The green devil

The amount of training on the first day was not large, mainly to meet new and old players and recover their physical fitness.

The training on the second and third day was still the same.

From the fourth day, the Espanyol team started formal training, not only training with the ball, but also training against groups.

In the first three days of training, Zhao Yang's performance was average, and his physical fitness was not as strong as the new player imagined.

However, after the start of the group competition on the fourth day, the rookies immediately felt the terror of Zhao Yang.

No one scored as many goals as Zhao Yang, and no defender could block Zhao Yang's various goals.

Zhao Yang's appalling scoring efficiency stunned the rookies, and they even wondered if Zhao Yang's body followed the navigation system.

It's normal for Zhao Yang's scoring efficiency to be so high, because Zhao Yang's shooting skills are so good that there are almost no shooting methods he doesn't know.

As long as he reaches the penalty area, no matter how the ball is passed in, Zhao Yang can always use various formal and irregular methods to get the ball into the city gate.

Although Reyes did not achieve much, he was still very proud. He was not convinced by Zhao Yang.

Reyes believes that Zhao Yang scored so many goals last season mainly due to his good luck and the fact that the whole team created scoring opportunities for him.

But now, Reyes finally understood the meaning of Hua Guo's famous saying: There are no worthless men under a great reputation.

Jurado is a little jealous of Zhao Yang except on the No. 10 jersey, but he still admires Zhao Yang in other aspects.

Although Jurado can't compare with Asensio for the time being, as a midfielder, he still passed a lot of good balls to Zhao Yang.

The Espanyol lacked a midfield organizer, so that Zhao Yang had to retreat to help control the midfield last season.

Jurado is to strengthen the midfield. His competitive pressure is not high. As long as he plays normally, he will definitely be the main starter.

Forward Baptistan is a blockbuster signing for the Espanyol's summer transfer, and Baptistan's competitive pressure is also heavyweight.

On the Spaniard's front line, Zhao Yang is the absolute main force that cannot be shaken. Coach Sergio will choose Caicedo or Moreno to partner with Zhao Yang according to different teams.

Caicedo scored 11 goals last season, which was a powerful supplement to Zhao Yang. Moreno gradually rose from the bench, and almost rivaled Caicedo in the second half. His strength should not be underestimated.

It is not easy for Baptistan to grab the main position from these two people, or even to rotate the main players.

Newcomers feel that it is not easy to be in the top position, and old people dare not slack off in the slightest.

Although they haven't played a game yet, it can be seen from the training that the new players are very strong. Even the young people who returned from the team on loan are training hard, and they may seize the opportunity to play at any time.

The coaching staff will pay attention to the training and the team's rivalry, but they don't regard the performance in training as the true strength of new and old players.

The true strength of a player can actually only be shown in a real game, even a warm-up match.

The Espanyol team's warm-up match in the first stage is arranged in the Netherlands. Their first opponent is the No.5 Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup runner-up Utrecht.

The Utrecht team entered the Europa League qualifying round, and they trained earlier than the Espanyol team.

Before playing against the Espanyol, Utrecht played 5 warm-up matches and achieved 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

After all, the warm-up match is not an official match, and the opponent is not too strong.

The Espanyol team arrived in Utrecht one day earlier, did not step on the field for training that day, and played directly in Utrecht for an afternoon, and then went to Utrecht's home court in Utrecht to adapt to the field the next morning.

The Espanyol is a small club, and apart from Zhao Yang, there are no big-name players.

Zhao Yang has only risen for a year, and he has countless fans in Spain and China, but there are very few fans in the Netherlands except for the Chinese.

The game was played at 2.4:[-] pm, and only a few thousand fans came to the high-heeled Wald Stadium, which can accommodate [-] people.

It is very rare to be able to warm up with a team that has entered the Champions League. Utrecht fans do not pay attention to it, but the Utrecht detachment pays attention to it. They sent all the main players to fight.

The warm-up match with Utrecht was the first warm-up match for the Espanyol, and Sergio and the players also attached great importance to it.

This emphasis does not mean that we must win the game, but to look at the training effect during this period, and to see whether the new players are suitable for the Espanyol's tactics and style of play.

Zhao Yang is still starting, and this is his first appearance wearing the No. 10 jersey.

Many Chinese fans came to the stadium. They were very excited to watch Zhao Yang's game. When they saw Zhao Yang coming out, they all waved their scarves and shouted Zhao Yang's name.

Zhao Yang is partnered with Baptistan on the front line, and Caicedo and Moreno are on the bench.

Jurado and Reyes started the midfield, Jurado was responsible for organizing and dispatching, and Reyes was more responsible for the final pass.

The Espanyol team has a 442 formation, but the midfielder is a diamond-shaped position, and Reyes' role is similar to that of the midfielder.

Reyes used to be a good player on the wing, and superstars like Figo also suffered under his hands, but now he is old and has no speed. Sergio put him in the midfielder position. Assist Zhao Yang in attacking.

In terms of the goalkeeper position, last season's main goalkeeper was still Lopez, and the introduced goalkeeper was not very useful.

A good goalkeeper is equivalent to half a team. Lopez can only be said to be quite satisfactory, so this time the returning goalkeeper is afraid that Renault will also get the chance to start.

I haven't played a game for two months. Although after ten days of training, the players of the Espanyol team are still not in good condition. At the beginning, Utrecht took advantage of the field, and the Espanyol team was suppressed in the midfield. Can fight back sporadically.

The Spaniard coach Sergio on the sidelines didn't care too much. He had expected this kind of situation. There were 4 rookies in the team, and the cooperation was not tacit. will be easy.

Sergio and the coaching staff mainly wanted to see the performance of the new players. They kept discussing, and the tactical assistant also wrote down the problems on the field in his notebook. After the game, these need to be resolved.

Although the cooperation is not tacit, the players in the frontcourt of the Espanyol team have strong personal abilities, and they can create many opportunities by relying on their personal abilities alone.

In the 9th minute of the game, Reyes received a pass from Alvarez from the left. He moved forward and stopped the ball with his left foot, but let the ball pass. Defensive Utrecht players.

Zhao Yang and Baptistan are both running at the moment, and Reyes can choose to pass to any of them.

However, before the game, the Spaniard coach Sergio made it clear that if the opportunity is equal, the priority will be passed to Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang is followed by defenders, and Baptistan is also followed by defenders, but Zhao Yang starts first and hopes to get the ball before the defenders.

But Reyes didn't pass anyone. Taking advantage of the space where the defender was taken away, he took a few steps forward and shot straight away.