Chapter Thirty-Two: New Recruits Arrive

  Before he knew it, Chan Ho Nam had already been with Santos Youth Team for three weeks.

  The devil training is in progress, during which Chen Haonan secretly tested his speed in the training field.

  Still no progress, still 17.8 seconds...

  This bad news once made him feel disheartened, but there was also good news, that is, although he didn't make progress in speed, he could clearly feel that his feet were extremely light.

  This is very important, as Ci Tu Hao Nan comforted him: One day, you will find that your feet are growing wings.

  One day... Chen Haonan muttered in his heart, he didn't know when that day would be, but he chose to believe.

  Just when he thought everything was as usual...

  On this day, Chan Ho-nam was sweeping the floor in the temporary dormitory when a person suddenly appeared.

  He thought for several seconds before he remembered who this person in front of him was.

  Is he the head coach of the youth team? Chen Haonan looked around, and there was only him in this dormitory. Who did the youth team come to find? He couldn't help but feel suspicious.

  The temporary dormitory now has only him living in it, the other teammates are all from Santos and will not live here at all. If he wasn't afraid of Ribero's greedy behavior and wanted to make it convenient for himself to go out and do things, he wouldn't have lived here either.

  And this is a very face-giving thing for the club, because next door, not far away, is the youth team's dormitory...

  That is to say, only young teams are qualified to live in dormitories, and Chen Haonan is obviously an exception.

  "Coach..." Chen Haonan had never interacted with the youth team's head coach before, and didn't know his name, so he could only use a general term of address.

  "Ah, Chen Haonan is here, I am the youth team coach Leonaldo Pitt... " The youth team coach Leonaldo Pitt said a lot, but Chen Haonan only heard one sentence, that is, Chen Haonan can now go to the youth team for training!

  Is this... for real?

  Nicholas and Gutierrez's long-awaited thing, why did it happen to themselves? Today is not April Fool's Day, Chen Haonan looked at Leonardo Pitt's old face with an incredulous expression, as if asking again.

  "The youth team needs a top substitute, I think you're very suitable, you are here to be the substitute for the team's new attacking midfielder Mario Eduardo."

  The substitute is also okay! Chen Haonan just wanted to confirm the authenticity of this news, and didn't care about the so-called regular selection and substitution.

  This pie is enough to fill your belly...

  What was unbelievable just now turned into astonishment and joy, and finally became sincere gratitude.

  "Thank you!"

  "Alright, starting tomorrow, you'll train with the youth team. Of course, I won't stop you from participating in matches with the junior team, after all, your original role was assistant coach of the junior team. But if there's a conflict, you have to prioritize the youth team. You know, many people can't even reach the position of the youth team in their lifetime, plus your physical condition..."

  Leonardo Pitt didn't continue speaking, but his words were very straightforward, and Chen Haonan naturally understood what he meant.

  That means you're not good enough originally, if you don't perform well and work hard in the youth team, then you can only go back to the junior team.

  Chen Haonan was certainly not stupid, but he wasn't stupid enough to directly bid farewell to his youth team.

  There is also another benefactor, Danielson, in the youth team. If it weren't for his strong recommendation, Chan Ho-nam might still be playing as a substitute in the youth team, just going through the motions.

  It's as if God has smiled upon him, Chen Haonan unexpectedly got promoted to the youth team.

  The one who most wanted to climb up was Curtis. Curtis went crazy when he first found out, but after thinking about it, if Chen Haonan didn't have physical problems, he should have been in the youth team anyway. After thinking for a while, he had a private conversation with Nicholas for half a day and finally made a bold decision...

  Chen Haonan reported to the youth team the next day.

  The new teammates had only met twice before and everyone was quite unfamiliar with each other.

  "He's here." Chen Haonan hadn't even arrived yet when someone recognized him.

  Chen Haonan arrived at the training ground earlier than usual, but as soon as he got here, he was startled. He opened his eyes to take a look around and found that there were already over ten people standing in the training ground, almost reaching the number of players on the youth team.

  What's the point of being so diligent? I get up at 6 o'clock to go for a run, did you guys start training at dawn or something? Chen Haonan thought to himself.

  But feeling depressed, he thought again, in the youth team everyone is fighting for their lives, isn't it even more cruel in the junior team? Who doesn't want to take another step forward and run to the first team to mix?

  Chen Haonan was almost unopposed in the youth team, and was directly promoted to the youth team in a daze. It was smooth sailing from then on, but now that he's reported for duty with the youth team, he's immediately intimidated by his new teammates.

