Several people gathered in Yang Xuxin's one-room apartment, each carrying a boxed lunch. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Brother Xin, you said you invited us to dinner, just eat this?" Huang Sizong picked up a thin slice of meat with chopsticks and shook it at Yang Xuxin.

Yang Xuxin said angrily: "Twenty pieces of braised pork rice, what do you dislike?" ”

“…… This New Year hasn't passed yet, and you won't invite us to a big meal? ”

Chen Jianfeng gulped the rice into his mouth and said, "It's actually quite delicious." ”

"Look at Brother Hao! Learn more! ”

After speaking, Yang Xuxin walked to the computer and sat down, and suddenly changed the conversation and said: "This year's winter camp is half a month, right?" ”

Huang Sizong said: "Yes, it's only the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and I originally wanted to go and play everywhere." ”

Yang Xuxin turned on the computer and said, "Shouldn't you use the winter vacation, otherwise school will start again in a few days." ”

"If it wasn't for the team's compulsion, I wouldn't have bothered to come. And it's cold. ”

"I don't have the spirit of hardship and hard work at all, I see how you will mix in the future." After speaking, Yang Xuxin turned his head to Chen Jianfeng and asked, "Brother Hao, what about you?" How is the new team feeling? ”

Huang Sizong interjected: "Don't worry, with me covering, no one dares to bully him." ”

"Come on, just your height of one meter and six." Yang Xuxin sneered.

Chen Jianfeng said with a smile: "Si Zong is very good to me, although we just met yesterday. ”

Huang Sizong snorted at Yang Xuxin and said, "Did you hear that?" People are much kinder than you. ”

Yang Xuxin ignored it and continued to ask Chen Jianfeng, "By the way, how is your brother?" Since I got on the plane on the day I hit it, I haven't been in touch again. ”

"He hasn't called me either, so I guess the phone doesn't work. However, there was a notice from the Football Association that he went to a Portuguese second team, which seems to be called Boavista. I don't know very well. ”

"Boavista? I'll ask when I go back. I've watched a lot of news before, but I can't find a detailed list. It's really strange that there is so little information on the Internet for such a big thing as staying abroad. ”

"What's so strange?" Huang Sizong glanced at him and said, "I haven't kicked it out yet, what's the use of just sending it out?" ”

Chen Jianfeng said: "I think so, and I heard that most of them are from the amateur league, right? ”

Yang Xuxin said: "Yes, professional teams will not easily give up good seedlings to others. ”

"Is the good seedling talking about me?"

Looking at Huang Sizong's smug look, Yang Xuxin just squeezed his eyes and said, "Pull you down!" ”

Then he turned on the computer monitor and said, "Don't talk patronize, let's kill a few live dishes after eating!" ”

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Over the next two days, jet lag problems that the lad hadn't been aware of all this time began to appear. Except for Chen Jianhao, a freak who can sleep like a dead pig anywhere, the others gradually fell into a situation where they couldn't sleep at night and felt obviously sleepy during the day.

There is also the problem of excretion and absorption. Since eating a barbecue on his birthday night, Wu Tianchang has a sad look every time he walks out of the toilet. The severe water and soil adaptation lasted for three whole days, and Wu Tianchang had to use the intestinal pills and Kaisailu to emptie the garbage in his stomach.

Others are no better, and poor laxation has become the norm. And the most outrageous is Xiao Pan, who has been in Europe for many years. Since drinking wine at Govia's house, his headaches have worsened. At the same time, he suffered from loss of appetite and nausea, so much so that by the time he was ready to leave for Lisbon on Saturday morning, he suddenly fell ill. Later, Govia's wife, Anna, accompanied him to the local hospital, and the boys had to go to the club on their own.

The team bus stopped early in front of the club, waiting for the arrival of the little fighters. Lisbon is more than 300 kilometres away, and it takes you just over three hours to get there by car to the nearest train station, Kanbaha, and then by train.

Since Chen Jianhao and his entourage did not have an appearance arrangement, they only dressed in their usual clothes and set off with the team. They sat in the seats at the end of the bus, and they looked a little restrained. Mario Silva was spitting on the players and completely ignored them. In fact, in addition to getting on the bus, Coach Silva made a special trip to say to them, "Try to sit as far away as possible when the time comes, don't affect the other players", and then there was no more.

They haven't touched a football in the five days since they arrived in Portugal. This is the closest they have come to football. However, this game has nothing to do with them, and their task is to sit on the bench from start to finish and be a real spectator.

