Chapter 14: Desperate Survival, Consolation Prize

Inside the Carrington Training Base.

Snow.

It's biting cold.

On the sidelines of the first team's training ground, rows of messy footprints were still left.

These footprints were left by one person.

Today is a rest day, and all echelons are on holiday.

Only that guy seemed to be forcibly trying to make a path around the training ground.

A security guard hiding in a corner wrapped in a thick down jacket was holding a walkie-talkie and said:

"That guy arrived at eight in the morning, right?"

"He's still running, and he hasn't stopped."

"Crazy."

"I think it's 100 laps, right?"

There was a quick reply on the other end of the intercom.

"Is he crazy?"

"Should we stop him?"

"He must have been irritated insane."

"Why don't we give Mike Phelan a call? Something has to be done. ”

I don't know if the runner is crazy or not, but the security guard is probably going crazy.

I've been at the Carrington base for so long, and I've never met such a crazy person.

And this person is still Cristiano Ronaldo.

That's not what he did when he first came back, although he was always the first to come to the training ground.

And the day before yesterday he was two hours late.

Do you want to make amends today?

Neither security guard could figure it out.

One lap is 400 meters, and 100 laps are 40 kilometers.

Dong Fangzhuo ran from eight o'clock in the morning to more than ten o'clock.

It's scary indeed.

The marathon is 42.195 kilometers and the world best record is 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.

Dong Fangzhuo did not calculate how long he had run, but only how many laps he had run.

He ran exactly 100 laps.

He just wanted to test his physical limits.

After exchanging bodies just three days ago, he felt that his body was full of infinite strength, and after several trainings, he didn't feel tired at all, that is, he sometimes couldn't bear the huge amount of training when he was at his peak, but he didn't feel tired these days, even if he changed Ronaldo's body, it wouldn't be, right?

He was keenly aware of this.

But where are the limits? He had to verify it himself.

Now he got the answer.

100 laps is fine.

40 kilometers is easy to complete!

Although I was covered in sweat, the muscles in my legs were still very relaxed, there was no feeling of tightness, and my breathing was very stable, not at all like I had just run 100 laps.

At the end of a game, the distance of the players is about 10-12 kilometers, and the statistics of the forwards are about 9-10 kilometers.

While running on the pitch is completely different from running in circles on a regular day, this difference in magnitude says one thing.

His physical fitness is really awesome!

37 in less than a month.

This physical strength is simply unbelievable.

If you can't run, you won't die.

Reverse growth? Dong Fangzhuo opened his right palm and let the snowflakes fall in the palm of his hand.

Cold, cold,

Extremely comfortable.

This feeling of being able to control his body makes him feel very good.

The road to heaven and earth is endless, and it looks like it is going to be a desperate place......

"Hey, man, he's finally stopped."

"Thank God, I want to call 999."

"Do you want to report back to Mike Phellan?"

"Wait! And he continued! But this time he walked into the court, what is he going to do? "The security guard's eyes are about to fall.

Two hours of running in the snow and ice isn't enough, do you want to keep training?

Is this still human?!

Just now he saw Dong Fangzhuo walking back to the locker room, thinking that everything was over, who would have thought that Dong Fangzhuo would return to the court with a few balls?

Dong Fangzhuo put the ball about 278 meters away from the goal.

Since the physical fitness is awesome.

I wonder if I can get back Ronaldo's awesome elevator ball skills?

Over the years, Ronaldo's elevator ball has been too stretched, and he has hardly scored the elevator ball.

What a pity to abandon it?

What if the knee problem is also fixed?

Dong Fangzhuo is a thief.

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Switzerland.

FIFA headquarters in Zurich.

This year's awards ceremony was deserted.

Due to the pandemic, almost all awards were presented online.

But I didn't expect Ronaldo's agent Mendes to be there in person.

Ronaldo can be willful, but Mendes doesn't want Ronaldo to lose his hard-won honor.

After all, there will be fewer and fewer in the future, far from the award center......

Ronaldo is not among the final three candidates for the World Footballer of the Year, so at this FIFA annual awards ceremony, everyone has forgotten Ronaldo, and everyone is most concerned about Messi and Lewandowski.

When public opinion was biased towards Messi winning his 7th World Footballer of the Year honor, Lewandowski won, this result is the opposite of the Golden Ball Award, which is also the 2021 selection, Messi defeated Lewandowski to win the Golden Ball Award, but Lewandowski defeated Messi in the World Footballer of the Year selection.

In the subsequent annual team awarded, Ronaldo actually squeezed in.

As soon as this best lineup came out, Ronaldo was sprayed.

Because of the selection of the best 11 people of the year, Mbappe was defeated! Throughout 2021, Mbappe scored 51 goals + 22 assists and scored 73 goals, ranking second in the world. Second only to Lewandowski with 69 goals + 11 assists and 80 goals alone.

And although Ronaldo's statistics are not bad, he has scored 47 goals and provided seven assists in 65 games, and has scored 54 goals alone, but he is still far from Mbappe

Many people think that Ronaldo stole Mbappe's place.

The stats of the old rival Messi are not necessarily much better, and he is also in the best team, but he has the Copa America title.

However, the final finale award was indeed awarded to Ronaldo - the FIFA Men's Football Player Special Award.

Mendez smiled and accepted the award on his behalf.

I don't know how Ronaldo felt when he knew that he had won this award?

Anyway, Dong Fangzhuo didn't feel anything after returning home and learning that he had won this award.

That's Ronaldo's award, and it's not him who won the award, so what's so exciting?

There was more ridicule on the Internet than praise, believing that this FIFA special award for men's football players was a consolation prize, and the Golden Ball Award forcibly awarded Lewandowski for the best striker award.

However, from FIFA's point of view, this award is even heavier than the weight of the world footballer, after all, Ronaldo's 115 goals are the all-time goalscorer of the world's national teams!

Mendes came to Manchester from Zurich with the trophy in his arms, thinking of celebrating with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Who knew 'Ronaldo' didn't mean to celebrate at all.

He said:

"There's nothing to celebrate."

"This is not the end."

"This is just the beginning."

"Almost everyone thought my career was coming to an end."

"But I'm going to slap them in the face with my actions, and my career is far from over."

"I'm going to win the Ballon d'Or again!"

Seeing Ronaldo so stubborn and strong, Mendes on the side was embarrassed.

It's good to be strong.

But you also have to get your mindset right.

Want to regain the Ballon d'Or at this age?

How could it be......

Don't talk about you, even Messi can't do it, accept the facts, accept your fate!

Isn't this special prize enough?

The future already belongs to Mbappe and Haaland.

Alas......

Unless you can win next year's World Cup?

Ha.

But the premise is that you have to lead Portugal to the World Cup first, but Portugal may not be able to pass the play-offs......

Well, Mendes can only mutter in his heart.

These are the words he will utter absolutely.

In his eyes, Ronaldo will always be a good and strong child who doesn't grow up......

"Herhau,"

"I'm going to rest."

"I've got training tomorrow."

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