Office of the President of the Bernabeu Stadium.

When playing away games, except for playing strong teams such as Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, or major Champions League matches, otherwise, Florentino usually watches at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid's big butler Manuel Redondo and the president's special adviser Zinedine Zidane sat on the sidelines, while Valdano, who was in charge of athletic affairs, accompanied the team to the away game.

When the game just started, they saw the referee Lahoz show Casillas a red card and send off the Real Madrid captain and main goalkeeper, and the three people in the office obviously looked down on their faces and felt the unusual atmosphere of the game.

The whole game is 10 against 11, which will be a huge challenge and pressure for Real Madrid.

'As a goalkeeper, Casillas' height deficit is obvious and his range of control is narrow, so he needs to be more agile, quicker and more focused in the game so that he can make up for the difference in height to other top goalkeepers.

Zidane is obviously very familiar with his former teammate, and Casillas, as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, is a hard injury to make up for his height.

Agile body, quick reflexes and focused dedication can certainly make up for Casillas's shortcomings, but if one area is not good enough, it will be a big problem.

For example, his reflexes are slow, or he is distracted, or he is getting older, his body functions are declining, and he is no longer flexible......

This foul just now, Casillas's timing of the attack was not grasped well, which gave Callejon a chance.

Of course, no one is perfect, and no one can expect Casillas to be perfect every time.

It's just this red card, and Casillas must have an unshirkable responsibility.

But what surprised them even more was that Casillas returned to the sideline from the players' tunnel and took off the captain's armband in his hand, but Marcelo did not go over to pick it up immediately, looking a little hesitant, which made them all shake their heads and sigh.

It's an old problem with Real Madrid's dressing room tradition.

'Marcelo's prestige in the team is not high enough for him to take the captain's armband, so he is hesitant. Zidane analysis.

Real Madrid's tradition has its advantages, but it is also certainly problematic, as now, because Casillas was sent off and Ramos was absent, so Marcelo, a player who was not enough to make everyone obey, had to take over the heavy captain's armband, which is a problem.

Marcelo must be guessing now, will the others take it?

There are many players who are bigger than him, more powerful than him, and more prestigious than him, will they serve?

The captain on the field, saying that it is important and important, but saying that it is not important, it is not that important.

But just when Zidane and the three of them were a little embarrassed, they saw Yang Yang suddenly walk over and take over the captain's armband directly from Casillas, which made Florentino a little unable to sit still.

"How did he ......" The Real Madrid president was a little caught off guard.

In Florentino's plan, Yang Yang is definitely the banner that Real Madrid will focus on in the next few years, whether it is the strength on the pitch or the commercial value off the pitch, Yang Yang is impeccable the first in the world.

Even, the president of Real Madrid made no secret of his desire to push Yang Yang to the position of leader of the Real Madrid dressing room.

But that's definitely not now!

The timing is not right, the way is not right, everything is not right.

"He shouldn't have picked it up." Zidane also shook his head.

At this time, taking over the captain's armband will do more harm than good to Yang Yang, and it is not worth it.

If you don't talk about others, just talk about Marcelo, what will he think in his heart?

The captain's armband, which was supposed to belong to him, was taken away by Yang Yang, would he be willing?

Even if he hesitated, he couldn't make up his mind, but he didn't say no, did he?

There are other people, and there are many people in the team who joined the team earlier than Yang Yang, such as Pepe, and Robben, what do they think in their hearts? Will you think Yang Yang is very domineering? Will he even secretly guess that Yang Yang took advantage of the fire to rob?

In the past two years in Real Madrid, the hearts of the people in the locker room are very united, but Yang Yang has now suddenly indirectly passed the captain's armband and created a gap, which will inevitably lead to cracks in the locker room.

"Maybe it was an accident, maybe he thought no one wanted to take it." Manuel Redondo explained.

But the Real Madrid butler has already begun to think about several ideas in his mind to appease all parties afterwards, because he knows better than anyone that Real Madrid also has various interests intertwined, and once there is a problem, it will be very fatal.

But just when Florentino and the others were stunned, and at the same time they were a little dissatisfied with Yang Yang's approach, they saw that in the live TV, after Yang Yang took the captain's armband, he went straight to Marcelo.

The three of them suddenly came to their senses.

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Yang Yang was stunned by Benitez and Casillas, took the captain's armband, but walked directly to Marcelo on the left side of the penalty area outside his own half.

The Brazilian left full-back was shocked when he saw Yang Yang take the armband, as if something that should have belonged to him was snatched away by his best friend.

