God Of football

Chapter 53: The News

”Now you can ask your questions” the PR manager for Valencia CF spoke.

The journalists in the room started scrambling like ants. ”One at a time and please raise your hands for the question” the PR manager said trying to get the journalists in order.

Coach Baraja looked on at the scene infront of him. ”These people have nothing better to do. I know its their life but can’t they do it in an orderly manner” he thought.

The journalists finally calmed down only when Coach Baraja picked out one of them from the frenzy.

”Thanks for having me Coach. People would like to know what your thoughts are on the match?” she asked.

”Well it was a good match. Both sides played to the best of their abilities. We weren’t sharp enough in the first half which led to us conceding”.

”But luckily we turned it around in the second half and won the match and thats what matters” Coach Baraja answered.

The reporters raised their hands again waiting for one of them to be chosen.

”Yes you” Coach Baraja said pointing to a female reporter. ”Thank you” she said whiles coughing.

”We would like to what you thought about Izan’s performance” she asked.

”Well what more do you want to know. Absolutely brilliant from him. He didn’t get much playing time this match but he came from the bench and made use of his time.

And he did so brilliantly scoring once and making an assist in the match. He played with maturity which is rare for players his age and I hope he carries on like this”

After his answer ,all the reporters had their heads down,jotting words on their notepads.

”Last question” the PR manager said.

The journalists and reporters all scrambled to have their questions asked since this was the last one.

”Yes you” Coach Baraja pointed to a man who had a ’Laliga Tv’ tag on his shirt.

”Thank you for having me. The question on people’s mind was why did you bench Izan if he knew he was that capable” the man asked with a smug expression.

The room became quiet as everyone in the room knew that the inquiry the man had made questions the Coach’s tactic.

”Well not to be mean but if you have a brain,you would see that Izan is young. Many young players get overplayed which in turn leads to injuries and these young players tend to never be the same after these injuries”.

”Take Barcelona’s Ansu Fati for example,a brilliant player but due to mismanagement and an unlucky tackle he has lost his spark”.

”As a manager that cares,I am trying to avoid such scenarios and make sure Izan fully matures into the player he’s meant to be” Coach Baraja said.

The first remark had already brought laughter to the room. The face of the journalist who had asked the question looked as if he had smelled something bad.

Coach Baraja stood up to go after the question whiles the journalists and reporters were trying to make him answer another question.

He,however didn’t pay them any mind and walked away.

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”So what are you up to recently” ,Izan asked Pietro. ”Well not much but I’m planning on buying a car since I recently renegotiated a new contract” he said.

”Most of the senior player’s went home in their own cars but we have to wait for the Coach to finish the interview” he added.

Izan just nodded and watched him speak. After a while Coach Baraja entered the bus and told the players to have a good night before exiting the bus again.

The driver nodded and started the bus before driving off. ”That’s it I’m buying a car” Pietro said which drew laughs from his teammates in the bus.

Izan just looked at him with a smile before turing to his side to sleep.

[Next day]

Izan woke up to the sound of rain droplets hitting his window. He raised his head a bit more but decided to sleep in.

Although he came on late in the previous match,the kicks,grabs and tackles he had received from opposition players had made his muscles sore.

He put his head down to sleep more but was woken up by the sound of the system.

[Max: I recommend that host completes his daily task in the morning to keep him from forgetting about it]

Izan grunted and punched his pillow for a while before getting up. He freshened up a hit before coming down.

”You know,its still early,plus its raining outside” Izan said with a thought.

The system however didn’t give him any reply. Izan shook his head and wore his running shoes before going out.

The rain made it a hit difficult to breathe and run. The ground also felt slippery and any mistake could cause an injury.

Izan saw the pitch ahead and decided to complete his task there.

Droplets of rain hit Izan’s skin as he ran around the field. He knew his change was all due to system but sometimes it was a rough with him

Wordlessly,Izan completed his task before heading home. The rain had stopped by then as he walked on.

”Its you” a voice spoke from behind when Izan was on his way home. He turned back to look at who it was but Izan didn’t seem to recognise him.

”Its me,the YouTube guy” the man in the jacket said. A look of realisation drew on Izan’s face as he remembered the person.

This guy was the YouTuber who had taken a video of Izan’s match when he was in the youth team.

”How are you doing mister” Izan asked before adding,” Are you now living here.”

”I’m fine and yes I just moved in a while ago. I’d ask how you’re doing but from the match I saw yesterday you’re doing fantastic ” the man said with a smile.

”Well welcome to the neighbourhood mister” Izan said before running off.

”Did you train in the rain? What if you got a cold or got injured”Komi asked when Izan entered the house. ”Nice rhymes mum” Izan responded with a smile.

Komi couldn’t stay angry at him again and could only say,”Just take care of your self okay.”

Izan nodded before removing his shoes.

”What are you doing today” Komi asked Izan as he knew today was a rest day.

”Just relax and recover,no biggie” he responded. ”Okay well your sister has got ballet today,so she will be leaving with me,oh and Miranda said she had some news to share so I asked her to come over for dinner” Komi said.

”Okay ma”Izan said before going up to take a bath. Izan had a change of heart when the cold water fell on him.

”Damn, I should have used the hot water”he thought. ”This is what a lot of Cristiano Ronaldo does to you” Izan muttered.

He had heard of Cristiano Ronaldo’s extreme training and recovery methods and Izan was surprised to say the least.

”I mean its not like I’m training to be a supersoldier” he thought. Izan after drying himself went through all the necessary procedures one does after bathing.

Afterwards, he put on some homey and comfortable clothes before heading down for breakfast.

Komi and Hori were already done with their breakfast and were on their way when Izan came down.

”Be safe okay” Komi said before leaving.

”You too mum” Izan replied.”Now let’s see”Izan said before wolfing down his food.

After he was done, Izan sat on the couch to catch up with all of his favourite shows.

After a few hours,he hopped onto his PlayStation. ”Can’t wait to be in the game” Izan said.

He had always fantasised about playing as himself in the Fifa Career mode and it seemed it wasn’t going to be a pipe dream after all.

Izan played all afternoon,occasionally pausing for some snacks and continuing after.

The sound of his phone ringing brought Izan out of his game world. He took it out and smiled when he saw the caller Id.

”Hello liv” Izan spoke after he answered the call. ”Hey Izan” Olivia responded .

”How have you been” Izan asked after he realised he hadn’t said anything for a few seconds.

The two people who had no idea how to act around each other talked shyly on the phone.

The two didn’t realise that a couple of hours had passed since they started their chatter.

”Well,then I’ll leave you to it okay, Talk to you soon” Izan said. ”Yeah you too” Olivia responded.

Izan after the call was all smiles. The thought of him and Olivia brought him to slumberland as the activies that he had done the whole day had made him a bit tired.

Izan napped a bit and was only woken up by the sound of the lock opening. Hori and Komi had arrived with Miranda following behind them.

”Hello, Izan” she said making herself at home. ”Hello Miranda,how have you been?” Izan asked.

”I’ve been great but you know what’s greater?” she asked looking at Izan who raised an eyebrow.

”The news I’ve got for you”.

A/n: hello guys sorry for the late updates okay. I promise to make it up to you and Thanks for your support.