Chapter 5 Objectives
Eggsy looked at the hook-nosed man he just met in surprise. He never dreamed that the other party was a Real Madrid player. He originally thought that the gentleman next to him was a spectator!
But is this a problem for Modric? Obviously not.
Modric didn't suddenly think that everyone in the world knew him, but the little guy's reaction really made him feel relieved, the kind of relief that he didn't have to be responsible to the audience, fans, and people who liked him.
When talking to Eggsy, Modric felt more relaxed than ever before, so he was willing to give some advice to the little guy and even worried about his career planning.
"Just listen to me and play in midfield." Modric is still immersed in instructing the little guy on his career planning. He even narrowed the distance between himself and the little guy, pointing at his teammates in Real Madrid and giving him advice.
It just so happened that Real Madrid's central midfielder Isco had received the ball which was not intercepted. At this time, he was running and observing the situation on the court.
"You see, when you meet good players, you are the offensive lifeline of the entire team." Modric is now pointing at Isco on the court. The ball under his feet was passed far away. Those high-priced forwards are now looking back at the ball while running over quickly to try to grab the ball.
At this time, whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Bear Grylls, or Benzema, they are like ducks waiting to be fed, staring at the ball, wishing they could jump three feet high, take the ball and start attacking.
Modric even maliciously dubbed them: "Pass it to me, pass it to me, I'm going to score a goal, I'm going to score a goal."
Eggsy's nervousness after discovering that Modric was a superstar was completely wiped out by this sentence. He covered his mouth with his hands. Although he laughed happily, he still felt that it was not good to laugh at those superstars like this.
This little action certainly did not escape Modric's attention. He felt that this little guy had a good emotional intelligence. If he treated others with sincerity, he would probably become a team favorite like the fluffy-haired Marcelo.
Modric looked at Eggsy's face and hissed. Wrong, it's not about becoming Marcelo, but about surpassing Marcelo to become the team's favorite. After all, the midfielder is basically loved by everyone, and Marcelo can be mean and funny sometimes.
Of course, there must be a big premise, that is, his skills must be quite strong. Otherwise, he will be a burden in the team.
"But there are thousands of football clubs, and you can't expect all of your teammates to be particularly capable." After Modric finished his joke, he immediately told the cruel truth.
"So, if you are a midfielder, your set pieces must be accurate, so accurate that even if you see a teammate running, the ball you pass to him must be where he will be a few seconds later. You also need to have excellent dribbling and breakthrough abilities."
Modric raised his eyes and saw Isco dribbling through, and quickly pointed it out to the little guy.
"Because sometimes you are the target of the opponent's strict defense or even multiple people's surveillance," Eggsy followed the direction pointed by Modric and looked at Real Madrid midfielder Isco who was facing a three-man double team situation. "In this situation, do you want to continue to attack? Or take the risk of passing the ball?"
Eggsy was stunned for a moment. While he was thinking about this problem, Isco had already accelerated and turned around to pass the ball. He immediately changed from being chased and blocked to being the one to intercept.
"Awesome!" Eggsy looked at Isco's smooth movements and thought that his own limitations might not be so smooth, so he couldn't help but praise him.
"Why do you think he passed the ball so quickly?" Modric didn't keep the question secret. He explained directly: "Because Benzema was already in position, he passed the ball immediately to avoid being injured by the impact."
"You know, hands are a nuisance on the court."
Modric's tone and expression inevitably fell at this point, and Eggsy noticed it. But he didn't want to make the other party sad, so he patted Modric on the shoulder and said something very seriously.
"You'll be fine," Eggsy's expression was so serious that Modric couldn't help laughing. "Don't laugh, I see you're fine now. Maybe your head coach will call you to play in the next second."
Modric didn't take Eggsy's words seriously, but he still rubbed the little guy in front of him who was a little taller than him. He was just about to say thank you for your kindness, but who knew that he looked towards his own rest area for no reason.
……?
Why are all the people in the rest area standing up, as if they are looking for something?
Modric was still wondering what was going on when he saw the team doctor from his coaching staff suddenly jogging over. When he ran into the player tunnel, he was too late to notice that there was a stranger standing next to Modric, who was speaking anxiously in Spanish to Modric.
"What are you waiting for? Warm up! The coach wants to substitute you!"
This sentence really put Modric on the spot! He never thought that the little guy had just said that he had a chance to play, and the next second he came to the scene to fulfill it?
"Go quickly." Eggsy reminded, and Modric had no choice but to quickly walk out of the player tunnel with the team doctor.
