For Matthias. For Fernández, Madrid may not be the Spanish city he is most familiar with, but it is certainly more familiar than London.

When he was still playing for Villarreal, he visited at least three times a season – at the Bernabeu Stadium at Real Madrid, at Atletico Madrid's Calderón Stadium and at Getafe's Estadio Perez.

Perhaps in another season, London will take Madrid's place, as he will be to London at least five times a season......

Villarreal has been a direct rival of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in recent seasons, so every time he visits the stadium of these two teams, Fernandez is most accustomed to hearing boos from the home fans. But since coming to England, he has found that the boos of the Spanish fans are nothing - the craziest fans in the world must be from England!

After the forest team got off the plane, they were interviewed by the media. When Fernandez was asked: "How does it feel to be back in Spain", he replied with a smile: "I don't feel like I'm leaving Spain yet, it's like playing away again. ”

Here, the reporters asked questions not in English, which he did not understand, but in Spanish, which he was familiar with. He also answered questions in Spanish and laughed with reporters, without the inhibitions he had in England.

Donn has taken note of this, and he hopes that performance will help Fernandez perform at his high level.

A reporter asked a question that made Fernandez slightly embarrassed: "You haven't played well so far since the transfer to Nottingham Forest, and some British media say that you are a parallel import in the summer transfer period." What do you think about this? ”

The expression on Fernandez's face froze for a moment before he said: "I'm trying to adapt to the style of the Premier League......

"Ever thought it would be a mistake to move to Nottingham Forest? In fact, Villarreal is also guaranteed to participate in the Champions League...... "Last season, Fernandez's last contribution before leaving Villarreal was to help the team squeeze out Valencia in the final round of matches with one of his assists and successfully qualify for the Champions League.

This time Fernandez was not polite to him: "I want to win the title and I think Nottingham Forest can do that. ”

After speaking, he walked out of the circle of reporters with his head down and boarded the bus that had been waiting outside for a long time.

The reporters turned to Donn, who was at the end of the line, to ask him what he thought about the outcome of the game.

Don didn't give them a good look: "Looking forward to what?" How do I know what the final result will be before the game starts? If you win, I lose, and if you lose, I win? I don't talk about the results or tactics before the game. You're a Spanish journalist, don't you know my rules? ”

In addition to his usual aversion to the media, he must now proceed with caution.

After all, it's away from home, against a team they've never played before. He doesn't know much more about this team than their city rivals.

After saying that, he ignored the unfriendly eyes of the Spanish reporters and followed the team and got into the car.

The door closed slowly and drove away.

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The team is staying at the hotel in Madrid Sur, not far from the Calderón Stadium, and from the windows upstairs you can see the river Manzales, which is lined with low houses and narrow alleys.

This is Madrid's old town, home to all kinds of craftsmen and workers. The houses here look very old compared to those in the northern city, but they are not dilapidated. Almost all of the people who live here are Atletico Madrid fans, and the environment and supporters have made Atletico Madrid a civilian team, so they are at odds with Real Madrid, a symbol of political power.

In that sense, Tony. Donn's Nottingham Forest and Atletico Madrid might still have some intimacy. But now that they are opponents, they have to put aside these boring emotions.

During the two days of acclimatization in Calderón, Don noticed a Chinese restaurant next to him with an interesting name. So he took Don to eat it once.

The taste is not authentic, of course, but the price is very cheap. And the most important thing is that the name is particularly good - "Liangshanbo".

"Liang Shanbo" and "Robin Hood" are almost synonymous, and Don thinks he must frequented one of these Chinese restaurants next to City Stadium.

The "Liangshan heroes" from England made a big fuss about Calderon!

Good luck!

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When Tony. While Donn was leading the team to training at the Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who remained in England, stood at Gareth with flowers. In front of the door of Bale's ward, but he did not rush to knock, for he heard a commotion coming from inside, and after hearing that it was Bell arguing with his puppy and dumpty father, the Dutchman wisely chose to avoid it—and he turned around and went downstairs. He didn't go up the stairs until he saw Bell's father angrily coming out of the elevator.

Then he knocked on the door of Bell's hospital room.

"The two of us don't have to go to Spain." Van Nistelrooy smiled and handed the bouquet to Bell. 'I went to Wilford and the training ground for the first team was empty. So it's up to you. ”

Bell is in a bad mood, that's something very obvious. On the one hand, because he had just quarreled with his father, and on the other hand, ...... In the past, he was a very appearance-conscious player, and he could not carry anything in his bag when playing away games, but a comb and a mirror were essential. He would always fiddle with his hairstyle in the hope of attracting beautiful girls.

But now he even has a beard on his lips and chin, and his hair is messy and sticks to his scalp, which is ugly.

"You can train with the reserves." Bell took the flower, and although he had just had an unpleasant encounter with his father, he still kept a polite attitude towards his respected senior. "Thank you, Luther."

"Ha, my injury is not completely healed, I went to the gym and did strength exercises for a while and left." Van Nistelrooy laughed, trying to soften the air in the room that had just clashed.

Bale set his sights on Van Nistelrooy's right knee, where his own injury was located. He felt a little strange: "Wasn't the operation very successful?" You'll be able to play ...... too."

"Success is success, and to be able to play is to be able to play." "But I'm thirty-four years old, and I'm not as good as I used to be, and that kind of injury is too serious for my age." And I've had a serious injury here. ”

The conversation naturally shifted to injuries.

