I Just Can Score

the next day.

The Real Madrid training ground is very lively, and everyone is talking about the Champions League, because the opponent is only Bordeaux in Ligue 1.

Bordeaux has a very long history. They were founded on February 1, 1881 as a city sports association. It was not until 1910 that they established a football department and became Bordeaux Football Club.

Bordeaux participated in the official league for the first time in 1919, but it was only an amateur club at that time and did not become a professional team until 1937.

The performance of the Bordeaux team has been very ups and downs.

Before the Second World War, Bordeaux had been wallowing in the lower leagues. It was not until 1945 that they were officially promoted to the First Division, but they were soon relegated back to the Second Division. In 1949, Bordeaux won the French Second Division championship, and the following season they won their first French League title. Champions League, but then relegated to the lower leagues again.

It was not until the 1980s that Bordeaux's performance began to pick up again, winning three French Ligue 1 championships and two French Cup championships, and participating in European competitions for several consecutive years. Unfortunately, in the 1990s, Bordeaux suddenly achieved results again. After falling to Serie B, Bordeaux was promoted to Serie A again shortly afterwards and was able to participate in the 1996 UEFA Cup, finishing second.

Last season, Bordeaux won the Ligue 1 title, breaking Lyon's seven-year monopoly on the Ligue 1 title.

This season, Bordeaux maintained the top three in the league and performed very well in the Champions League. They defeated Bayern Munich and Juventus to win the first place in the group. They also defeated their opponent Olympiakos in the top 16 and entered the quarterfinals. scramble.

Although Bordeaux's results are very good, whether it is the lineup or the record in the Champions League, it is difficult to gain recognition from the outside world.

For one, they are a French team.

Among the teams in the French League, even Lyon, which has the best results, can only reach the semi-finals in the Champions League.

Secondly, they only defeated Olympiacos in the top 16, so they can only be regarded as dark horses in the Champions League and have not yet absolutely proven their strength.

Bordeaux's lineup is also very average. They are far from being top-notch, and there are very few balloon stars in the lineup.

In this way, the team has naturally been classified as the "worst in the quarter-finals". Most people feel that meeting Bordeaux is equivalent to stepping into the threshold of the top four.

Real Madrid became the lucky team.

Real Madrid players talked about Bordeaux during training,

Most people have begun to look forward to the semi-finals. Everyone knows that they must pay attention to their opponents, but they are indeed very lucky to draw Bordeaux.

Many players also talked about the championship and expressed their inner desires--

"Yesterday Mr. Florentino said that we will win the tenth crown!"

"This year is the best year. The final will be at the Bernabeu Stadium. If we can enter the championship, it will be at home!"

"I also hope to win the championship!"

"Real Madrid, the Champions League!" Raul sighed and said, "I almost forgot the last time we won the championship. The team has been talking about the European championship over the years, but it has never been achieved."

Although Raul said so, he desires the championship more than anyone else.

Everyone at Real Madrid is looking forward to the Champions League.

Florentino has returned to the club. He called Pellegrini very early in the morning and talked to him about first-team affairs. His words were inseparable from his expectations for the Champions League.

Real Madrid haven't won the Champions League for many years.

For Real Madrid, the Champions League is more important than the league, and Florentino hopes to compete for the Champions League without falling behind in league points.

Real Madrid's current situation is very good. They have a points advantage in the league and their focus is on the Champions League in advance. It will not have much impact on the league. However, Pellegrini has different opinions. It is rare that Florentino can do well. He talked about work in a good mood, but he didn't put forward his own opinions.

When he returned to the first-team training ground, Pellegrini still said the same thing, "The game against Bordeaux will be in a month's time. Now we need to consider the league!"

Real Madrid's league results are very good, but there is no guarantee of winning the championship because Barcelona's results are also very good.

After 24 rounds of La Liga, Real Madrid's record is 21 wins, 3 draws, and Barcelona's record is 18 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss. Real Madrid's points advantage is only seven points.

Seven points sounds like a lot, but it’s only three games.

Pellegrini hopes that the team can maintain enough advantages so that they can breathe a sigh of relief and deal with the upcoming Champions League, instead of competing in the Champions League and being locked in a competition with Barcelona for the league title. .

So the games in March are very important.

The next two games are the focus. The opponents are Sevilla and Valencia respectively. Each opponent must be fully dealt with. As long as the critical schedule period is passed, it will be difficult for the league to put pressure on Real Madrid and it will definitely become Much easier.

