I Want to Be the King of Football

Although Madeira is quite small, the gym here is very professional.

In Nuno Cruz's words, the professional equipment here is not even inferior to that of Sporting Lisbon's Alcochete, and some are even better, such as this air resistance functional trainer that Su Dong is practicing.

This four-legged-looking training machine is safer than steel weights and provides more training at the same time.

It can satisfy every part of the body, hundreds of different training methods, and even the rehabilitation training of players after injury. It is a good player and can be used in various sports.

To put it simply, the air resistance trainer allows users to complete training movements at any speed under a certain load, which is impossible for traditional counterweight strength equipment.

Not only that, but it is also equipped with an electronic watch that displays data including resistance, reps, power, and maximum explosive power.

When Su Dong is on the trainer, and completes a set of training movements according to Nuno Cruz's request, the personal trainer always holds a notebook and records the real-time data he needs at any time next to the electronic watch.

In his words, this facilitates long-term tracking and analysis to continuously improve training results.

Another relatively new thing is the speed and explosiveness training platform.

As the name suggests, this is a set of equipment for horizontal and vertical explosive training for players. Players can also perform resistance training with the ball, defensive movement training, etc., which can apply resistance to players at 40 different fixed points.

The rest, like extreme climbing machines, unpowered treadmills, tumbling tires, and vibration trainers, are all standard in professional gyms, similar to those at Sporting Lisbon.

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In addition to the equipment provided by the gym, Nuno Cruz also purchased two sets of high-tech training vests for Su Dong and Ronnie, which are called sports performance detection and analysis systems.

Nuno Cruz clearly requires them to wear vests when training, whether in the gym or outside, so that he can detect the training performance of the two, and quantitatively analyze their training to truly realize big data. , reduce risks, fully tap their potential, and better help them progress.

Don't underestimate this vest. I ordered it from a friend from the United States. I haven't seen anyone using it in European football.

When Nuno Cruz introduced it, he was quite proud.

Su Dong and Ronnie kept a fresh sense of this high-tech product, but they didn't understand it either.

But one thing is for sure, Nuno Cruz looks like an academy, and he spends more time analyzing their physical condition and training performance.

This is probably why, he defines himself as a sports performance trainer.

Su Dong and Ronnie have long been used to Nuno Cruise's endless high-tech training methods, but Pepe, who was stealing the teacher from the side, was stunned and admired.

Whether in Brazil or in Maritimo, has he ever seen such a tall and mysterious training?

So much that Pepe looked at Nuno Cruise in a very different way.

In his own dejected words, even if he stole it, it would be difficult for him to learn his true skills.

Unless Nuno Cruz is willing to train him in the same way that he trained Su Dong and Ronnie, he will only be a Handan toddler.

However, even so, Pepe still kept his promise and acted as a sparring partner for Su Dong and Ronnie.

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The days that followed were very busy and fulfilling.

Sudong and Ronnie get up at five every day, put on their training vests, run on the mountain road from Funchal to San Antonio, and practice with a ball in a nearby park for about an hour.

Come back and finish breakfast, they will be picked up by the driver,

Going to a resort more than ten kilometers away to receive Melissa's yoga training, the two classes a day are full.

After yoga and back to Funchal, it was basically time for lunch.

Nuno Cruz is in charge of all the meals of the two. He will make different recipes every day and place orders to nearby restaurants. Sometimes he even goes to the vegetable market to buy vegetables himself, so as to make the two of them eat well. Nutrition is more balanced.

After the lunch break, the two went to the gym for training and stayed here for three hours.

After the gym training, there is still a period of outdoor training, still running on the mountain road and playing football in the park.

Pepe has been training with Su Dong and Ronnie since the gym.

He does almost all the chores and works hard without complaining. Even in the running and ball training after the gym, he is willing to be Su Dong's sparring partner, and Su Dong intends to use Pepe's strong body to polish his body. confrontation ability.

In return, Su Dong is responsible for Pepe's dinner.

After dinner, Ronnie will either go home with his family, or chat with Jordana on the phone, but Su Dong will continue to learn to swim with the swimming coach for two hours.

Since Pepe doesn't know how to swim either, and swimming lessons are relatively cheap, the Brazilian central defender also enrolled in the same class as Su Dong after obtaining his consent. The two train under the same swimming coach every night.

Interesting to say, Pepe is really strong, but swimming is really not talented.

On the weekend of the first week, Nuno Cruz returned to Lisbon with his family, while Sudong, Ronnie and Pepe participated in a yoga retreat on foot.

