Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"You can pack your things and leave the team to await further instructions!"

The consequences of being late are severe, and Mourinho is clearly preparing to use Robinho as an example to establish his authority.

"Huh? What notification are we waiting for? Coach, what are you talking about?"

Robinho was completely bewildered. Because he arrived late, he had no idea what Mourinho had told everyone beforehand, and at this point, he hadn't even considered the worst-case scenario.

But the other players around him all changed their expressions after hearing Mourinho's words.

Everyone says that this new commander is a tough and ruthless leader.

Seeing it now, it truly lives up to its reputation.

Looking at Robinho's silly expression, it seems he has no idea that Mourinho has given up on him.

"You can tell your agent to find another team now; there's no place for you on the team next season!"

After uttering those words, Mourinho turned his gaze away from Robinho.

He had already heard about the Brazilian talent's many 'glorious deeds' before he signed with Real Madrid.

Mourinho likes players who are hardworking, disciplined, competitive, and responsible.

I dislike so-called geniuses who lack self-discipline, willingly degenerate, and waste their talents.

Clearly, Robinho is the type of person he particularly dislikes.

It must be said that Mourinho's efforts to establish his authority have been very effective.

Having learned from Robinho's experience, everyone present realized that this new manager was not to be trifled with.

He can decide Robinho's fate with just a word, so he can certainly decide the life or death of most of the players. Moreover, the fact that he dares to do this must mean he has the full support of Real Madrid's management.

Faced with such a ruthless person, no one is willing to go against him.

……

The past few days have flown by, and before we knew it, it was time for the opening match of La Liga.

At 8:00 PM on August 26, the opening match of the 2007-2008 La Liga season was held at the Bernabéu.

The two teams facing off are Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

The Madrid derby is always a fiery affair, and with Real Madrid's numerous new signings making their debut, this match had already attracted a lot of attention before it even started.

On the day of the match, nearly 80,000 fans flooded into the Bernabéu Stadium, making the entire stadium almost full.

In addition to ordinary fans, the venue was also packed with journalists from all over the world.

Everyone wants to see how the player who can break the transfer fee record in football history will perform in his first game for Real Madrid!
"Chairman, you are truly wise. Since signing Lin Feng, our jersey sales have skyrocketed, especially in Asia, where they have been snapped up by fans."

Upon hearing his secretary's report, Calderon narrowed his eyes contentedly and said calmly:

"This was exactly what I expected. Heh, they all underestimated Lin Feng's influence worldwide!"

Since signing Lin Feng, not only have Real Madrid's jerseys sold out in Asia, but the number of Asian sponsors has also doubled dramatically.

Calderon just said that others underestimated Lin Feng's influence. In fact, even he himself did not expect Lin Feng's influence to be so great, let alone that the Chinese market was so huge.

This made him feel like he had struck gold, and he was overjoyed.

The secretary quickly flattered him, saying:

"Chairman, you are truly farsighted and have a long-term vision. If you hadn't stood against all the objections and made the decision to sign Lin Feng, we wouldn't have all these benefits now!"

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

The secretary's words struck a chord with Calderon, making him even happier.

"Regarding the jerseys, we just need to place more orders with the factory. Also, we can open a few more Real Madrid stores in Asia, and we need to keep up with the advertising budget. We didn't have the opportunity to open up this market before, but now that the opportunity has come, we absolutely can't miss it!"

Real Madrid has always given people the impression of being rich and extravagant.

But that was in the past. After Florentino Pérez's Galácticos era, Real Madrid's current financial situation is very unhealthy.

As of August 2007, Real Madrid's accumulated debt had exceeded 5 million euros.

The club has less than 5000 million euros in cash and 1.5 million euros in receivables, but it will be difficult to recover this money in the short term.

It's fair to say that Real Madrid was on the verge of bankruptcy at this point!

However, the Galácticos were not without their gains. At least the many star players of the first Galácticos era attracted the attention of a huge number of fans and media around the world, which greatly enhanced Real Madrid's global reputation and influence.

This brought them very substantial business returns!

