On the first day of reporting to the national team, there was no outdoor training. Most of the time was spent in indoor interactive training, mainly to increase the players' understanding and chemistry.
Currently, most of the national team players have arrived and reported for duty, with only Cristiano Ronaldo, who just won the Champions League, yet to return. Most of the conversations revolve around Ronaldo.
Most people are actually talking about who will win the Ballon d'Or this season.
But they all know very well that in this era, the Ballon d'Or winner will likely be either Cristiano Ronaldo or Yossi.
Of course, this is a World Cup year, and the final result will depend on the World Cup.
On the third day, although Ronaldo had not yet arrived, the news that he was on his way had become a hot topic of discussion. For most of the morning, everyone was waiting for Ronaldo's arrival.
When Cristiano Ronaldo appeared with the title of Champions League winner, he immediately set the mood for the national team.
A beaming Cristiano Ronaldo immediately embraced head coach Santos upon entering. Bernardo Silva, standing next to him, expected Ronaldo to hug him first and was already in a ready-to-hug position. However, Ronaldo unexpectedly stepped past him and hugged Remy Martinez, who was standing behind him.
"Lei, long time no see! You seem to have gotten a little taller and stronger too. Welcome to the team, let's work hard together."
As the team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo certainly has the right to say that.
"Hehe, I will."
The two exchanged a glance, everything understood without a word.
Over the years, anyone who has even a slight understanding of Cristiano Ronaldo knows very well that he values all kinds of honors, even to the point of being demanding of himself.
The World Cup is undoubtedly the honor he most desires. After all, every player's career is limited, and most people will never have the opportunity to win a World Cup title in their lifetime. As one of the best players in the world, this has always been Ronaldo's dream.
"Captain, you're really forgetting the old guard now that there are new people. Didn't you see my hand was outstretched this wide?"
At this moment, Bernardo Silva said unhappily, but his expression showed no displeasure. On the contrary, he was very happy to see Ronaldo like this.
This is essentially a veiled message to everyone present: "I take this guy very seriously, so you all better watch out."
"Haha, okay, I'll make it up to you a little, but to be honest, your beard is a bit unkempt, I find it rather unsightly."
"What do you mean sloppy? This is called being sentimental, okay? I kept it on purpose. As long as we make it to the top four, I'll shave it all off immediately."
Bernardo Silva's words immediately drew laughter from many people around him.
It must be said that it plays a significant role in creating a lively atmosphere.
Moutinho, the senior player, was pleased to see such unity within the team. He was gratified, knowing that this might be his last World Cup, and he naturally cherished it.
During this period, players from various national teams gradually arrived, attracting the attention of fans all over the world.
This year's World Cup in Russia is full of highlights, and the team with the best chance of winning the championship and considered a seeded player is undoubtedly Spain. Although the defending champion Germany is still strong, almost everyone is optimistic about Spain because their passing and possession football has reached perfection, and the team has a large number of star strikers.
Just after training ended that day, Portugal received an uninvited guest: France's rising star, Kylian Mbappé, came to their door.
When Lei Ming met the other person, they immediately hugged each other.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Mbappe went to Ronaldo for a photo, looking every bit like a devoted fanboy.
"Holy crap, so you weren't really looking for me, you just wanted to take a picture with Ronaldo!"
"Hehe, let's share in the joy of winning the Champions League. Look, I'm the Ligue 1 champion, you're the Premier League champion, plus Ronaldo's Champions League title and your Europa League title, with so many titles combined, winning the World Cup shouldn't be a problem."
Lei Ming looked disgusted upon hearing the other person's words: "You're a genius of metaphysics. According to you, if I go and associate with La Liga champion Yoshi, I can win the World Cup too?"
"Hmm, that makes sense. Well then, Brother Lei, I'm going to take pictures with the other champions."
After Lei Ming's reminder, Mbappe immediately realized it was a great suggestion and hurriedly left his opponent behind to run towards the other national team training camp.
Lei Ming had to give this guy a thumbs up for his back view; he was really going to take the World Cup mystery to the extreme!
Soon, amidst much anticipation, the World Cup group stage draw was finalized. Portugal was unfortunate to be drawn into the same group as the top favorite to win, Spain. The remaining two opponents were equally formidable: Iran and Morocco.
However, before that, Portugal will play a friendly match against Egypt.
This match served both to test the players' form and to confuse the opponents. Lei Ming sat quietly on the sidelines, watching the team's game.
He appeared calm, but his heart was just as calm. Before the game, the head coach had told him that he wanted to use Lei Ming as a trump card, and that he would spend the rest of the game on the bench, and that he should not have any thoughts about it.
Shortly after Lei Ming joined the national team, Santos announced Lei Ming's starting position within the team, and he immediately became Portugal's first-choice goalkeeper.
Former first-choice goalkeeper Patricio did not have many complaints about this.
He had heard of Lei's name before. Last season, Lei was criticized by many domestic fans for failing to save a penalty. At this time, a goalkeeper named Lei also came into his view.
After watching the video of the other player in Monaco, he was also puzzled as to why the head coach did not call him up.
Now that he has finally seen him join the team, he has breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the other guy is now a four-time champion, so he should be better than him!
As long as it helps the team win, he'd be willing to be the second goalkeeper, or even the third or fourth goalkeeper for the national team.
Lei Ming was actually quite surprised by his competitors' lack of ambition.
He had heard before he arrived that the competition for positions among the national team players was fierce and the media would frequently report on various interesting developments, which was one of the reasons he had previously appeared weak.
But when he got to his place, he suddenly discovered that things weren't as bad as he had thought.
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