Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Summer Wind
The place Leandri hates most is the hospital, and this time he came here for Nacho.
Both he and Nacho have been promoted to U13. The day before the match with Rayo Vallecano, Nacho was asked by the doctor to stay in Madrid for further examination due to hormone problems.
When they came back, the coach told them that Nacho might not be able to return to training for a long time.
Leandri and Nacho have known each other for two years, and they have been together almost everywhere in La Fabrica during these two years.
Nacho would bring the food tray to Leandri when he was practicing saves and couldn't even lift his hands, and Ryan would forcefully pull Nacho up and walk with him when he fell on the track after doing physical exercise.
Nacho would tell him that he secretly liked a pretty girl from the neighboring women's team, and Ryan would help him deliver the letter, and in the end, he would be favored by the girl that Nacho liked.
Nacho would ask Ryan how to grow taller, his goal was to be 180cm, but Ryan had no such worries at all.
When Casillas wasn't there to help pack, Nacho would take out Leandri's crammed sports bag, fold it, then get in a luxury car and be taken home by Leandri who was going the same way.
Nacho thought that in the future he would step onto the La Liga stage with Leandri and guard Real Madrid's goal together, but now it seems that the bubble has been burst.
The 12-year-old boy is almost ruined by diabetes.
In the emergency room, the doctor told him and his family: "You can't play football anymore, you have to stop and get treatment."
On this day in 2002, it seemed as if the doctors had given Nacho a death sentence on his career.
When Leandri arrived, he saw Nacho lying pitifully on the hospital bed, his little eyes full of despair and hope.
Type 1 diabetes has been diagnosed, but in a moment, endocrinologist Dr. Ramirez will come to make the final assessment of Nacho's condition. He is eager to make a comeback in the end.
"Ryan, will I be okay?" The little guy hesitated and wanted a definite answer.
"I'm sure you'll be fine. Didn't you say you'd be my vice captain in the future? Don't even mention getting better. You can still play football well!"
Fortunately, Dr. Ramirez warned Nacho that to stay healthy, you have to force yourself to exercise and you have to manage your diet.
Nacho's condition requires a very strict diet, and Leandri doesn't like to eat anyway, so I'll accompany him and give up snacks. When he saw Nacho injecting insulin for the first time, Leandri was even more nervous than Nacho. He went up and covered his friend's eyes. Nacho, who was a little scared at first, straightened his back and said, "A real man is not afraid of injections!"
"See, this needle is so long!" Leandri gestured to Nacho.
Due to lack of information, the Fernandez family has no idea what they can eat and what they cannot eat. The mother's shopping in the supermarket used to take half an hour, but now she is still confused on the shelves for more than an hour. The more she looks, the more upset she feels. Why should her son suffer like this?
Nacho couldn't help but say that he had seen his mother secretly crying, so Leandri asked the family chef to write a more detailed food red and black list for him.
Just when the leaves were about to turn yellow, La Fabrica added two more cuties, Lucas Vazquez and Daniel Carvajal, and the defense assembled!
Whether it was training or a game, Leandri always kept nagging his good friends to repeatedly emphasize the importance of protecting the goal and not rushing too far forward, and then he looked at them fiercely. There was no way. To the three dwarfs, Ryandley, who was only 12 years old and had grown to 1.65 meters tall, was simply a heretic. They could not beat him. Ryan's big hands could easily make their handsome hair, which they had worked so hard to deal with and were about to attract their sister, look like a bird's nest.
Ryan Deli will take them to practice more. Nacho will naturally not say much for the sake of his own health. The other two were fooled by Ryan's words "Train well, and I will get you any autographed jersey you want from the first team", and then they received Casillas and Guti's jerseys one after another.
Occasionally, Leandri would bring the three dwarfs to Eric's territory, where the little noble had a private horse ranch and several open spaces for mountain biking.
Every time the four of them came, Eric would chase Leandri with a cane while asking the people around him to prepare things. Over time, a bicycle garage was built there.
It seems like the transition from autumn to winter is just a blink of an eye. Leandri followed the team to Barcelona, which is a completely different place from Madrid. Barcelona gives people a heavy feeling. When coming here, you can smell a hint of more dampness in the air.
In the 11th round of La Liga in the 2002/2003 season, Real Madrid traveled to Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona.
The game was not that exciting, the real fun was on the sidelines.
Barcelona has prepared a big gift for its former captain.
Unlike the first time he returned to the Camp Nou, this time Figo refused Bosque's protection. As the first in line for the corner kick, Figo came to the sidelines amidst the beer bottles, golf balls, lighters and other debris that were scattered from the Camp Nou audience seats.
The whole stadium was filled with loud insults, and at this moment a pig's head, which marked the complete demarcation between the fans and the rebels, fell and lay at Figo's feet.
