Due to the unexpectedly good performance in the King's Cup, Deportivo has high hopes for the "second team" composed of these substitutes. When the club resumed formal training, Irueta announced a new decision on behalf of the club:
The responsibilities of the "second team" have been expanded from solely responsible for the Copa del Rey to include the European Champions Cup.
In other words, the club has made up its mind to defend the league and has given up on the Copa del Rey and Champions League.
This is also the club's helpless move. During this summer, Lendoiro actively traveled among Russian consortiums, British consortiums, and Middle Eastern consortiums, hoping to introduce funds to the club. As a result, although these consortiums showed a certain degree of affection towards Deportivo
Interest, but both require a controlling stake.
This is something Lendoiro, who has been determined to become a great club president since childhood, cannot accept: after twenty years of hard work, he finally reached the peak of the club's development, and then sold the club in the blink of an eye.
You can't do this.
Therefore, although Depor Club received a lot of commercial income in the summer, the plan to introduce strategic investors failed. Faced with the urgent construction tasks of the planned new stadium, training ground, youth training center, etc., Lendoiro
Even if Pandiani and Luke are sold, it will be a drop in the bucket. Therefore, the club focuses on the players and has the idea of players. It is said that it is planning to "expand shares". In other words, let the players buy the club's shares.
.However, the Deportivo players showed little interest in this and their response was not enthusiastic.
The conflicts that the club has accumulated over a long period of time due to poverty have erupted in all aspects. With the economic capacity of the city of Deportivo, it is unable to support Lendoiro's dream of becoming a wealthy club.
Fortunately, with the return of Wang Ai, the club's performance was pretty good, which suppressed dissatisfaction from all aspects and prevented various conflicts from spreading to the competitive level of the first team.
After the club decided to guarantee the league and gave the "second team" more responsibilities, the first team got a very regular training and game plan and got a good rest. The second team also became interested because of the club's recognition and letting go.
High-spirited and gearing up.
With the release of Depor's unknown first- and second-tier teams, the first- and second-tier teams have clear goals, and their performance in the league is beginning to gain momentum.
On November 13, Depor faced Levante at home. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, they defeated their opponent 1:0.
The next day, the leader Barcelona challenged Real Betis in an away game. After being defeated by Deportivo in the previous round, they lost to their opponent again, showing that the ambitious Barcelona has not yet recovered from the shadow of the previous defeat.
On the contrary, Real Madrid, which averaged one goal per game in the first ten rounds, finally solved the dilemma of many superstars gathering and unfavorable cooperation in the eleventh round. At the Bernabeu, they defeated the visiting Albacete with a disparity of 6:1.
, showing the terrifying lethality of the highest-equipped Galaxy Battleship in excellent condition.
After this round of games, although Real Madrid did not score many goals in total, their performance was quite stable. After 11 rounds, they ranked second in the league with 22 points. Depor's winning streak in the past six rounds
The record also equaled the decline in the first five rounds, and with a fierce pursuit, the points were expanded to 21 points, ranking third in the league table.
Barcelona's two consecutive losses have caused the points to remain unchanged at 23 points.
The top three in the league table are only one point apart, making this year's La Liga championship situation very unclear.
A week later, the twelfth round of La Liga begins, and the highlight is undoubtedly the El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid! Even though it is currently ranked third, last season's Triple Crown winner Deportivo will not challenge Villarreal away. It has attracted attention from the outside world. Even CCTV chose the El Clasico as a live event this round.
The match between Deportivo and Villarreal was held at 20:00 local evening. The visiting team led 2:0 in the first half, so Irueta simply did not send Wang Ai. After all, the Champions League group stage was in three days. The final score was maintained until the end. Although Villarreal's yellow submarine was surfacing, it was still a little immature compared to Deportivo.
The highlight battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona took place ten minutes after the end of the match between Deportivo and Villarreal, so the teammates who had just returned to the hotel were also watching the game in twos and threes in the room. Old Hao and Datou Neither of them were selected into the squad for this game, so Shen Xiangfu and Wang Ai watched the game together.
At ten o'clock in the evening at Camp Nou, red and blue were already all over the stands, and the Barcelona fans in coats were enthusiastic. When the two sides shook hands before the start of the game, Wang Ai discovered an interesting phenomenon: all the Barcelona players wore short-sleeved tops, and the fans who came from afar More than half of the Real Madrid players wear long-sleeved jerseys. Although long sleeves can keep warm and protect a little skin during collisions and falls during the game, it also seems to mean something.
As a result, as soon as the game started, the two sides showed different competitive states. Barcelona at home was very active, while Real Madrid seemed a bit calm. The core of both sides was No. 10, one is Barcelona's 25-year-old Ronaldo Dinho, one is the 32-year-old Figo of Real Madrid.
Both No. 10s frequently broke through from the wing. However, nine out of ten of Figo's breakthroughs were blocked at the last step, while seven out of ten Ronaldinho's breakthroughs were able to pass the ball out.
Under the organization of the two No. 10s with completely different efficiencies, Real Madrid fell into a passive position at the beginning. After several huge threats planned by Ronaldinho, Real Madrid had to passively shrink the formation.
Just like Deportivo's aging lineup this season, Real Madrid is no longer young. The team building ideas are completely different from Barcelona's. Even though the stars are bright, they are gradually dimming, and they are far from the youthful and vigorous situation of Barcelona.
27-year-old Raul, 28-year-old Guti, Ronaldo, 29-year-old Beckham, 31-year-old Carlos, 32-year-old Zidane, and Figo are all in the decline period of their careers. The only ones who should be beaten are Irving is 25 years old, but he is also plagued by injuries and lacks playing opportunities.
Looking back at Barcelona, 28-year-old Giuly, 27-year-old Deco, 26-year-old Puyol, 25-year-old Ronaldinho, 24-year-old Xavi, 23-year-old Eto'o, 20-year-old Ines tower……
A better age structure gave the team a completely different mental outlook and competitive state. When Zidane was given a close-up shot in the 12th minute of the game, people were surprised to find that the strong Zidane had sweat dripping from his face. Tick tock, on the other hand, Barcelona's players, whether it's Eto'o or Ronaldinho, didn't sweat at all!
In other words, when Zidane has tried his best and his body is fully active, Barcelona's two main players still clearly have some remaining strength.
Therefore, when Eto'o grabbed an opportunity that was not a chance, took advantage of the moment when Carlos gave the ball to Casillas, used his speed to beat the two of them, and hit an empty goal, Wang Ai and Shen Xiangfu didn't feel at all
