Seeing this situation, Raphael first called the driver Uncle Wang, and asked him to run, and after waiting for about ten minutes, Uncle Wang told him that the car had been parked outside, and then he walked out.

"Good evening, everyone. Raphael greeted them with a smile, and Lanzini was too tired to speak, they both knew what the reporter was doing.

If you want Lanzini to say, these people just eat salty turnips and don't worry about it, Rafael is just selected for the national team list again, and he has not yet made any appearances, nor has he become the main force, and one by one he jumped out of all kinds of obstructions and boycotts, which is really sick.

The reporters didn't have the heart to greet Raphael at all, and one by one the recorders were handed over: "Maradona said that you entered the national team for gilding, and you had a money deal with head coach Batista, do you admit it?"

The reporters were so bad that they dug a hole for Rafael as soon as they came, and Maradona just had a little bit of unscrupulous words, but when the reporters said this, it seemed that the king of the ball had decided that Rafael was tired of entering the national team, and they dragged both sides into the water at once.

Raphael was basically with Lanzini during this time, and Lanzini has always been very concerned about the news, so he was not caught.

"I didn't know that Mr. Maradona said that," said Raphael, smiling beautifully, "are you sure he said it and not you made it up?"

The reporter was instantly embarrassed, Rafael did not want to answer these boring questions at all: "First of all, this is my second time selected for the national team, I cherish this opportunity, and I am very happy that Coach Batista is willing to continue to give me opportunities, as for other professional issues, these are considered by the manager, as a player, all I can do is play my part when I can play." Finally, I would like to sue you that defamation is a crime. ”

Raphael and Lanzini, with the help of the security guards and Uncle Wang, left the encirclement. However, before leaving, Rafael heard a reporter shouting at him: "Even Messi said that you are not suitable for the first team, don't you have pressure?"

Raphael didn't reply: "I'm sure his original words are certainly not what you said." As for the pressure...... Alas, as if you didn't put pressure on me one day. He sighed heavily, his voice sad, leaving them with only a lonely back.

Argentine journalists are at a loss for words...... Like, like, like that......

But as soon as he got in the car, Rafael was lonely, and immediately took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Messi: "You are so uninteresting that you actually speak ill of me to the media, (╯'□′)╯╧═╧"

Messi replied as soon as possible: ":-O When did I say bad things about you?"

"How do you explain the matter of the national team?"

“…… I just think that you are really not suitable to come in now, and you will sit on the bench when you come, and you will have to bear the infamy, alas. "Messi didn't know that the reporters had distorted his words again, he just said at the time that maybe now is not the best time (for Rafael), but he supported the manager's decision, and he also said that so many people accuse the angels of not being in the squad, which is too unfair to him, and recently the manager has chosen a lot of new faces in order to determine the lineup, all of them are new recruits of the national team, but only Rafael has suffered so much criticism, just by age? Naked ||||Nude||discrimination.

Raphael took the time to search for the news, and then he knew it all, "You are wrong, it's not discrimination, it's not so much that they think I'm not qualified, it's more panic." ”

"Panic?" Messi pondered, speechless, "...... Raphael, do you still know what modesty is?"

"I think you have a misunderstanding of me, I've always been humble. ”

“…… I only misunderstood the thickness of your skin......" glanced at the phone, Messi decided to turn off the phone and sleep, he thought that the other party would be hesitant and at a loss, and he wanted to be a good idol to explain the other party, hum!

I have to say that Messi's misunderstanding of Rafael in some aspects is really deep......

The itinerary of this friendly match is like this, in addition to Messi and other big-name players flying directly to New Jersey, new players like Rafael will gather at the Ezeiza base, and then charter a unified flight to Manhattan, New York, USA, and then take the team bus to New Jersey for training and adaptation to the venue.

Rafael has already seen the squad for this friendly match through the official website of the Argentine Football Federation, and compared with the World Cup in South Africa, the composition of the national team has changed a lot.

Because of the injury of the main goalkeeper Romero, Batista temporarily transferred two substitute goalkeepers to the field, if nothing else, the main player will be Andujar, who plays for the Catania team in Serie A, he was also the substitute goalkeeper of last year's World Cup, and then there are defenders Burdisso, defenders Mascherano, midfielder Di Maria, and striker Pastore, these are all people that Rafael has known in South Africa, and the rest ......

You can only use what you have seen and heard to pass it by.

For example, in the backline, the veteran Javier Zanetti who plays for Inter Milan, as well as Messi's teammate Gabriel Milito in Barcelona, as well as Essequiel Garay from Real Madrid, and Nicolas Otamendi of Porto, these people Rafael has only heard of, but is not familiar with.

I met Rojo, who is also a newcomer to the national team, who was a member of the Estudiantes de La Plata, with whom Rafael also played once. However, in January this year, he has already transferred to Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League, and he should be the closest age player to Rafael, he is 90 years old.

Rojo was also at the base and saw that Raphael took the initiative to come and talk to him, with a sincere smile on his face.

However, before he could say a word, Raphael had the urge to block him: "Hi Raphael, it's such a pleasure to meet you, I still remember that we competed on the same stage, you really impressed me, you stole our champion, and your white cotton...... Hahaha...... Well, I'm just kidding! I guess you're not wearing it now, after all, it's so unruly, it doesn't fit your image at all, hahaha...... Forehead...... Hmmm......"

