[Football] The system upgrade task of the dream pitch

I don’t know if it’s because this wave of platforms is too strong for Batista to handle, or because Batista hasn’t broken up with Maradona at this moment, and the friendship between them still exists, so Maradona is jumping up and down Successfully influenced Batista; in short, before the arrival of the Spanish national team call-up order, Argentina's call-up took the lead.

"I don't interfere with your choice."

Redondo was the informer of the news, and he really didn't say a word.

Zhu Xu smiled.

"Daddy."

He walked over, half-kneeled on the ground, and put his head on his father's knee: "Daddy, this is my choice."

"I'll be far, far away."

Zhu Xu said.

I will walk the road that you have not walked, the road that you still do not regret after many years but will eventually have regrets.

"I will bring the champion."

His voice was not loud, but it made Redondo's heart tremble.

"be yourself."

Redondo combed with his fingers, lightly smoothing the eldest son's long hair.

Of course he hoped that his son could enter the Argentine national team and bring her glory and victory—but the premise of everything was that this was what Zhu Xu wanted, which would make Zhu Xu happy.

"Don't worry, Daddy~"

Zhu Xu stood up and patted his trouser leg very easily: "This is just a warm-up match, I won't put pressure on myself!"

Redondo didn't speak.

Looking at his eldest son's bright smile, he felt that he should also talk to Batista when he went back today.

Meanwhile, Batista, who arrived in Qatar ahead of schedule, ended the call.

He calculated, this should be the third call he received today.

... Well, not counting Maradona, the guy who can make a dozen harassing calls a day.

Most of his former teammates who could be contacted called. Batista was almost tired of hearing the name "Zhu Xu" these days.

Please, although I have a so-so relationship with Redondo and don't know much about his eldest son, I still know about this guy's recent situation, okay?

Batista has also watched Zhu Xu's game video, and of course he can see that this kid is very good—so, he doesn't understand why all his friends choose to remind him to remember to take care of Zhu Xu, either implicitly or directly.

This kid is not the kind of person who is holding back and must be protected by the head coach. His strength is enough to be his passport.

As for the trouble...

Batista doesn't think he's blind, nor does anyone else on the team.

Unless the relationship between Zhu Xu and Messi is stiff.

……

shit.

Batista flicked: Although the outside world said that the two have a good relationship and they cooperated well, but they wouldn't really be at odds with each other on the court and fight off the court, right? !

It seems that this is the only reason that can explain why so many old people have stood up to protect Zhu Xu in advance.

Batista found this difficult.

then.

Assistant coach: "Head, Messi said he and Zhu Xu are very good friends, I hope he can share a room with Zhu Xu this time."

Battista: ...

Well, their relationship seems to be really good.

..............................

Aguero, who arrived in Qatar with Messi, was struck by lightning.

He was still a little strange when he entered the room to put his luggage: Didn't it mean that Leo arrived before him, why didn't he see the other party's luggage in the room?The other bed also looked too tidy, as if no one had rested on it.

The next second he heard someone knocking on the door.

Aguero, who opened the door to welcome Messi, smiled and beat his good brother: "You forgot to bring the key card again?"

Messi smiled shyly.

Aguero put on a pose and hugged his chest: "No, don't do this, Leo."

"Speak straight."

Messi cleared his throat: "Uh... Ah Kun, I want to say... I won't share a room with you this time."

"what?!"

Aguero's reaction was expected by Messi.

But soon, he sat down again: "Is it the coach's arrangement?"

He frowned, like "I need a reasonable explanation or I will explode on the spot".

Messi sat down next to his good brother.

"No, I asked for it."

He met Aguero's surprised eyes: "Zhu Xu has been recruited."

"This is Zhu Xu's first time in the national team. I'm afraid he won't adapt."

"you--"

Aguero really wanted to say, Leo, you don't care what he does, whose national team didn't come here like this?Besides, that kid has a bunch of uncles and uncles, so many relationships are no better than ours back then, why bother?

But he never said it.

Because Messi is still going on.

"I want him to feel the warmth here and I want his first international tour to be perfect."

