i want to be king

Chapter 10 New arrival
Via Ducale Lore, Apartment Don Jose.

Ronnie returned to the apartment, took a nice shower, and felt refreshed.

Roommate Semedo went out again.

In Lisbon, as long as you post the signs of Sporting Lisbon players, there will always be a lot of beauties lining up, waiting to be delivered to your door.

For young girls, this is definitely a good opportunity to reach the sky in one step.

I don't know how many girls there are every year, because they have become professional players and have appeared on the pages of major Portuguese newspapers. As for the future development, it depends on each person's ability.

Some girls can never get rid of the halo of a certain player's girlfriend, and can only show up with their boyfriends or husbands, while some girls can quickly break through half the sky, and even step on their boyfriends every minute.

There are so many things like this.

Ronnie had seen through this a long time ago, so he didn't like to go out, otherwise, with his identity and appearance, the girls chasing him would be able to line up from the Marqués de Pombal Square to the Alvalade Stadium.

Now, he is more focused on playing football.

Especially after the two mortal enemies in the team were promoted to the first team, his mood became more urgent.

If it wasn't for that incident that caused him to miss the season preparations, he would probably be in the first team.

But where do things in the world come from?
After sighing, Ronnie didn't get too entangled in this matter. He quickly called Lionel Pontes, mainly to communicate about Su Dong.

I haven't seen each other for a week, and Su Dong's progress surprised Ronnie.

"Is it really at the level of our U16 age group?" Pontes was surprised.

Ronnie hummed on the phone, "It's not comprehensive enough, but I feel like I can stand on my feet."

Pontes on the other side of the phone was obviously silent for a while, and then said in admiration, "The progress is so fast!"

Who said no?
More than a month ago, this guy was just a kid who couldn't even stand on an amateur team.

"I think the most important thing is that he has been practicing hard for a while," Ronnie said.

Pontes on the other side of the phone also hummed, because he looked all the way here.

Wasn't the original Ronnie completely reborn in more than a year?
He also clearly remembers that when Ronnie first came to the team, his performance was not very good, but he threatened to beat the team's super talents Ricardo Quaresma and Edgar Marcelino.

This sentence has always been the laughing stock of the whole team.

But time has passed, and now, the three are called the three most outstanding talents of the Sporting Lisbon youth team. Looking back, who doesn't admire Ronnie's rhetoric?

Behind Ronnie's rise is precisely his almost crazy training.

All this, as a native of Madeira Island, Pontes witnessed it with his own eyes.

Will Su Dong be the next Ronnie?

Pontes has never seen it before, so I can't be sure, but it seems that he is also a young player who was delayed by poor youth training.

After reporting on Su Dong's situation, Ronnie put forward his own ideas, but Pontes objected to him doing so.

"Frankly, it's too risky to go to the gym and do strength training at the age of 16."

"But that's how I've been trained," Ronnie said matter-of-factly.

"Just because you are a monster, doesn't mean that others are also monsters." Pontes scolded with a smile.

Actually, he'd always been against Ronnie overtraining in the gym, but the guy was too competitive.

After catching up to Quaresma and Marcelino, the kid directly targeted Andres Cruz.

Who is this?
Sporting Lisbon youth training camp, the number one hunk of the Sports Tower.

In the end, Ronnie really caught up.

Now many people in the team are fond of talking about the "great feat" that he stayed in the gym until two o'clock in the morning before being driven away by the security guards. It was during that period of time that he achieved it.

"You have fast-twitch fibers of African descent, but Su Dong doesn't. It was very risky for you to play like this. If you are not careful, you may leave irreparable hidden dangers. Su Dong can't do that." Pontes analyzed.

"What should I do?"

"It's very simple. Start with some basic training, such as sit-ups, push-ups, squats, etc., and weight training. When running and playing football, gradually load the body step by step."

Pontes' suggestion was more scientific and conservative, but Ronnie accepted it.

He valued Su Dong as a friend very much, and he felt that any hidden dangers that might cause Su Dong to be injured should be avoided.

But when he treated himself back then, he was more reckless and impulsive, without careful consideration.

"Okay, I see, this will save you a lot of fitness expenses." Ronnie laughed.

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After hanging up on Pontes, Ronnie received a call from Su Dong.

This is what he told Su Dong before, the purpose is to facilitate communication.

The purpose of Su Dong's call was to invite him and Jose Semedo to dinner.

"What? Signed the contract, developed?" Ronnie joked with a smile on the phone.

Su Dong laughed straight, "I got a signing fee of 100 euros."

When he got the money, the first thing he thought of was to treat Ronnie to dinner, and Jose Semedo by the way.

Of course Ronnie would not refuse, he agreed with a smile, and at the same time told Pontes' suggestion.

