Chapter 9: The List of Eighteen People

Villarreal's intra-squad competition lasted for three consecutive days, and after Van Bizhuang joined the team, he participated in three intra-team matches in succession, and it is worth mentioning that in all three games, he wore a red vest and participated as the main player. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

His performances weren't the best, but he was passable, after all, he was a newcomer to the team, and it was enough to show his characteristics, and his focus in training and games was also praised by manager Manuel Pellegrini.

However, on Friday, the intra-squad competition was not repeated, as on Saturday Villarreal will host Madrid's suburban side Getafe at home, and Villarreal's coaches will not be training heavily at this juncture to avoid unforeseen injuries.

Friday's daily training session is mainly based on basic and physical training, and there will be a dedicated coach to explain the tactical routines of Saturday's league game, and towards the end of the training session, Ruben brings all the players together.

Everyone understood why, the players lined up on the sidelines, manager Manuel Pellegrini was already waiting there, and after Ruben came over, he handed the small notebook in his hand to his assistant Ruben.

Like many professional teams, Villarreal's squad is drawn up the day before the tournament and there may be changes in between, but one day is enough time, and if the decision is made to change the squad at short notice, it will be enough before the tournament begins.

"Tomorrow is the day of the game against Getafe, and I think you must be very interested in this little book I have in my hand."

This was Reuben's opening remarks, and he smiled and raised the small notebook in his hand with the names of the eighteen-man squad, and the players laughed too.

Everyone's expressions are also different, such as Nihat, Harvey. Venta and other thunderous main players just smiled slightly and stopped paying attention, while players such as Pena and Arzo who were cruising on the edge of the main force and substitutes were bright-eyed and full of expectations for this little book.

Fan Bizhuang is naturally one of the many expectants, and his original intention of leaving La Masia to join this small seaside town was not to have more opportunities to play at a higher level? However, his temperament is more restrained, although the incomparable desire in his heart, but it is not shown on his face, and most importantly, he also knows that he is just a rookie who has just joined the team, he is not familiar with the team's style and tactical system, and the tacit understanding with many teammates has not been established, even if the contract specifically states that he will be given a lot of playing time, but now, his chances of being included in the eighteen-man squad are still very small.

"I see in your eyes the desire and the expectation, to be in the 18-man squad means that you have the opportunity to play, which is the biggest affirmation of your hard work in training for a week, I think...... Damn it, Pena, please take your hand off my eyes......"

The good old man Ruben plays his excellent attribute of "chattering", which makes many impatient players a little unbearable, Argentine central defender Pena took advantage of Ruben's speech, and secretly stretched out his hand to his small book raised in the air, but was discovered by Ruben, staring at him and yelling, Pena's hand stopped in mid-air, his face was full of embarrassment, stretched forward is not, it is not withdrawn, not to mention how innocent a face is.

The players were much more relaxed by Pena's upset, and some of the cheerful players laughed and joked.

"I didn't realize that Pena, who has always been honest and calm, still has the attributes of a chicken thief, it's so funny!"

"It's all Coach Reuben's fault, so much nonsense, isn't this an appetite for us?"

"Coach Reuben, hurry up and announce the list, we can't wait! Suffocate us! ”

Everyone was shouting, Fan Bizhuang's expression did not change, but he in the crowd, his head was like a chicken pecking rice, and he couldn't stop at all.

Ruben nodded with a smile, and also conformed to public opinion, and opened the small book: "Okay, since it's everyone's meaning, then I won't talk nonsense, and I'll just name it." ”

The scene fell silent and everyone looked at the assistant coach, and Ruben began to call names: "Goalkeeper position, Balbosa...... Vieira. ”

Everyone nodded, the goalkeeper position generally does not change much, Balbosa has always been the team's No. 1 goalkeeper, but in order to avoid unexpected situations, the backup goalkeeper is essential, so the selection of Barbosa and Vieira is a reasonable thing.

"Defender Gonzalo...... Kik ...... Harvey ......"

Ruben went on to name a few names, and none of the main players in the back line were left behind, and all of them appeared in the list. However, when the name of the substitute was read, Ruben paused, and then looked Pena up and down with a smile.

"What about me, what about me?!"

Pena still looked like a monkey, and if it weren't for so many people watching, he probably would have pounced on him.

Reuben just looked at him, smiled and didn't speak, but made him jump up and down even more.

Some players couldn't hold back and chuckled lowly, even Fan Bizhuang felt that the good old man also had a spoof side, and Ruben was also extremely keen on playing tricks on people.

