Chapter 10 Courtois
Although Atletico Madrid's results have not been good in recent years, it has to be said that this is also an old club with a long history and strong heritage.
Atletico Madrid are the third-best team in the history of any Spanish football club, behind rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona in terms of titles, season ticket holders and total revenue, and they have lifted the Spanish Serie A trophy nine times in total, as well as a Champions League runners-up, two Europa Leagues, one UEFA Super Cup and one Club World Cup.
Although it is a bit old, it must be noted that Atletico Madrid has always been very competitive in La Liga, and the current manager is Diego. After Simeone took office, Atletico's results have soared, and in the second half of last season, the ranking of the standings has also risen steadily, and finally won the fourth place in the league that season and won the ticket to the Champions League.
Not only that, but Atletico Madrid also reached the Europa League final last season, beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to lift the Europa League for the second time in their history.
Atletico Madrid, who won their first major title in more than a decade, have grown in confidence, and at the behest of coach Simeone, Atletico Madrid has gone on a recruitment spree after the summer transfer window opens, and their purpose is clear, they are going to make a big move in the upcoming new season, so that everyone in Europe knows that the Sheets are back!
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Early the next morning, under the guidance of Chesto, Qin Shou finally stepped on the training ground of Atletico Madrid.
Since it was just over vacation, many of the players had not yet returned to the team to report, so the whole training ground looked a little deserted, except for some players who had already come to report on the field casually or sports or talking, only the occasional club staff passing by in twos and threes.
When Qin Shou was looking at the entire training ground, a young player who was also accompanied by an agent also walked into the training ground. The tall young player with short brown hair saw Qin Shou standing on the sidelines, his eyes lit up, and he strode over.
"Hey, good morning, man." The brown-haired player greeted Qin Shou with a smile, "Are you also new here?" Ha, my name is Thibault, Thibault. Thibaut Courtois, you can call me Kuva. ”
The player, Courtois, is very young, looks about the same age as Qin Shou, and his smile gives people a very sunny and bright feeling. Qin Shou naturally didn't ignore the other party's friendly greeting, he also showed a bright smile, stretched out his hand and shook the other party: "Hello, Kuwa, I'm Qin Shou, you can call me Qin." ”
"Wow, you're Qin?!" Courtois exclaimed, and then felt that it seemed a little impolite for him to shout like this, so he touched his nose in embarrassment and explained, "I'm sorry, Qin, I'm a little excited." You know, you're one of the most famous new players who have moved here this year. ”
"Oh? Am I famous? For Courtois's answer, Qin Shou was a little surprised.
"Of course!" Courtois continued, "You know, you're the champion of Atletico Madrid this summer! With 11 million euros, this is Atletico Madrid's biggest signing of the year. With this value, you can definitely have a place in the team, after all, no one can let such a large sum of money buy a player sit on the bench. ”
Speaking of this, Courtois's tone was a little sour: "I really envy you, Qin, we are as young as we are, and you are worth more than 10 million euros." What is like me...... Alas, in the original club, not to mention the main team, he couldn't even play the game, and now he can only be loaned here. It depends, or is there only a substitute for the ......"
Qin Shou had a good impression of this big boy with a green face, he smiled and said: "If it is in China, people who have taken the exam together are called classmates, and we joined Atletico Madrid at the same time, which can be regarded as a friendship." Judging by your height, you should play center. Ha, my passing is good, I will pass you a few more comfortable balls in the future game, and keep your goal count 'rubbing ~' up, so that the coaches will not ignore you, and there will be more opportunities to play. ”
"Thank you for your kindness, Qin, you're a good friend." Courtois nodded to Qin Shou gratefully, but the words changed and said with a bitter face, "But don't pass the ball to me, I'm afraid that if you pass me too much, I'll be even more upset in the team......"
"Huh? Why? Qin Shou was a little surprised, could it be that this guy in front of him was a silver spear wax head, as a center forward, even his shooting skills were rotten?
"Because I'm a goalkeeper." Courtois said, "If you keep passing me back, I'm worried that I won't handle it properly and get it in my door......"
As he spoke, Courtois burst out laughing.
