The embarrassing record didn't end there, and a week later, Villarreal travelled to the small town of Soria in northern Spain to face their opponents in the third round of the league, Numancia. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the second meeting between the two teams in a month's time. In the pre-season warm-up matches, the two teams met once.

In that farewell match belonging to Hosico, Villarreal won by a large margin in the end.

However, Numancia did not give it their all in that match. Fresh from promotion from La Liga, they are somewhat unfamiliar with the top-flight arena, and the reason why they agreed to play against Villarreal is also for the purpose of testing the team.

Since it is a test, there is naturally no need for real knives and guns, and the result of the warm-up game is whether to win or lose, which does not make much sense, so they also have an attitude of "playing tickets".

But this game, it's different, the league is different from the warm-up game, every point in the league will have an unexpected effect at the end of the season.

In the same situation as Villarreal in the standings, the promoted side have won two draws and two points in the league after the last two rounds of the league, and are provisionally in 14th place in the table.

The most important thing is that the gold content of these two points is not light, you must know that in the first round of the league, Numancia faced the defending champion Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium, and the difference in strength between the two can be described as 108,000 miles, as a result, they suffocated Real Madrid to death, so that the opponent did not score a goal, so as to get a point.

In the second round, Numancia returned to her home stadium to face Barcelona, another big giant in La Liga, and the final score was 1:1, and the promoted horses not only got points, but even scored goals. Although he didn't win, the result was enough to make him proud.

Not every team can take advantage of Real Madrid and Barcelona, let alone a promoted polo team like Numancia, even Villarreal and Atletico Madrid dare not pat their chests and say that they can guarantee points on the former.

After two league games, Villarreal also has two points and is in 15th place. It doesn't seem to be much different, but this comparison really makes the submarine ashamed from top to bottom to death.

Is Numancia, the team that was slaughtered by them before, comparable to them? One is a promoted horse and the other is the league runner-up, so it can be said that the two are not on the same level.

But the result?

The truth is that Numancia can grab points against Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Villarreal's two opponents are not very good, but they are both held to a draw.

It's a shame to throw it at grandma's house!

After two rounds of league games, the submarine, which has received a lot of doubts and criticisms, is determined to use a victory to destroy all the pressures it has been under in recent times, and at the same time use a first win of the season to defend the dignity of the league runner-up.

It's just that after 90 minutes of play, Villarreal's wish to win the first win of the new season was ultimately disappointed.

In the game, Villarreal, who held their breath, was obviously extremely positive, and after a week of rest and adjustment, the form of the main players also improved, and they used their strength to outperform their opponents and quickly firmly dominated the court.

But Numancia is also worthy of being a team that can draw with Real Madrid and Barcelona in a row, and she is full of resilience. In other words, they have been tempered by Real Madrid and Barcelona are a little accustomed to it, although Villarreal's attack power is very strong, but it may not be comparable to the two giants of La Liga, Numancia can handle the two giants, which naturally gives them more confidence.

You were runners-up in the league last season, you were very strong, you beat us in the pre-season warm-up games, but so what?

Real Madrid and Barcelona, we are not afraid, are we afraid of you?

It is with this mentality that Numancia can be said to be united, sparing no effort to run and scramble defensively, not only putting out the magic weapon of success without any scruples, but also its players are like kraft candy, firmly entangled the most threatening players of the submarine.

Villarreal did everything they could, despite dominating the pitch on the pitch, but always had no chance of winning the opponent's goal. The best chance to score came in the 57th minute of the game, when Fan Bizhuang received a pass from Cazorla on the wing in the middle of the penalty area, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal, but the ball hit the crossbar and popped off the bottom line.

Missing out on their best chance to score, Villarreal ended up with a 0-0 draw as they came back to three draws in a row.

Numancia have drawn three in a row, but they are already very happy with the result, and they have been extremely successful in three of last season's top four.

As for Villarreal, they are so embarrassed and ashamed that they want to die, three games, three draws, that's not all, the new season has not scored a single goal......

After the game, the head coach of the Yellow Submarines, Manuel Pellegrini, attended the press conference with a blushing face, and during the whole process, the Chilean coach was silent and did not say a word, just went through the motions, and even refused to answer the reporters' questions in the end, shaking his hands and striding out of the venue.

The start of the season with three consecutive draws in the league made the old coach angry.

