Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 435 Undercurrents within Real Madrid (first change, ask for a monthly ticket!)

Three days before the game, Real Madrid finally remembered that they should pay attention to their opponents.

Pellegrini spent a day collecting information on Naples, then did little to sort it out, and then told his players.

He didn't delve into how the entire Naples team is doing. He mainly focused on a few well-known players in Naples. These people can be regarded as the star players of Naples.He felt that as long as he could contain the performance of these star players, it would be enough to contain Naples.After all, Naples' overall strength is very weak compared to Real Madrid.

Among the threatening players he listed for Naples, Arshavin, Cassano, Hamsik and Chen Yingxiong are the most important players in the attacking lineup, and the others are a bit worse than them cut.

Naples is typical, uh, the offense is stronger than the defense, and these four people are the reason why their offense is stronger than the defense.As long as these four people can't perform well, Naples' attack power can be greatly reduced...

Of course, this game is at the Bernabeu Stadium, which is the home of Real Madrid.

In such a field, no team can get any benefit from coming, and only a team like Barcelona can bring some troubles to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu...

After studying the team in this way, Pellegrini feels that he has attached great importance to Naples.

It is not a good schedule to play hosts first, but for Real Madrid, it is a good schedule, because they can seal the victory in the first round of the home game and completely kill the suspense.

A big victory at their own home court will make the second round of the match between the two sides meaningless.Naples can't make a comeback no matter how they return to home.

"So we must win the first game, or a big victory..." He passed on his plan to the players at the tactical meeting.

Obviously, though, his players didn't pay much attention to what he had to say.

For superstars like them, Naples is simply too easy to deal with.As long as they play normally, it is enough to end the game early at their own home court.

"Of course, sir! Of course we want to win!" Cristiano Ronaldo raised his hand and said. "Our goal is to win the Champions League!" He shouted at the other teammates, "Everyone think so!"

"That's right!"

"Chris is right!" Marcelo, Pepe and others echoed.

"I think we should be careful, Naples is not a big fish..." The team's midfielder Harvey Alonso frowned and reminded his teammates who were obviously too optimistic.

"Of course they are very powerful, but they can't do it when they meet us!" Ronaldo shook his head and shrugged, saying disdainfully.

"Kaka, what do you think? You played against them when you were in AC Milan, right?" Sergio Ramos turned to ask Kaka who had been silent.

This sentence also drew everyone's attention to Kaka.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the Brazilian could not speak.He has always been low-key in the Real Madrid dressing room, but now everyone needs his experience.

But what makes him difficult is that his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo is very optimistic and thinks that Naples is nothing to worry about, while Alonso, the core of the team, thinks that he should be cautious.What could he say to please everyone?

"Uh... Naples is a strong team. In Serie A, they give us a headache..." He carefully considered his words, trying to make his words sound objective and fair. "A few of them are very good, I think we should pay attention...especially the hero, he is very good scoring ability, strong body... But, I also think that as long as we can stick to our style of play, we can kick out At our normal level, it is still not a problem to win them at home..."

He neither embarrassed Ronaldo too much nor denied Alonso's opinion.

Although he has only been in this team for more than half a season, he already knows very well what is going on in this team's locker room.In fact, this is not uncommon. Many wealthy teams have many factions. When he was in AC Milan, there were also cliques in that team, and he himself was one of the players who spoke very influentially.The bosses in the locker room of those teams, if they don't like a certain player, even have the ability to encourage the club's top management to dispose of the player at a low price.

There is also gang formation in Real Madrid.Although Cristiano Ronaldo has just transferred to join the team, but his world's most valuable, let him almost have the right to speak as soon as he comes to Real Madrid.In addition, he has a cheerful and lively personality and is very good at making friends. He quickly reached an agreement with the Portuguese-speaking players in the team and formed a "Portuguese-speaking gang".

What about the Spanish player Alonso?Although he is not worth much and he is not the captain of the team, he is a Spanish player. Behind him are Spanish local players such as captain Raul, Guti, and Ramos. They are local gangs.

The Spanish gang and the Portuguese gang have a bit of a sense of not interfering with each other. To put it bluntly, they do not communicate with each other.The relationship is not very good.

In addition, the team also has the "Dutch Gang" composed of three Dutch players: Van der Vaart, Luther van Nistelrooy, and Drenthe; the Argentine Gang composed of Gago, Higuain, and Garay; .Diarra and Benzema are two French players who have been together for a long time. The relationship with anyone is neither good nor bad...

