12.chapter 12
The night before the official game, Fran dreamed again, about the transfer of himself. His opening game at the La Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga is much more rustic than the Bernabeu, but fans who are making their first appearance in La Liga are much more considerate. They don't have to cheer their names on a few occasions, and in the city of Málaga there isn't much media attention. Breaking into the League Cup on the first stage of La Liga, this team is the team with the smallest budget in La Liga, but it is proud to advance as a dark horse.
It sounds very cool, and the coolest thing is that he turned down Real Madrid's call and went to AC Milan to continue to hone himself in Serie A.
The first league game of the 0304 season for Real Madrid was at home against Real Betis, a team that is also in the Andalusian region with Malaga is a magical team that was once beaten 0:22 by Sevilla, the rival of the city, and it is also a strange history of its own players who transferred to Sevilla and deliberately kicked the goal of Sevilla in the game and were expelled after the game. Of course, the reason why this Real Betis team is so wonderful is because his opponent is Sevilla, as for Real Madrid?
Who cares if you're all 'Royal', you're not Sevilla, just kick and kick, don't bother to take care of you.
But this does not mean that Real Betis can be kneaded as a dish at will, at least Casillas is quite satisfied with the first game of the league against Betis, and the reason is not because there is a little green plum named Joaquin at the end?
Guti was afraid that his juniors would be too nervous, so he hooked Fran's shoulders and walked from the lounge to the players' tunnel, saying that he was afraid that he would be lost. Fran has been to the stadium too many times, but there is no reason to refuse Guti's kindness, let him take it out. Since Forlan officially joined the first team, Guti finally has a sense of pride and responsibility from his predecessors, "Don't be too nervous, you have a good performance in warm-up matches and friendly matches, as long as you play normally, it is a good start." Looking at the golden wolf's serious preaching appearance, Fran nodded.
Starting from the players' tunnel, Fran, who was standing in front of No. 23 Beckham in the No. 4 jersey, had a straight face, Beckham had chatted with Figo before, and when he saw that his young teammates seemed to be Alexander, he put his energy on him for the time being. Figo glanced at Fran, it is normal for these rookie players to be under pressure, he clearly walked past Fran and patted him on the shoulder, Fran looked at his back a little blankly, and the next second he was patted on the top of his head.
Beckham originally just patted the top of Fran's head to attract his attention, but this kid's brown-haired little soft hair actually felt good, he subconsciously pressed it down, and then asked in shock, "It turns out that you are still shorter than Igor!"
Fran silently glanced back at him, and put his hands on Beckham's hands to hold his hair, "It's the first time I've officially boarded the Bernabeu, don't ruin my head." "So you're shorter than Igor," Beckham said again.
Fran didn't admit it, "Who said that, everyone knows that the two of us are the same height!" he straightened his back, and Beckham patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, in fact, he wasn't short, but, "You're three centimeters of bare hair!" The heartthrob said that his hand pressed down the little brown soft fur very naturally, and got a dead fish eye from his little teammate," Don't talk about it as if Igor has no hair, I'll slump my shoulders when I stand with Igor, how difficult it is for me to take care of his dignity as a goalkeeper. Beckham's answer was to press down the little soft bristles on top of his head again
Fran decided to change his head at the end of the race.
The little caddy standing next to Fran kept looking at them with his mouth half-open, and when Beckham realized, he cleared his throat and withdrew his hand, bowed his head and smiled at the two little children beside him. Then Fran looked at it, the little girl next to Beckham blushed, what's the matter with this little ghost next to him moving to the British, is it really a heartthrob killed by men, women and children?
Thinking of this, Fran leaned on the back of Ronaldo in front of the team with a loveless face, and the meat was quite comfortable. Ronaldo listened to the conversation between these two people just now, chewed gum and glanced at his little teammate, then at the little caddie next to him, turned around and raised his hand and patted his hair, "Good, don't cry, you look ugly and someone loves you" After speaking, he said thoughtfully, "Fran, your net height is really shorter than Igor, right?"
Fran glanced at Zidane standing in front of Ronaldo, and didn't bother to argue that he was really not ugly, "Ronnie, I'm going to change places with you." "He doesn't want to stand with Beckham, sandwiched between Zidane and Ronaldo can't necessarily give him confidence, but he won't lose confidence. Ronaldo is not stupid, he just didn't agree with a smile, Fran saw that the team was about to go out, and he had no choice but to go back and bend over and coax his little caddie to come back quickly, don't delay the big thing because of beauty.
When the time came, the two teams came on the pitch under the leadership of the coaching staff. Forlan followed Ronaldo's footsteps closely, even for fear of embarrassment with his hands and feet, and the caddie he was holding had already looked at him several times, as if he was not sure if the professional player's palms were so sweaty. At the world-famous Bernabeu Stadium, he had just stepped onto the grass and cheered straight into his ears. At that moment he felt like he had even heard his own name, he couldn't tell where it was coming from, the sound surrounded him from all sides, but he could hear his own heartbeat beating like a drum.
It's a land where players all over the world are looking forward to landing. The Bernabeu, Real Madrid, this is the place of his dreams.
