Guti saw the provocation in Granero's eyes, but he really couldn't understand what it meant, "Shoes? ”

"Is that Zhen Shaolong's shoes? This guy is carrying sneakers for Zhen Shaolong? ”

"What does that look mean?"

Guti didn't figure it out for a long time.

In fact, Guti didn't take the contradiction with Granero to heart at all, because he was the one who was misunderstood, and no one believed in the continuous explanation, so he simply didn't explain it, and it wasn't a big deal anyway.

Granero thinks it's a big deal because of his unstable position and the possibility of even being kicked out of Real Madrid, and Guti has no impact at all, and he will not be able to become a recognized midfielder, but there is no problem in staying in the team.

Now it's over.

The only impact is that Granero is estranged from him, but in fact, the two are not close at all, but they are both Spanish players, both from Real Madrid's youth training system, so they naturally feel closer, and Granero has not been in the Real Madrid first team for a long time, and in the past few seasons, he has either played in the B team, and most of the time he has been loaned out.

"But ......"

"Help Zhen Shaolong carry sneakers? That's not a good fit. ”

But Guti is not the only one who thinks so, other Real Madrid players don't feel good when they see Granero following behind Zhen Shaolong and helping Zhen Shaolong carry the star, because this is not in line with the tradition of professional football.

Professional players have a tradition of helping their predecessors carry stars.

Although it is a tradition, it is basically a ritual to show respect for the senior players, and it is enough to show friendship when you first meet the players.

The premise is ...... Predecessor!

No matter from which point of view, Zhen Shaolong is not Granero's predecessor, he is the same age as Granero, and he is only more than a month older than Granero if he counts his birthday, and he is simply a player of the same age.

In addition, professional players prefer to talk about 'professional age'.

Granero became a professional player much earlier than Zhen Shaolong, he rose from Real Madrid's youth team to enter the B team, and he has already obtained a professional player contract, and it has been about five years now.

Zhen Shaolong became a professional player at the age of more than eighteen, a little later than Granello.

Therefore, Zhen Shaolong is Granello's junior, and he can barely find a reason to support it, and it is very awkward for Granero to help Zhen Shaolong carry shoes.

For a while, the atmosphere in the training ground was strange.

Several Spanish players got together to talk about it, and they felt that Granero's approach was too embarrassing, which was tantamount to discrediting the Spanish player community, and some said that Granero was a traitor to the 'Spanish gang'.

In fact, the 'Spanish Gang' is resistant to Zhen Shaolong, not only to Zhen Shaolong, but also to C-Ronaldo and Kaka.

Because of the sense of national honor.

Most Spanish players subconsciously hope that the best stars in the Real Madrid team should be Spanish players, because Real Madrid is a Spanish team and a club that Spanish football is proud of.

This is the same as the thoughts of many fans, it is a manifestation of a sense of national pride.

It's like a big Chinese company, and fans will want the company to belong to China, not to be controlled by a foreign consortium; Another example is volleyball, a sport in which China has advantages, and it is awkward for the star of the women's volleyball team of a club to be a foreigner.

Wait a minute.

The idea of the Spanish player itself is not wrong, but Real Madrid is not only a Spanish team, but also a world-class team, and the development of the club is to consider the influence of the world, and it is necessary to bring in top foreign stars.

Zidane is coming.

Figo is here.

Beckham is here.

Ronaldo is here.

Wait a minute.

The only Spanish star who can be called a superstar is Raul, and Raul's performance may not be as good as Ronaldo's position, and the only advantage of the 'Spanish Gang' may only be the number of people.

Now it is recognized by the outside world that the 'Galaxy Phase II' has opened.

Spanish players will also want the top stars in the team to be 'their own people', but the outside world recognizes that none of Real Madrid's three superstars - Zhen Shaolong, Kaka, and C. Ronaldo are Spaniards.

The advantage of the 'Spanish Gang' is still only in numbers.

"For a long time to come, Real Madrid's top stars will still be monopolized by foreign stars."

This is clear to everyone.

