[Football] I'm just a defender

Chapter 134 hapter 134

Forlan has returned to the team. During the team training, he cooperated with the team's performance as if there was no window for months. He even seemed to know the defense Ramos, Marcelo and Cava better than before. A few people.This kind of performance as if he was not going to heal his injuries but retreated to practice made the onlookers' scalps tingle, but it was hard to hide their surprise.

Canales' reaction is very clear, people have expected his return for too long.

This is the best time for Francisco Alvarez, at his best age.

The physical report in the hands of the coaching staff shows that he has fully returned to normal and is fully able to cope with the amount of exercise in the starting game.Mourinho did not hesitate to put him back in the starting central defender position, but he kept the news tightly to the outside world. No one thought that Real Madrid's big killer would come back quietly.

Everyone in Barcelona, ​​who came to Madrid, imagined that they could create another big score that shocked the world at the Bernabeu. Guardiola was mobilizing before the game in the locker room of the visiting team. Suddenly there was a knock on the door of the locker room, and the assistant coach came in and handed over the list To Guardiola, "Real Madrid did not intend to use him as a substitute in the 23-man roster, and put him directly in the starting position."

Guardiola looked at Forlan's name on the starting list with a sullen face. Real Madrid covered up the news too well this time. Even in the announced squad, he only thought that the guy who had been injured for nearly five months was a substitute.Such a long suspension, who gave Mourinho the confidence and courage to let him play on the big scene of the national derby to adapt to the game?

However, although Guardiola thought over and over again that Mourinho was too arrogant, he had to be wary of Forlan's appearance.But it has been up to now, how can the tactical layout be changed just because the opponent's lineup has an extra defender?

He calmed down and told Captain Puyol and the strikers to proceed according to the original plan, and they would definitely be able to tear holes in Real Madrid's defense.

Surely you can?

When Fran once again intercepted the ball that Harvey tried to push forward, facing the hoarse cheers from the Meilingers at the Bernabeu, Fran moved forward steadily with the ball, and made a mistake with Kaka who was retreating. He converted the ball right away, but did not return to defense immediately, but stayed beside the Brazilian and continued to advance.

Fran vaguely noticed that Kaka had been trying his best to avoid physical conflicts with his opponent after this serious injury. He felt that the awareness of self-protection was a matter of course. Just keep the field general well separated from the opponent's home guard.

Although Kaka's running speed with the ball is not as unmatched as it was at the peak, it is still not to be underestimated, while Fran, who runs without the ball, can try to keep up with his pace as much as possible without blocking his Passing intent.He has always been the opponent's key defensive object, and it has been a long time since he has advanced with the ball so easily, especially in the match against Barcelona.

Parallel to Kaka is Özil, the German who came as Kaka's substitute. Compared with Kaka's shooting and offensive ability, he is more commendable for his midfield scheduling and organization ability.Seeing that he went straight into the penalty area, Kaka didn't take credit for it, and directly distributed the ball to Ozil, who was temporarily emptied by Pique. Ozil stopped the ball beautifully at his feet, raised his foot and swept the ball directly to the penalty area, but this is not the case. Shot, because it was Benzema who suddenly appeared in the penalty area and shot straight at the ball.

Forlan, who led by one goal, looked at Benzema, who was tightly pressed at the corner, and planned to return to the backcourt, but was dragged into the crowd by Ozil and Kaka.Fran looked at Benzema, who was covered in a big man, moved his muscles and bones that were almost rusted during the recovery period, laughed and threw himself on the top.

In the final national derby, Barcelona came from afar with full expectations, but because of this goal, they lost 1-0 to the Bernabeu. Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a two-point lead a few months later.

After that game, "Marca" released a photo of Forlan laughing wantonly and throwing himself at his Real Madrid teammates, exaggeratedly writing "Barcelona be careful, he is back" in bold red font.

