Fox in the Penalty Area

"...The last game of this round of La Liga ended last night. The Kings of Madrid defeated Aijer 2:1 away from home and ranked third with 15 points. Melly came off the bench and scored a goal in the game, which is An important contributor to the team's win... After six league rounds, Melli scored seven goals, ranking second among the league's top scorers this season, second only to Hu who scored nine goals..."

"Both of them scored goals in this round of the league, continuing their excellent form. This is a good thing for the fans. Because in the next Madrid derby, everyone will be able to see their outstanding performance... The next seventh round of the league, the Madrid derby, is also a showdown between two young talents, Hu and Melli."

"...Our reporter interviewed Hu outside the Casa training base today and wanted to hear what he thought of this duel..."

Then the scene changed, and Hu Lai was standing in the camera, surrounded by reporters.

Everyone stretched out their microphones to him.

Someone asked: "Hu, you rejected the king twice, is it because you are dissatisfied with the king?"

Hu Lai shook his head: "I have no grudges with the King. Rejecting the King is just a better choice. I respect this most successful club, but I don't think everyone has to go to the most successful club to be considered successful. No matter what. I was very happy whether I was at Leeds City or at Pirates Madrid. I was successful at Leeds City and I believe I can be successful at Pirates as well..."

In front of the TV, Li Qingqing pointed at the screen and said to Hu Lai: "Your answer is really direct..."

"Direct?" Hu Lai asked, "I thought I had said it tactfully. You see, I also specifically praised the king..."

Li Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, then looked at the TV again and shook her head: "But the reporter who asked the question didn't have any good intentions... He just wanted to stir up trouble."

"Looking for some hype for the city derby." Hu Lai was not surprised.

The news continues, this time the scene cuts to the Madrid Kings training base, where Melli is being interviewed by reporters.

"Melli, what do you think about Hu's failure to join the Madrid Kings?"

"This is also a troublemaker." Hu Lai said.

Melli kept smiling in the news screen: "Everyone has their own choice. My job is to play good football, not to evaluate other people's choices. I will go all out in the game and help the team win the game... …”

"Look at Hu Lai,

This is true euphemism: not answering the question at all to avoid falling into the reporter's trap. Li Qingqing said, "Do you believe that tomorrow the Internet will be filled with voices criticizing you?" And they will use your own words as evidence, and it is completely normal for them to quote you out of context. "

Hu Lai pouted: "Whatever they want, I don't care. As for you, will any reporter come to interview you?"

Li Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "That's not true. The influence of our women's football team is still far behind. No media reporters are bored enough to come and trouble me."

After hearing her answer, Hu Lai suddenly turned around, held a microphone with one hand, held it in front of Li Qingqing's mouth, and imitated a reporter and asked: "So Li Qingqing, who do you support in this Madrid derby?" Where’s the team?”

Li Qingqing cleared his throat: "Uh-huh... Of course I support the King of Madrid!"

"Ah, if you say that, aren't you afraid that your boyfriend will be sad?"

Li Qingqing said seriously: "I don't think he is as narrow-minded as you said."

"Hey!" Hu Lai rolled his eyes.

Li Qingqing laughed without holding back: "Don't you always say you have a big heart?"

Hu Lai rushed forward and pushed the girl down on the sofa: "I just want to be careful today!"

Then he saw Li Qingqing lying under him, with his hair messy and scattered behind his head, revealing his fair and slender neck. Below him were the "mountains" that rose and fell with his breathing...

After noticing Hu Lai's gaze moving downward, Li Qingqing bit her lower lip, her face gradually turning crimson. She knew what Hu Lai was looking at and thinking about at this time.

When Hu Lai looked up again, what he saw was the girl's extremely shy and charming appearance.

His breathing became heavier, and his whole body could no longer bear to press down.

Li Qingqing quickly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute! Aren't you afraid that your legs will be weak during the competition?"

"Competition? It's still early!" Hu Lai tried hard to break through Li Qingqing's blockage.

"It's too early. There are only two days between today's Wednesday and Saturday games..." Li Qingqing blocked and advised, "I don't want you to perform poorly... No matter you win or lose the game, you can't let it go at a critical moment. chain!"

Hu Lai, who was unable to move in even though Li Qingqing put his palm on his forehead, also realized that there seemed to be some risk...

