There has never been a success that can be achieved casually. You saw the scenery of the winner, but never seen the sweat behind him.
Ronaldo, is 33 years old, but still is the football NO.1. Perhaps, some people are dissatisfied, think that he is not as good as Messi, not as good as Mbape, not as good as Neymar. It is true that Ronaldo has many flaws, but his efforts and hard work over the years are obvious to all. The 33-year-old is still the fastest of the 736 players in the World Cup. He is 33 years old and has a body fat percentage of 7%. The British Daily Daily Mirror said that the actual age of C Ronaldo is only 20 years old!
Juve C. Ronaldo, every move during training can attract thousands of eyes from the world.
In the 33 spring and autumn, Cristiano Ronaldo grew from a fallen Portuguese boy to an epoch-making figure in the history of world football. The reason is not to be confessed by the four words of talent. For decades, Cristiano Ronaldo’s success is more about persistence and struggle. It is precisely because of the overwhelming number of times that C Ronaldo has stepped onto the throne of football.
In September of this year, C Ronaldo will win the 6th his sixth world best player award. At that time, he will truly become the first person in the history of football, leaving Messi behind. Recalling the roads that have passed in these years, C Ronaldo must be filled with emotion. Over the years, countless people have walked through his life journey, playing a modest or heavy role, affecting his career. Among them, a boy named Ferreira has accompanied Cristianos through the lush years. They wandered together and were bullied together…
At that time, Ferreira was even better than Ronaldo, and the coach regarded him as a superstar for the future. However, when the time passed, Ronaldo set thousands of pets in one, and Ferreira disappeared into the history of the river, he could not bear to mention the regrets and true years. Recently, the open-air stand “bleacherreport” expert MARCUS ALVES published an article about the youth time of Ferreira and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The name Cristiano Ronaldo is now known all over the world, and almost no one does not know the Portuguese king. However, before he became famous, everyone was more accustomed to calling him Roni. When I first arrived in Lisbon , C Ronaldo was just a skinny child. Everyone looked down on him and laughed at him. His teammates also let him “open Ferrari.”
“Opening Ferrari” is not really driving, but a corporal punishment measure. The big trash can on the training ground is called Ferrari. C Ronaldo left his hometown. For his dreams, he left his hometown of Madeira and joined Sporting Lisbon, one of the largest clubs in Portugal. However, Ronaldo could not keep up with the rhythm of the course. As a result, he was again and again arranged to “open Ferrari” to launch the stinky and heavy trash can into the ancient Jose Alvarad Stadium.
When Ronaldo is working hard, other children will be on the sidelines. “Vroom, Vroom.” They laughed as they mimicked the trash wheel. “Look, Ronnie is driving Ferrari. Come on, get a little faster, speed up.” Ronaldo grew up in such ridicule.
Memories are sometimes very lethal and ironic. Now, the 33-year-old Ronaldo wants to know what car to buy, and how much to buy, as long as he is willing. After joining Juventus with a transfer fee of 105 million euros, Cristiano Ronaldo will even become the global ambassador of Ferrari, which is controlled by Juventus owner Agnelli. Those ridicules did not let C Ronaldo fall. Instead, it allowed C Ronaldo to make a vow at such a young age.
He believes that he is different from these teammates. “He said to them, ‘You can make fun of me, but one day, I will drive Ferrari, and you can only envy it.” Luno-Nair is a coach at the time of Sporting Lisbon. He is like this. Recalling.
In the locker room, C Ronaldo has no friends, and everyone is not willing to deal with him. This is not a good thing, because the “Ferrari” is too big and too heavy, and C Ronaldo is quite hard to push.
Fortunately, Fabio Ferreira is an exception.
Like Ronaldo, Ferreira is also a very talented young guy. In some ways, his future is even brighter than Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a technically versatile forward who is very strong and has an extraordinary ability to finish. “His strength is great, he always has a good time in one-on-one. Really, he is always impressive.” Joao Coto, then coach of the Lisbon Athletic Youth Team, said: “He is almost us. The team’s most promising seedlings. When he was only 15 years old, he was already outstanding. You can describe our players on the field: Ferreira plus 10 other players.”
