football's most handsome

Chapter 138

Casillas is a little sad.

He will now send his sweetheart to the airport before embarking on a flight to Manchester.

When Juan was about to turn around, his heart tightened.

Probably, this is the most tactful farewell.

Juan looked at him dumbfounded: "I just went to see Sir Alex, don't look at me with my dead eyes, okay?"

"I think you are going to die this time." Casillas looked at him very seriously, "So you want to give me a farewell kiss before you die?"

Juan smiled helplessly, took two steps forward and directly held the young general's face, kissed him on both sides, and then pecked hard on the middle: "Don't worry, I'm just going to eat eel jelly, see you next time .”

Casillas was stunned. It wasn't until Juan disappeared at the security checkpoint that he subconsciously touched his face and licked his lips, feeling his cheeks were burning.

"...wait a minute, what is jelly eel...?"

For some reason, Casillas subconsciously felt that maybe this thing would be the thing that made them say goodbye? ?

When Juan got off the plane, he was met by Darren, Ferguson's second son.

Although Darren is ten years older than Juan, there are still many common topics between the two of them. After all, both of them are coaches now. Although they coach in different leagues, they are colleagues after all. A kind of complaint about various things in the team.

Of course, when it comes to coaching, Darren also admires it in various ways. After all, Juan actually got his coaching certificate within a year... and he is so successful in the top league. If it had been like this all the time, my old man might be overjoyed.

"Speaking of which, I really didn't expect you to send my father a jersey, and it was his..." Darren complained, "You don't even know how ugly my father's face was when he just received it. .”

"Is your body in the way?" Juan was more concerned about this question.

"That's nothing, he's in good health." Darren also knew what Juan was worried about, and comforted him with a smile on his face, "Actually, the old man is not as angry as he looks, so don't worry."

Juan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two returned to Ferguson's house talking and laughing. Juan even brought a bottle of Ferguson's favorite red wine along the way.

When he arrived at Ferguson's house, Juan immediately felt chills behind him—why did he say that?

Aunt Casey welcomed him in with a smile, while Ferguson sat on the sofa with a frosty face and narrowed his eyes to look at him, making him feel a little hairy in his heart.

"Uh, sir..." Juan smiled and stood there without daring to move. Casey looked at her husband's face, couldn't help but smile, then turned around and called her son into the kitchen help.

"But Mom, are you really okay?" Darren was still very worried when he entered the kitchen. After all, he still knew the power of his father, but the "hairdryer" didn't respond at all today, which was terribly abnormal.

"What can be the matter?" Casey smiled and opened the refrigerator and took out the eel jelly from inside. "Come help me, it's a bit heavy."

"Just, father..." Darren was very worried.

"It's okay." Casey was very calm, "Your father is not as angry as he seems."

"Really?" Darren was still a little skeptical. At this moment, he heard a burst of hearty laughter from the living room - he knew from the sound that it was indeed his father.

"...???" Darren felt that the world was no longer on the same level. Why was his father suddenly so happy?

"Let me just say it." Casey picked up the tray knowingly, "Bring me the saucer."

"Oh, okay." Darren calmed down for a while, and then went out after doing a good job of mental preparation, only to find that it was a joyous scene outside.

...What is the situation.

Juan Diaz and his father are talking to each other like best friends they haven’t seen in a hundred years—well, it’s normal for these two people to be both teachers and friends—but the agreed tomorrow is Juan Diaz. What about the anniversary of Diaz's death? !

Compared to Darren's dumbfounded, Kathy was much calmer. She put down the eel jelly she had carefully made for a long time, and wiped her hands: "What are you talking about?"

"Talking about the last round of the Champions League." Juan felt uncomfortable when he said it, he blinked subconsciously and then looked pitifully at Ferguson. Ferguson didn't say anything at all, but just spread his hands: "I didn't say anything. , It’s all said by this kid.”

Casey has a rule at home, which is to try not to bring official business into the house. Although Ferguson is a workaholic, he still loves his wife very much, so he basically does not talk about these things at home.

But is this a manageable situation?

