"Fan! I heard you're joining the Spanish national team? Ha, what a wise choice, looking forward to competing with you at the World Cup! ”

"The world is already so hard, why ...... Well, playing alongside you in a club, but the thought of having the opportunity to be rivals and compete against each other in an international competition is a thrilling experience just to think about. ”

"Hah, I don't even know where your excitement comes from! Fan is a change.. Compete with him, aren't you afraid of being abused by him to the fullest? Hahaha, of course, you can interpret this as schadenfreude because...... In the national team, I am still teammates with Fan Hui, and when we join forces, we will blow up your scumbags to shame! You say yes, Fan? ”

"Yo yo yo, what do you have to do, no matter how powerful Fan is, it has nothing to do with you! Ha, but then again, with Fan's ability, he should have entered the national team a long time ago! Now that Van becomes a member of the Matadors, this team is bound to be even stronger! I declare that the winner of the Hercules Cup for 10 years is...... Team Spain! Top scorer The best player is ...... Fan! ”

"Hahaha, are you playing FIFA? This award is too Lo, right? Hahahaha! ”

Three days after the friendly match between Spain and Belgium and the regrouping of the squads, the players are gathering on the training ground to talk loudly and with interest.

In the past, everyone would talk about some of the national team's observations, or discuss their respective performances in the game, but today it has changed the topic, that is, to ridicule Fan Bizhuang.

Fan Bizhuang's ability is convinced by everyone, in the past two years, Fan Bizhuang has gradually grown into the absolute core of the team, in the eyes of the players, his strength, should have been put on the national team jersey a long time ago, even if it is the new European champion Spain, Fan Bizhuang has the ability to lock in a main position in it.

However, Fan Bizhuang has rarely talked about whether to join the national team, and everyone is not so concerned, but I didn't expect that this time the big guys just went back to their respective national teams, and the media revealed that Fan Bizhuang was about to accept Bosque's invitation to join the Matador Army, which inevitably made a group of players excited.

The thought of the possibility of encountering Spain, where Van Bizhuang is located, in the future international competition, is a very new and exciting experience for them.

After all, I have been a teammate for so long, and it is also good to change the taste and experience.

Some of the players congratulated Van Bizhuang, some were joking, and Nihat even confidently said that if he met Spain in the future competition, he would lead Turkey to teach Van Bizhuang a good lesson.

This resonated with many players, who said that in addition to fighting side by side with Fan Bizhuang in the league in the future, they also have one more task, that is, to serve as a "sniper" in international competitions and snipe Fan Bizhuang and his national team.

Fan Bizhuang talked and laughed with the big guy, and then walked to the side with Riquelme.

"Are you sure you're going to join the Spanish team? What about China? ”

Riquelme sat down on the turf and asked a seemingly casual question. He and Fan Bizhuang usually have a very close relationship, also a teacher and friend, and also have a clear understanding of Fan Bizhuang's situation, he knows that Fan Bizhuang has always been moving between the Chinese team and the Spanish team, this time, the media exposed such news, Fan Bizhuang did not deny it, so to speak, Fan Bizhuang has indeed made a decision.

"Cold salad."

Fan Bizhuang made a rare joke, and it seemed that after making a decision in his heart, the whole person was a lot more relaxed. He smiled and said: "Vincent and his team are indeed very sincere, Spain is also a world powerhouse, and I don't seem to have any reason to refuse to be able to chase the highest honor in football with such a team." ”

After a pause, Fan Bizhuang continued: "In fact, I have thought about it carefully, there seems to be no interest in me over there, and there has never been any intention of recruiting me back, and on the other side, there is Spain, which is strong and full of sincerity, compared with the two, I think it is better to join the matador, after all, I have lived in this country since I was born, and I have an EU passport, and it is not an exaggeration to serve them." ”

Riquelme looked at him with a smile: "I have some understanding of China, which is a country with a large population. So, aren't you afraid of being criticized by so many Chinese fans? ”

"Don't be afraid." Fan Bizhuang shook his head solemnly, "The distance between Spain and China is not close, even if some fans are very dissatisfied, at most they will vent on the Internet and have a good time." Even if they tried to beat me angrily, they couldn't find anyone from me. ”

Riquelme was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and he stared at Fan Bizhuang tightly: "I really didn't find out, it turns out that you also have such a cheeky side." Van has really changed a lot from before. ”

"Really?"

