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Chapter 332 Play football like Kaká! Platini is worried! [A big chapter with words, please beg me to subscribe]

"What do they want to do?"

At the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Platini pointed to the newspapers in front of him and asked the UEFA officials in front of him.

In just two or three days, La Liga, Atletico Madrid, and Yang Hao made moves one after another, and the public opinion outside has completely exploded.

Even the New York Times in the United States is reporting on it.

Public opinion in Spain was even more ignited.

They feel that UEFA has been deliberately suppressing La Liga in the past few years.

This season’s Champions League quarter-final draws and Europa League quarter-final draws are the best proof.

It’s all a civil war in La Liga!

But in the end, the Champions League and Europa League were taken away by Villarreal.

In the words of the Spanish media and fans who mocked UEFA, no matter how shady you are, the championship still belongs to La Liga.

The strength is there, you can’t handle it!

But as the president of UEFA, Platini doesn't care about the public opinion of ordinary people at all. He only cares about one thing.

The fire has been lit. What does the other party want to do? How will the aftermath be dealt with next?

"According to the information we received from Spain, this La Liga meeting was held at short notice. The sponsors were Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Sevilla, Deportivo La Coruña and Villa. Rael.”

Secretary General Infantino was sitting next to Platini, introducing the latest information he had.

"Are the strongest teams in La Liga participating?" Platini was still a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, La Liga was so united this time.

For a long time, UEFA has determined the top teams in major leagues, and a very important bargaining chip has been the mid- and lower-tier teams.

For example, in the Premier League, the interests of BIG4 and other teams are not very consistent.

So it is difficult to reach consensus on many things in the Premier League.

Teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have not protested against UEFA in the past. Ferguson and Wenger have scolded them countless times, but Platini was not in charge at the time.

Is it effective?

Very few.

why?

Because the Premier League didn’t come forward!

But the current situation is that La Liga has come forward.

"When did they become so united?" Platini felt puzzled.

Infantino shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Atletico Madrid's prestige in Spain is even higher than that of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and it is more supported by the middle and lower-tier teams. They all regard Atletico Madrid as their leader."

Platini frowned, "Because of the reforms?"

"Yes, the situation in La Liga is getting better and better now, and La Liga is also benefiting a lot. The key lies in the reform initiated by Atletico Madrid. This was not particularly obvious at the time, but looking back now, that reform The reforms have completely established Atletico Madrid's position in Spain."

Platini frowned.

He was elected president of UEFA in early 07, defeating Johansson. It was not these football powers that supported him, but the football associations of small and medium-sized countries with more votes.

They can choose Platini, or they can choose someone else.

Therefore, if Platini wants to fulfill his original promise, in addition to benefiting the football associations and clubs of small and medium-sized countries, a very important point is to suppress the top leagues.

This is a task that tests his skills very much, and the requirement is to fight without breaking through.

Platini did a good job, and in 08, he reached a consensus with the G14 and forced the disbandment of the G14 through national football subsidies. This completely eliminated a serious problem that had plagued UEFA for many years.

This brought his political reputation in European football to its peak, and also allowed Platini to see the next possibility.

Another organization located in Switzerland, FIFA!

But now, the situation has changed.

"What does the lawyer say?" Platini is most concerned about La Liga's decision.

"I have studied with the legal team. It is difficult to say how much legal effect our understanding agreement has. But if La Liga must be terminated, we really have no way to deal with them."

"We have no way to interfere with their domestic schedule, and even if we win this time, they can't lift it, but in terms of specific implementation, they will definitely try every means and provide various force majeure to stop it."

"Don't forget, our understanding agreement has a contract period. It will be renewed in 2012. If they don't sign it by then, there is nothing we can do." Infantino himself is a UEFA lawyer and is very familiar with it. Laws and regulations.

"Regarding this matter specifically, if La Liga is really unwilling to do it, the most likely solution is that we get some compensation and they terminate the agreement."

Platini rubbed his brow with a headache.

Maybe many fans have not noticed a detail, that is, events such as the Champions League, European Cup, World Cup, etc. often occupy a certain point in time.

In other words, during that period of time, there was only one event in the world.

In other words, this is the only competition in Europe.

