The 18th round of the 2014-2015 La Liga, where Atletti Madrid challenged Real Madrid, was held at 10 p. m. local time on January 11th in Spain, which was 4 a.m. Beijing time on January 12th.
Everyone saw Tang Zhe's enthusiasm and state in the Espino training ground, especially the head coach, Simone, who was very pleased. In the tense atmosphere, he rarely turned his head to communicate with his assistant, Boggs."Dunn is in good shape."
"Indeed, Gordin and José were both tortured by him.”Boggs smiled honestly.
"Then…do you want to bring him to Bernabéu?”
According to Simone's idea, he wanted to give Tang Zhe, who was already 19 years old, more time to adapt to the professional atmosphere. However, the ability and condition Tang Zhe displayed on the First Team's training ground was difficult for him to ignore.
"Why not?" Boggs looked at Simone meaningfully.""Dunn's condition is so good, and the ability he has shown is obviously better than Mario Manjukic, Raul Jiménez, and Fernando Torres. Bringing him along might bring unexpected gains.”
Simone nodded thoughtfully and looked at the training ground again. He saw Tang Zhe bending over and diving to the top while running. He rushed to the football before Godin could lift the ball. Oblak could not react in time, and the football hit the right post of the goal and bounced into the net...
"Then…bring him along."
In fact, Simone had another thought in his mind.
In a situation where Manjukic and Jiménez were unable to find the form to score goals, and Torres was no longer playing well, could Tang Zhe be directly put into the starting lineup?
Ever since Tang Zhe signed with Atletti Madrid to participate in the first team training, he had been scoring goals continuously, completely crushing Manjukic and Jiménez.
In the reserve team's matches, he scored almost every goal, helping Atletti Madrid's reserve team to go straight from the middle to second place. If he continued to stay in the reserve team, the team would definitely become the champion of the 2014-2015 season.
However, this idea never took shape in Simone's mind because Tang Zhe did not have any professional competition experience. Bringing him to Bernabéu was first to let him experience the atmosphere of the professional league. Secondly, if Manjuki? or Jiménez's performance was really unsatisfactory, Tang Zhe could also appear as a substitute.
Before the final practice before the game ended, the assistant manager, Boggs, summoned the players as usual and announced the list of eighteen players for the away game against Real Madrid at ten o'clock the next night.
The goalkeepers were Moya and Oblak, the defenders Sikeira, Miranda, Godin, Juanfuran, Gamez, and José Jiménez, and the midfielders were Gabriel, Tiago, Arda Turan, Cork, Raul Garcia, and Saur.
The last one left was the striker. Tang Zhe began to have some expectations.
Although his performance on the training ground was excellent, he was still a rookie in the professional league. It was understandable that the coach did not bring him along. However, the next game was against Real Madrid. Tang Zhe wanted to help the team beat Real Madrid at Bernabéu Stadium and start his career with victory.
"Anthony Griezman."
"Mario Manjukic!"
"Fernando Torres!"
……
Assistant manager Boggs slowly announced the names of the players. The former Spanish golden boy Torres, who returned to Atletti Madrid during the winter transfer window, let out a sigh of relief when he heard his name.
He thought that he would have to adapt for a while after returning to Atletti Madrid. The team's starting center forward had always been Manjuki?, and Tang Zhe was in hot form. Logically speaking, he should have become the third center forward and not be included in the 18-man squad.
But…his name appeared on the list.
At the same time, after Torres's name was announced, it meant that there was only one spot left on the list of eighteen people. Tang Zhe and Jimenez became nervous.
What was interesting was that Boggs paused meaningfully before he said the last name, his eyes moving back and forth between Tang Zhe and Jimenez.
All the players on the training ground were looking at Tang Zhe and Jiménez.
Tang Zhe and Jimenez's hearts were in their throats when they heard Torres 'name. They cursed Boggs in their hearts. F * ck, it's just a name list. Do you have to play like this?
Instead of suffering, it was better to raise his hand and slash down to have a quick death.
Five seconds later, Boggs looked at the nervous Tang Zhe and Jimenez and finally said,""Tang-"
"Zhe!"
Tang Zhe was stunned when he heard his name, then he raised his arms and shouted,""That's great!"
"I want to go to Bernabéu to score goals!"
Cocker, who had a very good relationship with Tang Zhe, congratulated him immediately."I knew you would be on the list for this match!”
Tang Zhe was the only member of the Atletti First Team who was born in the 95's. He was also the youngest member of the team, but he was also the one who had performed the best on the team so far. Therefore, most of the players took special care of Tang Zhe and went forward to congratulate him.
Including his direct competitors, Manjukic and Jimenez, Tang Zhe's ability had completely convinced them in more than two months of training.
A talented and diligent player like Tang Zhe would become a top star sooner or later.
Only Torres's gaze moved back and forth on Tang Zhe before he finally shook his head. He was already over 30 years old and could be considered to be in the twilight years of his career. It would be a little difficult to win the competition for a position.
However, Torres was not discouraged. He returned to where his dream began. What he had to do was prove to the world.
Fernando Torres was not old yet!
In addition to the 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 tactical formation used by manager Simone, there was also a 4 - 4 - 2 tactical formation. As long as he performed well in training, Torres believed that he could win a place in the current Atletti Madrid.
The Atletti Madrid players headed to the locker room one after another, but Tang Zhe did not. He took the initiative to stay and practice.
This situation had happened since the first day he came to Espino's training base, so no teammates were surprised.
Assistant manager Boggs stopped Tang Zhe, who was holding the football and preparing to practice.""Hey, Dunn, we're playing against Real Madrid tomorrow. Don't practice today. Go back early and rest well.”
" It's okay, Uncle Herman. I'll just practice for a while. It's not a problem. Goodbye. I wish you a chance encounter with a beautiful Spanish girl after work, haha..." Tang Zhe did not give Boggs a chance to speak again. He walked to the training ground with the football.
"This child."
Boggs laughed and shook his head, but his eyes were filled with relief.
Last season, Atletti Madrid won the league title but lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. In the second half of the season, they had Tang Zhe, who was as talented as Messi. Perhaps…they could make another impact on the Champions League title!
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