Chapter 80 Derby Preview(1/2)
"...The last game of this round of La Liga ended last night. The Kings of Madrid defeated Aijer 2:1 away from home and ranked third with 15 points. Melly came off the bench and scored a goal in the game,
He is an important contributor to the team's win... After six league rounds, Melli scored seven goals, ranking second among the league's top scorers this season, second only to Hu who scored nine goals..."
"Both of them scored goals in this round of the league, continuing their excellent form. This is a good thing for the fans. Because in the next Madrid derby, everyone will be able to see their outstanding performance...
The next seventh round of the league, the Madrid derby, is also a showdown between two young talents, Hu and Melli."
"...Our reporter interviewed Hu outside the Casa training base today and wanted to hear what he thought of this duel..."
Then the scene changed, and Hu Lai was standing in the camera, surrounded by reporters.
Everyone stretched out their microphones to him.
Someone asked: "Hu, you rejected the king twice, is it because you are dissatisfied with the king?"
Hu Lai shook his head: "I have no grudges with the King. Rejecting the King is just a better choice. I respect this most successful club, but I don't think everyone must go to the most successful club to be considered successful. No matter what.
I was very happy whether I was at Leeds City or Madrid Pirates. I was successful at Leeds City, and I believe I can be successful at Pirates as well..."
In front of the TV, Li Qingqing pointed at the screen and said to Hu Lai: "Your answer is really direct..."
"Direct?" Hu Lai asked, "I thought I had said it tactfully. You see, I also specifically praised the king..."
Li Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, then looked at the TV again and shook her head: "But the reporter who asked the question didn't have any good intentions... He just wanted to stir up trouble."
"Looking for some hype for the local derby." Hu Lai was not surprised.
The news continues, this time the scene cuts to the Madrid Kings training base, where Melli is being interviewed by reporters.
"Melli, what do you think about Hu's failure to join the Madrid Kings?"
"This is also a troublemaker." Hu Lai said.
Melli kept smiling in the news screen: "Everyone has their own choice. My job is to play football well, not to evaluate other people's choices. I will go all out in the game and help the team win the game...
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"Look at Hu Lai, this is the real euphemism of not answering questions at all to avoid falling into the reporter's trap." Li Qingqing said, "Do you believe that tomorrow the Internet will be filled with voices criticizing you? And they will all take it.
It is simply normal for them to use your own words as evidence and quote them out of context."
Hu Lai pouted: "Whatever they want, I don't care. But you, will any reporter come to interview you?"
Li Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "That's not true. The influence of our women's football team is still far behind. No media reporters are bored enough to come and trouble me."
After hearing her answer, Hu Lai suddenly turned around, held a microphone with one hand, held it in front of Li Qingqing's mouth, and imitated a reporter and asked: "So Li Qingqing, who do you support in this Madrid derby?"
Where’s the team?”
Li Qingqing cleared his throat: "Uh-huh... Of course I support the King of Madrid!"
"Ah, if you say that, aren't you afraid that your boyfriend will be sad?"
Li Qingqing said seriously: "I don't think he is as narrow-minded as you said."
"Hey!" Hu Lai rolled his eyes.
Li Qingqing laughed without holding back: "Don't you always say you have a big heart?"
Hu Lai rushed forward and pushed the girl down on the sofa: "I just want to be careful today!"
Then he saw Li Qingqing lying under him, with his hair messy and scattered behind his head, revealing his fair and slender neck. Below him were the "mountains" that rose and fell with his breathing...
After noticing Hu Lai's gaze moving downward, Li Qingqing bit her lower lip, her face gradually turning red. She knew what Hu Lai was looking at and thinking about at this time.
When Hu Lai looked up again, what he saw was the girl's extremely shy and charming appearance.
His breathing became heavier, and his whole body could no longer bear to press down.
Li Qingqing quickly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute! Aren't you afraid that your legs will be weak during the competition?"
"Game? It's still early!" Hu Lai tried hard to break through Li Qingqing's blockage.
"It's too early. There are only two days between today's Wednesday and Saturday games..." Li Qingqing tried to stop him while admonishing, "I don't want you to perform poorly... No matter you win or lose the game, you can't let it go at a critical moment."
chain!"
Hu Lai, who was unable to move in even though Li Qingqing put his palm on his forehead, also realized that there seemed to be some risk...
Because he remembered a meme he saw on the Internet:
"If the Pirates do not do well this year, the king will be responsible."
Although this is a joke, he doesn't want his girlfriend to be criticized...after all, there are always some people in this world who will take jokes seriously.
