Chapter 407: The First Time for a Teenager!

When Saul appeared on the sidelines to warm up, it attracted the attention of most people!

Even the camera focused on Saul, and on the TV screen, Saul's immature face appeared in front of everyone.

Who is this kid?

This is the first thought that comes to the minds of the vast majority of people.

And then the second thought is...... Atletico Madrid is going to replace him!

Not to mention Barcelona or neutral fans, even most Atletico Madrid fans don't know much about Saul.

The big number of forty-two is the kind of temporary small player number at first glance, and such a immature face also explains his identity.

This is a youth team player.

"Atletico Madrid is ready for a third substitution, Gao Bo threw out all his substitution cards, he is ready to change what he thought was the number 42..... Saul! ”

Aduris said as he hurriedly flipped through the information.

"Saul! Born on November 21, 1994 in the academy of Atletico Madrid, a player who plays in midfield! ”

Aduris' face was full of surprise after reading the information.

"A player born in November 1994?" His partner Matteo was also surprised.

"Isn't this.... Not even seventeen?! ”

"Sixteen years and seventy-six days to be exact!" Aduris quickly figured out Saul's age!

And at this moment, the fourth official lit up the substitution card!

No. 10 Aguero is off the field, and it is the teenager Saul who is on the field!!

"In the eighty-first minute of the game, Atletico Madrid made the third substitution! At just 16 years and 76 days old, Saul came off the bench to replace Sergio Aguero, the scorer of the game!! ”

"It is worth mentioning that Saul's appearance broke a small record for Atletico Madrid, which had been in the dust for ten years, and Saul surpassed Torres to become the youngest first-team player in the history of Atletico Madrid!!"

Saul and Sergio Aguero high-fived and ran onto the pitch, with the camera firmly anchored on the young player, who was making his first senior appearance!

Sixteen years and seventy-six days!

Saul's immature face looks like that of a high school student, but no one has gone back to question Atletico Madrid's current substitution.

Because they're already 4-0 ahead, and they're going to play one more.

The youngster's appearance has no impact on the overall situation of the game, this is purely a substitution to let the young players feel the atmosphere of the game, and there is no tactical purpose - what tactics can the 16-year-old perform?

So before Saul came on the field, Gao Bo just said a word.

"You go and play the striker, boy! Watch out for running defense! ”

Saul is actually a midfielder, but so what?

It's not that Gao Bo doesn't have a substitute for a striker, and the purpose of letting Saul play is not to score goals or other tactical purposes, so he asked Saul to go to the front court to partner with Mane as a striker, at most, to run and run, participate in the pressing of the frontcourt, and then receive the pass to adapt to the field of La Liga.

Usually such substitutions occur frequently at the end of the season, in teams that have no desire - teams that are worried about relegation in the league and have no way to compete for European competitions usually give substitutions to younger players when making substitutions.

It's the same for a team like Atletico Madrid, where young people are the future of the team and it's always good to develop a few more youngsters.

And there is another situation now - the team is leading by a large score, and there is no suspense in the game.

But now Atletico Madrid's opponent is Barcelona.

Against Barcelona, the last substitution was a change that didn't make any tactical sense – it was like a slap in the face to Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola is out of sight.

He can already imagine how the media will cover the match after the match.

"Atletico Madrid put on a sixteen-year-old at the last minute to humiliate Barcelona!"

Such a drama is expected to appear in the media elsewhere in Catalonia.

Gao Bo's team beat Barcelona and replaced a 16-year-old at the last moment, completely using the dignified super giant Barcelona as a sparring partner for young players.

Gao Bo sat back in the coach's seat.

On the pitch, the Barcelona players have completely given up on the game, they are on the ground in the middle and back, and every second they stay on the pitch is an ordeal for the Barcelona players, they just want the game to end as soon as possible, so that they can escape from this place where they are on pins and needles.

Atletico Madrid's players didn't go up to grab the ball, because for them, now that Barcelona had conceded defeat, they would just go with the flow and rest at the back.

They just need to win!

As for whether it is four to zero or five to 0.... For the players of Atletico Madrid, it makes no difference.

However, the two new players were very positive.

They had just come on the pitch and were fit.