In order to reduce the pressure, you must first bear more pressure.

Pellegrini and the coaching staff have very high requirements for player training. Players must complete warm-up, physical fitness, tactical training, etc.

One of the days a player was late.

It's Ronaldo.

C-Ronaldo is a top star domestically, and his life is still very busy. He occasionally does business-related things, and he went to shoot a magazine cover the night before.

Then he was late.

Pellegrini was very angry about this. He simply asked Ronaldo to run laps, but he still ran six laps in a row. At Real Madrid's first team training ground, one lap is more than 500 meters, and six laps are three laps. km.

C-Ronaldo agreed to go running, but his face became very bad. The fatigue caused by continuous running was secondary. The important thing was that he was embarrassed in front of the whole team.

nature.

C-Ronaldo doesn't have a good look on Pellegrini.

In Europe's top wealthy teams, it often happens that players overwhelm the head coach. Even the top head coach must take care of the players' emotions, otherwise the coaching position will be affected.

This is the importance difference.

A star like Ronaldo is not only Real Madrid's signature star, he can make a great contribution to the game, but can also bring huge commercial benefits to Real Madrid. Naturally, he cannot compare with Pellegrini.

Real Madrid can easily find a replacement for Pellegrini, and it is almost impossible to introduce another Ronaldo.

If it were before the start of the season, Pellegrini would definitely have a detailed talk with Ronaldo to resolve the conflict between the two parties, but the current Pellegrini is different.

He doesn't care.

Anyway, he has broken up with Florentino and will definitely leave after the season. He doesn’t even care about Florentino, but will he care about a core star in the team?

Pellegrini just arranged the game and tactics normally and ignored Ronaldo at all.

When arranging the Sevilla lineup, he even put Ronaldo on the bench, euphemistically saying, "Give other people some opportunities."

C-Ronaldo's replacement is Gago.

The reasons given by Pellegrini are indeed valid. Gago is a strong player, but because he performs so well in the same position, he rarely gets a chance to play. He even plans to leave Real Madrid after the season because he sees There is no hope of increasing appearances.

certainly.

Gago also hopes to stay, and he can find a reason--

Zhen Shaolong will leave.

When Zhen Shaolong leaves Real Madrid, Ronaldo will be the absolute core and he will definitely not play on the wing again.

Then there is space on the wing.

No matter what Gago thought, C-Ronaldo failed to get the starting lineup.

Ronaldo was also very angry, and Zhen Shaolong also took the time to comfort him. He felt that he and Ronaldo were also friends.

Oh my friend!

You must be comforted when you are disappointed!

"In fact, you are late. There are rules in the team. Manuel (Pellegrini) must do something. Discipline is the most important thing."

"Of course I know, I'm just angry!" Ronaldo complained, "I'm just five minutes late."

Zhen Shaolong shook his head and said, "Five minutes is also time."

"Are you trying to persuade me, or are you speaking for the old man?"

C-Ronaldo said depressedly, "He didn't even talk to me. I think it's normal to be punished, but he should talk about it. For example, like what you said, if he can talk to me alone, then Nothing happened.”

Zhen Shaolong shrugged, "Actually, I can guess the reason."

"what reason?"

"Manuel will leave, he will definitely leave, no matter what results he achieves with the team, so he doesn't care what you think."

"Where did you get the news?" C-Ronaldo looked very surprised.

"Pinis."

"Pinis?"

"right."

C-Ronaldo became even more depressed after hearing this. He just wanted to find a way to get off. Who knew that the other party didn't care at all?

What should he do?

Ronaldo thought about it carefully and said, "Maybe I should ask you not to perform too well. When the team falls behind, he will definitely let me play!"

Zhen Shaolong looked at Ronaldo blankly and said in surprise, "Are you sure you are talking human language?"

"Sure!"

C-Ronaldo nodded solemnly.

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C-Ronaldo hopes that Zhen Shaolong will be waterproof during the game. It is best to wait until he is substituted to perform.

But Zhen Shaolong will definitely not let go.

Not only did Zhen Shaolong not give in, he also showed a very positive attitude during the competition, even more positive than usual.

You can see it from just one piece of data--

During half-time of the game against Sevilla, his running distance was as high as 6,300 meters.

This is quite a high figure.

According to normal thinking, half-time only lasts forty-five minutes, which is 2,700 seconds. On average, running more than two meters per second is equivalent to walking slowly.

You can't do that in a game.

