It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 200 Real Madrid's recruitment targets (daily transition)

After Arsenal restarted, they organized an attack in the frontcourt and Alexander Song passed the ball directly to Fabregas.

Fabregas stopped the ball steadily with his right foot and then turned around.

Just as Puyol stepped forward and Busquets retreated, Fabregas kicked the ball with his right foot.

"Snapped."

The ball was instantly passed horizontally from the gap between the two people.

Bendtner passed the ball back, and just when Fabregas turned around to intercept the ball, Diaby received the ball and immediately passed it to Nasri.

Alves and Fabregas immediately lowered their center of gravity because Nasri had already dribbled the ball into Barcelona's penalty area.

Just as Pique and Bale were guarding Bendtner in the middle, Nasri flicked the ball with his left foot and found Alves and Busquets were unmoved, so he took the opportunity to meet the ball with his right foot.

"call out--"

Everyone's eyes turned to the ball.

Valdés lowered his center of gravity, and before he could make a save, the ball had already gone wide of the post.

"It's a pity that Arsenal counterattacked."

"Nasri just shook Alves out of space and immediately shot with his right foot, but unfortunately the ball hit the far post and flew out."

Valdes took the ball thrown by the caddy and put it on the ground.

He took a look at Puyol's position and passed the ball to him.

After receiving the ball, Puyol did not pass it directly, but dribbled forward at high speed.

At the same time, Barcelona's entire formation was moving forward.

Just as Puyol dribbled the ball to the top of Arsenal's penalty area, Diaby immediately rushed forward.

Just as he stretched out his foot, Puyol aimed in the direction of Busquets and hit the ball.

Diaby found that his plan had failed, and immediately turned around and tried to block Busquets' passing route.

However, Busquets didn't give him the chance at all.

The ball "popped" and returned to Xavi's feet again from under his crotch.

Avi took a look at the situation on the field.

At this time, Charles had already swapped positions with Ibrahimovic and quietly appeared at the top of the penalty area.

But the passing lane between him and Charles was heavily guarded.

And during this short period of time, Messi also understood this.

Just as Xavi passed the ball from his feet, Messi also rushed out from the diagonal behind.

Gala stood behind Charles, with his left hand on his back, while holding Charles' hand with his right hand.

On the other side, Alexander Song breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the arduous task of defending the Shire, he would rather face his African relatives.

Diaby followed behind Messi, and just when he stretched out his foot to poke the ball out from under Messi, Messi staggered, but continued to move forward and passed the ball steadily to Charles.

After Charles got the ball, he lifted it up with the instep of his left foot.

Gallas grabbed Charles' clothes from behind. At the same time, the other three Arsenal players surrounded Charles.

Diaby just wanted to slide down and make a tackle, but Charles turned around like a whirlwind.

He hit the ball that had just been picked up hard.

"call out--"

Almunia immediately fell to the ground in horror, and the rapid secretion of adrenaline inspired him to block the ball quickly.

……

"Oh wow, it was so close. Barcelona had the ball firmly under their control today."

"Arsenal have never been so embarrassed at the Emirates Stadium."

"Before the game, there was only a 40% chance that Fabregas would return to the field. Now Fabregas has successfully returned to the field, but the real Gunners seem to have lost their way in their own stadium."

"Too passive. Too passive."

"Charles and Messi, one on the left and one on the right, if you put all your defensive focus on one of them, the other will be able to tear your defense apart very quickly."

"In this game, both of them were in very hot form."

"Trying to defend two people alone is a joke."

"Two people helping each other in defense is simply a nightmare for defensive players."

"Three people help defend, barely enough."

"Four-man defense is standard, but standard doesn't mean you can defend them."

"Even if you can completely block the route from Charles to Messi, or the route from Messi to Charles."

"But any one of them can tear through your defenses again when surrounded by heavy troops."

"Almunia didn't even have a chance to breathe. In the first 12 minutes, Barcelona completed 9 shots, 6 of which were on target."

"What's even more terrifying is that Charles scored a goal and assisted, and Messi also scored a goal."

