Chapter 141 Gemini
This time when facing Granada Club, Zidane was really not panicked.
Not to mention that Granada was promoted from the Spanish Second Division, and it has been struggling between relegation and relegation.
The most that a team like this can do to Real Madrid is to park the bus in front of the goal, so Zidane doesn't want to take it too seriously.
After all, he came to play the game, not to make enemies. Although Spanish fans are relatively rational, there are also some particularly crazy people.
After all, there are all kinds of birds in the forest. There are fans making trouble every year. The club is unlucky and has to pay fines for them. In the end, the club even has to ban these crazy fans and prohibit them from buying tickets. It is considered a better situation.
So Zidane left some room, so this time Real Madrid almost used two-line players, but Modric and Eggesie were still in the midfield, and Kroos was arranged in a later position, and it seemed that he was intended to cooperate with the defense.
Zidane was still worried about these second-line defenders, so he specially put Kroos in the back to help defend. Such a lineup really made many fans feel incredible, and some even said that even against Granada, Zidane should not be so arrogant.
What if?
But what they didn't know was that Zidane was in the locker room right now. After giving instructions to the second team on their tasks, he started to find the three midfielders including Eggsy and said only one sentence.
"You can play freely today. There is no strategy for you to decide. I will give you some time to relax."
Modric and Kroos nodded normally, but Eggsy stared at Zidane with wide eyes, confused, and for a moment he doubted his own Spanish level.
Relax? Is that really what you mean?
Which club or head coach would use this "you can play as you please" approach to relax their players?
Eggsy, contrary to his usual clever appearance, sat in the locker room in a daze, seemingly analyzing this sentence over and over again.
Seeing that Eggsy didn't move at all, Modric pushed him, but because he heard someone calling him, he had to go over first.
But Eggsy still didn't understand how to kick, so he scratched his head until it was almost smoking. He couldn't hold it in any longer and got up and ran to find Cross.
Cross was currently communicating with the second-line defenders. Eggsy walked to the side but did not come over immediately. Instead, he waited until Cross finished speaking before coming over.
“…How to kick?”
Kroos was a little surprised. He looked at Eggsy, held Eggsy's face with his hands, and asked in surprise: "Have you lost your memory? Do you still remember that you are a player? You want to kick the ball into the opposite goal?"
Eggsy nodded speechlessly and rolled his eyes: "Of course I know, but..."
"It's good that you know it. What on earth don't you understand?" Kroos didn't understand what Eggsy's problem was. Didn't the head coach make it very clear?
Eggsy was stunned for a moment, and finally could only say: "But, can we just do it casually like that?"
Cross realized that Eggsy might be panicking because he was a little unsure about letting himself go for the first time, so he thought about it and started his Tony card trick.
"In fact, you have to think about why Zidane wants us to play on our own." Kroos took Eggsy's arm and pulled him over. Because he was about to go on the field, he could only make brief remarks.
Why did Zidane let them play as they pleased? His lineup and tactics were so mysterious, how could Eggsy know them!
But…at this moment, Eggsy suddenly thought, could it be because of a smokescreen? Zidane didn't want others to know the strength of Real Madrid's starting lineup. Since the last game against Real Betis, Zidane has been deliberately hiding the strength of his team.
So, this time...it's the same?
So where should Zidane focus his efforts?
A striker for the second team?
Feed it a few cakes first and see how it goes. If it spits out, you will have to do it yourself!
In fact, Eggsy didn't know that this is tacit understanding. When you know the strength of your teammates, you will naturally know how to give him the ball so that he can score a goal.
Facing unfamiliar teammates was of course a small test given to Eggsy by Zidane. After all, he has always believed that actual combat drills are the best way to improve skills.
And to what extent Eggsy can bring himself... Zidane still wants to know.
Soon the game started, and Real Madrid didn't even send out its main players, causing Granada fans to boo. They felt that Real Madrid had underestimated them, and while the boos were deafening, they also began to directly "greet" the Real Madrid players on the field.
Eggsy and Modric beside him exchanged glances, but Modric smiled and said, "Get used to it sooner rather than later, Spanish has a lot of curse words."
Eggsy: ???
Eggsy did not feel angry at the greetings from these fans. If he had any dissatisfaction, he would complain to Granada's goalkeeper.
So when the game started, Ramos, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale and Messi were all waiting in the rest area, and they were already guessing who would score the first goal.
Of course, this kind of relaxed style of play has been seen before, so the other players are not surprised. Most people put their bets on Modric.
"Luke, he's not very patient. I guess he'll go up on his own if he sees that there's no point left."