The Meilingers were cheering, not because a small victory by one goal could make them so proud, but everyone felt that the defensive general who was dressed in steel and iron and seemed not affected by the slightest injury An Ding, it seems that with this one more person, he can completely defend himself without any worries.

The performance of the entire Real Madrid team in this game is completely different from that of a few months ago. This is obviously not due to one person, but the gap is so obvious that people have to give the credit to Francisco Alvarez. embrace.

At the beginning of each season, Real Madrid is full of fighting spirit and looks invincible. However, they are bound to suddenly fall to the bottom every season, and even collapse directly in the worst cases. Lost with regret.But this time, when the shadow of the bloody 5:0 has not faded, everyone watched the scene of Real Madrid facing Barcelona four times in [-] days, and felt endless despair welling up in their hearts, and the appearance of Forlan was too similar The heroes have always played in the same way.

La Liga No.30 three rounds, Real Madrid, who won the national derby, played against Valencia at home with full of fighting spirit.In order to prepare for the King's Cup final a few days later, Mourinho chose a large rotation, including Ronaldo, Ozil, Alonso, Ramos, etc., on the bench. The 343 lineup put out shows crazy offensive power, but it also has offensive power that no one can ignore.

Iker Casillas is still the starting line of defense in this field. Among the three defenders, Forlan occupies the center, and the left and right sides are Carvalho and Pepe.Midfielder Kaka took Granero and Canales to occupy the position.At first, Valencia felt that Real Madrid underestimated him too much, but when his players were attacked by fancy interceptions time and time again, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

A new tune that had never been sung at the Bernabéu was heard as Forlán again jammed Juan Mata off the touchline.

[Thank you for coming to Madrid, thank you for coming to the Bernabeu, the child of Real Madrid. ] This is an unnamed song that seems to apply to every player who plays for Real Madrid.But at this moment, everyone knew that the song that the Meilingers sang was for Fran.

【You are the best, the best fighter. ] This song was sung very neatly. No one can tell how long the fans have prepared for this song, but the singing is surrounded by the Bernabéu Stadium, full of praise. 【You are never complacent, never proud, never compromise, never timid, and never back down. 】

[You are like us, with white blood flowing, you will always be our strongest backing. 】

[You are like us, with white blood flowing, we will always be your strongest backing. 】

Mata was supposed to throw the ball on the sidelines, but he stopped uncontrollably and looked at Fran with a complicated expression. What should he do with this senior who is also from Castilla?Envy, jealousy, or admiration?Mata couldn't tell, he could only distinguish the flashes of regret and loss.

Fran didn't notice Mata's psychological changes. He crossed the entire green field and looked at the singing crowd. He thought that everything had become a habit with the passage of time. Uncontrollably softening into a puddle of water, muttering, "...I know..." He knows, he's a dreamer, but never the only one, "but if Real Madrid need a defender , then I’m that defender.”

In the end Valencia suffered a 6-0 massacre at the Bernabéu.

A few days later, the final of the Copa del Rey was played at the Mestagna Stadium. The two sides of the game were Real Madrid, which has been prone to aesthetic fatigue recently, against Barcelona.

For Barcelona, ​​Puyol and the main goalkeeper Valdez are temporarily on the bench. It is obvious that Guardiola is making efforts for the next semi-final of the Champions League.Mourinho only rotated Benzema, who has played frequently recently, and the lineup is quite neat.

Both sides of the battle seem to have no intention of letting the opponent kick out of the rhythm. Both sides frequently use large or small fouls to block the offensive organization.However, the absence of Puyol on Barcelona's defense made Forlan a real old fritter. While Lano and Alves had each received a yellow card ten minutes into the game, someone was still clean and white.

Seeing that the Barcelona midfielder was eager to try, Forlan made a gesture with Carvalho, signaling to start offside. Carvalho calmly nodded to accept it. The two unscrupulous defenders reached an agreement and let Ramos And Marcelo came alive in the frontcourt.Barcelona's forward line in this game is Pedro, Messi and Villa. Everyone is an experienced star. Carvalho and Forlan must be very careful to ensure that they do not cooperate with mistakes.

