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Chapter 67 Failure is the driving force

Even when it comes to warm-up, Real Madrid players can feel the enthusiasm of Real Madrid fans. Real Madrid fans in the South Stands led the entire Bernabeu to shout the players' names.

Chu Zhongtian's name is also among them. In less than half a season, Chu Zhongtian has conquered the picky Real Madrid fans with his practical actions and abilities. His position in the hearts of Real Madrid fans is now comparable to that of Kaka, C. Ronaldo, Ozil, Casillas, Ramos and other stars.

In Real Madrid's specialty stores, jerseys with his number and name are also sold quite well.

There are also many Chinese fans and tourists who come to Bernabeu specifically for his name to visit. The economic impact of Chu Zhongtian's joining Real Madrid has gradually emerged. Now Florentino is waiting for Chu Zhongtian's competitive influence to bear fruit. You should know that when Zidane recommended this Chinese player to him, he patted his chest to guarantee that Chu Zhongtian would bring a championship to Real Madrid because he was a "champion-level player".

Is this the national derby a good test?

Half an hour before the start of the game, the players on both sides who were warming up on the court left the court and returned to their respective locker rooms. Real Madrid's chairman Florentino appeared shoulder to shoulder with Barcelona's chairman Rossel.

There was a booing sound in the stands. The fans were not targeting Real Madrid's chairman Florentino. In fact, since the second entry into the palace, Lafayette has a very high status in the hearts of Real Madrid fans. There is almost no one at the Bernabeu Stadium. Of course, it was not like this before, but with Calderon as a comparison, everyone knows that Florentino is so powerful and a real character. Calderon is like a clown.

Real Madrid fans booed the Barcelona club chairman Rossel. The reason for booing him was naturally because Rossel spoke rudely before the game, claiming that Barcelona beat Real Madrid five goals... "Get out of the Bernabeu, Rossel!"

"Get back to your hometown, Catalan bitch!!"

"If you have the ability, you can score five more goals? Schizophrenia!"

Various swearing and slogans expressed the anger of Real Madrid fans to the Barcelona chairman. However, Rossell was not disturbed by these, and he still greeted the VIPs on the rostrum with a smile.

The game has not started yet, so everyone is not in a hurry to sit down, but takes this opportunity to meet and greet. A football game is a game for ordinary fans, and for these senior officials, it is obviously more like a social dance party.

※※※While Rosel, Florentino and others met new friends and greeted and chatted with old friends, Real Madrid players had returned to their locker room. All Real Madrid players entering the locker room would be stunned at the door because they could see the tactical board placed directly in front of them at a glance.

It reads Rossell's famous quote from the last week: "I think if we fail to win 5:0, we will fail. Because this is the tradition of Barcelona." and the following score: 0-5.

All Real Madrid players who saw this sentence and this score did not understand what Mourinho wanted to do.

When Rossell said this before, Mourinho didn't say anything. They thought Mourinho didn't want to provoke a new battle of words... Some people even thought that their head coach had lost his eggs.

Now it seems that this is not the case.

Chu Zhongtian also saw the tactical board words and scores at first sight. He was stunned for a moment and then laughed silently. He felt that he had guessed what the rebellious head coach wanted to do, but he didn't say anything. He returned to his seat and started changing clothes and preparing to play the game.

After everyone's Real Madrid players returned to the locker room, Mourinho signaled assistant coach Kalanca to close the door to the locker room.

The locker room suddenly became quiet, and the noise outside was isolated from the door and walls.

Mourinho looked at the quiet players and pointed to the tactical board.

"Have everyone seen the words on this?" he asked.

Some nodded, some spoke, and some were indifferent.

"Of course this is not what I said. This is what a man called 'Sandro Rossel' said. He said this three days before this game. I don't know what he meant, maybe it was to show superiority? But I put this sentence here in hopes that you remember that we lost to them 0:5 a year ago."

There is no need for others to expose the old scars, Mourinho will expose it himself.

"I can still recall that game now. I was so impressed that I never forgot. What about you? Do you still remember how they slaughtered us at that time? How did those five goals go?"

Mourinho said while observing the players underground. He noticed that some people's faces were quite bad, their fists were clenched, as if they could burst out at any time.

"I know there are many people who don't want to recall that game again, because it was a shameful defeat for us. But if you really forget that game, then I dare say you can't win this game today!"

His words attracted many people to look up at him because it sounded so strange. Why did forget the shameful failure that would lead to the fact that they could not win today?

