Football: The god-level goalkeeper makes the whole of Europe call him brother

That night, in order to celebrate Li Ming's selection into the Dutch national team, everyone in the dormitory repeatedly urged him to treat everyone to a meal. Li Ming is also a generous person. Although his weekly salary is 2,000 euros now, it has been less than a month since he signed the new contract and his salary increase. He only has a few thousand euros in savings, but he still took the three brothers in the dormitory, Torres, Pablo, Perea and Ortega to the "Alcalá Gate Restaurant that never closes". Bernawi, Gil and Regalon usually have no chance to meet Torres and other first-team bigwigs, and they are all very excited.

Li Ming was thinking about the copper pot hot pot that Cruyff had invited last time, and he must let Togo and his brothers taste the special oriental food together. As a result, the waiter said: "Hello, sir, the old Dutch gentleman got the copper pot from the East through a very special channel last time, and we have sealed it up. Now there is only one copper pot in the whole block. If you want to unseal it, you need to pay a usage fee of 200 euros!"

Torres smiled and said: "I also want to try this oriental specialty. I heard it is very hot but delicious. Just bring the pot over."

Bernavi and others also knew that Li Ming was not rich, and hesitantly said: "It's okay not to eat this copper pot."

Li Ming waved his hand, quite like a big boss: "It's rare to come out to play, don't be mean to yourself! Also, I drank a little lemon wine here last time, it's very good, low in alcohol, and can remove free radicals in the body. It doesn't matter if athletes drink a little!"

The waiter reminded on the side "Sir, the lemon wine here is the Filiche brand from the same place as Amalfi, and it costs 200 euros per 500 ml."

Bernavi and others immediately felt that Li Ming had chosen the wrong place. Such high consumption was not something that their young players could afford. Gil secretly pulled the corner of Li Ming's clothes and whispered, "Why don't we change places!"

Li Ming's face was dark. He couldn't enjoy the lemon wine without a big glass for each person. He couldn't help but start to worry about the balance on his card, but he thought that it was rare for his teammates and coach Ortega to show up, and this scene couldn't be lost, especially since Togo was still there, how could he care about money? He smiled shamelessly and said, "Bring it up, and let your brother Ming spin a bottle for you in front of you!"

The waiter actually saw that Li Ming was the guest invited by Cruyff last time, and thought he was also a young star with a big contract. Torres next to him was well-known in Madrid, so he recommended high-end ingredients.

On the other hand, the last time Li Ming came here, it was Cruyff who was the host, and Li Ming had a great meal. In fact, this restaurant is a very secretive high-end place, and even Torres had never been here before.

Pablo and Perea came here today to show their support. First, they were very happy that Li Ming was selected for the national team, and second, they also wanted to try the oriental specialties. Moreover, for them, the price and so on were almost out of their minds.

The waiter took out the menu for hot pot and explained: "In fact, before Mr. Cruyff came, we didn't do oriental hot pot here, but we are also trying to expand this business."

Li Ming looked at the menu carefully:

Fat beef roll, high calcium lamb roll, snowflake beef tongue, snowflake beef cubes: 20 euros/200g;

Thin dried bean curd, black tofu, dried bean skin, potato wide noodles: 10 euros/200g.

Li Ming thought: In the era before crossing, the meat of the old Beijing hot pot was only a few dozen yuan a plate, and soy products and vegetables were even cheaper. Why is this so expensive? Could it be that I encountered a black shop?

At this time, the waiter brought an electronic scale and started weighing the ingredients.

Pablo was unhappy: "What are you weighing? Are you kidding me? If the people at the next table saw it, they would think we couldn't afford it!"

Waiter: "All our special products here have to be weighed, and they are the same for other guests!"

Pablo: "What do you mean they are the same? This is not enough for anyone. Another plate, one plate for each person!"

Bernawi, Gil, and Regalon all regretted that they should not have encouraged Li Ming to treat them. If they ate freely, they would have to find a way to raise money for Li Ming.

Ortega saw it, but he wanted to laugh in his heart. He didn't expect that Li Ming was really protected by a big boss, because he realized that Torres had just stood up and should have gone to pay in advance.

But after all the dishes were served and Li Ming demonstrated, everyone started to eat hot pot with great pleasure. In a moment, the steam was fresh and tasty, and the combination of sesame paste and other condiments had already conquered everyone's taste buds. Perea said excitedly: "After I retire, I will also return to Colombia to open a hot pot restaurant!"

