Chapter 58 The Hope of Team 2

For Jose, it is very beneficial to let the team have a short-term goal. There are many old players in the team, which will certainly bring the benefits of stability and rich experience, and it will inevitably be affected by the characteristics of some old players being unaware of the ambition and care. In order to eliminate this, the team must have goals. The previous goal was to relegate, but now it is not enough to have a goal in the League Cup final - maybe some players do not work hard in the next league team in order to be able to play the league finals - however, Jose cannot tolerate this. He has given up some games before, but on the court, he did not require the players to not do their best on the court. Strategically giving up certain games and not doing their best in the game are two different things!

What's more, giving players motivation to concentrate on the game is also tactical considerations - long-term rest can certainly restore the players' physical strength, but it is not good for the players' condition - making the body adapt to the rhythm of the game through the game is the basis for players to perform well on the court. No matter how outstanding a player does not play formal games for a long time, even if there is no problem with training in daily life, he will perform very normally on the court. For example, after Etoo came on loan to Mallorca, he gradually increased his number of appearances in Jose, which made his condition become better and better.

So no matter what, Jose has to arrange a short-term goal to allow players to maintain their state and desire to win in the next game. When it is difficult and difficult to enter the European arena at the same time, the team's ranking is in the top half of the standings, that is, the top ten, which is obviously a practical but requires full efforts to strive for.

At the same time, striving for the top ten is also a great improvement to Mallorca's image. At least it will not make people feel that Mallorca will give up the game without a goal. It seems that Mallorca is a very ambitious team. Later, why did Atletico Madrid's golden boy Torres leave Atletico Madrid where he debuted in a disheartened manner? Isn't it because Atletico Madrid almost deliberately lost Barcelona with zero to six in the absence of any pressure to prevent Real Madrid from winning the championship? It was that game that made Torres disheartened and eventually turned to Liverpool's arms. For ambitious players, they can be loyal and can tolerate the team's long-term lack of honor due to their strength, because they have love for this team - but when they see that this team has no ambition and passive game in the game just to disgust enemies, they cannot stand it anymore.

An ambitious team image cannot be established in one day, but as the more ambitious performances become, it will naturally have its effect.

However, the next period of time is also a relatively relaxed time for Jose. One game a week and the daily training content is basically focused on conditioning and recovery. Tactical training will not require too much, so Jose seems very relaxed. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to the training of the first team, he will often go to the training ground of the second team to pay attention to the two people he hasn't paid attention to for a long time...

Since becoming the acting head coach of the first team, Jose rarely goes to the second team's training ground. The main reason is that he has no time - although it seems that all he has to do is command the first team's game and observe the training, but facing a first team that is already in trouble, Jose has to spend a lot of time, at least familiar with the players, arrange the lineup, Etoo's loan matters, observe the opponent's characteristics, arrange the tactics... Even during training, he often comes out to guide the players' training. How could he have extra time to observe the second team's game?

Regarding this, Joan Mesqueda, who started to take charge of the second team after Jose became the acting head coach of the first team, was very clear about it, and Mota and Luke were also very clear, although Mota and Luke were a little disappointed, because Jose did not seem to have thought of mobilizing personnel from the second team after taking office...

However, despite their disappointment, they could only wait for the opportunity in the second team. Mota firmly believed that Jose would not give up on him. Jose's previous key training for Mota made Mota feel that Jose values ​​him.

In Jose's heart, Mota would not be an ordinary second team member—Mota believed in this very much.

But Luke is different. After all, his feelings for Jose are not as deep as Mota. Mota was brought from Brazil to Mallorca by Jose when he was most confused, so it is naturally different.

However, at this time, when they saw Jose appearing on the side of the training ground of the second team, the happiness in their hearts was the same.

The two young players also see Jose's coaching results recently. They know very clearly that after this season, Jose's status will definitely be unshakable. With Jose's reusability to use the two absolute direct methods of Franco and Tristan in the first team, as long as they perform well, they will definitely have a chance.

Luke may also have to face the competition between Tristan and Etoo, the forward team, but Mota believes that he will have more opportunities than Luke. After seeing how Jose uses Ngongga, Mota roughly understands why Jose changes to the midfielder. A four-position midfielder like Guardiola is his future.

