"Well done!" After celebrating the goal, Li Ang did not forget to applaud his players.
Scotteri was so happy that he danced with joy. "We're in the lead!"
"We should say that we're two goals ahead." Li Ang corrected him.
The people of Gijon were celebrating the goal excitedly, while the Real Madrid fans in the away team's stands at the El Molinón Stadium were silent. They could not accept what they saw. The game had only started for fifteen minutes, and the Galácticos were already behind by a score of 0-2 in the away game.
Not only were they behind in the score, but Real Madrid was also at a disadvantage on the field. The proud Real Madrid fans could not accept this.
In the VIP box, Florentino's expression was very ugly. He was looking forward to his team defeating Sporting de Gijón in the away game. He was looking forward to teaching Li Ang a lesson for daring to challenge the dignity of Real Madrid. Unfortunately, all he saw was Real Madrid being humiliated. They had lost two goals in a row in the first fifteen minutes of the game, and they were in a passive position. Was this not a humiliation for Real Madrid?!
Real Madrid's goalkeeper, Casillas, was very depressed. He fished the football out of the net and then kicked it out with a long kick.
He was really too depressed. The opponent had penetrated his goal twice in such a short time. This made the proud Casillas quite angry. He was depressed and angry. He was angry that he did not play better to prevent the opponent from scoring.
In fact, Casillas's performance today could not be said to be bad. In the first fifteen minutes of the game, Sporting de Gijón had already completed six shots. Four of them were shots that hit the goalpost. Casillas completed two saves, and the other two shots were breached. This could not be said to be a bad performance. It could only be said that Sporting de Gijón's performance was too good.
*****
Sporting de Gijón's technical area and the substitutes' bench were thunderous cheers. On the other hand, Real Madrid's side was lifeless.
Luxemburgo's face was livid. He did not expect the game to turn out this way.
He did not expect Sporting de Gijón to play so actively, and he did not expect Sporting de Gijón's team to be in such a good state. Didn't Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang have a conflict with the team's owner, Manuel Arango? Didn't Sporting de Gijón's internal strife cause the team's morale to be low?!
Low your head!
Luxemburgo really wanted to curse. Real Madrid and Marca had a close relationship. The Real Madrid side found Marca, who had exposed Sporting de Gijón's internal strife. The other side said with certainty that this was definitely not a deliberate rumor by Marca. In fact, there was internal strife within Sporting de Gijón. This was good news for Real Madrid.
Luxemburgo believed the "inside information" from Marca. He also thought that Sporting de Gijón, who was caught in internal strife, was unlikely to be a threat to Real Madrid. In addition, Sporting de Gijón's strength in the midfield had been greatly reduced due to Albertini's suspension. Therefore, the Brazilian coach was very confident in taking down Sporting de Gijón in this away game.
However, what he did not expect was that without Albertini, Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, obviously knew the weakness in the midfield. He decisively gave up the midfield and adopted a more concise offensive method. In addition, Sporting de Gijón did not seem to be affected by the internal strife in the team. They were simply upright and burning with fighting spirit.
This also reminded Luxemburgo of Sporting de Gijón's energetic appearance outside the locker room. He was really careless.
*****
At this time, the camera gave a close-up of Real Madrid's Brazilian star player, Ronaldo.
The Brazilian's expression was dignified.
"Ronaldo's performance today was very average. He hasn't had any decent opportunities yet," Dagestino said. "Of course, the whole Real Madrid team is very passive. This is not Ronaldo's responsibility alone, but he is Ronaldo. He has to shoulder this responsibility!"
Dagestino was right. Of course, when the whole team's performance was low, it seemed that a certain player should not be blamed. However, he was Ronaldo. He was once the scariest striker in football. Even now, he was one of the best strikers on the planet. This meant that he was destined to be held to high standards and demands.
"Ronaldo is a little quiet. He is under a lot of pressure now. He has to explode." González also said, "Of course, I'm talking about an explosion of form, not an emotional explosion."
It was no wonder that González would say that. That was because in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Juventus, Ronaldo lost control of his emotions and was sent off with a red card.
Before the game against Juventus, Ronaldo expressed to everyone that 'everyone will see a better Ronaldo.' Until the 108th minute, Ronaldo was still looking for opportunities on the field and trying to do well. However, an accident happened a minute later …
In the 109th minute, Real Madrid counterattacked to the front field and Solari passed from the left. Ronaldo outflanked the middle and Tacchinardi, who had been around him, fell to the ground. However, after the ball became a dead ball, Guti ran to the assistant referee and made an elbow strike to appeal. Did something happen during the pass? The slow-motion later made the truth come to light. It turned out that in the process of Ronaldo outflanking, Tacchinardi put his hand on Ronaldo's neck from the back. Ronaldo, who had missed three chances in the game, was angered by the other party's action. His right foot kicked at Tacchinardi's legs, who were stuck in front of him … Guti's appeal was useless. The referee, Merck, gave Ronaldo a red card without hesitation.
