Redondo is back on the field!

This became the front page headline of the next day's newspapers, large and small, and even the vast majority of the media in Europe.

This former superstar, who has been out of action for 2 years, has finally returned to the green field and returned to the field of vision of the fans again, so for a while, whether it is England, Italy or Spain, all the fans immediately turned their eyes to Manchester, to the Red Rebels, and to Redondo.

Since the third round of the FA Cup match was only recorded on Granada TV, the footage was so popular that all the media were looking for the last 20 minutes of Redondo's play.

Look at the still chic demeanor on the camera, his running is as smooth as ever, in the fast-paced England, Redondo's speed is very slow and slow, but under his control, the Red Rebels in the last 20 minutes suppressed Hartlepool in all directions.

Every time he scored a ball, the shadow of the past could be vaguely seen, and everyone could see that Redondo could not recover to the peak of the past, but from his last 20 minutes of the game, everyone saw an out-of-print Redondo.

Redondo is irreproducible, in the history of football all over the world, there is such a one!

For a while, the Newton Heath training base was stepped on the threshold, and countless media rushed to interview the manager and Redondo, but they were all refused, and only the chief press officer of the Red Rebels released a statement from the club, saying that Redondo's injury has basically healed, but he is still unable to adapt to the fast-paced professional game, and he still needs time.

At the same time, the club also hopes that the media can give Redondo and the club a more relaxed public opinion environment, and do not want them to put too much pressure on Redondo, after all, he has been away from the stadium for two years.

Considering the craze for Redondo's return to the pitch, and considering Redondo's physical condition, Mourinho did not put Redondo in the squad again in the league game after the game against Hartlepool.

With a number of key players not playing in the FA Cup, they were given plenty of time to rest, which made them stand out at home to Reading, with Kaka netting a hat-trick and Ronaldo, Arjen Robben and Didier Drogba all doing very well.

Many fans and media who came to Old Trafford in the hope of seeing Redondo in the squad were disappointed because Mourinho still didn't put Redondo in the squad.

Speaking to the media after the game, Mourinho said he wanted to be able to give Redondo a quiet environment.

'He's almost 34 years old, it's hard to expect him to play like he did when he was at the peak of his 28 years old, and he hasn't played a minute in two years, what he needs most now is not to get back the glory of the year and conquer all the fans, what he needs most now is to get on track, slowly adapt to the professional league and enjoy the last part of his career!'

"Does that mean you're not going to reuse Redondo?"

Mourinho smiled arrogantly, pointed at the reporter and said: "I admire Redondo's will and persistence, he is a person with noble character, and at the same time he is a professional player, he has been away from the stadium for 2 years, if it wasn't for his persistence, I find it hard to believe that he would be able to return to the stadium, but he did it, but so what? ”

"I have a good communication with Redondo, there are no secrets between us at all, so I know how to use him, and if he wants to play, he will come to me a day in advance and tell me, Jose, I've been doing well lately, and then I'll put him in the squad and see if it's a starter or when he plays."

"We are a team, a whole, whether he is Redondo or Ronaldo, our Red Rebels will always be a whole composed of all the players including the first team, the youth team, we are not a team of one person, our boss often says, in this world, without anyone, the earth still turns, isn't it?"

…………………… Despite the 20 minutes of the FA Cup, Redondo was tired and he had to accept that he could not return to his peak after two years away.

And in the usual training, he can't continue 90 minutes of high-intensity training, he generally only participates in the team's 30-minute training matches, and the rest of the time he will do some rehabilitation training alone, after all, he is 34 years old, he has not played football for two years and has not trained, who can demand anything from him?

Despite the desire of Redondo's fans to see their idol again, Redondo still failed to appear in the squad for the next two league games after Reading, and the Red Rebels were in better form in both league games than before, winning their opponents.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, the Red Rebels hosted Swindon Town in League Two.

Redondo, who had been off for two weeks for this game, is back in the squad.

As soon as the pre-match squad was announced, the FA Cup was immediately popular, not only because it was broadcast live on TV, but also attracted more than 30,000 fans to Old Trafford.

