i want to be king

Chapter 69 Give it a go, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle!
"Su, someone is looking for her in the gym."

Just as Su Dong hung up Ma Dawei's call, Jose Semedo poked his head out from the door.

This kid's hope of entering the first team is quite slim, but he is doing well in the first team.

With Semedo's character, he can be mixed up wherever he goes.

"Who is looking for me?" Su Dong was very strange.

Since he joined Sporting Lisbon, it was the first time someone interviewed him by phone, and now someone came to him. He was really strange and felt very uncomfortable.

"Mendez and Manuel are here, talking to Nuno Cruz at the gym."

Su Dong let out an oh, and immediately quickened his pace.

……

When he came to the gym, Su Dong found that not only Mendes and Nuno Cruz were there, but also Ronnie.

This kid probably ran to talk on the phone with Jordana just now.

Men who fall in love are so unpretentious and boring.

Su Dong was greeted by Mendez, walked over and sat on the floor with them in a circle.

"I just came over from the office and met Aurelio Pereira." Mendes said straight to the point.

"What are you looking for?" Ronnie wondered.

Su Dong also frowned, looked at Mendes, and guessed his intention to find the technical director.

"Don't be nervous, I didn't make any request, I just went to find out how the technical team plans to arrange the playing time of the two of you and train you, which is very necessary." Mendes explained.

It is said to understand, but it is actually hinting and reminding the other party that the two players have performed well, and the club should pay more attention to it and invest more resources in cultivating them.

As the saying goes, children who cry have milk.

In this day and age, the era of being honest and doing one's duty in a low-key manner has long passed.

Many things are not easy for players to come forward, so they have to be done by agents.

For example, when Mendes went to see Aurelio, he didn't mention a salary increase or a contract renewal. He just "concerned" about the club's arrangements for players' playing time. This was actually a reminder to them to give them more opportunities to practice games.

"Thank you." Su Dong said lightly.

Mendes smiled slightly at Su Dong. He knew that Su Dong was a smart man who understood the mystery.

Of course, Ronnie is not stupid, he will understand after a little bit of breaking.

"Aurelio gave me a clear promise. He said that he would pay attention to it and increase your playing time. But specifically, he will have another meeting with Boloni to discuss and try to come up with a plan as soon as possible."

This is also the proper answer.

But if it's just that, then you can make a phone call at night and just say it.

Su Dong didn't think that Mendes would come to meet them specially because of this, especially in the gym.

"Is there anything else?" Su Dong asked curiously.

Mendez nodded mysteriously, "That's why I came here."

After a pause, Mendes came over and lowered his voice, "I just heard the news that the current state of the first-team players is generally not very ideal. Needless to say, those who are injured and absent, many players are not in good condition. Even Jardel has scored a lot of goals, but his body is injured, which also affects his performance."

After playing in the league for a few months, Sporting Lisbon's first-team lineup is not rich, there is no huge lineup, and Boloni can't play the rotation system. The main players such as Jardl and Andre Cruz are basically used to death.

Anyway, as long as you are not injured or sick, you can go.

As a result, in April, the players were already exhausted and exhausted, but at this time, it was also a critical moment for the finale of the league. Not only the competition for the Portuguese Super League championship was fierce, but even the Portuguese Cup entered the crucial semi-finals.

For example, another player under Mendes, Ugo Viana, has played in almost every game since October, and he has performed very well. He was named Rui Costa II, but in the game against Setubal, he failed to play and just entered the squad.

This is of course a consideration for the team's tactical needs, but Viana's recent state is indeed relatively bad.

Of course, this is also normal. After all, Viana is young, and playing like this for a long time will definitely not be able to bear it.

There is also Quaresma. Apart from his stunning start this season, this player has had good and bad performances at other times.

Sometimes he can show a very eye-catching performance, but sometimes he can perform in a mess.

This is the case with young players, with ups and downs and inconsistent performance.

"What I want to tell you is that the game against Setubal was a good start, whether it is against Sue or Ronnie, but the key lies in the next period of time."

Mendes reminded Su Dong and Ronnie very seriously.

"There are still four rounds in the league. There will be a semi-final of the Portuguese Cup. If all goes well, there will be a final, up to six games."

