Football System: Classic Number 10
Episode 16: First Training
The four of us immediately started our first training at the Cananga Mining Academy. The training ground we used was not a training ground that the senior team usually trained in, we were on a different training ground than the senior team.
Here specifically to train the young players of the team. From team B to the team that plays in I-Youth train here, so the place is a bit crowded. Although there is no senior team or core team here, our training is also a lot of people watching.
They all want to see, the future stars of this team train because it is a valuable thing for them. Not a few also want to ask for an autograph, although this team is still not playing in the first team. The reason is simple, they will profit greatly if one of us will all become a famous player in the future, so many want to ask for a signature first. And unfortunately, no one was interested in me, I was so envious of Derry and Axel that many people had gathered to ask for signatures.
An hour and a half, we did warm-up exercises. Starting from sprints, crossing crossbar barriers, or playing short passing-passing to improve our passing accuracy. After that we were given a short break, before we started the second session of training.
I drink a lot of cold water, the weather is quite hot makes me very quickly dehydrated especially after the portion of exercise that I have never done before. I tried to look at my status, not much has changed but I could feel that I was improving from the first day I decided to become a professional footballer.
[User Status]
[Name: Rizaldi Fatah]
[Life: 15 years]
[Level: 1]
[To level 2:20 again]
[Strongest leg: Right leg]
[Physical strength: 39]
[Skill of the ball: 35]
[Passing: 50]
[Shooting: 38]
[Sprint: 43]
[Vision playing: 60]
[Skill: God's Eye, Captaincy]
I opened the mission menu panel to check if there was a mission today, but there was nothing there. After completing the mission to get into the Football Academy, there were no more missions I received for a while. Usually the system often provides an impromptu mission in the middle of the game is running, so I am not too worried but kept on standby. After opening the mission pane, I opened the system storage room menu panel. There is a Grade C Soccer Card that I received after completing the mission. I opened it because it was still in a state of rest, I was very curious about the contents of the item.
As usual I saw a bright light blinding my brownish iris but I tried not to cover it by hand because it could cause weirdness, after a while a green card was clearly displayed in front of me.
[Class C Soccer Cards Received!]
[Getting the Marc Cucurella Card]
[Effect: Added 5 points for Survival and Attacking status]
Survive and Attack? My feeling was that there was no such status before, I hurriedly re-opened my status menu panel and it turned out that there was a change there because my level had also risen to level 2.
[Users Rise To Level 2!]
[User Status Successfully Updated!]
[User Status]
[Name: Rizaldi Fatah]
[Lifespan: 15 years]
[Level: 2]
[Strongest leg: Right leg]
[Attacking: 45 points]
[Ball control: 35 points]
[Dribbling: 30 points]
[Passing: 50 points]
[Shooting: 38 points]
[Speed: 43 points]
[Defense: 35 points]
[Header: 28 points]
[Jump: 24 points]
[Stamina: 44 points]
[Vision: 60 points]
[Skill: God's Eye, Captaincy]
That's my new status, it hasn't changed much but it feels like I've been a different person for a while. Attacking points serve to how aggressive I am in attack, whether I am a typical defensive or attacking player, that is what will determine that. The way to increase this point I think is to often help the forward attack when the position is again pressing, but as a midfielder I also have to think about how to defend.
My passing skill is high enough for now, this skill has covered all types of passing-passing and if it is higher then my behavior by passing or passing will also be wider. Similarly to shooting, if my points get higher then I can kick the ball with various techniques, such as curling, swerve or direct kick.
The point is, I'm happy with all this. I will continue to strive to increase my status figures, without laziness!
"Everything's gathered!" Coach Giovanni called us all back, it was a sign our break was up.
We quickly moved, unwilling to listen to Coach Giovanni's deadly ravings if we slowed down time. He looked like an expressionless cold-blooded killer, explaining a few things about the second session of training.
"In the second practice session, we will play a mini game. I want players who pass the selection and new recruits, playing together with team B against the first team of the I-Youth League"
I'm so tired to be surprised to hear what always comes out of Coach Giovanni's mouth, the point is that if you go into Cananga Mining then just be prepared to be always surprised. Derry and I are going to play together, along with Axel and Zaki. We are all going against the core players of the Cananga Youth Mining team playing in I-Youth.
Are we ready? Of course, no! Moreover, I am just an ordinary person at first, not like those who have played football since childhood or even attended football school from the beginning. I've only started 1 month.
There is no reason to back down, I have already entered the gate towards the professional road. I'll show you all my skills today, even if this is just a regular mini-game.
"For the line-up of players I will determine, for those who are not mentioned means they become a reserve player" Coach Giovanni said again, then mention our names one by one and it turns out there is no name in the starting team B!
I immediately asked him why I was not there, it turned out he wanted to play me during the second half, as at the selection yesterday.
"Didn't you accept Ward Prowse with my election this time? If you don't feel it, you can just walk away from here" he said, so cold that even I could feel the ice sword piercing through my heart and making me feel very sick.
But getting out of here is not my choice, I will not waste the sacrifice of my loved ones who have supported me to take this path, I have no face if I have to go back now. At least I'll come back if I'm already a professional player and repay the kindness of my sweet mother and sister.
"No coach! I don't mind at all!" I replied to her ice-cold words with a loud answer, I saw the coach smiling widely after hearing my answer.
"Then show me your skills, Ward Prowse, just like on that selection day and don't make me regret my decision to let you go!"
"Ready coach!" I said again and I sat on the bench, watching the first half with Coach Giovanni.