champion light

Chapter 4
Frederick Antonio Germano Menzen - This is the name of the training ground of the Sao Paulo Football Club. Because it is too long, everyone doesn't call it that. Just like the Brazilians are used to nicknames, they are also used to abbreviating the training base.

This training base, which was completed in September 1988, is located in the Brafonda district of Sao Paulo, so everyone basically uses "Brafonda Training Base" as an abbreviation, whether it is among fans, media reporters or Sao Paulo players.

The Brafunda training base is a very modern base, with three standard-sized training grounds and a stadium with stands, which can accommodate 4000 people watching games from the stands.The stadium has two locker rooms for players and two for referees.

In addition to the administration building with training facilities such as gymnasiums, physiotherapy rooms and a press area, there is also a place dedicated to player accommodation.The first floor is a large dining room for all staff of the training base, the second floor is sixteen standard double bedrooms, in addition to the game room, billiard room and audio-visual room for players to entertain.

There are three training grounds, one of which is dedicated to youth team training.

The youth teams below Sao Paulo are training here.

Rong Guang was wearing the jersey and training clothes of the Sao Paulo youth team, standing on the training ground, the red vest and the big khaki pants he wore during the trial training were gone.The feet are not flip flops, but a pair of black football shoes, this time they are the size that suits his feet, and they won't squeeze them.

Just looking at his appearance on the training ground, it really makes people think that he is a qualified football player, although he is still a little thin... But there are many players in Brazil who look very thin due to malnutrition, so it is not too out of the ordinary.

In front of Rongguang, there were players from the Sao Paulo youth team standing in two rows. They were about to become Rongguang's teammates.

Youth team coach Valdemar de Oliveira stood next to Rong Guang and introduced to the players on the opposite side: "Rong, Guang Rong, the young man from China will be your teammate."

He didn't introduce much.

In fact, everyone knows Rong Guang.Because his performance in the trial training is too outstanding.

His speed is so impressive that he will never forget it.

"Everyone knows that Rong Guang is a beginner. It is impossible for him to practice with us. He must do basic exercises. So is anyone willing to help him in this regard?" Valdemar asked.

No one said a word.

Everyone knows that helping Rongguang practice the basics means reducing his training time. Everyone is a youth team player and wants to be promoted to the first team. There is competition behind the scenes, and no one wants to reduce their training time for others.

At this time, someone in the team suddenly raised his hand: "Let me come, I like helping newcomers the most, this kind of thing must be obligatory!"

Someone slandered inwardly after hearing this voice: "That guy Lucas is going to take the opportunity to be lazy again..."

In the midst of everyone's defamation, Lucas Sutton stood up from the team.

How could Valdemar not know what Lucas Sutton was planning.

But he didn't stop Lucas either.

Lucas Sutton is an outlier in the Sao Paulo youth team. He does not train seriously, his talent is not outstanding, his technical ability is in the middle of the team, and he has no specialties.Many people are not optimistic about his progress in professional football. It is estimated that after he can sign a professional contract, he will be swept out.

It is impossible for him to have a place in Brazil's professional football.

Perhaps because of this reason, he became more and more lazy in training.

Valdemar didn't bother to take care of him either—it didn't help him a lot before.

"Okay, you go to teach Rong the basic exercises, starting from juggling the ball to get familiar with the ball."

It was also a helpless move for Valdemar to let the youth team players teach Rongguang.Originally at the level of Glory, it would be better for him to go to a lower echelon, where he can do basic training.But he is old again, so he can only come to the youth team, which is where players under the age of 16 stay.

The following youth teams don't have so many trainers, so it's impossible to find someone to teach Rongguang the most basic things.I had to find a player to play as a temporary coach.

Lucas Sutton happily accepted the task given to him by the coach, and walked in front of Rongguang: "Hi, my name is Lucas, are you really Chinese? Aren't Chinese girls very beautiful? Do you think they like handsome mixed race guys like me?"

He pointed to himself with his thumb. He is neither black nor white. He has a complexion that combines two races. The color of his skin is like the wheat color that has been sunbaked for a summer. He looks very healthy and has a strong physique. Anyway, he looks stronger than Rongguang now.

When he squinted his eyes, it would give people the idea that he didn't know what bad idea he was planning.

"Uh..." Rong Guang didn't know how to answer this enthusiastic teammate's question.

"Lucas!" Valdemar shouted.

Lucas stuck out his tongue with his back to Valdemar, and then said to Rongguang: "Okay, okay, let's go over there for training." After speaking, he put his arms around Rongguang's neck and led him to the corner of the training ground.

"Lucas, if you are lazy, I will punish you to stay and run twenty laps after training!" Valdemar shouted behind him.

