Chapter 023: Enhanced Frank Lampard

Ancelotti learned from physical trainer Giovanni Mauri that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had a day off, were not relieved to appear in the hotel gym, but had a strong worry.

Remembering the clash that took place at the Valdebebas training base a few days ago, I was even more afraid.

However, when I heard Giovanni Mauri say that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo stayed in the gym for half an hour without any communication, I felt a little helpless while breathing a sigh of relief.

The current Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are not much better than strangers, and if this situation continues, it will be very detrimental to the upcoming La Liga league.

At the same time, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were in the gym, were in full swing.

It's like an endurance race, whoever can't do it first is the loser.

Until the two of them were exhausted, they didn't know the winner......

Cristiano Ronaldo was lying on the expensive floor gasping for air, he raised his head with difficulty, and looked at Tang Zheng, who was also not much better, and had a wonderful feeling in his heart.

Tang Zheng did not lie on the floor, but leaned his back against the wall, feeling the hot burning sensation coming from his lungs.

It's been a long time since I've 'enjoyed' this feeling.

At this time, his peripheral vision caught someone looking at him, so he subconsciously looked up, just in front of Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes.

Tang Zheng grinned and showed an appreciative gaze, because he hadn't met someone who could compete with him for a long time.

But Cristiano Ronaldo quickly lay back down and continued to adjust his breathing.

Tang Zheng, who was accustomed to Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction, did not look embarrassed, he stood up with difficulty holding on to the fitness equipment, and then began to relax seriously.

Just after high-intensity training, the first thing to do is not to rest, but to relax, otherwise the next day the body will be unbearable.

After about half an hour, Tang Zheng returned to his hotel room.

After taking a shower, it was still early for lunch, so he took out his iphone 5 to surf the Internet and watch the breaking news.

However, Tang Zheng is depressed that the current news is very speechless, and he just accidentally appeared at the hotel gym at the same time as Cristiano Ronaldo and became a hot topic on Twitter.

What's even more speechless is the comments on the Twitter content of the hotel where Real Madrid is staying, and there are all kinds of strange comments.

Only you can't think of it, there are no comments that you can't see.

After a while, his roommate Isco returned to the room, and he asked Tang Zheng with high interest: "Don, you and Cristiano Ronaldo didn't have any trouble at the gym, right?

"Hey~ Can't you think about it with your 14k head?" Tang Zheng rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Do you think it's possible?"

Isco shrugged his shoulders and said, "Why can't it be? ”

"Go, go, you know it's that day? It's been so long. Tang Zheng said.

"By the way, how did you spend two hours in the gym, what are you doing?" Isco said, like a curious baby.

Tang Zheng was speechless about Isco's curiosity, but he still made a long story short to avoid false rumors.

Two minutes later, Isco gave a look that was exactly the same: "I'm really convinced! ”

"I'll correct it again, it's a coincidence!" Tang Zheng raised his right fist.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's a coincidence! Isco looked at Tang Zheng's big body and hurriedly raised his hand in surrender.

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The next morning, the Real Madrid squad took a flight to Miami, the final stop of the International Champions Cup.

The first match of the International Champions Cup at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami was a 1-1 match between Juventus and Inter Milan after 90 minutes, and Inter Milan won 9-8 on penalties to become the seventh place in the first International Champions Cup.

Valencia beat Everton 1-0 to finish fifth, while AC Milan beat LA Galaxy 2-0 to finish third, meaning Juventus, Everton and LA Galaxy finished eighth, sixth and fourth respectively.

The final will be held at 7 p.m. local time on August 9 at the Sun Life Stadium.

Chelsea and Real Madrid have won two in a row to advance to the final on goal difference, and this International Champions Cup final has attracted a lot of fans, especially Chinese fans.

Tang Zheng's excellent performance in Real Madrid's first two warm-up games gave a resounding slap in the face to the trolls who questioned Tang Zheng's inability to integrate into Real Madrid, and at the same time made Chinese fans feel very proud.

