"Boss Xia came all the way here to play for the team. I thank you on behalf of the club!" Zhou Leiyun said with a smile. "The first toast is to Boss Xia!"
After that, Zhou Leiyun took the lead and raised his glass.
Jiang Xiaochen sat next to the Ruby couple and acted as their interpreter at the banquet, so they both raised their glasses with everyone at the first moment.
Xia Ruofei raised his glass and said with a smile, "You're treating me like an outsider. I'm also a member of the club. How about this! The first toast is to hope that we can get a good result this weekend! It's best if we can beat Barça! "
Everyone laughed when they heard that. In the face of a powerful enemy from the same city, everyone naturally had a common enemy.
Because there was a game in three days, Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei both had to participate, so the two of them actually drank fruit juice. Zhou Leiyun and the others only drank low-alcohol fruit wine.
Of course, Xia Ruofei's body was naturally not affected by alcohol, and he did not have to strictly control his diet in order to maintain his physical condition like a professional player. It was just that he did not want to set a bad example for Wu Lei, so he gladly accepted the arrangement of drinking fruit juice.
Xia Ruofei then took the initiative to toast everyone, and then they turned to toast each other. Xia Ruofei also went to the Ruby couple for a drink. He chatted with Ruby about the recent situation of the team and expressed his appreciation for Ruby's work during this period.
Ruby was very excited about Xia Ruofei's return. He held Xia Ruofei's hand and said a lot of words of thanks.
As soon as Xia Ruofei returned to his seat, Wu Lei came over with his wife and child to toast Xia Ruofei.
"Brother Xia, this is my wife, Zhong Xiaobei!" Wu Lei introduced.
Zhong Xiaobei quickly said, "Brother Xia, thank you for taking care of and helping Wu Lei!"
Wu Lei's wife had a sweet appearance, but she was very low-key. Moreover, she was very amiable and always had a slight smile on her face.
In fact, the two of them got married relatively early. Wu Lei had already married Zhong Xiaobei when he was 23 years old. However, when Wu Lei's club won the championship of the China Super League, the majority of the fans found out that the two of them were already married and even had a pair of children.
The most famous photo of Wu Lei and Zhong Xiaobei was taken by a fan when Wu Lei was playing football in Shen Cheng City. They were riding the subway. At that time, the Huaxia Premier League had entered the golden era. The players who played in the Huaxia Premier League earned a lot of money. Posts on the Internet that exposed the players driving luxury cars could be seen everywhere. Wu Lei, as a top domestic player with a top salary of tens of millions, squeezed into the subway with his girlfriend. It was indeed a clear stream in the football world at that time.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "You're too polite! All he did was to do what was within his power. I even told Lei Zi last time! You have to bring your family and children over as soon as possible. Only when you have a stable home here can you devote yourself to training and competition without any worries! It looks like Lei Zi took my words to heart! Haha! "
Wu Lei said with some embarrassment, "It's all thanks to Brother Xia's help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to stabilize my position in the team so quickly. Xiao Bei and the children wouldn't have been able to come out to accompany me so quickly."
"Haha! Don't tell me you're too ashamed to see your wife and children because you can't play in the club? "Xia Ruofei laughed and scolded him." Nonsense! "
After saying that, he stood up and clinked glasses with Wu Lei and Zhong Xiaobei, then took a sip. The three of them had juice in their glasses, so there was no need to drink it all in one go.
The small welcome dinner did not last too long. Considering that Xia Ruofei and the other two were tired from the journey, it ended in about an hour or so. Everyone said goodbye and left. Xia Ruofei and the other two also returned to the hotel room.
Early the next morning, Xia Ruofei and the other two had breakfast in the hotel. Then they took the commercial car arranged by the club to the club's training base.
Xia Ruofei decided to participate in the team's training from that day onwards.
Originally, Zhou Leiyun had specially arranged for someone to accompany Song Wei and Ling Qingxue to tour Barcelona. However, the two of them insisted on visiting the club to watch Xia Ruofei and the others train. Zhou Leiyun only wanted the host to accompany the guests.
The hotel where Xia Ruofei and the others were staying was not far from the Dani Halke training base. After a while, the car drove through the gate of the training base.
