I'm 198cm tall. Are you giving me a Maradona template?

Chapter 8: The Monsters of the Youth Team
The U19 youth team consists mostly of players aged 17/18.

Every NBA player is the Jordan in his own story.

The same applies to professional football.

Every professional player who can eventually stand in the top league.

They are all geniuses picked from hundreds or even tens of thousands.

A large number of players will be eliminated at each level of the echelon.

The system of world football is an iceberg.

The number of professional players who have surfaced and can be seen by most people is pitifully small compared to the low-level players who have been eliminated from youth training at all levels and are struggling in low-level leagues.

If a player.

If you can't "beat the bigger with the smaller" and still gain the advantage when you are in the echelon.

Then he wants to finally stand on the professional league field.

The effort required is likely to be several times that of other players.

Because, at the U19 level.

It is an arena where geniuses compete.

Every player has eliminated hundreds of competitors and finally stood on this field which is only one door away from the professional football world - although, this door will eventually eliminate nearly half of the players.

Yes, even in Monaco's U19 youth team, nearly half of the players were unable to play in the professional arena and become professional players.

This is the cruelty of competitive football.

Every year, a large number of young players come to Monaco for trials.

The appearance of sunlight did not cause any ripples.

Not many people would pay attention to a tryout player.

Who knows if he can stay.

The U19 youth team is obviously also "divided into levels".

You can feel the sunlight as soon as it enters the court.

The focus here, the "core" being surrounded by people, is a black player who looks a bit like a Ninja Turtle.

Seeing the sunshine in your eyes.

The turtle smiled at him.

“This guy is really tall.”

Someone beside the Divine Turtle exclaimed.

no way.

With a height of nearly two meters, he is so eye-catching wherever he goes.

And what really makes everyone look at the sun with very serious eyes.

It was the moment when the red vest symbolizing the main force was handed into his hands.

He started as a main player as soon as he arrived.

This at least proves.
The head coach is very optimistic about this newcomer.

Before that, Yangguang was just a "trial player" who didn't know whether he could stay.

But now, he was directly assigned to the same group with the main players.

This makes those young players who are eager to stand out feel envious and jealous.

Everyone looked at the sun with a bit of scrutiny.

What on earth can this kid do?
"Hello, my name is Kylian Mbappe."

Mr. Turtle was very friendly and came up to say hello first.

He looked up and down at the sunlight and smiled with satisfaction.

It seems that he will need an extra little brother. With such a big guy carrying people in the penalty area, he will get more space.

"Hello, my name is Sunshine."

Sunshine grinned.

The two high-fived each other.

Before the training match started, the head coach just emphasized the positions of the players.

Then waved his hand.

Assistant coach Amison, who was acting as the referee, blew the whistle to start the game.

The game is divided into two halves, each half lasting thirty minutes.

Mbappe and Sunshine partner up on the front line.

A very typical "one high and one piece" combination.

Mbappe is also observing his new teammates.

He pulled out to the left to get the ball, and then saw Yangguang pressing the defender for the ball.

come on.

Let me see what you can do.

The divine turtle kicked the ball with the outside of his foot and passed it to Yangguang's feet.

Then he cut in along the front line of the penalty area, intending to use Yangguang as a bridgehead and let Yangguang set up his artillery for long-range shots.

But after the ball reached Yangguang's feet.

He didn't plan to spread it anymore.

The defenders behind him did not put much pressure on him.

He leaned back, making room.

"Kesheng, turn around and leave!"

He suddenly did a Cruyff turn, from having his back to the goal to facing the goal.

The defensive player was also squeezed aside by him. After turning around, Yangguang raised his foot and shot with his right foot!

boom!
The football hit the bottom of the crossbar with a clang and bounced into the net.

"Fuck!"

"What a domineering explosion!"

on the field.

The U19 players were stunned.

The game had just started for less than a minute.

Sunshine scored a goal!

Mbappe, who spread his hands and waited for the sun to pass the ball, also stared.

It took him a while to react.

“This guy seems to be very powerful!”

Before he could react, the sunlight after the goal was already in front of him and picked him up.

"Nice pass, Killian!"

Mbappe had no choice but to smile.

anyway.

I can be considered to have gotten an assist.

But now it seems.
This guy probably isn't here to be a younger brother.
So relaxing!

This is Yangguang’s only feeling now.

He knew that the U19 competition had lost its challenge for him.

With his level, playing in the youth league is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

"Ligue 1, I must play in Ligue 1 as soon as possible!"

After scoring this goal.

Sunshine is more eager to be able to play in a higher level top league.

The youth team's games mean little to him.

After the game restarts.

The players present could all feel the sunshine and relaxation.

He scored another goal in the seventh minute of the first half.

It was still the same routine, suppressing the defender in the penalty area, receiving the pass from the midfield with his back to the goal, and then suddenly turning around and shooting.

He used his body and footwork to blast the ball into the goal.

After the goal was scored.

Head coach Carlo Barilaro on the sidelines stopped the game and rearranged the tactics.

"Next we'll play a cross from the wing, and hit it high!"

He said.

The players looked towards the sun.

everybody knows.

This is to test the ability of sunlight on a high altitude ball.

With his height, he is naturally the commanding height of the team.

That's how youth team games are, the result is not the most important thing.

The game continues.

Mbappe turned into a winger, specializing in passing the ball to the Sunshine.

And in the high-altitude ball showdown.

The sun has a bigger advantage!
His advantage in the air was enough to completely devastate the U19 central defenders.

Bang bang bang.

The first half isn't over yet.

Yangguang scored three consecutive headers.

Barilaro and Amisone on the sidelines both felt a little scalp-tingling.

There is work under your feet and there is also work above your head.

His physical fitness is terrifyingly strong.

"Is this guy a monster?"

"In one season at most, he will be world famous."

"As long as he doesn't get injured, he is the template for the best center of this era."

"I suggest the team sign him to a professional contract immediately."

The two looked at each other.

From their eyes, one could see the joy of having found a treasure.

"In any case, let him start in the next game first and see what happens."

Barilaro said.

Just open the training manual.

The next game is the French Youth Super Cup.

Opponent: Paris Saint-Germain U19.

Starting center.

Sunlight.

(End of this chapter)