Chapter 11
Cristiano is doing well at Manchester United and life on the training ground is relatively peaceful.
Maybe it was because he didn't look like a stubborn and eccentric brat this time, the attitudes of several veteran team members towards him were much better than in his previous life.
Specifically, Van Nistelrooy, Giggs, and Rooney.
Rooney can be considered a good partner of his, but definitely not a good friend. Perhaps this is partly due to himself - he is too sharp and excellent, which may always be a thorn in the heart of this old partner.
But that's who he is, so there's no answer.
When Cristiano saw these former teammates again, their previous conflicts and contradictions seemed as funny as children's tricks. Compared with the conflicts in the locker room, he thought more about their victory carnival on the court.
Therefore, Cristiano's new addition is as natural as if he had been in the team for a long time.
Rooney scratched his slightly receding hairline and whispered to Giggs: "What do you think of the new guy?"
It was much easier to get along with than he had originally expected.
"A country boy dreaming of becoming a football star." Giggs said casually with a raised lip. "After all, he got the number seven jersey. What does Sir Alex think? But he will understand on the pitch that it is unfair for a David to be both good-looking and a good player at the same time."
Rooney glanced at Giggs uncertainly: "Hey, have you heard about the new midfielder from AC Milan? His name is Kaka."
"Hmm?" Giggs made a nasal sound and looked up at his teammate who was only halfway through his sentence.
"Nothing, I just thought maybe you should know." Rooney patted Giggs on the shoulder.
Maybe God just has some preference.
Rooney curled his lips. He had never seen a midfielder so handsome, who could play, run and shoot. He was like a wall.
In comparison, Ronaldo looks much more pleasing to the eye - at least Ronaldo is just a child, and Kaka? That's simply a walking woman harvester.
Giggs frowned in confusion: "Nerve."
Ferdinand walked past the two of them and warned: "Football is a team sport. Don't underestimate anyone, especially your teammates."
Giggs shrugged off Ferdinand's warning.
After Rooney watched Ferdinand walk away, he lowered his voice and asked Giggs: "Do you feel that he seems to be a little partial to Ronaldo?"
"Have you forgotten? He has a black curly-haired puppy at home, and he likes this style." Giggs sneered.
Rooney rubbed his arms, feeling disgusted by Giggs. It was hard to imagine that Ferdinand, the big brother who was so fierce on the court, usually held a black puppy at home.
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Cristiano's debut was in the Premier League opener, where he came on as a substitute.
His dribbling has always been a joy to watch, and while the younger Cristiano was not able to completely and cleanly get rid of the flashy skills, the 37-year-old Cristiano is a goal-scoring robot who prioritizes efficiency above all else.
He has not yet got the ball in the center. He is more responsible for the attack on the right wing and occasionally participates in the left. Van Nistelrooy, as the long-established Premier League top scorer, has all priority.
Therefore, dribbling past the opponent and passing the ball to assist.
It was dazzling yet too neat and tidy, so clean that it didn't seem like he was on the court. His error rate was so low that even Ferguson couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that Cristiano had grown a lot after not seeing him for a while, and his growth was alarming.
Ferguson realised when Cristiano made his first appearance for Manchester United that he could not always have him.
"Four to zero! Van Nistelrooy's shot! Assist from Cristiano Ronaldo!" the commentator shouted excitedly, a victory with a beautiful score!
It has to be said that the most exciting thing was naturally the last shot, but what made the audience watch with their eyes fixed and their hearts tense was the number seven running wildly on the court.
He was like a flame, with endless energy, and he ran desperately after entering the court. Everyone could see that this 18-year-old young player had an extraordinary desire for victory. Despite this, he did everything he was asked to do and did not rush into an attack impulsively.
This opening game was just the beginning. Cristiano's name gradually appeared in the vision of major teams. Everyone knew that Manchester United had a striker who was very good at dribbling past opponents. It was better to let anyone get the ball than to let him get the ball.
Cristiano was obviously closely watched in the next few games, and the opponents had to commit tactical fouls to steal the ball from his feet. In return, Ferguson also opened the ball to his favorite player.
Cristiano scored much earlier than in his previous life. He did not miss any chance to score. The boy running freely on the court was flamboyant and sharp, as if he had the power to break everything.