After changing to the middle lane, Mota also felt that this position was indeed suitable for him - he did not need long-distance sprints, no need to cross a few people, he just needed to dispatch during offense and block during defense - his skills and tall figure were perfectly competent for this position, or in other words, Thiago Mota was the young white version of Vicente Ngonga.

And Engongjia is already 35 years old this year. How long can he play? Obviously, this position is just for himself...

"Jose, why are you here today?" Mesquida met him and asked with a smile.

"It's been much easier during this period, so come and have a look." Jose smiled and raised his chin at the training ground: "How is it? Those two guys' training has not been relaxed, right?"

"No, as hardworking as before, and Thiago will practice more almost every day according to the training plan you stayed behind. This Brazilian young man is not very similar to the lazy Brazilian player." Mesqueda said with a smile.

There are many foreign players from La Liga from South America, but more are Argentine players than Brazilian players, especially mid-range teams, who prefer to use Argentine players. First, there is no language barrier, and second, from the perspective of professional attitude, the professional qualities of Argentine players are generally higher than those of Brazilian players. However, Mota, a descendant of Italians, is different from most Brazilian players who come out of the slums. He is very diligent.

"Diligent training is of course a good thing, but be careful not to make him too tired." Jose nodded, and then reminded him that Mota was known for his glass-man physique in later generations. In Barcelona, ​​he was just a key rotation player and was later abandoned by Barcelona because Mota was too easy to get injured, especially when he stretched his thigh muscles at any time, which was typical for straining the emperor - Jose had to guard against this.

After chatting with Mesquida for a few words, he saw that the training of the second team came to an end, so Jose greeted Mesquida and then walked into the training ground.

He is not unfamiliar with this training ground. In the past two years that have been in Mallorca for nearly three years, Jose has spent two years on this training ground. Naturally, he is not unfamiliar with the players of the second team.

But now Jose is no longer the assistant coach of the youth team or the head coach of the second team. He is now the acting head coach of the first team, and he is the head coach of the Mallorca fans for granted in the minds of the next ten years!

So when the players of the second team saw Jose, they seemed to have lost their previous intimacy and began to look at Jose with respect and admiration...

However, Jose did not put on any airs. After entering the training ground, he chatted with the second team players casually, and then participated in the command training at the beginning of the next stage of training. Just like before, Jose was still the same person who had no expression on his face during training, but was closely watching the training effect of everyone on the field. Is it the end of the game to correct the Jose who was not trained enough or had wrong movements in a certain aspect...

When Jose corrected Mota's mistake of turning around and getting the ball out, the feeling of moving in Mota's heart seemed to have come back in the past...

The training time of the second team was not very long. After more than an hour, the training of the second team ended.

Jose clapped his face and said to the players who were still not finished: "Guys, you have to know that Mallorca has always had the tradition of selecting players from the second team to the first team... I also see your performance this season. It ranks 11th in the Spanish Second Division and has a good result. Many players also make me happy. I believe that in the near future, many of you will wear Mallorca jerseys and fight for Mallorca at the San Mois Stadium and fight for Mallorca fans."

Mesqueda stood beside Jose with a smile, but she was not angry at Jose's behavior of taking over the main character - he was originally Jose's assistant, not to mention that Jose is currently acting head coach in the first team, it is normal to train the second team. What's more, Mesqueda is not young anymore and has no intention of fighting for power and profit...

Looking at the players who had a lot of excited expressions on their faces, Jose smiled and then waved to the two people in the crowd.

"Tiago, Albert, from tomorrow, you go to the first team and train with you."

Mota and Luke, who were pointed at by him, looked at each other, and then saw an irresistible joy in each other's eyes.

Mota firmly believed that his idea was indeed correct. The head coach really trusted him, and Luke's slight dissatisfaction with Jose disappeared at this moment!

The other second team players looked at Mota and Luke with envy, but Jose's next words made them excited.

"As for others, as long as they perform well, I will still give them a chance." After Jose said the two team players immediately cheered.

Jose smiled and looked at the players of the second team. His words just now were a wonderful lie. In fact, most of the players of the second team have no ability to gain a foothold in the first team, and even playing as a substitute is difficult, but Jose is not a lie. As long as there are other people in the second team that show enough abilities, he will not be able to not use it.

Even Mota and Luke are now, Jose does not intend to use them too much. Even this time, he has more reasons to let Mota and Luke join the first team. He just wants to bring them in the final of the League Cup and let them feel the atmosphere of the competition.
Chapter completed!