You know, the Red Rebels' home attendance this season is generally around 35,000 to 40,000, and if it is only the league and the League Cup, the attendance of an FA Cup is comparable to the league, which has to be said to be surprising.

Redondo got half an hour of play time in this game, when the Red Rebels had a 2-0 lead, Redondo came off the bench, still as the core of the team, and his performance was also a big improvement from the previous game, especially when he had a long overhead pass, accurate enough to find Villa, who successfully countered offside, and the latter directly pushed the far corner to score.

After assisting his teammate to score, Redondo received the warmest applause from the crowd, and he was treated far more than the goal-scorer Villa, and the fans in the stands kept chanting Redondo's voice.

Redondo just waved his hand at the fans to express his gratitude, but unexpectedly it attracted even louder cheers.

That's superstar!

Even though he has been away from the stadium for two years, all the fans are still looking forward to his return, because he has written a legend of his own in the history of football.

"One day, I must have the same treatment as Fernando!" Sitting in the stands, Curtis said with an envious expression.

Beside him, the first-team players who took turns to rest also nodded, in the past, maybe they would think that playing well and becoming a world-class player is a superstar, but looking at the treatment of Redondo now, they have to overturn this definition, because Redondo is no longer a world-class star, but now who dares to say that he is not a superstar?

…………………… After playing in the FA Cup at Swindon, Redondo was once again omitted from the league squad, as Mourinho had previously mentioned to him, and although he was recovering well, Mourinho did not intend to let him play a lot of games in the short term.

Although Redondo was eager to participate in more competitions, he was well aware that it was a decision made by the lab and the club to protect him, so he accepted it willingly and was more meticulous in his training.

This time, Xiao Yu did not follow the team to the away game, because he was busy with a big thing.

Watching Redondo finish today's training next to the training ground, Xiao Yu walked up to greet him with a smile.

"Hi Fernando!"

"Ah, boss!" Redondo noticed Xiao Yu at this time, since he came on as a substitute for the team, he began to receive the club's salary, which is also Xiao Yu's request, otherwise, he said that he would not give Redondo a chance to play, and he must be coerced to accept the salary, otherwise, with Redondo's surname, he is afraid that he will refuse again.

"Do you have time to talk?" Xiao Yu asked with a smile.

Redondo looked at his sweaty appearance and nodded, "Of course, but give me some time, okay?" ”

"Then I'll be waiting for you in the office!"

Redondo nodded.

Looking at his back, Xiao Yu felt sad for no reason, he was almost 34 years old, how long could he play again?

If he doesn't play, what can he do?

Xiao Yu could see that he had no plans to become a professional coach for the time being, and although he accepted a part-time coaching contract from the Red Rebels, it was only out of pure gratitude.

Even in his previous life, Redondo did not become a coach, although everyone was expecting his comeback, he went to play indoor football, which has to be said to be a bit regrettable, because if he were a manager, he would have been a very good manager, because he has a very deep understanding of football.

But since this is his will, it is impossible for Xiao Yu to force him to stay in the Newton Heath training base to teach, right?

Ten minutes later, Redondo appeared in Xiao Yu's office, and at this time he found that in addition to Xiao Yu, there were also David and Gardner from the Ministry of Commerce, both of whom had met with Redondo a few times, and sat down after saying hello.

"Fernando, I won't beat around the bush, I have negotiated with the Ministry of Commerce, our Red Rebels Charity Foundation intends to cooperate with a charitable organization of the United Nations, and we intend to invite you to be our charity ambassador!"

"Charity Ambassadors?" Redondo was a little surprised.

Xiao Yu nodded, "Yes, basically this is a compulsory surname, and after accepting it, you will have to cooperate with the foundation to carry out a series of promotions and activities, of course, these are carried out outside of your competition and training, and we may also have to cooperate with some large enterprises." ”

Redondo is a smart person, he guessed Xiao Yu's intentions at once, and dared to sympathize with him that he was planning for himself after retiring, hoping to manage Redondo into a brand through charity and a series of activities, just like Nike ran Pele.

In this way, even if you retire in the future, there is no need to worry about your livelihood, which is a lifelong benefit!

(To be continued)