Chapter Thirty: First Meeting Ronnie!
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Alice was waiting for Tang Jue to return in the living room.
As soon as the two met, they started to linger. Alice felt that Tang Jue was extremely brave today. She didn't know that Tang Jue had been teased on the plane for a long time.
The battle ended, and the exhausted Alice slowly fell asleep.
At 3:30 p.m. that day, Tang Jue appeared in the locker room at the Milan training ground. The training time was 4:30, so why did he come so early?
There is already someone in the locker room!
With a slightly fat body and a smile on his face, Ronnie was talking and laughing with Kaka while changing into training clothes.
Seeing his idol, Tang Jue's breathing began to accelerate. He was happy that he had come early, and finally saw Ronnie. There was no one else in the locker room now, so he could communicate with him more!
This is why he arrived early. He originally wanted to come and try his luck. Because every time Kaka trains, he comes from the earliest. As a teammate of the Brazilian team, Ronnie and Kaka are walking together, which is very normal.
Tang Jue has designed countless scenes of meeting Ronnie in his mind. He is choosing how to say hello to Ronnie. Kaka turned to look at Tang Jue and smiled and said, "Tang! Congratulations!"
"You should receive even more congratulations. You defeated your opponent five to zero. Brazil is the ninth in the world and the second team in South America to win World Cup tickets." Tang Jue tried his best to calm his excitement and came to Kaka and Ronnie and said: "The French team has not yet escaped from the sea of suffering."
On September 3, the day France faced the Faroe Islands in Marseille, Brazil faced Chile at home. Brazil's luxurious and jealous frontcourt made Chile powerless, and Adriano scored a hat trick.
Ronnie turned to look at Tang Jue when she heard the sound. Tang Jue stretched out his right hand: "Hello, I am Tang Jue!"
Ronnie looked at Tang Jue's right hand in surprise. He blinked, held Tang Jue's hand, and then gave Tang Jue a hug!
"Not bad! You are very good. You played a hat trick in your debut in the national team. Zidane often talked about you in my ears." Ronnie whispered in Tang Jue's ears.
Tang Jue was surprised. Will Ronnie pay attention to him?
Soon he thought Ronnie was a diplomatic rhetoric. He only met Zidane in July this year. Before, the two of them had not even passed the phone. How could Zidane in Real Madrid know me? It is even more impossible to mention himself in Ronnie's ears often.
Ronnie saw the disbelief in Tang Jue's eyes, and he smiled and said, "This is Zidane's last World Cup. He attaches great importance to it, so he pays great attention to domestic French players. He started paying attention to you when he was playing against Milan in Saint-Germain."
Tang Jue looked at Ronnie in surprise. He didn't expect anything like this. Then he thought: Is it Zidane's factor that he entered the French team?
Being admired by Zidane, he entered the French team. He would definitely be very happy if he had other French players.
However, Tang Jue is such a proud person, and complex emotions permeate his heart.
"What's wrong? Are you shocked? You'll understand just by thinking about it carefully. It's not difficult to figure it out." Ronnie continued.
Tang Jue looked at Ronnie in a complicated manner and said, "It is because I figured it out that there is conflict."
Kaka smiled and said, "Contradiction? What conflicts are there? If you don't have that level, you can't even think about it and let you join the national team."
Ronnie felt that Tang Jue was a little stupid and couldn't even figure out such a problem. He said: "Tang, pride is based on results. Only when you keep achieving good results can you become proud. Without the French team platform, what do you have to rely on to achieve results?"
"For example, now, if there is no Milan platform, what do you use to fight for the Champions League? Saint-Germain has the ability to win the Champions League? In Ligue 1, which team has the ability to win the Champions League?"
Tang Jue began to think carefully about Ronnie's words. He had never thought about this problem from this perspective. Gradually, he finally thought about this problem clearly. It turned out that he had been stubborn in his pride and was appreciated, which in itself means that he had the ability.
Putting down the burden in his heart, Tang Jue said sincerely to Ronnie: "Thank you!"
Ronnie waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me, I said these words for Zidane."
Tang Jue's face appeared again in surprise, and Ronnie continued: "Zidane and I have been friends a long time ago. After I arrived in Real Madrid, I don't have many friends. Zidane is my best friend."
Ronnie looked at Tang Jue and asked, "You should understand this, right?"
Tang Jue nodded. After Marseille defeated England, he felt sympathy with Gerald. He understood the friendship between Ronnie and Zidane. Both of them were at the top. There were not many players who reached their level, and they were lonely.
Everyone needs friends, friends are equal to each other, but there are not many team members who can be equal to them at their level.
Ronnie continued: "When the news of me joining Milan came out, Kaka was the first to call me, and Zidane was the second."
"He told me that Real Madrid's locker room is a mess now, and leaving Real Madrid may be the right choice." Ronnie shook his head and said: "I'm not good at fighting in the locker room. In my world, football represents happiness, breaking the goal and bringing victory to the team."
Ronnie looked at Tang Jue and said, "That's what I did, so I have been working hard, scoring goals and passing balls to my teammates."
Tang Jue listened carefully, and thoughts appeared on Kaka's face.
