Although the two brothers have a good relationship, Li Chuanqi is still quite speechless towards his brother at this moment.
Damn it, can't you just let me give you a pleasant surprise?
"You are so capable, do you know that a professional team has extended an invitation to me?"
"What?!"
Li Chuanrui exclaimed in surprise: "Is it true that a club has invited you? Yes, this is the King's Cup, and your opponent is a third-division team. This is indeed possible."
The purpose of surprising my brother was indeed achieved.
But his brother's analytical skills made Li Chuanqi feel less happy, so he said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, boss, can you stop being like this, just be stupid for once?"
"cannot!"
This tone...is exactly the same as my mother rejecting my sister...
alright, you win.
Li Chuanrui admitted that there is no need to rush to make a decision now. As long as Santa Malaga can continue to move forward, higher-level teams will send invitations to him.
…
The second round of the Copa del Rey is scheduled for September 7, and Santa Malaga will start training after a short period of repair.
The victory over Sabadell had a great impact on the morale of Santa Malaga, and the team trained even harder.
The news of Santa Malaga's victory quickly spread throughout the Malaga lower league football circles and caused a sensation. The players received congratulations one after another.
Supporters of Santa Malaga were so excited to learn that their team had entered the second round of the Copa del Rey that some people even offered to donate water for their training.
The training atmosphere in Santa Malaga has reached the level of enthusiasm for preparations for the national competition in May.
This is the King's Cup, the highest level cup competition in the country!
There is another reason why Santa Malaga is training so actively. Their opponent in the second round is the more powerful Spanish Second Division team Alcorcón.
Alcorcón is a professional football team based in the city of Alcorcón in the Madrid region.
Last season they finished ninth in the Spanish Second Division, achieving the best result in the club's history. This season they are recruiting new players to prepare for a further step in the Second Division.
Santa Málaga has never played against a second division team.
The first two times I participated in the King's Cup, I didn't even qualify for the main draw and fell directly into the qualifying round.
How could they not be excited to play against a second-tier team?
If you don't practice hard, how can you have the chance to create a miracle and defeat Alcorcon, who is even higher in level than Sabadell.
"The defensive formation must not be chaotic...protect each other...make up positions..."
On the sidelines of the training ground, Antonio wore sunglasses, held his head against the sun, and yelled loudly at the players on the field.
Defensive counterattack, this is the tactic developed by Antonio for Santa Malaga to participate in the King's Cup, and is supported by all players on the team.
After the confrontation, Antonio immediately gave Li Chuanqi and Liage additional training, asking them to receive long passes from the backcourt and quickly counterattack.
The romantic Liage soon couldn't stand it anymore and walked off the stage panting.
Li Chuanqi was left alone to fight against two defensive players.
"Liage...hey!..."
Antonio didn't know what to say, the player with the best offensive skills on his team.
"Coach, you don't have to talk to me, I know who I am.
If I could do what you asked, you would only be able to see me in La Liga games now, and it would be impossible for us to know each other."
Liage was carrying the jersey, sweat falling on the turf like a stream.
On the court, Pablo, who was responsible for the long pass from the backcourt, did not complain, but the two players responsible for defending Li Chuanqi began to complain.
"Li, it's almost the same. Now Liag is not on the court. If you want to challenge the two of us alone, you won't be able to succeed."
They originally wanted to let go and play passive defense, but not only the coach and captain disagreed, but even Li Chuanqi disagreed.
"No, I will definitely succeed! Don't think about letting it go, the coach and captain are watching."
Li Chuanqi's eyes were still bright, and there was no trace of fatigue or frustration on his face. He shouted to Pablo: "Captain, hit me from behind!"
Facing two defensive players, it is already very difficult to take the football away, let alone break through their defense.
So since Liage went down to rest, he has not succeeded even once.
Only by playing behind the ball, using the deep space behind the defender, and relying on your own speed can you succeed.
Pablo made an "ok" gesture towards him, indicating that he already understood.
As a player who has been training in the Malaga youth academy for more than ten years, and has been training and competing since leaving Malaga, Pablo's long passing level is still good, at least in Santa Malaga.
No other person is as accurate as him.
"Snapped!……"
Pablo made a long pass, and the football drew a wonderful arc in the air and flew towards the other half.
Li Chuanqi quickly judged the landing point of the football, half-turned and immediately began to accelerate. In three steps, he passed the defensive teammate beside him and left him behind.
When the football fell rapidly, Li Chuanqi, who was moving quickly, turned sideways and raised his right thigh to remove the football!
Before the football could hit the ground, he stretched out his left foot and flicked it under the football!
The football flew over the head of the second defensive teammate!
"Don't give up!"
Li Chuanqi quickly turned around to get the ball and shouted loudly to the two teammates beside him.
The two teammates looked at each other helplessly, then quickly turned around and ran towards Li Chuanqi.
Li Chuanqi didn't give them any chance to catch up. After removing the football with his left foot, he took the football towards the goal!
Damn it, our speed is obviously not as fast as yours. You have picked up the ball and your speed has increased again. Can we catch up?
You also ask us not to give up, because you are asking us to eat dirt behind you!...
The two teammates were heartbroken, but under the gaze of the coach on the sidelines and the captain of the other half, they could only spit out the grass clippings that flew into their mouths while chasing after them desperately.
After Li Chuanqi entered the penalty area, facing the attacking goalkeeper Miguel, he shot low with his left foot!
The football flew past Miguel's right instep and flew towards the left post of the goal.
The next moment, the football flew out of the field against the post...
"Pooh!……"
Li Chuanqi felt very depressed. Damn it, he didn't even enter.
"Come again!..."
He turned around and walked towards the hinterland.
"Come again..."
Two defensive teammates screamed in pain, and one of them yelled toward the sidelines: "Substitute! Substitute! We want to drink water, two people will replace us..."
…
Half an hour later, Li Chuanqi finally agreed to his teammates' "pleading" and ended the training.
The training was finally over. Coach Antonio came out of his meditation and summarized the training situation.
When talking about physical fitness, he criticized Liag without naming him: "Some players' physical fitness is really bad and they need to improve themselves. In addition, you must be self-disciplined in life. You must exercise moderation when you need moderation."
The teammates looked at Liag and laughed.
Liage was not angry and said with a smile: "I know who I am. If I have to be restrained in that aspect, what's the meaning of this life, right, brothers!"
These words have won the support of quite a few teammates. We are not players in high-level leagues, and our lives are only a few decades. Shouldn't we enjoy ourselves in time?
Looking at Antonio's ugly face, Liage continued: "Actually, I have a new position for myself now. My physical fitness is like that. Will I be able to practice to a very high level?
So, my new position for myself is... to consume the opponent's defense and create opportunities for Li to play next!
Everyone has now seen that with the increase in competition experience, Li's current level is not much worse than mine.
And he has more fighting spirit and better physical fitness than me, so I don't think there is any problem in paving the way for him.
And this is done in the interests of our team as a whole!"
The teammates fell silent. When Li Chuanqi was a child, he followed them all day long. Now this child has grown up and his ability level has slowly surpassed them.
This gave them a feeling of "we are old", and even someone as proud as Liage said he was willing to pave the way for Li.
Pablo broke the silence and said: "We have not aged. Li is still the same boy as before, but he has grown up too fast, beyond our expectations."
