Chapter 223: Half-way Champion ...... Copa del Rey semi-finals (ask for a monthly pass)
The players of the youth team were very excited, although it could be seen that the little ones were playing seriously, but many people's attention was inevitably on the sidelines, and everyone subconsciously became nervous when they saw Fang Jue coming.
Now, everyone knows that Fang Jue has a good eye for people, is good at using and developing young people, and these youth team players are eager to be discovered by the first team manager to discover his 'talent', bring it to the first team, and then fight to fame and embark on the fast road of his career.
Fang Jue just looked at it for a while, and then frowned.
He was surprised to find that Dignito had placed Kalidou Koulibaly at right-back, while Sadio Mane had played in the left midfield and had taken on a significant defensive role, often seeing Mane drop back into his own half.
This kid's speed is indeed fast, and when he is one or two positions behind the opponent, the scene of chasing back and counterattacking and overtaking interception has repeatedly appeared.
'Sadio Mane is really good, very fast. "And, most importantly, this kid has a very good attitude and is very obedient, I once asked him to play at left-back, and he has no complaints. ”
You even arranged for this little guy to play left-back?
Fang Jue glanced at Di Nieto, who was full of interest, he was really glad that he had come to inspect the youth team, otherwise, after a year and a half, the ghost would know what the development of this 'rising star' of the forward line that he valued very much.
Left-back Sadio. Mane?
This picture was just imagining, and Fang Jue felt miserable.
'There's Kalidou Koulibaly, he's also very physical, he can play anywhere at the back. Di Nieto continued, and then he saw Fang Jue look at him with a strange expression, he didn't know where he said something wrong, Di Nieto was a little confused.
Kalidou Koulibaly at right-back and Sadio Mane at left midfield, Fang Jue shook his head.
However, despite playing in the wrong position, Fang Jue still keenly noticed that the performance of the two people was not bad.
First of all, Sadio Mane, as a native African footballer, has excellent physical gifts, mainly in terms of flexibility and explosiveness, Mane's sprinting speed is amazing, which makes Mane often take the lead in the battle for half a goal.
Secondly, as Digneto said, Mane has a very good attitude to the game, like most African children, Mane's childhood life was extremely poor, and it is not easy for him to embark on the road of football, because of this, Mane cherishes his football career very much, and can be said to be the most hard-working player on the field.
There is also Kalidou Koulibaly, this kid has very good physical fitness, he basically gets half of the ball, and the bounce is very good, and the judgment of the landing point of the header is very accurate.
After watching it for half an hour, Fang Jue was ready to leave, "Inform Sadio. Mane and Kalidu. Kalidou Koulibaly comes to the first team. ”
"Okay." Dignetto nodded.
Except for Mane and Koulibaly, who he put in the youth team to exercise, the other youth team players did not make him shine, which is also normal, after all, Ibiza was only a small team before, the base of selection is too small, and the success rate is very low.
"Don't you say a few words? Instructor. Di Nieto asked expectantly, although he is also a coach now, but he is still used to calling Fang Jue a coach.
Fang Jue glanced at the expectant gazes of the youth team players, and he nodded.
"You're all very good young people."
'To be in the Ibiza Academy is the first step in your future career, so do your best and do your best.'
'The development of a team, the academy is very important and I look forward to seeing more and more players coming out of the academy in the first team in the future. Fang Jue said, "In the future, I will try to find time to visit the youth team, and Coach Dinieto will communicate with me at any time, in Ibiza, you don't need to worry about being buried." ”
"Boys, work hard, get your attitude right, play your football talent to the fullest, the future of Ibiza depends on you!"
"I hope that from here comes out one Farreco, one Clement, one new Diñeto." Fang Jue said.
Everyone was excited, their eyes were shining, and Fang Jue's words gave them great motivation.
"I see." After leaving the youth team's training ground, Ceballos said suddenly.
What do you know?
Fang Jue glanced at Ceballos and didn't say anything.
……
The next day, at the training ground of the first team, Fang Jue introduced Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
He arranged for Ayala to take good care of Koulibaly, while arranging for Mane and Mata to stay in a room.
Everyone was surprised and curious, and it was clear that the coach was very optimistic about the two little guys, especially Kalidou Koulibaly, to be able to train and learn from a big name defender at such a young age, which was a great opportunity.
"Hi there, I'm Juan Mata." Juan Mata is also very cheerful and greets Mane.
"You, hello, I'm Sadio. Mane. Mane said in Spanish, not yet fluent, "In the future, I will help you with the food and wash your socks." ”
Mata was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Mane, who was a little timid, but his expression was very serious, and he almost laughed, "In the future, I will cover you!" ”
"Big guy!" Mane immediately bowed.
Everyone burst out laughing, this little guy was so interesting.
Only Mane, who was a little at a loss, didn't know where he had said the wrong thing, and then he laughed stupidly.
"Mane, be confident, everyone is friendly, I am optimistic about you." Fang Jue said with a smile.
He could see that this black boy was really a little cramped and timid.
"I'm too timid." Ceballos said.
"No, it's a very mentally strong kid." Fang Jue shook his head, "He just cherishes the opportunity now." ”
……
On January 18, Ibiza drew 1-1 at home to Espanyol in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey in Spain.
Espanyol have suffered two defeats in a row after losing 3-5 at home to Ibiza more than a week ago and then to relegation side Almeria in the following league.
