Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Castilla
Leandri came to Castilla with Adam.
He spent two years in the U12 team, solidified his basic skills, and grew up quickly. He was plucked out like a newly ripe carrot and quickly rose to Team C in the youth team.
At that time, it was difficult to determine the position of the main goalkeeper for Team C. Adam is three years older than Leandri. For a teenager, the three-year physical fitness gap is difficult to make up through training and talent alone, but Leandri did it.
The choice of starting goalkeeper depends basically on the usual training situation. Adam has played relatively more times, but his position is often taken away by Leandri, who is explosive on the training ground, within a few days. The competition for positions among players is cruel, but coaches are happy to see such a scene, as it means that the beets in their vegetable gardens will grow one after another, and they don’t have to worry about famine next year.
Although the two were highly competitive, they were also very friendly. Dan would take care of the younger Ryan, and after training he liked to listen to Ryan tell him stories about Turing and computers. Leandri is not afraid of being suppressed at all. He is young and full of enthusiasm. When the coach told him that he would not be the main player in the next game, he was sad for a short while at most. He recovered after going home and having a good sleep. Then he trained on the field for several days in a row to try to get his position back.
Adam is a boy who doesn't like to join in the fun. He usually doesn't pay attention to what's happening outside. He leaves La Fabrica and goes home after training. So he doesn't know Leandri at all. When he heard that Leandri was coming to compete with him in the summer of 2005, he was worried that the coach of the youth team would forcibly take off his main player vest because of Florentino. On the day Ryan was due to report, the sentimental teenager had already played out several seasons of palace drama in his mind. He was imagining himself as the Spanish An Lingrong, grieving that his father was not a top official and that he had not had time to learn how to make incense, but his coach's words, "Ryan will not arrive for two days," interrupted his terrible train of thought.
I don't have to be kicked out today?
I heard the coaches talking about "He seems to be participating in some Mathematical Olympiad?" "Physics, he asked for leave from coach xx a few days ago, saying he couldn't practice extra and had to practice experimental operations." "Even if he doesn't play football, he will have a good future!"
Then the next day I saw a photo in the newspaper of Leandri winning gold medals in mathematics and physics in Cancun, Mexico, smiling like a noble boy. They said he was the first person to win gold medals in the same session, and his future was bright.
Then in the afternoon I saw Leandri coming over after changing into his jersey.
Adam was just about to wave to him when he saw three idiots rushing out from behind Leandri and jumping on him. You are finished, Bingxi has danced the knife at the prince's head, my friend!
Then the man with the most connections in football world took out a few things from his bag and distributed them to them without a care in the world.
Adam, who had already grown up and had to learn to flatter in order to survive, continued to greet him, and saw Ryan smiling at him, "Hello, I just arrived, sorry to be two days late."
He is so handsome. By the time Adam realized what was happening, he had already dragged Leandri to meet the queen. No, he went to ask the coach to arrange a locker for him.
The enthusiastic Adan found that people with connections were really easy to deal with. They had tempers but were not explosive, and they were active in training. He often met many Real Madrid celebrities because of him. The retired Redondo often came to La Fabrica to watch Leandri train, and even signed his gloves.
After retiring, Redondo did not return to Argentina. He chose to stay in La Fabrica as a youth training coach.
However, the former prince, who had a unique personality, was not so easy to get along with. He only liked players who were good-looking, smart, and actively trained.
Adam looked at the young players who were looking at Redondo eagerly and gently telling Ryan to pay attention to something. It was difficult for little Rafa to get Redondo's smile of appreciation, but Ryandelli, who was not in the same team and happened to meet him, always could.
He is always preferred, and we all like to prefer him.
Castilla's second goalkeeper ended his football career some time ago, and the third goalkeeper is currently performing averagely. Originally, the coaching staff was planning to have Adan come from Team C to serve as the second goalkeeper substitute, while Leandri would continue to practice with Team C.
But at this time, Castilla captain Jordi Cordinella was accidentally injured in training and was temporarily unable to play. Vice-captain Arbeloa wore the captain's armband, and Castilla's goalkeeper was still in crisis.
Last season, head coach Carlo led Castilla to successfully advance from the Spanish Second Division B to the Spanish Second Division, and then took over Luxemburgo as an emergency first-team player, trying to stop the sinking of the Galacticos. However, as the points gap between the team and the championship was getting bigger and bigger in the league, they were beaten by Barcelona and finished second. Carlo resigned and left for Racing Santander. Currently, the head coach of Castilla has been replaced by Michel, one of the Five Eagles.
It was at this time that Leandri was notified and rushed to Castilla to report.
