Chapter 46
Ferdinand and Gattuso sat on the bed and the sofa respectively, each with their own thoughts.
"Ronaldo didn't cause any trouble the last time he came to watch our game, did he?" Gattuso looked for a topic to start with and looked at Ferdinand.
Ferdinand frowned and looked at the other party: "No."
After he finished speaking, as if that was not enough, he glanced at Gattuso unkindly and emphasized again: "He has never caused us any trouble."
"Oh, oh, that's good, great." Gattuso said dryly, not understanding why he had upset this guy. He touched his nose and said, "I heard that he has a good relationship with Kaka?"
"Who told you that?" Ferdinand asked.
Gattuso: "...Kaka said it himself."
He paused, and felt something was wrong. Thinking of what Costa said, Ronaldo almost never mentioned Kaka in the national team, he turned to Ferdinand: "... Didn't Ronaldo ever say that he and Kaka were very good friends?"
Ferdinand did not forget that his purpose was to test the situation, not to be tricked into believing something.
He looked at Gattuso expressionlessly: "No, he rarely mentioned Kaka."
But he always cuts out news reports about Kaka.
He went to Türkiye while on sick leave.
Gattuso: “…”
Hell, what questions did he need to ask? For a national team and a club, even if Ronaldo is a sealing machine, he should be able to let two or three Kakas show up! But Ronaldo didn't, and boy, the answer couldn't be more obvious.
As for Ronaldo coming to watch their Champions League final night? Didn’t they also go to watch Ronaldo at the European Cup? On the final night of such a big competition, there is more than one active player on the scene!
Ferdinand saw that Gattuso didn't say anything else. He thought for a moment and asked, "So Kaka often mentions Ronnie?"
"He hardly missed any of Ronaldo's games." Gattuso couldn't help rolling his eyes, then he stopped abruptly, as if realizing that he had said too much, and he quickly added, "So did we."
"Oh." Ferdinand narrowed his eyes. "No wonder he knew exactly what happened to Ronnie. That's why he spoke like that at the press conference?"
Gattuso nodded.
He sighed in his heart that their Prince of San Siro was already worthless, but the one on the opposite side was unmoved.
Ferdinand curled up the corners of his mouth subtly, but given how intimidating his appearance was, this subtle smile was barely noticeable and could not neutralize his cold expression.
He continued: "Kaka is a good man, thank you for speaking up for Ronnie."
"Oh yes, you're welcome. He never says bad things about anyone. He's always nice to everyone." Gattuso nodded in agreement, taking the opportunity to give Kaka some points for his impression. "He's also always worried that Ronni... Ronaldo will be bullied in the Premier League."
Gattuso's tongue was almost tied. If it weren't for Ferdinand's cold gaze, he would probably have shouted out that damn nickname.
Are you so nice to everyone? Ferdinand planned to temporarily deduct two points from the ten points he had just added.
"Ha, so he took the initiative to invite Ronnie to be his roommate. Isn't it because he is worried that Ronnie will be bullied by people in the Premier League?" Ferdinand pulled the corner of his mouth, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He looked at Gattuso with a forced smile.
The alarm bells rang in Gattuso's head and were noticed by Manchester United.
He entered the first level of alert and observed his roommate's expression warily. He found that he didn't look satisfied, which made him feel even more guilty. He answered cautiously, "Well... I think he knows very well that you are protecting Ronaldo, but he always wants to know more?"
Ferdinand was slightly satisfied with the answer. He stood up, picked up his mobile phone and planned to find a private space to report the new progress to his teammates.
"I want to take a shower first, do you want to use the bathroom?" he asked his roommate Gattuso.
Gattuso felt incredible and fortunate that he had passed the test easily. He immediately shook his head without hesitation and said, "You can use it."
Ferdinand nodded briefly, then grabbed his phone and quickly went into the bathroom.
He locked the bathroom.
【Ferdinand: Are you all here? 】
【Kean: 1】
【Fanny: 1】
Giggs: 111
【……】
[Ferdinand: Got some good news]
Ferdinand shared the news he got from Gattuso with his teammates without missing a word.
[Randy: I only represent myself. I will not watch every game of my friend’s.]
[Giggs: I think it’s interesting. Today I saw Kaka came over and hugged Ronnie, after Ronnie hugged his national teammate]
[Neville: Can I tell you? I think Costa was pushed out by Kaka】
[Rooney: I agree, I saw it very clearly, Costa even rolled his eyes, that expression is also very interesting, it is worth studying]
【Ferdinand: Costa? He is Ronnie's national team teammate and Kaka's club teammate, so maybe he knows more.]
[Kean: Continue to observe tomorrow. Well done, Leo. 】
Ferdinand turned off the screen and took a shower with satisfaction.