Because he remembered a meme he saw online:

"If the Pirates do not do well this year, the King will be responsible."

Although this is a joke, he doesn't want his girlfriend to be criticized... After all, there are always some people in this world who will take jokes seriously.

"Okay, okay." Hu Lai stood up helplessly and let Li Qingqing go. "We'll wait until the game is over. Then I'll allow you to avenge the king..."

"Revenge?" Li Qingqing couldn't understand, "How can you take revenge?"

Hu Lai thought for a while: "Let you be on top?"

Li Qingqing blushed and slapped Hu Lai hard: "Rogue!"

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The news on TV continues.

The Madrid derby is a much-anticipated game.

After interviewing Hulay and Melly, the reporters also interviewed other players from the two teams, as well as the head coaches.

In addition to interviews from the front, guests in the studio behind the scenes who supported the Kings of Madrid and Pirates of Madrid also expressed their opinions, looked forward to Saturday's game, and predicted the outcome of the game.

It’s not just this news program, let alone this media.

In traditional media and the Internet, everyone is talking about the upcoming Madrid Derby.

When comparing two teams, many media adopt a simple and direct approach to compare player values.

After all, the higher the value of the player, the higher the ability. This is almost a conclusion.

Are there any high-priced but low-quality parallel imports?

Of course there is, but that's an extreme case.

In most cases, a player's ability and worth are directly proportional.

The most valuable player in Leeds City is Hu Lai, who just came to the team with a transfer fee of 120 million euros.

The King of Madrid is Mery Banega.

Although Melli has never left the Kings and has no transfer fee, his worth is not equivalent to the transfer fee. According to the value marked for Melly in the "transfer window", he is now worth 150 million euros.

The player with the highest unit price is the Madrid Kings, and the total value of the players is also better. Their total team value is as high as 1.58 billion euros.

The total worth of the Madrid Pirates is 1.26 billion.

Not only did the Kings win against their city rivals, they were also the most expensive team in La Liga.

The Madrid Pirates are the third most valuable player. The second-highest team is Catalonia United, with a revenue of 1.55 billion euros, slightly lower than the Kings.

Judging from the value alone, the Madrid Kings are much stronger than the Madrid Pirates, which is also in line with their positioning as the "richest among the rich."

In addition to Melli, the second most valuable member of the Madrid Kings is the team's core midfielder, Brazilian international Dudu Carlos, who is worth 80 million euros. Cerrados, one of the "Four Kings", is getting older, his physical fitness has declined, and his net worth has also dropped, from 170 million euros at his peak to 45 million euros now. The Madrid Kings don't even rank among the top three players in terms of value.

The second most valuable player on the Madrid Pirates side is not Maxi Carey. If Carey had not been injured one after another, his value should be around 100 million euros. But now, because he has not shown any convincing performance for two consecutive seasons, and he is not interested in the transfer market, his value has dropped to 35 million euros.

The Pirates’ second most valuable player right now is Italian forward Daniele Di Kunzo. When he originally transferred to Madrid Pirates, the transfer fee was 55 million euros. After a season of outstanding performance, his worth has now risen to 78 million euros.

The third most valuable player in the Pirates team is their main goalkeeper Jonathan Hewel, with 66 million euros.

The fourth most valuable player is Riva Moreno, the team's main center back, worth 55 million euros.

In addition to getting a glimpse of the strength comparison between the two teams from the price, some media also chose the perspective of the number of national players.

Twenty of the twenty-six registered players in the Madrid Kings first team are international players from various countries.

Seventeen of the twenty-five first-team players of the Madrid Pirates are international players.

The Madrid Kings, who have more international players, are naturally stronger.

Of course, the above are all practices of the mass media.

The sports media need to show their professionalism. They first predict the lineup of the two teams based on experience, which is not difficult. Because the strongest lineups of the two teams only have a few players, there is no suspense.

Then, based on your predicted lineup, compare and analyze the players in each position together.

In the formation, the home team Madrid Kings played 433, with the forward combination of Belgian international Ryan Vandenberg in the center, Mellie Banega on the right, and Alexandra Cerrados on the left.

The Madrid Pirates are 442, and the striker is composed of Hulay and Dikunzo.

Although the styles of the strikers on both sides are different, a simple comparison can be made.

