Jagged Wings

Chapter 229 Ending
Before the confetti of the Champions League three consecutive championships fell, Reyes embarked on a new journey.

On the second day after the game, he flew to Spain to join his national team without a minute or a second of rest.

At this time, there is only less than half a month left before the 2008 European Championship, which will open on June [-].

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Reyes' training time with the team was still too short. Coupled with the fatigue from the end of the Champions League, many people believed that in the first one or two games, Reyes would Won't get much playing time.

He will use this process to adjust himself.

However, when the game list came out, the old coach Aragones tricked the world once, and he still put Reyes in the starting lineup for the first game.

But after the game started, something unexpected happened: Reyes' position was not the left forward, but the left back!
This suddenly disrupted Russia's tactical arrangements!
Although Reyes has also played left back before, they were all temporary guest appearances or tactical choices. He has never played left back like this time.

Reyes played at left back and Iniesta played in front of him as left midfielder.But when it came time to attack, Iniesta played the role of a front midfielder. He frequently cut inside and gave Reyes the side corridor to give full play to Reyes' ability to push in behind.

This change reminded everyone of the combination of Zidane and Carlos in Real Madrid.

New wine in old bottles, but still achieved good results.Although there was only one person, Reyes showed terrifying dominance.In front of him, Russia's two right wingers were overshadowed, struggling to cope.

In the end, relying on Reyes' three assists, Spain easily defeated Russia 3:0 in the first game.

The spies sent by the other opponents in the stands didn't look very good-looking.They wanted to see how Spain adapted without Reyes.But I didn't expect that Reyes not only started, but also very lively.

Is this guy a monster?
The spies in the stands frowned, not knowing how to deal with Reyes who was still so brave.

They couldn't figure it out, so when they really faced Reyes, they couldn't come up with any effective countermeasures.

Three consecutive victories in the group stage!Spain advances to the knockout round with its head held high!
The knockout game is a decisive battle, it must be full of suspense

In the knockout round, some teams planned to use the space behind Reyes as a breakthrough.But it turns out that Reyes' defensive ability has long been no less than his offense. He invested too much force on the left, which made them stretched on the right. They were counterattacked by Spain several times, and the sneak attack succeeded!
Only then did they realize that with Reyes on the left, it had become a restricted area that no one could touch.You can't choose offense or defense in this zone, because either way, Reyes will make you very uncomfortable.

"He ruled the left!" Some bricks and beasts began to sing praises to Reyes.

With Reyes' performance, Spain naturally reached the final smoothly. The opponent in the final was the same as Reyes remembered, still a young German tank.

In this game, the two sides made no reservations and jointly dedicated a classic game.The young German tank was full of drive and vitality, and it caused Spain a lot of trouble.But at the critical moment, the twin stars of Reyes and Torres showed their power together and scored a goal each, helping Spain beat Germany 2-0 and won the European Championship trophy that year!
With a series of high-profile performances, Reyes won the Golden Globe and Golden Boot awards of this competition, and won the title again after the Champions League!

With the two most important championships and the best player awards in football that year, at the end of 2008, Reyes undisputedly won the two major awards of World Footballer and Golden Globe.Coupled with the Club World Cup at the end of the year, Reyes has won almost all the championships.

Yes, "almost", not definitely.

In Reyes' heart, there is a championship trophy, which he has always been looking forward to.

Confederations Cup Champions!

Reyes still remembers that he crossed in the Confederations Cup in 2013, so for the Confederations Cup, others may think it is a tasteless, but for Reyes, it may be more important.

As if it was destiny, now Reyes has won all the championships, the only one missing is the Confederations Cup champion.

In 2009, in the Confederations Cup in South Africa, Spain played as the European champion.

In the group stage, facing the Oceania champion New Zealand, the Asian champion Iraq, and the host South Africa, Spain, which is outstanding in strength, easily won three consecutive victories to qualify.

In the semi-finals against the American champions against the US team, the US team's strong "body flow" style of play made the technically delicate Spanish team suffer a lot.

