Chapter 1422: Roman's End

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To be honest, with Villarreal's squad and depth on the bench, it was quite a feat to make it all the way to the semi-finals in their first Champions League tour. Compared with Real Betis, who finished bottom of the group in the group stage, Real Madrid, who lost in the quarter-finals, and Barcelona, who fell to Lazio in the quarter-finals, the Yellow Submarine's performance in the Champions League this season can be called the last conscience of La Liga teams.

Although Villarreal's performance in the Champions League has been impressive enough, people are always greedy. No, after Riquelme did not score a penalty, which led to Villarreal's small defeat to Fiorentina by one goal away, and it was extremely regrettable to be eliminated from the Champions Cup, the various media that were still frantically appreciating the Argentines began to turn their guns and talk about Riquelme's injustice. In particular, the missed penalty in the last minute of the game was widely criticized by these journalists and critics, who almost called him an eternal sinner for Villarreal and Spanish football.

As the tone of the media has changed, Villarreal fans' attitude towards Riquelme has also been affected, and they are no longer full of respect and love for the midfield maestro as before. I completely forgot that if there was no Riquelme joining, then the Yellow Submarine would probably still be struggling to survive on the relegation line, how could they have the opportunity to show their faces in the Champions Cup.

In response to the criticism from the media and fans, the introverted Riquelme did not stand up to fight back against these remarks, but chose to remain silent. And this attitude and practice of the Argentines has made those fans who have not received a response more dissatisfied and misunderstood him.

And so, something unexpected happened. Under the combined effect of the media's fanning of the flames, the misunderstanding and dissatisfaction of the fans, the secret promotion of Pellegrini, and Riquelme's indifference to the matter, Riquelme quickly went from being the darling and star of the love song stadium to one of the dispensable members of Villarreal.

In this, the attitude of head coach Manuel Pellegrini played a very important role. When Roig (Villarreal's chairman) asked Pellegrini under the influence of the media and fans whether Riquelme was still indispensable to the team, the Chilean coach immediately said that he was confident that the team would not suffer a significant decline in results due to the loss of Riquelme, as long as the team could take some of the proceeds from participating in the Champions League to strengthen it.

What impressed Roig the most was Pellegrini's next paragraph: "Mr. President, Riquelme is a top player, but the cost we have to pay to match his rhythm and style of play is too great. Although we have picked up a lot of leaks from the giants in the past two years, who can guarantee that we can find Fran and Sorin every year, which are suitable for Rickelme's style of play? In contrast, learning from clubs like Parma and Vicenza, bringing in some experienced veterans, and cultivating good seedlings with room to grow is the most suitable survival strategy for us. ”

Riquelme's presence has stifled the growth of other technical players, which is the main reason why Cazorla has made great strides in the past two years, but has never been able to become a regular player in the team - he needs the ball to be dangerous enough, and he really doesn't match Riquelme's style of play, so on many occasions, the newcomer Pellegrini has to choose to sacrifice Cazorla's interests out of care of Riquelme's emotions. And now, with Manuel Pellegrini gradually earning the trust of the club's hierarchy and fans, the Chilean has finally begun to develop his own team.

For Pellegrini's rhetoric, Roig was also very moved. While the Villarreal president is willing to pay for the club to bolster the squad, he would also be happy if there is a chance that the team will be able to take care of itself without guaranteeing results. In his opinion, since the club has the opportunity to become a club like Parma and Vicenza, which rely on the development and sale of players to maintain its operations and its own development, it is completely unnecessary to spend a high salary to keep Riquelme.

While Riquelme's downturn in Villarreal is a source of suffrage, the Argentines have generally suffered their own faults. If the Argentine had calmed down in time and heeded Pellegrini to give up the idea of taking a spoon penalty when Ronaldo had provoked him, Villarreal might have made history and reached the Champions League final instead of being knocked out by Fiorentina, and he himself would not have been criticized so much after the game.

In Zhuang Mingge's previous life, Riquelme's status in Villarreal also began to decline after the Yellow Submarine went out of the Champions Cup semi-finals. However, in that world, although Riquelme missed a crucial penalty, he did not have to kick that spoon penalty when Ronaldo provoked him, and Arsenal did not expose Riquelme's disadvantages so obviously as Fiorentina. Therefore, Riquelme in his previous life did not choose to leave the Love Song Stadium until the conflict with Pellegrini broke out in the middle of the 06-07 season, when there was no ball to play.

Now, thanks to Riquelme's death in the second leg and Fiorentina's defensive system, which has shown a strong restraint effect on a playmaker of Riquelme's type, Villarreal is no longer optimistic about the Argentine's prospects. Therefore, it is not surprising that Villarreal in this life had the idea of sending Riquelme away earlier than in the previous life.

In this way, with Pellegrini's advice and push, Riquelme's days at Villarreal began to enter the countdown stage. However, if the Chilean wants to really achieve this goal, he will need to prove it with real results in the new season. Otherwise, it is likely that it will not be Riquelme who will be driven away by Roig, but the outspoken Pellegrini.