Everyone thought so.
Even Deng Kai had already said goodbye to his fellow academy players, preparing to be moved up by Trigella to the U19 team to play for a month, then on to U21, and then to the reserve team.
By the second half of next year or the year after, he would essentially be able to play in the first team.
He believed that he and Ronaldo had that ability.
Before leaving, he specifically entrusted many things to Wu Xudong and other "Chinese gang" players, telling them to stick with training, think more about tactics, develop their own style, turn their strengths into absolute advantages, and start as role players without setting their sights directly on becoming superstars, and so on.
However, on the fourth day of the winter transfer window.
Sporting Lisbon officially announced... Giuseppe Matrazzi, a famous coach who had managed big clubs such as Lazio, had accepted the team's invitation to become the head coach.
In an instant, the cheers of the fans erupted.
