Chapter 3 I'm Really a Player

Zhou Yi rented a house, and went out alone the next day to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

Although the small town of Crabble is small, it has all the internal organs and all the necessary facilities. Banks, police stations, post offices, hospitals, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants... everything is available.

Most importantly, Zhou Yi discovered an open park with three football fields near his rented house.

The football field is natural turf and is open to the public for free 24 hours a day.

Zhou Yi went up for a run and felt that although it was free, the turf was well maintained. Although it was not as good as the turf in the Dortmund training base, it was enough for him.

With such a football field, Zhou Yi will have a place to practice in the future.

After getting acquainted with the surrounding situation, July 2nd will arrive.

This day is the day when Dortmund's first team reports at the Brakel training base.

Zhou Yi, who was going out, was wearing a tracksuit, a backpack, and a Dortmund cap. Cortana, who was also going to school, taunted: "You wear this to train? You are not afraid of being Are the security guards blocking the outside as fans?"

"How is that possible?" Zhou Yi snorted, "I'm famous, so the security guard doesn't know me? Only people like you who don't watch football think so."

Cortana curled her lips: "Then I wish you luck, big star."

"Accept your good words." Zhou Yi turned his head and smiled at her.

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From the place where Zhou Yi lives to the training base, if you take a bus, it's about two stops away.

But Zhou Yi decided to run, this is also an opportunity to exercise physical fitness, Zhou Yi does not want to waste it easily.

His biggest problem now is his physical fitness. Zhou Yi can't be satisfied with the low-end requirement of being able to play 90 minutes of games.

Standing on the court for 90 minutes can be regarded as being able to play the whole game, but what's the point?

Zhou Yi is very clear that his playing style needs to run non-stop, only in this way can he show his efficiency. If he can only run non-stop for half a game on the court, and has no energy in the remaining 45 minutes, then for himself, it is not considered that he has reached the physical fitness standard.

The physical fitness coach may just start from the most basic physical needs and feel that he is already good.

But Zhouyi must have higher requirements in order to progress.

Zhou Yi knew this very clearly.

Zhou Yi, carrying a bag, kept shifting speed on the sidewalk and ran to the training base.

When he was approaching the training base, he found that there were many more cars on the side of the road. People continued to overtake him, sprinting towards the gate of the training base. These people are either holding cameras or holding star posters and wearing Dortmund players' jerseys.

Zhou Yi looked at them, a scene he had never seen when he was playing for the youth team.

He also experienced a training camp report when he was in the youth team, and a winter break training camp.

But the gate of the youth team is much deserted. The cars that come and go most often are the parents who send their children to participate in training. There is no media or fans.

There are three gates in the Braker training base, of which the north gate is closed for a long time, while the east gate and west gate are used by the first team and the youth team respectively. Everyone go their own way,

Do not interfere with each other.

Before Zhou Yi set off, he received a call from Mark. During the call, Mark reminded him of this and told him not to go to the west gate as usual, which is the gate for youth team players to enter and exit.

Zhou Yi is very grateful to Mark for calling and telling him this, because he really planned to go to Ximen before...

At last there was no joke.

When he was about to reach the east gate of the training base, there were already a lot of people on the sidewalk, and it was difficult for Zhou Yi to walk, let alone run.

He had to push forward while saying "Excuse me."

On the road beside him, one after another cars drove by, slowed down slightly at the gate, and then entered the training base.

And the fans cheer.

"Inner text! Inner text!!"

"Mats! Welcome back! Dortmund is your home!"

"Kuba! Let's work harder this season!"

So Zhou Yi knew that those cars were full of first-team stars, that is, his future teammates.

Regarding his teammates, although Zhou Yi had already trained with them in the virtual world for several days in advance, he was still looking forward to meeting them in reality.

After all, the teammates in the virtual world only have numbers and looks, but no personalities. They are real robots.

At the same time, this scene also made Zhou Yi look forward to it. Before long, his name might appear amidst the cheers of these people.

Until then……

"Zhouyi! Zhouyi! I want to give birth to you!!"

It's wonderful!

Zhou Yi imagined, and finally squeezed to the gate, just as a car was about to come in, the gate opened, the car drove in, and Zhou Yi also planned to go in.

But at this moment, he was stopped by the security guard at the door: "Hi, hi!"

Zhou Yi raised his head blankly and looked at the other party.

"Fans are not allowed inside." The middle-aged security guard said to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi was still in a daze.

After the other party saw Zhou Yi's face and expression, he frowned and turned back to the security booth for help: "Do any of you speak Japanese, Korean, or... other Asian languages?"

The two partners in the security booth spread their hands: "What's wrong?"

"There is an Asian fan who wants to break into the training base, but he doesn't understand what I'm saying..." The middle-aged security guard pointed at Zhou Yi.

