Chapter 171: Watching the National Team Match
"By the way, this is for you."
As he was about to leave, Bosque stopped Fan Bizhuang, took out a piece of red paper from his pocket, and handed it to Fan Bizhuang.
Fan Bizhuang was slightly stunned, this was a VIP box ticket for Mestalla, and he didn't quite understand what Bosque meant.
"We'll have a warm-up game with the Belgian national team there in two days' time, so if you're interested, you can come and see it."
Fan Bizhuang suddenly thought for a while, nodded and responded, "I will go." ”
Bosque chuckled, waved his hand, and turned to say goodbye.
"Mr. Vincent."
Fan Bizhuang hesitated for a moment, but still asked the back of Bosque that he had always doubted, "That time...... Why did I lose the application? ”
"It's just a misunderstanding." Bosque didn't look back, he waved his hand as he walked in the direction of the exit of the training ground, "Trust me, Luis was only thinking about protecting you...... As it turned out, his worries were unfounded. Of course, he didn't have anything else to think about. ”
Fan Bizhuang lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and then, he shook his head and smiled with relief.
Although Bosque did not tell him what exactly led to his defeat, it was enough to say that Aragonés had no other "bad" intentions.
After all, the current controller of the Spanish national team is no longer Aragonés, and it doesn't make much sense to "entangle" the past "grievances".
Pellegrini and Mr. Ruben walked over.
"Finished talking? The result? Did you accept his invitation? ”
The two looked at Fan Bizhuang, who did not nod or shake his head.
"I promised him that I would go live and watch the national team match in two days' time."
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Bosque walked out of the training ground, and the black car parked on the side of the road opened the door. Grande was already standing in front of the car door waiting for him.
"Have you already talked about it, sir? Did he accept your invitation? ”
"Nope." Bosque got into the car and shook his head, but with a smile on his face, "But he promised to come to the Mestalla in two days." This is a good sign, and I believe that it will not be long before he will be wearing a red bullfighting robe. ”
Grande nodded, hesitated, and said, "Sir, with all due respect, is Fan really that important?" …… As you know, he has turned down invitations to the national team many times, and this time, you have personally invited you, which is something that has never happened in the history of the national team...... Maybe because of this incident, many people will ...... you Our squad is already reasonable and strong, and I personally don't think he deserves your ......."
"Tony, this question has nothing to do with whether it's worth it or not. Despite his young age and no one knows what his future holds, I think he deserves our expectation and investment. As Luis said, he was a very special person. This special reason alone gives me a reason to invite him to the national team. ”
After a pause, Bosque looked at his thoughtful assistant and said, "You have to think like this, Tony, maybe some people will laugh at us for this, but on the other hand, if in the near future, Van performs well in the national team, becomes the leader of the team, and even leads the team to more brilliant results and more trophies, what will people say?" They'll just say, look, Vincent did a great job. Discerning people, he insisted on bringing Fan to the national team, which led to the glory of the matador today, and he was really prescient...... You know what I mean? ”
"I hope you're right, sir."
Grande smiled and shrugged, didn't say anything more, and motioned for the driver to start.
The black car started slowly and slowly merged into the traffic, and Bosque stuck his head out of the window, looked at the training ground that was gradually disappearing from view, and gently closed the window.
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The home stadium of the Spanish national team has always been a mobile system, that is, the Spanish organizing committee will hold tenders in major cities before each competition. Since it is an honor to be able to host the national team, and at the same time it is a huge publicity for the city, so every time the national team is tendered, the major cities will compete for it, which is quite similar to the competition for the host of the Olympic Games.
It is because of this system that the Spanish national team has almost every home match in the location, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Santander, Salamanca, ...... These places have left the footprints of the national team.
Of course, the bidding a week or a month in advance is naturally a bit rushed in time, but fortunately, the national team's competition plan is generally put on the agenda very early, and the bidding venue is also decided early.
This friendly match with the Belgian national team will be held in the Valencia region, the capital city of the Mestalla Stadium.
