Chapter 3: Preparing for the Copa del Rey

"Boss, why are you here?"

Li Chuanqi looked at his sunny and handsome brother Li Chuanrui, and his football road was led by the one in front of him.

If it weren't for that accident, he was sure that his brother, who was smart and talented, would have realized his dream of becoming a professional footballer.

So, naturally, he became the inheritor of his brother's dream.

He wants to improve his family's financial situation by playing in a higher league through his own efforts.

He never regretted a punch he threw at that vicious teammate at the Malaga Junior Team, which took him out.

It also ruined the possibility of him playing in the higher leagues.

To continue chasing his dreams, he stalked and joined the community team Santa Málaga as a player in Spain's lowest league.

He dreams that one day he will be noticed by a high-level league team and become a player who can get a salary.

Instead of being like now, not only did you not have a salary, but you also had to post money when you had time.

"Something so big, of course I want to come and see the chosen son of our Li family."

Li Chuanrui smiled and habitually touched his brother's head.

Li Chuanqi struggled a few times, and finally had to choose to give up and let him turn his hair into a chicken nest.

The two brothers then chatted, and the younger brother explained to the older brother why he was training in such extreme weather.

"We have a Copa del Rey next season and if we do well in the Copa del Rey, we can get to the round of 16...... No, the quarterfinals, you can definitely get the attention of scouts, you can go to the high league! ”

Li Chuanqi said excitedly, and then remembered his mother's attitude after his lightning strike, his mood dimmed again, and sighed: "But because of this incident, the two of them resolutely disagree with me playing football......

Li Chuanrui, who was sitting on the stool next to the bed, nodded and said, "It's normal for mom to be worried, and it's normal to have such an attitude. ”

Li Chuanqi stared at his brother with wide eyes, damn it, have you changed your mind now?

This time it was just an accident, an accident, you know?

"I'll convince her."

Li Chuanrui changed his words and said, "You have to believe in my eloquence. ”

……

After four days in the hospital, Li Chuanqi was discharged home.

Walking into the house with his father, Li Chuanqi was in a nervous mood, would her lioness-like mother be mad?

Zhang Xian, who was standing in front of the counter to settle accounts, ignored them, as if she didn't see them at all.

Li Chuanqi breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that his mother had forgiven herself.

He walked lightly to the inner room, and was about to put down his backpack when something suddenly flew in front of him.

It's like a bottle of mineral water.

Li Chuanqi instinctively stretched out his left foot.

When the water bottle is in contact with the instep, quickly unload the force downward, and then tilt the toe, grab the left hand, and grasp the water bottle steadily.

"Come again!"

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, an apple flew over.

Li Chuanqi repeated the old trick, picked the apple into the air with his left foot, grabbed it with his right hand, grasped the apple firmly in his hand, and then took a hard bite.

"Not bad! Not bad! The second brother was not struck by lightning and turned into a fool! ”

The younger sister in the fiery red dress looked very happy, and winked at Li Chuanqi.

This is a little trick that the two siblings often play, one throws and the other catches with their feet.

……

"Cut! Cut inside to shoot! ”

Against the scorching sun, coach Antonio, who was standing on the sidelines and commanding, sighed.

He shouted to Li Chuanqi on the field and said, "Li! He's given you space and you're going to take your chance to cut inside and you've got a problem with your choice this time! ”

"Do you know how Robben plays?"

Li Chuanqi signaled to the coach that he already knew.

The eldest brother, Li Chuanrui, did what he said, and he persuaded his parents to allow his younger brother to continue playing.

After returning to normal, Li Chuanqi returned to training.

Li Chuanqi is a left-footed player, and the team arranged for him to play as a right winger.

It's a good atmosphere and they want to do well in the Copa del Rey.

The results of the draw for the first round of the Copa del Rey have been announced, and Santa Málaga's opponent is Sabadell of the Spanish third division.

The competition will take place on August 13.

It's only a week away from the race.

The third division is one level higher than the third division, and Spanish fans call this level of the league "semi-professional league", but they can be regarded as a real professional league and have entered the professional league sequence.

Faced with such an opponent, the supporters of Santa Malaga are not optimistic about their team.

This certainly has something to do with the historical results of Santa Málaga.

This is the third time in the history of Santa Málaga that they have participated in the Copa del Rey, and the first two times they fell directly to the qualifying round, and they did not even make it to the first round.

With such a poor historical record, it is normal not to be favored.

But the Santa Malaga team doesn't see it that way, and they are going to make a big show this year and are ready to surprise their supporters and surprise the whole of Spanish football.

After the lightning splitting incident, to the surprise of everyone in the team, Li Chuanqi's ability to play has increased by leaps and bounds.

In particular, his ability to predict has gone up several notches.

He tends to appear in the weakest part of the defensive line and kill with one blow.

There was even a supporter of Santa Málaga who, when he came to watch the training in Santa Málaga after half a month, exclaimed: "Who is that Asian kid?"

Is it Lee?

How did he get so good now?

I just thought it was a guy from the academy of a certain giant. ”

……

"Coach, it's only a week until the game, have you booked your flight to Yasawa?"

After training, the team's number one striker, Liag, was concerned about travel.

Someone laughed: "Don't think about the plane, how expensive the ticket is, I bet it's by train!" ”

"We're an amateur team, so how can we afford to fly."

Defender Zukulini shook his head and sighed: "More than 500 kilometers, how long does it take to take the train." ”

Just then, the team's owner and team leader, Juan, arrived, and the players greeted him warmly.

Zukulini asked him expectantly: "Boss, we're flying to the game, aren't we?" It's definitely by plane! More than 500 kilometers......"

Juan had an embarrassed look on his face and said with a dry smile: "You also know that my family only opened a small factory.

So...... I'm already in contact with the sponsors, though.

Don't worry, if we make it to the second round, I promise we'll be able to fly to the tournament in the future! ”

No one cares if Juan's words count, although they are ambitious, but after all, they have not played against a professional team, and they are not sure of winning.

"I understand that there is no plane, Juan, the hotel must be of high grade, after all, we are going to the game, if we don't rest well, it will affect the state."

Striker Liag gave his opinion.

If there are stars in Santa Malaga, the first is of course the captain Pablo, and the second is Liag.

Captain Pablo plays as a strong midfielder and is the heart of the team's attack and defence, having played in the Malaga Academy since he was a child, and has played until the youth team.

I almost became a professional footballer.

The tall and handsome Liag made a name for himself, training in the Real Madrid academy for ten years, and for various reasons, eventually gave up on becoming a true professional footballer.

Juan's face turned red: "I will arrange it properly, you don't have to worry about these things, you just concentrate on playing football, and I will arrange other things." ”

Juan finally patted his fat chest and reassured, "Absolutely no problem!" ”

Juan immediately left the "maelstrom" and walked towards Antonio, suspecting that if he stayed any longer, more embarrassing questions awaited him.

I, Juan, just opened a small factory, otherwise I would have let the team be promoted to the third division.