Mister Legend

Chapter 299 The King of Clay
Although it was a joke, Li Mudi felt a little helpless, and exclaimed that this is really a coincidence!You said that Busta, a kid, doesn't quit the game sooner or later, and he has to wait until he just sits down before saying he can't play. This really makes people inevitably have some metaphysical thoughts.

However, seeing Nadal in the locker room after taking a shower, his coach Francis Rogge, after learning of this dramatic situation, thanked the Turin coach very solemnly and explained Said: "The game on the clay court takes too long, and too much running and sliding will cause a lot of damage to the players' knees. Although Rafa is in good physical condition this year, there are still hidden dangers of old injuries. , being able to get such an unexpected rest time will be of great benefit to him in the next game. Therefore, no matter whether Busta retired because of the arrival of Coach Li, it is very important for this French Open and even the following events. That said, it's all very good news."

Well, this caused the opponent to retire early. Although Li Mudi really has nothing to do with it, he is still very happy to see this situation. This shows that his friend has been favored by the goddess of luck, which is a very good omen.It seems that the honor of the ten French Open champions should be stable.

On the other side of the room, the two beauties Lin Yuner and Xiska finally had a chance to communicate, but their spoken English was a bit average, and after chatting for a few words, they found that they couldn't express a lot of meaning, but they didn't call either. Commander Ling used to act as an interpreter, but he was still chatting happily there, and it felt like old friends at first sight.

After less than 5 minutes of talking between men and women in two places, Natto, who had simply taken a shower, finally changed his clothes and came out. He said hello and gave a deep hug to his friend who came over from Spain.After being introduced to Lin Yuner, he, who has always been not good at words, even sighed the beauty of this Asian goddess, and envied the Turin coach for being so lucky to find such a lover.

Because the game ended a long time earlier than expected, the lunch originally scheduled for around one o'clock was advanced by half an hour, but it was still about seven or ten minutes away, so the group went to the hotel where Nadal and the others lived first. The room is resting, just right for a chat.However, Rafa's rest time today is only at noon. His opponent in the semi-finals the day after tomorrow has been determined. It is the Austrian Tim who has played against him three times this year and just defeated him in Rome. .This strong opponent is a player who has risen to the top ten players in the world in the past two years, and he is also a rare person who has won Natto on the clay court. This is definitely a major difficulty in this trip to the French Open. It is necessary to carry out targeted practice, hoping to win the battle and avenge the loss to the opponent half a month ago.

Li Moody is not very familiar with this player, but when he learned that Tim had just eliminated the defending champion Djokovic in the quarter-finals, he also felt that the opponent should be a very strong opponent.However, he has full confidence in his friend's strength and status. The title of King of Clay is not a cheap thing thrown out casually by the outside world. Before the start of this French Open, Yahoo Sports once made a target A survey of active golfers, the question is who is the greatest clay court player in history. More than 97% of the people have chosen the name Rafael Nadal, including the greatest tennis king Federer in the history of tennis, claiming that this Spaniard is a veritable king of clay, and no one can use the name Rafael Nadal when he is in good health. beat him.

And the famous Bjorn Borg, who has won the French Open six times, also confirmed in an interview that at his peak, he might not be able to win even a game from Natto on the clay court. The strength on the slow court is definitely the first existence in history.As long as he can show his skills, no one can defeat him. A mere Tim, who has been cold for a while, cannot stop him from marching towards the tenth Musketeer Cup.

Sure enough, in the first match of the men's singles semi-final that started on the morning of the 9th, Nadal used his powerful forehand against the "nemesis" who broke his undefeated gold medal in clay court competitions this season Top spin and tireless running ability proved to the world that he is still the king of this field.

Although he encountered some minor troubles at the beginning of the first set and was broken first by his opponent, Natto quickly completed two consecutive breakbacks and won the first set with a score of 6-3.The second set was also a bit of a stalemate. Tim was able to rank among the top ten in the world. Naturally, his ability should not be underestimated. 4 lost the second set.In the third set, the Austrian player finally gave up completely under the strong pressure of his opponent. He lost six games in a row and got duck eggs, and finally stopped this year's French Open semi-finals with a disparity of 6 to 0.

