princely elegance

Chapter 310 Real Madrid Ready to Spend Money

As soon as the draw ceremony for the top [-] of the UEFA Champions League ended, the media all over the world paid attention to Real Madrid and Chelsea, and wanted to ask some questions from the head coaches of the two teams.

There are actually not many grievances between the two teams, but after the final last year, even the teams that usually have no grievances have become enemies.As long as there are one or two restless people adding fuel and jealousy, it is not impossible to upgrade and become a sworn enemy.

Speaking of which, the only thing in common between the two teams is that they are both Barcelona's sworn enemies. I won't say much about the grievances between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​the two La Liga giants.Since Mourinho took over, Chelsea has been fighting against Barcelona under the arrangement of UEFA, and it continued until he left.

Originally, the enemy's enemy should be a friend, but good fortune tricked people, no, it should be Platini's tricks, and the two teams were drawn together abruptly, and they had to step on the opponent's corpse to move forward.

This time the lottery was a big gain for the media. UEFA divided the six giants into three groups and fought against each other.In addition to Real Madrid and Chelsea, Mourinho's Inter Milan against Ferguson's Manchester United is also a highlight, and the match between Liverpool and Juventus, two veteran teams, is also very interesting.

The ones who laughed the happiest after the draw were naturally the representatives of Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The two of them were recommended to the quarter-finals, and the weakest Sporting Lisbon and Lyon were drawn.

Schuster returned to Madrid after a brief interview to lead the team at home to Valencia, Real Madrid's final game in 2008.He certainly wanted a perfect end to his greatest year yet, and the fans wanted a festive Christmas.

The entire Bernabéu stadium was fully seated in this game, and more than 8 fans decorated the stands with red and white. When the players came out, the cheers reached their peak.

There was a brief celebration ceremony before the game, and Raul and Guti showed the Club World Cup trophy to the fans.This is the first time that Los Blancos fans have seen the Club World Cup trophy at their home stadium, and they are of course very interested in it.

The Valencia players also applauded gracefully, but they showed no mercy during the game.It's the last game of the year, and everyone wants to give the fans Christmas with a victory.

Since they just went to Japan to play the Club World Cup half a week ago, the players of Real Madrid can be said to be exhausted and tired on the scene.The entire first half was actually overwhelmed by the opponent at home, and the most critical point was that no one was available for Schuster in the midfielder position.

The result of Diarra's injury came out, and he could not recover within two months. Now the Germans could only let Gago return to his original position.

I have to say Gago's comprehensiveness. Although he has played the free agent position in the frontcourt for the last half season, he is still the world's top midfielder when he returns to the midfielder position.

Although Diarra's injury allowed Gago to protect the front of the penalty area alone, but he relied on his excellent anticipation to complete the task very well.

In this game, Real Madrid fans saw a Gago who had exactly the same style as Redondo. He relied on anticipation to intercept the opponent's ball at the front of the penalty area, and then used his wide vision to quickly dispatch the ball.

Although he didn't dribble the ball in, his defensive scheduling in the backcourt allowed Real Madrid to remain undisturbed even though they were passive on the scene, looking for opportunities to counterattack sequentially.

However, Gago does not have much energy to devote himself to attacking because of the task of defending alone. Although Juan Mata and David Silva are not yet mature, they have already shown the talents of the core midfielders. With the addition of Villa, Real Madrid will suffer a lot if they are not careful.

So in this game, Gago stayed in the backcourt to defend honestly. Even if he dribbled the ball, he would never go beyond the center line. Once he lost the ball in this position, he would be easily counterattacked.

Relying on Gago's care, the two sides entered the intermission with a tie.

After the second half, Real Madrid, which had been under pressure, reversed its decline. The injured Robben came off the bench and received a goal from Gago. After breaking through Marchena and Del Horno on the right, he attracted the opponent's attention Pass the ball behind the defensive line.

Higuain stepped in in time and volleyed with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area to break the deadlock for Real Madrid. This is also the No.13 goal he scored for Real Madrid, second only to Gago in the team.

Relying on Higuain's golden goal, Real Madrid defeated Valencia in the last game of the year, which can be regarded as the end of the year.

Although the process was not very satisfying, the result of the victory was real, so the Real Madrid fans were not picky, and they cheered for the team after the game.Cheering for the five championships this year, although the team is still in the second place in the league with rival Barcelona, ​​but as long as Gago is there, it is only a matter of time before the team overtakes.The great cause of three consecutive league titles is already within reach.