Kaka is a ball master in AC Milan, how could he not understand the intricate relationship here?After he came to Real Madrid, he quickly figured out the specific situation. Smartly, he immediately chose to keep a low profile, although because he could speak Portuguese, he was included in the Portuguese language gang, and Marcelo, Pepe, and Ronaldo The relationship is very good, but at the same time he also pays attention to maintaining the friendship with Raul and other Spanish bigwigs.He has an advantage, that is, his own image is relatively good, Kaka in front of the public is almost perfect, friendliness and smile are his signs, so in the Real Madrid dressing room, he did not encounter any difficulties.

After Kaka finished speaking, Raul stood up: "Okay, guys. I think we can neither take it lightly nor be too cautious. Please remember, we are Real Madrid, we are the greatest football on the planet. We have absolutely no reason to be afraid of a team at home, even Barcelona. But at the same time, we are Real Madrid, so we cannot be proud and underestimate the opponent. Respecting the opponent is our consistent purpose."

The captain spoke, and all arguments died down.

Raul made a concluding statement from a high-level position, and even Ronaldo didn’t dare to say anything more. Although he gave the impression that he likes to be in the limelight, he is not stupid. Height has a lot to do with how he behaves in the world.In Real Madrid, he knew very well that it was not his turn to be the leader of the locker room here. The real leader was Raul Gonzalez.

So if he disagrees with Raul, he will immediately choose to side with the captain.Even in the game - Raúl's status at Real Madrid has been threatened this season, he has previously been a substitute for three consecutive games - and this was in his ten-year Real Madrid career , which has never been encountered before, unless he is injured, he is the main force of the team.Not even the "alien" could take his place.

Although his position on the court is not guaranteed, he is still the big brother in the dressing room, so in order to please the big brother, Cristiano Ronaldo will give up his chance to shoot and pass the football to Raul during the game.Even if Raul couldn't score in the end, Ronaldo also gained a good reputation, leaving Raul with a good impression of "this kid is sensible".

The Portuguese is very smart. He knows that if the current trend continues, Raul's time in Real Madrid is basically coming to an end. Whether it is as a substitute or after early retirement, the leader of the Real Madrid locker room will sooner or later be replaced by someone.Although Casillas has old qualifications, he is much worse than Raul in temperament.Raul has become a living banner in the minds of all Real Madrid fans for more than ten years, after years of publicity in the media.

Casillas is still too young, I should be able to fight against him...

With this in mind, Cristiano Ronaldo did not directly clash with Raul and the Spanish gang. He was waiting for the moment to make himself the number one leader of the Real Madrid locker room...

These big-name players have their own plans, some want to keep a low profile, some want to become the new king, and what about the old king?He is doing his best to maintain his declining status and influence... The dressing room at the Bernabéu is as exciting as ever.

But no matter how wonderful they performed, they all forgot one thing...

Pellegrini looked at the heated discussion among the group, but ignored his superstars alone, and sighed helplessly.

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"Real Madrid are ready."

Below the painting is a large photograph of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Another newspaper reads - "Raul: The quarterfinals are not a curse, we are confident."

Careful people may already be able to see some clues from the layout of these newspapers—this century-old giant, which has gone through countless storms, is planning another change of dynasty.The old and new forces are colliding fiercely again and again, but these collisions are invisible and there is no gunpowder.

"What a big city!" Naples players sat on the bus from the airport to the hotel where they were staying, looking at the street scene outside.Compared with Naples, which has a chaotic layout and piles of rubbish on the roadside, Madrid's clean and tidy streets and towering buildings really make Naples look like a rural place...

"Bernaeu!" someone exclaimed pointing to the left window.

Everyone turned their heads following the sound, and the white giant stood quietly across the street.At such a short distance, even if you look up, you can't see the top.

Champions League flags hang on both sides of the street outside the Bernabeu, while the team emblems of Naples and Real Madrid are also hung on the outer wall of the Bernabeu Stadium.

The breath of the Champions League quarter-finals is coming.

However, the Naples players quickly returned to their seats, and they did not give too many envious eyes to the Bernabéu Stadium.

Because Chen Yingxiong is right:

"Ladies and gentlemen, what you saw just now is the famous tourist attraction Santiago Bernabéu Stadium."

He stood in front of the car, holding a microphone and telling everyone that he looked like a dedicated tour guide...

Everyone in the car laughed.

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