princely elegance

Chapter 184 The meaning of this life is to defeat the strongest

After finishing the first round of the Super Cup, Real Madrid returned to Madrid for the final preparations before the new season.As for the Carranza Cup, Schuster has already planned to give up. He has basically determined the main lineup until now after the warm-up match, and the rest is to be verified by the game.

In the first game of the Carranza Cup, Real Madrid lost 0:1 to Real Madrid Betis with all substitutes.Then in the third and fourth place match, they defeated the West Second Division team Cadiz 3:1.

Gago did not play in these two games, this is his last rest time.After the start of the new season, as the core, he basically has to play full-time in key games, and he must make good physical reserves before the season.

Before the second round of the Super Cup, Schuster announced the roster and confirmed the starting 11 players in the team.This is his first Bernabeu game. Although Schuster looks down on the Super Cup, he still hopes to start the new season with a championship.

After announcing the starting lineup, Schuster encountered a problem, and that was the free-kick shooter.In the previous Galacticos period, half of the free kick masters in the entire football world were in Real Madrid, but with the departure of Beckham and Carlos this season, there is no free kick player in the Real Madrid team who can hold their names.

"Tell me, who will be Real Madrid's first free kick taker this season."

Schuster asked his assistant coaches in the conference room.

"Gago, Sneijder, Guti, Robben!"

Walter, who was in charge of the training, proposed four places. In the usual practice, the footwork that these four people occasionally show off is the best.Gago's first goal for Real Madrid last season was a long-range direct free kick against Betis in the Copa del Rey.Although others thought that he was deceived, everyone in the team knew that Gago's free kick skills were good.

Sneijder is No.1 in taking free kicks at Ajax, and Robben is also in the same situation.As for Guti, after so many years, he has already practiced it.

"Let them try it, I'll take a look!"

Football is a river and lake, and in the end it depends on the level of strength to determine the status.

……

At the training ground in the afternoon, the players of Real Madrid were watching from the sidelines, but the four of them, Gago, were meticulously checking their attire.Especially Sneijder, for him, this is his best chance to establish his position in the team.Needless to say, the other three, Gago and Guti, almost no one can shake their status.And Robben, a teammate of the national team, is a world-class winger. This year, Real Madrid's standard king, as long as he is physically fit, Schuster will let him play.This is not only Robben's strength, but also the opinions of high-level officials.

Only he is nothing compared to the three of Gago. Although he is not less famous than Gago in the Netherlands, he is far behind in the international arena.He can play the positions of left midfielder and midfielder, but there are strong players in these two positions, not to mention Robben and Robinho. Guti showed a master level in the midfielder position last season.

If you want more playing time, you must show more value. Fortunately, the level of free kicks, Sneijder is as confident as any star.

There are many types of free kicks, including central, side, long-range, and close-range.And Gago is good at these things, which is also the reason why he was greedy in his previous life, he wanted to learn a thing or two when he saw everything.

The first thing to compare is the long-distance free kick. I am afraid that Gago is the best performer in this aspect, because it is very good for someone to learn to score directly from a place tens of meters away from the goal. Generally, he will hit a goal from such a far position Tactical coordination.So, in the first round, Jia Ge won, and the Fourteenth Master was the second. Seeing his appearance, he was a bit unwilling.

"Don't make such an expression, my strength is already so much higher than yours."

Gago took a bottle of water and handed it to Guti, teasingly said.

"cut."

Although Guti had a very disdainful expression on his face, he still took the water that Gago handed over.

……

The second round was a close-range free kick, about 25 meters away from the goal. The wall was lined up. Casillas became interested and replaced Dudek to keep the goal.

"It's over. After Igor came up, I guess I couldn't score a single goal."

Seeing Casillas on the field, Guti patted his forehead a little annoyed.

"If you don't try, how will you know you won't get in? I wanted to know a long time ago, how powerful is Igor's number one in the world!"

Gago's blood boiled a bit. For players, the moment of breaking the goal is the most exciting moment, and breaking the goal guarded by a goalkeeper is something worth remembering for a lifetime.

"Igor doesn't seem to be number one in the world."

"It's coming soon!"

Gago answered Guti's question very perfunctorily.Then he was the first to go up. Although it was a disadvantage, who made him excited.The state of the players is very strange, how to play the ball in a short period of time, how to score, and sometimes the ball will be kicked even if there is an empty goal in front of him.

And Gago now feels that he is in a good state, every strong opponent can make him excited, the meaning of this life is to defeat the strongest.

After Kahn is about to retire, Buffon is getting old, and Cech is injured, Casillas is a well-deserved number one goalkeeper in the world.If Gago's memory is not wrong, from this year onwards, Casey will begin to step onto the altar of goalkeeper.

"It's a pity that the strongest goalkeeper is actually my teammate. I thought I would never have this opportunity in my life."

Gago picked up a leather ball and wiped it gently, then kissed it and solemnly placed it on the lawn.Glancing at the position of the human wall, Casillas squatted down slightly, concentrating on observing Gago's running.For this young teammate, he did not dare to be careless. The honor of top scorer in the America's Cup shows that he has shooting skills that are not inferior to top-notch strikers.

