Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Troubled Times and a Promising Future
On March 11, Castilla will face Las Palmas at home. There are still many fans in the stands, but their expressions are not as relaxed as usual.
It’s not because Castilla’s game in this round of the league is so decisive, but because of the latest report from AS this morning.
A few days ago Calderon demoted Mijatovic to athletic director and commercial department manager Sanchez was promoted to Real Madrid's new sports manager.
This news was very sudden. The Montenegrin originally had a very harmonious relationship with Calderon, but now he was demoted for no reason. Real Madrid's statement was simply "the club considered many aspects" and nothing else.
Some reporters and people with a curious mind also approached Mijatovic. The Real Madrid star did not show any hatred on his face. Instead, he kept telling everyone gently and considerately that this was the result of Real Madrid's comprehensive consideration of various factors, and that he personally approved of Mr. Calderon's decision.
The fact that Montenegrins are so easy to talk to is actually a big problem! The prices at which the three young South American players transferred to Real Madrid made many people think that Mijatovic had taken a lot of dirty money from them. The ridiculously low price of Ronaldo made many people with a keen sense of smell think that there was something big to be dug out. Now that he has been demoted, he still acts as if the club fully supports what he has done. There must be something wrong.
However, the "sweet relationship" between Mijatovic and Calderon did not last for a few days. This morning, AS published a photo of him swearing in front of reporters and expressing strong dissatisfaction. Mijatovic made it clear that Real Madrid will not introduce Saviola from Barcelona next season. Real Madrid does not need such an uncost-effective player on the bench. He also admitted that the club should think twice before making decisions on signings.
Earlier, the media broke the news that Calderon and Saviola had already reached a verbal agreement in private. Not only did both parties not deny it, they were also just laughing it off. What else could this be but tacit agreement?
So now Mijatovic is directly criticizing Calderon in front of the media. With his former right-hand man pointing his finger at the president, Calderón has been blown to the forefront again. His situation reminds people of the speech controversy at the beginning of the year.
In mid-January, Calderón was invited to give a public speech at the University of Villanueva. The "big-mouthed" president enjoyed sitting on the sofa and talking to students about the secrets of wealthy families like a casual chat after dinner.
One is to accuse Karl-Heinz-Pablo of informing Berlusconi in advance about renewing Kaka's contract, which led to Real Madrid's failure to sign the Brazilian.
The second is to criticize Real Madrid players. For example, he accused Beckham of having no team willing to play for him and that only the Los Angeles Galaxy wanted to create a Hollywood star. He also complained that Guti's talent was not fully utilized and that he could not reach the level of Raul.
Third, it points out that the team’s salary is extremely unbalanced, with a huge gap between players in the same position.
Fourth, they criticized the locker room for forming cliques and belittled the players for not considering the club at all.
Fifth, they dislike the Meilingge people because they have mixed "bloodlines", are demanding, and are unkind.
Calderón spoke nonstop as the audience's gazes grew brighter as they listened. Then he learned that his speech was being recorded and would be broadcast. He hoped that his request would persuade the TV station to grant him a favorable response.
In fact, even if the TV station didn't broadcast it, with so many people present, his words that offended everyone to death would spread out, and it would be impossible to hide it.
Even though Calderon took the initiative to apologize in the locker room the next day, he was not forgiven. The hot-tempered Guti and Beckham, who was leaving anyway and didn't care about anyone else, ridiculed him from beginning to end in front of everyone in the locker room. This matter could not be concealed at all and quickly caused a huge storm in Madrid. The accused Melcos stood by the players, which made Calderon truly feel what harshness meant.
Calderon had managed to calm down the farce with a public apology and flashy signing targets, but now he's in trouble again.
No matter how turbulent the situation is in the sports city, the competition must go on as scheduled.
Today was Nacho's first start for Castilla. He looked nervous when both teams lined up. Leandri took the opportunity to comfort his friend when he reached his position. He said he would not yell at him no matter how he performed today and went with him to celebrate his first start in the evening!
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
Less than a minute into the game, Leandri was lying on the ground covered in dust, staring at the ball bouncing in the goal frame in despair.
Las Palmas has been lingering in the relegation zone this season, and now it has reached the stage of fighting for points to avoid relegation. None of the Castilla players expected that when they first touched the ball, they were still passing it slowly, but when everyone else was not yet in shape, they suddenly changed their faces and launched an all-out attack, not giving the young players of Castilla any buffer time at all.
The players who were originally walking around the court and continuing to do "warm-up" suddenly found that the opponent had no martial ethics and was running forward whenever there was an opportunity. They were organized and premeditated, and their formation was not disrupted throughout the whole court. In the blink of an eye, Leandri found that the defenders in front of him were chasing back, and the three big men on the opponent were rushing towards them with "evil and crazy" and malicious expressions.
1v3 in the backcourt? That 1 is still a goalkeeper!
