Chapter 086: A series of problems brought about by Ronaldo's return from injury
"Don—"
When Kaka shouted, the frenzy at the opera house reached its highest point since the annual awards ceremony.
Tang Zheng squeezed the right hand of his wife Zhao Lina, who accompanied him to the ceremony, while letting out a sigh of relief, and then stood up.
"Congratulations. ”
Messi, who was separated from Tang Zheng by Zhao Lina and Antonella, got up and took the initiative to hug Tang Zheng.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting on Tang Zheng's right, had a firm expression, did not squint, and 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.
Cristiano Ronaldo frowned under the gaze, but he knew that he couldn't be rude here, so he stretched out his right hand while scolding in his heart, and retracted it after touching Tang Zheng's outstretched right hand slightly.
It was the same as imagined, so Tang Zheng didn't care, he stepped on the stairs according to the direction of Miss Manners's fingers and walked towards the center of gravity podium.
The live director gave Tang Zheng and Kaka a close-up, both of them are super eye-catching handsome guys, so the moment Kaka handed over the goal in his hand to Tang Zheng caused countless female fans to scream.
It's so handsome!
Kaka and Tang Zheng exchanged a few words and handed over the stage to Tang Zheng, and the two hosts also gave up their positions.
At this time, it was Tang Zheng's turn to deliver his acceptance speech.
Compared with the election of the 2013 FIFA annual awards ceremony, Tang Zheng was a little more apprehensive this time, after all, Tang Zheng in 2013 was recognized as the best performer, 2015 was different, Cristiano Ronaldo performed equally well, if it weren't for the fact that the two were absent from the event and had a completely different impact on the team, Tang Zheng knew that Cristiano Ronaldo was more likely to be elected.
The sound of the entire award ceremony was reduced to a minimum, Tang Zheng retracted his thoughts, coughed lightly, and delivered an acceptance speech.
As he did two years ago, Tang Zheng did not speak English, German or Spanish, but in his native language: "It's great to be here again and to be the best in the world." ”
At the same time, Tang Zheng held the golden ball in his left hand and the bottom with his right hand, and raised it high.
"To be able to win this award, I should thank my teammates the most, it is their hard work in exchange for my personal glory, so they also have a share in this award, and then I want to thank my family, it is their silent support behind the scenes that makes me unshirkable and dedicated......"
Speaking of this, Tang Zheng switched to English, the language of international communication: "2016 has come, I will work harder, get better results with my teammates, and stand at the top of Europe, of course...... This time next year, I hope that I can still stand here, hold this high, and give you an acceptance speech. ”
Tang Zheng held the Golden Ball trophy high, and then half-bowed, thanking everyone present.
Immediately, the scene burst into loud applause.
However, not everyone clapped their hands vigorously, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now quite resentful of Tang Zheng, did not even move his hand, and his face was expressionless.
That night, Tang Zheng first sent his wife Zhao Lina on a flight to Lyon, and then returned to Madrid with coach Carlo Ancelotti and teammates to prepare for the upcoming league and Champions League.
However, there is still a month before the start of the Champions League, there is enough time to prepare, and the 1/8 final is drawn to the Serie A team Roma, and it is not surprising that it can be successfully promoted.
It is worth mentioning that for the King's Cup, Tang Zheng is very helpless.
Real Madrid's match against Cadiz in the first leg of the Copa del Rey 1/16 final at the end of last year sent the suspended Russian international Cheryshev, who was on loan at Villarreal last season, received a yellow card against Getafe, Real Sociedad and Barcelona respectively.
According to the rules, Cheryshev should have been suspended for one game in the Copa del Rey and it happened that Villarreal was eliminated after playing Barcelona last season and returned to Real Madrid last summer after his loan spell expired.
Since Real Madrid did not receive a document from the Spanish Football Federation regarding Cheryshev's inability to play in the Copa del Rey, they did not care until the end of the game, when Cadiz, as the injured party, appealed to the Spanish Football Federation for the first time.
