S.S Lazio Youth Academy

Mohamed and Marco had a meal together in a restaurant near the public football field. While they had their meal, both Mohamed and Marco got to know each other.

Mohamed told Marco that he is from Saudi Arabia and his mother is Japanese. The news surprised Marco, and they talked for an hour. After they finished their meal, they left the restaurant, and Mohamed escorted Marco to the apartment where he and his mother were staying.

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When Mohamed and Marco arrived at the apartment where he and his mother were staying, Mohamed used his key to open the door, and when he and Marco entered the apartment, he said loudly, "Mom, I am home."

When Sakura heard Mohamed's voice, she walked to greet her son. "Welcome home, dear; how was your day?" 

Sakura was surprised when she saw Marco, and Marco was mesmerized by Sakura's beauty.

Marco faked a cough and smiled at Sakura; he then introduced himself to her. "Hello, madam, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Marco Bruno, and I am one of the youth scouts of the S.S. Lazio Youth Academy Football Club."

Sakura was surprised when she heard this and gave Marco a polite smile. "Please come in, Mr Marco."

Marco followed Mohamed and Sakura, and they all sat in the lounge. Sakura made some tea for Marco and sat down next to Mohamed. She then politely asked Marco. "How can we help you, Mr Marco?"

Sakura received a polite smile from Marco as he said, "Well, I came today to ask for your permission to allow your son Mohamed to attend our youth academy trial that will held in six months."

Sakura was surprised, and when Marco saw Sakura's surprise face, he started explaining, "Your son Mohamed is very talented in football compared to other amateurs; he should try to become a pro football player, especially since he is only 13 years old right now."

Sakura narrowed her eyes in disapproval. Marco noticed the disapproval in Sakura's eyes and decided to ask her a question: "Madam Sakura, do you know how much on average football players earn per week?"

Sakura gazed at Marco, perplexed by her expression, and he responded with a smile. "Considering that we are in 2002, I can inform you that the average salary of football players in the English Premier League is €611,068," he continued while maintaining his smile. "This excludes bonuses, promotional contracts, endorsements, and signing fees."

Sakura was surprised when she heard this, and she was quiet. Then she said to Marco, "Can you leave your business card with me? I need to have a chat with my son first before I give you my answer."

Marco smiled and nodded his head in understanding. He gave Sakura his business card. After finishing drinking his tea, he bid Mohamed and Sakura farewell and left their apartments.

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Centro Sportivo di Formello – Rome, Lazio, Italy

S.S Lazio Youth Academy

Head Coach Office

Marco stood facing the head coach. Louis van Gaal is a famous coach. After failing to lead the Netherlands to the World Cup, Louis van Gaal decided to travel to Italy to clear his mind. However, the S.S. Lazio director approached him and offered him the position of head coach of the S.S. Lazio youth team, which he decided to accept.

Louis van Gaal was watching Mohamed's match video, which Marco had recoded with interest, and his smile grew wider the longer he watched.

As he continued watching, Louis van Gaal asked Marco while smiling, "Marco, how old is this boy?"

Marco answered Louis van Gaal, "He told me he is 13 years old, sir." 

Louis van Gaal nodded his head with interest. "The kid has excellent vision and instinct, but he needs to polish his fundamentals. He may be good for amateurs because he relies on his speed, and his dribbling techniques are quite simple. He relies solely on feints to trick his opponents, but this approach won't work against experienced defenders, leaving him helpless against them."

Marco listened carefully to what Louis van Gaal was saying to him. Louis van Gaal then turned his head to Marco and said seriously to him, "II want you to do everything in your power to let this boy attend our youth academy. If you need any help, just let me know. I will talk to the higher-ups to provide you with anything you need. Do I make myself clear, Marco?"

Marco smiled and nodded to Louis van Gaal. "Crystal clear, sir."

Louis van Gaal nodded his head in satisfaction. "You may leave Marco and keep updated with the boy situation."

Marco nodded and left the head coach's office.

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At Night

With Mohamed and Sakura

Mohamed and Sakura were having dinner together at the dining table. Mohamed wasn't eating; he was just playing with his food and thinking about what Marco said to his mother.

Sakura noticed Mohamed wasn't eating, and she sighed. She stopped eating and said to Mohamed, "Tell me what is on your mind, dear."

Mohamed looked at Sakura with determination in his eyes and said to her, "Mom, I want to give it a try. I want to join the S.S. Lazio Youth Academy and aim to be a pro football player."

Sakura was surprised when she heard what Mohamed just said, and then she frowned at Mohamed, but Mohamed continued saying, "I always wanted to be a professional football player, mom. I got a chance now to work for this goal. Let me give it a try, please."

After hearing what Mohamed said, Sakura's eyes softened, and she sighed, "Fine, but under one condition, you will need to change your nationality and your name, dear, because when I always call your name, it reminds me of our bitter past in Saudi Arabia, and I really want to forget our past."

Mohamed hesitated for a moment when he heard this, but then nodded his head to his mother and said, "Fine, I agree with your condition, mother."

After Mohamed agreed to Sakura's condition, they resumed eating their dinner. After dinner, Mohamed went to brush his teeth and got ready to go to bed.

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With Mohamed

Mohamed lay on his bed, ready to sleep. Before falling asleep, he decided to open his system's home panel. He smiled when he found out he had collected 5 football points today. It was thanks for scoring a hat trick and making two assists in the match today when he played with his new friends.

Mohamed then started checking his basic status.

Name: Mohamed Alyafei.

Gender: Male

Age: 13

Club: Nil

Position: Nil

Talents: ball control, sense talent

Skills: Nil

Physical

Stamina: 50

Strength: 30

Balance: 25

Speed: 82

Acceleration: 50

Agility: 30

Jumping Power: 25

Ball Skills

Ball Control: 59

Dribbling: 63

Shooting

Header: 19

Shot Power: 35

Shot Accuracy: 40

Long Shots: 28

FK Accuracy: 20

Penalties: 22

Volleys: 23

Passing

Crossing: 26

Short Pass: 40

Long Pass: 28

Mental

Reactions: 35

Interceptions: 30

Vision: 40

Composure: 28

After Mohamed checked his basic status, he decided to use his football points to increase one of his attributes. He was thinking hard about which attribute he should increase.

Mohamed started thinking back at the match he played today when he joined Antonio's team. His speed and dribbling were the main factors that helped him score a hat trick and make two assists in the match today.

He then made up his mind: "I will focus on increasing my dribbling attribute for the time being, since my dribbling helped me a lot in the match today."

Mohamed then allocated all 5 football points he had to his dribbling attribute. Mohamed then noticed that his dribbling and ball control attributes had increased.

Dribbling: 68 (+5)

Ball Control: 60 (+1)

Mohamed smiled at his improvement and thought to himself, "I need to train hard to prepare for the trial in six months. I need to try and learn some dribbling techniques. I'll see if the system has something that can help me tomorrow."