It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 140 138 Barcelona: No, Azhen, are you serious?

After bringing back a big win from Malaga away, Guardiola was not as happy as he had imagined.

"Have you found a new chef?"

Guardiola took out the new tactical board and looked at it without raising his head.

"Found it. We directly hired two people this time, and we also specifically told HR to screen out all those who were not Leo, Sagittarius, and Gemini during the audition."

Vilanova handed the new chef brief to Guardiola.

"Look, the ones chosen this time are all Leos. One is Italian and the other is French."

Guardiola looked up when he heard this. "It's okay to have two chefs. Let them supervise each other. No, no, no, let them take turns. Let one person cook for Charles every day."

Vilanova nodded to indicate that he had made note of it and walked out of the office.

Soon the next game was the Champions League against Kiev, and it was obvious that Guardiola was beginning to get unnecessarily nervous again.

Now, all he can do is give him more space to think and adjust his tactics.

After Vilanova left, he also stood up from his chair, put a videotape into the projector, walked straight to the whiteboard, picked up a whiteboard pen and pointed at the formation drawn on it, and fell into deep thought amid the commentary.

Barcelona has been on a winning streak recently, but this winning streak comes at a price.

After Charles was injured, Henry and Zielinski were injured and left the field one after another.

Zielinski is expected to be out for three weeks, and Henry will hardly be able to make it in time for the second round of the Champions League group match against Dynamo Kyiv in the middle of last week. He will be lucky to be able to play in the league against Almeria at the weekend.

In addition to Abidal's failed yellow card appeal, he now has to use Abidal with caution and prevent Abidal from being suspended for accumulating yellow cards like Puyol did last season.

Although the next Champions League opponents are not very strong, but in the next Champions League draw for the group stage, if they cannot advance as the first in the group stage, coupled with the crazy schedule of this season, with an average of a game every three days, then in the next schedule, Barcelona will have to be passive.

Every step is crucial, just like even if you have the same deck of cards, different orders of playing the cards will lead to different results.

After this Champions League game, they will face the bottom team Almeria at home in the league, which shouldn't be a big problem.

Otherwise, let Charles play in the Champions League?

"Maybe the first thing Laporta will do after leaving Malaga is to open his address book to see if there is any possibility of hiring a retired referee like Mejia."

"With the referee's connivance, some unsporting behavior by Malaga has completely escaped the punishment it deserves!"

"Damn executioner..."

The commentary's voice woke Guardiola up immediately.

Ciel's injuries had not yet fully healed, and he couldn't take any risks.

And as a sharp knife, it should not be used to cut fish belly.

Guardiola is far more cautious about how to use Charles than the outside world thinks.

Because he had been caught in the rain, he wanted to hold an umbrella for others.

When people are thinking, time always passes quickly.

The sunlight gradually flowed from Guardiola's shoulders to the ground, and time slowly sank down the mountain.

When Guardiola finally realized that his stomach was empty, he looked up and saw the sky outside the window was full of stars.

After turning off the projector and sending a text message to his family to let them know he was safe, Guardiola put the tactical board in his bag and prepared to go home and rest.

When passing by the restaurant, Guardiola saw that every corner of the kitchen was very clean and tidy, and all the garbage had been cleaned up. He nodded with satisfaction.

But as soon as he turned around and left the Barcelona restaurant and just walked out the door, he saw four sneaky figures.

"Damn Real Madrid insider, stop!"

……

The next day, when Charles had just arrived at the restaurant to have breakfast, Harvey winked and took a newspaper from Pique.

"Big news, big news, Pep saw four Real Madrid spies at the training base yesterday!"

Ciel's eyes widened in disbelief.

He always thought that the so-called Real Madrid spies and insiders were all fake, but he didn't expect that they would become a reality today!

And what was Real Madrid thinking, sending people over at such a sensitive time?

Although it seems that Barcelona's security guards can only stir chili sauce, they still look very intimidating.

Puyol took the "Catalan Daily" and started reading. "How did our coach surround four spies by himself and drag them away until the security guards arrived?"

