I Want to Be the King of Football

He is a man with a story!

Su Dong looked at Pepe silently and thought to himself.

After getting along, he felt that Pepe off the court was actually a very good peer.

At the very least, his character is far less repulsive than he's shown on the court.

Can you tell me about your hometown? Su Dong broke the silence and asked softly.

my hometown?

Pepe looked at Su Dong strangely, wondering why he was interested in his hometown.

Yes, I am interested in all things from the football kingdom. Su Dong said with interest.

Pepe shook his head and smiled bitterly: My hometown is not as interesting as football. It is the most economically backward region in Brazil, just in the northeast, called Maceio. By the way, Rivaldo who played for Barcelona also came from here.

After a pause, Pepe seemed to start looking for his own memories in his mind, but soon, he smiled wryly again.

Actually, to tell you the truth, I don't know much about it.

Why? Su Dong wondered.

I left my hometown at the age of twelve and went south to play in Corinthians in Sao Paulo.

Twelve again.

Su Dong couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at the tent behind him. Ronnie in it also left Madeira at the age of twelve and went to Lisbon to receive the youth training of the Green Lions.

This seems to be an age node in the youth training system.

In my memory, Maceio is like any other Brazilian city, with amazing beaches, five-star hotels, and hot girls in bikinis.

When he said this, Pepe changed his words, But those don't belong to us.

It's like being up and down a hill in Madeira, can you understand the difference? Pepe asked with concern.

Su Dong shook his head, he still couldn't understand it.

The hills of Madeira are full of villages like Falcao. They are like slums. Although there are government-built houses, the inhabitants are drinking and even taking drugs. They are okay. In my hometown, Maceio There are a lot of gangs in the slums over there, they fight all day long, and in my memory, gunshots can be heard almost every day.

Su Dong couldn't imagine that kind of childhood, but he absolutely believed that it must have been a nightmare that he would never let go of for the rest of his life.

You know, in Brazil, studying is actually a very luxurious thing. We kids like to play football, and we are only allowed to play football at home. I often skip classes, climb the fence to leave school, and go out on the street to compare me with other people. Playing with kids five or six years older, playing against them, I have to get stronger.

In the beginning, I played in the community team, they taught me how to play, how to play, and then gradually, I played very well, when I was twelve years old, there was a ball from Corinthians in the south of Sao Paulo. The team saw me.

You may not know, in fact, this is a very honorable thing on our side, and my friends even beat gongs and drums to celebrate, because they think that I may become the first professional player next to them, Maybe even get selected for the national team and become a superstar in the future.

When Su Dong heard this, he had a vague feeling that it should be quite similar to the situation in which a child from a certain family in China was admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and the whole village beat gongs and drums to send him to school.

In Corinthians, I found that I wasn't really good at all, they had kids like me from all over Brazil, we played together, we competed together, I was just too ordinary compared to them. .

At this time, Pepe changed the conversation again and smiled with a little pride: But you know what? Su, we people in Maceio in the northeast have a characteristic, that is, hard work. There is a saying in our hometown that only Only those who endure hardships and stand hard work can be favored by the god of destiny.

My parents have always taught me this way since I was a child, and I have incorporated it into my blood, so I am very diligent, practicing non-stop every day, resting when I am tired, and continuing to practice when I have rested. Day and night.

Su Dong has also experienced such days, and is still experiencing it now, so he understands.

Last summer, Maritimo's scouts selected candidates in Brazil. They didn't have much money. They only wanted players to be young and cheap. It's better not to have a transfer fee. The salary subsidy given was pitiful. A hope can be promised, a hope of playing in Portugal.

Deco, who is currently playing for Porto, is the eldest brother in our Corinthians youth academy. He also came to the Portuguese Super League in this way, and there are many players who come out this way every year, and some of them get along very well. , like Deco, some are not good, and it will not take long to go back.

When Peipei talks about these past events, it seems that he is talking about a very natural thing, isn't it the survival of the fittest and the survival of the fittest?

But in Su Dong's ears, this is still somewhat cruel.

I happened to be out of contract with Corinthians at the time, and they thought I was okay, so I came to Maritimo and trained hard with them to learn how to play in European football.