Real Madrid is the best club of the 20th century, the current Galaxy Battleship, and if Tang Zheng can fully integrate into the team, it will give him more confidence in conquering the discerning Bernabeu fans in the future.

In Real Madrid's preparation for Chelsea's International Champions Cup final, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng appeared calm.

The paparazzi who have been focusing on them are very speechless, after all, for them, the more poop Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo make a fuss, the greater the benefit.

Conversely, the calmer the loss.

However, this calm is a good thing in the eyes of the Real Madrid coaching staff.

Why?

Now Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are more like strangers.

How are friends formed?

Haven't you started with strangers yet?

Therefore, in Ancelotti's view, the sparks of Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo lack opportunities.

At the end of the three qualifying matches for the International Champions Cup, the final that symbolizes the winner will kick off at 7 p.m. local time at Sun Life Stadium.

Real Madrid's goalkeeper captain Casillas, the four defenders are Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal, the double back Modric partners Khedira, Tang Zheng plays the front midfield, Cristiano Ronaldo and one left and one right, Benzema is in the front.

For Chelsea, goalkeeper Petr Cech has four defenders of Ashley Cole, Gary Cahill, John Terry and Cesar Azpilicueta, two midfielders of Ramires and Van Ginkel, three attacking strikers of Eden Hazard, Randed and Oscar, and the little monster Romelu Lukaku up front.

Compared with Real Madrid, which is the main force, Chelsea is more like a training newcomer.

But the highlights of the game will be the first meeting between new Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and former club Real Madrid, and then whether Tang Zheng and Lan Weide, the most goal-scoring attacking midfielders, can decide whether the winner will be in the game.

Finally, can Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo continue their on-field contact in the last game......

The Sun Life Stadium was packed and the fans were enthusiastic enough to contribute to the International Champions Cup final and create a frenetic atmosphere.

Real Madrid and Chelsea have met three times in official matches, with Chelsea unbeaten with two wins and one draw, and in the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final, the two sides played out 1-1 in regulation time, and Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time to win the title.

The most recent meeting was a bit more ancient, dating back to the 1998 UEFA Super Cup, when Chelsea beat Real Madrid 1-0.

In addition, Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti's teams have met four times, with Mourinho holding an absolute advantage with three wins and one loss.

Of course, for every new match, past matches can only be used as a reference, not seriously.

The live director gave a close-up of Mourinho who entered the palace for the first time, this is his first game against Real Madrid after leaving this year, so he looks extremely serious, standing on the sidelines and meticulously directing the game.

Less than two minutes after the start of the game, Tang Zheng, who was wearing Real Madrid's No. 10 jersey, came to a knock on the mountain, and he received Isco's horizontal pass without making any adjustments and chose to shoot directly from a distance.

Thankfully, goalkeeper Petr Cech reacted quickly and lifted the ball over the left-hand post with one palm.

Mourinho looked at Tang Zheng and shook his head, if Tang Zheng was in Real Madrid last season, why couldn't he win the championship?

The first thing he did when he took over Chelsea this summer was to ask owner Roman Abramovich to buy Tang Zheng, but it didn't come out when it came out of 100 million euros......

Very depressed!

In the end, Tang Zheng was bought by Real Madrid for 105 million euros + 20 million euros floating clause.

Looking at Frank Lampard, who is 35 years old this year, it is really unforgiving.

The current Tang Zheng can even be said to be a strengthened version of Frank Lampard in his prime.

You must know that Tang Zheng is only twenty-three years old this year, and the upper limit is still very high......

Thinking of this, Mourinho inevitably scolded his boss Abramovich in his heart.

100 million euros are willing to pay, why are you reluctant to give up the 5 million euros and 20 million euros floating clauses?

Although Tang Zheng only moved to Real Madrid this summer, and he has not yet reached the desired tacit understanding with his teammates, his golf quotient allows him to use his strengths and weaknesses on the pitch, using his active running and super ability to read the game to actively cater to his teammates.