Everyone was full and drunk, and when Li Ming secretly went to pay the bill, the waiter said: "Mr. Torres just topped up 10,000 euros in the store, and this consumption of 2,800 euros, will be automatically deducted from his recharge..."

Li Ming blushed, thinking that he should have treated himself, why did Torres have to spend money!

At this time, Torres came from behind and said with a smile: "When you sign a big contract, you can eat here every day, but before that, you should choose some affordable restaurants!"

Li Ming nodded repeatedly, but his heart was full of yearning for the big contract. Indeed, for Torres, who was earning 70,000 euros a week at that time, there would be no pressure to dine in any restaurant.

But happiness is always short-lived, and training and competition are the main themes of professional players...

On September 25, 2005, at 8 p.m., in the fifth round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid played against Getafe in Calderon. Li Ming was not selected in the roster for this game. Franco started and Cuellar was the substitute goalkeeper. Although Li Ming was pulled by Bianchi to sit On the bench, he could only look after the water dispenser.

In this game, Bianchi made multiple substitutions, and promoted Petrov to the front line:

Goalkeeper: Franco

Defenders: Lopez, Pablo, Perea, Molineiro

Midfielders: Ibagaza, Gabi, Sainos

Forwards: Petrov, Kezman, Torres

Torres and Petrov scored two goals in the first half, and in the 80th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid still led 2-0 at home. At the 80th minute of the game, both sides had used up their three substitutions. Colsa, who had little chance to play on Atletico Madrid, Del Moral made his debut in the new season. Bianchi was also happy to let Torres and others go off the court early to rest. After all, a week later, they would challenge their city rivals, Real Madrid, away from home. It was reasonable to let the main players take a breath when they were two goals ahead.

Who would have thought that around 85 minutes, the situation suddenly changed. Contra, who was loaned from Atletico Madrid, made a cross from the bottom, and another Atletico Madrid player, Panovic, shot through Franco's small door with a kick, 1-2; two minutes later, Getafe made a comeback, and Nano, who was loaned from Atletico Madrid, made a not-so-threatening kick in the penalty area. Franco shot but his hand slipped out of his hand inexplicably, and Gavilan, who was on loan from Valencia, easily made a follow-up shot! In the final stage of the game, Getafe magically tied the score to 2-2!

To be honest, Li Ming had seen Contra and Nano in training matches this summer. Although they were soon loaned out, it was understandable that they turned the tables now. But Li Ming was also puzzled. Getafe, a small-scale operation, had several good players who were on loan from other teams, but they could still play well. It really proved the saying: "It's not that they don't have the ability, but that they don't have a stage!" "

After that, both sides were powerless. Bianchi was stunned on the sidelines. Although Franco was far better than Li Ming in hand-throwing and long-footing, the goalkeeper's job was still to protect the goal in times of crisis. Bianchi also regretted it secretly. If he had known that Li Ming was not seriously injured, he would have let him continue to start. Now he wanted to give Franco a chance, but he didn't expect it to be a mess at the last moment!

The TV commentator also sighed: "Because Li Ming was injured, Franco got the chance to start today, but as the saying goes, you are afraid of being outshined by your peers. Today, the safety level in front of Atletico's goal is completely different from when Li Ming was there! "

Atletico's winning streak came to an abrupt end, and they were overtaken by Valencia, which had won all five games and was in full swing. At present, they are ranked second in the league standings with 4 wins, 1 draw and 13 points, followed by Barcelona and Sevilla. Real Madrid had a bad start this season, losing to Celta at home in the second round and to Espanyol away in the third round. Now they are ranked in the middle after five rounds.

Li Ming himself was almost catching a cold on the bench because of the night wind! Before the players left the field, Bianchi could no longer hold back his anger on the sidelines. , Aquarius kicked the ball high, and when he saw Franco, he verbally attacked him again. After all, after the ball went through the small goal post, he lost his hand, so he could not escape the direct responsibility.

Franco also looked frustrated, thinking to himself that in this state, how could he compete with Abbondancheri in the World Cup next year! I believe that tomorrow's "Madrid Sports Daily" will definitely write about Getafe's equalization in the last few minutes.

Li Ming still kept comforting Franco: "Franco, it's okay, the opponent is just lucky."

Pablo, Perea and others also looked unhappy when they left the field, but fortunately, Franco had to bear most of the blame today, and no one else could be blamed.