There were many reporters outside the hotel where Sporting Gijon stayed.
The players were walking back and forth in the hotel lobby, looking at the constant competition outside through the glass windows. Players who had not experienced the Copa del Rey final with Real Madrid last season, this was their first meeting with Real Madrid. At this time,
They have begun to feel the difference in this opponent.
A very ordinary-looking BMW X5 parked at the door of the hotel. Hierro got out of the passenger seat. The reporters in Madrid became excited when they saw him. They were waiting outside the hotel, partly because they were waiting for Hierro.
, the veteran captain of Real Madrid.
A group of people immediately rushed forward and handed over microphones, mobile phones, and recorders.
"Fernando! Fernando!" they shouted in Spanish with a strong Madrid accent. "Answer a few questions. It won't take up too much of your time!"
Hierro was surrounded by them and could only stop. Although he is now playing football in Gijon, his family is still in Madrid. After getting up this morning, Hierro asked for leave from Leon and returned home.
I went home. Unexpectedly, I was blocked by reporters as soon as I came back.
"Oh, it's you." Hierro said. There were several faces he was familiar with among the reporters.
"First of all, congratulations on your wonderful performance in Gijon. We almost saw you a few years younger." Someone from the Madrid reporters gave a thumbs up.
"Thank you, I'm just enjoying the joy of football." Hierro said with a faint smile. He was no stranger to these reporters. One of the guys who was giving him a thumbs up had been terminated by Real Madrid a year ago.
When he was there, he was waving flags and shouting, saying that Real Madrid should have kicked him out a long time ago.
Hierro is used to seeing the face of the media. He has long been comfortable with how to deal with the media.
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"Can you talk about your return to La Liga..." a reporter coughed and asked, breaking the embarrassment. After Hierro returned to La Liga and joined Gijon, he has not spoken to the microphone. This time it happened to be
a chance.
Hierro nodded: "Yes, originally I was playing football in Qatar, but Li Ang invited me to come to Gijon, and he said I could still play in a mainstream league. I was hesitant at the time, but in the end, I agreed, and now
It seems that my decision is correct, I can continue to play in La Liga, return to the arena I am familiar with, and face familiar opponents," Hierro said.
"But the opponent in this game is Real Madrid, Fernando." A reporter from "AS" asked a question that would make everyone very embarrassed. Before, everyone tried to avoid mentioning this aspect, but it is so interesting
How could one turn a blind eye to a news headline?
All topics about Real Madrid are very difficult for Hierro to face. On the one hand, it is the team where Hierro has played for almost his entire career and the home team where he has devoted everything. On the other hand, in his
As he aged, he was ruthlessly purged by Real Madrid.
This time, facing Real Madrid again, as an opponent, what will Hierro's feelings be? Should he love or hate?
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"Will this game be your revenge against Real Madrid?" the reporter from "AS" added, this is what everyone is most concerned about.
Hierro raised his head and looked at the other person, without a smile on his face.
Li Ang appeared in the hotel lobby. He had come down to hang out. Sitting on the sofa, he turned around and saw Hierro through the glass window, who was surrounded by reporters. He heard them asking some questions, and Hierro's
His face changed.
Li Ang ordered a cup of coffee, and then looked furtively at what was happening outside.
Hierro shook his head and said seriously: "I will go all out in the game. There is no revenge. Real Madrid is my favorite. This game is very special to me. If I can help the team win
Satisfactory results, winning the game with the best, this is my tribute to Real Madrid."
After saying that, he pushed aside the crowd, lowered his head and walked out.
Hierro's words, although he said his love for Real Madrid, but hearing from his mouth that he wanted to win Real Madrid really surprised these reporters and felt a little uncomfortable.
Real Madrid's old captain, a group of Madrid reporters looked at each other in shock.
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It seems that Hierro will take this game very seriously.
"It's such an unacceptable scene... The person who loves Real Madrid the most has turned back," someone murmured.
"Yes, Hierro is in very good shape now, which is really a pity. If he were still at Real Madrid, he would be a great help to the team!" someone said.
Others glanced at this person, and they saw that this person was one of the reporters who criticized Hierro the most. At that time, his writing simply described the aging Hierro as a cancer of Real Madrid, and said sarcastically that if Hierro loves Real Madrid,
, you should leave decisively and stop dragging down Real Madrid.
This situation was indeed something they did not expect. They originally thought that when interviewing Hierro, they would hear many affectionate words because of Hierro's love for Real Madrid.
But they forgot one thing, deep love comes with deep responsibility.
On the one hand, it's because of Real Madrid's last cold-blooded approach that made Hierro sad. On the other hand, Hierro still insists that Florentino's Zidane + Pavon policy is a failure and unreasonable. Now, he has a chance.
Facing Real Madrid as an opponent, what he has to do is to help Sporting Gijon fight, to defeat Real Madrid, and tell everyone with practical actions that he is right. Although Real Madrid needs superstars, it needs players trained in Spain even more.
, and Sporting Gijon is such a grassroots team, with a young Real Madrid youngster like Mata who has a "good foundation and a bright future" in the team. If it can beat Real Madrid, does this explain some problems?!
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That evening, the players gathered in the hotel lobby and they will leave for the Bernabeu. The game will start in about two hours.
In the car, everyone's expressions gradually became serious. Everyone knew that the time for the competition had arrived. Not many people were still in a joking mood.
Facing the huge opponent of Galacticos Real Madrid, no matter whether they are players who have experienced last season's Copa del Rey final or new players joining this season, no one dares to be careless. Some people have already begun to get nervous. That is the European Super League.
The giant Real Madrid.
The atmosphere in the bus was a bit solemn.
The team's hotel is very close to the stadium, and the room rates in this hotel are not cheap.
This season, Sporting Gijon returned to La Liga, and the team's advertising revenue has increased to a certain extent. Coupled with the increase in other incomes, the club's financial situation has improved somewhat, although it is still unable to provide Li Ang with more in the transfer market.
Although there is a lot of money, when the team plays away games, it has begun to provide the team with good accommodation conditions as much as possible.
Traffic control was implemented on the road approaching the stadium, so they encountered no obstacles along the way and arrived at the competition venue - Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium - on time.
Countless fans from both sides have gathered here. Sporting Gijon is playing away, but about 3,000 fans came to Madrid to support their team.
These fans are waiting to enter the stadium.
They responded to the approaching team bus with warm applause and cheers - of course, Real Madrid fans gave the Sporting Gijon bus boos and middle fingers.
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"Santiago Bernabeu, we are here again." Li Ang saw the following scene in the car, and looked at the middle fingers raised like a forest of Real Madrid fans, which felt quite familiar.
He saw the huge crowds of people outside, and he could feel the hostility of the Real Madrid fans towards him and his team.
However, he didn't feel nervous at all.
Li Ang is a natural person for big scenes.
The more important the game, the more powerful the opponent, which made him excited.
Such a high-profile game made his adrenaline secrete surge. I'm afraid he didn't even realize that he really liked being noticed and being in the limelight. The more people, the better, and the bigger the waves, the better.
The car was about to drive into the parking lot dedicated to the away team. Li Ang stood up, turned around and looked at the players sitting behind. Everyone knew that their head coach had something to say, so they all took off their headphones, stopped chatting with others, and turned their eyes.
and turned their attention away from other things and looked at their head coach.
Li Ang was very satisfied with the players' reaction. He smiled at everyone and said: "This is the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium!"
"We were here last season and took the Copa del Rey away from them, and now we're here again!"
The head coach's plain words took everyone's breath away, and a light began to shine in their eyes...
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