Soccer System: Legendary Goalkeeper

Chapter 99 - Easy Feels Semifinals –Laga Fast–

After the post-match press conference, Reza and Coach Bima went to the Training Ground, after all this game ended around 22:00.

There is still time to discuss the results of the evaluation that must be submitted by the coach. Whatever the results of that evaluation, they must continue to improve their game skills to the highest level.

It all starts at the bottom, experience speaks at the moment. The more revising the previous results, then in the future you will be able to climb the peak of your career more easily. For some reason, this solution also sometimes does not work.

“OK, the game was a bit .. Down I saw. Australia, you know, right? They were quite strong, but still stronger Japan for now.

Preparation, if you win against Australia, the next opponent is Japan or Iran. I think Japan will advance to the final!”

Coach Bima gave clear direction with nothing to reduce. Whatever he explains is very important for now and in the future.

The future of Indonesian football can be in the hands of these young players. Most likely these teams will meet in the Senior National Team 1 to 3 years into the future wide open.

At this early age, now they will prove who has the right to step foot into the best in the world. Yes, it is a big step that must be preceded by a small step first.

Small steps are currently underway, namely introducing the capabilities of Indonesia U-17 in the face of Asia, which Asia will then introduce to the rest of the world. A new challenger on the world stage.

“Ayo, come! We need to stay focused! All right, you guys go home and .. Rest!

We have three full days to train again. May 17th is our semi-final!”

All the players disbanded, they were in groups to the bus which was already available for a team. As for him, they went back to the hotel to rest for a while this night.

In the hotel room, Reza with Nabil and Iqbal entered the room together. Indeed, for a room that has three mattresses number three is very suitable occupied by three people as well.

“You sleep first, I still want to open hape,” said Reza after wearing his T-shirt and throwing his body on the mattress.

“Good sleep!” nabil and Iqbal.

Reza who looked at the two colleagues also smiled. Back focus on his smartphone screen, opened his Instabook account.

“Wah .. There are already two hundred thousand more followers,” muttered Reza.

“Nah .. Post story deh.”

Reza enters the features of stories, he also posted a story about his struggles at the AFC Asian Cup U-17 2023 and thanked the Indonesian people for supporting him personally as well as his teammates.

After doing all that, Reza was a little confused, there was a strange comment that suddenly appeared.

Spirit, may that thing make you climb the career ladder that I can't achieve for a reason!

Want to be answered also a bit confused, Reza did not ignore it and considered that it was only his fans. He only responded by giving a sign of liking for the comment.

“Yaa .. I ... sleepy,” murmured.

***

Day after day, Reza and his teammates continued to train in full. Whatever direction from Coach Bima continues to be done by them for the achievement of the highest ability of the team.

One thing is certain, the direction of Coach Bima was successful. Almost all of these young players became increasingly burning with fire, and did earnest training.

On the sidelines of training, the coaching team often gives direction to stay focused. Some of the coaching teams also often approach the exhausted players and give him a drink.

How unfortunately the coaching team, they are firm and patient in educating these young players for the future of the Indonesian team.

“Come, keep moving! Don't be lazy, don't be slower than a snail!”

In the middle of their training, some journalists and media crews came to record or even cover a player if they were allowed.

Ask permission to Coach Bima and the other coaching team, after getting permission, then they immediately swarmed Reza who was about to jump to catch the ball.

“Haa~ Cunning coach,” chirps Reza.

The goalkeeping coach, Markus who at that time heard it just laughed. He was inexhaustible also that his partner Bima was allowing the media to cover a player, usually his partner often drove the media so that the players could focus more –As far as the habits of fiction, so that the players could focus more, not the real habit of Coach Bima himself.

Shifting his body, Markus left Reza and Andrika who was then mobbed by several media crews and journalists.

“How about your playing time Andrika?”

“Are you not envious?”

“How ..”

“…”

Rainy questions for Andrika. On the one hand, it turns out that the media crew who came here from Indonesia.

“Intinya .. I'm happy! I am happy that I can still be in this squad despite not being in the starting line-up.

Envied? Come on, I'm envious, but envious in a positive context. With this feeling, I will try my best to get close to Reza's own ability, or maybe ... as strong as I can!”

Andrika's statement was responded with silence by the media.

“Sorry .. We are teammates, don't make us feel awkward just because of our position in the squad. Media don't try to distort facts.”

The statement from Reza even more makes them quiet. It was so bad that I was unable to speak. One thing they put in their hearts, which is not to try to do insinuations to Reza.

It could be that Reza will insinuate you higher and more painfully.

“Typical features of Reza,”, Coach Bima told Markus who approached him at the time.

The two of them just looked at it with a careless smile.

As a result, the media went home between getting results or not at all. Depends on how the center receives their news.

“Let's go forward until I score again,” Reza said.

***

“Gooool!”

A beautiful goal from Reza in a free kick. The kick that makes the ball has almost no rotation, then tends to float like a falling leaf, its position is uncertain.

It made the goalkeeper, Jacob Ryan, became fooled to just stand and stare at the ball on his right side that entered freely.

“Magic kick demonstrated by Reza! Y'all know? This goalkeeper has scored a hat trick with a crazy free kick!!!”

Indonesia's score against Australia is surprisingly with a very striking score, 4-0.

Three goals from Reza in a free-kick scheme, then a beautiful goal from Riski who made use of a cross made him try to score a spot kick and it worked.

The game minutes have touched the 80 mark. A minute showing his dominance of Indonesia to Australia.

This match was a semi-final that felt easy. That is the thinking that exists in almost all supporters present in the stadium and also tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of spectators around the world, especially the people of Indonesia.

This match was just the start of a long game full of physical and mental fatigue.

The last fight in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 has come. Japan who have the status as the home team must entertain Indonesia well in front of their own fans.

The end of the AFC U-17 2023 Asian Cup came, determining who is the Asian champion this year at a young age.

Whether Indonesia U-17 will follow the success of their brother, Indonesia U-20 national team who won the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Uzbekistan.

Back on the field, currently Reza and his colleagues still continue to aggressively in carrying out attacks. Drastic changes have really been seen since the group phase.

At that time the Indonesian U-17 team still looked weak in the view of ordinary people, now they have distorted the opinions of the crowd.

How strong is young Indonesia now, of course people start dreaming in the future, these young players who lift the world cup.

Until the referee blew the long whistle marking the end of the match, all the spectators cheered happily. Against Japan in the final has been determined, Indonesia will face the home team.

“Yeee! Steady! Asian Cup U-17 in plain sight!” exciting Reza.