Chapter 730: Chapter 730
Huang Kaiwen turned off the TV.
Cruyff was too cunning, with Real Madrid eliminated from the Copa del Rey, there was no way to replicate last season’s success.
But ordinary people really had no way to deal with Cruyff.
These legends, shamelessly chasing money after retirement, what can you do when they have no shame left?
Fortunately, Cruyff wasn’t slamming Huang Kaiwen much anymore, and Huang Kaiwen couldn’t be bothered with Cruyff either.
The newspapers that Huang Kaiwen saw generally supported Cruyff’s view, right or wrong didn’t matter, this perspective sold news.
Marca: "There are indeed some issues within Real Madrid."
AS Newspaper: "Atletico Madrid has not given up on appealing against Robben, Atletico’s chairman Hill said he absolutely won’t give up seeking justice, as the son of the world’s biggest hater of Real Madrid, Hill also hopes Real Madrid gets severely punished."
Hill’s father, Jesus Gil, was the man who built Atletico Madrid, a club president with more controversies than Moratti, many positive and negative words could be used to describe him. It’s hard to define Jesus Gil, but one thing is certain, he was a staunch anti-Real Madrid ideologist.
Hill was also influenced by his father in this regard.
The chairman of Atletico often criticized Real Madrid in public.
World Sports News: "Pep’s team is shining, Bojan and Messi are about to usher Barca into a new era."
The second page was still about Ronaldo partying at nightclubs.
Ronaldo’s performance was sluggish this season, he had already lost the trust of the coach even before Rijkaard was dismissed.
Things didn’t seem to have improved much after Guardiola took over.
What Huang Kaiwen regretted was not being able to persuade Messi to transfer to Milan during the winter break.
No matter how bad Barca was, they had provided for Messi’s medical expenses when he needed it most, and Messi was grateful to Barca and didn’t want to leave just like that.
He would just have to look for another opportunity.
Such a great player as Messi, how could he not play in Milan!
Before the 23rd round of the league.
Capello called Huang Kaiwen into his office.
Huang Kaiwen noticed a statue on the desk, holding a cleansing bottle.
Capello brewed some coffee and handed it to Huang Kaiwen, explaining proactively, "I’ve been reading Chinese mythological stories recently, came across this Bodhisattva, and someone told me it’s very effective, so I thought I’d try it."
Huang Kaiwen carefully picked up the "precious" jade statue, saw the simplified Chinese characters written under the base marked the year 960, and his eyelids twitched violently.
"I think this object might not be as old as that."
Huang Kaiwen said carefully after considering.
Capello asked, intrigued, as he looked at Huang Kaiwen.
Huang Kaiwen explained, "This is simplified Chinese."
"What does that mean?"
Capello asked, completely confused.
"The year 960 would have been during the Later Zhou or Song dynasty, I’m a bit fuzzy on that, but back then China should have been using regular script, simplified Chinese appeared in modern times to promote literacy."
"So this thing isn’t from, the Later Zhou?"
"I feel it’s probably from last week."
Huang Kaiwen said laughing, "If you are interested in Chinese culture, it’s best to learn more before making a purchase, authentic antiques wouldn’t be cheap."
"Forget it, I didn’t spend much money."
"Alright, Coach, what did you want to see me about today?"
Huang Kaiwen took a sip from his cup and asked.
"Here’s the thing, for the upcoming games against Valladolid and Betis, I want you to start in one and be a sub in the other, then prepare for the away game against Rome. If we do well away, we’ll have no pressure when we play at home, and can focus on the league," Capello explained.
"I have no objections."
Huang Kaiwen nodded and said.
However, the coach instructed him, Huang, the Yellow Ball King, was just that amiable.
"Good, I knew you’d say that, head home early."
Capello said smiling.
His most relied upon player, clearly very skilled, yet not demanding about getting playtime.
This made Capello feel quite relaxed.
Because of Huang Kaiwen’s injuries, he was already worried sick.
If Huang Kaiwen got seriously injured again during the sprint phase of the season, Real Madrid would definitely have major problems.
Not only would he not be able to play, but it would also affect the morale and mentality of the Real Madrid players.
Capello clearly felt that, when Huang Kaiwen wasn’t injured, even if he wasn’t in the big squad, the Real Madrid players were very confident.
In the first half of the season when Huang Kaiwen was injured, although Real Madrid was leading the league, they actually didn’t play well, and the atmosphere in the locker room was clearly worse than last season.
Watching Huang Kaiwen leave the office,
Capello packed the formation diagram, "The Yellow Emperor’s Book of Hidden Symbols," and "Investiture of the Gods" into his bag and headed to the parking lot.
When driving home, Capello saw a flower shop on the street offering discounts, got out of the car, and bought some roses, as the usually serious Capello was quite romantic in his private life.
"Want some roses, eight Euros for ten,"
the young flower shop owner asked without looking up.
Capello frowned slightly, feeling like the price seemed more expensive than the non-discounted ones.
But since he was there, he decided to buy them anyway, to cheer Laura up quickly, he said, "No need for ten, such a round number is too perfect, give me nine for eight Euros, and wrap them well, write ’Wishing Laura happiness every day.’ "