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Chapter Thirteen The Real Kabonka

 Rosas made a circle in the midfield, stuck the defensive player behind him, and faced the offensive direction again.

He passed the ball to Kabangka who was cutting in from the wing to the center.

When the Brazilian received the ball, he moved the ball away from the defender who was tackling him, and then he passed the ball diagonally to the left wing.

There, Mario Salado suddenly burst out from the back line and, with his excellent starting speed, received the ball behind the back line.

After passing the ball, Kabangka turned inside and headed into the penalty area.

At the same time, he raised his arms to signal Salado to pass the ball to him.

However, Salado didn't see his movements and gestures at all. At this moment, he only had eyes for the goal.

He shot directly from the angle without a big angle!

The ball was saved by goalkeeper Tony Schulman.

Salado held his head in his hands and showed an incredible expression - he thought that the shot was of high quality and decisive, but unexpectedly it was saved by Schulman.

While he felt regretful for missing this opportunity, Kabangka, who had made a wasted trip in the penalty area, said to him seriously: "Mario, you should take a closer look at the center, and then you will find that I and I

Alegria ran out of space."

Salado knew that this was Kabangka criticizing him for being too independent. Although he felt that there was nothing wrong with his kick, he did not refute Kabangka in person, but nodded: "I will pay attention next time

of."

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"Schulman is in good condition. We can consider loaning Cordero out..."

Head coach Riley Vicente said on the sidelines of the training court: "If he continues to stay in the team, I'm afraid it will affect the atmosphere in the locker room."

Ernesto Medina, the club's sporting director standing next to him, sighed in his heart, but still nodded in agreement with the new coach's opinion.

Although Carlos Cordero performed very well as the main goalkeeper for most of last season, when he was deceived by Hulay and conceded the ball in a sneak attack, it seemed like a Pandora's box had been opened.

Although Cordero denied that the defeat in that game had a psychological shadow on him, in fact it did.

In the 37th round of the league, Catalonia lost to Madrid Pirates 3:5 in an away game, which is the most powerful evidence.

In that game, Cordero's goal was penetrated by Hulay four times.

Not only did he not end Hu Lai's streak of scoring goals as he had said before the game, but he was stabbed four times by Hu Lai...

Although objectively speaking, not every one of the five goals Cordero conceded was directly related to him.

But that’s the way goalkeepers are. If you concede so many goals, you have to have an explanation. You can’t say that every goal you concede has nothing to do with you, right?

Otherwise, why couldn't you pounce?

What made matters worse was the final round of the league.

Catalonia United vs. newly promoted Club Atlético Corvette at home.

Although Catalonia United has missed the chance to compete for the league championship at this time, the team still hopes to bid farewell to the 2028-2029 season with a victory at home.

As a result, Catalonia United led by two goals, but was chased by Kveit Sporting by two goals in a row. In the end, it was tied 2:2 at home by Kveit Sporting.

The second goal of Sporting Kvitt was due to a mistake by Cordero...

There are rumors that Carlos Cordero has been broken by Julay.

The Catalan club, which originally said it would not consider bringing in a goalkeeper to replace Cordero, also changed its mind.

After sacking their original coach Jose Bernal, they signed a four-year contract with Reilly Vicente, the coach of Eredivisie giants Rotterdam Elite.

With Vicente taking office, in addition to his coaching team, there is also the Rotterdam Elite and the main goalkeeper of the Dutch national team, the 28-year-old Tone Schulman.

This signing basically means that the Catalan club has lost confidence in Cordero, and they dare not let Cordero continue to stand in front of the goal.

So the impressive second goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, a talented goalkeeper trained by Catalonia itself, was reduced to the point where he would have no ball to play if he didn't leave.

Some people criticized Catalonia United for being impersonal, while others criticized the new coach Vicente for being too cold-blooded.

But more Catalan United fans were cheering for Schulman.

Tone Schulman just won the Eredivisie championship last season and was the best goalkeeper in the league.

He has always been the target of competition for many teams in Europe. Now that he can join the Catalan United, it must have a lot to do with his mentor Vicente.

"When you see a new person smile, you hear an old person cry" This kind of thing is almost daily in wealthy families.

Just because you were the hero of the team once does not mean that you will always be the hero of the team. When a stronger newcomer takes your place, everyone will only cheer for the newcomer. How many people will care about you being squeezed out of your position?

What? They even want you to leave quickly and give up your position...

Something like this also happened to Madrid Pirates.

