There is a dream called football

At the corner of the airport, a young man wearing casual clothes and a peaked cap walked slowly over, and Li Qiao hurried forward to greet him.

The two people hugging each other felt like old friends reunited after not seeing each other for a long time.

"Hey, how's the journey going?"

"It's not bad, it's only a little over an hour's flight." Raven said with a smile.

"I see you have lost weight."

"It's really hard to live in Madrid."

For players studying abroad, the first and most difficult level is loneliness, which is different from the loneliness in no man's land.

You are surrounded by people, but the cultural barrier makes you feel like there is a veil between you and them.

"Okay, welcome to Porto, we can play football together again."

Sousa came closer.

"Do you still know me? Uncle Sousa."

"Hello, uncle."

Although they only chatted online, Raven has already identified Sosa as his agent.

"This is Lorinda, Uncle Sosa's daughter."

Before Raven could say hello, Lorinda stepped forward and touched Raven's head, "Call me sister."

sweat.

"Can you speak Chinese?"

"Learned it from Li Qiao."

Li Qiao smiled and said: "Lorinda is a little older than us, so calling her sister is not an exaggeration."

"Hehe, hehe."

Raven was a little shy when she first arrived.

Sosa held someone's arm and said, "Let's go, let's talk about it when we go home."

*****

At 6 o'clock, today's meal is according to Chinese customs.

On the terrace, four people, Lorinda, Li Qiao, Raven, and Sosa, gathered around a small table, and they suddenly felt like home.

"There are so many delicious foods." Raven said with a smile.

"You're welcome, eat more."

Raven ate a piece of grilled tuna and nodded, "It's delicious. It's better than Real Madrid's rice."

"Ha ha."

Between pushing the cup and changing the cup, the distance between people has become much closer, and the initial strangeness has disappeared a lot.

Lorinda was going to tease Raven, "Raven, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"That's it, Li Qiao has it all."

…

Uncle Lei Wen and Sousa looked at Li Qiao blankly, and Mumu said: "Really?"

"Of course not. I know a girl named Lorinda in Porto. Could it be that you are my girlfriend?"

"Bah, you lied in public. The blonde beauty from last time was the one riding a heavy machine."

Li Qiao woke up from his dream and found out that Lorinda was referring to Lucia.

"Haha, that one isn't even a friend. I just met her once and she also likes to play football."

Raven and Sosa looked like "Why don't I believe it?"

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you everything."

After finishing speaking, Lorinda said with a smile: "If you sit in the back, you must have your arms around her waist. She also said that she is not a girlfriend."

sweat.

Li Qiao regained consciousness and thought to himself, "Why is Lorinda picking on me?"

So he laughed and said: "No, it doesn't matter even if she is my girlfriend, I am single."

"you……"

Lorinda was a little surprised by this counter-general.

"Very thick-skinned."

Sosa slapped the table and said, "Can you please stop speaking Chinese? I want to participate too."

"It's okay, uncle, I'll help you translate." Raven said with a smile.

Lorinda smiled and said: "You should play football well now and work hard for me."

"You seem to care about me very much?" Li Qiao smiled.

"Yes, I treat you as my younger brother. I don't care about you, who cares about you."

"Haha, maybe you like me."

Lorinda's face turned red. She glared at Raven, "Stop translating. I'm leaving. You clear the table."

Lorinda walked away, and Sousa and Raven could only pretend that nothing happened.

After cleaning up, Li Qiao patted Raven and said, "Follow me."

"Where to go?"

"Special training."

"Special training?"

Li Qiao couldn't help but throw a big bag to Raven and said, "Carry it."

"I'll strangle it. It's so heavy. What's in it?"

"Special training equipment, hurry up."

*****

On the small court, Fabio rubbed his shoulders. The special training these days made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Gustavo, do you think Li Qiao is a pervert? He actually came up with such a special training method."

Dada had black lines on his forehead.

It's indeed a bit perverted.

Li Qiao came after a while, threw the bag on the ground, took out two down jackets, then a vest like a bulletproof vest, but it was full of sand, and finally some sandbags for leggings.

Raven was dumbfounded, what is this for?

Li Qiao first introduced Raven, then pointed to something on the ground, "Fabio, take it with you."

Fabio was reluctant, but he still put on two down jackets, and then a sandbag.

It was still the end of September, Portugal was located in southern Europe, and the weather had not turned cold yet, so Fabio was sweating profusely soon.

"Is it uncomfortable? Fabio?"

"It's uncomfortable, it's too uncomfortable."

Li Qiao smiled and said: "It's okay to feel uncomfortable. Which midfielder in European football doesn't feel uncomfortable when holding the ball."

Li Qiao just wants Fabio to hold the ball in the most uncomfortable state, so that the training effect can be achieved.

"Okay, let's start, let's play football."

However, in order to prevent Fabio, Li Qiao, Dada, and Raven from being kicked and injured, they specially put on softer sneakers.

Li Qiao passed the ball to Fabio and then made a move himself.

Fabio was wearing Michelin tires and was moving a lot slower than usual. As soon as he touched the ball, Dada made a tackle.

The ball was broken.

"Li Qiao, I can't play football like this. I feel like a disabled person."

"Haha, Fabio, special training must be special. Trust me, if you insist on such special training, you will definitely become stronger."

Raven passed the ball to Fabio. He knew that he would be kicked as soon as he got the ball. His mind was spinning rapidly. He had a good idea of ​​Li Qiao's position before catching the ball. Before Dada could take a kick, he kicked the ball away.

Already.

"Not bad, we applaud Fabio, he passed the ball well."

Within five minutes, Fabio was sweating profusely. Li Qiao shouted to stop, "Take a rest and drink some water."

"Can I take off my down jacket temporarily?"

"no."

The training continued, Fabio still scolded Li Qiao while training, and slowly he realized that something was indeed different.

This is a mental squeeze on himself. In the past, Fabio was always unwilling to change. He was afraid of all kinds of pain and discomfort.

"Li Qiao is right. To become an excellent midfielder, I must learn to change myself."

He was tackled again and again, struggled to get up from the ground again and again, his sweat was as sticky as glue, but this time Fabio did not complain.

Because Li Qiao is always encouraging Fabio.

"Every drop of sweat today will eventually become your passport to the Portuguese national team!"