140. A new leap forward (2)
SAK International School El Castillo, located in Madrid.
The group went to the school that Monica would attend and went through the admission process with the school principal.
“Miss Monica. Director Serena’s evaluation was very good. “It looks like you worked hard in Brazil.”
“yes. “I really wanted to come to Spain.”
“Since we’ve come this far, the goal is the Olympics, right?”
“yes.”
“great. Now that I’m older, I’m going to be very busy. Oh, by the way, what is the relationship between the two of you here?”
As expected, the middle-aged man, with an air of elegance befitting the head of an art school, pointed to the two men sitting on the sofa opposite him.
It was Hoyoung and Lucci who accompanied Monica.
In response, Lucci held out a business card and said.
“I am a distant uncle. “Here, take my business card.”
“You are a sports agent? “If you live in Madrid, are you a soccer agent?”
“I mainly play for Real Madrid.”
“Oh really? “I am also a fan of Real Madrid.”
It wasn’t that surprising.
Most people who live in Madrid are fans of Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.
The school principal said.
“I’m not a socio, but I’m a fan who enjoys watching soccer whenever I have time. Even if I can’t go to the Bernabeu, I tend to take care of it at home.”
“haha. This kind of relationship. Say hello here. This boy next to me is the player I am playing with. “He belongs to Real Madrid.”
“Oh, I guess it’s a youth? Is it Juvenil?”
“ha ha ha. “I will debut in the first team this year.”
“Ah, I see… Yes?”
The school principal looks quite surprised.
When Hoyoung took off his sunglasses and formally greeted him, the school principal responded by making various gestures with both hands.
“ha ha ha. “This is also our fate, so if you’re not busy, let’s talk for a bit.”
It turned out that he was a talkative person.
After an hour-long conversation, the group unpacked their belongings in the dormitory and moved to Hoyoung’s house.
Still, since this is our first reunion in three years, we can’t just part ways like this.
Both of them were going to be busy in the future, so they didn’t know when they would be able to meet if not today.
The car arrived at the parking lot in front of the house.
Perhaps due to his mood, Lucci’s driving seemed rushed today.
Squeak.
Lucci said as we parked the car.
“You know that Grandpa and Grandma are both going out, right?”
“Oh yeah?”
“Didn’t you know? “Grandpa went fishing at the lake and grandma went to Central Market.”
Lucci, who had been living at home for several months, knew the family situation better than Hoyoung.
“But why?”
“no. “It doesn’t mean anything, and I just want to do some work.”
“Aren’t you going in together?”
“yes. “I have work to do.”
“I heard you have no schedule today?”
“It happened a while ago. Please understand that I will be taking my grandmother with me later on. “Can I take Miss Monica back then?”
“are you okay. “I’ll learn geography and go back on my own.”
“haha. “Do whatever you feel comfortable with.”
Afterwards, when Monica got out of the car, Lucci squinted one eye at Hoyoung.
The corners of his mouth were curled up in a sinister way.
Hoyoung suppressed the laughter that burst out at that sight.
‘It’s Brazilian after all.’
Indeed, it was a thought worthy of the world’s fastest Brazilian, whose average age at first experience was ’17’.
Hoyoung led Monica by the hand and entered the house.
“Monica, I have something to show you.”
“What?”
“There’s something I’ve been collecting all this time.”
Hoyoung went into the room and opened a large box.
This summer’s transfer market was more active than ever in the aftermath of Euro 2008 and the Beijing Olympics.
Even now, at the end of August, the excitement has been great, with the EPL in particular showing active activity.
Manchester City dreamed of becoming a big club by recruiting players such as Kompany, Joe, Zabaleta, and Robinho, who played in the Beijing Olympics. In response, Manchester United significantly strengthened their offensive line by recruiting Berbatov and Tevez.
Spain’s La Liga was not easy either.
