Chapter 278 Before the World Cup
After the championship parade, Real Madrid's entire training situation relaxed because the World Cup qualifiers in various places had begun.
In the European region, Real Madrid almost broke up the big brawl. If the opponent has some strength, it is possible that your teammates are playing for the country. Eggsy looked at the message sent by the England team and the schedule in it. After reading only two paragraphs, he found a familiar name.
At this moment, Eggsy happened to look up, and at the same time, Bell, who was also reading the information on the training ground, also looked up. When the two people's eyes met at that moment, they smiled at each other with understanding.
The next game is Wales vs. England. Everyone is vying for the few spots in the group. Bale raised his eyebrows at Eggsy, and it seemed that he was planning to have a face-to-face competition with Eggsy.
To be honest, Bale really wanted to compete with Eggsy. Because Bale knew that although Eggsy's shooting ability was much inferior to his other abilities, Eggsy was also a midfielder with shooting ability. And in terms of dribbling ability, Bale was still inferior to him in many areas.
So, having such an opportunity to compete with each other in a fair and square match was exactly what Bell wanted. That's why he raised his eyebrows at Eggsy.
Eggsy responded to Bell by raising his eyebrows and smiling.
It's not that Eggsy doesn't want to fight head-on with the opponent, but he has a hard time describing the strength of the entire England team. After all, football is not a one-man show, and compared to Bale, the left forward, he, as a midfielder, really relies more on the ability of the entire team.
Even if you are invincible, if your own defense is as leaky as a sieve and the goals you score in front are not as good as the ones you lose in the back, then you are doomed.
As a striker, Bale's role is simpler, he just needs to score goals. Eggsy also has a headache about his shooting, and this problem of his is probably incurable, so he just has to make do with it and wait for opportunities.
The second thing is to look at the tactical arrangements of both teams at the time. If the tactical arrangements are outperformed by the skills, then even if the strength is strong, the outcome is unpredictable.
Thinking of this, Eggsy simply stopped thinking about it. Who cares? These are all things that Sir Ferguson should consider. He just needs to do his own thing and try his best... to win.
After thinking this through, Eggsy felt relieved. He had to go to the dormitory to pack up. His Spanish and French teammates had already left a few days ago, and there were not many people left at the training ground. Eggsy also gave Zidane a note for leave, and then he went back home to pack up his things and say hello to his agent, Migliaccio.
He will take a flight back to England at 8am tomorrow. Migliaccio is still in France, but this does not stop him from handling some daily matters for Eggsy. After Migliaccio bought the plane ticket and the travel vehicle for him, he told Eggsy to be safe.
Of course, Eggsy would call Migliaccio, and things would not be that simple. He wanted Migliaccio because he planned to visit the school. Although Eggsy had stopped studying last year, he had not fallen behind in his classes. He was going to England anyway, so he could stop by the school and ask the professor for the current courses and some handouts.
In short, Eggsy wants both the championship and the results.
However, given Eggsy's current fame, it was hard to say whether he would cause chaos if he returned to Oxford, so he told Migliaccio first. With Migliaccio's ability, he would probably say hello to the Oxford School Board and of course arrange for Eggsy to go to school.
But Eggsy never expected that Miliaccio also assigned some tasks to Eggsy.
"If you go to the training camp this time, please take two days off." Miliaccio looked at the documents while continuing to talk to Eggsy: "There is an advertisement that needs you to shoot."
"Huh?" Eggsy was so confused when he heard about filming a commercial, and then asked, "Have you signed a new commercial?"
This made Miliaccio speechless and he began to explain: "You signed it last year, Adidas! Remember, you signed for this year's advertisement, the World Cup advertisement."
Miliaccio has been following Eggsy for a while and has realized that the boss really doesn't care about football or studying, and doesn't care about how many businesses he has taken on. Although he completes every task very seriously, Miliaccio can see that Eggsy is a little impatient with business.
But there is no way, little boss. You have to support employees too.
"World Cup advertising... just me?" Although Eggsy was a little impatient with commercial activities, he was still very interested in the world.
"Of course not. Currently, there are Messi, Kaka, and Benzema." Migliaccio reported the names of other players in the commercials shot under this commercial contract. When he learned that there were also Eggsy's current teammates, Migliaccio felt relieved. "Don't worry, I will also be there tomorrow."
