The south gate of Edward VII Park faces the Marquis de Pombal Square, which is the convergence point of Lisbon's five important traffic arteries and is also an important subway station.
Go around the Circular Square, go through two intersections, turn east onto Duke Lorre Street, and walk another 600 meters to Don Jose Apartments.
This is the dormitory that the team arranged for Ronnie.
After passing the access control, I went straight upstairs to the door of the dormitory. Just as I was about to get the key, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
"Ah, Ronnie, why are you back now? You haven't seen anyone all day, where have you been?"
The speaker was a tall, strong, dark-skinned African-American teenager.
His name is Jose Semedo, a Cape Verdean.
"It's nothing. I was bored by myself, so I went to the park to practice ball." Ronnie replied calmly.
Semedo shrugged. Everyone in the team knew that Ronnie was a training fanatic. He could even practice in the gym until after two o'clock in the morning, and was driven away after being discovered by club security.
However, he is also a standout in the team's youth training camp.
When the two passed by, Ronnie smelled the strong smell of Semedo's cologne and frowned.
"José, where are you going?"
Semedo turned around, grinned, and smiled with dazzling white teeth: "Ugo said he would introduce some hot beauties to us. Are you interested in going with us?"
Now that the league is on hiatus, there is no training in the youth academy, so their activities are very free.
Ronnie looked like I knew this and shook his head.
"Please, Ronnie, you are the most handsome one among us. Don't always think about your Madeira girl. When you come to Lisbon, you should open your arms and accept new and better things, right?" Seme
More advice.
Ronnie shook his head, "Go ahead, I'm not interested in this."
"That's because you haven't tasted its wonderful taste yet." Semedo said "seduce".
Ronnie walked straight into the dormitory without comment.
He and Semedo are teammates in the youth training camp, and they are his only friends in the team.
Because both of them have Cape Verdean blood.
Ronnie's father's grandmother is from Cape Verde.
This gave them a natural sense of closeness and they became friends and roommates, but that was all.
…
Semedo is gone, but the air in the dormitory is still filled with a strong smell of hormonal cologne.
Ronnie gave a helpless smile, walked to the phone, and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello, this is Pontes." As soon as the call was connected, a familiar voice came from the other side.
"Hey, Lionel, I'm Ronnie." Ronnie greeted cordially.
"Oh my God, Ronnie, why did you suddenly think of calling me? God, I haven't heard your voice in so long."
Lionel Pontes on the other end of the phone was excited.
Over the years, he has been bragging to everyone that Ronnie is the most talented and powerful genius he has ever coached.
Moreover, the two of them come from the same place and are considered hometown people.
Ronnie is not a person who is very good at chatting with others, even when facing his fellow countryman who has led him in the youth team for four years.
Soon, he changed the topic to the purpose of the phone call.
"It's like this, Lionel, you have very rich experience in youth training. Now I have some training questions that I want to ask you about. I hope you can help me."
"I'm afraid that won't work, Ronnie." Pontes on the other side of the phone was a little regretful, "You know, I'm only good at training people between the ages of 10 and 15. I've taught you all my skills before.
, I’m afraid I can’t answer your question now, I suggest you’d better ask Aurelio or Nuno.”
Aurelio Pereira, Ronnie's mentor and the team's youth training director.
Nuno Nare was Ronnie's former youth training coach, so he probably won't be the same in the new season.
"What I want to ask is about this age group." Ronnie was a little embarrassed.
"Oh, let's talk about it."
"It's like this. If there is a player who is sixteen or seventeen years old, and many basic technical movements are not standard and standardized, is there any way to correct it and help him improve?"
"Are you sixteen or seventeen years old?" Pontes on the other side of the phone shook his head in embarrassment, "I'm afraid this is difficult because it has become a habit and formed muscle memory. But Ronnie, your technical movements are quite standard.
Yes, you don’t need to worry about this issue.”
"Lionel, I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about a friend of mine."
"That shouldn't be the case. Generally speaking, if your skills are not standardized, you will not be able to pass our team's assessment and will not be able to enter the youth training camp."
"He's not from our team."
"Other teams?"
"Um."
"Your friend?"
"We just met today."
"Oh, God, you actually met a new friend. This is absolutely unbelievable, but also a happy thing. You actually have friends, haha..."
Ronnie was embarrassed on the phone because he didn't feel like he was lonely.
At best, he doesn't interact much with other teammates.
How can a person who works hard all day have time to make friends?
"Seriously, Lionel, is there anything you can do?"
"He has missed the best age for technology shaping."
"I know you must have a way. This is your specialty, isn't it?"
