Chapter 34: The Seventeenth Birthday and the Little Fairy
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Three consecutive games of poor performance did not hit the glory.
But he did get a little anxious because Kaka was doing well. It's a stark contrast.
Although the whole team had a day off after the game, Rongguang still went to the lakeside park to play a special training.
Now all he can do is special training.
He took the walnuts again and brought them up on the tree-lined avenue of Lakeside Park.
Although the old immortal was captured, Rongguang still adhered to the set of rules that the old immortal taught him - once he failed, he would return to the new one.
Again and again, until it was dark at night, Glory dragged his tired body back to Godot's house.
But as soon as he opened the door, he found that the lights were not turned on.
Just because the lights aren't on doesn't mean there's no light in the house.
The light came from the dining table, and the orange candlelight made the room feel a little warm.
The candle is inserted in a cream cake.
Rongguang looked at this scene and was a little confused - what is going on?
At this time, suddenly the lights in the house were bright. Godot jumped out: "Happy birthday, Rong!" ”
Glory mechanically turned his neck and looked at Godot. He found that Godot's chubby face was wearing a mask, the kind with a dark spectacle frame, a fake nose and a fake beard, which looked funny.
He took something out of his hand and put it in his mouth, and when he blew hard, a colored bar stretched out, and it made a very funny sound.
"Happy Birthday!" He repeated it again.
Only then did Rong Guang react, and he pointed to himself: "Me? Birthday? ”
Godot smiled: "You are stupid, today is September 1st, your seventeenth birthday?" ”
Rongguang patted his forehead: "Ouch, I forgot!" ”
The last time I had a birthday glory was in my own home, when Godot was by his side.
On his birthday, he added a poached egg to a bowl of noodles, which was already a great treat. The year is only available on birthdays.
And now in Brazil, the table is full of hearty meals, and a cream cake that has never been eaten before!
He himself forgot his birthday, but Godot remembered it......
After a day of special training, Rong Guang was physically and mentally exhausted, and when he saw this scene, his heart was suddenly struck.
He looked down and rubbed his nose to hide his expression.
"I ...... I'm going to take a shower first! ”
With that, Glory went to the bathroom.
"Go ahead, change your clothes and we'll eat again." Godot patted Glory on the shoulder from behind.
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In the bathroom, let the warm hot water spray down from the shower, and Glory stood in the middle of the water, with his head down, motionless, letting the water slide from the top of his head, down his body, to his feet, and to the floor drain.
From following Godot to Brazil, where he was unfamiliar with his life, he was ready to endure hardship.
Without relatives by his side, life and training here are boring.
At the age of sixteen, he is also homesick, and there are times when he is weak.
But every time at this time, he would think of his family, grandparents and younger brother when they saw him off at the entrance of the village.
The eyes of grandparents are more worried and uneasy, just like the eyes when they send their father and mother out to work after the Spring Festival every year.
And the younger brother waved his arms excitedly and shouted at him: "Brother, you must make money!" There was still some envy in his eyes. It seemed to him that going to faraway Brazil was like going for fun.
I came here with my family's wishes, not to travel.
So he's going to put himself into training harder.
Compared to a poor life and a hopeless future, three games without scoring a goal is a bird?
As he followed Godot out of the village, he looked back and looked back.
Under the blue and white sky, there is a yellow mountain beam, and there is a crooked neck tree above the mountain beam, and the leaves are luxuriant in summer, and the elderly and children like to enjoy the cool and play below. In winter, only the bare branches of the trees remain, stretching out to the sky, like the hands of countless pairs.
This is the "landmark" of Rongjiagou Village.
He saw that under the tree, there were three black dots, which were his grandparents and his younger brother, who was still bouncing and waving to him.
Get out of here and don't come back if you don't get ahead!
Glory swore a fierce oath in his heart.
I think of my elderly grandparents, my younger brother, my sister and my parents who are working hard in Shanghai.
Rongguang felt that he had a great responsibility.
I don't have the qualifications to fail, and I must not lose the main position in my hands!
Washed by the hot water, he clenched his fists tightly.
Happy seventeenth birthday, glory.
Let them see how good you are!
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On his seventeenth birthday, Glory had a cream cake for the first time in his life.
