Section 541 The attack begins before the whistle blows
This is Madrid, this is my home.
Sitting by the window of the hotel, looking at the scenery outside, Raul also had a feeling in his heart: this was the first time he had played in Madrid, but before the game, he had to spend time in the hotel.
This is Madrid – Raul grew up here, played here all his life, and how could he be a guest here one day? He really hadn't thought about anything like this in the past.
Before, he never imagined that one day the Bernabeu would no longer be his home turf, but would appear in his life as a neutral venue. And this season, for a long time, he never expected that he would be able to re-enter the Bernabeu turf this season. I thought that after going through so many things, I had already seen the essence of the team's operation, and I had long since stopped paying attention to what to return to my hometown, but when I passed by the Harvest Goddess Square, I still couldn't be relieved when I saw the statue of the goddess there empty and without a scarf......
It's only when you get here that you feel that everything is very familiar. This reminded Raul of the conversation he had with Li Bin a few days ago, and his words at that time were a little superficial when he thought about it now.
"It's your home, if you want to go back to your own home for the night, no problem. I think your teammates will understand you. ”
Before staying at the hotel, Li Bin said something like this to him, and Raul also knew that if he really went home, it is estimated that his teammates would indeed not object. But how can you do that? He is the oldest player in the team, and as a veteran of the team, he should lead by example. Ramos transferred to Real Madrid, went back to Sevilla to play, and went home to sleep after playing, which was very criticized by the Spanish media, and he was quite dissatisfied with his approach at the time, how could he do what he had accused?
"I don't think I have to go home, how can we go home and sleep at this time? I'm from Madrid, but I'm a Tottenham player and fan. ”
Raul rejected Li Bin's suggestion, and what he said was also pointing to Li Bin's speech a few days ago.
After Li Bin said that all Tottenham players must be Tottenham fans, Raul was the first to stand up and respond to his words.
'I think it's a great honour for me personally to play for Tottenham. I agree with Coach Li Bin's words, we have played so well this season, why are we not our own fans? At least I'm a Tottenham fan now. ”
In front of the media, Raul categorically stated that his current identity is just a Tottenham Hotspur fan, which made the media in an uproar.
Li Bin's words were very intense, and the media also wanted to see some people stand up and make irresponsible remarks. It's better for someone to point to Tottenham and say something like 'they're just a small team without the Champions League', and then say a lot of disdain, saying that the players should think about going to a better team, and then with the Tottenham winning the championship, the players enthusiastically say that they won't leave, this is a good script in the eyes of the media. However, before anyone else could speak, Raul was the first to stand up, and as soon as he spoke, he completely expressed his support for Li Bin, leaving others speechless.
Is Raul really a Tottenham fan? This is something that the media will not believe if they die. As the captain of Real Madrid, the leader of the world's No. 1 team, and the man who has been the Lord of the Rings for many years, would he be a fan of a team like Tottenham? It's a joke. However, how can people not understand the weight of Raul's statement in standing up and saying this? Raul just wants to show that at the current time of the Champions League, even the former boss of Real Madrid like him will temporarily put down the shelf, not thinking about his glorious past, only thinking about how to serve Tottenham, and the other players, it is better to be quiet. Moreover, even the former captain of Real Madrid felt that it was an honour to play for Tottenham, who else is qualified to feel that Tottenham is not worthy of him?
Raul's identity is really a very useful thing, Li Bin needs to rely on quarrels with the media to be sure, as long as he speaks, others will not be able to refute it.
Raul knew exactly what Li Bin wanted, and he was willing to help. Tottenham's situation is not particularly optimistic, Raul is naturally knowledgeable, but he also knows how much Tottenham need this title - Tottenham is a team that does not have too much history, does not have too much heritage, such a team, every step forward, needs to be poached by a lot of people. This season, if Tottenham only won the league title, then Tottenham will definitely be poached a lot. However, if it is a double - that would make a completely different situation. A Champions League title can make the team go further, and if Tottenham can continue to win the league next year, then maybe they will not hold on further, but take a leap forward.
If we hadn't been able to finish at the Bernabeu, maybe it would have been all for naught, but now that we're here, how can we lose? Raul understands that this is why Li Bin is angry with Barcelona: business is business, but saying before the final that the players have different ambitions will tear the team apart.
Barcelona hasn't been generous enough over the years – they're not poor, they can afford to spend it, and they're willing to pay a lot of money to those who ignore them, but when they have the opportunity to save some money, they don't let it go. In these aspects, they are not even as good as Tottenham.
