Chapter 32: Rookie

José Passarella wears the number 26 shirt and stands at centre-back. It was his first time playing at Alfonso Pérez. In the past, when I was in the C team, I was only able to play at Las Margarita.

It should have been a special day for him, knowing that his parents and two younger brothers were in the stands to watch his first senior professional game.

But he didn't look up to look for his family in the stands.

He looked to the sidelines.

As if he had a heart, Chang Sheng also happened to turn his head to look at him.

When he noticed that the other party was watching him, he gave Passarella a thumbs up.

Seeing the boss do this to herself, Passarella laughed, her heart full of confidence.

He took his eyes off the coach and re-entered the pitch, staring at the yellow-jerseyed opponents across the pitch and taking a deep breath.

Come on!

My first Pro League!

A crisp whistle sounded in the bustling Estadio Alfonso Pérez.

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'Getafe are at home to Villarreal...... In this game, the young Chinese coach Chang Sheng put out an unexpected starting lineup! Today, the commentator Clarespor no longer calls Chang Sheng "the mysterious Chinese coach", because of this, he was scolded by many viewers after the game.

said that everyone watched a game and didn't know the name of the Chinese coach who was able to lead the team to defeat Osasuna, and a commentator didn't even do basic homework, so he simply didn't want to be a commentator.

He was really depressed.

At first, he was called Chang Sheng, just to express contempt. Who would have thought that the Chinese coach he despised could lead Getafe to defeat Osasuna with a reversal of two goals behind!

The next day he made the front page of the newspapers.

When he ridiculed the Chinese coach to the fullest, who would have thought that his turnaround would come so quickly?

So he didn't dare to be careless in this game anymore, and introduced Chang Sheng to the audience very well. It seems that in order to make the introduction clear enough, he did not use "Chang" to call Chang Sheng, but read the awkward name "Chang Sheng" over and over again.

"In this strange 433, he got two players drawn from Team C in one go! No. 25 Carlos Campo plays as a central midfielder and No. 26 José Passarella plays as central defender...... Carlos Campo still has fifteen minutes of first-team experience, but he's still a newcomer. And José Passarella is even more exaggerated! He doesn't have a single minute of game experience! Prior to this game, he was still playing against the Getafe C team...... Coach Chang Sheng abruptly brought him up from the C team to replace centre-back Fernando Moreno, who started the previous game. What a bold move to the point of madness. You must know that experience is very important in the key position of central defender, but Passarella obviously has no corresponding experience, so why would Chang Sheng start him? ”

Claispo said in an exaggerated tone.

This is not only his doubt, but also the doubt of many people who see this starting lineup.

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"That madman! Idiot! In the media seats, reporters are scolding the hateful Chang Sheng.

They can be regarded as seizing the opportunity and mercilessly criticizing Chang Sheng.

How could an inexperienced rookie play such an important position in such an important game?

You know, Carlos Campo played well last game, but he only came off the bench in the last fifteen minutes, not at the start.

Starting and coming off the bench are two completely different concepts, not just different minutes of play.

Among these reporters, there are many people who have gone to great lengths to investigate Chang Sheng—and if you want to deal with him, you have to know your enemies.

So they all know the relationship between Chang Sheng and Passarella, if it wasn't for Chang Sheng, Passarella would probably be finished long ago, so in Passarella, Chang Sheng reflects some vision...... However, this is not a reason for Chang Sheng to promote Passarella beyond the ranks.

For young players, the most important thing is to follow the steps, play steadily, and improve themselves little by little. Like Carlos Campo, it should be a choice that has been forced to make a choice. Carlos Campo's unexpected success does not mean that it is intended to be replicated in José Passarella.

This is unacceptable, and it can be counterproductive.

The reporters knew about Chang Sheng's relationship with Passarella, so they felt that Chang Sheng was showing favoritism.

But that wasn't a good thing for him or for Passarella.

Because starting Passarella in such an important game could make him the biggest hole and weakness in the team's backline, the other side is not stupid, Villarreal is a team that plays La Liga, they will definitely adjust to that.

