[Football] I'm just a defender

How do peers in their 20s generally describe themselves?

I have become braver than before, daring to strike up a conversation with the girl I like, and have the courage to try regardless of the consequences.I will completely bid farewell to the independent life of my elders, and I can feel that this life is so good living in a deserted apartment.Longing for freedom, independence, and thinking that he would be the next headlined headline.

When you are in your 20s, life has not completely fixed you. You always have a few more paths to choose from. Of course, you still have endless courage to pursue your dreams and self-shaped beliefs that can be regarded as ridiculous.

Yes, dreams and beliefs.

The 21-year-old Francisco Alvarez is at such an age, at a passionate age, the best dream he has is not to meet his childhood sweetheart, but to hold the championship plate and the Champions League in his hands in turn , Hercules Cup, etc., which obviously look the same in the dream but are still subconsciously named trophies, cheering.It's just that this dream didn't wake up naturally, it woke up when he finally noticed that the guy standing on the other side of the champion was Igor Casillas, and Igor had the captain's armband on his arm .

After waking up, he stared blankly at the ceiling with half-asleep dead fish eyes, and it seemed that Igor was still grinning.

He didn't dare to say such rebellious words to the absolute next captain, Raul Gonzalez or Jose Guti, who didn't know the door, but he couldn't hold it in his stomach anyway, he couldn't spit it out. Then he told the dream to Cassie, the person in the dream.He imagined that Cassie would secretly look left and right to hope that the scene of being frightened and pale did not happen, but the guy pursed his lips in joy, his baby face with some baby fat looked extraordinarily kind, "I had this kind of dream too."

"Hey, you also had this kind of dream?" Fran, who was listlessly leaning against the wall, looked up and asked with some interest, "Did I wear the captain's armband in the dream?"

"Oh Fran..." Casillas' eyes widened innocently, "After all, it was my dream, and of course I am the captain."

Fran nodded to show that what he said was reasonable, but he grabbed Cassie's shoulder and began to shake desperately, "Then tell me why you are still the captain in my dream? Do you think it's fair?" Casillas was a little dizzy from the shaking of his head, but he laughed and didn't change his words.

Casillas feels that it is not fair that Forlan, who has just entered the first team at the age of 21, will always be surrounded by himself as the captain, but it is probably an undoubted fact.

Francisco Alvarez, who was a Swedish mother, fell in love with Madrid boy Fernando Alvarez when he was traveling in Spain. He was born in Madrid, the capital of Spain in 1981. Accompanying him to the Real Madrid club to participate in the team test, he stood out from thousands of boys. Since then, his life has been able to rival two words as important as his surname, football and Real Madrid.

He and Iker Casillas, who was a few months younger than him, were selected into the Real Madrid second team at the same time, but he stayed for two years longer than Iker Casillas.

In the 9900 season, Real Madrid won the eighth championship trophy in the history of the team. At that time, people heard that the departure of the Argentine Fernando Redondo was like a bolt from the blue in addition to the joy of winning the championship. At that time, Fran, who gave the future Bernabéu, didn't care about the transfer of this superstar who had little to do with him, because it was during this period that the 19-year-old who performed well in the Real Madrid second-tier team finally got a place to go. The chance to go to another team and a team that guarantees the number of main appearances, that team is called Tenerife.

Tenerife has just been relegated to the Second Division this season. The departure of the main players naturally requires new blood. According to them, Francisco Alvarez's performance has moved them, and they are willing to give this young player a Real Madrid An opportunity not given for the time being.

At that time, Mr. Alvarez was his agent temporarily. Old Alvarez told his son the news with great excitement, "Fran, you have the opportunity to play for Real Madrid's former rival team." Fran looked His father looked happy, and he briefly understood 'Real Madrid's opponent' and 'former', "But Castilla is also a team in the Second Division!"

But because of the existence of Real Madrid, it is impossible for Castilla to rise to La Liga, but Tenerife can.

"Tenerife, that's where Redondo came to Real Madrid!" Old Al mentioned that the former prince of Real Madrid was a little out of control. Fran looked at his father for a while and then sighed. Well, when the whole world is paying attention to the Argentines , probably only he himself would care about where he went.He turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Old Al. This father may know that the behavior just now was inappropriate. He should be more professional as his son's manager temporarily, and can't go all by his own mind. Fran A person who has his own ideas, "There is another team, Malaga, which was promoted to La Liga for the first time in the history of the team last season, son."

Fran's footsteps that turned around resolutely and walked paused for a moment. He turned his head and looked at his father's serious face, knowing that this was the truth, not the nonsense that he wanted to fool himself into leaving the reserve team.

His dream was very real that night. He broke up with Real Madrid peacefully and went to Malaga. The contract had Real Madrid's preferential buy-back agreement.But he knew, even in his dreams, that when he decided to leave Real Madrid, many things changed.Since he was a child, he has been striving for the goal of Real Madrid. If this goal cannot be achieved, will he still try his best like he is now?

It is not easy to find the head coach of the first team, but to find the coach Bosque who often wanders between the first team and the second team, with the internal support of his own coach and Casillas on the other end, it is still very important for Forlan It is an easy task.Fran is no stranger to Bosque, who was once the head coach of Real Madrid's second-tier team for a long time. Seeing Bosque frowning and being deeply troubled, he rushed to him without thinking twice, which surprised Bosque. .