The moment he left, all the Real Madrid fans in the north stand of the stadium burst into cheers that almost resounded throughout the stadium! It seemed that none of them had expected to see the Modric who had been recuperating from injury for a long time!
Hearing such cheers from the whole audience, Modric suddenly felt that he was back to where he belonged. He now felt full of energy!
This enthusiasm made him cherish this opportunity to play especially. He knew that his body had recovered but he was still not able to get over it mentally. However, if he missed this opportunity... he estimated that he would be kept on the bench by the head coach until the end of his contract!
You must seize this opportunity, Modric, you are a midfielder, just like I told the little guy, you are a midfielder who controls the overall situation!
After Modric came on the court, he felt that he was in good shape today. Later, he even felt that his whole body was full of strength. He couldn't help but think of the little guy in the player's tunnel, but when he turned around, he found that he was gone.
Eggsy had been chatting with Modric in the player tunnel for so long that he must have been exposed after being found by the Real Madrid team doctor. He was found by the staff and sent back to his seat. Now he is in his own stand.
Before he could sit down, he realized that everyone around him was staring at the court excitedly. When Eggsy looked at the court, his eyes widened immediately!
Modric was holding the ball, and there were five people gathering towards him as he ran! If it was someone else, they would definitely pass the ball, but he shifted his center of gravity and kicked the ball upside down in the air. When the opponent was staggered by him, he kicked the ball back again!
"Beautiful!" The host on the scene was cheering for Modric with his passionate voice: "Such a superb dribble, can Modric - again! Once again! Real Madrid's No. 19 Modric is simply a man with magic!"
Eggsy looked at Modric in disbelief. He broke through the five-man encirclement one by one, and brought the ball directly to the most deadly position on the central axis! After breaking through five people, he immediately found his opponent who was flying around 200 million, and started to pass the ball directly!
When Ronaldo was running, the ball fell accurately in front of his legs. Eggsy saw it clearly and Ronaldo didn't even need to slow down. He just carried the ball all the way to the right.
Modric actually went forward to the right, which should be a cooperation with Ronaldo, but this put a lot of pressure on Manchester United's defenders. They couldn't just let Modric enter the penalty area, so they had to have someone to keep an eye on him.
This means that Modric has shared some of the threat for Ronaldo, and even allowed him to find a hint of insight in the crowd when he was dribbling!
"Shoot! Ronaldo shoots - beautiful! The ball goes in!"
The host's voice made the entire audience jump up and cheer, and their voices seemed to be contagious, making Eggsy excited as well.
"As expected of the 'Modi' midfield rhythm master, he broke the nearly 38-minute deadlock in the first half as soon as he came on the court! He got an assist with his most magical dribbling! Beautiful!"
Everyone in the stadium cheered for the single wonderful goal, and these cheers seemed to wake Eggsy up from his confusion!
Compared to Real Madrid, a team full of elites, Leicester City, where Eggsy is now, is still in the relegation stage! Since I have talent, I might as well do as Mr. Modric said and use my expertise to be a good midfielder!
Once he made up his mind, Eggsy began to observe Mr. Modric carefully, and even took out his mobile phone. When he observed some of the opponent's skills, awareness, body movements and experience problems, he recorded them all carefully.
This time, Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0 after the game, and Eggsy benefited a lot from it. He even studied with Mr. Modric and formulated a series of special training for himself based on his own shortcomings.
If before this game, Eggsy was just a blind glutton without honor and gold, now he is a glutton with goals and ideas, and is trying to create food for himself!
"First of all, we have to stay in the league!" Eggsy set a big goal for himself when he returned. In order to achieve this, he must be like Mr. Modric said, and be an extremely accurate long passer - a pass master.
On the Leicester City side, after Mr. Ranieri tidied up the locker room, everyone's attitude towards Eggsy could not be said to have completely changed, but at least they saw many of his strengths.
Even Mahrez told Vardy that in addition to the team training every day, Eggsy started training set pieces and long and short passes like crazy.
"Really, I saw him put cans all over the field, and then randomly started to kick the ball, from the afternoon until dark at night."
Vardy didn't know what to say after hearing what Mahrez said, so he just poked the meat on the plate with his fork. Then Mahrez tentatively said something to Vardy.
"Although I know you were very upset because of him because of Mr. Ranieri, but... do you think this kid is too hardworking?"
Vardy looked at Mahrez and watched him finish his last sentence.
“Are we putting too much pressure on him?”
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