Chapter 42: Entering the Starter
Four days later, Barcelona's reserve squad travelled to the Basque Country, but this time not in the province of Vizcaya or against Athletic Bilbao, but Real Sociedad in the autonomous community of San Sebastian. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
As always, Fan Bizhuang still acts with the whole team.
The difference is that this time, Fan Bizhuang will no longer sit in the fan stands as a spectator. He was included in the eighteen-man squad by Enrique, who even made it to the sky in one step, and Enrique told him that he would be one of the team's starters.
Although the young players of the reserve team were surprised by this decision, they thought about it and did not object. Many people's thinking habits are still fixed in the past, and they still subconsciously think that Fan Bizhuang is still the football scum who is so low-key that he has no sense of existence, but in fact, in the past few days of training, what Fan Bizhuang has shown has made them have nothing to say, and in the confrontation, Fan Bizhuang always wears a red vest and becomes a member of the main team, and plays well.
The most important thing is that this decision is made by the manager, and even if the young players have opinions, they can only hold it in their hearts.
For head coach Enrique, the purpose of his decision is very simple, it is to give Fan Bizhuang more opportunities to practice, and only on the real green field, he can accumulate experience and learn more. Some basic things, Fan Bizhuang has mastered very well, his progress has slowed down significantly, and he can only rely on actual combat to stack up.
In fact, Enrique still thinks in his heart that Fan Bizhuang's current ability is not enough for him to gain a firm foothold in the main team, if a battle five scum can become a powerful fighter after a few months of special training, then it is estimated that everyone will not be willing to go through rigorous and systematic training from a very young age, as long as one special training can be done, why pay more energy?
Fan Bizhuang has improved very quickly, but there is still a big gap compared to other players who have undergone systematic training since he was very young, which is his disadvantage.
But he has one advantage that no one else has, and that is his passing. In terms of accuracy and level of threat, no one in the reserves can match him.
Enrique sees this in mind, and he wants to make this strong point of Van Bizhuang, and make Van Bizhuang's passing the most sharp weapon for the team.
Even if Fan Bizhuang was a mess most of the game, as long as he could catch almost and pass a threatening ball, it would be a huge benefit to the team.
As for whether the process of training and accumulating experience will bring some loss of results to the team, Enrique does not care, the results of the reserve team in the youth league are already like this, how bad can it be?
It's an investment in the present and the future, and it's clear that Enrique has chosen the latter.
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Molina also came to San Sebastian, and he was accompanied by a middle-aged man, compared to the casually dressed Molina, his companion was in a suit and leather shoes, and his hair was meticulously combed, and he had a bit of a leader's style.
This man is indeed a leader, and this is for Molina, a man in a suit named Rusto, a staff member of the transfer department of Athletic Bilbao and a top boss of Molina.
After nearly a week of observation, Molina paid more and more attention to Van Bizhuang, and he sent the materials he had compiled and the videos he had secretly recorded back to the club. At the same time, he sent back some of his comments and suggestions on Fan Bizhuang.
In order to attract the attention of the club, he sends an email almost every other day explaining the excellence and potential of this young player, and accompanying the training materials and accessories of the day.
Molina's efforts were echoed by the club, or at least he thought so, and when the Barcelona reserves arrived in the Basque Country, Athletic Bilbao, also in the autonomous region, sent Rusto to give him a closer look at what Molina called a "genius".
"You know, Contreras, I don't like to come to this stadium, in the Basque Country, except for the Stadio San Mamés, the blood is no longer pure, even the air has a disgusting smell of filth, which makes me feel sick."
Rusto stood on the edge of his seat, looked around with disdain and disgust, then took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, pulled it out, and carefully wiped it on the seat before sitting down with a wrinkled nose.
He was a staunch Basqueist, the so-called Basqueism, who firmly believed that his city and his team were the best in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula. They do do the same, and Athletic Bilbao basically only uses players with Basque roots, which is unique in all of Europe, and they are incredibly proud.
Rusto looks down on Real Sociedad as a club, on the one hand, because Real Sociedad is far inferior to Athletic Bilbao in terms of historical heritage and glory, and on the other hand, his so-called superiority is at work, Athletic Bilbao is the purest Basque team, while Real Sociedad is just a ragtag army composed of a group of "international mercenaries".
In other words, Rusto's sense of superiority applies to all clubs in Spain, because apart from his team, there is no second club in the entire Iberian Peninsula that uses only players from their own region.
Molina smiled awkwardly and sat down next, he knew the other party's temperament and character, and he was also very uncomfortable with his inexplicable superiority, but who let the other party be the "leader" who held the decision, Molina could only respond patiently: "Please bear with me, Mr. Rusto, you think that after seeing Fan's performance, you will not be disappointed in this trip." ”
"Really?"
Rusto was hesitant about what Molina said. Of course he knows the name of "Detective Molina", speaking of which, he is also one of the many ridiculers on the other side, no way, Molina's contribution to the club is really little, as a full-time scout, the recommendation to the club is all crooked melons and cracked dates, and it is strange that Rustor can have a good impression of him.
Anyway, he doesn't believe in Molina's vision, and he is still a genius? I guess only a guy like you who doesn't have much vision will see it as a treasure, right? Maybe it's another scrap that can only go to the amateur league for a few years!
"I don't know what Mr. Esnar thinks, he's just a young player from Catalonia, he's not one of our own. I heard that the other party is still a Chinese, so what is there to pay attention to? Do Orientals play football? ”
Rusto's self-contained chatter was evident that he was unhappy that he had been appointed by the club to watch the game.
The 56-year-old coach has only been in charge of the Basque Lions for less than two months, but his prestige within the team is high, because Esnar is a native of the Basque Country, has played for the team as a player, and the fans in the Basque Country are willing to support their people.
Turning a blind eye to Rusto's complaints, Molina knows what kind of person the new head coach Esnar is, an old man with a serious but not rigid personality, and he has his own thoughts and opinions. He took a long-term view and came to realise that the club's development had fallen into a slightly deformed circle, with the team in the first division increasingly difficult, which was a limitation of the club's use of only players of Basque origin.
Perhaps this is one of the things that Bilbao people are most proud of, but it also limits the development of the club, after all, the resources of a city and a region are limited, and it is not possible to recruit talented and potential Basque boys every year. If you want to develop better in the increasingly competitive European football, then it is imperative to break the limit.
But freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and the traditional concept of Bilbao people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is not an overnight achievement to want to change. Esnar's strategy is to recruit as many young players from other cities and other countries as possible, and gradually change the old ideas of the people in the city.
As a full-time scout for Athletic Bilbao, Molina naturally knows what the "big boss" is up to, because it is their job to bring talented young players back to the Basque Country, and Esnar is able to hide from others, but these things can't get around the club's scouts.
Molina has a lot of respect for the new boss who has the courage to break with conventions, and there are many people who can see the limitations of the club, but none of them who act on it. Whether or not he will succeed in the future and whether he can bring about a sea change for the club, at least he is a true warrior who is not afraid of any difficulties and challenges.
"Van is a very talented passer and I think the team will need that kind of player. Fernando is a great high school striker and he's our future, but he needs a helper, doesn't he? With this player, Fernando will have a good helper to provide him with a steady stream of assists for at least the next few years. ”
Fernando. Llorente is a promising star for Athletic Bilbao, having already been promoted to the first team a month ago, making his mark in Spain's top flight and impressing performances, with the Basque people having a huge affection for the strong striker.
"The one who feeds Fernando?"
Rustor chuckled, his eyes full of doubt and disbelief.
"Let's hope so, even though I still think our players are the best, but since you said that, let's see!"