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

The practice match seemed to have gotten quite chaotic after that second goal from Axel as Rafa's side suddenly decided to take things seriously.

They were finally able to get a couple of goals in but the fact remained that Team A was a bit superior and seemed to be more organized so they ended up beating them five goals to three.

Axel got a hattrick which marked their fourth goal while assisting Merino for the other two goals.

The youngster was involved in all five goals for his side so there was no doubt about him being the most valuable player in this practice session.

A close second would be Merino who had three goal contributions, assisting Axel for the fourth goal while scoring two.

Then there was a player from the other side. Rafa was the striker for the other side but he proved to be quite clinical in creating chances rather than doing what he was supposed to.

Chapter 69: A New Midfielder?