Chapter 8 Chapter 8 You will have many championships
Spain has a typical Mediterranean climate, with mild winters, hot summers, and little rain in spring and autumn. By mid-to-late November, the weather in most parts of Spain had become cooler.
Casillas was sitting in the classroom, organizing tools for art class while discussing Real Madrid with his classmates.
"Herro is the real iron gate. His tackles and clearances are first-rate. He can also limit high balls. Look at him before..." Casillas proudly listed a lot of Hierro's technical characteristics.
"And Fernando, he's very good at countering interceptions, he's graceful and agile on the field." As soon as Casillas mentioned the elegant playing style of Redondo, someone called him outside the door.
"Igor, someone is looking for you, go quickly."
The training intensity of U12 is not high. Although Leandri will increase the training, he dare not overdo it. This body is still that of an eight-year-old kid and cannot withstand too high a training intensity.
After finishing the training, Leandri walked skillfully to Castilla and went to find Casillas.
A few days ago, Casillas was taken by Guti to a newly opened restaurant. After the meal, the two complained, "Oh my God, how can someone in the world make paella look like this?" "This potato omelette almost made me vomit." "The cheese in tapas is simply scary."
The food in this restaurant is indeed terrible, but there is one thing that makes Casillas feel that he can barely go there twice.
The desserts there are not too sweet, Leandri will probably like them.
Casillas often takes Leandri out, and the two get along very well. The only thing they have conflicts about is desserts.
The Spaniards love sweet things, but Leandri, who is a Dragon at heart, can't stand this kind of dessert that he would like to pour a bottle of syrup and a can of sugar into it when baking!
Desserts that are not too sweet are the real pinnacle!
There is always dessert on the Perez family table every day, and Leandri has gradually gotten used to it, but he doesn't have a big appetite, so a little bit is enough for him.
In the past, every time Leandri had a fight with Casillas, he would go on to argue with the owners of every restaurant, and in the end he could only take a small bite of pudding and gulp down water, and he also cursed Casillas viciously for having a mouthful of cavities!
It's rare to find a dessert that should suit Leandri's taste. A few days ago, Casillas made an appointment with Leandri to go try it together today, and by the way, he also gave him the physics questions that had been piled up for two days.
Leandri stood on the Castilla side for a while and hadn't seen Casillas yet. When he was looking inside, he saw someone walking towards him.
It's Raul Bravo.
Leandri knew him. He had met him several times before when he came to find Casillas, and they became familiar with each other.
"Hello, Mr. Perez," Bravo joked.
"Hello to you too, Mr. Bravo."
"Haha, don't wait for Igor. Today, the first-team notified him to fly to Japan together. He has to leave as soon as he gets back to the team, so he can't contact you. I just happened to meet you and let me tell you.
Well, it was only 1998, and mobile phones were still a rarity. If you needed to contact someone urgently, it was indeed not very convenient.
"Going to Japan? Is Igor going to play in the Toyota Cup with the first team?"
Bravo nodded and said, "Yes, I really envy him. He can join the first team so soon."
"You'll be able to go soon too," said Leandri.
"Thank you for your comfort, little guy, but I also believe in myself. When I get to the first team, I can see Redondo often. He is my idol."
At this moment, Bravo is still a defensive midfielder and has not become a versatile player in the backcourt, but has changed his position to defender.
"Igor said he was going to take you out for dessert today?"
"Yes, he said he finally found a restaurant that makes desserts that are not too sweet." Leandri nodded.
"Oh my God! Is a non-sweet dessert still a dessert? You little kid has such a weird taste." Bravo exclaimed. He had never seen a Spaniard make such a weird choice.
"I can only eat one bite at most of the very sweet ones. Eating too much will cause tooth decay." Leandri is really worried about this. No wonder dentistry is a high-income profession in Europe.
"Come on, let's go. I'll take you to eat some Melinda. It won't hurt your teeth if you eat one." Bravo put his hand on the man's shoulder and pulled him away, determined to change the child's aesthetic taste for sweets.
"Who is that?" Halfway through the walk, Leandri saw someone practicing on the court.
The man was doing a single-player passing drill. He kicked the ball toward the goal panel, moved to the return route after the ball hit the board, touched the ball again, occasionally moved forward, occasionally moved backward. This was one of the most basic drills for a defender.
Bravo also looked over. "That's Francisco, Francisco Pavón. The coach said he might be transferred to Castilla at any time."
When he heard the name, Leandri knew who it was. Paven is the rising star of the youth team. Although most defensive players are late bloomers, Pavon showed his strength on the court very early. Even though he has not yet joined the first team, reporters often interview him at the entrance of the training ground.
At this time, Paven could be said to have achieved success at a young age.
"Has he been training like this all the time?" Leandri saw that Pavan's jersey was almost soaked with sweat, and he didn't know how long he had been doing these boring basic training here.
