Chapter 86: A Series of Problems Caused by Ronaldo’s Return From Injury

"Don——"

When Kaka shouted out, the fanatical atmosphere in the opera house reached its highest climax since the annual awards ceremony.

Tang Zheng took a deep breath and squeezed the right hand of his wife Zhao Lina, who was accompanying him to the ceremony, and then stood up.

"Congratulations."

Messi, who was separated from Tang Zheng by Zhao Lina and Antonella, stood up and hugged Tang Zheng actively.

On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting on the right side of Tang Zheng, had a determined expression and did not look away. He had no intention of shaking hands or hugging Tang Zheng.

When Messi sat back, Tang Zheng looked at Cristiano Ronaldo playfully and stretched out his right hand.

Under the spotlight, Cristiano Ronaldo frowned, but he knew he couldn't be rude here. Cursing in his mind, he stretched out his right hand, slightly touched Tang Zheng's extended right hand, and then retracted it.

It was just as he imagined, so Tang Zheng didn't pay attention. He stepped on the stairs in the direction of the hostess's finger and walked towards the center stage.

The on-site director gave a close-up shot of Tang Zheng and Kaka. Both of them are super handsome guys, so the moment Kaka handed the goal to Tang Zheng, it caused countless female fans to scream.

So handsome!

Kaka and Tang Zheng exchanged pleasantries and then handed the stage to Tang Zheng, and the two hosts also made way.

At this time, it was Tang Zheng's turn to deliver his acceptance speech.

Compared with being selected for the FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony in 2013, Tang Zheng felt a little more nervous this time. After all, Tang Zheng was recognized as the person with the best performance in 2013. It was different in 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo performed equally well. If the two men's absence from the competition had not had a completely different impact on the team, Tang Zheng knew that Cristiano Ronaldo would have a better chance of being elected.

The sound at the entire awards ceremony was kept to a minimum. Tang Zheng recovered his thoughts, coughed lightly, and delivered his acceptance speech.

Like two years ago, Tang Zheng did not speak English, German or Spanish, but his native language: "I am very happy to be able to stand here again and become the best in the world."

At the same time, Tang Zheng held the golden ball with his left hand and held the bottom with his right hand, raising it high.

"To receive this award, I should be most grateful to my teammates. It is their hard work that brought me personal glory, so they also share in this award.

Then what I want to thank is my family. It is their silent support behind the scenes that allows me to concentrate on my career..."

At this point, Tang Zheng switched to English, the language of international communication: "2016 is already here. I will work harder, get better results with my teammates, and stand on the top of Europe. Of course... this time next year I will I hope I can still stand here, hold this high and give an acceptance speech to everyone.”

Tang Zheng raised the Golden Ball trophy high, then gave a half-bow and thanked everyone present.

Immediately, loud applause broke out.

However, not everyone clapped their hands vigorously. Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently very resentful towards Tang Zheng, did not even move his hands and showed no expression on his face.

That night, Tang Zheng first put his wife Zhao Lina on a flight to Lyon, and then took a flight back to Madrid with head coach Carlo Ancelotti and his teammates to prepare for the upcoming league and Champions League games.

However, there is still a month until the start of the Champions League, so there is enough time to prepare, and the Serie A team Roma will be drawn in the 1/8 finals, so no surprise, they can advance smoothly.

It is worth mentioning that Tang Zheng was helpless about the King's Cup.

In the first round of the Copa del Rey 1/16 finals at the end of last year, Real Madrid played against Cadiz in the first leg of the game. The Russian international Cheryshev, who should have been suspended, was on loan to Villarreal last season. Received a yellow card against Getafe, Real Sociedad and Barcelona.

According to regulations, Cheryshev should be automatically suspended for one game in the Copa del Rey. It happened that Villarreal was eliminated after playing Barcelona last season, and returned to Real Madrid after the loan expired last summer.

Since Real Madrid did not receive the document from the Spanish Football Association regarding Cheryshev's inability to play in the Copa del Rey, it did not pay attention until after the game, Cadiz, as the injured party, immediately appealed to the Spanish Football Association.

Soon, the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football Federation announced that Real Madrid was eliminated from the game due to the use of suspended player Cheryshev in the Copa del Rey match with Cadiz.

