Chapter 907 Not the Captain, but Better than the Captain!

Office of the President of the Bernabeu Stadium.

When playing away games, in addition to playing strong teams such as Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, or major Champions League events, otherwise, Florentino usually watches the game at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid steward Manuel Redondo and the chairman's special adviser Zidane sat next to him, while Valdano, who is in charge of athletic affairs, accompanied the team to the away game.

When the game just started, they saw the referee Rajoz show Casillas a red card and sent off the Real Madrid captain and the main goalkeeper. The three people in the office obviously sank and felt the game. Unusual atmosphere.

The whole game is ten to eleven, which will be a huge challenge and pressure for Real Madrid.

"As a goalkeeper, Casillas has a very obvious height defect and a narrow control range, so he needs a more flexible body, faster reflexes, and more focused game input, only in this way can he be able to make up for his height. There is a gap between other top goalkeepers."

Zidane is obviously very familiar with his former teammate. Casillas is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but his height is an irreparable flaw.

Flexible body, quick reflexes and dedicated input can indeed allow Casillas to make up for his shortcomings, but once a certain link is not done well enough, there will be big problems.

For example, his reactions are slow, or he is distracted, or he is getting older, his physical functions have declined, and he is no longer flexible...

This foul just now, Casillas was not able to grasp the timing of the attack, which gave Callejon a chance.

Of course, no one is perfect, and no one can expect Casillas to be perfect every time.

Just this red card, Casillas must have an inescapable responsibility.

But what surprised them even more was that Casillas returned to the side of the court from the player tunnel and took off the captain's armband in his hand, but Marcelo didn't take it immediately. He seemed a little hesitant, which made them all shake their heads. sigh.

It's an age-old question in Real Madrid's dressing room tradition.

"Marcelo's prestige in the team is not enough for him to take over the captain's armband, so he seems very hesitant." Zidane analyzed.

This tradition of Real Madrid has its advantages, but it also has its problems, just like now, because Iker Casillas was sent off and Ramos was out, Marcelo was not enough to make everyone obey. , had to take over the heavy captain's armband, which was a problem.

Marcelo must be guessing now, will others accept it?

There are many players who are bigger than him, more powerful than him, and more prestigious than him. Will they accept it?

The captain on the field said that it is important and important, but it is not important, and it is not that important.

But just when Zidane and the three of them were a little embarrassed, they saw that Yang Yang suddenly walked over and took the captain's armband directly from Casillas, which made Florentino unable to sit still. .

"How did he..." The Real Madrid president was caught off guard.

In Florentino's plan, Yang Yang is definitely the banner that Real Madrid will focus on in the next few years. Whether it is the strength on the court or the commercial value off the court, Yang Yang is the impeccable number one in the world.

Even the president of Real Madrid made no secret of his desire to push Yang Yang to the position of the leader of the Real Madrid locker room.

But that's definitely not now!

The time is not right, the way is not right, nothing is right.

"He shouldn't have picked it up." Zidane also shook his head.

Taking over the captain's armband at this time would do more harm than good for Yang Yang, and it's not worth it.

If you don't talk about others, just talk about Marcelo, what will he think in his heart?

The captain's armband that should have belonged to him was taken away by Yang Yang. Will he be willing in his heart?

Even if he hesitated, he couldn't make up his mind, but he didn't say no, did he?

There are other people, and there are many people in the team who joined the team earlier than Yang Yang, such as Pepe and Robben, what will they think in their hearts? Do you think Yang Yang is domineering? Would he even secretly guess that Yang Yang took advantage of the fire?

In the past two years at Real Madrid, the people in the locker room have been very unified, but now Yang Yang has suddenly passed the captain's armband and created a gap, which will inevitably lead to cracks in the locker room.

"Maybe it was an accident, maybe he thought no one would take it," explained Manuel Redondo.

But Real Madrid's big housekeeper has already started to think about several ideas to appease the parties afterwards, because he knows better than anyone that Real Madrid is also intertwined with various interests. Once there is a problem, it will be very fatal.

But just when Florentino and the others were stunned and at the same time a little dissatisfied with Yang Yang's actions, they saw that on the live TV, after Yang Yang took the captain's armband, he went straight to Marcelo.

All three suddenly came to a realization.

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Yang Yang was stunned by Benitez, Casillas and others, took off the captain's armband, but walked directly to Marcelo on the left side of the penalty area in his own half.

