Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Reversing Genes
After the league match with Murcia, Castilla had another short winning streak.
In the 30th round of the Spanish Second Division, Castilla's youth players defeated Ejidosport 4-1 at home. Bueno scored twice, Juan Mata and Negredo scored one goal each. At the end of the second half, the young men of Ejido pushed forward like crazy. The team that was beaten badly by them last year was now beaten four times. They had no face at all. At this time, Castilla was no longer the weak one it once was.
This group of players rushed up and caused a lot of trouble to Leandri. In the huge penalty area, there were three opponents alone, and there were also players standing on both sides ready to try their luck. Defenders like Aveiroa and Nacho defended this, and that young man ran out, just like the whack-a-mole game in the infinite mode, which could never be finished.
Seeing that he couldn't find a chance to shoot, Ejido's forward could only pass the ball to the wing. The man caught the ball in mid-air and took two steps, and happened to find a small empty space in the penalty area, so he kicked the ball quickly. With a bang, the central defender of Real Madrid appeared in the shooting path of Ejido. His eyes had gradually given up, but at this moment, the football hit the central defender's shoulder and refracted the angle, then gurgled into the net.
Leandri looked helplessly at the cute little Ejido running back from his penalty area, shouting something like "Great force can make miracles happen!"
The central defender felt a little embarrassed, as he could have kept the opponent score zero, but the game was almost over and he gave the opponent an own goal. So he took the ball from Leandri with an apologetic look on his face and apologized to the team's young boss.
Leandri was speechless, but fortunately the team won a big victory, and conceding a goal did not have much impact. He patted the back of the neck of the big man in front of him with his gloved hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We can't hit too hard, otherwise we will lose our friends in the future."
The big guy looked surprised, "Lian, do you have friends in Ejido?"
Leandri: …
"Do you dare to make another mistake?!"
In the 31st round, they beat Jerez 0-1 away.
Castilla has been the dark horse of the Spanish Second Division since the second half of the season, climbing from the brink of relegation to the 13th position. Many teams have urgently increased their research on Castilla's tactics. I thought that the collapse halfway through the season and the change of coach during the winter break would cause the team's record to decline, but I didn't expect it to become a stumbling block in the Spanish Second Division. No matter if you are a strong team or a weak team, you have to leave some points for me. But today, Valladolid clearly came to the Di Stefano Stadium with sufficient preparation.
In the 32nd round, Castilla is ready to face Valladolid, currently ranked first. It will be a tough battle. Before the game, Parejo and Arbeloa suffered from muscle fatigue. Without these two mainstays, the situation was very tense for a while. Leandri's goal was penetrated twice in the first half, but Callejon and Juan Mata both responded.
Leandri, who hadn't conceded two goals in the first half for a long time, was also inspired to win and made several great saves in the second half.
Long shot? Block out the baseline!
Shot from a tight angle? Low center of gravity save!
Continuous follow-up shots? Press the ball directly under your body.
When the opponent's shot was blocked again, Leandri quickly observed the position on the field and passed the ball directly to Granero who was still cruising near the center circle. After receiving the ball, Granero advanced forward slowly, attracting all the opponent's firepower at the top of the arc. Facing double-teaming, he imaginatively knocked the ball back!
Nacho made a forward run and appeared at the end of the ball's path!
Following the force of running, Nacho supported himself with his left leg, and the muscles and blood vessels of his right leg were exposed, and he kicked the ball!
The ball rushed into the net with a strong spin. The opponent's goalkeeper could only look back helplessly at the football still bouncing in the goal, revealing a helpless expression.
Granero rushed towards Nacho who scored the goal. The shot was beautiful, but most of the credit went to the pirate boy, who attracted most of the opponent's defensive energy.
In the next round of the league, Redondo gave Leandri a rest, and Adán made his long-awaited start, and eventually achieved a draw at home.
In the 34th round, Adam continued to start, but was eventually defeated 3-2 by Salamanca and returned to Madrid with failure.
After Leandri's break, he returned to the starting position and first beat Ponferradina 3-1, then easily defeated them 0-3 and boarded the bus back to Madrid from Elche in high spirits.
There are still seven rounds left in the Spanish Second Division, but the whole Valdebebas is filled with the feeling of chasing happiness. Castilla has completely waved goodbye to the relegation zone. Even though the first team was far behind Barcelona in the league, eliminated from the Copa del Rey, and blocked by Bayern in the Champions League, they are now chasing points in the league. Barcelona has made mistakes, and Real Madrid still has a theoretical possibility of competing for the league title, which can easily become a reality.