Gattuso heard the sound of the lock being locked at the other end of the bathroom and couldn't help making a face, as if he was going to do something sudden to attack the bathroom. Please, the English, don't always use their tricks on other men. But at the same time, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least this made it much safer for him to tip off with his mobile phone.
He complained bitterly to his wingmen - and concealed the fact that he had been tricked into revealing a lot of information.
[Gattuso: To sum up, our Kaka is finished! 】
【Shevchenko: To sum up... bullshit. What exactly did you ask? Didn’t you ask Ferdinand why their golden number seven took the initiative to invite Kaka to live in the same dormitory? 】
[Inzaghi: 111111 This is the key! And it was obvious that their reaction at that time was as outrageous as ours! 】
[Nesta: It’s hard not to think that they have something to hide]
[Cafu: Maybe that little boy also likes Kaka? 】
[Shevchenko: @Gattuso you didn’t ask? 】
[Gattuso: If any of you go to challenge Ferdinand one-on-one, he will be so persecuted by the invisible pressure that he will forget to ask questions! 】
Shevchenko: …
[Inzaghi: …]
[Maldini: Think positively. Although we got nothing from the conversation tonight, everything tonight shows that it is unusual. Our goal is not to confirm something, but to promote something. Ronaldo's attitude determines the intensity of our actions. Now it seems that we can increase the intensity.]
[Shevchenko: It depends on the captain]
[Inzaghi: It depends on the captain]
【……】
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the next day.
Morning training.
The physical trainer ordered everyone to warm up by jogging for three kilometers. Kaka and Cristiano tacitly fell to the back of the team.
The temperature in Milan is like early spring. At seven in the morning, the temperature is less than ten degrees, and it feels even colder.
Cristiano exhaled and a cloud of white air came out. He rubbed the tip of his nose and tilted his head to look at Kaka.
His Footballer of the Year still had a young and immature look with curly bangs, which was almost the same as he remembered when he first came to Real Madrid.
Cristiano looked at his lover jogging side by side with him, and felt a little dazed, as if they had returned to that time.
"Do you miss it?" Cristiano heard himself ask. "Does it feel like the four years we spent at Real Madrid?"
He thought about it many times, whether in the later years of Real Madrid, in the Bianconeri, or later when he returned to the Theatre of Dreams, he would always have an illusion while enjoying jogging training that the faces of his teammates and Kaka's face briefly overlapped for a second, and then were separated very clearly.
"It's very similar to that time, right? We trained, ran, played football and played games together." Kaka smiled.
He closed his eyes and felt the wind. Those were not the four years when his academic performance was the best. He even had many regrets. However, they were the most wonderful four years in his life.
His boy was vividly in front of him. They were together almost every day. They had countless topics to talk about, countless jokes and pranks, various hugs after scoring goals, and more dependence and trust on each other.
"Cris, it's not just those four years. We will have more, the second four years, the third four years, the fourth four years... until we can't play anymore." Kaka said with his eyes closed.
Cristiano came back to his senses and laughed along, feeling reassured by Kaka's promise. He even thought about the distant future: "Where are we going to go if we can't play anymore?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to go to Hollywood? You can do whatever you want, and I believe you can do your best." Kaka said.
"I did have this idea, but I don't want to be too far away from football..." Cristiano continued.
Kaka opened his eyes. He looked at the young Cristiano Ronaldo who was thinking seriously. He smiled more clearly. "Cris, don't think too much. We are still far from being unable to play. Don't forget that you are only 19 years old. Enjoy your stage. The world belongs to you."
"As for the future, you should believe in yourself and me. We will plan well."
Cristiano was satisfied.
The Manchester United main players who were leading the team in the front were looking for their mascot with their peripheral vision.
"Where is Ronnie?" Rooney asked in confusion, "Isn't he usually the first one to run?"
"Strange, fallen behind?" Giggs also looked around when he heard it. He ran and looked back, and finally saw Cristiano at the tail of the team.
Giggs: “…”
Seeing this, Van Nistelrooy turned around and looked in the direction of Giggs's gaze: "...This guy is sticking too obviously."
“……” Ferdinand looked back expressionlessly and then looked away.
The AC Milan players following behind Manchester United's main players were wondering why those British people (most of them) were looking back at them one by one.
They didn't think of looking for Kaka, because when they were jogging, Kaka was always at the tail end of the team, always looking leisurely, and he was probably still at the back now.
However, being stared at by Manchester United's main players, Shevchenko couldn't help but look back.
“…”
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The physical trainer at the side could no longer bear it and yelled, "Look ahead when you run! Don't look back! What's behind you? Gold or a beautiful woman?"
Shevchenko had a blank expression: There was a young couple.
Shevchenko: The kind that is still in pursuit.
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