Juan will only have time to visit them on the rest day. This is what they all know. The game just ended yesterday, so this is a good time.

——Of course, it is also the main time for the two coaches to talk about the results of last night.

"Well, at least you don't talk about these things when you are eating eel jelly. In the afternoon, I will go to the supermarket with Selina next door, and I will leave space for you to chat slowly."

Juan and the lord looked at each other, and said in unison: "Do you want to accompany?"

"No, no, no, I guess I'll accompany you, and you're also paralyzed over there." Casey waved her hand, she had already figured out the routine!

The three men all laughed.

But to be honest, eel jelly is an anti-human invention, and their Aunt Casey’s cooking is particularly authentic. Even Darren, who grew up eating this craft, couldn’t help but frown when he ate it. , but Juan was still able to maintain a very calm expression, eating up the eel jelly in front of him spoon by spoon, which made Casey's expression soften a lot.

They spent the whole afternoon chatting, and when it was almost evening, Casey looked at the time and got up: "Okay, I'm going to the supermarket, and I'll make dinner when I come back."

"Ok."

After watching the only female boss leave, the three of them looked at each other, got up at the same time and went directly to the study room - this was the only place where Ferguson was allowed to talk about football at home.

Sitting in his chair, Ferguson stretched first: "Okay, it's finally time for our conversation!"

The "we" he said refers to the conversation of three people as coaches. Darren is still studying as a coach, Juan has only coached Deportivo for less than a season, and they are sitting in front of them. An old driver with coaching experience... Ahem, veteran coach.

It can be said that no matter what, it is the time when they can study hard.

"Speaking of which, you double-killed Arsenal." When Ferguson said this, he brought an inexplicable complacency—not only he could double-kill Wenger, but his disciples could also double-kill Wenger. !

"Yeah, but to be honest, I got the inspiration after watching the game between you and Arsenal. Otherwise, I would really have to spend more time thinking." Juan said with a smile, and Sir Alex waved his hand: " Come on, don't flatter me, I don't want to do that."

Of course, that's what he said. Judging from his expression, Sir Alex is still very useful. Darren looked on in amazement.

—So what exactly did Juan Dias do to calm his father down? ?

He is really curious...

"Speaking of which, I don't know if it's a coincidence." Juan smiled and said, "Will Manchester United play Chelsea in the next game?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" As soon as Chelsea was mentioned, Ferguson became more energetic, and his eyebrows were beaming at that moment. Obviously, Ferguson was very happy about the appearance of an opponent.

Well, football is only fun when there are evenly matched opponents!

Juan also knew what Ferguson was thinking, so he couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled: "No, it's just that their head coach and I are an agent, so I just care a little bit."

"What's there to care about?" Sir Alex waved his hand casually, "As far as the starting point is concerned, you are much taller than him."

Juan couldn't laugh or cry: "But in terms of grades, I am on the same level as others."

"What's the matter." Ferguson grinned, "The La Liga Triple Crown sounds better than the Portuguese Super League Triple Crown, right? No matter what, La Liga is one of the five major leagues."

"What is La Liga, no matter what... well, I may not be able to win the Triple Crown. After all, the last few in the Champions League are not easy to deal with. The defense in Serie A is too difficult. Didn't you also suffer? ?”

Darren was dumbfounded when he heard that.

Wait a minute, what are these two talking about? ?

Triple Crown? ?

Whose Triple Crown?Juan's?

"AC Milan is difficult to deal with." When he said this, Ferguson was also a little disappointed, "But this does not mean that they cannot be dealt with... If Cristiano grows for another year or two, no matter which team he encounters The team is gone."

"That's right." Juan nodded. He still knows his teammates very well. Cristiano's talent can be said to be one in a million. Coupled with Sir Alex's control, if he works harder, the future His football is definitely his world. "Speaking of which, Kaka in AC Milan is really good. Cristiano even mentioned him to me."

"Oh, that Kaka." Ferguson waved his hand lazily, "Give it up, Berlusconi won't sell Kaka, he's a baby to that kid."