"Yes, sir!" Lucas's face changed when he heard that he was about to run for a penalty, and he quickly puffed out his chest and replied loudly.

The sword of Damocles with a [-]-lap penalty was hanging over Lucas Sutton's head, and he still didn't dare to neglect.

From the warm-up, he taught Rong Guang seriously.

After Rong Guang knew how to warm up correctly, he began to teach Rong Guang to jump the ball.

Whether it is playing football or basketball, familiarity with the ball is very important.

Playing basketball is to control the ball with the hands, which is relatively easy to control. Playing football with the feet, the feet are definitely not as flexible as the hands, so it is even more necessary to be familiar with the ball.

Only when you are familiar with the ball, can you make good ball control in the game.

The easiest, most commonly used and most effective way to get familiar with the ball is to bounce the ball.If a professional player can't even swing the ball well, then his basic skills must be terrible, and he won't have any great achievements.

This is something that players should understand, but Rong Guang is not a player, he is a layman.

When he heard that he was learning to juggle the ball, he seemed a little surprised: "Isn't it shooting? I heard from Godot that shooting is the most powerful in football!"

Lucas couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard Rong Guang's layman's words.

"You haven't even learned how to walk, but you want to learn how to run? You haven't learned the basics, and you can't shoot well at all!" He put his hands on his hips, showing the majesty of a teacher.

"Then when will I be able to play..." Rong Guang was very disappointed.Even if he is a layman, he also knows that if he can't play games, he can't make money.He wished he could go to participate in the competition tomorrow, and then become famous and return home...

"What are you thinking about? Playing games? Do you know the rules of football? Do you know what to do after playing? Stop talking nonsense and learn the basics from me!"

Afterwards, Lucas ignored Rongguang's disappointed eyes and began to give Rongguang the purpose and importance of the practice of juggling the ball.

"In the process of juggling the ball, you will master the temper of the football, learn how to control the football, how much force you use, and how different parts feel when you touch the ball. When you are proficient, every part of your body can be used to control the ball. And it will be difficult for the opponent to break the football you control, such as this."

After explaining the importance of the basic practice of jumping the ball, Lucas picked up the football, first using the instep to bounce the football up, and then using the top of the thigh, the football bounced obediently back and forth between his legs and feet, Rong Guang was dumbfounded.

Finally, he picked up the football, and when the football was about to hit the ground, he picked it up again with the toe of his left foot. This time, he used a little more force, and the football flew up from Rong Guang's body, then over his head, and went straight behind him!

"It will be difficult for you to stop..." Lucas said as he planned to go around Rong Guang to catch the ball.

But he hadn't finished speaking, just started, when he saw Rong Guang jumping high, stretching out his arms and picking the football in the air... directly off!
He raised his hands up and grabbed the football in the air like a rebound!
Looking at Lucas with the glory of football: "It doesn't seem to be a big deal, Lucas, look, I'm broken!"

Seeing the triumphant glory, Lucas couldn't help but yelled: "Football is not allowed to use your hands, you idiot!" After yelling, he covered his face with his hands—there is a newcomer...

"Football, football is football when you kick it with your feet! Hands are not allowed in football, unless you are a goalkeeper! Do you want to play goalkeeper?" Lucas asked.

Rong Guang asked: "Do goalkeepers earn a lot of money?" He only cares about money. He came to play football not because he likes football, but because Gordo said that he can earn a lot of money after becoming a professional player, which is more than he imagined.

"Of course there are not as many forwards! The most profitable are the forwards, because they are the most in the limelight! For example, Lucas is an excellent striker!" Lucas pointed to himself with his thumb, very proud.

He is not good enough in front of other youth team players, but he can still be majestic in front of the rookie Rong Guang.

"Then I want to be a forward too!" During the trial training, if he knew that forwards make the most money, Rong Guang would definitely tell Lecco that his position on the field is a forward...

Lucas glanced at Rong Guang: "You? Practice the basics first, rookie."

"Is the basics just juggling the ball?" Rong Guang asked.

"It's just one of them," Lucas replied. "But if you can't even juggle the ball, then you don't want to be a professional player at all!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's start practicing!" Rong Guang's fighting spirit was high.

Lucas re-demonstrated a ball jump, and then disassembled the various steps to explain to Rong Guang.

During the whole process, Rong Guang listened very carefully.

His eyes are always on Lucas's left foot, how and when he exerts his strength.

After finishing speaking, Lucas asked Rong Guang: "Do you understand?"

Rong Guang said, "It's like kicking a shuttlecock..."

"Shuttlecock? What is that?" Lucas didn't understand. "Try it yourself first."

He kicked football to Glory.

Rong Guang recalled that Lucas directly lifted the football from the ground.

