Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 113 Undercurrents Within Real Madrid (First Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 113: Undercurrents within Real Madrid (first update, please vote for me!)

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

Pellegrini spent a day collecting information about Napoli, then sorted it out before telling his players.

He did not study the entire Naples team in depth. He mainly focused on a few well-known players in Naples. These people can be regarded as Naples' star players. He feels that as long as he can contain the performance of these star players, it will be enough to contain Naples. After all, Naples' overall strength is very weak compared to Real Madrid.

Among the threatening players he listed in Naples, the four players in the offensive lineup of Arshavin, Cassano, Hamsik and Chen Yingxiong are the top priority, and the others are not as good as them. cut.

Naples is a typical team that is better at offense than defense. These four people are the reason why their offense is better than defense. As long as these four people can't perform well, Naples' offensive power can be greatly reduced...

Of course, this game is at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid's home stadium.

In such a venue, no team can benefit from coming. Only teams like Barcelona can cause some trouble to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu...

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

Playing home first and then away is not a good schedule, but for Real Madrid, it is a good schedule because they can seal the victory in the first round at home and completely kill the suspense.

A big win at their home court would make the second round match meaningless. Naples could not come back at home.

"So we must win the first game, or win big..." He conveyed his plan to the players in the tactical meeting.

But it was clear that his players weren't paying much attention to what he had to say.

For superstars like them, Naples is simply too easy to deal with. As long as they perform normally, it will be enough to end the game early at their 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 to his other teammates, "Don't you think so!"

"That's right!"

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

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

"Of course they are very powerful, but not when they meet us!" Ronaldo said disdainfully, shaking his head and shrugging.

"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.

When the Brazilian saw that everyone was looking at him, he couldn't help but remain silent. He has always kept a low profile in the Real Madrid locker room, but now everyone needs his experience.

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

"Well...Naples is a very strong team. They give us a headache in Serie A..." He carefully considered his words and tried to make his words sound objective and fair. "A few of them are very good, I think we should pay attention to it...especially that hero, he has a strong scoring ability and a strong body...But, I also think that as long as we can stick to our own style of play and play At our normal level, it won’t be a problem to win them at home..."

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

Although he has only been with this team for more than half a season, he already knows what is going on in this team's locker room. In fact, this is not unusual. Many wealthy teams are full of factions. When he was in AC Milan, the team was also full of cliques, and he himself was one of the players who spoke very influentially. If the bosses in the team's locker room don't like a certain player, they can even incite the club's top management to get rid of the player at a cheap price.

There are also cliques in Real Madrid. Although Cristiano Ronaldo just transferred to join the team, his world's most valuable player gave him almost the right to speak as soon as he came to Real Madrid. In addition, he has a cheerful and lively personality and is very good at making friends. He quickly became involved with the Portuguese-speaking players in the team and formed a "Portuguese-speaking gang".

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

The Spanish gang and the Portuguese gang are a bit like each other. To put it bluntly, they don't interact with each other. The relationship is not that good.

In addition, there are also three Dutch players in the team: Van der Vaart, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Drenthe. The "Dutch Gang", the Argentine Gang composed of Gago, Higuain, and Garay, and Las Diarra and Benzema, two French players, have been hanging out together for a long time, and their relationship with each other cannot be said to be good or bad...

Kaka was the ball dominating player 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. He was smart and immediately chose to keep a low profile. Although because he could speak Portuguese, he was classified into the Portuguese Gang, with Marcelo, Pepe, and Ronaldo. The relationship is very good, but at the same time he also pays attention to maintaining friendship with Raul and other Spanish bigwigs. He has an advantage, that is, he has a better image. Kaka is almost perfect in front of the public. Friendliness and smile are his hallmarks, so he did not encounter any difficulties in the Real Madrid locker room.

After Kaká 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 and we are the greatest football team on the planet. Team! We have 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 our opponents. Respecting our opponents is our consistent purpose."

The captain spoke and all arguments were put to rest.

Raul made his concluding speech from a high position. Even Ronaldo did not dare to say anything more. Although he gave the impression that he liked to be in the limelight, he was not stupid. The reason why he was able to get to where he is now Height has a lot to do with how he behaves. 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 and Raul disagree, he will immediately choose to side with the captain. He even does this in games - Raul's status in Real Madrid has been threatened this season. He has previously been a substitute for three consecutive games - and this was during his more than ten years of Real Madrid career. , has never been encountered before, unless injured, otherwise he is the team's unbeatable main force. Even the "alien" couldn't take his place.

Although his position on the court is not guaranteed, he is still the big brother in the locker room, so in order to please the big brother, Cristiano Ronaldo will give up his own shooting opportunities during the game and pass the football to Raul. Even if Raul couldn't score in the end, Ronaldo gained a good reputation and left a good impression on Raul that "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 Real Madrid's locker room will sooner or later have to be replaced by someone else. Although Casillas is senior, his temperament is much different from Raul. In the past ten years and more, Raul has long become a living flag in the minds of all Real Madrid fans after years of media publicity.

Casillas is still too young, I should be able to compete with him...

With this idea, Cristiano Ronaldo did not directly conflict with Raul or the Spanish gang. He was waiting for the moment when he would become the number one leader in the Real Madrid locker room...

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

But no matter how wonderful their performance was, they all forgot one thing...

Pellegrini sighed helplessly as he looked at the group of superstars who were discussing in full swing but ignored themselves.

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"Real Madrid is ready."

Below this painting is a large photo of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Another newspaper read - "Raul: The quarterfinals are not a curse, we have confidence."

Careful people may already be able to see some clues from the layout design of these newspapers-this century-old wealthy family has gone through countless ups and downs and is preparing for another dynasty change. New and old forces collide fiercely again and again, but these collisions are invisible and there is no smoke.

"What a big city!" Naples players were sitting on the bus from the airport to their hotel, looking at the street scene outside. Compared with Naples, which has a chaotic layout and garbage piled up everywhere on the roadside, Madrid's clean streets and towering buildings really make Naples look like a rural place...

"Santiago Bernabeu!" someone pointed to the left window and exclaimed.

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

Champions League flags line the streets outside the Bernabeu, while the crests of Napoli and Real Madrid also hang on the facade of the stadium.

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

However, the Naples players quickly returned to their seats, and they did not send too many envious glances to the Bernabeu Stadium.

Because what Chen Yingxiong said is right:

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

He stood in front of the car and spoke to everyone with a microphone, looking like a very dedicated tour guide...

Everyone in the car laughed.

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