Pep Guardiola, who was appointed as Barcelona’s new coach, significantly strengthened the defense by investing about 150 billion won to solve the lack of defensive power, which was repeatedly pointed out last season.
It was the cost of recruiting Pique Keita, Careses, and Hleb Alves.
And if there is something going out, there must also be something coming in.
Several surplus members were sold, but the biggest sale was Ronaldinho’s move to AC Milan.
At the same time, an amount of about 130 billion won was invested to recruit Ronaldo, but it was canceled due to the person concerned expressing his opposition.
The morning of August 29th.
Hoyoung, who was scanning related articles in the morning newspaper, got up from the bed in his room.
‘Messi and Ronaldo are destined to not mix even in this era.’
So will he come to Real Madrid?
‘Maybe so.’
There was a strong possibility that this would be the case since Ronaldo told the media that it was his ‘dream and mother’s wish’ to play for Real Madrid since he was young.
The original transfer date was next summer.
Hoyoung was more than excited about the possibility of playing on the same team as him.
Whether coexistence is truly possible remains to be seen.
‘Stop drinking kimchi soup and go train.’
Early moning.
After finishing preparing to go out, Hoyoung opened the door and went out.
Woof woof!
Small puppies came running towards me, wagging their tails.
A few days ago, Hoyoung gave part of his bonus to his grandparents as pocket money, and the next day, they brought puppies that looked like cotton candy from somewhere.
The breed was a Bichon Frize, and Hoyoung called it Dungdung, which looked like a cloud.
“See you in the evening, little ones.”
Woof woof!
As I was about to leave the house while receiving morning greetings from the dogs, my grandmother Lee Moon-hee came out to the front door to see me off.
“Take care.”
“Oh, did you wake up because of me?”
“Don’t think like that. “As you get older, you tend to lose sleep.”
“That’s strange. “They say beautiful women sleep a lot.”
“Ho Ho. “Oh, Hoyoung.”
“yes?”
Lee Moon-hee put on leopard print glasses and gestured to Ho-young.
“You know that sexy girl from last time? He was very friendly, not like a foreign kid. “If you bring me home often, grandma will cook you something delicious.”
“Yes?”
Actually a few days ago.
I brought Monica home and was showing her the players’ uniforms I had collected so far, when Lee Moon-hee, who had gone to a meeting, returned early.
So, I invited Monica to greet her, and Moonhee Lee seemed to have been impressed by the meeting.
“Monica is kind of friendly and polite. “I guess her maternal grandmother is Spanish, so she knows Spanish etiquette well.”
“Oh really? Then next time, I’ll ask where the old man lives. “Are your parents in Brazil?”
“yes. “But grandma, I’m only 16 years old, so you don’t already want to see your great-grandchildren, right?”
“No, what did he say? Hurry up and go home.”
“haha.”
The grandmother is still very young, in her early to mid 50s.
‘You seem very lonely.’
That may have been the reason for raising a puppy.
Later, when I have some free time, I thought that I should show my filial piety one more time.
“Then I will go.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard. “Break your bones.”
“yes!”
Lunch that day.
Valdebebas 1st team training ground.
Practical training was underway in preparation for the first round of the league to be held two days later.
However, Hoyoung, who returned to the team late due to the Olympics, completed a physical check-up through a medical test prior to training.
Because I played so many games this preseason, I focused on examining my knees, and fortunately, the test results showed that there was no problem.
but.
“It’s still okay. But…”
Ariana, the medical test team doctor I met for the first time in a while, showed a surprised reaction.
That was the reason for the increased muscle mass compared to last year.
“Isn’t it normal to grow during the growth period?”
“yes. However, because the growth rate is so fast, we need to manage it well.”
Since he had a lot of muscle-related talent, his growth rate seemed to be fast.
Hoyoung asked.
“Is it bad to have too much leg muscle?”
