Chapter 7, the top ten geniuses in history

Scoring the first goal of the game?

It seems to be a goal for the youth team of Malaga.

Ye Luo thought to himself.

So who are Malaga U18's next opponents?

Malaga U18 competes in the Spanish Primera Liga (Juvenil A).

This is the highest level of competition in the Spanish Youth League.

There are seven groups with sixteen teams in each.

The group stage is played in a home-and-away knockout format, with the winners of the group participating in the "playoffs", the Spanish Youth Champions League, and the winner will win the Youth League title for that season.

He opened the official website of the Malaga club to check the Malaga Under-18 schedule.

Málaga's Academy U-Series team starts at the age of 9 and continues through to the U21s.

However, the average Under-21 player has to train with the development squad and no longer play in the youth league, and players who are over 20 years old will have to look to play in the professional league if they want to follow the path of professional football.

Those who can't play in La Liga can also go to the lower leagues to look for opportunities.

The league system of any football powerhouse will be very large.

From the top leagues to the regional leagues at the grassroots level, it is a smooth passage.

Many La Liga players have actually worked in the lower leagues before being spotted by La Liga teams and finally appearing in the top flight.

“U18... U18...”

Ye Luo frowned and looked at the Spanish language that filled the screen.

He speaks some Spanish.

But in comparison, literacy will be more difficult.

However, Spanish is an alphabet under the Latin family, and if you know the basic spelling rules, being able to speak means being able to read.

As a result, Yelo quickly found the Under-18 schedule as well.

The next game, the first match of the group stage of the Maraka Cup, the opponent...

Ye Luo's eyes suddenly widened, and then he reacted suddenly, slapping his head hard.

"I have such a memory, how can I even forget this... Isn't the Malaga youth team the opponent of the next match of the national Olympic team! Maraca Cup.... The domestic media are promoting it every day! ”

Ye Luo couldn't help but get excited when he thought of this.

The Mallorca Cup is not a youth tournament that has received much attention in Europe, and it is not even as famous as the WF Cup held in China.

But during this time, the domestic media were promoting this event, just because of the participation in the National Olympic Games.

Moreover, the Mallorca Cup is an invitational tournament for youth teams, and basically the clubs invited to participate send their own U18 teams to participate.

That is, they are all players under the age of 18.

And the Dragon Country National Olympics, even if you don't count the age change, is already 20/21 years old.

Be at least two years older.

In professional football, the age of 20 is a crucial period to enter the professional league.

At this age, a one-year difference is a very big difference.

The average age of the players is two years older on the surface, but in fact they may be three or four years old.

Therefore, it is actually very advantageous to participate in such a cup of the nature of the Youth Invitational Tournament.

A good result is expected.

That's why the domestic media is so hard-working, because everyone has expected that in the Mallorca Cup, the national Olympic team will have the opportunity to play a few big wins.

But...

Ye Luo squinted.

His reputation is now largely unheard of in domestic football circles.

Resisting the head coach, disobeying management, being unorganized and undisciplined, having no sense of national honor, etc., etc., etc., are all buttoned on their heads.

Originally, Ye Luo thought that it would take a while to wash these hats.

Unexpectedly...

The opportunity is coming soon!

It would be nice to get a media interview after the game...

Ye Luo closes the web page.

"Sleep!"

Get a good night's sleep and maintain your best physical condition.

As an athlete, these are all part of self-discipline.

.......

And at this time.

At the first team's training grounds, in the team's office building.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini's office is still brightly lit.

It's not a good time in Malaga.

Former head coach Pacos Ferreira was sacked after the start of nine rounds in La Liga.

The reason for the dismissal is, of course, directly related to the grades.

In nine league games, Malaga has only one win, two draws and six defeats!

With just five points, Malaga are just nine games ahead of the La Liga standings and are only 19th in the league table with four points from Zaragoza, who have four points from four draws.

After being fired in Malaga.

Former Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini took over the team.

Generally speaking, change the way of the coach and change the knife.

After the change of manager, the team usually has a small rebound.

But Málaga is still in dire shape since Manuel Pellegrini took over.

In the 10th round of the league, they lost 0-1 away to Espanyol.

In the 11th round of the league, the home team was drawn 1-1 by Levante.

In the twelfth round of the league, they lost 0-2 away to Deportivo La Coruna.

In the thirteenth round of the league, they lost 2-0 away to Mallorca.

Manuel Pellegrini has picked up just one point from four games since taking over.

Let the local media in Malaga simply fry.

And what's even worse ....

The next round of the league.

In the fourteenth round of the league, the team will challenge Real Madrid away!

Of course.

With the strength of Malaga, generally speaking, they will not dream of taking points at the Bernabeu.

However, this game may not be as simple as not being able to pick up points.

But....

Malaga is confronted with a wounded beast.

In the thirteenth round of the league, Real Madrid was slaughtered by Barcelona 0-5 at Camp Nou away from home!

Jose Mourinho's side suffered an unprecedented defeat.

They desperately need a big win to restore the confidence of the team and to give an account to the fans and the media in Madrid.

It is in this case.

Manuel Pellegrini's side have a good chance of being Real Madrid's punching bag.

There is no doubt about the quality of Real Madrid, who are the most valuable team in the world.

Malaga is in front of Real Madrid as if Goliath was standing in front of a giant.

There is a good chance of being trampled to death.

Another big defeat at the Bernabeu.

Then the team's confidence will probably plummet.

It's irretrievable...

That's why Manuel Pellegrini and his coaching staff are desperate to lead Malaga out of the Bernabeu.

However, there is no such thing as a blessing, and there is no single line of misfortune.

The team's key attacker, Uruguayan striker Bastián. Bruno Fernandes and homegrown winger Luque are both likely to miss out through injury.

There are only one striker available for this game: Moroccan veteran Bach and Portuguese player Edinho, who is also over 30 years old.

Relying on these two old guys, I am afraid it will be difficult to have enough impact on Real Madrid's defense, and when the time comes, Mourinho's team can rest assured and boldly press and completely suppress Malaga at home.

Now the only good news for Pellegrini and his team is ..... The thirteenth round of the league is followed by a half-month-long FIFA international break.

The team was given a half-month period to recuperate.

Coupled with the fact that Real Madrid is a big international player, maybe the national team game will make Real Madrid affected by the FIFA virus and give Malaga a little chance?

It was when Manuel Pellegrini was in his office to review the defeats he had led the team into.

Under-18 head coach Bruno makes a surprise visit.

And said something that made Pellegrini extremely stunned.

"Sir, there is a top 10 genius in history in my team!"