Super Marshal

"welcome."

It was just dawn, and today's first guest appeared in front of a small newsstand in the south of downtown Madrid.

An old regular customer, the owner of the newsstand greeted him cordially.

"Carlos, give me a copy of the Marca newspaper as usual, thank you." The middle-aged Spanish outside the window of the newsstand said as he paid for it.

"Sorry, today's newspaper hasn't arrived yet."

The middle-aged man frowned, reading newspapers was one of his few pastimes.

"I heard that the version will be added today." The boss explained.

The regular customer in front of him is a long-distance bus driver who leaves early and returns late every day, commuting between Madrid and Barcelona.

At the same time, like most residents of the Villaverde area, he is a die-hard Atletico Madrid fan.

The middle-aged man pouted helplessly, "Carlos, what was the score last night?"

"Score?" The newsstand owner was taken aback, "Didn't you watch the game last night?"

This is a big strange thing.

Everyone knows that this guy is the most die-hard fan. All Atletico Madrid games are never lost. Even if you don't go to watch the game live, you must watch it live on TV.

"Don't mention it, the guy on my shift is sick. I've been exhausted for the past few days. When I came back last night, I lay down on the bed and slept like a dead pig. Do you think I can still watch the game?"

Judging from his tone, it seemed that he was very annoyed that he missed such a big battle.

"Then you are really unlucky." Carlos, the owner of the newsstand, said with a smile, "The game last night was 2-0."

"Who will win?" the middle-aged Spanish asked anxiously.

"Of course... Atletico Madrid!" Carlos laughed.

"Yeah!" The middle-aged Spanish raised his fists excitedly outside, "I just said, stay in Gaohan, there will definitely be something to do in the new season!"

The owner of the newsstand felt amused, "How can I remember, you were still criticizing the team's signings a few days ago."

"Uh..." The middle-aged Spanish was a little embarrassed, "That is, I still feel uncomfortable. I haven't brought in any stars, and they are all 2-0. If we increase the intensity of signings and bring in a few more players, maybe It's five to zero, six to zero."

This logic... The owner of the newsstand shook his head dumbfounded, he was also drunk.

"Hey, tell me quickly, who scored the goal?" The middle-aged man outside the window asked urgently.

"Torres, and Kaka!"

"Oh, yeah!" The middle-aged Spanish waved his fist again, "I said, Torres will definitely become the team's leading shooter, and that Kaka, Brazilian players generally perform well in our La Liga, I am optimistic about him."

The owner of the newsstand was dumbfounded, "How do I remember, you said earlier that a player with such a shabby name must not play football well?"

"Have you?" The middle-aged Spanish pretended to be stupid, "Did I say that?"

"Nonsense, I remember it!"

"You must have heard it wrong. I never said that. Even if I wanted to say it, I would definitely say that a player with such a special name must play great football!"

The owner of the newsstand shook his head when he heard it. Isn't this attitude changing too quickly?

"By the way, how are the new recruits doing?"

The owner of the newsstand pouted contemptuously, thinking that this guy is a dead duck with a stubborn mouth.

"Not bad, except for the Czech full-back, the others are doing well, the right-back Dario Srna is the most eye-catching besides Kaka, Deco is also very impressive, Kava Well, it’s pretty steady, and I didn’t make any mistakes.”

"What about Guardiola?"

"Hiss." The newsstand owner gasped, and only then remembered the former Barcelona captain.

"When you put it this way, I think Guardiola seems to be acting very ordinary, just passing the ball non-stop, and doing nothing else. He doesn't look as good as Xavi Alonso. At least, Alonso And a long shot."

But who knows, when he said this, the middle-aged man outside the window laughed.

"You don't understand football?"

The owner of the newsstand was taken aback, I don't understand football?

I read so many football newspapers and magazines every day, do you think I don't understand football?

"Let me tell you, in our team's tactical system, the most important thing for the No. 4 position is stability, passing the ball, defending, and doing everything. So, if you didn't notice him, it means He's definitely above par."

"Really?" The newsstand owner was a little skeptical.

"I didn't say that, Mr. Gao Han personally poached the corner and entrusted him with important tasks, can he be inferior?"

Listening to his tone, it seems that he admires the head coach so much.

But the owner of the newsstand opened his mouth, wanting to ridicule, didn't you have doubts about Mr. Gao Han's vision before?

Why has it changed completely now?

The middle-aged man outside the window didn't care, and he still muttered to himself complacently.

"Oh, it's 2-0 in the first round. If we play the Bernabéu away, it might be really interesting!"

