Red Rebels

758 welcome home

When he walked out of Manchester Airport with his wife and two daughters, Juninho was feeling anxious.

Over the years after leaving the Red Rebel Army, he had come back many times, but for some reason, he had a very different feeling this time, and it was a wonderful feeling.

Just two days ago, Real Madrid announced through its official website that after in-depth negotiations with Juninho, the team finally decided not to renew the contract with the Brazilian midfielder. This is Juninho's decision. , the club respects him, and the Brazilian midfielder will officially retire after leaving Real Madrid.

What will Juninho do after retiring?

When a reporter from Marca called his phone, Juninho was signing a transfer agreement to sell his mansion in Madrid and he was leaving Madrid.

"I'm going home," Juninho replied with a smile.

Marca thought he was going back to Brazil, but who knew that the next day, he returned to Manchester with his family.

The feeling of a wanderer who had been away from home for many years occupied little Juninho's mind. He stood at the gate, holding his luggage with both hands, looking a little hesitant, while the passengers on the same flight with him were hurried out. .

"What's the matter? Honey, are you feeling uncomfortable?" the wife asked with concern.

"Yes, Dad, are you feeling well?" The eldest daughter Giovanna also came over quickly and asked. She is already 10 years old and sensible.

Junior Juninho shook his head, "No, it's okay, it's just... I feel a little strange."

"What's so strange, Dad?" The youngest daughter Clara also came over. This little girl was less than one year old when Juninho left the Red Rebels, but she is now 7 years old.

"You don't understand, Clara," little Juninho lovingly fiddled with the bangs on Clara's forehead and said with a smile.

"Then are we going to live here?" Clara asked again.

Juninho nodded, "Of course, what? You don't like it here?"

Clara looked confused. He had no impression of Manchester at all. She even knew that her family had a house in Manchester, but she had never lived here. On the contrary, Giovanna looked excited, " Of course I like it. Although it rains all day here, it’s not too hot, unlike Spain.

It's always so hot in the summer that my skin always gets spots from the sun, and the rain here is drizzly, which is very poetic. "

Junior Juninho and his wife looked at each other, and they both saw the funny look in each other's eyes. Giovanna was old, but she was already very mature and began to know how to love and pursue beauty.

"That's good. We will live here for a long time in the future, and you will also study here. The schools in Manchester are still very good. You must concentrate on it then, you know?" Junior Juninho admonished his daughter.

After retiring from the court, he began to take on more responsibilities as a father to his two daughters.

"You too, Dad" Giovanna encouraged.

Juninho smiled and nodded: "Of course."

Before he came to Manchester, he had already registered for the Red Rebels coaching training course in advance by phone. At the same time, he would also apply to enter the Red Rebels' Newton Heath training base. He had even considered it and waited until he got it. After receiving the coaching certificate, he would stay with the Red Rebels for a few years to accumulate some experience, and then see if he could coach independently.

He has saved a lot of money over the years as a player, and has given it to the investment consultant of the Red Rebels for investment. He has made steady profits every year, and has saved a lot over the years, but there is still no guarantee that he can An An spends the rest of his life, and he is a very traditional person. He also has to consider his daughter.

Also, he is really reluctant to leave football.

There were originally clubs in Brazil that were inviting him back, but he was unwilling to go back to that place. He has now begun to regard Manchester as his home.

"Okay, let's go, don't stand here stupidly." His wife smiled and pushed Juninho.

When he walked out of the gate, Juninho was still dragging his luggage, but when he came out, he found a group of people pouring out from across the gate. Each of them held a sign and shouted "Juninho". The name was like a group of little Juninho fans rushing towards them.

This immediately surprised Juninho, because judging from the number of fans, there were probably two to three hundred people. The airport also quickly arranged for people to come over to help maintain order.

I don’t know why, but when I saw these fans wearing Red Rebel jerseys with almost crazy expressions, hoping that I could give them autographs and take photos with them, Juninho suddenly felt moved.

When he left, the team was just a newly promoted team in English League One. But now, the team is already one of Europe's top clubs and the most powerful team on the planet. However, the fans' enthusiasm and attitude towards him But it’s the same as always.

"Can I take a photo with you? I am your fan and I like to watch you play. Without you, our Red Rebels would not be promoted to England. You will always be our hero." A female fan said with a smile in her eyes shouted with tears in his eyes.

Juninho's nose felt sour, but he immediately squeezed out a smile and nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

Giovanna and Clara on the side looked at their father taking photos and signing autographs with the fans, not to mention how proud they were.

"Was dad very popular here back then? Why do I think they are crazier than Real Madrid fans?" Clara asked curiously.

Giovanna was not very young back then and didn't know some things, so she looked at her mother.

"Of course, your father was the main core of the Red Rebels back then. He joined the team in the second season after its establishment, and then led the Red Rebels all the way from the National League to the Professional League and then to the English Football League. , their group at that time set a historical record in the English League for the Red Rebels to be promoted every season.”

"From its establishment to promotion to England, in just five years, this record is the highest in the history of the English League. I believe that even if it is many, many years later, no one will be able to break their record."

With the reform of the English Championship and lower-level leagues, the English league system has become more and more perfect. Now, if any team wants to be promoted to the English League, it will take at least ** years. It is like crazy to help Wenzhou Bourdain, even with the full support of the Red Rebels and Droylsden, is still just a Championship team after being established for 7 years.

"Wow, dad was so great back then. No wonder Red Rebels fans liked him so much, but why did he leave the Red Rebels back then?" Giovanna asked strangely.