But the optimism of the fans does not mean that the head coach is optimistic.

After watching the game, Schuster didn't let go of his brows, even if he won. In the press conference after the game, he only answered a few words hastily and then left.

"Guys, I know you can't wait, but I still have to say a few words, it's okay to play on vacation, but if I find out that your fat content exceeds the standard after you come back, go and wear the bench for me Bar."

In the locker room, after Schuster said this, it meant a holiday. Although it was only a little over a week, it was already a long holiday for professional players.

"Fair, where are you going to play for Christmas? Why don't you stay in the club and practice more? You are already strong enough. If you improve, I will be hit by you without confidence."

Ramos was the first to ask Gago, and the others listened curiously. Although Gago's status is getting higher and higher, Real Madrid players don't have any jealousy, because they watched him grow up step by step. of.He does not go to nightclubs, has no gossip, trains hard, and every year during the holidays, he practices more while others are playing. It is Gago who has achieved such results with his own sweat.

The people are always jealous of those who get something for nothing, but they will sincerely admire the fruits of hard work.

"I don't know, but I guess I don't have much time to play. I have to shoot commercials for two sponsors and accept an exclusive interview arranged by the club. I'm a busy man!"

Gago pretended to be very tired, so that Ramos couldn't help stretching out his hand to loosen the hair he had just tied up.

"Sergio, you bastard, don't you know how troublesome it is to arrange your hair!"

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While the Real Madrid players were playing, Schuster entered Calderon's office with a heavy face.

"Mr.president!"

The German walked in and saw the white-haired Calderon sitting behind the desk. When he saw him coming in, he stood up immediately and greeted him kindly.

"Bernd, don't call me that. I didn't call you here today, but to ask if you are satisfied with the team's lineup. I know that Ruud and Mohammed's injuries have caused a big problem in your lineup. It’s difficult, that’s why you are overwhelmed by Barcelona in the league. The club is full of confidence in you. When you transfer in the winter, whoever you need, even though Real Madrid will definitely bring you.”

The two of them were not the only ones in the office. At the conference table, the transfer manager Mijatovic and the business manager Sanchez were already waiting there with their assistants.Both of them smiled when they saw Schuster, and the German was relieved by this appearance. It turned out that they were not trying to copy him.

Originally, Schuster still had a little worry in his heart. With so many stars in Real Madrid, he was suppressed by his arch-enemy in the league.Relying on Real Madrid's character, it is very possible to change coaches, but the Club World Cup won in Japan a few days ago made him think he has the confidence to renew his contract.

"let's start."

Seeing that the main people were all present, Calderon took the first seat and said to Sanchez.

The manager of Real Madrid's business department stood up and took out a document saying that Schuster didn't understand a lot, but the most critical point was caught by the shrewd German, and he summed it up in less than fifteen words. that is:
"The winter transfer budget is 8000 million euros!"

After hearing this number, even with Schuster's calmness, he couldn't help shivering. He realized one thing, he hadn't brought his thinking into Real Madrid yet.He will never understand the way the rich spend money. He was used to being poor when he was in Getafe, and he never thought of spending a lot of money during the winter transfer.

"Bernd, you make a list and see which players we need to add in the second half of the season to make the team more brilliant than the coming year."

After Sanchez finished speaking, the transfer manager Mijatovic then said to the German with a pleasant face, but the meaning revealed in his tone was shocking.

It seems that this season, the ambition of Real Madrid's top management is even higher than last year. Beyond the "five crowns", isn't there only the "six crowns"?
"You really think highly of me!"

This idea flashed in Schuster's mind, but the names of several players flashed in his mind in an instant. As long as they are willing to come, coupled with the current lineup, it may not be impossible to complete the "six championships" of Dzogchen honor.After thinking for a long time, Schuster considered his words, and then slowly expressed his plan.

"Muhammad's injury left only Phil in the team's midfielder position. This season, I plan to use the premise of Phil's position to fully stimulate his offensive talent, so a new midfielder is needed. Commander. In order to prevent accidents, a beast waist is needed to replace Muhammad to increase the hardness of the midfield. A commander-type midfielder and a sweeping and intercepting midfielder are my requirements."

(End of this chapter)