Zhao Yang's contract extension has been finalized, and the Espanyol team has officially kicked off preparations for the new season.
The Spaniard's preparations for the new season are divided into three stages. The first stage is to train for 10 days at Dani Jarque Sports City, then go to the Netherlands to train and play three warm-up games, then move to the United Kingdom to play three warm-up games, and finally return to
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On the first day of training, Zhao Yang arrived at Dani Halke Sports City early.
At this time, almost two months have passed since the last game of last season, and Espanyol fans are almost eagerly waiting for the start of the new season.
On the first day of training, there were thousands of fans waiting for the players to arrive at the entrance of Dani Halke Sports City.
At the beginning of the new season, Zhao Yang not only received a salary increase and renewed his contract, but the team also equipped him with a Land Rover that he liked.
Although it has only been less than three days since I got my new car, his die-hard fans are all familiar with it.
As soon as Zhao Yang's car arrived at the entrance of the Sports City, he was stopped by fans, who handed over their jerseys and asked for autographs. Fans who couldn't get in took pictures and shouted in the distance.
Originally, Zhao Yang arrived at the sports city more than half an hour early, but by the time he arrived at the stadium, he was already the last one.
Zhao Yang hurried into the dressing room and prepared to change clothes.
Zhao Yang was just halfway through the change when head coach Sergio walked in with a set of jerseys in his hand.
"Zhao, change to this new jersey." Sergio threw the jersey to Zhao Yang.
"Is this this season's new style?" Zhao Yang took it and opened the package. When he saw it, he was stunned.
This is indeed the new jersey for this season, but the jersey number is not the original No. 30, but the No. 10 jersey that symbolizes the core of the team.
Seeing Zhao Yang's surprised expression, Sergio smiled and said: "Gonzalez is now semi-retired and has joined the management. He took the initiative to give up his jersey number. The chairman said, this 10 jersey is for you."
"This... I am really grateful to the chairman and coach." Zhao Yang knew that Gonzalez should retire. Gonzalez is 38 years old and did not play many games last season.
However, Gonzalez is the veteran of the team. As long as he is in the team for one day, it is difficult for him to give up his jersey. It is really great that he can take the initiative to give up his jersey.
No. 10 is not only a jersey number. For a long time, wearing the "No. 10" jersey on the green field has been an honor and a symbol. Being able to wear the "No. 10" jersey means that most people are the core of the team.
It is meaningless to wear the No. 10 jersey on Gonzalez, who is about to retire, but wearing it on Zhao Yang can allow the Espanyol team to buy a lot more jerseys. Naturally, the Spanish president cannot allow Gonzalez to continue wearing it.
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The No. 10 jersey is naturally what Zhao Yang covets. Last season, he just joined the Espanyol team from the Spanish Third Division. He is a man of few words, so the No. 10 jersey is naturally not something he can get his hands on.
Later, he gradually became famous, but he couldn't steal the jersey of the team veteran midway.
At the beginning of the new season, Zhao Yang felt very happy after getting his favorite jersey number.
Zhao Yang was happy, but of course some people were unhappy.
Not only Zhao Yang covets this No. 10 jersey, but Reyes and Jurado, who are on free transfer, also want this number.
The newly transferred Baptistan wants Burgi's No. 9 jersey.
When Zhao Yang came to the stadium wearing the No. 10 jersey, the old Espanyol players came over to say hello, but the expressions of Reyes and Jurado were a bit complicated.
Captain Lopez is also in a semi-retired state. He was originally prepared to give up the captain position to Zhao Yang, but head coach Sergio believed that Zhao Yang had just been with Espanyol for one season and did not recognize everyone and did not understand the language. Now
It was not suitable to be the captain, so the captain's position was given to the first vice-captain Sanchez.
After Zhao Yang returned to the team, captain Sanchez introduced the new players who joined this season to Zhao Yang.
The young people who returned from loan respect Zhao Yang's attitude. Forward Morales even admires Zhao Yang.
However, Reyes, Jurado and Baptisto, the three heavyweight new players, did not show enthusiasm. They all shook hands with Zhao Yang with a somewhat scrupulous look, and their words were relatively flat, using clichés.
Obviously one season's extraordinary performance is not enough to completely convince the three new players with extensive experience in Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang doesn't care either. His status is earned, not given by the coach. With the system in hand, he is confident that he will continue to shine this season.
The first day of training was mainly focused on recovering physical fitness, supplemented by ball training, and there was no confrontation practice.
Even without confrontation practice, Zhao Yang's performance was still eye-catching. His shooting was extremely accurate and his free kicks were almost flawless. This opened the eyes of the new players and felt that it was not easy for Zhao Yang to achieve such a big name in one season.
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Espanyol was the first La Liga team to start training, and many reporters came to Dani Jarque Sports City to watch.
After the training, Zhao Yang, Reyes, and Baptistan became the main targets of interviews with reporters.
Reyes once again explained the reason why he joined Espanyol, "The Espanyol performed very well last season. They even entered the Champions League. They have shown greater ambition this season and they hope to perform in the Champions League.
, I like challenges and I want to play in the Champions League. This is an important reason for joining Espanyol. However, being able to stand here is mainly due to the sincerity of the Espanyol club. They think I can help the team, and I also believe that I will help the team.
To achieve better results."
Reyes also talked about his feelings on the first day of training: "Coach Sergio is very strict, the training effect is very good, the teammates are in good condition and have a very positive attitude. This is a team full of vigor and fighting spirit."
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The reporter was very interested in Zhao Yang's change of jersey number 10. Zhao Yang told the reporter that he was very grateful to Gonzalez for giving him the number 10 jersey. This was a sign of trust in him. The number 10 jersey not only means honor, but also
It means responsibility. He hopes that he can live up to the trust of the club and teammates in the new season, continue his efforts, and achieve greater results in the league and Champions League.
Zhao Yang also welcomed the arrival of new teammates, "It's a pity that Marco has left, but I am even more happy to have so many strong new teammates. This season, the Spaniards have to fight on three fronts. It turns out that the team is not deep enough.
He was very worried, but now he is relieved. He believes that after the break-in is completed, the Spaniards will be more united and stronger than last season."
Zhao Yang doesn't say much, but he has obviously set himself up as the core and leader of a team. This makes the Spanish fans very excited. They are all looking forward to the introduction of many powerful new players under the leadership of Zhao Yang.