Chapter 251 Giant Killer
"Hello, nice to meet you, Professor Cruise."
"Hello."
The day after the top battle, in a Spanish restaurant in the center of Lisbon, El País reporter Rodrigo finally met Nuno Cruz, a professor at the University of Lisbon in Portugal whom he had long admired.
What really interests Rodrigo is Nuno Cruz's other identity, the head of Su Dong's private coaching team.
All along, Rodrigo has been trying to find Su Dong for an interview through Valencia and his agent, but Su Dong is not very enthusiastic about it. Even since joining Valencia, he has only accepted a handful of interviews.
So much so that some people say that Sudong is more introverted than Aimar.
Seeing that there was no sign of Su Dong's interview appointment in sight, Rodrigo simply took another approach and found a way to contact Nuno Cruz and take advantage of the fact that he was on holiday today to do an exclusive interview with him.
"I'm sorry to bother you on your vacation." Rodrigo said with a smile.
Although he said he was apologizing, there wasn't much apology on his face.
Perhaps, as the uncrowned king, he has become accustomed to this kind of interview.
"It doesn't matter, I'm actually still working today." Nuno Cruz replied indifferently.
"Still working?" Rodrigo was a little surprised, but he quickly realized, "Oh, University of Lisbon?"
"Yes, I promised them two classes this week, and one in the afternoon."
"You are so lucky to have such a student!" Rodrigo said politely.
Nuno Cruz smiled faintly. He knew very well why the Spanish reporter came to him.
"I'm very interested, Professor Cruz. As a university professor and a personal coach for professional players, do you think there are any differences between these two professions?"
“The biggest difference should be the difference in the degree of completion of theoretical research and practice.”
"From your perspective, how complete do you think your practice on Su Dong is?"
Cruise thought about it and smiled: "Two hundred percent!"
"Beyond expectations?" Rodrigo was a little surprised.
“It’s way beyond that.”
Rodrigo nodded. "This morning, I went to Alcochete of Sporting Lisbon and Sporting CP in Lisbon for interviews. I asked many people, including Su Dong's former coach, former teammates, former club management, etc."
"I found that all of them were very shocked by Su Dong's current achievements. Yes, shocked! Because they all thought that it was a great thing for this player to play professional football. Who would have thought that he would be so far ahead in the La Liga scorer list at the age of 19?"
"As a personal trainer, what do you think of their shock?"
Cruz listened carefully, nodded and said, "Actually, I am just as shocked as they are."
After a pause, he continued: "The reason why I agreed to become Su Dong's personal coach was because he was a professional player favored by Sporting Lisbon. He wanted a professional personal coach, so he found me. This is my luck."
"But Sudong has said on many occasions that you have been of great help to him," said Rodrigo.
"He is modest." Cruise laughed. "He is always like this. I have been to China for a long time. I think Chinese people are a very humble group. You can see the modesty of Chinese people in Su Dong. He is not hypocritical, but he is very modest. This makes him always attribute his achievements to the people around him."
"Yes!" Rodrigo nodded. "After he scored a goal, he always praised his teammates and the person who passed the ball to him."
"This is Su Dong! A humble man, which is a virtue, I think."
Europeans are not very humble, and Nuno Cruz is trying hard to make them understand this Chinese virtue.
"As a personal trainer, how do you evaluate your employer?" Rodrigo asked again.
Nuno Cruz laughed again.
Rodrigo immediately wrote a sentence in his notebook: Every time he mentioned Su Dong, he would laugh, from the bottom of his heart.
"We have been fighting side by side for more than two years. We are together almost every day. In fact, I didn't realize that we were in an employment relationship at all. I didn't even think we were in a cooperative relationship. We were just like friends, friends who trusted each other."
Rodrigo became interested as soon as he heard it. "How much can you trust each other?"
"You know, he's quite popular with girls now. There are always some... I'm sorry, I can't reveal more specific information. I can only say that female stars and models who are well-known in Spain and even in Europe keep calling him, and he always hands these calls to me."
"Why?"
“He’s not a man who’s good at saying no.”
"But some people say he is difficult to approach." Rodrigo asked again.
"Maybe. In fact, every player is like this. If you want to play football without distraction, you have to make yourself difficult to approach, because he has only 24 hours like us."
