bigabreads Chapter 340 The Crucial Madrid Derby
Chapter 340 The Crucial Madrid Derby
Chapter 340 The Crucial Madrid Derby
Chapter 184 The Crucial Madrid Derby
The Chinese team won the Asian Cup, which made the domestic fans completely excited.
In the early morning of February [-]st, when all the members of the Chinese team arrived at BJ Capital International Airport, the outside of the airport was full of fans who came to welcome the team.
The scene was noisy, the national flag was waving, and favors were lined up from the pick-up hall to the road outside the airport. The local traffic management department had to temporarily close the road near the airport in order to accommodate so many fans.
The influence of football in China is still quite huge, and its reputation as the world's number one sport is well-deserved.
In addition to the fans, there are also some officials from the Football Association and the General Administration of Sports.The Chinese team won the Asian Cup, which made these bureaucrats of the sports system, big and small, want to show their faces at this time and rub the heat.
When captain Zheng Zhi walked out of the airport passage holding the Asian Cup championship trophy, the scene suddenly boiled.But to everyone's surprise, Li Qingshan, the team's vice-captain and the absolute hero who won the championship, did not appear among them.
Yes, after the Asian Cup awards ceremony, Li Qingshan took a plane from Sydney to Madrid.
At this time, Li Qingshan was on the plane, wearing a blindfold and sleeping soundly.
It stands to reason that the leaders of the Sports Bureau came to pick up the plane in person, but Li Qingshan was so shameless that he didn't even return home, and flew directly to Spain.According to the past, these big and small officials must be unhappy.But now, all these officials have smiles on their faces, and they have done enough to be close to the people, and they have warmly received all the players and coaches of the Chinese team. The appearance of a public servant in service.
The Asian Cup wins the championship, and these officials, large and small, can all make a fortune from it.
Moreover, the status of Li Qingshan today is completely different from that of Li Qingshan a month ago.
A month ago, Li Qingshan was just a kid who had a good time abroad, but now, Li Qingshan is the biggest contributor to leading the Chinese team to win the Asian Cup.Bureaucrats who have insight into political nerves naturally understand this change in status.
After winning the Asian Cup, the Chinese national team also received a congratulatory phone call from the central leadership, and it is said that they had a happy conversation with Li Qingshan on the phone.Those who have been in the bureaucracy for many years are not fools. They naturally know that Li Qingshan's current position is unshakable.
The leaders met and the fans sent flowers.The players of the national team carried gold medals and held flowers and various gifts from fans.The surrounding fans held their posters, shouted their names, and greeted them.
In such a situation, it seems that only when the Olympic delegation returns to China can they enjoy such treatment.After 2001, Chinese football has never been enjoyed again.
There are many problems in Chinese football, such as youth training, bureaucratic management, campus football, etc., but at this time, no one is willing to discuss these.
A championship can make everyone happy and make everyone happy.
Maybe that's what football is all about.
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BJ airport was jubilant, while Madrid airport was as usual.
From Australia to Spain, from the hot summer to the northern hemisphere winter.
Li Qingshan wore a hooded sweater, sunglasses, a big suitcase, and a backpack, and walked out of the airport with his nose—yes—yes, the sudden change in the weather, even as strong as Li Qingshan, would still catch a cold at this moment up.
Fortunately, however, it was not serious.Non-viral colds are actually mostly a self-regulation of the body's immune system. For Li Qingshan, such a small cold only needs to sleep.
However, as a professional athlete, his body is the capital of his own food, even if it is a small cold, Li Qingshan dare not be careless.After leaving the airport, Li Qingshan took a car to the infirmary of Atletico Madrid's training base.
At this time, the Atletico Madrid team is already in Ebar, the No.20 round of La Liga, and Atletico Madrid challenges Ebar away.
There are not many people staying at the training base at the moment, most of them are members of the reserve team.
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It was the second day after Li Qingshan returned to Spain that he was relegated to the first team members who participated in the No.20 round of the league.
When he appeared on the training ground, the Atletico Madrid players applauded him collectively, which made him a little confused about the situation.
"Let's welcome the champion!"
"Oh oh oh oh!!!!"
On the training ground, the players applauded and booed.
Only then did Li Qingshan understand, and he smiled at his teammates, "Thank you!"
Everyone rushed to hug him.
"Welcome back, Lee!"
"You miss me, big guy."
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The last one to come up was Simeone. He looked at Li Qingshan and asked, "Is it okay to have a cold?"
Li Qingshan nodded: "No problem, I slept well last night."
"Is there any problem with physical fitness?" Simeone asked again.
"Boss, don't you know my physical fitness? There is absolutely no problem."
Simeone had a smile on his face. "Welcome back, Lee!"
After a brief greeting, Simeone signaled the team to start training, and the day's training began.
This month when Li Qingshan left, Atletico Madrid was lucky not to be pulled too far.
The elimination of the Copa del Rey is not necessarily a bad thing for Atletico Madrid.
Atlético de Madrid, without the Copa del Rey mission, faced Granada, Vallecano, and Eibar after losing to Barcelona in the league and won three consecutive league victories.
In this way, Atletico Madrid is only four points behind the top team Real Madrid and two points behind No.2 Barcelona.
The gap of four points is not a natural moat.
Especially after Li Qingshan returned to the team and Atletico Madrid has a more complete lineup, it is not impossible for the league to catch up with Real Madrid.
Without the Copa del Rey task, Atletico Madrid can concentrate on the league when the UEFA Champions League has not officially entered the knockout stage.
And Li Qingshan's first game after returning to the team was an important league game - Atletico Madrid's challenge against Real Madrid at home, a crucial Madrid derby.
For Atletico Madrid, this is a game that absolutely cannot be lost. If this game loses, Atletico Madrid will immediately be pulled seven points away by Real Madrid!
With a gap of seven points, it will be much more difficult to catch up.
On the training ground, Li Qingshan also met a new member of the team.
It is actually not quite accurate to say that he is a new member, because he is the former captain of Atletico Madrid, Calderon's darling, and the golden boy of Spain-Torres.
Since Mexican striker Jimenez failed to meet Simeone's expectations, Simeone has always hoped to have a substitute striker who can reassure him on the bench, otherwise Li Qingshan and Mandzukic alone will appear a little thin Yes, especially in the second half of the season when the league and the Champions League are sprinting.
After Torres left Atletico Madrid, he played for two Premier League teams, Liverpool and Chelsea.
In the winter window of this year, Torres was bought out by AC Milan, but he did not play for AC Milan. Instead, he was loaned to Atletico Madrid by AC Milan in exchange for the Italian player Cerci who had never had a chance to play in Atletico Madrid.
Going around, Torres, the former Madrid golden boy, returned to Atletico Madrid once again.
And now Atletico Madrid is fully preparing for the next round of home games against Real Madrid.
The importance of this game makes it necessary for Atletico Madrid to devote themselves fully.
(End of this chapter)