Chapter 11: First Arrival in Brazil
"Very good, 178 height, 58 kilograms. The speed is very fast, 100 meters speed 10.7 seconds. The technical moves will also be committed, considering that it is a Chinese player, his skills are indeed okay. is not very old, only 16 years old, and there is a lot of room for improvement, which can be regarded as a piece of jade. It's just that the body is a little thin. ”
Assistant coach Pedro took the physical report and related data about the Land Breeze and reported it to Curry.
"Well, the price of $1.3 million, it's not expensive, the business is earned. There is still a gap between the technique and the Brazilian players, and more training is needed, so it should not be a big problem to play as a substitute in the first team. ”
Curry nodded, looked at Lu Feng who was doing ball training and said.
'I would suggest it's better to be sent to the youth team for training and then promoted to the first team when the time is right. Pedro followed Curry's gaze and also stared at Lu Feng. "But I heard that Rodinson has an agreement with the Chinese player, promising to play for the first team."
Curry smiled.
"I didn't say I wouldn't give him a first-team appearance, it's a pity that such a good seedling is not well sculpted, it's just that it's not suitable for him to play in the first-team now, and it takes time to hone tactics." Curry continued to add. "You just told this Chinese kid that if you want to get into the first team, you have to work hard, and I heard that his career is going well."
"Yes, playing for the youth team of the Chinese Super League giants and winning that Asian club youth team competition, he is still the best player." Pedro replied as he took notes.
Curry's smile widened.
'For this kind of young player who has been going well, it's good for their career to have a proper bang, just like you said, let's send the youth team to play first, and the training can be with the first team. Wait until the time is right to mention the first team. In this way, he can realize that it is not easy to enter the first team, and he will train hard. ”
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Lu Feng didn't know that his first-team career had been arranged by head coach Curry, and after the basic tests were done, Lu Feng did simple ball training alone. Not far away, Santos' first-team teammates are practicing against each other.
After the confrontation practice, Lu Feng was brought to the Santos players by assistant coach Pedro.
"This is your new teammate, Lu Feng from China, who will train with you from today."
Curry briefly introduced to everyone.
David Anderson, the current captain of the Santos team, stepped up and extended his hand to welcome Lu Feng.
"Hello, I'm Captain Anderson, and I'm glad you're on board."
Lu Feng looked at Anderson with a confused expression, Anderson was in Portuguese, no wonder Lu Feng couldn't understand it. Fortunately, Pedro on the side translated Anderson's words into English, and Lu Feng reacted at this time, and hurriedly held Anderson's hand and replied in English.
"Hello Captain, I'm glad to join Santos, I hope you can give me a lot of advice."
Captain Anderson, who obviously knew English, patted Lu Feng on the shoulder and encouraged.
"Welcome, Lu, come on."
Seeing this, Curry shook his head and said to Pedro, "I have to find him a language teacher." ”
"Alright, boys, rest for half an hour, let's get back to training."
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Under the leadership of captain Anderson, Lu Feng got to know the team's first-team players. The first team now has a total of 19 players, including Land Breeze, with the most in midfield. In the forward position, in addition to Lu Feng, there are 4 players. It can be seen that on the front line, there is a lot of competitive pressure, and it is not so simple for Lu Feng to get playing time in the first team.
However, Lu Feng is very confident that he can make it to the first team. As long as Lu Feng grows steadily and enters the first team, it is only a matter of time, and now the priority is to improve his skills. After a training session, Lu Feng tragically discovered that the technology he was proud of in China was nothing in Brazil. Especially when he saw that the captain could skillfully play such an action as pedaling a bicycle, Lu Feng realized that he was still not strong enough.
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At the end of the training, Lu Feng was retained by head coach Curry.
"Lu, your body is too thin and weak, and you don't have an advantage in physical confrontation. The club has prepared a training plan for your physical condition, which you need to follow.
Also, although you are training with the first team now, unfortunately you can only play in the youth team. You have to know that there are a lot of strikers in the first team, and you are not qualified to play for the first team at the moment. ”
Curry's words reached Lu Feng's ears through assistant coach Pedro's translation.
Lu Feng smiled bitterly in his heart, and sure enough, he knew that any agreement before the transfer was unreliable. Santos was fired because of last season's mid-table ranking in the Brazilian league, and Curry is the new head coach.
For the sake of the team's results, Curry kept Padu Massimo, who was supposed to transfer to Sporting Lisbon, and also brought his proud disciple Sami Andrew, who was originally in Botafogo. These were all told to Lu Feng by Captain Anderson just now. Lu Feng had already prepared to sit on the cold bench in his heart, so he was not too surprised.
"Coach, I know, I'll train hard."
Curry patted Lu Feng on the shoulder and encouraged.
"Don't worry, boy, as long as you train hard, it's not impossible to start. I'm optimistic about you, don't waste your talent. ”
After saying that, Curry left first, leaving only assistant coach Pedro.
"Let's go, boy, I'll take you to the apartment that the club has rented for you, and by the way, I'll take you to meet the language teacher the club has found for you."
Pedro walked out with a smile, Lu Feng followed closely behind Pedro without saying a word, and his thoughts had already drifted back to China. If you choose to stay in China and the new season of the Chinese Super League begins, will you be able to wear the uniform of Shuntian to kill all sides in the Chinese Super League. For the first time, Lu Feng had wavering thoughts about his decision to choose to go abroad.
"Lu, Curry and I are both optimistic about your future. You're fast, your stamina is good, and your technique is pretty good among Chinese players. It's just that in Brazil, any player you find has good foot skills, and there are many players who are very fast. So, if you want to get time playing for the first team, you have to work your own.
It has to be said that in Brazil, there are many talented people who have become famous with one goal, and there are also many players who can join the giants at a young age. Just like Jordi Kurba, who transferred to Bayern Munich from the team a few years ago, joined the Bundesliga giants at the age of 18 and is now firmly in the main force at Bayern.
In Brazil, this kind of thing is very common. You have to know that in every Brazilian league game, many of the spectators sitting in the audience are scouts from European teams. Whether you can become a good player and land in Europe depends on your own efforts. ”
As if to see that Lu Feng's mood was a little low, Pedro thought that Lu Feng was unhappy that he couldn't get first-team playing time, and persuaded him.
Pedro's words made Lu Feng's heart feel a little turbulent, if it wasn't for the sake of playing in Europe faster, why did he come to Brazil.
"Well, thank you, coach, I see."