For most people, a trip to a foreign country is pleasant, and there is always a lot to see along the way. Chen Jianhao didn't have any interest in these things, whether it was on the bus or after transferring to the train, he just thought about things to himself, occasionally glanced at the scenery around him, but didn't seem to pay attention to it.

As the capital of Portugal, Lisbon has a strong sense of nostalgia. It's a hilly city built by the sea, and the rugged roads stretch upwards so much that the buildings on the road look a little sloping. If you have to measure it by the standards of a first-tier city, it is definitely not luxury, but a boundless simplicity. When the train enters the railway line in the centre of Lisbon, parts of the area even take on the appearance of a backward countryside, such as messy buildings, dilapidated houses and poor conditions. If you hadn't seen all kinds of foreign faces walking on the street, you might have mistakenly thought that you were in a backward area at this time.

However, this is one of the characteristics of southern European cities. Lisbon is home to a large number of old-fashioned residential areas that can easily feel like stepping back in time. Perhaps the dazzling array of high-rise buildings is not uncommon to them, but it is this compact and tranquil lifestyle that makes people feel more comfortable. After getting off the train station and taking the bus into the city center again, the various modern buildings slowly began to be seen. However, Chen Jianhao didn't react much, even if Chen Jinwu beside him kept shouting "look at it", he just looked at it perfunctorily a few times, and then continued to play.

Until he entered the competition venue, Chen Jianhao still couldn't lift his energy. Little did he realise that this was Portugal's most famous youth academy, the Sporting Lisbon Football Academy.

Opened in 2002, Sporting Lisbon's Football Academy is one of the highest in Portugal in terms of quantity and quality of teaching. A few years later, it moved to the capital of the arts, Alcocheti, and named it the "Academy of Competitive Football". Located on the southern outskirts of Lisbon on the Tagus River, it is considered the home of the country's most famous footballers, a mecca for aspiring young players and a shrine to many excellent teachers who are well versed in the art of master football.

There are seven training grounds, including four natural turf and three artificial turf, as well as accommodation for players travelling from afar. As the academy is located in a quiet rural area on the outskirts of the city, a quiet training environment allows developing young players to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, which is essential for the smooth development of many players.

The tournament will be played on the most central natural turf field. The stadium has two stands, left and right, and can accommodate about 2,000 spectators, but only a few hundred people actually attended. Attendance in the professional league may only be described as dismal, but for the youth competition, it's pretty good.

After the official entrance, Chen Jianhao and his party sat alone in the empty seat on the far right of the bench. No one treats them as real football players, as if they were family members of the players who accompany the team. Coach Silva was in a circle with the rest of the squad as he made his final pre-match arrangements. After a short while, the starters began to warm up on the sidelines. When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, the others didn't give them a second look, but just walked to their seats at the other end and sat down.

If he hadn't signed an agreement to join the team, Chen Jianhao might have thought that he didn't belong to this team. There were more than a dozen positions in the middle, and Chen Jianhao couldn't help but look to the other side, and several substitute players were just sitting upright watching the game. As for the youth team head coach Silva, he is standing near the halfway line at the moment, his eyes fixed on every move on the field, and he has no intention of communicating with them.

Chen Jinwu and Wu Tianchang chatted from beginning to end, and Fang Jizhou also took a few words from time to time, and what they saw and heard along the way made them excited. It wasn't until the game started that they quieted down and put their minds into the game. Chen Jianhao only felt surprised, from beginning to end, they just silently followed the team, and these guys in front of them, how could they be a little transparent with peace of mind? Don't they feel like they're being completely ignored?

Chen Jianhao suddenly stood up angrily, walked to the middle position and sat down alone. Chen Jinwu turned his head to look at him a few times, but for some reason, he ignored him and continued to watch the game.

Chen Jianhao watched the half without saying a word, but in fact, both sides played very dullly and did not show too high a level. Coach Silva kept yelling at the players, but it didn't have any effect, only to show that this is a character coach. Chen Jinwu is always shouting from time to time, and whenever his players pass a good ball or make a wonderful pass, they will cheer like real fans.

At half-time, the score was 0:0.

Even though it's still winter, after 45 minutes of running and fighting, the players are sweating profusely. What's more, it is around noon at the moment, the sun is shining, and even the spectators who have been on the sidelines for a long time can't help but take off their coats, let alone the players on the field.

The players walked to the bench, and the other few who did not play immediately greeted them, some handing out water and some handing towels. Chen Jianhao also consciously gave up his position and returned to Chen Jinwu.

Chen Jinwu asked with interest, "What do you think?" ”

Chen Jianhao looked at Coach Silva, who was frowning in the distance, and said, "It's not good. ”