princely elegance

Chapter 195 The Prosperity of Genius

Real Madrid came back to Madrid with a draw, and the winning streak was stopped, and the Barcelona side finally breathed a sigh of relief.Their start this year can only be said to be terrible. Rijkaard became more and more displeased with Ronaldinho's laxity, and gradually let the Brazilian sit on the bench after the start of the season.

And because Barcelona has not been able to get rid of its dependence on Ronaldinho for a while, since the start of the season, Barcelona, ​​the favorite to win the championship, has not even been able to enter the top four in the standings.

Fortunately, Messi showed his talent again at this time, and Rijkaard had no choice but to put his treasure on the genius from La Masia.In the strong duel with Sevilla in the fourth round of the league, Xiao Tiaoshao scored twice again to help the team beat the opponent 2:1.

All of a sudden, the media began to brag about Messi's invincibility, and the red and blue flocks of Camp Nou began to transfer their love to their own child.

At the same time, the La Liga media put forward for the first time the statement that "the Argentine twin stars dominate the two giants".Since the start of La Liga, Gago's state is more popular than last season. In Real Madrid's four league games and one UEFA Champions League, he contributed four goals and four assists for the team. Such data can be called unrivaled.

Messi scored twice in two consecutive games to catch up with Gago's goals. The media in Barcelona thought that if Rijkaard identified Messi as the core of the attack from the beginning, I am afraid that the data of Xiao Tiaoshow would be better than that of Gago. Gago was even more terrifying.

The happiest in this situation is naturally the media in Argentina.In this season's La Liga, Argentina's three geniuses have begun to break out in an all-round way, and Atletico Madrid's Aguero is not inferior to scoring three goals in four league games.If poor brother Kun wasn't in a wealthy family, he would certainly have attracted as much attention as Gago and Messi.

Many media believe that the European Golden Boy Award at the end of this year is basically in Gago's pocket. Although Aguero performed well, his influence is still not as good as Gago, who plays the core role in Blancos.Cristiano Ronaldo and Torres, who are not inferior to Gago this season, have exceeded the age limit for the Golden Boy Award, and Messi has already won this award in 05.Although it is not explicitly stated that this award can only be won once, it is clear that the audience likes to see different "European Youth Footballer"!
In the fifth round of the league, Gago, not to be outdone, scored twice after Messi and Aguero broke out to help the team beat Real Betis at home at the Bernabéu, reporting the defeat of the Carranza Cup before the season. revenge.

In this game, the Argentine prince blasted away Betis's goal with two different world waves in the same position. One was a powerful volley without any arc, and the other was an arc that almost made the fans' necks crooked. ball.

After the game, there was no media talking about Real Madrid's draw anymore, and they all used the most gorgeous rhetoric to praise Gago's outbreak.

"The best stars on the planet are in La Liga, and the best talents are also in La Liga. This is the number one league in the world."

The title of "Marca" expressed the aspirations of all media in La Liga. This time, even the mouthpieces of Real Madrid's two major rivals, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, did not object. After all, Gago's performance was indeed world-class, and this time The sentence also praised Messi and Aguero.

However, Gago's performance once again stimulated Messi and Aguero, who were unwilling to admit defeat. In the fifth round of La Liga, when Atletico Madrid went away to challenge Athletic Bilbao, Aguero used his personal ability to serve as a goal in the first 10 minutes of the game. The team opened the scoring to help the team win the game.

And Messi's performance was even more against the sky, scoring twice again in the midweek match against Zaragoza.He even tied Gago with six goals in three games. This kind of genius and prosperity also made all the fans hooked, especially in Argentina, where La Liga's broadcast rate suddenly overwhelmed Serie A.

Faced with the aggressive attitude of Messi and Aguero, Gago only felt the long-lost flame in his heart begin to burn.For the first time, he felt the feeling of the boxing career in his previous life, where life and death depended on a single thought. The current goal fight is a life-and-death battle in which no one will be outdone.

In the sixth round of La Liga, when Real Madrid challenged Getafe away, Gago scored the only goal in the game to help Real Madrid get three points with difficulty.

Facing the old owner, Schuster hesitated, and only sent half of the main lineup, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Guti sat on the bench.However, his thoughts are still understandable. After all, after this round of the league, Real Madrid will go to the ancient city of Rome to start the second round of the Champions League group stage.Facing the most powerful opponent in this group, Schuster thinks that he can do all he can in one battle and beat Lazio to the ground. In this group, Real Madrid can basically do a job with ease and establish a greater advantage in the league in the early season.

However, this game once again exposed the characteristics of Schuster's lack of command ability in front of the battle. After all, he was only a monk halfway, and he did not have Capello's ability to turn decay into magic.Real Madrid surrounded Getafe for 65 minutes, but Getafe showed the No. [-] defensive ability in La Liga last season, and it just didn't let Real Madrid find a good opportunity.

