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On the grassy training ground, a black player in a blue vest cut forward from the flank at high speed and received a diagonal pass from a teammate.

Bursts of applause and cheers erupted among the fans watching the training session on the sidelines.

"Beautiful, Rico!"

"The speed of that forward insertion just now is so fast!"

"It's really worthy of Rico, a player of Brazil's under-19 national youth team...... That's fast! ”

"Of course, speed has always been a feature that Rico is proud of!"

……

Rong Guang stood on the edge of the training ground, saw this scene, and listened to the voices of those fans.

But he had a different opinion in his heart: could such a person be considered a fast runner? It doesn't seem to be as fast as my steamed buns......

Glory unconsciously used the white earth dog he raised as a reference. When he was in the village, he didn't see any other outsiders, and he was the fastest runner in the village, and Mantou was the only one that could keep up with his speed.

He looked away from the training ground and heard a middle-aged white man with a big belly standing across from him asking him, "At what age did you start playing football?" ”

"Seven years old!" Glory replied in the affirmative.

Hearing Rongguang's answer, the middle-aged man glanced at Rongguang suspiciously.

"In elementary school physical education class...... Well! Seeing that the middle-aged man showed a look of disbelief, Rongguang hurriedly added that he was afraid that others would think he was lying.

He was indeed introduced to football for the first time in his physical education class in the first grade of primary school. It was the only soccer ball in their village elementary school, and although it had been worn out for a long time, and it was full of rags, everyone loved to kick around and play, and the torn thread was worn out, and it didn't matter if the rag heads flew out, and they were just stuffed back in and sewn up again. That was his first and only exposure to soccer – before he screamed and rushed over and kicked the only soccer ball in the school under a cliff outside the school walls......

Hearing Rongguang's answer, some green tendons already appeared on the middle-aged man's forehead, but he still patiently asked, "What position do you play?" ”

"Huh?" Rongguang looked confused when he heard this question.

"Striker? Midfielder? Or a defender, a goalkeeper? The middle-aged man rubbed his temples and continued to ask weakly.

"I don't know what to do!" Rong Guang was dazed but very energetic and gave a very positive answer.

Hearing Rongguang's nonsensical answer, and seeing his nonsensical appearance, the middle-aged man sighed, spread his hand and turned his head to a brown-skinned, gray-haired and curly-haired middle-aged man next to him, with a bigger belly than him, almost like he was pregnant for October, and he was also a twin, and said, "I don't think it makes sense, Mr. Godot." This 'player' of yours is obviously a newcomer who has never been exposed to football at all...... No, it's not a good word to describe 'newcomer'. I can't find the right adjective, but I think you know what I mean. ”

"Godot" Anderson Suarez da Silva hurriedly said: "Yes, Mr. Leco. I've never denied that he's a newcomer who has never been exposed to football. But I don't think that's the most important thing. I brought him to São Paulo because I believe that with São Paulo's eyes, I can see his greater talent, and that is his outstanding athletic talent! ”

Godot tried to make his voice sound confident.

In fact, he knew very well that it was a bold act for him to go to a wealthy club like São Paulo to sell a 16-year-old boy who had never been exposed to football, and the success rate was really not high.

But on the surface, you have to be very confident.

A qualified salesman, even if he is selling the worst product in the world, must make the customer think that he is boasting about the most unique and cost-effective product in the world.

What's more, Godot believes that the boy he values this time is really a genius!

As long as you give him time and opportunity, he will definitely shine brightly.

"Speed! He's the fastest I've ever seen! I am a professional broker, Mr. Leco. I've seen a lot of Brazilian players in my career, and they also have great speed, but none of them can compare to this Chinese teenager next to me! ”

"He's just fast...... Leco retorted.

"Yes, just fast. But Mr. Leco, don't you think it's great just to be fast? Technique and consciousness can be acquired through practice, and experience is something that comes from constantly playing games. However, none of this can change his speed, and no matter how good a coach is, he can't turn a slow player into a fast horse. Because it's a natural advantage, it's a real talent! ”

The more Godot spoke, the more agitated he became, and the speed of his speech began to quicken, and his voice became louder. He's already in character.

"But he's sixteen years old...... "Leco doesn't seem interested in the skinny Chinese teenager.

