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The goalkeeper, in fact, is a very, very special position, very different from the players in other positions on the pitch, because no matter how many players there are in other positions, there will always be only one goalkeeper, and only the goalkeeper can use his hands.

When many people talk about goalkeepers, they always mention Gianluigi Buffon at Inter Milan, Casillas at Real Madrid, Reina from Liverpool, Petr Cech from Chelsea, or Kahn who has retired, etc., and these goalkeepers are among the best in almost all statistics.

But is it because they are the strongest?

Not necessarily!

Friedel, Schwarzer, Jaskelainen, Given, Frey, Cesar, ......,

There is such a group of goalkeepers, they are not famous, but in the field of professional head coaches, they may even get more praise than these so-called top goalkeepers, and the reason why they are not famous is not necessarily from strength, there is also a very important place, chance!

If Diego Lupes stays at Real Madrid for the rest of his life and doesn't go to Villarreal, then no one will ever admit his quality, even if Di Palma has a higher opinion of his body template than Casillas.

A goalkeeper with a near-perfect body and outstanding goalkeeping skills, Diego Ropes has lived in the shadow of Casillas for a long time, so much so that he has missed the years when the goalkeeper has improved the most, and if it weren't for the transfer to Villarreal, everyone would have the impression that he would only be a substitute for Casillas, and nothing else.

But now, even Manchester United has taken a fancy to him!

Casillas rarely sat on the bench at the Bernabeu Stadium, and in the first leg of the Copa del Rey against Mallorca, Antonio. Adan has been in excellent form, and the Spanish national youth captain has been getting better and better in recent times as he gets more opportunities to play.

Professional players are like that, only official matches can only be used to maximize the potential and form of players, Anthony uh... Adan is playing in the second division, and he doesn't need to show his strength, and now he is completely out of the game when he is competing with so many top players.

While Antonio and Adan were highly praised, Casillas suffered one of the worst slumps of his career, having barely sat on the bench at the Bernabeu since he replaced Ilgener for Real Madrid, especially when he was not injured.

1.90 meters, typical goalkeeper height, 21 years old, still in the process of rapid progress and improvement, need more professional games to accumulate rich experience, and then quickly improve their strength, Antonio, Adan after coming to the first team, and the players in the back line are also very good, and even dare to communicate with them more actively than Casillas, and even command them.

Exceptional reflexes, flexible body, and despite his tall and strong stature, give him the advantage of high confrontation, but his slow pace allows him to make up for this with more anticipation and positional sense, and Antonio and Adan have improved significantly in this area.

Di Palma once jokingly said in training that whether it is Diego Lupes or Antonio, Adan will not lose to Casillas on the basis, or even better than Casillas.

This sentence made a special impression on Casillas!

They are all Spanish goalkeepers, and they all have the typical characteristics of Spanish goalkeepers, that is, the small penalty area is super, the big penalty area is amateur, when Reina first arrived in Liverpool, there is nothing to say about the goalkeeping technique in the small penalty area, but it is not good within the large penalty area, and it is related to Spain's advocating ground cooperation, and the Spanish goalkeeper has certain defects when dealing with high balls. …,

But it's also a flaw, Anthony, who is 6 centimeters taller than Casillas, um... Adan is undoubtedly more advantageous.

Let's put it this way, Casillas has, such as excellent reflexes, the ability to make consecutive saves, Adan and Diego, Lopes have, he is most admired by everyone is that he is one of the few goalkeepers after Buffon who does not save dead corners, and in this regard, Adan is also not bad.

Everyone knows that strikers are staring at the goalkeeper, and they all desperately want to hit the goalkeeper's dead corner, what dead corner, if not specifically indicated, almost all strikers will hit the left side of the goal and above, why?

Just think about it in your mind, a goalkeeper with a right hand and right foot, making a flying save to the left, what is the probability of saving the ball with his right hand, that is the fatal flaw of almost all right-footed goalkeepers.

In this game, Deportivo La Coruna also hit a high ball on the left side of the goal several times, but Adan saved the ball steadily again and again, for the simple reason that he, like Casillas, is left-handed!

Sitting on the bench at the Bernabeu Stadium, Casillas's eyes always involuntarily swept over the head coach standing in front, he was a little angry in his heart, but he also knew very well that Yang Cheng was right to do this, it was his own reasons that led to the current situation, and even if he was really taken the main position by Antonio and Adan because of this, he couldn't blame anyone.

This reminded him of a goalkeeper he respects very much, a goalkeeper who has been rarely mentioned by the media, Ilgena!

When fans talk about German goalkeepers, they talk about Kahn, Lehmann, Schumacher and Koepck, but they rarely hear the name of Real Madrid's former main goalkeeper Ilgener.

