The green devil

Five days after Zhao Yang transferred to Espanyol, the 2015-2016 La Liga season kicked off.

This is not a good thing for Zhao Yang. He only participated in three team trainings and did not participate in any of the five warm-up matches. The head coach Sergio.Gonzalez knew very little about him and was afraid to use him.

Last season, the Espanyol performed in the league without being sluggish, and finally ranked tenth. It is a team that has no worries about relegation and no hope for the European war.

Because there is no pressure to relegation, the Espanyol team played very well in the Copa del Rey, reached the semi-finals, and was finally blocked by Athletic Bilbao in the final.

Otherwise, there will be a Barcelona derby in the Copa del Rey.

But this season the Espanyol have undergone dramatic changes.

First of all, Chen Yansheng, the owner of Huaguo, controlled the Espanyol team and became the chairman of the team.

The original owner of the Espanyol team, Gallia, was very shameless. Before completing the equity conversion with Chen Yansheng, he almost gave away and sold the absolute main force of the Espanyol team.

The main goalkeeper Casilla and the potential star Vazquez were sold to Real Madrid.

The core of the team, with the most goals, the best player in recent seasons, Sergio Garcia, went to West Asia to seek gold.

The team's second scorer, Uruguayan striker Stuani, switched to Middlesbrough in the British Championship.

Midfielder Tehera and main central defender Moreno moved to Eindhoven, and striker Thievey returned to his home team.

A team with 7 absolute main players is basically disintegrated.

Chen Yansheng had just joined the Espanyol team, and he didn't know enough about La Liga and the Espanyol team, so he didn't dare to rashly buy someone.

The current transfer and loan players include Real Madrid teenager Asensio, submarine striker Moreno and Inter Milan goalkeeper Bardi. Veteran Siani and Perez are signed for free. These are the decisions made by the original club CEO Guasco .

The only one that Chen Yansheng made the decision was Zhao Yang, who was bought from West Division B St. Andrew.

Generally speaking, the strength of the Espanyol team has dropped a lot this season, and the pressure to relegation has greatly increased.

The pre-season warm-up match also proved this point, plus the warm-up match against St. Andrew's, the Spaniards played a total of six games.

But in these six games, the Espanyol had five draws and one loss, without a win.

After leaving so many main players, it was originally an opportunity for newcomers to take the lead, but Zhao Yang's transfer time was too late, and he didn't have the opportunity to show himself at all.

In addition, Zhao Yang was transferred from West Second Division B, and his background is low, so his ranking in the team may be at the bottom.

In fact, the Espanyol team once considered putting Zhao Yang in the second team for exercise, but because Zhao Yang was 21 years old, a bit old, and the boss Chen Yansheng suggested that Zhao Yang stay in the first team, so he stayed. down.

Espanyol's first La Liga game of the season is at home against Getafe from Madrid.

Getafe ranked 14th last season and barely managed to avoid relegation.

This season they are almost nothing in the transfer market, and their strength has not improved at all compared to last season.

However, due to the decline in the strength of the Espanyol, relatively speaking, Getafe has the ability to compete with the Espanyol.

Zhao Yang originally thought that he would be able to sit on the bench against the weak Getafe team, but Zhao Yang didn't even make it to the roster.

For an unknown pawn like Zhao Yang, head coach Sergio will naturally not have anyone to explain to him why he was not included in the squad.

In the end, Wang Bin told Zhao Yang why he didn't play.

The reason why Sergio didn't put Zhao Yang in the squad was mainly because the Espanyol team was making their debut this season and the opponents were evenly matched. Sergio hoped to get a good start, so he didn't want to take the risk of using Zhao Yang. Positive.

The day before the game, Zhao Yang's mobile phone, WeChat, and QQ were once again flooded with messages from relatives, friends, and fans.

Those who didn't know the news asked Zhao Yang if he would play tomorrow, and those who knew that Zhao Yang wasn't in the squad asked why Zhao Yang wasn't even in the squad.

Zhao Yang was in a bad mood at first, so he ignored everyone except a few people who had a good relationship with him.

The game against Getafe was played at 06:30 on the second night.

Zhao Yang sat in the stands with several teammates who were also not included in the squad, watching the team's game.

In this game, the Espanyol team put on a relatively stable 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper Paul; four defenders: Albila, Gonzalez, Anthony, Duterte.Five midfielders: Double defensive midfielders Harvey and Victor.Sanchez, the three central midfielders Montanes, Asensio, and Seville; the striker is the Ecuadorian Caicedo, a killer who averaged 1.2 goals per game.

Sitting on the bench are Burji, Canas, Gonzalez, Baldi, Val, Moreno, Jordan.

Since the boss of Huaguo entered the Espanyol team this season and bought Zhao Yang from the St. Andrew's team, the status of the Espanyol team in the eyes of Chinese fans has soared.

Although Zhao Yang didn't even make the squad for this game, thousands of Chinese fans still came to the scene to support the Espanyol team.

These Chinese fans also made a big banner, which read: Zhao Yang, the big devil, I am the king of La Liga.

At the beginning of the game, the Espanyol team, who were playing at home, aggressively attacked, and in the 2nd minute, Seville scored a free kick to break through Getafe's gate.

This is a fantastic start, and the Espanyol fans in the stands cheered, thinking that they will usher in a good start to the new season with a big victory.

However, 10 minutes later, Getafe regained their strength. They turned their backs and launched a counterattack against the Espanyol.

Getafe's style of play is like a Premier League team, with a strong body, strong impact, and open and close. Once they are driven crazy, it is difficult to stop them.

The Espanyol team has just undergone a big change, and the backbone Garcia, Casilla, Stuani and others have all left. The players who started the game must have no problem with their ability, but none of them can stabilize the morale of the army like Garcia.

Under the impact of Getafe, the Espanyol team was forced to step back step by step, only to parry, and rarely had the opportunity to attack Getafe's goal.

Getafe continued to attack the goal of the Espanyol team. Unfortunately, the forward's shooting skills were too indiscriminate and he couldn't grasp the opportunity. He shot ten goals in the first half, but failed to score a goal.

Although the team led the score, the scene was really ugly. The Espanyol fans were worried.

During the halftime break, the head coach Sergio was furious and asked the players to fight together so that they could not be overwhelmed by their opponents.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Getafe still pressed the Espanyol onslaught and got a penalty kick in the 70th minute. However, Getafe's striker was really useless and the penalty hit the post.

In the end, the Espanyol team, favored by God, beat Getafe 1-0 at home, but the fans of the home team were very dissatisfied, thinking that such a victory could not be sustained at all. If this continues, the Espanyol team may not even be able to keep the level this season. .