The cream is sweet, the cake is soft, and the fruit is delicious.
He and Godot ate half of the cake that wasn't too big.
"It's a high-calorie, high-fat thing, Rong." Godot said with a smile after eating.
Rongguang shook his head: "Then let these become muscles!" ”
He really did what he said.
Before the next day's training, Rongguang came to the training base an hour and a half in advance for special training, and he was also very serious and energetic during the training session, and at the end of the afternoon training, he practiced for half an hour more than usual.
His crazy energy made his teammates shudder.
In the locker room, while the glory was still practicing for himself, all the discussions were about him.
"Glory is stimulated, isn't it?"
"Definitely, Kaka's performance is so good, and he is under a lot of pressure......"
"Hey, if you have to compete with Kaka, why do you have to push yourself so hard?"
"It's really worrying about his physical ...... practicing like this"
The discussion among his teammates didn't deliberately avoid Kaka, so Kaka heard it all.
Is it because of the pressure he puts on him?
The corners of Kaka's mouth are hooked - let you also taste the feeling of being chased!
He was glad that his goals in four consecutive games had brought about such consequences.
He's going to throw off the glory once and for all!
If Kaka Zhilu said that Rongguang trained so hard, it was actually because he ate a cream cake...... I guess he won't be able to laugh.
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Rongguang will not take the initiative to read the newspaper and listen to the news. But he can see some clues from other people's faces, and he is not stupid.
For example, head coach Osvaldo hasn't looked very good these days - the Grayson article has put a lot of pressure on him.
Grayson's articles are always well-founded, and if you agree with him, you will feel that what he said is really right and unassailable!
Through Osvaldo's face, Rong Guang knew how bad the situation was.
His rival Kaka has scored in four consecutive games, scoring four goals and providing an assist, and his performances have put him in the spotlight of the state of São Paulo and the whole of Brazil.
And what about yourself?
It's been three games in a row without scoring......
The situation has reached its most critical moment.
If he didn't come up with some means, he didn't know how long Osvaldo would be able to support himself.
You can't count on the gifts of others, and the main position is earned by yourself. From the youth team to the first team, what you can rely on is always your own strength.
But how do you solve your current problems?
This kind of thing can't be solved by shouting two slogans......
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Every morning, Rongguang will spare an hour and a half to go to Lakeside Park for his own special training. After the special training, he will return to Godot's house, have breakfast, and then go to the Brafonta training base for a day of training.
At the Brafonta training base, he trains alone on the training ground before the start of the official training session. During the lunch break, he also trains alone on the training ground. After the afternoon training, he will give himself half an hour to an hour.
After finishing his training at the Brafonta training base, he returned to Lakeside Park for an hour of special training before returning home for dinner.
After dinner, he went up to the roof to practice juggling and passing and receiving, as well as shooting.
So that the day's training is over, take a shower and go to bed.
That's the training schedule for a glorious day.
All the time is almost arranged, except for eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, all the time is training.
There are many people who feel that seeing the amazing progress of Glory is really a genius, or a monster.
But I'm afraid not many of these people can see the effort behind the glory.
In the morning, when Rongguang went to the lakeside park for special training, he met a person here.
"Hey, I met you here." Sun Fengyang beckoned to Rongguang.
However, Rongguang's answer made him a little embarrassed.
"Uh...... Who are you? ”
Sun Fengyang covered his face with his hand - this kid completely forgot about him!
"I'm the grandson of the old fairy!" He hurriedly introduced.
"Oh, grandson! It's you! "The glory suddenly dawned.
Sun Fengyang felt awkward no matter how he heard it: "Don't call me that...... You can call me by my name, or call me Brother Sun. ”
"Hey, hey." Rongguang also realized that there was something wrong with this title, he scratched his head and smiled, and then asked, "How is the old fairy, is it okay?" ”
"Okay, they're about to dominate the mental hospital." Speaking of his grandfather, Sun Fengyang was a little helpless.
"I know that the old immortal must be capable!" When Glory heard this, he looked very happy.
Sun Fengyang didn't know what to be happy about......
"Are you here for morning exercises, too?" After being happy for the old immortal, Rongguang asked Sun Fengyang.