"I've only turned sixteen and three months...... He has a strong ability to learn, and as long as he has excellent athletic talent as a foundation, I believe that even if he starts learning to play football at this time, he can quickly become a great professional footballer! The most important thing is his athletic talent, which is absolutely superb! "Actually, strictly speaking, Glory is sixteen years, four months, and ten days, but in order to make Glory's age sound a little more acceptable, Godot lied.

Leko glanced at another middle-aged man next to him who had been silent, this man was neither thin nor fat, he was a sturdy athlete, although he was middle-aged, but he maintained a good figure, and he was also wearing a sweatshirt and sneakers, which was completely different from Leco in a suit and leather shoes next to him.

Leko is the head of football at São Paulo FC and spends his days in the office, of course wearing suits and shoes.

But the man next to him is São Paulo's youth director, the man who runs the academy, Mauro Aperecido da Silva.

Seeing that Leko was asking for his opinion, Mauro smiled and said, "Actually, I'm also curious about the speed of Mr. Godot's words. ”

Does that mean let Glory run away?

Godot was excited, and he clenched his fist and waved it in small increments, the flesh on his altered body shaking.

He believes that as long as the people present see the speed of glory, as long as he has a normal IQ and his eyes are not blind, they will definitely be willing to sign him, at least he can't be made an opponent's player!

Hearing what Coach Mauro in charge of youth training said, Leko couldn't continue to persevere: "Okay, okay, I hope he's really as good as you say, this ...... Mr. Godot. ”

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When Rongguang came out of the locker room and put it back on the sidelines of the training ground, he was still wearing the big khaki pants and red tank top that he had come here. The only difference is that the toe drags on his feet are carried by him, but he is wearing a pair of ordinary black and white three-bar sneakers.

Seeing that the glory was coming, Mauro walked into the training ground and signaled the youth team that was training to suspend the training: "Temporarily add someone to come in." He told Valdemar de Oliveira, the coach of the youth team.

Meanwhile, Godot is cheering up Glory: "Young, remember our tryouts? ”

Glory nodded and pursed his lips.

When those teams tried out, many teams refused his request for a tryout just because he was a Chinese, and they didn't even ask him what his characteristics were.

"Chinese? Chinese also play football? ”

The lofty tone and eyes were deeply impressed. What's wrong with the Chinese, the Chinese recruited you to provoke you? Although it's true that I don't know how to play...... But I can learn!

There are also people who are not at ease about his age.

"I didn't get into football until I was sixteen - ah......" was full of distrust.

What happened to sixteen?

Can't you learn football at the age of sixteen? The teacher also said that he lived to learn all the time! If you don't let me learn, how do you know that I can't learn?!

"Sooner or later, they'll regret letting you go, Rong. Now show yourself well, Sao Paulo is not lost to giants like Corinthians, Santos, and Palmeiras! Even, their academy is even stronger! ”

"Really, Godot?" Rong Guang is not the kind of rhetorical question that does not believe, but pure curiosity, because he really does not know what is going on in Brazilian football. There is also a lack of awareness that São Paulo is a wealthy family.

"Of course, their most successful work in the last two years has been the cultivation of Kaka! Do you know who Kaka is in Dao Kaka, Rong? ”

"I don't know what to do, Godot." Rongguang shook his head and said.

"It's okay, you'll know the way soon, as long as you enter São Paulo...... This is not important now, what matters is ......" Godot paused at this point, then changed his eager tone, stared at Rong Guang and asked, "Rong, I flew to China to bring you to Brazil, do you know what Lu Dao is for?" ”

Then, without waiting for Rong Guang to answer, he said to himself, "Because I am sure that you are a genius, Rong!" No matter what the circumstances, don't doubt yourself, because you are a genius! ”

His expression was very serious, his tone was sincere, and his eyes looked at the glory without evasion.

Then he said, "Let them see how fast you are!" ”

Glory nodded confidently: "You see, Godot! Running is what I do best! ”

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When everything was ready, Rong Guang walked onto the pitch wearing the red vest and big khaki pants he had brought from his home in China, and he had nothing to do with football except for the sneakers on his feet. If you don't look at professional football boots, it's no different from the ordinary kids in rural China.

This pair of black Adidas sneakers, which were originally very ordinary, turned out to be the most dazzling equipment after being worn on the glorious feet......

Valdemar de Oliveira already knew from Mauro's mouth why he was going to suspend training.

But he didn't have to worry too much, Mauro was pulling the glory and explaining to him the training requirements.