At this moment, Zhou Yi finally reacted, and he said to the security: "No, sir, I'm not a fan, I'm a player."

The middle-aged security guard laughed when he heard Zhou Yi's justification: "You can speak German? That's easy to handle. I know you fans can think of any way to get into the training base, but pretending to be a player... is too much It's very creative, albeit a stupid one."

What Cortana said to him before he went out appeared in Zhou Yi's mind, "You are not afraid of being stopped by the security guards as fans"...

This crow's mouth!

"I'm really a player!" Zhou Yi hurriedly explained. "Come here to report for training camp."

The middle-aged security guard laughed: "If you are a player, I am Klopp!"

At this moment, the fans behind shouted: "Mario—!"

As soon as Zhou Yi turned his head, a car drove past him.

"That's Mario Gotze, I know him! Hey! Mario—!" he shouted, pointing at the car.

The security guard smiled but said: "How fresh, everyone here knows Mario, are they also players?" He pointed at the fans.

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Gotze, who was sitting in the car, suddenly turned his head outside: "I seem to hear someone calling me..."

"A lot of people were calling you just now, Mario." said the father who was driving.

"No, it's not that, it's a somewhat familiar voice..." Gotze frowned.

"Don't think about that, Mario. This is your second time in the first team, and this time you will try to stay in the first team. By the way, there is another member of the youth team who was transferred to the first team with you, right?"

"Well, Zhouyi." Gotze said.

"Yes, you two should help each other."

"Don't worry, Dad."

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Zhou Yi didn't know how to prove to the security guard that he was a real player. He couldn't take out any ID like he took out his student ID in a reality show event. Dortmund players don't have player IDs.

The first-team security guard obviously doesn't know the youth teams either.

Seeing where General Zhou Yi was, the security guard looked at his oriental face, and suddenly felt that this man was quite pitiful. He must have traveled all the way from his country to Germany just to have a look at the players of his beloved team. Security himself is also a Dortmund fan, so he naturally understands the mentality of the fans.

So he softened his tone and said to Zhou Yi: "I understand you too, young man. But this is my job, if you can't go in, you can't go in. Well...whose autograph do you want? I can help you get one , but don't even think about going in...today is not an open day."

Seeing that the security guard was so "understanding", Zhou Yi was about to cry.

The stalemate between Zhou Yi and the security also attracted the attention of some fans and the media. Everyone turned their curious eyes over and immediately understood what was going on.

A fan didn't understand the rules, and wanted to break into the training base... Should I say he was bold, or stupid?

Also, the media pointed the camera and camera lens at Zhou Yi. On the first day of reporting to the first team of Dortmund, such a thing happened, which can be regarded as an interesting episode...

At this moment, an Audi off-road vehicle stopped at the gate, waiting for the gate to open.

"Big Cross! Big Cross! Welcome home, Big Cross!!"

The surrounding fans shouted excitedly.

The people in the car waved to them and also noticed Zhou Yi's situation. He poked his head out and asked, "What's going on?"

When the security guard saw him, his attitude was different. He smiled helplessly and said, "This kid insists that he is a Dortmund player and wants to go in..."

"I'm really a player!" Zhou Yi turned around and said to this slightly sturdy future teammate, "And I also know you, Kevin, Kevin Grosskreutz."

Gross Kreutz in the car grinned and said to the security guard, "He's right, he's a player."

Now it was the security guard's turn to be surprised, and Zhou Yi was also a little surprised-Gross Kreutz knew himself?

"Get in the car, kid!" Gross Kreutz shook his head and said to Zhou Yi.

After reacting, Zhou Yi made a grimace at the security guard: "I can ask for the autograph myself, so I don't need to bother you!"

After speaking, he opened the door and jumped into the car.

Gross Kreutz kicked the accelerator, and the car rushed into the training base.

The astonished security guard and other surprised onlookers were left behind.

"Isn't it? That kid really went in?"

"That's okay? If I had known earlier, I would have called myself a player..."

"Hey, Grand Cross really deserves to be a child of our South Stand. He still maintains his true colors and has no airs at all. That child has met a good man!" Someone looked at the back of Gross Kreutz's car and said with emotion.

His statement was immediately echoed by those around him.

"That's right, Kevin is a good guy!"

"Of course, the Grand Cross is the pride of our South Stand! It's our South Stand's going-out star!"

"It's great that he's back in Dortmund this summer!"

Only then did the security guard come to his senses, and turned around to ask his colleagues, "Have you ever seen a player walking to the first team for training?"

The two security guards shook their heads in unison.

"That kid must be a fan who sneaked in. Dashi is a good man, and I can't bear to see the fans rejected." One of the colleagues also said to the middle-aged security guard.

"Okay, I'll teach him a lesson when he comes out later!" The middle-aged security guard felt that his previous sympathy for this Asian boy had been fed to the dog, he said angrily.

