Chapter 7: Football is Language

The Christmas holidays for Atletico Madrid's players only last until December 31. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOn January 1, 2014, the first day of the new year, the players returned to their training base at Atletico Madrid after their holidays. And this day also happened to be the day of the signing ceremony for Li Qingshan to sign Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid's training base is not located in the city of Madrid, but in a shopping and leisure center called "Majadahonda" in the western suburbs of the city of Madrid, 18 kilometers from the city.

Atletico Madrid announced the signing on the first day of the winter transfer window when the players returned to training on their first day from vacation.

A Chinese?

A center forward with 59 goals in a single season?

The player who scored four goals for Bayern Munich in the Club World Cup?

What kind of person is he? Do Chinese really know kung fu? I heard that he is very tall? He is said to have a good header?

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On the first day after returning from vacation, Li Qingshan became a hot topic of private communication among Atletico Madrid players.

In the Atletico Madrid team, in addition to goalkeeper Courtois and defender Alder is Belgian, Alda. Except for the Turan Turks, the other players are Spanish, Portuguese, and South American players, and they all speak Spanish or Portuguese, and the difference between the two languages is not very big, basically if you are used to listening to each other, you can understand each other's language.

Therefore, in Atletico Madrid, a circle of players who do not seem "international", the addition of a Chinese is a very new thing.

Is there anyone who is worried about the addition of this striker and the loss of position? Of course not.

Simeone's tactical system is based on the improvement of the 442 formation, so Atletico Madrid needs two strikers in the start. Atletico Madrid's main striker partnership is now Diego Costa and Villa.

Needless to say, despite his age, where is his past achievements and fame, the champion of the World Cup, European Cup, Champions League, La Liga, the Golden Boot of the European Cup, and the main scorer of the Spanish national team in the past ten years, how can his status be easily shaken by a hairy boy from Asia?

And who is the other Diego Costa? Although he is not as well-known as Villa, he is Atletico Madrid's top scorer this season, and he has already added 15 goals in all competitions before the halfway point of the league. He is also unlikely to be robbed of his main position.

Therefore, in the minds of Atletico Madrid players, Simeone's introduction of Li Qingshan is to substitute these two people, to say that the real worry about the position is not guaranteed, it may be another striker Adrian, but Adrian's goal efficiency is really not flattering, from the beginning of the season to the present, there have been eleven games on the bench, and he has not scored a goal, but fortunately, he is still running actively, and the defense is also hard, plus he is also content with the heart of the substitute, he will not be wary of another substitute.

In this world, to put it bluntly, it still depends on strength, and before Li Qingshan does not show stronger ability than the two starting strikers, it is unlikely that he will be able to get a main position as soon as he comes up.

The players talk about Li Qingshan only because they are curious about this Chinese player with a very different cultural background. For Westerners, everything in the East is full of mystery. Most of them have very limited knowledge of China.

On January 3, the players of Atletico Madrid, who arrived at the training base early in the morning, found that there was an extra cabinet in the locker room, and a set of training jerseys hung in the cabinet.

Twenty-eighth, QingShan Li

Since Li Qingshan joined the team in the middle of the season, only the numbers within 30 of Atletico Madrid are 15, 16, 28, and 29.

According to Li Qingshan's idea, of course, he hopes to get the No. 9 jersey, which symbolizes the main scorer, but now this jersey belongs to Villa. Of course, it is impossible for Atletico Madrid to deprive Villa of the No. 9 jersey, so Li Qingshan had to choose this No. 28.

It's pitiful to say, No. 9 is Li Qingshan's favorite number, but since he played professional football, he hasn't worn the No. 9 jersey........

Then, the door of the locker room was pushed open, and Li Qingshan walked into the locker room under the leadership of Atletico Madrid's captain Gabi.

It is the captain's job to introduce the players to new players.

Gabi is a native of Madrid and came through the Academy of Atletico Madrid. He was promoted to captain of the team last season.

As a defensive midfielder, he is also a very steady man in his own right.

After glabi clapped his palms and drew everyone's attention to him, he cleared his throat and said:

"Let me introduce to you, this is the new member of our team, Li Qingshan from China!"

Even if they don't need his introduction, the big guys know who the big man standing in front of them is, but the routine still has to be done.

After a brief silence, the locker room soon burst open.

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"God, he's taller than I thought!"

"Ahhhh

"No wonder I scored so many headers!"

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Li Qingshan stood in the locker room with a confused expression, because he couldn't understand a word ....... what his new teammates were saying.

The main language in the Atletico Madrid dressing room is Spanish, as most of the players are Spanish-speaking.

At this time, Diego Costa stood up and gestured in front of Li Qingshan.

"Kung Fu! Kung fu!! Li, I heard that you Chinese know kung fu!! ”

Li Qingshan looked at Diego Costa, who was dancing in front of him. Of course, he knew that the striker in front of him looked like he was almost forty-five years old, but in fact he was only twenty-five years old. Seeing him gesturing in front of him, he probably guessed what he was talking about.

So he replied in English, "I don't know how to do kung fu, Diego." ”

At this time, the young central midfielder Kirk also came up and said enviously: "You are so strong, Lee!" ”

As a professional player with a height of 180 centimeters, Koke weighs only 68 kilograms, which makes him look a little thin on the football field.

At this time, the captain Gabi coughed lightly and signaled the players to calm down, and then he introduced the players to Li Qingshan one by one.

Villa, the most prestigious big man in the locker room, first hugged Li Qingshan and expressed his welcome, and then the Atletico Madrid players stepped forward to shake hands with Li Qingshan one by one.

In contrast to the factional battles in the dressing room of their neighbours Real Madrid, Simeone's side are very united, which is one of the key factors in their ability to compete with the top two in Spain.

In short, the meeting between the players is complete.

Now Li Qingshan only has one thing in his heart - hurry up and learn Spanish!

His teammates usually speak Spanish, and if they don't speak English, they have to rely on sign language to communicate.

Atletico Madrid has hired a Spanish teacher for him, but he has not yet been officially hired.

However, football is the universal language, and even if the language is not understood, Li Qingshan can still complete his training at Atletico Madrid.

In short, his first training session at Atletico started today.