After frowning and thinking for a long time, Simeone finally expressed his thoughts with some uncertainty: "Perhaps it's because they brought in Higuain to make room for younger players? Ronaldo is already 30 years old and is gradually declining."
"Hmm, that's one of the reasons. What else?" Li Guangshi didn't even look up, continuing to eat his steak.
"And... perhaps Real Madrid spent too much money this month and wants to recoup some of it?"
Li Shiguang shook his head with a laugh, denying the claim: "Hahaha, it's not that bad. It's only a little over 7 million euros. How much can Real Madrid recover?"
“That’s true, they’re not short of money.” Simone nodded and continued, “Then I really can’t think of any other reason, boss, just tell me.”
"Right away." Li Shiguang swallowed the last piece of steak, wiped his mouth, and then continued to analyze for Simone.
"Diego, you need to understand that besides leading the team to victory, another very important aspect of a head coach's job is to ensure team unity! I've told you before that I admire Ancelotti! There's a reason for that. You can look into his coaching history; there are almost no conflicts in the locker room under his management! Even if there are, he can quickly resolve them!"
“Hmm!” Simone nodded in agreement, knowing that Ancelotti was quite adept at controlling the locker room.
"Then let's look at Real Madrid. Capello is a notoriously strict coach. He's very strict about discipline at any club. Ronaldo, that talented freak, has never been very disciplined, has he? Have you been following La Liga news lately? How much weight did Ronaldo gain during the winter break? I can see it with my own eyes! And he's suffered so many serious injuries. With such a lack of self-discipline, how could Capello tolerate him?"
"Ah! I know! I saw a news article in Marca a while ago. I thought it was just gossip and treated it as a joke, so I didn't take it to heart!"
"What gossip?" Li Shiguang suddenly became interested.
"Capello said in an interview that once Van Nistelrooy came to him to complain, saying that the locker room smelled strongly of alcohol in the morning. Hahaha, that cracked me up!"
Now that things have come to this point, Simeone must understand why Real Madrid had to let go of Ronaldo, who was in good form.
When he returned to Atletico Madrid in 2004, he faced Ronaldo and also heard some rumors about Ronaldo.
Brazilians not only love to have fun themselves, but they also often invite their teammates to play together!
Previously, no one cared about him, after all, he was the team's top scorer, but the disciplined Capello would absolutely not tolerate such a rotten apple in his team...
Ultimately, AC Milan brought a perfect end to the 2006-2007 winter transfer window with the blockbuster signing of Ronaldo.
In the past two days, most media outlets and fans have focused their attention on the Italian peninsula, eagerly anticipating the return of the "alien" to Serie A and his potential to dominate the field.
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On Sunday, Li Shiguang led Leeds United to Berkshire, where they will face newly promoted Reading at Madejski Stadium that evening.
As a newly promoted team in the Premier League this season, Reading's performance can be described as very strong. After 24 rounds, they are ranked eighth, only one point behind seventh-placed Everton, and have the potential to compete for the Europa League next season.
Before the match, everyone, including the bookmakers, thought that the in-form Leeds United would easily take three points away from home.
But not long after the match started, some people on Twitter were already shouting that Leeds United had fixed the game.
Because in less than 20 minutes of the first half, Reading had already taken a two-goal lead at home!
Although Leeds United launched a fierce attack afterward, they were unable to pull one back against Reading, who had completely retreated after taking a two-goal lead, until the end of the first half.
During the 15-minute halftime break, Li Shiguang gave the players a 10-minute pep talk in the locker room. Still feeling a bit uneasy, before the players went on the field, he used the [Peak Beckham Experience Card] that the system had just rewarded him with on Modric.
Perhaps it was Li Shiguang's motivational speech that had the effect.
Just as the second half began, Leeds United scored a goal through a perfect team play, with Ibrahimovic scoring the winning goal.
After pulling one back, the Leeds United players, seeing hope, attacked even more fiercely than before. Li Shiguang, who couldn't care less about anything else, kept gesturing to his players to push forward from the sidelines!
In the 77th minute, Bale and Modric executed a beautiful combination play.
Bale, who received the ball on the wing, passed it back to Modric and immediately made a forward run. Modric, who was currently using the "Peak Beckham Experience Card," received the ball, slightly adjusted his angle, and then delivered an extremely precise through ball that directly broke through Reading's left flank defense.
Bale, who had already run to the vicinity of Reading's penalty area, received the pass and took only one step forward before shooting. Even though Reading's goalkeeper reacted immediately, he still couldn't stop the powerful shot, and the ball flew into the near corner of the goal, skimming the grass.
2-2, Leeds United have finally equalized!
But that's not enough. Manchester United, having recovered, secured 3 points with a 4-0 victory over Watford yesterday. If Leeds United fail to win this match, they will fall further behind Manchester United in the standings.
In the final moments, Leeds United completely pinned Reading in their own half, constantly looking for opportunities to break through the opponent's defense again.
In the 90th minute, their efforts finally paid off!
Torres attempted a breakthrough on the left flank but was brought down outside the penalty area by Reading's center-back, giving Leeds United a free kick in a very good position.
Leeds United has many free-kick specialists, and Lee Shih-kuo has never designated anyone as the team's primary free-kick taker.
In the past, when this situation occurred, Rivaldo would usually be on the field and he would play.
With Rivaldo absent, it's up to whoever wants to kick the ball.
But today was a little different. During halftime, Li Shiguang specifically instructed in the locker room that all corner kicks and free kicks in the second half should be taken by Modric.
Although it's unclear why Li Shiguang arranged things this way, after Leeds United won the free kick, Modric obediently stood behind the ball, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
"Beep~~~~~"
After the wall of players was set up, referee James blew his whistle, signaling that Modric could take the free throw.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Modric slowly took a run-up, gradually increased his speed, and finally leaned to the left at the limit, kicking the ball hard on the underside with his right foot.
Then the football, spinning intensely, drew an exaggerated C shape in the air and quickly nestled into the top left corner of the goal! Faced with this absolute dead end, Reading's goalkeeper didn't even make a save attempt, and could only watch as the football flew into his own net.
2:3.
Leeds United pulled off a last-minute comeback!
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