Hu Lai is a forward, and he can cooperate better with Di Kunzo, who is good at dribbling and breaking through, and can pass and shoot. As long as Di Kunzo can disrupt the King of Madrid's defense, Hulay will get a chance.

For the Kings of Madrid, Melly will assume the same task as DiCunzo, using breakthroughs to disrupt the Madrid Pirates' defense. At the same time, he also has better scoring ability than DiCunzo, coupled with Vandenberg's strength advantage in the penalty area. , and the experienced Cerrados, whose scoring ability is better than that of the Madrid Pirates.

But judging from the number of goals scored in the first six rounds of the league, the Pirates have two more goals than the Kings. This is mainly because Hulay's personal scoring ability is so incredible. It not only equalized the strength of the two teams' forward combinations, but also single-handedly allowed the Madrid Pirates to score more goals than the Kings.

Therefore, the strength of the two teams on the front line is evenly matched. Each has its advantages and hidden dangers.

In the midfield, the three central midfielders of the Madrid Kings lined up, and the Brazilian midfielder Dudu Carlos and the Swedish international Albin Eström were partial to attack. Dudu has exquisite skills and possesses the talent and talent of a Brazilian player. Estrom has good physical strength, is good at running, and has good long-distance passing and long-range shooting abilities.

Ghanaian midfielder Mohamed Osei focuses on defense. He is strong, has excellent physical strength and has outstanding frontal interception ability. Just a little slower.

The three of them work together tacitly to form the iron triangle of the Madrid Kings' midfield. They were important contributors to the Madrid Kings' three consecutive La Liga titles and the eleventh Champions League trophy in the club's history.

Madrid Pirates' four midfielders include Brazilian international Cardoso Tonini on the left and Portuguese international Silverio on the right. Captain Juan Ramirez sits in the center, next to Joaquin Vela, who has a more balanced offensive and defensive balance.

In the midfield comparison, the Kings are more balanced, while the Pirates are almost useless in organizing offense. After all, neither Ramirez nor Vela are good at doing this.

Their offense relies more on the two wings. Silverio's condition on the right wing is unstable, and his performance depends entirely on luck.

So the Madrid king's midfielder is better.

Defensively, the two teams are evenly matched.

The central defender of the Madrid King is Argentine international Sergi Peralta and the young Spanish talented central defender Nuno Cequeiros partners.

The former does not have a good reputation, but his defensive ability is very outstanding and should not be underestimated. The latter is a talented center back trained by the Madrid King's youth academy and is also the captain of the Spanish Olympic team. His future is limitless.

The King's left back is also Brazil international Russell Fonseca, who is both offensive and defensive.

The right back is Spanish international Patin Garcia.

The goalkeeper position is Spain's number one national goalkeeper Rodríguez Baccar, one of the representatives of Spain's golden generation, world champion, and one of the top five goalkeepers in Europe.

The center back combination of Madrid Pirates is Colombian captain Riva Moreno and Kepa Amantegui, who has retired from the Spanish national team.

Compared with the central defender combination of the Madrid Kings, the two of them have worked together for five seasons and have a better understanding. After all, the Kings' Sequeiros has only established a foothold in the first team this season, and his tacit understanding with Peralta is definitely not as good as that of the Pirates.

The Pirates' left back is Spanish international Ion Martinez, whose speed is his biggest advantage.

Right back Jose Irazusta was once selected for the Spanish national team, but is not a national player now.

Madrid Pirates' goalkeeper Jonathan Helwell is the national goalkeeper of Belgium and the best goalkeeper in last summer's World Cup in the United States and Canada. His strength and status are among the best in today's football.

In addition, the Madrid Kings are stronger on the bench and have a wider range of adjustments.

After such a comparison, the King of Madrid is still stronger than the King of Madrid. In addition, it is a home game. Many people are more optimistic about the King defeating the rebellious pirates at home and maintaining the dignity of the king.

But the biggest charm of football is that no matter how it is analyzed before the game, no matter how clear and logical the experts say...it takes eleven people to get on the field and fight for real, to know the final result.

Just putting the players from both sides together to compare their strength on paper is like playing cards, and there is no way to tell the winner.

The media themselves know it, so their various operations are nothing more than making the atmosphere of the local derby more exciting and attracting more attention.

Just wait for the drama to begin!