Of course Aguero could hear Messi's seriousness.

This guy……

He remembered that when Zhu Xu was still in La Masia, Messi always talked about him every time he was in the national team.

What impressed me the most was the 08 Olympic Games. On the night they won the gold medal and celebrated wildly, Messi even pulled himself and said, "It would be great if Zhu Xu was here."

What did you say at that time?

Aguero vaguely remembered that he said, "It doesn't matter if he is there or not, anyway, we are the champions."

Then he was refuted by Messi.

Messi was as serious then as he is now.

"Akun, this is different."

"If Zhu Xu is here, it will be easier for us, and this victory will be more... dazzling."

Aguero still doesn't understand what Messi meant by "dazzling" at the beginning, but this does not prevent him from understanding the existence represented by the name "Zhu Xu" and the status in Messi's heart.

"it is good."

So at this moment, facing Messi's serious conversation, Aguero still expressed his understanding.

"there's one more thing……"

"Go ahead."

Aguero: What's the situation, hasn't Leo already said the most difficult thing to say? Why is he still hesitating?

"Well, Akun, I'm afraid Zhu Xu will be deliberately bullied by being ignorant..."

"Aren't you going to accompany him!"

"There are always times of negligence..."

"I'll help you and take care of him."

Aguero said this sentence almost through gritted teeth.

God, he thinks he should be taken care of by other people, okay? Why, a young general like him wants to take care of a newcomer with a proper background than himself!

He looked at Messi suddenly becoming very happy, and felt even more bitter in his heart.

What the hell is up with this "the ship of our friendship is about to capsize" feeling?

…………

After dinner, the weird feeling in Aguero's heart dissipated a lot.

Later in the meeting room, he finally met Zhu Xu, who was valued by Messi.

It should be said that this is a lot of people who saw Zhu Xu again after the World Cup.

Not to meet a small fan, but to meet my teammates.

Zhu Xu, who arrived in Doha at noon, was completely awake.

Because of the tight schedule, he didn't even have a word with Messi when he got to the room, and was urged by the other party to wash up and go to bed and take a nap, so that when he woke up at dinner, Zhu Xu had time to think about "why Leo didn't take a lunch break" kind of problem.

The answer to this question is simple.

When Zhu Xu finished eating the food from the dining car that Messi called and was led to the meeting room by the other party, the answer not only surfaced, but was also repeatedly confirmed by Zhu Xu.

Of course Zhu Xu knew why Messi was completely overprotective.

He is not without guilt, but...he is also happy.

Even entering the conference room where the Argentine team gathered, Messi still remembered to appease Zhu Xu and told him to "take it easy" before pushing the door open.

How can Zhu Xu answer?

Of course, he showed his signature smile and said to Leo, don't worry, he's fine!

At that time, Zhu Xu really felt that nothing would happen to him: Isn't it just a big scene? It's not like I haven't experienced it before!

However, when the door opened.

Zhu Xu: ...

Who can tell him why his future national team teammates look at him so strangely? ? ? ?

Even the head coach looked at him as if he was looking at a big flower!

Zhu Xu: ...What do they want?

Batista: Ah, this kid is the one who made me answer countless calls these days and wanted to drop my phone.

Most of the national team players who arrived before Zhu Xu arrived: Oh, Zhu Xu.I was already mentally prepared when I saw him last time, but the relationship behind this kid is really...

Higuain: Before coming here, I was told by the head to take care of Zhu Xu, but I always feel that he doesn't need it anymore...

"Sorry, boss, we're late."

Messi took the lead in apologizing and giving reasons, then he took Zhu Xu's hand and walked all the way into the conference room.

He directly asked Zhu Xu to sit beside him.

Batista glanced at Messi and Zhu Xu inexplicably.

"It's okay, you guys actually got there on time."

He asked about the status of the main players—not including Zhu Xu, of course—and then briefly talked about his arrangements.

Everyone go back tonight and have a good rest. There will be a training session tomorrow morning. The main purpose is to let everyone get to know each other well. After that, we will rest and have a warm-up match in the evening.

After explaining the main points, Batista began to arrange some other trivial matters.

