Sporting de Gijón's youth training was very famous in Spanish football.
Luis Enrique and David Villa were two gold-plated signings. Most importantly, these two players were not the prehistoric monsters from half a century ago. Both players were currently active players! To be able to produce two active star players, one of whom had played for Real Madrid and Barça and was now the captain of Barça, and the other was a star player that both Real Madrid and Barça were fighting over. This was the pride of Sporting de Gijón and the golden facade of Maleo's youth training base.
Li Ang was very clear about David Villa's future achievements. The "Calabash Brothers" could be said to be the best striker in Spain after Raúl. Therefore, Li Ang's expectations for Maleo's youth training were reasonable.
However, he learned from his assistant that the current situation of Maleo's youth training was not good. After David Villa was poached by the big clubs, the team did not have the kind of particularly talented star players to emerge, and there was a gap in the team.
Li Ang did not speak. He just nodded. Although he was slightly disappointed, this situation was acceptable and understandable. After all, Sporting de Gijón was not Real Madrid or Barça. To be able to produce a superstar in ten years was already quite amazing. It was not easy for players like Luis Enrique and David Villa to appear one after another. It seemed that the nutrition of this soil had been depleted in a short period of time, resulting in the quality of this batch of players not being as good as before.
"Speaking of which, Li. You're really lucky! "Fernandez suddenly said.
Li Ang looked at him in surprise. Then he saw Paller nodding, which made him even more puzzled.
"Why do you say that?"
It turned out that just half a year ago, Sporting de Gijón signed a young man. This child showed amazing football talent and was unanimously recognized by the entire youth coaching staff of Sporting de Gijón. He was regarded as another genius after David Villa. The famous local newspaper in Gijón, the Gijón Post, even predicted that this was a top genius whose future achievements would be even greater than David Villa's.
"Francisco José Parada." Fernandez said the player's name. "18 years old, an absolute genius in offense."
"He was directly signed by Team B and is now the core of Team B's offense." Paller added excitedly, "Although our Team B's current record is not good, with a talented player like Pallada, the results don't seem to be important anymore."
Speaking of the genius in their team, the pride on the faces of the two youth coaches was beyond words.
An 18-year-old youngster skipped the youth team and was directly signed by the reserve team. He played with the reserve team and became the core of the reserve team's offense after joining the team for less than a year. It was clear that Sporting de Gijón valued this talented player.
As for Paller and Fernandez, they were envious of Li Ang. Of course, it was also because such a genius had followed Li Ang to become the manager of Team B and had become one of Li Ang's players. In the future, this genius would become famous and become a superstar. Li Ang could also be regarded as the coach of this genius. This could be considered a glittering masterpiece of Li Ang's resume. It would also be of great benefit to Li Ang's development.
Li Ang was very surprised. How could such a talented star player suddenly appear and not be snatched up by Barcelona or Real Madrid? As a coach who was "born" in Real Madrid, he knew the ability of these two powerhouses to snatch and plunder big players.
Fernandez helped him to clear up his doubts.
This talented baby's family had migrated to Spain more than half a year ago. They had settled down in Gijón, and as the 'top' club in Gijón, Sporting Gijón was naturally the first to reach Gijón. They were in a favorable position, so they managed to sign Pallada, who was here for a trial.
"At that time, when this child came for a trial, we were all stunned by his talent," Fernandez said. "His father was still hesitant and wanted to take the child to Chamardín for a trial. Of course, we couldn't let him go. If he went to Chamardín, he would be a Real Madrid player."
At this point, Fernandez glanced at Li Ang. He remembered that if this genius had gone for a trial at Real Madrid, it was very likely that he would have been one of Li Ang's players. Li Ang was the manager of Real Madrid's under-17 team at that time.
Li Ang also laughed. This was really strange.
"At that time, Oviedo also wanted to snatch the player from us. Just them? Of course, Pallada's father didn't like them. In the end, the conditions we provided satisfied the family and we signed Pallada, "Paller said. His words were full of disdain for Oviedo. He was very proud of being able to sign Pallada.
Real Oviedo was another professional team in the Asturias region where Gijón was located. They were Sporting de Gijón's arch rivals in the derby. The two sides had a deep grudge.
Li Ang nodded. He could understand what Paller meant when he said that the club had provided conditions that satisfied Pallada's family. In order to sign this genius, Sporting de Gijón had paid a lot.
After hearing what the two coaches said, Li Ang was also interested in this genius who was praised by everyone. This was a genius under his command.
Later, Li Ang saw this genius youth.
He was a boy who wasn't very tall and looked a little thin and weak. A very confident child. Li Ang said in his heart when he saw this child looking at his new manager without fear.
Li Ang was not angry at this child's rude behavior. After all, it was the first time they met. If he really had some skills, there was nothing wrong with being a little arrogant. Of course, Li Ang would kill this arrogance in the future. In this team, he was the absolute authority. The matter of a player challenging the manager's authority must not happen.
Mata was arrogant enough at that time. That child was a typical example of a person who would not be beaten for three days without a beating. In the end, he was still subdued by Li Ang. Thinking of Mata, Li Ang suddenly missed his disciples in Real Madrid Cadet A. Callejon, Mata, Negredo …
"Pallada is called the Messi of Gijón by some media," Fernandez said softly. Fernandez said softly, trying to remind Li Ang not to mind the child's arrogance. This was a genius, and geniuses always had preferential treatment.
"He emigrated from Argentina," Pallas added.
Li Ang smiled. His two assistant managers were very interesting. When one spoke, the other would fill in the gaps. They were like the two generals, Heng and Ha. Their cooperation was quite tacit and harmonious.
The Messi of Gijón?!
Li Ang was now looking forward to the following training sessions. He wanted to see the performance of this talented baby that the club had high hopes for. He wanted to appreciate this Messi of Gijón's football talent.
If this kid was really as good as everyone praised him to be, Li Ang wouldn't mind training him well. After all, he had a secret weapon when it came to training young talent star players.
PS: To make up for yesterday's second update. I was writing in the middle of the night when the internet was suddenly cut off. What a pain in the ass. The information of the players in 2004 was very difficult to find. The internet was only restored at around six in the morning. I still have to work harder to write and try to save some chapters to avoid risks.
In this way, in addition to this chapter, there were three guaranteed updates today. One of them was to make up for yesterday's chapter, which was the one with 600 weekly recommendation votes. Of course, if the weekly recommendation could reach 900 today, there would be one more chapter, which meant there were four more updates.
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