Although the training base of the RCD Espanyol was not very big, it had everything. The facilities were very professional, and there was a very professional training team and analysis team. Whether it was hardware or software, it was better than some of the top domestic clubs.
After getting out of the car, a Chinese female assistant sent by Jiang Xiaochen who understood Chinese accompanied Ling Qingxue and Song Wei on the tour. Xia Ruofei went straight to the locker room to change into his training clothes.
When he changed and came to the training ground, he saw that several players had already arrived at the training ground in advance. They were running laps around the field to warm up.
Among them were the diligent Wu Lei and the core of the team's midfield, Mark Roca, who had competed with Xia Ruofei for free kicks the last time.
Xia Ruofei was also surprised to find that the team's veteran goalkeeper, Diego López, was also warming up.
Xia Ruofei knew that although the goalkeeper was older, his competitive form had always been good. It could even be said that he was the anchor of the RCD Espanyol backfield. If it were not for his god-level saves, the RCD Espanyol team's defensive strength would probably not be where it was today.
He could not help but secretly sigh. There was a reason for his good form!
As the players grew older, their physical form would naturally decline. This was a natural physiological law that no one could resist unless they became a cultivator like Xia Ruofei. These older players naturally had to put in more effort and sweat than young players to maintain their competitive form.
Not long after Xia Ruofei arrived at the training ground, the manager, Ruby, also arrived at the training ground with his assistant coaches.
Ruby knew that Xia Ruofei was coming to the team's training today. In order to leave a good impression on the boss, he specially came a little earlier. He did not expect Xia Ruofei to be a few minutes earlier than him.
"Good morning, Mr. Xia!" Ruby greeted him very warmly.
Several assistant coaches also greeted Xia Ruofei.
It was also because of Xia Ruofei's special status. Otherwise, even if he was the boss of the locker room, it would be impossible for the coaching staff to treat him so politely. After all, a player was a player.
Xia Ruofei also greeted everyone with a smile.
At this time, the laps team just happened to come to this side. Xia Ruofei waved to everyone and joined the laps team.
"Brother Xia! Good morning! "Wu Lei greeted Xia Ruofei as he ran.
"Hello, Mr. Xia!"
"Good morning, Mr. Xia!"
Mark Roca, Diego Lopez, and the others also greeted Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei ran forward with everyone in a relaxed manner and responded to everyone one by one.
While they were running laps, the First Team players also arrived at the training ground one after another. It was still ten minutes before the assembly time, but everyone was already there.
After Xia Ruofei and the others ran a few laps, they began to prepare on the sidelines.
When Ruby saw that everyone was there, he signaled to the assistant coaches.
The assistant coaches immediately blew the whistle and gathered everyone.
The players had already seen Xia Ruofei and greeted Xia Ruofei as they gathered.
It could be said that Xia Ruofei had completely gained the approval of the RCD Espanyol team in just half of the game.
Putting aside his identity as the club's owner, the RCD Espanyol players were also convinced by his skills.
Soon the players gathered. Ruby walked in front of everyone and said in an impassioned tone, "Guys! As you can see, Mr. Xia has returned to the team in advance to help the team against Barça. He will fight side by side with everyone in the game this weekend! Let's work together to defeat Barça! From today onwards, Mr. Xia will train with the team until the end of the game this weekend! I hope everyone can get used to each other as soon as possible. We must cultivate the tacit understanding before the game this weekend! "
Ruby raised his hand to look at his watch and then said, "There are some changes to today's training. We will directly have an intra-team competition! Next, I will announce the groups! "
Originally, there were some ball training and coordination training today. Ruby did not intend to practice the lineup so soon. However, the addition of Xia Ruofei gave him a new idea for the game this weekend and immediately made targeted adjustments to the training content.
In Ruby's view, the addition of Xia Ruofei would undoubtedly greatly enhance the control of the midfield and the lethality of the front field. The only problem that needed to be solved was the problem of cooperation and tacit understanding. After all, Xia Ruofei did not train with the team and had only played half of the game. According to common sense, there was no tacit understanding between him and the other RCD Espanyol players. This needed to be constantly improved in training.
