Chapter 17: The First Practice of St. Paul
São Paulo, as the largest and most prosperous city in Brazil, has no less influence than New York in the United States and London in the United Kingdom. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Wu Qi seemed to have forgotten the fatigue of the journey along the way, and looked at the big city with great novelty. There are many high-rise buildings, well-developed traffic, and neat streets.
Wu Qi stopped in front of a building and couldn't help but exclaim: "It will be the top of the mountain, and you can see the mountains at a glance." This mansion is like a mountain!"
São Paulo is also a city with a very fast pace of life. Everyone was working at high speed as if they were on Don Juan. On subways, buses, overpasses, and streets, you can see people busy everywhere.
"Wu, hurry up, the club's car is coming," Lima shouted.
Wu Qi got into the car with his suitcase. Just now he was still enjoying the scenery along the way, but at this time, the impact of Wu Qi's jet lag gradually became obvious, and he felt extremely sleepy and fell asleep in the carriage.
"What kind of treasure did you come back from China this time? Is it this little skinny monkey in the back row?" the driver is supposed to be a member of the club's staff, talking to Lima.
"Well, it's him. But don't underestimate him, he's no worse than a Brazilian imp. Lima said.
"Oh, yes, you can't pay the errand, just bring the Chinese ghost back, hahaha!" The driver didn't seem to believe in Wu Qi's strength.
"Shut up," Lima said word for word, putting on his sunglasses.
In the evening, the Sao Paulo Academy training base.
"Wu, Wu, we're here. Come with me. Lima woke up Wu Qi.
Wu Qi looked at the time displayed on the car, 20:18. He actually slept in the car all afternoon...... Wu Qi still felt very tired because of the discomfort in the car.
After getting out of the car, Wu Qi was attracted by everything in front of him.
Wu Qi couldn't count it, it was at least the size of two or three football fields, and the middle was divided into dozens of small fields by a grid. The equipment on the field has not yet been taken away, presumably the last group of trainers has just left, and the strong spotlights have not yet been turned off. Through the transparent glass, you can vaguely see that there are still several people training in the fitness room on the first floor.
Wu Qi was taken into an office by Lima. Lima asked Wu Qi to take out all the documents and hand them to the secretary.
At this moment, an old man in a São Paulo tracksuit walked in the door, who looked about the same as Lima, but still had a strong figure.
"Oh, Mario, my dude, long time no see!" Leigh immediately went to hug Mario.
Mario is currently the head coach of the Sao Paulo Academy. Responsible for youth team training, competitions, etc. Wu Qi is just about to enter Mario's team.
"Look at this young man's hunger! Susan, take him to the restaurant for a bite to eat. "Mario seems quite considerate.
Wu Qi was taken to the players' cafeteria. This is a large restaurant that can accommodate 300 people at the same time! Although it is past 8 o'clock in the evening, there are still many players who have just finished training and are eating in the restaurant.
"Grab the plate and go over there to get the food. You can eat whatever you want, skinny boy. Su Shan looked at Wu Qide's slimming board and said.
Except for Wu Qi, almost all of them are South American players. There was only one Asian face in it, which made Wu Qi feel slightly embarrassed. Wu Qi didn't pick carefully, picked out a few slices of bacon and a plate of tapioca flour, and sat down in a corner by himself.
"This is what you said about Wu Qi? He is actually worthy of being sent back to Brazil by you personally? I said brother, you have been to China for two years, and you have not given me a decent ghost during this period. This time I actually brought such a thin guy. You know, even if it's recommended by the elite from all over South America, at least half of them don't stay with me for more than three months. Mario also seems to be questioning Wu Qi.
"I don't know if I owe money to my boss, he has to arrange for me to go to China. Football is just emerging in that country, but the football culture is just too far away. I already wanted to give up, but I happened to run into Wu Qi. Brother, you believe me, Wu Qi has unlimited potential. Lima said.
In fact, Lima has excavated a group of Chinese children through various forms. But they couldn't survive the hard training in Brazil, and they all applied to return to China the following year. Now, will Wu Qi become the special one?
After Wu Qi finished eating, he was taken to the players' dormitory by Su Shan.
"329 on the 3rd floor, this is your training clothes and equipment, gather in the playground at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, rest early!" Su Shan finished and went downstairs.
Wu Qi pushed open the door of the dormitory, it was an eight-person room. There was no one in the dormitory, and Wu Qi saw that there was an empty bed in the corner, which should be his own bed.
At this time, there was a noise outside the door, and several young players of the same age as Wu Qi came in.
"Are you?" asked a muscly boy with a darker complexion.