Fan Bizhuang pouted.

"Of course." A layer of memory appeared in Riquelme's eyes, "Time flies so fast, I still remember that when you first came here two years ago, you were different from many young newcomers, others were trembling, worried that they would not be able to integrate well with their teammates, and communicate well, but you, you didn't care about anything, and your face was even more indifferent and arrogant." It stands to reason that it is difficult for a guy like you to integrate into the team quickly, but you have a good relationship with everyone and are quickly recognized by everyone...... This is what surprised me. You also know that your dead face is hated a lot of times, but who made this your temper character? However, haven't you noticed that you are now a lot different from before? You've talked a lot and laughed a lot, just like now, and you can make some amusing jokes once in a while......"

"That's ......," Fan Bizhuang nodded, remembering Villanova and Enrique, "Maybe there's a change." I've had someone say something similar to me before. That's not bad, it should be a good change. ”

"It's a good change indeed." Riquelme said with a smile, "I never doubt your ability, and it is inevitable that you will join the national team." Actually, I was worried that you joined the national team, and it was difficult for you to communicate with your teammates in the national team, after all, your temper and personality ...... It's not like our big family on the outside. But now I'm not worried, you've changed very well, and I'm sure you'll quickly integrate into the team wherever you are. ”

"Thank you for the affirmation. Are you using your own experience to admonish me? ”

“……”

Riquelme was stunned again, and the expression on his face was crying and laughing. Riquelme has been hailed as one of the last classical football masters of modern football, and his ability is unquestionable, but his character is also flawed, that is, he is too low-key and taciturn.

His style of football is destined to make the most of his abilities, and the whole team must establish him at the core of the team, and the reason why Villarreal's results have been stable in previous years is because the whole team has cooperated with him and played tactically around him.

But in the national team, it's very difficult to do that. The Argentine team is full of superstars, although Riquelme has the core strength, but there is no core temperament, coupled with his slow style of play and introverted personality, he can't suppress other teammates at all, in other words, he just can't really integrate into the Argentine collective.

This also led to the unsatisfactory results of the national team, and Riquelme also became a "backstabber", and finally had to publicly announce his retirement from the national team.

Therefore, it is not easy for a national team with players from various clubs to successfully establish themselves in it, or even to take on the role of a core leader.

It's important to be fully integrated into the team, otherwise, you may be like Riquelme, who has the strength but can't play a good role, let alone play a good role as a leader.

It's just that Fan Bizhuang put it up so bluntly, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit like sprinkling salt on the wound, which pot doesn't open which pot feels like which pot?

"You bastard boy!"

Riquelme scolded angrily, then shook his head and smiled, "Anyway, you can just do it yourself, you are a very smart guy, don't follow my old path." You'll go further. ”

"Yes."

Fan Bizhuang nodded solemnly.

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The squad is back to intense preparations, and this time, their focus has shifted to European competition.

Ten days after the international team's match, the European flames will be rekindled, with Villarreal facing Arsenal, a Premier League giant, in the quarter-finals against Arsenal, a Premier League giant.

Because they were guests before hosts, they had to leave for London, England two days in advance.

However, they still have to go through a La Liga game before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals begins.

The first time they have to play with the national team, then they have to deal with the league, and then they will have to travel to England, such a schedule is extremely bad for Villarreal, at least it is a serious test of the physical fitness and spirit of the players.

In order to preserve strength and fitness, in the 29th round of the league, Pellegrini sent almost most of the substitutes and young players to cope with the away match against Almeria.

In this game, after scoring a goal in the first half, in the second half, Villarreal exposed the shortcomings of the inconsistency of young players, and in the second half the home team scored two goals in a row, and finally lost the league.

Although it is not a happy thing to lose, Pellegrini and his team are out of control of the league situation for the time being, and all their focus and energy are focused on their opponents in the Champions League.