Chapter 16: The Loan of the Island
Since Anelka finished saying those words, Zhao Yaning has always avoided Anelka intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhao Yaning does not think there is anything wrong with Anelka's words. He also admits that relatives and friends are much more important than football, but he traveled all the way to France to pursue his football career, because he believes that his enthusiasm for football and the charm of the sport are unstoppable. If he admits that his purpose of playing football is for money, even if the money is earned for his relatives, it will make Zhao Yaning very uncomfortable. Think about Anelka let down Arsenal, then angered Real Madrid, and returned to Paris Saint-Germain, where he became famous, he is also hated. Such days are definitely not what he wants. If he doesn't care about anything in order to be able to have a good life, then what is the difference between himself and the bastard coaches in China who are arbitrarily corrupting people's career for money?
Although Zhao Yaning believes that Shankley’s saying that football is higher than life is somewhat extreme, if he is asked to admit that money is higher than football, he is also very reluctant.
If he doesn't go to find Anelka, Anelka will naturally not look for him. As a strange temper in Europe, although Anelka is not as arrogant and domineering as the media's eyes, his personality is definitely introverted and withdrawn. Zhao Yaning took the initiative to ask him for advice, and he is willing to teach him a little and let him take the initiative to help others, that is a delusion.
Zhao Yaning could not find other stars to help at this time. Although the team had not officially started training at this time and the team's stars were free, the team arranged a lot of commercial activities and team publicity activities at this time - such as the football summer camp held with Linhai Club, which is one of them. These activities took up a lot of time for the players and gave the players no time to come to the youth team to teach the children to play football.
Zhao Yaning was originally very much looking forward to learning from Ronaldinho. The Brazilian star's skills and imagination shocked him a lot, which made him extremely envious. However, Ronaldinho rarely comes to the team and almost every time he has to socialize. He just moved to Paris and is not familiar with many things, and he also wants to move all his relatives to Paris. These things require too much energy, which makes him rarely have time to come to the team for training.
Zhao Yaning also found that the coaches in the team were also very busy at this time.
After all, it is summer now and the team's transfer period.
Paris Saint-Germain is a giant in Ligue 1, but their number of championships makes the word "were dazzling". They try to win more championships, and the preparations for winning the championship are inseparable from summer efforts.
The Ligue 1 champions in the 2000-01 season were Nantes. They had the goalkeeper Rondero, who was successful in his youth, and he was also the captain of Nantes; they had the midfield core Carrier, the successor of Zizu, which was recognized by France; they had Romanian shooting machine Moldovan, Ziani and Andre, and other stars who performed well.
But no one thinks they can defend their title successfully - since the mid-to-late 1990s, Ligue 1 has been a record of turbulent times. The Marseille dynasty, which once reached the pinnacle, fell due to a counterfeit shot, and the French Ligue 1, which lost its ruler, lost its overwhelming team.
In the 1992-93 season, Marseille won five consecutive domestic league titles and won the European Championship trophy in the European arena. Marseille, which was also the double champion of the Champions League, was in the limelight for a while and was one of the best teams in the world. But immediately, Marseille was found to have a counterfeit case. Although the Champions League was not deprived, they were relegated. From then on, until 2001, Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lons, and Ausserl all got a share of the turbulent times of Ligue 1. For many years, no one in the French Ligue 1 champion has been able to defend the title successfully. The champion team of the previous year is likely to become a relegation team in the second year. This form makes the competition in Ligue 1 extremely fierce, and each team has a strong desire for the championship.
What's more, Nantes' own strength is not the strongest in Ligue 1.
They originally had a very good lineup, but as Carrier won the best player of the Federation Cup, Nantes could no longer tolerate the increasingly ambitious successor of Zizzu. Olympus Lyon's president Olas spent 12 million euros to buy him and brought him to Lyon, the second largest city in France. At the same time, Brazilian star Juninho, who should have arrived in Lyon last season, finally got rid of the comfort of the contract and joined Lyon freely after a year of entanglement. In addition, Lyon was originally the champion team of the French League Cup in 2001. There were originally local star Doraso, African midfielder Vivianfo, scorer Sony Anderson, who once played for Barcelona, and the growing star Govu, Lyon gradually had a lineup that could stand out in the entire France.
Also strong are Monaco, Simeone, Noonda, Jiuli and others, making Monaco a strong team that cannot be ignored. They are the champions of the 2000 season, and they have also replaced the new head coach, former French national captain Deschamps, which makes them very worth looking forward to in the new season.