Soon, the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football Federation announced that Real Madrid had been eliminated due to the use of suspended player Cheryshev in the Copa del Rey match against Cadiz.
Real Madrid tried to appeal, but failed to convince the Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee, so Real Madrid went out early and did not defend the Copa del Rey.
However, for manager Carlo Ancelotti, Cristiano Ronaldo has already started individual training with the ball and believes that he will soon be able to train with the team.
According to the relationship between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, it is very likely that they will continue to play separately on the field, which will affect the overall performance of the team.
Two-front operations can still be kept in parallel as much as possible, and three-front operations are not guaranteed......
If you're not careful, you could be 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 of the FIFA Golden Globe Awards shook hands purely politely, both expressionless, and Cristiano Ronaldo became one of the few existences in the audience who did not applaud when Tang Zheng gave his speech.
Even if the two did not admit the contradiction, everyone knew that they had broken up.
After Real Madrid's home league match against Deportivo La Coruna, Cristiano Ronaldo trained with the team to prepare for the 20th round of the league against Sporting Gijón.
Real Madrid had an early two-goal lead in the first half, and in the second half Benzema and Isco added the icing on the cake to extend the score to four.
In the 75th minute of the game, Real Madrid made a second substitution, Cristiano Ronaldo replaced Isco and announced his return.
The game was decided, Real Madrid slowed down the pace of attack, but Cristiano Ronaldo, who had the ball, was eager to show himself, and the pace of the football would suddenly increase at his feet, so that there were some problems in the transition between attack and defense.
In just three minutes, Sporting Gijón scored two goals in a row to make the score 2:4.
With around ten minutes of stoppage time left, it gave the home fans hope of an equaliser.
Ancelotti realized something, and he deliberately walked to the sideline and made a palm-down motion towards the players on the field, signaling to slow down.
In fact, Ancelotti hopes to inform Cristiano Ronaldo in this way that he will not be in a hurry.
But Cristiano Ronaldo is not reconciled, and he hopes to help the team expand the score again through his own efforts......
However, in the 89th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made a mistake with the ball and was broken, and Sporting Gijón switched from defense to attack, playing a wave of rapid counterattacks, and the striker Jonny who entered the penalty area scored a low shot to help Sporting Gijón score another goal, and the score became 3:4!
Suddenly, the whole rhythm was messed up.
The home team went from 0:4 to 3:4, and the time was still there, and the home fans really saw the hope of an equaliser.
Even Tang Zheng, who has always been calm, felt a little nervous, the momentum of the home team with three goals in a row was obvious, and the tension brought by the impact of the opponent's reduction of the score was also obvious.
Neither Luka Modric nor Toni Kroos were good at defending, with Carlo Ancelotti making the last substitution to strengthen the defence.
When the time comes to stoppage time, it's not realistic to think about scoring again.
Casemiro replaces Toni Kroos to strengthen the central defence.
In the three minutes of stoppage time, except for Cristiano Ronaldo, who was not involved in the defense, the other nine were defended by their own 40-metre zone.
If you don't look at the jerseys of both sides of the game, the audience will think that it will be Real Madrid who will form the suppression.
"Whoa—"
The home fans at the El Molinon Stadium were very powerful in the final moments, creating a deafening loud chant to cheer the team on.
If Sporting Gijón can equalise after conceding four goals at home, it will be a huge boost to their relegation confidence this season!
Real Madrid can draw, what are the other teams?
In the second minute of stoppage time, striker Jonny, who helped Sporting Gijón narrow the score to a goal, pressed Ramos to head the goal, goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a sideways save, Sporting Gijón won a corner, and goalkeeper Cuella also ran to the Real Madrid penalty area.
Time is running out and the momentum is now entirely on Sporting Gijón's side, and we all know that this is a great opportunity to equalise!
However, Tang Zheng had a different opinion, 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 was expressionless.
