Chapter 32 The Starting List

On the way home after training, Mark excitedly told his father about his performance in this game.

Old Wagner didn't speak, he drove quietly and listened to his son quietly, but from the smile on his face, it could be seen that he was still very happy for his son.

As a fan, he naturally knows what it means to perform well in the team.

This means that in the U19 league on the weekend, my son will have a great chance to appear in the starting list of the game!

After returning home, Mark also told his mother the news, and naturally received hugs and kisses from his mother excitedly.

"Oh, my Mark! I knew you were the best!" Afterwards, Mrs. Wagner let go of Mark and turned to call her daughter Cortana, asking her to watch the game when the time came.

After the phone call, she hummed a song and went to the kitchen to get busy.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi suddenly envied Mark. Because in his family, his mother would not support him in playing football.

In fact, as the main striker of the school team, he has played a lot of games, but his mother has never been to a game.

On the contrary, my father, when he is not particularly busy at work, will choose to go to the scene to watch the game and cheer for himself.

Alas, when will my mother be able to go to the scene to watch me play football so happily, how great it is!

Zhou Yi couldn't help looking forward to...

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After the midweek game, it's time for the game.

The day before the game, head coach Peter Yebara announced the squad for Dortmund's U19 match against Essen U19 at home.

Unsurprisingly, both Zhou Yi and Mark were included in the big list.

Of course, Schneider is among them.

But Yebara did not announce the starting lineup.

Although it has not been announced, everyone can more or less guess who will start.

Zhou Yi and Mark, who performed well in the midweek training match, should both start if nothing else happens.

And Schneider may be placed on the bench...

After all, his performance in team games is not as good as Mark, and he is not as motivated as Mark in normal training. In addition, he was late for the first training session this week...

With so many slots, how could it be possible to occupy the starting lineup?

It would be fine if Mark didn't exist, but now...

Schneider seemed to have guessed his own fate, and his face was very ugly.

In fact, since that team training game, Schneider's expression has not been very good.

He also seemed to feel threatened from Mark.

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When Zhou Yi and Mark returned home at night, they saw Cortana.

Mrs. Wagner asked excitedly: "How is it, have you entered the starting lineup?"

Mark shook his head: "The starting list hasn't been announced yet, Mom."

"It hasn't been announced yet?" Hearing what Mark said, Mrs. Wagner was a little disappointed and also a little worried. She was worried that there would be many changes in tomorrow's game.

Seeing that his mother's face changed, Mark quickly comforted her: "But I don't think there is any problem, Mom. You don't have to worry..."

Zhou Yi also hurriedly explained for his friend: "Mrs. Wagner, Mark performed very well in the midweek training match, so I also think there should be no problem for him to start tomorrow."

After listening to Zhou Yi's explanation, Mrs. Wagner laughed: "I hope so."

Cortana was sitting on the couch flipping through a book and didn't seem to hear the conversation between Mark and his mother at all, and didn't even look up.

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The next day, the Mark family and Zhou Yi drove to the Braker training base.

Many parents, family members, relatives and friends of the players have come to the training base.

Although the official U19 league and the U17 league play on the same field, they receive different degrees of attention.

Zhou Yi only participated in the official U17 league once. At that time, he felt that there were quite a lot of people watching the game, but when he came to the U19 league today, he felt that there were really few people watching the U17 game...

U19 is the highest team in the youth team level, and the game is naturally the most watched in the youth team level.

Besides, this is an official youth team league, not a warm-up match.

Now in the Bundesliga, U19 is becoming more and more important. More and more U19 players have been transferred to the first team through their performance in youth team games, not only Dortmund, but also in other Bundesliga clubs. That's all.

On the other hand, the status of the U23, which was originally a talent reserve for the first team, that is, the reserve team, is getting more and more embarrassing.

The U23s have become a gathering place for first-team players who have been punished, first-team players who need to recover from injury or players who have not played in the first-team at all. There is no hope to be seen.

On the other hand, U19 is full of vigor and vitality.

The opponent of Dortmund U19 in this game is Essen U19. teams participate.

Dortmund is currently number one.

The strength of the two sides is very different. This is not a game with any suspense. As long as Dortmund plays normally, they can easily beat their opponents at home.

What makes Dortmund's U19 players more concerned is actually the starting lineup arrangement before the game.

In the U19 locker room, Zhou Yi and Mark sat together, waiting for the head coach to announce the starting list.

Although in fact it is already a certainty.

But before the announcement, there is always some tension.

Mark is like that.

Yebara didn't make any secrets, and started announcing the starting list with a piece of paper.