The biggest benefit brought by this exclusive monopoly is the maximization of commercial interests.

Not only ratings, but also commercial sponsorship, involving all other aspects.

But what if a gap is opened?

Well, UEFA has nothing to do with Spain. OK, La Liga has started to arrange cup competitions at the same time as the Champions League.

What about the English League Cup and FA Cup?

What about the cup competitions of Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and other leagues?

Even in the future, will there be leagues that also arrange to compete with the Champions League?

Many people will feel that the Copa del Rey will not affect the Champions League.

Yes, but it's temporary.

What if the King's Cup is operated?

To take a step back, this is not a question of whether the influence is enough to challenge the Champions League. This is a question of the exclusivity period.

When you lose this uniqueness, the value is greatly reduced.

Not to mention the problem that over time, the influence will gradually be weakened.

In the past, countries dealt with UEFA either through the Football Association or, like the G14, they formed a group to speak out. These could affect UEFA, but they did not directly touch UEFA's interests.

But now, things have changed.

La Liga seems to be aware that it has a weapon in its hands to fight against UEFA.

More importantly, these weapons are not only available in La Liga, but also in the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga.

This is the trickiest part of the whole thing.

Platini clearly realized that he had to calm down the storm as soon as possible.

Before the major leagues react, they should completely downplay the matter and minimize the impact.

"Where is Bilal? What did he say?" Platini thought of the president of the Spanish Football Federation.

He is also the Vice-President of UEFA and Chairman of the Referees Committee.

After the game at Old Trafford, Villar approached Platini, but Platini calmed him down.

"I called him. He attended the La Liga board of directors in Madrid and talked to those directors. Yesterday he flew to Switzerland."

"In Geneva?" Platini asked curiously.

"No, I said I would fly to Zurich first."

Zurich?

When you arrive in Geneva, you can quickly reach UEFA's Nyon headquarters.

But go to Zurich, which is the FIFA headquarters.

Platini felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Call him and tell him...I want to meet him."

……

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Spanish Football Federation Chairman Pilar arrived belatedly.

"I'm sorry, Michelle, there are really some things at FIFA that I need to deal with, so I kept you waiting for a long time."

Pilar is still as "enthusiastic" as ever.

Platini waited for a day and was somewhat anxious, but someone who could reach his current status would never lose his composure.

"It's okay. I just feel that some misunderstandings cannot be explained clearly on the phone and must be clarified and communicated in person."

After Platini invited Bilal to sit down, he did not get into the topic directly. Instead, he asked about things in Zurich, such as what did Blatter think of this matter?

"Joseph is unwilling to interfere in UEFA's internal affairs, but he said that the differences within UEFA will not affect Spain and Spanish clubs' participation in FIFA events. He believes that UEFA can handle it well."

Platini heard it.

Blatter wants to put himself in a neutral position, and even if necessary, he will probably stand up to coordinate all parties and be a peacemaker, but this itself means standing on top of UEFA.

The relationship between the president of FIFA and the president of UEFA has always been very delicate.

In the early years, Johansson and Blatter had a very bad relationship.

Now, although Platini has a close personal relationship with Blatter, in fact, the relationship between the two is also very delicate.

Blatter is 73 years old, and Platini has never concealed his desire to replace him.

As for what the outside world says, that Blatter supports Platini to take over, this is nonsense!

The best honeymoon period of the relationship between the two was the moment Platini killed Johansson. After that, the relationship began to go downhill, because Platini would not be restrained and controlled by Blatter.

Of course, the two are still in a delicate situation where they can't fight without breaking up.

Bilal should have contributed to FIFA's statement, right?

Platini glanced at the Spanish Football Federation president but said nothing.

"I want to know, is La Liga determined to terminate the understanding agreement?" Platini asked with concern.

Villar immediately showed a bitter look on his face, "I was at the scene and explained a lot to them, but I failed to convince them that this time La Liga's resolution was passed unanimously."

Platini was heartbroken.

He didn't believe what Pilar said.

Because Bilal wears the same pants as La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation can get a share of La Liga's broadcast rights every year. The better La Liga does, the Spanish Football Federation will follow suit.