In the latter part of the season, Capello put Beckham back into the main lineup, and Beckham also used his outstanding performance to help Real Madrid win several big reversals and gain valuable league points.
On a rare day off, Leandri was called to the studio by Eric. He has now achieved some success in art. Although Ryan is not interested in this, but with the elite education and the influence of good friends for nearly ten years, he can understand a little bit about the quality of the work.
For example, Eric is now carving on the canvas carefully, and the brush is like a comb to tidy up the hair of "The Pearl Girl".
Leandri flipped open a newspaper and shook it deliberately to make a rustling sound. Eric grabbed an unused paintbrush nearby and threw it at Leandri, but Eric dodged it cleverly.
Leandri had been doing nothing here for the whole afternoon. The current Duchess of Alba, who loved Eric the most, was in worsening health, so of course he was in a bad mood.
Eric thought of another thing, "Did you know that Calderon used public funds without authorization?"
Leandri was drinking water and almost spit it out when he heard this.
"I've encountered this several times," Eric was sure that his good friend was well protected by Florentino, and many disputes between the team's top management were not known to Leandri, who was still playing there.
"The credit card used in the coffee shop was from Real Madrid. It was also used when I was having a meal with my family members. I also saw him buy a sculpture at an auction."
Having said that, Leandri also remembered that he had seen Calderon and Mijatovic using the Real Madrid business card to dine a few months ago.
"Calderon is not careful. He can't keep these things secret for long."
Leandri understands this, too.
Castilla and Real Madrid are moving forward in parallel and are still on the right track.
On June 17, Castilla finished their last game in the Spanish Second Division. With their continued efforts in the second half, they reached the 10th place in the league. Next season, they will have more possibilities.
On June 18, Real Madrid faced Mallorca at the Bernabeu Stadium. This game attracted countless fans from all over the world. It was a battle for the La Liga championship. As long as Real Madrid won, they would win the championship.
If they win, Real Madrid will reverse the situation and lift the trophy by standing on their shoulders; if they lose, Real Madrid will still be the sucker who spends money every year but never wins the championship, and the Barcelona fans will only laugh at Real Madrid for not seizing the opportunity given to them.
Ryan Deli was in the stands, with a few of his mates sitting with him.
Mallorca had a great chance to win the championship, but they took the lead. Are they going to repeat the extremely disappointing match against Deportivo La Coruna?
Real Madrid's several attacks all failed, and despair began to fill the eyes of Carvajal and others throughout the Bernabeu Stadium.
Fortunately, Reyes, who came on as a substitute, scored a goal at a critical moment to equalize the score, and then he and Diarra scored again! 3-1, the championship is in our grasp.
The game was still going on, the referee kept checking the time. Beckham on the sidelines couldn't help but smile as he stood there, waiting for the game to end so he could rush into the field to celebrate. But when the referee really blew the whistle, Beckham ran forward a few steps and couldn't help but kneel on the sidelines to cover his face. This was the first league championship for the Englishman in four years at Real Madrid, and he won't have another one.
Leandri looked at the stands that had gone crazy and the teams at the back that had started to scream. Real Madrid had longed for this championship for too long. Real Madrid was like the most precious flower and needed more championships to nourish it.
From the reversal against Espanyol in the 34th round to the reversal against Barcelona to win the championship after falling behind by 11 points, the gene of being unyielding and winning against all odds is inherent in Real Madrid's blood.
Before reporting to the U17 team, Leandri took the initiative to find Mr. Florentino Perez.
Florentino was a little surprised to see his youngest son seriously asking him if he had time. Manuel left first, and the father and son sat down in the study.
"Dad," Leandri began carefully, "I've met Calderon a few times."
The old lady was surprised inside, but did not show it on her face.
"What happened to you?"
Leandri shook his head. "A few months ago, the media broke the news that Mijatovic had criticized Calderon, but that night I happened to see them having dinner together at XX restaurant."
"What else?"
"Calderon used a business card. I've seen you own one before, so you won't make a mistake. Later, Eric told me that he had seen Calderon do this several times, and he even used Real Madrid's money to go to an auction."
The Alba family has extensive roots and a dense network of relationships in Spain. They were responsible for Florentino's sale of the Sports City for an extremely high price.
"I went with Gines a few times to negotiate contracts. A lot of people in the team have changed, and several key positions are relatives of Calderon."
The old man nodded. "Your observation is very good. Have you ever thought about why Mijatovic had dinner with Calderon that day?"
Leandri was silent, then slowly uttered a number that surprised the old man, "20 million euros, 13 million euros."
"You're very sensitive, Ryan," Lafayette handed over the milk, "but this is not the time yet."
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