Close-range free kicks have always been a headache for Cassie. Although he will be the number one goalkeeper in the future, he has always been criticized for saving set kicks.This is also the reason why he took the initiative to play goalkeeper. For every player who aspires to the top, he absolutely does not allow himself to have weaknesses, even if he is a level higher than the average goalkeeper in this respect.

Free kicks at close range are tested in all directions, from the left to the center and then to the right, and are kicked in five different positions to test the strengths and weaknesses of each player.

Gago's first penalty was a free kick in the middle, which is also what he is best at.Carefully observing Cassie's position, Gago didn't run up, and volleyed directly from his calf with force from his instep.

Cassie didn't expect this, and the attack was a step slower, and Gago's shot was also very beautiful, straight up and down, and rushed into the upper corner of the goal.

"what!"

After Gago scored the goal, he clenched his right hand tightly. Although nothing could be seen on his face, his excitement could be seen from this action.

"the second!"

Holding the ball to the left side of the center, Gago started to take the second penalty, but this ball missed the post after bypassing the wall, and his luck was not as good as the previous one.

Then the third one, the one far left, hit the goal, but this time Casillas reacted quickly, holding the ball over the bar with one hand.

"Sure enough, even if Iker Casillas is weak in set kicks, he is still a step above the average goalkeeper."

Gago carried the ball to the right with a bit of regret. The free kick he was proud of in his previous life was only top-notch in the professional league, far from being top-notch.

"It seems that we can only win by surprise."

Conventional methods are useless against Casillas who is fully concentrated, but even if Beckham is here, it is not bad to score one of the five free kicks.Gago was able to score a goal that surprised his teammates.

But the stronger Cassie is, the more excited Gago is. He is only 20 years old now. If he can ignore Cassie and be invincible at this age, this football world will be meaningless to him.

For the fourth ball, Gago unconventionally kicked the ball with his left foot.

Cassie suffered a loss earlier, and was victimized by empiricism. He always thought that Gago would use his right foot, but he didn't expect that his left foot had also developed a bit of heat.

After the ball was scored, Gago clenched his fist again.

"It's all good luck."

Guti's eyes widened. He could see that Gago was playing very reluctantly with this kick, and the shot with his left foot was even more reluctant.But it was this goal that scored the goal guarded by Casillas.

Sure enough, for the last ball, Gago didn't have such good luck. He still hit the goal with his left foot, but it became an anti-aircraft gun directly.

"Good luck, scored two goals."

Gago was more happy in his heart. When he walked off the court, his footsteps were a little fluttering. When he passed by Guti's side, he had a bright smile on his face.

"Come on!"

The corner of Guti's mouth twitched, and he didn't answer. He had already sentenced himself to death in his heart. His free kicks have always been bad, and it would be nice to score a goal.

Sure enough, after the fourteenth master went up, his feet became anti-aircraft guns, one foot missed the goal post, and the other foot did not pass the wall. The only ball that hit the door frame was easily confiscated by Cassie.

Guti didn't feel depressed after not scoring a goal. This is a normal result, but he still waved his hand a little unwillingly when he left the field.

The third to go up is Robben.

"Fair, how many do you think he can score?"

Student Xiao Ma slipped to Gago's side and asked curiously, and then Pepe followed, looking at him equally curiously.

"do not know."

In this regard, Gago really didn't know how to guess. In fact, in his mind, he thought that it would be good if Robben could score one. After all, Peter Pan was good at breaking through crosses and shooting.

However, probably stimulated by Gago's two goals, Casillas broke out with all his strength and saved all three goals that Robben hit inside the goal frame, and "Peter Pan" was zero blocked.

"Awesome, Phil, when did you practice this move, and you can score two?"

At this time, the dull classmate Xiao Ma finally realized how amazing it was for Gago to score two goals.

"Average..."

Although Gago was a little flustered, he still didn't lose his mind. He knew that Sneijder was his biggest opponent.You must know that his free kick within 25 meters is not inferior to Beckham.

The first goal, fortunately, did not score!
Gago breathed a sigh of relief, but the second ball made his heart lift. Sneijder kicked a perfect arc, bypassing Casillas' palm and entering the goal.

After scoring a goal, Sneijder looked very excited.He wanted to make persistent efforts, but he used too much force and missed the post.

Before kicking the fourth ball, Sneijder took a deep breath and hit it again within the range of the goal frame.It's a pity that it was saved by the concentrated Cassie.

For the fifth ball that decides the outcome, all the players stood up and moved forward to see it clearly.

Sneijder carefully stepped on the lawn near the penalty spot, and then put the ball on it to stabilize his emotions.

The sound of "Peng" echoed clearly in everyone's ears, and then they saw the ball draw a beautiful arc, circled the wall again, and fell rapidly to the right side of the goal.

Cassie jumped up quickly after judging the direction, but was a step too late, and his fingertips rubbed the ball.

Just when Sneijder was about to cheer, a "bang" made him fall into an ice cellar.

(End of this chapter)