When the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game, the Pizjuan Arena fell into silence. The Seville fans left the field silently. The ups and downs of the game had made them feel extremely sad.
Real Madrid achieved a reversal with two goals in the second half and continued to lead the table with a four-point lead over Barcelona.
After the game, Qin Xiong walked up to Escudo. The two friends, who used to wear the Ajax uniform together, shook hands and hugged. Then they took off their jerseys.
When he handed his jersey to Qin Xiong, Escudo said, "I thought I would play against you in the UEFA Super Cup in the summer. I didn't expect it to be the league tournament. I should have realized that the Arsenal that Sevilla defeated was not the Arsenal that reached the top of Europe a few months ago. Just like the Ajax after you left could not shine in Europe."
A few months ago, Sevilla defeated Arsenal by a large score in the UEFA Super Cup.
Qin Xiong just smiled and did not take it to heart. He said, "I think it's a happy thing to be able to meet an old friend in a new environment. In our Chinese words, it's called meeting an old friend in a foreign land."
Escudo and Qin Xiong walked to the players' tunnel with arms around each other. The two talked happily. Escudo also invited Qin Xiong to visit his house.
Qin Xiong thought about it and declined. He did not have a good relationship with Capello. He did not know if he would anger Capello by leaving the team early or telling the team that he would return to Madrid.
Real Madrid had never been able to enter an absolutely stable state. It was better to have less trouble than more trouble.
They agreed to visit Escudo when they had a break next time, or Escudo could come to Madrid as a guest. Qin Xiong and Escudo said goodbye.
After the game, Capello said that Sevilla was very strong. Real Madrid won in the Pizjuan Stadium by a thrilling margin.
As for Qin Xiong's performance after his appearance, Capello commented, "A healthy Qin Xiong is the opponent's nightmare!"
The next day, AS published a battle report: Now can everyone admit who is the king of Bernabeu?
"When Qin Xiong's role became so obvious, he even caused the entire team to be refreshed. His brilliance began to overshadow the superstars around him!"
Qin Xiong prepared for the sprint before the winter break. There were only a few matches left.
Although there weren't many things on his personal schedule in December, they were all very important.
First, it was Sylvia's birthday, followed by Christmas.
Real Madrid had already won eight consecutive league matches, and their momentum was unstoppable!
But in the middle of the week, there was turmoil in the management of the Real Madrid Club.
The club's vice president, Juan Mendoza, son of the former Real Madrid president Roman Mendoza, and the head of the basketball department, Sanchez, suddenly publicly handed in their resignations!
The reason for Mendoza's resignation was vague, "inconsistent with the team's philosophy under the leadership of Calderón." The reason for Sanchez's resignation was that Calderón did not give Sanchez enough power in the cooperation plan between Real Madrid and the NBA, which made the negotiations between the two sides go nowhere.
Calderón emphasized to the public, "Real Madrid is not in any crisis. This is a normal personnel change. Accepting their resignations was the decision of the entire board. This is not an avalanche. I have talked to everyone, and no one will resign. We will continue to work. We will not panic about the possibility of a new election. Everyone is calm. "
A club like Real Madrid was definitely not as simple as the structure of other clubs in the top leagues.
There must be a reason behind the turmoil caused by the resignation of the top management that the public could not see. To put it bluntly, it was internal strife!
Calderón's attention had to shift to the political struggle.
Mundo Deportivo, which belonged to the Barcelona camp, fanned the flames with a neutral tone.
"Stability should be the first factor to be considered at all times. No successful team can have turbulence and chaos as the background. In this regard, Barcelona is the best example. In the past two seasons, except for the resignation of the former vice president, Roussel, due to a disagreement with Laporta's philosophy, Barcelona has not had any unstable factors. This summer's dangerous early elections ended up being a good reflection of this point.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, was the opposite. Since the resignation of Florentino, who had absolute authority, the club had not stopped disputes. During the president's election, there was a lot of intrigue and big talk. After the president was elected, he was still threatened by the mail-in vote scandal and the restless Florentino. This Tuesday, Real Madrid was once again in turmoil. Two of the club's top management announced their resignations almost at the same time. Ordinary personnel changes were not too surprising, but in this troubled period … Perhaps the bigwigs of Real Madrid should learn the lesson of Valencia. Because of the conflict between the head coach and the general manager, the team that originally had the strength to win the championship had now become the laughing stock of all of Spain.
Although Calderón announced to the public that the resignations of the two top management were normal and justified, more people, including Real Madrid's internal management, believed that Calderón's arbitrariness and nepotism were the main reasons for the resignations. After his resignation, Sanchez angrily accused the head of the basketball department, the former NBA star Divac, of being indifferent to the team. He even went to Prague to watch the Serbian team's game when the European Basketball League entered a critical stage. As a result, Real Madrid lost to Red Star on the same day!
Divac was personally brought into the club by Calderón. Sanchez obviously could not gain the upper hand in a contest with him.
Is Real Madrid really not a problem as Calderón said? "
Qin Xiong felt that the past few months, including now, were the most "fulfilling" days he had ever spent since he stepped into the professional arena.
From the management of the club to the middle-level coaching team, down to the locker room, it was full of all kinds of problems.
It was as if Real Madrid was a minefield buried with countless landmines. One day, at a certain moment, someone would intentionally or unintentionally detonate a landmine. Then the first thing everyone had to hope for was that it would not cause a chain reaction!
If all the landmines were detonated at the same time.
Then the club might not die, but the chaos and contradictions were bound to make a group of players idle for at least a season, or even longer!
Even Qin Xiong, who did not care about the club's football politics, would occasionally make a wish before he went to bed: Real Madrid people, let's not mess around, let's play football well!
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