In the afternoon of the next day, Wang Ai, accompanied by Leonie, went to the western suburbs of the small town of Tübingen.
It is located next to a large piece of farmland, the sports center in Tübingen, which has two courts, one for the competition and the other for the training ground, as well as a gymnasium, tennis courts, etc.
At the edge of the competition field is a plastic track, and on the periphery of the plastic track is about 3,000 wooden seats.
This is the training center of the Tübingen team.
The Tübingen team, which has just been promoted to the state league this year, is a team of six German players and 18 foreign students from the University of Tübingen.
Thanks to Tübin's abundant human resources, the Tübingen football team has been playing in the top flight of the community league and the interstate league for many years, and even reached the round of 16 of the German Cup a few decades ago.
As a purely amateur team, there is no salary for the players, only the prize money for the game.
Relying on the ticket money for the weekly games, it is about 20 euros per game for the main players and 10 euros for the substitutes, in short, the team owner has the final say.
The Tübingen football team, once owned by the city of Tübingen, was sold three years ago to a Czech-born German bar owner in Tübingen, who bought the team after a failed bet.
However, the owner, named Kugel, is really passionate about the football team, and every year he lobbied heavily in Tübingen to recruit players.
Although the prize money is not much, some students who love to play football and have good skills usually play games, which is a little bit of money, of course, it is better.
Last year, the elder Kugel also brought in a fringe player without a ball from the second team of the Stuttgart football team, named Fevre, who is already 36 years old.
Don't look at Favre as a fringe player in the German third league, and the highest achievement in his life is nothing more than playing in the Bundesliga for two years, but the purely amateur Tübingen team immediately became the pillar of the team and led the Tübingen team to promotion as the captain.
Of course, the captain doesn't get much paid either, so Favre's main business is as a saxophonist at the Kugel Bar.
When Wang Ai came to the stands on the side of the pitch, the Tübingen team was training.
The court was unobstructed, with the blonde-haired Favre blowing the whistle and directing on the sidelines, and more than 20 young players of different skin tones played fiercely on the court, laughing constantly.
There were more than a dozen spectators on the side of the stadium, drinking drinks and eating snacks while chatting and laughing with friends.
It seems like this is just a place for them to get together.
Wang Ai watched their training match carefully, chatting with Leonie.
Since hearing that Wang Ai, a little Chinese junior brother, is still an Asian champion, Leonie has taken the topic of football a lot more seriously.
If Leoni still has enough psychological advantages over Wang Ai in philosophy and life, then in football, Leonie's role has changed very well: secretary!
Because Germany is a big football country, the whole nation has a strong value identity for people with excellent football skills.
In other words, in China, if you play football well, people can cheer you on, but you don't think it's a great skill, something that can be recognized everywhere.
But not so in Germany.
The thirteen or fourteen-level league system, a large number of civilians involved in the game, and the players of the first three levels of teams really have a star effect.
Even the main players in the lower leagues tend to have a lot of loyal supporters.
The more people who participate, the broader the base, the more top-notch players, and the more people who sincerely identify with the stars.
For example, there is a completely different level of recognition of a star's skills between those who have played and those who have not, and those who have played and those who have played regularly.
The more they practice, the more they try to push their limits, the more they understand the value of stars, and the more they know how remarkable the skills of seemingly ordinary professional players are.
"The black player's name is Allison, and he is an international student from Tanzania and the team's top scorer last year."
Leonie flipped through the information and pointed to a big black man to explain to Wang Ai.
"The bearded white player is called Boateng, the same name as Boateng of the national team, and he is an Australian student.
He's an interception midfielder who should be a junior this year and has worked hard for two years. ” Wang Ai watched it for twenty minutes, and he probably knew the bottom in his heart, the level of the Tübingen football team is probably equivalent to the domestic second division team, but the footwork is generally rough, and Allison is more delicate.
The organization and coordination are okay, but it is relatively rigid and stiff, and the formation of guarding 442 lacks changes.
In terms of individual skills, most of the players are semi-professional even in China, and Gao Hongbo, who has been retired for two years, and his friend's team is slightly better than this one in Tübingen.
"Okay, the game is over, let's go down and say hello to them, I guess there's still a tryout?"
Wang Ai said jokingly.
Unexpectedly, Leonie nodded very seriously: "Yes, it must be a trial, even if it goes through this process."
The German Football Association has regulations. ” Wang Ai shrugged, the Germans are so meticulous.
"Favre!"
Leonie said: "This is Wang Ai, a master's student from China.
Champion of this year's Asian Junior Football Championship, top scorer, best player. ” "Hello, Leonie, hello, King!"
Favre shook hands with the two separately.
After speaking, Favre beckoned the team members to come over: "Come, teammates, let's welcome the freshmen from China!"
” The teammates came over in twos and threes and shook hands with Wang Ai in a friendly manner.
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The trial needs the approval of the boss, so Fevre led the two to talk and walked out: "The boss's mood has not been good lately, although your results are amazing, but the trial may not go well." ” "What's wrong with Old Cogleph?"
Leonie asked casually without care.
Favre smiled wryly and shook his head without explaining.
Not long, the three of them arrived at Kugel's bar, there was no one during the day, the three of them went directly to the backstage, and a big fat man with gray hair was frowning and borrowing wine to drown his sorrows.
"Hey!
Uncle Kugle!
Leonie greeted.
Old Kugel turned back in astonishment, stood up and gave a bear hug: "Oh, look who's coming!"
My lion cub, how are you doing?
” "Very well, I heard that you have a trouble?
What's wrong?
Didn't Aunt Meryl let you go to bed?
Leonie sat in the high chair, laughing and teasing.
Old Kugel smiled at Wang Ai and sighed: "Three years ago, if it wasn't for your little lion and I made a bet, I wouldn't have bought the team."
After three years of promotion to the third level, I did my best, but now I really can't sustain it. ” Leonie nodded solemnly: "Is it because the team is promoted and the player's salary is raised?"
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