Chapter 311 – Los Blancos Regret, Exhaustion, Obsession Teaching (3)
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The only thing I was sure of today’s victory was when I warmed up before the game even started.
Why is it that the stretching of the three hole-in-the-holes is so powerful.
Some ancient people say that you can guess the condition of a player just by looking at them preparing for a game.
You can get a rough idea of how he stretches, how he controls the ball, how he traps, etc.
People like seasoned coaches with long experience, coaches with exceptional insight, scouts and analysts with excellent analytical skills.
Of course, as a player, if you watch from the side, you can feel it.
Ah~ He’s in good shape today, it’s like this bastard is tough.
I’ve reached a point where I can get a sense of what kind of performance I’ll be performing today just by looking at the way I warm up from here… It’s like a soccer guru.
It’s not a joke, it’s real.
It is unclear what stats are affected by, but I can feel it just by looking at the players warming up.
In that sense, I was sure of today’s victory in the way Real’s three holed men warmed up, and victory was confirmed when they scored the opening goal over four players, including Robert Gunner and Mitrovic.
All that remains is to see how many goals he can score against Real Madrid in the first leg.
And he scored a hat-trick even before the first half was over, and somehow the Barcelona disaster came to mind.
“Eh? Substitute? A replacement already?”
Intercepting a pass to Robert Gunner in the middle, he simply peeled off the pressurizing Robert Gunner and connected it with a shot, scoring the third goal to achieve a hat-trick with a nice mid-range shot, and was in the midst of a vague ceremony.
Why is the bench on the Real Madrid side bustling? The referee sends a replacement sign.
It’s not even over before the first half, so it’s a substitution? Really?
Judging from the fact that there are 2 players waiting in front of the line after taking off their vests, it seems that 2 players are being replaced… This is true No matter how bad the situation is, the director gave a prescription.
Even if anganchi is pooped, it is bound to run and be replaced for 45 minutes in the first half.
Of course it’s general, but not absolute… Running for only 30 minutes and being replaced?
From a player’s point of view, humiliation would not be like this.
Doesn’t that mean that no matter how tactically you make any changes, you won’t see it anymore? Unless there is no hope in the game, there will be no such early replacement.
But honestly, it’s worth it.
Didn’t I give up three goals because the two people who were supposed to stop me couldn’t keep me in check?
No matter how lenient the director was, at this point, he would have taken some action to prevent further disaster. Although it is quite radical that it is a punitive replacement.
However, there is something wrong with the manager of Real Madrid.
It’s true that Robert Gunner and Mitrovic are mellowing—
‘That doesn’t mean another player can stop me.’
Can a different player stop me?
I don’t think so.
In my opinion, no matter what, there is no way to reverse the replacement sign that has already been issued.
Rodrygo’s expression goes blank at the number announcing the back number displayed on the small electronic signboard raised by the lineman.
‘Me? Really? Me? Am I right?
Along with Jorge Garcia, he is one of the three main players who led Spain’s golden generation and was the real Madrid’s assault leader, so his current situation is unbelievable.
On the other hand, captain Robert Gunner, who saw the back number on the screen, was pulling down the captain’s armband with a calm face.
“I’m sorry for leaving you in this situation.”
Robert Guh, who finished the apology by filling the yellow captain’s complete box directly to vice-captain Gaby Thielemance, headed for the line, half dragging Rodrygo, who was still in denial of reality, still unable to come to his senses.
It’s the same as the players who come in don’t look very good.
No matter how we usually get along, from the point of view of the same player, it is also strange that the captain likes to be replaced with reproaches.
A strange feeling came from the back of Robert Gunner as he trudged to the bench after touching hands with a player entering the game on his behalf.
‘I’m going to retire, that man.’
I’m not proud of it, but from the perspective of me, who has earned nicknames such as ‘retirement planner’ and ‘nursing home manager’ by retiring some coaches and players, that man, 100 percent retirement.
This is so… I’m going to spur on the notoriety.
Whatever the notoriety or whatever, the nightmarish performance of Real Madrid, which conceded three goals in the first half, would not change dramatically just by replacing it. That time when I was half sure of victory.
“… What?”
Has something changed the mood?
* * *
Jorge looked up at the sky and exhaled slowly.
Captain Robert Gunner comes into sight as he heads for the ground again, seeing the breathy air that has risen to the tip of his chin meet and spurt out white.
