Football: The Journey of a Coach

43. The problem of Zaha

Since Zaha entered the first team, there has never been any serious talks between Daniel and Zaha. Some there was only endless tirade. Yesterday's game was even more overrated. They only played for 40 minutes and had no injuries, he just replaced Zaha.

Not to mention, he still had not said a word to Zaha.

As for Zaha, he could not feel the sensation of victory, only humiliation!

Captain Derry and a few other teammates consoled him personally after the game, but when Zaha returned home, he cried, crying sadly, and then he was just a little bit more, and told his family all the things that damned coach Daniel had done to him. His first-team career has ended and now he wants to get back into the youth team.

Old Zaha also watched the game, but it was at his home The long trip to Newcastle was not something his family could do at will.

Daniel's actions towards Zaha really made old Zaha very angry back then, it only took him five minutes to end the first half, couldn't we wait for five minutes? ! Can't you save face for your son? ! Give him dignity? !

He decided to talk to Daniel.

So he came this morning, Daniel guessed wrong, John invited old Zaha to go into the guard room to wait, but old Zaha himself refused, he was afraid the Pope would trick him, he said, and he was afraid of losing Wen Sheng's car.

This way, I have been waiting since seven in the morning until now.

 “You want to talk to me about Will, right?!” Daniel did not speak nonsense, and asked directly to the point.

"Yes, Sir! I'm..." When this matter ended, the honest old Zaha suddenly found himself unable to say anything.

“How about this, come to my office!” Daniel said with a smile.

"Daniel, do you want ..." Daniel's time at Crystal Palace was not too long, but he was a good character, he greeted everyone he saw, and he was relatively close to the club's staff.leading the team was good, and everyone supports him more.

"No! Worry not! Mr. Zaha is a good man! He's Will's father, and he won't do anything to me!" Daniel laughed, and both John and old Zaha blushed.

Old Zaha thought of coming to Daniel to question his teacher, but he would not dare to defeat Daniel

"Does Will have an agent?!" Daniel suddenly asked as he poured a glass of water over Old Zaha.

Old Zaha shook his head, Wen Sheng smiled and sat across from Old Zaha, "I'm just curious!"

" Mister Zaha, do you often watch your son play football?!"

" Old Zaha drank a little water, probably because he was calmer, and the meaning of his words was more.

“Then how do you judge your son?!” Daniel kept smiling, with the same attitude.

"He's great! I'm proud of him! ". Speaking of his son, Zaha Sr. praised him.

"Then if I tell him now that he will never be able to go too far in his career if he continues like this, what do you think ?!" Daniel asked seriously.

“Why?!” Old Zaha didn't quite understand, and was a little angry. His son is addicted to football, and it would be a cruel fact if he could not become a professional player in the future.

"I love it, I went to one of his youth team games and I fell in love with it! I have no qualms about promoting him to the first team, I think he has potential! But you should know Having talent and potential does not mean he will succeed!"

"Being a professional player is not as easy as one might imagine!"

When Daniel really likes Zaha, Zaha's anger goes away, and he feels his son might do it. If you don't understand, that's the key.

"Sorry! I don't understand it very well!"

Daniel felt very helpless, "Let's do it! You called and asked Will to come here now! He's very angry and sad, I want to communicate with him, but you know, from first-team entry to now, he's I've never been to my office even once! My place is open to anyone! I often say this in front of the players, and a lot of young people come to my office for help!" Old Zaha immediately said. He called to find his son.

Their home in Croydon, some distance from Beckenham's training base. The driving time is definitely not long, but taking the bus may not be too fast. Dis asked some parents about their complaints, and Zaha finally arrived at Daniel's office.

He was a little scared when he saw Daniel now, and his face showed fear. According to what was learned in the youth training camp, this child was crazy for his outstanding abilities, and he was not afraid of anyone.

"Sit down! Will be! I heard you want to return to the junior team?!" Daniel asked with a half smile.

"Bos ... I ..." Zaha was only half a child, his eyes first looked at Daniel speechlessly, and then he looked at his father.

"Let me show my attitude first! You can't go back now!" Daniel said with a smile, but Zaha did not make a sound. He really didn't want to play under Daniel. It's hell.

"I just had a conversation with your father! You love soccer so much and your skills are good, but have you ever thought about how to become a professional player ?!"

Zaha does not know how to answer this question, he really does not know, he is always confident, he thinks he can be a professional player.

How do I do it? ! Don't the clubs value themselves, sign themselves, and then become professional players? !

Looking at Zaha's expression, Daniel knew that this child was now just an asshole.

“I don't doubt your talent, but you still lack one thing from a professional player!”

    Old Zaha and Zaha looked at Daniel.

"You lack team awareness and team spirit!"

"You've always been obsessed with individual appearances! You treat the stadium as your own stage?! Fuck it, not you alone, but you and your teammates Yes!"

"We are a team, but you always perform on the pitch alone, trying to show off yourself! How many times have I scolded you during practice, do you remember?! You remember, you only remember my anger Look, you only remember the sound of my scolding on you, but you never remember the words I rebuked you!" "

Can you pass the whole Newcastle team alone, and send the ball to their own fucking gate? ?!" Daniel asked sharply.

Even old Zaha knew that this was unclear and impossible. Daniel's question made old Zaha understand. Thinking of his son, it seemed like he always appeared alone, when he wanted to pass the ball, grab the ball whenever he wanted, it seemed like there was really no one else in his eyes.

"It can't be ..." Zaha finally spoke, and answered honestly.

"You know it's impossible!" Daniel snorted twice.

Pulling a piece of white paper from the table, yesterday's game was still clear in my mind, Daniel remembered this game very clearly, training every scene about Zaha in yesterday's game on white paper, he said, showing Zaha position, Wrong movement and dribbling.

"You didn't play according to our plan, you didn't give any help to our team's defense or attack! If we want to achieve the ideal result, the whole team must work together, and every teammate needs to contribute to the team." !. If you were the manager, would you take care of yourself?!".

Zaha's father didn't know what to say, Daniel was undoubtedly very careful, and he also explained what Zaha's mistake was, and he couldn't find any reason to refute, why didn't he replace someone who didn't?, contribute to the team, of course had to be replaced.

Zaha overshadowed, he finally understood why Daniel was dissatisfied with him.

"Will, you can be Ronaldo and Messi one day. I think you have that kind of potential! But if you're always too personal like this, you're destined to be hard-pressed to succeed on the path of a professional player! You have to learn for that There's a team! Do you understand?!"

" If I were Sir Alex Ferguson, what do you think he would do at a time like this. "