However, Ancelotti's worries remain, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are worth more than 200 million euros, have not yet had a chemical reaction.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho frowned, and he knows the overall quality of Real Madrid best, with only Carvajal, Tang Zheng and Isco in the squad changed from last season, and there were no changes in other positions.

According to Mourinho's analysis, this Real Madrid team is now more dominant.

Tang Zheng does not have a high level of tacit understanding with his teammates, but the ball quotient is high enough, and he knows what he should do on the field.

He and Cristiano Ronaldo don't have a tacit understanding on the pitch, but Isco, who has a better relationship, often play a little together so much that the midfield triangle of Ramirez, Van Ginkel and Frank Lampard can't be estimated to switch from defense to attack.

In the set-piece attack, Tang Zheng's advantage is quite obvious, even Cahill and Terry, who have worked hard in the Premier League all year round, are difficult to take advantage of in front of Tang Zheng, and even the two of them rarely grab the landing point together.

If Mourinho hadn't seen Tang Zheng's control in the air with his own eyes, he would have really been ready to complain about Terry and Cahill.

Moreover, Real Madrid's players with strong ability to grab points are not only Tang Zheng, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Khedira, Ramos, and Pepe all have a strong ability to compete for the ball.

As the game continued, Jose Mourinho's side continued to play the solid counter-attack that they were good at.

Real Madrid controls the game very normally, Tang Zheng is still a little rough in terms of details, and there is no way to connect the entire midfield attack, but he plays very smart, never drags the ball when passing and receiving the ball, and basically kicks the ball.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei is passionate: "Whether it is in Dortmund or in Real Madrid, Tang Zheng's play is still simple, he is never ambiguous when passing, his pass can make the team's attack more fluid, and he can always rely on excellent foot skills to ensure the control of football when receiving teammates who are closely marked by opponents, so Real Madrid's spending 105 million euros to bring in Tang Zheng this summer is a very cost-effective deal......"

The commentator of ESPN TV in the United States is also praising Tang Zheng, saying: "Don's integration is surprisingly fast, there is a feeling of seamless integration, compared to Mesut Ozil, his ability is more comprehensive, physical strength, speed, ability to read the game, vision, passing, taking the ball forward, long-range shooting, etc., I think it is difficult for the Chelsea defense to guard against him." ”

Twenty minutes into the game, the broadcasters gave the ball percentage for both sides, with Real Madrid leading Chelsea's 32 per cent at 68 per cent.

It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid's 68% possession was not played in central midfield, but in Chelsea's defensive half.

Andy Gray, a British Sky commentator, said worriedly: "Real Madrid's midfield control is too strong, Don is responsible for tandem midfield attack, Luka Modric controls the rhythm of attack and defense, Sami Khedira can complete the defensive task while enriching the team's overall attack, if Don can Cristiano Ronaldo spark, next season's Real Madrid will really find a team that can threaten them......"

The commentator Martin Taylor held his head high and said proudly: "Then I don't need to say? It's not that I'm exaggerating to say that no matter which big club Tang goes to, the overall strength of that big club will rise to a higher level! Real Madrid's real value of 105 million euros spent!"

In the twenty-sixth minute, Mourinho's fears finally came to pass.

With Rander being too old and Van Ginkel lacking experience in high-level competitions, Ramirez's athletic form has declined because he has paid too much attention to Tang Zheng's performance that Modric has neglected it.

Modric received Tang Zheng's left foot outside the instep ball and chose to attack the left rib without stopping, and Marcelo, who was actively inserted, first made an inward cut in the face of Cahill, who was making up the defense, and then suddenly went down.

The tall Cahill was naturally inferior to Marcelo in terms of movement, so Marcelo, who had been given space to pass, swept the ball down the middle, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who flanked the follow-up, kicked the ball towards the far end of the net.

Even Cech, one of the world's three major gods, can't do anything.

Real Madrid lead Chelsea 1-0 at Sun Life Stadium......

After falling behind, Mourinho sighed, knowing that it would be difficult for the team to win the title in the new season with the current defensive strength of the midfield.

Therefore, it is urgent to bring in reinforcements!