Leandri gritted his teeth and attacked, ready to try his luck. If he could be stopped, it would be like a god descending to save his master. If he couldn't be stopped, it would be fate and he couldn't force it.
He thought the opponent would play a steady game and dribble past him into an empty goal, but the opponent with the ball seemed to be possessed by a striker, and quickly kicked the ball towards himself who was attacking.
Seeing this, Leandri could only leave it to fate and jump in a random direction.
Who knew that the opponent seemed to be really forced to explode his little universe by the threat of "demotion warning", and a light spoon just swayed and fell into the net.
Watching the opposing players running and hugging each other to celebrate this sudden goal, Leandri fished the ball out with a helpless look on his face. He was also largely responsible for this goal as he was not very focused at the beginning.
When the Melingers who came to the sidelines to watch the growth of the beets saw that the goal was threatened, they all shouted "return to defense" and "be careful", and by the time the ball actually went into the net, they almost couldn't catch their breath.
Cautiously glancing at Redondo, who was standing on the sidelines in a well-dressed coat, the young players of Castilla collectively swallowed their saliva.
After more than two months of getting along, they have personally experienced how high Redondo's demands are. He is not afraid of losing or falling behind, but he does not allow the players to make low-level mistakes on the court, especially in this opening when they were blitzed by the relegation team and started with a sloppy 0-1. Redondo didn't curse at anyone, but they felt the oppression from Redondo, like the sea at night, and they shuddered all over.
We must win this game, and win beautifully!
No one needs to encourage us, we have already entered the battle state.
After the restart, Bueno passed the ball back to Uncle Mata and ran to the front to wait for an opportunity. From now on, Castilla, with a fierce anger in their hearts, pressed Las Palmas.
The attack in the frontcourt was as smooth as mercury flowing out of the ground, and the players in the midfield and backcourt were still cautious. Leandri did not dare to relax in front of the goal. He would call anyone who was out of position. Even Nacho, who had agreed with him gently at the beginning of the game not to swear, was called back by Leandri several times to fill in the position.
The frontcourt was smooth and the defense was solid. At the end of the first half, Castilla regained the advantage with a score of 2-1, and the fans in the stadium finally felt relieved.
The first team is in a shabby state. If Castilla is also defeated by a weak team at home, then it would be like raining cats and dogs.
Back in the locker room, Redondo directly pointed out the big problem of conceding the opening goal, and pointed out the mistakes of Nacho, Arbeloa, Leandri and others. Seeing that everyone was a little disappointed, Redondo, whose mentality was gradually calming down, still affirmed the players' spirit of knowing shame and then being brave after making tactical arrangements for the second half. Except for the first minute in the entire first half, Castilla made almost no mistakes.
Before leaving, the young people of Castile decided to fight back, and they were all prepared to get up from where they fell.
After the start of the second half, Castilla also began to pass the ball back to the court, and Leandri slowly participated twice.
The fans in the stands hadn't reacted yet. They just felt like they had seen this scene somewhere before. The players on the field suddenly changed their attitude.
Leandri found the right position and passed the ball to Parejo who was pretending to take a walk. He was taught by Michel and Redondo for a period of time, and now the accuracy of his passing has greatly improved.
Parejo received the ball sideways and kicked it directly. While the Las Palmas players were still secretly rejoicing that the midfield bully had failed to kick the ball today, Bueno suddenly appeared from a place no one noticed and took the ball directly into the penalty area.
At least Las Palmas still had a central defender staying behind in the half, and when he saw his own defense was instantly torn apart, he rushed forward to block it.
Bueno calmly hit the ball behind him, and Negredo came up to receive the ball and shot directly without stopping.
The ball created a lot of ripples in the net, and the Castilla players finally breathed a sigh of relief. Redondo even applauded the players on the sidelines.
Young players need blood and the tenacity to never give up, and Castilla is now gradually acquiring these characteristics.
Although Las Palmas is in the trouble of relegation, they can occasionally make some breakthroughs. However, standing in front of them is Leandri, who was criticized by Redondo and is ready to atone for his sins.
No matter whether you hit the ball far or near, don’t even think about scoring another goal!
Leandri caught the opponent's forward's long shot with both hands and held it in his arms, his deep eyes looking straight at the player who shot the goal, as if to say that no matter how many times you try, you will never be able to score a goal.
This was the last touch of the ball on the field. The referee blew the final whistle and Castilla won the game 3-1.
Redondo stood in the command seat and looked at Leandri who was standing steadily in front of the goal. He did not completely relax even after the game ended, and his muscles were still tense. Since conceding the goal, he has repeatedly demonstrated his ball-saving skills, commanding the defense, emphasizing positioning, and not giving the opponent any chances.
The Meilingge fans burst into applause to the hopeful players on the field. Bueno scored a hat trick, Juan Mata had superb skills, Arbeloa was flawless, and Leandri made many achievements... They are not perfect and will make mistakes, but they will take back the victory in their own way.
So even though Real Madrid has entered another turbulent period, the Melcos still feel that the future is promising.
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