After several successes, Pedro was already a little impatient, but Messi remained calm. Instead of waiting for support from the midfielder, he directly took the ball from the midfielder and went straight down the side. corner kick.

Barcelona's corner kick was kicked off by Iniesta, and Casillas' goal area was full of people.Judging from his height, Pique, who looks abrupt in Barcelona, ​​is of course the key object to defend against headers. Forlan, who has good jumping ability, is watching defense beside him.The quality of Iniesta's corner kick this time is not high. Although he kicked Pique's position, his 1.9-meter-two height is not easy to catch.Looking at the header that was almost sent to him, Fran blinked, and slightly exerted force with his feet diagonally upwards, wanting to directly over his head to the unguarded Higuain, allowing him to take this opportunity to counterattack.

Unexpectedly, just after jumping off the ground, someone beside him stretched out his black leg and blocked Fran's calf. Fran, who didn't use much force, was forced to shift his center of gravity. He raised the football high, but the final result was that although he also hit the ball above his head as he wished, the football did not fly in the direction of Higuain.

Instead, it crashed into Casillas' defensive corner.

Fran, who hit the ground directly, felt his breath held in his chest, and it took him a long time to recover.He glanced at the schadenfreude Pique beside him, and laughed angrily. The next second, when Fran realized that he had scored an own goal, before he could bury his face in the grass, he saw Ramos There was a strange expression on his face inexplicably, like envy and admiration.

Ramos stretched out his hand to pull Fran up from the ground, and said with emotion, "Wow, this ball is really beautiful..." Not only is it beautiful, it can be called miraculous. How does it exert force? Only then will the header be rotated so that it can still fall after passing over the head?

A diving oolong?

He. Damn, isn't that also an own goal in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona?

Casillas looked back expressionlessly at the ball that went straight into the dead corner of the goal, and then at the top of the penalty area where Fran landed and at least four other players interspersed between the two. He felt that Fran His scoring ability is inexplicably poisonous.

You can jump to the top from the top of the arc of the restricted area with four or five heads, you are crazy, you!

The author has something to say: I'm going to give Fran a big fuck, get ready!

【Fanwai: When Fran retired】

(eleven)

The season has just started, and there is still some time before the Championship team joins the third round of the FA Cup. Forlan believes that he still has plenty of time to prepare.

So the Newcastle players found that Mr. Alvarez seemed to be in high spirits recently as if he had taken drugs.

The players in the team are actually very curious about this new assistant coach. Many people say that he is the last dream that Real Madrid can realize for players in modern football. His success path seems simple, but it is difficult to replicate.If he came to be a defender teammate, everyone would welcome him, but the coach?Nobody has faith in him.

"This...the fault tolerance rate is too low." Team captain Russells is Newcastle's central defender, and there is no central defender who does not admire Forlan.But even so, he was still confused about Fran's proposal.

"How can the fault tolerance rate be low?" Fran was stunned, "Faced with this kind of opportunity, the opponent will 100% make this breakthrough choice?" Lassels shrugged, "I don't think so, at least our team John in the game wouldn't have chosen that way...we're in the Championship, do you think everyone's at Real Madrid or Barcelona?"

He still didn't say a word, others would choose this way because the opponent is you Francisco Alvarez, but if you change it to someone else, what's the difference?

"I have indeed heard that you can predict your opponent's movements on the court," Russells thought about the words, trying to be tactful, "I also believe that you can predict their movements." But you are already a coach No longer a player.

Fran silently looked at the set of tactical coordination bound in his hand, and suddenly felt like he was having a dream.As Russells said, he can't assume what choices he would make if he was on the court, but substitute the perspective of each different player.

"You should have seen a lot of genius football methods," Lassels said with some self-deprecation, and patted Fran on the shoulder comfortingly, "but my dear, congratulations for coming to a world without so many superstars."

"...don't call me honey, I'm your coach."