Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Eliminate AC first
Eto'o was injured again. He had just returned from injury, but was forced to rest during the third team training session due to a muscle strain.
Leandri saw the Cameroonian in the hospital. He was no longer as optimistic as the last time he was hospitalized. He was depressed and confused about the future.
For several days in a row, Leandri went to Eto'o's house as soon as the training was over. Seeing his forced smile, Leandri didn't know where his future would go. It seemed that the only thing he could do was to accompany him more and do his best to help Eto'o retain a little more sense of belonging to Real Madrid in his heart.
But things did not go as planned. Just when Eto'o's spirits had finally recovered, Mendoza sent someone to inform his agent that Real Madrid would not be able to give Eto'o enough playing opportunities this season and was preparing to loan him out, and had even chosen a team for him.
The 18-year-old Eto'o needed to improve his skills. In order to have enough playing opportunities, he packed his few bags, said goodbye to Leandri, his only acquaintance in Madrid, and went to Espanyol with a heavy heart.
The young cheetah must fight for his career alone.
In the 1998/1999 season, Real Madrid lost the La Liga championship by 11 points. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they encountered the strong team Dynamo Kyiv. The Ukrainian nuclear/warhead defeated Real Madrid with two golden goals. This season, Real Madrid has won nothing except the Toyota Cup in December.
After the summer break, Casillas was finally brought to the first team by current head coach Toshack.
Since he joined the first team, the time he spends with Leandri has been reduced. Physical training, goalkeeping skills, tactical preparation, and following the team's games everywhere have occupied his time.
But occasionally he would still go to La Fabrica to see the little guy who threatened to take his starting position in the future, but there were more people.
If Guti has time, even if he doesn't have to shoot commercials or go to his band, he will go back to the place where he grew up to see the little melon here. He is an absolute Madridista and even though he is not very old, he still often misses this place.
Occasionally, when Raul and Morientes were in the mood, they would come to watch Leandri explain mathematics and physics to Casillas, such as how several x's can be eliminated if they are on the left and right, and how one small ball can use electricity and magnetic fields to make another small ball move. Although the two were also confused by what they heard, it did not stop them from laughing at Casillas.
Casillas dared to be angry but not to speak out, not because he was afraid to confront the first-team star, but because there was Redondo standing next to him.
Although he is called "Prince" by the fans, Redondo is actually a very low-key person off the court. No one even knows that he frequently comes to La Fabrica and only focuses on a child.
In 1990, Redondo refused the call-up to the national team in order not to affect his Bachelor of Laws degree. Few people know that he is still studying economics in Madrid.
There are not many highly educated players in the football circle. In this era, famous stars who have graduated from high school are considered to have received a high level of education. Redondo, who comes from a middle-class family, is not like many players who have suffered from poverty and cold treatment since childhood. He pays more attention to improving his core and likes to keep improving.
Redondo has met many people who became famous at a young age, and he also likes geniuses, such as Aimar, Caniggia, Raul, Guti... Even though he always spoke coldly to Guti and asked him to "please call me Redondo", Redondo never denied Guti's talent. His imaginative passes on the court helped Real Madrid tear open the opponent's defense many times. What Redondo hopes more is that Guti does not spend too much time off the court and imitating him, but should work hard to transform his performance on the court from a "nervous knife" to a stable and incisive "scalpel".
And Leandri is not even ten years old yet, but he seems to be able to do everything with ease. Both the orphanage and the Perez family taught him well. He always knew when to advance and when to retreat and observed etiquette. He did not show any desire to destroy the world.
By chance, he saw a young female football player who had just joined La Fabrica being frightened by the sudden appearance of an insect. Redondo thought that Leandri next to him would go over and step on the poor little insect to death to comfort her, but he just took the frightened girl to stand in front of the insect and told her that humans are much bigger than animals and that insects may be more frightening. Finally, he pulled the girl around the insect and left.
Redondo looked at Leandri who was explaining a problem to Casillas. The little boy could only do the problems and had no talent to be a teacher. The more Casillas listened, the more confused he became. If there weren't a few friends standing here who laughed at him from time to time, perhaps the future Real Madrid goalkeeper would have fallen asleep in the next second.
"You still don't understand?" Leandri looked frustrated. The knowledge points in Spanish high schools are much simpler than those in Longguo. He spent half an hour explaining it to his adult brother, but he didn't understand anything and almost fell asleep.