"What are the plans after the cancellation?" Platini asked.

Bilal shook his head, "It's not clear yet, but it is said that the King's Cup may add more events. Many sponsors, including Emirates Airlines, and some broadcasters are very interested in the King's Cup."

After a pause, Bilal smiled and said: "You know, La Liga's preseason is also very prosperous now."

Speaking of this, Platini's face didn't look good.

La Liga's pre-season is really good and getting better and better.

But the problem is, this has nothing to do with UEFA.

"Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia really want to reorganize G14?" Platini asked again.

Pilar smiled bitterly and spread his hands, "I really don't know about this."

Platini looked deeply at the old fox, trying to see if he really didn't know.

As a result, nothing can be seen.

Platini knows very well that whether it is La Liga or G14, this head must not be opened!

He became anxious.

"Can you help me make arrangements? I want to meet with people from Atletico Madrid and Yang Hao."

Platini sensitively got to the heart of the matter.

Of course Pilar had no problem and even made a call on the spot.

As a result, the phone call came and Cerezo said that he and Xiao Hill had gone to South Africa.

What to do in South Africa?

Playing in the Confederations Cup?

Oh, by the way, La Liga has signed an agreement with the South Africa World Cup Organizing Committee. This year, Atletico Madrid's pre-season will be held in South Africa, and the training camp of the Shelters will also be arranged in South Africa.

When I called Yang Hao again, he was not there.

"You're not taking your little girlfriend on vacation, are you?" Pilar joked on the phone.

"I just came back from the Netherlands and am now having dinner with Zidane in Paris, France." Yang Hao did not elaborate on what he was going to do on the phone.

Platini watched Bilal hang up the phone, and after receiving the answer, his face was as dark as water.

It's obvious that everyone at Atletico Madrid doesn't want to see him.

……

Rani Surmaan.

This should be a small town on the eastern outskirts of Paris that is hard to find on a map.

But countless Parisian citizens and tourists pass by here every year, but they often turn a blind eye to this suburban town composed of African Americans and similar to a slum.

All of their attention will fall on Disneyland Paris, not far to the east.

His mother, Moriba, often said that Disneyland Paris opened in April, and he came to this world in March of the following year.

"You must have heard the news about Disneyland and couldn't wait to get into your mother's belly."

But Paul Pogba's life since childhood was not easy.

His father, Antoine, was an unsuccessful professional footballer who taught them to play football when they were very young.

Antoine often educates them that for a family like theirs, playing professional football is a good promotion path.

Paul Pogba also has two twin brothers, and the three brothers always play together.

When he was 3 years old, his parents divorced and Antoine left the family. His mother, Moliba, had to raise their three brothers and his two cousins ​​alone.

But no matter how hard it is, Moriba still supports her children to receive football training.

There were no good teams near Ranis-sur-Maine, so they had to go to Rouissibri, about ten kilometers south, to receive youth training. There were many children from Africa there who specialized in teaching football.

The twin brothers Florentin and Mathias are both talented. Florentin plays as a central defender and Mathias plays as a center. Both are tall and strong, and Roissibri has always played. Get the best player.

Pogba started training at Roissibri with his twin brother at the age of 6.

When he was 13 years old, his 16-year-old twin brother made a name for himself in the eastern suburbs of Paris and was spotted by many teams, so they both went to play for the powerful La Liga team Celta Vigo.

That's a top-ranked team in La Liga.

Pogba was very envious. After his two brothers left, he came to Torsi from Roissibri, which is closer to home, but he only stayed in Torsi for one year.

In 07, Celta Vigo, where the two brothers played, was relegated from La Liga, and they followed the team to La Liga.

Pogba was attracted by many French teams due to his performance in the eastern suburbs of Paris, and eventually went to the youth training camp in Le Havre, a city in western France, to continue training.

In order to get Pogba, Le Havre also had a fight with Torsi, but in the end Le Havre won.

For the next two years, Pogba has been living in the dormitory of Le Havre, playing football with all his peers, and was selected for the French U08 national team in 16. With his outstanding performance, he became Captain of the team.

In the summer of 09, the 16-year-old Pogba attracted the attention of many European giants with his outstanding performance in Le Havre and the French U16 national team, and he became very popular for a while.

