Chapter 6 Vitalia Park Training Base
At the beginning of the millennium, Benfica's youth training facilities were outdated, and the results of youth training were lackluster. Portuguese sports were quite satisfactory, and Porto was recognized as the best football youth training base in Portugal.

It was not until Ronaldo, Quaresma, Nani and other outstanding players were born that Sporting Lisbon rose strongly and became the new leader of the Portuguese youth academy.

The traditional tycoon Benfica realized that it should update the youth training base, and opened youth training schools in Lisbon and Madeira Islands, and formulated important development goals centered on training young players.

After several years of hard work and courage, it is already keeping pace with Portuguese sports.

Coupled with proper positioning and training regardless of the country, it finally caught up and became Portugal's new best youth training team.

The former leader of the youth academy dropped to third, and no one would be comfortable.

Porto up and down, want to revive the past.

Increase investment in youth training, hire more professional youth training coaches, and encourage talented players to skip grades.

When the youth training has not yet reaped the results, the operation of the club is maintained by an intermediary.

The black shop in Europe has become famous all over the world.

However, their core is still... youth training.

Martin came to the Vitalia Park training base, greeted Uncle Mendes at the door familiarly, and went straight to the U17 youth team locker room.

Vitalia Park Training Base is the youth training base in Porto, and also one of the most advanced youth training bases in Portugal and Europe. It has beautiful scenery, singing birds and flowers, complete supporting facilities, and the most scientific training model.

The success rate is also among the top ten in European youth training camps all year round.

"I'm going, Joao, why are you here?"

Martin, who came to the locker room, was surprised to see a familiar skinny guy.

"Hey, the coach said I was invincible in U15, let me come to U17 to harm you, how about it, cool?"

Felix raised his head and was very proud: "By the way...I heard that you didn't become a Dragon Kingdom citizen. Did you go back to participate in the Asian Youth Championship training camp? Why did you come back?"

"Strength does not allow my existence, so I came back."

Martin waved his hand in front of the locker, put on his training shirt by himself, and prepared for the next training.

"Is Dragon Country football that strong now? Although you still have one more season to find your own way out, it doesn't mean that you don't have a place in Dragon Country U19, right? When you went back, you seemed to say that you were a Dragon Country youth player. The No. [-] player turned out to be bragging."

Felix chuckled.

Martin gave a middle finger, can you stop talking so straight?

It's easy to have no friends!
Immediately, he remembered something, and looked at Felix regretfully.

If I remember correctly, the Portuguese genius Felix, who is Ronaldo's successor, will be eliminated by the youth academy in the near future because of his thin body.

He once lost confidence, but fortunately he joined the Benfica youth training under the encouragement of his father, and grew up very fast, kept skipping grades, and finally transferred to Atletico Madrid with a record-setting worth, becoming the player with the highest transfer fee in Portugal.

It was also at Atletico Madrid that Felix's talent, which had a high starting point, was gradually smoothed out.

Simeone's tactics pay attention to physical confrontation and high-position pressing, which... is precisely Felix's shortcoming.

Felix also gave Martin a middle finger: "See how I'll make you go numb later."

"Hey~ It's not certain who abuses whom!"

Martin is confident.

Up to 95+ defensive attributes, can you, a child under the age of 15, be able to play?

Hehehe...

……

U17 head coach Simon was not surprised to see Martin on the training ground, but just shook his head, feeling a little regretful.

The youth training academy encourages grade skipping, and Martin was once the hopeful star of the youth training academy.

Came to U17 three years ago.

But the progress in the past two years cannot be said to be non-existent, it can only be said to be insignificant.

Ruben Neves, who skipped another level in the same period, has been appreciated by the first-team coach Lopetegui and went directly to the first team to participate in the preparations for the 2014-2015 season.

There is really no way to compare people.

Not long ago, there was a show operation that actively applied for naturalization of the Dragon Kingdom.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing again.

In his view, naturalization in Longguo is a manifestation of self-renunciation.

After all, the current Long Chao is notoriously rich and stupid, and is willing to spend huge sums of money for foreign players.

Both Gilardino and Diamanti, who are almost unable to get along in Serie A, can both get an annual salary of 400 million euros after tax...

Tut tut...

What he didn't expect was that after returning from Longguo, Martin seemed to be enlightened, and his performance was unbelievable!

in training.

"Oh-My-God!"

Felix was easily intercepted by Martin again, and he put his head in his hands and exclaimed, "You...how did you know I would break through here?"

Martin kicked the football on Felix's feet to Felix, and said calmly, "Isn't it normal for me to see through your unrefined dribbling skills?"

As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders and showed a playful smile.

"I don't believe it! It must be a coincidence, come again."