Berlusconi is the chairman of AC Milan. Similarly, this person is also a tycoon in the Italian media industry and the current Italian Prime Minister. He is indeed not short of money. Now the team of AC Milan itself is too old. , how can the whole team not love it?

And the 3000 to [-] million bids from other teams are really nothing to the Italian prime minister who is now rich and powerful.

"I know," Juan nodded with a smile, "I didn't say I would buy him... But from your tone, it seems that you have made an offer to Kaka?"

"Yes." As soon as he said it, Sir Alex seemed to exude a soaring murderous aura. "Damn labor certificate, damn FA...otherwise Kaka would have been at Manchester United."

Juan couldn't help smiling. Of course he knew what was going on. At that time, he had just come to Manchester United to relax. Sir Alex was thinking about that Brazilian. It's a pity that the FA stipulates that foreign players must have a labor certificate——

There are certain procedures and requirements for applying for a labor certification.

Unfortunately, Kaka did not meet the standard, and Ferguson can only watch this good seed switch to Serie A, and then quickly take root there and thrive.

"Speaking of which, your Lionel Messi..." Sir Alex turned his head and narrowed his eyes to look at him. Juan was taken aback, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"My lord, if you count it, you are the third person who asked me about the price of Messi."

"The third one?" Sir Alex was also taken aback, "So few?"

"No, these three people asked questions in front of me..." Juan waved his hand, "One for you, one for Benitez, one for Wenger..."

"Wenger wants it too?" Sir Alex narrowed his eyes and began to feel that things became interesting. "Then how did you answer?"

"I said, Lionel Messi is worth 4000 million."

"4000 million?" His Excellency was taken aback for a moment, and then fell silent. Darren looked at his father, and then at Juan who was smiling and silent. For some reason, he felt that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit stagnant.

Soon his father spoke again, with some caution in his voice: "Not a penny?"

"Yes." Juan nodded with a smile, "This is the contract that Deportivo and Messi signed at the beginning, and the transfer fee is increasing year by year. According to the increase, Lionel Messi's The transfer fee would have been $[-]m a year before he was free."

[-] million? !

Darren's breathing became rapid: "You... When will his time end?"

Juan returned him with a calm smile: "The summer transfer period of 2014."

"..." Sir Alex and Darren looked at each other, feeling a little absurd.

Is he crazy?

How can anyone sign a ten-year contract? !

And no matter how you say it, Messi is still just a young player. He hasn't proved his stage or ability. Is it really good to bet 2000 million on this little guy? !

Juan also knew the concerns of these two people, he smiled, and then said softly: "Let's see, as long as we give him a chance..."

"But you can only let him play in the reserve team now." Ferguson couldn't help but said.

"It's okay, Sir, don't worry." Juan smiled, "Our Laco will definitely have a lot of injuries in the end, and it's time for young people like them to play."

"..." Ferguson was speechless.

"I know it's not right for me to do this." Juan thought of when he played for Manchester United before, the whole team was very protective of him and Cristiano.

I have to say that Manchester United is really a very interesting team.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, everyone at Manchester United will play hard and score goals, trying to stabilize the result of the game in the 10 minutes. What about the next 10 minutes?

Leave it to Juan and Cristiano to have fun!

At this time, Cristiano seemed to be having fun on the court as if he had lost his rein, and Juan didn't know what to say.

To be honest, this is also the best way for a team to bring children. However, there are too many young people on Juan's side, and there are also many old people, so it is doomed that Deportivo can't be like all young and middle-aged Compared with Manchester United, they can only fight sideways.

But this is also a little bit good. At least the children of Deportivo were all in the reserve team. After a few games of the first team, they are stronger than most of the reserve players. many.

So Juan also knows that the more critical the next schedule is, the more he will take his children forward bravely.

Because Juan had to go to work the next day, Juan had to leave overnight. Sir Alex and Darren drove him to the airport. At the airport, Darren handed him a box: "Take it, this is A piece of my mother's heart."

"?" Juan looked at the package, "What is it?"

“A whole box of jelly eel :D”

"..." Juan was silent for a while, then nodded with difficulty, "Thank you very much, Aunt Casey."