Given the current status of the Red Rebels in football, Giovanna really does not understand that if he had not left at that time, Juninho's achievements would definitely be higher than what he is now, and he could even become a legend.

"Who knew? When your father was about to leave, the Red Rebels were just a newly promoted team from England, but the opponent they invited was Real Madrid, which was the strongest team in the world at the time. Your father wanted to prove himself. So he decided to leave, but his feelings for the Red Rebels never changed."

A trace of sadness flashed in the eyes of Juninho's wife. Sometimes she also felt that her husband was born at the wrong time. If he had not chosen to leave the Red Rebels, he would have really been able to advance with the Red Rebels. The top of European and world football.

Of course, joining Real Madrid is not wrong, at least Juninho is known to the world at Real Madrid.

Just when the fans blocked Juninho at the airport gate to ask for autographs and photos, a few more people came outside.

As soon as Xiao Yu entered the airport, he immediately searched around, and soon saw Juninho at the gate. He immediately laughed, greeted Jim, Walsh and others beside him, and walked over immediately.

"Ribeiro" Xiao Yu shouted towards Juninho.

Junior Juninho was signing an autograph for a fan. When he heard the sound, he immediately turned around and saw Xiao Yu bringing Walsh and others over. He immediately laughed, with a look of surprise and joy on his face, "Boss"

The two hugged tightly, and then Juninho hugged Jim, Walsh, Mark David and others respectively.

Although Juninho occasionally returns to Manchester and the Red Rebels to visit these friends, this time is different. This time he is coming back.

"Did you know? Ribeiro, when I heard that you were coming back, Xiao Yu was so excited that he wrote a special article on the official website called Welcome Ribeiro Home. This article caused a great response among the fans."

In the car returning to downtown Manchester, Walsh excitedly introduced Juninho.

When Juninho joined the team, there were only a few people coming and going from the Red Rebels. The Brazilian had a good personality and could get along with everyone, so he had a very good relationship with Walsh and others. , everyone was very happy when they heard that he was coming back.

Friendships in humble times are often the most worth cherishing

"No wonder, I was shocked by the fans as soon as I left the airport," Juninho said with a smile.

"We often use this trick to win people's hearts," Xiao Yu said mockingly.

Juninho had a smile on his face. He knew that Xiao Yu still liked to joke as before.

When I arrived at the Ring Road from the airport, I saw a huge advertisement of the Red Rebels stars hanging in a conspicuous place at the intersection. It was a new advertisement for Adidas. It used more than a dozen stars of the Red Rebels this season as the protagonists. Junior Juninho looked envious.

"How great would it be if we could remain as we were then?" said Walsh with emotion.

Although today's Red Rebels have a big business, are the most influential in the world, have many star players, and have very close relations and internal unity, in the final analysis they are still not what they were back then.

I think back in those days, when the players, the management and the coaching staff often went out to drink and have fun together. At that time, the Red Rebels had no influence and no one cared about it. But now, if they still do what they did back then, it is probably The whole world is in turmoil.

"You've done a great job, Andy," Junior Juninho said with relief, knowing Walsh's character and thoughts.

Turning into the Red Rebel Stadium from the fork in the road, Xiao Yu said with a smile that Juninho had just come back and must go to the home court first.

Following the internal passage from the parking lot to the first floor and the exhibition hall, Xiao Yu and his party took Juninho and his family to see the Red Rebels exhibition hall.

Xiao Yu specially asked a staff member to come over and introduce him. Along the way, he kept adding more and more details to Juninho. The other person who introduced the most was undoubtedly the treasured Juninho's score for the Red Rebels. The first goal.

Although he was separated from the glass window, Juninho was still staring at the football. What happened back then was still vivid in his mind, as if it happened yesterday. He even had an illusion that he seemed to be back. By 999.

Unknowingly, ten years have passed

Ten years ago, he was just an unpopular player in Brazil. Ten years ago, the Red Rebels were just an unknown team in the lower leagues of England; but ten years later, he Became a world-famous star, and the Red Rebels became the best team in the world.

Ten years, long but short

“When they were decorating the exhibition hall, they told me that many fans spent money to enter the exhibition hall just to see some trophies, such as Ronaldinho, Kaká, and Messi, but they didn’t want to see them. Gareth Turner, Juninho Jr. and others, so they proposed that the trophy and the stars should be placed in the most conspicuous place.”

Xiao Yu rubbed the glass window with some nostalgia, "But I keep telling myself that we once had no stars, we were worthless, we were once the lowest level team in England, if there was no Gareth Turner, , without Karl Markinson and without Juninho, the Red Rebels would not be what they are today.”

"We have always attached great importance to gratitude. It is not just the players who are grateful to the team and the fans. It is not just the fans who are grateful. More importantly, our club must also know how to be grateful. We must thank those who have brought us so much. Happy players, thanks to those players who have helped the team."

"Even if they leave, even if they are unknown, we must at least let everyone, let all the fans who like and love the Red Rebels team know that there was a player like this in those distant years. They have contributed to the Red Rebels and to the fans and they should be part of the history of this club."

"Our stadium has changed, getting bigger and bigger, our training base has also changed, becoming more modern, and our players have also changed, becoming more and more famous, but there are some things we cannot change, and that is A philosophy that we have deep in our bones, a soul that we have buried deep in our hearts.”

Xiao Yu's words affected everyone present, even the fans who came in to watch. They all looked at him. I don't know when his eyes became wet.

"In this place, I really, really want to say to you again, Ribeiro, welcome you home."

After saying that, Xiao Yu stepped forward and hugged Juninho tightly.

At this moment, I don’t even know how many people at the scene couldn’t help crying, and couldn’t help but let their tears fall silently.