Felix stepped back a few meters on the football, raised his head but frowned, and said solemnly, "I'm coming."

"Boy, come on."

Martin lowered his body's center of gravity, looking prepared.

Felix is ​​small, explosive and fast, but he does not rely on speed to overwhelm his opponent, but to match the rhythm of the body's center of gravity.

Even ordinary professional players may be tempted, but Martin will not.

One-on-one defensive offensive players, without encroaching on their own defense, will also increase the defensive success rate by an additional 50%.

Then the probability is high!

Felix couldn't even think of it, Martin, who was training with him, opened an invincible cheat...

In the middle of fighting and retreating, he stretched out his foot lightly, and smashed the ball out of the sideline before Felix dialed the ball to accelerate.

If it weren't for Felix's weak heart, Martin would have planned to directly control the ball at his feet...

"I don't believe it, I want to continue!"

Felix's idol is Ronaldo, and he also learned the spirit of never admitting defeat from Ronaldo.

"Since you are looking for abuse, then I will fulfill you."

With an additional 50% defensive success rate, it is destined that Felix's efforts will become useless.

The Porto U17 youth team who were training around them also stopped curiously, and all of them looked at Martin as if they were looking at monsters...

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Is this still the former star of hope who is about to be dismissed?
"woowooo~"

After completing a clean defense against Felix, the audience will also let out a burst of exclamation tacitly.

The talented goalkeeper Diogo Costa murmured: "I feel that Martin is back, the former favorite of heaven has awakened!"

The sound was not loud, but all the nearby team members heard it, and... it also resonated.

Head coach Simon saw Martin's performance in his eyes, and he nodded in satisfaction, not rushing to a conclusion.

Half an hour later, it was a regular group match.

The game is divided into three quarters, each lasting 10 minutes, and the coaching staff assesses the player's status.

It has been less than half a month since the start of the 2014-2015 Portuguese U17 Youth League.

The most direct way to assess the success of a youth training coach is the performance of the team in the age group he leads.

Normal training followed, and Martin's performance was exceptionally eye-catching.

The defense is one man's pass, and the transition from defense to offense can also run to the frontcourt in time to support the offense, enriching the team's offensive routines.

It is simply taking care of the entire right road!
The entire coaching staff was very surprised.

"This...or the Martin who is most likely to be eliminated from the youth academy?"

Simon looked at Martin with a relaxed face, frowning.

But he didn't fully agree, not because Martin's nationality was changed from Portugal to Dragon, but because the player's state has fluctuated.

Perhaps, this is a good time.

Observe and observe more.

Better to wait until the traditional Triwizard Tournament before the U17 Youth Championship begins.

At that time, it is most suitable to test the true level of a player.

The Triwizard Tournament, also known as the Hope Cup.

It is led by the Youth Training Department of the Portuguese Football Association, and the youth training teams of the three age groups of Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto, which are the ceiling of the Portuguese youth training, will participate.

That is U17, U19 and U23.

The start time is about half a month before the start of the Youth League.

The training location is the Portuguese National Training Base, and the competition venue is the community natural grass field next to it.

根据赛程安排,2014-2015年葡萄牙U17青年锦标赛第一轮是在8月15日拉开序幕,U17未来杯是在8月2日开打。

……

At the end of the training match, many players surrounded Martin, who played exceptionally well, full of curiosity.

Facing the questions from his teammates, Martin, whose mental age is 30+, spoke without blushing and heartbeat, and just opened his mouth.

"I went back to the Dragon Country, and in a dilapidated Taoist temple, I worshiped Sanqing devoutly and received a special holy baptism. When I woke up, I found that my mind became extraordinarily clear, and my hands and feet became more flexible. The defender's understanding is particularly deep, and... the speed seems to be much faster."

"I also want to go to Dragon Country to be baptized."

Midfielder Rui Pires looked serious.

"Dear brother Rui, I'm really sorry."

Martin spread his hands, apologetic: "That... I used up the last spot."

"Huh? There won't be any more in the future?"

asked the less talented defender Ricardo Perez.

"Well, I'm not sure. In the words of our Dragon Kingdom, it depends on fate. Just like me, when the opportunity meets, there will be a chance to transform."

Martin is serious nonsense, the problem is that this group of players under the age of 17 believe it.

The head coach Simon, who pretended to be tidying up the tactical board, pricked up his ears to eavesdrop, thoughtful.

He had long heard that the sleeping oriental dragon was very mysterious. Seeing Martin, who had undergone tremendous changes within a week after returning to China, he began to agree in his heart that this country indeed had the mysterious power to change people's lives.

The brain can't help thinking: I will go to Longguo when I am on vacation!Maybe... I'm the next Jose Mourinho!
(End of this chapter)

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