When Killen Reswell walked out of the gate of Colchester United's training base, he looked back at the slightly shabby gate and spat hard.

This one is not for Colchester United, but for the new academy director, Paul Lambert.

He remembered what Paul Lambert had said to him just ten minutes earlier.

“…… You have to be clear, Kieren Reiswell, I didn't break my contract with you because you fought. It's because you don't meet the requirements of our team, you're eighteen years old, but you're as thin as fourteen. So I'm sorry, maybe professional football isn't for you......"

How high-sounding...... But Kieren Reiswell knows that the reason is simple, it is just because he kicked Paul Lambert's "love apprentice" Callum Christie hard.

After venting his anger, he picked up his backpack and left the gate of Colchester United's training base without looking back.

But when he walked onto the highway and waited for the bus, he began to feel lost.

He didn't know how he had gotten to this point......

A native of Manchester, he loved to play football from an early age, and at the age of thirteen he was scouted by Colchester United who took him to Esces in the south of England, where he spent four years.

He had hoped to become a professional footballer here, but he didn't have much ambition, he didn't want to be an England international, he didn't want to play in the World Cup, the Champions League or anything. He just wants to be a professional footballer who makes money to support himself and his family, no matter what team he plays for...... Of course, it would be better if you could play in the Premier League.

In general, he is not the type of person with big ambitions.

Fortunately, compared to ordinary people, he is still talented in football, and at least he should be able to support the very ordinary ideal of his vision.

At the age of eighteen, he had already been drawn into Colchester United's reserve squad and established himself, occasionally training with the first team and winning the Apprentice of the Year award in his first season.

And then that new coach of Paul Lambert came.

He's brought in a lot of his own players, all of them from the teams he'd coached before, and it's an unbelievable number. Kieren Reiswell then returned to the youth team.

Next, Lambert released a number of young players from their contracts and then said to Killen Reiswell: "I'll be watching you a little bit longer. ”

He said this yesterday afternoon.

It seems that his time is measured in hours, unlike other people who measure in days......

I've spent four years on this team and all my efforts are geared towards becoming a professional, but now that he's been fired, what's he going to do next?

Kieren was frustrated, very frustrated.

His figure is indeed very skinny, he admits it. When he first entered Colchester United's youth team, he looked normal physically, no different from his peers around him.

But then when his teammates began to develop, his body gradually stopped growing, until now, he is eighteen years old, just 1.6 meters tall, and looks like a child who has not grown up.

He also went to the doctor, but the doctor told him that his final height was estimated to be around 1.65 meters.

This is still a relatively optimistic estimate.

It is also possible that his height is fixed at 1.60 meters.

It is indeed very difficult for this body to establish itself in the fiercely contested professional football of England...... He doesn't have any outstanding foot skills, and his speed is not outstanding.

He thought of the last words that Paul Lambert had said.

Is professional football really not for me?

Kieren Reiswell sighed.

It's really bad luck today, last night to see that Manchester City, which he has supported since childhood, was placed in such a group, which was a huge blow to him, you must know that Manchester City reached the Champions League main game, he was happy for a long time.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be such a result in the end, and the people of Manchester City had been looking forward to the Champions League for 39 years, and finally watched it become a joke.

For this reason, he was distracted during today's training.

Now he has been terminated because of a brawl with Callum.

Bad luck happens one after another.

Today is the darkest day of his eighteen years of life!

The bus came, he got on the bus with his head down, and then he was going to the train station, and then back to Manchester, back to his home.

After being injured, where else could he go but go home?

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"Almost everyone is not optimistic about us......"

"Did you read the Manchester Evening News that came out this morning? I also think we have drawn a ......."

"Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will definitely make it out of the group, and it looks like we have to fight Bordeaux for the knockout rounds of the Europa League......

In the dressing room at Carrington's training base, the Manchester City players who had just arrived at the training base were changing clothes and chatting, and the focus of their conversation was naturally on the results of the just-concluded Champions League group draw.

"Not really." A voice interrupted the discussion.

The door to the locker room was pushed open, and the glory of sweat appeared in front of everyone, and the words were what he said.

He had just finished his "morning workout" before the official training.

"Uh, Young, are you saying we won't necessarily be able to qualify for the Europa League with Bordeaux?" Robinho asked.

Rong Guang shook his head: "No, I am in this group, and the final qualifiers are not necessarily Real Madrid and Bayern Munich." ”

Everyone was stunned.

It was at this moment that Snead stood up: "I agree with Rong's words. In the end, the teams that will qualify from the group will not necessarily be Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. ”

Everyone turned to look at him again.

"Even if the whole world doesn't believe that we can qualify, we can't help but believe it ourselves." Sneijder continued. "And I know Real Madrid, they are not as strong as they seem, otherwise why are they in the second tier and not the first? Even teams like Lyon and Porto are in the first tier, but Real Madrid are not, doesn't that tell the story? ”

Sneijder's words were very powerful, because he had previously played for Real Madrid, and he said that he knew Real Madrid very well, and that was definitely not a joke.

Rong Guang continued: "We worked so hard last season to come to the Champions League at the end, not just to come to the group stage and go home. So, no matter how strong the opponent is, we must also qualify from this group! ”

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After training, Rongguang was surrounded by reporters who wanted to hear his thoughts on the results of last night's Champions League draw.

As a result, as soon as Rong Guang opened his mouth, the reporters were stunned.

"We were put into a group of death......"

Wait a minute...... What Death Group?

None of the reporters understood how the group in which Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, Bordeaux and Manchester City were in was the group of death.

The group of death is either a strong team or a group of death, the group of death means that the four teams in this group are similar in strength, anyone can qualify, and no one can get out of the line, the shape is intricate, this is the group of death......

What's so intricate about this group format? It is very clear that it will definitely be Bayern Munich and Real Madrid who qualify, and Bordeaux and Manchester City are both characters who accompany the prince to study.

The only problem is in the group's standings.

So this is not actually a group of death, and this group draw does not actually have a group of death in the real sense.

“…… No matter who the opponent is, how strong it is......" Rong Guang continued, not seeing the surprised and puzzled eyes of the reporters. "We're all going to try to qualify."

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“…… In an interview with reporters, Rong said that Manchester City were in the group of death. Rongguang's interview soon appeared in major media outlets, online, on television and in newspapers.

"I think he's right, for Manchester City, this group is really a group of death! If you go in, you'll have to die......"

"Rong said that he is very confident, for himself, it is no problem for him to be so confident, but football is not a one-man sport, and if you want to win, you can't always count on your own personal heroism. It's still up to your teammates to help. But City's overall quality really doesn't give them any hope......

"As Manchester City's number one player, we think Wing is saying this mainly to reassure the players and fans. At the very least, they still have hope. The team really needs that hope before the game starts. But I think when the group stage starts, they will soon find that hope is useless......"

"I looked at the fixtures and Manchester City's first group game was at home to Bayern Munich, and it was a game that might have left many Manchester City fans disillusioned......

"I noticed one more thing...... Rong's exact words are 'we will all try to qualify'. He didn't say that he would definitely qualify, but used such a tone...... This is a subconscious choice of language, perhaps he himself is not as confident as he appears? ”

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Debora stretched out her hand to Glory and smiled, "Your words have been misinterpreted again. ”

Rongguang pouted helplessly: "Let them go." Anyway, I can't play with those reporters, and it's up to them to say anything. But it's useless to just say it, you still have to watch the game. When it's time for the game, they'll take me for granted. Sneijder said that Real Madrid are not as strong as they seem, and from what I know about Bayern Munich, I don't think Bayern Munich are as strong as people think......