i want to be king

Chapter 643 Homecoming
Just out of Lisbon Airport, heading west, you can see the Alvalade Stadium from a distance.

Su Dong sat by the window, looking at the magnificent stadium in the distance.

For the [-] European Cup, the stadium has undergone some renovations, and now it 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?" Pepe sat beside 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, there are always 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 giant beast. The person who lied to me sat in a taxi and pointed to this stadium. Tell me that this is the best team in Portugal.

Su Dong spoke very softly, only Pepe could hear clearly, and the Portuguese central defender also listened very carefully.

He could feel that Su Dong's mood was very complicated at this moment.

Over the years, he has never returned to Sporting Lisbon, even if he returns to Lisbon, he is unwilling to visit the team.

This team, this city, has fond memories for him, but also painful ones.

"The first time I walked into this stadium, it was the ticket that Ronnie gave me. At that time, I watched Jardl score a goal in the game, and tens of thousands of people cheered for him. That feeling was unforgettable for me. I swore in my heart that one day I would be like him and become a player like Jardl."

Pepe can understand Su Dong's emotion, because he has experienced it before.

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 firm foothold, earn money, and change the environment at home.

From the day he set foot on the land of the Madeira Islands, he had no choice, no way out!

He can only succeed!
If he hadn't met Su Dong, he wouldn't have known what he would have become.

Su Dong is like the nobleman he hit, brought him luck, let him join Sporting Lisbon, was trained by Andre Cruz, his level improved in a straight line, and he became the main player in Sporting Lisbon. This is how Pepe is today.

"Speaking of which, Su, do you still remember the scene when we first met outside the court in Madeira Islands?" Pepe suddenly asked with a smile.

Su Dong was taken aback, thought carefully, and nodded with a smile: "Of course I remember, at the intersection of Ronnie's village."

"Yes, there were quite a few of you at the time, and I was the only one. I was completely dumbfounded, and I thought in my mind, my god, the enemy's road is narrow, if you really want to fight, I won't be beaten badly?" Peipei laughed.

Su Dong was also overjoyed, "I still remember when Ronnie asked if he wanted to beat you up?"

"Yes, I was terrified right away. I quickly ran away and ran a few kilometers away in one breath. I was so scared that I almost died." Pepe herself felt embarrassed. It was so embarrassing back then.

"Actually, he's trying to scare you."

"How did I know at the time?" Pepe also found it funny.

Later, he was scolded by the boss in the restaurant, and met Su Dong and Ronnie and others eating together. At that time, he was also frightened. Fortunately, Su Dong pretended not to know him and kept him from coming in, which saved Pepe's embarrassment.

It was also from that moment that Peipei felt grateful to Su Dong.

If Portugal and Lisbon are both good and bad for Su Dong, then for Pepe, there are far more things worth remembering than pain, because here, his life has taken a turning point.

……

When Su Dong and Pepe were chatting about the past, Marcelo, who was sitting in the back row with Ribery, suddenly stood up, poked his head between the two, and asked a gossip with a smile.

"Su, Pepe, I'm curious, why did Cristiano Ronaldo break up with Jardel's sister back then?"

Marcelo's sudden move was not small, and the voice was quite loud. There was a sudden silence in the bus. Everyone looked at Su Dong and Pepe gossipingly, waiting for their answer.

Obviously, this group of guys wanted to know about Ronnie's love history back then.

Su Dong and Pepe looked at each other, suddenly, Su Dong hit Marcelo's head with a thud, hitting him directly and grinning.

"Children, why are you gossiping like this?" Su Dong scolded with a smile.

"I'm not a child anymore, I can even visit the red light district!" Marcelo also got excited.

Everyone laughed, but they didn't understand why Marcelo was so entangled in 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 the world-famous red light district in Berlin. How could Heynckes be so scared that he would agree?

Not only did he not agree, but he also asked the captain Lahm to watch him, so as not to let him sneak out.

If you really want Marcelo to go shopping in the red light district and be photographed by media reporters, then Bayern will be really embarrassed.

Seeing everyone's eyes eager to gossip again, Su Dong sighed inwardly.