Abidal, Zielinski and others also came over to join in the fun.

"What happened yesterday?"

Seeing so many people, Puyol simply picked up the newspaper and started reading.

In fact, this matter has little to do with Charles and Charles, but is a question of Barcelona's historical tradition.

Popescu, an Eastern European player who played for Barcelona from 1995 to 1997, was recently revealed to be a secret police officer of the Romanian Security Service, codenamed "Colonel Petrescu";
On the eve of the collapse of Rijkaard's Dream II dynasty, some players complained that their private lives were being monitored by the club;

At the end of the 2007/08 season, Barcelona president Laporta's laptop disappeared from his office...

This time, someone hired detectives from a local Catalan private detective agency called "METODO 3" to monitor Barcelona's four vice presidents.

Just as four private detectives sneaked into Barcelona's office building, they got lost inside the building because they were not fully prepared for the investigation.

It doesn’t matter if I get lost, I ended up in a restaurant in Barcelona.

After all, all roads lead to a restaurant.

Then, unfortunately, he met Guardiola, who was so focused on his work that he forgot to go home.

The four private detectives were unable to outrun Guardiola, who had retired for several years. While running around, they were successfully forced into a dead corner by Guardiola and then caught by the security guards who rushed over.

After Puyol finished reading the news in the newspaper, everyone returned to their seats and prepared to eat.

After dinner, I returned to the locker room to change clothes and prepare for training.

"Hefferan, what are you wearing?"

Fontas said with a shocked look on his face.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Hefren put on his shorts quickly and embarrassedly. "Ah, this, this is the new underwear I bought, isn't it cool?"

Charles was grinning from ear to ear, and Bojan was laughing out loud.

"So why did you buy a pair of furry underwear like this? It's not that cold now, is it?"

The whole locker room was filled with a joyful atmosphere. “And it also had, uh, a wolf pattern on it.”

Pedro trotted over to Hefren and said, "Oh my god, you prepared so many of these underwear. That's crazy. Is this a new trend?"

Hefron proudly displayed the underwear in the closet for everyone to see.

"This is special underwear, different from the ordinary ones. I wear it now so that I don't have to get used to it when I go to Kiev later."

Muniesa held his stomach and laughed non-stop, "So what is it about adapting to? Don't you feel hot wearing it?"

"I'm not a father yet, shouldn't I be more careful? What's a little heat?"

Heffron said.

Ciel was confused, "What does this have to do with being a father?"

"Aren't we still going to Kiev to play the game?" Hefren curled his lips, "It's not that far from Chernobyl. I don't want to..."

The entire locker room gasped.

"I'm not a father either," Charles almost jumped up, "Hefferan, where did you buy underwear like this?"

“The club won’t let us play in such a dangerous place, right?” Zielinski pursed his lips.

He is Ukrainian.

Messi shook his head. "There are spies all over our club, so how can we care so far?"

"Don't worry!" Hefren patted his chest. "I'll have my agent buy radiation-proof underwear for everyone. There are 24 of us, so each person will get two pairs. There will be a discount price when the time comes."

"Don't forget to prepare a few for the coaching staff..."

"Hahaha--"

Before Hevren's anti-radiation underwear was delivered, Barcelona had already entered the second round of the Champions League: home game against Dynamo Kyiv.

After Barcelona led 2:0, with 10 minutes left in the game, Guardiola let Charles take a walk on the field to get a feel for running on the grass.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the second round of the Champions League group stage ended again, with Barcelona temporarily at the top of Group F.

The advantage of playing at home is that the players can go home to rest without having to catch a flight.

Moreover, in the recent rainy weather, it is comfortable not to get wet due to changing transportation.

As soon as he got home and hung up his coat which was slightly drizzled with rain, Charles turned on the TV and saw the weather forecast.

He also didn't know why the Spanish weather forecast channel was broadcast during prime time and for such a long time.

"…The death toll from heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has risen to 13, including 122 children, and the number of missing has exceeded 117. Meanwhile, the storm that swept across northwestern European countries killed at least nine people on the 18th."

