A group of young Spanish talents such as Carney and Senna have strong ball control attributes, and this is why Pellegrini bought Pire and himself, relying on his and Pire's creativity and imagination to increase the diversity of attack while consolidating control, especially the unique personal explosive ability of his South American players.

According to this idea, Cazorla is actually a player who fits the tactical thinking of Pei Shuai.

Cazorla is a very good player, also plays well in position, has excellent ball control, is creative, can always think of passing routes that others can't think of, and can also use his left and right foot flexibly to have a certain breakthrough and long-range shooting ability, but because of his attitude in the transfer process, the club management and Pei Shuai himself are dissatisfied with him, and he has been sluggish for a long time this season.

But in retrospect, if he really wasn't in the mood for admiration, why would the engineer ask for his opinion?

Thinking of this, Santhiago touched his nose and was silent for a long time before he said: "Mr. Pellegrini, haven't you already made a decision?"

As soon as these words came out, San Tiago himself was the first to regret it, because the atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant, and even Pellegrini, who was usually calm, couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment. Fortunately, after that, Pellegrini laughed loudly: "Hahaha Santi, Santi, you are really funny, I admit that what you said does have a point, it seems that you have thought deeply about this." ”

Saying that, Pellegrini couldn't help but look San Tiago up and down seriously again, until San Ti touched his nose again uncomfortably before continuing: "But that's okay, you should know our current situation, and the next game can't afford to lose!" ”

"Of course, sir."

Hearing this, Shengdi nodded seriously and immediately responded.

The elegant Pellegrini is not lacking in passion in his bones, and although he may seem indecisive to the outside world and unable to control the dressing room of a big-name club, it is just right for a medium-sized club like Villarreal. In this way, Cazorla, Rossi and others soon joined the regular main players to start joint training, and Villarreal, which had undergone a lot of personnel changes, soon ushered in their first opponent in the Champions League knockout round, Panathinaikos.

Panathinaikos FC in Athens, the capital of Greece, is definitely the biggest surprise of the season in the second division, having been one of the oldest and most successful clubs in the history of Greek football. It is worth mentioning that Panathinaikos is not only a domestic powerhouse, but also the most successful Greek team in Europe, having reached the final of the European Champions Cup in 1971 and the semi-finals of the European Cup twice in 1985 and 1996.

And now when this Greek dark horse meets the yellow submarine that has written the legend of the new army in the Champions League, this magical collision can't help but attract people's attention, and even in the eyes of the Panathinaikos team, since they can do what others can't do, and can eliminate the Portuguese Super League champions in the sky, then they have a chance in the face of Villarreal, which is not the traditional La Liga hegemon!

So when the Villarreal players arrived at the Stadio Olimpico in Athens, the home of Panathinaikos, the atmosphere was almost as hot as the South American league.

This also makes Santhiago not only lament that sometimes not only the top clubs will have the hottest home atmosphere, but the clubs in Turkey and Greece can illustrate this very well, compared to the yellow and blue sea of the river bed, with the spectacular flag, and the singing of tens of thousands of fans, the Athens Olympic Stadium at this moment brings him a sense that it is like a huge factory, a huge factory for the production of fireworks!

The recent severe economic crisis and high unemployment in Greece have made this game even more tragic while overcrowded, and people are hungry for Panathinaikos to write a victory, and even more desperate to get out of it.

Dressed in green jerseys, the Panathinaikos players looked very ready for the Champions League final after more than 30 years. However, it is a pity that at this moment, they are facing Villarreal, but they also know that they cannot afford to lose, how can the new generation of sailors of the yellow submarine be afraid of such a challenge?

Especially after a humiliating comeback in the Copa del Rey!

This time, even away from home, the Yellow Submarine, which had once dominated Europe, had captured Greece like a once mighty Roman legion! In this game, Villarreal completely showed the strength of La Liga, and the sailors were fearless in the frenzied home atmosphere of Panathinaikos, and in the 17th minute of the first half, Tomasson received a pass from Santilago and opened the scoring for Villarreal with a beautiful barb shot.

Although Panathinaikos' players also counterattacked frantically when they were behind, and did not use passive defensive counter-attacking tactics at all, in the face of Villarreal's recent backline against strong teams like Atletico Madrid, they did not break through the goal like the former, and they could only become more and more impatient when they returned to no success. In such a situation, high-intensity physical confrontation is also inevitable.

But this time they hit a hard stubble, you must know that in La Liga clubs also often play this hand, so sailors are no strangers! In the end, although Panathinaikos also tried his best, but the Villarreal defense and their strength has a clear gap, with the Portuguese Super League champion in the past, Santilago is a spirit of 12 points, as little as possible to make mistakes, so Panathinaikos did not get any good chances, and in the second half Senna's long-range shot for Villarreal again, making the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout round held in Greece ended with Villarreal's 2:0 victory.

After the victory, Santhiago and his teammates could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the tired Villarreal generals also got a short rest after a long journey back home, and the next game was against the bottom of the table Real Betis, in this case, Pellegrini gave a large number of rest places so that all the main players could not participate in the intense training for a while.