praise. I have a lot of hope for you."
Wang Feng was a little surprised that the coach was so optimistic about him, and was also a little moved. Eager to go to training right away, he didn't play long in the second half, and he still had plenty of energy.
As the coach expected, when he faced the dia, everyone asked questions about his 16-year-old player Wang Feng.
The local Evening News reporter from Virton first asked: "Hi coach, the ho team fell behind 0:2 in the first half. In the second half, did you replace the 16-year-old Wang to make him perform better, reverse the team's situation, or give up the ga? Did you want to train young players?"
Head Coach tte Magritte replied: "First, as the head coach, I will not give up any ga. Wang is an excellent striker. When we are behind, we must put him in. It's about hoping to make a difference."
Hearing his answer, another reporter asked: "Then coach, we can see that after Wang Feng played, the ho team made considerable progress in both offence and defence. He is a newcor, why does he have such an obvious effect?"
Magritte said: "You said that the ho team got better offensively and defensively because he played. I disagree, we conceded the goal too early in the first half, so there was so confusion, and the ntality in the second half was tweaked, so it's normal that we got a lot better."
"Wang Feng is undoubtedly a player with high technical ability, but he is still young, many of his skills are still immature, and his experience of the ga is slightly insufficient. Football is a team sport, and the performance of one person will not affect the whole team."
"The reason we were able to grab valuable league points from the leader's mouth is inseparable from the efforts of the whole team."
The subsequent questions were about Wang Feng's talent, contract, whether Virton intends to sell, etc., and the head coach responded to them one by one.
It can be said that Wang Feng has proven his worth in just one ga. Undoubtedly, as a mid-tier team in the second division of a small European country, their main source of profit is finding potential new players and selling them to high-level leagues.
No matter how helpless the head coach feels, he can only accept that if Wang Feng's wonderful performance can be maintained, he will leave Virton soon.
Wang Feng, coming out of the stadium, headed to the park with a ball and continued his training. In the previous ga, he had a chance to score, but at that ti only his left foot had the opportunity.
His left foot is still in a semi-disabled state. If he forcefully hit the ball into the goal, he might make others die of laughter, so he gave up the opportunity.
Bring your left foot up to speed! Wang Feng wouldn't get complacent just because of a victory. He aspired to play, score goals, and go on a higher stage.
So, in this secluded corner, a teenager kicked the ball against the wall repeatedly. Covered in sweat, even dripping onto the ground, he didn't give up until it was completely dark.
When Wang Feng returned to the dormitory, he didn't see Renee's figure, so he probably went out to roam again.
Wang Feng rembered that after the ga, Renee found Wang Feng and said enviously, "Wang, you are really good. You scored a goal without playing. Let's celebrate together?"
However, Wang Feng's head was full of thoughts of continuing to exercise at that ti, so he declined him politely.
Wang Feng, who is officially on the roster, can get his weekly salary, which is 5,000 Belgian francs, about 900 yuan. This is already a huge sum of money for Wang Feng. At this ti, the euro had just erged, and the Belgian franc and the euro were still being used together.
Virton will challenge Danzig in an away ga next week. The head coach gave the players two days off, and after two days of training, he will go to the city where the visiting team is located.
Wang Feng planned to focus on training his own skills for the next two days, and on the way mailed 500 yuan ho. This was his first ti earning money. Thinking of the financial difficulties at ho, he couldn't help but want to earn more money as soon as possible.
Early the next morning, he ca to the park to train as usual, and when he was thirsty or tired, he went to the convenience store in the park to deal with it. Next to the convenience store is a news-stand. In the past, Wang Feng would occasionally flip through the newspapers to read the news.
He seed a little curious today and wanted to see if the newspapers had published his performance. But after looking through it for a long ti, the more famous Belgian newspapers "Standard," "Free Belgian Newspaper," "Latest News," and "Evening Post" were not there. According to relevant reports, it seems that the influence of his ga is relatively small.
In a local newspaper in Virton, he saw the report of the ga, and the front cover of the second goal was a photo of the striker raising his hand in celebration. The headline is: "Perfect debut, 16-year-old boy helps Virton tie the leader."
In this report, Wang Feng was praised so much that he himself was a little embarrassed and slightly happy. After all, he was just a 16-year-old boy; who wouldn't want to read complints? So he spent money to buy the newspaper for the first ti.
When it was ti to continue training, he suppressed the secret joy he felt because he knew that he was still far behind the other professional players.
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