After Natto completed this "revenge", it was the tenth time in history that he entered the final of Roland Garros. He became the final winner in the previous nine times. Fans have seen the historical moment when miracles are about to become reality.

The final with the 2015 French Open champion, the Swiss Wawrinka, was scheduled on the last match day—the afternoon of the 11th. The last time the two sides met in the Grand Slam final was at the 2014 Australian Open. Pete Sampras is already present and ready to present Natto's No.14 Grand Slam trophy as a guest.It's a pity that Rafa's old injury recurred in the final. Although he persisted tenaciously, he finally failed to resist the arrangement of fate. He was defeated by his opponent 1-3 and missed the best chance to catch up with his old opponent Federer. Chance.

The two opponents who "knotted a beam" three years ago met again on the final stage of the championship, which naturally attracted the attention of countless fans, especially Wawrinka eliminated the top seed 3-2 in the semifinals The British Andy Murray made his supporters see the possibility of a counterattack. Before the game started, this game was fired as the most evenly matched contest.

However, before the duel officially started, Li Moody did not stay in Paris to pay attention to his friend's preparations.In fact, he came here to watch the semi-finals on the 9th, and he spent the rest of the time dealing with team affairs in Turin.Because she didn't want her girlfriend to go back and forth with her, coupled with Siska's strong persuasion, Lin Yuner didn't follow him as a trapeze artist, and went shopping in the fashion capital of the world with her new best friend.Seeing the walking numbers displayed on his lover’s WeChat, the Turin coach was in a cold sweat, but he was also thankful that he couldn’t accompany him because he was busy with work, otherwise his legs might have been amputated. People are too able to walk!
During these three days, Li Moody stayed in his apartment with Valentino Cairo most of the time, not having sex, but making the final plan for the summer transfer window that will open on time in 20 days. and operation.

Since the team has been disbanded for vacation, the players whose loan period ends on June 6 have essentially nothing to do with the Red Bulls. In addition, Padelli and Avelar, who have already confirmed their transfers, even if Two new aids, Goldaniga and Kanneman, have been booked, and there are many vacancies on the team's roster to fill.

At the end of March, the Turin coach gave the head of the club's marketing department a list of key signings at that time. After two and a half months of operation, three of the four names above have declared that they will not be able to join the team this summer. The next one, the chances for the team to succeed are not great.

Due to the outstanding performance in the just-concluded season, the French Nice team announced that it will not sell the team's potential central defender Maran Sarr this summer, making many other teams that pay attention to him have to wait. The next chance to introduce; and the full-back Santiago Vieira, who plays for Liverpool in the Uruguay League, does not have an EU account book, and the Turin team is not strong enough to waste a signing. Only after two years of actual combat training can he grow into a young man who is the main force in the team, because it means that when he just matures, he is very likely to be poached by other strong teams. The red bull is like making a wedding dress for others; Ah The Jaques club did not announce that the central defender De Ligt, who just became the fourth youngest international player in the history of the Netherlands in March, is not for sale. However, when there are many followers of giants including Barcelona, ​​​​the asking price must not be like that of Turin. The ball will accept it.

Only Maximiliano Romero, the 18-year-old striker of the Sarsfield team, seems to have the best chance to play in Europe at present, although he also has no household registration, and his performance in the past Argentine spring and autumn league seasons is not good. Not great.Played 17 times, most of them were substitutes, and only scored 1 goal and 1 assist. Even in his own country, it is difficult to become a leader of the younger generation.But in 2015, when he was only 16 years old, he was called Messi's successor by the European media, and Arsenal also reached an agreement with Sarsfield that summer, and won the Messi at a price of 450 million pounds. A young striker, unfortunately, a sudden knee ligament injury aborted the deal that was short of the final signature and seal.