At this stage, Ronaldo and Ferreira have a big gap. However, under the court, they have a lot of similarities, which makes them have nothing to say.
Ferreira is also far from home, and his parents live in Montegodo, Algarve, far from Lisbon. Moreover, Ferreira also has a strong accent, like C Ronaldo, they are often ridiculed by other teammates. In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and Ferreira, the other members of the Lisbon youth team are locals who go home every weekend. At this time, Ronaldo and Ferreira will stay in the team, they live in the same dormitory.
In this way, they became very good friends, and the two were almost inseparable. In the dormitory, they talked with each other; at the training ground, they shared the responsibility of “opening Ferrari”. You help me, I help you, grow together.
Both of the little guys are full of expectations for the future, and their efforts have paid off. In 2001, they represented the Portuguese U15 National Youth Team. In a friendly match with South Africa, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal and Ferreira celebrated with pleasure for his friends.
Many people believe that this pair of Gemini will become the pillar of the Portuguese national team and the pride of the entire nation. However, Ferrara did not develop as expected. At the World Cup in Russia this summer, Cristiano Ronaldo’s strike partner is not Ferreira. Today, Ferreira is in a dull, unremarkable day in Algarve, no one will notice him. On weekdays, he is mainly busy with the seafood business. People have forgotten that he was even better than Ronaldo.
When Ferreira was in the market, his friend had become the greatest football player in the world. Destiny makes their lives move in the opposite direction.
At the time of the Lisbon youth team, Ronaldinho liked to go to a restaurant called Tobisbar, which is only a 15-minute walk from the training camp. This restaurant is very popular in the northern suburbs of Lisbon. Nowadays, the traffic in the northern suburbs of Lisbon is very developed, and it is convenient to get in and out there. But in the 1990s, it was very chaotic, and the law and order was very bad. There were always people here.
On one occasion, Ronaldo was caught by five boys on the way to eating, and they used a knife to scare Ronaldo. They said that Cristiano Ronaldo had beaten someone they organized. In this regard, Ronaldo vowed that he had not done this. However, Ronaldo’s vows had no use, and his eyes were punched.
C Ronaldo is telling the truth. He has never played anyone in that organization. In fact, it is Ferreira, Ronaldo’s good friend. Cristiano Ronaldo and Ferreira are too similar, do not look seriously, you think they are brothers. Therefore, outsiders often can’t tell who they are and who they are. Both Ronaldo and Ferreira have short curly hair and often go out together.
“They didn’t go home on weekends. They stayed in the dorms, and the relationship between the two was very close.” Luno-Nair said: “They are both optimistic and the best playmates. They don’t care. The conditions of the dorms are poor. Instead of spending time on complaints, they are more willing to do something meaningful.”
Carlos Salero is also a member of the youth team and he is now retired. In the interview, Carlos Salero also lamented the talents of Ferreira and Ronaldo, and he personally took a lot worse than them. In order to catch up with these two outstanding teammates, Carlos Salero had to strengthen training. “Ferella is a crazy guy. Outside the stadium, he consumes too much energy. Of course, he is not malicious. He lacks maturity, has gone a lot of detours, and is not as big as C Ronaldo.” Los Saller said with a smile.
Like the coach João Coto’s evaluation, Carlos Salero also affirmed Ferreira’s talent. “Obviously, Ferreira is much better than C Ronaldo. However, Ferreira lacks the pursuit, and he does not have the desire to be the best player. This is the main reason why he was later defeated by C Ronaldo.”
At the time, the technical coordinator of Sporting Lisbon, Louis Martins, had brought Ferreira and Ronaldo. He revealed that in the first few months, Ferreira was more attractive than C Ronaldo, and everyone was more optimistic about Ferreira. “He is a player born for the penalty area. He doesn’t need any space at all. He has a lot of strength.” Martins said: “He is a player like Fernando Torres, perhaps similar to Papan. At that time, C Luo can only be active behind Ferreira. Whether Ferreira goes to the left or to the right, Ronaldo will pass the ball to him. In general, Ferreira will not waste the opportunity.”
However, Martins specifically pointed out that Ferreira’s off-court attitude is a huge hidden danger.
