Chapter 415 Robinho, can you do it?
Florentino sat in the chairman's office at the Bernabeu, watching the live broadcast on TV in front of him.
The TV station was broadcasting the opening match of the 2005-2006 La Liga season. Newly promoted team Alaves played against defending champions Barcelona at home. The first half had just ended and the score between the two sides was still zero to zero.
Barcelona firmly controlled the situation on the field, created many opportunities and had high shooting efficiency, but they just couldn't break Alaves' goal because the opponent's goalkeeper Bonanno performed too well.
After the start of the game, the pace of both sides was very fast, the confrontation was very fierce, and the game was very exciting.
In the first fifteen minutes, neither side was able to create any chances, but then the game completely entered Barcelona's rhythm.
From the 20th minute to the 25th minute, Barcelona launched a wave of attacks.
First, Su Dong made a volley shot, which was saved by Bonanno; then Giuly broke into the penalty area and his shot was confiscated; then Xavi made a straight pass, and Giuly's shot was blocked by Bonanno; finally, Deco's own cold shot was also saved by Bonanno. In just less than five minutes, four very threatening shots failed to score.
Barcelona then created several opportunities in succession. The most threatening one was before the end of the first half. After Su Dong received the ball on the right, he passed it to the middle. Xavi made a straight pass and Giuly shot in front of the small penalty area.
This should have been a sure goal, but Bonanno once again saved it as if with divine help.
It can be said that Alaves goalkeeper Bonanno played a vital role in the 0-0 score in the first half.
So much so that when the first half of the game ended and the players walked off the field one after another, more than 10,000 Alaves fans at the scene were shouting Bonanno's name to show their affirmation and encouragement to him.
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"All players who leave the big clubs always want to prove themselves, especially when facing their old clubs, they burst into surprising form, such as Eto'o and Bonano."
Vulture Butragueno said with a rather wry smile.
Like Real Madrid and Barcelona, both teams have youth training camps throughout La Liga. These players always play with great enthusiasm whenever they face Real Madrid and Barcelona. For a while, Real Madrid had to add a clause when renting players that prohibited them from participating in games against Real Madrid.
Bonanno is a 35-year-old Argentine goalkeeper who had previously played for Rosario and River Plate. He joined Barcelona in 2001 and after only two seasons as a starter, he moved to Murcia. In 2004, he moved to Alaves and helped the team get promoted.
It can be said that facing Barcelona, Bonanno burst out at his best.
In the first half alone, he made at least three difficult saves, which is very rare.
"Looking at Bonanno in front of us, who can believe that he was also a famous sieve in Barcelona, repeatedly playing with fire and getting burned, causing the team to lose goals?" The right-hand man Manuel Redondo laughed.
Who says it's not true? It's strange to say that Barcelona's goalkeepers all performed poorly when they were in Barcelona, but performed well after leaving.
For example, Reina, and Bonanno in front of him.
Could it be that Barcelona's goal is really cursed? Florentino exhaled softly, "Bonano did us a big favor."
The two trusted men beside him nodded.
The score was 0-0 in the first half and Su Dong did not score a goal, which was a good thing for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid performed too poorly last season, but Barcelona happened to grab Sudon, who shined last season and won the double championship. Sudon also continued his outstanding performance in Valencia, which made Real Madrid quite passive.
There is a superstar every year, and all Real Madrid fans are looking forward to this summer's Real Madrid superstar.
But where can we find so many superstars in the world? On one hand, there are the fans' expectations, and on the other hand, there is the dilemma of superstars, so Robinho is so popular.
First of all, it is because he is young. Both he and Su Dong were born in 1984. He is even a few months older than Su Dong. Moreover, he was already very popular in Brazil, and almost half of the top teams in Europe were vying for him.
This is a bit like Su Dong in Sporting Lisbon back then.
Therefore, Real Madrid fans are full of expectations for Robinho, hoping that he can perform amazingly as soon as he lands in La Liga, just like Su Dong did back then, and lead Real Madrid out of the predicament, just like Su Dong led Barcelona out of the predicament.
From Brazil to Spain, Robinho has been warmly welcomed by the media and fans. The nickname of the new Pele has made everyone full of expectations for him. In addition, Real Madrid fans do have such a desire, and the club does not mind such hype.
So the current situation has arisen, Robinho has been praised to the sky.
As soon as he came to the team, he directly suppressed famous superstars such as Ronaldo, Raul and Zidane.
Is Robinho really Su Dong?
Who knows? Who can guarantee it?
Over the years, Real Madrid has had its own aura of superstars. Anyone who was introduced by Real Madrid, even if he was not a superstar, became a superstar and became the focus of hype from the media and fans around the world. Even Florentino could not control it.
