Chapter Fifty-Six: Return to La Liga

After achieving the highest historical achievement for the Chinese team, Yan Feng did not enjoy the glory it brought for too long. After resting for two days, Yan Feng and Lin Fan returned to La Liga.

It is also impossible to return to Granada in such a hurry. When Yan Feng and Lin Fan competed in the Asian Cup in the national team, the situation of the Granada team was not very good.

The intensive schedule of La Liga has been played here, and the main players of each team have experienced physical fatigue to varying degrees. And the Granada team, which only has a strong lineup, has long been exhausted after fighting on multiple fronts.

In order to bite the Barcelona and Real Madrid teams in front of him in the league, Pirlo did not dare to rotate the main team at all. From this situation, it seems that it is inevitable to be eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain before. Even if you are lucky enough to advance, you will definitely not be able to go far. It may even drag down the team's collapse on all three fronts.

During the period when Yan Feng and Lin Fan were away, the Granada team played two games. One La Liga, one Copa del Rey, but a poor result of one draw and one loss. In the league, they were held to a 2-2 draw by the average strength of Sporting Gijón. The first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals was defeated 0-1 at home to Sevilla.

The situation reflected in these two games made Pirlo extremely unoptimistic. This was also the reason why he was in a hurry to let Yan Feng and Lin Fan come back to Granada.

After returning to Granada, Yan Feng rested for half a day, and was asked out by Pirlo for a cup of coffee that night.

After Yan Feng dressed up a little, he came to the café where he had made an appointment.

After entering the café, Yan Feng was immediately recognized by the waiter, but after Yan Feng put his finger on the sink, the other party nodded with a smile. Then he guided Yan Feng to the box where he often stayed with his teammates.

When he came to the door of the box, Yan Feng knocked on the door, and when he saw that there was no response, he pushed it in directly.

As soon as Yan Feng entered, he saw Pirlo, whose sleepy eyes were even more relaxed.

"Coach, I'm here. ”

Only then did Pirlo come back to his senses and squeeze out a smile and beckoned to Yan Feng. "Yan, sit down. I called the best coffee in this café. Taste it. ”

"Good. Yan Feng sat down, took a cup of coffee poured by Pirlo, and took a sip gently. "Sure enough, this coffee is still delicious, and other places don't have this taste. ”

After Yan Feng put down the coffee, he found that the cup of coffee in front of Pirlo was still full, except that the latter had been gently stirring, there was no trace of being drunk.

"Coach, you're in trouble!"

"Yes. If it weren't for Pirlo's eyelids lifting slightly, Yan Feng would have thought he was asleep. "No, it should be said that our team is having a hard time. ”

"Definitely. Yan Feng nodded, this was the reason why he and Lin Fan hurriedly returned to the team.

"Yan, when I saw you come back, my heart was half relieved. Pirlo squeezed out a smile. "But, I think you should also know that we can't take on more directions as a team. ”

Yan Feng nodded. As captain, he knows better than anyone. The current Granada team is just a set of men and horses fighting.

"What does the coach mean to give up one?"

Pirlo nodded his head heavily, and his whole body looked even less energetic.

'In fact, the Champions League didn't go far and the bosses weren't happy. Pirlo thought for a moment and said. "The bosses felt that they had spent so much money and that they must not give up what they could get. ”

Yan Feng fell silent. He understood that Boss Jiang and Ma Caishen would not support Pirlo in making a strategic abandonment. The pressure on Andrea Pirlo right now.

"We can't get nothing. If you keep going, you are likely to get nothing. Pirlo said slowly.

"Yan, I need support. ”

"Good. I'm sticking with you. Yan Feng nodded without hesitation. The current situation of the team really can't ask for much. In the Copa del Rey, they lost at home to Sevilla. In the second leg, Granada must go all out to win if they want to advance. Even if the team has the strength to reverse the situation away, but what about after the fight?

You know, in the next league, Granada's opponent will be Real Madrid, the league's direct rival. It was a game that could not be lost.

"Then it's decided. Pirlo breathed a deep sigh of relief after receiving Yan Feng's support.

"Coach, come on, let's have coffee. It's a waste not to drink such a good coffee. Yan Feng took the lead and raised the coffee.

"Oh. Good. Pirlo then lifted his coffee and took a sip. "It seems to be cold, and I need to change the glass. ”

Next, in addition to asking Yan Feng about his Asian Cup winning experience, Pirlo revealed to Yan Feng more about his next arrangements for the team.

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Three days later, Granada left for Sevilla. When the game officially began, the outside world was in an uproar. Because Yan Feng and the other main forces almost all sat on the submersible seats.

"Granada gave up the game, they sent all the submarines out of the game. ”

"It's disrespectful to the game, disrespectful to the opponent. Where is the spirit of the Granada team?"

"Cowards, cowards who will only surrender. ”

"I don't even have the spirit to fight, how can such a team dare to make a voice to compete for the championship?"

~~~~~~ countless comments drowned out the Granada team. Even many fans of the Granada team were angry.

There was no doubt about the loss of this game, and it was not an easy loss. A group of substitutes were directly poured into three goals by the opponent.

As a result of a strategic abandonment, Gomez and Hamed were both able to play late in the second half.

Good friend Gomez finally got his first appearance in the first team, and Yan Feng was also happy for him. Although he lost, he encouraged Gomez after the game.

In an interview with reporters after the game, Pirlo was unsurprisingly harassed by reporters. Yan Feng didn't know how to make things difficult now, but that kind of situation can be imagined.

Yan Feng thought that he would have nothing to do with himself if he didn't appear, but he was surrounded by reporters.

"Yan, your team made a bad decision. You've never given up easily. You must be angry that the team surrendered early, right?"

"No, I have supported this decision from the beginning!" Yan Feng directly said in affirmativeness, and then directly squeezed out the reporter and boarded the team bus.

Giving up the Copa del Rey, the Granada team naturally encountered all kinds of bad reviews after the game. It is said that after seeing that the team did not send half of the main force to the field, Boss Jiang directly smashed the red wine glass in his hand.

After returning to the Granada team, Yan Feng learned that Pirlo was really questioned by Boss Jiang, so he went to find Jiang Lizhang alone.

Jiang Lizhang's face was really bad. But Yan Feng said: "You can't have both fish and bear's paws." ”

"With so much money invested in the team this year, Mr. Ma and I have high expectations. We want the La Liga version of Evergrande. ”

Yan Feng felt that the bosses' ideas were too taken for granted. After that, Jiang Lizhang didn't say anything more. only said: "There is only the league left, and there must be no loss." Against Real Madrid I just want to see a win. ”

After talking to Jiang Lizhang, although Pirlo was not reprimanded again, Yan Feng could see how much pressure he was on.