The green devil

Zhao Yang's contract extension was finalized, and the Espanyol team officially kicked off the prelude to preparing for the new season.

The Spaniard's preparation for the new season is divided into three stages, the first stage is in Dani.Jarke Sports City trained for 10 days, then went to the Netherlands for training, played three warm-up matches, then moved to the UK to play three warm-up matches, and finally returned to Barcelona.

On the first day of the training camp, Zhao Yang came to Dani early.Jark Sports City.

At this time, almost two months have passed since the end of the last game of last season, and the Espanyol fans are almost eagerly waiting for the start of the new season.

First day of training camp, Dani.There are thousands of fans waiting for the arrival of the players at the gate of Jalke Sports City.

At the beginning of the new season, Zhao Yang not only raised his salary and renewed his contract, but the team also equipped him with a Land Rover he likes.

Although it has only been less than three days since he got the new car, his die-hard fans are familiar with it.

As soon as Zhao Yang's car arrived at the gate of the sports city, fans stopped him and handed over his jerseys to ask for autographs. Fans who couldn't squeeze in were taking pictures in the distance and shouting.

Originally, Zhao Yang arrived at the Sports City more than half an hour earlier, but by the time he arrived at the stadium, he was already the last one.

Zhao Yang hurried into the locker room, ready to change clothes.

Just as Zhao Yang was halfway through the change, head coach Sergio walked in, still holding a set of jerseys.

"Zhao, change to this new jersey." Sergio threw the jersey to Zhao Yang.

"Is this the new style for this season?" Zhao Yang took it and opened the package, and was stunned when he saw it.

This is indeed the new jersey of 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 entered the management team. 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 the coach." Zhao Yang knew that Gonzalez should retire. Gonzalez is 38 years old and didn't play many games last season.

But Gonzalez is the veteran of the team. As long as he is in the team for a day, it is not easy for him to give up his jersey. It is really great that he can take the initiative to give it up.

No. 10 is not only a jersey number. For a long time, the "No. 10" jersey on the green field has been an honor and a symbol. Most of the "No. 10" jerseys are the core of the team.

It is meaningless to wear the number 10 jersey on Gonzalez, who is about to retire, but wearing it on Zhao Yang can make the Espanyol team buy a lot more jerseys. Naturally, the Espanyol chairman cannot allow Gonzalez to continue wearing it .

The No. 10 jersey is naturally also Zhao Yang's dream. Last season, he just joined the Espanyol from West C. He is a soft-spoken person, and the No. 10 jersey is naturally not something he can get his hands on.

Later, he slowly became famous, but he couldn't snatch the jersey of the team's veteran halfway through.

At the beginning of the new season, Zhao Yang was very happy to get his favorite jersey number.

Zhao Yang was happy, but of course some people were not happy.

Not only Zhao Yang is coveting this No. [-] jersey, but Reyes and Jurado, who are free transfers, both want this number.

The newly transferred Baptistan wanted Burgi's No. 9 jersey.

When Zhao Yang came to the stadium wearing the No. 10 jersey, the old Espanyol players came to say hello one after another, while the expressions of Reyes and Jurado were a bit complicated.

Captain Lopez is also in a semi-retired state. He originally planned to give up the position of captain to Zhao Yang, but the head coach Sergio thought that Zhao Yang had just come to the Espanyol for a season, and he didn't recognize everyone and didn't understand the language. It is 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 newcomers who joined this season to Zhao Yang.

The young people returning from loan respect Zhao Yang very much, and forward Morales even admires Zhao Yang a little bit.

However, Reyes, Jurado, and Baptistan, the three heavyweight new recruits, were not enthusiastic. They all shook hands with Zhao Yang with a look of scrutiny, and their words were relatively flat, and they were all clichés.

Obviously, one season's extraordinary performance is not enough to convince the three experienced new recruits to Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang doesn't care either. The status is earned by playing, not given by the coach. With the system in hand, he is confident that he will continue to shine this season.

On the first day of the training camp, the main focus was to restore physical fitness, supplemented by ball training, and no confrontation exercises were carried out.

Even if there is no confrontation practice, Zhao Yang's performance is still very eye-catching. His shots are extremely precise, and free kicks are 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. .

The Espanyol is the first La Liga team to start training, Dani.Many reporters came to the Jalke Sports City to watch.

After the training, Zhao Yang, Reyes, and Baptistan became the main subjects of interviews.

Reyes once again explained the reason why he joined the Spaniard, "The Spaniard's performance last season was very good. They even entered the Champions League. They have shown greater ambitions this season. They hope to play in the Champions League. , I like challenges. 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 their attitude is very positive. This is a team full of vigor and fighting spirit. ,."

The reporter was very interested in Zhao Yang's changing of the No. 10 jersey. Zhao Yang told the reporter that he was very grateful to Gonzalez for giving him the No. 10 jersey. It means responsibility. He hopes that he can live up to the trust of the club and teammates in the new season, and make persistent efforts to achieve greater results in the league and the Champions League.

Zhao Yang also welcomed the arrival of the new teammates, "It's a pity that Marco left, but I'm more happy to have so many powerful new teammates. This season, the Spaniard will fight on the third line. It turns out that the team's depth is not enough. He He was very worried, but now he is relieved, he believes that after a good run-in, the Spaniards will be more united and stronger than last season."

Zhao Yang didn't say much, but he clearly demanded himself as the core and leader of a team, which made the Espanyol fans very excited. They were all looking forward to the introduction of many powerful new players under the leadership of Zhao Yang The Spaniard can do it again.