"Speaking of which, there was a person who liked to eat the eel jelly she made before." The old man said suddenly, startling the two of them. "She couldn't help but make a lot, so you can take it back and eat."

"Okay." Juan nodded, picked up his things, turned around and changed a ticket to Madrid.

——When Beckham saw Casillas standing at the door, he was stunned.

Thanks to Spain's weird schedule, it's not time for them to go to training now: "What's the matter Igor?"

You know, if Casillas really has something to do, he will call him early and make an appointment, so he won't come running over so suddenly, standing in front of his house and almost smashing the door...

Casillas' face was a bit ugly, but he still stretched out his hand directly: "Take it, it's from Manchester."

"Ah?" Beckham was dumbfounded, "Then why...uh, how did this come about?"

"Juan went to Manchester yesterday, and I brought it for you on the way. I said it was a thank you for the jersey." When he said this, Casillas had a very ugly expression. Of course, it was not because he was so early in the morning. Picked up someone at the airport, but the person asked him to hand over something, then turned around and left, but because...

He also tasted this stuff, which was specially reserved by Juan for him. Originally, he ate it with the idea of ​​"how can it be so delicious, why do you want to go to the Lord's house to eat it?", but at that moment The fishy smell, sticky and greasy feeling that hit the soul made him in a trance, and he couldn't recover for a long time, so he served it directly to an Englishman without any burden.

"Uh, what is it?" The Englishman took the package in his hand blankly, smelled it and his eyes lit up: "Eel jelly!"

"..." Casillas looked at Beckham with a terrified look, because he found that the number one handsome guy in England seemed to... really like eel jelly?

"Hey, this stuff is delicious, did Juan bring it back from Manchester?"

"Yes, Aunt Casey made it herself." Casillas nodded and repeated. Seeing the handsome guy in England overjoyed, he suddenly began to wonder whether he ate it in the wrong way. Feel bad?

Seeing that Casillas was eager to give it a try, Beckham directly invited, "Would you like to have a taste? Aunt Casey's craftsmanship is amazing!"

Casillas nodded directly, but after 5 minutes, his tears were about to flow out.

It is still the "deliciousness" that hits the soul! ! !

"Oh, I know you Spaniards are not used to this kind of food, and you don't understand British food."

Casillas looked at the person in front of him who was talking eloquently and eating eel jelly, and was a little speechless. "...What kind of strong taste buds are you..."

"It's not a strong taste bud, it's..." Beckham smiled and lowered his head, "The most familiar taste."

He paused, sighed and smiled: "Victoria doesn't like me eating eel jelly, because the calories are too high, and authentic eel jelly can't be found in the whole of Spain, I didn't expect to eat it today... By the way, Juan is How did you get on the plane?"

"I don't know about him." Casillas shook his head, "But speaking of it, your food in England is really... amazing."

"It's okay." Beckham thought for a while, and then stuffed another large mouthful of frozen eel into his mouth. Casillas saw that the corner of his mouth twitched.

...What's so delicious about this thing...?

To be honest, not only Casillas can't understand, but Juan can't either, but he still ate up Aunt Casey's eel jelly, and returned to La Coruña to start his day's work, and accepted the TV station's interview.

"As the youngest Champions League coach in history and also the youngest in La Liga, do you have any thoughts on the current form of the Champions League?"

"No opinion." Juan smiled calmly, "We are not proud when we win, and we are not discouraged when we lose. That's it."

"So the next league game against Barcelona, ​​do you have anything to say?"

"No." The smile on Juan's face carried a very calm arc.

What can I say?Just roll up your sleeves and get going!The Riazor had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"Welcome everyone to the Riazor Stadium! Tonight our Deportivo will face Barcelona at home. At present, we have double-killed Real Madrid. Whether we can double-kill Barcelona now depends on today!"

"Barcelona's coach Frank Rijkaard has come up with his strongest lineup. It seems that he is much more relaxed in the transfer of personnel without the pressure of the Champions League. Lunia will fight to the death!"

"Barcelona's starting lineup, goalkeeper Valdes; defenders Puyol, Van Bronckhorst, Sylvigno, Edmilson; midfielders, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Deco, Ine Sta; strikers Henrik Larsson, Eto'o... Barcelona is going to play 4-4-2!"

