Chapter 35: The Arrogance of the Zaragoza Coach (Ask for Recommendation Votes, Ask for Collections)
The match between Santa Malaga and Zaragoza is scheduled for the evening of November 14.
There are a total of 10 Copa del Rey games to play on the night, with Málaga also in action, and they will take on La Liga side Getafe away.
Santa Malaga and Malaga play at the same time, about which match to live?
There was a lively discussion on Málaga TV.
In the end, it was decided that the side that broadcast Malaga won, after all, Malaga is a La Liga team and has a better chance of winning.
Of course, they also knew the influence of Santa Málaga in the city right now, so they went with a live text broadcast – the match between Santa Málaga and Zaragoza was broadcast live on text at the bottom of the TV screen.
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At noon on the 13th, Zaragoza and his entourage appeared at Malaga airport, and as soon as they walked out of the airport hall, they were surrounded by reporters led by local media.
"Mr. Simones, are you confident about tomorrow night's game?"
"Mr. Simones, did you know about the Santa Malaga team?"
"Mr. Simones, will you put all your main players on the field?"
"Mr. Simones, will you still use a four-two-three-one formation?"
The journalists threw different questions at Zaragoza coach Simones like bombs.
Simones motioned for the reporters to be quiet, and after everyone was quiet, he said: "I haven't heard of Santa Malaga at all, of course, because they are a D team.
Being able to reach the fourth round fully shows that this D-division team still has a certain quality, so we are looking forward to this game. ”
Looking forward to the game because the opponent is a D team?
The meaning of this is quite obvious, Simones really did not take Santa Málaga seriously.
In the long history of Spanish football, which D team has made it past the fourth round?
No!
Not a single one!
"As for what formation to use, do you send the main force to play...... I've got a final deal on that. However, I can tell you now that what I can tell Zaragoza supporters is that Zaragoza will definitely make it to the next round! ”
The reporters from Zaragoza nodded slightly, Simones was right, Zaragoza would definitely make it to the next round.
After the results of the draw came out, both Zaragoza fans and Zaragoza's media generally agreed that Zaragoza drew a good draw.
Simonez's words made the faces of the Malaga's reporters look ugly, but they could not say anything, after all, Santa Málaga is many levels behind Zaragoza.
"I hope you'll be so arrogant after the game......"
A local reporter whispered, and his peers around him looked bright.
The Zaragoza reporter smiled silently, shouldn't the coach of the First Division team be arrogant in the face of a D team?
What if you are arrogant, the strength is here.
A part of the journalists began to laugh, much to the embarrassment of the journalists in the Malaga region, who wished that Simones had not heard what the journalist had said.
However, they were disappointed.
Simones looked at the reporter and said with a smile: "I remember what you said, I hope you are here after the game, I hope I can meet you again after the game!" ”
The reporter's face changed quickly, and finally returned to normal, looked at Simones and said: "I will go to the scene for this game, even if Santa Malaga loses, I will not leave early." ”
Simones smiled at him and stopped talking.
The reporter looked at Simones' calm expression and shouted in his heart: San Málaga, you will beat these arrogant guys hard tomorrow night!
Smash their disgusting, arrogant faces!
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With the arrival of Zaragoza, it is a sign that the match is coming.
The reporters didn't say anything about Simones' arrogance at the airport, after all, Zaragoza is a La Liga team, and their long-term opponents are La Liga teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid.
Marca had done a survey before the start of the fourth round and Santa Malaga was undoubtedly at the top of the elimination list.
Ninety-eight percent of those surveyed believe that Santa Málaga will lose to Zaragoza, and more than half believe that Zaragoza will win by three goals or more.
The most exaggerated is the opening of the European gambling company, with Santa Malaga knocking out Zaragoza at odds of 1:96!
This is probably the highest odds in a single game for a European bookmaker since its inception.
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The Hilton Hotel is a famous 5-star hotel in Malaga, and Zaragoza is staying at this hotel.
Simones exchanged views with the coaching staff on the night of his stay, and most of them felt that the game should be off the bench and allowed the main players to use the time to rest.
The tactical coach believes that the main striker should be placed in the starting line-up, as Santa Malaga will certainly defend intensively. Facing the opponent's shield, this requires a sharp spear.
Seeing that Simones did not take a stand, the tactical coach said: "At least put them on the bench list!" ”
Simones eventually took the advice of his tactical coach and decided to put the two main strikers on the bench.
The discussion ended quickly, on the one hand, the opponent was a D-League team, and on the other hand, they were really unfamiliar with Santa Málaga and could not make a targeted tactical deployment.
Targeted tactics?
After the coaching team left, Simonez's brow furrowed slightly, was it a complete fluke that Santa Malaga could make it to the fourth round?
Or is it all luck?
"Whew! ……”
Simones immediately dispelled the slightest anxiety in his heart: "D team, they are just a D team, what am I worried about?" What should I worry about? ”
But what was surprising was that Simones actually called the Numancia coach half an hour later and asked him about Santa Malaga.
"Luck! Although they are a good D team that I have seen, but it is not because they are lucky, they will lose ugly! ”
The Numancia boss said: "We played against them all the time, they only had three shots on goal, but they scored two goals and we had only one goal in more than 20 shots, so it was luck for them to qualify!
There is nothing special about their players, they are very tenacious defensively, that's all, there are no players with character. ”
The Numancia boss attributed the defeat to Santa Malaga to bad luck.
Zaragoza coach Simones did not doubt what he said, losing to a D-division team is of course unlucky, is it possible that the professional team is worse than the D-division team?
After the call, Simones felt a lot more relaxed and went to bed with peace of mind.
Coach Numancia put down his phone and snorted coldly, Simones, you want to get information from me, dream!
Shame, let's be ashamed, let Santa Málaga give you a "surprise".
If...... If you are also defeated at the feet of Santa Málaga, I wonder if the media will attack me again!
Death to death, everyone dies together!
Santa Malaga, may the god of luck be on your side this time.