The reason why Eggsy didn't speak was certainly not because he was worried, but because he heard Messi's name!
"Messi? Why not Ronaldo?"
"Because your brother Cristiano Ronaldo signed with a rival company, dear."
“So, I’m going to be in a commercial with Messi?!”
“Yes, that’s right, dear.” Miliaccio could hear the excitement in Eggsy’s words, but he didn’t ask him why he was so excited to hear Messi’s name. Instead, he continued to remind Eggsy: “Pack your luggage when you get home. It’s spring and summer now, but don’t forget to bring a coat. The weather in the UK is terrible…”
"Remember, don't forget to bring your passport!"
"Got it, got it~" Eggsy couldn't help but smile as he listened to Miliaccio's instructions on the other end of the phone: "Anything else you want to remind me of?"
"Don't interact too much with your fans on the plane. Don't take pictures when they ask you to, or hug you when they ask you to... Forget it, I'll book a first-class cabin for you." Migliaccio, who was never-ending in giving instructions, knew that Eggsy was not likely to refuse others, so he simply upgraded Eggsy's cabin.
"It just so happens that your 192cm long legs can't be moved in the economy class, and the first class cabin is big enough for you to lie down and take a nap."
In fact, Migliaccio is also quite troubled. Eggsy's itinerary has always been kept secret by their internal staff. As a result, Eggsy will interact with fans wherever he goes and reveal his itinerary, which makes it very difficult for Migliaccio.
So, when Eggsy returned to Spain from England and was photographed by many people, Miliaccio increased Eggsy's travel budget. First class, it must be first class! This kid can't sit in economy class!
When he was sleeping on the plane, he had to curl up his legs because he had nowhere to put them. Don’t you feel uncomfortable? !
Of course, Eggsy had nothing to say about Miliaccio's arrangement. He went home obediently to pack his luggage. He even did not forget to take a video of Miliaccio putting his passport and visa card into his luggage.
At this time, Migliaccio across the sea: ...
Of course, when leaving Real Madrid, Eggsy did not forget to call Ramos.
Ramos is still in training with the Spanish national team. When he heard that Eggsy had returned, he reminded Eggsy to be careful.
As soon as Eggsy finished talking to Ramos, Modric called. Eggsy was still sorting his clothes, so he sat down on his bed and started chatting on the phone with Modric.
Although Mo's mother didn't mention any safety issues, she did give a full explanation of some things in the World Cup and things that might be encountered in the national team. She almost packed herself into a suitcase for Eggsy to take to the England team.
Here, Eggsy had finally comforted Mo's mother who was extremely worried about him. He had just packed his clothes into the suitcase when, as expected, Ronaldo called.
There was no nonsense in Ronaldo's call. He just asked Eggsy if he had confidence in England. The better they were, the better they would be ready to meet in Russia.
To be honest, Eggsy really has no confidence. Even with Sir Alex Ferguson, he doesn't have much confidence in his teammates. So he only said that he would just take it as an experience when meeting Ronaldo in the finals.
"You're not very confident?" Of course Ronaldo could hear Eggsy's tone. Ronaldo, who had always treated Eggsy as his own younger brother, immediately switched to the caring big brother mode and cleared his throat very seriously.
"Eggsy, you also know that we in Portugal don't actually produce many football stars, right?" Ronaldo couldn't say anything to Eggsy directly in this situation, so he simply used himself as an example and started to present facts and reason.
"Eggsy, how many players do you think Portugal has had experience in, or has experience in, world-class competitions?"
The reason why Ronaldo said this is of course similar to the situation in England. The difference is that Portugal does not have many players, while England is too protective of itself, which prevents English players from going abroad.
The problem that Eggsy was worried about was that English players were too localized, and he, as an outsider, became the target of exclusion, let alone leading England. Eggsy felt thankful that he was not excluded.
"I know there isn't, but have I ever worried that they would exclude me?" Ronaldo's voice on the phone was very confident, and then he said, "Eggsy, in the face of absolute power, any small action is just a paper tiger, do you understand?"
"Don't think that you have to be like them. You have to know that you have participated in the Champions League and can face the Premier League champions and beat them, so..."
"From a strength perspective, you should lead them, not let them control you."
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