But it was also at this time that his two brothers were dismissed by Celta Vigo in the Spanish Second Division on the grounds that their performance at the club did not meet the club's requirements.

But Pogba and his family know that the main reason is due to his lifestyle.

Florentin has good abilities. After leaving Spain, he quickly passed the trial training and got a contract in the youth team of Sedan in Ligue 2. But his brother Mathias was not so lucky.

He's still trying out here and there and doesn't know where he's going to go next.

Pogba's Le Havre was also relegated from Ligue 1.

The football journeys of the three brothers have all encountered changes this summer. It seems that only Pogba, who is only 16 years old, still has a little hope.

But where to go next is a big question hanging on the Pogba family.

Not long ago, Ferguson personally came to the eastern suburbs of Paris and chatted with them at their old and dilapidated home in Llanis-sur-Marne about Manchester United's optimism and attention to Pogba, hoping to recruit the talented French midfielder. .

This makes parents very satisfied.

Teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea have promised generous salary packages, but they are more cautious.

Antoine, who is a professional player, knows very well that with Pogba's current situation, he should develop steadily. As long as he concentrates on playing the ball well, it is not difficult to make money.

Just when they were leaning more towards Manchester United, agent Gael Maher got a call.

The next day, agent Gael Maher drove to the door of Pogba's house in Ranisulman.

Although Antoine and Moribal were divorced, they had always jointly decided on their children's development and choices.

And Pogba also went out to greet him.

He saw that behind Gail Maher's broken Peugeot, there was another luxury car.

Soon, three people got out of the car.

A very beautiful and fashionably dressed young lady seemed to burst the air around her as soon as she got out of the car.

The other two people who came down were each more surprising than the other. Atletico Madrid's head coach Yang Hao, and French football superstar Zidane.

Oh my god, why are they together?

Pogba was a little dumbfounded.

Zidane, that's his idol!

As a professional player, he actually has many idols, including Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Henry, Cisse and so on.

But his favorites are Zidane and Kaka.

Because they all play midfield.

"Hello, Paul." Yang Hao walked forward with a smile.

Pogba was surprised.

His father, Antoine, and mother, Moriba, came to greet him.

After meeting, Yang Hao and others were welcomed into their shabby old building.

……

Although Zidane is a famous star of Real Madrid, in fact, Yang Hao and Zidane have a good personal relationship.

Moreover, after retiring, Zidane became free and could often contact Yang Hao.

He even occasionally goes to watch Atletico Madrid games.

The reason why Yang Hao made a special trip to bring Zidane here this time was really just a coincidence.

He originally went to the Netherlands with Miriam Leone, met with Van Dijk, signed the Dutch central defender to Atletico Madrid, and then went south to Paris, France.

Zidane happened to be in Paris, so he made an appointment with Yang Hao for dinner.

Seeing that he was doing nothing, Yang Hao happened to think about Pogba's idol, isn't Zidane?

So, he pulled Zidane along.

During the meeting, Yang Hao first expressed his appreciation and affirmation of Pogba on behalf of Atletico Madrid.

He told Antoine and Moliba that Pogba has very high potential and talent, and he should go to the best and most formal team in the youth training to receive further training and refinement.

"I can say with great confidence that, looking at the entire European football world, there is no club that is better at cultivating young players than Atletico Madrid." When Yang Hao said this, he was still very confident.

Regarding Pogba, Yang Hao did not analyze it in detail, but used a very vivid expression.

"He should play like Zidane and Kaká!"

Antoine and Moribal were both shocked.

They know that their son has high potential, and others, including Ferguson, have also praised Pogba, but this is the first time that Yang Hao has said so definitely.

But Yang Hao also raised many questions, including that Pogba still has many important things to do if he wants to become a professional player.

For example, he needs to become more self-disciplined, he needs to develop better playing habits, and he needs to improve his cultural level to make himself better.

Yang Hao feels that although Pogba encountered a big setback at Manchester United in his previous life, he also had a lot of problems of his own, especially on the character level, plus his brother, Mathias, who set his younger brother off.

In general, if Pogba wants to become a talent, there are still many obstacles.

