Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 488 That era of fluttering white clothes... has gone with the wind (Second update, monthly pass!)
Go to Naples or Schalke 04, or stay at Real Madrid?

These questions have been lingering in Raul's mind for the past few days.After all, he still prefers to stay in his heart.

After all, he is the banner of Real Madrid and a living legend. He has played for Real Madrid for fifteen seasons, surpassed Stefano, and became the player with the most appearances in the history of the club.Deep down in his heart, he really has very deep feelings for the Real Madrid team.

He doesn't want to go.If he can, he hopes that he can play here until he retires, in the name of a loyal minister.

But the situation is stronger than people. The reality is that he has a great chance to leave now, so he must be prepared for his departure.If you want to go, which one will you go to?
Schalke 04 or Napoli?

The conditions of the two teams are actually similar, both have human factors in it, and both have qualifications for the Champions League, but Naples is a qualifying match, while Schalke 04 is directly promoted to the main match.

He thought about it, and he had already contacted Schalke 04.Now that there is one more choice, I still have to listen to what people think.

So he asked Cassano for Mazari's number.

But he didn't call directly, but waited for Mazari to call.Because he knew that if he asked Cassano for Mazari's contact number, he had already expressed his attitude and was willing to talk about this matter.Then Cassano will certainly inform Mazari of this matter.

If Mazari really had enough sincerity, he should take the initiative to call himself instead of asking me to call by myself, making me, Raul, as if no one wanted me, and wanted to ask him.

Although the situation in Real Madrid is not good, Raul is Raul after all. He has been in the world for 15 years. Although he has not won the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, who dares to ignore his existence?

Sure enough, he soon got a call from Mazari.

When the Naples coach called him, there was some obvious joy in his tone.

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After Cassano finished the phone call with him, Raul figured out one thing.That's why Napoli are suddenly interested in him.

Because their player Chen Yingxiong was suspended by UEFA for eight games, counting the two qualifying matches, he will basically miss all the Champions League group matches.Chen Yingxiong was the biggest contributor to Naples last season. His ten goals helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League before being eliminated by Barcelona due to some unexpected factors.

Of course Raul knew what those factors were.

This is a very promising striker. He was able to score ten goals in the UEFA Champions League for the first time at a young age and was elected as the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League.

Raul can also be considered to have played against Chen Yingxiong, and knows him a little bit.The two teams met in the quarter-finals last season.Before the game, the Real Madrid players felt that they had drawn a good sign. At that time, there were differences in the locker room's attitude towards Naples.This disagreement was settled by him using the prestige of the boss.

In the end, it turned out that Xavi (Alonso)'s concerns were justified.They were knocked out by Napoli, who lost at home in the first leg.

Chen Yingxiong's performance during and after the game was very eye-catching.Although he disrespected Real Madrid after the game, he angered many people.But who is Raul, naturally he will not be angry because of this kind of thing, but he thinks the character of this kid who is not afraid of anything is very interesting.

Later, I saw that they forced Barcelona into a scramble at the Nou Camp, and the face of winning was more bitter than the face of losing.Just let him smile.

He watched the live broadcast of that game. Chen Yingxiong used his height and header advantages to overwhelm Pikui and turned Barcelona's defense upside down.

Seeing him is full of emotion - how long has it been since he has seen such an unreasonable center forward routine in today's football?Did Drogba count as one?But today's football has become an anomaly.Although he is not that type of center forward, it doesn't mean he doesn't like that type of center forward.

Especially the header, which reminds him of his good friend Morientes.

Now Chen Yingxiong has been suspended by UEFA for eight games because he beat Butzkes hard in the second round and made trouble on the field.Naples striker's offensive power suddenly dropped sharply. If Naples wants to qualify from the Champions League group stage, of course they must supplement their combat power.

And I have rich experience in the Champions League, outstanding ability, and I am too old to compete with the 22-year-old Chen Yingxiong for the main force.At that time, Chen Yingxiong will focus on the domestic league, and he will concentrate on dealing with the Champions League...

Raul guessed all about Naples' plan in his mind.

But Mazari's first sentence surprised him: "We are definitely not interested in you because we want you to be a substitute for Chen Yingxiong, Raul. I seriously say that Naples intends to become a giant. The team. A team that always relies on only one lineup to play games will never become a giant, so you will also be an important member of Naples. We believe that with your experience, ability, and charisma, you will be extremely powerful. Big help to us. We need you, Raúl, on our way to becoming a giant."