The 'Spanish Gang' will definitely continue to be suppressed, but suppression does not mean that they are willing to give in, every Real Madrid player has a proud heart, and the mentality of the Spanish players and Zhen Shaolong is, "It's okay to be friends, it's okay to be a good teammate, but you will never do anything that gives up your dignity, and you can only get along on an equal footing." ”

So everyone looks down on Granero.

It wasn't just the Spanish players who felt embarrassed, but the rest of his teammates also felt that Granero's approach was too much, and when it came to the team's training time, Granero was clearly ostracized by others.

For example, Albiol, who trains passing with him on weekdays, has found someone else to train as a partner.

No one wants to be with Granero.

Granero doesn't care too much, he's not the kind of person with low emotional intelligence who knows the consequences of what he does.

He went directly to Zhen Shaolong, "Let's be partners, Zhen!" ”

Zhen Shaolong has nothing to do.

The coaching staff has always hoped that Guti and Zhen Shaolong will cooperate more and cultivate a tacit understanding between each other, or change to Alonso and Kaka, and it is not bad to cultivate a tacit understanding between them.

Guti is not very proactive.

Alonso and Kaka both have regular partners.

Now Granero took the initiative to be Zhen Shaolong's partner, Zhen Shaolong did not directly object, the two simply trained together, the coaching staff was not very optimistic about Granero, but there was no public opposition.

Then the two became partners.

After a few days in a row, Granero took the initiative to train with Zhen Shaolong, and he would also be with Zhen Shaolong in his free time, the two seemed to have become inseparable friends, and they seemed to be together in and out of the club.

But everybody else looked down on Granero because he was so embarrassed about what he did.

Carry sneakers, every day.

Help with your luggage!

In training, he is like an auxiliary staff, finding a good position to help Zhen Shaolong feed the ball, and helping his teammates do training.

In addition, there are also problems with occasional training matches, Granero will take the initiative to ask to be on a team with Zhen Shaolong, and when he arrives on the field, he will take the initiative to play the ball for Zhen Shaolong, and will pass the ball over whenever he has the opportunity, and even turn a blind eye to others.

Casillas also noticed one thing: in the morning Granero would park his car closest to the door.

That's the best location.

As long as they are the first to come to the training ground, they like to park the car in that position, after Granello seized the position early, he has been sitting in the car, and when Zhen Shaolong comes, he will give up the parking space, and said enthusiastically, "This position is for you!" Anyway, I just came! ”

"Ahh

Casillas discovered for the first time that there was no limit to how he could be a human being.

He certainly didn't understand Granero.

Compared with Casillas, Ramos, Guti and other stars, Granero is a small person, he gets the lowest salary in the first team, and he can't even catch up with the middle players in La Liga, even if he is willing to play as a substitute in the midfield, it is very difficult to continue to stay.

Granero had to do whatever it could.

It works.

The relationship between Granero and Zhen Shaolong quickly became closer in a short period of time.

Zhen Shaolong also knew that Granero was currying favor with himself, and he felt that some things were too much, but anyone likes to have passionate friends, even if the other party has a purpose, but since there is nothing to lose and there is no harm, why should he refuse with words?

What's more, he doesn't have a friend at Real Madrid!

this day.

Zhen Shaolong tweeted in a good mood, "My first friend at Real Madrid: Esteban Granero! The message was accompanied by a photo with Granero, with the two putting their arms around each other's shoulders and showing intimacy.

After the tweet was released, it quickly attracted a large number of comments.

"Who is Granero?"

"Real Madrid has this player? How did I not know? ”

"I know, the main team of Getafe last season! Granero has had a great season, he is a Real Madrid player! ”

"Loan returns!"

"Granero is also very strong, and after returning to Real Madrid, maybe he can perform better, so I can look forward to it a little bit."

"The last time I saw a report that Granero could be sold, or put back on loan?"

When there was a big discussion on the Internet, the media also had the opportunity to report, and some medium-sized media simply gave fans science and introduced everything about Granero, and for a time Granero became the focus of discussion.

And then.

Some Real Madrid fringe players, such as Albiol and Drenthe, suddenly felt envious in their hearts.

They are all Real Madrid players, but it is not easy to stand out.

Now Zhen Shaolong's tweet has made Granero the focus of discussion among fans, and many media have followed suit to report, and his reputation must have been greatly improved.

