Chapter 3 Preliminary team

Chapter 3 Preliminary team

Mallorca, located in the center of the Balearic Islands, is the most central and largest of the three major islands of the Balearic Islands. It covers an area of ​​3,640 kilometers and has a total population of nearly one million. , of which nearly half of the population lives in the largest port, which is also the capital of the Balearic Islands Autonomous Region, Palma de Mallorca - referred to as Mallorca, which is also the home stadium and headquarters of the Mallorca club.

There is plenty of sunshine here, and there are three hundred days of sunny days a year, full of sandy beaches, steep cliffs, fields planted with olive or almond trees and other varied natural scenery - precisely because of this With beautiful weather and scenery, Mallorca is known as "the Paradise of the Mediterranean". There are always many tourists flocking from European countries to enjoy the sunshine and sea water here. As the largest port on the island, Mallorca has also become prosperous.

Tourism is naturally the biggest economic pillar of Mallorca, and most of the historical buildings here are Gothic. There are many restaurants, bars, restaurants and discos on the promenade of Palma. At Birff Castle, when you board a circular Gothic building, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the whole city: the Gothic Catholic Church, the Almdina Palace - the former Arab stronghold, the Goths Quarter, Cote Square, Town Hall, King James III Street, Delborn Boulevard, Viller Square and Las Ramblas – Chopin also lived here.

It is precisely because of these characteristic ancient buildings and good weather that the entire Mallorca island is full of hotels. Needless to say, Mallorca, which is the capital of the region, and the coastal cities of Andraich, Soller, and Alcu Cities such as Nea, Santa Margherita, Alta, Manacor, and Campos have gradually become prosperous. Jose's father, Alemani, is a hotel chain businessman, and every year he can With millions of dollars in revenue-and he was able to become the chairman of Mallorca without shares, the biggest factor is that he is a native of Mallorca-and several other shareholders control 100% The Asensio family, which owns 60% of the shares, actually controls the Malaga area. In Mallorca, they are just a group of outsiders. Vicente Grande, who controls 30% of the shares The headquarters of the Lak company is not in Mallorca, so Alemani's appointment has not been opposed by anyone.

Mallorca's home stadium, the St. Moise Stadium, which just moved in last year, is located a little east of downtown Mallorca, and the traffic is quite developed, while Mallorca's Doral training base is located a little further east. It is only a ten-minute drive from St. Moise Stadium.

When the order to appoint Jose as the head coach of the second team was conveyed, there was not much resistance in the second team. Jose himself came out of the second team and had a good relationship with the coaches of the second team. , the head coach of the second team, Francisco, has already decided to retire. It is very reasonable for Jose to return from the first team to serve as the head coach of the second team.

After meeting with several coaches of the second team, Jose came to the training ground of the second team-although it is the middle of the season, the training of the players of the second team has not ended yet-before entering the first team, they still It takes a long time to work hard.

"Joan, how's the situation of the second team these past few months?" Jose asked the oldest assistant coach of the second team, Joan Mesqueda, with a smile.

"Very good. Last season, I finally succeeded in relegation in West Second Division... The Diego Tristan you valued performed so well. He scored 19 goals in 34 games. No wonder the first team values ​​him so much. '" Mesqueta replied.

"It's already twenty-three years old, and it's time to use it." Jose smiled slightly: "So... what about the guy I brought back from Brazil?"

"That tall guy? He's very good. Although he's only been here for half a year, he's already the core of the second team's offense... His skills are excellent and his organizational skills are strong. If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid we might not be able to survive relegation." Mei Squeda nodded, then pointed to the training field: "Although he is a Brazilian, he is very hardworking..."

Looking at Mesqueta's hand, Jose laughed—it was a tall young man with a high nose and deep eyes, who was doing short pass training back and forth with another young man on the training ground, It can be seen that he did it very seriously.

Looking at this young player, Jose showed a satisfied smile—this is not a superstar, but he is also an outstanding player. Half a year ago, he took advantage of a trip to Brazil and intercepted the midfielder from the Brazilian club Juventus. Field - Thiago Motta.

It's not that Jose doesn't want to use his knowledge of the future to poach a large number of future superstars. However, before becoming the head coach of Mallorca or even being able to really control Mallorca, he has no right to do so at all-Spanish transfers also It's not the head coach who can be in charge, only a special transfer director can control the transfer power, he, a youth team coach, doesn't have this power at all, and he doesn't want to reveal too much information to let others know... It's not the fault of any one person.