"Hello, my name is Wu Qi and I am from China. I just reported for duty today. Wu Qi spoke Portuguese very poorly, and he wasn't sure if the other party could understand it.
"Oh oh" They are the same as Wu Qi, they only came about a month earlier than Wu Qi.
They ignored Wu Qi and seemed to continue to discuss something. The speed of their speech was so fast that Wu Qi couldn't understand it at all. Coupled with the fatigue caused by jet lag, Wu Qi quickly fell asleep......
Early morning.
"Hey, hey, get up!" Wu Qi was woken up.
"Quick, eat a piece of energy gel first, it's time to train. "It was the sturdy boy from last night, he threw Wu Qi a piece of energy gel and ran downstairs.
Wu Qi looked at his watch, it was broken! It was 5:50 a.m.! He hurriedly ran into the bathroom, washed his face, brushed his teeth a few times, and then ran to the training ground.
"Lads, there's a new partner joining us today, everyone's welcome!" Mario announced.
"Hello everyone, my name is Wu Qi and I am from China. Thank you for your kind attention. Wu Qi probably understood, so he briefly introduced himself.
"The first training content in the morning, 3000-meter run, 14 minutes, and those who do not meet the standard will practice. After Mario finished speaking, everyone warmed up.
"What?!" Wu Qi was dumbfounded. I didn't care about eating the energy gel just now, how could I have the strength to run for a while? And I haven't gotten rid of the jet lag until now! Wu Qi suddenly felt that the world was spinning, and the first project on the first day was so cruel? He now felt that this Mario was not considerate at all!
"Let's go!!" Wu Qi was divided into the first group of ten.
Just past 400 meters, Wu Qi's feet had become heavy. Physical strength has always been one of his major weaknesses, and although he has improved in the past two years, it is still a shortcoming for him. According to past experience, Wu Qi has never run 3,000 meters in 15 minutes, let alone today's target is 14 minutes!
1,000 meters, 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Wu Qi is ranked third from the bottom, which is already his best result. His legs felt like he couldn't move away, his chest ached, and he couldn't breathe.
"Thirty-one, thirty-two......" Wu Qi read silently, as if he was about to crush the two rows of teeth. Hold on to a hundred more numbers, hold on to another hundred numbers. Although he had never received such training, Wu Qi was not intimidated, on the contrary, he thought of encouraging himself in this way.
When he reached 2,500 meters, there seemed to be a meteor in front of Wu Qi's eyes, and he was already a Venus! He could feel a huge pressure difference in his chest, and he wanted to vomit! But he had already run to this extent, how could he give up! Wu Qi was already ranked fifth unconsciously, and the bottom two were already unable to run and stop.
"13 minutes and 58 seconds! Wu Qi qualified!" Mario recorded.
As soon as the "vomiting !!" ended, Wu Qi vomited wildly! Since he didn't eat in the morning, Wu Qi vomited out all the bitter water, choking Wu Qi with tears. I was dizzy, and my entire thighs and buttocks were very sore. How do you go about the next training?
At the end of the 3,000-meter test, nine of the 42 members of the team failed, and they were faced with hip strength exercises! Wu Qi was glad and silently sweated for them. My legs are sore, how can I do strength training? This Mario is simply a whole person!
"Qualified, come to the middle of the field. Next up is skill training. Mario's face was serious.
After setting up the equipment, Mario demonstrated it. Despite his age, Mario is still skilled on his feet. Without the ball, he crossed five javelins and then dribbled through the obstacle again before firing the ball into the back of the net. But after all, he got older, and after the goal, Mario began to gasp for air.
"Do three sets per person, take turns, right now!" said Mario, almost with a roar.
Wu Qi carefully observed everyone's movements. After all, he is a South American player, and his basic skills are not only solid, but even fancy. Almost everyone did it with ease.
It was Wu Qi's turn. Because his thighs were very sore, Wu Qi was very difficult to pass the javelin. However, when dribbling the ball, the rhythm was driven by the sense of the ball, and it went smoothly.
Everyone on the scene noticed Wu Qi's way of dribbling the ball at this time.
"Practical," Mario whispered.
Wu Qi basically only uses the top of the foot to propulse, the arch of the foot or the outside of the instep to smash the ball through the obstacle. Unlike the South American players' pull-and-pull dribbling, Wu Qi's every step is very solid.
"We had a good performance today and that's the end of the morning's training. In the morning and afternoon, there are cultural classes, and at four o'clock in the afternoon there is a training session, and the dismissal is disbanded!" Mario spoke briefly.
"Poof!" Wu Qi spread to the ground!
Dizzy...... My ass hurts......