It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 132 130 the Special One (Daily Transition)
On the golf course, Benzema lost to Charles with a three-hole disadvantage.

The levels of the four players were uneven. After playing two holes, Charles, who had achieved two consecutive victories, quietly began to let the game go.

"I was just careless at the beginning, otherwise I wouldn't have lost to you," Benzema said subconsciously. "Look, after the last few holes, my touch got better and we were almost there."

"Ah, yes, yes."

Charles said perfunctorily.

But Lori wasn't going to miss the chance to play a prank on Benzema, "So Karim, when are you going to wash your socks?"

Benzema's eyes widened in disbelief, "Come on, I'm second!"

"But isn't the rule that the first person gets to choose someone to wash socks?" Henry said with a smile, "Obviously, Karim, you are the chosen one."

"That's right, as 'the Special One' in the French team, you will be the one washing my socks tonight," Charles originally didn't want to mention this matter again, if Benzema hadn't been stubborn.

"I'm not Mourinho... OK, I'll wash it when I get home."

……

The next day, just as Charles and Henry returned to Barcelona, ​​media across Europe were reporting on the news of yesterday's World Cup qualifiers.

L'Equipe: "The French team is constantly moving towards a better self. In yesterday's World Cup qualifiers, the French team played away against Serbia. After Serbia scored a goal first, the French team caught up in the following time. In the end, Charles completed a hat trick and sent an assist."

"Finally, after the final whistle, Serbia beat France 1:4. France currently has 19 points and is in first place in the group, 1 point ahead of Serbia. If they want to maintain their advantage, Domenegue must be more cautious than ever in any of the next games."

"Similar to the logistical error that occurred in yesterday's game - rats in the players' diet, the improvised diet was not taken into account and only hamburgers were bought - Charles did not like the food, although he did not say it, but this was not the reason for Domenegue's mistake."

20 Minutes: "Summer Rhapsody in the Shire, a blue sea breeze blows in the White City."

"The Corsican midfielder played both on the wing and in the middle, constantly responding to and connecting every attack from the midfield and frontcourt, and even used a decisive forward run to open the door to victory for the Blues*."

"Domenegue was also very happy to see an all-around super player, 'We are very happy to see Charles continue to maintain his best form in the game. He played very little in the previous friendly matches, but after a long vacation, he is still in great shape. He is still full of desire for victory, and he cooperates well with other players. Although there was a small accident in yesterday's game.'"

"Although he scored a hat trick in the game, the young man calmed down after the game and humbly gave the credit to his teammates: 'Everyone played a great game, I was just lucky to score.'"

El País: "In order to make full use of Barcelona's wingers, Domeneg did not limit Charles' position to the wing in the 4231 formation in this game, but allowed Charles to move freely in the frontcourt, similar to how Barcelona used him, thereby speeding up the offensive rhythm of the entire team."

"It turns out that the versatile Charles is indeed of great significance to Domeneg: for the old coach who focuses on wing attack and maintains the balance of the team's lineup, the Barcelona midfielder is the only frontcourt player who can achieve seamless switching between winger and midfield without substitution."

Mundo Deportivo: "In order to facilitate Pep's contract renewal, Barcelona's top management has issued him a 'blank check' that can be filled with any number and a completely blank contract. All renewal requirements, including economic and competitive, can be filled in by Pep. However, Guardiola still has not responded to this blank contract."

"Although Laporta announced with some reluctance not long ago that the task of renewing Guardiola's contract can only be left to the next president of Camp Nou, Barcelona's top management has not given up the last hope of renewing Pep's contract."

Daily Sports: "As early as the end of last season, Barcelona had been planning to renew the contract with Charles, but due to the busy transfer operation in the summer, the continuous competitions after the start of the season, and Charles returned to France to participate in the competition, there was no time for formal negotiations."

"Now, Barcelona's transfer work has come to an end, and the international match day will not come until a month later. Both parties can finally sit down and negotiate."

"Charles' penalty clause and annual salary will both increase significantly. From the club's perspective, this is totally worth it. The most important thing right now is to keep Charles happy and to protect him."

"From now until the 99 days before La Liga enters the winter break, Charles will play a maximum of 27 games, an average of one game every 3.6 days. The contract extension can make Charles feel good again and dispel Florentino's wolfish ambitions. At the same time, the coaching staff is also actively looking for ways to ensure that Charles can spend these terrifying 99 days in good health."