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Three straight league draws weren't the worst start to the season in the club's history, as they suffered an even worse start to the lower leagues and even when they were just entering the top flight, with an embarrassing record of picking up just one point from five league games.

But now is different from the past, Villarreal is no longer the country fish belly that everyone is bullied, although their background is not sufficient, but the good results over the years are real, no matter what, they can be said to be a strong team in La Liga.

But just won the league runner-up and entered the Champions League, and the embarrassing result of three consecutive draws and no goal scored in the new season is a bit unacceptable in any case.

Pellegrini was very angry, and a group of players, including Van Bizhuang, were severely reprimanded.

After returning to the small town, Villarreal canceled the usual one-day vacation time and carried out punitive training for the whole team. Manuel Pellegrini increased the intensity of his training a lot as a punishment for his team.

Punishment and the like, in fact, are small things, after three consecutive draws, the biggest problem Villarreal faces is the huge pressure from fans and the media.

"Villarreal is in a strange circle, the magic of the submarine is gone!"

"Three rounds of the new season, the league runner-up did not score a goal, a shameful record!"

"Was it last season's success that took down the morale and motivation of the Submarine soldiers? Three games, three draws, Villarreal are on the road to success and death! ”

"Fan's dumb fire is the biggest reason for the town's winless streak, as the team's sharpest weapon, Fan has to shoulder more responsibility, but judging from the performance in three games, Fan has more ways to go if he wants to be the true leader of a team!"

"Last season's best newcomer in La Liga, the league assist king, but he didn't play his due role at all! The magic of Van seems to be gone in the new season! ”

"I'm skeptical of Diego. How exactly Forlan got the league Golden Boot last season! Three games of inaction, is his golden boot made of water? ”

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The newspapers and news media were full of submarine-blazing criticism and questioning, and among them, Van Bizhuang and Forlan were the two players who suffered the most intense shelling.

Needless to say, last season's league Golden Boot can be described as infinitely beautiful, and his goals one after another, as if they never stop, which made countless fans and media full of expectations for him, looking forward to him continuing to destroy the team in the new season and create brilliance.

But the actual situation is that the Uruguayan is directly dumbfounded, and his performance on the field is even more like sleepwalking, if it were not for the commentator to mention his name on the field from time to time, it is estimated that the fans who watched the game would forget the La Liga Golden Boot.

As for Fan Bizhuang, he was not only the best newcomer king in La Liga last season, but also won the honor of La Liga assist king. He and Forlan were arguably the first two of Villarreal's team last season, and in a way, he shines even brighter.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Chinese teenager, affectionately known as "The King" by the fans of the small town, was cultivated as the future leader of the team, and in the past year, he has not disappointed the fans. But in the new season, his performance has been unremarkable, not to mention no goals, no assists, and many times, at key moments, he has not been able to step up as a leader should be.

Many fans and media have questioned that Fan Bizhuang has lost his due aura and magic. There are a lot of talented players in world football every year, but in the end, there are very few who can be remembered by everyone.

Fan Bizhuang in the new season is easily associated with the kind of meteor that flashes away.

Marca, a well-known sports newspaper in Spain, bluntly criticized it.

"We can't question Van's talent and quality, he's a great young player and if he keeps it up, he'll have an enviable future.

But because of his youth, he still has a lot to learn. The world of football is not a playground, it is a cruel place, if you want to succeed, you must always move forward step by step, if you don't move forward, then you can only be doomed to be eliminated.

I think Fan should continue to improve, he still has room to grow. At the beginning of the new season, many teams will be more familiar with Fan, and will even make special deployments for him, if you want to continue to perform, he must work harder and observe more seriously!

Of course, in this process, Fan must strengthen his confidence! This is a quality that a good player must have if he wants to succeed! ”

The criticism of Marca newspaper was quite pertinent, while the comments of Ace, another well-known newspaper in Madrid, were not so polite.

"In fact, we are not surprised at all, how many talented players in this world suddenly rise and fall? Countless, right? Judging by Fan's current performance, he is destined to be just a flashing meteor.

Of course, this is not absolute. Let's wait and see how he performs next, if he continues to be in such a slump, waiting for his fate is only unknown! ”

World Sport: "Fan's performance was incredibly disappointing. ”

Iberian Football: "As the heart of the team, Van has to take on more responsibilities. Obviously, he's disappointed......"

At this moment, the entire Spanish football world seems to be boiling with doubts and criticisms of Fan Bizhuang.