"And not only can't win today, but you can't win in the future." Mourinho ignored the players' surprised eyes. "Why? Because you forgot how painful it is to fail, and how shame it is to forget how shame it is to lose to your mortal enemy! If you don't remember these, you will taste this shame and pain again. Now, I'm glad Rossell helped me remind you. You know why I didn't object to his words, right?"

"Rossell thinks it is tradition for them to beat us 5:0. Look, guys, we are being looked down upon!" Mourinho, who had a calm face and expressionless face, suddenly broke out and yelled loudly. "Being slapped by the fucking chairman of the Barcelona Club! Why? The chairman of a bullshit club dares to laugh at us like this, why? Isn't it because we once lost to them with a score of 0:5? Do you think that if you don't mention this matter and don't think about it, this game doesn't exist? No! This game is there, always reminding us - how painful it is to lose to them!"

"So do we have to endure such pain for the rest of our lives? No! We can defeat them in this game! We can continue to defeat them in future games! Are they invincible? Wrong! They are not! There are no invincible teams in this world! When they think they are invincible, it's time for them to be unlucky, guys. But you must remember how many times they have humiliated us on this game!"

"We are Real Madrid, we are not cats and dogs that can be humiliated by them at will! Can you bear to be despised like this? Are you willing to let them show off on our territory?"

"I can't!" Ramos stood up from his seat and said with anger. "I can't fucking you! Anyway, I'll give them some colors in this game!"

A year ago, Ramos caused a fight in the final stage of the national derby because he pushed Puyol. He was sent off with a red card and was used by the media as the best evidence of "Real Madrid lost and lost". He said repeatedly. This made him very upset. Perhaps other Real Madrid players may not have the deep humiliation he suffered. He had long thought about revenge. He met Barcelona three times last season. Every time he wanted to take revenge, but he ended up getting two draws and one loss, and never got revenge.

Ramos obviously expressed the voices of other players. The 0:5 defeat to Barcelona has become a shadow in the hearts of many people. If they cannot defeat Barcelona, ​​they will always bear such pressure and become the targets of being teased and ridiculed.

c. Ronaldo still remembers last season's Champions League semi-finals. When they went to the Camp Nou, the five-finger slap was a cheering prop. Barcelona Club distributed it to Barcelona fans who watched the ball for free. Then the whole audience shouted: "5:0!5:0!5:0!5:0!!"

For him, this is even more unbearable than directly attacking him. If you attack him directly, he can fight back with wonderful outings and goals. But if you talk about the results of the game, he will be powerless. He cannot defeat a team alone. Unless his own team can win, he will have to continue to endure such humiliation.

He has the same experience as other Real Madrid teammates, who have been humiliated by Barcelona fans at Camp Nou.

Why are Barcelona fans so rampant? The root of everything comes from that game. Originally, everyone thought it was a match that was evenly matched by Mars and Earth. But they thought it was one-sided, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

It is precisely because of this game that has been repeatedly mentioned by so many people - the contrast between before and after the game is too big.

Now, the opportunity for revenge has come again. Can they seize it this time?

Seeing that the effect he wanted had been achieved, Mourinho did not continue to stimulate these players. If Ramos was too excited and gave Messi a flying tackle as soon as he came on the court, it would be too much... "Very good, I'm very happy to see that you still hope to defeat your opponents, rather than accepting this kind of mockery. So let's talk about how to defeat them..." Mourinho began to explain specific tactics to his people.

※※※At the same time, in the locker room of the visiting team, Guardiola has finished talking about the team's tactics. In fact, there is nothing to talk about. Barcelona's tactics are those. Barcelona players have known what they should do for a long time. They have played football together for many years, and many people have started to cooperate from the youth team and youth team. They have a far better understanding of Barcelona's football philosophy than ordinary people. Many times they play football not by tactics, but by habits.

Guardiola only needs to let the players play according to their habits. No wonder Swedish scorer Ibrahimovic, who once played for Barcelona, ​​once ridiculed Guardiola: "...If I were in his position, I could lead Barcelona to so many championships. Any coach can coach Barcelona to succeed..."

This team has inertia, and often relying on inertia alone is enough for them to defeat most of the enemies.

After talking about the tactics, Guardiola felt that there was still some time and that should be said something. In fact, it was all cliché. He just repeated it and reminded the players.

"There is one thing that is very important." He said to the players with a serious expression.

Many players looked up at him.

"Thousands, thousands, thousands, don't underestimate the enemy-" Guardiola said.

