Ricardo only thought he was joking, and laughed and said, "Okay, when I defend this year's Champions League title." ”

"This year's title is ours, if you join," Beckham grinned, "and it will be us next year." Seriously, Licardo, before today's meeting, Mr. Florentino called me and asked me to persuade you. ”

Only then did Ricardo get serious, he thought about it, took a sip of his drink, and said, "I don't think Real Madrid needs me." You have too many attacking players right now, and there's no place for me. ”

After a pause, he smiled again: "Why didn't he let Ronnie persuade me?" ”

Beckham shook his head: "Because Ronnie doesn't really want you to join, he feels you need to continue to develop in a team that can guarantee a place in the main team. ”

Warmth rose in Ricardo's heart and he smiled and said, "He has always cared about me. ”

"Yes," Beckham laughed, "the point is, what do you think of it yourself?" When you come to Real Madrid, you can get a higher salary, have more exposure, have more visibility, and get higher advertising fees. ”

Ricardo doesn't want to say things like "I don't play for money" to people he doesn't know, and it seems pretentious to say such things to people who don't know and don't know well. Professional players, playing football as a profession, isn't playing football just to make money?

"I'll think about it," he said perfunctorily, "can you swap jerseys with me after tomorrow's game?" ”

"Absolutely." Beckham will not persuade too much, and it is very inappropriate to talk about it in a shallow way.

The two chatted a few more words, and Ricardo walked away to find Baptista.

Baptista played at a world-class level last season, but after joining Real Madrid, his form has dropped and he can now only maintain a high level at the continental level.

"What are you talking about with David?" Baptista asked.

Ricardo shrugged: "He invited me to join Real Madrid. ”

"That's a good thing," Baptista laughed, "and you come here." It's better to turn Richie (Kaka) over again so that our São Paulo trio can get together again. ”

Ricardo knew he was joking. And the three heroes of São Paulo refer to himself, Kaka and Fabiano. Baptista left too early.

"I've had a great time at Inter and I don't want to move for a while."

"Prince Meazza, I can understand that you are so highly regarded at Inter Milan. But Serie A doesn't work now, you see. In a year or two, you will definitely take the initiative. ”

"Perhaps." Ricardo was noncommittal. He really doesn't plan to stay in Serie A for long. The boundaries he set for himself were to play until 2008 at the latest.

For the next period of time, he really wants to come to La Liga. In the era of Mero's twin stars, wouldn't it be too boring not to come to La Liga to compete with these two.

It's just that he doesn't want to join Real Madrid. He has no interest in team-mates with Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

And to be honest, with his current status and value in football, if he came to Real Madrid in 2008, it would be difficult for Ronaldo to join in 09. Because he will definitely be the core of the team, Ronaldo can only be his deputy. With Ronaldo's arrogance, it is hard to imagine that he would be willing to be a deputy for someone else.

In that case, it would be a pity not to see the Mero battle in La Liga. If Ronaldo is really willing to join Real Madrid as his deputy, it will be too unbalanced, and Barcelona, which only has Messi, will definitely be suppressed to death.

He would rather join Atletico Madrid and stage a three-country battle in La Liga. However, Atletico Madrid at this time is estimated to not have so much money to sign him......

Thinking about this, too far.

Let's focus on beating Real Madrid tomorrow.

At the party, several beauties were flattering to Ricardo, and some of them were more beautiful than Stella. If Ricardo nodded, it should be a simple matter to have a spring supper with one of them.

But Ricardo didn't have such thoughts. Unless he broke up with Stella, he wouldn't have sex with another woman.

This is contrary to his principles.

As there was a game tomorrow, the party didn't go too late.

The next morning, Inter Milan went to the Bernabeu for adaptation training, and in the afternoon, they borrowed the training ground of Atletico Madrid for tactical training and set-piece drills.

After dinner, the team departed from the hotel and took the bus to the Bernabeu again.

Very congested on the street leading to the stadium. Countless fans poured into the streets, waving small flags and scarves of Real Madrid, singing songs and shouting slogans such as "Real Madrid must win".

At the Bernabeu, the players warmed up and returned to the dressing room to listen to Roberto Mancini put the finishing touch.

The tactical board has been densely drawn.

"Real Madrid's squad has been announced, and there are a few things that are different from what we had guessed beforehand."

'It's not Ramos at right-back, it's Siciño, who plays at centre-back and partners Woodgate. The single midfielder is not Gravesson, but Baptista. That's good news for us, they were aggressive today, but it's bound to make them shaky at the back. We will play resolutely on the defensive counter-attack. ”

"We're going to make a fuss on the left today, Ricardo, it's up to you. Cicinho loves assists and defends a lot worse than Robert Carlos, so you have to take advantage of the gaps after his assists. You have a height advantage in front of him, and when you pass the ball to Riccardo, you can try more high balls. ”

'On defense, we have to be tough, don't be afraid of fouls, and use fouls to interrupt their attacking rhythm. But be careful where the foul is, they have several free-kick masters and must not give them free-kicks in dangerous positions. ”

"I don't need to repeat how strong their attack is, you all understand. It's hard for us to keep a clean sheet. I don't expect you to keep a clean sheet either. But as long as we can score goals, if we can score enough away goals, we can achieve our tactical goals. Therefore, when counterattacking, we must be willing to invest troops. ”

'Adriano, I want you to drop back more today and bring out their centre-backs and leave more space for Ricardo to cut inside.

"Luis [Figo], today we focused on the left, but that doesn't mean the right is not important, I want you to go to the middle less often today and get out of the way to give more space to Ricardo. If you play the ball to the right, I want you to play more resolutely, to cross the ball more quickly or to the left of Ricardo. ”

Finally, he looked to the two starting centre-backs today, Materazzi and Samoel. "Your task is the heaviest, and you have to face the first man in the world. Get your best! ”