Real Madrid s golden age ends: the legend comes to an end, the new king is waiting to be established

"Magic Flute " Modric's curtain call sounded, and amid the applause of the Bernabeu, Real Madrid officially waved goodbye to the midfield legend who had rewrite the history of the Champions League. The moment the Croatian master took off his white battle suit, the Milky Way's midfield engine stopped, and a dynasty narrative that lasted for 13 years turned over.

That summer in 2015, when Zidane took over the coaching stick, perhaps he had never thought that the group of "Casemiro Cross-Modric" midfield iron triangles in front of him would support the greatest dynasty in football history. They are like precision biting gears: Casemiro is the never-tiring scavenger, Kroos is the precise metronome of the scalpel, and Modric is the conductor with the blood of football art. This combination not only escorts the BBC forward line to sweep Europe, but also uses textbook-level field control ability to interpret the philosophy of "soft overcome hardness" in life and death battles such as national derby and Champions League finals.

Ancelotti once jokingly called them "Bermuda Triangle" - once the ball enters their control, it disappears without a trace as if it is swallowed by a black hole. But no matter how bright the stars are, they will fall. Casemiro's bid for Manchester United in 2022 was the beginning of the disintegration. Kroos's boot hanging was accelerated last year. Now the departure of Magic Flute completely declared the end of this golden age. There is a saying in the locker room: "When Modric is present, Real Madrid will always play 15 more minutes. "

The road to reconstruction is full of thorns. Chu Améni's 80 million yuan worth was once highly anticipated, but the French star was like a roller coaster in the first two seasons - from the frequent mistakes of "billion yuan parallel goods" to the midfield puzzle that is gradually getting better now, he is experiencing the tempering from "potential stocks" to "the decisive needle". Although Valverde can fill some vacancy, there is always a subtle imbalance between his attacking attributes and defensive hardness. The locker room privately admitted: "The current midfielder is like a puzzle with a corner, and there is always a breath of breath at critical moments. "

The transfer market is undercurrent. From Premier League star Barnes to Ligue 1 star Camavenga, from Serie A iron waist Tonali to Bundesliga star Stile, the names on Real Madrid scouts are constantly changing. But the club's senior management knows well that finding the next "magic flute" is not a math problem, but artistic creation. As the locker room veteran said: "What we need is not a machine with perfect data, but a magician who can ignite passion in adversity. "

In the morning light of the Bernabeu, young players in the youth training camp are chasing the ball on the green field. Perhaps one day in the future, a 17-year-old boy will amazed the world with his magical ball-control skills like Modric did on the streets of a small town in Croatia. But at this moment, in the locker room of the Galaxy Battleship, the No. 10 jersey that had been flying for thirteen years is still telling an eternal proposition about legend and inheritance - when dusk comes to an end, there will always be new stars rising to illuminate the Milky Way.