Someone chuckled softly. They felt that the head coach was a bit too exaggerated. Does this matter need the head coach to raise it so seriously? Originally, looking at the head coach's serious expression, they thought it was something else. After a long time, they just reminded them not to underestimate the enemy. Guardiola has been taking this sentence many times. To be honest, everyone's ears were calloused when they heard it, but now they are a little numb... Hearing the chuckle, the expression on Guardiola's face became more and more serious: "Don't laugh, I'm not kidding. Have you forgotten the Super Cup?"

The smiles on the faces of those who chuckled froze.

In two Super Cup matches, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3:1 at home and tied them 1:1 away. The two matches in the new season remained unbeaten, ending the previous eight consecutive unbeaten games between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The failure in the Champions League final made Barcelona turn their attention to the Spanish Super Cup. In addition, their opponent was Real Madrid in those two games. Barcelona would never want to lose such an opponent. Unexpectedly, they lost to Real Madrid in the end.

However, because the influence of the Spanish Super Cup is limited and the nature of the Super Cup is more of a warm-up match for pre-match training, losing the Super Cup did not cause an uproar in the media. The Catalan media deliberately kept a low profile and did not publicize the loss of their team.

But in the hearts of Barcelona players, if they lose, they lose, which made them a little unhappy. Although they were not as good as "very unhappy", they were like a stone in their hearts. Will it hurt them?

If Real Madrid needs revenge, why doesn’t Barcelona want revenge?

Seeing the gradually solemn expression on the Barcelona player's face, Guardiola knew that his goal had been achieved.

Using failure to motivate players and make them strive for victory is a very clever approach. However, Guardiola doesn't know that the effect of this method is different. The reason for the difference lies in the pain of failure... For both players, losing a super Cup with nothing but losing the league 0:5 and then being repeatedly mocked and ridiculed... ※※ The players on both sides left the locker room and walked towards the stadium. Although they are mortal enemies, there is no need to worry that the players of the two teams will fight first in the player channel. Because the player channel of the Bernabeu Stadium is separated and closed, there is a wall in the middle of the passage to separate the players of the two teams. The locker rooms of the home team and the away team are in two completely different directions, so the two teams do not need to meet before entering the stadium.

Near the exit, the isolation wall becomes barbed wire so that you can see the situation opposite.

Chu Zhongtian stood in the middle of the team, next to it was barbed wire. The one through the barbed wire happened to be Barcelona's most dazzling star Messi.

The two only had an intersection in the Champions League final, but that game left a very deep impression on both sides.

At the beginning of the final, Chu Zhongtian was at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Messi, which allowed Messi to make breakthroughs repeatedly. In the words of the commentator at that time, it was "the one who was broken through could not find the north." Everyone thought that Chu Zhongtian would be another victim of Messi's "little quick spirit".

But as the game progressed, Chu Zhongtian gradually adapted to the rhythm of Messi playing football. In the following game, Messi never got any decent chance from Chu Zhongtian. In such an important Champions League final, Messi did not play as he deserved and did not score a goal. Even before Chu Zhongtian went to play the goalkeeper, he did not have any decent chance to shoot. What's more classic is that after Chu Zhongtian came to play the goalkeeper, Messi still had to face his almost unattainable mountain - Chu Zhongtian blocked Messi and Pedro's shots as a temporary guest goalkeeper, and dragged the game into a penalty final... This game still vividly remembered, and it was also the first time Messi had met a player who could completely freeze him at his peak.

Now, he was turning his head and looking at Chu Zhongtian through the mesh.

Chu Zhongtian was chatting with C. Ronaldo in front of him, and both of them were in Portuguese. No one seemed to notice his existence.

These are two Messi's enemies. One is in defense and the other is in offense. Chu Zhongtian can freeze Messi, while C. Ronaldo is chasing Messi on the scorer list.

Originally, before or after the previous national derby, the players of the two teams could still get together to greet and chat. However, due to the prosperity of Rossel before this game, the relationship between the two teams was not very good. So neither side paid attention to each other.

They just want to start the game impatiently, and then speak with their feet on the court to avenge their previous shame.

When Domingo sang Real Madrid songs by Domingo, the captains of both sides shouted back: "Here you come out!!"

Hearing this shout, c. Ronaldo jumped up on the spot eagerly, and Ramos even whistled to the sky. There were crisp echoes of shoe nails hitting the floor in the passage, and everyone followed their captains and were walking outward.

Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but look forward to it - the real national derby, his first national derby start, is finally coming!
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