i want to be king

Chapter 20 He scored again!
"What happened?" Su Dong was surprised, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"You don't know?" The driver was a little confused.

"Hurry up and talk about it." Su Dong urged with concern.

"There are two men and two women in their family. There are four children in total. Among them, the first boy is named Ugo, who also played football. Later, he changed his career and became a painter apprentice. He ended up not doing a good job, but instead mixed with those messy people in the village. Not long ago, he was arrested by the police, saying that he caused trouble after taking drugs."

"Drugs?" Su Dong was shocked.

This is a very, very serious matter in China, and it can even be said to be ruined.

The driver looked at Su Dong's reaction, but was a little surprised.

Isn't that just drug use?

As for such a big reaction?
"Don't be nervous, I'm fine now. I heard that Ronaldo came back and forcibly sent my brother to a drug rehabilitation center."

Even so, Su Dong still had lingering fears.

Living in China since he was a child, the education he received was to keep him away from drugs.

For him, addicts must be kept at a respectful distance.

"However, frankly, the situation is not optimistic."

"why?"

"Ask around, who doesn't know Falcao Village? There are some immigrants here. The house is a social welfare housing built by the government and rented to them at a very low price. Most of the villagers rely on the tourist area to work, but there are also some who have nothing to do and make trouble all day long. Ugo hangs out with these people all day long. Maybe one day he will get involved again."

Speaking of this, the driver reminded Su Dong with a serious face.

"Alcohol and drugs, this is very common in Falcao village, drunks and addicts, you can see them at any time, so when you enter the village, go directly to their houses and don't hang around."

The driver also kindly reminded Su Dong.

Su Dong nodded blankly, really shocked by this incident.

This should be the reason why Ronnie asked for leave for a week not long ago and was nowhere to be seen.

Even if Su Dong and Jose Semedo thought about it, they never thought it would be because of his brother's drug use.

This kind of thing seems to be very common in Madeira Island. Judging from the tone of the driver, it seems that if there is no trouble, drug use is nothing.

But for Su Dong who lived in China since he was a child, he was really shocked.

Thinking of Ronnie again, Su Dong suddenly felt that everyone has their own difficulties.

No wonder he wants to live frugally, saving his monthly pocket money of fifty euros to buy a Sony game console for his family.

After all, I just want to pass the time for my brother and prevent him from becoming addicted to drugs.

……

As a small celebrity in Funchal, the Ronnie family also has a lot of gossip here.

It turned out that his father had participated in the Portuguese war in Africa. Although he came back safely, he suffered from the sequelae of the war. For so many years, he had been anesthetizing himself with alcohol.

"It is said that he was even late for the baptism of Ronaldo, that is, his own son, just to drink."

There is also Ronnie's mother, who was said to have been sent to an orphanage since she was a child, and suffered all kinds of abuse. Later, she finally met Aveiro who fell in love with her. As a result, her husband was sent to the battlefield at a young age. After returning, she used alcohol to anesthetize herself all day long.

It can be said that she single-handedly brought up four children.

Neither Ronnie's eldest sister nor brother had read much, and the second sister had, but not much.

It is not an exaggeration to describe their family as poor.

Or, almost all the families living in the village of Falcao are destitute.

And Su Dong could feel that Ronnie almost carried the hope of their family.

If he doesn't become a professional player, his parents, siblings, and everyone else in Falcao's village will never escape this tragic fate.

If he hadn't come here and heard this from the taxi driver, Su Dong really wouldn't have known that Ronnie, who had always shown himself to be aloof and self-confident, had hidden such a life experience behind him.

Perhaps, aloofness and self-confidence are just a disguise he shows, and he never lets his true heart show to others.

This should also be a kind of protection for oneself.

……

When Su Dong came to Falcao Village by taxi, the driver stopped the car at the intersection.

As soon as he got out of the car, a beautiful woman in her 20s by the side of the road looked at him for a while, then came up to him and asked him if he was Su Dong?
Su Dong hurriedly nodded, and only after questioning did he find out that this was Ronnie's second sister.

The two took their things out of the trunk and walked to Ronnie's house along the narrow village road.

This is a two-story house, which is exactly the same as the surrounding houses. It should be a social welfare house built by the government as the driver just said.

As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted with a strong smell of alcohol.

In the living room, Ronnie's father was very drunk early in the morning.

Then Su Dong saw Ronnie's mother and brother, the latter of whom was skinny, just like the image of a drug addict Su Dong saw on TV.

Su Dong didn't stay at Ronnie's house for too long. After all, he asked for leave to go out and declined the hospitality of Ronnie's family. Su Dong went back to the intersection and took a car back to the hotel.