The departure of the old man does not seem to have affected Leandri's growth at all. Casillas, who has already secured a starting position, often comes to see him. The whole La Fabrica knows that Saint Igor, who is best at saving penalties, has found his successor early on. The die-hard fans who come to watch the youth team training also got to know him through the youth training matches and the extra training time that Casillas accompanied him.
Some say this is Florentino’s son, others say this is the next “Saint Leon”.
Michel looked at the two goalkeepers who had reported for duty. The coaches of Team C had already told him about their training and appearances, and that their qualities were very similar.
In February, Michel let Adan and Leandri take turns to play. They had not yet adapted to the situation, but they only conceded two goals in four games. Both goalkeepers performed very well on the field, and the subsequent training made him even more satisfied.
Adam is often hesitant about taking the initiative and still lacks practical control, but he can often be seen practicing with Arbeloa and others.
Although Leandri is young, he knows that he has shortcomings in initiating attacks and passing the ball. Redondo will come over to teach him footwork when he is free.
After Casillas, Adam was actually the most talented goalkeeper in Castilla, but at this time Leandri jumped out, and Michel fell into sweet trouble for the choice of the main goalkeeper position.
The two players' training performances were comparable. Michelle temporarily chose the more mature Adan as the starter, and then called on Leandri who was passing the ball towards the post sign, "Don't be discouraged, young man. Train hard. You never know when you'll be able to play."
A few days after this was said, Castilla traveled to southern Spain to challenge Huelva. Adam made several mistakes in his attacks and conceded two goals in each half. In the end, they lost the game 4-1. Michelle asked the goalkeeper coach to train Adam more and more in the car, as he did not believe that he could not train him well in attacking in front of the goal.
Leandri looked at the vest in his hand that symbolized the main player, put it on happily, and then during the team's offensive and defensive training, he pushed Rego and Bernu to the ground with grinning faces.
Another shot by Rega was caught by Leandri, who quickly kicked the ball forward to find Parejo, but accidentally missed it. Arnold on the side intercepted the ball and was about to launch another attack when he was intercepted by Arbeloa from behind.
Michelle was furious on the sidelines, "Leandri! You have to do 10 extra offensive training sessions for me today!"
In fact, the football world at that time did not have high requirements for goalkeepers' footwork, and even the Real Madrid goalkeeper's kicking was average at that time. But Michel, who was born as a midfielder, always hoped that this talented child could have more comprehensive skills to adapt to future tactical changes. Redondo also agreed with this. Therefore, the midfield masters of the two eras often took time out for Leandri to try to make up for his technical shortcomings.
Leandri seized the opportunity and began to gradually gain a firm position as a main player. Castilla remained undefeated throughout March. In 4 games, Leandri conceded only 1 goal and saved a penalty, making him the most popular player in the Spanish Second Division.
On April 1, Castilla traveled to Ejido. Leandri stood in the backcourt doing nothing, watching Bueno and Negredo bombarding the goal of Ejido Sports. The two shot on target seven times and scored three goals. Ryan, who was feeling a little thirsty on the field, saw that he could not threaten his goal for the time being, so he took a few sips of water from the bottle at the baseline. The ball had just been dribbled across the half court by the forward midfielder of Ejido Sports. Leandri was clapping his hands and preparing to predict the direction when Arbeloa on the side made a flying tackle and shoveled the ball towards De La Red. They won this game without any pressure.
On April 8, Castilla faced Atlético Ferrol at the Di Stefano Stadium and won 1-0 at home. In this game, Ryan saved several sure goals from the opponent and even used his toes to block the opponent's close shot one meter in front of the goal line. Aveiroa pulled Leandri and kissed him hard on the face, causing the fans who were watching the game on the sidelines to burst into laughter.
On April 15, they lost the game 2-1 to Elche. In one of the balls, Leandri flew into the net with the ball but did not save it, which made himself look extremely embarrassed. Ryan was much more frank in the other goal. Although he tried to stretch his arms, the ball was still hit into the goal from the far corner.
On April 22, the young players were waiting for the challenge of Murcia at home with great confidence. Ryan put himself across the goal line several times and finally confiscated the opponent's attack. Ryan kicked forward directly to find someone. His training has been effective. Although he has not yet reached the precise strikes of the Dongfeng series, at least he will not disappear in the air after a few circles like the three. Soldado, who received the pass, scored the goal.
On April 30, Ryan Dele was sitting on the bench. Adam performed very well in the training during those days, and his results in several training items were far better than Ryan's.
Although he has not yet secured the position of the main goalkeeper, everyone advises Ryan not to be anxious. According to Redondo, "You are good enough, but you also have to see who the reference is."
It was at this time that Leandri received the notice to go to Luxembourg to participate in the European U17 competition.
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