"Zhu Xu."

He called Zhu Xu's name.

"Your number hasn't been set yet."

Zhu Xu didn't speak.

Batista seemed very satisfied with Zhu Xu's obedience: "Tell me what size you want to wear?"

Zhu Xu: ...Are you serious?In front of so many people, just ask me what size I want to wear?

Messi frowned.

He didn't know what Batista was thinking.

But he felt that he could answer this question.

So he spoke without hesitation.

"I think Zhu Xu can wear my number."

Battista: ...

Mascherano, who is Messi's teammate in Barcelona, ​​looked at Messi with unbelievable eyes, but Messi didn't realize it, and looked straight at him, obviously in extreme surprise, so that the expression on his face was pale. Blank head coach Batista.

"hiss--"

Aguero gasped.

What did Leo just say?

His number for Zhu Xu? ! ! !

Rio, do you know that you are wearing No. 10, the No. 10 worn by Maradona, the absolute core of Argentina, No. 10!

How long have you been wearing this number yourself, and you just proposed so calmly that you want to give this number to a rookie who just joined the team today?

What's more, Zhu Xu... No matter what kind of evaluation he received before, and how brilliant he will be in the future, at least he has not paid anything for Argentina now-he is not worthy of it now!

Aguero is about to explode.

Higuain and Gago looked at each other, and then they both found that, apart from a little bit of surprise in the eyes of the little friend, there seemed to be no shock of "heaven and earth falling apart".

uh...why...

The pampering of Zhu Xu by the captain and vice-captain of Real Madrid, and the extremely unscientific attitude towards Zhu Xu by the bigwigs and powerful factions in the locker room flashed through their minds.

To be fair, their attitude towards Zhu Xu is also... well, everyone understands.

I always feel that if this is the case, according to the very good relationship between Zhu Xu and Messi, it is very normal for Messi to say such words without hesitation...

Zanetti remained silent.

It's not that he wasn't surprised, but he also noticed that Zhu Xu, the protagonist of the topic, had a strange expression at the moment.

Of course Zhu Xu's expression was wrong.

He didn't expect Leo to say such a thing.

And he could tell that his Leo... was serious.

That's enough, enough.

"Leo."

Zhu Xu called Messi.

"I think you'd be a good fit for number 10."

He said to Messi who turned to look at him.

"Boss, I want to wear size 23."

Zhu Xu looked at the head coach: "I really like this number."

Batista, who finally came back to his senses, went down the steps without hesitation: "Okay!"

It seems that Messi didn't say anything before, and he never crashed and restarted at all.

The strange atmosphere in the meeting room lasted until the end of the meeting.

"why?"

After returning to the room, Messi asked Zhu Xu.

"The official explanation is that it's so obtrusive that it doesn't do anyone any good."

Zhu Xu rolled his eyes: "But the truth is—"

"—Leo, the number is not important, what matters is the person wearing the number."

"Diego can wear No. 10 into a legend, and I can wear No. 23 into a unique miracle."

"I'm waiting for you to write number 10 as your own legend."

Zhu Xu winked at Messi: "Ours, the era of Argentina's No. 10 and No. 23—is different from any of the previous ones."

"Is not it good?"

Everything he said was true.

But there were still some things that Zhu Xu didn't say.

For example... He is very happy that Messi can do this by hugging his thigh.

Although he would not accept it, he understood and accepted this intention.

"……it is good."

With a hoarse voice, Messi responded.

How can it be bad?

A legend belonging to the two of them is different from all the stories of predecessors and successors...

It doesn't get any better than this!

He and Zhu Xu looked at each other, both eyes were full of ambition and trust.

This is... the person who understands me best.

The same idea quietly emerged in the hearts of the two of them.

The author has something to say:

Here is another thick and long chapter~

Well, did you feel Messi's excitement and everyone else's meltdown?

Brother Dong is very relieved, he is really proud of Zhu Xu.

As for Zhu Xu, well, Zhu Xu is willing, and he has almost reached the result of the test...

The next chapter continues the story of the national team!

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See you all at the weekend!