"No, how can I understand if you explain it this way? Why don't you listen to what you are saying? 'As soon as you see the answer, eliminate options AC first, and then according to the Cauchy inequality, directly eliminate D. The answer B is obvious.' If I can eliminate AC at a glance and understand what the Cauchy inequality is, do I need to retake the exam?" Unlucky Casillas failed mathematics and physics, and had to take a make-up exam to get his diploma.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!" Raul and Morientes next to them already had twenty crow's feet from laughing in their twenties.
Guti, who is usually the most talkative, was very honest at this moment. He sneaked towards Redondo, one small step after another.
"I wish I could tear your brain open and put my own in it!" Leandri became even angrier.
"No need for all, half will be fine." Raul laughed.
Morientes also stabbed in, "Or during the exam, Igor, prepare a longer straw and connect your head to Ryan's."
"Lian, you have to explain it more clearly and slowly so that Igor can accept it."
? But that’s how my previous math teachers taught me!
"Yes, yes, Ryan, you have to listen to Fernando and speak slowly." Guti immediately agreed.
"Please call me Redondo." Zuo Shen retracted his smile.
Maybe Casillas was lucky enough. When Leandri gave up hope and thought of letting Eric use his skills to let everyone see the power of the nobility, Casillas passed the make-up exam.
"Anyway, I've written down what I can do, and I've guessed what I can't do."
Ryan Deli: 6
In the third round of La Liga on September 12, Real Madrid traveled to the Basque region to challenge Athletic Bilbao. At the San Mamés Stadium, Casillas started for Real Madrid for the first time. In order to cheer for his stupid big brother, Leandri even clung to Florentino and asked him to take him to watch away games. Eric, who often accompanied Leandri to watch games, also brought his family members along.
In the box, Florentino did not expect to see anyone from the Alba family, but the old man, who had been in politics and even participated in the national election, was very good at networking and soon started chatting with them.
On the last day of 1999, the Perez family sat together to prepare for the New Year's Eve. The Christmas decorations had not yet been removed, and the whole house was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Leandri was overjoyed when exchanging gifts.
My eldest brother gave me a pair of headphones, Sennheiser HD600.
The second brother gave him two pairs of goalkeeper gloves, one pair each from uhlsport and reusch. They were considered the ceiling in the field of goalkeeper gloves at the time. Before that, Ryan used the ones distributed by the team.
The sister is a box of homemade cookies, a low-sugar version that suits Leandri’s taste.
Maria and Florentino also prepared gifts, and after the New Year their family went to the United States for vacation.
Lafayette specifically added New Jersey to the itinerary because Princeton, the mathematics mecca that Leandri most yearns for, is here.
Ryan rushed over and gave his father and mother each a big kiss, and the faces of the two elders were deformed by the kisses.
After dinner, Florentino brought his family to Piazza del Sol, and Maria distributed the Aledo white grapes that had been prepared. The Perez family, along with all the Spaniards in the square who were welcoming the New Year, put a grape into their mouths every time the New Year bell rang. The bell rang every three seconds, and when the 12 bells rang, all 12 grapes were eaten. This means good luck in the coming year in Spain.
Florentino looked at his youngest son who had just swallowed the last grape and squatted down lovingly. "After you finish eating 12 'lucky grapes', Ryan, everything will go smoothly for you next year."
Leandri returned the kiss obediently, "Daddy, you too."
The old man stood up, patted Leandri on the head, hesitated for a while and then said to everyone, "Next year I plan to run for the presidency of Real Madrid again."
Maria was a little worried, after all, her husband had failed once five years ago, but she had not interfered with Florentino's work for a long time, and because she had always trusted her husband, she chose to support him.
There is no need to say much about the other three children. They have just started their own careers and are still very inexperienced. How can they give advice to Florentino, who is like a veteran fox?
On the way home, his sister teased Ryan, "Little Ryan, if your dad really becomes the chairman, let him immediately promote you to the first team. You will be the youngest player in the world to play on the La Liga stage."
The whole family burst into laughter.
Leandri was horrified, he knew his father would really become the chairman in the future, he was afraid that if he was not sober enough, he would give this record and lose himself in the first team. Then his reputation as a person with connections would never be washed away, and the old man would be scolded for a long time.
"Dad, I will work hard to get into the first team!"
The wrinkles on Florentino's face became deeper. "You still have a lot of practice to do, little brat!"
"Dad, Mendoza's current approval rating is not very low. If you run for election, you need to give the fans a reason to choose you." The eldest brother said solemnly.
"Ryan, how do you think you can give me more advantages?" Florentino actually had a plan in mind, but at this time he was joking with his youngest son.
Recalling the generosity of Mr. Buddha in his previous life, Ryan tilted his head and asked, "How many superstars should I buy back?"
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