Mister Legend

Chapter 50
Just when the European media has been captured by various transfer rumors, in the distant China, almost all important sports newspapers and magazines have reported or news about Li Moody.

"The Chinese coach shines in Castilla, and the future star of Real Madrid is cultivated by him." - "Sports Weekly"

"The boys from the Northeast are making a splash in Spain, and the mainstream European media are keeping their attention." —— "Football News"

"The Chinese Super League schedule for the new season is confirmed, and the Spanish Chinese coach has become the new coach goal of many teams." - "Southern Sports"

"Football Center will finally be the Asian coach, if you do a good job, you will become the No. 1 in Asia." - "China Sports Daily"

"The Chinese players are amazed by the opportunity to study abroad, and the coach of the Real Madrid reserve team is very optimistic about the abilities of their compatriots." —— Xinlang.com
"Uncover how a Chinese college student grew up to be the man behind Zidane?" - Haojiyou.com

This is the first time that Li Mudi has entered the Chinese football circle on a large scale. The overwhelming publicity made his name firmly remembered by most football-related people and fans in just a few days.Since there are no good results yet, there are a lot of hacking on him on the Internet, but several media have published several articles in the follow-up, including Lin Liangming, Xu Gengbao, and even Qi Zu, Raul and others, who praised Li Mudi. , making his supporters gradually increase.

For a while, there were a lot of scolding and fighting in major football forums. Is Li Mudi the hope of the rise of Chinese football, or the "silver-like wax gun head" whose strength has been exaggerated? People who eat melons misunderstood it as another meaning, and it became a hot topic among the people for a while. Some Chinese medicine practitioners even jumped out and tried to use Xiao Li as an example to prove that "compared with Chinese food, the dietary structure of Western food is different. Conducive to male physiological development"!
In short, within a few days, Li Mudi's name has successfully dominated the sky like Sister Furong and Sister Feng in those days, and his reputation has suddenly become comparable to those young fresh meats who have been on fire in recent years.

This wave of propaganda in China was naturally carried out by Guinez Carvajal. He has longed for the Chinese Super League, which is richer than Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil tycoons, for a long time.In the past, due to the lack of resources and channels, I could only watch my peers bring obsolete European and American players to China, and then they would get soft with checks. I was really envious and hated in my heart!And now that God has sent him the best gift of Li Moody, how can Guinness let the golden opportunity to go to the local tyrants of the Celestial Dynasty to pan for gold—not pan for gold, but a golden opportunity to pick up money?

To achieve such a huge effect for only a few euros, Guinness and his agency really did not expect it before.They just wanted to lose their eyes and test the depth of Tianchao's football circle before, but they didn't expect that their opponents played in a different way from them. , Let Guinness, who set foot in the Chinese football circle for the first time, unexpectedly succeed.There were even a few companies that wanted to find Li Modi to be the endorser, but of course they were all low-grade products, and the pay was not much, all of which were declined by the brokerage company.

The Castilla coach is not in the mood to care about the affairs on the other side of the earth for the time being. The team will play the second round of the Federation Cup in the middle of the week, and the schedule is very tight.

On January 1th, Thursday, the first round of the second round of the Spanish Federation Cup, Castilla challenged Ferrol away.

The home team, like Castile's first-round opponent Pontevedra, is located in Galicia, the most northwestern part of Spain.The main stadium A Malata can accommodate 12042 spectators, including 8500 seats.The length and width of the field are 90m and 55m respectively, which is a very small size and is more conducive to defense.

Judging from the capacity of the stadium, it can be seen that Ferrol is an old team with experience in high-level leagues. It was established in 1919 and played in the second division for many years in the early days. Third and fourth leagues.In the previous two seasons, Ferrol won the runner-up and third place in the group respectively. Unfortunately, they both fell short in the promotion play-offs and failed to be promoted to the second division.Although it has been six or seven years since their last battle in the Second Division, the strength of this team is still very good. In this away game, Castilla, which has rotated all the main players, will play 70. Be careful, otherwise you might lose Maicheng here.

The home team currently ranks second in the West Division B Group 1 standings, their morale is high, and there is no problem with their physical strength just after the winter break, so this cup match has sent all the main players who can play in an attempt to let This round of competition lost suspense in the first round.After thinking for a long time, Li Mudi still chose to trust his players and continue to let the substitutes compete in the cup.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Abad, right back Dani, center back Linhardt and Bernabeu, left back Tehero, center midfielder Peperu and Fabas, right winger Seid Reis, left forward Lin Liangming, midfielder Munoz, forward Narvaez.

Ferrol's coach Tyner is only 34 years old by ten days. He is also one of the few young coaches who are younger than some players in the team. He has strong capabilities in people and management.The team's main formation is 4-4-1-1, and several main players are also rare in this level of team in terms of strength.Goalkeeper McKay is not significantly different from Castilla's starter Yanez in terms of various values, but he is too old and has no potential for improvement; several main players in the defense are balanced players. Special shortcomings; the crossing ability of the two full-backs is 15, and with the double 14 shooting and header of striker Joselu, it can guarantee sufficient offensive firepower.

