In order to prepare for the league match on February 20, this Copa del Rey match, Irueta did not come with the team, but sent Shen Xiangfu as the temporary head coach. This can be said to be a gift to outstanding Chinese players. Wang Ai is a great honor, and it also gives Lao Shen, who has been with the team half a year, and no one from top to bottom says no, and great trust.
Even if it is just the second game of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, which is not important, and it is a game that is almost difficult to miss under the good situation of leading 4:2 in the previous game. But it is still the first Chinese coach. Independently guide the La Liga team for the second time, and independently guide the La Liga team's official games.
After hearing the news, Wang Ai didn't recover for a long time. Among them, Lao Shen's rich coaching experience, humble attitude, and hard daily work are certainly important reasons, but if there is no reason of his own, no one inside or outside the team I believe that when the club was in poverty and had no ability to give itself more bonuses, the management resolutely gave itself a "spiritual reward"!
Now, Lendoiro and Irueta have long known the financial capabilities of Wang Ai's family, and they also know who the Tubingen youth belongs to. Naturally, they also know that Wang Ai has hired the coach of a third-place team in the Athens Olympics. What is the purpose of science? So, when Wang Ai returned to China, he gave him a surprise.
It has to be said that there is something unique about how a financially strapped team like Deportivo has managed to reach this point.
This forced Wang Aifei to win Atletico Madrid. At the same time, he also said this to Lao Hao, Datou, who came with the team; "When you go abroad, no matter what the relationship between you is at home, you must support and give face to us. The Chinese have to expand their presence in the five major leagues."
Old Hao, Da Tou also had the same idea.
Naturally, Lao Shen's sudden appointment also aroused the curiosity of the Spanish media. Originally, a Chinese assistant coach was not worthy of attention. Every year, coaches from small and weak football countries come to major teams to learn from their experience, and usually the teams will provide convenience. But this is the first time that a Chinese like Lao Shen can suddenly take over the coaching job and really take office. The Tuebingen Youth League is only a second-tier league, nothing like that.
Subsequently, the media naturally dug up Lao Shen's resume! The third place in the Olympic Games was enough to dispel all the media's doubts. Many coaches who took up La Liga pointers did not have such qualifications. Therefore, the title of "China's best coach" The name was placed on Lao Shen's head.
Lao Shen himself was quite calm and didn't have any thoughts about the team's tactics. It was too late and he still wanted to show respect to Irueta. Before coming to Madrid, he had reported his thoughts on this game to Irueta. Nothing special, basically following Irueta’s habits.
He understands: if there is a first time, there will be a second time. The first breakthrough only needs to be stable.
But in private, when he and Wang Ai were alone, he still showed a trace of nervousness. Although he didn't say anything clearly, how could Wang Ai not know what Lao Shen was thinking after spending so much time together day and night.
On the first day after arriving in Madrid, at the training ground, Lao Shen chatted and laughed with the young players of the second team in Spanish. Even though the national conditions and cultures are different, after all, they are all young people with no complicated thoughts and lively personalities, and Lao Shen Shen has been playing in the youth team for many years and has already achieved great success. On the contrary, he has nothing to say to Lao Hao, Datou. According to his meaning: You are so old, you still need me to teach you?
On the evening of the next day after arriving in Madrid, last season's champion Deportivo in blue and white jerseys and Atletico Madrid in red and white jerseys lined up neatly at the Calderon Stadium located by the river. In this game, Deportivo's "second team" all
The players are all here, lone forward Lao Hao, midfielder Wang Ai, left midfielder Robert, right midfielder Huo An, Hector and Li Weifeng partner in the midfielder, dividing the work with one offensive and one defensive role, and then the defense line led by Duscher
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Unexpectedly, Atletico Madrid sent a team of substitutes to fight. Maybe it was because the gap in the previous game was relatively large, so they strategically gave up the Copa del Rey, or maybe they planned to concentrate on playing in the league and trying to qualify for the European Cup. In short,
Treating Deportivo's second team with a substitute lineup greatly reduces the suspense of the game. As we all know, Rey's identity is actually from the first team, and he is a special type of player who plays as a substitute on both sides.
Sure enough, under the leadership of Wang Ai, Depor's second team played extremely relaxed and confidently. Wang Ai somewhat regretted not being able to play against Torres again. In the final battle for the championship and runner-up of the 83rd National Youth Championship last year, he regretted
After losing to Spain, Wang Ai dropped the harsh words at that time: See you in the league. Although he defeated Atletico Madrid many times later, he still couldn't forget Torres.
Wang Ai played for half of the game and found that Atletico Madrid had no fighting spirit, so he lost interest. With a score of 2:0, he ended the game early in the second half. The final result did not change. Wang Ai and Lao Hao scored one goal.
Although Wang Ai was not in high spirits, it did not prevent the whole team from celebrating happily after the game. Lao Shen did not make any changes to the team, but victory was good. Even if the opponent did not try their best, they still won. This made him more confident about the command.
The self-confidence of European teams has been strengthened a lot.
After this game, Deportivo also eliminated Atletico Madrid with a total score of 6:2 and entered the semi-finals of this season's Copa del Rey. With a full score, there are three games left in the Copa del Rey, and Wang Ai can easily be in the first team
With different appearances, Robert, Juan, Cesar, and Hector cherished them even more.
The whole team returns to the club the next day, and the fierce La Liga will begin again. On Saturday night, the curtain opens, and 20 teams fight against each other. The most eye-catching match in this round is the battle between Deportivo and Real Betis. Part 1
In one round of competition, Valencia and Villarreal, who were tied for fourth, both lost and were overtaken by Real Betis. Although Real Betis has little hope of winning the championship, it still has the ability to stumble the members of the winning team.
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The most disadvantageous thing for Deportivo is that many of the main players in the team are in poor condition, while Real Betis is fully loaded. As usual, Irueta does not trust the substitutes and fully mobilizes the main players in his hand to fight. As a result,
After halftime, we returned to the visiting team's locker room with a score of 0:2.
Returning from the second half, Irueta made decisive substitutions. Wang Ai, Robert, and Huo An replaced Fran, Belleron, and Victor respectively, changing the entire front waistline!
Robert and Huo An, who suddenly got the opportunity to play, were so excited that they couldn't find the feeling in the first five minutes. In the end, Wang Ai scored with a precise long shot to regain their senses. In the end, relying on
The young players attacked bravely, and Depor managed to draw 2:2 with their opponents in this 24-game battle.
Before this game, Barcelona had already defeated Mallorca 2:0!
This chapter has been completed!