Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Perfect Premiere

"Boys! Everyone's performance in the first half was very good. We made the people of Lecce tremble in front of us. We told those first-tier teams that were once high and high, Atlanta is back, we must will make all men tremble before us."

Mandolini's professional teaching level may not be very high-end, but his inspiring speeches are indeed exciting and easy to get excited.

Immediately after, Degan saw Mandolini walking towards him, with obvious excitement on his face: "Rod! I think you have indeed proved that my choice is not wrong!"

Degan smiled, and he was very satisfied with his performance in the first half: "Yes! Coach! Everyone knows that you are always right!"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room. They didn't think that Degan was deliberately flattering Mandolini. Instead, they thought that the big Brazilian was very cute and likable.

"Very good! Rhodes! Then let me continue to be correct!" Mandolini said and patted Degan on the shoulder.

It just hit the wound on Degan's shoulder, and he frowned in pain.

Mandolini also found out, wondering: "What's wrong? Rhodes! Is it the collision? Take off the jersey and let me see."

Degan didn't refuse. He also wanted to see how serious the collision was. After taking off his jersey, everyone gasped, and the way they looked at Degan changed.

There was a black-purple mark on Digan's left shoulder, which was very swollen, and it was obviously higher than other places.

"It's so serious, why didn't you say it earlier!" Mandolini's face became a little gloomy, and his tone proved that he was angry.

Digan smiled indifferently and said, "Coach! I don't want to be a deserter!"

"Deserter!" Mandolini frowned, "Rod! This is just a football game, not a war. If you are injured, you should rest. No one will blame you for this!"

"No!" Degan shook his head and retorted, "Coach! The game is war for me, especially today, my opponent is not only Lecce, but also those fans who look down on me. The more they look down on me, the more I will The more you have to prove yourself, prove to them, I, Rodrigo Iseson Santos Wright, am not a coward!"

Mandolini couldn't help being moved when he heard this, but out of consideration for Digan's health, he still said: "No! Rhodes! I must be responsible for your health. You must rest in the second half and receive treatment from the team doctor. I will not Hope a great player gets ruined by one game!"

Hearing this, Degan said anxiously: "No! Coach! I can't go off. This is my first match. I know my body very well. It's just that my shoulder hurts. It's not a big deal. Besides, Coach! Please let my first match go. Show can be more perfect!"

Make the first show more perfect.

Mandolini looked at Digan, looked at Digan's decisive eyes, he couldn't refuse such a simple request from a young man.

"Okay! But I have a condition. If you feel unwell, or if the team doctor finds that your physical condition has stopped and you are not suitable to continue the game, you should leave the game immediately. If you don't agree, I will not let you play the game! "

Digan thought for a while, and finally nodded.

The team doctor stepped forward and gave Digan some simple treatment. The second half of the game was about to start. When he walked out of the locker room, Digan deliberately fell behind and tried to move his shoulders. , The injured position is more painful.

"Rod!"

Degan heard the voice and looked back, and saw Albertini standing behind him: "Demi! Is there something wrong?"

The two are not familiar with each other, but Degan has always admired Albertini very much. This little man can definitely shoulder more things than Maldini.

Albertini showed his signature smile, and said: "Don't force yourself too much, you still have a long way to go in the future, and a game can't decide anything!"

There is still a long way to go! ?

"What about you? Demi!?"

Albertini was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I don't know!"

After finishing speaking, Albertini walked out. Degan knew that during this winter break, Albertini would be invited by his old teammate Frank Rijkaard to play for Barcelona, ​​but after four games, the announced his retirement.

Perhaps for Albertini, he can't experience any joy in participating in the game now, leaving his beloved AC Milan. In fact, his career was over two seasons ago.

Deegan didn't know where he'd find that sense of home, maybe, maybe never.

The second half started, and when Degan played again, the Blaugrana was much quieter.

No one wants to be targeted by Digan, a lunatic, and no one wants to be slapped in the face.

In the second half of the game, Lecce took the lead in making adjustments. The Bulgarian teenager Bojinov came on and replaced Bielanovic as a forward center.

After Bojinov came on the field, the offensive efficiency of the Lecce team was significantly improved. In the tenth minute, he used his speed to get rid of Natalie, pushed the far corner, and tied the score to 1:2.

Seemingly seeing the hope of equalizing the score, the Lecce team made a big push, but the consequences of the big push naturally caused the emptiness of their defense.

In the twenty-fifth minute, after withstood the crazy offensive of the Lecce team, Atlanta took the opportunity to fight back. Degan pulled to the left to catch the ball, ran all the way, and dunked behind Lalo who was defending forward at the bottom line In the cross, Paccini rushed to score with a header, 3:1, and Atlanta once again expanded the score to a gap of two goals.

At this time, Paccini had not yet evolved into V Par, and after scoring his first Serie A goal, he also seemed very excited, ran all the way to find Digan, and jumped on Digan's back.

"Beautiful pass, Rhodes! You should have done this long ago!"

Off the court, Mandolini also jumped up when Pacini scored. What made him happy was not only the goal, but also Degan's ability to create goals.

If Degan was just a heavy artillery ambushing in front of the door, Mandolini would be very happy to have such a killer, but he would not be so excited.

Through the assist just now, Mandolini felt that he seemed to give Degan more responsibility and let Degan lead the team forward.

Expanding the score here gave Atlanta a shot in the arm. In the next game, Atlanta got bigger and smoother, and Lecce was completely suppressed in the half. Koeman saw this and made substitutions one after another, but the morale of the Lecce team had disappeared. , Even if it is replaced, it is futile.

The singing of the blue Italian stadium has never stopped. The first game of the new season was won so beautifully, which made the fans full of hope for this season.

They all seem to have forgotten the unpleasantness of the first half. When Degan made a wonderful performance, they also applauded without hesitation, and everything seemed very harmonious.

But only Paccini, who knows Degan well, knows that the matter is definitely not over. Degan is not the kind of person who offends him, and as long as he shows a little favor, he will treat it as if nothing happened.

In the 40th minute of the second half, Degan, who had been chasing a hat-trick, finally got his wish. A long shot from outside the penalty area pierced Lecce's goal for the third time, 4:1!

After the goal, Degan was very excited. Accompanied by the series of "GOAL" from the on-site commentator, he ran vigorously and reached the South Stand again. Enduring the severe pain, he raised his left arm high and swung it down fiercely. The act of slapping.

In an instant, the entire Blue Italy Stadium was once again dead silent, and everyone was stunned.

Immediately after that came boos, cursing, and sundries flying over like raindrops. Degan didn't care anymore, he was already happy. As for how unhappy others were, that wasn't what he should care about.

He turned around and left. Boudin on the sidelines was ready to replace him. As the winner, Degan walked up to Boudin with his head held high. The two walked off the field after high-fiving.

Three goals, one assist, the fledgling Degan dominated the normal game, he is the hero of this game, but who has ever seen a hero who was booed, insulted by his own fans, and wanted to let him walk and fall to death.

The reporters on the sidelines were excited. They all had a premonition that there would be a lot of things they wanted in the press conference of this game