Saul, in particular, has just come on and is running all over the pitch chasing the ball up front.

When the football got there, he chased it there, like a toy puppy.

Saul's idea is simple - I can't play for ten minutes without even touching the ball once, right?

For Saul, every minute on the pitch, every touch of the ball, was a big breakthrough in his career.

"This kid runs like this, it is estimated that he will have cramps after ten minutes of running."

Next to Gao Bo, assistant coach Moya shook his head with a smile.

"It's okay, young man, it's good to be motivated, and the game will be over in ten minutes, let him run!"

Gao Bo didn't care, he replaced Saul as a reward for the young player's training attitude, Gao Bo likes to train serious players.

And now Saul's performance on the field is even more satisfying to Gao Bo.

Sixteen-year-old player, Gao Bo doesn't expect him to be able to help tactically, what he wants to see is the player's aggressiveness, his desire to play, his passion for football!

Saul did at least that perfectly..... Although, this little guy still looks quite embarrassed on the field.

Football was passed around Barcelona's backfield and Saul didn't even touch the ball – because only Sadio Mane occasionally came up to grab it with him.

"This kid ....."

At the back, Mario Suarez is complaining.

To say that Saul grabbed the ball in front of him alone, and then was also played by the Barcelona players.

As it had just been, Pique passed to Puyol, Puyol passed to Xavi, and Xavi passed to Pique.

The three of them kept passing the ball, playing Saul in the middle.

This made Mario Suarez very unhappy, if you want to say that everyone goes up and grabs it together, tired for most of the game, who has the physical fitness of this little guy.

If you can't say it, you can't grab it....... It's still very unpleasant to watch your teammates being teased.

"Don't worry.... The little one has just come on the field, and it's normal to be excited. Raul Garcia didn't care, laughing and saying, "Let's have fun with our foals!" ”

The captain spoke, and the other players did the same.

They just need to hold the back and not let Barcelona take advantage of it.

As for Saul .... This kid got tired of running and came back on his own.

Saul really didn't feel tired yet, he just felt excited.

He also played as a striker when he was a child, but by the time he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was fixed in midfield.

Now there is no place for him in midfield, so he has to have fun up front.

I finally played once, and I didn't want to end the game without sweating!

Saul chases the football.

The rest of the Barcelona players looked like fools at the young player who had just been substituted.

This guy doesn't really think he can steal the ball in the front court alone, right?!

The Barcelona players looked at Saul playfully, as long as the other Atletico Madrid players didn't come up, even if they passed like this for 90 minutes, Saul couldn't touch the ball.

Barcelona's players have that confidence.

Pique is even more so.

He received a cross pass from Puyol, and Saul rushed up.

Pique looked at the little guy and was ready to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Pinto.

However, the pitch is full of surprises all the time.

The piece of turf that Pique was standing on had become soft after being stepped on by the players before, so when he returned the pass... The unexpected happened!

Pique slipped on his feet, and the power of the return pass was not well controlled...... It's light!!

To make matters worse, he slipped and fell to the ground, and then he watched Saul break the ball and go into the box!

Saul really didn't expect to be able to break the ball, but the moment Pique slipped, he instinctively rushed forward and drove the ball away!

Saul's head went blank, and it was his first touch of the ball in a first-team game, which was supposed to be absolutely monumental for Saul.

But Saul at this time did not think so much.

His ears were roaring and his heart was pounding!

As a young man who trained at a professional youth academy, Saul knew instinctively that this was the perfect opportunity!

And now .... What to do?

"Remember, you play as a striker!"

Saul remembered what his manager had said before he came on the pitch!

That's right.... I'm a striker!

The striker, of course, is .... Shoot!

Saul immediately started with his right foot, just like he had done on the training ground for the past ten years!

The instep is straight, the thigh muscles drive the calf, and then the instep hits the middle of the soccer ball fiercely!

The ball roared into the air and flew towards Pinto's handle's goal!

Everybody's all staring at this shot!! A voice sounded in everyone's heads....... Impossible, right?!

The ball flew towards the goal, over Pinto's fingertips...

The sixteen-year-old had his first touch and first shot on goal in the top flight in just one moment.......

Meantime.... Also the first goal!