Franklin_Nwakamma

"As a footballer, what do you desire the most?"

For most footballers, the answer to that question was very simple, they all wanted the same thing.

Besides the goalkeepers, they all wanted to score more goals and win more awards because that was the criteria used to judge the best players.

However, Axel was different, just like every other footballer, he wanted to become one of the GOATs of the game if not the goat but he wanted to do it his own way.

Why do all the great players and legends have so many goals compared to the assists and none of the so-called great playmakers has been able to reach five hundred assists while a good number of great goal scorers has crossed that number for goals?

Is it because assists are harder to pull off compared to goals? No, it's because they are neglected.

If most players were to choose between a goal and an assist, they would pick goals all the way but assists are just as important, they all lead to the same result which is contributing toward winning the game.

If they are going to put goals ahead, then I am going to put assists ahead, I will surpass all their assists records and put an unbelievable gap between me and them.

I will become the first player to reach an unimaginable number of assists, I will become the god of playmakers and no one will ever come close.

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This is my second attempt in trying to write a good football novel so please give this one a read, thank you.

The God Of Playmakers

Sergio Romeo was one of the players in the current Manchester City squad who had been with the team for quite a while now and he had been very useful in helping the team reach some milestones.

In his time with the team, he had won three league titles, a Champions League title, three FA Cup titles, and one Carabao Cup.

It was safe to say that his career so far with City has been a blast, and given how much of a fighter he was, he was adored by his teammates, the fans, and even a couple of upcoming players.

Axel was one of those players who looked up to him when he was still coming up as a player.

They played the same position on the pitch so he found himself watching clips of him every now and then.

To think that he would be able to take charge of his position in his absence let alone replace him was something that never really crossed his mind as he was okay with being a backup for this season as he didn't even start with them.

Chapter 67: Off Position Practice