Volume 3 Red Forest Chapter 103 The Night of the Stars (Part II)
"Does anyone think Real Madrid is invincible?" Don asked, standing in the middle of the spacious locker room.
Everyone shook their heads.
"That's right, they just lost to Barcelona, and they lost badly." "So this Real Madrid team has nothing to fear."
Ribery stood up and said with a puzzled expression, "Chief, we didn't say we were afraid......
There was laughter in the locker room, and there were even people who whistled gloatingly.
Don glared at Ribery, the damn French boy, ruining his murderous atmosphere. He had to cough to hide his embarrassment, but the laughter in the locker room couldn't stop for a while. So he had to shut up and wait for the bastards to finish laughing.
When the laughter subsided, Don continued, "Okay, enough laughing, boys? β
Another burst of laughter.
"You'll cry later!" Don pointed at them." To be honest, although our opponent is in a lot of trouble at the moment, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse...... You know what that means, right? So you can't take it lightly, after all, this is their home field, Real Madrid has always been very good on their home ground, we have to be careful with it. Real Madrid are in a bit of a mess at the moment, but there are some of them who can change the game on their own, and these people need to be focused."
Donn turned around and wrote a name on the tactical board β Zidane.
"The Frenchman is the heart of Real Madrid's midfield. He must be watched to death. As long as he can't wield it, Real Madrid's attack will be half paralyzed."
All the Forest players looked serious, and of course they knew how good the captain of the French national team was at No. 10.
"So we have to send someone to keep an eye on ......" Donn pretended to search the crowd, but everyone knew whose name he wanted, so he sat on either side of George Wood, Pepe and Pique, and turned to one side on each side.
"Hmm...... George." Donn pointed at Wood, "You look at Zidane in this game, Real Madrid 5.
Wood nodded, "Okay."
Don glanced at Wood, who replied so crisply. He didn't say anything more, and shifted the conversation to another person.
"Ronaldo." Donn added another name, "Even though he's more than a lap fatter than he was at Barcelona, he's still the most dangerous striker on the planet. Don't give him space to shoot, defenders, you can stick up and defend, he's not as agile as he used to be, take advantage of that. Keep an eye on his runs and watch out for long passes from behind Real Madrid."
The defenders nodded at the same time.
"As for ...... David Beckham. Watch out for his set-pieces. Try to give Real Madrid as few free kick chances as possible with dangerous belts. Remember the lesson of how we lost the first leg. Don't be fooled by his commercial appearance, he's actually very good, he's a real genius."
"And then there was Raul......"
The players listened carefully, and Donn almost talked about all the eleven people in Real Madrid, even the goalkeeper Casillas.
He really did a lot of homework for this game. Heaven rewards hard work, and Don has always believed in this sentence.
The pre-match preparation time passed quickly, and when Don En had "introduced" all the Real Madrid players in one go, it was time for the team to come out of the field.
"Does anyone have any questions?" Don raised his hand. Of course, even if there's a problem, it's too late to bring it up now, guys."
The players laughed: "No, chief! β
"Very well, I hope you guys really don't. I don't want to give you any group points, rankings, qualifying situation, all you need to know is one thing-" Donn paused, looked at everyone, and raised his arm. Just win. Win, win! We're going to get out of this damn group! So, your job is very simple, it's ......."
"Win!!" Everyone stood up and shouted.
Don waved his hand down.
"Awesome, come out!"
"Welcome to the Santiago BernabΓ©u Stadium! Welcome to the temple of football! β
"This is a group stage of the UEFA Champions League Group D. Madrid hosts Nottingham Forest, England! β
Real Madrid's flag was rolled in the stands, fans held portraits of the stars and the Real Madrid anthem "ha1a_madrid" was played on the live radio
Donn looked around at the towering stands, "It's so lively."
Chris Rac stood beside him: "Actually, Nottingham Foresters like this stadium very much."
Donn glanced back at him, "Because we lifted the trophy here for the second time?" β
His assistant nodded: "The Bernabeu has brought us only fond memories."
"Are you hinting at something, David?" Don laughed.
"We'll find out after the game." Chris Rac shrugged.
"Are you nervous, David?"
"It's just a group stage, what's the tension?"
"Well said. It's a pity that our players don't look nervous at all, otherwise I would have asked you to say that to them just now."
They took their eyes off the stands. Throw to the pitch.
Players from both sides are lining up to shake hands and then gather for photos from the media.
Red land Nottingham Forest. Real Madrid in white, flashing lights in the stands, and the tumultuous clamor of the flapping flags...... The scene that could only be tried and experienced in FM games before the time travel, and which can only be seen in front of the TV, now really appears in front of Don.
And those stars who can only look up...... Zinedine Zidane, Raul, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Robert Carlos......
He thought of the trip of this "Galaxy Battleship" to China for two consecutive years, and the crazy scene was still vivid. He suddenly snorted from his nostrils.
Superstar?
Galactic Battleship?
Is the universe invincible?
There is no such thing as an invincible armada in this world, let me sink you today!