Chapter 14: Unexpected Incident
Before traveling through time, Yang Hao was a mediocre online writer who had written about football for more than ten years.
Among them, his favorite routine in writing articles about coaches is that when he first takes office, he is looked down upon by the media, fans, colleagues, and everyone else, and then slowly fights back through one game after another to change these people's views.
You know what, readers are quite fond of this routine.
After traveling through time and coaching Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao and everyone in Atletico Madrid felt that this news should become a big hit in the Spanish media.
Firing the famous coach Antic and hiring a rookie with a blank resume, this is definitely Coach Wen's routine.
Yang Hao had even prepared himself mentally to be bombarded by major Spanish media the next day.
Not only him, but everyone in Atletico Madrid is on high alert, especially the public relations department.
On the one hand, Xiao Xier gave instructions to the public relations department, asking them to handle the matter in a low-key manner; on the other hand, he kept comforting Yang Hao, telling him not to be too nervous, that it was no big deal, and he could just get through it.
Yang Hao thought so too.
He hopes to be like the hero in the coach's article, to make a comeback, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life...
But to his surprise, early the next morning, many Spanish media outlets did report the news, but the direction was completely different from what he had imagined.
According to El País, Antic was fired from Atletico Madrid because he was unwilling to bear the blame for leading the team to relegation, and coupled with the conflict between him and old Hill, the Serbian chose to leave.
Marca said that Atletico Madrid chose a rookie with no qualifications because they had completely given up on this season.
No well-known coach was willing to take over a team that was about to be relegated, not even Zambrano from the second team.
So, Atletico Madrid chose a rookie with no experience.
AS also believes that Atletico Madrid's management has given up hope of avoiding relegation and has begun searching for the next qualified head coach, who must have experience in coaching a team in the Spanish Second Division.
Look, the Spanish Second Division, isn’t this preparing for relegation in the new season?
As for that rookie named Yang, who is just a transitional role, who cares who he is?
There are also ABC, Daily Sports, World Sports...
It's not just the Spanish media, even some European media generally hold this view, thinking that Atletico Madrid hired Yang Hao because they gave up this season early.
The disease is incurable and there is no hope!
Letting Yang Hao come to coach is to let him bear the historical infamy of the team's relegation, and make him the scapegoat.
Don't believe it?
Let’s take a look at the contract revealed by Atletico Madrid. He will coach until the end of this season. Isn’t this just a short-term job?
This poor kid, his first job in his career was to lead Atletico Madrid to relegation. How is he going to survive in European football in the future?
…
Yang Hao was completely dumbfounded.
This script is wrong.
According to the writing style of football novels, shouldn't they attack together and raise all kinds of questions?
What's going on now?
Yang Hao was speechless. He calculated the time and called Parales. He learned that no fans went to the Majadahonda training base to protest.
Well, he was completely ignored!
Yang Hao collapsed on the sofa like Ge You, with a wry smile on his face, feeling that he seemed to be being too sentimental.
How can reality be as dramatic as in novels?
But soon, he realized that it was not a lack of drama, but that he was too small and insignificant, and no one could see him at all.
Even if someone saw it, they would just glance over and ignore it.
No one would believe that Atletico Madrid really trusts a rookie with no experience to replace the famous coach Antic.
If you think about it, this is worse than being questioned.
Being questioned at least proves that they still care about Yang Hao.
But now, Yang Hao doesn’t even exist in their eyes!
Atletico Madrid is recruiting an assistant coach for Yang Hao, which is interpreted as preparing for the Segunda División next season in advance. Isn't this nonsense?
It seems that in their eyes, Yang Hao is like a transparent person, dispensable. They can replace him with anyone else, the old lady who sweeps the toilet, the old man who sweeps the street, or even the dog raised by the security guard.
Anyway, it's just for show.
Among all the newspapers, only El Mundo mentioned the conversation between Yang Hao and Florentino, emphasizing that Yang Hao wanted to fool Florentino, but ended up talking big and was ridiculed by Florentino and kicked out.
Unexpectedly, Yang Hao, who was abandoned by Florentino, was treated as a precious .
This paragraph in the report was so sarcastic that it made Yang Hao feel annoyed.
It's obviously that bastard Florentino who doesn't know the value of things, okay?
Time will prove that I am right!
After seeing this, Yang Hao was too lazy to continue reading.
Since I’m being ignored, it doesn’t matter. I’ll take the initiative to walk up to you and let you get to know me again!
…
Before the morning training session, Yang Hao met Cesar Mendiodoro.
From now on, this Atletico Madrid scout will serve as Yang Hao's assistant, and will be mainly responsible for handling various internal team matters, especially coordinating and communicating with various departments.
Mendiodor gave Yang Hao a rather pragmatic impression, and the gift he gave Yang Hao was a carefully prepared scouting report on Barcelona. It looked a bit rough, and it must have been prepared overnight.