"Your agent said you were fast, and we didn't expect to run 100 meters. It doesn't make much sense for football. Football can't give you a hundred meters to run. Football is more about short sprints, which are about 30 meters of speed. Now this workout is perfect for you. You'll be standing next to the coach in a moment. When the coach kicks the ball to the blue vest on the left in front of you, you start running forward, going around the outside of the blue vest that received the ball......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Rong Guang interrupted him: "I know the truth, Mr. Coach." ”

Mauro was slightly surprised: "Do you know the way? ”

Rong Guang pointed to one of the youth team players who were watching the excitement, it was the black player Rico who had done this practice before.

"I just watched him do it once."

Rico was suddenly pointed at by Rongguang, and was a little surprised: What does that kid mean to me?

Mauro glanced at the surprised Rico, nothing on the surface, but he was quite surprised in his heart - after seeing it once, he knew how to run?

This is actually a normal youth team training session, and the purpose of the training is to get the players to learn to use the space in the back row.

In a rectangular area twenty yards wide (about eighteen meters) and thirty yards (about twenty-seven meters) long, there were three attackers and two defenders. The player who participates in the practice takes two steps forward after possession of the ball in position and passes to a teammate who is in front of him on his side. A teammate receives the ball and cuts to the middle, forcing the defender to shrink down the middle as well.

At the same time, the third player on the attacking side, who was originally on the other side, also moved to the middle to receive the player with the ball.

During the whole process, the first player to get the ball at the beginning has to step forward from the gap pulled out behind the second player, go outside, and make an arc, aiming for the space behind the defensive line.

Because the position of the second player is related to the position of the first player, he may not be able to see the first player behind him, so he has to pass the football to the third player who comes up to pick him up, and the third player receives the ball and faces the running path of the first player, he can see the first player.

At this point, he passes the ball diagonally out of the field to the open area in front of the first player in the running position, making sure that the first player receives the ball while running, rather than stopping to catch it.

The first player receives the ball and crosses it.

It's a complete exercise.

It seems simple, but for a rookie who has never been exposed to football at all, it is quite surprising that he can understand the doorway after watching it once......

He thought of Godot's remark that "he is a great learner".

Is that it?

So he didn't continue to talk about the running requirements in training, but said to Rongguang: "You don't need to cross at the last time, you just need to run over and receive the pass." Run as fast as you can. "This is a training program that is already in the training class, and it is not specifically designed for Glory, but this training program can be used to test the speed of Glory.

Rong Guang confirmed with a rhetorical question: "How fast can you run, how fast can you run?" "If that's the case, it's so easy for him!

Mauro nodded: "Yes, run as fast as you can, let's see how fast you are at the best, young man." ”

Rong Guang smiled confidently, and his eight teeth shone brightly: "Look at it, Mr. Coach!" Running is what I do best! ”

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Waldemar had a football at his feet, and next to him stood Glory.

The training, or rather the test, is about to begin.

With the exception of the five players and one coach who participated in the training, everyone withdrew, with Mauro standing on the sidelines with Leko and Godot, and the rest of the youth team players standing behind Coach Waldemar.

Then there were the dozens of fans who were already there on the sidelines of the training ground.

They all became witnesses to the test.

Especially the players and fans of the youth team, it's very strange, they have practiced so well, why did they suddenly pause, and then put in a new face?

"I heard that it was a trial ......"

"Tryout?"

"Well, it seems like that kid has a speed advantage or something, so give him a chance to show it...... That's what I heard anyway......"

"Rico, do you know that guy?" Lucas Sutton touched Rico next to him with his elbow,

"I don't know him." Rico shook his head.

"Then why is he pointing at you?"

"How do I know the way?" Rico shrugged.

Meanwhile, outside the training ground, onlookers were talking.

"Who's that red vest?"

"São Paulo youth team doesn't have him, right?"

"Of course, it doesn't look like a youth team player......"

"What is he here for?"

"And why is he on the training ground? Why don't the youth teams train anymore, it's all about him? ”

Amid the chatter, the test began.

After a whistle blew, Waldemar, who had a whistle in his mouth, dribbled forward and passed the ball to the waiting player in front.

Then, as the training requirements said, the last player passed the ball diagonally to the wing.

Glory gritted his teeth and chased after the football, and when the football was about to come, he stretched out his legs.

But he didn't end up touching the football, which slashed in front of his toes and rolled straight out of the sideline.

He didn't get the ball.

Failed.