super storm

Chapter 1116
In the next two days, all major media around the world were paying attention to Yang Yang's injury and the upcoming Century Derby.

Real Madrid officials did not disclose the specifics of Yang Yang's injury, and stated ambiguously that Yang Yang's nose was seriously injured, and whether he can keep up with the Derby of the last century depends on the diagnosis of Dr. Ramolareja and the team doctor.

The club chairman Florentino also said in an interview with the media the next day, "We will not risk Yang Yang's body. For us, the Camp Nou battle on the weekend is nothing more than a league game, but Yang Yang is the club's most valuable asset. We have no reason to take any unnecessary risks."

Florentino said that whether Yang Yang can play will be decided by the head coach, team doctor and players themselves.

Ancelotti issued a gag order internally, prohibiting Real Madrid players from being interviewed by the media.

But the all-pervasive media still caught some news. For example, Yang Yang went to La Moraleja Hospital for treatment for two consecutive days.

The Catalan media also tried to spy on the military situation at the La Moraleja Hospital, but this top private hospital in Spain and Europe is a partner with Real Madrid and will not disclose anything to the outside world at all. Therefore, the outside rumors are also complicated and confusing.

Some people think that this is Ancelotti and Real Madrid taking the opportunity to play a smoke bomb and deliberately release false news in order to confuse Barcelona, ​​but in fact Yang Yang is fine at all and will definitely appear at the Nou Camp.

However, some people think that there is no need for Real Madrid to do such a stupid move, because it is too obvious to confuse people. The most likely explanation is that Yang Yang’s nose injury is indeed serious, because even Juventus central defender Chiellini said in an interview with the Italian media after returning to Turin that he was really sorry for Yang Yang’s injury.

Yang Yang is known as the "Barcelona nemesis", and he will perform well almost every time he faces Barcelona. If Yang Yang cannot be seen in the first derby of the century this season, it will definitely be a loss for fans all over the world. At the same time, it will be a great blow to Real Madrid.

In fact, everyone could see that after Yang Yang left the field, Real Madrid's offense did not have a good way to compare with Juventus' defense. Suarez performed very hard, but there was still some gap compared with Yang Yang.

Barcelona's defense is definitely not as good as Juventus, but at the Nou Camp, what Real Madrid needs most is Yang Yang's efficiency, as well as his stability and calmness during the competition, which is Suarez's deficiency.

Everyone knows that after joining Real Madrid, the Uruguayan striker is still receiving counseling from a psychologist to avoid the recurrence of the biting incident. It can be seen that it is difficult for him to replace Yang Yang in key battles.

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In the midst of heated discussions about Yang Yang and the Century Derby, the 40-person shortlist for the European Golden Boy Award was newly released, but it did not attract much attention from the outside world.

The award, selected by the Turin Sports Newspaper, was established in [-]. Up to now, ten European Golden Boys have been selected, including the first Van der Vaart and the second Yang Yang. In addition, superstars such as Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Aguero have all won this award. It can be said that this represents the future rookies recognized in Europe.

Those who can enter this list are all from a strong background. The biggest name must be Pogba of Juventus. He has completely established his position as the main force in the Bianconeri, and his performance is also quite good.

Everton's Lukaku, Ajax's Fisher, Monaco's Carrasco, Schalke's Draxler, Manchester City's Nastasic, these are all well-known young rookies in Europe.

In the 40-man list, there are three Real Madrid finalists, namely central defender Varane, Morata and Jesse on the forward line.

These three players have performed quite well in Real Madrid, but the bigger weakness is that they cannot play the main force. Even Varane, in the competition with Ramos, Vermaelen and Harvey Martinez, he does not have an advantage.

In contrast, Juventus' Pogba and Everton's Lukaku are the most vocal.

However, Real Madrid can have three finalists, which shows that the team has indeed benefited a lot from the rejuvenation reform in the past two years.

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October 25, the day before the Century Derby.

The outside world was disturbed, but the Baldbebas training base was calm.

Ancelotti issued a gag order to prohibit anyone from being interviewed by the media privately. Naturally, outside media reporters and fans were also prohibited from entering Valdebebas. The purpose was to create a stable environment for the team to prepare for the game.

In the two consecutive weeks of double matches, Real Madrid's training is mainly about recovery and adjustment. They are so nervous that they don't even have time for tactical drills. They can only prepare for the Century Derby by holding meetings and analyzing Barcelona tactical videos.

This is not only true of Real Madrid, but certainly of Barcelona.

No coach will train heavily during double games a week, unless he wants to use up players.

