princely elegance

Chapter 408 The Assembled White Army

Valdebebas Sports City is one of the most luxurious and luxurious sports bases in the world, but what makes this sports city famous all over the world is that it belongs to Real Madrid.

At the training base of the Blancos, there are at least a hundred reporters around the periphery of this sports city every day, waiting for the stars of Real Madrid's first team.Generally, most of the people who come to do this job are rookies in the journalistic field, and only these rookies have the patience to stay around the sports city 24 hours a day before they have achieved fame.

But it was these rookies that made the Real Madrid stars feel bored, because the old reporters knew how to advance and retreat, and once Gago and the others expressed their displeasure, they would be very smart to get out of the way.But if they are rookie reporters who want to get big news, their interview attitude can really be described as "undead and endless".If you don't give them a scoop, they will never let you in.

And every morning is the busiest time for the security guards of Valdebebas Sports City. They not only have to ensure that the stars of the first team enter the training base safely, but also block the raging storm with ten times the number of people. Crowds of reporters and fans.

Fortunately, in the West, the privacy of the territory is very important. Without the official consent of Real Madrid, reporters and fans will never risk their lives to enter it under normal circumstances.

As Real Madrid's number one star, Gago is one of the people who arrived at the team late, but for him, the entire first team is very tolerant, because even so, the Argentine king is in the best state in the game.

"Fair, what a pity, why haven't you been able to win the World Footballer for two consecutive years?"

When Gago changed into his training uniform and came to the field, Ramos patted his shoulder with a look of pity, which contained complicated meanings.

"I took everything. What's the point of football in the future? FIFA will never allow a single player to dominate. Moreover, Leo's performance last year deserves that award!"

After hearing what Ramos said, Gago didn't show any grudges on his face, and shrugged his shoulders indifferently, expressing that he didn't care at all.

"Just pretend, come and help me stretch my legs!"

Ramos pretended to be very understanding, squatted on the ground and stretched out his legs, and beckoned to Gago, asking him to help.

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After Gago and the others had been free for half an hour, Schuster walked out of the office, wearing an Adidas training uniform, and blew his whistle to signal the players to assemble!

"Guys, it's great to see you all back here intact, and I'm even happier that your weight hasn't changed much, except for some people who need some weight training, everyone in good shape can go straight It's game!"

Schuster's words undoubtedly relieved most people, but some people who had no restraint in eating and drinking during the holiday shrank their heads.

"Then, next, the players whose names I report will go to training with Walter, and the rest will have physical training with Xier!"

"Marcelo..."

After the first name came out, Xiao Ma smiled sarcastically at everyone's gaze, and then came to Walter.Every time I have fun during the holidays, and I am exhausted during the training, this is Xiao Ma's philosophy of life.

Gago and Higuain gave Marcelo a cautious look, and then followed Siere to run around the field.

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This winter, there is no change in the players of Real Madrid's first team. The invincible performance in the first half of the season let Schuster know that adding more players will only cause the players to panic.So he didn't make any request during the winter transfer, which made Calderon a little dissatisfied. After he became the chairman of Real Madrid, he burned a lot of money every winter transfer, and he could always buy it at this time. good stuff.

Gago, Marcelo, Higuain, Alonso, Mascherano, etc. were all brought in with huge sums of money during the winter transfer. Now these players are basically the main force of the team. All wealthy families are greedy.But now that Real Madrid's performance is so good, Calderon can also listen to Schuster's opinion.

Among the major giants, Real Madrid was relatively late to gather, probably due to their better performance in the first half of the season, so Schuster was in a better mood and gave him a day or two of vacation.

Because Barcelona was going to participate in a make-up match, they assembled two days earlier than Real Madrid, but even if they assembled two days earlier, Guardiola's team still failed. In the home game against Villarreal Drawn by the opponent.

Barcelona had a perfect start to the game. In the opening 7 minutes, teenager Pedro made a supplementary shot in front of the goal, sending Henry's goal off the crossbar into the net, and the Nou Camp was boiling.

However, Pellegrini is not an ordinary person. After letting the team endure for half the time, he brazenly launched a counterattack at the beginning of the second half.Constantly hit the gap between Barcelona's full-backs and central defenders with through balls, and succeeded repeatedly. Puyol and Pique were quite embarrassed, and Barcelona had to take back their formation.Villarreal took the opportunity to siege troops in the midfield, and Barcelona was very embarrassed during this time.