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Sitting in Gross Kreutz's car, Zhou Yi asked his doubts: "Hi, Kevin, do you know me?"

Kevin Grosskreutz ate a whistle: "If you are a beautiful woman, then I must know you, ha!"

As he spoke, he drove the car into the parking lot. After stopping the car, he turned to Zhou Yi who was sitting in the co-pilot and said, "Do you want to sign?"

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't answer, Grosskreutz took the initiative to take off the peaked cap on Zhou Yi's head, and asked again: "Do you have a pen?"

Zhou Yi kept his previous expression.

"Well, I've never seen such an inexperienced fan like you." Gross Kreutz said while taking out a marker pen from the central armrest box, and signed it on the brim of Zhou Yi's hat. His own name, and then handed it to Zhou Yi.

"Remember next time, having autograph tools ready can greatly save the time for players to sign, so that they will also be willing to sign for you. There are not many caring people like me!"

"No... I'm really not a fan..." Zhou Yi took the hat and defended - dare Gross Kreutz really considers himself a fan, so why did he bring himself in?

"Hey, there's no one else here, stop pretending, kid. I admire your courage to think of fake players sneaking in. Remember to drive next time, it's more like that, haha!" Gross Kreutz laughed. "Get out of the car, you can go shopping in the training base by yourself, but don't run into that building."

Gross Kreutz pointed to a small building not far in front of the parking lot.

"It's the locker room of the first team. You can't just enter it casually. When the time comes, you'll be thrown out by the security guards, but I won't be there to help you."

Zhou Yi got out of the car and didn't explain to Gross Kreutz, he knew it was useless to explain.

Anyway, as long as he can enter the training base, then... he can go to the locker room by himself!

Gross Kreutz was walking ahead and found that Zhou Yi was actually following him.

So he stopped and turned back to Zhou Yi and said, "Didn't you tell me not to go there?"

Zhou Yi smiled at Gross Kreutz, but did not speak. At this moment, any explanation is feeble.

Seeing that Zhou Yi was so stubborn, Gross Kreutz had no choice but to sigh: "Okay, give me the things in your bag, and I will take them to the locker room to get your autograph for you. You wait for me outside, and I will soon Just come out. Is that all right?"

Zhou Yi didn't expect that the cold virtual teammate Kevin Grosskreutz in the virtual world would be such an enthusiastic person, and he didn't show any airs to the fans. He was a little moved, but he still smiled, passed him, and walked towards Walk past that building.

"Hey, boy!" cried Grosskreutz, "Okay! If you insist on breaking in, don't blame me for being kicked out!"

While speaking, the two had already reached the gate of the small building. Gross Kreutz walked in first, and the security guard standing at the gate nodded to him with a smile.

Grosskreutz also greeted the other party, and then looked at Zhou Yi behind him out of the corner of his eye. He wanted to see how Zhou Yi would break in.

Zhou Yi walked in so swaggeringly.

The security guard at the door really walked towards Zhou Yi, but he just opened his mouth and before he could make a sound, he saw Zhou Yi pointing to the wall on the side of the door, and said, "I'm a player here for training."

Gross Kreutz and the security guard looked over at the same time. The wall was full of standard photos of first-team players, lined up densely, and each photo had the player's name under it.

Zhou Yi pointed to the last photo in the lower right corner, then took off his peaked cap, and said to the security guard, "Zhou Yi, the Youth A team came up to participate in the first-team training camp."

Gross Kreutz was surprised to see that the person in the photo was exactly the same as the person in front of him...it was exactly the same!

"Are you...really a first-team player?" He opened his mouth wide.

Zhou Yi spread his hands and said aggrievedly, "Am I that unprofessional player, Kevin?"

Gross Kreutz, who was stunned for a moment, laughed, and he patted Zhou Yi's shoulder vigorously with a smile: "To be honest, you look like a student, like a fan, but you just don't look like a player, hahaha!"

"Thank you for telling the truth..." Zhou Yi sighed.

"Okay, he's really my teammate." Kevin Grosskreutz turned his head and said to the security guard, then put his arm around Zhou Yi's shoulder and walked to the first-team locker room.

"Are you from the Youth A team? I heard that Dortmund's Youth A team won the double last season?"

"Yes, otherwise how would I have come to the first team?"

"Are you the main force of Youth A Team?"

"Core, thank you."

Gross Kreutz looked at Zhou Yi in surprise: "Is there no youth A team?!"

"Hey! We are double champions!"

"Haha! Just kidding!" Gross Kreutz laughed again. "I signed your autograph for you just now. It's funny to think about it. But it doesn't matter, I'll just treat you as my fan! It's settled like this, the core of the youth A team's double championship is the worship of my big cross ! How wonderful!”

"Well, as long as you like it, Kevin..."

〖To be continued〗【】