At that time, if Passarella was completely beaten by the opponent in the game, what a heavy blow it would be for a teenager who was only eighteen years old. There is a good chance that he will collapse. Such a talented and promising star was ruined by a coach who was eager for quick success!

And what about constant victory? The defeat in this game will lose the prestige and morale that it has built up so hard, and then Getafe will be defeated...... In the end, he was relegated to Group B of the second division, and Chang Sheng himself also got out of Getafe, and no one has seen him again......

In the minds of this group of imaginative journalists, they have already sketched out a complete story development thread for Chang Sheng. They are sure that this game will develop the way they imagined, and that after this game, the trajectory of Chang Won's life will also develop like this.

But why would Chang Sheng do this?

Quite simply, he is self-aggrandizing!

"In the last game, I was lucky to kill Osasuna, and I didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick! I thought I could easily beat Villarreal at home! How stupid it must be to have such an idea! ”

"He's stupid or stupid, so we have a chance and evidence to prove his failure. I wish he had been more stupid! ”

The unhappy reporters chatted with vicious curses and sarcasm.

And the local journalists in Getafe, who cared about Chang Sheng, were also a little worried, frowning and sighing.

"Well, I'm still too young after all...... At only twenty-eight years old, he is younger than many players...... Once you win a game, you get carried away......"

"He's thinking too much about professional football, isn't he? If you go on like this, you're going to suffer a big loss! ”

"It's happened, what's the point?"

As they talked, the game began!

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Villarreal were keenly aware of the problem when they were given the starting line-up for Getafe before the start of the game - the person who appeared in the centre-back position to partner Getafe captain Canizares was an unfamiliar name.

After a little understanding, they knew that this person was a player from the C team. He was too young, only eighteen years old, and he had never played in the first team before, and he had not even played a warm-up game.

All of a sudden, he became the starter of the game.

This was a real surprise.

They couldn't figure out why Fernando Moreno and Victor Segura were not the two centre-backs for Evergreen, preferring an inexperienced rookie.

But that's not what they care about. They just need to know that Chang Sheng has made a mistake, and they have to take advantage of it.

Since this position is an inexperienced rookie, it is better to use him as a breakthrough.

As a result, Villarreal's head coach Paquito made a temporary change to his team's tactics, asking his players to assist José Passarella's right centre-back position in the attack.

Open the notch from this young rookie.

He believed that the inexperienced young man would soon collapse under the stormy onslaught of the Yellow Submarine.

At that point, Villarreal will be able to fight however they want.

He wasn't even worried about what the young Chinese coach would do to take countermeasures. In his opinion, this young Chinese coach is also an inexperienced goods, otherwise how could he make such a low-level mistake?

The 61-year-old values experience, both as a player and as a coach.

And just like that, when the game began, Villarreal quickly launched a fierce attack on the Getafe penalty area...... Or rather, a fierce offensive against José Passarella.

Strive to completely crush this young rookie in the shortest possible time!

Villarreal's plans were even visible to the fans in the stands, and they all sweated for the rising star of the C-team.

The commentator even directly pronounced the death sentence of José Passarella: "José Passarella was originally a young rookie in the Getafe C team...... Sadly, the timing of his first-team debut was so badly chosen. I can say that he played at the wrong time, under the wrong coach, and played a ...... Wrong game! It's a pity that a good seedling......"

He shook his head as he spoke.

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Chang Sheng also squatted on the sidelines, his eyes fixed on Jose on the field.

Of course, he knew what kind of storm his arrangement would bring to José. But he had no choice but to trust José's faith in himself and his unwavering conviction......

He was still betting on the effect of his continued use of José Passarella's "Genius is made this way" skill.

Today's José Passarella's attributes have improved compared to the previous Chang Sheng, and he has been seen for the first time.

Especially on a few key attributes.

He's getting a bit of a good centre-back.

However, in this game, Chang Sheng still values these attributes the most:

José's was sixty, but now he's sixty-seven.

It was seventy-five, now eighty-three.

It was seventy-six, but now it is eighty-one.

In the game, he will make the most of these attributes to defend against the monstrous waves set off by Villarreal.

Many people are not optimistic about a rookie, but Chang Sheng clenched his fists, nervous and expectant.

Is it useful to practice it yourself?