"No, I'm actually here for you." Sun Fengyang shook his head and said.
"For me?" Glory was a little surprised.
"You've been in some trouble lately, haven't you?"
Rongguang's eyes rolled for a moment, and then flatly denied: "No! ”
"Alright, don't be reckless in front of me." Why can't Sun Fengyang see the little bit of caution about the glory?
"Uh...... Well, there is. "Glory surrendered.
"I have a way to solve it, do you want to listen?"
When Rong Guang heard this, he was overjoyed: "Little fairy! ”
"Call me Brother Sun!" Sun Fengyang couldn't stand it. "I'm not a god. We believe in science. Actually, I've watched all of your games. You'd love to score goals, right? ”
Rongguang nodded hurriedly.
"Then do you know why you can't score a goal?"
Glory shook his head like a rattle.
"Because you're too far from goal. If you want to score a goal, you have to go through the layers of carefully arranged defenses. In the process, you have a high chance of conceding the ball. Failure to break through again and again makes your teammates' trust in you decrease, and the pass is naturally rarely given to you. And at the same time, your rival Kaka, who has scored four goals in four consecutive games. For what? In fact, he rarely breaks into the penalty area, he doesn't dwell on the opposing defenders, but chooses a more efficient way to score...... "Son Bongyang began to analyze Rong Rong like a professional.
As soon as Rongguang heard this, he couldn't help but interject and ask, "What is it?" ”
"Long shot." Sun Fengyang glanced at the eager glory, and then said.
"Long shot?" Glory was stunned.
"Yes, it's a long shot. Of the four goals scored by Kaka, two were long-range shots, and one was a shot from the inside of the box line, which was also relatively far from the goal. A long-range shot allows him to threaten the opposition goal without having to face too much defence. And you, without a long shot. Sun Fengyang shook his head.
Glory bowed his head and fell into deep thought.
Indeed, the so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and he has never thought of finding problems in the way he shoots before. I always think that I can't score because my breakthrough ability is not good enough, and I can't finish the opponent's defenders.
It's only now dawning on me. He doesn't have to get past the opposing defenders, just shoot from a distance!
Long-range shooting, he knows how to shoot, compared to ordinary shooting, the requirements for the amount of force are higher, as long as the football is kept as low as possible, and the choice of angle is not so strict. For him, who has been practicing shooting hard every day, technical movements are not a problem, the main thing is to practice diligently.
But he rarely does that, he always wants to get past the opposition defenders and try to score goals. Because he feels that the closer he is to the goal, the better he is to score. This belongs to the mindset, and he, a rookie, has fallen into this mindset one day......
Why do I have to be closer to the goal?
As long as you can score goals, no matter where you are, just send the football in!
He began to recall Kaka's performance in the game.
In attack, he usually uses his speed and skill to flick past a defender, but instead of continuing to break into the box, he shakes off the angle and shoots with his feet......
Yes, I can do the same!
Glory now has a good breakthrough success rate when facing a defender on the ground one-on-one. But as soon as he continued to go inside, he was surrounded by multiple defenders of the opposing team. Then concede the ball......
What if you shoot after shaking off the first defender?
Rongguang just thought about it for a while, and he felt that there was a drama in this matter.
Now what we have to do is practice, take out the long shot and practice repeatedly, practice the accuracy and power.
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
This glory is good at.
As soon as he thought of this, Rongguang felt that it was a waste of time to jog in the lakeside park. He's going to practice long-range shooting!
So he hurriedly thanked Sun Fengyang: "Xie Lu, thank the little fairy for your advice!" ”
With that, he turned and ran back, as fast as a gust of wind.
"Call me Brother Sun!" When Sun Fengyang said this, the glory had already run away......
Look in the direction where the glory is gone.
Sun Fengyang shook his head.
The kid who can survive my grandfather's one-month special training, how far can you go?
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Glory rushed back to the apartment like a gust of wind, and dragged Godot out of the kitchen, who was making him breakfast.
"What's the matter, Rong? In such a hurry? Godot was still wearing an apron and was dragged out of the house by Glory.
"On the rooftop, Godot!" Rongguang said as he ran to the elevator.
"On the rooftop? Why? ”
"Practice long-range shooting with me!"