Chapter 445: Chapter 445
Huang Kaiwen handed Pele a cup of water and asked,
"Are you ok? Why water? Wine is the best drink."
Pele protested while swirling the water in his cup.
Huang Kaiwen shook his head, persuading, "People in bad health should drink less alcohol. You should live longer to witness Brazil winning again."
"I hope I can see Brazil champion again too,"
Pele said with a smile.
He thought that Brazil’s lineup was quite impressive and that it wouldn’t be long before they won again.
"Then you should take good care of yourself. You wouldn’t want to retire Santos’ number 10 unexpectedly,"
"What retired number 10? You reminded me! I will tell them in advance not to retire the number 10 jersey. That would kill the dreams of the kids,"
Pele shook his head and said, "The jersey isn’t important; what’s important is the person wearing it. If those kids wear Santos’ number 10, it will motivate them to reach my level, and I think that’s a good thing."
"I feel the same way."
Unfortunately, Milan’s number 10 jersey was still retired; the miss was rather stubborn about it, and Huang Kaiwen couldn’t persuade her otherwise.
"How much longer until you can return to the field? I don’t want to go to Europe without seeing you play,"
Pele asked with a smile.
"It should be soon; the injury wasn’t serious."
Real Madrid played Real Betis to a 0:0 draw in the Copa del Rey round of sixteen and still needed to play the second leg.
"World Sports News" mocked, "Cassano started and had a conflict with the opponent, along with Ramos, Guti, De Jong, Pepe—is this Real Madrid’s new Fab Five?"
Huang Kaiwen actually liked the title.
But perhaps "Huangguo’s Five Tigers" would be more appropriate.
These were the commanders under Yellow Ball King!
Real Madrid narrowly won against Zaragoza 1-0 on January 14, and the next day Huang Kaiwen returned to the squad after recovering.
"Are you recovered, Kevin?"
In the locker room, Raul asked excitedly.
"Yes, I should be fine now."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
"That’s good. Let’s go; they’ve been eagerly awaiting your return,"
Raul said with a smile as he pulled Huang Kaiwen to leave the locker room together.
There were a few new faces on the training ground.
De Jong took the initiative to greet him: "I heard from the coach that you spoke highly of me, and that’s why I got the chance to play for Real Madrid, thanks."
"You’re welcome. Just remember to help out when the time comes,"
De Jong asked, confused.
Huang Kaiwen smiled and did not answer.
He would know in time.
Pepe did not greet him proactively; he was a quiet person off the field.
But Huang Kaiwen wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
As the team’s coordinator, it was his duty to take good care of the newcomers.
Huang Kaiwen immediately announced, "Tonight, there’s a party at my house, and everyone should come over. Pele is also staying there for now!"
With the mention of the great Pele, the Real Madrid players who had other plans were ready to cancel them and visit Huang Kaiwen’s house to meet Pele.
This kind of opportunity was rare.
After training ended in the evening,
Huang Kaiwen arranged the highest standard of banquet.
Partly to entertain Pele,
and partly to let De Jong and Pepe feel the kindness of Yellow Ball King.
This was for the north-south duel, the national derby; Huang Kaiwen was counting on them then. De Jong would go forward to deal with Puyol, and Pepe would be responsible for Xavi in advanced positions.
The dinner ended joyously for both guests and host.
January 16, at Bernabéu Stadium.
Huang Kaiwen sat on the substitute bench.
In the 72nd minute of the second half of the Copa del Rey, the score was still 1:1.
If the score remained until the end, Real Madrid would be eliminated due to the away goals rule.
an impatient Capello said.
He had great ambitions for the championship.
He was even thinking of winning a treble.
Capello thought they wouldn’t need Huang Kaiwen for such an opponent, but reality was quite unkind.
Recalling his more than a week’s experience in China, Capello thought that Huang Kaiwen’s safety could be ensured now.
After eating plenty of hardships at Song Mountain and nearly being unable to leave after offending some people,
fortunately, his messy escape eventually led him to a master, making the trip not in vain.
He hadn’t prepared to play,
but in this situation, everyone was counting on Yellow Ball King.
Yellow Ball King could not let the fans and teammates down.
As he warmed up and took off his clothes, Huang Kaiwen decided to draw a card.
[Ding, you have received a "2022-2023 Premier League round 19, Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, one-match experience card for Casemiro"]
Casemiro? A stout defender.
His strengths and weaknesses are clear.
Strengths: strong one-on-one defending and well-rounded. Weaknesses: slow running frequency and small coverage area.
If playing midfield, he needs the help of teammates to perform best.
But Huang Kaiwen thought there should be no problem for him playing on the flanks.
After exchanging a high five with Robinho, Huang Kaiwen stepped onto the field.
The Bernabéu Stadium erupted instantly.
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Huang Kaiwen clapped to the stands around him before running to the left flank.
In the five matches that Huang Kaiwen missed, Real Madrid had only won two, which made the fans miss the days when Huang Kaiwen played on the field.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen on the field put them at ease.
Real Madrid restarted the game from their backfield; Guti still wanted to find Huang Kaiwen.
Finding that Huang Kaiwen was tightly marked, Guti passed directly to Van Nistelrooy up front.
Van Nistelrooy received the ball in the front field but was surrounded.
Lacking strong dribbling skills, he twisted his body to pass it back to Cassano.
Cassano got the ball on the right flank, instantly averting Laplados’ foot with his right foot and immediately sprinting down the right side with the ball.