In comparison, Castilla's substitute players have no distinctive characteristics in terms of skills and tactics. They are not as capable of controlling the rhythm with super strong ball control as the main players, and they can also use Mariano as a fulcrum to make crosses. point.Therefore, in this game, Li Mudi asked the players to make good use of the small size of the court, defend with all their strength, and consider waiting for an opportunity to counterattack after disintegrating the opponent's offense.

The Spaniards are relatively free and undisciplined in nature, and there is still romantic and offensive blood flowing in their bones, so it is somewhat unreliable to ask them to strictly implement defensive strategies.Fortunately, the Castilla coaching staff is very strict in their usual training, and these players have joined the echelon of professional clubs very early, and their professionalism is still good.So after the start of the game, Castilla was rarely suppressed. Except for one striker who was left to harass the opponent's defense near the center circle, the rest of them all retreated to the half court, forming a half court defensive drill.

The home team's left forward Nano is 33 years old. He played for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid when he was young, so he has a lot of experience.Even now, his technical ability is still very good. Whether it is dribbling, passing or running without the ball, his field of vision is around 14. Even his physical fitness such as speed and endurance is better than his peers. Teams at the same level play the main force.Therefore, Dani and Cedres on the right side of Castilla were under a lot of pressure in the game, and they often faced the dilemma of being defeated by two opponents.

In the 25 minutes of the first half, the visiting team received two yellow cards and did not complete a goal.It was only thanks to the advantages of a large number of defenders and the fact that the field was not conducive to the movement of the ball that the goal was kept without losing any good opportunities for the home team.

However, if the rubber band is stretched for too long, there is always the danger of complete collapse. No. 301 minutes, when Ferrol suspended the offensive on the field and made the visiting team players relax their vigilance, the veteran Nano suddenly accelerated in the midfield.I saw that he first swayed the center of gravity of Cedres, who came up to press but was a little careless, with a feint, and then immediately accelerated forward along the left side.The Castilian player, who just took the opportunity to relax because the opponent took the initiative to retreat, failed to react immediately. When he took the ball and faced the right back Dani directly, he was less than 5 meters away from the penalty area. up.

At this time, Pepelu, who was in charge of assisting in defending this area, came to his senses and wanted to go forward to pinch, but the opponent's midfielder Pelez suddenly inserted into the penalty area at high speed from his side, making him have to follow up.At the same time, the young Dani didn't hold on for a round in front of the old-fashioned Nano, and was easily wiped by the opponent and went straight into the penalty area.The Bernabéu, who was marking the opponent's striker with his partner, saw that the situation was critical, and immediately came to defend and tried to interfere with the opponent's further breakthrough. Unfortunately, the tall figure seemed to be too slow here, and was thrown out of space by Nano's sudden stop. .An extremely fast low pass was blocked by Joselu's right foot four meters in front of the goal, and another central defender Linhardt who was stuck in the main position could only watch the ball pass from Abad Jumped between the legs and hit the net.

1-0, Castilla, which has been smooth sailing this season, is rarely the first to concede a goal.

This conceded goal shows the huge gap in experience between the players on the court. The experienced veterans have taught the young boys a good lesson when their strength is not obviously superior.

The players of the visiting team were a little frustrated when they were suddenly attacked without any preparation, but fortunately, Li Mudi kept shouting loudly on the sidelines, telling everyone to cheer up, not to think about the conceded goal, and to prevent the opponent from pressing again.

Sure enough, as Li Moody expected, Ferrol resolutely intercepted the ball after kick-off, and after getting the ball, he made a big push again, hoping to make persistent efforts to expand the score.Castilla's substitutes returned to the state at the beginning of the game in time, and the whole team cooperated tenaciously to defend, and did not give the opponent a chance.At halftime, the score was maintained at 1-0.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Li Moody relieved the young man, saying that a one-goal loss in the away game is completely acceptable, as long as he waits for the opponent to make a mistake with a solid defense in the second half, even if the score cannot be equalized, the team will have a chance when they return home The promotion was successful.

In fact, in his heart, Li Moody still has some regrets, because he underestimated Ferrol too much, and used the substitute player to compete with the opponent's main players in the away game, which was really too big.But fortunately, the players are still playing normally. The gap of one ball is not too big, and there are still some kicks.

The "trust" of the coach made the players on the field very good psychologically. In the second half of the game, they not only withstood the onslaught of the home team on the defensive side, but also in No. The midfield interception was successful, and the ball was picked directly behind the top. Lin Liangming, who quickly plugged in, succeeded in anti-offside. The single-handed ball faced the goalkeeper and calmly scored the ball into the bottom corner. 707-1, Castilla used the audience's third attack to tie the score.

Since then, the home team's indiscriminate bombing has not achieved any results, and we have to accept this result with regret.Castilla scored an ideal score in the away game, which laid a good foundation for the second round.

After the game, a report appeared in "Marca": Under the leadership of Li Moody, Castilla has remained unbeaten in 22 official games, which is the best record in the Spanish third-tier league in the past 15 years.Classmate Xiao Li's reputation is on the rise again.

(End of this chapter)