It was true that Qin Xiong did not feel particularly comfortable playing in Real Madrid's first official game. There were still many hidden dangers and problems in the team. But after the game, he was able to have a formal private exchange with the captain, Raúl, and discuss the theme of the game. He felt that the day was still very rewarding.
After resting for two days in Madrid, Qin Xiong took a flight back to China to participate in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers group stage.
The AFC Asian Cup was originally held once every four years. Before 2000, it might have clashed with the UEFA European Cup because the media and network were not developed enough. But in the era of advanced information and competing for ratings and attention, the clashing of the AFC Asian Cup and the UEFA European Cup was obviously a sign of overconfidence. Therefore, the AFC kept pace with the times and made changes. The AFC changed the AFC Asian Cup to be held in odd-numbered years. So, the next AFC Asian Cup after the 2004 AFC Asian Cup would be held in the summer of 2007.
In this AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the China team was in the same group as Palestine, Singapore, and Iraq. They were known as the top favorites to qualify.
Just as Qin Xiong returned to China to participate in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, Madrid still did not quiet down.
This was one of the manifestations of Real Madrid's influence. Whether there was a game or not, whether the star players were in the team or not, the news always appeared in front of the public. And it was very popular because there were so many fans who paid attention to Real Madrid.
The story of what happened in the game with Villarreal was still hyped up.
Capello shouted at Carlos during the game and asked the other side to actively defend. Carlos's expression of swallowing his anger was deliberately magnified. AS's extended comment that the Brazilian gang had lost its position in Real Madrid. The defenders of the White Temple were no longer the high and mighty Brazilians, but were replaced by the Italian concrete fortifications.
In addition to the club's consideration of renewing his contract, there was endless commercial attention surrounding Beckham, such as his photo shoot, his married life with a hot girl, and so on.
Ronaldo was reported to have fallen out of favor with both the national team and the club. The best striker in the history of the World Cup, who had just won the Golden Foot Award, was reported to have his mother persuade him to withdraw from the Brazilian national team.
The feud between Ruud van Nistelrooy and Manchester United, especially the topic of Ferguson, was still not forgotten. Perhaps he did leave Old Trafford with great dissatisfaction.
Before going to the Netherlands national team, van Nistelrooy was once again asked by the reporters about his relationship with Manchester United and Ferguson. He claimed that he felt like he had been stabbed in the back by Ferguson and wanted to forget the Red Devils forever.
Then he expressed his deep loyalty to Real Madrid.
"I feel like I've been in Real Madrid for 20 years. Transferring here is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's great to be in Madrid. It's very important to me. My first impression of Real Madrid is very good!"
Qin Xiong's departure from Real Madrid was very low-key. He was not keen on giving interviews. If it was not necessary, he would avoid them if he could. Therefore, the topics surrounding him were nothing more than his cohabitation with Sylvia and how eye-catching his performance was in the Real Madrid team. The outside world speculated whether he would threaten the status of someone.
If these news were just the normal state of Real Madrid's attention, then a piece of news revealed by the Catalan mouthpiece, El Mundo Deportivo, on September 3 caused a sensation.
On September 3, Capello was invited to attend the UEFA Managers' Summit.
In the grove restaurant of the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva, Capello sat together with Rangers' manager, Paul Logan, and Lyon's manager, Gerard Houllier, to talk. They did not realize that there were reporters in disguise lying in wait next door.
The unsuspecting Capello did not know that the walls had ears. Therefore, in this football-themed conversation, Capello, who was in charge of Real Madrid, was naturally the focus.
He seemed to shoot his mouth off and straightforwardly expressed his views on some of the players in the team, giving El Mundo Deportivo a heavyweight exclusive report.
Capello first responded to Houllier's inquiry about Cassano's situation. This bad boy, who was regarded as Capello's direct descendant, was put in an important position in the first round of the league tournament. However, he did not expect Capello to be so disappointed in him.
"He is no longer the Cassano I know. He has regressed a lot in the past two years. His current form is at best 80% of what it used to be. I am trying to get him to recover his form. There is hope, but you have to know that when a player loses his form, it is very difficult to recover! "
Then the topic shifted to Ronaldo. Houllier was very interested in Ronaldo's weight.
Capello said in an even more disappointed tone, "He doesn't even have the basic awareness of an athlete. He used to be good, but now he is completely ruined! He only knows how to go out and get drunk at night. He is basically a hopeless player! "
Everything seemed to be as the outside world had guessed. The player that Capello really relied on was the king of the penalty area, van Nistelrooy.
"He is the player I trust the most. Even Raúl and Guti are old. They are not teenagers in their late teens. It is difficult for them to return to their peak form."
And the player that Capello appreciated the most was, as expected, Cannavaro, who was also from Italy.
"Cannavaro is a phenomenal player. There are also Diarra and Qin Xiong, who are crucial to maintaining the balance of the team."
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If the first round of the league tournament got off to a good start with Qin Xiong's goal and the momentum of Capello's second appearance in the Royal Palace and Real Madrid's momentum was considered good, then the appearance of this report made the "White House" in Madrid fall into an unprecedentedly tense atmosphere.
The outside world saw everything. Capello suppressed the Brazilian gang and tailor-made tactics for van Nistelrooy and so on. But these were all the work of the manager.
The private comments were revealed. That was another matter.
It would intensify the contradictions and turn the surging undercurrent into stormy waves.
Now everyone was looking forward to how the Real Madrid players would get along with Capello when they returned to the Bernabéu after the FIFA match day.
Especially those players who were disliked by Capello.
Qin Xiong had just arrived and had just cooperated with Capello. In addition, he had just directly brought a victory to Capello. Capello praised Qin Xiong, but it was definitely not to the point of revering him. Therefore, Qin Xiong, who was not yet the main character of the Bernabéu, felt very natural after seeing the report in the Spanish media in China.
It was just that he felt that there might be more stories that happened in Real Madrid in a week than in Arsenal or Ajax in a year.
The Jianghu was too chaotic, and the future situation was unpredictable.
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