"Barcelona's lineup is indeed strong in attack. They have a strong midfielder who can support the striker in the front and adjust the defense in the back. Especially the midfielder has both an organizing midfielder like Deco and a scheduling type like Harvey. In midfield, there is also an attacking midfielder Ronaldinho, and a cannonball midfielder Iniesta, it can be said that Barcelona's configuration is perfect enough."

"Of course, this doesn't mean that Deportivo's configuration is not good. This game...uh." Dean was stunned for a while, then lowered his head and looked carefully for a while: "Am I not mistaken?"

"what happened?"

"Hey, you know it when you listen to it... Deportivo's starting lineup, goalkeeper Diego Lopez; defenders Andrade, Capdevila, Juan Sorin; midfielder Juan Be Lelon, Pablo Aimar, Juan Riquelme, Fernando Gago, Fernando Redondo; Ricardo Quaresma up front... Lionel Messi."

"...???" Frank snatched the list from Dean, "It's really Messi!"

"Cough, it's worth mentioning that for this game, Deportivo have sent three former Barcelona players, namely Juan Riquelme, Lionel Messi and Ricardo Quarre. Sima... It seems that no matter what, Juan is still a person who will take revenge."

"Revenge must be done?"

"That's right, look, if you win this game, wouldn't it be a bare (.) slap in the face?"

"What's wrong with that?" Frank glanced at him, and waved his hands carelessly: "Let me tell you this, I like to watch the excitement and face slaps the most!"

"Me too!" Dean agreed with a surprising nod. "But I'm thinking, what kind of formation is Deportivo going to come up with?"

"... Isn't it just a 3-5-2 formation?" Frank was a little confused.

Dean held back a smile in his heart: "Are you sure?"

Juan Diaz is so badass!

First of all, in the lineup, he put on a look of contempt for his opponents, and he did indeed deploy a young lineup, which seemed to be a harbinger of arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

But look at his starting lineup, and then look at the performance of everyone in the previous games-Quaresma generally plays the role of mobilizing and supporting the offense in the middle, Fernando Gago can go anywhere, and the defense is also good. I can give it a try, so if you think about it carefully, this is 4-5-1!Defensive counterattack! !

Moreover, several of Deportivo's midfielders and defensive midfielders are excellent players who can fight and grab, and require skills, skills, abilities, and abilities. So it's just saying bluntly to Barcelona: My pants have been taken off, come on up!

"The most surprising thing is that Lionel Messi finally ushered in the starting lineup again. In the previous game, he had a short substitute time, and his performance was not ordinary. I don't know if this striker will give People bring surprises.”

As soon as the game started, the two teams rolled up their sleeves without saying a word and started working!

The first to have a chance to shoot was Barcelona's players. Their midfielder Ronaldinho forced a breakthrough and shot wide of the far post. initiative.

In the 6th minute, Bellerón and Aimar made a two-for-one cooperation and broke into the penalty area to pass a cross. Quaresma responded with a direct shot. The ball hit the outside of the post and flew out of the baseline, which shocked Valdés into a cold sweat. .

"Oh! Quaresma is especially concerned about this game! He broke out on the court with an amazing desire to fight!"

In the 7th minute, Riquelme made a free kick. Belleron passed the ball into the penalty area. Gago, who jumped high, grabbed the first spot in the penalty area. Unfortunately, his header hit the goal. After hitting the crossbar and then popping the baseline, Valdes escaped again.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, Deportivo hit the crossbar and the goal post in a row. Obviously, although they changed the formation, it still did not affect the good state of the Deportivo players when they attacked.

Juan knew in his heart that there was no problem with Fernando Gago playing in the middle, and he could still help the offense on this side. After Juan Riquelme returned to the right, he was better than the organization on the left. More deadly.

In addition, Riquelme himself is a midfielder capable of attacking and defending well. His running and sprinting ability on the right will not decline. Such a formation may not be as balanced as the opposing 4-4-2, but in terms of offense, it must be more aggressive, layered, and sharper!