Of course.

They don't express their feelings, but discuss with each other in private chats, "Granero is too despicable!" ”

"He just wants to curry favor with Zhen Shaolong and become famous!"

"Maybe he doesn't want to continue playing football, but wants to use Zhen Shaolong's fame to enter the entertainment industry and the modeling industry!"

C-Ronaldo also saw Zhen Shaolong's Twitter, he analyzed the text letter by letter on it, and finally thought a little dazed, "Why is Granero the 'first'?" I'm not his friend? ”

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No matter what other players in Real Madrid think, Granero still goes his own way and still takes the initiative to build a good relationship with Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong doesn't think about it so much, and trains normally every day.

life.

Just relax your mind!

In the continuous training, the time quickly came to the end of July, and Real Madrid ushered in the 'Peace Cup' competition.

In 2003, the Korea Sunwolol Football Association held the Peace Cup to commemorate the first anniversary of Korea's successful World Cup, with the slogan "Breaking down ideological differences, connecting races and religions, and understanding the importance of peace through football."

The Korea Tournament invites teams from many countries to participate, and after the first tournament is held, it is decided to hold it every two years.

This year's Peace Cup was held in Andalusia, Spain, and it was the first time that the tournament had left South Korea on the European continent.

When the tournament is held on the European continent, more big clubs will participate, and because of the timing of the event, the 'Peace Cup' can become a pre-season warm-up match.

That's what Real Madrid thinks.

The pre-season itself needs to be run in consecutive warm-up games, and participating in the 'Peace Cup' is a good choice, and there is also a $2 million prize money for winning the championship, which can be regarded as additional income for the warm-up games.

In addition, Juventus also decided to participate.

When Real Madrid and Juventus lead the game, the event will naturally get a lot of attention, and many fans will also hope to use the event to see what kind of play the 'Galaxy Phase II' can have.

There's so much to see in Real Madrid right now!

Zhen Shaolong, Kaka, C-Ronaldo, Real Madrid took the three major stars into its arms, it is difficult to say what the specific effect is, but the three names can attract a lot of attention, even if it is a warm-up game, there are many national TV stations, competing to broadcast the game live, and there will be a large number of fans looking forward to seeing the game.

Real Madrid itself doesn't take the competition seriously.

No matter how much the outside world expects the game, it is just a warm-up game for Real Madrid, and the purpose of the warm-up game is to train the team, everything revolves around the state of the first team, and the outcome of the game is secondary.

So Real Madrid is also slow to get into the groove.

In the first game of the former AFC Champions League champion Saudi Arabia Ittihad, Real Madrid sent most of the substitute lineup, and the coaching staff did not take the game to heart, but the outside world paid great attention to the game, because the game could become the debut of Zhen Shaolong, C-Ronaldo and Kaka.

The outside world was disappointed.

Zhen Shaolong did not play in the game, C-Ronaldo and Kaka both played, but the two together played less than 90 minutes, and in the end Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Ittihad.

The result upset the media and fans.

Real Madrid Club suddenly felt the pressure, and the warm-up match really didn't care, but Real Madrid's squad was too gorgeous, and the newly formed squad would definitely take a long time to run in, and ordinary fans didn't have any patience.

In the eyes of most fans, Real Madrid has so many superstars, and only a draw with the former champions of Saudi Arabia is naturally very poor.

Florentino brought the pressure to Pellegrini, "The next game must be won!" ”

"Zhen Shaolong is going to play!"

"We're going to have to put up a big win!"

Pellegrini also wants to continue to train the team, and the results of the warm-up matches do not matter at all, but he has found that it is not easy to coach Real Madrid, even the results of the warm-up games cannot be casual, otherwise he will face huge pressure.

Now it has to be played as an official game!

"If it is played as an official game, Zhen Shaolong will definitely play, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka are not good together, right?"

"The three of them didn't have any run-in, and the cooperation in training was very average, and it can even be said that it was a little poor......"

"But Zhen Shaolong's performance must be good! He was on his first appearance and received too much attention. Let Guti partner Zhen Shaolong to try, or use Granero? Zhen Shaolong's performance is the key! ”

Pellegrini frowned and didn't think.