As for Motta's arrival, it was completely an accident. He was seriously injured in Brazil a year ago, and he was basically given up by Juventude. At this time, Jose met Mota, who was free Power took Motta to the youth team for free.

Seeing a glimmer of light when he was about to despair, Mota cherished this opportunity very much, so after Jose specially arranged a set of training content for him, he has been strengthening his physical exercise and paying attention to protecting his knees.

"Tiago, Alberto, you are working hard."

After a few words with Mesqueta, Jose walked into the training ground and spoke to the two men who were training.

After seeing Jose, Motta's eyes showed a hint of gratitude, while another young player was much more normal: "Mr. Jose, hello."

Jose nodded slightly to the other young man: "Alberto, Diego will enter the first team after the start of this season, and the second team will rely on you to score...Good performance, the day you enter the first team , not too far away."

Alberto Luke nodded vigorously. With the example of Diego Tristan in front, he began to have more confidence in his future.

"Next, I will be the head coach of the second team... In the next season, I hope we can perform better than last season. And in the new season, I will use new methods Come to train you, do you understand?" Jose said with a smile.

Mota and Luke glanced at each other, with uncontrollable excitement in their eyes.

When Mallorca fans began to look forward to the team's performance in the Champions League in the new season, Jose started his career as the head coach of the second team.

For this news, not many people care about it. An assistant coach returned to the youth team to serve as the head coach of the youth team. As Alemani said, this is a normal transfer, and not many people will care.

This step is very important for Jose, starting from the youth team to promote his tactical philosophy, trying to make the tactical system of the youth team in turn affect the tactical system of the first team in the future, so that it can be inherited in one continuous line—— For a club, this is the enduring legacy.

Cruyff listened to politics behind the scenes, and laid a solid foundation for the La Masia football school for 20 years behind the scenes. Of course Jose knew this story-even though at this time, La Masia was still not well-known.

It's not like Jose doesn't imagine that Real Madrid buys so many superstars every year, spends money to form a strong team, and then leads the team to sweep away thousands of troops... However, He who came back from time travel more than ten years later Ser knows that even if they are as strong as Real Madrid, under the command of the world's best coach Mourinho, leading the world's most expensive group of players, they still cannot gain an advantage against Barcelona, ​​and even more so. What's more, no matter what happens to Mallorca, it is impossible to have Real Madrid's financial resources and appeal. Taking the way of Barcelona may be more suitable for Mallorca.

So from now on, he will also promote his own tactical thinking in the youth team, which is one of the reasons why he asked himself to be the head coach of the youth team-if he is only an assistant coach, he does not have such power.

When Jose started to work hard in the youth team, Mallorca started their journey in the new season.

However, no one expected that this season would be so difficult for Mallorca!

As the fourth place in La Liga last season, Mallorca first participated in the third and final round of the Champions League qualifiers. As long as they can beat Molde from Norway, they will be able to enter the Champions League peripheral group stage , can also obtain substantial benefits from it.

Zero to zero away, 1 to 1 at home - in the painful eyes of 20,000 Mallorca fans, Mallorca ended his first Champions Cup participation experience with an unbeaten record. What I know is that the greater pain is yet to come.

In the first round of the league, they lost 1-2 at home to Real Madrid; in the second round, they lost 1-2 away to Vallecano; in the fourth round, they lost 1-2 away to Real Sociedad; in the sixth round, they lost 0-1 away to Serbia. Erta, the seventh round, a 2-2 draw at home to Deportivo, the eighth round, a 0-3 away loss to Zaragoza...

After the nineteenth round of the league, Mallorca only won three games in the league, drew three games, and lost a total of thirteen games! With 12 points, they are at the bottom of the ranking, deep in the relegation zone...

Mallorca fans are outraged, they don't want to be relegated for the seventh time! Returning to La Liga two years ago was their seventh return to La Liga, and they are unwilling to wait for the eighth time to return to La Liga!

"If you can't win the next game, Gomez will be fired!"

Alemani made a decision at the club's meeting. In fact, this is tantamount to a death sentence for Gomez-because in the next round, Mallorca will go to the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid...

The management has no objection to this decision. Gomez's poor performance in the past six months has made everyone feel that Cooper's assistant is really unreliable. The strength of Mallorca this season should also be compared with last season. Didn't drop, how did it become like this? It's really not as good as Cooper...

Alemani looked at the shareholders and knew that most of them were watching his own jokes—in the middle of the season, it was really not easy to find a suitable firefighter.