These words were so sincere that Raul was stunned at once.

But Mazari's words immediately pierced his heart.

"Coming to Naples is definitely not about old age, but about rising again and proving it to the world. You, Raul Gonzalez, are not old enough to be used as a scapegoat!"

Raul didn't even know what to say for a while.

Last season, as long as Real Madrid lost, all kinds of media in Madrid, large and small, must be criticizing him the next day.

Raul played?very good.The loss was because he played, which turned Real Madrid's great advantage into a defeat.Before he came on the field, the situation was in the upper hand, but when he came on the field... he could only run around, so far away from the goal, when he was asked to score a goal, he couldn't go up and come back to defend?He is not a defender!

Raul didn't play?I heard that Real Madrid's locker room is infighting again?Real Madrid's locker room has serious cliques... The Spanish local gang headed by Raul suppressed the Portuguese and Argentine gangs, and Raul publicly suppressed Ronaldo.It's not like he didn't suppress another Ronaldo back then, and the conflict between him and the Brazilian is nothing new...Look, what fighting power does a team with internal strife have?It's a shame to lose 2:6 to Barcelona at home!

There will be almost no change. During the second half of the league, this kind of drama will be staged almost every time Real Madrid loses.

what can he doAs the captain of Real Madrid, the banner of Real Madrid, the idol worshiped by thousands of Real Madrid fans, the image of Real Madrid, can he stand up and bombard the media with nonsense?Can he come out and complain for himself?

He can't because he is the image of Real Madrid.What is Real Madrid's image?Don’t talk about it if you suffer a loss, it’s royal demeanor, you are not allowed to trouble the referee even if it is a misjudgment, and you are not allowed to talk about the referee after the game (Author’s Note: Maybe some friends want to talk, now Real Madrid always makes excuses Well. In fact, it is because after Mourinho came, Real Madrid became more aggressive. The previous Real Madrid followed this set, and they carried the royal airs very well. We are Real Madrid, and we disdain for arguing with others).

As the so-called image spokesperson of Real Madrid, can he complain for himself and quarrel with the media?
What can he do?

When he came on the field, he used more desperate running and aggressive tackles to help the team; in the last minute of the game, he ran all the way to the opponent's corner flag after the obviously passed football, and used difficult moves to Saving the ball; leading the players to applaud the fans in the middle circle to thank the fans after losing to Barcelona, ​​and if some players didn't do it, they would be furious; it was breaking their teeth and swallowing blood in their stomachs...

He is aggrieved, but who can he turn to to complain?
Florentino didn't deal with him in the first place, and the idea of ​​​​taking him into surgery is not a day or two.His best friend, Morientes, was sold during Florentino's first tenure as president.Today, Guti also left Real Madrid and went to Türkiye.

In this star-studded and radiant galaxy battleship, there is no one who can listen to what he has to say...

For some reason, Mazari's words made Raul feel so much emotion.

Holding the mobile phone, he raised his head and took several deep breaths to stabilize his emotions.

"It's really proof, not pension?" he asked Mazari.

When Mazari heard Raul's words, he was overjoyed—he has a door!
"Of course! We are willing to offer you a two-year contract. After one season, we can talk about the renewal!"

"Don't worry about the contract renewal, that's too far away. I'll be 35 years old in two years, and I only want these two years." Raul made up his mind, but at the same time, he still didn't say anything.

I only have these two years.

"Naples, I'm going."

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Although he decided to go to Naples, he still wanted to hear what the head coach had to say.If he doesn't understand some things, even if he leaves, he won't be willing to leave.

If... He meant that if, even if there was only a slight chance, even if it was just a fluke, he still wanted to try to stay on this team.

So he plans to go to Mourinho for an interview. After all, he is still the first captain of the team in name. use him.He is still a member of Real Madrid and is the captain of Real Madrid.Then he is qualified to be responsible for the team's affairs.

Coincidentally, Mourinho also intends to find Raul.

After the two met, they chattered for a long time. At the beginning, it was just greetings, nothing more than "the Bernabéu flag, the legend of Real Madrid, I have admired it for a long time", "The No.1 handsome man in football today, I have also admired him for a long time" and the like.

In fact, Mourinho knew why Raul came to him, and he looked for Raul for the same reason.

It's hard to say this, but it has to be said.

And it has to be for yourself.