Some football commentators have already started to speak passionately - Cristiano Ronaldo may become the new Premier League top scorer replacing Van Nistelrooy, just because of his courageous drive to move forward.
Ruud van Nistelrooy naturally saw these comments. He calmly threw the tabloids into the basket in the locker room. Giggs smiled and said, "Hey Ruud van Nistelrooy, don't you think our kids have been tackled too many times in recent games?"
"That proves his lack of experience," Fanny deadpanned.
"Maybe we can help him," said Giggs.
Van Nistelrooy looked at him and said nothing. Rooney raised his eyebrows. He had to say that this idea was completely legitimate and well-intentioned.
As the center of the topic, Cristiano was not in the locker room.
He was talking on the phone with Kaka: "To be honest, what I lack is the physical strength I had before. This body is really weak and I can't do much physical confrontation. I don't want to fall..."
Before the media reported about his "fragility", Cristiano didn't take it seriously at all. At most, he would get angry for a while and then it would go away.
But it’s different now. Mr. Cristiano has a boyfriend now, so he called his lover on the other side of the ocean without hesitation. It’s hard to tell whether he was complaining more or acting more like a spoiled child.
Kaka was listening to her lover's mumbling on the other end of the phone, and could easily imagine that Chris must be pouting subconsciously at this moment, behaving like a child.
Kaka curled the corners of his mouth slightly and took in every word Chris said carefully in his heart.
His lover is not afraid to show her joys and sorrows to the world, and is as open and honest as a child. Every day he finds himself loving her more.
Kaka took over Cristiano's words and said: "It's not entirely a matter of physical strength. You know, in this kind of high-speed sports, even if you are a bodybuilder, you will still be tackled. But protect yourself, okay?"
He has watched Cristiano's recent games. It is obvious that Cristiano's presence is becoming more and more prominent, and more and more players are keeping a close eye on his footsteps. When skills cannot win, the only options left are collisions and malicious fouls.
Injuries and falls on the court are inevitable, and Cristiano is obviously an expert at this and knows how to protect his body in the worst case scenario.
But even if Kaka's reason told him so, it was still difficult for him to keep his usual gentle mask when he saw Chris being maliciously tackled and injured. His abnormal look was so abrupt that his teammates in Milan now know that their Prince of Milan has a good friend in Manchester United, the newcomer Ronaldo who has been frequently featured in sports newspapers recently.
"If we play against Manchester United, who will defend Ronaldo?" So a friendly discussion broke out within the AC Milan team, and finally decided that such a difficult problem should be left to Kaka himself.
Kaka knew that it would take at least a long time before they could face Manchester United.
He smiled back at his teammates' friendly banter: "A game is a game, we are all professionals, and only by giving our all can we respect each other. Believe me, if I don't do this, he will definitely..."
"Had a fight with you?" Inzaghi interrupted curiously.
"He will definitely be so angry that he will cry." Kaka smiled.
Inzaghi:? ? ?
Okay, he was very sure that their coach's evaluation of Kaka was not wrong. Apart from his appearance and upbringing, he had nothing to do with the description of "well-behaved". He actually teased his good friend like this, wow.
Kaka's teammates all burst into laughter because of his answer, and even thought of seeing Cristiano Ronaldo himself in a future game. The Milan teammates all thought of the content of the conversation that day at the same time: a Ronaldo who was angry and cried?
After the game, Cristiano even quietly asked Kaka if the Milan players knew about their relationship, as why their eyes seemed to tell such a story.
——That’s a story for later.
Cristiano, who doesn't know that his "easy to cry" nature will soon be known to everyone in Milan, is still happily talking on the phone.
"Don't worry, practice makes perfect." In response to his lover's concerns, Cristiano straightened his chest and said, "You are the one who needs to protect yourself. I want to win the Ballon d'Or with you for the next ten or twenty years!"
Kaka laughed, his eyes were soft but surprisingly bright, his love for football had never disappeared in the long years after his retirement. He would definitely not repeat the regrets of his last life in this one, and besides, it was something that could have been avoided.
He responded, and with an unclear thought in mind, he posed a problem to his boyfriend again: "Okay, but what about Messi?"
"...He is indeed not bad, but if you are here, I don't think he will have much to do later." Cristiano curled his lips.
Kaka laughed softly. In Chris's heart, he would always be the best one.
He thought, he really liked the animated picture of him dribbling the ball with Messi chasing him closely behind.
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