Just after leaving Lisbon Airport, heading west, you can see the Alvalade Stadium in the distance.
Su Dong sat by the window, looking at the magnificent stadium in the distance.
For the 2004 European Cup, the stadium was renovated and now looks even more impressive.
But it also made Su Dong feel a little strange.
"This should be your first time coming back as a visiting team, right?" Pepe sat next to Su Dong and asked with a smile.
Su Dong nodded. He didn't play for Sporting Lisbon for a long time, shorter than Pepe, but this was his first stop in the professional league. For him, it always has some special memories.
Especially his friendship with Ronnie, Pepe and others.
"I still clearly remember that when I came to Portugal from China alone, I took this road. I looked at the Alvalade Stadium from a distance, like a dormant beast. The person who lied to me was sitting there.
In the taxi, he pointed at this stadium and told me that this is the best team in Portugal. I was thinking, how great would it be if one day I could play here?"
Su Dong said it very softly, only Pepe could hear it clearly, and the Portuguese central defender also listened very seriously.
He could feel that Su Dong's mood was very complicated at this moment.
Over the years, he has never returned to Sporting Lisbon, and even if he returned to Lisbon, he would not want to visit the team.
This team and this city have good memories for him, but they also have painful memories to look back on.
"The first time I walked into this stadium, it was a ticket given to me by Ronnie. At that time, I watched Jader score a goal in the game, and tens of thousands of people cheered for him. That feeling is something I will never forget.
I swore in my heart at that time that one day I would be like him and become a player like Jardel."
Pepe can understand Su Dong's emotions because he has also experienced them.
In Maritimo, he tried his best in every training session and every game. Everyone said he was a mad dog, but he didn't care, because he knew that only in this way could he gain a foothold, make money, and achieve success.
Change the environment at home.
From the day he set foot on Madeira Islands, he had no choice and no way out!
He can only succeed!
If he hadn't met Su Dong, he didn't know what he would have become.
Su Dong was like a noble person in his life, who brought him luck and allowed him to join Sporting Lisbon. Under the training of Andre Cruz, his level improved rapidly, and he became the main force in Sporting Lisbon. This is how he came to be.
Pepe today.
"Speaking of which, Su, do you still remember the first time we met outside the stadium in Madeira?" Pepe suddenly asked with a smile.
Su Dong was stunned, thought about it carefully, and nodded with a smile: "Of course I remember, at the intersection of Ronnie's village."
"Yes, there were several of you at that time, but I was the only one. I was completely confused. I thought in my mind, Oh my god, we are enemies on a narrow road. If we really want to fight, will I be beaten badly?" Pepe laughed.
smiled.
Su Dong was also overjoyed, "I still remember that Ronnie asked if he wanted to beat you up?"
"Yes, I was immediately frightened. I quickly ran away and ran several kilometers away in one breath. I was so scared that I almost died." Pepe herself felt embarrassed. She was really embarrassed back then.
"Actually, he is just scaring you."
"How did I know that at the time?" Pepe also found it funny.
Later, he was scolded by the boss in the restaurant, and met Su Dong, Ronny and others eating together. He was also scared crazy at that time. Fortunately, Su Dong pretended not to know him and told him not to come in, so he was saved.
Pepe's embarrassment.
From that moment on, Pepe felt grateful to Su Dong.
If Portugal and Lisbon were both good and bad for Sudong, then for Pepe, there were far more memories worth remembering than pain, because here, his life took a turning point.
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Just as Su Dong and Pepe were chatting about the past, Marcelo, who was sitting in the back row with Ribery, suddenly stood up, put his head between the two of them, and asked a gossip with a smile.
"Su, Pepe, I'm very curious, why did Cristiano Ronaldo break up with Jardel's sister back then?"
Marcelo's sudden move made a lot of noise and loud noises. There was a sudden silence in the bus. Everyone looked at Su Dong and Pepe with gossip, waiting for their answers.
Obviously, these guys all want to know about Ronnie's love history.
Su Dong and Pepe looked at each other. Suddenly, Su Dong hit Marcelo on the head with a bang, which made him grin.
"Children, why are you gossiping like this?" Su Dong laughed and scolded.
"I'm not a child anymore, I can go to the red light district now!" Marcelo was also excited.
Everyone laughed and didn't understand why Marcelo was so obsessed with the red light district.
When he went to Berlin not long ago, he even went to Heynckes to ask for leave. The reason was that he wanted to visit Berlin's world-famous red light district. He was so frightened that Heynckes would not agree.
Not only did he not agree, but he also asked Captain Ram to watch him closely and not let him sneak out.
If Marcelo really wanted to go shopping in the red light district and be photographed by media reporters, Bayern would be really embarrassed.