“No, gaining more muscle mass is good news. As you know, as your thigh muscles grow, your power and agility increase. And even if your thigh muscles are well developed, the risk of injury is relatively reduced. “Robert (Roberto Carlos), who has the thickest thighs on the team, is currently 30 inches tall?”
On the other hand, Hoyoung’s thighs are 24 inches.
There was absolutely no problem with growing further here.
“But if the thigh area is overdeveloped, like Ronaldo, it becomes a problem.”
“I didn’t do that, did I?”
“That’s not right.”
“phew.”
It was a relief.
“That’s why you have to manage it well. Due to the structure of the human body, maximum strength can be exerted when the front and back muscles have a ratio of approximately 7:3, right? But Hoyoung, since you do a lot of sprinting, your front muscle ratio is quite high now. Since endurance and speed are needed at the same time, you need to pay attention to the harmony between fast and slow twitch muscles in advance.”
“I need to increase the intensity of the weights.”
“The club will create a training schedule so that bone growth is not strained. “We’ll check again in 8 weeks to see how it goes, so don’t worry too much.”
“thank you.”
“And for the time being, don’t run too hard.”
“yes.”
The consultation ended here.
“it’s okay. “You can now go and participate in training.”
“Oh wait a minute.”
Before getting up, Hoyoung carefully took something out of his bag.
“this.”
“What is it?”
“It’s an Olympic commemorative gold coin I received from Beijing. “They say it brings good luck.”
“haha. thank you. “Good luck to you too.”
Hoyoung wanted to repay the people who sincerely cared for him, even in a small way.
After completing his physical condition check, Hoyoung immediately participated in first-team training.
Valdebevas 1st Training Center.
When Hoyoung appeared, several players welcomed him.
“Hey medalist! “Kick the ball here!”
The person who uttered these words was Roberto Carlos.
“Hey, the medalist has arrived! “The ransom price must have jumped like crazy!”
And this was Sergio Ramos.
After greeting the players, Hoyoung immediately had a meeting with Coach Schuster.
Schuster asked in a caring tone.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“yes. “It’s getting better every day.”
“Thank goodness. “I look forward to making my debut soon.”
Then Hoyoung took out a small box wrapped in gold foil.
“Take this.”
“Beijing Olympics commemorative gold coin?”
“It will bring good luck to the club. “I give one to everyone I meet.”
“ha ha ha. “I can’t help but look forward to this season.”
“You can look forward to it. “I will definitely show you.”
Hoyoung appealed to himself by showing strong determination.
And Schuster answered.
“Then let’s take a look.”
Beep!
Soon, the second half of the minigame began, and Hoyoung was assigned to Team B, which included members of Team 1.5, including Marcelo, Higuain, Sneijder, and van der Vaart.
He took on the role of a goal getter, which requires significantly less stamina than an attacking midfielder.
His position is a frontline striker who must play top two with Higuain.
About 10 minutes have passed since then.
Coach Schuster talked with head coach Manuel Ruiz while watching Hoyoung roam the training field.
“It’s definitely not in the best condition.”
“yes. I guess I’ll have to wait a bit. “I have been running non-stop since June after the end of last season.”
Coach Schuster was originally very opposed to Woo Ho-young being selected for the Olympics.
Because I thought there was nothing more foolish than overexerting one’s body at a young age.
But in the end, I thought it was a good idea to send it.
The first reason is that the valuable result of exemption from military service was obtained.
And the second reason is.
“You’ve become very confident in your movements.”
“A lot of the intimidation among seniors, knowingly or unknowingly, has disappeared.”
“I guess so. Because I experienced a big stage once. “At this level, even if you throw me in the first division, I will adapt quickly.”
Woo Ho-young is growing day by day.
The two were amazed at the sight.
Schuster then said:
“Then, let’s put you on the sub list for round 1. First, let’s see how it progresses until tomorrow’s training.”
“yes. “I think that’s enough.”
Hoyoung Woo’s youngest debut in La Liga.
That day was getting closer and closer.