On the second day of the game, Zhao Yang ran to the Dani Halke Stadium training base more than an hour early.
After moving to his new home, Zhao Yang had not had time to buy a car. In order to keep up with the intensity of La Liga games, Zhao Yang ran to the training base every day.
Arriving at the base, Zhao Yang unexpectedly discovered that Diop was also there.
This guy came earlier than me, and it seemed like he was greatly stimulated by not being included in the squad for the last game.
"Pap, good morning."
"Morning, Zhao."
"Papu, let's practice together." Zhao Yang enthusiastically invited Diop.
Diop said: "I drove here to warm up first and then practice with you later."
Zhao Yang is Chinese like the owner of the club, and he transferred from Segunda B. In addition, he drew with Espanyol in the warm-up match, so many people in the Espanyol team are biased against Zhao Yang.
Because they had played against each other directly, Diop had some sympathy for Zhao Yang. In addition, since they were not included in the main roster, and they were connected by fate, he felt better about Zhao Yang.
After Diop warmed up, he played bullfighting with Zhao Yang.
Diop plays as a defensive midfielder and Zhao Yang is an attacking midfielder. The two of them attack and defend, so they train together.
There is a huge difference between La Liga players and La Liga C and La Liga B players. The extraordinary skills that Zhao Yang signed are like no one in La Liga and La Liga B. However, when training in the team, passing people is much more difficult.
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La Liga players have better bodies, faster reactions, and more experience. In many cases, Zhao Yang has deceived his opponents, but he still cannot completely get rid of his opponents' entanglements, or is tactically fouled by his opponents.
Diop is a black player with better explosive power and flexibility than yellow players. After Zhao Yang passed Diop, Diop was always able to catch up again.
The two were so inseparable that they didn't even notice when boss Chen Yansheng and director Ye Kai walked by.
Chen Yansheng walked towards Ye Kai and said, "Zhao Yang works very hard. What's the name of that black guy?"
Ye Kai thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be called Diop."
Chen Yansheng smiled and said: "I didn't expect you could still remember the names of the players."
Ye Kai smiled and said: "I remember him because he almost got into a fight with his teammates during training and was punished by Sergio for running laps."
Chen Yansheng smiled and said: "So the temper is not small, and capable people have a little temper."
Ye Kai said: "Chairman, last time Zhao Yang didn't even make the squad. Domestic fans were very disappointed. Do you want to tell Coach Sergio about the next game? Even if he can't play, it's okay to be included in the squad."
Chen Yansheng stopped and pondered for a moment, "No, we have just arrived. It's okay to interfere in the transfer market, but it is taboo to interfere in the team's employment."
Ye Kai nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I am too impatient."
"When doing big things, we can't rush for quick results. We are not doing a one-time deal, we have to make long-term plans. If Zhao Yang is really capable, Sergio can't suppress him even if he wants to..."
Chen Yansheng walked towards his office as he spoke.
Sergio arrived at the training base about half an hour early and was deeply moved when he saw Zhao Yang and Diop sparring.
In his mind, Zhao Yang and Diop still have some abilities, but Zhao Yang's training time with the team is too short and they can't cooperate, while Diop's skills are rough and his personality is irritable, so Sergio doesn't dare to play for them.
Opportunity.
On the second day of the game, the players who played mainly performed recovery training, while the players who did not play were working hard as usual.
Zhao Yang and Diop had a long preparation time and high fighting spirit. They performed well in the next two hours of training. Zhao Yang also scored a hat trick in the group confrontation.
After the training, head coach Sergio stayed with Zhao Yang and had a private conversation with him.
Sergio told Zhao Yang that he was very satisfied with Zhao Yang's performance in training. As long as Zhao Yang maintains this state, he will send him on the field at the right time to adapt to the atmosphere of La Liga.
Zhao Yang was very happy. He believed that his efforts were rewarded. Of course, Chairman Chen was not excluded because the head coach did not communicate alone with Diop, who also worked hard.
However, Zhao Yang was obviously a little too happy.
In the following week, Zhao Yang performed well in training, but in the weekend's away game against Yellow Submarine Villarreal, Sergio once again excluded him from the squad.
Zhao Yang was so annoyed that he didn't even want to go to Villarreal to watch the team's game. However, Wang Bin came to his home to persuade him to be patient. It was only two rounds and there was still plenty of time. Don't get emotional in public.
Zhao Yang held back his anger and went to Villarreal's Ballad Stadium with other players who were not on the roster to cheer for the team.
The Espanyol played so ugly at home in the first game and relied on luck to get 3 points. Now how can they get away from the Yellow Submarine, which ranked sixth last season?
At the Love Song Stadium, the Espanyol team played as ugly as the first round game. They were suppressed by Villarreal throughout the game. However, luck did not favor the Espanyol team this time. In the end, Villarreal won
Easily defeated Espanyol 3:0 at home.
Although the Espanyol team played ugly in the last game, they still won.
In competitive sports, victory is king.
No matter how unhappy the Espanyol fans are, they can't get angry.
But this time, they challenged Villarreal away from home. The scene was ugly and the result was a loss.
It can be said that I lost all my face.
At this time, the Espanyol fans finally broke out.
When the players boarded the bus to return to Barcelona, they were criticized by the fans who came to support them.
"We are no worse than Villarreal. No matter we win or lose, can we not play so ugly?"
"Are we here to practice defensive skills at the Love Song Stadium?"
"Do we still have attacking power? Can we still score goals?"
"The warm-up match was a mess, and you said it was just a run-in. The two league games were worse than the warm-up match. Is the team still running-in now?"
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Head coach Sergio could not answer any of these questions. He could only evade it and said that he would sum up the situation carefully when he went back. Real Madrid would never play so passively again in the next game.
Espanyol president Chen Yansheng was almost on pins and needles after watching the game against Yellow Submarine in the box.
Chen Yansheng is not satisfied with the team's performance.
Chen Yansheng is mainly dissatisfied with the process.
According to the results, two games, one win and one loss, are not satisfactory.
It's just such an ugly process. If we attract fans to attend, how can we attract sponsors from advertisers and expand our popularity?
The head coach should not consider these, but the chairman must consider all aspects.
Chen Yansheng was also unhappy that Sergio excluded Zhao Yang from the squad for both games.
Chen Yansheng believes that even if Zhao Yang is not allowed to play, as long as Zhao Yang is included in the squad, it will attract the attention of countless Chinese fans, attract Chinese Internet media reports, and bring greater visibility to the Espanyol team.
This is an era of eyeball economy. With attention, everything is possible.
Espanyol's next game is against Real Madrid at home.
Losing is inevitable.
Since you are sure to lose on the court, why not reap some benefits in other ways?
For example, let Zhao Yang have a chance to play to attract domestic fans.