Real Madrid's reversal has made many people feel incredible, if Vinicius's progress at the beginning of the season is amazing, then at the end of the season it became Rodrigo's "highlight moment", unlike Vinicius's stormy breakthrough, Rodrigo changed the balance of victory and defeat with excellent shooting skills and a keen sense of smell.
With a Real Madrid team that is still considered to be in transition reaching the Champions League final after linking up with three rivals in Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, how can this Real Madrid quickly "recover" without being optimistic? Is it because of the "Champions League DNA" bonus, or is it that Ancelotti really has a magic hand rejuvenation, or is it the biggest favorite "Tyrannosaurus Rex" in this year's Golden Globe Awards?
In fact, this season's Champions League knockout rounds have been played until now, and there must be a person within Real Madrid who can be called "proud" - this person is Joani Carafat, who is currently in charge of transfer affairs at Real Madrid.
When it comes to Real Madrid management, people tend to think of President Florentino and general manager Jose Angel Sanchez, but in recent years, the many transfers that Calafate has operated have made him gradually known to the outside world. The signing of two Brazilian youngsters who had recently competed in the senior team for almost 100 million euros, as well as bets on Militao as Ramos's successor, were controversial at the time, but now Bernabeu fans are increasingly happy to have the three Brazilians.
When The introduction of Vinicius, Rodrigo and Militão in the Carafat operation was getting closer to success at Real Madrid, and when Rodrigo completed a magical double in less than 200 seconds, there is no doubt that Calafate was also one of the most important winners.
The fate of Calafate and Real Madrid came from Neymar's trial, although Calafate had not yet joined Real Madrid at that time, but it was indeed Calafate who operated the Brazilian prodigy's trial at Real Madrid. Born in Spain, raised in Brazil, Calafate was a young indoor footballer who traveled frequently between Spain and Brazil and was a close friend of many Brazilian players who played in Spain, including Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Baptista.
With the help of a large network of contacts, Calafate quickly won the trust of Florentino, and what he was best at was to operate Brazilian players to Real Madrid, real Madrid spent 90 million euros to sign Brazilian twin stars Vinicius and Rodrigo, as well as Militao imported from Porto, in addition to his transfers including Edgo, Lucas Silva, Valverde, Ceballos, Theo, Lunin, Brahim Díaz and Rainier, among others. Including Monaco midfielder Joan Ameni, who has recently been rumored to be with Real Madrid, it is said that Carafate is also in charge of the operation.
Real Madrid paid a hefty transfer fee to sign Vinicius, Rodrigo and Militão, a transfer fee that reflects Florentino's trust in Calafate on the one hand, but on the other hand, if Calafate's transfer fails, then the trust in Calafate will also have a great impact. Of course, there are disappointing examples of Lucas Silva and Rainier in the operation of The Calafate, but overall, The performance of Calafate is quite satisfactory, especially in this season, Vinicius, Rodrigo and Militão have gradually realized their potential and become the most trusted players in the Real Madrid team, which allows Real Madrid to continue to believe in The vision of Calafate and will continue to focus on the Brazilian market - Brazil is a treasure of football genius, but it also needs to have a real "vision". and Calafate is the best person to take on this responsibility.
A good example is Militang. Militão was once the best defender in the Portuguese Premier League, but in terms of fame and popularity in the transfer market at that time, Militão was actually inferior to European red stars such as De Ligt and Ruben Díaz. It is said that Real Madrid also seriously considered Ruben Díaz, who is now wearing a Manchester City shirt, but it was at the recommendation of Carafat that real Madrid management finally voted for Militang, at least in this life-and-death battle with Manchester City, Militan's performance was overshadowed by the Portuguese who were directly responsible for the goal.
It has to be said that Brazilians are indeed the most suitable people in the world to play football, they not only have a natural ability to control football, but also with excellent physical fitness to complete some incredible extreme moves.
Rodrigo is the same, countless media in the first half of the season were marveling at The magic of Vinicius, but as a 21-year-old player, Rodrigo's performance in the Champions League knockout rounds was equally shocking, and the two Brazilian teenagers who debuted in European football became the most eye-catching attackers in the Champions League in a short period of time.
Similarly, Camaringa, who played well in the Champions League today, is only 19 years old, but he has been able to face the best midfielder in Europe at the moment, he is not Brazilian, but in a way, it is also a victory for Real Madrid's transfer strategy.
Real Madrid used to be the "wronged boss" in the transfer market, but in recent years, Real Madrid's transfer operation has obviously become more professional. As a "football kingdom", players from Brazil tend to be more talented and have more potential, and in the past few years, Real Madrid have been obsessed with finding good Spanish players, but in the competition for various positions, Brazilian players have quickly gained the advantage - Vinicius and Rodrigo are obviously more decisive than Vázquez and Asensio, and Militão's individual defensive ability is also unmatched by Nacho and Vallejo.
Manchester City signed the "hukou book" Gralis for £100 million, and even though Mahrez has been criticized for his poor ability to seize opportunities, public opinion still recognizes Mahrez far more than Glalis.
Winning la Liga this season and reaching the Champions League final will undoubtedly give Real Madrid management more confidence in continuing the current transfer strategy. Real Madrid's current transfer targets are mainly Brazilian and French players, and looking at some of the players that Real Madrid has recently brought in or focused on, such as Joan Ameni, Vinicius Tobias, Ndrrique and Lyon right-back Gusto, all of whom are young and physically fit.
The scouting team led by Calafate will continue to recruit outstanding young players in various markets, Real Madrid's "Brazil strategy" has achieved phased results, and the current Team of French players composed of Benzema, Mendy and Camaringa is bound to expand further – many professionals have asserted that Brazil and France will be the most talented countries in football in the coming period, and Real Madrid is clearly interested in building its own scouting network around these two countries.
(Santiago-Wang)