Chapter 13 Super Bowl
The lively joining ceremony was over, and then Degan quickly changed roles and devoted himself to Barcelona's new season preparations.
However, unlike the star-filled moon in Florence, Degan soon felt that in Barcelona, many people rejected him.
Guardiola accepted him very quickly. Although he was reluctant to let Degan join his team at first, and did not even attend the press conference for Degan to join, he quickly adjusted his mentality. Here, he has no way to let Digan leave, he can only accept it, and it is also good for Guardiola to have an extra super player under him.
But those teammates were different. During the training, Degan was basically regarded as an airman. A few people were willing to actively communicate with Degan, and the rest were on Messi's side.
Although Messi did not openly fight with Digan, he was unwilling to accept the existence of someone who would make him lose his core status. In this strange atmosphere, Barcelona's preparations for the new season began.
Before Digan joined, Barcelona had completed a three-week trip to make money in Asia, and the next thing to do was to play a warm-up match and recover.
In a few warm-up matches, Degan was also entrusted with important tasks by Guardiola. Although he was no longer the absolute core when he was in Fiorentina, he was able to stand at the forefront of the team formation and complete the task of attacking the city. Gan is also willing to accept.
And Degan's outstanding state also made the Catalan media overjoyed, and began to sing praises to Degan. You must know that they were all enemies of Degan at the beginning, but now that Degan has become his own, they are also I am happy to give play to the racial attributes of the wall grass.
Not to mention the Barcelona fans. Seeing that Barcelona is in good condition, they have won a few warm-up matches with big scores, including a 7-1 sweep of the Serie A powerhouse Lazio. They are naturally rejoicing.
They seem to have forgotten that in the previous World Cup in South Africa, it was Degan's goal that kept Spain out of the threshold of the final.
However, this is not surprising, Barcelona is located in Catalonia, and the Catalans themselves have no sense of belonging to the country of Spain.
After a few warm-up matches, Guardiola was also a little relieved. What he was most worried about before was that Degan and Messi would fight on the field, or simply say that Degan and the entire La Masia faction would fight, which would lead to The team's combat effectiveness has declined, but after these few games, although Degan and Messi have little communication, they cooperate very well on the field, as if the two have been playing together for a long time.
In fact, there is nothing surprising about this. Messi regards Degan as his main opponent. Naturally, he has a deep understanding of Degan's style of play. Although Degan did not mean to regard Messi as an opponent, since he came For this team, as a professional player, he does not reject taking the initiative to integrate into the team and understand his partners on the court.
This may be because the opponent's time is too long, but he has figured out the opponent's martial arts routines.
During this period of time, Barcelona is playing warm-up matches while completing their physical reserves. Next, the first highlight of the season they will face is the Spanish Super Cup competition with Real Madrid.
Unlike the Italian Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup is divided into two rounds of home and away games, and the winner is determined through two games.
Although it is just a tasteless event, because it is the first championship of the season, and the opponent is the old enemy of Real Madrid, Barcelona also pays special attention to it.
Degan himself also hopes that through these two games, he can gain a firm foothold in Barcelona. Of course, being established does not mean being accepted by other players. It's unnecessary, and it's even more impossible to try to flatter others. What he has to do is to establish his position in the team. As for the core, as long as he can show a stronger strength on the court, the core position will naturally move toward He deflects.
What Degan has to do now is to work hard in training. He believes that Guardiola is a very professional coach, and Guardiola will definitely be able to see his efforts.
God favors hardworking people. Although Digan doesn't believe in God, he believes in himself!
In a new environment, everything has to start again. Although Digan now has the halo of the World Cup champion, he does not regard these as his own capital. He always tries his best in training, even with He will also complete the warm-up match for military training meticulously, and he will not let go of every opportunity.
The first step, as Digan said to Zahavi, he is here to compete, but not to be the boss of the team as soon as he arrives here. As for that position, he believes that sooner or later it will be his.
It has been more than two weeks since he came to Spain. During this period, Degan played four warm-up matches on behalf of Barcelona, three games and one substitute. He scored a total of eleven goals in four games. His outstanding performance has also been unanimously praised by the media What surprised the media the most was that this lunatic seemed to have changed his temperament. Although he still habitually avoided media interviews, he was no longer as sharp-edged as he was in Florence, and became a little restrained.
Now, Degan's daily life is training and then returning to the hotel. Although Russell had promised to prepare an apartment for Degan to live in, Degan refused. Before he came to Spain, he had already entrusted Zahavi Help him buy a villa, and now we have basically found it and are in the process of going through the formalities.
Another day of training is over, and in two more days, it will be the Spanish Super Cup match, and another face-to-face contest with Kaka on the court, Degan is also faintly excited.
Driving home, currently in the team, Degan doesn't have any friends to talk to. Although the nightlife in Spain is very exciting, Degan has no interest. He would rather return to the hotel as soon as possible, and then talk on the phone with Park Zhiyan.
Speaking of it, Digan is only 25 years old now, and he has found someone he really likes, and he is in a passionate relationship, but it is a pity that both of them have their own jobs, get together less often, and talk to each other on the phone, naturally is unavoidable.
As soon as he entered the door and changed his clothes, the phone rang before Digan called Pu Zhiyan. After checking the number, Digan couldn't help laughing.
"Hey! Ricardo! I thought you forgot about your brother!"