"Okay, okay." Hu Lai stood up helplessly and let Li Qingqing go. "We will wait until the game is over. You will be allowed to avenge the king..."
"Revenge?" Li Qingqing couldn't understand, "How can you take revenge?"
Hu Lai thought for a while: "Let you be on top?"
Li Qingqing blushed and slapped Hu Lai hard: "Rogue!"
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The news on TV continues.
The Madrid derby is a much-anticipated game.
After interviewing Hulay and Melly, the reporters also interviewed other players from the two teams, as well as the head coaches.
In addition to interviews from the front, guests in the studio behind the scenes who supported the Kings of Madrid and Pirates of Madrid also expressed their opinions, looked forward to Saturday's game, and predicted the outcome of the game.
It’s not just this news program, let alone this media.
In traditional media and on the Internet, everyone is talking about the upcoming Madrid Derby.
When comparing two teams, many media adopt a simple and direct approach to compare player values.
After all, the higher the value of the player, the higher the ability. This is almost a conclusion.
Are there any high-priced but low-quality parallel imports?
Of course there is, but that's an extreme case.
In most cases, a player's ability and worth are directly proportional.
The most valuable player in Leeds City is Hulay, who just came to the team with a transfer fee of 120 million euros.
The King of Madrid is Mery Banega.
Although Melly has never left the Kings and has no transfer fee, his worth is not equivalent to the transfer fee. According to the value of Melly listed in the "transfer window", he is now worth 150 million euros.
The player with the highest unit price is the Madrid Kings, and the total value of the players is also higher. Their total team value is as high as 1.58 billion euros.
The total net worth of Madrid Pirates is 1.26 billion.
Not only did the Kings win against their city rivals, they are also the most expensive team in La Liga.
The Madrid Pirates have the third-highest net worth. The second-highest team is Catalonia United, with a whopping 1.55 billion euros, slightly lower than the Kings.
Judging from the value alone, the strength of the Kings of Madrid is much higher than that of the Pirates of Madrid, which is also in line with their positioning as the "richest among the rich."
In addition to Melli, the second most valuable member of the Madrid Kings is the team's core midfielder, Brazilian international Dudu Carlos, who is worth 80 million euros. Cerrados, one of the "Four Kings", is due to his age.
As he grew older, his physical fitness declined, and his value also dropped, from 170 million euros at his peak to 45 million euros now. He is not even among the top three in the Madrid Kings.
The second most valuable player on the Madrid Pirates side is not Maxi Carey. If Carey had not been injured one after another, his worth should be around 100 million euros. But now, because he has been unable to produce anything useful for two consecutive seasons.
Despite his convincing performance, he has attracted little interest in the transfer market, so his value has dropped to 35 million euros.
The Pirates' second most valuable player is Italian striker Daniele Di Kunzo. When he originally transferred to Madrid Pirates, the transfer fee was 55 million euros. After a season of outstanding performance, his current worth has
It rose to 78 million euros.
The third most valuable player in the Pirates team is their main goalkeeper Jonathan Highwell, worth 66 million euros.
The fourth most valuable person is the team's main center back Riva Moreno, with 55 million euros.
In addition to getting a glimpse of the strength comparison between the two teams from the price, some media also chose the perspective of the number of national players.
Of the twenty-six registered players in the Madrid Kings first team, twenty are international players from various countries.
Seventeen of Madrid Pirates' twenty-five first-team players are international players.
The Madrid Kings, who have more international players, will naturally be stronger.
Of course, the above are all practices of the mass media.
The sports media need to show their professionalism. They first predict the lineups of the two teams. Based on experience, this is not difficult. Because the strongest lineups of the two teams only have a few people, there is no suspense.
Then, based on your predicted lineup, put the players in each position together for comparison and analysis.
In the formation, the home team Madrid Kings played 433, with the forward combination of Belgian international Ryan Vandenberg in the center, Mellie Banega on the right, and Alexandra Cerrados on the left.
The Madrid Pirates are 442, and the striker is composed of Hulay and Di Kunzo.
Although the styles of the strikers on both sides are different, a simple comparison can be made.
Hulay is a forward, and he can cooperate better with Dikunzo, who is good at dribbling and breaking through, and can pass and shoot. As long as Dikunzo can disrupt the King of Madrid's defense, Hulay will get a chance.
For the Kings of Madrid, Melly will assume the same task as Di Kunzo, using breakthroughs to disrupt the Madrid Pirates' defense. At the same time, he also has better scoring ability than Di Kunzo, coupled with Vandenberg's strength advantage in the penalty area.
, and the experienced Cerrados, whose scoring ability is better than that of Madrid Pirates.
To be continued...