Chapter 320 It would be a waste of his talent if he didn't become a goalkeeper...
As early as when Real Madrid traveled to the UK to play the first leg of the Champions League semi-final with Manchester City, a major event occurred internationally. North Korea conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile test and achieved some success.
At the end of the season, clubs in European leagues are in full swing in a points battle. A single point difference can affect the final winner, and the international situation is equally tense.
The test launch in April was North Korea's tenth test launch in 14 years. The gradually warming weather has also made many people's tempers become radical. On a very ordinary day, South Korea suddenly announced that it would deploy the THAAD missile system to strengthen their missile defense capabilities.
The news that THAAD, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, would be deployed in South Korea caused an uproar in public opinion as soon as it was announced, especially in China, where the reaction was the strongest.
The carefree young ladies finally saved up a few days of vacation to go shopping in Korea. As soon as they walked into Lotte’s door, they were confused to see this message pushed on their mobile phones.
What's wrong with Koreans installing a missile system?
Didn’t the South Koreans say that this is just to deal with North Korea, and that they will only target North Korea in the future? Why are relations between the two countries suddenly so tense?
Because this plan was not announced to his neighbors in advance.
The maximum detection range of THAAD's system radar is about 2,000 kilometers, which means that once the system is successfully deployed, all of China's and even Beijing's ballistic missiles will be under their noses, and they can even get first-hand experimental data. Moreover, it will greatly reduce the suddenness of China's ballistic missile strikes.
Although South Koreans now say that their system will only be aimed at North Korea in the future, no one will be a fool.
China and South Korea immediately launched emergency negotiations, and relations between the two countries suddenly dropped to a freezing point. The chaebols’ tough demands had to be pushed forward, and China also quickly issued a restriction order on South Korea.
The first one to be hit was Lotte.
There is a war of words in the international community. Some people say that South Korea is willing to hire someone to install a system, so what is it to you? Some people also say that since you are so generous, why don’t you let us put such a thing next door to your house to monitor your home at all times, destroy your strategic stability, or even suddenly attack your capital city if we are unhappy with you?
It was at this time that Leandri saw the news, and one of the chaebols who proposed the promotion was an old acquaintance.
Hankook Group.
Hankook has made it clear that South Korea must deploy this system, and even that they are the ones behind the $800 million cost of deploying the THAAD system. They call on the people who have lost a large part of their income due to the ban on Korean culture to stand on their side.
After hearing this, the Korean people said they didn't hear it and they didn't agree at all. We were getting along well together, with so many Chinese coming here to shop and chase stars. Why do you have to break the balance and ruin my job?
The people who are even more unhappy than the Chinese people are the Korean people.
After seeing that South Korea and Thailand had clearly taken sides, Leandri immediately posted a new post on Instagram, clearly opposing the deployment of THAAD. He believed that this would affect the strategic balance and friendship, and his behavior was criticized by many people.
-As a player, how can you be in charge of other countries setting up missiles?
-You are neither Chinese nor Korean, so just play your ball well.
Leandri was chased and cursed by the internet army that Hankook called off the field and many people who followed suit. Even when he drove to the club the next day, there were people holding up banners cursing him.
A star player may not have a say, but he has influence.
Leandri only posted an Instagram post, but it also attracted a lot of support. Korean and Chinese netizens all quoted Leandri's remarks and scolded this decision on the Internet, and then started to scold the Korean chaebols very accurately.
Countless Korean chaebols fell in a short period of time, and many people under their control followed the black Leandri. Posters and advertisements of the Real Madrid goalkeeper were almost impossible to appear anywhere in Korea at this time.
Old Ka rushed to Leandri's house in a hurry. He didn't understand why his good boy said all these things. Some people were right. Politics had nothing to do with Leandri.
"It doesn't matter?" Leandri smiled. "Whether the vegetables in the supermarket are expensive, whether the fruit in the fruit store is more expensive or cheaper, the gas you put in your car, which one of these has nothing to do with politics?"
"Even if it does matter, you were really impulsive this time."
Leandri said nonchalantly that he did not have any Korean endorsements and he was not afraid of the so-called sanctions from Korea.
But in fact, Leandri also knew that what he did was indeed a bit abrupt. On the surface, as a Spaniard, why should he care about the political confrontation between China, the United States and South Korea? But he could not swallow this breath, just like the countless people who actively rejected Lotte and South Korea could not swallow this breath.
Even if this would affect his personal business value, he felt it was no big deal. All of Europe advocates freedom of speech. What's the big deal if he just expressed his own opinions?
But in fact, the impact of this incident is greater than he imagined. Although the sponsorship agreement between Hankook and Real Madrid had been "ridiculed" by Leandri before, who would go against traffic and funds? So with the mediation of both parties, it has actually come to the final moment, and they are just waiting to sign the contract officially next season, but with Leandri's interference, the deal is almost over.
Florentino pointed a few words at Leandri but still helped to withstand the considerable pressure.
At the same time, due to South Korea's ban on Leandri's appearances, the sales of the traditional Spanish brand Loewe in South Korea have been greatly affected. Rumor has it that Loewe headquarters is analyzing the public relations crisis of this incident, and is beginning to regret its decision to make Leandri the spokesperson for the entire series.