The organization of the intra-team competition was naturally to simulate the atmosphere and rhythm of the game. More importantly, through a certain intensity of the game, Xia Ruofei and the players could complete the process of getting used to each other as soon as possible.
In fact, Ruby did not know that Xia Ruofei did not need to get used to everyone. He could rely on his strong mental strength to cooperate well with everyone. It was the other players who needed a certain amount of time to familiarize themselves with Xia Ruofei's style. After all, everyone did not have much time to play together.
Soon, Ruby divided the two teams into groups.
From the grouping, it could be seen that the group wearing the orange training vest, which was Xia Ruofei's group, was mostly the team's main force, including the goalkeeper, Diego Lopez, the defensive midfielder, Mark Roca, the forwards, Wu Lei, Iglesias, and so on.
Ruby still arranged Xia Ruofei's position as the attacking midfielder. Of course, this was only the position in the formation. In fact, Xia Ruofei had a high degree of freedom. He did not need to be fixed in a certain area and could play as he pleased.
What Ruby wanted the most was for Xia Ruofei to hide behind Wu Lei and Iglesias and become a shadow vanguard with an assassination attribute.
After the grouping, everyone changed into the training vest of the corresponding color.
After the assistant manager, who acted as the referee, blew the whistle, the intra-team competition officially began.
The strength of the main force was obviously stronger than the substitutes.
This was also a common phenomenon in small clubs — the depth of the bench was not enough.
In the long season, once a player in a certain position was injured and absent, the replacement players often could not reach the level of the main force.
After three passes in the backfield, the main team quickly passed through the midfield and passed the ball to Xia Ruofei's feet.
Xia Ruofei pulled the ball and evaded the interception of the substitutes' defensive midfielder.
Although he kept his head down, he always used his mental strength to sense the situation around him.
Xia Ruofei found that Iglesias and Wu Lei were both plugging forward at high speed. He immediately made a decisive move — if he was a second or two later, Iglesias and Wu Lei would run behind the opponent's defensive line and be in an offside position.
Xia Ruofei's pass could be said to be perfect. It was high enough that it would not be intercepted halfway. The speed was also very fast. It fell directly in front of Iglesias and Wu Lei, and the two of them had to speed up to catch up.
Because he sensed that Iglesias's position was better, Xia Ruofei passed the ball to him.
As for Wu Lei, he would not make a dash for nothing.
When he judged that the landing point was closer to Iglesias, he did not relax. Instead, he quickly changed direction and rushed into the penalty area — he was ready to grab the second landing point.
Iglesias got the ball comfortably and took a step forward to enter the penalty area.
He used a simple spike to avoid the substitutes who came up from his right side, and then he did not hesitate to shoot.
It should be said that there was no problem with Iglesias's footwork in shooting, and his movements were very smooth. The only pity was that luck was not on his side today.
His shot evaded the goalkeeper's ten fingers, but it hit the junction between the goalpost and the crossbar solidly and then bounced back.
Wu Lei had just rushed to the penalty spot when he saw the football bounce back in his direction.
He did not hesitate to volley a powerful shot, and the football drilled into the net with a whoosh.
After the goal, Wu Lei gently high-fived Xia Ruofei and Iglesias to celebrate. Then the three of them walked to their own half of the field with arms around each other's shoulders.
The intra-team match lasted for a total of one hour, with the first half and the second half each lasting half an hour.
In the case of a relatively wide disparity in strength, the players of the main team scored one after another in the first half.
Xia Ruofei himself also took advantage of a free kick to score with a standard elevator ball.
In fact, if Xia Ruofei wanted to, there were many times when he could directly shoot from about thirty meters away, and the hit rate would not be low, but he did not do so. Instead, he tried his best to pass the ball to his teammates.
Xia Ruofei also wanted to take the opportunity to let the players know more about his playing style, which was also conducive to good cooperation in the game.
As the assistant manager, who acted as the referee, blew the whistle three times, the intra-team match was officially over. The main team finally defeated the substitutes with a big score of seven to zero.
Xia Ruofei, who was in a good mood, talked to the players as he walked to the side of the training ground.
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