"Thunderstorms have hit eastern Brazil for the fourth consecutive day, causing floods, heavy rains and landslides. In the mountainous areas of Rio de Janeiro state, especially in the city of Petrópolis, this disastrous weather has destroyed thousands of houses."

“…experts attribute the heavy rains to the ‘La Nina’ phenomenon, a sharp drop in surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean, and severe climate change.”

Seeing this, Charles couldn't help but sigh. In the face of nature, humans are so helpless.

After thinking about it, Charles finally picked up the phone.

……

On October 10, Barcelona played against Almeria at home, and Charles finally took off his protective gear and started the game.

"Station, stage, you are watching the sixth round of the 2009-10 La Liga season, Barcelona vs. Almeria at home."

“两队联赛历史上共交锋8次，巴萨6胜2平保持不败。在诺坎普球场，巴萨4战全胜攻入15球不丢一球。”

"Barca rotated four players. Max, Maxwell, Busquets and Pedro were included in the starting lineup. Henry, Zielinski and Milito were absent due to injuries. Fontas participated in the World Youth Championship with the Spanish U4 national team. Jonathan dos Santos and Muniesa were not selected for the squad due to technical reasons."

"One of the highlights of this game is that Charles started in the game for the first time in half a month after his last injury. Now we can see that the Camp Nou stadium is extremely excited today, and many banners were raised to wish Charles well."

"Although he has only been at Barcelona for less than a year, Charles has already captured the hearts of the Camp Nou."

"We don't know how many fans' hearts beat for him, but I think the proportion will not be less than 50%."

"The list of 20 candidates for the Golden Boy Award will be announced soon. I think it is very likely that Charles will be the winner of this year's Golden Boy Award."

"In addition to the Golden Boy Award, we can also look forward to the list of candidates for the Ballon d'Or. Although it has not been announced yet, based on Charles's outstanding performance last season, he will definitely be nominated for the Ballon d'Or."

"Nowadays, more and more young players are emerging as heroes. While other young players are still looking forward to the Golden Boy Award, Charles is very likely to be the winner of this year's Golden Boy Award and is also making a bid for the Ballon d'Or."

"Speaking of which, Barcelona is also trying to keep Charles healthy. Not long ago, there was news about Guardiola's 'Magic Burger Plan'. In order to carry out this plan, Barcelona started recruiting again not long ago. They hired two more chefs at once. Together with the one they had prepared for Charles, there are a total of three chefs who take turns to be responsible for Charles' food safety."

"Okay, here are the rosters for both teams:"

“巴塞罗那(4-3-3)：1-巴尔德斯/2-达尼-阿尔维斯、4-马科斯、5-普约尔、19-马克斯维尔/6-哈维、16-布斯克茨、8-伊涅斯塔/10-梅西、9-伊布拉希莫维奇、7-夏尔。”

“阿尔梅里亚(4-2-3-1)：1-迭戈-阿尔维斯/16-米歇尔、18-阿卡谢特、2-佩列拉诺、6-西斯马/25-贝纳德里奥、4-奇科/17-胡安马-奥尔蒂斯、8-克鲁萨特、3-吉列尔梅/5-卡鲁·乌切。”

Messi changed his clothes in the locker room and prepared to warm up. Just as he walked into the player tunnel, he happened to meet the players of Almeria.

"Messi - wait a minute -"

Diego Alves shouted from behind.

"Are you calling me?" Messi looked back and saw a player wearing the number one goalkeeper jersey jogging towards him with gloves in his hand.

Diego Alves pushed aside his teammates and walked a few steps to Messi, "Can I exchange jerseys with you after the game?"

"I want to hold a jersey auction because there are big floods in my country right now, but not many people want my jerseys."

Goalkeeper jerseys are generally not as popular as those of midfielders and forwards, and although Almeria is now a La Liga club, their number of fans is still too small compared to big clubs.

"Of course," Messi nodded.

It's almost December, but the temperature has risen, still 12 degrees... This weather is really magical, fortunately I haven't put away all my short-sleeved shirts. Do friends in the north have heating?

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(End of this chapter)