The team lost a relatively generous sponsor, which indirectly affected Real Madrid's market in South Korea. For a time, Leandri's support rate in the hearts of the Melingers began to decline.
In the 37th round of La Liga, there were even many slogans criticizing Leandri in the stands of the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo, Ramos and others couldn't help but keep their eyes on Leandri. They were afraid that their younger brother's mentality would be affected, but they didn't expect that he was still chatting and laughing with Vasquez, with Kroos standing silently next to him.
Leandri patted the two men's butts and walked to the bench alone. Zidane said that Leandri should conserve his energy for the last two games today, so he included the good captain Casillas in the starting lineup, but Leandri also knew that Zidane wanted to protect him more.
Casillas, who wore the captain's armband again after a long time, pulled Leandri and said, "Don't be affected by them, just do what you want to do, we all support you."
Leandri saw the captain's sincerity and the big grins of Ramos and Ronaldo towards him, "It's not a big problem. It won't affect me."
He is very happy in Real Madrid. Even if some people choose to criticize him for various reasons, Leandri will not generalize. He loves Real Madrid. What he loves is the accumulation and history. What he loves is the years when they support each other. What he loves is the fans who praise him when he is at his peak and understand him and will not leave when he is at his lowest.
The two sides fought fiercely for 90 minutes. Even though they had not played a formal match for a long time, Casillas still tried his best to help Real Madrid defend to the end. Ronaldo scored twice to keep Real Madrid's hopes of winning the championship going.
Seeing his teammates soaking wet, Leandri picked up a few towels and sports drinks and helped pass them over. As a result, when he turned around, he saw Kroos was already being interviewed, and he seemed to be enjoying it.
Leandri felt that based on her understanding of her husband, Cross must be bullying the whole world with his kind words at this moment.
He walked over quietly, and every day the voice from his superior would clearly reach his ears.
"What's wrong with what Leandri said? What's wrong with him caring about the news? The way you stand by and do nothing is exactly the same as when your boss refuses you a raise."
Cross said this seriously and calmly, but he was too serious. It was also very serious, causing the reporter in front of him to break down.
How do you know that house prices in Madrid have gone up and I’m about to be unable to pay my mortgage? Ryandley is right, strategic balance is the most important thing. My boss, that idiot, makes me work overtime every day to find new ideas and make innovations, but you really didn't increase my salary at all. We are already in an economic crisis, and if this continues my life will be even more unbalanced!
Kroos convinced the reporter in front of him by speaking in a heart-wrenching way. Some of the other people who saw the interview felt that the German's words really hit the nail on the head, and some even cursed Kroos.
Don't underestimate how many different kinds of people there are in this world.
Kroos' agent scolded his cash cow on the phone and then hurried to Madrid again.
Florentino looked at Kroos who looked indifferent and his agent who was obviously a little annoyed, then glanced at his little son who was sneaking around outside, coughed lightly, and the old man's assistant very tactfully drew the curtains of the conference room.
Leandri was so itchy outside that he wanted to destroy the house like his boss.
In the last round of La Liga, Real Madrid played away against Deportivo La Coruna. Leandri started and kept a clean sheet against the opponent, but everyone waited quietly.
Real Madrid's game was played first, and they had done everything they could, but an hour later, the score from Barcelona came, and Real Madrid still failed to overtake their opponents and win the La Liga trophy by one point. After Barcelona failed in the Champions League, they focused all their energy on the league, and they would not allow both the Champions League and La Liga trophies to be taken away by the hated Madrid people.
The shadow of loss hung over everyone. Leandri and Kroos, who was eager to be scolded, didn't check social media at all. Occasionally, Leandri was even in the mood to complain to his teammates about the limitations of their language during training breaks. It didn't matter if they scolded him every day and no one loved him. It wasn't like they were cursing him for being poor. At this time, a group of staff from China Weibo rushed to Madrid. They were very concerned about the two stars joining the platform.
Although Leandri and Kroos have lost a large number of fans in South Korea, their influence in China is rising steadily at this time.
The two players' agents, the club and Weibo officials agreed and entered the account at the same time. A group of fans clicked the "follow us" button and shouted at them to bring their first-team brothers to visit them.
The young couple were not affected by the outside comments at all. After joining Weibo, their popularity and traffic even increased further. While everyone was actively preparing for the Champions League final, China, Russia and some neighboring countries lodged serious protests against THAAD. No one knows what happened exactly, but after more than a month of fermentation, the THAAD issue has indeed been temporarily suspended.
Suddenly, fewer people blamed Leandri and Kroos, and Real Madrid also chose to directly stop the sponsorship with Hankook Group.
When the old man came to watch the players' training, he happened to see two young players, one shooting and the other saving the ball, and he was very happy. The Real Madrid president turned around and told Zidane, "Let this German change his position next season. I think it would be a waste of his talent if he doesn't become a goalkeeper."
Isn't it? After the training, the players relaxed or practiced more. Leandri was so happy standing in front of the goal with Kroos. Every shot of Leandri was accurately shot into Kroos' arms. The smiling face of the German yellow-haired boy was simply an eyesore in the eyes of the old Buddha!
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