"Well, there is indeed a way, but it is really difficult because it takes a lot of effort to change a person's habits. Do you think he can do it?"
"I don't know." Ronnie shook his head. He and Su Dong had only known each other for just one day, "but I have a good rapport with him. He is an avid football enthusiast and he trains as if he is risking his life."
"same as you?"
"almost."
"Then there is still a chance." Pontes replied, "It can be corrected through training equipment and props. The training also needs to be slightly modified. I will think about it tomorrow and then send a copy of the information to your email."
"Tomorrow?" Ronnie frowned, "Can we catch up tonight, okay? Thank you, Lionel, I'll treat you to dinner another day."
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"Well, we have an appointment tomorrow morning."
"What time is it?"
"Five o'clock."
When answering, Ronnie's mind echoed Su Dong's words: Have you ever seen Lisbon at 5 o'clock in the morning?
There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. I have seen him at two o'clock in the morning.
"Sure enough, they look a lot like you. They are both crazy." Pontes said on the phone.
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As a Virgo, Su Dong's requirement for himself is perfection.
When he returned to the dormitory, took a shower, and lay on the bed, he entered the Road to Football King system and first increased the potential values of the four attributes of technique, shooting, speed and strength to the full value of 99 points.
Later, he discovered that he still had a lot of ball-championship value left, so he worked hard to maximize the potential value of the two attributes of defense and steals.
Having spent all his penalty points in one go, Su Dong had almost spent all the penalty points he had accumulated this afternoon.
However, looking at the potential value of 99 points on the personal attribute panel, I felt much better.
Virgo men are so unpretentious and boring.
Today's one-on-one duel with Ronnie, although the strength has improved slightly, the progress is not big.
Su Dong feels that he still needs to receive more professional youth training guidance in the future, especially some of his unprofessional technical movements and skills need to be corrected.
But don't underestimate this.
Unprofessional technical movements and techniques will not only affect the stability of performance, but also easily cause injuries.
Many people say that the reason why Ronaldo is frequently injured is related to his playing habits, especially pendulum passing.
Many South American players are like this. At best it sounds like creativity or a spontaneous flash of inspiration, but at worst it means that the technical movements are not standardized and unscientific, and everyone does what they want.
Of course, the players trained by the more standardized and scientific European youth training are somewhat ingenious and lack some spirituality.
These are all too far away from Su Dong, and he has not yet reached that level.
Now, he still hopes to stay down to earth and improve his strength as soon as possible.
At the very least, we must work harder to gain a foothold in the youth team of Sporting CP, even if it is just the youth training camp of a third-tier team.
…
After practicing for a whole day, Su Dong felt tired and exhausted, and Su Dong fell asleep early.
In the early morning of the next day, before five o'clock, he was woken up by the alarm.
After brushing his teeth, washing his face and changing clothes, he ran all the way to King Edward VII Park.
At the south gate of the park, he saw Ronnie walking from the east in the distance.
There was no one around, so the two easily spotted each other and smiled at each other in unison.
"What is this?" Su Dong saw a lot of things in his hands.
"Agility ladder, obstacle cone, obstacle pole..." Ronnie introduced the equipment in his hand, "They are all to be used in training later. This is the hell-style devil training that I carefully prepared for you."
After he finished speaking, Ronnie gave him a threatening look, "It's still too late for you to regret it now."
Su Dong hummed twice without saying anything, walked over directly, took the equipment from Ronnie's hand, and walked straight into the park.
Little did he know that Ronnie had prepared this because he wanted to help him correct his technical moves.
Although the two had only known each other for a day, they had similar interests. Especially when he felt Ronnie's thoughts, Su Dong felt warm in his heart.
This was the first warmth he felt after arriving in Portugal.
Ronnie didn't say much and followed Su Dong into the park.
He did this purely because he admired Su Dong, a peer with a similar personality, and he didn't even think about asking for anything in return.
He simply regarded Su Dong as a friend.
Isn't this what friends should do?
The two did not go to yesterday's three-person training ground, but went directly to the largest seven-person training ground.
"Let me tell you, I learned this training method from Lionel Pontes." Ronnie introduced the origin to Su Dong while setting up the venue and placing the equipment.
"You don't know Lionel Pontes, do you?"
"I tell you, he is the best youth training expert in Portugal, especially good at training players in the age group of 10-15."
When he said this, Ronnie stopped specifically, turned around, and hit Su Dong with a smile, "Your current basic skills are probably equivalent to those of a 10-year-old child, and you are still far away from defeating me."
Su Dong knew it in his heart, but did not show any weakness.
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