After reading all the defenders, Ruben finally stopped torturing Pena and nodded with a chuckle: "Pena." ”

Pena jumped up with excitement as if she had won the jackpot.

"Congratulations, Mr. Pena, would you like to accept our interview, and how do you feel about winning the Oscar?"

"I'm a special correspondent for Villarreal's Rotten Eggs, may I ask you who you would like to thank the most for winning the best rotten egg award in La Liga this season?"

"Pena, you've lived up to expectations and made the bench again...... Ha, the bench will always belong to you, come on, I'm optimistic about you! ”

The teammates cheered again, congratulating Pena on his successful selection to the bench, and the funny Nihat and Pires were even more uncomfortable, the former grabbed a handful of weeds from the ground and "awarded" them as trophies, while the latter made a cameo appearance as a reporter and was interviewing the scene.

This made Pena so angry that a few people scratched me and made a mess.

Ruben ignored them, and this is the atmosphere of the Villarreal team, where the players are like brothers, and banter is almost an indispensable part of life, and at Pellegrini's suggestion, Ruben continued to read the list in his hand.

"Roman...... Max...... Hosico...... Alessio...... Robert ......"

Reading seven or eight names in one breath, Ruben gasped slightly, he stopped, his gaze stayed on Fan Bizhuang's face for a short time, and quickly immediately looked away.

Some of the players whose names were read were waving and cheering, but Fan Bizhuang was faintly disappointed, from Ruben's expression, he had already learned that this time, he seemed to be hopeless.

Sure enough, Ruben spoke up again, and this time the names he read were all players on the team's forward line.

"Diego. Fran...... Kacher ...... Jose. Mali...... Font ......"

After pronouncing these names, Ruben closed the notebook.

Everyone understands that the eighteen-man squad has been read out, and the players who have been firmly in the main position do not have much expression, while the other selected substitute players are chattering with some excitement, and some of the players who have not been selected have lost their faces.

"I'm not the main force, who is the main force, I really don't have any sense of expectation!"

Nihat laughed loudly, his disgusting appearance made his teeth itch, and Coach Ruben glared at him angrily: "If you want to have a surprise, Cach, next time Mr. Manuel and I will be happy to do this, trust me, we will make you look forward to it." ”

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If he angers the coaches and really can't even enter the list in the next league game, then the sense of expectation may be there, just a surprise, ha, I guess it's a fright!

"Ha, I'll just talk about it, just talk about it, Coach Ruben don't take it seriously, ha, don't take it seriously......"

Nihat smiled, turned around to hide his embarrassment, and hugged Fan Bizhuang's shoulder: "Hey, little rookie, why is your face so ugly?" Ha, you can't be shouting in your heart, 'Choose me, choose me, choose me'? Ha, let me tell you, don't be discouraged, not this time, there will be another time! I'm optimistic about you, next time you will definitely be able to enter the eighteen-man list! ”

Fan Bizhuang's mood was already a little lost, and Nihat's words of comfort were more like showing off, which made him angry for a while, and his cold face was twisted to the side, he was afraid that if he looked at it again, he would not be able to restrain himself, and stomped this annoying face.

"Ha, I lost my temper. I'll tell you, rookie, I think when I first came here, but it took more than two months to make the eighteen-man list, and I stayed on the bench for nearly a month before I got the opportunity to come off the bench. Don't expect too much, keep working hard, hahaha......"

Nihat laughed again, then leaned his head against Fan Bizhuang, and boasted: "Of course, if you recognize me as the boss, when I am my little follower, maybe Mr. Manuel will look at my face and give you a faster chance to play." How about it, do you want to think about it? ”

"Consider your sister!"

Fan Bizhuang almost couldn't help but burst out directly, this Nihat, a stinky mouth, is really speechless.

"Mess with you, then go to a nightclub to flirt with a girl, and then accept punishment on the training ground with a bitter face?"

Riquelme, who had been silent in the crowd, suddenly spoke, and he said a mocking word to Nihat, almost making Nihat not hold back his internal injuries.

Without waiting for Nihat to argue, Riquelme looked at Nihat and continued: "I have a way to get Fan to play faster and at no cost. How's that, KΓ€rcher, do you want to make a bet? ”

Ruben and Pellegrini, who had been watching their disciples play, suddenly glanced at each other, and both saw the smiles in each other's eyes, Ruben leaned over and said with a low smile: "It seems that there are still smart people in the team, Roman seems to have discovered something." ”

"Don't underestimate Roman's intelligence, ...... here," Pellegrini replied with a low voice, gesturing his head, "He's the smartest man I've ever met, not just on the pitch." ”