"Come on, Brother Li, let's go take a look and judge how well they're playing with your professional eye." Seeing Li Shiguang's gaze fall on the playground, Chen Guanhai pulled Li Shiguang and walked towards the playground.
"Hey, what's so interesting about a bunch of students playing football? I bet you want to go see the pretty girls!" Li Shiguang complained, but his feet didn't slow down, and he followed Chen Guanhai in that direction.
The university playground.
It will always be a place full of vitality and youthful energy.
Early June in Chongqing isn't exactly the hottest time of the year; the temperature is just right, around 30 degrees Celsius. And today happens to be Saturday, so the entire playground is packed with people.
Li Shiguang wasn't wrong. As soon as the two of them reached the playground, Chen Guanhai leered off to find his target. Li Shiguang was happy to have some peace and quiet, found a place to sit down, and watched the young men playing football in the middle of the playground, reminiscing about his lost youth.
To be honest.
Li Shiguang initially just wanted to reminisce about his youth.
But as he watched, he suddenly noticed a kid on the field who seemed to be playing as an attacking midfielder, and he looked quite talented.
Especially in terms of passing and organizing attacks, from Li Shiguang's professional perspective, it seems that he has received formal training.
This discovery greatly surprised Li Shiguang.
He never expected to see a young Chinese player who caught his eye in this place.
Driven by curiosity, Li Shiguang stood up, slowly walked to the side of the court, and began to watch intently.
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"Hey bro, what are you thinking about? Feeling bored kicking?"
Hearing the voice beside him, Wang Chu turned his head and saw his cousin, who had dragged him to Xijiang University to play football today, walking towards him.
"Hmm...it's nothing special." Wang Chu nodded.
He did find this kind of amateur football a bit boring to play.
But seeing his cousin's smiling face, Wang Chu couldn't bear to spoil his cousin's fun, after all, it was he who suggested coming to Xijiang University to play football and have some fun.
Wang Chu's friend didn't seem to care. He smiled and said, "It's okay. If you're bored, go rest over there. I'll play for a little while longer and then we'll go home. My mom said she made pork rib soup for us tonight."
Wang Chu shook his head: "It's nothing, I'm going to rest. Aren't you one person short?"
"Hey! You're worried about not having enough players for a pickup game?" My cousin grinned, glanced at the sidelines, clasped his hands over his mouth, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "We're short an attacking midfielder over here, who's going to play?"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Four or five of the boys sitting on the sidelines suddenly stood up, and after a tug-of-war, the winner rushed onto the court.
Seeing someone go on stage, Wang Chu stopped worrying, waved to his cousin, and slowly walked to the sidelines.
Interestingly.
The direction he walked was right where Li Shiguang was standing.
Years later, when Wang Chu, who made a name for himself at Leeds United, recalled this incident, he was always incredibly grateful to the guy who replaced him. If it weren't for him, he probably would have missed the most important opportunity of his career.
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"Young man, have you received professional training?"
As Wang Chu opened his bag by the court, he plopped down and took a sip of water when a gentle voice sounded in his ear.
Are you asking me?
Wang Chu shook his head and looked around.
There's no one on the right.
On the left stands a pair of long legs wearing casual sports pants.
Looking up slightly along the long legs, Wang Chu saw that the person was also wearing casual sportswear on his upper body and a baseball cap on his head, making it difficult for Wang Chu to see his face clearly.
Although the person had been looking at the field the whole time, judging from the volume of his voice, it was probably him who had asked me the question.
After confirming who was speaking to him, Wang Chu nodded and politely replied, "Uh... how did you know?"
Li Shiguang didn't look at Wang Chu, but a mysterious smile appeared on his lips: "I could tell!"
You could tell?
Is he a scout?
Upon hearing Li Shiguang's answer, Wang Chu immediately formed an understanding of Li Shiguang's identity in his mind.
Although I've never played football in the country.
But Wang Chu still knew about the famous players and coaches in China.
The person next to you.
Judging from his physique, he is definitely not a professional athlete, and his voice sounds quite young. There are definitely no football coaches of this age in China, and he can tell from just a glance that he has professional training experience.
Therefore, in Wang Chu's judgment, Li Shiguang must be a scout.
But it's no use if Chinese scouts take a liking to me. Putting aside the fact that I have an apprenticeship contract with Metz, even if I didn't, I wouldn't choose to return to China to develop my career since I'm doing so well in Metz U17.
So Wang Chu smiled and explained softly, "Surveyor, I do play for a club's youth training team, but... I'm sorry, I probably won't choose to return to China to develop my career."
Going back to China to develop your career? You're still playing football abroad, aren't you?
Now it was Li Shiguang's turn to be dumbfounded. He turned his head in surprise and looked at Wang Chu, who was untying her shoelaces with her head down. Suddenly, a name popped into his mind.
To confirm his suspicions, Li Shiguang looked away and asked in a calm tone, "Young man, what's your name?"
After untying his shoelaces, Wang Chu braced himself with his hands behind him, resting his right leg comfortably on his left, before lazily answering Li Shiguang's question: "You may not have heard of my name, sir. My name is Wang Chu."
Holy crap!?
Could it be him?!
That unresolved regret in the hearts of countless Chinese football fans!
A hint of joy flashed in Li Shiguang's eyes. He opened the system and looked down at Wang Chu. His real-time attributes immediately appeared before Li Shiguang's eyes.
[Wang Chu]
Age: 16
[Offensive Threat]: 59
[Defensive Strength]: 28
[Body Balance]: 39
[Long-range transmission accuracy]: 65
[Short pass accuracy]: 66
[Shooting Accuracy]: 59
[Disc Accuracy]: 61
[Shooting Skills]: 63
[Speed/Top Speed]: 54/56
[Injury Tolerance]: D
[Talent]: A+
[Current Match Status]: Normal
[Player Evaluation]: Wang Chu is a rising star in Chinese football, currently playing for Metz U17. He possesses exquisite footwork and excellent playmaking ability, but his weak physique makes him less capable in physical duels, which will likely affect his career development.
Overall Assessment: D
Metz Youth Team!
It's the Wang Chu I remember, the one ravaged by injuries!
But why would he be on the playground of Xijiang University at this time, playing casual football?
The joy in Li Shiguang's eyes turned into confusion as he asked Wang Chu, "Wang Chu from Mayes U17? What are you doing here at this time?"
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