"Do you have to bring it up at such a happy time," Mr Hawking rubbed his hands slightly awkwardly and glared at Agusley, but he quickly turned his gaze to the players.

But the players seemed to have the same playful looks, as if they wanted to see how he got off the stage.

"In order to show the affirmation of everyone's past period and the importance of the Copa del Rey, the board of directors decided to give 1 million euros as a prize money to win the cup, how about it?"

Mr. Hawking pretended to be relaxed and said that for a club like Real Sociedad, which is not strong in strength and financial resources, it is simply a breakthrough in his life to come up with a player bonus of 1 million euros.

"Cahill, what's the reward for winning the Copa del Rey?" Agusli pretended to ask the teaching assistant beside him.

"It's about 1.9 million euros, plus 500,000 euros in royal cheques and royal summonses, and if not, there may be stamps issued by the champion team," Cahill replied cooperatively.

"It seems that we may probably go directly to the Europa League next season, of course, if we do better in the league, we can go directly to the Champions League, and then whether it is the team bonus or advertising revenue, it will be more than 1 million euros, right?"

"Okay, okay, Angullo", seeing that Agusli still wanted to use the topic to play again, Mr. Hawking interrupted him, and then issued the final decision in a tone that was almost against himself: "1.5 million euros, no more money from the board of directors, I really don't understand whether you are the head coach or Captain Jack......"

"Well, as the face of the players, I have to ask them if they are satisfied, what do you think?"

Before Agusli could finish speaking, he heard two words that were very neat: "Satisfied!" ”

As soon as Mr. Hawking, who seemed to have been robbed, left, everyone couldn't help laughing.

I have to say that Agusli is a good person, he really strives for more benefits for the players, such as the Copa del Rey, in La Liga, only a giant like Real Madrid has a championship bonus of 100,000 euros per player, 1.5 million euros for a club like Real Sociedad, it is definitely a record-breaking winning reward.

"Listen, boys, we're not just playing for the prize money, each of you deserves a place in history, and now, here's the opportunity, whoever it is, to show your passion and courage to create our own legend!"

For the match three days later, Agusli did not give the whole team a holiday, but made careful pre-match preparations around Valencia.

Valencia have just gone through a change of manager and have been inconsistent in recent league performances.

Gary Neville has just taken charge of the multi-faceted tactics of his predecessor Nuno and has replicated the tactics of Manchester United's treble in 1999 – one pass, two wings in unison.

This tactic is very demanding for the midfielders, who need to have a very open vision and a very big picture on the field, so that they can quickly spot opportunities on both flanks and move them immediately in the high-speed movement of players on both sides.

Agusli set up their parallel positions in midfield, asking them to take advantage of the midfield's numerical advantage to make diamond cuts to Valencia's midfield and try to prevent long passes from midfield to both flanks as much as possible.

Tickets for the match were sold out the day before the match, and Real Sociedad fans flooded social media and Spanish football forums.

Valencia fans are not to be outdone, listing the figures of each team winning the Copa del Rey in the past, and using Valencia to win the trophy seven times to stimulate Real Sociedad fans.

"Has Real Sociedad ever won a championship?"

"I can't remember exactly, but even if there were, it was a distant last century, but it seems that I haven't been born yet......"

"Real Sociedad hasn't made it to the Final Four in decades, so how can they stop my Big Bat Army?"

"The Bat Legion? Do you think it was more than ten years ago? At the Anoeta Stadium, you'll feel what it means to be embarrassed! ”

"Bats? Go on hibernating, and tomorrow you will be plunged into darkness again! ”

……

Fans engaged in a war of words in various media, and Valencia midfielder Parejo wrote on Facebook that he would "take a look at Anoetta" – a joking response from Canales, who played for Valencia, only to add fuel to the fire.

Parejo was also the opposition player highlighted by Agusli.

This player has had a lot of ups and downs in Valencia, from the beginning of the fan enemy to the current fan darling, he has a high pass success rate on the field, and the average of 3.4 key passes per game is enough to show his excellence.

When Parejo was still in the academy, Real Madrid legend Di Stefano was very optimistic about him, thinking that he was a phenomenal rising star, and said that he was Real Madrid's most talented organizational core after Guti, and even, after Real Madrid sold Parejo, the old man didn't even go to Castile (Real Madrid B team) anymore.

Speaking of his former team-mate, Canales still seems to be very serious: "Daniel has a lot of potential, in terms of passing and tactical execution, he is unmatched in the Valencia team, especially his dribbling and his ability to easily penetrate the enemy's defensive weaknesses, he has shown good dominance, and he also has a very good tackle ......"

"Well, let's see", Qu Jing was a little unimpressed, he missed the opportunity to face Valencia in the league in Doha, and this time, he will have to get to know the traditional powerhouse of La Liga.

"It looks like a battle between two favourites," Bella said sourly, as he walked over to Canales and put his arms around him, then sighed: "Sergio, have you noticed that since the first team, it seems that the fans don't like the two of us very much." ”

"It seems to be a little bit", Canales touched his nose and glanced at Qu Jing with a smile, "It's like robbing us of our jobs, what do you think we should do?" ”

"Maybe we should isolate him on the pitch."

Qu Jing put on an indifferent look at the two of them, causing Bella to grit her teeth and roar: "I curse you for not being able to enter the empty door in the game......"

……

Before the start of the game, Real Sociedad players wearing special jerseys appeared at the Anoeta Stadium and were immediately greeted with frenzied screams and shouts from nearly 30,000 home fans.

"Look, it's my name, my name is printed on their chest!"

"And me, it's unbelievable, when the game is over, I'm going to be the first to run off the field and get the jersey......"

I have to say that Mr. Hawking's clever trick has achieved very good results, the camera keeps capturing among the fans, and after realizing that his name appeared on the jersey, some lucky fans even shed tears of excitement uncontrollably......

Although it was not the first time that he had felt the passion of the fans at the Anoeta Stadium, this time, it still made him feel a little different from the past, although the win or loss of a league game is also important, but this kind of knockout match, the reaction of the fans is much greater - the team song of Real Sociedad reverberates over and over again over the Anoeta Stadium, as if it will never stop......