The two made an appointment, and after dinner tomorrow night, they went to the mall to prepare these equipment.

I believe that by then, 100 euros will be spent almost the same.

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Although the new season has already started, Su Dong and Ronnie still go to King Edward VII Park for training at five o'clock in the morning every day.

Although Ronnie was very arrogant and didn't tell Su Dong directly, the team he was in was not difficult to guess.

The youth training is the best in Portugal, and at the same time it is rebuilding the stadium. Among the teams in Lisbon, only Sporting Lisbon.

Neither Benfica nor Bellerences have it. Sporting Lisbon has built a new training base in Alcochetti, which is said to be officially opened in [-].

Like the vast majority of professional players, Ronnie's academic performance was poor, so he left school after completing the compulsory education required by UEFA and the Portuguese Football Association.

However, due to the one-week leave for the season, he missed the precious pre-season training time. Ronnie was not transferred to the first team, so he is still training with the youth team. There is only one training session a day, in the afternoon.

Su Dong's Athletic Club Portugal is an adult team, but it is a semi-professional team. Many players in the team work part-time.

Therefore, Su Dong and Ronnie can stay in Edward VII Park for training throughout the morning and noon.

It wasn't until after three o'clock in the afternoon that the two parted ways.

Ronnie took the subway north to the Alvalade Stadium at the Marques de Pombal Square, while Su Dong jogged two kilometers all the way back to the team to report and participate in the team's training session in the afternoon.

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Although there are many part-time players in Sporting Portugal, in fact, all of these players come from professional player youth training camps, and some even come from youth training camps such as Benfica and Belerences.

Such players have very solid basic skills, good skills and strength.

Su Dong had just arrived and didn't dare to trust him, so Gorba led him to the shabby locker room of the first team.

Every year during the transfer period, a team like Sporting de Portugal will always transfer some players in and out, and this year is no exception.

The players in the team are also used to it.

It's just that the teammates are more curious about Su Dong, because he is only 16 years old.

To be in the first team at 16, even in the third tier like Sporting de Portugal, is something to behold.

The captain of the team, Marco Mattello, introduced Sudong to his teammates. It seems that he has a high status in the locker room.

The 33-year-old Mattello is a goalkeeper who came from the youth training camp of Belerences, but when he was only 23 years old, he played nine games for Belerences in the Portuguese Super League. It is said that the main goalkeeper of the first team was injured.

This resume is already very glamorous in this semi-professional team.

In addition to being the captain of the team, Mattello also works part-time in the team's management affairs. It is said that he is still taking the coaching certificate test, so he is one of the few players in the team who signed a full-time contract. He received the club's maximum salary of [-] euros a week.

Maybe salary doesn't mean everything, but a comparison can show the dilemma of Athletic Portugal.

Ronnie received a weekly salary of [-] euros at Sporting Lisbon, as well as appearance fees and bonuses, which was similar to Mattello without bonuses.

But Ronnie said that when he enters the first team, as long as he performs well, it is entirely possible to add a zero to the end of his next contract.

"Su performed very well in the pre-season assessment, and is also the young player that the team will focus on training in the future. We all try our best to help him, and hope that the team can perform better in the new season."

Mattello's status in the team is quite high, and his words have been echoed by everyone.

Su Dong was unfamiliar with everyone, and he was a newcomer. After introducing himself, he chose a corner cabinet, packed his things on his own, and listened to the chatting topics in the dressing room.

The new season of the Portuguese Super League is about to start, and the first round is the focus of the game, Sporting Lisbon vs. Porto at home.

Last season, the two teams did not perform well, so that they were upset by the dark polo team Boavista and won the first Portuguese Super League championship in the club's history, which also made the traditional top three feel ashamed.

"Benfica still seems to be indifferent and has no ambitions. Porto is sitting on Pena, the top scorer last season. This season, it is estimated that it will exert its strength. There is also Sporting Lisbon. Boloni invested a lot of money in the introduction of Romanian fellow Nikule. It is said that it is still operating Jadl. I believe this opening game will be very good."

Jadr, a well-known striker in Europe, is currently playing for Galatasaray in Turkey, but has been chased by many giants including Inter Milan. It is reported that Sporting Lisbon will use Belgian winger Da Mponsa, Croatian striker Špehar and Czech midfielder Horvat as top three players to introduce the Portuguese Super League scorer.

Ronnie had also mentioned this to Su Dong before.

For Sudong, Pena, Jardl, Da Mponsa...

These thunderous names are all figures in the clouds that are far away.

　There will be two shifts starting tomorrow, and I will schedule them in advance, at 8:18 am and [-]:[-] pm.

　　During the new book period, beg for rewards, collections and recommendation tickets!Thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)