The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei
Monroe Shen joined Sport of Portugal.
When Chinese female football star Wang Shuang stayed in Ligue 1 in Paris, she became the focus of football with her outstanding performance and won the honor of Miss Asian Football. Now, another young women's soccer player has embarked on a journey to pursue her dreams.
On July 12, Beijing time, the Portuguese sports official announced that he signed a three-year contract with 19-year-old Chinese striker Shen Monroe, and the national youth player began his new journey.
The Portuguese sports men's football team has cultivated many superstars such as C Luo and Figo, and the women's football team is also a strong team in the Portuguese league, and Shen Monroe is quite looking forward to and excited about the future here.
In an exclusive interview with the surging news reporter, she revealed her small goal - to gain a foothold in Europe first: "I just have the mentality of going out and staying behind to play football in The West." ”
Shen Monroe (right) plays for the Chinese women's youth team.
Before the age of 18, I had the idea of staying in the West
A few days before the official announcement of the foreign news, Shen Monroe had already arrived at the club and began a new journey of her career after various health examinations.
"I have just passed the medical examination and registration, and it is time to start the pre-season preparation work next week to prepare for the new season." She told the surging news reporter.
"A few days before I came here, the head of the club and my teammates took me on a tour and explained to me a lot of club models and growth processes, and the coaching staff was very enthusiastic. They told me that the atmosphere in the team was very harmonious and hoped that I could let go of myself and be bold and try. ”
For her new life, Shen Monroe is full of expectations while being a little nervous: "Nervousness is bound to happen, but more is excitement and yearning." My teammates are particularly warm and friendly and hopefully I can quickly settle into the new playing mode. ”
Shen Monroe, 19 years old this year, is one of the rising stars of The current Chinese women's football team, she was promoted to the first team of Jiangsu women's football in the 2020 season, and she has appeared in the women's Super League.
At the national team level, from the national youth to the national youth, she has always been a member of the national team echelon at all levels.
And Liu Yang is not a blue blood for Shen Monroe - the idea of Liu Yang actually appeared before her 18th birthday.
"In fact, I have long had the idea and intention of playing abroad. In the past, he always went abroad to train with the national youth and the national youth, and played in several foreign clubs, and he liked the foreign football atmosphere very much. Later, the Chinese Football Association also vigorously advocated playing football in foreign countries, which further strengthened my belief in playing abroad. ”
"When I first told my family about the idea, they were very supportive, but at the same time they were worried about me, after all, they were not yet 18 years old. The coaches and teammates of the national team and the club were surprised at first, but later they encouraged me to play in Europe and exercise myself. ”
Monroe Shen signed with Sport of Portugal.
Strive to cross the language barrier as soon as possible
Shen Monroe told the surging news reporter that according to the plan, she was going to play abroad in early 2020, but due to the global spread of the epidemic, it was delayed and had to be postponed.
However, during this special period, she was not idle, in addition to insisting on training and maintaining a state of exercise, she learned cooking skills at home through online language learning classes, driving license tests, and cooking at home... Prepare for your future life in the future.
"Because of the impact of the epidemic and other factors, the beginning was not very smooth, and the process was actually quite tortuous." Fortunately, with the help of her agency IMEI SPORTS, Shen Monroe finally set foot on European soil smoothly, and the company even equipped her with a translator to help her adapt to the overseas environment and life.
However, Shen Monroe will also try to cross the language barrier as soon as possible and integrate into the local league: "I am also learning Portuguese and English, and my teammates will also help me learn, help me correct my pronunciation, communicate with me, and also make gestures to tell me what to do, they are all cute and helpful." 」 ”
The Portuguese sports club was previously named Sporting Lisbon, including Figo, Cristiano, Nani, Moutinho and a large number of international superstars have come out of here, and at the women's football level, this team is also a domestic powerhouse.
For the relevant situation of this team, Shen Monroe also did a lot of homework: "Last season, the team has been at the top of the list, but unfortunately lost to Benfica in the last round and was relegated to the second place. ”
"The club's facilities are very well equipped, the youth training base is called Cristiano Ronaldo Football Academy, I heard that C Ronaldo has sponsorship here. This season I hope to help the team achieve better results and contribute to my own strength. ”
Shen Monroe said that the atmosphere of the team is very good.
Get out there and stay
As a "post-00s" player, Shen Monroe has the liveliness and momentum of young people, and her curiosity and yearning for the atmosphere of European women's football is one of the reasons why she made up her mind to stay in the Ocean.
But while looking forward to the future, she is also ready to take one step at a time: "I am looking forward to playing here, I hope to play my own characteristics and abilities." But first of all, I still have to calm down and do a good job in every class, to adapt to the football atmosphere here, and then seize all the opportunities to show myself. ”
For her future goals, Shen Monroe used six words to describe - go out and stay. "It's not easy to play abroad, it's even harder to be able to play abroad for a long time."
"In the future, if you can go to the Premier League and Ligue 1, it will be the best. Like Asian players like Chi Xiaoran and Kumagaya Saki, playing for europe's top clubs for a long time is my ultimate goal. ”
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In the future, she also wants to be like these predecessors, wearing the chinese women's football team's battle robe to appear on the stage of the top competition to win glory for the country: "My goal is to continuously improve myself, after the experience of the European professional arena, I can take over the baton of the current national team sisters and make my greatest contribution to the Chinese women's football team." ”
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