Golden Greenery

The 25-year-old Pedro sat back on the cold bench of the Emirates Stadium, pulled the collar of his sports coat, and shrank his body back into the clothes, as if he wanted to stop the London February wind from getting in.

The past January was evocative for Pedro. He scored six goals in five league games and four goals in three Copa del Rey games. Throughout January, Pedro was Barcelona's most stable goal scorer. A ball machine, his glory on the court surpasses that of Messi and Villa.

This month, Pedro has always been in the sports headlines, and his agent Jose Odin has tried every means to keep him exposed. However, when Zhuo Yang came back from Asia, he didn't even have to go to the stadium to score goals, and he directly stole all the media's attention.

On February 2nd, Pedro, as Barcelona's offensive leader, and a group of substitutes were taken to the Mediterranean Stadium in Almeria by Guardiola. They also relied on left back Adriano and second team midfielder Thiago. , and the goal of new Dutch aid Afellay defeated the opponent 3:0, advancing to the King's Cup final with a total score of 8:0.

Such a hearty victory, but few media paid attention to it. The next day, all the front pages of major newspapers were the gathering of Zhuoyang and Pique.

February 2nd is the birthday of Gerard Pique and Mebarak Shakira, but they are ten years apart. Barcelona went away to play away from home. Zhuoyang organized a grand birthday party for Pique and Shakira. Many teammates who stayed in Barcelona were invited, including Messi, Puyol, Xavi, Xiaobai, Villa, etc. All the people came dressed up and brought their wives to support the event.

Not only that, but many cross-border bigwigs also arrived. Senior executives from the Conservatory of Music of Barcelona, ​​Catalonia Television, and FC Barcelona also arrived collectively. There was even a counselor from the Chinese Consulate in Catalonia. That night, Pique and Shakira had some face.

A birthday party itself is a very personal matter, and it's not uncommon for it to be so public. Pedro didn't understand why Zhuoyang and Pique were so ostentatious at first. After all, the team was still playing away from home, and coach Guardiola had always resented the players' private lives being too exposed.

But after agent Odin's explanation, Pedro suddenly understood. After the relationship between Pique and Shakira was exposed, their relationship was controversial due to the special status of Shakira's ex-fiancé, especially with such a big age difference between the two. Some malicious speculations were very ugly, and even said that Shakira It was because of Pique that he fell in love with someone else.

As a mutual friend and introducer of Pique and Shakira, Zhuoyang knew best that the relationship between the two was as strong as gold, so he suggested that they simply face the world openly and make their relationship completely public. Such a party not only showed Pique and Shakira's disregard for criticism from the outside world, but also reflected Zhuo Yang and everyone's support for them.

After a feast, Pique and Shakira achieved their goal, but also took away all the glory of Barcelona. Pedro, who had occupied the newspapers for a month, immediately returned to silence again. So, three days later, in the 22nd round of La Liga, Barcelona played against their powerful rival Atletico Madrid at home, and Pedro naturally became a substitute again. He was so helpless.

In the competition for Barcelona's forward line, Pedro is very clear that his target is not Zhuo Yang, because Zhuo Yang is too special. His scoring ability is the strongest in the team, and he is also the only person with a height of over 1.8 meters on the offensive end. . With Zhuoyang's presence, Barcelona's offensive routines in the frontcourt will be much richer, and it will be easier to score goals.

Atletico Madrid came fiercely, but were easily beaten 5:1 by Zhuo Yang's hat trick and Messi's brace. After leaving the team for a month and 11 games, Zhuoyang had to be unforgiving once he returned. With the victory over Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's winning streak in the league reached 16 games, and its points are 10 points higher than Real Madrid, which has one game less.

Pedro knew that such a Zhuoyang would never be able to shake him. His agent Odin also said that his competitor is Villa.

This is true whether in the national team or the club. But the reality is even more helpless. The 30-year-old Huluwa's very selfless way of playing is very endearing, and his sense of adaptability to the three positions of left, center and right is unmatched by Pedro, not to mention Villa's agent. It's still Pere Guardiola, Guardiola's dearest brother.

Is it possible to target Messi? Bo Yang behind Messi is desperate.

The 20-year-old Bojan started at a higher level than Messi. He was three years younger than Messi, but he only entered the first team one year later than Messi. However, it seems that he is at his peak right after his debut. In recent years, Bo Yang has become further and further away from his starting position.

Four days ago in the 23rd round of La Liga, in order to prepare for today's Champions League 1/8 first leg, Pep Guardiola only brought half of the main lineup to Gijon. Bojan finally waited for the opportunity. He and Pedro led the starting striker .

However, the result of the game disappointed everyone. Barcelona was tied 1:1 by Sporting Gijon at the Grand Moulin Stadium, ending their winning streak. Pedro and Bojan were unlucky, and they wasted countless opportunities with a frantic attack throughout the game. Pedro felt that it was probably because his dribbling was too good in January, which damaged his character.

Barcelona's only goal was when Zhuoyang, who came on as a substitute after 70 minutes of the game, broke through and created an opportunity for Villa, and Huluwa equalized.

To be honest, this draw was a bit of a blow to Pedro and Bojan, and it also made them realize the gap between them and the front trident at this stage. In the past, when one of the three was replaced as the starter, Pedro and Bojan performed very well, and were even the best performers. But completely abandoning Zhuo Meihu and the others to attack alone, it immediately seemed that they were still not ready.

Bo Yang believed that this was the reason why he had too few competition opportunities, so he wanted to leave. Bojan told Pedro that if he wanted to leave Barcelona, ​​he must leave. As a result, Pedro also wanted to leave. He informed his agent of his thoughts. Sir Alex Ferguson had always favored the Sabres.

Pedro, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but feel a little sad at the thought of leaving Camp Nou. He originally thought he would end up at Barcelona, ​​and so did Bojan, because they both came from La Masia. Pedro didn't want to think about whether such a forced departure was caused by the sky-high price of Zhuoyang. Zhuoyang was not the first foreign big man. Barcelona had a tradition of recruiting top-level attackers.

Pedro is very convinced of Zhuo Yang. Just like the ball just now, if it had been replaced by himself or Bo Yang, or even Messi and Villa, this goal would not have existed, but Zhuo Yang opened the scoring in the 6th minute. .

Without Zhuoyang's physical advantage, Messi's pass would become aimless. Without Zhuoyang's arrogant turn in the Arsenal defenders and then hanging Alexander Song's upside-down golden hook, Barcelona's attack would not even make a splash this time. Splash up.

But with Zhuoyang, there was a perfect start.