novelhk Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Regret? What regrets can you have?
You have won all the honors you can get, whether in the club or the national team, or even on the personal level, and now you tell me that you still have regrets in your career? ? ? Premier League champion? ? ?
This was Li Shiguang's first reaction after hearing what Rivaldo said just now.
So he couldn't help it and started to complain to Rivaldo: "Brother, you also have regrets? You have won more honors than everyone in our team combined! Tell me, what regrets do you have, and you must have my help to complete it!"
Rivaldo knew that Li Shiguang had misunderstood, and waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, boss, it's not the regrets you said! I want to start once at Camp Nou, and I need your help to complete it, right?"
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No, brother! What kind of regrets are you! ?
Have you never started at Camp Nou? You've been in Barcelona for so many years, the grass of Camp Nou should have your smell on it!
Seeing that Li Shiguang didn't seem to understand what he meant, Rivaldo continued to explain, but his tone seemed a little lost: "Boss, do you know why I left Barcelona that year?"
Huh?
Under Simeone's influence, Li Shiguang keenly smelled the smell of gossip. He subconsciously moved his body forward, his ears stood up, and stared at Rivaldo with bright eyes.
"Hey..." Seeing Li Shiguang's look, Rivaldo couldn't help laughing, "Don't be like this, boss! In fact, there are only two reasons. You should know the conflict between Van Gaal and me, so I won't say it."
Fuck? I don't know!
I only saw on the Internet that you like to play in the middle, and then Van Gaal forced you to play on the left, and over time you two had a conflict. But this is just a rumor on the Internet! I don't know what the real situation is!
However, Rivaldo did not give Li Shiguang a chance to ask questions, and continued: "On the other hand, Barcelona's fans and management really disappointed me. In 2002, I won the World Cup with the Brazilian team. I was very happy, but before I returned to Camp Nou, I heard many Barcelona fans criticize me for not working hard at the club, but being full of energy when I went to the World Cup."
Rivaldo became more and more excited as he spoke, and even gestured with his hands.
"But you know what? I was plagued by injuries that season, but I still tried my best to score more than a dozen goals in the limited playing time. Even Barcelona was able to get a place in the Champions League qualifiers that year because of my hat trick!"
"But the fans didn't accept it. During that time, I didn't know what I should do to make the fans feel that I was valuable to Barcelona. This is completely different from coming to Leeds United! I did everything I could for Barcelona at the time, but I didn't see the enthusiasm and encouragement of Barcelona fans! As for the management of Barcelona, not only did they not defend me, but they also took the initiative to find me after inviting Van Gaal back and wanted to terminate my contract!"
"Ah..."
After listening to these complaints, Li Shiguang sighed heavily. He knew where Rivaldo's resentment came from, but to be honest, it really couldn't be blamed on Barcelona fans.
This Brazilian brother is a little different from other Brazilian players.
It's almost difficult to find a Brazilian player as serious as Rivaldo! Except when celebrating goals and team wins, he basically has a sullen face, which makes people feel that he is always in a bad mood. Moreover, in many public occasions, Rivaldo is also an extremely serious and dry person. He neither pretends to be pretentious nor promotes himself, which makes him unpopular with fans and the media.
In fact, Li Shiguang discovered this after Rivaldo came to Leeds United! Once, after Allen watched Rivaldo's interview in full, he specifically asked Li Shiguang if Rivaldo had any worries recently and why he looked unhappy during the interview!
After understanding Rivaldo's thoughts, Li Shiguang patted the Brazilian brother on the shoulder: "Ferreira, sometimes smiling more will improve your image among fans and the media."
Rivaldo shook his head: "No, boss, this is my personality! And as a player from South America and from a poor family, it is this seriousness that makes me successful. I don't think this is a shortcoming."
In fact, he is too indifferent to these things now that he is about to retire.
Overall, I have been happy since I came to Leeds United.They don't care what kind of person you are. They only care about how many goals you score for Leeds United and how many assists you give. As long as you have a wonderful performance, the fans of Elland Road have never been stingy with applause and praise.
"Boss, you haven't said whether I can start in the game at Camp Nou."
"What's your physical fitness?"
"It shouldn't be a problem to play for most of the game!"
"Okay, then I'll think about it..."
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On February 21, the first round of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League round of 16 kicked off.
Li Shiguang, who had led the team to Barcelona in the morning, was watching the game with Simeone in the hotel room.
Today, Manchester United and Arsenal will be the first to play as representatives of the Premier League. Perhaps they are already familiar with them, or perhaps their opponents are not too strong, so Li Shiguang, who only has one TV today, chose the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at home.
If they can successfully overcome Barcelona, both teams may become Leeds United's opponents in the quarterfinals, so it is better to understand each other first. Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will ensure victory in all battles.
What Li Shiguang didn't expect was that in the 10th minute of the game, Raul received a wonderful pass from Van Nistelrooy in the penalty area, dribbled past Kahn and sent the ball into the empty goal, 1:0, Real Madrid took the lead at home!
But only 13 minutes later, Bayern Munich took advantage of a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Brazilian central defender Lucio jumped high in the penalty area and looked back at the moon, helping Bayern Munich to score an extremely valuable away goal and equalize the score.
But they didn't feel happy for too long. In the 27th and 33rd minutes of the game, Raul and Van Nistelrooy scored two goals in a row, helping Real Madrid to take a 3:1 lead at home.
Then the two sides entered a long period of silence. It was not until the 87th minute of the game that Bayern Munich scored a goal with a long shot from the top of the penalty area by Van Bommel.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated the visiting Bayern Munich 3:2 at home.
In fact, in Li Shiguang's opinion, both sides should be able to accept this result. Real Madrid won the victory, and Bayern Munich took away two crucial away goals...