Even the old man Heynckes watched eagerly, so it can be seen that gossip is really...

"Actually, it's not as evil as it is rumored outside. It's very simple. It's because the two have different ideas. Ronnie wants her to go to the Premier League with her, but she wants to stay in Portugal to develop. The two had a fight over this, so they split up."

Everyone was a little disappointed.

That's it?

As usual, shouldn't there be some tragic plots such as cheating and family members blocking it?

The emotional life of the superstar Ganqing is similar to that of ordinary people, and it is not as mysterious as the media rumors.

At best, it can only be said that the girls they come into contact with are similar in class to them, and they are far away from ordinary people. Many of them are even made up by media reporters themselves.

After finding out that there was no gossip, Heynckes also coughed heavily twice.

"Alright, alright, everyone get ready."

After finishing speaking, 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 to be garlic.

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"Su!"

"Still remember me?"

"Su, look here!"

Before the game, when the Bayern players got off the bus one after another, it was Su Dong's turn, and the fans waiting around shouted Su Dong frantically.

Among the stars that Sporting Lisbon has emerged over the years, Su Dong and Ronnie are the most successful.

The genius Quaresma, who was originally expected to be high, entered Barcelona twice and suffered heavy losses both times.

However, Su Dong and Ronnie are unwilling to return to Sporting Lisbon, which makes the fans of Sporting Lisbon feel very puzzled, but they still regard Su Dong and Ronnie as children from their own youth training.

Su Dong was very surprised by the enthusiasm of the Sporting Lisbon fans. He didn't expect that after so many years, he still has such popularity 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 got off the bus one after the other, and were warmly welcomed by the surrounding fans, especially Su Dong.

……

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 full of Sporting Lisbon fans. When they saw Su Dong appearing on the field, they all shouted his name frantically, as if Su Dong still played for Sporting Lisbon.

Su Dong was a little surprised, but he also waved to the fans in the stands to thank him.

The organizer obviously also played the emotional card for this game. During the warm-up period of the two teams, a few Su Dong's old acquaintances were specially arranged to walk into the stadium to meet Su Dong.

Impressively, some of Su Dong's teammates in the youth team, such as Edgar Marcelino, Fabio Costa, Miguel Paixon, and Hugo Pina, who once created the highest transfer fee record for the Sporting Lisbon youth team, and so on.

Su Dong was surprised by this sudden arrangement.

Seeing his old friend again, Su Dong felt very happy, but also very strange.

Teammates who fought side by side together back then, like Edgar Marcelino, who was the genius named after Ronnie and Quaresma by Sporting Lisbon, and Fabio Costa, who was also recognized as a genius by the youth academy, not to mention Ugo Pina, who were all outstanding players in the youth academy.

When Su Dong saw them, he excitedly shook hands and hugged them one by one.

Hugo Pina runs a small shop in the Belém district, and Fabio Costa, who played in Portugal's third tier, injured his knee after a serious offense and has since left the pitch, is now a taxi driver.

In the youth training of Sporting Lisbon that year, Su Dong, Ronnie and Quaresma had the highest achievements. Hugo Viana is still playing football, Jose Semedo is barely playing football, and Jose Fonte is playing for Crystal Palace in the British Championship.

Edgar Marcelino also wants to play and is looking for teams.

Among the 30-member youth training team, only those few are really kicked out, and these are the elites carefully selected by Sporting Lisbon from all over the country. After training, the success rate is still very low.

Being able to produce Su Dong, Ronnie and Quaresma is already considered very successful. It is conceivable that the success rate of other age groups will only be lower, and it may not be possible to encounter a wave of talent blowout in decades.

When Su Dong saw his former teammates, he felt very sad.

He left a phone number for them all, saying that he would call himself if there was anything, and he would help as long as he could.

As for Edgar Marcelino wanting to continue playing football, Su Dong also agreed to help and asked Mendes and Ma Dawei to help contact him.

In any case, these are also teammates who fought side by side back then, so please help if you can.

However, after seeing off his former teammates, Su Dong welcomed the head coach of Sporting Lisbon, and immediately asked unceremoniously, "Do you want me to be merciful during the game after such a careful arrangement?"

(End of this chapter)