"I was 24 years old and everyone said I was going to say goodbye to professional football. But I didn't believe in evil, I insisted on getting back on the pitch, and I succeeded. Then I joined Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy smiled and told Bell about his past. You're younger than I was back then, little monkey. You're going to recover better than I am. ”

Speaking of this, Bell lowered his head and looked at his knee: "But I was injured without any impact, and I am worried about my knee ......"

"There's nothing to worry about, it's just an accident." Van Nistelrooy reached out and patted his right knee gently, "Of course you are to blame for this injury, but not your body, but your psyche." I noticed you were a little absent-minded in your warm-up before that game? Did you meet any pretty girl at the captain's party? ”

Bell scratched his head: "No. I was thinking about the Champions Cup, and the league opponents were always familiar faces, so I couldn't get enough of it......"

"So the quality of your warm-up is too low, your body hasn't moved yet, and if you do such a drastic change of direction as soon as you come up, of course your knees won't be able to stand it. It's not a steel part, you can toss it however you want. In fact, there is a fragility there. ”

Van Nistelrooy took his hand back and pressed it to his knee.

'As a professional footballer, you have to love them. If you don't take care of them, they will make you suffer. Bale, you've had a pretty good career, so there are some things you don't know how to cherish, and now you're suffering. It's not a good thing to get hurt, but you have to see something positive in it...... This injury will make you understand a lot. ”

Bell nodded. He thought he had understood something.

"So, you can't sink because you have suffered a serious injury. If you look at those big stars, which one hasn't suffered a major injury? But why did they succeed in the end? ”

"I think I get it, thank you, Luther." Bell looked up and thanked Van Nistelrooy gratefully.

The first few days of the injury were the hardest days for him, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, the good and the bad, so that he could barely think. The mood also became terrible.

I just quarreled with my dad because of this.

His dad reassured him that it wasn't a big deal, and his reason was that "my son is a genius". He glared at him angrily, saying that his father had never experienced such a thing, and of course he would think it was "no big deal". People who have not experienced it will not understand his feelings, so they are not qualified to speak to him. What is genius for? He has heard this sentence since he was a child, and he is tired of hearing it, no matter how talented he is, he is still not lying in bed, like a poor worm?

His father's lips trembled with anger, and he didn't know how to refute him, so he slammed the door and left, leaving him alone in bed to sulk.

For Bale, who firmly believes that "only people who share the same illness can understand their feelings", Van Nistelrooy came at a good time. A person with personal experience can say a sentence that can beat others to say a hundred, because there will be resonance.

Van Nistelrooy wanted to say, "Don't thank me, thank you if you want to." He was the one who asked me to come and see you. ”

But he remembered that he had just heard the father and son arguing at the door. Gareth. What kind of man Bale's father was, almost no one in the team did not know. His most impressive thing is his habit of saying "my son is a genius", but no one will laugh at him, because his son is indeed a genius.

As a father, Van Nistelrooy felt the need to help the father and son reconcile, and ...... Boss, sacrifice yourself!

"Don't thank me, thank your dad if you want to thank you. He called me and asked me to come, and he knew I had a good relationship with you. But he won't let me tell you, you know, being a father has some good face...... But I feel compelled to tell you about it. Only your parents are the ones in this world who will really and absolutely be good for you. At this point, he put his index finger to his lips and winked, "But don't betray me, little monkey." ”

Bell nodded vigorously. He suddenly felt guilty for the big fight he had with his father.

"Recuperate with peace of mind, don't think about anything. I don't know how happy the boss will be when you come back. Van Nistelrooy was afraid that Bell's father would come back, and that the lie he had just woven would be exposed, so he patted Bell on the shoulder and took his leave.

Before leaving, I looked at Bell's eyes again, and there was already a light. The task given to him by the leader, even if it is completed, it is still overfulfilled.

When he came out, he chose to take the stairs for fear of running into Bell's father in the elevator. Sure enough, after coming down the stairs, he saw the fat man who was a head shorter in the crowd waiting to enter the elevator.

He was holding a box from a nearby fast-food restaurant, apparently on his way to buy food for his son.

Remembering the angry look he had as he rushed out of the elevator, and looking at what he was holding in his hand now, Fanny shook his head—father......

With his sunglasses on, his hat buttoned up, and the collar of his shirt up, Van Nistelrooy slipped out of the wall with his neck curled. He came openly when he came, and when he left, he didn't want to cause a stir and attract Bell's father's attention.

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Bell was fiddling with the flowers that Van Nistelrooy had sent when his father pushed the door open. Seeing the bouquet in Bell's hand, he was stunned for a moment: "Who sent it?" ”

Bell was stunned when he saw the things in his father's hand: "Uh...... A friend. "He can't betray his teammates!

Dad walked over, put the lunch box in his hand on the bedside table, and took the bouquet of flowers: "I'll plug it in for you." ”

Bell didn't object, and the two of them felt a little awkward, but it wasn't as strong as before.

After arranging the flowers, Dad walked back, looked at the bag of things on the table, and didn't know how to speak.

Bell suddenly said, "I'm hungry, Daddy." ”

"Ahh It just so happens that I bought you something to eat! Dad was relieved. He unpacked it, "Do you want me to feed you, Gareth?" ”

Bell pouted, "I hurt my knee, not my hand, Dad." Besides, I'm not a three-year-old kid, and I have to be fed ...... food."

"Hey, hey!" Dad was embarrassed to hand the lunch box to his son and sat down to help him pick up the fruit.

"I've decided to go to the U.S. for surgery, Dad."

"Good! Sooner surgery, sooner recovery! ”

"Get well sooner? What's so good? ”

"My son is a genius!"

(To be continued)