The whole team went to the Dragon Stadium on April 20 to adapt to the venue. This stadium once made Lendoiro more ambitious, and he wanted to build a new stadium like this in Deportivo La Coruna. After all, the Riazor Stadium is
It was built in 1944 and is already 60 years old. Even after two renovations, the foundation is very old and it is difficult to expand again. Compared with the 50,000 seats of the Dragon Stadium, the Riazor only has 34,000 seats.
, this means that for one game, the club will lose at least 300,000 euros in revenue.
As for whether Deportivo, with a population of 360,000, can fill a stadium with 50,000 seats, no one is worried. Just like Tübingen has a population of only 80,000, but the Lion Stadium has 30,000 seats, the city has a football team
Super teams attract not only residents of the city, but also fans from surrounding towns. This is also the reason why some derby matches are particularly fierce. Their fan bases overlap in a large area, and the competition is not about morale.
But real economic benefits.
Moreover, Porto’s population is not large, less than 300,000.
The teammates trained relaxedly on the field for two hours and then returned to the hotel. Wang Ai was resting in his room. The assistant coach suddenly notified Wang Ai of a meeting. When Wang Ai was led to the conference room, he discovered that it was actually a meeting of the coaching staff.
This is strange. Wang Ai has been in Deportivo for a year and has never participated in a coaching staff meeting. Irueta attaches great importance to the authority of the coach and does not allow players to get involved easily because he is not a famous coach and is afraid of being too
Being close to them cannot suppress these players from all over the world.
"Wang, I remember you played against them last season?" Irueta asked straight to the point.
Wang Ai nodded: "Indeed, we played twice in the UEFA Cup last season."
"So, how do you feel?" Irueta gestured with his hand: "We have never fought with them, and now we need you to provide some experience."
Wang Ai sat down and thought for a moment and said: "One year and ten days ago, when it was still the Antas Stadium, I met Porto for the first time. What they gave me was... extremely utilitarian football."
Irueta tilted her head: "Be clear."
"Let's put it this way, while most teams are pursuing victory in the game, they also pursue other things, such as derby, such as performance, such as style of play. Even if they don't say this, under the pressure of the fans, the head coach
They will definitely consider it. For example, Real Madrid, their philosophy is not only to win, but also to win beautifully."
Wang Ai spread his hands: "But this is not the case with Porto. They are very pure and want to win. They don't care about anything except victory. In other words, they can win at any cost and by any means, and they don't care if they are beautiful or not.
When we are punished, we don’t care what the outside world says, we don’t care about anything, we just want the final result. When we met them last season, they were not as strong as they are now, and the team I was in at that time had a very strong attack power, so they were
We chose extreme defensive counterattacks in both home and away games, which made the scene very ugly and we lost."
Irueta subconsciously took the pen and clicked on the notebook, and nodded to Wang Ai for a long time: "Okay, you go back, and before the game starts, you tell everyone again so that everyone can be prepared."
Wang Ai nodded in agreement. Wang Ai was deeply impressed by this Porto team. Although he didn’t know much about the team, he was very familiar with the head coach. The Magic Bird took off from the Dragon Stadium. He just didn’t know that in his own team
Under the influence, he was blocked from the UEFA Cup final last season and is likely to be blocked from the Champions League final this season. Can he still win the favor of Abramovich?
I practiced extra in the gym as usual in the evening, and practiced early the next morning. After returning to the self-study class in the morning, I did some light physical training with the team in the afternoon. I had dinner in advance in the evening and recovered for an hour before the whole team rushed to the stadium to prepare for the game.
The game was scheduled for 21:45 local time in the evening. The entire Deportivo team arrived at the stadium at 8:30. After adapting to the venue again, they returned to the locker room for final preparations.
The atmosphere in the locker room was relaxed, as the outside world boasted: the champions and runners-up of the last Champions League fell at the feet of Deportivo, and now the remaining three possible opponents are much inferior. Porto won the last
The Champions League was still in 1987 and has nothing to do with the current Porto team. On the other side are Monaco and Chelsea. Monaco is the opponent in the group stage. It led 8:3 and was chased by our Rey to draw. Chelsea is the junior in the Premier League.
Although Deco is a junior, he has already defeated a super strong player, so he feels very relaxed and has high expectations of winning the championship.
Just after 21 o'clock, Irueta opened the door and entered the locker room after talking with UEFA officials. He saw some of the players whispering to each other, some took out their game consoles and played games with their heads down, and some were leaning against the closet.
After taking a nap, he clapped his hands: "In the afternoon meeting, Jorge has already analyzed our opponent's technical and tactical situation with everyone, and also explained the characteristics of the opponent's main team. I believe everyone is mentally prepared. Now we will let Rey
Let me tell you something else. He was their opponent in the UEFA Cup semi-finals in Germany last season, which is similar to our current situation. Please pay attention."
Wang Ai, who had been prepared for a long time, stood up and walked to everyone: "The opponent we face is likely to be a very troublesome opponent. I met them in the UEFA Cup in Germany last season and played two games.
We defeated them 4:2 in the away game and 0:0 at home. What I need to explain to you is that in these two games they insisted on very extreme defensive counterattacks, because the team I played in Germany is known for its strong offensive power.
. So they insisted on extreme defense to contain our attack, even if the scene was ugly. This year I am in the stronger Deportivo La Coruna, and I don’t know what methods they will take. But I think everyone must
Be vigilant, our opponents may not be as strong as us, but their desire for victory will not be weaker than ours, especially when they know that their absolute strength is inferior."
Seeing that his teammates had begun to think, Wang Ai turned to Andrade: "Jorge, you are older than me and have more experience than me, but I must remind you that you are no longer a friend of Porto. On the contrary, you are now their promotion
obstacles, even the most important obstacle, you are their enemy. And, because you are familiar with them, you are likely to be the number one enemy in the eyes of the other party."
After hearing what Wang Ai said, his teammates started to boo, and Andrade rubbed his head in the crowd: "I am actually the number one enemy? Then am I the number one star in Depor? Haha."