Raul stopped talking nonsense with Mourinho, and asked directly: "Mr. Mourinho, there have been a lot of rumors about me recently. To be honest, many of these rumors even feel inexplicable to me. So I think it's better to come here. Let me ask you, am I, Raul Gonzalez, in your plans for the new season?"

This time Mourinho didn't chat with him, but looked at Raul quietly, and the two just looked at each other.

After a while, Raul saw Mourinho on the opposite side shaking his head: "I'm sorry, I'm not here..."

Raul just smiled, a little.The smile is very bitter.

Mourinho continued to explain: "Today's Real Madrid must be faster and younger. I need a lot of fast players in the frontcourt. As you can see, we bought Di Maria before the World Cup. He is a Very fast wide players... plus we also have players with outstanding speed such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Higuain and Benzema. Therefore, Real Madrid's tactics in the new season will definitely focus on speed and require offensive players Possess speed and outstanding physical and running ability..."

He was using football skills and tactics to convince Raul, but there was another reason that he didn't say.

Because things on the technical and tactical level can only prevent Raul from playing the main force, can he still play as a substitute?As long as he is in Real Madrid, he will have his place, his voice and his influence in this dressing room.No matter how bad he is, no matter how much he is bombarded by the media, no matter how much he is provoked by other rising stars in the locker room, as long as Raul Gonzalez Blanco is still in the locker room at the Bernabéu, no one will be afraid of him, no matter Consider his.

This is the status he earned after serving Real Madrid loyally for fifteen years, maintaining a high level of competition and leading Real Madrid to one championship after another.

But Mourinho does not need him to have such influence, does not need him to have such status.Even if Raul bought it with blood and life, he didn't need it.From today onwards, besides Florentino, there can only be one voice for this century-old giant, and that is... I, Jose Mourinho!

Of course, he didn't say the reason, because it would be too naked to say it.How to say Raul is also a legend of the club. In today's Madrid, there are still countless fans, and his influence is still scary.If you say it so bluntly, it's like slapping your face in the face, and it's too embarrassing.

The reason why Mourinho can succeed is not only because he can win the championship, but also because he is very good at handling intricate interpersonal relationships.Don't look at the publicity of the outside world as an unrestrained, reckless, savage, rough man who is not easy to get along with, but if the outside media can be believed, a sow can climb a tree...

When Raul heard these words, he lowered his head.

He heard what Mourinho said, but why didn't he hear what Mourinho didn't say?
It's really like they said, it's time for me to give way to young people.This position is not just on the court...

Cristiano Ronaldo is eager to try to be the boss of the locker room, and he can see the joy in the eyes of his former younger brother Casillas when he wears the captain's armband.Even Ramos, who had just joined the team, planned to be Real Madrid's new Hierro... This world is no longer his 33-year-old guy's.

It's just...he's always a little lonely.

He nodded, smiled and said, "I see, thank you for being so open with me."

After speaking, he stood up and bid farewell to leave. He was polite, personable and impeccable, just like his chic playing style on the court.

Mourinho did not make a sound to stay, nor did he get up to see him off. He just sat in his seat and looked at the back of Raul who went out.

He just felt that the back of this person known as "the living legend of Real Madrid" and "the greatest No. [-] in the history of Real Madrid" was particularly lonely.

Since entering the first team of Real Madrid in 1994, he has witnessed Real Madrid from weak to strong, then strong to weak, then struggling in the quagmire, briefly revived, and then fell into a dark time. It can almost be said that a club can go through everything. They've all been through.

Those who were by his side at the beginning left one after another, and those thunderous names came one after another.

Dave Suker is gone, Mijatovic is gone, Morientes is gone... Figo is here, Zidane is here, Ronaldo is here, Beckham is here Gone, Owen came and went, Roberto Carlos came and went...

So many people have come and gone, but he is still there, wearing his No. 7 jersey, like a flag, flying above the Bernabeu forever.

When people mention the name Raul, they immediately think of Real Madrid.When it comes to Real Madrid, Raul will quickly come to mind.

During his 15 years at Real Madrid, he was Real Madrid and Real Madrid was him.

Now, this one is leaving too.

That era of fluttering white clothes may completely become a memory with the departure of this person, and will always remain in the hearts of everyone who likes nostalgia.

From today, there will be no "Lord of the Rings" at the Bernabéu.

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PS, it's a tribute to Raul...

(End of this chapter)