Valencia is a region with extremely prosperous economy, culture and sports, and Valencia, the representative team of this region, is a traditional powerhouse in La Liga, and naturally, Mestalla is also a familiar stadium for Iberian fans. The stadium has hosted at least 20 international matches and is one of the witnesses to the history of Spanish football.
This time, although it was only a friendly match of the warm-up nature that had nothing to do with the results, the 55,000-seat Mestalla Stadium was already full an hour before the start of the game.
At least 60 per cent of the fans who come here to watch the national team are locals from the Valencia region, while the other 40 per cent are from other regions and cities, and while it has little to do with the clubs they support, it is a testament to how much Espanyol is passionate about football.
Dressed in Spain's red home jerseys, the home fans cheered in the stands, singing the Matador's March over and over again, while others held up portraits of national team players while playing a game of stacking waves. The players from both sides have not yet played, but the atmosphere on the pitch is already warm.
It was in this fiery atmosphere that Van Bizhuang and Pellegrini walked into the VIP box of the Mestalla. In the box, there are fruits and drinks, and there is a small LCD screen, through which you can watch everything in real time.
Not only that, but there is also a waiter standing outside the door of the box, who will do his best to meet the needs of guests.
The treatment of the VIP box is really good.
As soon as Pellegrini entered the box, he let out a sigh of admiration. It's not the first time he's been in a VIP box at another club, but every time, he's envious.
Because there is no VIP box at the Love Song Stadium, the club means that there is no difference between high and low fans, and everyone should be the closest place to the stadium to fully feel the enthusiasm and happiness brought by football. After all, it's much more enjoyable to be in the stands with like-minded friends, cheering for your team, and feeling the excitement of the scene.
Of course, this is the official statement, but the reality is that the town is indeed too small, and it is not easy to trim a stadium with a capacity of 30,000 people, and if the small stadium is divided into an area to open VIP boxes, then the capacity of the stands will be reduced - although it will not be too much, but this is squeezing the number of spectators, and Villarreal will not be the sinner.
Anyway, the fans in the small town don't care if there are VIP boxes, as long as they can see their players on the scene every weekend, that's enough.
Attendance is never a concern at Love Song Stadium, and the fans in the town are so enthusiastic that they fill the stands every weekend.
"To be able to have a unique VIP box, there is more than one, tsk, the big ball club is the big ball club, this is really not small."
Pellegrini praised two sentences, and although he was envious, it was nothing more.
He is also a little helpless, he can bring an obscure small country team to good results, but the hardware facilities are difficult to change, no way, the town is so big, even if the stadium wants to expand, it can't buy land.
But it doesn't matter, as long as the team can maintain good results, it doesn't matter if there are other or not. In the world of football, after all, results come first.
Fan Bizhuang didn't answer, but sat down directly on the sofa, picked up the juice on the table, poured himself a glass, and then poured another glass for the head coach.
"Watching the game quietly, enjoying a wonderful drink, and so many pastries, ha, what a treat."
Pellegrini sat down with a smile, he drank the juice in his glass and looked at Fan Bizhuang: "What do you think the result of today's match will be?" I've heard that Bosque won't send too many main players in this game, after all, it's a friendly game, and he wants to give more young and substitute players opportunities to achieve the purpose of training the team. ”
"Spain should win, although Belgium's strength is not bad, but compared to the new European champions, it is a lot worse. Even if the semi-main lineup is out, the strength of the matador should not be underestimated. Fan Bizhuang replied casually, "Santiago and Karp should start, right?" I know them very well, and although they spend most of their time as substitutes in the national team, they are just as good as the main players! ”
"That's right." Pellegrini gave Van Bizhuang a deep look and nodded in agreement, "I have a lot of confidence in my players, they are good, you ...... Even better. ”
Fan Bizhuang smiled dumbly, shook his head, and stopped talking.
At this time, the players of both sides walked out of the players' tunnel and stepped onto the court.