"Barcelona's possession rate is close to 70%. Looking at it now, this game is like a smooth passing show by Barcelona."

"If it weren't for Almunia's heroic performance, Arsenal might have fallen behind 15:0 in the first 6 minutes of the first half."

As time passed, the fighting spirit of Arsenal players was slowly exhausted.

If it weren't for Wenger standing like a mountain on the sidelines, their collapse would have been even faster.

In the little time they had possession, Arsenal had a few shots on goal.

But their shots were unable to penetrate the defense guarded by Valdes.

The only thing they could be thankful for was that in the following time, Barcelona did not further break through Arsenal's goal.

With Busacca's whistle, the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals between Arsenal and Barcelona at home officially came to an end.

The score always remained at 2:0.

Just as Guardiola went to attend the post-match press conference, Charles was quickly packing his things in the locker room.

At this moment, the door of the visiting team's locker room was suddenly knocked.

"Who?"

"It's me, the equipment manager."

Puyol walked to the door with a puzzled look on his face and opened it.

"What's matter?"

The equipment manager turned sideways and said, "Someone is looking for Ciel."

Ciel, who was still checking his things, heard his name, put down his backpack and walked towards the door.

"What's going on? Who's looking for me?"

The equipment manager saw Puyol return to his seat and lowered his voice, "Wenger's assistant wants to see you."

Charles was a little surprised, but still said nothing. He silently closed the door of the locker room and walked out.

Soon, at the corner of the player tunnel, Charles saw Wenger's assistant coach holding a box in his hand.

Although Charles doesn't know English, fortunately Wenger's assistant can speak Spanish. "Charles, Arsene specifically asked me to bring this to you."

The teaching assistant handed over the box.

"Give me?"

Charles felt a little bit unbelievable, despite what was reported in the newspapers, saying that Wenger sincerely invited Charles to join Arsenal.

But as the person involved, Charles knew very well that this was pure nonsense.

Wenger never discussed the transfer with him privately.

"Yes, here's the Arsenal net, the one from the first half. He asked me to cut it out for you."

The teaching assistant explained.

Ciel quietly put the box away.

"Thank you."

Just as Charles turned around and was about to leave, the assistant coach suddenly reached out and called out to Charles.

"Um, are you interested in Arsenal?"

……

After finishing the interview, Guardiola returned to Spain with the entire team.

Just as the group was traveling day and night and returning to their homes, all the mainstream media that follow football were reporting on this eye-catching match.

The Guardian published a photo of a tearful fan wearing an Arsenal jersey.

"It is difficult for Arsenal to dance in the storm of Barcelona."

"Arsenal will go to the Camp Nou with hope, but their hope is like a candle in the wind."

"The fascinating pace that Wenger used to confuse Chelsea and Liverpool did not work in this game."

"Barcelona's frontcourt pressure and short pass penetration were like raindrops, wetting Arsenal's ballet skirt."

The London Evening Standard published a photo of Charles leaving the court with his head bowed.

"In this game, Charles showed signs of fatigue. In the 90-minute match, Charles only scored one goal and made one assist."

"A pre-match fan survey showed that 88% of fans believed that Charles was more capable of deciding the game than Fabregas."

"However, Charles, who should have completed a hat trick, seemed to be afraid of Arsenal's goal and did not perform at his usual level."

"In addition to the exhausted Charr, Messi was also a little lost in this game due to the busy schedule, unable to find a way to land on Earth from Mars..."

"Catalan Daily": "FC Barcelona announced that it has appointed Dutch legend Cruyff as the club's honorary chairman."

"When Cruyff was a player, he helped Barcelona win a league title (1974) and a Copa del Rey (1978).

"But his coaching days were no less exciting than his playing days."

“1988年至1996年间，克鲁伊夫作为球队教练率领巴萨赢得了西甲联赛四连冠（1991-1994），和俱乐部历史上首个欧冠冠军（1992）。”

"At the same time, the La Masia youth training camp he transformed successfully provided a large number of outstanding stars for Barcelona."

"The great Cruyff deserves the respect of any Barcelona team."