In the minute, Barcelona's defense was confused by a simple penetrating ball from Villarreal. Nierma took advantage of the chaos to pass from the right. Foster outflanked the ball and pushed the ball into the far corner, 1-1 .

In the end, Barcelona's first game at the Nou Camp in 2010 ended in a draw. The league fell behind the top Real Madrid by 6 points, and it began to fall at this sprint stage.

But what makes Barcelona fans happy is that Real Madrid also drew in the first game of the new year. Although Gago is still in form during the holiday, compared to the first half of the season, the state of the gods and gods is really good. A little short.Only two of the five free kicks in the game were within the range of the goal frame. The only bright spot was the one-handed goal that was passed directly to Higuain in the No. 60 minute in the second half.

However, in the first half of the season, Higuain, who scored [-] goals in the [-] rounds of the league, failed to find his shooting boots in this game. Threatening shot.

After the game, Schuster's face was very ugly. Although he didn't say anything in front of the reporters, in the first round of the last sixteen of the Copa del Rey three days later, most of the team's main players were excluded by him. out of the big list.Even Gago, Sneijder and Alonso, who have always been the absolute main players, were sent to the bench by the Germans.

However, Real Madrid, who played most of the bench, played a soul-stirring game at the Bernabeu home court. When they played against the traditional La Liga powerhouse Racing Santander, they evened the score after falling behind twice, and in stoppage time. Silva scored the winning goal with the assist of Guti.

The 3:2 score was very thrilling, and the opponent scored two away goals at home, which is not good news for Real Madrid.However, the mental outlook and morale displayed by the substitute players made Gago and the main players feel the crisis. If they didn't work hard, their positions might not be guaranteed.

Even Gago, who is in Real Madrid's most stable position, looked serious at this moment. Today, Silva, who passed and shot and instigated most of the team's offense, is in much better condition than he was in the last game.This game made Gago understand that Real Madrid already has players who can replace him.Schuster took the risk of being buried by the media players and decisively inspired the morale of the main players.

The current first-team players are basically regarded as the stars of the club's great honor, and Schuster is afraid that they will lie asleep on the credit score and not think about making progress.So the introduction of Silva, Mata and other players without any honor in the summer is not only to supplement the team's shortcomings, but also to make some old players have a sense of crisis.

"I just do some rotations. For the team, the league is always more important than the Copa del Rey. The reason why Phil and the others are on the bench is to stay strong for the opponents in the next round of the league. You know, Mallorca is not An easy opponent, their prefix is ​​'Royal' too."

In the post-match press conference, Schuster categorically denied the difficulties raised by the reporters, saying that letting Gago and the others substitute was just a rotation strategy.

Seeing that they couldn't make a hole in Schuster, the good fox, the reporters all turned to Silva, who won the best of the game today and attended the press conference with Schuster for the first time.

"David, congratulations on getting the champagne today!"

"Thank you!"

Just when Silva thanked him very politely, the reporter of "Daily Sports" changed his tone and asked a question that made most of the reporters present give a thumbs up.

"If Gago had what you did in the last game against Osasuna, Real Madrid would have scored three points. You are in such a good state. Shouldn't the coach give you more time to prove yourself? Woolen cloth?"

Hearing this question, Schuster next to him looked at the reporter of "Daily Sports" with sharp eyes and snorted coldly, obviously remembering him.

"No, I don't think I can compare to Phil. He is the best player on the planet, and he is still improving. It is estimated that my highest achievement is half of his. As for the playing time, Everything is decided by the boss, after all he is the head coach, as a player, I just need to do my part!"

What Silva said disappointed the reporters at the scene, it was too plain and too humble.

When the reporter of "Daily Sports" wanted to ask more questions, Schuster pouted at the press officer, and then the bald press officer tapped Real Madrid's mouthpiece "Marca". Seeing this, the reporter of "Daily Sports" sat down unwillingly. He didn't have the guts to break the rules yet.

"Mr. Bernd, can you talk about your views on the second round? The score of 3:2 at home is not too good for two rounds!"

Although the words were not pleasant, they pointed to the crux of the question, but Schuster began to answer calmly...

Ps: Just one chapter today, Khan!
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