He wanted to learn with confidence, but instead of picking up the football, he kicked the football into Lucas' thigh, almost hitting the big Lucas' vitals!

"Wow! It's a good thing I'm fast! Otherwise, my happiness in this life will be ruined by you!" Lucas was still in shock.

"Ah... I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

Lucas glared at him: "Beginners shouldn't learn my high-end skills. Be honest, pick up the football, then gently throw it up, and use the back of your foot to bounce it!" He showed Rong Guang a demonstration.

Rong Guang can finally start juggling the ball.

Unsurprisingly though, juggling is not at all the same as kicking the shuttlecock.When the football fell, he wanted to hook the football back with his toes and let the football roll in the air, just like kicking a shuttlecock.

But the football that was hooked by him hit him directly in the face!

Bang!
Made a muffled sound.

"Pfft!" Seeing this scene, Lucas couldn't help but laughed outright. "Ahaha! What are you doing? Haha! Stupid! Don't use your toes to bounce the ball, use the instep, use the place where your sneakers tie the laces, don't be too far forward, and don't be too far behind... Haha! Or it will be like you now! Hahaha!"

He smiled and explained to Rong Guang where he was wrong.

Rong Guang rubbed his nose that was hit by the football, the pain was so painful that he almost burst into tears.It looks different from shuttlecock kicking... He thought he knew how to kick shuttlecock, and this juggling must be very easy.

So he forgot to kick the shuttlecock, recalled Lucas' demonstration just now in his mind, and started the second attempt.This time, when the football landed on his feet, he was very careful not to use his toes, but the football still did not bounce up gently like Lucas demonstrated, waiting to be continued by him, but bounced to the outside without any rules and fell to the ground.

"Your foot is as hard as a piece of wood. What did I say just now? Relax, relax. When the football falls, the moment it touches the top of your foot, you have to retract your foot and cushion it! Do it again!"

The second time, Rong Guang's mind was all about buffering, but when the football fell, he buffered too early. In the end, the football didn't bounce again, but rolled down along the feet.

"It's too early to buffer. I said it was the moment of touching the football! Moment! Do you understand the moment? As soon as you touch the football, you immediately put your feet down. Do it again!"

For the third time, Rongguang accurately grasped the concept of the moment, buffering down as soon as he catches the ball, and then immediately exerting force upwards.But the football flew directly above the height of the head.

"That's right, you know that you've buffered instantly, but your movement is not coherent enough. After buffering, you're going to use too much force when you go up. The force should be light, not too forceful. The harder the football, the better. Gently exert force, and you must control the football. It will not be too high or too low. It is best to let the football rise to the position of your knee. Come again."

In this way, the glory keeps coming again. After the failure, Lucas will correct his mistakes, tell him why he was wrong, and what he should do.

During this process, Rong Guang gradually grasped the feeling of bouncing the ball.He can finally successfully juggle the ball in a row.

After he flipped the football up twice in a row, he cheered happily, and of course, the football fell to the ground.

"There are only two, what's there to be happy about? Keep going."

Rong Guang continued to practice with confidence.

The feeling is getting better and better, and the number of consecutive successes is also increasing.From two times in a row, to four times in a row, to eight times in a row, to ten times in a row!

Rong Guang is getting faster and faster!

Lucas was also surprised when he saw Rong Guang's progress visible to the naked eye.

It's only been less than half an hour, and Rong Guang can hit ten balls in one go!He seems to have completely passed the novice stage of being helpless, and has begun to enter the stage of repeated practice and deepening memory.

When I first came into contact with football, how long did it take me to bounce the ball ten times in a row without landing?

He thought about it, and felt really depressing.

He thought of the scene when he tried to pick the ball past Rong Guang just now, but let Rong Guang jump in the air and stop the football with both hands.

That kid's bounce is really scary!

Especially the instant bounce!

His explosive power is indeed very strong, no wonder he can run faster than Rico.It's not possible... Maybe it can run faster than Kaka!

Lucas was taken aback by the thought that popped into his head.

Then he became particularly interested in this Chinese rookie.

Is he really from China?

Why did he only think about playing football when he was 16 years old?
Why does he play football?
He turned his attention to Rong Guang, and found that he was juggling the ball continuously, while his mouth was wriggling, silent, as if muttering something.

"Hello, Rong."

As soon as he made a sound, Rong Guang was startled, and the ball dropped.

"What are you talking about?"

When Rong Guang saw the football falling on the ground, he had a heartbroken expression, as if what fell was not the football, but money...

"I'm counting," he replied.

"So how many times did you flip in a row just now?"

"21 bucks...ah no, it's 21. If you don't talk to me, I can go on..." he complained.