Yes, he has been playing for Cologne for a long time, not a top team, not much famous, although he helped Germany win the World Cup in 90, and he is also the youngest main goalkeeper of the championship team in the history of the World Cup, and the first goalkeeper in the history of the World Cup not to concede a goal in the final.

But in 94, because of a falling out with Vogts, the very individual Irgener chose to retire from the national team at the age of 27, and then the rise of Kopke, Kahn and others.

Leaving the German national team, Ilgener switched to Real Madrid, which was a hand-picked deal by Capello, and he also used a near-perfect season to help Real Madrid win the league championship, and then Heynckes made a decision to play a league and a cup in order to accommodate the two top goalkeepers of Canizares and Ilgena, and in the end, Canizares became the hero of Real Madrid's Champions League again, and Ilgener was hidden behind people again.

In the +8099 season after that, the performance of the whole Real Madrid team was not very ideal, especially in the midfield, which led to the team conceding too many goals, and the main goalkeeper Ilgner was also subject to a lot of controversy, which made him hold his breath and wanted to prove himself again in the 99/00 season, but unexpectedly, a serious injury stopped him.

The story after that is known to everyone, a history of the rise of a legendary goalkeeper!

Ilgener was seriously injured, and the second goalkeeper Bisari collapsed under pressure, but there was also news that he was reprimanded by coach Toshak, and then Casillas came to the top, and since then, in front of Real Madrid's goal line, it has always been this not tall youth player, and his outstanding performance has also completely lost Ilgena after returning from injury.

Manchester United was going to poach Ilgner that year, but the annual salary of the two sides could not be negotiated, otherwise, with Ferguson's optimism about Ilgener, the German goalkeeper could not guarantee that he would not regroup at Manchester United.

At this moment, sitting on the bench, Casillas couldn't help but ask in his heart, "When Hakata sat on the bench and watched me and played for him, did he feel the same as I do now?" ”…,

It was Casillas who spun behind Ilgener's ass and stole in training; Now it's Antonio, Adan is spinning behind Casillas's ass, and he is also stealing and learning in training, how similar is this situation to everything back then?

What is wrong is that it was Cassimulas who replaced Ilgena back then, and now he is the one who is replaced!

At the age of 32, Ilgener was at the peak of his prime as a goalkeeper, and now Casillas, who is now 27 years old, is also in his prime.

"Am I going to be replaced?" Casillas had such an idea for the first time.

Although he quickly put this idea behind him, because he felt that it was simply impossible, with his performance and status at Real Madrid over the years, with his position in the hearts of the fans, no one could replace him, at least not for a short time.

But in his heart, he faintly felt that in this world, there is nothing impossible!

What did he replace Ilgena with back then?

Isn't it just the head coach who supports it, and then slowly plays down one game after another, and then conquers the fans with his performance?

If Antonio and Adan perform better than themselves, coupled with the support of the head coach, who can guarantee that what happened back then will not happen again?

The fans are forgetful, in their opinion, the interests of the team are higher than the individual, whoever performs well, who should play, as long as Adan performs better than Casillas, why can't he play the main team?

It's been seven years, and since Ilgener announced his retirement in frustration, Casillas has never felt the pressure of this kind of competition at this moment, and this pressure has made him even a little strange and a little uncomfortable, because he has been used to the treatment of being able to play for so many years, no matter whether he performs well or not.

Raul, Guti, Carlos, Hierro, Redondo...... One by one, his teammates left, sat on the bench, and even went up to the stands, only he was still firmly standing in front of Real Madrid's goal, but this time, he really felt a pressure.

Will I be replaced?

Although there is no captain Casillas, the captain's armband is worn on Ramos' shoulder, this is not the first time Ramos has worn the captain's armband, and he has done his job well, leading the team to a 6-0 slaughter of Deportivo La Coruna at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Anthony's house... As a goalkeeper, Adan once again won the recognition of all the fans, and he saved at least two dangerous scoring chances and multiple shots from Deportivo La Coruna in this game, and his outstanding performance was recognized by his teammates.

I believe that there are many people who even forgot the existence of Casillas in the process of the game, and it was only after the game that when they walked off the court, they noticed that Casillas, who had a grim face and no expression, sat on the bench for a full 90 minutes.

It's a very cruel thing!

Because Casillas is already the current de facto captain of Real Madrid, but he was pressed to the bench without injury or illness, which is definitely not a small matter, on the contrary, it is a big thing.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter chased Yang Cheng and asked him why he went to Anthony's house... Dan? Why not Casillas?

"I have the same idea as the team's medical team, we both feel that with Igor's current situation, the best thing to do for the time being is to rest, he himself accepts this advice, and I always believe that the best St. Cassie will come back again!"