However, this has not dissuaded European teams from continuing to pay attention to this striker whose physical fitness and skills are far superior to his peers. Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart in the Bundesliga are all very interested in him. Launching an offensive this summer is really not good news for the Turin team, which does not have sufficient financial resources.According to Li Moody's estimate through the FM system, it is difficult to snatch this talent from those competitors without 900 million euros, but after spending 1000 million to introduce Genoa teenager Pieto Pellegri, their funds have already been exhausted I can't afford any additional expenses, which means that the "next club king" basically misses Turin City.

After talking about the matters that made the team coach feel down, Valentino still brought two good news to the other party to improve morale.The first one is that the former Real Madrid legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas will hold a press conference on the 13th, officially announcing that he will not renew his contract with the Porto team, and that his new club next season will be the red bulls who have just risen strongly.Although the other party has verbally agreed to join the team before, there are still certain variables before this matter is fully finalized. With this press conference, the Turin coach can basically be relieved that he is still a little nervous.

And the second news made Li Moody almost jump off the sofa. Lazio did not flatly reject Turin's bid for the Italian striker Immobile, although the two parties still had a big difference in the specific transaction price. There are differences, but as long as there are talks, it means that this signing is hopeful.

According to the information heard by director Pantalio Longo, the Blue Eagles executives were not very satisfied with the team's performance last season. Although the team's offensive power is very strong, the strength of the defense line has seriously retreated. It is imminent for Xia Tian to update the backcourt.However, their economic situation is not very good. Due to the downturn of Italy's overall economy and the pressure of high wages for players in the team, the funds that can be used in the transfer market next season are very limited. If you want to introduce big-name players, you must first The seller scrapes together the cost.And the striker led by Immobile, Senegal international Keita and Serbian center Djojjevic obviously has room for adjustment, especially the former two are currently worth a lot, as long as one of them is sold, there is money to adjust the lineup .

Since there are almost no teams interested in Keita, when the Turin club proposed the idea of ​​buying the Italian international, even Mikhailovich, who has always been hostile to Li Moody and the team, did not speak out. Refuse, but want to plan how to get the most benefit from it.Only then did the Turin coach understand why the FM system in the past two days showed that the young Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic, who was loaned to the Serie B team Novara last season, would get the attention of Lazio. It was the other party who deliberately put this young player with great potential into Immobile's deal as an addition, trying to replicate the trajectory of Milinkovic-Savic, who gradually grew into a world-class player last season.

After agreeing to let go of this midfielder with a potential value of around 145, Li Mudi, the prince of the club who has delivered this important transfer that is likely to determine the team's performance next season, rushed to the club again on the night of the 10th. Paris, on the second day, in the player box of the Philippe Chartier Stadium, witnessed one of the most memorable classic moments in the history of human tennis.

When most people predicted that this would be a battle between dragons and tigers, Nadal played three consecutive sets 6-2, 6-3 and 6-1 without bloodshed, easily defeated Wawrinka, and won the tenth time. The champion of the French Open men's singles became the first player in the Open era to win double-digit titles in a single Grand Slam.At the same time, this is also the third time he won Roland Garros without dropping a set.After this final, his record on the clay court this season has become 24 wins and 1 loss, tying his best record in 2008; and the total number of clay court champions in his career has reached an astonishing 53, surpassing the old predecessors Villars ranks first in history.

In addition, he won 13 championships in 10 competitions. Both the number of championships and the ratio are the best in history. The total record of 79 wins and 2 losses in Roland Garros (retired due to injury before the competition in 2016) is even more difficult to find opponents. The degree to which the people behind can't even eat the soil proves that the title of "King of Red Soil" is well deserved.

And the most encouraging thing is that in next week's ATP rankings, Nadal will return to No. [-] in the world.Since he hardly scored a few points due to injuries in the second half of last season, as long as he can maintain the current [-]% momentum in the second half of the year, he is likely to be ranked No. [-] in the world again at the end of the year. the throne of one.

Looking at his friend in the middle of the venue who is being worshiped by all the staff in the auditorium, Li Mudi is naturally very excited. He has learned the secret of success from this big boy from Mallorca, which is hard work and dedication. Always keep the hunger for glory.

　Thanks to the book friend Linfeng Zhanye for the monthly ticket, thank you!
　　
　
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