"It would be best if the score is still 0-0 in the second half. That way, we will be much more relaxed tomorrow," Butragueno hoped.
Everyone nodded.
Luxemburgo has already shouted out this afternoon that he wants to defeat Barcelona in the first round. Robinho is also looking forward to it. If Barcelona really draws with the newly promoted team, Real Madrid will definitely relieve a lot of pressure.
Especially Robinho, who had just arrived and was praised so highly all of a sudden, although it made him famous, it also brought him huge pressure. After all, not everyone can easily challenge Su Dong.
If Su Dong could be defeated so easily, would he still be Su Dong? ...
Just as Florentino and others were chatting, the players from both teams walked back to the stadium one after another.
At the beginning of the second half, Barcelona continued to launch a fierce attack on Alaves, basically continuing the situation in the first half, showing their determination to win this game.
This made Florentino and others feel anxious again.
The gap in strength between the two sides is indeed quite large.
“I hope San Bonano can continue with the excellent performance in the first half and keep the opponent scoreless,” Butragueno prayed.
San Bonanno, this is a compliment to the Argentine goalkeeper's performance in the first half. Corresponding to this, Real Madrid fans often call Casillas San Casillas to show Bonanno's outstanding performance.
But as soon as Butragueno finished his words, he saw Barcelona launching an attack from the left.
After Ronaldinho got the ball on the left, he faced Edu Afonso, made a nimble breakthrough, and sent a low cross from the left, sending the ball directly in front of the goal.
Su Dong quickly inserted himself and used his body to force Juanito away. Before another central defender Saric could reach the front of the small penalty area, he took the lead and kicked Ronaldinho's pass into the lower left corner of the goal.
Bonanno reacted quickly and fell to the ground.
But no matter how fast the Argentine goalkeeper is, he is still not faster than the football.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
As soon as the commentator announced the goal on live TV, Su Dong opened his arms and ran around the field excitedly.
Barcelona players rushed over to celebrate the goal, with Ronaldinho being the first to do so.
The connection between the two has always been Barcelona's most threatening offensive line.
The faces of Florentino and others suddenly became very ugly.
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Su Dong's goal seemed to have opened up the source of Barcelona's attack.
A minute later, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and suddenly kicked the ball, which went past the far corner.
But three minutes later, Su Dong and Xavi made a beautiful one-two combination. Su Dong passed the ball horizontally to the left side of the goal. Ronaldinho followed up with a low shot, which hit the left post of the goal and bounced out of the goal.
Two minutes later, Van Bronckhorst made a diagonal pass from the left, and Xavi followed up with a direct shot, which was slightly above the crossbar.
Barcelona's continuous attacks caused panic in front of Alaves' goal.
Every time a shot was made, the fans at the scene and people like Florentino sitting in front of the TV felt their hearts beating fast.
Under the strong pressure from Barcelona, in the 55th minute, the defender of Alaves made a mistake in passing the ball back, and the pass was too light. This was a disaster for the 35-year-old goalkeeper Bonanno.
Su Dong rushed forward, poked the ball past Bonano, and easily shot into the empty goal, 2-0! Barcelona then continued to exert offensive pressure on Alaves.
In the 73rd minute, Su Dong's shot from the right side of the penalty area hit Juanito's foot, changed direction, hit the outside of the post, and went out of the bottom line, but it still scared everyone.
But two minutes later, Barcelona midfielder Marcos Senna intercepted the ball and quickly made a straight pass.
After Su Dong got the ball, he turned around and adjusted himself, then suddenly shot a long shot from twenty meters away.
The shot came very suddenly, with great force and speed. Although goalkeeper Bonanno tried his best to save the ball, he was ultimately helpless and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Three to zero! Hat trick!
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Florentino, Butragueno and others were staring at the live broadcast on TV in a daze. On the screen, they saw Su Dong raising his right hand high and showing three fingers.
It seemed like a celebration of his hat trick, but it also seemed like a response to Robinho.
But if this happens, Robinho will be in trouble.
It was like playing cards. Su Dong went all in as soon as he came on stage. How could anyone follow him? This was a hat trick! Could Robinho do it?
Florentino's face showed a variety of expressions, including remorse and regret, and the same was true for Butragueno and others.
So much so that they didn't notice that in the final stage of the game, Ronaldinho scored another wonderful direct free kick, helping Barcelona to beat Alaves 4-0 away and win the first victory of the new season.
"Or, find a reason not to let Robinho play in the first round?" Manuel Redondo suggested.
Florentino's expression flashed a hint of joy at first, but soon faded away.
Luxemburg had just announced the 18-man squad this afternoon. Taking Robinho out at this time was too much...
Anyway, it’s difficult!
(End of this chapter)
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