Yang Cheng's reasons and excuses are perfect and impeccable, everyone knows that it may be an excuse, but no one can find a handle. …,

Casillas also knows that this is the manager's way of putting pressure on him, and he knows very well that Real Madrid needs a consistent goalkeeper, but whether he is training during the winter break or training camp, his performance in the next few games is really not ideal.

He can't question Yang Cheng's words, he can't say that I have no problem, because that means that he and Yang Cheng have completely fallen out, which is something he can't do, because to be honest, he also respects Yang Cheng in his heart, and respects this head coach who has brought him progress and helped him achieve higher honors.

So he can only accept it!

And when the game ended and all the players walked back to the locker room, Yang Cheng deliberately stayed and waited for Casillas, so he said, "Does it remind you of everything 9 years ago?" ”

Yes, Casillas did recall everything back then, and some of them he almost forgot about himself, and he couldn't recall his thoughts if he wasn't sitting on the bench.

And thinking back on all this, in the end, he remembered what Yang Cheng once said.

"Have you ever doubted and questioned yourself, how do you have everything you have now?"

yes, why?

Why did he suppress Ilgena and firmly occupy the main position?

Is his strength stronger than Ilgena? Or is Ilgener too weak?

No, it's because he is always doing his best to do his job every game and every training, making progress in a down-to-earth manner, using his performance on the field and diligence in training to convince all his teammates, all the head coaches, and everyone in the world, so that they feel that this kid really deserves!

In this world, many times, it is not that you have the strength and talent, which means that you should succeed, on the contrary, there are many powerful and talented people, but most of them are not successful, is it really just because they are unlucky, so they will not meet them?

Suddenly, Casillas kind of understood, he was 27 years old, and he knew how to look and think about problems with a more rational and mature mind, so after the game, he was met by a familiar reporter and asked about his substitute, and he smiled and said that there was no problem.

"Yes, the boss is right, I have indeed encountered some problems recently, and I am in the process of adjustment, but I believe that I will soon regain my main position!"

"Antonio is a goalkeeper with a lot of potential and a very friendly team-mate, I don't have any problems with him, and I hope that all the media should not continue to doubt him and target him, because he trained his own, relied on his own diligence and hard work, relied on his own strength, and got the position, and I am convinced of that!"

'I'll tell Antonio that it's a healthy competition between us, we don't have any problems, it's all in the interest of the team, and I think he's been really good and improving lately, so I'll congratulate him!'

As Real Madrid captain, Casillas showed his demeanor and fulfilled his responsibility to take care of his team-mates.

Yang Cheng couldn't help but smile very relieved after hearing Casillas's reply, because at the very least, what he saw was a steady team captain, a real San Cassie, and this also proved that Casillas had understood what his problem was.

Sure enough, in the training session the next day, Casillas came to the team early, took the initiative to greet Yang Cheng, apologized, and assured that he would adjust his emotions well and not let his private life affect his performance on the court. …,

"Now I'm attacking Antonio's main position, boss!" Casillas even joked.

But in the second leg of the Copa del Rey against Mallorca in midweek, Antonio. Adan still won it, and he also helped his team win 1-0 at home to Mallorca, and then knocked Mallorca out of the Copa del Rey with an aggregate score of 2-0.

If there is a big upset in the knockout round of 8 of the Copa del Rey, it must belong to Barcelona.

After finally crossing the threshold of Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 knockout round, it welcomed Espanyol again, in fact, this signing is not bad, Espanyol has not performed well this season, and is not even as good as Mallorca, but Barcelona's problems are also more serious.

After a 0-0 draw away from home in the first leg, at the Camp Nou, Barcelona's problems on the bench were exposed, and although Bojan soon almost broke the Spaniards with a brace, it was soon the two goals of Tamudo that helped the Spaniards reverse Barcelona and knock them out of the Copa del Rey.

is also a substitute lineup, even Real Madrid is a full substitute, Barcelona is a semi-substitute, Mallorca and Espanyol are about the same strength, both teams also tried their best, but Real Madrid finally won, Barcelona was eliminated, which has to say that the gap between the benches of the two teams is still not small.

However, Real Madrid's Copa del Rey encounter is not optimistic, as they face Sevilla in the semi-finals.

This La Liga powerhouse, which has been unable to make a difference in the league, is now determined to make a difference in the Copa del Rey, which will be a big obstacle for Real Madrid to continue to move forward in the Copa del Rey.

However, due to Barcelona's tight pressure in the league and the team is about to usher in the knockout round of the Champions League, Yang Cheng must lean towards the event, no matter from which point of view, the Copa del Rey cannot become Real Madrid's main offensive event.

Whether it's Real Madrid or Yang Cheng, the real goal is the league and the Champions League! ）