Fan Bizhuang's cold, even indifferent attitude, made Pique feel a little embarrassed, and even more embarrassed.

So he laughed dryly, and reached out to scratch his head as if to hide it, but he didn't expect to touch the wound that had been hit twice in a row, which hurt him and grinned, and his expression looked even more embarrassed and laughable.

Pique has always been confident in himself as a product of La Masia's academy, and he believes he is the best of his age and among his contemporaries. And as a staunch Catalan, Pique also has a sense of superiority in his own right, and he hates Madrid and, even more, those who work for Real Madrid.

Therefore, although he has always known that Fan Bizhuang is a very good player, but he does not care, he was born in La Masia, but he plays in the hostile camp, for such a shameful "defector", Pique is extremely hateful, which is also the reason why after Fan Bizhuang entered the national team, Pique has to sneer at Fan Bizhuang openly and secretly from time to time.

But these days in the national team, Pique's impression of Van Bizhuang has changed a lot. Fan Bizhuang is very focused in training, more serious than anyone else, and more diligent, he doesn't talk much, seems to prefer to lead by example, he always uses his actions to express something that people have to pay attention to, his speed is fast, his breakthrough is sharp, his shooting is eye-opening, the team needs his goalscoring ability, but also his temperament, the kind of quality that always helps the team out of trouble in the game......

Having been in Barcelona for a long time, Pique has always thought that Messi is the best player on this new goal, but after being in contact with Van Bizhuang for a long time, he must admit that Van Bizhuang is not worse than Messi at all, and even ...... He had a thought that even he couldn't believe, and Fan Bizhuang seemed to have more temperament than the former.

Because in many cases, Fan Bizhuang can bring changes to a team, but much greater than Messi, Messi is introverted, although Fan Bizhuang's personality and temper are sometimes very unpredictable, but it is undoubtedly hot, and it is precisely because of this kind of fiery publicity that it can stimulate the fighting spirit of the whole team and give the team better confidence and motivation.

It's like...... Match against Honduras.

What comes to Pique's mind is not only that Van Bizhuang stepped up when the team needed to score the most, but also that Van Bizhuang pumped the football on Suazo with a fierce kick. To be honest, Fan Bizhuang's behavior surprised the teammates present at the time, and Fan Bizhuang also received a yellow card warning.

Maybe it's a bit nerve-wracking, or irrational, but Pique can feel the change in his mentality, he doesn't know how his teammates feel, but at least his heart is warm, and there is an urge to see death as if he were not afraid of anything - yes, what else is there to be afraid of? The opponent violated him and maliciously "hurt" him, he will indeed feel physical pain, but someone will stand up for him to do justice, fight for him, and even help him "retaliate" back, perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, such a bad behavior is not advocated, but as a party, his mentality will be very cool and fearless.

He is afraid of a bird, if you dare to treat me rudely, I am not afraid, I have a backer, my backer will teach you to be a man in minutes!

When Suazo fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner and clutched his chest and screamed in pain, Pique had such an unbelievable thought in his head in addition to being refreshed - although he did not want to admit that he would feel grateful or even adored for a player from the Real Madrid camp, the truth was that it was what he was thinking at the time.

After returning to the hotel after the game, Pique locked himself in his room and thought a lot, he finally understood why the captain (Puyol) looked at Fan Bizhuang differently, because the other party is not only a good professional player, in a way, he is also a good "leader", even if he is very young, but temperament can't deceive people, maybe at the club level, they are enemies, but in the national team, they are a team, a whole, And having such a "leader" in his own team is a lucky thing.

Pique is now thinking that he is "lucky", so he feels that he should talk to Fan Bizhuang, both to apologize and to thank Fan Bizhuang for his behavior in that game. Of course, this is also a signal of "reconciliation".

Real Madrid and Barcelona are bitter rivals, bitter enemies, but at least in the national team, they are not enemies, they are comrades-in-arms, and they should stand together.

So Pique sat next to Fan Bizhuang and ...... There is no then.

Fan Bizhuang quietly leaned his body on the pillow of his seat, the sun poured on his head, and his face, his entire cheek seemed to be bathed in warm golden sunlight, which made him look a kind of "sacred".

Peake was a little distracted.

He had to admit that Fan Bizhuang was indeed a guy who was not very easy to deal with, and he was also an extremely proud guy, who came with sincerity (at least he thought so), but the other party did not pretend to be honest, and he didn't even have the heart to deal with it.

