Chapter 3: Actively preparing for the Copa del Rey
"Boss, why are you here?"
Li Chuanqi looked at his sunny and handsome brother Li Chuanrui, and his football path was led by the man in front of him.
If it hadn't been for that accident, he was sure that his smart and talented brother would have realized his dream and become a professional player.
Therefore, it is logical that he becomes the successor of his brother's dream.
He wants to use his own efforts to play in a higher-level league to improve his family's financial situation.
He never regretted the punch he threw at his vicious teammate in the Malaga youth team, a punch that caused him to leave the Malaga youth team.
It also ruined his possibility of playing in a high-level league.
In order to continue chasing his dream, he joined the community team Santa Malaga and became a player in the lowest level league in Spain.
He dreams that one day he can be spotted by a high-level league team and become a player who can earn a salary.
Instead of being like now, not only is there no salary, but if you have time, you have to pay for it.
"With such a big thing happening, of course I have to come and see the chosen son of our Li family."
Li Chuanrui smiled and patted his brother's head habitually.
Li Chuanqi struggled for a few times, but finally had no choice but to give up and let him turn his hair into a chicken coop.
Then the two brothers chatted, and the younger brother explained to his older brother why he still trained in such extreme weather.
"We will play the King's Cup next season. As long as we perform well in the King's Cup, if the team can enter the top 16... no, the top eight, it will definitely attract the attention of scouts and they can go to high-level leagues.
!”
Li Chuanqi said excitedly, then remembered his mother's attitude after he was struck by lightning, and his mood darkened again, and he sighed: "But because of this incident, they both firmly disagreed with me playing football..."
Li Chuanrui, who was sitting on the stool beside the bed, nodded and said, "It's normal for mom to be worried, and it's normal to have such an attitude."
Li Chuanqi looked at his brother with wide eyes, damn, have you changed your mind now?
This time it was just an accident. Do you know what an accident is?
"I'll convince her."
Li Chuanrui changed the subject and said, "You have to believe in my eloquence."
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After staying in the hospital for four days, Li Chuanqi was discharged and returned home.
When she walked into the house with her father, Li Chuanqi felt anxious. Will her lioness-like mother go crazy?
Zhang Xian, who was standing in front of the counter and settling accounts, ignored them and seemed not to see them at all.
Li Chuanqi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his mother had forgiven him.
He walked quietly to the inner room and was about to put down his backpack when something suddenly flew in front of his eyes.
It looks like a bottle of mineral water.
Li Chuanqi instinctively stretched out his left foot.
When the water bottle comes into contact with the instep, quickly release the force downwards, then raise your toes and grab the water bottle with your left hand to firmly grasp the water bottle.
"Come again!"
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, an apple flew over.
Li Chuanqi repeated his old trick, lifting the apple into the air with his left foot, grabbing it firmly with his right hand, and then took a firm bite.
"Not bad! Not bad! Second brother was not struck by lightning and turned into a fool!"
The younger sister, who was wearing a red dress, looked very happy and winked at Li Chuanqi.
This is a little trick that two brothers and sisters often play. One throws and the other catches with his feet.
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"Cut inside! Cut inside and shoot!"
Under the scorching sun, coach Antonio, who was standing on the sidelines giving instructions, sighed.
He shouted loudly to Li Chuanqi on the court: "Li! He gives you space, you have to seize the opportunity to cut inside and shoot. There is a problem with your choice this time!"
"Do you know how Robben plays football?"
Li Chuanqi signaled to the coach that he already knew.
The eldest brother Li Chuanrui kept his word and convinced his parents to allow his younger brother to continue playing football.
After returning to normal, Li Chuanqi returned to team training.
Li Chuanqi is a left-footed player, and the team arranged for him to play as a right winger.
The team's preparation atmosphere is very good now, and they want to perform well in the Copa del Rey.
The draw results for the first round of the Copa del Rey have been announced. Santa Malaga’s opponent is Sabadell of the Spanish third division.
The competition is on August 13th.
There is only one week until the competition.
The C-League is one level higher than the D-League. Spanish fans refer to this level of league as a "semi-professional league", but they can be considered a real professional league and have entered the professional league sequence.
Facing such an opponent, the supporters of Santa Malaga are not optimistic about their team.
This is of course related to the historical achievements of Santa Malaga.
This year is the third time in history that Santa Malaga has participated in the Copa del Rey. The first two times they failed directly in the qualifying round, they did not even enter the first round.
With such a poor historical record, it is normal for it not to be favored by others.
But the Santa Malaga team doesn't see it that way. They are going to have a big fight this year and prepare to surprise their supporters and the entire Spanish football world.
After the lightning strike incident, what surprised everyone on the team was that Li Chuanqi's playing ability increased by leaps and bounds.
In particular, his ability to predict has gone up to several levels.
He often appears at the weakest point of defense and delivers a fatal blow.
There was even a Santa Malaga supporter who came to watch Santa Malaga training half a month later and exclaimed: "Who is that Asian kid?"
Is it Li?
How did he become so powerful now?
I just thought he was a guy from some wealthy youth training camp."
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"Coach, the game is only a week away. Have you booked your flight to Yasawa?"
After the training, the team's top forward Liag became concerned about travel issues.
Someone laughed and said: "Forget about flying. Air tickets are so expensive. I bet you'll take the train!"
"We are an amateur team. How can we afford to fly?"
Defender Zuculini shook his head and sighed: "More than five hundred kilometers, how long does it take to take the train?"
At this moment, team owner and manager Juan arrived, and the players greeted him warmly.
Zucculini asked him expectantly: "Boss, we are going to play the game by plane, right? It must be by plane! It's more than five hundred kilometers..."
A look of embarrassment appeared on Juan's face, and he smiled dryly: "You also know that my family just opened a small factory.
So...but, I'm already contacting sponsors now.
Don’t worry, if we can advance to the second round, I guarantee that we will be able to fly to compete in the future!”
No one cared about whether Juan's words were true or not. Although they were very ambitious, after all, they had never played against a professional team, so they were not sure of victory.
"I understand that there is no plane. Juan, the hotel must be of a high quality. After all, we are going to the competition. If we don't get enough rest, it will affect our condition."
Forward Liag gave his opinion.
If there are any stars in Santa Malaga, the first one is of course captain Pablo, and the second one is Liag.
Captain Pablo plays as a defensive midfielder. He is physically strong and is the team's offensive and defensive center. He has played in the Malaga youth academy since he was a child and has been playing in the youth team.
Almost became a professional player.
The tall, handsome and well-known Liage trained in the Real Madrid youth academy for ten years. Due to various reasons, he finally gave up and became a real professional player.
Juan's face turned red: "I will make arrangements, so you don't have to worry about these things. You can just concentrate on playing football. I will arrange other things."
Juan finally patted his fat chest and assured: "There will be absolutely no problem!"
Juan immediately left the "whirlpool" and walked towards Antonio. He suspected that if he stayed any longer, there would be more embarrassing problems waiting for him.
I, Juan, just opened a small factory, otherwise I would have promoted the team to play in the third league.