Chapter 306: The pressure of gambling

After two national team games, Hu Lai returned to the club.
Returning to the club, he immediately ushered in the first "Madrid derby" of the season.
However, due to the influence of the national team match day, both the Madrid Pirates and the King of Madrid were not in a good state in this game, but the Madrid Pirates were in a worse state.
So this season's first contract city derby ended with the defeat of the Madrid Pirates - they lost to the King of Madrid 1:2 away.
Hu Lai started the game and played the full game. But he also failed to lead a team that was in poor shape to win the game.
To the relief of Hu Lai fans, he scored a goal in the game, helping the Madrid Pirates save a little face.
It was also his ninth goal in the Madrid derby.
And this is only his fifth Madrid derby. According to this momentum, it should not take long for him to surpass the "King of the Madrid derby" Cerrados, who scored 16 goals in the same city derby.
After the loss, the head coach Parrotti said at the post-match press conference that he was also helpless: "The players have just played in the national team and have to return from all over the world to participate in the 'Madrid derby'. I hope they can still It's hard to play well in this game...
Hu? Hu is fine, he has no problems. Even if he flew tens of thousands of kilometers and played two national team games, his physical fitness was no problem. So I started him and played the full game. And as you can see, he's scoring goals, which is pretty good considering what he's been through over the past week. But alas, we were out of luck"
The Chinese team's away game against Thailand is on September 5th, while the Madrid derby is on September 9th, just three days apart. Since there was no flight from Bangkok to Madrid on the night of September 5, Hu Lai departed from Bangkok on September 6 the next day.
By the time he got home, it was already the evening of September 6th local time in Madrid, and the whole day was spent on the road.
Returning to the team for recovery training on September 7, pre-match training on September 8, and competition on September 9.
The jet lag hasn't even turned upside down yet.
Under such circumstances, Hu Lai can still start and score a goal, which is really nothing to be picky about.
It can only be said that this derby in the same city is too bad. After all, Hu Lai does not decide the football game alone. He performed well, but if his teammates are not in the best condition, they will face opponents like the King of Madrid. , the away game is also not the same.
No one wants to lose, but the objective situation is here, and the responsibility for losing is definitely not on Hu Lai.
It's just that Hu Lai is now famous. As the team's number one star, winning or losing has to be linked to him. It's impossible to say that winning the ball is your Hu Lai's credit,
It doesn't matter to you if you lose.
And if it must be said, losing is the responsibility of every player. As a member of the team, how could Hu Lai have no responsibility?
You scored a goal, but if you could score one more goal, wouldn't the Pirates have to lose? Wouldn't the Pirates have won if they could score two more goals?
Therefore, there will definitely be criticisms against Hu Lai after the failure.
Parrotti's remarks belonged to the post-match press conference, defending Hu Lai in advance, giving him support and affirmation.
This may not change the public opinion environment that Hu Lai is in, but it can release goodwill to Hu Lai and avoid some untrue rumors such as "the pirate generals are not in harmony" after the game.
※米※After the game, Merry fans were proud of their pride, because Merry was the biggest contributor to helping the Kings win at home in this game—he scored one goal and one assist, helping the Kings beat the Pirates 2:1.
Because Meli also participated in the Argentine national team's game, and he can still be in such a state after returning, Meli's fans almost blew him up.
This is also Meli's first club game this season. After the game, "Marca" simply typed the title "Return of the King", which was combined with the photo of him showing the European Ballon d'Or trophy before the game. King".
"After Kabonca's transfer to the Catalan United, he performed very well, making people exclaim 'the wolf is coming'; Hu scored on the first touch after coming off the bench in the last round of the league, which fully proves how good he is. Well...the two of them seem to forget Meli because of their performance. Meli missed the first two rounds of the league because of his participation in the Olympics, but this Madrid derby, let people know who is the young player leader!
"Melly was very positive throughout the game, as if he had a perpetual motion machine in his body, passing, passing, breaking, shooting...everything, completely tireless! He is reminding those who sing praises for Kabonka and Hu People and me, Meli Banega is the winner of the European Ballon d'Or!"
The Champions League group stage in midweek also proved that Meli's recent state was so good - in the match between the King of Madrid and the Swiss giant Bassón, Meli scored twice and assisted a goal to help the team beat 5:1. The opponent, who won the Champions League in the new season, also took the first step in defending the title, a solid step.
In contrast, the downfall of the Madrid pirates continues:
They were drawn 3-3 by the Greek team Piraeus in the away game...
Although Piraeus is a Greek giant, the strength of the Greek giants is also weaker than that of the Spanish giants.
The Pirates scored two goals in this game, one of which was scored by Hu Lai and the other by central defender Riva Moreno through a corner kick.
The remaining goal was an own goal by a Piraeus player.
After the game, the local media in Greece were still a little unconvinced, claiming that Piraeus scored four goals in the game, but could not win the game, and regretted not being able to defeat the Madrid Pirates at home.