"Tony is not a very patient person. He might look for a chance to pass the ball to Igezi and Modric. After all, he still likes to organize defense."
Everyone analyzed their bets, but captain Ramos gave a different explanation.
"I think it's Eggsy. He should feed the ball to the second-line forward first. Eggsy will definitely pass the ball to see the situation first." Ramos paused and continued to organize his words: "If the ball can't be fed in, he will feed it to Luka and Toni in reverse, which will be for himself."
Teammates stopped Ramos's analysis and suddenly felt that it made sense. But it doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not, the key is to see it in practice.
At the beginning of the game, Eggsy and Modric were working at full speed. Even though they were not the ones serving, Eggsy broke through the midfield and gave the Granada player with the ball a shovel gift.
When the opponent saw Eggsy and Modric rushing over, he wanted to show off his pass, but he and the ball were completely separated as soon as they were separated.
The ball followed Eggsy and the man was lost by Modric because the ball was more important.
The Granada players couldn't bear the humiliation and rushed up to chase, but Eggsy ran all the way and went straight to the left and was completely unstoppable!
"Beautiful! Eggsy, Real Madrid's new midfielder No. 14 is a left-handed scalpel!" The host was so excited that he spoke a lot of words!
But what he said was indeed quite accurate. Eggsy really tore through Granada's defense with his own strength. No matter whether it was an interception or a collective interception, as long as Eggsy had the ball and was running, he could not be stopped!
However, the striker of Real Madrid's second line was still unsatisfactory. Eggsy had broken through the blockade with the ball, but he hadn't stood properly, so Eggsy didn't tolerate the striker's inability to look at himself, and he himself was not good enough...
"Momo!" Eggsy suddenly shouted, and then the ball was passed to him with the outside of his foot while Eggsy was facing the direction of the goal, and it went straight to the side!
As everyone stared with wide eyes, wondering if the ball could be played this way, they watched Modric run up and volley the ball -
"55 seconds into the game! Real Madrid scored a point with an assist from Eggsy and Modric's shot!"
The host's voice was quite excited. After all, there were not many wonderful passes, and the tacit understanding between these two players was really good.
After scoring the goal, Eggsy and Modric ran in both directions. Modric ran and jumped and was hugged by Eggsy. The two of them excitedly raised their right fists together on the court, and they both looked very happy.
"Oh~" the host also laughed and said: "Real Madrid recently got Eggsy, and he actually cooperates very well with Modric. It's strange that these two have similar playing styles."
"Nowadays, many people still say that they are the twin stars in the midfield of football." The host suddenly changed the subject and continued talking about the game.
Actually, there is not much to say about the game. It was completely Real Madrid that beat Granada, so there is nothing to say about the result. Eggsy, Modric and Kroos all took out their anger on Granada's goal because they were fed up with the Granada fans.
At the end of the game, Real Madrid won as expected. Each of the three midfielders scored a goal and made an assist, which was simply to improve their own results.
Faced with such results, Zidane had nothing to say. He even said directly that he would not attend the press conference and let the midfielders show off.
Today, Zidane arranged for the defenders and forwards to be all from the second team, which was clearly to give Ronaldo and his team a break, because their next game is in two days, and it is the Champions League. Compared to the weak teams in La Liga, there is really no need to use a too strong starting lineup.
The assistant quickly came back and told Zidane that Granada had not prepared a meeting place today, so he could just ask on the sidelines. Zidane snorted coldly. If it were in the past, he would definitely not open it, but today he gritted his teeth and nodded.
Why?
Because Zidane had his salary deducted. Last time they beat Real Betis 7:0, but Zidane ran away with the players and did not even attend the press conference. This means his salary will be deducted.
So Zidane's weekly salary piggy bank lost another sum of money, which made him remember the rule that he must attend the press conference. Of course, he can not go, but the players can go!
After the reporters had prepared all the cameras and lenses, the three Real Madrid players appeared at the press conference. Zidane was still very upset about his salary being deducted, so he found an excuse to skip work.
So the reporters quickly focused all their attention on these three midfielders.
"Is it difficult for you to fit in with the team, Eggsy?"
"What does Modric think of this game?"
Modric and Eggesi answered these questions directly, saying that the Real Madrid dressing room was very enthusiastic and the level of the game was normal. But suddenly a male reporter stood up and spoke.
"Kroos, what do you think of the new player Eggsy? Do you think he can meet the standards of Real Madrid's midfielder?"
There was nothing wrong with the question originally asked, but when a reporter suddenly asked Cross what he thought of Eggsy, everyone present felt something was wrong.
You, the mouthpiece of another team, asked us what we think of our new teammates? No matter how I look at this question, it's a trap, right?
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