After seeing it, Yang Hao was very satisfied.
The morning training was still carried out by the coaching staff according to the original plan. Yang Hao still stood by without saying a word, watching and learning more. But after the training, he called the first-team players over one after another to talk.
But at noon, Parales brought him some bad news.
Beybul's injury worsened.
The Czech midfielder was injured in the first half of the match against Deportivo La Coruna when the team was trailing 0-3. During the halftime break, he mentioned it to Antic, who then replaced Beybur with Baraha.
The diagnosis given by the team doctor at the time was not very serious, just a minor strain.
This is also the reason why he was able to persist in training yesterday.
But today, he couldn't bear it anymore.
Beybul can be called an iron man. He is one of the players with the most playing time in Atletico Madrid this season. From the league to the UEFA Cup to the King's Cup, including the Czech national team's games, he only missed five or six games and played in all the others.
And they all played very well, forcing Balaha to the bench.
This season, Baraha played as a starter for several rounds in the first half. During Beybur's injury, he played three games in a row and performed well. After that, Ranieri tried to put Baraha on the right midfield to replace Aguilera.
But the team suffered two consecutive defeats to Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo La Coruna, both by three or four goals, so Baraja returned to the bench in disgrace.
Whether it is Ranieri or Antic, only Bejbul is as stable as a rock in Atletico Madrid's midfield.
"The news of Beybul's injury cannot be concealed." Cesar Mendiodoro said.
The expressions on everyone's faces became more serious.
The game hasn't even started yet, the locker room has just become a little more stable, and yet another key player has been lost. What should we do?
"Fresnedoso, Hugo Leal or Ventolin can play in this position."
Wen Tulin was the first one to be rejected by Yang Hao.
The Italian midfielder was brought in by Ranieri from Lazio last summer for 3.6 million euros, but after playing only three or four league rounds, he was put into the cold palace by Ranieri and has never been used since then.
He is now 32 years old, and judging from his technical characteristics, he is unable to replace Beybul.
Portuguese genius Hugo Leal is young and good at passing and organizing, but defense is not his strong point .
Fresnedoso is actually the most suitable one. He is 1.84 meters tall, has excellent defensive ability, and was also the main player when Atletico Madrid won the double championship. He has come on as a substitute many times this season.
But how to say it?
The 95/96 season was Fresnedoso's peak. At that time, he had the opportunity to enter the national team, but later, his performance gradually declined. This season he even lost his starting position and only appeared in some garbage time or cup games.
How miserable is it?
Yang Hao had studied it in his previous life. After Atletico Madrid was relegated, Fresnedosso could not even play as a starter in the Spanish Second Division.
Remember, he is only 27 years old.
"Use Pablo Garcia!" Yang Hao made a quick decision.
Pablo Garcia's late bloom was more a matter of choice.
For example, he didn't get a chance at Atletico Madrid. After Atletico Madrid was relegated, he went to AC Milan, where he had even less chance. During that time, he was also loaned to Venice, but in the more competitive Serie A, Venice, which was fighting for relegation, would not give him a chance.
After returning to La Liga in the summer of 2002 and joining Osasuna, he transformed himself into one of the best defensive midfielders in La Liga and joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2005.
Needless to say, the result was another tragedy.
Looking back on Pablo Garcia's entire career, there was no problem with his ability and professional attitude, but he always seemed to have a hard time with himself when it came to choosing the team.
Of course, this was Yang Hao’s previous life.
Pablo Garcia is only 23 years old now and is still a young man who has just emerged. He plays for Atletico Madrid's second team and is waiting for the opportunity to join the first team.
If Yang Hao was not a time traveler, he would never give such an important opportunity to Pablo Garcia, a player who had never appeared in the first team.
But he is well aware of Pablo Garcia's strength and potential.
At least, it is no worse than Beibul.
He also has very good passing and organizational skills.
But Atletico Madrid's coaching staff were shocked by Yang Hao's decision.
If playing against Barcelona is a life-and-death battle, is it worth betting on a young player like Pablo Garcia?
Are you sure this isn't suicide?
More importantly, Baraha will be used as the other defensive midfielder.
In other words, with Bejbul's injury, Atletico Madrid will have to use two non-main players as double defensive midfielders to start against Barcelona.
Isn't this seeking death?
There are even many people who think that the team should not adopt the 4231 formation, but should change to 442, with Belleron and Baraja partnering in the central midfield, which is more reliable than the double defensive midfielders of Baraja and Pablo Garcia.
But this time, Yang Hao took the initiative and made the final decision.
"Let's not discuss this matter any further. It's settled. You can arrange targeted training for the afternoon!"
Many people in the coaching staff were speechless when they saw his firm attitude.
With such nonsense, how can we play against Barcelona?
Just wait, if you lose badly, you will start crying!