All the way, he was thinking about the Ronnie family.

Everyone has a compelling reason to succeed.

Jose Semedo has it, Ronnie has it, Su Dong has it.

Su Dong still clearly remembers that when his father decided to go bankrupt and send him abroad, many people around him laughed at him, thinking that he was delusional. It is impossible for China to produce football geniuses, let alone Su Dong.

But my father believed it and was willing to give everything for Su Dong.

Su Dong never told anyone that he aspired to become a professional player. He just wanted to return to his hometown, in front of his father, and tell him personally that his original choice was wise.

In this way, his father can straighten his back in front of relatives and friends.

Of course, by now, Su Dong wanted more.

He aspires to be cheered by the crowd like Jaddr.

He knows that he is still far away from this goal, but he is willing to work hard and try.

He wants to be like Ronnie, forging ahead, not like a crushed Jose Semedo.

Thinking of this, Su Dong's eyes became more determined.

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The game against the Maritimo II team was held in the stadium of the training base and did not attract many fans.

The stands are sparsely populated, and it is estimated that there are barely three to 400 people.

The game was very intense.

Maritimo's second team is at home, and they showed an aggressive momentum from the very beginning, and they are indeed slightly better in strength. Not long after the opening, they took advantage of a defensive error in the competition to score a goal.

Afterwards, Athletic will barely gain a firm foothold, struggling to maintain the line of defense.

The second Maritimo team continued to maintain the suppression on the scene, constantly planning opportunities, and striving to score again.

This time, Pereira did not replace Su Dong during the intermission. Instead, he replaced Su Dong in the No. 60 minute of the second half, but did not replace the team's center forward, and instead adopted a double forward tactic.

Although he played late, Su Dong was still very active after he played.

The center forward is still at the forefront, while Su Dong is actively retreating to support and pull the side. The running range is relatively large, and it is not his advantage to avoid direct physical confrontation with the opponent's defender.

The teammates are obviously more familiar with Su Dong, whether it is the pass to him or the pass to him, there is a tacit understanding.

Especially Canelas.

When the game progressed to No. 703 minutes, the score was still zero to one.

Su Dong ran back from the front again, and after receiving a pass from his teammate, he passed back to Canelas who ran to the open space.

While passing the ball, Su Dong, with his back to the goal, stretched out his left hand and pointed to his team's right.

Canelas understood it, and immediately turned around to take the ball to the right. He saw that there was a gap in the left defense of Maritimo No. [-], and Baru was ready to go.

The midfielder of the Athletic Club didn't hesitate, and directly passed the ball diagonally to the right. Baru sprinted at the fastest speed, broke through the defense, caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Center Sami tried to rush to grab the first point, but collided with the opposing center back, and neither of them could grab the point.

The ball tremblingly fell to the middle.

Su Dong, who had just retreated to meet him, turned around and sprinted at this time. When he saw Sammy going to grab the front point, he immediately changed direction and rushed to the middle, ready to meet the second landing point at any time.

Sure enough, the ball fell to the middle, and Su Dong just rushed to the ball. Facing the falling ball, he shot an angry shot with his right foot, and directly pumped the ball into the lower left corner of the opponent's goal.

Goal!
The referee's whistle sounded for a goal!

Su Dong was so excited that he turned around and rushed out of the penalty area, running all the way to the sidelines.

In the away game, there were no cheers from the fans, not even boos from the opponent's fans, but this did not hinder Su Dong's excitement at all, because this was his second official game.

He scored again!
……

"Yes!"

Coach Pereira clenched his fists excitedly.

Su Dong's running position was really smart this time. He didn't choose to compete with Sami for the second position, but chose to compete for the second position. What he didn't expect was that the two people in the previous position missed both.

This is luck, but why not strength?
"Two consecutive goals." Pereira shook his head with a wry smile.

Su Dong's performance surprised them more and more. This was certainly a surprise, but it also meant that the day when they lost Su Dong was getting closer.

It is said that the inspection of Sudong has already been put on the schedule of the Belerences scouting team.

……

The players in the athletic club also rushed over to celebrate the goal with Su Dong.

It is not easy to score in two consecutive games, especially for a 16-year-old player.

"It's so beautiful!" Mattello ran over and hugged Su Dong, and praised with a smile.

"Work harder and try to score another goal." The captain encouraged.

Su Dong smiled and nodded.

But Maritimo's second team reacted quickly and did not give Su Dong a chance to continue to perform.

In the end, Athletic Portugal drew [-]-[-] away with Maritimo II.

Su Dong scored in two consecutive rounds.

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