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Chapter 204

Contract negotiation is not a simple matter. Both Fan Bizhuang and the club want to maximize the benefits as much as possible. The two parties have differences on many details, especially in the aspect of the contract period. The previous contract , Fan Bizhuang signed a period of three years, and after the revision, Villarreal requested that this period be extended to five years.

Three years is already a long time. After all, no one can guarantee what will happen in three years. Perhaps a big team has taken a fancy to Fan Bizhuang and wants to take him away, but the contract is still in hand. , what if Fan Bizhuang can't leave?
Not to mention Fan Bizhuang, even the most important figure in the team, head coach Manuel Pellegrini's contract will expire next year, and the Chilean engineer is not sure whether he will stay. As for Fan Bizhuang , which is even more uncertain.

Three years feels like a long time, and five years, even thinking about it makes people feel impossible.

At least on this point, Molina is determined not to back down.He has great confidence in his employer, and firmly believes that as long as Fan Bizhuang continues to perform so well, he will definitely attract the attention of big clubs. He cannot sell out the greater interests of his employer in the future because of short-term interests.

In order to stay, or appease the future core, the Villarreal club is full of sincerity. They expressed their willingness to pay the maximum salary in the team, but they will not give an inch when it comes to the five-year contract period.

Molina did not back down at all. The two sides continued to argue about this issue, and the negotiations seemed to be at a deadlock.

Fan Bizhuang completely handed over the matter of revising the contract to Molina. It is not terrible to be in a stalemate. Negotiations and negotiations are the result of negotiations. Anyway, he does not really want to leave the team, and he has nothing to do with the current situation. If you are not satisfied, please talk slowly.

When the negotiations have not made much progress, time will not stop, and La Liga is still in full swing.

A week later, Villarreal returned to home and ushered in the same district team Levante.

Levante is also the team of the capital city of the Valencia region, but their situation with Valencia is one in the sky and the other in the ground. Valencia is the club with the most strength and heritage in this region, occupying the With the most resources and fan base, it is also a very competitive team in La Liga, while Levante is just a small club in the eastern suburbs. The biggest task of each season is to fight for relegation.

In fact, it is quite interesting to think about it. There are [-] teams in La Liga. There are many strong teams and many well-established teams. There is not much difference in strength, and we are very familiar with each other. It can be said that the competition is extremely fierce. You may be relegated, and I may be relegated. But they were no longer to be seen.

From this point of view, Villarreal is undoubtedly very lucky.Although their city is small and their team is not a big club, at least they are pretty good in terms of strength. There is not much possibility of winning the championship, but at least they are not in danger of relegation, and they can compete for Europe from time to time With the qualification of "traveling around" in the arena, these little days can be regarded as having a good time.

Although the last round of the league only got a draw, Villarreal's league ranking has not changed much. They still rank first in the league with 19 points and [-]nd with six wins, one draw and one loss. Real Madrid is still three points away from them. As for teams such as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the points are far behind. From the current point of view, Villarreal's No. The position is fairly stable.

At least after one or two rounds of the league, it will be difficult for them to lose the first place in the league-but even if they lose the leader position, it doesn't matter, Villarreal has no idea of ​​​​competing for the league championship at all.Although it is said that a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier, it is important to have self-knowledge. If you want to win the championship in La Liga, you must first overthrow the two mountains of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Does Villarreal have what it takes to topple these two teams?The answer is almost hopeless.

So this season, Pellegrini's most direct order to the team is to always stay in the ranks of the first legion in the league standings. Their goal is very small and realistic, that is, try their best to fight Places in European competitions - whether it is the Champions League or the Europa League, any competition will do.The best would be the UEFA Champions League, if it doesn't work, the next best thing is the UEFA Cup. Anyway, no matter which arena it is, you can show your face outside and generate a lot of income for the club by the way.

Of course, with giant teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Villarreal admits that it is difficult to compete with them in the long league, but the submarine has no intention of letting go of an underdog like Levante. , If you want to go to the European arena, you have to try your best to score points. Playing against a strong team, the points you get may be a bit unpredictable, but you can't afford to lose in a match against a weak team.

