Chapter 40 The Weird in the Lakeside Park(1/2)
During the special training of Glory, the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship will not stop and wait for Glory to upgrade.
In the new round of the tournament, Sao Paulo defeated the Americans 1-0 at home.
The glory of this game disappeared from the starting list and replaced by Kaka.
Rongguang only came on as a substitute in the last five minutes of the game, but had no chance of performance.
There have been voices saying that if Rongguang cannot change his situation as soon as possible, he may return to the youth team.
After all, as first-team players gradually recover from injury, the first-team players no longer have his place...
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After the game, Grayson published an article on "Scoreboard", which analyzed Rongguang's current situation.
"...The only five minutes on the bench is that Osvaldo has given up the so-called genius... This is undoubtedly the right choice. The Chinese boy has speed, but this is not a football talent, he can practice sprinting. I can't think of it for long, and we shouldn't see this genius that suddenly pops up in the first team of Sao Paulo. Brazilian football never lacks those meteors that flash away, and Rong is just one of them... After this game, I will no longer publish any articles on this Chinese player. Let us turn our attention away from him. There are too many people and things worth our attention!"
Corinthian football director Edva Simos satisfactorily put the Scoreboard aside.
The problem that has always troubled him has been completely solved. As long as the media's attention to glory gradually declines, no one will mention the fact that he once rejected glory, and he no longer has to pay attention to the performance of this Chinese boy.
Let this damn Chinese boy and his damn agent go to hell!
At first Edva Simos was frightened, afraid that Chairman Dualibi would cause trouble for him.
I was also afraid that this matter would be more and more serious and would be difficult to deal with if it was racial discrimination.
It is proven that it is just a false alarm, but it makes Simos very embarrassed for a while, so Simos doesn't have much affection for Rongguang in his heart, and he wants Rongguang to be unlucky.
If glory can completely sink into this, it would be better.
That bastard, Godot, wants to use the media to come to me, I’m playing now!
Deserve it!
When Simos thought of the future fate of Glory and Godot, he was very happy. He decided to take his wife and children out for a big meal to celebrate.
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Coelho Alexander Costa is very busy as the football owner of the St. Paul branch of the Le Reims.
He usually has a lot of work to do. In addition, although he is the director, he is still a reporter who often goes to the front line.
It is very common to work overtime continuously when you are busy.
Sometimes when I was busy outside and returned to the office, I sat down and rested for a long time and then went out again.
Now he is sitting in his office, he is finally finished and can rest. He doesn't have to run out again this time.
He sat in the chair and rested for a while and began to clean up his messy desk.
When he picked up a delicate notebook, a piece of paper fell out of it and happened to fall in front of him.
"Glory".
This was the name Rongguang signed to him in an interview with Coelo at that time.
He thought of the deep impression this Chinese boy left on himself during the interview.
He seems to be full of fighting spirit, cheerful and optimistic. From him, you can't feel the caution of a beginner who has only been in contact with football for more than two months.
After the last game, Grayson wrote a special article to end the "genius" argument.
He showed his professionalism and criticized the glory in his articles with almost nothing.
The words are sharp and the tone is very serious.
Coelho saw it too.
He was worried that Glory would not be able to withstand such a series of blows.
I have played three consecutive games and have no performance.
No goals and no assists, the contribution to the team is getting smaller and smaller.
It is in sharp contrast to his amazing performance in the first three games. From heaven to hell, how many people can withstand this gap?
This is what Coelo said in his initial interview.
The start was so smooth, and it was not a good thing for a newcomer like Rongguang who didn't even lay a good foundation.
I pushed myself to the media and the public too early, put myself at the forefront, and lost a relatively peaceful environment for growth.
The pressure suddenly increased. Can that kid bear it?
Suddenly I remembered that he didn't seem to have any chance to show his ability to withstand pressure.
He made three amazing performances as soon as he debuted, and he did not encounter any tests or difficulties.
The real test begins now.
How will he deal with it after three consecutive games of mediocrity and even bad performances?
Just as I was thinking, I suddenly heard a conversation between several editors and reporters coming from outside the door.
"I heard that a weird guy has recently appeared in Lakeside Park..."
"Are you talking about that fool? I heard of it too!"
"What's going on?"
"Oh, there are many people who see a fully armed and well-protected person running on the boulevard of the lakeside park in the morning and evening. However, unlike ordinary runners, he has a football tied to his feet. During the running, he often trips to the ground by the football... No one knows what he is doing. Running is not like running, and driving the ball is not like carrying the ball..."
Several people walked away while talking, and their voices gradually disappeared and eventually they could not hear them at all.
Lakeside Park?
Coelho thought the name sounded very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that this was not the park near Glory and Godot lived?
This was known during the interview with Rongguang.
Coelho carefully recalled the reporters and edited the content of the chat.
Lakeside Park, weird guy, dribbling the ball, running...
Will it have anything to do with Rong?
Finally he thought so.
Thinking of this possibility, Coelho found that he could not sit down in the office anymore.
It seems like I have to go out again...
This time I still couldn't sit for more than half an hour.
Coelo stood up with a wry smile.
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When Coelo arrived at the Lakeside Park, it was already six:30 pm. It was still autumn in Sao Paulo in mid-April, but it was getting dark at half past six:30 pm. The dense woods by the lake made the light in the boulevard very dark.
The sky became darker and there were fewer people in the boulevard.
St. Paul is a city with a huge gap between the rich and the poor. It is very unsafe to be in secluded places at night. Robbery, kidnapping, and murder are not uncommon.
Coelho then realized that he was so excited...
Although the Lakeside Park is not big, the boulevard around the lake is at least five or six kilometers. Isn’t it so easy to find someone in such a big circle?
Maybe I should contact Godot first before coming?
Yes, that should be done.
Coelho, who was about to give up and return, heard the sound of football rubbing on the ground.
He turned his head and looked in the sound, and a figure ran out of the dim shadow.
I happened to run to a slightly empty area, and the reflection on the lake surface reflected, allowing Coelho to see clearly.
The visitor brought the bicycle rider's helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads and other protective gear, just as the reporters and editors described, fully armed.
What attracted Coelo's attention the most was the football under his feet.
Every time he touches the ball, the football will fly forward, but it will not fly far, and will bounce back suddenly when it reaches a distance of about two meters.
If you look closely, you will find that you are being trapped by a net!
If you wade forward too hard, the football will bounce back with faster speed and greater strength.
The feet you keep up will not be able to adapt to this rhythm and will be tripped by football.
The man ran along the way and fell four times when Coelho saw him.
Once, I fell very hard, and even Coelho couldn't help but frown when he saw it, grinned, as if he was the one who fell and hurt...
The "weir" who fell to the ground did not get up immediately, and it seemed that it did fall heavily.
After a while, he turned over and sat on the ground, starting to untie something on his feet.
Is this going to give up?
Coello thought.
But he guessed wrong.
To be continued...