He admired Yang Yang and knew Yang Yang's status and influence in the team, so he couldn't be angry, but he felt depressed and angry in his heart because his things were robbed.

But when he saw Yang Yang walking towards him, he suddenly began to understand Yang Yang's intentions.

Gradually, he began to feel ashamed of his villain's heart just now, and he was even more grateful to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang walked directly in front of Marcelo, tore off the magic buckle of the captain's armband, put it on his left arm for him with his own hands, and patted his left arm vigorously, then grabbed Marcelo's shoulder and laughed.

At this moment, whether it was Benitez, the coaching staff or Casillas on the sidelines, or Florentino and Zidane who were far away on the TV, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time respected Yang Yang.

Yang Yang is using his own behavior to stand up for Marcelo!

He personally put the captain's armband on Marcelo, so who else would dare to say anything?

It's not just about Marcelo Liwei, it's also about defending the authority of Real Madrid's dressing room.

Sometimes tradition is like this, it is inconspicuous at the time, it doesn't seem to be important, but once it is destroyed, then all the original rules in the open and in the dark have all changed, and it will be chaotic.

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"Well done!" Florentino couldn't help but praise, his face full of surprise.

He himself didn't expect that Yang Yang would do this and take the overall situation into account so much.

Zidane and Redondo also nodded incessantly, obviously thinking of Yang Yang's move.

"It's more positive than if he were wearing that captain's armband, and everyone will identify with him more." Zidane has been rolling in the dressing room for so many years, and he knows the rules of the dressing room better than anyone else.

Real Madrid's dressing room is indeed special and more complicated, but in fact, it has the same essence as the dressing rooms of other teams around the world, and it is the same in its bones.

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Yang Yang grabbed Marcelo's shoulders, and the two walked to their own half together.

It was a free-kick opportunity for the Spaniard in front.

Yang Yang patted Marcelo's shoulder encouragingly, the latter looked at Yang Yang, felt his encouragement, nodded vigorously, and applauded vigorously, "It's okay, everyone, let's all cheer up." ”

On the sidelines, manager Rafael Benitez was also making a substitution.

Substitute goalkeeper Adan replaced right winger Arjen Robben.

It was a reluctant substitution as Real Madrid were then forced to play with 10 men.

Robben also knew very well that his substitution had nothing to do with his performance, mainly the red card.

The defence has to be solid, because with one less man, the opposition will have to dominate, so Real Madrid will have to adopt a more conservative strategy because there are still 90 minutes to go.

Yang Yang walked over quickly, first shook Robben's hand, hugged him hard, and then let Robben off the court.

"Cheer up, don't be discouraged, we haven't lost yet!"

Yang Yang clapped vigorously and encouraged his teammates loudly.

"We're Real Madrid, even if it's 11 away from home, we're still the best team in Spain, so we have to play with more strength and momentum than our opponents, and we have to walk out of this stadium with our heads held high like men!"

Yang Yang's words spread all over the stadium unabashedly, including the Real Madrid players, including the Espanyol players, all heard it clearly, and everyone was a little surprised, because this didn't look like the kind Yang Yang on weekdays.

But only those who are familiar with and understand Yang Yang know that this is Yang Yang!

From the bones, he has a stubborn unyielding!

At this moment, whether it is Benitez on the sidelines, or the three Florentino in front of the TV, or the Real Madrid players on the field, Yang Yang is the backbone of the team and the ruthless character of the team.

He's not the captain, but he's better than the captain!

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After substitute goalkeeper Adan replaced Robben, the game resumed.

Luis Garcia, who came through the Real Madrid Academy, took a direct free-kick for the Spaniard, but his direct shot was saved by goalkeeper Adan and failed to create a threat.

Real Madrid began to retreat, taking the initiative to give up the ball and adopt defensive counter-attacking tactics.

This is also a last resort, because in the next 90 minutes, Real Madrid will have one less person than their opponents, and if they cannot effectively resist the Spaniards' attack, once they concede the goal, the morale that Real Madrid has managed to muster will also be lost.

You must know that Espanyol's home stadium is the famous devil's home stadium in La Liga this season, with eight draws and two losses in ten games, only Barcelona and Villarreal have retreated from here, and all the other giants have lost here.

Especially when Casillas was just sent off, the Spaniards launched a fierce attack, Real Madrid was forced to retreat in all directions, and even Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic retreated to their own half.

The team struggled to hold on, and everyone was patiently resisting the opposition's attack, waiting for that slim opportunity.