Real Madrid tried to appeal, but failed to convince the Spanish Football Association Disciplinary Committee, so Real Madrid was eliminated early and missed the opportunity to defend the Copa del Rey.

But for head coach Carlo Ancelotti, it is a blessing in disguise. Cristiano Ronaldo has already started personal training with the ball, and I believe he will be able to train with the team soon.

According to the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, it is very likely that they will continue to work independently on the court, thus affecting the team's overall performance.

The two-front battle can still go hand in hand as much as possible, but the third-line battle cannot be guaranteed...

If you are not careful, you may become Barcelona last season.

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After Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend Tang Zheng's wedding, the media once again pushed the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo to the forefront, because the two people shaking hands at the FIFA Golden Globe Awards were purely polite and expressionless, and When Tang Zheng delivered his speech, Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the few people in the audience who did not applaud.

Even though the two did not admit their conflict, everyone knew that they had broken up.

After Real Madrid played against Deportivo La Coruna at home, Cristiano Ronaldo trained with the team to prepare for the twentieth round of the league against Sporting Gijon.

Real Madrid took an early two-goal lead in the first half. In the second half, Benzema and Isco added icing on the cake, extending the lead to four goals.

In the 75th minute of the game, Real Madrid made its second substitution adjustment. Cristiano Ronaldo replaced Isco and announced his comeback.

The overall situation of the game has been decided. Real Madrid has slowed down the offensive rhythm, but Cristiano Ronaldo, who has the ball, is eager to express himself. When the ball comes to his feet, the rhythm will suddenly accelerate, so that there are some problems in the transition between offense and defense.

In just three minutes, Sporting Gijon scored two goals in a row, turning the score into 2:4.

Including injury time, there are about ten minutes left, which gives the home team fans hope of equalizing the score.

Ancelotti realized something. He walked to the sidelines and made a downward movement with his palms toward the players, signaling to slow down the pace.

In fact, Ancelotti hopes to tell Cristiano Ronaldo in this way to let him not be anxious.

But Cristiano Ronaldo is unwilling to do so. He hopes to help the team expand the score through his own efforts...

However, in the 89th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made a mistake with the ball and was intercepted. Sporting Gijon switched from defense to offense and launched a quick counterattack. Forward Jonny who entered the penalty area succeeded with a low shot, helping Sporting Gijon score another goal. The ball, the score became 3:4!

Suddenly, the whole rhythm was disrupted.

The home team went from 0:4 to 3:4. There was still time, and the home fans really saw the hope of equalizing the score.

Even Tang Zheng, who was usually very calm, felt a little nervous. The momentum brought by the home team's three goals in a row was obvious, and the tension caused by the opponent's narrowing of the score was equally obvious.

Neither Modric nor Toni Kroos are good at defending, and Ancelotti's last substitution was used to strengthen defense.

When the time came to stoppage time, it was unrealistic to find another way to score.

Casemiro replaced Toni Kroos to strengthen the defense in the middle.

In three minutes of injury time, except for Cristiano Ronaldo who was at the front and did not participate in the defense, the other nine players were defended in their own 40-meter area.

If you don't look at the jerseys of both teams in the game, the audience will think that it is Real Madrid who is suppressing.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The home team fans at El Molinon Stadium were very energetic at the last moment, creating deafening roars to encourage the team.

If Sporting Gijon can equalize the score after conceding four goals at home, it will be a huge boost to their confidence in relegation this season!

Real Madrid can draw, so what do other teams count?

The time had just reached the second minute of stoppage time. Forward Jonny, who helped Sporting Gijon reduce the score to one goal, beat Ramos to header. Goalkeeper Navas made a sideways save. Sporting Gijon got a corner kick and goalkeeper Ku Ella also ran into the Real Madrid penalty area.

There is not much time left, and now the momentum is completely on Sporting Gijon's side. Everyone knows that this is an excellent opportunity to equalize the score!

However, Tang Zheng had a different view. He temporarily put aside his prejudices and took the initiative to say to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was actively returning to the penalty area: "Hey, this is our perfect opportunity to kill the game."

"I don't need you to teach me how to do it."

Cristiano Ronaldo is expressionless.

Tang Zheng glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo and shrugged: "Whatever you want."