"Forget it, I won't talk about it anymore. I'll continue with the topic above." Ronnie said with a smile: "Zidane please ask me to take care of you in Milan and try to help you as much as possible. This is the first time Zidane asked me to do things, and I promised him."
Tang Jue frowned. He was moved, his eyes were a little wet. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "Why? Is it just for the World Cup next year? Am I worthy of his attention like this?"
Ronnie looked at Tang Jue seriously, and after a while, he said, "You deserve it!"
Kaka nodded and looked at Tang Jue and said, "Tang, you can't underestimate yourself. There is amazing energy in you."
Tang Jue shook his head and said, "I have always been proud. I have never underestimated myself. However, this... I have not achieved convincing results."
Kaka almost laughed out loud, he looked at Ronnie and said, "Look at how big the guys are now. In an incomplete season, he won the best scorer in Ligue 1 and almost won the European Golden Boot Award. He helped Saint-Germain win the double championship, setting the youngest goal record in the Champions League and the youngest hat trick in the Champions League..."
Kaka turned his head and looked at Tang Jue and asked, "Do you have to lead Saint-Germain to the Champions League to be considered a convincing result? Oh. God, you are so greedy. You don't know how many people envy you and are jealous of you. Haven't you seen those jealous eyes in the French team?"
Ronnie took over the topic and said with a smile: "Dang. The achievements you have achieved now are even more amazing than mine."
If it were someone else, I would be shocked and speechless when I heard Ronnie's words.
However, Tang Jue was not shocked to take Ronnie as the object of pursuit or transcendence, because that was exactly what he was going to do. However, he was still a little surprised.
Tang Jue has always believed that Ligue 1 is far away from the center of the football world, and no one has paid attention to the results he has achieved. Even if someone pays attention, it is only a domestic fan in France. He never thought that Kaka would be so clear about his achievements.
"Before Saint-Germain matched Milan, there were rumors in the team that Galliani was interested in buying you. At that time, we started paying attention to you, two games, two goals, and a penalty kick. With such a stunning performance, no one will underestimate you."
Kaka said the reason.
Tang Jue recalled the second leg of San Siro. During the game, Pirlo pointed to the banner played by the fans in the stands and said to him, Milan fans welcome you.
Ronnie said: "It was also at that time that Zidane began to pay attention to you."
"Don, do you know how lucky you are?" Ronnie asked.
Tang Jue shook his head.
Ronnie said: "The French team has a midfield and backcourt that everyone envies. Any player they take is world-class. Toulam, Marklele, Vieira..."
"However, France's forward line has always been criticized. Take Henry for example. His skill level has almost reached the highest level and is one of the strikers I admire most. However, he always seems to lack something. In many important games, especially in the French team's games, he cannot give his level to the extreme."
"The weak forward is the French team's shortcomings, but it is your opportunity!"
Tang Jue knew what Ronnie was about to say, and he seemed to understand Zidane's mind.
"I just said that next year will be Zidane's last World Cup, so he attaches great importance to it. Your appearance is right at the right time, and Zidane is excited about it."
"In this way, you will let it go when you enter the French team. However, if you are not capable enough, or do not have a great heart and cannot prove yourself in the game, even if Zidane appreciates you, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the French team."
"You did it and did not disappoint Zidane's hope. So he paid more attention to you, and he asked me for something."
Ronnie shook her head and said, "I am not as lucky as you. At the age of seventeen, I could only sit on the bench and watch Romario and Bebeto's performance. They were at their peak at that time. It was not until 1998 that I could participate in the World Cup as the main player."
"It is both lucky and unfortunate to be in a country like Brazil. Many talented players may not necessarily enter the Brazilian team. That's why players like Deco would rather choose to join other national teams."
Ronnie looked at Tang Jue and said, "Tang, you should be glad yourself."
Tang Jue thought about it and nodded. As Ronnie said, if he was a Brazilian player, he would never be the main striker of Brazil now. Ronnie and Adriano are the absolute main players, and no coach dares to put them on the bench.
Looking at Ronnie Tang Jue, he said: "Maybe it's lucky, but I always thought that I would definitely become the main striker of the French team. It was only a matter of time. Just like you, sitting on the bench in 1994, and becoming the main striker in 1998."
Ronnie nodded and said, "You have a good mentality. Believe in yourself. People must have strong self-confidence at any time. Before returning in 2002, I was always encouraging myself and I will definitely return to the green field."
"It's that mentality that helped me get out of the haze of injury, let me stand on the green field again, and let me win my own World Cup eight years later."
At this time, other team members came to the locker room. When they saw Ronnie, they hugged him eagerly. Tang Jue had to interrupt his communication with Ronnie. Tang Jue had no regrets. Today he had gained a lot, a lot!
If it were someone else, it wouldn't have told him so much. It was the first time the two met, and they came from different countries. Maybe they would be opponents in the World Cup next year. Tang Jue knew that all this had something to do with Zidane.
ps: A book friend left a message asking me how many chapters I guaranteed? In fact, I once said before that one chapter will be guaranteed this month, and two chapters will be posted if I have time. That is because there are many things this month. After all, I am not a professional writer, and I am a worker. I hope you understand and thank you for your understanding!
Chapter completed!