I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 48 Scouting

After finishing the recording of the program, on Sunday night, at the Qiuyuan family.

"Tatsuya, come and see, I'm a student from your school."

Qi Yuan's mother pointed at the TV in the living room, interrupted her knitting, and reminded Qi Yuan, who was eating with revenge.

"It should be Fujii's tree in our class. He is always the one who steals the show."

Suhara replied without raising his head. He was already lying down, and no matter what happened to Fujii Shu, he would not be stimulated.

"The guest is Messi! He also has to compete with his footwork. High school students will definitely not be able to compete with him."

Suhara's father put down the newspaper, pushed up his glasses, and complained about the content on the TV screen.

Damn it! Messi!

Suyuan suddenly became energetic and turned to look at the TV. The two of them were kicking the red card with the ball, which seemed to be quite difficult.

"Did you get Messi's autograph when you were recording the show?"

He quickly took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Fujii Shu on the communication software.

"Yes, he took the initiative to sign three balls for me and took a photo with them."

Fujii's reply was quick, and several photos were sent, including a row of signed footballs with different English blessings on them.

"I wish Hachioji High School to win the championship this year!"

"I wish Fujiiki-san good health and happiness!"

"I wish all the Hachioji team a happy life!"

Someone's eyes were almost red, and the photo together made him explode with jealousy. Messi took the initiative to put his arm around Fujii's shoulders, and the two faced the camera with a heartfelt smile and a business smile.

"Give me one ball, and you will be my little brother from now on, how about that?"

He regretted saying this, it was a bit too shameful, and he just wanted to say it back.

"We are divided into two. You will be my younger brother. I heard that he will come again next year and I will take you with me. How about that?"

"Brother! Don't forget me."

Suhara sold his soul and was demoted from the same level, but he was proud of it. This was Leo Messi, a world-class star who is on par with Cristiano Ronaldo. It was worth it to be able to meet him in private as a younger brother.

And Fujii Shu, who had just adopted a younger brother, still didn’t know what kind of surprise a passenger plane taking off from Spain would bring him.

On a Monday afternoon in mid-September, Jose, a La Masia youth academy scout from the Spanish club Barcelona, ​​took a taxi from the airport to the gate of a high school in Hachioji City, Tokyo.

"Is this here? It doesn't look like a place where talented players like Messi can be born!"

Jose put down his luggage bag, put up an awning with his hands, and talked to himself.

He is a handsome Spanish guy with a typical appearance. Because he can speak Japanese, he was sent to the island country by the La Masia youth training camp for six months for observation. On the one hand, it is also because he is relatively young that he was assigned such an overseas station task.

And it’s in an island country where talent is scarce, not in South America, where stars are abundant.

Throwing his luggage bag over the school wall of Hachioji High School, Jose, who is tall and has long legs, climbed over the three-meter-high wall and entered the school where classes were still in session. He thought it was too troublesome to walk through the main entrance.

"The football field is quite professional, using natural turf and taking care of it very carefully."

Jose first came to the school's football field, squatted down and touched the turf, and it felt good.

He found a shady corner and sat down. When school was over in the afternoon, the school team members began to have activities on the football field. Jose took out his mobile phone and pulled out the photo of Fujii Shu, which was framed by a screenshot of the video.

On the court, Fujii was still teaching Suhara how to practice ball. Jose opened the digital camera he took out of his luggage bag and started recording while writing with a pen and sketchbook.

"The ball control ability is very outstanding when there is no obvious confrontation. It can score 8.5 points on a ten-point scale."

"The shooting skills are also good, the angle and strength are both top-notch, especially the strength, 9.5 points."

"Excellent dribbling, but there is no official game, and I can't see my ability to perform on the court. I have 8 points for the time being."

"The physical confrontation is very strong. I can't tell that his body is so strong. It may be that his opponent is too weak. He has a score of 9 for the time being."

"The speed is top-notch. There is not much difference in this aspect on and off the field. The full score is 10 points."

Simply observing that the school team finished training, Jose listed various data on the first day, and may modify it in the future, but that will have to wait until Fujiiki participates in the competition. His task is not just to observe Fujiiki alone, the island country

Here, there are players like Takeshi Shibasaki who are also under investigation, but their priority is not as high as that of Fujii Shu.

As the days passed, the calendar on the wall turned to January 1, 2013. Fujii, whose skills had just reached mid-level LV4, was standing on the field of the island country's national high school competition.

"In the first round, Tokyo District A Hachioji High School faced off against Nara Prefecture Ichijo High School."

Since there are no points from previous games, Hachioji High School will not have a bye in the first round like Aomori Yamada. The opponent is a high school in Nara Prefecture. The formation is 4231. It emphasizes the integration of offense and defense. The star player is center Yuya Tanaka, who is tall and can header the ball.

Excellent, it is the fulcrum and core of the offense.

Fujii's free attribute points during this period totaled more than three points, and his football skills increased to LV4/46%. After upgrading to LV4, the speed of improvement slowed down significantly, and the efficiency of granting free attribute points also decreased.

The first round of competition was held simultaneously in several gymnasiums in Tokyo. There were more than 20,000 spectators in the venue of 30,000 people, and there were TV broadcasts on the sidelines. For high school students' competitions, it is already the ceiling of attention.

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"Fuji... Iki? That's your name, right? Remember my name, Tanaka Yuya-sama. I will teach you why it is personal ability!"

During the handshake session between players from both sides, Yuya Tanaka, the star player of Ichijo High School, has a round nose and narrow eyes full of hostility.

Tightly holding hands, Tanaka Yuya's thick arms suddenly exerted force, and Fujii's face shook hands with him, but his expression was unwavering.

If you become a promotional player and go on TV to record a program with Messi, don't you have a pretty face? Why do I, who is more outstanding, even represent Nara Prefecture and the local TV station, showing this guy's promotional ads every day?

Today I am going to beat you in a matchup!

Tanaka Yuya let go of his hand and glared at Fujii Shu fiercely.

In the auditorium, Jose, who had been away for a long time, looked expectantly at Fujii Shu on the field. The digital camera had been set up. In the past two months, he had traveled all over the island country and spoke highly of Fujii Shu as well as Fujii Shu.

I have never seen any of the players.

Head coach Vilanova's health is getting worse day by day. If he resigns, he will probably be suspended from his activities in the island country. Therefore, Fujii, you must perform well in these games!

Jose was a little worried in his heart. Rumors about pre-selecting the next head coach had spread within the club. Once the emperor and his courtiers, the next head coach would probably not use the person Vilanova favored. Then

My efforts for more than two months have been in vain.

Let me see how much you shine in the game!

Jose thought to himself, observing the game with all his concentration.

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