However, with the end of the Galácticos era, coupled with two consecutive seasons of dismal performance in European competitions, Real Madrid's influence and attention worldwide have been declining rapidly.

As a result, Real Madrid's commercial revenue also began to decline, which was particularly evident after Beckham left during last winter's transfer window.

Beckham's athletic ability may not be the most outstanding, but his ability to generate commercial revenue is second to none.

Therefore, for Calderon, what he needs to do is not only to improve the team's competitive strength and win more honors on the field.

They also need a big-name star with enough influence to help Real Madrid regain its commercial earning power and thus solve the team's debt problems.

Taking both of these criteria into account, there is only one player who meets his requirements, and that is Lin Feng!
Lin Feng is not only young and capable, able to lead his team to win honors, but he also has a powerful motherland behind him, a huge market with 1.3 billion people and a rapidly developing economy that is still largely untapped!

This is why he would spare no expense, even paying a sky-high transfer fee of 100 million euros, to bring Lin Feng to the Bernabéu.

As the club president, Calderón has a long-term vision!

Lin Feng has now proven his earning power; the question now is whether he can truly help the team on the court!

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Before Simeone joined Atletico Madrid, the team was only considered a strong contender in La Liga, not a powerhouse.

But derby matches seem to have a magical power that stimulates the nerves of both teams' players, allowing them to perform at their best.

Therefore, Mourinho dared not be careless in this match.

He fielded what is theoretically Real Madrid's strongest lineup, aiming to secure a winning start to the new season in the safest way possible.

This victory was crucial for Mourinho, and many were waiting to see him fail.

After he ruthlessly purged Robinho, Brazilians, in interviews with reporters, called him a tyrant and a dictator, which greatly damaged his reputation.

Given his short tenure with the team, Real Madrid's preseason preparations were far less thorough than those of other teams, raising serious questions about how well they can perform in their first match.

In this situation, facing their city rivals in the opening match, Real Madrid's chances of an upset are not only real, but extremely high. As a famously eccentric figure in football, he has many admirers for his genuine personality, but even more who dislike him, finding him arrogant and conceited.

If these people get the chance, they will mercilessly mock him.

As fierce rivals in the same city, the two teams have faced each other 140 times in the league, with Real Madrid holding the upper hand with 73 wins, 31 draws, and 36 losses.

Of these, Real Madrid achieved an impressive record of 46 wins, 11 draws, and 13 losses in 70 matches played at the Bernabéu.

Furthermore, since Atlético Madrid was promoted from the Segunda División to La Liga in 2002, Real Madrid has remained undefeated in 10 matches between the two teams at the Bernabéu, with 6 wins and 4 draws.

This gives Real Madrid a psychological advantage.

However, psychological advantage is not always effective!
Just one minute into the game, Atletico Madrid unexpectedly took the lead!

Simão's cross was cleared out of bounds by Cannavaro, and Peña's corner kick from the right was delivered by Van Nistelrooy to Atlético Madrid striker Aguero.

The 19-year-old Argentine striker seized the opportunity, easily slotting the ball into the near corner with no one marking him.

"Fake!"

Seeing his team concede a goal in this way, Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't help but swear in anger.

The reaction of the Real Madrid fans who came to the scene was almost identical to his.

The fans looked at their own goal in disbelief. The game had only just begun, and they hadn't even settled in yet, and the opposing team was already in the lead?
It's worth noting that Atletico Madrid's last victory at the Bernabéu dates back to 1999. Since the beginning of the new century, Real Madrid has never lost to them. Are they about to witness history today?

On the Atlético Madrid bench, Javier Aguirre happily high-fived his assistant coach in celebration.
"Haha, Aguero is really lucky!"

"Yes, who would have thought that the opposing team would make such a basic mistake, deliberately sending the ball right to our striker!"

"Coach, we're leading now, should we have the players drop back and play a defensive counter-attacking style?"

"No need. I don't think their defense is very good either. Let's play more proactively today and let them feel the firepower of Atletico Madrid's attack!"

Leading Atletico Madrid took the initiative away from home, launching attacks and applying pressure on Real Madrid.

In the 4th minute, Raul Garcia passed the ball.

