Four chapters today to make up for yesterday's one.
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When Calderón heard Qin Xiong's words, he was stunned.
If one simply understood Qin Xiong's words, there was nothing wrong. A five-year contract, any player would need to think carefully.
But it certainly depended on the situation. Now it was Real Madrid who offered him the contract, not any other club. Were there any players who were unwilling to retire at Real Madrid?
Or was it not tempting enough to become the world's highest paid player?
Calderón did not know what Qin Xiong was thinking about, but he could not say anything more.
The La Liga awards ceremony for the last season began soon. Qin Xiong sat with the Real Madrid people.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid was the biggest winner of the individual awards last season.
Qin Xiong swept the three major individual awards, best striker, best player, and most popular player.
Casillas became the best goalkeeper, and Bosque was the best manager.
The awards ceremony also gave a special award to the Spanish national team that won the UEFA European Championship in the summer.
Casillas, Villa, and Xavi won the three special awards for best goalkeeper, best striker, and midfielder respectively.
The FIFA match in October arrived. Qin Xiong remained in Madrid to patiently and actively recover, but his recovery was not as fast as expected. Because the surgery on his right leg was more complicated, the recovery was naturally unpredictable.
China welcomed the challenge of South Korea in the third game of the top ten qualifiers.
At home, China was defeated by South Korea 2: 0. Without Qin Xiong, the overall gap between China and South Korea was clear. China, which had scored four points in the previous two games and looked to be in a good situation, fell into a worrying situation at this time. China was eager for Qin Xiong to quickly return to lead the national team in the next qualifiers.
After returning from the FIFA match, Real Madrid immediately ushered in the derby and rushed to the Calderón stadium to challenge Atlético Madrid.
In this game, the Dutch gang once again took the lead.
Van Nistelrooy broke the goal 35 seconds into the game, and then the game was very tense. The two teams seemed to be engaged in a hand-to-hand battle. Players from each team were sent off because of irrational fouls.
Atlético Madrid equalized the score in the 90th minute of the game, but in the seventh minute of extra time, Drenthe broke into the penalty area and caused the opponent to foul. Higuaín scored a penalty shot to kill Atlético Madrid!
2:1
Real Madrid's Dutch gang could be said to have played an important role in almost every game, pushing Real Madrid forward.
After the game, the media focused on Real Madrid's outstanding Dutch players. With Real Madrid's win, it was natural for all parties to praise them.
Robben, the Peter Pan, was dissatisfied, but his performance was not as eye-catching as Van Nistelrooy's. He did not even receive as much praise as the summer signing Van Der Vaart. He thought that he was an important player in the team last season, second only to Qin Xiong.
When Qin Xiong was not around, he was, of course, the most eye-catching star player on the team. Van der Vaart had become popular because of his performance after joining the team. He also believed that he could become an important force on the team. Sneijder was needless to say. He had just recovered from his injury and was still finding his form. But as a member of the "Fantasy Real Madrid" team last season, he naturally had his own pride.
The internal strife of the Dutch gang also began.
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Bosque supervised the team's preparation for the Copa del Rey on the sidelines of the training ground.
Plagued by injuries this season, the old manager was stretched in the lineup. The FIFA match had just passed, and the Copa del Rey game was "adding to the chaos." Compared to the league and the Champions League, he naturally could not take the Copa del Rey too seriously.
He planned to send all the substitutes to face a low-level team, the little-known Real Federación.
Even Bosque was mentally prepared to give up the Copa del Rey.
There was no other way. Real Madrid faced more pressure in the competition schedule as time went on.
They still had to go to the Club World Cup in December.
Under such circumstances, Real Madrid's first round of the Copa del Rey final against Real Federación broke out in a shocking upset.
They were defeated by Real Federación in the away game by 2: 3!
If they had simply lost a Copa del Rey game, then there would be nothing to make a fuss about.
But they had lost to a team of newbies. Bosque began to be questioned by the media. After all, Real Madrid's defeat could be seen as a disgrace!
Bosque moved forward under the pressure. The rotation of the Copa del Rey was conserving energy for the next league tournament.
In the eighth round of the league tournament, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao at home by 3: 2. Snede, who had recovered from his injury, finally scored in the game. Van Der Vaart also continued to put on a wonderful performance with his heel passes.
It was just that Robben's selfish tendencies on the field attracted media criticism after the game.
Real Madrid, who relied on a thin lineup to fight on multiple fronts, suffered their second defeat in a week.
The grievances of the first loss were overwhelming. The Real Federación was not an opponent that could be casually lost to.
But the second loss did not cause too much surprise.
In the game against Juventus at the Stadio Alpi, Real Madrid was defeated by Juventus' overall tactics. The scene of the Dutch group fighting on their own began to appear frequently in the game!
Bosque repeatedly reminded the players with hand gestures on the sidelines, but he could not get the Dutch group to fight together on the field.
When the real crisis came, the Dutch players all wanted to be heroes to turn the tide.
Maybe they could do it against a weak opponent, but what about when they encountered a strong opponent? They did not want to put down their attitude and wanted to fight alone. Naturally, it was difficult to turn the situation around.
When most of the injured players returned to the team, the outside world thought that Real Madrid's situation would get better and better.
But Bosque knew that the team only needed one person now: a soul on the field!
The Dutch group each showed their brilliance, but no one could really convince the public.
This led to the collapse of Real Madrid's mature and tacit team tactics from last season!
Bosque asked about Qin Xiong's recovery every day.
He knew that only when Qin Xiong came back and recovered his form, Real Madrid had hope to meet the challenge in a stable state!
Real Madrid, who lost at the Stadio Alpi, was without a win again after returning to the league tournament!
They failed to break Almería's dense defense at 1: 1 at home. Raúl's goal was still unable to bring the team three points. The Dutch group could not work together, so naturally, Real Madrid had to work twice as hard to break through the dense defense.
After losing two points in the draw, Real Madrid watched as Barcelona won seven consecutive league games to become the leader of La Liga!
Barcelona, led by the young Guardiola, lost in the first round of the league tournament. They also did not win in the second round and won all seven league games after a draw!
Perhaps the outside world did not realize that Barcelona was sublimating a style of football and causing a shock in the entire international football world!
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