When Julay performed well after coming to Madrid Pirates, it happened to be when Carey was resting due to his second serious injury. Everyone was cheering for Julay's goal, and some media even said "Who needs more"

max'?" rhetorical question.

It’s the same plot of “New people laugh, old people cry”.

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As the head coach and athletic director decide Cordero's fate, the confrontational drills on the training ground continue.

This time the team's midfielder Victor Campuzano sent an overhead pass in the midfield.

Mario Salado moved forward to chase the ball in the half-space.

The defensive players are chasing after him.

When Salado catches up with the football, the defensive player is behind him. In fact, he can stop the football and then move to the wing. Although this will slow down the rhythm and may even allow the team to reorganize the offense.

But at least he can still control the ball at his feet.

So Salado planned to stop the football to the outside.

But just then he heard Kabangka shouting from the middle: "Cross!"

Another cross?

I can’t even see what’s going on in the middle!

In order to stop the football to the outside, Salado adjusted his direction slightly. His body was facing the center of the penalty area. In addition, there was a defensive player stuck behind him. Even if he turned around, it was difficult for him to see the center of the goal clearly.

Case.

But Kabangka actually asked him to pass... How could he pass without observing?

Yes, he did see the situation in the middle when he was sprinting to chase the ball, but that was two or three seconds ago. Who knows what the situation in the middle has become now?

So you have to pass the ball to me, right?

Well, I’ll give it to you!

Salado felt furious, turned half around, and used his left foot to swipe the football that was still in the air directly toward the center!

The football jumped high, flew over the defensive players following him, and drew a parabola toward the goal.

This ball is very strange, because Salado's cross is not a simple passing kick, but is similar to the force of an upward lift when passing the ball. Therefore, the football is high and spins, and the flight path is difficult to judge.

Said, stopping the ball is not easy.

After Salado passed the ball, he stared at Kabangca. He wanted to see what ability this Brazilian genius, who was said to be comparable to Melli, could hold his own ball?

He asked himself to pass the ball. If he doesn't handle it well, then let's see if he has the nerve to point fingers at him in the future!

Salado was thinking this in his mind, and his eyes saw Kabangka rushing towards the spot where the football would hit, making a move to shoot directly.

The center back in front quickly made an eye-catching action, but after Kabangka swung his right foot out, instead of shooting, he firmly caught the rapidly spinning and falling football on his instep. At the same time, his right foot fell as fast as

The falling speed of the football was synchronized, and it looked like the football was hovering strangely on his feet...

He just stopped a high ball that was difficult to handle!

Before anyone could react, he raised his right foot again, and this time he shot!

A volley from the instep!

The football was pushed firmly towards the back corner of the goal!

This time goalkeeper Schulman failed to make the save. Although he had already made a move, it was obviously a step too late...

The football roared into the goal and hit the net!

Salado was dumbfounded.

There was a round of applause from the sidelines.

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Vicente applauded and told athletics director Medina:

"Although Rosas is already 34 years old, I think he can continue to perform at a high level in his current position, and so can Campuzano. There is no need to separate the midfield combination of the two of them. Rosas

Si was injured before and his condition was affected, but I think the reason for his poor performance was not him, but the team's midfielder position.

"Because Suya is not capable enough to serve as the main defensive midfielder of this team, the club should sign him as soon as possible. Maybe you can consider Van der Stern of Blue and White Munich. Although his style is a bit rough, his defensive level is indeed very good.

high.

"As long as a capable defensive midfielder is added, Rosas can be freed up and allowed to concentrate on sorting out the midfield. In this way, his performance will definitely be better than before."

Medina nodded in approval. He also knew that the team's defensive midfielder Pedro Insua was not at the top level. He was also the substitute for Pirates captain Juan Ramirez in the Spanish national team.

"With both Rosas and Campuzano in normal condition, the team's organizational ability is sufficient, and there is no need for Kabangka to organize anymore. Although he had double figures in goals and assists last season

, scored 25 goals and provided 18 assists, which looks very dazzling. But in my opinion, it is a waste of both his assists and his scoring ability. It is better to let him focus more on scoring.

The team now lacks a stable scoring point, Pettersson is gone, and Salado is still immature."

Vicente continued to tell Medina his thoughts.

"Kabonka is worthy of such a role regardless of his status or ability. I even think that his performance last season was completely inadequate for the money the club spent on him, but this season... I am confident that the club will see a real

Kabangka.”

Kabangka on the field had just scored a very beautiful goal, but there was no smile on his face.

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