The Spaniards seem to have given up on this Copa del Rey game, their manager Valverde rotated most of the main players, and it is clear that the Spaniards also realized that instead of spending energy in the Copa del Rey and trying to keep the top four in the league, reaching next season's European Champions Cup is the right way, and finally the Spaniards went out of the Copa del Rey with a 1-1 draw and an aggregate score of 4-6, and now, they can concentrate on playing in the league.
Le Monde Sport also praised Valverde for his wise choice after the game, saying that after abandoning the unimportant Copa del Rey, the Spaniards, who are concentrating on the league under Valverde's leadership, will be able to create even bigger surprises.
After knocking out the formidable Espanyol, Ibiza advanced to the quarter-finals of this season's Copa del Rey.
Their opponents in the quarter-finals are La Liga side Racing Santander, who are currently sixth in La Liga, just four points behind fourth-placed Espanyol and have a good chance of finishing in the top four and qualifying for next season's European Cup.
And this is also considered to be a good news for Ibiza, unlike the previous Espanyol who thought about the league and cup before the match against Ibiza, and create another glory in the Copa del Rey, Racing Santander seems to be more focused on La Liga, they eliminated La Liga relegation team Zaragoza in the quarter-finals, both teams played as substitutes in the Copa del Rey, and finally Racing Santander, who had a deeper bench and superior strength, eliminated Zaragoza.
Three days later, in the 21st round of La Liga, Ibiza beat Castle Dillon 2-1 away from home, with Robert Lewandowski netting twice to bring his tally to 13 goals in La Liga this season, with the assists provided by equally young Juan Mata and Farreco.
Lewandowski, the Polish lad from the Polish second division to Spain in his first season, the Polish goalscorer shines, he currently leads the La Liga scorer list, behind Lewandowski is Deisler, who scored eleven league goals, two Ibiza players occupy the top two scorers in the second division, and the third place is Sporting Gijón's Spanish veteran Ruben. Navarro, whose goal tally is ten, is with his club team-mate Ismael. Marcel and Juan Mata of Ibiza were tied for third.
Obviously, the strong firepower on the attacking line is the biggest guarantee for Ibiza to lead the La Liga standings.
Ibiza lead the league with 46 points after winning the 21st round of the league and they also won the 2007/2008 La Liga semi-second season.
"Marca" introduced Ibiza in the second page with a large page, "Lewandowski with 13 goals, Deisler with 11 goals, Juan Mata with 10 goals, Aubameyang with 6 goals, Reus with 4 goals, Coach Fang Jue's Ibiza set off a youth offensive storm in the La B field, don't forget, Reuss also has 9 assists, Mata also has 8 assists, two players lead the scorer list, two players lead the assist list, young Ibiza under the leadership of a young manager, He is creating miraculous results in La Liga......"
Four days later, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2007/2008 Copa del Rey season, Ibiza drew 2-2 away at Racing Santander, with Fareco and Lewandowski advancing for Ibiza, who had two away goals in hand, surprisingly took the lead in the two-legged knockout game.
Three days later, in the 22nd round of the La Liga League, in order to prepare for the Spanish Copa del Rey match in the middle of next week, Fang Jue rotated the lineup to a certain extent, and finally, Ibiza defeated Eibar 1-0 at home, and Aubameyang, who replaced Lewandowski who left the field due to injury in the last Copa del Rey game, finally won the final game in the second half of the game after wasting many chances in a row, helping Ibiza win 1-0 and winning the 14th game of the La Liga this season.
La B has 22 rounds, Ibiza 14 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, 49 points to lead, 4 points ahead of the second-place Numancia, 7 points ahead of the third-place Málaga, and 13 points ahead of the fourth-place Sporting Gijón points, although there are still 20 rounds of the league, but, in the case of the top three in the La B can be promoted, the media is almost one-sided optimistic about Ibiza, the biggest promotion horse dark horse this season, is the biggest promotion favorite.
61:22!
This is the headline of the Sunday Telegraph after the game, after the 22nd round of the league, Ibiza scored 61 goals in 22 games, conceded 22 goals, an average of one goal per game, they are not the best defensive team, the number of goals conceded is only the third few, Numancia has conceded 18 goals, Malaga has conceded 19 goals, both are less than Ibiza, however, Ibiza's strong offensive firepower is their biggest capital to lead the La 2 league, 61 goals, an average of nearly three goals per game, This kind of offensive firepower shocked the entire La Liga League, you know, Numancia and Malaga, who are tied for second place in offensive firepower, have only 33 goals, and the combined number of goals of the two teams can surpass Ibiza by 5 goals!
On January 31, the last day of the first month of 2008, Ibiza hosted Racing Santander in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey in Spain.
In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Ibiza drew 2-2 away at Racing Santander, so in the second leg of the home game, Ibiza can advance as long as they win or draw less than 2-2.
Ibiza played a sparkling game against a semi-rotational Santander side, with Robert Lewandowski, Deisler, Juan Mata and Farreco scoring a goal each to beat Racing Santander 4-3 at home to advance to the semi-finals of the 2007/2008 Copa del Rey with a six-five aggregate score over two legs.
Although Racing Santander chose to rotate and stay in the Copa del Rey because they concentrated on sprinting for the top four in La Liga, the performance of the team from La Liga Ibiza was still shocking.
At this time, Ibiza, who has always been happy in La Liga, finally shocked the entire Spanish football world.
After reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, Ibiza will face a powerful Catalan giant: Barcelona!
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