In the last round of the league, they did not get the expected three points against Zaragoza. The big victory, while getting three points, also allowed himself to sit at the top of the standings for a little longer.

Although he has no intention of winning the championship, it feels good to be able to put giant teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona under his ass, even if it is temporarily.

In this game, Pellegrini played the best cards in his hands and sent the main players to play. After a week of rest and adjustment, the physical and mental states of the players have recovered. From the very beginning, the home team took the absolute initiative.

The team is in good condition. With the support of his teammates, Fan Bizhuang's performance has returned to normal. His left flank is still the team's sharpest offensive weapon.

Throughout the first half, Fan Bizhuang's left and right rushes ravaged Levante's right flank like a plowed field. pressure.

Forlan and the starter Rossi performed equally positively. According to the statistics of the midfield, the pair of strikers completed a total of six shots in the first half, and Rossi also had a non-stop shot from the penalty area line that directly hit the crossbar. Unfortunately, he missed his first La Liga goal.

In terms of the total number of shots, Villarreal has reached 13 times, of which eight shots were within the range of the goal frame, which can be seen from the great advantage they have achieved.

In contrast, Levante's stats are a bit appalling. Throughout the first half, they were so suppressed that they had only two shots, and none of them hit the goal frame. One can imagine how miserable they were suppressed.

But it is a pity that although many opportunities were created in the first half, the home team still failed to score a goal. Both Fran and Rossi had some problems with their feet. Sola, even Riquelme and Josico came in from the back and took a shot, but they failed to open the situation for the team.

The second half was almost a replica of the first half. The home team's offense was like flowing water, and Levante could only defend and had no power to fight back.

But no matter how the home team attacks, short pass penetration, through pass, wide pass, high-altitude bombing, long shot, strong shot... all eighteen martial arts were used, but they still failed to score.

Their good luck seems to have been wiped out in the last round of the league. Their luck in the game against Zaragoza can be described as good against the sky, but in this game against Levante, it was completely lost. , bad luck.

All the players in the submarine seem to have forgotten to wear shooting boots. In the first half, Rossi hit the crossbar once, and in the second half, Fran and Riquelme hit the post and the crossbar respectively. Doomed to fight against his own master, no matter how the master shoots, the goal will not be scored.

"It was a speechless game. We had an absolute upper hand in terms of the field, passing and shooting statistics, but the goal was far away... I seem to be able to understand the Zaragoza players in the last game. Their mentality has changed, this feeling is really...uncomfortable! Very aggrieved!"

Alsace shook his head helplessly in the commentary and smiled wryly. Following Fan Bizhuang, who was cruising in the middle, a long shot went over the goal post. The final whistle of the game finally sounded, and the score was fixed at 0:0.After 10 minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, they only scored one point. Such a result made everyone on the scene feel depressed and unwilling, but there was nothing they could do about it.

"The last league round was our lucky day, but this round, well, we are paying off the debt against Zaragoza, our luck is really... terrible!"

This is Alsace's post-match summary. Although he was very depressed and even a little unacceptable to only score one point, he still stood up and applauded the team. Nearly [-] people at the scene also acted the same way. home fans.

In any case, the players have tried their best, and if luck is not on their side, there is nothing they can do.This is a non-war.

The Villarreal players had no face to "enjoy" the cheers and compliments from the fans. After the game, the players left the field in a hurry with depressed faces. The same was true for Fan Bizhuang. He also missed several games in this game. A good shot chance, which made him very unhappy.

So when reporters surrounded him, he pushed away the microphone and camera without saying a word, and left without looking back.

He could even imagine that after two consecutive draws, the pressure on the team and him would increase a lot.

　PS: Today is Valentine's Day, I wish all the lovers in the world will finally become brothers and sisters... ahem, they will finally get married.

　　Haha!

　　I recommend the old book "Master of Greenery", and friends who like sports can read it.

　　


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