Yang Hao introduced Atletico Madrid's youth training in detail, including the training and care of young players, as well as some things in life, as well as Pogba's positioning.

After he comes to Atletico Madrid, he will directly enter the second team. If he performs well, he can definitely enter the first team.

This is undoubtedly a great stimulus to them.

That's Atletico Madrid!

The best club in world football right now!

Although Atletico Madrid failed in the Champions League semi-finals for two consecutive years, no one doubts Atletico Madrid's strength.

Being able to play for Atletico Madrid is something that many players dream of.

What's more, you can also get up close to your idol Kaka, as well as Pogba's other favorite player, Messi.

Therefore, after hearing Yang Hao's words, Pogba almost had his promise written on his face.

On the contrary, his parents behaved more restrained and rationally, asking Yang Hao many questions.

After getting a satisfactory answer, they did not express their position on the spot, but said they would seriously consider it.

As for their demands, a signing fee of 20 euros, 10 euros each for the father and mother, and a house in the suburbs of Madrid, these are all acceptable to Atletico Madrid.

Yang Hao even told Antoine and Moliba, "As long as you agree, we will arrange for someone to contact Le Havre."

"We at Atletico Madrid are different from other clubs. We will not poach people secretly. We hope that our players will leave the club that trained them in an aboveboard manner with their heads held high."

This surprised Antoine and Moliba.

Clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are willing to give them money in the hope of getting Pogba from Le Havre for free.

But now it seems that Yang Hao is planning to pay a training fee to Le Havre and take Pogba away.

Both of them were a little moved after hearing this, and they were obviously satisfied with Atletico Madrid's approach.

No one wants to sneak out.

But they don't know that by doing this, Yang Hao is actually avoiding risks for Atletico Madrid.

After directly contacting Le Havre, after the two parties negotiated, the compensation may not be even one million euros, which is about seven or eight million euros. Adding other expenses, the total amount will be less than two million euros.

This is completely affordable for Atletico Madrid.

In Yang Hao's previous life, after Manchester United secretly poached Pogba, Le Havre threatened to sue FIFA and UEFA.

Prior to this, Chelsea had been punished for poaching French Ligue 1 Lens player Kakuta.

Therefore, Manchester United was quite nervous and ended up losing a large amount of money to Le Havre. No one knows the exact amount, but it was at least seven figures.

Therefore, before Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid recruit people, they will have a professional team of lawyers to conduct compliance checks to ensure that everything is legal.

Atletico Madrid's legal team has said that in this case Pogba still needs to be paid to avoid trouble.

Moreover, Atletico Madrid's reputation is relatively good.

……

"Why do I feel like I'm being used by you?"

On the way back to central Paris, Zidane complained to Yang Hao.

Although he didn't speak during the whole process, Pogba asked him for an autograph and a photo, saying he was his die-hard fan.

Only then did Zidane realize the reason why Yang Hao asked him to go to the platform.

"Don't say it in such a bad way, okay? What do you mean by taking advantage?"

Yang Hao laughed, "In this way, if Pogba is kicked out in the future, I will tell everyone that he joined Atletico Madrid because of Zidane's recommendation. Do you think this is good?"

Zidane was stunned for a moment and almost stopped fighting Yang Hao.

"Are you trying to kill me?"

Including the driver, there were four people in the car, all of whom were laughing their heads off.

Zidane is a star of Real Madrid and a close friend of Florentino. If it becomes public that he helped Atletico Madrid poach Pogba, what will Real Madrid fans think of him?

"I tell you, no one is allowed to tell this matter." Zidane felt guilty.

He felt that he had been tricked by Yang Hao.

As soon as he saw Zidane's appearance, Yang Hao immediately laughed, "Then, you don't want Real Madrid fans to know about it, right?"

I don't know why, but when he saw Yang Hao's expression of wanting to blackmail him, Zidane felt upset.

This expression, this tone, why do you think you have seen it in a movie?

"What do you want to do?" Zidane asked warily.

"A treat, a treat must be given." Yang Hao made the request confidently.

Zidane almost cried.

I went with you to recruit a player, but you took advantage of me, and now I'm blackmailing you. Is there any law in this world?

