i want to be king

Chapter 112 Pilgrimage
The grandstand at the Bernabéu has a passage that leads down to the players' changing rooms.

During the game, this channel is closed, and there are special guards before and after the game.

At this moment, Su Dong and others followed Garcia and came to the player channel from this channel.

The young men of Sporting Lisbon have a kind of nervousness and excitement on their faces. For them, from the stands to the players' tunnel, every inch, no matter how inconspicuous the corner, is unusually fresh, and even carries an indescribable sacredness, as if it is full of legends.

Receiving them in the player tunnel was Real Madrid's deputy sports manager, former Real Madrid legend and one of the five eagles, Butragueno, who is the current general manager Valdano's right-hand man.

"Welcome to the Bernabeu, boys!"

Seeing Su Dong and others appear, Butragueno greeted them with a smile.

Su Dong and the others were excited again, this is another legendary figure.

Especially when he shook Butragueno's hand, Su Dong wanted to give himself two slaps to calm down.

Why are you so excited?

Seeing Butragueno the vulture is like this, if you see Ronaldo later, what will it be like?

Real Madrid is really a very special team, from the chairman to the management, from the coaching staff to the players, there are legendary stars everywhere.

It is said that the wish of Real Madrid Chairman Florentino is to build a team that is full of superstars from top to bottom.

The whole world was stunned by this magnificent blueprint!
……

Real Madrid actually welcome young players like Su Dong and Ronnie to visit the Bernabeu.

For them, this is definitely an excellent opportunity to enhance Real Madrid's status in the hearts of players, especially this group of young players with unlimited potential, so when Butragueno received a call from Garcia, he arranged it without hesitation.

From game tickets to post-match visits, they even invited Su Dong and others to have dinner together, providing one-stop service.

Butragueno led Su Dong and others all the way to the locker room of the home team. Assistant coach Tony Grande stood at the door, nodded to Butragueno from a distance, and smiled at Su Dong and others.

"Sorry, there is a meeting inside, please wait a moment."

Everyone also understands.

The locker room after the game often has to summarize the game and reflect on the problems that have been exposed.

After waiting for nearly 10 minutes, the door of the dressing room was opened from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Coach Anxi, who looked a bit like a slam dunk player, and Real Madrid coach Bosque, who was nicknamed "Daddy" by Real Madrid players and the media, came out of it.

"Hey, Emilio." Bosque saw Butragueno.

Vulture stepped forward, said a few words to his father, and pointed at Su Dong and the others at the same time.

Bosque looked at Su Dong and the others in surprise, and walked over.

"Welcome to visit the Bernabéu." Bosque extended his hand towards Su Dong.

"Thank you, very glad to meet you, Mr. Bosque." Su Dong stretched out his hands and held the Real Madrid coach.

Having won the Champions League twice in three years, Bosque is the leading coach in world football today, and his coaching ability is beyond doubt.

"I just watched the game, it was really great, the timing of the substitution was so ingenious." Su Dong boasted full of praise.

Bosque chuckled, "That's because we replaced Ronaldo."

This is true, but it is really a bit modest.

Many people said that Bosque's on-the-spot command was a weakness, but judging from the substitutions just now, both substitutions played a key role. Needless to say, Ronaldo scored twice, and McManaman also contributed an assist after coming off the bench.

Bosque felt very kind and spoke in a comfortable tone. He didn't have the aura of a big-name coach. Instead, he looked like an amiable neighbor. He even explained to Su Dong and others that he had to rush to the post-match press conference when he was about to leave.

All in all, Bosque was a good man, a wonderful man.

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Real Madrid's home dressing room is spacious.

This is the first impression of Su Dong, Ronnie and others.

The players inside had obviously been tidied up a long time ago, and some of them had already changed their clothes. Only Roberto Carlos was bare-chested and only wearing a pair of underwear. His two iconic thick thighs were particularly conspicuous.

Only such a thick thigh can hit such a powerful long shot.

Real Madrid's dressing room should be visited frequently, so the players have long been used to it.

After seeing Su Dong and others coming in, many players waved.

Su Dong and Ronnie originally thought that no one would know them, but they guessed wrong.

Not only did Del Bosque at the door hear about them, but even many players in the Real Madrid locker room recognized them.

Figo even stood up and walked towards them.

"Hey, Sue, Ronnie, welcome to our locker room."

"Ha, Luis." Ronnie was glad Figo still knew him.

As a former Sporting Lisbon player, Figo would occasionally return to Sporting Lisbon and met Ronnie once or twice.

