Chinese male football player Liu Shaoziyang's family and friends used to call him Liu Shao. When Germans say his name, it sounds more like "gift" (the pronunciation of "Liu").
On January 14, Liu Shaoziyang trained with bayern Munich second team. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Philippe Ruiz)
To this day, when he recalls learning that he was hit by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, he still feels incredible. He vaguely remembered how helpless he was at that time, telling himself over and over again to be calm and go with the flow, but he still didn't sleep that night.
"I couldn't help but think a lot of things." Liu Shao smiled and said, "Now that I think about it, I am still very excited." ”
Born in Wenzhou in 2003, Liu Shao is from Bayern Munich youth partner Wuhan Sanzhen Football Club. According to Sauer, director of the Bayern Academy, two years ago, Bayern invited him to visit Munich for two weeks.
In the summer of 2021, he went to the Bayern Academy for another trial. Bayern was impressed by his diligence, self-discipline and quick reflexes in training.
On December 16, 2021, Liu Shao just celebrated his 18th birthday, and Bayern officially announced the signing of the "future star" until June 30, 2025. At that time, he had already started his career at the Bayern youth base.
With such a high career starting point, Liu Shao has high hopes from fans and is also under tremendous pressure to grow.
"The more pressure, the greater the motivation, and the young players have to have momentum." Liu Shao said, "I will train hard and strive to win a place in European football and live up to everyone's expectations." ”
In February, Bayern loaned him to FC Klagenfurt in the Austrian Premier League for a one-and-a-half-year loan.
According to Andreas Rong, a member of the board of directors of Bayern Club, if Liu Shao is placed in the bayern second team, he can only play in the Fourth Division of Germany, and the Olympic Super League may be a more suitable platform for him to grow.
As a result, Klagenfurt, a small lakeside town deep in the Alps, became a "paradise" for Liu Shao's ascetic internal skills.
Liu Shaoziyang trained at the Austrian Premier League club Klagenfurt. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Yang
Monday to Friday, every morning training; One or two training sessions during the week; Leagues are played on weekends. In the second-team league, Liu Shao can play the whole game; In the first team league, he is still trying to fight for playing time.
"Gain experience, stay in shape, hold your breath, and wait for your chance." This is the most repeated sentence of Liu Shao to reporters, "After all, we are in the learning stage now, and we must compete for posts." A 90-minute game, the opportunity to play and grasp is very rare, to find a way to seize such an opportunity. ”
The goalkeeper position is special, it is difficult to get opportunities on the bench, and it is not easy for young people to stand firm. His main goal this season is to compete for the main position on the first team. Klagenfurt's general manager Imhhoff confirmed to reporters that this is also the team's goal of training him.
"We have a clear plan for Liu Shao, and at this stage he is in the first team of the substitute lineup." Imkhov said, "This season he can totally get playing time in the first team. ”
Liu Shaoziyang trained at the Austrian Premier League club Klagenfurt. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Yang
Liu Shao does not think he is a talented player. Touching football, he starts as a forward, not a goalkeeper. And the requirements of modern football for the goalkeeper, in his understanding, are no longer so simple as saving.
"Modern football is getting faster and faster, goalkeepers will be an important part of the transition between attack and defense, requiring not only goal line technology, but also playing an increasingly complex role." Liu Shao said, "Basic skills, experience and inspiration are indispensable. ”
Klagenfurt Club's youth director Schelenberg said in his evaluation of Liu Shao's technical characteristics: "He reacts quickly, holds the ball, receives the ball solidly, the biggest improvement is the defensive cross, the ball in the air is more and more stable, but the ball under his feet still needs to be improved." ”
When Liu Shao was in Munich, he worked as a Bayern caddy. Behind Neuer, he experienced the extraordinary grandeur of the world's top goalkeeper up close and was deeply impressed by it.
He is eager to return to Bayern one day, idolizing Neuer. He understood that great dreams must begin with a little effort in front of him.
Andreas Rong said it was entirely possible for Liu Shao to return to Bayern. "He contracted with Bayern until 2025, only for a year and a half on loan. If we give him up, we won't be on loan, maybe traded directly to other clubs. ”
Benefiting from the training life at the Bayern youth training base, Liu Shao's German level can cope with it easily in life and on the pitch. Imkhov believes that Liu Shao does not have any obstacles in communication.
'He's getting more and more integrated with the team, he's getting to know the players and he's getting to know the team better and better." Schellenberg said, "At first he was a little nervous, but now none of this exists. Compared to the adaptation stage when he first arrived, he is now more and more stable on the field and his performance is more and more convincing. ”
Liu Shaoziyang trained at the Austrian Premier League club Klagenfurt. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Yang
Unlike his previous collective life at the Bayern youth base, Liu Shao now lives independently, living in a rental house provided by the club, with his parents not around. But he has a strong learning ability and has made many new friends.
In the half a year since the legal drinking age (18 years old) in Germany, Liu Shao has not tasted the world-famous Bavarian beer. He doesn't touch online games, doesn't know the script to kill, and the time outside of football is almost always given to tennis and swimming.
Surrounded by mountains and picturesque views, Austrian Walter Lake is a favourite of his summer days when he and his partner relax.
He said he liked to be quiet.
In the face of Liu Shao, the reporter hopes to talk about the future, and he himself is more focused on the present.
Schelenberg said solemnly that in three to five years, Liu Shao must be a popular candidate for the "national gate" of the Chinese men's football team.
'He has a lot of potential, he has all the basic qualities of a goalkeeper: attitude, willpower, height, skill, physical fitness, he can go a long way, and his experience playing overseas will definitely help him."
Liu Shao was waiting, jumping up from the bench and blooming his moment.
Source: The Paper