As everyone knows, being a genius is merely the entry requirement for sitting on the Bernabeu bench. Only the geniuses among geniuses deserve to stand on this pitch.
Bernie Coentrao was a 17-year-old whose talent had already come good in the Portuguese league, a lottery ticket Real Madrid had bought. Unlike the other geniuses, though
He was a genius at keeping everyone happy.
After two years warming the bench, he had an epiphany:
At Real Madrid, being able to play football isn't enough. You need to pick sides in the dressing room, know how to communicate with management, and always maintain the dignity of a giant club in public.
For the sake of his dream of playing for Real Madrid, Bernie moved back, handled both offense and defense, broke up fights involving Bellingham, set Mbappe up for goals, trained with Endrick, and said goodbye to Kroos, Modric, and even Ancelotti...
He scored a lot of goals and kept a lot of people happy.
At Real Madrid, everyone from the management to the Madridistas took him for granted and ignored him: just another ordinary box-to-box midfielder. La Fabrica had plenty of players like Bernie.
After he was loaned to Manchester United, the Real Madrid dressing room suddenly fell apart. Nobody was there to set up the crowded forward line, injuries kept hitting the defense, and the team struggled to win. Even Courtois started missing Bernie, the only one who would track back.
Did Bernie regret leaving the Bernabeu three months later?
He'd become a key player in Manchester United's rebuild, loved by the fans, on good terms with his teammates, and given a prominent role by the coach...
Madridistas: Please come back, little dad! Courtois is the big dad, and you're the little dad. This family will fall apart without you!
Florentino: Bernie has always been not for sale. He's a child of the Bernabeu.
Bellingham: Honestly, with Bernie, we wouldn't be where we are now. He could have been Kroos's successor, Real Madrid's new midfield metronome.
Mbappe: If he came back, I'd polish his boots before every match.
“From the Sea to the Bernabeu”
“Do mar para o Bernabéu”
[Portuguese town prodigy → Real Madrid all-around box-to-box midfielder]
[Reading Guide]
1. The timeline covers the 2024 Champions League, La Liga, and European Championship titles, the 2025 Nations League title, and the 2026 World Cup title (sorry for the butterfly effect!)
2. No golden finger, not told from an omniscient perspective, no shipping the protagonist with others, passionate and ensemble-focused.
Theme: Earning your place at the Bernabeu starts with keeping everyone happy!
Tie! It would be a pity not to go to Bayern with the name Bernie 🐶 🐶
I really want to fast forward to the story of Manchester United 🤷 🤷 I like to watch this feeling where you don't care about me and someone cares about me hehe
I found a particularly good football article, but the data is not good and has been discontinued. Maybe it's because the tone of serious literature is too strong... Especially when compared with the current mama and cheating literature. Maybe if I don't cater to the market, I'll end up like that, as if I've already seen my future (meditation)
Can we solve v? Although there are only a few chapters, it still cost money [Panda Head]
My wife's final exam makes me very miserable.
Guardiola is Spanish, so he should be referring to "Spanish men's XX" rather than "Italian"~
Countdown to the crematorium for Real Madrid chasing players [Let me be healthy]
Bernie is a thoughtful kid
Will there be a concubine Wan Guifei in V 😳
Teacher, come and eat! Food comes from all directions! [Empty bowl][rice][empty bowl][rice][hug thigh]🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😳