Raul and the captain of Real Betis guessed the edge, Beckham's official appearance caused a burst of cheers from Real Madrid fans, Forlan took a deep breath to adjust his feelings, turned his head and happened to see Casillas's gaze, he raised his hand to give him an OK gesture, Casillas grinned.
The competition has officially begun.
Fran looked at the lawn at his feet, this qiē was no stranger to him, no, it should be said that he was very familiar with the qiē here. In this case, there is no reason not to play well in this familiar venue. Pavon next to him has already made a gesture to Forlan to move forward, Forlan watched Zidane hand the ball to Beckham after receiving the return pass from the front, and immediately stepped forward, Real Betis of course will not design relevant measures to deal with the Premier League heartthrob, the game has just begun, and the fire of war is gradually ignited in the midfield.
Beckham's first touch of the ball at the Bernabeu Stadium was greeted with a flood of applause from the fans. The fans welcomed him as a sign of welcome, and Beckham's tense face did not show any extras, and what he wanted to prove his worth was always his skills and prowess.
The 433 lineup is mainly attacking, which is the favorite way for Real Madrid to see, on paper, the offensive side is focused on the ability of the left and right wingers to cross the bottom, but in fact, the key point is the core of the midfield, as the initiator of the team's main attack, they are the soul center. But in this 'new version' of Real Madrid, which has just officially faced the enemy, can you tell who will be the core of the midfield? Zinedine Zidane, who can organize the attack steadily and has absolutely delicate dribbling, or Beckham, who has a sharp long pass? Jose Gutiérrez, the Real Madrid vice-team, should not be underestimated, and the inspired genius is the most difficult person to grasp.
Beckham, who had the ball, was the center of attention, pacing slowly and moving forward, no doubt in his opinion, what was needed to calm down at the beginning of the game, rather than raising the tempo too hard. But this slow forward movement is also hidden killer, although Real Betis has seen a lot of superstars against Real Madrid before, but the national idol still makes them mention twelve points of caution, and when the two people fighting for the ball in their midfield have unconsciously surrounded Beckham, Beckham turned the ball from the right side of the field that was watched by the whole field and the enemy was on fire to the left, and the one who received the ball there was the most familiar with Real Madrid among the three midfielders, Jose Gutiérrez.
The stadium commentator was still excitedly saying "Let's wait and see, how Beckham will deal with this" a second ago, before the words were finished, the British had quickly shifted the tide of the game, and the scene of beating gongs and drums was over, and the big disappointment could not be raised, "In the fourth minute of the game, it was obvious that the new signing Beckham was not as urgent as the onlookers. ”
Fran followed with a step
But what exactly counts as dribbling, and who does it compare to dribble? Zinedine Zidane, who can maneuver in Marseille, or Ronaldinho, who can shake the tail? But it would be a mistake to think that Beckham's style of play is not pretty.
Smarter movement, sharper passing, smarter shooting, all of these can all look good too. Beckham, on the other hand, may have a rare clever movement, the most brilliant passing and a sharp long-range shot.
Everyone wondered what the effect of this terrible configuration would be, and everyone who followed the game was vigilant but also expectant, whether it would have the most shocking chemical effect, or if it would end up just a cruel joke?
In the 44th minute of the first half, a symbolic indication of one minute of stoppage time was given from the sidelines. Most people thought that the 0-0 duck egg would be the end of the first half, but Beckham, who had the ball at his feet, didn't think so, he picked up his thigh, and the inside of his foot accurately volleyed into the football, and the ball made a beautiful mark in the air under the stunned gaze of the opponent who relaxed his guard next to him - the last killing of the first half.
The dangerous but beautiful arc thrilled the Meiling, who had seen it for the first time as their own family, and the football streaked through the air, and Figo saw it pass over his head before suddenly rushing out of the crowd of players. The timing was excellent, between the offside and the opponent's reaction, and even the stoppage was clean. Figo turned around and smashed the ball, slammed past the goalkeeper who blocked the near corner, and burst forward with the ball to shoot a cold arrow.
The referee's whistle signaled the goal and just like that, Real Madrid ended the first half with a score of 1-0.
"Real Madrid's first goal of the new season, Luis Figo's goal, David Beckham's assist!"
A commentator commented on the first half of the game at halftime, "The 433 formation was the most popular formation in the seventies and eighties, that is, a bunch of masters emerged in that era, Maradona, Platini, Rummenigge, etc., and the key to this formation is that it is the absolute core of the midfield." Real Madrid's formation is not only to show their attacking ability, after all, they are the best players from the forward line to the two full-backs, and at the same time, it is also an absolute show off to their midfield. ”
But this group of Real Madrid stars are so exaggerated, last season finally adapted in the second half of the season, and now there is another blinebline heartthrob, too eye-catching to get off the ground, right, the superstar's own domineering spirit has come to his face - now it takes half a season to really accept it.
In Real Madrid's dressing room, the Queiroz midfielder talked about the tactics of the second half, and finally made a special mention at the end:
Fran, don't be restrained, kick seriously, don't be nervous.