"But at the appointment ceremony, Cruyff said that compared to the position of honorary president of Barcelona, ​​he hoped that Barcelona's outstanding young players could stay in Barcelona."

"He has spent most of his time contributing to Barcelona. Compared with his personal reputation, the future of Barcelona is what he values ​​more."

"Marca": "The voting for the survey 'Who do you think is the best target for Real Madrid this summer' has closed. Next, Marca will take stock of the top ten candidates for you."

“No. 10: Pato, 13.7%.
"In this season's Champions League group stage, Real Madrid beat AC Milan 2:3 at home, with Pato scoring twice to reverse Real Madrid.

"Florentino has always liked to bring in Brazilian players, and Pato's nationality plus his playing skills make him very likely to become the next Brazilian to land at the Bernabeu.

"Even four years ago, Pato's agent was trying to sell him to Real Madrid.

"At the time he was worth just €200 million.

"But Calderon, then president of Real Madrid, rejected the offer because Pato's star was not bright enough and did not fit the Bernabeu's positioning."

"..."

“No. 7: Messi, 26.7% support.
"Before Florentino took office, he called Messi and tried to repeat the 'Figo incident'.

"But it was clear that Messi rejected Florentino.

"Compared to Messi, who grew up in Barcelona's youth training camp and got everything in Barcelona, ​​it might be more reliable to let Fabregas join Real Madrid.

"Messi is very good, but the only regret is that he can't join Real Madrid.

"Just like it's impossible for the captain of Real Madrid to be teammates with the captain of Barcelona at the club."

"..."

“5th place: Ribery, 40.2% support.
"Last summer, the French midfielder came close to joining Real Madrid.

"As we all know, there are many French players among the stars currently playing at the Bernabeu.

"Florentino, in addition to his usual love for Brazilian players, is now also very interested in French players.

"At the same time, Real Madrid fans have a good impression of Ribery. This French player not only has excellent skills, but also outstanding willpower."

"..."

“No. 2: Fabregas, 55.4%.
"After Kaka's serious injury, Real Madrid has been lacking a midfield commander.

"Xabi Alonso is good, but he is not as good as the other Xabi.

"Although Fabregas came from Barcelona's youth training camp, Real Madrid fans don't mind seeing the birth of the second Figo. On the contrary, it will make them more excited.

"At the same time, Fabregas never set foot on the turf of the Bernabeu wearing the red and blue jersey."

“No. 1: Charles, 63.8% support.
"Former Real Madrid president Calderon, who works at the Spanish Football Association, said that Charles is the player Florentino wants most right now.

“Charles has performed very well this season and Melinger likes this Barcelona star very much.

"However, Real Madrid fans are also well aware that it is no less difficult to pry Cruyff's eyes away from Barcelona than to make Guardiola the head coach of Real Madrid."

"But no matter what the poll is, as long as it has something to do with football, it wouldn't be strange for Shire's name to appear on the list."

After returning to Spain, Charles turned off his cell phone and lay down on the bed to have a good rest.

The next day, after reading the news reports in the media, Charles turned on his phone again, but found that there was no missed call.

Restraining the doubts in his heart, Charles turned on the TV and watched the Champions League match between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow.

The match was held at the Meazza.

Compared to the Inter Milan that had not yet had a good run-in during the group stage, the current Inter Milan can be said to be playing better and better and getting into the form.

Throughout the first half, Inter Milan pressed CSKA Moscow but failed to score a goal.

It was not until the 65th minute that Sneijder ran 25 meters and delivered a precise pass, Milito volleyed the ball, and Inter Milan finally led CSKA 1:0.

This score continued until the end of the game.

Although the score seems insignificant and Inter Milan's forwards wasted many opportunities, Inter Milan's defense in this game was really terrifying.

Under Mourinho's coaching, Inter Milan played very aggressively in this game, with a lot of confrontations, and CSKA did not have much time to control the ball.

Moreover, tactics are dead, but people are alive.

When it comes to the semi-finals, with different opponents, Mourinho will definitely adjust his tactical arrangements.

When Charles saw this, he felt a headache and turned off the TV.

(End of this chapter)