Barrera's corner kick was deflected very far by Tang Zheng, who leaped high, and landed in no man's land.

Benzema, who heard the conversation between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, shook his head. If Cristiano Ronaldo listened to Tang Zheng, maybe... the game should have been killed by now.

Fullback Menendez, who was trailing at the back, directly lobbed into the penalty area. This time, it was Tang Zheng who made the clearance correctly.

Standing on the line of the penalty area, James Rodriguez had quick eyes and quick feet and kicked the ball towards the Sporting Gijon half.

Following Alvarez's long shot, the anti-aircraft cannon was fired, and the referee on duty blew two short and one long whistles to end the game. In the end, Real Madrid won the away game with twists and turns.

Sporting Gijon is a newly promoted team. They have been ranked 19th in the league for the past 20 rounds and are the favorites for relegation. No one expected that they would score three goals in a row after conceding four goals at home.

In injury time, there was a chance to equalize the score.

Such a game attracted the attention of a large number of football experts. Real Madrid led 4-0 as a guest in the first 75 minutes, but the situation suddenly changed after Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench. Moreover, two of the three goals conceded by Real Madrid were related to Cristiano Ronaldo. Arnold Ronaldo is directly related…

As a result, the media reported a lot more unfavorable reports about Cristiano Ronaldo.

Therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo is under tremendous pressure. After fully recovering, he is determined to prove himself in the midweek make-up match.

After two months, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo started at the same time.

After ninety minutes, the scoreboard showed 0:0, and Real Madrid tied with Malaga at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The on-site director immediately showed close-ups of Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who looked ugly.

In addition to having no contact with each other in this game, the two also blamed each other during the game, so their performance was not satisfactory.

Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are willing to see this happen. If Real Madrid also draws in the remaining make-up game, then it will be too late for Real Madrid to distract the league when the Champions League knockout rounds come...

Between the league and the Champions League, everyone knows which event is more important.

Real Madrid's draw with Malaga was one of the few games in Tang Zheng's career where he performed poorly, so he was criticized by many media.

Of course, the media at this time is all about the same, and Cristiano Ronaldo has also become the target of criticism by media reporters.

Fortunately, Real Madrid won two games in the next two rounds of the league. First, they defeated Real Betis 5-0 at home, and then defeated Granada with two goals as an away game.

The media's criticism has declined, but it has not completely stopped, because Real Madrid's two consecutive victories are a crushing of the overall strength, and Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo still have no connection.

Victory can be achieved when the overall strength is crushed, but what about games with relatively weak strength?

In the 22nd round of the league, Real Madrid visited the New San Mames Stadium. After 90 minutes, Real Madrid suffered its fourth league defeat this season.

2:1

The home team goes first and the away team goes last.

Tang Zheng's goal once helped Real Madrid equalize the score, but Aduriz's goal helped Athletic Bilbao exceed the score again.

Real Madrid's loss at home is certainly related to the fanatical home atmosphere of the Bacchus Lions, but this is not the main factor. The most important thing is that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo played independently, and the overall strength of Athletic Bilbao is not bad. The tactics deployed before were clearly targeted, cutting off Real Madrid's two offensive systems, so that it was difficult for Real Madrid's offense to threaten Irassos' goal.

Real Madrid, which finally narrowed the points gap to seven points, is ten points behind Barcelona with one game in hand. The first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will start soon. They want to chase points when the league is close to 2/3. The degree of difficulty is getting higher and higher.

In a make-up game in mid-week, Real Madrid was a guest and relied on Tang Zheng's world wave to win 1:0 with great difficulty.

With all the make-up games completed, Real Madrid reduced their points to eight points and seemed to still have a chance to overtake. However, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals was about to begin. Real Madrid's double matches for a week in a row gave people a very uneasy feeling. Feel.

Double matches a week have a great impact on physical fitness, and the two pillar stars Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are at odds with each other. They are fighting on two fronts, so the pressure can be imagined.

Before Real Madrid travels to challenge Roma in the Champions League 1/8 finals, Real Madrid still has two league games, playing against Villarreal at home and challenging Getafe as a guest.

If we can win, the subsequent Champions League knockout rounds will be much easier, but otherwise... it will be worrying.