When professional players enter the game, they mainly sprint. When they don't need to sprint, they will walk back and forth. The half-time can exceed 6,000 meters, which is considered a high value.

Let alone Zhen Shaolong.

Some media have counted Zhen Shaolong's running. Because he hardly participates in defense, he does not have to run back and forth. He can exceed 5,000 meters in a single game, which is a good value. The average in half a game is only more than 2,000 meters.

Now it has become 6300 meters.

The players on the bench didn't know the specific data, but what Ronaldo saw was that Zhen Shaolong was running almost all the time, with no intention of being lazy at all.

Even if the football is under the opponent's feet, he is still walking back and forth in the frontcourt, which is completely opposite to standing still in the past.

"what happened?"

"Is this guy suddenly so active?"

C-Ronaldo discovered the abnormal situation and immediately wanted to sit on the bench. He also had a bad relationship with head coach Pellegrini. "He wouldn't...not want to perform well and score more goals." , won’t you let me have a chance to play?”

"This guy is trying to comfort me on the surface, but in fact, he just doesn't want me to appear!"

"Definitely is!"

C-Ronaldo was not sure of his judgment, but he felt a sense of urgency in his heart. If Zhen Shaolong continued to perform well and led Real Madrid to win consecutive games, would Pellegrini lose face and replace him?

impossible!

Pellegrini has definitely left Real Madrid. All he needs is to lead the team to get results and will not consider the players' thoughts at all.

Second half.

Zhen Shaolong continued to run hard.

He just kept running.

Keep running.

Although most of his runs were useless, he was the target of Sevilla's backcourt. There were always defenders following him, which also made Sevilla's backcourt uncomfortable.

Zhen Shaolong's pulling and running did not bring him a chance, but it allowed others to perform. Raul scored a goal, and Diarra also scored a goal when he entered the penalty area.

In the 69th minute of the game, Gago inserted into the penalty area to complete the goal, expanding the score to three to one.

C-Ronaldo couldn't sit still, and he had a position crisis for the first time.

certainly.

The Real Madrid club will definitely not let him play as a substitute, but the current head coach is Pellegrini. Everything in Real Madrid must make way for results. As long as Pellegrini leads the team with good results, the media and fans will definitely support him.

Florentino's support does not mean that he can play. As long as Pellegrini is the head coach, Pellegrini has the final say who will play.

Now that Gago has scored a goal, and considering the tense relationship between him and Pellegrini, what if there is no chance to perform in the future?

C-Ronaldo was a little panicked.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong found an opportunity in the penalty area and helped Real Madrid score its fourth goal.

4 to 1!

There is no suspense at this point in the game.

C-Ronaldo has given up the idea of ​​playing. He doesn't want to play in garbage time. He will only do that as a substitute, on the edge, or as a player who needs to adapt.

C-Ronaldo is still a little unwilling. Just now, he was ready to sit next to Pellagrini and express his thoughts about playing in a low voice, giving Pellagrini a step down. The other party will definitely resolve the conflict and let him play. It is a pity that the game There is no suspense anymore, and there is no point in appearing again.

soon.

Ronaldo regretted it.

After Zhen Shaolong completed the goal, he was already panting from exhaustion. His endurance attribute was not bad, and it was difficult for him to support the whole game.

Because he didn't recover in the middle, he felt exhausted all over, so he simply walked to the sidelines and asked to leave.

"I need a break!"

Pellegrini opened his mouth in surprise after hearing this. It is estimated that Zhen Shaolong is the only one in European football who actively asked to be dismissed.

Others will cherish the opportunity to play, especially the game between Real Madrid and Sevilla. It is a rare opportunity to play in a high-profile league.

Zhen Shaolong does have a reason not to care. He is already the top player and his strength is recognized by the whole world. There is no need to perform in any special way.

Pellegrini decisively replaced Zhen Shaolong, and with a big wave of his hand, Higuain came on as a substitute.

C-Ronaldo stood up to say something, but finally sat down again depressed.

He regretted it.

If he had just talked to Pellegrini about playing, maybe he would have been substituted. There is a difference between playing and playing. Ronaldo really hopes to play as a forward instead of always playing as a winger.

This opportunity is very rare.

pity.

"If I had known Zhen's fate, I would have told him earlier!"

"Face is nothing, position is the most important!"

C-Ronaldo suddenly felt that he should discuss it with Zhen Shaolong. If Zhen Shaolong comes off the field early, he will have a chance to play forward.

But will he agree?