Of course, there is also Lens, who has Senegalese scorer Diouf, a promising young man; Bordeaux, who has the winner of the French Venus Award, Pauletta; of course, there is also Marseille, who has been in decline for a long time, but one of the overlords of French football will not admit defeat.
Paris Saint-Germain is not inferior to them. At least the team has big-name stars like Anelka and players like Ronaldinho, and Paris Saint-Germain definitely has a strong championship competition.
The coaching staff was looking for suitable players, while the youth training camp was busy selecting and training new players. Zhao Yaning found that no one paid attention to his training for a while, which made him a little overwhelmed.
He went to Coach Grelis, but the coach was surprised by his problem. "It's offseason now, not formal training period. Your task is to do your best to exercise your physical strength and ensure sufficient physical fitness next season. As for further training, it will not be arranged until the start of the new season. If you want, you will continue to exercise now. If you don't want, you can also consider resting. It's not formal training period."
Zhao Yaning thought about it for a long time and decided to continue training. Although it was offseason, resting by others did not mean that he could also rest. He had too many things he had, and if he didn't make up for it, he would probably suffer a lot in the future.
Moreover, Zhao Yaning believes that the coaches are not blind. If he really relaxed and played casually in Paris, the coaches would probably not be happy even after watching it.
But if you train hard, then it may be a different result. Although ability is the biggest factor in determining whether a player can be favored by coaches, in addition to this, obedience, seriousness, and hard work are definitely something that coaches like.
Being able to gain the favor of coaches will definitely be beneficial to your future development.
With this kind of thought, he devoted himself to training. But a sudden call made all his plans mess up.
"The club listed me for rent?"
The call from Cordia made Zhao Yaning stunned for a while before he was sure that it was true, "Why?"
"You have no place in Paris." Cordia explained, "Paris Saint-Germain is a team that aims to win the championship. What you need is stable and outstanding players. You are still too young and have no technical style, and it is impossible for Paris to keep you."
"But I can play in the reserve team." Zhao Yaning was a little puzzled.
He didn't want to be rented out, on the one hand, because he had just become a little familiar with Paris, and he was afraid of not adapting to the new environment. On the other hand, he was also because in his memory, players who were repeatedly rented out and lost their talent were caught in a large number of truly capable superstars, and none of them were rented out in the early years.
"The coaching staff thinks that you are a very hard-working player. Considering that your skills are good, they think it is because you are willing to fully tap your talent. Therefore, the coaching staff thinks that in the past one or two years, it is the time when your skills are set, and you can get a significant improvement through the game. At this time, staying in the reserve team to play in the C League will not be of any substantial help to you. Lease you out to the B League team or the relegation team in the A League will be more helpful to you."
This made Zhao Yaning speechless, and he never thought that diligence could cause trouble.
"You don't have to worry too much. The club just rents you out, which does not mean that you don't agree with your ability and potential. And I have asked the club to indicate that your number of appearances must reach a certain number of times, so that you can get a lot of opportunities. With your current state, it is really difficult to play at Paris Saint-Germain. Instead of spending your youth here, it is better to go to some small teams and play more games."
"But I always feel that being rented out is a manifestation of being unattended, which means that my life is over." Zhao Yaning whispered his concerns.
"How could this happen? Being rented out is a very common thing, and anyone will happen. Do you know Etoo of Real Madrid? Didn't the best newcomer in Africa in 2000 also be loaned to Mallorca? Loaning is something that is very easy to happen in the football world, and it's no big deal." Cordia persuaded Zhao Yaning, but added, "Of course, if you are a hardcore Paris Saint-Germain fan and don't want to wear any jerseys except Paris, then I can object to the team and let you stay in Paris."
"I'm not a Paris fan..." Zhao Yaning retorted, and then remembered that it was a bit unpleasant for him to say this.
"It's okay to say this to me, don't say it in front of outsiders." Cordia's voice on the other end of the phone was a little serious, "It's easy to get into trouble."
Zhao Yaning nodded, "I just want to say that I don't have to play football for Paris. If there is really a place to give me the main position, I will go immediately."
"If you have no objection, then you should prepare for it." Cordia was silent for a while before speaking. "In fact, there are already teams who are willing to lend you. They have submitted their transfer application with Paris Saint-Germain. The coach there asked you to go over and try out as soon as possible so that the loan contract will be finalized."
This sentence surprised Zhao Yaning. He didn't expect that he could get the loan contract so soon.
"where?"
Chapter completed!