"The time, the place, and the people are not allowed to do the three, although there is a victory. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" - "Sun Bin Art of War - Moon War"

The general understanding of this sentence is that in order to win, it is necessary to meet the weather conditions, geographical environment and human factors, all three of which are indispensable. Actually, no, this interpretation is only literal. If this sentence is extended, it can be summarized as luck, objective environment and comprehensive strength.

In the match between Aston Villa and Rotherham, the luck factor is out of the question, but Villa have the home advantage and the team is a lot higher than Rotherham, so it can be said that the location is all on Aston Villa's side. In such a situation, the outcome of the game can be imagined.

In fact, the result of this game could have been predicted a long time ago, Rotherham's strength is similar to Villa's warm-up opponent Wigan Athletic, but the average age of Rotherham players is as high as 31 years old.

In the first half, Herman scored twice, Wu Shi and Wang Shuai also scored a goal each, and as in the previous round of the league, Villa led 4:0 at half-time.

In the second half, head coach Reif replaced the core players as usual and put the young players on the field for training. It should have been Rotherham's chance, but their fitness problems were exposed early in the second half when they were doubled by Villa.

6:0, Aston Villa won the opening two consecutive games.

……

After the game, Reif attended a press conference with Herman, who scored two goals, and captain Greenhouse.

"Hello Mr. Reif," the Birmingham Daily reporter was the first to ask, "the league started with two wins in a row, and both were big wins, what have you done to give the team a new look?" ”

"There seems to be a language problem with this reporter's question," Reif replied with a smile, "and you should be asking what the whole team did, not what I did." That's right, Villa's two big wins, the contribution of everyone in the team was indispensable. ”

"Mr Reif," the second question was asked by a reporter from Birmingham Sport, "and we know that Villa brought in three Chinese players in the summer and it was very controversial at the time. Now that the team has achieved remarkable results, does it have a lot to do with these three Chinese players? ”

"As I said earlier, everyone's contribution in the team is indispensable, including these three Chinese players."

"Captain Greenhouse," the reporter from Birmingham City stood up, as a media that supports another team in the same city, he naturally won't ask these innocuous questions, although Villa are now on two wins in a row, he can't talk about Villa's results like before, but he can start from somewhere else, "There are rumors that you once wanted to give up the captaincy to Wang Shuai, is that so?" ”

Hearing this, Greenhouse was stunned. When he called Reif, he was sure he didn't say it, could it be that the coach said it? But soon his complexion returned to normal, and as a veteran of the team, he knew what to say and what not to say.

"This reporter, you said that it was a rumor, so do you think this thing is true?"

In fact, this reporter from "Birmingham City" really didn't know that there was such a thing, he just casually brought up such a sensitive topic to make a mess for Vera, but he didn't expect it to be right. And this reporter, who has been in the press for more than ten years, captured the change in Greenhouse's expression, and then he realized that Greenhouse's captaincy seemed to be really problematic, so the reporter spoke again.

"Coach Reif, Wang Shuai, as the team's tactical coach, must have a very good technical and tactical level, may I ask if he is more suitable for the captain's position than Greenhouse."

Before Reif could answer, the press officer on the side spoke first: "Each person can only ask one question, the next one." ”

The press officer's intentions were good, but there was more than one media outlet on the scene that did not support Aston Villa, such as Sowolf Sports.

"Coach Leif," Shen Sisi stood up and asked exactly the same question, "Wang Shuai, as the team's tactical coach, must have a very good technical and tactical level, may I ask if he is more suitable for the captain's position than Greenhouse." ”

This time, the press officer was not easy to stand up, but after the pause just now, Leif had already figured out how to answer: "This lady, and the reporter from "Birmingham City" just now, you are right, Wang Shuai's technical and tactical level is indeed excellent, but this is not the only criterion for judging the captain. At the very least, the team won both of the games as captain Greenhouse, didn't they? ”

……

This press conference is no secret, and the whole process of the press conference reached the ears of Jian Xia and Zhou Wenhai before various media outlets reported it. Although Leif's answer was very tactful, Zhou Wenhai couldn't hear anything when he first arrived, but Jian Xia had been in the position of team chairman for so many years, and he immediately realized that there was a contradiction in the team, and then he told Zhou Wenhai his guess.

That night, at Wang Shuai's house, several people had dinner together.

"Shuaizi, are you in conflict with the head coach?"

"Huh? No, what's wrong? Wang Shuai didn't know why, he really didn't know what was going on, after all, except for the two parties involved, the others didn't know the existence of Greenhouse's phone call.

"It's okay, it's okay." After Jian Xia finished speaking, she continued to eat with her head bored and stopped talking.

After eating and leaving Wang Shuai's house, Jian Xia thought about it and called Leif for a while.

"Hey, Leif."

"Manager Jane."

"You have a conflict with Wang Shuai?"

"Huh? No. Leif replied categorically.

"Well, it's fine." Jian Xia said this again, and then hung up the phone.

Leif listened to the busy tone on the phone, his brows furrowed. Having worked with Jane Xia for many years, Leif understands the style of the former chairman. Although Jian Xia is usually gentle and elegant, it is very in line with the Chinese people's style of doing things. But if there is a conflict in the team, Jian Xia will definitely let one of them go without mercy.

If the contradiction between Leif and Wang Shuai really breaks out, then with the relationship between Wang Shuai and the team's top management, Leif will definitely be himself. And if he wants to stay, there is only one way for Leif to prove that he has a greater role to play in the team than Wang Shuai.

……

A week later, on August 27, in the third round of the Championship, Aston Villa played Sheffield Wednesday United away.

On the list submitted by Leif in this game, there was no trace of Wang Shuai in the starting lineup. (To be continued.) )