Qin Shou was also stunned for a moment, he was really ...... Shame on you! Obviously, the other party is a goalkeeper, but he mistakenly thought that the other party was a striker, and he patted his chest with chiseled words and said that he wanted to give others an assist, which was really embarrassing and thrown to his grandmother's house.
Looking at Courtois with a wicked smile on his face, Qin Shou was also "angry", stretched out his left hand to grab Courtois who was laughing non-stop, and then stretched out his right hand to scratch the other party's squeaky nest.
"! Qin, don't ...... Don't scratch there...... Ha, hahaha...... I can't stand it anymore...... Hahaha......"
"Make you laugh at me! Let you make me embarrassed! See if I don't scratch you to death......"
The two of them laughed and made a mess.
Anderson and Courtois's agent looked at each other and smiled helplessly. These two young players, at the end of the day, are just 20 years old.
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When Simeone came to the training ground, he happened to see Qin Shou and Courtois hugging each other, rolling on the ground and fighting, grass clippings and mud stained on their faces and clothes, how to look at it, how to make people feel funny.
"Welcome to Madrid!"
Simeone walked closer, looked at the two lying on the ground, and said with a smile: "Did you two report on the team on the first day in this way to increase the impression of the coaches and teammates?" ”
"Huh?"
"Oh?"
The two people who were still playing heard a familiar voice, and when they looked up, they saw Simone's big face full of stubble and smiling, and he hurriedly got up from the ground.
Courtois's face was full of panic, like a child who had done something wrong, standing aside in a proper manner, not daring to move, as if waiting for the head coach to fall.
And Qin Shou behaved much calmer. He patted the grass clippings on his body unhurriedly, and then spat out the dirt from the corner of his mouth, then looked at the manager, laughed, and said, "Good morning, Coach Simeone." ”
Simeone was stunned for a moment, in his cognition, his fierce face had frightened many players, and Qin Shou, as a new player, dared to splash and roll on the ground on the first day he came to the team, and then he was bumped into by himself, and he even greeted him fearlessly.
This guy is really ...... Thick-skinned!
Simone glared at Qin Shou angrily and funny, but didn't say anything. He is not afraid that the players are thorns, what he is afraid of is that the players have no character. Players with personality tend to have good abilities, such as himself, who used to be a feared villain on the football field. But it has to be said that it is this kind of ferocity that finally makes him an excellent midfielder.
In his opinion, it is enough for a player to be able to play well on the field, and as for whether he can restrain the player's temper and personality, that is the coach's business.
Of course, there is no shortage of players in the football circle who have personality but do not match the strength. This kind of thing is called ugly people and more blame. Simone thinks that his vision will not be wrong, he knows what kind of person Qin Shou is.
Courtois threw an admiring look at Qin Shou, but he didn't dare to greet the head coach casually like Qin Shou like this, he didn't care about it, his voice was a little weak, his eyes didn't dare to look at the head coach, he lowered his head and said, "Good morning, Coach Simeone." ”
Simeone nodded, but he couldn't stop shaking his head at this young goalkeeper who looked tall but didn't seem to be very bold, if it weren't for the lack of people in the team's goalkeeper position, such a young player who couldn't even play in the original team, he would say that he wouldn't want anything.
However, the talent shown by the goalkeeper in the video is not bad, anyway, the goalkeeper position is lacking, and it is not bad to be on loan as a substitute.
After shaking hands with the two players' agents, Simeone beckoned to the training ground in the distance, and soon an Atletico player with a resolute face and sharp eyes ran over.
"Gabi, these are the two new players in the team, Qin and Courtois, you take them to get to know your teammates."
Simeone pointed at the two of them, and then at Gabi, giving them a brief introduction. Then he left the two of them alone, made an inviting gesture, and then walked with the two agents towards the office building in the distance.
"Hey, the two new little guys, my name is Gabby, and I'm your captain." Glancing at the head coach who was far away, Gabi turned around, patted Qin Shou and Courtois on the shoulders with a smile, waved his hand, and said, "Welcome to Atletico Madrid." Now, let's meet your new teammates. ”
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the training ground.
Qin Shou and Courtois glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.