Football giants

Chapter 728
Accompanied by the sound of screeching tires and fierce friction on the runway, a Boeing aircraft with the Emirates logo on it slowly landed on the runway of London Heathrow Airport.

Not long after, a luxury bus with the Real Madrid logo printed on its body drove into the tarmac of Heathrow Airport.

A few minutes later, when the group of reporters who were waiting for Real Madrid to appear in the departure hall of Heathrow Airport chased out the gate, the bus that picked up the Real Madrid players had already left.

Get on the highway and head south all the way to Southampton.

After more than an hour's flight, the players in the car are generally sitting in their seats, either plugging in headphones and listening to music, or simply closing their eyes and resting their minds, or turning their heads sideways to look at the scenery outside through the car window.

From London to Southampton, the scenery along the way is still very good.

At least, much better than Madrid.

"Gareth, you've lived in Southampton for so many years, is there anything interesting here?"

Ramos, who was sitting next door, asked expectantly.

Almost every time he goes to an away game, he will ask such a question.

Gareth Bell shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I can't answer this question well."

"Why?" Ramos asked a little strangely.

Several teammates around listened to their conversation, and they all showed curiosity and looked over.

After Gareth Bale switched from Southampton to Real Madrid, he was a bit out of tune with many factions in the team, which left him with few friends in the team, so no one knew about him.

Nowadays, it is a rare opportunity to learn about it, and anyone with a little gossip spirit will not miss it.

"Actually, I haven't lived in Southampton very long."

Carvajal leaned his head on the seat, a little strange, "Aren't you the Saints' youth training?"

"Yes!" Gareth Bell nodded, "I did come out of the Saints youth training camp, but I have been training in Bath before. Southampton has youth training academies in many places in England, which can be regarded as part of the Saints youth training system."

"Bass, I know this place. It is a very famous tourist city. It seems to be a world cultural heritage city."

The young Real Madrid talented rookie Jesse said with some excitement.

As a young man, he is also eager to better integrate into this group of stars.

"Yes, it's a very beautiful town with a very good university. I stayed there for a long time until after I graduated from high school. I came to Southampton and entered the Saints' youth training camp. It didn't take long for me to play. Then the Saints were relegated, and then I went to Tottenham Hotspur."

In this way, he did not stay in Southampton for a long time.

No wonder, it seems that he doesn't have any so-called sense of loyalty to the saints, so that's the way it is.

Vidal on the side said at this time: "If you are going to Southampton to play, the New Forest is not far away, and the Isle of Wight is also very close. Now the most popular ones are the underwater hotel and the offshore football field."

Undersea hotel?Soccer field at sea?

As soon as you hear this name, you will feel that it is extremely high-end and elegant.

"Arturo, have you been back?" Carvajal asked.

Since his transfer to Real Madrid, he has never returned to Southampton.

"Well, I went back during the winter break, and I plan to let my children stay in England to study." Vidal laughed.

Don't look at him always looking like a desperate Saburo on the field, but off the football field, he is a bit introverted and shy, and he is very family-friendly, caring very much for his family and children.

"Education in the UK is indeed much better, but it is not very convenient to keep children in the UK." Harvey Alonso, who had been silent all this time, also spoke out.

Everyone in the team knows that Harvey Alonso is a well-known literary youth. When he is usually resting, his greatest interest is to hold a book and find a place where no one is around.

Moreover, his daughter is also of school age, so he attaches great importance to the topic of education.

"The school that Young Master Huan helped to find is also very famous in London, and even if you have money, you can't get in. I've calculated that it's only an hour and a half by plane from Madrid to London. I come back once a week. My family stays in the UK, so it should be fine."

Harvey Alonso nodded after hearing this, "Yeah, that's pretty good."

After a pause, he smiled again, "I didn't expect that your Young Master Huan is very kind to you, and even helped your children find a school, not bad!"

"That's it!" Carvajal grabbed the words and said: "When it comes to Master Huan, there is really nothing to say. He is completely different from the other rich second generations. He is righteous and easy to talk to. Most importantly, he likes football very much, and respects and takes care of us players. Such a boss is hard to come by!"

"Is it really that good?" Ramos next to him deliberately doubted.

"Of course!" Carvajal said.

Cristiano Ronaldo had been listening for a long time. At this time, he couldn't help but joked and said: "Since he is so good, you are not allowed to release water. We are going to defend the Champions League. Don't show mercy!"

The Portuguese superstar's words immediately made everyone in the bus burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, what Young Master Huan looks down on the most is the kind of guy who eats inside and out. If we really let go, the first person who looks down on us will be Young Master Huan!"

Carvajal is a youth trainer of Real Madrid, and he is very close to Casillas and Ramos, especially Ramos, so he also has a bit of status and influence in the team.