Sensing Raphael's lower and lower air pressure, Rojo's voice grew lower and lower, and finally chose to shut up.

Raphael almost went berserk, and the black history that had long been sealed in the depths of his memory was turned out again...... Bastard, bastard, your teammates tugged at other people's pants, and you actually laughed at the victim!And what color underwear do laborers wear, what kind of pants do you have to deal with!!You did it on purpose, yes, yes, yes!!

- Raphael, who is still wearing white cotton, has a cold face and roars in his heart.

Because of Rojo's troubles, Rafael is in no mood to think about his teammates in the coming days.

There were only 7 or 8 people gathered at the Ezeiza base, and Raphael didn't know each other, so they greeted each other.

And for those people, Raphael was like jumping out of a crack in the stone, falling from the sky, and I couldn't help but look at it with curiosity.

Raphael's unaggressive aura and gentle smile in private make him look like the well-behaved brother everyone dreams of, huh...... is still a genetically mutated and unusually handsome younger brother...... It makes many people have a good impression of him, people, they are all visual animals.

Because this call-up is all players who have returned from Europe, and only Rafael has come from the domestic league, they have traveled a long way, and they all seem very tired, and as soon as they get on the plane after gathering, the acquaintances chatted with each other for a while, and then put on their blindfolds and prepared to sleep all the way.

Because it was a special plane, the cabin seemed very empty, the coaching staff and others were in the front row, Rafael found a position in the back row, sitting alone, maybe Rojo also wanted to come over and chat with him, but Rafael's eyes were too murderous, and finally he chose to sit on the other side of the aisle, and did not dare to sit in the same row with Rafael.

After a while, head coach Batista sat down next to him.

"Sir?" said Raphael softly, his eyes puzzled.

Batista didn't want to disturb the players who had already fallen asleep, and lowered his voice: "How do you feel?"

Rafael didn't know what the coach wanted to ask, so he chose the most appropriate answer: "It's wonderful, sir, it's been my dream to be in the national team. "Anyway, it's impossible to go to Huaxia, compared to the two, the U20 is still the national senior team, of course, the latter is more interesting to him, he really doesn't want to bully children anymore.

"Raphael, you know what? Every time I look at your resume, I feel like I'm looking at God. Batista said a joke, but the tone was very formal, "This time last year, you were still in the sixth line of River Plate, and if you pushed forward for another half a year, you were seriously injured and recuperated at home, and if you pushed forward for another half a year, you were unknown." When I was in South Africa I thought when you were going to be in the first team, and that's amazing, isn't it? ”

The smile on the corner of Raphael's mouth was just right: "I have always been grateful to you, starting with South Africa." ”

Batista sighed: "For this friendly match, I completely offended Passarella and River Plate. ”

His words are not exaggerated, why is there only Rafael in the domestic league in this friendly match? Because he does not dare to call, the itinerary of the Argentine League match does not change because of the international friendly match, which has always been the most criticized point of the Argentine Football Association, and those players also know that they are also soy sauce when they come, so they simply don't come.

It was only Rafael who still wanted to fight, and Capa had hinted that the club could help him push the call-up as long as he wanted, but Rafael refused, even if he was scolded so badly.

Raphael's gaze narrowed: "I hope I can reflect my own value and make this qiē meaningful." "Including the two important games he missed.

Batista smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "I heard that you have a good relationship with Messi, and I am also very optimistic about your performance on the field." ”

Batista left, and Raphael held his chin and looked thoughtfully at the white clouds outside the small window.

The United States is now the number one power in the world, and in this country, the most important sport is not football, not even the top three.

At least Rafael can feel that football is really not valued in this country. When he came to Manhattan, he didn't see any fans picking up the plane, and there were few reporters, and when he went to New Jersey, even their bus stopped outside the hotel and was almost fined for illegal parking.

It's a bit embarrassing to think about.

Maybe for the Americans, it's good enough to recognize Messi.

Of course, if they want to go out shopping, they will not be followed.

However, Rafael was not interested, he went straight to the hotel gym to start the workout, he knew that this season was important for River Plate, and he was absent from the pre-match preparation without physical reserves, so whenever he had time, he dedicated his time to training to ensure that his fitness was always up to the mark.

Until he received a text message from Messi: "Guess where I am?"

Raphael turned off the treadmill, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and typed him: "At my feet." ”

It must have been to the hotel lobby, and there was nothing wrong with saying that it was at his feet.

“……”

Dead child, not cute at all!

The dusty Messi pouted and stuffed his mobile phone into his bag, walked into the hotel, greeted the reporters with a gentle smile on his face, hugged coach Battista and technical director Bilardo, contributed a few group photos by the way, and walked into the elevator with a salute.

Rafael took the elevator back to his floor, and just walked out of the elevator, the elevator next to him "ding-dong", the door opened, he looked sideways, and Messi's face appeared in front of him.

Ha, what a coincidence.

The last time they met, they were friends, and this time, they were teammates.

It was a delicate experience for Raphael.

He turned around and raised his hand, smiling: "Hi, dear Messi." ”

Messi saw him at a glance, was stunned for a moment, was infected by his smile, and also gave him a big smile back, raising his paws: "Hi, dear cloud." ”

The crowd of onlookers behind him: What are these two doing? Aren't they very close? Why are they so unfamiliar?

Only the two of them smiled, maybe this subtlety can only be understood by the person concerned.