Bravo waved his hand and said, "Francisco is training almost every day."
Without disturbing Paven, the two of them ate ice cream at the door and said goodbye to each other.
On December 1, 1998, the Toyota Cup opened in Japan.
The Toyota Cup is a match between the Champions League champion and the South American Libertadores Cup champion. This time the two teams are Real Madrid vs. Vasco da Gama.
The Toyota Cup was a pinnacle showdown between Europe and South America, and it also offered the champion a very generous bonus at the time. Even the best player of the game could get a huge key as a medal and drive away a Toyota car.
Leandri thought that Real Madrid brought Casillas and might give him a chance to play in this game, but in the end it was the German goalkeeper Illgner who played.
Both sides played very fiercely in this game, and they were attacking each other with all their might from the beginning.
In the 24th minute, Real Madrid's attack was disrupted and the ball was quickly kicked out of bounds.
After receiving the ball, Seedorf found an empty space on the left and made a lob pass with the outside of his foot in the midfield, breaking through Vasco da Gama's defense. After receiving the ball, Carlos continued to move forward a few steps, then swung his left foot and made a violent cross.
Carlos' powerful shot has always been feared by all teams. This time, his cross was just as fast and powerful.
The ball quickly flew past the defensive player in front of Carlos, hit the opponent's central defender's head with a bang and went into the net. The Vasco da Gama goalkeeper had no reaction to this ball.
Oolong!
Carlos ran to the sidelines with his hands open, excitedly knelt on one knee, and celebrated passionately with the fans who came from afar with his clenched fists.
Leandri saw Seedorf, Raul and others celebrating with the Brazilian on TV, and his thoughts returned to the ball just now. He didn't know how strong his reaction ability would take to catch it.
Florentino had just come back from outside. He put down his things, poured two drinks, walked over and handed them to Leandri, then sat down next to him. The father and son watched the game together.
"Dad, you came back too late. It's already the second half." Leandri complained. The old man also said that he would go home early today to watch the game with him.
"Sorry, I was delayed by company matters today."
Florentino's ACS Group is the largest construction company in Spain.
The two were attracted by the sudden exclamation from the TV.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, Seedorf, who had just scored the goal, made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by a Vasco da Gama player, and the whole team immediately launched a counterattack.
After intercepting the ball, Vasco da Gama's players cooperated on the left, made a two-pass advance, and then their cold shot was intercepted by Sanchis. The ball just flew out of the small penalty area and was supplemented by another shot!
Illgner had a good vision, he quickly lowered his center of gravity and saved the ball in the blind corner of the left goal post.
It was thought that the attack was about to die down, but the flying football was not caught by any Real Madrid player. Before anyone could react, Juninho raised his right foot and stopped the ball in mid-air, avoiding Hierro who came up to block it. He then took over the falling football and kicked the bottom of the ball hard with his right foot.
The football turned into an arc and flew over the heads of three Real Madrid defenders. The tricky volley made Illgner sigh in fear.
The two sides tied 1-1.
"This ball is so technically demanding." Florentino couldn't help but admire his opponent's goal.
With a series of stops and dunks, Juninho was like an empty space in Real Madrid's penalty area.
From the 70th minute onwards, the game entered a small climax again.
The age structure of both sides is very reasonable. The oldest player on the field is goalkeeper Illgner. The players are all in their prime and they run at all costs to fight for the championship.
The two sides fought back and forth but could not break the deadlock for a long time. At this time, if one more goal was scored, the game would almost be completely killed.
It seemed that the outcome of the game would have to be dragged into overtime to be determined, but it was Seedorf again!
The long-haired Seedorf made a long pass from the midfield, accurately finding Raul who was lurking in the frontcourt.
After receiving the ball, Raul turned around and dribbled the ball to avoid the defender's tackle. Then he made a fake move and directly got past the Vasco da Gama players and goalkeeper who were returning to defense. He shot with his right foot and scored into the empty goal!
Real Madrid leads 2-1.
In the 87th minute, Vasco da Gama attacked, Illgner made a mistake in his attack, but the opponent's shot went wide.
In the 90th minute, a shot from the right was blocked by Vasco da Gama goalkeeper.
In the 92nd minute, Illgner accurately caught the opponent's high ball.
Facing Vasco da Gama's final violent struggle, Real Madrid did not slack off in their pressing.
In injury time, Yanni, who had just come on the pitch and received a free kick from his teammate, was tackled into the air by an anxious Vasco da Gama defender before he could take a few steps.
Another free kick was given, and the ball had just flown across half court when the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Real Madrid won a very high-quality game and won the Intercontinental Cup again after 38 years.
In the camera, Raul, who is in his early 20s, holds the trophy in one hand and a key half a person's height in the other. The best player of the game can win everything.
Florentino saw the envy that his youngest son, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but show when he celebrated.
"Ryan, in the future you will also have many championships and win more trophies than them."
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