At this moment, Aimar and Riquelme work together to entangle the opponent's two midfielders, with Belleron behind him cutting the connection between the opponent's striker and midfielder, Quaresma and Lionel Messi Double-team the opponent's full-back with their own full-back on the wing.

Such a high-pressure press is very risky, because once the opponent passes the ball to the striker, it will be a striker-backline situation, and teammates may not even have time to make up for it.

Barcelona obviously didn't expect Deportivo to grab so fiercely, and they even had the vicious atmosphere of a Premier League team. They were caught off guard for a while, and the midfielder almost couldn't control the ball, so they could only pass back.

Lionel Messi used his flexibility to constantly harass the opponent's defense, forcing the opponent to play the ball. In a hurry, Redondo cleared the ball. In the midfield, Juan Sorin played the ball before Xavi Stopped, and then passed a straight pass to Quaresma in the frontcourt.

Quaresma dribbled the ball straight to the inside, followed by a one-two with Belleron. He broke through the opponent's back line and faced the opponent's back line. Messi looked at the position and prepared to counter-offside. Van Bronck Horst went to mark, Quaresma made a cross from the right, and Belleron also pressed into the middle. After Larsson went to mark Messi, Belleron drove the ball straight into the penalty area.

He took the ball to the top corner of the small penalty area, and he already had a chance to shoot. Puyol moved over to close up and press, Henry knocked back in the middle, and Quaresma, who was facing the ball, did not stop the ball. Heavy bombardment!

Barcelona, ​​which is completely defensive in the middle, has nothing to do with this shot.

Valdez fell to the ground and threw the ball, but the force was too great, and the ball was deflected and flew into the goal.

"Goooooal!!! Ricardo Quaresma!! Unexpected, too unexpected!! Deportivo has started to press directly from the high position since the opening. Once the defense is partially torn apart by the opponent, the defense may face It is dangerous to play more with less, but Deportivo's adventurous spirit has been rewarded. Barcelona is very unaccustomed to the opponent's crazy pressing. After clearing and giving the ball to the opponent, Deportivo immediately penetrated the goal through teamwork. , 1:0!"

However, Barcelona is not a vegetarian. They deliberately put all the main lineup today. Of course, it is not just for fun. In the No. 20 minutes of the game, Xavi received a pass from Puyol behind him, and then knocked to Deco in front of him.

Deco took the ball with his back, and when Capdevila kept interfering with him, he cleverly distributed the ball to Iniesta who was plugging in from the left!

Iniesta slashed into the penalty area, moved Deco's pass forward, and then when Andrade moved to block the front point, he raised his foot and passed the ball directly into the penalty area——

Ronaldinho, who arrived in an instant, raised his foot and shot the ball when Juan Sorin was almost hanging on him. The football quickly flew into more than half of the empty goal, and Barcelona quickly equalized the score!

"Beautiful goals! Ronaldinho has scored No.20 five goals in the league this season! His role on the field can not only be measured by goals, he is in the frontcourt as a The fulcrum has shared a lot of defensive attention for the players in the majority of the court, and it can also become the most powerful offensive fire point at any time."

Is this the end?

Of course not, Deportivo still has a lot of skills, especially against opponents like Barcelona, ​​​​they have a lot of room to play, especially when they often played purely technical teams like Arsenal before, and they have more experience one chip.

The fighting spirit of the entire Deportivo is very high today, especially the offensive combination.

Ricardo Quaresma, who wants to prove himself, Juan Riquelme, who is ready to fight, and Lionel Messi, who is silent but already burning with fire .

After Barcelona re-kicked off, Deportivo all rushed forward and pressed hard.

Deportivo has changed another crazy method? ?

In this high-pressure pressing situation, Barcelona's offensive advancement has become very difficult. The time for the ball handlers to handle the ball is very short.

After Gago successfully steals Iniesta, he immediately hands the ball to Vereron. The captain of Deportivo kicks the ball out and sends the ball into the penalty area with a through ball. Nearby, Quaresma was ready to shoot when he received the ball and crossed the goal, but Valdez made the first clearance!