Chapter 1,183 Lisbon and Old Friends

lisbon

portugal capital

Less than 12 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean, it is the westernmost city on the European continent.

On September 12, this seaside city welcomed the defending Champions League champion Manchester United and the superstar Gao Xiaodong who debuted from Portugal.

Manchester United is a world-class giant with many fans in Portugal, and Gao Xiaodong has no fewer fans in Portugal than Manchester United. When Manchester United arrived at Lisbon Airport, more than 2,000 fans came to pick them up, and many fans expressed their gratitude to Gao Xiaodong and Manchester United. Ferguson laid flowers.

At the airport, Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong accepted a brief interview with reporters. Different from their speeches in Manchester, this time both Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong strongly stated that Benfica is a great opponent, they have a great history, and this game will be very exciting. difficulty.

After leaving the airport, the Manchester United team took the bus to the booked hotel to rest.

The hotel is located near the Columbus Shopping Center and is close to the home stadiums of Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, where Manchester United will train at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.

Sporting Lisbon is the debut team of former Manchester United superstar Ronaldo. Although Ronaldo left Manchester United, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United have always had a good relationship.

After taking a short rest in the hotel, Ferguson held a team affairs meeting, mainly to explain to the players the preparation plan and work and rest arrangements for the two days.

Manchester United has a tradition of going to nightclubs, and now that the team's captain has been replaced by a young man like Gao Xiaodong, Ferguson is worried that the players will make some scandalous news, so he specially emphasized the team rules and disciplines.

In the afternoon, the Manchester United team went to the Stadium of Light for adaptive training. After returning, Ferguson took Portuguese player Nani to attend the pre-match press conference, while Gao Xiaodong and other players went back to their rooms to rest.

As soon as Gao Xiaodong returned to the room, he received a call from Yu Debao.

"Xiaodong, I'm Dabao, would you like to come out for a drink tonight?"

"Okay, stop being hypocritical. It's okay to buy me a drink after the game. If I have a drink now, if reporters or fans see it, I don't know what kind of disturbance it will cause."

Yu Debao chuckled and said, "Yeah, I'm not afraid of anything, but you are a big tree and attract the wind. There are many people who like you, and there are also many people who are jealous of you and hate you."

Gao Xiaodong said: "Aren't you afraid? If you lose, those idiots won't say that you revealed their tactics.

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Yu Debao smiled and said: "It's not like you haven't stayed here before. The Portuguese are fine in Europe. They are not as discriminatory to us Chinese as other countries."

Gao Xiaodong said: "Dabao, can you play in the game the day after tomorrow?"

Yu Debao sighed and said: "Well, I'm afraid it's difficult. I'm only the fourth or fifth forward at Benfica. In such an important game, I have little hope of playing. Unless I'm leading or trailing by a big score, Coach Jesus may Let me take a moment."

Gao Xiaodong said regretfully: "The fourth forward is a bit uncertain, Dabao, do you think there is still hope in Benfica? What are your plans for the future?"

Yu Debao smiled bitterly and said: "There is little hope. What are my plans? I want to see how other leagues in Europe are doing first. If I can't stay in Europe, I will go back to China and play in the Chinese Super League."

Gao Xiaodong sympathized with Yu Debao. He was able to achieve such great achievements because he was protected by the superstar system. Without this magical system, it would be difficult to even be a professional player, let alone gain a foothold in European football. Yu Debao was able to It's admirable that Portuguese football has been around for so long.

Gao Xiaodong said: "Dabao, there are few teams in Portugal, the annual salary is low, and the level of the team is not high. If you leave Benfica, other teams will not be easy to get along with. How about I contact you in the Premier League to see if there are any teams? I like you."

Although Yu Debao had this intention, he never wanted to trouble Gao Xiaodong. When he heard that Gao Xiaodong took the initiative to help, he was overjoyed and said: "Xiaodong, I won't thank you for your kindness, please."

Gao Xiaodong said: "It may not be possible, after all, we don't have a team."

Yu Debao said: "It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. The main thing is that you try your best. We will always be good brothers. But I want to remind you that Benfica is not easy to win. If you don't succeed, you will capsize in the gutter."

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said: "We all know that Benfica is not easy to play, but as long as we can perform normally, winning is not a big problem. By the way, Dabao, how is Yang Fan doing in Porto? Will he come to watch this game?"

Yu Debao said: "It's hard to put it into words. Yang Fan's situation in Porto is not very good. We had dinner a few days ago and Yang Fan said that if he can't stay here, he will go back to his hometown with me."

Gao Xiaodong and Yu Debao chatted for a while about the situation in Portuguese football, then hung up the phone and went online to play games.

Not long after, Yang Fan called and said, "Xiaodong, you have arrived in Portugal. Has Dabao invited you to dinner?"

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "He wanted to invite me, but I didn't give him a chance."

"Oh." Yang Fan said: "I understand, you are worried about being seen gossiping. Okay, I will go to Lisbon to cheer you on the day after tomorrow. After the game, no matter who of you loses or wins, I will congratulate you."

Gao Xiaodong said: "Don't come. It's not like you don't train. You can't drink or eat."

Yang Fan said: "This is absolutely not possible. You have already come to Portugal. Your opponent is still Dabao. If I don't go there to see, are we still brothers? Just wait for me. I will call you when I get there. By the way, I may not be the only one." Come on, two of your old friends are coming to watch you play."

Gao Xiaodong said: "Who is it?"

Yang Fan said deliberately: "Anna!"

Gao Xiaodong was startled and said, "No way, do you still have contact with that female psycho?"

Yang Fan laughed loudly and said, "It's Hulk and Guarin who are scared by you."

Gao Xiaodong's mind immediately pictured the appearance of the Hulk, and he said with a smile: "It turns out it's them. Okay, I haven't seen them for a long time, so we just want to get together."

Yang Fan said: "You have become rich and have made friends with noble people. You have forgotten about them. They and many of your teammates in Porto are still talking about you."

Gao Xiaodong said: "Stop talking nonsense, am I that kind of person? I'm too busy. I've finished training for the competition, and there are all kinds of commercials and entertainment."

Yang Fan said: "Okay, stop pretending, I know you are busy, we will come to see you, you don't need to come to see us."

Gao Xiaodong said with emotion: "I really don't have time now. When the season is over, I will go to Porto specifically to see it."

Yang Fan smiled and said: "That's right, come and take a look, I also have face."

Yang Fan talked to Gao Xiaodong for a while, and hung up the phone for fear of disturbing Gao Xiaodong's rest.

Gao Xiaodong was filled with emotion when he heard that Hulk, Guarin and others were coming to see him. He posted a few photos of Lisbon on Twitter and talked about his feelings about revisiting his hometown. As a result, he was in Rexo, Portugal. His teammates in Porto and Porto responded one after another. Some invited him to go back and have a look, and some said they would come to cheer him on. Gao Xiaodong was very moved and made up his mind to visit Porto after the holiday.