Chapter 22, La Liga debut

The "Basque derby" between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao has become the focus of this round of La Liga.

Especially in the context of the team's poor results and the dismissal of manager David Moyes, how Agusli, a temporary firefighter, led the team to perform has become a hot topic of discussion in the Basque Country.

It can be said that the Basque derby is different from other derbies in the world.

The Basque derby is not only a competition between two teams on the pitch, but also an occasion and festival to show the national spirit, for Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, both "sons of the Basque Country", derby week is never lacking in confrontation and passion, they attack each other, but do not insult each other; They are hostile to each other, but full of good intentions.

Athletic Bilbao fans, who have always insisted on pure Basque blood, attacked Real Sociedad as "utilitarian through and through" who signed foreign players, but they did not choose to fall into the trap at this time, and they sincerely cheered for their opponents at the famous "Come on Bilbao" forum: "We don't want to lose the derby, and we don't want to lose a Basque brother. We are opposed by competition, but we are also united by the same land! ”

Samuel, a journalist for the Basque Gazette, wrote an analysis of the "Basque derby": he believes that Real Sociedad, who are unbeaten in the last five derbys, are a bit unlucky, and although Moyes' replacement Agusli has led the B team to a successful record, it is unclear whether he will be able to cope with this tense spectacle without much first-team coaching experience.

Samuel concluded: "Although Athletic Bilbao did not start the new season well, and lost to Villarreal and Real Madrid in succession, it is still better than Real Sociedad, which is worried about internal and external problems. ”

The domestic jokers also paid enough attention to this game, and the collective glow of spring, major portals and the famous Tiger Hug Sports Forum are all ridiculing the "genius Moyes", and experts from all walks of life have taken action to talk about the next direction of the famous "underworld" team of Real Sociedad.

In this atmosphere of rain and wind, Agusli seems surprisingly calm, he has made targeted arrangements for Athletic Bilbao's rough and concise style of play, for Athletic Bilbao's style of attacking with "big feet", he requires the frontcourt players to try their best to compress their space, given that the players of this team are not physically dominant, he repeatedly told his own back line to form a sense of hierarchy when defending. He tried to control the tempo when attacking, used the advantage of passing the ball to avoid physical entanglement with the opposition, and considering the heat of the field, he also asked the players to practice a lot of tactical free kicks.

If nothing else, Qu Jing should be in the starting lineup. He called Zhang Lei to explain the situation, and believed that the time was ripe to use the debut feature to strongly promote the "Football Circle" APP. Zhang Lei, who was overjoyed, immediately sent a trio of reporters to San Sebastian, and on Friday night rushed to produce a special feature on "Qujing Logs in La Liga".

Qu Jing did not forget to surprise his Spanish teacher Ma Le, he gave Ma Le two tickets for the afternoon game, and sincerely invited him to go to the scene to watch the game, and by the way, to see what he might debut.

San Sebastian, a famous tourist city, is crammed with fans of both teams from noon, wearing their respective team jerseys and carrying the team and Basque flags.

Line-ups:

Real Sociedad: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper: Rulli

Defenders: De la Bella, Martinez, Reyes, Erolasto

Midfielders: Aguirreche, Sanz, Canales, Qujing, Pardo

Forward: Bella

Subs: Jonathan, Oyer, Prieto, Berziche, Castro, Gonzalez, Bruma

Athletic Bilbao: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper: Irazoz

Defenders: Demarcos, Valenziaga, Echeta, Laporte

Midfielders: Bennet, San Jose, Suseta, Raul Garcia, Sabien

Forward: Aduris

Subs: Eraso, Recue, Iturraspe, Erelin, Williams, Mike Rico

As he waited in the underground passage, although he had imagined the appearance countless times, the curious gaze of the innocent Basque players of Athletic Bilbao still added to his nervousness, and he kept rubbing his hands, looking a little helpless.

Canales, who was standing behind him, saw his strangeness, and the big boy, who laughed warmly, put his hand on his shoulder and said to him, "Qu, it's just a training match, don't be nervous." ”

I don't call it nervous, I call it not nervous.

WHEN HE WALKED OUT OF THE PASSAGE AND HEARD THE PRONUNCIATION OF "QUJING" SHOUTED LOUDLY ON THE RADIO, A RUSH OF BLOOD THAT ALMOST BURST RUSHED TO HIS HEAD, AND THE DEAFENING SHOUTS OF MORE THAN 30,000 FANS AT THE SCENE STILL MADE HIM ALMOST FAINT.

It's so exciting!

He followed his teammates on the field, lined up, played the team song, and shook hands with the players, until he could feel his legs shaking when he warmed up before the game in the field, and he fully realized why many superstars play abnormally in important games: their bodies are excited and exciting, and how to touch the ball normally!

PTTV Sports broadcast the game live at the same time, Li Sihao and Yang Hongsheng, who were in charge of the commentary of the game, began to introduce the lineup after introducing the data of the two teams this season, and when Yang Hongsheng read the name of Qu Jing in the Real Sociedad lineup, he was extremely surprised: "What the hell is this!?" ”

Then the viewers who watched the live broadcast of the game on PTTV took note of this picture that is destined to become a classic in the history of live football: both of them were confused!

They looked at each other dumbfounded for a minute as if they hadn't been prepared for any desk work, and they didn't understand where this seemed to be a Chinese player coming from, what was the origin, and what did it mean!?

After the live broadcast began, the live broadcast probably had the same questions as many people, the camera gave three close-ups of Qu Jing in a row, and when people realized that this was really an Asian player, the name of "Qu Jing" exploded in major sports forums within a few minutes: the question is surprisingly consistent, is Qu Jing Chinese, who is this person?

After the start of the game, several successive vignettes proved the nervousness of the players on both sides:

At the second minute, Martinez fed the ball back to goalkeeper Rulli, who almost gave Aduris a big gift when he kicked off with his left foot.

One minute later, Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Irazoz unexpectedly got away while receiving the ball.

After a few minutes of running, Qu Jing quickly adapted to the rhythm of the field, and when he began to concentrate on the game, he realized a terrible problem: the level of confrontation in the first team was too intense, which was far from being comparable to the young players of the B team!