When Bosque realized that standing in front of him was the captain of the reserve team, Bosque smiled at his own youth training as if he were his own child, "Fran, what do you want?"

Fran looked at the head coach of the first team, and tried his best to stand up straight to show his confidence, "Sir, is it possible for me to play for Real Madrid?" Bosque was taken aback, although he didn't know why he suddenly raised this question , but he still comforted him like answering everyone, "Of course Fran, you are the best defender in Castilla, of course you can play for Real Madrid."

As the head coach of Real Madrid, there are too many things to worry about, such as the appointment of the new chairman, the arrival of big-name stars, the vacancy of Redondo's position and the introduction of players, etc.On the contrary, the introduction of players has a little to do with Fran, but he is far from the focus.

After bidding farewell to Bosque, Fran's bright smile just now subsided a little bit, and he lowered his head and gritted his teeth.When Casillas, who had been waiting for the news, ran over wondering about the follow-up results, the man was squatting under the big tree with a fallen branch to play with the ants.Fran had already noticed when Casillas was standing beside him, but since this kid was luckier than himself, Fran decided to turn around and point his butt at him to continue teasing the ants.

Cassie hesitated for a long time before kicking him down. He also found a tree branch. Fran poked the ant and he poked Fran. In the end, Fran, who was always secretly anxious, was very annoyed. Taking a breath, he raised his head and said "hey hey hey" to him a few times. The smirk was described as a smirk as a compliment, but Cassie wanted to understand it as good news, but he didn't have that much imagination.So one of the two continued to play with ants with his head down, while the other looked up and counted the clouds.Cassie couldn't take it anymore, and said quietly, "It won't be that easy to come back."

These two people are too familiar with each other, and Casillas hits the point and hits Fran's vital point in one sentence, making all his thoughts of even one ten-thousandth possibility disappear instantly, and the branch in his hand breaks uncontrollably Yes, I heard him say it after a while.

"...I know."

What's more, if, like Eto'o, he still can't be reused when he comes back from a loan transfer, what's the point?

Standing at the door of the house, Fran raised his hand and rubbed his hair, which made him look a little messy. He repeated the movement of raising his legs on the spot to make himself look more emotional. He slammed on the door, and there was a panic inside the door Old Al came to the door.Old Al looked at his son who was a head taller than him, "If you don't, brat..."

"Dad! Coach Bosque came to see me! He told me that Real Madrid needs me, Real Madrid needs me!" Fran grinned at his father, and the old Al was a little unbelievable, "Really? When did he say Let you go to the first team?"

"...next season! Of course it's next season!" Fran answered his question as naturally as possible, and even blurted out the answer without thinking. In the next second, old Al's expression changed from just angry to extreme Surprised by joy, he put his arms around his son's shoulders, "Look quickly! My son is going to play in Real Madrid! He is expected to play in Real Madrid next season!"

When Fran finally broke away from the extreme excitement of his parents and sister and walked back to his room, he locked the door behind his back and lay down on the bed, covered his eyes with his right hand, and let out a long sigh of relief.

As Igor said, he left, but it was not so easy to come back.

Fran picked up the pillow and covered his head hard. Even depriving the brain of oxygen is better than thinking about things, but he still has to be willful. He really can't believe that he can't throw himself into the Bernabéu stadium.

19-year-old Francisco Alvarez, who planned to block all other roads, followed one road to the dark.

Most of the 0001 season progressed, and Casillas' state entered a trough, and he was even pressed on the bench by Bosque for a while.Real Madrid's defensive line has many loopholes, plus Hierro's unexpected injury, but Forlan still has not been selected into the first team.Old Al looked at his son's usual face every day, and finally asked tentatively, "To be honest, did you lie to me before the season?"

Fran watched the video of Real Madrid's last league loss for the seventh time. He was staring at the TV screen as if possessed by a demon. He seemed to have not slept well recently and could see dark circles under his eyes.Hearing Old Al's words, he shrugged his shoulders, "Hey hey, what's the rush?" The foolish look seemed to have nothing to do with him, Old Al was stalked by this, picked up the remote control and turned off the TV "I'm talking to you, Fran!"

He thought of the dream that was similar to a serial drama. In the dream, after he went to Malaga, he had an exaggerated double-kill against Real Madrid and Barcelona in the first season.Never able to see the excellence of his own people, Riverland laughed at himself in the dream, and then rejected the opportunity to return to Real Madrid.

It's scary...although he's initially famous, it's scary.

This is really scary... Although he has initially become famous, is this still him?

"My dream is to play for Real Madrid. From the moment I came into contact with football and determined that I would become a professional player, I never thought of other results!" Forlan took a deep breath to avoid the excessive anxiety that was hidden and burst out , "If they think I am not qualified enough, I will work hard to make myself stronger. As long as I enter the first team, the bench will not be able to trap me!"

"Okay, this is your life—" Old Al should have guessed what this stubborn boy was thinking a long time ago, and no one can persuade him to make a decision, and after all, "Your life, you make the choice —Never regret it, Fran."

Old Al looked at his son who didn't look away, "Don't ever regret it, Fran."

This is the protagonist of this story, Francisco Alvarez.

At that time, the first team seemed to him at his fingertips, but it was nowhere in sight.

At that time, he was a fool who swore to be pure forever.