"These six games will determine the results of Sporting Lisbon this season. Not only the club attaches great importance to it, but also the coaching staff. Even Bologna is more nervous than anyone else, and the pressure is greater than anyone else, because if they are empty-handed, they may be dismissed after the end of the season."

"So, at this time, you should maintain the state you had against Setubal, show good performances in training and games, and thoroughly establish your position in the first team, in the club, and in the mind of coach Boloni. This is the only way to gain a firm foothold."

"For a team like Sporting Lisbon, many young rookies emerge every season. Some continue to play and quickly become the main force, and even go abroad to play, while others are like meteors, fleeting."

"Summer preparations are a very critical period. At that time, the team will transfer recruits, adjust skills and tactics, and even reorganize. If you can't prove your value and stand firm in the remaining five or six games. Position, then when you prepare for the summer, you are still just young players."

"The most, the most, is the star of hope with potential."

"But you have to know that in European football, in the Portuguese Super League, and in teams like Sporting Lisbon, there is never a shortage of hopeful stars. Only by showing better performance and standing firmly in the 18-man roster of the first team can you continue the current development momentum in the new season, otherwise you have to start over."

Mendez's reminder came very timely.

Both Su Dong and Ronnie benefited a lot, and even had a kind of enlightenment.

In fact, Su Dong himself had thought about this before, but he didn't figure it out. Now that Mendes said this, he fully understood.

The reason why many players have been switching between the main role and the substitute role is because of this.

"Nuno." Mendes looked at Nuno Cruz, "We must adjust their state no matter what during this period of time, so that they can show their best performance every time they play."

That's why Mendes chose to meet at the gym.

Nuno Cruz can be regarded as the personal trainer hired by Sudong and Ronnie. Although Sporting Lisbon subsidizes half of the fee, can borrow Alcocheti's gym, and maintain communication with the first-team coaching staff, in fact he is still hired by Sudong and is on Sudong's side.

"I will adjust the training plan according to the schedule and try my best to stabilize their state." Nuno Cruz nodded.

The player's state is very ethereal, and no one can fully control it.

Nuno Cruz can only say that he will do his best.

"I can continue training in the afternoon and tomorrow morning." Su Dong said.

Beat a fight, bike change bike!
According to the club's arrangement, on the first morning after the game, after the restorative training, the team can have a day off from noon today to noon tomorrow. This is the case of one game a week.

If there is still a game in the middle of the week, then there is no holiday.

"Me too," Ronnie said.

Today, they are in the rising period of their careers. If they seize the opportunity, the road ahead will be much easier.

Facing the coveted first-team position, Ronnie would not easily miss it no matter what.

Nuno Cruz nodded approvingly. Both Su Dong and Ronnie were hard-working players, and they completed his training programs meticulously. Even in the gym that others were afraid to avoid, they worked very hard.

This is what Nuno Cruz is most satisfied with.

"Don't worry, as your agent, I can guarantee that the better you perform on the court, the more benefits I can win for you on the negotiation table off the court. As long as you perform well in the next five or six games, I will be able to win you a new contract and a status in the team this summer."

After a pause, Mendes said again: "Of course, if you can't perform on the court, then what I can win off the court is less, or even nothing. I hope you can understand this."

To put it bluntly, the agent is attached to the player and exists.

So much so that some people say that agents are like vampires.

This may be slightly pejorative, but it describes the role of the agent very vividly.

If there is anyone in the world who is most eager for players to succeed, then the agent must be one of them.

Of course, many agents will not interfere and control the players too much, because once the player is annoyed, they will send you a fax every minute, so how to balance it is also a test of the agent's ability.

So far, Su Dong believes that Mendes has done a good job as an agent.

At least it allows him to focus on training and competition without distractions.

In the next round, Sporting Lisbon will face Bellamar.

This team is very interesting. The current ranking is similar to that of Setubal, but its offensive ability is much stronger than that of Setubal. The number of goals can even rank sixth in the league, better than Maritimo and other strong teams.

Sporting Lisbon is playing at home. Facing such an opponent, if there is no accident, it should be able to win the opponent.

Especially after the opponent's top scorer, Senegal forward Fary Faye scored twice against Braga in a [-]-[-] defeat, he was injured at the end of the game and missed the next two games, resulting in a draw and a loss for the team with zero goals.

This also makes Sporting Lisbon more confident.

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(End of this chapter)