Madeira Island is an island formed after a volcanic eruption. The two peaks in the middle are more than 1,800 meters above sea level. The whole island has uneven terrain and different scenery. It is a world-famous hiking destination.

It is said that there are more than 50 hiking routes on the island.

The first time I traveled with a group, the route was the easternmost San Lorenzo PR8 line.

The scenery here is really excellent, but it is not difficult to walk.

The bus went directly to the starting point. After the departure, the three of Su Dong left the others far behind. The route was not long, and the intensity was the smallest among many routes. In less than an hour and a half, the three of Su Dong came back.

Unfortunately, they waited for more than two hours at the bus stop.

This failed experience taught them a realistic truth, that is, as professional players, they should challenge more difficult ones, rather than follow ordinary tour groups on foot.

So, on the weekend of the second week, three daring teenagers, each carrying their luggage, set off from Funchal early in the morning and hiked into the mountains, along the winding cement mountain road between the mountains, all the way to the north.

Ronnie was carrying a mobile phone for emergency contact, Su Dong was packing a ticket and definitely had enough food and water, and Pepe was carrying a tent that could sleep three people.

In this way, they passed through the mountains and forests from Funchal, enjoying the charming scenery of Madeira all the way, to Faial on the north coast, and then northwest to Santana.

After a short rest in Santana, the three of them turned back along the mountain road and headed south, heading straight to the observation deck of the highest peak on Madeira Island.

Although the mountain paths are rugged, they are all cement roads, very smooth and open to traffic.

Along the way, I kept seeing shuttle buses going back and forth, and I met many tourists who were on foot. They were all curious about the three hiking teenagers, especially when they heard that they came from Funchal on foot, they were even more amazed.

The three finally climbed to the highest peak in Madeira before sunset and saw a beautiful sunset.

That night, they camped in the open space next to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain.

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Night falls.

The tourists all descended.

Standing on the highest point, you can see the lights of Funchal from far to the south, a small hotel on the viewing platform at a low place not far behind, and a hotel and parking lot further east on the mountainside.

On the winding mountain road, the light of the headlights occasionally flashed a little.

But most of the time, it was so quiet that only the sound of the mountain wind was left.

It was the sea breeze from the Atlantic Ocean.

The observation deck at night is very different from that in the daytime. Under the bright moonlight, it becomes even more mysterious.

The mountains and mountains of Madeira Island, which are crawling at its feet, have become more unpredictable, like a fierce beast kneeling down and surrendering, which makes people feel excited in their hearts.

I've lived here for twelve years, and this is the first time I've come to this place. Ronnie said with a smile in a very relaxed mood.

Climbing high and looking far into the distance, Su Dong and Pepe were equally excited.

Tomorrow we will go down the mountain from Santana, continue west to San Vicente on the north coast, and from San Vicente follow the mountain road south, through the mountains to Tabua on the south coast, if time permits, we will Back to Funchal on foot, or by car if that doesn’t work.”

Ronnie has already arranged the itinerary properly.

In fact, Madeira Island is really not that big, with a straight line distance of 50 kilometers from the east to the west, and a straight line distance of 20 kilometers from the southern end to the north.

Although it is a detour around the mountains, it is actually a cement road, which is very easy to walk.

This is a bit of a challenge for the three professional players, Su Dong, but it's really not that big.

I suggest that next week we will follow the south coast and go on a hike around the island. Su Dong proposed eagerly.

I agree! Pepe was the first to say.

Of course I have no problem. Ronnie readily agreed.

After the three formally reached an agreement, they sat and chatted outside the tent for a while.

The youngest Ronnie was the first to be unable to bear it, and was the first to say that he was going to bed.

Su Dong and Peipei continued to sit outside the tent, watching the stars in the night sky and the bright moon, with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Su Dong thought of his family.

He hasn't been home for more than a year, he hasn't seen his parents, and he doesn't know how they are now.

Parents' dream of buying a house for many years should have come true, right?

Are they still working so hard?

Thinking about it, Su Dong's nose was a little sour.

Pepe next to him also kept silent, staring at the moon dazedly.

I don't know how long I watched, but the Brazilian broke the silence suddenly and said with sourness, I really want to go home!

Su Dong turned his head and saw Pepe who was wiping his eyes with his hand.

At this moment, how can he be as tough as the mad dog on the court?

He looks more like a wanderer who misses his hometown and his relatives.