"Idiot, if you don't even have such a little anti-interference ability, how can you be a professional player!" Lucas didn't expect that Rong Guang would have jumped the ball twenty times in a row in such a short period of time, but he couldn't honestly admit that his words were too reckless, so he narrowed his eyes and found an excuse. "You need to make your body ... no, every cell remember the feeling of the ball, instead of focusing on it every time. Whenever you can juggle the ball and do other things at the same time!"

Rong Guang couldn't understand at all, but he felt that what Lucas said seemed very powerful, so he couldn't help but nodded.

Seeing him nodding, Lucas was very happy—this kid is so simple, he believes anything!
"From now on you juggle the ball, let's chat. This is a special training! It is specially designed for you to focus on two things! Your goal is to continue to juggle the ball without letting the football fall while chatting with me." Lucas found a fair reason for himself to chat with Rongguang.

Rong Guang didn't doubt anything.

"Why do you only want to learn football now, Ron?" Lucas asked.

Rong Guang hugged the football and said, "I want to play football to make money." Then he dropped the football and started juggling it.

"Make money by playing football?"

"Hmm... ah!" Rong Guang said just now, the ball just fell, and he forgot to buffer it for a while, so the football bounced and fell to the ground again.

"It's okay, come again." Lucas didn't care, and continued to ask questions he was interested in. "But you are already 16 years old, if you want to study football to make money, it seems a bit late..."

"Gordo said... oops... my learning ability... ah... very strong, and I dropped it again... so, don't be afraid of being late..." Rong Guang repeated several times before finishing the usual simple sentence, because the football is always falling.

good learning ability?

Lucas thought that he could bounce the ball ten and twenty times in a short period of time... It seemed to be really interesting.

"Tell me about China, I've never been there...Are Chinese women as enthusiastic as Brazilian women? What do they like to wear? Do they like handsome mixed race guys like me..."

"Uh, Lucas, is this really a special training? It's not that you want to chat with me? Because I think you seem to be a little free..."

"Of course, of course! This is of course a special training! Answer my question quickly? Do Chinese women like handsome guys like me?" Lucas squinted his small eyes and looked at Rong Guang expectantly.

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In this way, Rong Guang continued his ball-juggling practice while chatting with Lucas.

Lucas suddenly noticed something, he and Rong Guang were still chatting, but it seemed that Rong Guang answered much faster?

"Rong, did you drop your football?"

"Ah?" Rong Guang was startled, and the football landed on the ground.

This time he was not upset, but was stunned, looking at the football rolling down beside him.Really, it seems that he hasn't let the football hit the ground for a while... But he didn't pay special attention to juggling the ball just now, and he didn't keep thinking about buffering, lifting, buffering, raising... These thoughts seemed to be natural, and his body formed a rhythmic inertia.

Lucas was also very surprised. He moved his eyes from the football to Rong Guang's face.

"You are... a genius! No, it's a monster!" Lucas exclaimed sincerely.

Rong Guang was very happy: "Really?"

"Of course, I've never seen anyone get to this level so quickly! Are you really a beginner? Come on, come on again, come on again!"

Under Lucas' gaze, Rong Guang seemed to be unable to find his senses again.

After repeated failures several times, his body finally regained that wonderful rhythmic inertia.

He can chat with Lucas while juggling the ball to keep it from landing.

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The training between Rong Guang and Lucas in the corner of the training ground was originally unobtrusive, but someone would always cast curious eyes there.

When a person cast a curious gaze again by chance, he was stunned.

He even forgot about the passing practice in a team of two. The football passed by his teammate hit him and woke him up.

"What's wrong with you?" The teammate asked him strangely.

But he pointed to the side where Rong Guang and Lucas were. "look."

Both of them looked at the past together, so both of them were stunned.

The others were attracted by their consistent posture, followed their gazes, and quickly froze.

So more and more youth team players were like them, looking at the corner where Rong Guang and Lucas were.

Forgot to train.

In their field of vision, Rong Guang was continuously taking penalty kicks, his head was lowered, his eyes were fixed on the football, his movements were still a little stiff and stiff, not chic enough.But none of that matters.

The important thing is that the football has been jumping up and down in front of him, like a heart, beating non-stop...

Everyone's eyes are attracted by the jumping football, going up and down with the football.

"Is he really a beginner?"

In the youth team, someone raised such a question.

But this is definitely not a question of one or two people, it is a question of almost everyone.

The abnormality of the youth team players also attracted the attention of the coach.

Valdemar de Oliveira also turned his head to look at Rong Guang. He thought of what Mauro said to him: "It is said that the Chinese boy has a very strong learning ability..."

Are you capable of learning?
Looking at it like this, I'm afraid it's not rumored...

(End of this chapter)