Tang Zheng glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo and shrugged his shoulders: "Whatever you want." ”
Barrera's corner kick was headed very far by Tang Zheng, who jumped high, and landed in no man's land.
Benzema, who heard Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo talking, shook his head, if Cristiano Ronaldo listened to Tang Zheng, maybe ...... It should have killed the game by now.
The fullback Menendez, who was dragged at the back, directly hung the penalty area, and this time it was Tang Zheng who chose the correct position to complete the clearance.
Standing on the line of the penalty area, James Rodriguez was quick and kicked the ball towards the Sporting Gijón half.
With Alvarez's long-range shot fired the anti-aircraft gun, the referee on duty blew the full-time whistle with two short and one long, and finally Real Madrid won the game away from home.
Sporting Gijón are the relegation favourites after finishing 19th in the league for the past 20 games, and no one expected them to score three goals in a row after conceding four goals at home.
In stoppage time, there was a chance to equalise.
Such a match attracted the attention of a large number of football pundits, as Real Madrid took a 4-0 lead in the first 75 minutes, but the situation changed after Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench, and two of the three goals they conceded were directly related to Cristiano Ronaldo......
As a result, there were a lot of reports in the media that were not favorable to Cristiano Ronaldo.
So Cristiano Ronaldo is under a lot of pressure and fully recovered is determined to prove himself in the midweek replay.
After two months, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo started at the same time.
At the end of 90 minutes, the scoreboard showed 0:0, and Real Madrid drew with Malaga at the Bernabeu Stadium.
The on-site director gave the close-up to Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo with ugly faces for the first time.
In addition to having no contact between the two in this game, there were also mutual accusations in the game, so the performance was not satisfactory.
Whether it's Atletico Madrid or Barcelona, they want to see this happen, and if Real Madrid also draw in the remaining replay game, then it will be too late for Real Madrid to distract from the league when the Champions League knockout round comes......
The league and the Champions League, everyone knows which competition is more important.
Real Madrid's league draw with Malaga was one of the few underperforming games in Tang Zheng's career, so he was criticized by a lot of media.
Of course, at this time, the media is a bowl of water, and Cristiano Ronaldo has also become the target of criticism by media reporters.
Fortunately, Real Madrid won two games in the next two league games, first beating Real Betis 5-0 at home, and then beating Granada with two goals away.
The media comments have declined, but they have not completely stopped, because Real Madrid's two consecutive wins are the crushing of the overall strength, and Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo still have no connection.
You can win in the case of overall strength, but what about a game with a rather small strength?
In the 22nd round of the league, Real Madrid visited the new San Mamés stadium, and after 90 minutes, Real Madrid's fourth league defeat of the season came.
2:1
The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.
Tang Zheng's goal helped Real Madrid equalise, but Aduris' goal helped Athletic Bilbao to go ahead again.
Real Madrid's home loss is certainly related to the frenzied home atmosphere of the Bacchus Lions, but this is not the main factor, the most important thing is that Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are fighting separately, and the overall strength of Athletic Bilbao is obviously targeted before the game, and it is hard to cut off Real Madrid's two offensive systems, so that it is difficult for Real Madrid's attack to threaten Iresos to guard the goal.
Real Madrid, who managed to narrow the gap to seven points, is ten points behind Barcelona with one round less, and the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will soon start again, and it will be more and more difficult to chase points when the league is close to 2/3.
In a make-up match in midweek, Real Madrid took a 1-0 victory with Tang Zheng's world wave.
Real Madrid narrowed the points to eight points after all the supplementary matches were completed, and it seemed that there was still a chance to overtake, but the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals was about to kick off, and Real Madrid, who had two matches in a week, gave people a very uneasy feeling.
The double match in a week has a great impact on physical fitness, and the two pillar stars Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are at odds, fighting on both fronts, and the pressure can be imagined.
Real Madrid have two league games left before the Champions League quarter-finals against Roma, at home against Villarreal and away against Getafe.
If you can win, the Champions League knockout rounds will be much easier to play, and vice versa...... It's worrying.