More importantly, as a Portuguese, he will also pay attention to the news of the Portuguese Super League, so he is naturally no stranger to Su Dong and Ronnie.

"Ronnie, my little brother is also named Ronaldo." Figo joked towards Ronaldo.

"I know, I heard before that Sporting also has a Ronaldo." He didn't seem to care.

Ronaldo is his name, but there are thousands of people named Ronaldo in the world.

"Are you Su Dong?" Ronaldo seemed more interested in Su Dong.

"Yes, Ronnie." Su Dong was a little surprised, his voice was a little trembling, he finally met the real idol, "I... I am your die-hard fan, I have liked you since many, many years ago."

"Thank you." Ronaldo smiled and showed his iconic front teeth, which was very friendly.

"Luis Suarez made a special trip from Portugal to Milan, Italy last time. He asked me for a signed jersey. Is it for you?"

"Well, thank you very much and Louis for the gift, which I have always cherished."

Ronaldo laughed, "Louis is very optimistic about you. He said that your nickname is Little God of War, but many people also say that you are like Kluivert..."

Su Dong smiled awkwardly. In front of Ronaldo, his fame seemed insignificant.

"Believe me, Su, don't chase stars, try to be the brightest star." Ronaldo encouraged.

Su Dong was flattered, "Can I?"

Ronaldo smiled playfully, "Who knows?"

"I never think about whether I can do it, or whether I can succeed, because it's meaningless to think about it. Since I have chosen a direction, then don't worry about other things, it's just a matter of wind and rain!"

Su Dong nodded vigorously. He felt that Ronaldo's words came from the real heart and carried weight.

"Let me give you another present."

After finishing speaking, Ronaldo turned and walked to his closet, took out the set of jersey and shorts he had just replaced, put it in the laundry bag in the dressing room, and handed it to Su Dong.

Su Dong was stunned.

This is the jersey that Ronaldo just wore to make his Real Madrid debut and scored twice. It is still wet and full of commemorative value. Is this given to me?

"Hey, Ronnie, I have a question." Carlos, who was shirtless, approached from the side with a smile, "Your wet jersey is given to someone as a gift, so should he wash it or not?"

Everyone in the locker room laughed when they heard this.

Yes, to wash or not to wash?

If you wash it, it won't be the original flavor. If you don't wash it... the taste is too strong, right?
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I met my idol Ronaldo and talked for a while.

Then Su Dong ran to Zidane again.

He was full of praise for Zidane's opening goal, and he himself often moves around the front of the penalty area. Batty GOL is very threatening in this area, so Su Dong took the initiative to ask this question.

Zidane didn't talk much, but told Su Dong that as long as every action is well connected, there is no need to consider the defensive player at all.

"It's like driving through a traffic light, and there are cars next to you that need to be blocked. In fact, as long as you keep a close enough distance from the car in front, the cars next to you cannot be blocked at all."

"Your movement is like a car, and the defensive player's movement is like a stopper's car. As long as the connection between your movements and movements is tight and delicate enough, they have nothing to do but foul. Do you understand?"

This was said in a simple way, and Su Dong could understand it.

But it is not easy to do it.

"Take your time, accumulate experience, and keep polishing."

Su Dong just bought the jerseys of Real Madrid players in the room of honor of Real Madrid. At this time, of course, he took them out and asked them to sign them. Then he took the signed jerseys and took photos with Real Madrid superstars one by one.

At the end of the visit, Raúl and Morientes also came to the dressing room.

Su Dong also admires the twin stars of Real Madrid, and of course he will not miss the opportunity.

In the end, several teenagers from Sporting Lisbon also had a group photo with Real Madrid players in the locker room.

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Because they had to fly back to Lisbon overnight, Su Dong and others did not accept Butragueno's dinner invitation.

But Figo offered to take them to the airport, because he was also catching a late flight back to the Portuguese national team to report.

Along the way, Su Dong and Ronnie kept asking Figo about Real Madrid and some questions about playing football.

As one of the most successful football players in the world, Figo has an understanding of football that no coach can teach, unless it is a star-turned coach like Cruyff, Ancelotti or Valdano.

But the status of these people is too exalted now.

Figo was born in Sporting Lisbon, and he loves Su Dong and others. He treats Su Dong and others with the mentality of treating a junior, and naturally knows everything.

From the Bernabéu to the airport, from Madrid to Lisbon.

Along the way, Su Dong, Ronnie and others have learned a lot from Figo and Real Madrid stars.

Especially Su Dong.

The many disasters experienced by the idol Ronaldo made his words more convincing and touched Su Dong even more.

(End of this chapter)