Chapter 40: What is the lion's mouth?

"Sporting Gijón doesn't have a lot of options, they're always used to defending away from home."

Inside the home locker room at the Rose Garden Stadium.

Manuel Pellegrini said to his players.

"But we can't take it lightly, they have a certain ability to fight back, so... Neither of our two centre-backs can press it! Be sure to contain their counterattack line as soon as possible! ”

The two main central defenders nodded again and again.

Matchups between teams in the middle and lower reaches of the rankings, as is sometimes the case, are likely to result in a scorching battle between both sides.

For example, now.

Sporting Gijón made up their minds to set up the bus, and Málaga, who did not have much ability to break the bus, did not dare to press the attack too much, so as not to be counterattacked by the opponent.

So, if nothing else, this kind of game is generally not going to be good.

But now Malaga can have a player to cause some surprises... Or rather, surprise.

'If the opposition shrinks defensively, it means we can have a lot of time to keep the ball up front.' Pellegrini looked at Yelo when he said this, "Yelo, you can be more flexible in your position, look for their weak points and ask for the ball to break boldly!" Create more set-piece chances up front. ”

Set-pieces up front are also a good way to break down dense defences.

Ye Luo nodded again and again when he heard this, "There is no problem, boss!" ”

Pellegrini nodded, took a deep breath and said: "For us, at this stage, no matter how much we beat any opponent, we only got three points, and half a season is about to pass, and we only got nine points, this result is absolutely impossible to support us to complete relegation in La Liga...."

"The victory over Real Madrid is a good opportunity, this must be the beginning of Malaga's bottoming out, point by point, and only if you get enough relegation points first, you can talk about anything else!"

Pellegrini didn't say anything too sensational.

Because this game requires patience.

Although Malaga has a player like Yelo, the overall strength is here, and there is no capital to be proud of.

Sporting Gijón need to be relegated.

Why doesn't Malaga need it?

Although it is said .... The new owners will certainly be investing heavily in this winter transfer window, but it's hard to say how well the investment will work, and neither Pellegrini nor the team's players can expect to bounce back in the winter transfer window – until then, any point is invaluable.

Yelo is the first time he has set foot in Malaga's home stadium, the Stadio de la Rose de Málaga.

The stadium once attracted 100,000 people to Shakira's concert.

However, it is certainly not possible to let so many people in during a football match, and in fact the stadium is usually not allowed to be completely packed during safety periods.

Around 40,000 tickets are released for home matches in Malaga, but not all of the 40,000 tickets are usually sold, with around 25,000 fans for the home team and a few thousand for the visitors, with an overall attendance of around 75%.

When Yelo entered the court.

The cheers of the home team's fans roared like a volcano, and the hot lava rushed into the sky.

"Welcome our number 41, leaf...."

"Ye Luo!!"

Led by a live DJ.

The crowd chanted Yelo's name.

Ye Luo turned his head to look at the thunderous scene of the audience, and his desire for the game couldn't help but become even stronger.

Maybe that's the encouragement that the home stadium brings.

The televised camera locked on to Ye Luo.

A close-up of him appears on the television screen.

The match was broadcast on national television without any suspense – although the round was played at the same time as Atletico Madrid.

But the vast majority of Dragon Nation fans must want to see this one.

Because this game has Dragon Country players playing!

Everyone's belief and desire for football are projected onto these Dragon Country players who play in the five major leagues.

As long as there are players from the Dragon Country playing in the five major league games, on the match day of the day, the Dragon Country will definitely be able to occupy the first place in the ratings.

And now, Ye Luo is the only seedling in the five major leagues of the Dragon Kingdom.

This huge amount of attention all fell on Ye Luo.

"Ye Luo's unsuspenseful start! It was his second consecutive La Liga start! Hopefully he can continue his performance against Real Madrid in the last round and score again! ”

Duan Xuan's voice also reached the ears of the fans who watched the live broadcast of the game through the TV.

"Come on! Ye Luo! ”

In the hearts of almost every fan, they are silently cheering for Ye Luo.

And in the box of the cheering Rose Garden Stadium.

There are also people who are looking forward to Ye Luo's wonderful performance.

That is Mendes, who has just signed a temporary commission with Yelo.

And next to Mendes, is the team's general manager, Fernando. Sans.

Sans had a wry smile on his face. ,

"Jorge, do you know how exaggerated your conditions are? My boss has money, but it's impossible for him to agree to this condition! ”

"Why can't it be? Spend tens of millions to keep a superstar, and it is not certain who loses and who earns. Mendez spread his hands and said, "Who made you unbound by a professional contract?" ”

Sans shook his head and said, "Of course I know his value. But he's not yet eighteen! You look at your conditions: 10 million euros signing fee, 10 million euros annual salary after tax, only to sign a four-year contract, plus up to 60 million liquidated damages, goal awards, winning awards, and appearance fees are now double the highest level available in Malaga! ”

"Contracts like this are for the really big names."

"Don't you think my clients aren't big enough?"

Mendez smiled.

"Fernando, don't you think he's the one who takes advantage, if Malaga can't keep Yelo, do you know what a loss it means? With a four-year contract and 60 million liquidated damages, there will definitely be teams who will directly take him away with this liquidated damages, and Malaga will only make money. ”

I just want to make a little bit more...

Sans thought.

While the two were talking, the game had begun.

As soon as Sans looked up, he saw Ye Luo cruising to the middle to get the ball and then turned around and volleyed directly!

The soccer ball flew against the turf, refracted at a defender's foot, and burrowed into the net from the other side!

1 to 0!

It was only two minutes into the game.

Malaga broke Sporting Gijón's "iron bucket formation".

Mendes had a smug smile on his face. 、

"How's it going, my brother."

Sans shook his head helplessly.

Tangled.

He certainly wants Malaga to win.

But if Ye Luo has performed too well in these games....

Then there is no reason to lower the price.

Do you really want to agree to Mendes' conditions?