I...I promised you, okay?

……

When Yang Hao returned to Madrid from Paris, France, he received news from Xiao Hill immediately.

Spanish Football Federation president Villar said Platini wanted to meet with him to clarify the misunderstanding in person.

Yang Hao ignored this at all.

In his opinion, there is no turning back in many things.

Once this war with UEFA starts, it cannot be stopped. UEFA must make concessions and compromises.

Of course, at this stage, it is temporarily unrealistic to force UEFA to do anything, or even to create a European Super League.

The so-called European Super League has always been a bargaining chip used by wealthy clubs to negotiate with UEFA.

If this is really the case, not many teams would be willing to play with Atletico Madrid.

Including La Liga and La Liga.

To put it bluntly, everything in the world is for profit.

If Yang Hao wants to unite most people, he will ultimately have to rely on interests.

The simplest thing has upset the Champions League table. What benefit does it bring to everyone?

What everyone wants to do most is actually to restrain UEFA, constantly restrain and enhance the club's right to speak in the Champions League and European competitions.

This is a bit like the Premier League and the Football Association, La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation, they are all the same.

The difference is that UEFA is much stronger than the English Football Association and the Spanish Football Federation.

A very interesting point here is that the chairman of the Spanish Football Federation, Bilal, is also the vice-president of UEFA.

But this time Bilal said that he really didn't know about the refereeing.

According to Cerezo, Villar hopes to use this incident to cut off Platini's hands on the UEFA Referees Committee and reduce his power.

Whether it is Florentino, Laporta or Cerezo, they all hope that one day Bilal will have full control over the referee committee, and there is no need to take special care of La Liga, just maintain appropriate fairness.

Why?

Because to fight with UEFA, we still need help from other leagues.

Creating a fair environment, getting rid of the "claws" of UEFA, and allowing everyone to compete based on their true abilities is the long-term solution.

There is another thing that Yang Hao has not told anyone, and that is what happened in his previous life. Blatter, Platini and others were all sacked due to corruption.

Bilal himself is also not clean. He is colluding with Platini, Blatter and others, but at the same time he is also in conspiracy with each other.

All in all, from FIFA to UEFA, I really haven’t seen anything clean.

But no matter what, Yang Hao doesn't want to see Platini for the time being.

……

After arriving in Madrid, Yang Hao began to be busy with the Spanish national team.

This time the team went to South Africa, and Yang Hao's 23-man roster was announced on June 6.

Yang Hao attended the press conference and answered some questions about the Spanish national team.

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Reina and Diego Lopez;

Defense: Ramos, Arbeloa, Antonio Lopez, Capdevila, Puyol, Pepe and Albiol;

Midfielder: Iniesta, Xavi, Xavi Alonso, Marcos Senna, David Silva, Cesc Fabregas, Cazorla, Busquets and Juan Mata;

Forwards: Villa, Torres, Llorente, Reyes.

These 23 people basically still use Yang Hao's previous team, and they are also players who have performed well in recent times.

Yang Hao originally wanted to recruit Pique, but after the end of the season, Pique suffered a muscle tear in his left leg. Although Villarreal said he would be sidelined for half a month, the specific situation was difficult to say.

Yang Hao specially arranged for Parales to go to Villarreal to check on Pique's injury. He came to the conclusion that he might not be able to recover in half a month, so Yang Hao did not recruit Pique.

There is one less central defender, but since Ramos can also play as central defender, it is not a big problem.

Juan Mata performed well in Valencia, and Yang Hao hopes that this young player can bring some changes to the national team's wing and frontcourt offense.

If there are no accidents, this will probably be Marcos Senna's last national team competition.

After playing in the Confederations Cup, Marcos Senna is already 33 years old. By the time of next year's World Cup in South Africa, he will be almost 34. By then, Yang Hao will definitely have to consider other candidates.

At the press conference, Yang Hao expressed his confidence in the Confederations Cup.

The three major European bookmakers are also the most optimistic about Spain, with the lowest odds, followed by Brazil and Argentina.

Judging from the current situation, almost everyone is optimistic about these three strong teams, especially Spain and Brazil.

This is probably the first time Yang Hao met Deng Jia.