In the end, Gago and Guti, who came off the bench, once again teamed up to play an exquisite cooperation, and then entered the penalty area to face the closing goal of the two defenders.With this golden goal, Real Madrid once again firmly occupied the top position in the league with [-] points.

In the past six rounds of the league, Gago, as a midfielder, actually occupied the top scorer list with five goals. All of a sudden, the Argentine prince became the focus of most attention in football.In this period of time, apart from Messi, the only one who can compare with him is Ronaldo, who is also in full swing at Manchester United this year.

However, the young people are so powerful that the fighting spirit in the hearts of some long-established superstars has begun to burn.

When Barcelona challenged Levante away at the weekend, Henry the Great, who has been criticized by the media for not being able to integrate into the team, used a hat trick to tell all the fans and reporters that he is not old yet.Messi scored an icing on the cake at the last moment, and Barcelona slaughtered Levante 4-0 away.

At this moment, all the media thought of Ruud van Nistelrooy last season. The Dutchman was also unable to score in the first few games of Real Madrid. In the end, he scored three goals alone against Levante.After this hat-trick, the king of the penalty area found his own sense of scoring, and finally won the La Liga top scorer and European Golden Boot honors in one fell swoop after the end of the season.

Poor Levante has become a sharpening stone for super shooters twice in a row!
Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy, a pair of rivals in the Premier League, have once again become the players of the two rivals after they came to La Liga, and once again continued the battle for the greatest shooter of this era.Ruud van Nistelrooy's state is still hot this season. After Henry scored a hat-trick, the duel between the peerless pair has attracted even more attention than the duel between Gago and Messi Aguero.After all, Van Nistelrooy and Henry are superstars, and Gago and the three of them are still some distance away from superstars.

After the game, Rijkaard spoke confidently to media reporters.

"The team has completed the adjustment. I believe that the situation at the beginning of the season will not happen again. Rio and Thierry are enough to score any goal. At present, we are only two points away from the top Real Madrid. Next We will not make any mistakes in the game. I will lead the team to bite Real Madrid tightly, wait until they make mistakes, and then overtake them in one fell swoop!"

Rijkaard's confidence made all Barcelona fans cheer. After experiencing the depression in the first few games of the season, the powerful "dream team" once again embarked on the road to winning.They believe that Barcelona, ​​which has the two great marksmen of Messi and Henry, will be able to regain the lost league title from its arch-enemy this year.

However, Rijkaard's words made a player very unhappy. The former La Liga top scorer frequently fired at the media at the beginning of last season.From the conflict with Ronaldinho, to being put on the bench by the black swan in order to let Henry find his form this season.All of this made Eto'o, a hot-tempered shooter who couldn't control his mouth, began to vent his dissatisfaction with the media.

As soon as "Cheetah" opened his mouth, Rijkaard had a headache. This season, his tough push of Ronaldinho to the bench has already made the high-level fans a little dissatisfied with him.Although Ronaldinho's private life is corrupt, his charisma is there, and it is not so easy to fade away.And in the eyes of the sponsors, Ronaldinho is still in his peak period, and he is still the player who earns the most among the players.And Ronaldinho's frequent use as a substitute made his commercial value gradually diminish. All this made the sponsors who have always been in line with money put pressure on Barcelona's top management to give Ronaldinho enough playing time.

However, at this critical moment, Cruyff stood up to support the head coach he personally selected. He had him speak at the top, and Ronaldinho's laziness and corruption also made some members look down on him. So this thing is over.

With Messi's performance getting better and better, Ronaldinho's status in Barcelona has also been reduced step by step.

However, Eto'o, who was at odds with him in the past, was not happy because of this. With the arrival of Henry, his former top scorer of the team also lost his main position.

After all, Henry is higher than him in terms of fan appeal and commercial value, and in terms of strength, the name of the emperor is not blown out.After performing a hat-trick, Henry's unstable main position was instantly as hard as iron.

With the reduction of his playing time, Eto'o finally couldn't bear it anymore. After the game, he scolded Rijkaard for not giving him a chance with a cold face to the media. "Cheetah" said that he played against Levante. The small team can also stage a hat-trick.

Now, the Barcelona dressing room is in chaos. After all, Eto'o is an old man in the team for several years. No matter how bad the relationship is, it must be better than Henry, a newcomer who has just arrived.And Rijkaard stood on Henry's side wholeheartedly, and this time, the general was at odds.

However, anyone who cares can see that Rijkaard put Henry in the main position to prepare for this season's Africa Cup of Nations.This timeless game will cause Barcelona to lose Eto'o for a whole month at the busiest time of the season. If God blesses Cameroon to reach the final, this time will be postponed for half a month.Rijkaard naturally has to prepare for this in advance.

While the Barcelona locker room was full of noise, Gago's Real Madrid, under the leadership of Schuster, came to the ancient city of Rome with the longest history in Europe.

(End of this chapter)