At the critical moment, it was still Reyes who stood up. At the last moment of the game, he rode through the barrier alone, passing several people from the backcourt and entering the penalty area of ​​the US team.The goalkeeper of the US team was too excited for the game, and was easily swayed by Reyes with a fake move. In despair, he turned around and grabbed Reyes' ankle with his hand.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!
The team's first penalty shooter, Harvey, was considerate and gave the penalty opportunity to Reyes.Reyes is also welcome, after setting up the football, it will be done overnight.

In the end, with Reyes' golden penalty, Spain advanced to the Confederations Cup final.

In the final, Spain faced the old overlord Brazil. At this time, the Brazilian team no longer had the domineering spirit of previous years.Being able to enter the final is more luck for them.

In the end, in the confrontation between old and new overlords, Spain had the last laugh.

However, if you care too much, the result will be too unsatisfactory.Spain dominated the game and stormed around the goal of the Brazilian team, but was stolen by a surprise attack by the Brazilian team.After the ball was lost, the Spaniards pinned their hopes on Reyes.

But Reyes made a rare mistake, and he shot high from close at hand.

In the end, Spain lost the Confederations Cup.

In the following season, although Reyes remained at Arsenal, the decline of Arsenal could no longer be stopped by one person's brilliance. One year later, Fabregas left with soap bubbles all over his body. Arsenal, back to Barcelona.In another year, Henry, the king of Highbury, could never return to his peak form due to injuries. He could only retire in tears amidst the shouts of countless fans.

At this time, Reyes has more weight in the hearts of factory fans than anyone else.Henry retired, and Arsenal's captain must be Reyes.

But when Wenger approached him, Reyes thought about it, but still refused.In fact, Wenger didn't ask much, so he gave the captain's armband to his fellow countryman Gallas.

Reyes looked at Gallas, who was smiling silly with the captain's armband, and curled his lips: Boy, don't you know that after Henry, the Arsenal captain was sold in the end?
After so many years at Arsenal, Reyes already has feelings for Arsenal.But now he has all the honors he should have, and he has almost earned the money he should have.

The most missing thing is the Confederations Cup champion, right?

A defeat in the Confederations Cup final is not enough to stop the establishment of a dynasty.

In the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Cup, Reyes led Spain to the final championship with undisputed performance.

The time came to 2013, when the 31-year-old Reyes stood on the Confederations Cup stage for the second time.

"Now Reyes is only one Confederations Cup champion away. There are gossips that Reyes will retire after this cup. Therefore, he is bound to win this trophy!"

The 31-year-old Reyes does not look old at all. He runs up and down, defends and attacks every game without hesitating his physical strength.

Spain made it to the final again, and Brazil made it to the final again!

After four years, the lineup of the opposing Brazilian team has been changed almost all over, while Spain has only updated one or two players.

After four years, they are fighting for the Confederations Cup again.

Before the game started, Reyes subconsciously looked to the north stand. If he hadn't crossed, he would be sitting in the crowd at the moment.

But the distance is too far to see anything.

Reyes smiled and shook his head, followed his teammates to warm up.

Spain at this time is very different from the Spain in Reyes' memory. Because of Reyes' existence, Spain has to adopt the tactics of flying on both wings.

Although no longer young, the Brazilian team still adopts a strict defensive strategy against Reyes, so that Reyes rarely gets the ball on the left.

But is it so easy to stop Reyes?
In 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Reyes scored twice and assisted Torres with a goal, helping the team beat the host 3:1.Only Oscar scored a face-saving goal for the Brazilian team.

Although he is not the captain of the club, Reyes does not refuse to be the captain of Spain.At the final awards ceremony, Reyes lifted the Confederations Cup trophy as the captain.

The moment he lifted the championship trophy, Reyes looked up subconsciously, but found that he was facing the North Stand...

Then his eyes went dark, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting among the fans in the north stand, wearing the clothes he had worn before crossing.Even waving a scarf with the Spanish expiration date in his hand.

"Could it be?" He raised his head in disbelief and looked towards the field.

On the field, on the high championship podium, Reyes, wearing the captain's armband, was holding up the championship trophy...

(End of this chapter)