24.chapter 24

In the end, at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Real Madrid won 2:1.

Beckham, who began to be seen as a leaky marker in the second half, combined with Francisco Alvarez, showed even more fearsome attacking ability than he did at the beginning of the season. In addition, what surprised onlookers even more was that Real Madrid had just promoted the rookies in the defense this season.

Before that, many people mentioned Francisco Alvarez and praised him as a good and talented newcomer, and it is true that he was lucky to join Real Madrid at such a young age, and he does have the quality. But with this game, judging from his appearance, people should no longer call him a 'newcomer', and he has used his strength to make people see him as an equal, rather than treating him differently because of his seniority and age.

Of course, it wasn't just because of the boring but brilliant marking he showed with Ronaldinho in the first half, but also because of his ability to change positions in the second half. He was able to link up with David Beckham in attack and a conscientious centre-back in defence, and he wasn't as involved as Carlos or Salgado during that time, but you can't completely remove him from Real Madrid's attacking routine. If his clichΓ© experience in defending is eye-catching, then the speed and explosiveness that is still on the verge of the game in the final moments of the game has to be taken seriously. He doesn't look like he's going to be able to run in a race.

According to the statistics after the game, although Forlan did not need to step forward in the front position, the entanglement with Ronaldo and the continuous support provided to the midfield still made him the longest running distance in the Real Madrid team. After the game was stopped, the guy turned around and grinned at Casillas under the chase of the stadium camera, and unlike the fatigue of others after a game, this young man who often seemed tired and lazy looked full of energy under the smile. Arnold Theodore, a newcomer to Marca newspaper who had come to Barcelona to follow up on the report, raised his camera and captured this smile, he often followed this kid for various reasons, so he understood better than others how rare such a bright smile was made by someone who was used to smiling but not smiling.

He doesn't look like he can run to death?

He doesn't look like he can run away!

If before that, people thought that it was his luck to be appreciated and promoted by Real Madrid at the age of 23, perhaps many people are more curious now about why such a mature and energetic young man is almost 23 years old before he really enters the top league? Even if Real Madrid has no place, why hasn't he been loaned to another team? If he went to another team two or three years ago, what kind of expression would he be now?

People inadvertently changed their opinions about Fran, if it was from the perspective of a newcomer, they would encourage and protect, then from this moment, he was finally officially treated by them equally.

From the first day of the establishment of the two clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, the rivalry between water and fire came into being, and it had nothing to do with what kind of record the two teams played at what time, and the feud between them has long gone beyond the mere sporting competition itself. Due to their history and geography, Real Madrid and Barcelona have cultivated two very different temperaments in their respective developments. Madrid is the capital of Spain, and Real Madrid developed under the patronage of the Royal Government, so it has long adhered to nobility, and it has been extended to the present, that is, it is the best in a million. As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona's developed economy, independent national character and humiliating history of repeated government suppression have nurtured their strong self-esteem and rebellious character.

And it is in this national derby that the best player of the game with the highest score is not Ronaldo and Raul who scored goals, not Beckham, who has two indirect assists, but a defender. At the post-match press conference, all the reporters were looking forward to the opportunity to interview the newcomer, but they did not expect that Real Madrid would still be the only ones who came to the press conference, such as Raul and Queiroz. Raul adjusted the microphone in front of him in front of a group of reporters who were anxious to raise their hands to ask questions, "Fran is too tired after the game," he said with a smile to express the good relationship between the youth and his teammates, "After a while, we plan to let David and Ronnie carry him into the car, I guess I am tired and asleep." ”

A group of reporters watched the Real Madrid captain open his eyes and talk nonsense, that kid was full of energy after the game, when they were blind, didn't they see it? What's more, to carry that person, two giants need to go on together? No, no, no, no, that's not the point, the point is why Real Madrid doesn't plan to let him participate in the interview? Just to protect the newcomer? But it's been half a season, so it's time for him to see the world, right?

In fact, Queiroz was going to take Forlan to a press conference, but was stopped by Baldano, who came to watch the game away from home because of the victory and was full of smiles. Raul regards Baldano as a career leader, and the two have always had a good relationship, and Raul's agent Carvajal and Baldano have a very good personal relationship. Carvajal meant that he wanted Forlan to attend a press conference after the next Champions League group game, when new information would be announced. Thinking of the recent news around Fran, Baldano could guess what it was related to, and this was the intention conveyed to Queiroz.