‘Vice-captain.’
From the time Jorge first joined Real until last year, the shabby back of the player who was the strongest supporter of Real as vice-captain.
Jorge gritted his teeth at the shabby back of the giant who had shouldered all the burdens after former captain Alex Tillian’s semi-forced retirement.
‘Damn the club. What is the king of Europe and what is the best club? Not even treating the legend properly.’
It is not yet known, but the retirement of former captain Alex Tillian was not compelled by the club.
Alex Tillian, who has been active as the world’s best center back and captain of Real Madrid for a long time, has a huge salary as much as his fame, so he was competing for first or second place in the team, but the club regretted it.
Specifically, the club board.
A frail age reaching the late thirties.
Season-ending injury.
In the club’s own inspection, it has been reported that his physical ability has steadily declined, but it is unclear how long he will maintain his form when he returns after suffering an injury at that age.
The board wanted a young, promising and much cheaper player than to spend a huge salary on an old player whose skills were questionable, reaching the highest level in the team.
As the contract period came to an end, the board of directors informed Alex Tillian that a major salary cut was a priority in order to extend the contract.
Even though it was a whopping 50% salary cut, Alex Tillian wanted to return to the ground once again, so he did his best to rehabilitate, but—
The moment when he realized that the goal of the club’s board to reduce the total annual salary was from himself to Robert Gunner.
Alex Tillyang has decided to retire.
Robert Gunner, who inherited the captaincy, found out about this belatedly, and tried to break his body, but once the body was broken, it could not be restored with willpower alone.
“Sven, Dakonam, Alex.”
Substitution made after Newcastle’s goal.
As they moved to take their places in their respective halfs for the restart, Jorge rallied his teammates.
“I really want to win today. Help me.”
Colleagues who knew the usually jovial Jorge stared at him with bloodshot eyes and gritted teeth before nodding their heads.
“It’s a bit difficult, but… Go ahead, try something.”
“Our ace is asking for it, so we have no choice but to listen.”
“Either Hong or Heung, I didn’t want to see that bastard mess around, but it worked out. Let’s smash it.”
Jorge clenched his fists as he watched his teammates getting more and more energetic before the game resumed.
‘Win. Certainly.’
* * *
41 minutes in the first half.
More than 40 minutes had passed in the first half, and it was closer to the end than the remaining time.
Subtle changes began to be seen in the game, which had been consistently led by Newcastle.
The most dramatic change is, of course, Jorge Garcia’s movement.
Until the replacement was made, he took on the role of carrying the ball forward in place of the broken ‘Rock Captain’ Rodrygo, and took the ball distribution in place of the broken ‘Maestro’ Robert Gunner, and Mitrovic the ‘Energizer’ who was also broken Instead, he had to actively participate in the midfield competition.
I even had to take on the side defense instead of the side defender who was constantly swayed by Hong Min-joon.
Although Jorge Garcia is said to be the only one after Messi to win three consecutive Ballon d’Or titles, it was unreasonable for him to defend in the first, second, and third lines.
No matter how good your skills are, there is a limit to a person’s physical strength, and if you go back and forth from the attacking camp to the friendly camp, the Iron King spreads.
Even more so, considering the heavy weight of Jorge Garcia, who participated in fierce midfield battles and was also in charge of ball distribution, leaving his physical strength, it became an area that was absolutely impossible.
Whether it’s a player who has won 3 consecutive Ballon d’Or or a player who has a status window, there is only one body anyway.
I don’t know if he learns clone magic.
However, Real Madrid boasted a squad worthy of Europe’s best soccer team.
No matter how unsatisfactory the new recruits are, and no matter how difficult it is to get their hands and feet in sync, it is already halfway through the season and heading into the second half.
If you are a player of the level that Real Madrid will sign, you will have basic skills, and even if your hands and feet do not match, they will be roughly matched in the second half of the season.
The two new players—still frustrated against Hong Min-jun and made Real fans tear their hair out, but only one thing allowed Jorge Garcia to focus on the ‘attack’.
And the result is—
“Go oh oh ol~~ go go go go gool~!! The pride of Blancos, 3 consecutive Ballon d’Or winner Jorge Garcia saves the team from crisis!!”
Shortly after the end of regular time in the first half, the refrain of ‘Real Madrid, nothing more, Hala Madrid y nada más’ finally came out. With a tremendous call name that shakes the stadium.