The picture that was widely used by the media after the game was of Ronaldo walking expressionlessly to the players' tunnel. Just like that, he bid farewell to the Stadio Alpi. He bid farewell to the Champions League. At the moment, the players' tunnel looked so short and so long. Ronaldo obviously did not want to leave early. He quietly leaned against the wall and buried his head. At that moment, his eyes glistened with tears …
Ronaldo's career already had league titles, continental titles, and World Cup titles. He only lacked a Champions League title. He was so eager to make a breakthrough in the Champions League. The media and fans also criticized and put pressure on him. Under such heavy pressure, the alien lost control.
After being eliminated from the Champions League by Juventus, there was no doubt that the contest between the third and second place in the league with Sporting de Gijón, especially considering that Sporting de Gijón, a newly promoted team, was actually a head above Real Madrid, and considering the old grievances between the two teams, the game was particularly eye-catching. Ronaldo, who received a red card in the Champions League, was bound to become the focus of the media and fans' attention today.
Unfortunately, as the commentator said, Ronaldo and the Real Madrid team seemed to be lost under the aggressive tactics of the Gijón people …
*****
In the 25th minute of the game, Ronaldo received a pass from Figo in the front field. He had just turned around when Pepe pulled Ronaldo and the latter fell to the ground.
The referee's whistle sounded and he showed a yellow card to Pepe. This caused Li Ang to be strongly dissatisfied. In his view, Pepe did foul, but a verbal warning was enough. A yellow card was enough.
"This is Real Madrid's star player," Li Ang said resentfully. "My people don't get such treatment."
It was no wonder that he was dissatisfied. Just a few minutes ago, Ribéry had also been pulled to the ground by Helguera. However, the referee only gave Helguera a verbal warning.
It was fine if the penalty was harsh, but the difference in standards was intolerable.
Ronaldo got up from the ground. He did not think that Pepe's yellow card was unjust. If the kid had not pulled him just now, he would have broken through. The yellow card was deserved.
"Are you okay?" Beckham came over to ask Ronaldo. The latter shook his head, but his gaze was straight ahead, in the direction of Sporting de Gijón's goal.
Ronaldo's eyes seemed to be on fire, and he bit his lip.
It was as if stacks of newspapers had appeared in front of his eyes. On them were taunts and criticisms, and the words used were also lacking in respect. 'Fat Luo'! That's right, that was the word. They were now calling him 'Fat Luo'!
A name that was obviously discriminatory had been placed on the head of this Brazilian elf. In reality, Ronaldo's weight had increased. This was a fact. However, the real reason was that the number of goals he scored had decreased. That was why he had such an insulting name. For example, Elton, the Brazilian striker of the Bundesliga powerhouse Werder Bremen, was also a fat man. However, when he scored a lot of goals, no one said anything about his weight. Instead, they gave Elton the nickname 'Ball Lightning'. This nickname was a compliment.
No matter what, the nickname 'Fat Luo' humiliated Ronaldo and made him angry. Every time he thought of this, Ronaldo's heart would feel terrible, as if his heart was being torn apart.
Ronaldo, you can do it!
Ronaldo, you have to do it!
Make those people shut up!
Fat Luo! Fat Luo! Fat Luo! Fat Luo! Fat Luo!
Shut up!
I'm Ronaldo!
*****
"Are you okay, Ronaldo?" Beckham asked when he saw that Ronaldo's expression wasn't right.
"I'm fine." The Brazilian walked out of his emotions. He was an optimistic person. Even though his knees had suffered near-catastrophic injuries and there were still steel nails in his legs, he still wanted to run. He wanted to run on the field and shoot the ball into the snow-white net. He wanted to listen to the thunderous cheers. His entire heart was about to melt. He smiled at Beckham, revealing his front teeth. "David, pass the ball to me!" He pointed to his head.
Beckham was stunned. Ronaldo's header wasn't considered outstanding. However, looking at this smiling face that revealed his front teeth, Beckham only felt that something in his heart had melted. He smiled. "Okay!"
Beckham's free kick came out. It was directly aimed at Ronaldo's head.
The Brazilian jumped up and competed with Pepe for the header. Under Pepe's interference, Ronaldo's header flew over the crossbar and didn't pose any threat to the goal.