Forlán's left-footed shot inside the penalty area went wide of the post.

One minute later, Maxi Rodriguez delivered another pass, and Maniche's shot from outside the penalty area went just wide of the top left corner.

In the first five minutes, the away team was dominating the game, and Real Madrid, who were trailing, were completely on the back foot.

This greatly displeased the Real Madrid fans present, with some even booing, clearly expressing their disappointment with the team's performance.

"Is Mourinho any good? He's managed so many star players and he's made such a mess of things. Does he even know how to be a coach? If he can't, he should be fired as soon as possible, and we should bring Vicente del Bosque back!"

This guy has already saved Real Madrid from disaster three times, so whenever Real Madrid needs to change coaches, fans always think of Vicente del Bosque, Real Madrid's go-to troubleshooter.

Just like when Bayern Munich has a bad run of performance, fans always think of Jupp Heynckes.

"I don't think it's entirely Mourinho's fault. Our 100 million euro man hasn't made any contribution in these few minutes either."

Real Madrid fans weren't just angry at Mourinho; they also targeted Lin Feng.

Some people even blamed the club president:
"In my opinion, the problem lies with the club president. He made the decisions to sign both Mourinho and Lin Feng, so it's entirely Calderon's fault!"

Inside the stadium's VIP box, Calderon's smile had completely vanished.

Although he couldn't hear the fans' inner curses, he instinctively sensed danger.

If we lose this game, the consequences could be very serious!

At this moment, he desperately hopes that a star player on the team can step up and help the team overcome this crisis!

Seemingly hearing his call, in the 7th minute, Lin Feng made a precise tackle, stealing the ball from Maniche's feet and sounding the horn for Real Madrid's counterattack.

Atletico Madrid player Maxi Rodriguez attempted to foul Lin Feng, but failed to hold him back and was instead brought to the ground by Lin Feng.

This scene caused an uproar among the Real Madrid fans who had just been booing Lin Feng.

After seeing his steal and breakthrough, everyone's expressions changed, and they started cheering him loudly again!

"Haha, well done!"

"That guy must be trying to scam me. He was the one who wanted to foul, so why is he lying on the ground?"

"Lin Feng's way of dribbling past opponents is violent and exciting, I like it!"

In the blink of an eye, the fans seemed to have forgotten who had just been talking badly about Lin Feng...

"Stop him! Don't let him dribble forward!"

Atletico Madrid manager Aguirre was frantically shouting on the sidelines; he sensed danger.

Lin Feng's strength lies in his powerful impact when dribbling at high speed. Once he gets up his pace, it's very difficult to defend against him, and you might not even have a chance to foul him.

Atletico Madrid's two defenders, Pablo and Perea, rushed forward together, trying to dispossess Lin Feng.

However, because they were too focused on the threat posed by Lin Feng, they overlooked another person—Raul!
Compared to Van Nistelrooy at the forefront and Lin Feng dribbling forward, Raul is like a killer lurking in the shadows. When the enemy is careless, he will suddenly rush out and deliver a fatal blow.

After Atletico Madrid's two defenders pressed forward together, Raul astutely spotted the gap behind them.

Although he doubted whether Lin Feng could successfully pass the ball out when the opponent had blocked the front passing lanes.

But Raul followed his killer instincts and rushed toward the opening.

However, no sooner had Raul arrived than Lin Feng's pass appeared right in front of him.

Raul was stunned; he had no idea how the other player had passed the ball.

But countless shooting drills have made his body ready to shoot the moment the ball appears at his feet.

That pass was perfect; Raul barely needed to adjust before he could receive the ball and shoot.

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Franco had no chance against Raul's shot, and his instinctive save failed to reach the ball.

With a whoosh, the ball flew into the net.

The score then became 1-1.
After falling behind early on, Real Madrid equalized in just six minutes.

The goal was scored by Real Madrid's legendary striker Raul, and the assist for Raul was provided by Lin Feng, who was making his first appearance for Real Madrid.

After scoring, Raul did not celebrate, but turned to look at Lin Feng, who had provided the assist, with a complicated expression.

He wasn't bragging; he actually did it! (End of Chapter)