Back then, when Yang Hao first took office, Dunga fired at him.

Three years later, Yang Hao finally had the opportunity to say hello to him.

However, that will have to wait until at least the semi-finals.

……

Spain basically continues the old rules.

When reporting at Las Rozas Sports City, everyone went directly to Atletico Madrid's Mahadajonda for a detailed physical examination. After receiving the players' physical examination reports, Yang Hao arranged to start arranging their training.

Before the Confederations Cup, the Spanish Football Federation arranged a warm-up match.

But this is also quite troublesome, because other teams are playing in the World Cup qualifying rounds, so the opponent in this warm-up match can only choose Azerbaijan, which has no qualifiers.

He is not very strong and is located in the Middle East. After playing, he will go directly south to South Africa. The itinerary is quite suitable.

During the physical examination, Puyol, David Silva and others were more or less diagnosed with injuries, but they would basically not affect the subsequent Confederations Cup.

Some of them were even old patients, so Yang Hao did not replace them.

Since the league has just ended, and Real Madrid has just finished playing the Champions League final three or four days ago, this training camp will focus on adjusting physical fitness and condition first.

After a week of secret training at Las Rozas Sports City, the team set off for Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

At the Bakaramov Stadium in Baku, Spain played a warm-up match with the Azerbaijan national team.

Yang Hao still followed the old rules and responded with two different tactics in the first half and the second half.

Since Spain had just finished their physical training and had not yet adjusted to their condition, coupled with the long journey, Spain did not play well in the first half of the game, especially at the beginning.

The opponent's strength is very different from that of Spain, but they can't afford to play at home, so they are waiting for work.

One thing that best reflects the state of Spain is that Villa and Torres each had one goal.

It's all just a little bit different.

But after half an hour of familiarity, Spain gradually entered the state.

First, Arbeloa made a pass from the right, Torres headed the ball over, and Villa scored.

Then David Silva passed the ball and Villa scored twice.

Before the end of the first half, Iniesta dribbled the ball into the penalty area and scored.

In the second half, Yang Hao changed almost everyone.

Reyes scored another victory for Spain in the 67th minute, 4-0!

4 minutes later, Ramos made a pass from the right, and Llorente hit the goal with a header, 5-0!

After that, until the 87th minute, Busquets sent a direct pass and Juan Mata scored.

In the end, Spain defeated Azerbaijan 6-0.

Winning this warm-up match is a reasonable thing for Spain, but many problems were also exposed during the game, including the players' condition not being excited enough, and the team's cooperation in offense not being smooth enough. etc.

For example, in the first half hour of the game, Spain used excellent passing and ball control to control the situation, but was unable to score.

Gaining power but not scoring is also an old problem in Spain.

Yang Hao told the players that the three opponents in the group stage this time are not strong. It will be normal for Spain to control the overall situation, but how to turn the advantage into goals will be a big test for Spain.

After the warm-up match, Spain departed from Azerbaijan and took a special flight south to Johannesburg, South Africa.

At this time, it is hot summer in the Middle East, but it is cold winter in South Africa.

After the team arrived, they headed to Rustenburg, west of Johannesburg.

The city is famous for its platinum mining and Spain's first group match against Argentina will be held here.

When the team arrived, it was still raining and freezing in Rustenburg.

What made the team even more embarrassed was that 2 hours after arriving in Rustenburg, the team started its first training session.

According to team leader Hierro, the team's training venue was originally arranged in a football field. The conditions of the field were so bad that mushrooms even grew on the grass.

In the end, he came forward to mediate with the South African organizers, and finally the venue was temporarily changed to the current one.

The conditions are still not as good as those in Spain, but we can only make do with it.

Fortunately, after the first round, Spain will leave Rustenburg and move to Bloemfontein.

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　　[Additional] Sorry, I didn’t notice before. In this world line, the participating teams in the Confederations Cup should have changed. Brazil is the World Cup champion and the America’s Cup champion. According to convention, it should be the America’s Cup runner-up Argentina who also participates in the Confederations Cup. In the World Cup, the participating teams were adjusted, and the schedule was adjusted accordingly. I made the modifications.

　　

　

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