"How would you rate Sudon's first season at Valencia?"
Cruise thought for a moment and said, "I have discussed this issue with my colleagues before. We all feel that he has done better and progressed faster than we expected, beyond our expectations."
"What kind of player do you think he will become?"
"I don't know. He always creates unexpected surprises. My colleagues always say that Su Dong is a mystery. Sometimes he makes people feel that he has reached his limit, but not long after, we find that he has broken through again."
"It's like the sideways volley against Real Madrid last night. It's too physically demanding. With his height and weight, I think it's hard to find a second person in world football who can do it."
Rodrigo nodded. "Indeed, the professional community has given this ball a very high evaluation. It's not because of its viewing value, but because of its difficulty. Many people think that this is due to your team of private coaches. What do you think?"
"I think this statement overestimates us and underestimates Su Dong."
"In fact, as Su Dong's personal coach, it is very easy for us, because as long as we make a plan, he can complete it meticulously and do his best."
Then, Rodrigo asked several questions about Sudong's daily training and games, and Nuno Cruz tried his best to answer them to satisfy the curiosity of the other party and outside fans.
But the problem gradually became more acute.
"I heard a rumor from my colleagues in Lisbon. They suspect that Su Dong may not like women." Rodrigo smiled ambiguously at Cruz.
After listening to this, Nuno Cruz couldn't help laughing and shaking his head, "This is the biggest misunderstanding of him."
"Isn't it?"
"I guarantee with my character that it is absolutely not the case! He only likes women, and he is very picky about girls."
"You mean, he has never met a woman who moved him?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"He often said that he was a plain and boring Virgo man!"
Rodrigo immediately understood and explained it clearly.
It is well known that Virgos are very picky.
Su Dong was born in September, so isn’t he a Virgo?
"Another question, with his outstanding performance this season, many people believe that both Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in Su Dong. Which team do you think Su Dong is more suitable for?"
"I don't know." Nuno Cruz instinctively didn't want to answer the question.
But Rodrigo did not intend to let him go, after all, Cruz was the most trusted person around Sudong.
"From the perspective of influence and results, Real Madrid is definitely more advantageous, and Real Madrid has his idol Ronaldo; but if we look at the actual situation of the team, Barcelona seems to have an advantage, because Barcelona is in great need of a striker who can score goals, Su Dong is undoubtedly the most suitable, and Cruyff also said that Su Dong has the genes of Barcelona football."
Nuno Cruz listened silently and finally shook his head.
"I think he should continue to stay in Valencia!" This is a universal answer and it will definitely not be wrong.
"What if we have to choose between Real Madrid and Barcelona?" Rodrigo pressed on.
"I don't understand. Valencia is now the leader in La Liga and has reached the round of 16 in the Champions League. Why does it have to go to Real Madrid and Barcelona?" Nuno Cruz asked.
"They are the best team in the world and can help Su Dong's career go further."
"Maybe, but this is not what I am good at, and I never express my opinions or views on areas that I am not good at." Nuno Cruz once again refused to answer related questions.
This is a topic that has been hotly discussed in the Spanish media in recent times.
Mendes and Su Dong's press advisor have reminded people around Su Dong that they must not say a single wrong word at a time like this, otherwise it will bring about a series of unnecessary troubles.
If Nuno Cruz made his choice now, it would definitely be on the front page tomorrow.
"The last question, many people say that Su Dong is a giant killer. Almost all the goals of La Liga teams have been broken by him this season. The stronger the team, the more so. Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are like this. What do you think will happen against Barcelona?"
Nuno Cruz smiled slightly, this question is not difficult to answer.
"I look forward to his goal!"
…
Rodrigo's interview did not get the answers he wanted most, but he also dug up enough content.
Including some inside information that is usually not known to people.
For example, Su Dong used to like beautiful women, but he is still single because he is too picky.
Or maybe, Su Dong basically has no holidays. Even when others are on vacation, he is still training.
Either at home or at the training base.
This is a player who has gotten rid of vulgarity and works very hard!
This type of player is extremely rare, and has never been seen before.
He is a genius, full of unpredictability, said Nuno Cruz.
Perhaps, the so-called genius is elusive.
At the end of the interview, Rodrigo "kindly" reminded Barcelona to be careful.
"The Giant Slayer's next target is you!"
(End of this chapter)
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