Starting from the goalkeeper, the names he reported basically did not surprise everyone. All players who performed well in this week's training and team games have entered the starting list.

The same is true of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi was not surprised when he heard his name was reported. His goal is to play in the first team. If he can't even play in the U19 now, what is he thinking about the first team?

He cared more about his friend, Mark.

After hearing the news of Zhou Yi's debut, Mark bumped into Zhou Yi happily. Then he straightened his chest and waited with bated breath for the coach to call his name.

The other teammates were not surprised by Zhou Yi's appearance. Zhou Yi has demonstrated his ability in a week of training and team games, and has won the affirmation of many teammates.

It really makes sense for this kid to come directly from U17 to U19. His level definitely meets the requirements of U19.

Yebara continued reading.

"Gotzer."

It was also an unsurprising decision.

After Gotze there are only two strikers left.

Mark tensed up.

"Kinchek," Yebara read.

Daniel Kinchek only came to Dortmund in 2007. He was still in the U17 last season and won the top scorer in the U17 West League. After reaching the U19, he has always been the main force. So it is no surprise that he can start.

Now there is only one spot left.

Will it be Mark?

Many people feel that this is no suspense.

Schneider sat in his seat with his head down so that no one could see his expression, but one could guess that it would definitely not look good.

This feeling of waiting until the judgment is really uncomfortable.

Zhou Yi touched Mark with an expression of "waiting to be called by name".

Yebara didn't look up, and continued to read: "Schneider."

There was a sudden gasp of surprise in the locker room.

And Schneider, who was lowering his head, raised his head suddenly, and then he clenched his fists hard.

"Yeah!" he yelled through gritted teeth, casting a glance at Mark. Seeing Mark sitting in his seat with a shocked face, Schneider showed a smug smile on his face.

If the head coach wasn't present, he would really have satirized that toad who wanted to eat swan meat.

You thought you could start if you scored a hat-trick in a team game?

How easy is it to get a starter?

Mark was indeed completely stunned, he didn't expect that he was not the starter.

For a moment, his whole mind went blank.

All surrounding sounds disappeared.

Zhou Yi was also very surprised. He didn't expect that Mark didn't start. He glanced at Mark and found that Mark had fallen into a sluggish state.

Zhou Yi couldn't figure out why Mark couldn't start.

He glanced at the head coach Yebala. After reading the list, Yebala folded the paper and put it away, and began to talk about the precautions during the game. He didn't explain the meaning of the list arrangement at all, as if he didn't see it at all. Everyone has the same reaction to the list.

Although Zhou Yi had many questions in his heart, he also knew that now was not the time to ask questions. So he didn’t say anything, just patted Mark on the shoulder and comforted him.

Mark seemed to have finally come to his senses, and lowered his head.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi sighed in his heart.

It was not easy for Mark to become a little more confident, and this incident may have dealt a heavy blow to his self-confidence again.

Hey Mark, don't you go back to the way you were before!

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Mrs. Wagner was sitting on the stand, wiggling her buttocks, and Cortana, who was sitting next to her, couldn't stand it anymore. She put down her book and complained, "Mom, can you sit quietly?"

"Who can sit quietly at this time? It's you, don't you think you are too out of place? You can be here, and at this time, you can still read a book!" Mrs. Wagner criticized her daughter.

"Isn't that all right as long as I don't read during the game?"

"That's a matter of course! Today is your brother's first U19 debut! Such an exciting moment, if you still read books, I will not forgive you!"

While talking, Cortana suddenly pointed to the court and said, "My brother is on the field."

Mrs. Wagner hurriedly turned her head to search excitedly: "Where is it?"

Soon, she saw Mark who had just sat down on the Dortmund U19 bench.

"Really... Huh?"

Mrs. Wagner frowned quickly: "Why did he sit on the bench?"

"It seems... the son is not the starter?" Old Wagner also saw it, and he said hesitantly.

"How...how is this possible?!" Mrs. Wagner yelled at her husband in disbelief. "My son is doing so well, why can't he be the starter?"

Old Wagner shrank his neck: "How do I know this? This is the coach's arrangement..."

"Bullshit coach! Can't even see my Mark's ability!" Mrs. Wagner had no choice but to vent her anger on the head coach of U19, poor Yebara...

Soon, the real starting players began to enter the arena, Zhou Yi was among them, but Mark really failed to start. He sat on the bench and huddled himself in a thick coat, as if to use the coat to isolate the whole world...

"This...how is it possible..." Sitting in the stands before the game, Mrs. Wagner, who was full of joy, did not know how many times she had imagined her son's performance in her heart, but the reality was so cruel that she could only murmur in despair. Soliloquy.