"However, Cristiano, you have to clean your sneakers tonight, and your feet must be more accurate."

"why?"

"At St Mary's, Southampton won't give their opponents too many chances!"

"Really?" The Portuguese didn't quite believe it.

He has seen Southampton's press and oppression in the Bernabeu game, and he has also experienced the suffocating press and oppression of Barcelona at its peak. Can the Saints still compare to Barcelona?

But Vidal listened, and nodded solemnly to remind: "He is right. Southampton at home is completely different from Southampton away. If the Saints at St. Mary's Stadium can play very well, the Saints at the Bernabeu can only score seven points at most!"

Seven points?

Everyone in the bus was stunned.

What is this concept?
The whole Real Madrid team has tried their best, but in the end, the opponent only showed [-]% of their strength?
Sitting in the front row of the bus, the coach Ancelotti, who had been silent all the time and just listened to the players, also stood up at this time, turned around, looked at everyone present, and nodded solemnly.

"Arturo is right. St. Mary's Stadium has been the most famous home stadium for the Devils in the Premier League in the past few years. I checked their information. In the two seasons of the Europa League, their home games have maintained a complete victory. In addition, in the Premier League's strong dialogue, their home record is also very good."

"So, Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium is the famous home of the devil in the Premier League!"

Ancelotti's words, coupled with his expression, made everyone in the bus feel dignified, and even felt the worry in the head coach's heart.

From the Bernabeu battle, they all deeply felt that Southampton is definitely stronger than they imagined.

Originally they thought that the Saints were at best at the level of Valencia or Seville.

But what I didn't expect was that Southampton's strength was not weaker than Real Madrid's at all.

It's hard to say whether the home draw is good or bad, but the two away goals allowed Southampton to take the initiative to a certain extent.

What kind of tactics will Bielsa play in this game?
Will attack?Or will he defend?
These are all questions!

"Everyone!" Ancelotti felt the dignified atmosphere in the car, and he immediately spoke again, because his purpose was not to tell the players how strong Southampton is, but to tell them not to underestimate the enemy.

"I have absolute confidence and certainty. As long as we show our strength normally, we will be able to retreat from St. Mary's Stadium and we will advance to the semi-finals smoothly, I promise!"

Following Ancelotti's words, everyone in the car felt quite relieved.

But in everyone's heart, there is still some worry, after all, this is Southampton's home court.

When the bus got off the highway and entered the urban area of ​​Southampton, everyone in the bus was stunned by what they saw.

It's still afternoon, but both sides of the street are full of Saints fans wearing red and white arrow striped jerseys. Many fans even have their faces painted. Whenever they meet each other, they will enthusiastically shout, "The Saints must win!"

When the Real Madrid bus came into sight of the group of fans, there was an overwhelming booing immediately.

"Look, the Real Madrid bus!"

"Guys, boo me!"

"Shush this group of Real Madrid players and tell them to go back!"

"Don't throw things, hey, whoever throws things again is not a fucking saint!"

"Yes, that's right. If we want to win, we must win on the court openly and aboveboard, and we will not engage in off-court tricks!"

But more and more Saints fans chased after the bus, shouting all kinds of harassing slogans, and even booed loudly from time to time.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at that formation is enough to make everyone in the car tremble with fear.

Especially after getting close to St. Mary's Stadium, the closer the distance, the bigger the crowd, almost all around are Southampton fans, and everyone is booing them, and many of them are threatening and insulting.

Although everyone in the car was used to all kinds of battles, they still couldn't help feeling cold in their hearts.

Grandma, with so many people, what if they get out of control?
"Hey, Arturo, you guys are really not loyal enough, why didn't you give a warning in advance?" Ramos complained and looked at Vidal.

Vidal looked at Gareth Bale and Carvajal, both smiling wryly.

"We don't know why there is such a big battle. The attendance rate of Saints' games in the past was very high, but it is not so outrageous. Looking at this posture, I am afraid that the whole city will be attacked, and everyone will be empty?"

"It should be. I read the media before saying that this is the best European result in Southampton's history, so they hope that Southampton can go one step further, and everyone wants to witness the Saints take this step with their own eyes, so it is said that the tickets are crazy!"

The bus was soon blocked by a sea of ​​red and white people, unable to move.

Everyone in the car looked around, there were Southampton fans everywhere, and they felt nervous.

Especially when Saints fans knocked on things, or even smashed car windows, they were all taken aback. They were afraid that the situation would be out of control, and if the fans started to make trouble, it would be a big deal.

Fortunately, within a few minutes, the police heard the news and opened a lane for the bus, allowing them to directly enter the player tunnel of St. Mary's Stadium.

But even so, Real Madrid still felt a pressure from top to bottom.

Could it be that this is the so-called devil's home field?

(End of this chapter)