Chapter 220: Funeral! (Ask for a commuter pass)

Post-match press conference.

The press hall at the Stadio Olimpico in Barcelona was packed with journalists, and the press conference had not yet started, and there was so much to be said about the match.

In one game, the goalkeeper made three low-level errors.

Ibiza in a mournful posture overthrew the mighty Spaniards.

Valverde, who was praised by the media before the game, said that he was going to give lessons to Ibiza's young manager Fang Jue, but lost to the young coach.

After the game, the whole Ibiza team dedicated the victory to the old president of the club, who had just passed away, and this scene also moved many people.

In short, the reporters were excited, and there was no shortage of material after the game.

After the press conference began, Valverde, who looked tired and somewhat frustrated, refused to admit defeat, saying that his side were just not lucky today.

"One goalkeeper, one game, three turnovers, you can think of that?" Valverde spread his hands, looking helpless.

Some of the reporters nodded, some shook their heads and flattened their mouths, and after losing, they threw the pot to the players, which was very inappropriate, and of course, Kameni's poor performance today was really a big shake.

Ibiza's young manager, Fang Jue, refused to admit his side had won because of good luck.

'I want to thank my players, they played a really good game.

"Luck? Luck is also part of strength, of course," Fang Jue paused, his expression serious, "If I really want to talk about luck, I prefer to understand this as President Alfonso guarding this team in heaven, this team that he loves all his life!" ”

These words won a round of applause from the audience, and the deceased was the greatest.

Some superstitious reporters even felt that what Fang Jue said made sense, otherwise today's game would not have been able to explain it at all, although Kameni made occasional mistakes, but, in one game, three fatal low-level mistakes, this is also incredible, they would rather believe that this is the effect of a mysterious force.

'Kameni is a great goalkeeper, mistakes are part of the game of football, every player can make mistakes, it's just because of the special position of the goalkeeper, so they will be magnified and interpreted. Fang Jue finally comforted the goalkeeper who made a big mistake in the away team, "I know that this is a strong player, today's bad will soon pass, and tomorrow will be a sunny day." ”

The reporters applauded, compared with Valverde's words of 'throwing the pot' to the players, Fang Jue's words were obviously more level.

Despite the five-three win away to Espanyol, the whole Ibiza team did not celebrate, and the loss and sadness brought by the death of Alfonso still permeated the team.

That evening, the entire Ibiza team returned to Ibiza on a chartered flight to attend the funeral the following day.

……

"Brother Tao, I've decided, join Ibiza!"

In the hotel where he stayed, Sun Jihai told his agent Yu Haotao his decision.

"Don't think about it anymore?" Yu Haotao still wanted to persuade again.

"No, I decided." Sun Jihai shook his head, "I have confidence in Ibiza, Brother Tao, if I can still play in La Liga at the end of my career and feel La Liga, I am looking forward to it." ”

"If you make a decision, I can only fully support it." Yu Haotao said with a wry smile, the two have cooperated for many years, although he has his own careful thoughts, but the two are old friends, when Sun Jihai has made a decision, Yu Haotao still quickly changed his mind and began to consider the negotiation of Sun Jihai to join Ibiza, which is the basic professional ethics of the agent.

The next morning, reports came out about the first leg of this Copa del Rey quarter-final match between Ibiza and Espanyol.

The Daily Sport, which sang the praises of Valverde before the game, used the word 'regret' for the loss of the game, and the newspaper defended Valverde, arguing that the defeat was not Valverde's fault, that 'Kameni's low-level mistakes caused all this', and 'in one game, the goalkeeper made three low-level mistakes, such bad luck, Valverde can't do anything'.

However, "Daily Sport" did not question Fang Jue's ability this time, but still praised Ibiza and their young manager relatively objectively, 'Aside from the luck factor, Coach Fang Jue's team still performed surprisingly, especially in the second half, Ibiza showed the courage to attack, and the young Chinese coach showed surprising aggression, which caught the Spaniards off guard. ’

"World Sport" focused on Korosas, they were full of praise for the former No. 4 crown prince of La Masia, although Korosas did not score in the game, however, his scheduling in the midfield was very good, Ibiza had two goals that were directly sent by Korosas, 'unimaginable, 600,000 euros offer, we lost Croosas, this is another major mistake and loss of talent after the loss of Cesc Fabregas, look at Mark's performance in Ibiza, I wonder if our top brass regrets it now? ’

The famous Fang Jue licking dog and Fernando, a reporter for the Catalan Evening News, continued to cheer for Fang Jue after the game, "What did I say before the game? Coach Fang Jue's team will win, those who say Valverde will teach Fang Jue a lesson, you see now, the talented Chinese coach conquered the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona...... I solemnly tell everyone that this is not the beginning, young Ibiza, under the leadership of the young coach Fang Jue, is advancing victoriously! He's going to blow everyone's mind! ”

Fernando almost gritted his teeth to write this report, he slapped the 'cheap hand' who had just sung the praises of virtue, and he cheered for himself: yes, that bastard will definitely surprise everyone!