Just as he was talking, he saw a mail van suddenly stop on the side of the road. Two people got off and ran to the rear of the van. Each of them came over with two bundles of newspapers and put them directly on the window of the newsstand.

The middle-aged man waiting outside the window looked at one of the bundles, Marca newspaper.

Front page headline: Super showdown!

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"The Super Cup is the traditional prelude to the new season of La Liga. It is known as the opening game of the new season and is highly valued."

"In the new season, Real Madrid introduced Zidane at a record-breaking price, which made this debut even more special. Not only the fans of the two teams are looking forward to it, but even attracted the attention of fans all over the world. .”

"But in such a game, where Real Madrid's superstars were supposed to play the leading role, the sudden emergence of Atletico Madrid mercilessly gave a blow to the head. With the goals of two teenagers Torres and Kaka, it was 2-0. The home team repelled the rivals in the same city, which made the Galaxy Battleship's first show of the new season encounter a bad start."

In the locker room of the first team in Mahadanda Sports City, young player Gabi is holding a newspaper in his hand and reading aloud.

When the other players heard this, they all burst out laughing.

"Atletico Madrid's performance during the summer preparations was not satisfactory. They sold away many backbone players including Hugo Leal and Zoran Niguez, and introduced Kaka, Deco, Dario Many rookies, including Srna, make head coach Gao Han questionable."

"But in this critical game, it was precisely these rookies who joined the team. With their outstanding performance, they not only helped the team defeat Real Madrid, proved their strength, but also further cited the coach Gao Han. eyes."

"The player with the best performance in the game was Kaka. The team's first goal came from his planning, and he also scored the second goal, but his contribution was not only two goals, He is Atletico Madrid's most dangerous player on the pitch."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Kaka in unison.

The Brazilian boy looked shy and lowered his head shyly.

"Dario Srna is excellent both offensively and defensively on the right. He actively penetrated and frequently participated in the midfield possession and frontcourt attack. He did not lose his defensive burden at all. He and Marcos Senna Almost froze Zidane."

"The fresh-arriving Croatian right-back set up Torres to open the scoring with a brilliant cross, and he was so active on the pitch that one couldn't help but think of Atletico Madrid captain Juan Aguirre. Performance at the peak of the past."

After reading this, Gabi stopped on purpose, while everyone else looked at Dario Srna and Aguilera.

The old captain looked at Srna appreciatively, nodded and said: "This evaluation is not excessive at all, but it is just a game, Dario, keep going, I believe, as long as you continue to maintain this state and If you develop momentum, you will definitely have the opportunity to become the best right-back in Spanish and even European football."

Everyone present couldn't help but click their tongues a little, and Aguilera's evaluation is not high enough.

Dario Srna nodded gratefully towards Aguilera and said thank you.

Aguilera smiled again, and stood up directly.

"I continued to read, Matayana's article also mentioned other players, and other newspapers, almost all of them were praises." Gabi said excitedly.

This naturally includes himself.

But Aguilera stopped him with her hand, "No, Gabi, don't read any more."

Gabi was a little taken aback, and the other players also looked at the old captain.

Aguilera also looked around at the teammates around him, and said earnestly: "Everyone, I know, you just finished a tough game, we won, and we still won Real Madrid, which is very uncomfortable. Easy, we deserve praise and praise from the outside world.”

Everyone present nodded.

"But I have to remind everyone that it was only the first leg. We didn't win. If you use a ball game as a metaphor, then we only completed the first half. With the strength of Real Madrid, we are absolutely capable in the second half. Counter us two goals, maybe even more."

Aguilera's words made every player in the locker room serious.

The relaxed and lively atmosphere in the locker room immediately became chilling.

"Of course, I don't mean that we have no power to fight back. On the contrary, in the first round, we proved our strength with facts and proved that the mighty Real Madrid is not invincible."

Every player present nodded solemnly once again.

"But that requires us to be prepared, we need to be cautious, to make 120,000 points of preparation and hard work. We must do our best and show our best strength in order to deal with Real Madrid and even defeat the opponent."

"If we were blind and complacent just because we took the lead in the first half, then two days later, what awaits us at the Bernabéu Stadium may be a shameful comeback!"

The locker room fell into a deathly silence, and everyone even breathed as lightly as possible.

But outside the locker room, Gao Han breathed a sigh of relief.

Cantarero, Garcia and the rest of the coaching staff who followed him were all moved.

"Now I finally understand why you want to keep this group of veterans!" Garcia looked at Gao Han with complete sincerity.

Gao Han originally wanted to pour a bucket of cold water on the players, but now it seems... unnecessary.

"Let's go and prepare for training. In two days, we will have another match against Real Madrid!"

At this moment, Gao Han was full of confidence.