“He is the kind of child who ignores discipline.” Martins stressed: “Sometimes, his behavior completely crossed the warning line, and he inevitably fell into some disputes. It seems that he thinks he can override the discipline. .”
If there are no mistakes made, will Ferreira become the right arm of Ronaldo now in the national team? This is a question that never knows the answer. For the rest of his life, Ferreira is estimated to be plagued by this problem. We don’t know much about Ferreira’s later events. We only know that Ferreira scored 3 goals in 10 games when they represented Portugal’s U15 and U17.
Ferreira has not been selected for the Portuguese national team, but he and C Ronaldo have had the same field experience in the youth national team. One of the games took place on March 8, 2002, in the U17 European Youth Championship qualifier, Portugal U17 against Andorra U17, Portugal away game. In the end, Portugal washed the opponent 4-0, C Romé scored twice, and Ferreira scored a goal. This is their first and last time to score in the national team. Since then, Ferreira has never been selected for any level of national team.
Six months later, Cristiano Ronaldo began to celebrate his first Portuguese super goal, when the opponent was Morrison. In the summer of the following year, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United and the transfer fee was 12.24 million pounds. At the same time, Ferreira could no longer enter the team of Sporting Lisbon.
Where is the problem? What caused the football seedling that was even better than Ronaldo to be destroyed?
“Below the neck, Ronaldo and Ferreira are no different. The problem is mainly in the area above the neck.” Luno-Nair said: “When Ronaldo came here from Madeira, he was already a Athletes. We often find him doing sit-ups and push-ups in the dorms. He never relaxes his demands. Sometimes he exercises weights in the gym at 1 am. He never stops moving, he wants to change himself. Become a better Terminator.”
“Yes, Ferreira is more eye-catching than Ronaldo for a while. He is stronger, more muscular, and taller. But he doesn’t have the same attitude as Ronaldo. This is the most important thing. ”
Going against the water, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Salero also pointed out that Ferreira’s advantage was quickly squandered by him. “When we were 13 and 14 years old, he was the tallest of us, and it was very fast. His legs were stronger than us. He developed faster than us and made a big splash in the game. But With the gradual development of other players, those who are truly talented will have a long-lasting flash. The body is a kind of talent, but it is not all.”
To make matters worse, Ferreira is constantly on the sidelines and his image on the team has become very bad. In any case, his failure is self-seeking.
“He should maintain a different attitude, take a serious career and live a normal social life.” Joao Coto said: “His attention is not at all in training.” Joao Coto and Ferreira It should be considered a fellow, because Joao-Coto also has a house in Montegodo. Today, Ferreira also lives in the city.
Switching to Juventus, C Ronaldo is still “dreaming”
“C Ronaldo has a strong ambition, and Ferreira is satisfied with the status quo. He thinks he is very talented and does not need to improve any more. To be fair, Ferreira is not bad, he is a good person, but he is a group. The friend of the fox friend was broken. At night, he went out to fool around. In the end, he lost himself. I trusted him again and again and gave him many opportunities. However, he disappointed me again and again. In training, he was completely absent-minded.”
“I believe that he will finally understand how he squandered his talents.”
In 2002, C Ronaldo staged his first career career. Since then, his performance has become better and better, no one can stop his way forward. In contrast, Ferreira has been completely sorrowful, and he was shocked by the rise of Cristiano Ronaldo. At that moment, he understood that he could never catch this friend again in his life. He is no longer the darling of Sporting Lisbon. On the contrary, his roommate has become the best Portuguese player after Eusebio. Slowly, Ronaldo became the football idol of the world, writing a legend that only belongs to him.
In addition to the lack of self-discipline, there is another important reason for the fall of Ferreira: a continuous knee injury. “On one occasion, the knee injury made him a truce for six months.” Martins said: “I don’t know if he followed the doctor’s embarrassment during the rehab, and I am not sure if he can regulate his behavior. That injury After that, he can no longer be as before, which is really regrettable, his talent is so high.”
A game of a dream, Ferreira can no longer get his career back on track. The 2003-04 season was Ferreira’s last season at Sporting Lisbon, after which he moved to the semi-professional league, where the average salary was only 580 euros per month, the national minimum.