Spanish SER Radio: "Guardiola has found a way to keep Charles healthy in the new season, and in the rotation table announced not long ago, he was given 2600 minutes of playing time."

"According to Barcelona staff, Guardiola likes to watch the French team's game on Monday very much. Perhaps the way to keep Charles healthy is to get inspiration from Domeneg's use of Charles."

"Perhaps, in this new season Barcelona's 'mythical' plan, this miracle can really be achieved."

After returning to Barcelona and completing the physical examination, Charles changed his clothes in the locker room and then came to Barcelona’s “Charles Slaughterhouse” - the Barcelona first-team restaurant.

When Charles and Henry entered the restaurant, many teammates were already having dinner.

"What do you think we should eat today?" Henry asked curiously.

Before Charles could shake his head, Ruth waved enthusiastically from behind the table: "Charles, you're back! Come and try the new meal I invented recently."

Messi, Xavi and others, who had just returned to their seats with their food trays, all turned their heads to look over here. The restaurant, which was originally quite lively with laughter, suddenly became quiet.

"Is it too late for me to run now?"

"Maybe you can make it in time, but if you run away, your second Golden Tapir Award will most likely be delivered to you in a few days."

After saying that, Charles walked up with a fearless attitude, and the whole restaurant was still immersed in a tragic atmosphere.

Xavi poked Messi, "Leo, should we inform Pep first?"

"I think it would be more reasonable to notify Pruna first."

Puyol put down his fork. "Didn't they keep talking about changing the chef last season? Why hasn't he changed it yet? Even a new chef or nutritionist would be fine, but there isn't one."

"Maybe we should have asked Fabregas yesterday," Xavi sighed. "I think if Pique knew, he would have told him."

"At least Ruth has a chef's license, so he can really cook, right?"

Messi looked at Puyol and Xavi. "It's not like, uh... that fitness coach who doesn't even have a certificate ended up injuring the whole team."

……

Seeing Charles coming over, Russ happily brought out a dinner plate with a lid on it, "Open it quickly, Charles, this is the latest inspiration I got from Guardiola's advice."

"The latest inspiration from Pep's suggestion?" The people of Ciel were numb. "Could it be the chicken that didn't wash its feet last time?"

"No, no, no, Charles, this is a different dietary concept. The problem last time was because I didn't fully understand the 'original flavor' dietary concept, but this time is different. This time it is in an area I am familiar with, so there will definitely be no problems." Ruth looked at Charles confidently, constantly signaling with his eyes for Charles to open the lid.

With great uneasiness, Charles finally opened the lid.

When I opened the lid, the first thing that caught my eye was a semicircular golden bread dotted with white sesame seeds - it was a hamburger!

I don’t know if it’s because he just ate a hamburger yesterday or because he was back in Barcelona, ​​but Charles felt that what he opened was not a hamburger, but Pandora’s box.

"So, my lunch is a burger? Is that a little too far? And what is the effect of the burger this time?"

Charles put the lid down; he didn't want to read the rest anymore.

Ruth touched his ear and said, "No, how can athletes eat ordinary fast food burgers? This is the 'Red and Blue Burger' that I developed when you were away. It is different from ordinary burgers. The reason why it is called a burger is just because I haven't figured out what to call it at the moment."

"It's delicious and healthy. We have already introduced this food in the fan restaurant at Camp Nou. Other players, such as Maxwell, have tried it and he also thinks it's good."

But no matter how Ruth tried to persuade him, Charles refused to listen, and in the end, the magical "red and blue burger" never made it into Charles' stomach.

After dinner, Charles and his teammates went to the training ground for some simple training.

The next day, the second round of the La Liga kicked off, and the away locker room of the Alfonso Perez Stadium welcomed the opponent of the small national derby: Barcelona.

After changing his clothes, Charles chatted with his teammates in the locker room, while Guardiola went to the pre-match press conference.

There are only three new players in the locker room, and now everyone is pretty much familiar with each other.

Puyol took out a large bag of melon seeds from his bag, "Newly arrived melon seeds..."

Before he could finish, Charles came running over with a group of people.

Puyol pretended to be furious, "Leave some for me, leave some for me..."

Iniesta smiled and grabbed a handful of melon seeds from his pocket, "You are a starter, you can't eat them even if I leave them for you."

"I knocked in the car."

Charles took out several pieces of chocolate from his bag and stuffed them into Puyol's bag. "What flavor is this?"

