Chapter 41: Silence
Of course, this matter did not pass because of Yan Feng's initiative to apologize. During the lunch break, Jiang Lizhang, who returned to the club, first talked with Alcaraz for a while, and then talked to Yan Feng alone for a while.www.biquge.info
When the afternoon training continued, Jiang Lizhang came out in public to announce the punishment of Yan Feng for bumping into head coach Alcaraz.
Yan Feng was fined 10,000 euros. and ordered to apologize to Alcaraz. And in public, all club personnel were asked to forget about this incident and not to disclose it to the outside world. In particular, the media must not be made aware of it.
Although Yan Feng was suspended and other punishments, being fined 10,000 euros made him very painful for several days. 10,000 euros into RMB are more than 70,000 and almost 80,000. It's really refreshing, and the pain is painful for a long time.
You know, playing in Europe, especially in Spain, it's not easy to make money. A player with an annual income of more than 600,000 euros needs to pay more than 43% of personal income tax, and unfortunately Yan Feng's annual salary exceeds 600,000 euros. What's even more unfortunate is that 11 years ago, because of the Beckham Act, foreign players only had to pay a 24% tax. Now there is no such market.
Of course, Spain is not the only country that levies such a high tax, and one of the other five major leagues such as the Premier League generally has about 50%. The lowest is only 13% in Russia.
However, what is okay for Yan Feng is that his salary in the Granada team is after tax. If it's pre-tax, that's really terrible. I can't even get 600,000 euros for 1 million euros. Therefore, if you are fined 10,000 euros, you will be fined a few days after the pain.
In fact, recently, for La Liga players, especially famous players, there is always a feeling that there is a Damos sword on their heads. Like Ronaldo and Messi, they have been taken to court for tax issues. It is said that when Messi was 14 years old, he paid taxes as high as 53 million euros a year. And Ronaldo is likely to go to jail or pay tens of millions of euros in personal income tax because of tax problems.
There is really no comparison between people and people. Yan Feng is still suffering from 10,000 euros, thinking that a few years ago, people even paid tens of millions of euros in taxes. Of course, compared to the risk of superstars going to jail at any time, Yan Feng is lucky that his fame is not enough.
Regarding the issue of players paying taxes, Yan Feng also remembered when he was depressed that it was difficult for him to make money after being fined. At present, for Yan Feng, the issue of money is not important enough.
After Yan Feng was punished, this matter was over. For now, it looks like it's over.
Yan Feng also began to forget about this matter after a few days of pain in his flesh. Although there are still opinions about Alcaraz, in order to ease the atmosphere of the team and not affect the morale of the army. Yan Feng was still able to conscientiously implement Alcaraz's tactical requirements in training.
Everything seems to have returned to the past, and judging from some details, the gap between Yan Feng and Alcaraz is real. For example, in the past, Alcaraz would chat with Yan Feng cordially, but now there is very little communication between the two. Instead, Costa was more favored by Alcaraz.
What has happened cannot be changed, and Yan Feng cares more about the next game. The group stage of the Europa League has begun.
Granada have been drawn in Group A in the group stage of the Europa League, with the first match against Fenerbahce from the Turkish Super League.
Fenerbahce is a regular in the European arena, and it is quite famous in Europe in terms of strength and fame. It's definitely not an easy team to play.
Fenerbahce is a very strong team, and it is much better than the Granada team in terms of value alone. However, Yan Feng didn't care about this. All he cares about is beating his opponents, especially against a team that looks stronger from the outside.
Fenerbahce are strong contenders for a place in Group A. Granada want to go further and their record against Fenerbahce will play a decisive role in a big way.
Of course, think so much. The key is to win on your own. In order to win, Yan Feng once again kept boosting the morale of his teammates before the game.
Yan Feng hopes that his teammates will have the belief to defeat their opponents. It's just that Alcaraz's strategy of defensive counterattack and the statement that it is more ideal to score points made Yan Feng depressed for no reason.
I don't know why, before the game, Yan Feng was worried about the game for the first time before.
Perhaps because of the team's tactical arrangement, or due to the influence of recent poor results, after the start of the game, the Granada team looked a little less imposing than the opponent.
As a team that has been in the mix of Champions League and Europa League on a regular basis, Fenerbahce clearly looks more confident. In a variety of transmission and control cooperation, it appears more confident and open.
In comparison, the Granada team was naturally at a disadvantage in the game.
Fenerbahce team quickly dominated the game after the start of the game. In the face of such a situation, the Granada team occasionally counterattacked, but it was not very effective.
As the game progressed, Granada began to be in danger in front of goal. Fortunately, Yan Feng and other midfield defenders were tenacious and desperate enough to keep the goal from losing.
During this period, Yan Feng also had the intention of launching a counterattack, but was explicitly forbidden by Alcaraz. Alcaraz asked Yan Feng to make every effort to ensure the defense of the midfield, and the attack was handed over to others.
In the first half, neither side was able to score.
The first half was a draw, and for Granada, it couldn't be more accustomed. With their stamina enough, it's not easy to break down their goal now.
So, in the second half, it naturally became what Granada fans were looking forward to.
But after the start of the second half, the Granada team still could not turn the tide. Even after 70 minutes, when the fitness of both sides dropped, the Granada team was still at a disadvantage.
Yan Feng tried to step forward and participate in the attack, but when it didn't come to fruition, his action was criticized by Alcaraz as aggressive. In the case of Alcaraz repeatedly asking him not to rush forward, Yan Feng could only stay in the midfield and defend as a word.
Facing the Fenerbahce team, this time the Granada team did not seem to have enough attacking power and could not pose much of a threat. Towards the end of the 80th minute, Fenerbahçe's powerful attack finally broke through the Granada defence.
Dutch striker Robin van Persie slotted the ball into the back of the net with a diving shot from a corner.
The backward Granada team fought back, but unfortunately they were all defused by their opponents. In the final match, Granada lost 0:1 to Fenerbahce.
When the game was over, Yan Feng had no expression on his face, and the whole person looked silent. It's just that, as he left the field, he kicked a water bottle on the sidelines.