4. Chapter IV
4. What is it like to counterattack Barcelona
Just when Barcelona used the second substitution, Enrique was proud on the sidelines and felt that the victory was decided, Leo, who was sitting in the corner of the bench, suddenly blocked his vision by Gonzalez's figure, and his teammates next to him also looked at them.
Gonzalez looked at him, smiled and asked, "Little Zidane, do you know why I brought you to Camp Nou?" ”
Leo replied calmly, "Yes." He thought for a moment and then added, "Sir, please call me Fernandez, or Leo." ”
Gonzalez nodded, "Okay, Leo, then tell me why." ”
"Let Barcelona pay for their light enemies." Leo said this almost without thinking, and he did so in his heart.
The players next to him swallowed the sneer that came to their lips because the head coach was right in front of them. But he complained in his heart: "Sure enough, it is Zidane's son, who has lived a superior life since he was a child, and he dares to make Barcelona pay the price at Camp Nou?" This 'second generation star', who is usually silent, either has a problem with his brain, or has been subjected to something. ”
Gonzalez felt that the child in front of him had a calmness that did not match his age, and although his eyes were clear but a little melancholy, he would always inexplicably think of the Italian who was known as the prince of melancholy.
He patted Leo on the shoulder: "Don't be burdened, go all out, even if you lose in the end, but the opponent is Barcelona, no shame." ”
However, he didn't know Leo, or rather, he didn't know Dust. The melancholy, clarity or indifference in his eyes is just a disguise he uses to hide his too sharp gaze, and he doesn't want to expose the edge contained in it to others too early.
Leo ushered in the first La Liga game in his life, and the moment he stepped on the pitch, an inexplicable feeling slowly rose from the bottom of his heart and spread to his whole body. That feeling made his whole body ignite, and he was in an unprecedented state of excitement, and he attributed this inexplicable love to the child's obsession too deep. His face was still calm, as Gonzalez had seen, a calm that did not belong to his age.
The Camp Nou would be the first step in his storied career, the beginning of which was nothing more than the fulfillment of that child's dream, but he was rejoicing in his decision until a long, long time later, when he became a flag of French football, and he discovered that football is the most exciting sport in the world.
In the live broadcast room, the commentator focused on Granada's side for the first time: "Now we see that among the several players of Granada who are warming up on the sidelines, the No. 5 player is Leo Fernandez, a player just signed by Granada this summer. That's right, he is the eldest son of French superstar Zinedine Zidane, 19 years old this year, who used to play for Real Madrid's C team before being promoted by his father to join Real Madrid's B team and wear the captain's armband. It would be interesting if Gonzalez's first substitution was to send the youngster. His first game for Granada turned out to be against Real Madrid's arch-rivals Barcelona, and he came on from two goals down. What kind of changes will this veritable 'second generation star' bring to Granada after he takes the field? Let's wait and see. ”
His words were a little ridiculous, the implication was that at such a critical juncture, Zidane's son was replaced on the field, obviously it was well known that Zizu, the eldest son, was not very good, but Granada showed him as a mysterious weapon, if he did nothing in the next 20 minutes of the game, the whole world was waiting to see this joke.
"The game was 71 minutes on, the score was 2-0, and Granada made the first personnel change. No. 5 Fernandez came on to replace No. 16 Itura. But now the game is still going on, and Fernandez is standing on the sidelines waiting for his debut. ”
"Let's take a look at the ball, Barcelona's No.17 Munir took the ball, and the 20-year-old didn't choose to pass to his team-mates, but fired a long-range shot from outside the box, but the ball flew high over the woodwork and flew off the crossbar. It was Granada's goal kick and the referee signalled for Fernandes to come in and he was in the midfield position. Goalkeeper Oyer drove the ball into the midfield and No.8 captain Marx passed the ball to Fernandes, who had just come on next to him, and it was supposed to be his first time in La Liga. Fernandes was very fast, and Barcelona's No. 14 captain Mascherano decisively stepped forward to break the ball...... However, Fernandez suddenly accelerated with the ball and he got away from Mascherano's defence. Unbelievable, how could he be so fast! Mascherano didn't even touch the ball and was left behind by him. ”
Fernandez was still dribbling the ball, he was already outside the penalty area, two Barcelona defenders stepped forward to intercept, Fernandes suddenly pulled the ball back at his feet, and at the same time turned 360 degrees...... Oh, my God! What do I see? Marseille maneuver? The Marseille maneuver of the French? His father's masterpiece, Marseille Slalom! He got rid of two Barcelona defenders and took the ball to the edge of the box, there was no one in front of him, his speed was just too fast, it was Granada's first shot of the second half, and the ball went in! ”
"That's a Marseille roundabout! Marseille maneuver! Marseille maneuver! The Frenchman's signature moves. How could it be, how could Fernandez make this move so perfect and gorgeous? It's like Zidan's possession! It must have been an accident, it must have been an accident! His dribbling movements were unremarkable, just a simple turn and pull, but out of thin air he performed such a stunning Marseille maneuver! How exactly did he do it? ”
That's right, just when the commentator and all those who were following the game expressed their surprise and disbelief at the 'second generation of stars' who were useless in the media's mouth. Leo Fernandes perfectly replicated his father's Marseille maneuver at the Camp Nou. After just 38 seconds on the pitch, he pulled a point back for Granada with a stunning dribble and a clean shot to make it 2-1.