"Peach flavor, a new product from Madrid," Puyol grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Charles. "Why did you bring so much chocolate?"

Keita pointed to the door, "Because Ruth prepared a lot of red and blue burgers. To be honest, this burger is pretty good. Charles, maybe you can try it."

"No, I'm not interested in burgers," Charles shook his head.

"Zlatan, do you eat chocolate?" Charles walked up to Ibrahimovic, "I think it's delicious."

"Zlatan likes chocolate," Ibrahimovic said as he took the chocolate.

Honasan dos Santos handed Charles a can of candy and said, "I heard that you like candy. I brought this for you from Mexico. You can try it and see if it tastes good."

"What kind of candy is this?" Charles opened the candy jar and took one out to eat. "It looks like fruit pulp. It's very delicious."

"Pulparindos, this is the favorite of all Mexicans. There are spicy and salty ones. I thought you might not be used to it, so I prepared the popular ones."

"And this red one is Glorias, which is one of the few Mexican candies that doesn't get salt and spice, and it's also delicious. If you're not used to Pulparindos, try this one. It's made with cajeta and nuts, plus a healthy dose of milk and sugar."

Ciel smiled and nodded: "Thank you, I like it very much."

……

"Station, stage, you are watching the second round of the 2009-2010 La Liga season. The defending champion Barcelona is away to challenge Getafe. Both teams won by 3 goals in the first round, and Getafe topped the list with more goals than Barcelona."

"Guardiola announced Barcelona's 18-man squad for the game on Friday. Iniesta returned from injury, Ukrainian central defender Ziglinsky is expected to make his La Liga debut, Marquez, Bojan and Milito were absent due to injury, and three young players Fontas, Muniesa and Dos Santos were not selected for technical reasons."

“巴萨和赫塔菲在西甲历史上一共交手10次，巴萨6胜3平1负占据优势，其中客场3胜1平1负，上赛季巴萨凭借梅西的进球，在客场1-0小胜赫塔菲。”

"Getafe is now an out-and-out 'Real Madrid B-Team'. In addition to head coach Michel being one of the former 'Five Eagles of Real Madrid', the team also includes six former Real Madrid players, including Cordina, Parejo, Miguel Torres, Soldado, Berenguer and Adrian Gonzalez. Barcelona will have a small national derby this round."

"As they had just finished two rounds of World Cup qualifiers, the international players in the Barcelona team were very tired. Messi, Alves, Charles and others only returned to the team on Friday, but the three still participated in the last training session of the day and were included in the 18-man squad."

"Before the game, the media revealed that Guardiola might arrange for Messi to rest, but the Barcelona coach said at the pre-match press conference that he was not worried about Messi's physical condition, but was more concerned about his mental state. After all, Messi returned to the club with the frustration of the national team's two consecutive defeats and the possibility of missing the World Cup, as well as the media's criticism."

"In the midfield, Charles' performance in the World Cup qualifiers was terrifying. He not only showed unparalleled creativity, but also scored goals with violent aesthetics... When Barcelona was facing a goal drought, Charles' performance in the national team was like a timely rain for Guardiola."

"On Barcelona's front line, Ibrahimovic, the killer, has also begun to find his form. He scored his first La Liga goal in the last round and also helped Sweden score a goal in the World Cup qualifiers."

"Here are the lineups for both teams:"

“巴萨首发（4-3-3）：1-巴尔德斯/5-普约尔、3-皮克、21-齐格林斯基、22-阿比达尔/6-哈维、24-亚亚-图雷、15-凯塔/17-佩德罗、9-伊布拉希莫维奇、35-赫弗伦。”

"This new season, Pedro inherits Charles' No. 17 jersey, while Charles wears No. 7 jersey."

"Hevren is a member of Barcelona's youth training. This season, the number of players leaving Barcelona far exceeds the number of players entering. The reason why Barcelona has such confidence is because they have a treasure trove of youth training talents like La Masia."

“赫塔菲（4-4-2）：1-乌斯塔里/21-科尔特斯、15-拉法、2-迪亚斯、3-马内/23-阿德里安、6-克莱斯蒂尼、20-佩德罗·莱昂、17-帕雷霍/10-阿尔宾、9-索尔达多。”

Blues: Abroad, the French team is also called the Blues because of their blue jerseys; but because this conflicts with the name of the Italian team, they are more commonly called the "Gallic Rooster" in China.

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