Although no one came, the group of reporters surrounded Raul and kept asking about Francisco Alvarez. Raul has rarely been asked about someone in such a moiety manner, and when he hears "why did he stay in the reserve for almost six years?" he replied with an innocent face, "because he is a genius." ”

The reporters were choked up on the questions they were preparing, and of course, the reason for staying for six years was that Fran was so young when he joined the reserves, which of course can be explained by the fact that he is a genius. But what they are asking is not this, they are asking why such a "genius" would spend so many years, so many years, so many years in the reserves.

The smile in Raul's eyes was as defiant as pretending to be stupid, but thinking of the young man who looked sleek and casual but didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, Queiroz knew that the source of this smile was confidence. Because that's a genius who recognized Real Madrid, and that's the only reason. But you can't say it like this, it's too shameful, right?

Real Madrid returned to Madrid on the same day, and the team bus drove out slowly, and the Barcelona fans gathered around had not yet dispersed, seeing that they were raising their middle fingers at the Real Madrid crowd and muttering all kinds of swear words. Forlan was indeed a little tired after the intense game, he unconsciously leaned against the car glass and half-squinted his eyes to recuperate, Beckham didn't have time to remind him to let him stay away from the car glass, and the next second he threw out a half-filled mineral water bottle from the crowd of Barcelona fans, and slammed it on the window where Fran's head was leaning against him, and Frank, who was almost asleep, was so shocked that he almost jumped out of his seat, Beckham, who was sitting next to him, immediately got up and lifted Fran's head with one hand, and tightened the curtain with the other hand. With a few successive crackling sounds, the Real Madrid crowd had skillfully pulled the curtains one after another.

Beckham looked at Fran, who was startled from half a dream, his palms soothingly stroked his hair on his head, and his hair became extraordinarily soft after bathing, but his main purpose was to prevent Fran from coming up and pulling the curtains and provoking those fans, which would not end well. Fran sneered in disgruntle, but he wasn't the frizzy guy Beckham thought he was, and he couldn't have made that kind of move. It's just that even so, he couldn't fall asleep for a while when he was frightened, so this anger was vented to Beckham, and the young man who had a regional political distinction opened his mouth to complain frantically about the people in this area, Beckham looked at him with helpless eyes like a child and listened to his nonsense, and kept signaling him to be quieter because he was afraid of being heard before and after.

"The Basques are protesting for independence, and Catalonia is protesting β–‘β–‘ for independence. Barcelona is Catalan's paranoia, and Basque Bilbao is Basque stubbornness, how can football and politics have such a big relationship?"

"Speaking of Athletic Bilbao, the style of play of that team is really tough. Beckham tilted his head and muttered, "It's like Atletico Madrid is playing soft." ”

"What did you say? I think I heard you mention Atletico Madrid?" Forlan squinted at him, and Beckham quickly shook his head, his olive-green eyes looking innocent. Forlan snorted, "Whoa, I'm going to sit with Jose!I'm going to sit with Jose!" He didn't move much, Figo and Ronaldo, who were sitting in front of them, turned their heads and glanced at Beckham, who looked inexplicably disgusted, Ronaldo raised his hand and patted Fran's head, "Are you frightened by the Barcelona fans?" If the schadenfreude in his tone is somewhat subdued, Fran can still lie to himself This is caring.

Guti, who was sitting in front of the car with Raul, heard the noise, and he turned around and leaned back in his chair, "Forlan doesn't cry, don't cry, Jose is here!" So the crowd of onlookers watched their new Mr. MVP blacken his face, and Forlan swallowed back the original sentence that condemned Beckham: "You won't scold Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with me, Jose is not like this". Beckham, who is good-tempered and has a low laugh, does not dislike him for being vexatious, pursing his lips and laughing while folding his hands in apology. This made Fran's anger stuck in his chest, and it was uncomfortable.

It stands to reason that he is not such a character, and Beckham doesn't know why he is facing these problems, his whole person is so easy to be ignited and exploded. Alas, the child has a bad temper, and most of it is tsk.

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This match in La Liga has certainly attracted the attention of countless people.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been leaning back on the sofa in silence after watching the game, and Francisco Alvarez, who is about to join the Swedish national team, is no secret to those who care. Even though the Swedish national team has a super attacking force, Lagerbeck still insists on a defence-oriented style of play. At this moment, the defensive players he specially recruited seemed to be going to focus on defense to the end. Thinking like this, Helena sat down beside him, and Eevee naturally took his girlfriend, who was eleven years older than him, into his arms and lowered his head and kissed her forehead. Helena looked at her boyfriend, "What are you thinking?" Ievee shook her head, but didn't speak.

And in Porto, Spain, manager Jose Mourinho watched the high-profile match in order to study the upcoming Champions League opponents. He rewinded the tape repeatedly, looking at the handsome young man running on the field, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked. This is a guard seedling he likes.