Chapter 19: The Confrontation (4)

"Uh, I'll think about it...... Santigo" Hearing Santiago's words, Acosta was stunned for a moment and then replied with a polite smile, Santiago didn't say anything more, but also smiled and ran back to his position to get back into the game.

In the last half season of AC Milan to now, Santhiago has thought a lot, and when he is determined to change his past, he has put his transformation and enhancement on the agenda, and in view of the physical problems he has exposed, Santhiago believes that it is urgent and urgent to solve, even if he will stay in La League for at least the next two years, Santhiago knows that this is a very important issue.

People always talk about the legend and performance of the elegant midfielder Redondo, but they forget that if his body is really not strong, how can he sit in the main midfield of Real Madrid by relying on technique alone? Don't forget, Argentina is the world's largest per capita annual beef consumer, and Redondo's family has been running a wholesale beef cold storage for generations, which belongs to the middle class with a stable income! He was very well nourished from a young age and did not have a poor childhood like most players.

Another example is Commander Cambiaso, who was discovered to join Real Madrid as early as 1996 at the age of 16, but when he was young, Cambiaso was thin and weak, and was ordered to leave the training ground early in a training session because he could not meet the requirements of then Real Madrid coach Capello.

So what happened next? After joining Inter Milan, UEFA Champions Cup magazine described Cambiaso as a tireless "midfield conspirator". He is an excellent runner and has a lot of coverage on the pitch and is almost everywhere between the two penalty areas. Defending is Cambiaso's main job, and his interceptions and tackles form a solid barrier in front of Inter's defence!

Santhiago is well aware that he is on the right path, as for the rest of his teammates? It was nice that he was able to say that, and now that Acosta answered politely, he didn't say anything more, and the match resumed after a brief interlude.

Acosta took the throw-in and Sosa received it and immediately smashed it to Riquelme, and this time no one was able to keep the midfield maestro at bay. Under Riquelme's personal dribbling, Banega and others are far from opponents, even if Santiago rushes up, it is useless, there is no way, Santiago, who has ordinary defensive ability, can successfully grab Riquelme once because of the suppression of numbers, and hit Riquelme by surprise, and now when Riquelme starts with all his strength, he is still the man who cannot be stopped.

Unfortunately, although Santhiago showed excellent understanding and judgment of the game in this match, the yellow side still fell into the full suppression of the red side in the following time.

Under Riquelme's control, the red side played two spectacular attacks in a row, and twice scored the ball into the yellow goal, but Santilago, on the other hand, showed their weakness, speed, control of the body, and much less competitive form in the increasingly fast pace of the game.

Despite the recent start of retraining, the two seasons of alcohol and nightlife really took a toll on Santhiago's body, so the match ended 3-1 on the red side. In this short 30-minute confrontation, Santhiago succeeded in two of the five passes to Di Maria, and Di Maria's individual strength was indeed strong, and he seized an opportunity to successfully send the ball into the opponent's goal in Zabaleta's tight defense.

"Santiago, your pass is awesome! It would be nice if you could come to Benfica, with team-mates like you I think I'll be the top scorer very quickly! Di Maria came over as soon as the match ended, and did not hesitate to praise him, even if he had already communicated with San Tiago after scoring the goal, but at the moment Di Maria did not mind expressing his praise in a different way.

"Hah...... Angel... Don't be like this, I'm afraid... I'm afraid you're going to fall in love with me! ”

Santhiago showed extraordinary exhaustion, and his gasping for breath made his teammates around him who were still a little impressed by him cast puzzled glances, although Santiago was very active and serious in the match, and the running distance was also very large, but it couldn't be said that it would be like this!

"Uh...... Okay Santy, maybe you should get some rest. Di Maria was also stunned when he saw Saint-Tiago's state, he wanted to say something but eventually stopped, just smiled and turned to the sidelines.

"Of course, thank you, Angel!"

Santiago felt like his heart was almost beating out, he had forgotten how long it had been since he had given his all to the game, he knew what this half-hour match team meant, and now he just wanted to know if his performance had impressed Mr. Batista.

"Santy, Mr. Battista let you over, I think it turned out pretty bad!" After giving Banega, who was quite reckless in the confrontation, a good training, Riquelme walked over and stretched out a hand to Santíago, he knew that this time in the 08 Olympic Games, Santhiago would be his most powerful helper, as for whether the two could get along, Riquelme was not worried.

"That's what I thought too!" Saint-Tiago said with a wink as he got up and slapped his pants.

"Let's go!"

"Of course!"

In the process of walking towards Batista, this short ten meters made Santiago feel extremely nervous, and whether he will train alone or compete in the Olympics this summer depends on the words of the middle-aged coach! Although Santhiago showed confidence in the conversation with Riquelme, and at the same time did his best in the game without any mistakes, Santhiago was very unhappy with his performance, he did not feel the feeling of stepping into the whole world with the ball at his feet.

He wouldn't have experienced that feeling in a long time!

"To be honest, I'm not happy with your performance today, Santi, you've been a little bit less in control of the ball on a lot of occasions, it's not supposed to be your level, like that time you tried to smash the ball past Federico but the action was too obvious, you looked a little stiff!" Batista looked at the young man standing in front of him and said solemnly:

"I wanted to convince myself that you were a young man who had played in the top clubs, but your movements didn't look like it at all, and even if you found a random kid on the street, he would be much smoother than you. I couldn't believe why AC Milan would be so patient with you like this, but I think I know now, Santi I give two pieces of advice, one is that you have a very good idea now, I like it, but don't forget the fundamentals of the Argentine players, you need to get it back......"

"Of course...... Uh, I mean I'll do it, Mr. Batista! "Santiago was like a new academy player at the club, and the uneasiness was indescribable, and he was a little desperate after hearing Batista's words, which in any case undermined his confidence.

"Hey! Didn't anyone tell you that you need to respect your coach? Don't try to interrupt me! Not now, not in the future! Batista, who usually had a bit of an elegant atmosphere, looked like a tiger who wanted to devour people, and he rudely interrupted Santhiago's answer and roared.

“......”

"And, a second piece of advice! Come early from tomorrow, half past ten! You're nowhere near the time to sleep in! Young people nowadays are really ......."

With that, Batista closed the booklet in his hand, and regardless of Saint-Tiago's reaction, he turned around and walked towards the other side of the pitch as he muttered a broken word. For a while, in addition to the staff and players who had not dispersed on the training ground, only Santo Tiago was left on the sidelines who had not yet reacted to what was happening, and Banega and Riquelme, who were already smiling when they saw Santiago.