In the stars-studded Real Madrid, there is such a player. He was both offensive and defensive, omnipotent; he was aggressive and full of fighting spirit; he was low-key and so inconspicuous to outsiders. This person was none other than Daniel Carvajal.
Unlike personality, turning over Carvajal's resume is far more dazzling than expected. Coming from real madrid's academy, he was named to the BILD team of the season at the age of 21, and used this performance to return to the Bernabeu, and soon after helped the team win the tenth Champions League trophy in team history. In the semi-final with Bayern that season, he single-handedly restrained Ribery, the French winger. There is no doubt that Carvajal is proving to the world that he has the strength to be the world's number one right-back.
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Carvajal was born on January 11, 1992, in the Spanish town of Lenegas. As a child, he loved to play football – "when we started class at 9:30 a.m., I would go to the playground half an hour early to play with a few of my buddies." After lunch, Carvajal will continue to play football.
Although he spends a lot of time playing football, Carvajal's academic performance is not bad at all, because he always wants to do his best. After an English test, Xiao Ka promised his mother that he would get a perfect score, but in the end he deducted 0.25 points for a small mistake. Although it was still a good result, he cried out - "I always hated any failure".
In order to let his son learn football better, the father sent the little Carvajal to a small local club. Gradually, his parents discovered that he would always come home with injuries. After asking the coach, he learned that he was too active in the fight for the ball, and when he couldn't grab the ball, he would go down to the ground and shovel. You know, the field where these kids play football is a concrete floor! In order to avoid irreparable damage to the body, his mother asked The Younger Carvajal to play football with knee pads, and he maintained this habit until now.
In 2002, When Carvajal turned 10, he was supposed to receive Eucharist at the beginning of the year, according to Catholic custom. At that time, coinciding with the centenary celebration of Real Madrid, his parents presented him with an unexpected surprise - the club's centennial equipment. In addition, Carvajal Jr. was told that Real Madrid was interested in signing himself, which is the love of his life - "I remember the first time I came to the Bernabeu, I stood at the top of the pitch and looked down, and I was fantasizing about playing here one day".
In the end, Carvajal was selected from 250 young players and successfully entered the U11A team and was appointed third captain. You know, long ago, only people from Castile could receive this honor. In addition, he went to meet first-team players as a young player representative, where he met his idol, Michel Salgado.
Eight years later, Carvajal won the Spanish Youth League and the Junior Copa del Rey with his teammates. It was also in this year that he successfully entered Castile. In fact, he should have been in Castile's dressing room long ago.
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In castile's debut season, Carvajal was promoted to La Liga with the team, and among those castellans, there are also familiar names such as Nacho and Morata. Carvajal had the opportunity to follow them to the first team's pre-season warm-up, but that's when the accident happened.
During a swim, Carvajal accidentally scratched his right foot with a stone, the wound was so long that he had to be left at the Bernabeu. Watching his friends in Castile make their first-team debuts one by one, Carvajal had an indescribable feeling in his heart. In addition to injuries, another reason for Carvajal's delay in entering the first team is because he has two predecessors, Ramos and Avelloya, in front of him.
In order to play in the top flight as soon as possible, Carvajal decided to leave Madrid temporarily to improve himself, and Bayer Leverkusen threw an olive branch at him - "we have been following the defensive star for a long time".
In the 2012-13 season, the 20-year-old Carvajal was undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the pharmaceutical company. During the season, he made a total of 32 appearances, scoring 1 goal and delivering 7 assists, including a killer assist for Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga banba, which overturned in the ninth round of the league. This season, Bayer Leverkusen finished third in the table and managed to advance into the Champions League. Waller praised Carvajal's outstanding performance: "He is very suitable for our style of play, he is doing a fantastic job".
After a perfect debut season in the top flight, almost everyone thought That Carvajal would continue his journey at Bayer Stadium. However, the color in his heart was always that white. When it needs itself, it will come back wherever it is. When he heard that Real Madrid wanted to buy himself back, Carvajal looked extremely excited, and in his opinion, the Bernabeu was home. And who wants to stop a child who just wants to go home?
Carvajal, who returned to Madrid, did not hide his joy: "I have been wearing this white coat for 10 years, and the soul of Real Madrid has penetrated into my heart. It's all like a dream, but it's like reality. If you think about it, I can play at the Bernabeu again."
The right corridor of the Bernabeu
With Abeloa and Danilo behind, Carvajal's return to Real Madrid did not go well at the beginning. But he is still conscientious and contributes to the team in a limited amount of time. After Zidane took over the whip from Benitez, Carvajal finally secured his position as the main right-back. And he is also becoming more and more mature, and the defense is not only grabbed by a bloody rush, but replaced by a reasonable retreat and a timely replenishment.
In addition, Carvajal's offensive ability has also improved over the long term. His physical strength and extremely fast speed ensure that he can insert and kill machines when attacking, the delicate foot technique makes him successful in one-on-one breakthroughs, and the precise grasp of cross footwork also helps him deliver shells to teammates who grab points in the penalty area countless times. Gradually, it was discovered that Carvajal, who had world-class performances on both ends of the attack and defense, had become one of the world's top right-backs in a low profile.
So what is it that keeps Carvajal from being taken seriously? This also starts with Real Madrid's inherent offensive routines. Previously, when Cristiano Ronaldo was still at Real Madrid, the Portuguese would always close in the middle of the attack to give Marcelo the space to advance with the ball. Although the latter does not have the impact of Carvajal, it has the unique foot technique of the Brazilian, which makes Kroos and Modric accustomed to handing the ball to him on the side, and small ball players such as Isco are more willing to cooperate with him.
In this way, Marcelo has more opportunities to create a killing machine, not to mention that his left partner is the world's only finishing ability of C Luo. Intuitively, the better of the two full-backs is undoubtedly Marcelo. Coupled with the diametrically opposed personalities between the two, it is understandable that Carvajal is not valued.
Fortunately, Carvajal finally ushered in his golden age, and became an indispensable part of real Madrid's squad in the days that followed. Although he has always suffered major injuries in the past two years, his resilience is still indispensable for this Real Madrid team that aspires to the top. If there are a few more players like him, the Galaxy battleship is bound to take off again!