[football] walk side by side

In the No.18 round of La Liga, Granada played against Real Madrid from afar.

"goooooooooooal! Beautiful! 4:0! Real Madrid won Granada without bloodshed in the away game! By the way, it also happened in this round of the game. Barcelona was tied 2-2 by Athletic Bilbao. This makes Real Madrid lead Barcelona by nine points in the standings! Considering the upcoming national derby, this is undoubtedly the best news for Real Madrid today. The huge point difference makes them go far away At the Camp Nou, he was able to respond more relaxedly and calmly."

Just when the commentator talked about the Barcelona score, the Real Madrid coaching staff and players here also got the news at the same time.

Cyril doesn't know if his teammates have relaxed and calm because of this, but it's true that the Real Madrid coach's mood is not bright.

Cyril was not in Real Madrid last season, but he has heard about that epic battle. The bloody score of 5-0 not only widened the gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but also made Real Madrid lose their dignity. For a long period of time at that time, embarrassing remarks against players, coaches, and even the chairman appeared endlessly in various media and newspapers.

With such a premise in front of him, it's no wonder Mourinho can relax.

To win success in Real Madrid, a beautiful winning streak and good-looking trophies are far from enough. Winning the national derby decently and rubbing the sworn enemy Barcelona on the floor is what Real Madrid members want to see.

However, when Cyril and Cristiano returned to the locker room together after the league ended, they were surprised to find that the atmosphere in the team's locker room was quite good.

Cyril's gaze swept across the entire locker room, and he quickly discovered that there was a reason for this relaxed atmosphere - the players in the locker room were basically sitting in their respective positions, but at this moment, the locker room But a familiar figure appeared.

Zinedine Yazd Zidane.

The French superstar born in Marseille has always been a person that fans can't avoid when talking about Real Madrid's famous players. Although Zidane, who moved to Real Madrid in 2001, stayed in Real Madrid for only five years, he has won the love of everyone in the past five years.His own coronation ceremony also took place on behalf of Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final. The soul-stirring "Flying Immortal" that sealed the victory has become an eternal memory in the hearts of countless Real Madrid fans!

Unlike countless other Real Madrid players who had a shocking start at the Bernabéu, but left dismal as they got older, as a Real Madrid player, Zidane almost used his life to show what true perfection is.Even when he announced his retirement at Real Madrid in 2006, Zidane received the highest level of courtesy that a Real Madrid player can get from the most discerning fans in the world!

In a word: until he retires and leaves the green field, the Frenchman is the darling of Real Madrid fans.

It's just that such emotions don't just exist between Zidane and the fans.

When Cyril and Cristiano came in, Zidane was chatting with Alonso, Kaka and others. The distance limit made it difficult for Cyril to know what topics they were talking about, but even if he just observed the expressions of the players, It can be easily concluded that the teammates are in a pretty good mood at the moment.

Soon, Zidane also noticed Cyril and Cristiano who came back last.The two greeted Zidane in a friendly manner, and chatted a few words by the way, nothing more than the current results of Real Madrid, current emotions and feelings, and Zidane even talked about one or two famous Madrid meals back then. shop, and warmly said that next time you have time, you can go and try it together.

When Cristiano moved to Real Madrid, Zidane had already retired.The connection between Cyril and Zidane is only in the Champions League group match against Real Madrid in the 2003/2004 season.But this does not affect their happy talk with Zidane.

Perhaps it was the same experience of playing in Real Madrid that made him understand his "junior" better, but in general, Zidane is indeed a player who is easy to give people a good impression. It can make people feel different from the relaxation of other club executives or coaching staff.

Everyone just chatted with each other. During this period, Ramos also asked Zidane curiously why he came here suddenly. Regarding this, Zidane just smiled mysteriously and did not explain much.

The question hanging in everyone's mind was quickly answered.

It didn't take long for Mourinho, who returned to the locker room, to answer the players:

"In the previous period of time, Real Madrid has been caught in the cusp." As soon as Mourinho opened his mouth, the Real Madrid players who realized what he was referring to immediately fell silent. He continued: "I think this It was caused by a lack of mutual understanding between the locker room and the upper echelons of the team."