I don't have the skills, I'm not as good as Deco, I'm stupid, my brain is slow, my only advantage is my body, so they told me that if I want to stay, I have to play myself The strengths of the game allow everyone to see their own advantages, so I have to do my best in every game because I don’t know that after this game is over, there will be no next game.”

When Su Dong heard this, he suddenly felt that he might have misunderstood Pepe.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Pepe on the court is not annoying, but Pepe off the court is the most real Pepe.

On the court, he is nothing but a tool struggling to survive and stand.

Where's your family? Su Dong asked.

Pepe smiled, Actually, I'm better than Ronnie, my dad doesn't drink too much, and no one in the family uses drugs, but our family is very poor, they are waiting for me to send money back every month, so I have to I have to stay because I don't know, if I am forced to return to Brazil, how will I and my family continue to live?

At the end, Pepe looked worried and sad.

He doesn't have a single skill, he just plays football.

If he can't play football, what can he do?

Maridimo still didn't notify you to renew the contract? Su Dong asked with concern.

This is also the reason why Pepe wants to go out to work part-time.

Pepe shook his head, I heard that they are considering whether it is possible to sell us?

What's the meaning?

It's very simple, I came for free last year, and they paid me a pitiful salary. If they sell me now, even if the transfer fee may only be hundreds of thousands of euros, they will pick up the money for nothing.

Su Dong understood, What if you can't sell it?

Pepe smiled bitterly, Then renew the contract. I can only accept how much they say to pay, otherwise what can I do? Here, at least there are games to play. If you play well, you will become famous. Now, there is a bargaining chip, isn't it?

This is the most realistic professional football.

There is no mercy, no warmth, and some are just various interests.

Actually, you don't need to feel sorry for me, really. Pepe smiled freely, Most of the people who came out with me only stayed for two months, the longest was only half a year, I am relatively lucky. , not only stayed, but also played a few games.

Su Dong was also amused by him. If this is the case, then Pepe is indeed a lucky one.

Suddenly, Pepe took a deep breath, stood up, walked forward, and came to the guardrail of the viewing platform, looking at Funchal in the south, and roared as if with all her strength.

The echo lingered for a long time.

Don't worry Sue, we Maceyo people have never been so easily beaten, I will keep going until the day I succeed, because I always know that playing football is not only for my love of football, but also for Let my family no longer be poor!

Su Dong came to his side and listened to his sonorous voice, as if he was talking to Su Dong, but also seemed to be talking to himself and encouraging himself.

Trust me, Pepe, you are a player with great strength and potential, and you will definitely succeed.

Su Dong's words are not false.

He has competed with Pepe on the court and practiced against each other in private. It is not easy to judge how strong his strength is, but according to the feedback from the Road to Kings system, every matchup between Su Dong and Pepe, the system gives 500 penalties. Wang value's reward, this is quite high.

According to this, it can be predicted that Pepe's strength and potential are definitely not simple.

After hearing this, Pepe turned back to look at Su Dong, grinned, and laughed, You too, Su, you and Ronnie are both younger than me, but they have already played in Sporting Lisbon and performed well. You have a brighter future than me, and more importantly, if you work harder than me and work harder than me, you will surely succeed!

Then in the future, when we all succeed, you invite us to go back to your hometown, stay in those five-star hotels, soak up those hot beauties on the beach, and eat the best food in Brazil. Su East suggested.

No problem. Pepe readily agreed, However, it is estimated that you will succeed one step earlier than me, so you should go to China first.

Su Dong laughed and nodded.

He felt he was more fortunate than Ronnie and Pepe.

At least he could study in China, he didn't live in the kind of slums where he fought all day long, and he didn't have those messy things in his childhood, which made him feel a warmth.

For the first time from his heart, he was proud and proud of his motherland!

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In the early morning of the next day, the three watched the sunrise at the highest peak, and then went down the same way after having breakfast at a nearby hotel.

At Santana, the three headed west along the north coast, from San Vicente to the south, and into the mountains again.

When they arrived at Tabua, it was still a little early, so the three of them did not take the car and continued to walk eastward for eleven rounds.

By the time they returned to Funchal, Nuno Cruz had also returned from Lisbon.

After listening to the experience of the three, the personal trainer was speechless.

Three lunatics!