This made Pique feel both embarrassed and at a loss, and he could only look at the young man bathed in the sun in a daze, not knowing how to continue speaking.

"Actually, you don't have to take it personally."

When Pique was struggling, a faint voice sounded in his ears, and when he looked up, Fan Bizhuang had already turned his head, and the sun was still shining on his side, which made him look like a character who came out of a movie.

Pique was stunned, but Fan Bizhuang's voice continued.

"It was just an accident, I told my teammates and reporters that it was my mistake, but no one seemed to believe it."

After saying this, Fan Bizhuang stopped talking, turned his head back again, closed his eyes, and fell into a state of false sleep.

Pique continued to be stunned, he didn't understand why Fan Bizhuang didn't want to admit that he was out for himself, but insisted that it was just a mistake, didn't he want to have anything to do with himself, or with the Barcelona players? Or is it really just a mistake?

But after a few moments, he dismissed the latter guess. If you make a mistake, even if it's just a non-inflective player who kicks a wild ball, you won't make a mistake to this extent - the opponent is not in front at all, but on the side of the court, and the forward shot can't still turn? Well, shots can indeed turn, but such a turn is really a fantasy, right?

"Perhaps, he just doesn't want me to have any extra thoughts, extra burdens? Or does he feel that he doesn't need my gratitude? ”

Peake came back to his senses, looked at Fan Bizhuang with closed eyes and pretended to sleep with a strange expression, paused, and lowered his voice.

"Anyway, I want to say thank you. The captain is right, we are a team and I will remember that. So, you taught me more...... Thank you. ”

Seeing that Fan Bizhuang still didn't seem to react, as if he was really asleep, Pique didn't care whether Fan Bizhuang heard his words or not, after finishing speaking, he got up and went to the seat in front.

What he didn't know was that after he got up, Fan Bizhuang's eyes suddenly opened, looked at his back, nodded thoughtfully, and then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and by the way, let his head be closer to the window, so that more warmth surrounded him.

……

Four days went by in a flash, everything went smoothly, the daily training of the Spanish team went well, affected by the 3-0 win in the second group game, the players were in high spirits, in excellent form, and everyone was actively preparing for the crucial game of the final group qualification.

Some of the intra-team conflicts that Bosque feared never happened again, and it seemed that a big win would solve all the problems and contradictions, at least temporarily, and make the team truly inseparable when it was necessary to unite as one.

This gives Bosque more confidence and anticipation for the team's next game against Chile, or more precisely, this World Cup - Spain are definitely a team that has the quality to win the Hercules Cup, and with the current staffing and competitive state of this team, no opponent can be said to be able to beat them at full strength. They have only one enemy, and that is themselves.

And now, the big enemy of "themselves" seems to be hidden, which is good news, they can really unite and devote themselves to all the next games, with the fullest spirit and the best competitive state, to compete with every opponent.

……

26 June, Pretoria, Loftos Stadium.

The third round of the World Cup group stage has been fully started on the 25th, but due to the low group order, the final round of Group H will officially start today.

Because of the chaotic situation of qualifying for Group H, and in order to ensure the absolute fairness of the game, the final matchup of this group will kick off at the same time to ensure that the game will not be interfered with by some other external factors.

At 7:30 p.m. local time in South Africa, the final round of Group H matches officially began.

The match between Switzerland and Honduras began on a separate pitch, and at the same time, a sharp whistle sounded over the Loftos Stadium, and the match between Spain and South American powerhouse Chile officially began.

In terms of reputation and influence, the Chilean team is not a traditional powerhouse in the world, but in fact, this team is an out-and-out powerhouse in the South American continent, they have good results in various continental competitions in South America over the years, although they have not won any championships, but the ranking is very high, and they also won the third place in the 1962 World Cup on their home soil, and in the history of this national team, many superstar players have been born, such as Ivan. Zamorano, Marcelo. Salas, David. Pizarro......

This is a team whose strength is not at all proportional to their fame, at least in South America, where they have won against the likes of Brazil and Argentina on many occasions, and their quality should not be underestimated, as evidenced by their ability to qualify from South America, which is full of strong players.

The two consecutive group wins in this World Cup, the first to lock the qualification place in Group H, also proves that this is an extremely good team.