The Midfield Master

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September is coming to an end soon. After Xia Ze's upper body strength training every day, his leg injury has slowly begun to recover. By the end of the month, he was able to throw away his crutches and walk slowly.

It’s just that the teammates who came back from the training ground were very strange. They seemed to avoid him intentionally or unintentionally, so that every time he was exercising in the gym, he was alone. words.

Other than that, no one else took the initiative to communicate with Xia Ze.

He knew that his behavior of transferring in August had already made his teammates regard him as an outsider. It was only an accidental injury that prevented Xia Ze from leaving the stadium.

But in any case, at least before the opening of the winter transfer window, Xia Ze was still a player of Maritimo, or even longer.

Wang Xiaolin has already registered for a university in the UK, which is the University of Liverpool. Wang Xiaolin is a fake Manchester United fan, and Xia Ze can't imagine her going to university in a city where the red jerseys of Manchester United's rival Liverpool are all over the place.

Zhang Wei played very well in Sporting Lisbon. Since the beginning of the league, he has occupied the main position and helped Sporting Lisbon firmly occupy the top position in the Portuguese Super League, which surprised their fans.

In a league game at the end of September, Maritimo ushered in the challenge of Sporting Lisbon at home. At that time, Maritimo ranked third in the league standings, only 3 points behind Sporting Lisbon.

Xia Ze's injury made him lose the chance to play the Chinese Derby with Zhang Wei. And Sporting Lisbon also relied on Zhang Wei's header to defeat Maritimo in the away game, and continued to sit firmly at the top of the standings.

In that game, under Zhang Wei's close marking, Di Ke'ao did not perform well, which also made some fans miss Xia Ze who was recuperating from his injury.

After the game, Zhang Wei also asked the team for leave and stayed in Funchal for a night to catch up with Xia Ze. After the summer transfer window, the fate of the two good brothers who have played since they were young is completely different.

Xia Ze lay on the hospital bed for more than a month, while Zhang Wei was advancing towards his first league title at Sporting Lisbon, and also made appearances in the Champions League.

In China's domestic media, Zhang Wei is even faintly regarded as the leader of the sample army, even more eye-catching than Ai Huang, who is in the first team of Manchester United, and Gao Bo, who has played well in Osasuna in La Liga.

But Xia Ze didn't mind this, he still treated Zhang Wei like his brother. Zhang Wei's day in Funchal can be said to be the most comfortable time for Xia Ze in the past month.

The pain will eventually end. In the middle of the month, Xia Ze's leg injury finally healed by 80% or 90%. He started jogging and gradually resumed training.

After Maritimo lost to Sporting Lisbon, Dicko's state was up and down, but after all, the team still hovered at the top of the standings. In addition, in the Europa League matches, Maritimo is also temporarily ranked second in the group, and its prospects are quite bright.

On this day, Xia Ze was jogging on the sidelines, and now his legs have no pain, but he has not exercised for two months, and his thigh muscles are still tight, which prevents him from taking too many steps.

"Xia Ze, how do you feel?" Assistant coach Jorge came over and said while jogging with Xia Ze.

"It's much better. The team doctor said that in a few days, we can have ball training." Xia Ze said quietly.

"That's good, don't be too hasty, if you feel anything unusual, stop training immediately, okay?" Jorge told him with concern.

"Well, I know that." Xia Ze nodded cautiously.

"Also, you have to forget about the summer thing. You are still a player of Maritimo. As long as you perform well, the fans will support you."

When Xia Ze heard this, he turned his face and looked at Jorge, but he was slightly surprised. He wondered how the other party knew that he was worried about the eyes of the fans and teammates, and was troubled by it?

"I have been with many players. Many of them were injured when they were about to transfer, which made the transfer go to waste. And some of them fell down. Everyone." Jorge looked ahead and said slowly:

"However, some people have survived and completed the transformation after being injured, becoming a generation of superstars, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy."

"Have you ever worked with Fanny?" Xia Ze said in surprise when he heard this.

"Yes, many years ago when I was a first-team coach in PSV Eindhoven, Ruud van Nistelrooy, like you, was ready to sign for Manchester United, but suffered serious injuries."

"However, he did not lose his recovery because of this. On the contrary, he came back after nearly a year of recovery, joined Manchester United, and achieved the reputation of the king of the restricted area." Jorge's eyes were deep, as if he had returned to that summer many years ago.

"I know this. When he was injured, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson often sent text messages to encourage him." Xia Ze continued.

"Yes, Van Nistelrooy was able to come back after nearly a year of serious injury, and his strength is even better than before the injury, all because of his extraordinary will. And our coaching staff believes that your greatest advantage is that you You have strong willpower, so I hope you can survive this test." Jorge looked at Xia Ze and said expectantly.

"I will! I have never given up in my heart, and I have been working hard for my comeback!" Xia Ze met Jorge's gaze and said firmly.

Jorge nodded in satisfaction, and then he thought of something again. After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "By the way, has Tottenham contacted you yet?"

"A few days after I just finished the operation, Pochettino called me to let me recuperate. But he didn't contact me after that." Xia Ze didn't know what Jorge meant by asking, so he had to Answer truthfully.

"It proves that you are not indispensable in Pochettino's mind. Tottenham's midfield is already crowded. I don't think you will be invited again until you are back to your best form."

Jorge frowned and said: "Even if they make an offer, I don't think Tottenham is a good place to go. Their squad changes too much every year, and it is not suitable for young players to grow."

Xia Ze just listened quietly and didn't say much. Because with his current injury, he really doesn't have the capital to talk about transfers in front of the coach. He could only listen to Jorge's suggestion first.

"Okay, that's all I want to say, I just came here to remind you, you don't have to think too much, just resume training." Jorge patted Xia Ze on the shoulder, smiled and left.

Xia Ze looked at the back of Jorge leaving, and knew that this nearly-year-old assistant coach only wanted his own good. And his gaze became firmer, he couldn't live up to others' expectations of him, and more importantly, he couldn't let himself down!