Seeing everyone's eyes eager for gossip again, Su Dong sighed inwardly.
Even the old man Heynckes looked at it eagerly, which shows that gossip is really...
"Actually, it's not as bad as the rumors outside. It's very simple. It's because they have different ideas. Ronnie wanted her to accompany him to the Premier League, but she wanted to stay in Portugal for development. The two had a quarrel over this, so they also
Let’s break up.”
Everyone was a little disappointed when they heard this.
That's it?
Normally, shouldn't there be some tragic plot involving cheating, family members stopping it, etc.?
The love life of this superstar is similar to that of ordinary people. It is not as mysterious as the media reports.
At best, it can only be said that the girls they came into contact with were similar to them in class and far away from ordinary people. Many of them were even made up by media reporters themselves.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After discovering that there was no gossip, Heynckes also coughed twice.
"Okay, okay, everyone, get ready."
After saying that, Heynckes looked at Su Dong again, "Su, you should also make some adjustments. It's up to you tonight."
Su Dong curled his lips, this old man likes to pretend.
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"Su!"
"Still remember me?"
"Su, look here!"
Before the game, when the Bayern players stepped off the bus one after another, it was Su Dong's turn, and the fans waiting around them shouted for Su Dong crazily.
Among the stars that Sporting Lisbon has produced over the years, Sudong and Ronnie are the most successful.
The talented Quaresma, who originally had high hopes, entered Barcelona twice and suffered heavy losses both times.
However, neither Su Dong nor Ronnie are willing to return to Sporting Lisbon, which makes Sporting Lisbon fans feel puzzled, but they still regard Su Dong and Ronnie as children trained by their own youth training.
Su Dong was surprised by the enthusiasm of Sporting Lisbon fans. He did not expect that after so many years, he would still be so popular here. He immediately smiled and waved to the fans around him.
Pepe is another Bayern player who is highly praised by Lisbon fans because he moved to Bayern from Sporting Lisbon.
The two stepped off the bus one after the other and were warmly welcomed by the surrounding fans, especially Su Dong.
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Follow the team into the locker room, change clothes, and then walk into the Alvalade Stadium to warm up.
At this time, the stands were already packed with Sporting Lisbon fans. When they saw Su Dong come on the court, they all shouted his name crazily, as if Su Dong still played for Sporting Lisbon.
Su Dong was a little surprised, but he waved to the fans in the stands to thank him.
The organizer obviously played an emotional role in this game, and specially arranged for several old acquaintances of Su Dong to enter the stadium to meet Su Dong during the warm-up period of the two teams.
Surprisingly, they were some of Su Dong's teammates in the youth team, such as Edgar Marcelino, Fabio Costa, Miguel Paishon, and Uzbekistan, who once set a record for the highest transfer fee for the Sporting Lisbon youth team.
Go Pina and more.
This sudden arrangement surprised Su Dong.
Su Dong felt very happy to see his old friend again, but also very strange.
Teammates who played alongside each other back then, like Edgar Marcelino, who was the genius named after Ronnie and Quaresma by Sporting Lisbon, and Fabio Costa, who was also recognized by the youth academy
Talents, not to mention Ugo Pina, these were the best in the youth training camp that year.
When Su Dong saw them, he shook hands and hugged them one by one excitedly.
Most people no longer play football. Ugo Pina runs a small shop in the Belem district. Fabio Costa originally played in the Portuguese third-tier league, but after a serious violation, he injured his knee and has never played football since.
He left the field and now works as a taxi driver.
Among the youth training of Sporting Lisbon back then, Sudong, Ronnie and Quaresma had the highest achievements. Hugo Viana is still playing football, and Jose Semedo is still playing football reluctantly.
Jose Fonte plays for Crystal Palace in the English Championship.
Edgar Marcelino also wants to play football and is looking for a team.
Among the twenty or thirty-person youth training team, only a few are actually promoted, and these are the elites carefully selected by Sporting Lisbon from all over the country. After being trained, the success rate is still very low.
Being able to produce Su Dong, Ronnie and Quaresma is already considered a great success. It is conceivable that the success rate of other age groups will only be lower, and there may not be a wave of talent blowout in decades.
When Su Dong saw his former teammates, he felt very sad.
He left his phone number for them all, saying that if anything happened, he would call him and he would help as long as he could.
As for Edgar Marcelino who wanted to continue playing football, Su Dong also agreed to help and asked Mendes and Ma Dawei to help contact him.
No matter what, these can be considered teammates who fought alongside each other back then. Please help if you can.
However, after sending away his old teammates, Su Dong welcomed the head coach of Sporting Lisbon and immediately asked unceremoniously, "With such careful arrangements, do you want me to play in the game later?"