A few months ago, when Leo had just quietly followed his youngest brother Theo to learn to surf the Internet, he once saw a review of the Daily Sports newspaper on the Internet. This review analyzes the difference between him and Zidane in the use of Marseille slalom passes, in terms of the smoothness of his movements, the degree of enjoyment, and the success rate of passing, he is far worse than his father. The report concludes the article with this summary: "Fernandez's Marseille maneuver reminds me of a Chinese proverb - Dong Shi imitates the style, only outwardly resembles, but completely loses his father's charm, and there is more than 10 CR7s between him and Zidane." ”
This ill-intentioned report not only derogated Leo severely, but also secretly pointed out that Ronaldo was not as good as Zidane, thus provoking the relationship between the two a little, which is really a lot of win.
Since then, Leo has been using his time outside of training to practice over and over again with the ball alone in a place where no one is seeing. Run at high speed with the ball, step on the ball, pull back, and turn 360 degrees. Although no defender allowed him to pass, he had practiced this move more than a thousand times. After training every day, when I return to the apartment, I have to look at Zidane's outstanding highlights many times. The Marseille maneuver just now was not accidental, but he did it on purpose, not only to test the results of months of practice, but also to suppress Barcelona's unstoppable arrogance.
But there is a sentence in the "Daily Sports" that he still agrees with, his attainments in football are indeed far from his father's. Although he doesn't have a deep love for the sport, he has a heart to conquer the impossible, especially when the world is questioning his inability.
At this moment, the Camp Nou stadium, which has 100,000 fans, seemed to be conquered by a perfect Marseille maneuver, and even the Barcelona home fans were amazed by the brilliant goal. They naively thought it was just a goal, and the rest of the game plus injury time was no more than 20 minutes, and the situation on the pitch was completely controlled by Barcelona.
Leo simply smiled at the stands of the visiting fans after scoring and was surrounded by a crowd of his team-mates.
"It's very interesting that the 19-year-old gave us such a wonderful goal with his first touch of the ball on his La Liga debut, and judging by the movement at his feet, his dribbling is very different from that of his father Zinedine Zidane, but just now he did pull off a magnificent Marseille maneuver, was it an accident or a genius? In the next 18 minutes of the game, let's see if he has a more exciting table. ”
The commentator didn't have time to catch his breath, and the fierce scramble on the field made his blood boil again: "It's No. 5 Fernandes again, just a few seconds ago he was outside the Barcelona penalty area, but he didn't know when he had retreated to his own half...... A side-slip tackle that knocked Neymar to the ground, as if he was injured, should have been a well-placed free-kick. But the referee signaled for the game to continue, and there was no foul on the ball, so let's take a look at the replay. That's right, Fernandes' tackle was beautiful, he touched the ball first, and there was really no foul. ”
At this time, in the live broadcast room, the football commentator of Spanish national television, who has rich experience, was completely unaware of his contradictions, and while being indignant at the fall of the Barcelona player, he said that Fernandez's tackle was very beautiful and there was no foul.
Now it is Granada's No. 12 Perez who took the ball on the right side, and he passed the ball to Fernandes, who was quickly forward, Fernandez was very fast, and the four defenders of Barcelona were left far behind him, he had already dribbled the ball to the penalty area, Ter Stegen made a decisive attack, Fernandez shook his body, a left-leaning feint deceived the German, a gentle push on his toes, the Frenchman scored twice, the ball? Again? Enter? Finish? ”
The score was rewritten to 2-2, and after the goal, Fernandes was still jogging in front of the stands of the away fans, with a charming smile on his face, not looking very excited, elegant as a prince. His teammates seemed much more excited than he was, and they rushed forward to pounce on him, crushing him down on the grass to celebrate in the simplest and most brutal way.
The German stood in front of the goal with a bewildered expression, and when Fernandes burst into the penalty area alone, he saw the calmness and calmness on the opponent's face. This is like another form of provocation, there is no problem with his judgment, and the attack is also very decisive, but the figure of the person who obviously moved to the left turned back in an instant, not that he was deceived by his feints, but his ability to change speed and exercise reaction is too amazing.
Ter Stegen, known as the Little Lions in Germany, has been a goalkeeper for the Copa del Rey and the Champions League since his move to Barcelona in 2014, while the main goalkeeper in the league is Chilean Bravo. It was only because of the recent injury problems in Bravo that Ter Stegen was able to start in the league. He has always been very brave in the face of one-on-one and high-altitude balls, but today, at Barcelona's home stadium Camp Nou, he was scored twice in quick succession by the same man, one of which was his best save.
This is a bit embarrassing, the young lion king kicked the turf under his feet in anger, some media always report that he is very unstable on the field, this time if Barcelona fail to win the three points at home, I am afraid that this pot will have to be carried by him again.
Leo was pressed on the grass by his teammates layer upon layer, holding back a little uncomfortable, but he was secretly proud in his heart, I don't know how the media that said he was clumsy and dull before the game will write tomorrow's news headlines? In any case, with two goals, he helped Granada equalise and proved to Gonzalez on the sidelines that bringing him to Camp Nou was a brilliant decision.
In the stands, the visiting fans were so excited that they shed tears of happiness. They couldn't believe their eyes and watched in their lifetime see their backing team level from two goals down on the road, especially against a giant like Barcelona. It felt like a dream, so unreal. Especially female fans, they don't care much about whether the ball is played well or not, to be honest, it's all the things that boyfriends care about, as long as they can win. Their attention is usually focused on the faces and bodies of the players on the field.
If the face is very handsome and the ball happens to be played well, it is simply a new male god, licking the screen until the TV is in the water.
"He looks so handsome, he is so handsome and crying to me, with such ordinary short hair, why does he look so good when he keeps it?"
"His eyes, his amber eyes, he reminds me of Robert Baggio, no, he is more charming than Baggio."
"I'm a fan of Atletico Madrid, a fan of the group, this game was originally for Barcelona, from today on...... From now on, I support Granada! ”
"Ahhhhhh Mad's mental retardation, this is still called playing badly, so who plays well? ”
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