"In order to completely solve this problem, I recommended Mr. Zidane to Mr. Chairman, and hoped that Mr. Zidane would take on the role of internal 'mediator' and the important task of building the team. Mr. Chairman agreed to my request. So—— "He concluded: "In the next time, Mr. Zidane will serve as my assistant coach and help me take care of the team's training work, and other important tasks will use time to transition."

As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, many players' eyes lit up.

As a world-class star who hangs up his boots at Real Madrid, Zidane has a lot of prestige within the team and among the club's top management.This is why Florentino easily agreed to Mourinho. Even if he knew that he might have other attempts, he could not refuse this suggestion.

As for the players, they couldn't be happier. There is a top player whom I admire and like to help me train. No one is stupid enough to refuse this good opportunity.

Cyril noticed that after the announcement of the news, the atmosphere in the team was obviously much more relaxed and happy. This news seemed to have subconsciously offset the pressure and tension brought by the national derby to the Real Madrid players, and transformed into Another pure delight.

Cyril was also quite happy with the news.

When the players took the bus back to Madrid, Zidane was also on board.The players chatted happily along the way, and Cyril leaned on his seat, listening to their chats in a relaxed manner, occasionally interjecting a sentence or two.

However, when Cyril accidentally turned his head and wanted to take a look at the scenery outside the window, his eyes swept past Mourinho unconsciously.

When he turned his head to look over, he happened to meet Mourinho's eyes.The Real Madrid coach is no longer as cold and unapproachable as he was during the game. He still seems to have a faint smile on his face, but that expression is between distracted and focused, which makes people feel close and distant for no reason. Feel.

When the two looked at each other, Mourinho was slightly taken aback.

Only a second later, the Real Madrid coach took the initiative to look away, turned his deep eyes to the trees and buildings that were constantly moving rapidly outside the window, and never looked at him again.

***

The addition of Zidane will benefit Real Madrid in many ways.

Whether it really adjusted the relationship between the locker room and the upper echelons of the team, at least on a technical level, he can communicate with the players on an equal basis about each other's feelings, experiences and experiences.The presence of Zidane also made the players' daily training more serious, and their morale and fighting spirit more than doubled.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mourinho organized an intra-team match the next day.

The admired star is right in front of you, and the Real Madrid players are trying their best to make a good impression on the "new assistant coach". However, before the start of the match, Mourinho used groups to show the players: he It's here to make trouble!

Since the transfer to Real Madrid, Mourinho, who has always assigned Cyril and Cristiano to the same group, this time, for the first time, divided the two into two hostile groups.

It doesn't stop there.

Before the official start of the match, Mourinho set up the tactics for the two teams in a serious manner. The most surprising thing is that after briefly talking about the tactics, he announced in front of everyone that Cyril The sss level task in this duel match.

One, don't forget your own nature as an organizational midfielder.

two……

"I don't care if the numbers are not equal, but you must ensure that in a one-on-one situation, Ronaldo will not pass through the midfield you guard!"

"In a word, you." Mourinho looked at Cyril: "Use your defensive ability to stare at Cristiano as much as possible. As for you," he turned to Cristiano again, and continued: "Do your best Can, break through Cyril's defense, can it be done?"

Without waiting for Cyril and Cristiano to answer, he continued: "The person who can't do it will double the amount of training today."

Cyrillic:"……"

Cristiano: "..."

Not only Cyril and Cristiano, but when Mourinho said this, everyone's eyes were on Mourinho in shock, and they suspected that they had heard it wrong.

Mourinho did not give them a sure chance.

Real Madrid coach waved his hands grandly: "What are you still doing here? Do you want to start the game?"

As soon as this threat came out, all the curious players shut their mouths, and honestly walked to their respective halfs according to their own groups.

After the initial shock, Cyril and Cristiano also calmed down, doubling the amount of training?In addition to their own extra training on weekdays, there is actually no difference between the two.Besides, isn't it just as an opponent?It is also a good experience to fight as a teammate all the time, and occasionally as an enemy in a team match, isn't it?

Ramos, who was once again in the same group as Cyril, was very enthusiastic. He patted his chest and promised with great confidence: "You pass the ball to me later in the game, and I promise to help you beat Cristiano!"

"Really?" Cristiano raised his eyebrows, dismissively: "Then you come and try it, and see who gets blown up by whom!"