He waited, waited for the day of dawn!

……

This is the second time Fang Jue has attended a funeral since coming to Spain, the first time is when he was dragged by Reberto to attend Sophie's funeral.

Compared with the first time, this time, Fang Jue's mood was obviously sad.

After working under Alfonso for more than two years, Fang Jue's feelings and perceptions of this old man are more responsible, this is a stingy old man, a stingy capitalist, he deducts the wages of employees, and even the toilet paper in the training base has to be charged, of course, this is also because of the club's financial crisis, however, Fang Jue believes that the old man's stinginess is in his bones.

However, the old man is really very passionate about the team, he is very good to the players, he can't afford to pay the salary, he once got a lot of supermarket vouchers, secretly for the players to use, well, Fang Jue also received these vouchers, I heard that this once caused the Alfonso supermarket chain to lose continuously......

Thirty-three years ago, he bought the Ibiza club, and for thirty-three years, Ibiza's situation has been mixed, at its worst, relegation to the Spanish third division, almost relegation to the regional league, and in the most difficult moments, almost bankruptcy.

Ibiza fans have long been accustomed to the old man's domination of the team.

When the team was in a bad situation, some people scolded the old man, some people scolded the coach, scolded the players, and shouted at the coach to get out, but no one shouted for Alfonso to get out.

This is a complicated old man, some people like him, some people scold him, however, no one does not respect him, no one does not recognize his love for the team!

When Reberto and Li Zihua bought Ibiza, Fang Jue once thought that the old man would not be so willing to let go, at least he would not give up the dominance of the club, but the result surprised him.

He let go of his thirty-three-year lover, or a lifelong lover.

Fang Jue led the whole team to attend the funeral, all of them were in black suits, wearing white flowers, with black veils wrapped around their arms, and their expressions were solemn, and Farecco cried like a tearful man.

The fans also came, and the likes of Queiroz and Xavi were sad.

Belmandi came with his precious son, and Fang Jue heard the father say to his son, "Here lies a real Ibiza!" ”

Fang Jue felt that this sentence was the best epitaph for the old man.

'Xavier often talks about you and he talks about your application for the club's manager. Mrs. Alfonso said with a sad expression.

"Mr. Chairman, you must have laughed at my childishness." Fang Jue said with a wry smile.

"No, he admires you." "Javier said that a young man who is willing to do everything in his power to seize the opportunity should not be blamed, but should be applauded," said Mrs. Alfonso. ”

'Xavier said he's happy, he's looking forward to it, he's looking forward to the day when Ibiza is promoted to La Liga and he's confident you can do it.' Mrs. Alfonso said.

"Thank you." Fang Jue said, "Yes, I can do it. After a pause, he accentuated his tone, "I will do it!" ”

Madame Alfonso wiped her eyes and left, she had to receive the other mourners.

Fang Jue stood aside, looking at the tombstone, looking at the words engraved on it, and at the bottom, there was a sentence, 'Javier who loves Ibiza deeply. Nieto. Alfonso rests here. ’

……

What moved Fang Jue the most was that there was a group of gray-haired old men and old ladies, they didn't speak, they just stood there with solemn expressions, but you could deeply feel their sadness.

A gray-haired, balding old man finally walked to the grave, placed an obviously old Ibiza-scarf in front of the grave, and muttered in a low voice, "Javier, you and those bastards of Besotho, continue to cheer for Ibiza in heaven!" ”

Fang Jue, who had never shed tears, had red eyes at this time.

"Who is Besotho?" Fang Jue asked Savage, who had a sad expression.

"A guy who died three years ago, an old drunkard, scolded when he was drunk, the 231st." Savage said.

Fang Jue didn't understand.

Later he learned the meaning of that number, which was the 231st deceased buried in this cemetery, they were all old Ibiza fans, the same age as Alfonso, or the old men and women who were older than him, and this cemetery was the burial site chosen by these fans themselves, because from here, you could see the Ibiza Athletic Stadium in the distance, where they were laid to rest, and you could still hear the cheers of the home stadium, and all along, only the most die-hard Ibiza fans could be buried here.

Leaving the cemetery, Fang Jue saw a sentence at the entrance of the cemetery, he didn't pay attention when he came in, the sentence engraved on it:

Hi, when Ibiza is promoted to La Liga, don't forget to come and tell us.

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