After the first round of the Champions League group stage, home 1: Turin Bulls who defeated Liebesburg temporarily ranked first in this group, Madrid Pirates and Bierefs ranked second and third, Liebsburg from Sweden the last one.
In the fourth round of the league the following weekend, the Madrid Pirates shook hands with Samir Sports at home 2:2.
In this game, Carey opened the scoring for the team, and Kamara also scored his first goal after joining the Madrid Pirates.
But Samir Sports performed very well, falling behind twice and leveling twice. In the end, it was forced to a draw by the way of all the members sticking to the bus.
In four rounds of the league, they have one win, two draws and one loss, ranking ninth with five points.
The performance of the team did not reflect everyone's expectations, especially the new signings.
Among the several important signings, except for Ismail Kamara's normal performance, the remaining two are not very satisfactory.
Vukovic's problem is defensively.
After the move to the Pirates of Madrid, he has to take on more defensive tasks than when he was playing in Wissedov. This is where he doesn't quite fit in.
He used to play in Wissedov and was the team's playmaker. His position was closer to the opponent's penalty area and he was in charge of the last pass, a typical attacking midfielder.
But when the Pirates of Madrid came, the head coach asked him to move back and play in the midfield. He should not only attack the organization, but also take into account the defense and protect the back line.
He hasn't quite adapted to the shift in his new position and new responsibilities.
So there is a bit of a stretch in the hips.
There is a problem with positioning in defense, and the defensive attitude is not active enough, so that the midfield defense of the Madrid Pirates has made a lot of mistakes.
In addition to Vukovic, Drew's performance was not satisfactory.
After coming to the Pirates of Madrid with an exorbitant transfer fee of 98 million euros, this is a huge pressure and burden in itself. His performance in the game did not meet people's expectations for him, or he did not reach his worth. One by one, everyone thought that after the "100 million yuan central defender" came to the team, he would immediately show his super ability and talent and become the pinnacle of the Madrid Pirates' defense.
The Madrid Pirates lost 1:2 away to the King of Madrid in the same-city derby, which was Drew's first game on behalf of the Pirates, as well as his first starting game.
The central defender, who once froze Meli in the World Cup, was highly expected by the Madrid Pirates fans, but when he met Meli again, he was very embarrassed. Merry's goals and assists in the game were all breakthroughs found on Danny Drew's side.
Danny Drew even got the team's lowest rating after the game, and he was criticized a lot.
The Dutch media defended Drew. He also needs to adapt to the Spanish football style. For example, when defending, the players in the frontcourt will not be too invested in the defense to help the defenders share the pressure, so the central defender must bear more pressure. He has to solve a lot of problems on his own and can't count on his teammates to help.
The Spanish media bluntly criticized Drew for not performing as expected, and the Dutch top talent was like a schoolboy player in front of Argentina's top talent - a very serious statement.
※※It wasn't until the fifth round of the league in midweek that the Madrid Pirates won again.
They beat the Phoenicians 1-0 away.
Hu Lai scored the only goal for the team.
Although they won the ball, they still attracted the ridicule of many people: "The contest between the ninth and tenth league is so fierce, the outcome is one goal!" One by one, as of the last round of the league, the Madrid Pirates ranked In ninth place, the Phoenicians ranked tenth.
They are mocking how hard it is for the dignified league defending champion to play a Phoenician. You must know that the Phoenician finally ranked 17th last season and was worthy of relegation.
In stark contrast is the sworn enemy of the same city, the King of Madrid.
Their performance in the first two rounds of the league was also unstable, with one win and one loss, but since the 2-1 home victory over the Madrid Pirates in the third round of the league, the team has been on the fast track~EbookFREE.me~The fourth round of the league away 8:2 defeated the newly-promoted Corvette Athletic, the fifth round of the league, the King of Madrid beat Aiher 5:1 at home, plus the Champions League group stage swept Bassoon 5:1 at home. They have scored 20 goals in the last four games and won four consecutive victories in all competitions.
Meli has scored in all four games, scoring a total of eight goals, including six in the league and two in the Champions League. Although he missed the first two rounds of the league, he came from behind in the scorer list, ranking first.
This performance indeed corresponds to the headline of the "Marca" newspaper:
King's return.
Madrid's two teams, one with fire cooking oil and blooming flowers, seem to be humiliated and return to the top. The other one seems to have not found the right direction yet, struggling to move forward in the quagmire.
Under such circumstances, the Madrid Pirates are about to usher in a "devil's schedule":
Saturday, September 23, in the sixth round of the league, at home against Feud, the third-placed Sevilla Voyagers in the league.
On Wednesday, September 27, the second game of the Champions League group stage will be played at home against the biggest rivals in the group, the Torino Bulls.
On Saturday, September 30, the seventh round of the league, away to Valencia, currently ranked first in the league.
It seems that the prospects for the Madrid Pirates are not optimistic at all.
When gamblers played a stud at the table, they had to bear the enormous pressure now.
If you want to get out of the table halfway, you have to go upstream and turn the tables, or you can kneel to the end and lose everything.
This is gambling.
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