Sitting in the box, Leandri couldn't see clearly what fell on the field. He only felt Barcelona's anger as the debris fell on the grass and hit Figo.
This season, Real Madrid bought the "alien" who had just won the World Cup and the Golden Ball, Redondo returned from injury, and the team also had the left-wing master Figo, the midfield master Zidane, and the already youthful and invincible La Fabrica. The entire shining team won the Toyota Cup for the second time and also won the league championship.
In the last league match, Veronica and Enzo were sitting next to Leandri. The two children were talking affectionately and made Veronica laugh.
As the players walked around the sidelines applauding the fans, Enzo was also tucked into Zidane's arms, looking up with an innocent and yearning face and asked the Frenchman, "Dad, can we go to see your champion Xunyou again in a few days?"
Zidane hesitated for a moment, nodded to his eldest son and kissed his head.
Real Madrid held a grand celebration in the square. In front of the goddess of harvest, Bosque and old captain Hierro cheered and celebrated with the fans with tears in their eyes. A week later, Real Madrid held a press conference and announced that Bosque had voluntarily resigned and Hierro was leaving on a free transfer. ①
fp felt that Bosque's tactics were too conservative and the tactical level could not support the chemical reaction among the superstars. He could not tolerate losing to Deportivo La Coruna on the day of Real Madrid's centenary celebration, which made the activities that had been prepared for a long time tasteless. Hierro believes that the old man should not put commercialization above football and is a staunch supporter of Bosque. The two have repeatedly advised the old man not to force the pace of youth training, which was seen as a blatant rebuttal of his philosophy.
Real Madrid's financial statements tell Florentino that the "Zidane + Pavon" policy is right at this time.
Despite the dissuasion of Redondo, Hierro, Bosque and others, Leandri took the initiative to find the old man. He believed from the bottom of his heart and rationally that this was not the right decision and that enough respect should be given to the team's meritorious players, but he was unsuccessful. The old man told him that the two's contributions to Real Madrid are worthy of recognition, but no one can rest on their laurels forever, and a team that remains unchanged will only go downhill. Ryan also understood that Hierro had publicly criticized FP's behavior many times before, and he was lucky not to be directly kicked out by the decisive old man. He was lucky to have a decent farewell ceremony.
Hierro was the first old captain he came into contact with and he always took good care of her, not to mention Bosque, who had been working diligently at La Fabrica before becoming the head coach of the first team.
In the summer, Real Madrid spent 37.5 million euros to sign the "heartthrob" Beckham, who had broken off his relationship with Ferguson due to his flying boot. It was at this time that Makelele proposed a contract extension.
Real Madrid has always been an offensive team, and the role of defensive players is reduced here. At that time, Makelele was earning an annual salary of $1.2 million. As Zidane's defensive midfielder, he kept running and intercepting on the field, covering a wide defensive area. The Frenchman, who is highly recognized by insiders, saw that the front-line superstars easily received a salary of 5 million US dollars and the newly arrived Beckham had 7.5 million, so he asked Real Madrid to increase his salary to 4 million US dollars.
Makelele's request is normal. Redondo's peak skills have inevitably declined after his injury, and his attendance rate is not as good as before due to his age. Another defensive midfielder Celades cannot currently support Real Madrid. Makelele is the best solution for Real Madrid at present, and he takes care of all the dirty work.
But Florentino refused on the grounds that it would "destroy the team's salary structure". His team-building philosophy is the superstar policy, and the ordinary and practical Makelele is not in his eyes at this moment.
Even if Makelele leaves, Real Madrid still has Redondo and Celades to rotate. The frontcourt is too crowded and Guti can only retreat to play as a defensive midfielder. At worst, they can dig out new talents from Castilla.
Redondo's contract expires this year. Real Madrid does not plan to renew it, and he is also preparing to retire after the contract expires. This season, Real Madrid plans to let Redondo bring out a new midfielder, so defense will not be a problem.
Many of La Fabrica's players are extremely talented, and given the right opportunity, they could become the next Real Madrid defender.
Even though many transfer details still need to be agreed upon, Real Madrid's Asian tour, which has been in operation for three years and whose itinerary was confirmed as early as June, must go on as scheduled.
In 2003, when the sun was directly above the Tropic of Cancer, accompanied by the chirping of cicadas and the singing of birds, the sudden outbreak of SARS was blown away by the scorching breeze and then disappeared.
For the Dragon Country fans, they can finally take off their masks and take the first bite of ice watermelon soaked in the stream. The air is no longer filled with the smell of disinfectant. Even though the sun was scorching the land like an electric furnace running at full power, the fans left the dense shade of the trees, turned off the squeaking electric fans, and welcomed the first European giants to come here after SARS.
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