At 5:30 in the morning on May 27, Wang Ai opened his eyes. The smooth and delicate touch of the trophy surface seemed to still be on his fingertips. He just didn’t know when the next touch would be. Fortunately, the gold medal on his chest was still there. He got up.
Later, Wang Ai, Yan Zhu, and Zhao Dan went out for a run for half an hour. They did not carry out any other projects. Lacko had to take a flight back to China early in the morning today.
In the on-site interview after the game yesterday, Wang Ai wanted to criticize the media for ridiculing Deportivo before the game. What kind of "greedy fisherman"? We are clearly "daughters of the sea", okay? But we were rushed out as soon as we started.
Lendoiro pulled aside.
Wang Ai has not signed the contract for the new season, so Lendoiro's attitude is very friendly: "Rey, we have won the championship. Those are things in the past. We will still have to rely on the media to promote us. We
We still need advertising and commerce, so just bear with it. I have been the president of Deportivo for almost 20 years, and I have seen this kind of thing a lot. How I scolded us at the beginning, I should praise us now."
Seeing that Wang Ai was still a little unhappy, Lendoiro leaned closer and whispered: "Don't mind, they are all sons of bitches."
Wang Ai was finally amused by him and simply stopped mentioning the unpleasant words, but he also did not accept an interview.
When the Deportivo La Coruña team appeared at the airport the next morning holding the Champions League trophy, almost everyone in the city came outside the airport, more than 300,000 people. Even though many people are not usually fans, they also know that
, what significance does the existence of Deportivo La Coruna, this La Liga team, this La Liga champion, this Copa del Rey champion, this new European champion, this Triple Crown winner, mean to this city!
More than 10,000 fans from other regions come to Deportivo every half month. They watch football, eat and even sleep, bringing a steady stream of economic income to the poor Deportivo.
The greater the reputation of this team across the country and Europe, the more tourists will come to see "Super Deportivo" and the better the residents' employment and income will be.
Even the mayor, who has a very bad relationship with Lendoiro, admitted that the existence of this team has boosted the city's economy by more than 15%, so even though they disliked each other, he still organized a large number of citizens and held the first-ever sports competition.
The most solemn celebration.
Fans applauded, fans cheered, and the fans surrounded the team all the way to the City Hall Square. The staff here had already been prepared. After the team stood on the temporary stage set up at the entrance of the City Hall, two staff members hugged each other in turn.
With this season's La Liga championship trophy, the Copa del Rey championship trophy, and the most important Champions League trophy temporarily borrowed in advance from the Spanish Football Association.
When the three blue and white jerseys were suddenly pulled away from the trophy, the cheers of the audience reached their peak. The noise was so loud that even the city residents who were still sticking to their posts couldn't help but cheer towards the city's fans.
Looking out from the northwest corner, I couldn't help but applaud and cheer in front of the TV.
A huge honor landed in this city. Five years ago, they won the La Liga championship and the Spanish Super Championship. It was the first time in the team's history. For this time, Depor not only celebrated for half a month,
The team anthem was also changed. The fans created it. The first line is: "I can't forget that championship..."
The day when Depor won the championship was a celebration for the whole city. For this day, in addition to the police, fire and other key departments, all government agencies, schools, and companies in the city had a three-day holiday. And when the Champions League championship trophy was
After the third team member raised the ball, the mayor applied to the audience on the spot to name May 26th "Winner's Day" as a special anniversary for the whole city of A Coruña from now on.
He was greeted with cheers from the crowd, and the mayor struck while the iron was hot and announced on the spot: "The proposal is passed!"
Each team member lifted three championship trophies in turn, each time attracting cheers from the fans. Then head coach Irueta and captain Pablo spoke respectively. After that, a float slowly drove up and everyone
The team got on the bus holding the trophy and began to parade around the city.
This celebration lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon and it was only then that everyone realized that they were really hungry. But it was not over yet. The Riazor Stadium will be opened in the evening, and some singers and bands from Galicia and even Spain will be there.
A theatrical performance in Riazor.
It is free for fans with full season tickets.
Although Wang Ai made a huge and indelible contribution to the team's championship and even the Triple Crown, after all, as Belleron commented in an interview with "Marca": At every critical moment for the team, Rey will always stand.
Come out and help us win, whether it is at the low point of the long La Liga season or in the difficult moments of the Copa del Rey, not to mention the arduous journey in the Champions League. Data cannot represent his contribution and credit, we have to look at his playing time.
But in this celebration, Wang Ai performed very low-key. He scored 13 goals in La Liga, second in the team's scorer list, 4 goals in the King's Cup, and 9 goals in the Champions League. He contributed 26 goals to Deportivo throughout the season.
Wang Ai, who scored two goals, can be regarded as the absolute main force in other teams. However, in Deportivo, including the games he missed when he returned to China to participate in the competition, his average playing time was only 15 minutes per game.
Even though Wang Ai made it clear through his agent Schlapner that he did not want to leave for the time being, many invitations were still sent to the Deportivo office, including even a sky-high transfer contract of 20 million euros. In this regard, Lendoiro
She is really tempted, but no matter how tempted she is, she can only shake her head and refuse. Outsiders don't know that Wang Ai's contract has expired, and he is only willing to sign it year by year! Even if it is 100 million, it has nothing to do with us!
In other words, Wang Ai is a real free agent. If he wants to leave, there is no way to stop him. If he wants to stay, who is willing to drive him out?
There is only one reason why Wang Ai is low-key: this day is not the day for him to be high-profile. This day belongs to the city of Deportivo, this team belongs to the Galicia region, to all the citizens, and to the century-old history of this team
, also belongs to Bebeto and other Deportivo celebrities who came here especially today.
Only it does not belong to him, or in other words, it cannot belong to him exclusively. In the face of such a rich history and glorious achievements, Rey's nickname is not worth mentioning. No matter how Belleron and other teammates talk about his contribution in front of the media
, Wang Aidu knows very well that although the achievements of the Triple Crown cannot be achieved by himself, he is still powerless on his own. Most of his outstanding performances were concentrated in the team's low period, but he only lasted for more than ten years.
It's just a game. Compared with the long season of nearly 60 games, the persistence and contribution of his teammates are the biggest contributors. In other words, Wang Ai is relatively "sluggish" in most games. He puts all his energy and state into it.
He concentrated on the low period to break out. His teammates are the foundation of the Triple Crown, and Wang Ai is just standing on the shoulders of giants.
This chapter has been completed!