  It seems... I have to get up at five tomorrow, woe is me, can't a person even live? He weighed it in his mind for a moment, and finally made up his mind.

  If he can't even compare with his teammates despite being half-crippled, then there's no point in staying. He must put in more effort and hard work than others.

  "Hey......" He awkwardly greeted his new teammates and introduced himself, "I'm Chen Haonan, from the youth team."

  "I knew you yesterday, I thought you were here to replace Kalanka Newville's position, but it turned out to be just a substitute."

  Tan Ho-nan thought it would be a cold field, but someone in the crowd still spoke up. He didn't know who Kalanka Newville was, but he thought to himself that he should be in a similar position as himself, and since he was a substitute, that new guy Mario Edwardo was Kalanka Newville's real opponent...

  "Look, another kid has arrived, and he's really late too! Does he think he's Ganso?!" Someone else in the crowd chimed in, then turned around and yelled out loud: "Kalanka, come quick!"

  Chen Haonan followed the sound and saw a person standing alone in front of the goal practicing shooting, obviously that person was Karanka Newell.

  As for another little guy, it's naturally Mario Eduardo.

  "That broken Mo Si is quite arrogant, he's almost catching up with Neymar, but I don't know if his strength is really that powerful?"

  The man who just spoke continued, clearly displeased with Mario Eduardo, who was walking towards them.

  Chen Haonan only then realized that everyone's hostile consciousness was quite intense, as if they were all taking sides for Kalanka Newell.

  Luckily I had a good attitude just now, otherwise I would have become that goods, but taking the goods is really not pleasant to look at... Chen Haonan was also watching Mario Eduardo.

  Unexpectedly, after Mario Eduardo came over, he didn't even greet them and casually found a nearby ball to start juggling, completely ignoring the hostile stares of the crowd.

  It's going to be a good show soon, keep a low profile, understand? Don't mess with the local snake, you can't take on the dragon that's suppressing it, and this isn't the right time for you to act.

  Chen Haonan couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and sympathy for him.

  If it weren't for the head coach's arrival, introducing Mario Eduardo to everyone, he probably would have just gone on like that.

  But despite this, he still had no expression on his face, raised his chin high, and was completely indifferent.

  Is this kid that strong? He's not arrogant at all... But anyone who is arrogant either has incredibly powerful abilities or is mentally ill. Maybe he really does have the strength to look down on others. Chen Haonan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

  The daily training of the youth team is almost the same as that of the juvenile team, only with a much greater intensity.

  The head coach's first task in the morning was to run 20 laps around the stadium, knowing that the youth team usually only ran about 10 laps.

  Chen Haonan originally planned to run when he first arrived, but with so many teammates appearing here, he didn't make it, and now he's running together with everyone.

  As soon as they started running, everyone found out the problem.

  That Mario Eduardo, how did he run so fast?! In the first 50 meters, he was already in the lead, and at this rate, it seems that the farther he runs, the more distant he gets!

  "That kid is really stupid, does he have to try so hard? Let's see how he runs down later." Another teammate commented, and the speaker was the player who led his teammates running in the first place.

  That must be the team captain, Chan Ho-nam hiding in the crowd, silently analyzing.

  He is not Mario Eduardo, a brainless guy who just came to a new environment and challenged others' original authority, this is courting death. The more he shows off, the easier it is for him to be excluded by his teammates...

  But everyone was wrong, Mario Eduardo ran almost half the distance and still maintained his lead, with the gap getting bigger and bigger, now nearly one hundred meters.

  "It's good that everyone's speed hasn't slowed down, otherwise we'd really be scolded by the coach. Fak, if we run like this every day, won't we have to risk our lives again?" The lead brother spoke up again, "Brothers, don't lose to that bird brain, let's speed up!"

  Obviously, even this big brother couldn't bear it anymore and took the lead in chasing.

  "Kalan, that guy may have good endurance, but you don't necessarily lose to him, come on! Let's catch up! Charge!" The leading brother also comforted and encouraged Kalan a bit. Newell said this, had already charged out of more than ten meters ahead.

  Chan Ho-nam secretly cursed in his heart, the faster he went, the more likely he would be left behind, but thinking of this united team, he gritted his teeth and closely followed up.

  The first day, can't lose face...

  But his worries were unnecessary.

  Mario Eduardo's body seemed to have grown eyes, and when they increased their speed, he also accelerated, and the meaning looked like it was effortless.

  Things are not looking good, that little guy seems to have endless energy, it looks like everyone is going to be in trouble this time...... Chen Haonan ran while still observing, and already had a bad premonition......