This kind of training is not too heavy for Yang Yang, so he still sticks to his original habit. During the lunch break, he goes to the swimming pool in Valdebebas to take a dip by himself.

The hardware of Real Madrid's training base can be said to be the best in European football, and the swimming pool is Yang Yang's favorite.

Whether it is Ajax or Liverpool, the training base is not spacious, so the swimming pool is not big, only 25 meters long, but this swimming pool in Real Madrid has ten swimming lanes, 50 meters long, and is fully open on all sides, with excellent lighting conditions.

It can be said that swimming in such a swimming pool is really a kind of enjoyment for Yang Yang, who has long been proficient in various swimming styles.

Every time he gets tired from swimming, he will let himself float on the water for a while, feeling extremely relaxed and comfortable.

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A cough came from the shore, disturbing Yang Yang who was floating in the pool.

He woke up with a start, just in time to see Zidane and Ancelotti standing on the bank, both looking at him with smiles on their faces.

Yes, there were all sorts of rumors outside, but in fact, Yang Yang was already fine.

Although Chiellini's blow was not light, it was not too heavy. It just bled a lot on the spot, which looked a little scary, but after the treatment, it was basically fine.

"How is it?" Yang Yang asked with a smile while lying on the bank of the swimming pool.

The coaching staff has been studying the strategy against Barcelona tomorrow, even at noon, there is no rest.

This season's derby of the century is also very different from previous years, that is, the time is arranged earlier, kicking off at [-]:[-] sharp, this is almost the earliest derby of the century in the past few years.

One very important reason is to accommodate fans in Asia and other time zones.

But even so, Real Madrid still decided to leave for Barcelona early tomorrow morning.

"It's still under study, and it's hard to guard against many problems." Ancelotti smiled wryly.

Barcelona currently has two biggest strengths, one is their ball-handling ability, and the other is the personal ability of attacking stars in the frontcourt.

Needless to say the former, Barcelona's pass and control concept can be said to have led the development of European professional football in the past few years. Everyone is absorbing the concepts they need from it, and come up with something of their own, and even use this in turn to restrain Barcelona.

The latter is elusive, because the personal abilities of the players are too strong, so many times the personal performance of the stars on the court is completely unpredictable, and no one can guess what will happen in the next second.

But the job of the head coach before the game is to minimize all kinds of risks and put forward different targeted plans for various situations that may arise in the game. This trick is obviously difficult to work against Barcelona.

"Then don't think too much, according to our original model, we can fight as we like." Yang Yang said bluntly.

Ancelotti and Zidane looked at each other and smiled wryly.

That's what I said, but what should be worrying is still worrying, which is why the pressure on the head coach is so great.

After coaching Real Madrid, the white hair on Ancelotti's head has increased significantly.

Everyone only saw the superficial brilliance, but they ignored that coaching Real Madrid itself is a stressful thing.

In this team, if you don't win a championship in a season, it is considered a failure.

In La Liga this season, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are all very competitive.

Don't look at Atletico Madrid losing two games, but that's because Real Madrid and Barcelona both won nine consecutive victories, which is also the only one in European football.

After chatting for a while, Yang Yang also got up from the swimming pool and discussed with the two coaches about the match against Barcelona.

"By the way, tonight, I may return to the team later." Yang Yang rarely asked for leave.

The night before a team game, it is customary to stay in a hotel, even at home.

But Ancelotti and Zidane nodded without surprise, "Okay, you arrange your own time."

Yang Yang didn't explain much.

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In fact, Yang Yang asked for leave because today is his birthday.

Su Ye was busy early in the morning, preparing a dinner and a piece of cake for him.

He hadn't celebrated his birthday in a serious way for many years. At this time of the year, besides competitions, there were still competitions. This time, Su Ye wanted to celebrate him once.

Yang Yang didn't want to be too lively or extravagant, so the family of three had a meal at home and cut the cake, counting it as a birthday.

What he didn't expect was that after celebrating his birthday at home and returning to the hotel more than an hour later than the meeting time, all his teammates were waiting for him with a specially customized big cake, and this cake could be eaten by players.

"In the past four years, we were either busy with games or due to various reasons, we couldn't help you celebrate. It's rare to have time this year, so we all want to help you celebrate your birthday." Captain Casillas and Ramos said with a smile when rolling out the cake.

When everyone in the team, including the coaching staff and staff, lit candles and sang birthday songs for him, Yang Yang was particularly moved, not because of a piece of cake, but because they all remembered his birthday and prepared everything without telling him.

These people are his comrades who fought side by side!
(End of this chapter)