“At this time, Ferreira wakes up like a dream, he understands how good it is.” Joao-Coto said: “When fate was chosen, he did not make the right choice. So, he always could not It was as radiant as it was at the beginning.”
“If you look back at that period of time, you will find that one of the two children has reached the highest level, and the other can be equally eye-catching. Unfortunately, he failed to do it.”
When talking about football, Ferreira’s heart could not be calm. Now, he shut himself up and hopes to be isolated from the world. He did not want to recall the time he spent alongside C Ronaldo, Nani , Moutinho, Sylvester Barrera and Miguel Veloso. We can understand his feelings.
The “Open-air Stand” hopes to sit down with Ferreira and listen to his football story. To this end, they have worked hard for more than a month, but the results have been minimal. Ferreira’s people around him declined the interview. His mother told reporters that his son was ill, didn’t want to be interviewed, and the interview was charged on time. Others confirmed that Ferreira really didn’t want to talk about those things anymore.
In the end, the reporter of the “Open-air Stand” decided to go find Ferreira in person. Montegodo is a 4 hour train ride from Lisbon, but as long as you get there, it is not difficult to find Ferreira. Everyone knows that he is at a local resort where there are many older tourists. Visitors go there to enjoy the endless sunshine and to taste the seafood of Algarve. (Note: As mentioned above, Ferreira is now doing seafood business)
On the way, the reporter found a football store, and there are two huge C Ronaldo advertisement photos outside the store. In the photo, Ronaldo only wears a pair of underwear, revealing sexy muscles, and is very conspicuous on the beach.
The past can’t be chased. Many people in the area did not know that Ferreira had fought side by side with Cristiano Ronaldo, the five-time Golden Globe winner, and they did not know that their friendship had been so vigorous. The locals know that Ferreira is mainly because of Amenio Gonçalves, who is the owner of the most famous restaurant in the area.
“At the time of Ferreira’s play, Amenio often sponsored him.” Joao Coto said.
After retiring, Ferreira worked as a waiter at the restaurant in Amenio. His brother Angelo also worked there. This time, the reporters first found Angelo. Angelo revealed that Ferreira had to go to the coffee shop in the middle of the village at least twice a day. There, Ferreira will have a cup of coffee and talk to friends for a while. So the reporters went to the coffee shop and waited for Ferreira. Sure enough, Ferreira appeared three hours later.
After knowing the purpose of the reporters, Ferreira said: “I don’t want to talk about my career any more. I have accepted too many interviews, and I say the same every time. Now, C Ronaldo has more People, you can go and interview them.”
C Ronaldo’s side is indeed accompanied by a lot of people, this is a team, including his brother Hugo-Avero, former Nike backbone Ricardo-Reguf, two former Lisbon colleagues Paisio and Jose-Séce Meadow. Time will change a lot, and Ferreira understands that he and C Ronaldo are no longer in the same world.
Ferreira and Ronaldo have been in contact for more than 10 years, and they have gathered several times during this period. On one occasion, Ferreira also took a photo with Ronaldo’s trophy and sent the photo to the social network. However, he and Ronaldo are destined to be two parallel lines. Later, for some reasons he could not understand, his greetings to Ronaldo never received a response.
The wind is always blown away by the rain. The two children once lived in the same house and had the same dream. The reality is that they are like passers-by, no longer connected, they will not have each other’s shadow in their lives.
After drinking coffee, Ferreira left the coffee shop and he drove a cherry-red ordinary car. Unlike Ronaldo, there is no dazzling luxury car in his garage. Every day, he runs for a living, driving the car to the nearby city to pull goods. In the afternoon, he can stay anywhere, no one will ask to take a photo with him.
At the end of the article, what kind of feelings do you have? Someone regretted Ferreira and lamented how he should have been. Some people think that Ferreira’s status quo is not bad. This unrestrained Taoyuan life is what many football players yearn for.
For Ferreira, this is the fate of his choice. Only by doing it well can we make up for those mistakes of the past. And C Ronaldo is still on the way to chasing dreams.