Beckham sighed in his heart. Sure enough, Ronaldo's header was still …
At this time, Ronaldo gave Beckham a thumbs up. Under the stadium's floodlights, a smile appeared between the gaps of his front teeth.
England's handsome man was touched and responded with a smile.
In the following game, the Brazilian named Ronaldo suddenly became active.
In the 29th minute of the game, he faked an inside cut from the flank and bypassed Grosso. He dodged the gap and directly curled the ball into the far corner of Sporting de Gijón's goal.
Two minutes later, his performance was even more exciting. Ronaldo got the ball on the counterattack. He first hooked his right foot and bypassed Grosso again before he began to accelerate! In the face of the running Ronaldo, even Grosso's long legs couldn't do anything at this time. After dribbling for twenty meters, Ronaldo directly entered the penalty area and hit the far corner from a small angle. Unfortunately, the ball just grazed the goalpost and went out. From stopping the ball, bypassing, accelerating to shooting, this Ronaldo seemed to remind people of the 1997 Ronaldo.
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Li Ang was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at the Brazilian on the field in surprise.
He didn't understand what had stimulated the Brazilian to suddenly become so active.
No, he could not let Ronaldo become active. Li Ang could be said to have watched Ronaldo play football all the way. He knew how incredible this football genie was. Ronaldo was fat, his speed was not as good as before, and his explosive power was not as good as before. However, Ronaldo was Ronaldo. You would never know when this person would suddenly explode on the field.
The reason why great star players were called star players was that once they had a flash of inspiration, it was enough to change the pattern of the game.
Li Ang intended to take advantage of the dead ball to instruct the players on the field to strengthen the marking of Ronaldo.
However, the football field changed rapidly. Just before his tactical adjustment instructions were in place, there was a change on the field.
Real Madrid had the ball in the midfield. After Figo dribbled for two steps, he passed the football to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo received the ball and faced the goal head-on.
This time, it was still Pepe who stopped him.
In the face of this interceptor, the Brazilian continued to pedal.
"Pedal!" Dagestino shouted. "Unfortunately, the current Ronaldo is not as fast as he used to be."
"Old Fatty Ronaldo!" Pepe looked at the man in front of him, the former number one striker in football, and thought maliciously. He had successfully defended against Ronaldo several times today, and now it could be said that he was full of confidence.
He saw Ronaldo poke the football to the left. Pepe was not fooled, and then he saw Ronaldo pull the football back. Sure enough, was he going to break through?
Pepe immediately put his foot down.
Ronaldo looked like he was going to pull the football to the other side, but his right foot stepped and kicked!
With a burst of speed, he was about to complete the breakthrough.
Pepe did not expect Ronaldo to do this. He hurriedly turned back to intercept the ball, but his center of gravity was unstable as he forced himself to turn around. He slipped and suddenly fell to the ground.
In Pepe's line of sight, the fat Ronaldo seemed to be jumping all over as he charged into the penalty area.
A person who wasn't as cool as the extraterrestrial in the past was riding a bicycle!
It was over!
Then, everyone saw that the man named Ronaldo faced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, and volleyed a shot.
Valencia flew to pounce but did not touch the football at all.
“Goooool！” Many commentators stood up from their seats and roared. Perhaps they had waited for this moment for too long, because the man who scored was called Ronaldo.
"Real Madrid scored! They got a goal back! Ronaldo has become the hero of the team! "
“Rooooonaldooooo！”
The passionate shouts of various countries in the commentator's box blended together.
The visiting fans in the El Molinón Stadium and the Real Madrid fans in the stands were boiling. The Real Madrid fans and Ronaldo fans in front of the television were boiling. They shouted the name of the hero, Ronaldo.
On the field, the scorer was running. There was a smile on his face, and his big front teeth reflected the light. He smiled happily, like a child.
He was so simple. He scored a goal and was happy.
PS: Lying on the hospital bed, typing on my phone, a total of seven or eight hours to write the chapter. Although it was past midnight, it was finally published. Although it was hard, I was very satisfied with this chapter. In my mind, I seemed to see the wind-like Ronaldo. He was so young and so happy. Then, he was old, fat, and could not run anymore, but I still liked him. In the end, he retired. When I saw the news of Ronaldo's retirement, that day, I cried bitterly. It was all for those beautiful memories. I dedicate this chapter to Ronaldo, to the author, and to the many companions who are like the author. The lost youth used to be so colorful and memorable.
Friday afternoon surgery. I will try my best to update the next few days. I love everyone. Lying on the hospital bed with an IV drip, looking at the ceiling, and lowering my head to type on my phone, I forgot about my illness. Just because in this chapter, I can share the joy with everyone. Thank you, everyone.
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