King Of World Football

Chapter 295: Real Madrid life

In August, major clubs began to gather and train one after another, and Real Madrid was no exception. On the first day of formal gathering, Wang Feng, maintaining his usual style from his time at Inter Milan, arrived at the training base first thing in the morning.

Real Madrid's training base was much more luxurious than Inter Milan's. Despite several renovations, the original simple atmosphere remained unchanged.

Real Madrid was different. Many factors were considered in the initial planning of the training base, including support for players in all aspects, complete youth training facilities, and even interactive spaces for fans.

After the arrivals of players like Raul, Casillas, Roberto Carlos, and Guti, they all came forward to greet Wang Feng. Ronaldo even gave him a hug: 'We're fighting side by side again!'

'Yes, last time we won the league and UEFA Cup together. This time, joining forces again, it can't be worse,' Wang Feng said with a smile. His warm attitude made Ronaldo quite pleased. Despite his fame, Wang Feng remained unchanged, continuing to train diligently and respect his seniors.

Seeing that it wasn't yet time for formal training, Raul suggested taking Wang Feng around to familiarize him with the environment. Naturally, Wang Feng agreed. After all, he only knew how to get to the indoor training room and dormitory; everything else was unfamiliar to him.

As they walked, the luxury of the Real Madrid base once again exceeded Wang Feng's imagination. Various training grounds, recovery and therapy areas, restaurants, entertainment areas, and even a library and various gaming consoles were present.

Looking at the row of 46-inch luxury televisions and Sony PlayStation 2 consoles, Wang Feng was somewhat speechless: 'Doesn't the club worry that players will become addicted to games and neglect football?'

Raul chuckled, 'Of course not. We strictly follow the schedule arranged by the coaching staff for our daily routine. There isn't much time left for entertainment. For many of us, the pressure of being in the first team is still significant. Who has time to indulge in games?'

'Ramos is relatively into gaming. He often plays during rest time. If you're interested, you can be his gaming buddy.'

Finally, the two arrived at the dormitory area. The sight of rows of five-story buildings standing there shocked Wang Feng. Not only first-team players but also youth players and club staff lived here, divided into many areas.

The dormitory environment at Real Madrid was top-notch in all of European football. First-team players even had their own rooms. However, normally, everyone didn't live here. It was only used as a resting area, and it would be closed and centralized the night before home matches.

Returning to the training ground, head coach Schuster had already arrived. Seeing Wang Feng and Raul, he nodded to signal them to return to the team, then continued to rest with his eyes closed.

After a while, the German still didn't say a word. Wang Feng looked around and realized that the assembly time had passed, but there were still a few players missing. He suddenly understood that Schuster wanted to reform the locker room.

When everyone finally arrived, the German looked around. The players who had just arrived couldn't help but feel a little flustered, startled to see everyone standing there waiting for them.

Schuster finally spoke: 'As your new head coach, I naturally need to set some rules. Now everyone understands clearly: unless there are special circumstances, we will only start training after everyone is present.'

'If someone is one minute late, we'll wait for them for one minute. If someone is an hour late, we'll wait for them for an hour!'

'The latecomer will be fined �500, and after training, they will have additional punishment. During official matches, they will be suspended for the next round. Regardless of who it is, the rules apply to everyone equally!'

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. 'It seems that this coach is a tough one. It's indeed necessary for Real Madrid to reform the locker room atmosphere,' Wang Feng thought to himself.

After asserting his authority, everyone officially began training. There were no tactical drills on the first day. They just did warm-ups and some ball control exercises to regain their touch.

The team also arranged for the team doctor to assess the physical condition of each player. The coaching staff was surprised to find that Wang Feng was in excellent condition, ready to start playing immediately.

'I've heard about Wang Feng's discipline. Today, I see it's truly well-deserved,' assistant coach Del Bosque exclaimed. Schuster sighed, 'If only other players had the same attitude, I'd be much less worried.'

He then chuckled self-deprecatingly, 'When I was a player, I couldn't even do it myself, let alone expect the current players to have this attitude.'

On the training ground, Wang Feng meticulously completed the training exercises. The August weather in Madrid was extremely hot, and soon his body was soaked in sweat.

Many accredited media were allowed around the pitch to take photos. After seeing Wang Feng's training state, they nodded in approval and clicked their shutters to record it.

Although his attitude was very serious, the training intensity set by Schuster wasn't very high. Wang Feng, as usual, added extra training for himself. Except for a few unlucky ones receiving punishment, no one else was willing to stay behind voluntarily.

In the evening, when he returned home, his sister was already curled up on the sofa, watching a soap opera and eating snacks. 'If you keep snacking like this, you'll become chubby,' Wang Feng reminded her.

'I won't! I've been swimming and working out during the day, okay? Besides, I have a metabolism that doesn't make me gain weight,' Wang Feng shook his head and ignored the little glutton, heading towards the study.

At this time, Lu Yao was sorting out work materials inside. She had already joined the Feng Yao Group and was very dedicated to her current job.

Seeing Wang Feng come in, she happily said, 'Brother Feng, you're back from training. Let me make you a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue.'

Wang Feng stopped her, 'I can handle this small task myself. You've been working all day; you shouldn't sit in front of the computer all the time. You should move around more.'

'I just want to learn more as soon as possible. Besides, I went swimming with Tian Tian during the day,' Lu Yao stuck out her tongue. 'By the way, Brother Feng, there's a question I've been undecided on. Can you help me take a look?'

Wang Feng nodded, took the documents handed over by Lu Yao, which were about a US high-tech company called "Apple Inc." 'Apple is a very promising company. Since our group was established, we've been increasing our holdings of their stocks.'

'This year, their iPod portable media player is very popular, and the accessory market is also booming, squeezing a lot of market share from Sony. So the company believes that continuing to buy their stocks is a very good investment direction.'

'But many people also believe that increasing holdings should not be too excessive because their future prospects are unclear. A few years ago, Apple said they were going to make a smartphone called the iPhone, but now the smartphone market is already dominated by HTC, Samsung, and Motorola.'

'What do you think?' Wang Feng asked. Lu Yao said embarrassedly, 'I really like their design of the iPod, so naturally, I have high hopes for this company.'

'Then go with your thoughts. Yao Yao, you're much more professional than me; you should be more confident.'

'I'm just worried about being charmed by my own preferences. But you're right; if you're confident in your judgment, you should be decisive.'