Will Tottenham be able to make the leap and become giants? Raul doesn't know either. But the answer is in front of him, because the Bernabeu is right in front of him.
Maybe he can really witness the rise of a team - Raul thought of Li Bin's arrangement and became more confident about tomorrow's game. He believes that with such a tight dark market, no matter how strong the opponent is, he can fight.
And, he liked the arrangement—
"Li, long time no see."
Standing inside the players' tunnel, Milito stretched out a hand to Li Bin. Among the players at Inter Milan, he was the only one who said hello to Li Bin. Three of the players in Inter Milan have played under Li Bin, but two of them have contacted the next family and let Parma scold them, and after they saw Li Bin, they didn't want to talk to Li Bin, only Milito walked up and stretched out his hand to shake Li Bin's hand.
"How's life going in Milan, how is everything doing?" Li Bin shook his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's very good, it's not much different from Parma, or even better, you know, the north is a little more developed." Milito replied, "Of course, I'm talking about Italy...... How are you on the English side? ”
"Everything is very good, but the food is very bad, you know, it's not Italy......" Li Bin and Milito both smiled, as if the two of them were not opponents who needed to compete in the Champions League final soon, but just two old friends.
After talking to Milito, Li Bin strode forward, and beside Milito, Zanetti whispered, "You guys have a good relationship, Diego, don't be merciful in the game." ”
"Don't worry, I'm just showing my politeness, I've come here, how can I retreat? This is the title that Inter Milan has been waiting for for 45 years, and Inter Milan brought me here just so that I could win this title? Milito smiled, "And, with the championship just around the corner, why shouldn't we take him?" ”
The championship is in sight – just two hours, maybe two and a half hours, three hours at most, and the championship will be there. After a year's hard work, how can you give up at the last moment?
Moreover, the opposing players don't look as good as their own teams.
"Your confidence, of course I understand, and I myself have confidence, but what do you say he would be so relaxed? I thought he was going to be nervous. Zanetti is still a little worried: Inter Milan's record against Li Bin is not too good, and he is still a little worried.
Milito, however, had no such concerns.
Cavani, his substitute back then, even now, he can't be considered mature, 23 years old is still too immature for a center forward. Raul, he's too old again. What's the point of a Lord of the Rings who is so old that he has given up on his home team?
Di Maria, Bale – this is a player that Milito didn't think about two years ago, and he thought Li Bin didn't like to use the wings. Yaya Toure is a familiar person to him, Gustavo is probably just like De Jong's use, these players are not enough to threaten Inter Milan.
And players such as Coentrão and Palmeri ...... These young players shouldn't be difficult to deal with. Milito knows Li Bin, and he knows that Li Bin is not a person who likes to buy plug and play players, and Li Bin may use them because they can have a better future, but he has the present.
"The coach across from me told me one thing," Milito found it a little strange to call Li Bin that, "when we face an opponent, they are likely to use all kinds of methods to confuse us and make us feel that they are invincible, what you need to do is to believe that you are invincible, and in doing so, you can win." A good coach can confuse people in a variety of ways, but a good player can see the real attack behind all the tricks. ”
"Easier said than done." Zanetti complained, knowing that Milito admired Li Bin, but he was also confident that he wanted to win, and he believed in Milito. But Sanetti also thinks that Li Bin is very powerful, which also makes him feel that Li Bin's attack may not be so simple.
If they can, can't they themselves? Zanetti took a deep breath and cheered himself up, convinced that he could do it too.
'The players from Tottenham and Inter Milan have started to come in and they have been preparing for today's game for a long time. We can see that on the side of Inter Milan, it is Zanetti who leads the team, and on the side of Tottenham, with the captain's armband, it is Raul! ”
When the two sides walked into the stadium, the first climax was immediately ushered in: when the fans, who were supposed to be neutral, saw that the person wearing the armband turned out to be Raul, the whole stadium immediately remembered a round of applause.
And after entering the field, Raul did not immediately go to the line as usual. Standing on the lawn of Bona, he leaned down, knelt down on the grass, and kissed the grass passionately.
At this moment, the audience applauded!
'Tottenham have a very clever approach that has the support of all the players. Raul wore the captain's armband, which was enough to make the entire Bernabeu think of them as their home team! For Real Madrid fans, their team may not have played, but their captain did! Li Bin has already started to make moves, and Tottenham's attack started before the whistle blew! ”
A tangible and qualitative attack is easy to see through, but how can you parry such an attack?