The Brazilian left back was shocked when he saw Yang Yang taking over the armband. It was as if something that should have belonged to him was snatched away by his good friend Hengdao.

He admired Yang Yang and knew Yang Yang's status and influence in the team, so he couldn't be angry, but he felt depressed and angry again because his things were robbed.

But when he saw Yang Yang walking towards him, he immediately began to understand Yang Yang's intentions.

Gradually, he began to feel ashamed of his villainous heart just now, and was even more grateful to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang walked directly in front of Marcelo, pulled off the magic button of the captain's armband, put it on his left arm with his own hands, patted his left arm vigorously, and then wrapped Marcelo's shoulder, laughed.

At this moment, whether it was Benitez, the coaching staff or Casillas on the sidelines, or Florentino and Zidane on the far side of the TV, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Yang felt respectful.

Yang Yang is using his own behavior to stand up for Marcelo!

He personally put on the captain's armband for Marcelo, so who else would dare to say anything?

This is not just for Marcelo to stand for, but also to defend the authority of the Real Madrid dressing room.

Sometimes things like tradition are like this. When they are there, they are inconspicuous and seem unimportant, but once they are destroyed, all the original rules, both overt and covert, will be changed and chaotic.

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"Good job!" Florentino couldn't help but praised, his face full of surprises.

He didn't even think that Yang Yang would do such a thing, taking care of the overall situation.

Zidane and Redondo also kept nodding, apparently thinking of Yang Yang's move.

"In this way, it is more positive than wearing the captain's armband, and everyone will recognize him more." Zidane has been rolling in the locker room for so many years, and he knows the rules of the locker room better than anyone else.

Real Madrid's locker room is indeed special and more complicated, but in fact, it has the same essence as the locker rooms of other teams around the world, and it is connected in its bones.

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Yang Yang took Marcelo's shoulders, and the two walked towards their own half together.

It was a free kick for the Spaniard.

Yang Yang patted Marcelo on the shoulder encouragingly. The latter looked at Yang Yang and felt his encouragement. After nodding hard, he applauded vigorously, "It doesn't matter, everyone, let's all cheer up."

On the sidelines, coach Benitez is also making substitutions.

Alternate goalkeeper Adan replaced right winger Robben.

It was a helpless substitution, as Real Madrid were then forced to play with ten men.

Robben is also very clear that his being substituted has nothing to do with his performance, mainly the red card.

The back line must be solid, because without one person, the gestures will dominate, so Real Madrid can only adopt a more conservative strategy, because there are still 90 minutes left.

Yang Yang walked over quickly, first shook hands with Robben, hugged him hard, and then pushed Robben off the court.

"All cheer up, don't get discouraged, we haven't lost yet!"

Yang Yang applauded vigorously and encouraged his teammates aloud.

"We are Real Madrid, even if it is 10-11 away, we are still the best team in Spain, so we have to play with more strength and momentum than our opponents, we have to be like men, with our heads up high Get out of this stadium!"

Yang Yang's remarks spread all over the stadium, including Real Madrid players, including Espanyol players, and everyone was a little surprised, because it didn't look like the usual peace and harmony. Yang Yang, who treats people well.

But only those who are familiar with and understand Yang Yang know that this is Yang Yang!

From the bottom of his heart, he carried a stubborn unyielding!

At this moment, whether it is Benitez on the sidelines, Florentino in front of the TV, or Real Madrid players on the court, Yang Yang is the backbone of the team, and they are the team's own words. tough character.

He is not the captain, but he is better than the captain!

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After substitute goalkeeper Adan replaced Robben, the game restarted.

Luis Garcia, who was born in the Real Madrid youth training camp, took the direct free kick for the Spaniard, but his direct hit was saved by goalkeeper Adan and failed to create a threat.

Real Madrid began to retreat, voluntarily gave up the ball, and adopted defensive counterattack tactics.

This is also a last resort, because in the next 90 minutes, Real Madrid will be one person less than their opponents. If they can't effectively resist the Spaniard's attack, once they lose the ball, then Real Madrid will have a hard time. The morale that gets up will also be bleak.

You know, the Spaniard's home is the famous Devil's home in La Liga this season, with eight draws and two losses in ten games. Only Barcelona and Villarreal have retreated from here, and all the other tyrants have been defeated here.

Especially when Casillas was just sent off, the Spaniard launched a fierce attack, Real Madrid was forced to retreat across the board, and even Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic returned to their own half.

The team is struggling to support, and everyone is patiently resisting the opponent's attack, waiting for that slim chance.