Since learning that Wan Sheng came to Madrid and coached Atletico Madrid, Pepe's heart has become very conflicted.

If he had a choice, he would definitely play for Wan Sheng, but he is a member of Real Madrid. He played well for two years in Real Madrid, and is the absolute main player of the team and has many fans' support.

Many stars are very kind to famous teams and famous mentors, but it is difficult for them to play for that team all the time, and it is even more difficult for them to play for the same head coach all the time.

In European football, it is normal for Pepe to leave Manchester City to go to Real Madrid and then become a mortal enemy with Wan Sheng's team.

He is not a traitor.

Even so, Pepe still hopes to come to Wansheng's team because he trusts Wansheng so much. Wansheng's team is like at home, not Real Madrid - it is a wealthy family, just where he works.

After three years at Manchester City, Pepe also had deep feelings for teammates such as Morris, Ozil, and other teammates. During his two years at Real Madrid, he didn't even make a close friend.

This is the difference.

However, Pepe knew that he could not leave Real Madrid directly and follow his mentor to his arch-rival Atletico Madrid. He was no longer the player who was not very famous at the time.

Pepe is already a star, a big star, and the main central defender of the century-old Real Madrid.

Pepe signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, and it has only been two and a half years since now. He must fulfill the contract or leave through a formal transfer.

This winter is completely impossible.

Even if Atletico Madrid is willing to pay him a large liquidated damages, he will not be able to leave in the winter, as it will become a stain on his life, so if he wants to leave, at least wait until the summer transfer.

This is also where Pepe feels contradictory.

In addition, Pepe is not sure whether Atletico Madrid needs himself. Even though he was once the main central defender of Manchester City, he is now the main central defender of Real Madrid... So what? Maybe others don't know, but he knows that Wan Sheng's men have never lacked excellent players, and he is just one of them.

So when Pepe was very happy when he learned that Wansheng invited him to celebrate Christmas together, he told his wife Isabel.

"You are going to attend the Atletico coach's Christmas dinner?" Isabel was quite surprised.

"Of course, what's wrong?"

"But you are a Real Madrid player now, Koppelle." Isabel said with some concern, "I know you have always hoped to return to the team that won, but you are a Real Madrid player now. You shouldn't do this, and the media will not let you go."

"Don't let it go?" Pepe said indifferently, "I don't care what they say. The boss once said that as long as there is victory, nothing matters. For me, as long as it performs well, it doesn't matter."

"Then are you considering leaving Real Madrid? Go to Atletico Madrid?"

"It's impossible now, at least we'll see it again in the summer."

"You are so crazy!" said Isabel. "You are in Real Madrid now, a real giant. You get a higher salary. You can only get honors in such a team."

"No!" Pepe interrupted Isabel and said with certainty, "The boss coaches Atletico Madrid. Do you understand? As long as the boss is in Spain, I believe that the league championship, or other championships, will belong to the boss, and what can Real Madrid? Mourinho's team get?"

"Are you sure?"

"Confirm." Pepe said, "Look at Manchester City. How many championships did the boss win when he coached? Manchester City was not as good as Atletico Madrid now, and Manchester City did it. The same is true in Spain now. I believe that in the future, we can only succeed in Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid? As soon as the boss comes, they have no hope."

Pepe convinced Isabel in a confident tone, so the two of them came to attend the Christmas dinner together. Even when a media reporter photographed the two walking into Wansheng's house, they did not hide it.

Wan Sheng was very happy to see Pepe.

This is just a Christmas Eve dinner, but it actually makes sense. Pepe's arrival shows that he has not forgotten himself, and what Wansheng said in the media is true - he really hopes to get Pepe.

It is difficult to find a strong central defender in the world football world. Pepe is one of the best, not to mention that he was once his own player, so Wan Sheng really hopes to get Pepe.

Wan Sheng also knows that the winter transfer is impossible, but the team still needs to add to the defense line next summer. Pepe is the best choice. Once Pepe appears, it is equivalent to finalizing a summer signing, which is still worthy of happiness.

From a private perspective, Wansheng and Pepe have a good relationship.

Both of them are both teachers and friends.

The former Manchester City player and coach are now in Madrid, playing for two arch rival teams and can still sit together to spend Christmas together. Wan Sheng feels that time has changed, and is also very happy.

Everyone raised their glasses together and laughter continued throughout the night.

The next week, the whole of Madrid was immersed in the breath of Christmas, and various celebrations and gatherings came.

Although it is a holiday, as a famous coach in European football, Wan Sheng's life is still very busy. He has to attend one party after another and is invited to attend an award ceremony. The club organized a charitable donation event.

At the end of December, Wansheng attended a cocktail party organized by the Spanish Football Association.

It is a tradition for the Spanish Football Association to organize cocktail parties. Every winter break, Spanish leagues will be in a standstill. The Spanish Football Association will find a day to organize coaches of La Liga and Spanish Second Division teams, and invite some football celebrities to gather. At the cocktail party, some topics such as the development of Spanish football, the future football trend, and youth football training.

This is not the first time that Wan Sheng has attended such a cocktail party. He has attended more than once when he was in England.

This is a platform for football-related people to communicate.

The cocktail party was held in Madrid. There was no need to prepare anything. When the time came, he brought Anita to the venue.

In addition to various coaches and celebrities, there were also some reporters who came to interview, but according to some default regulations, the venue was not allowed to take photos. In other words, media reporters can only report on what happened here, and no photos appeared. Therefore, some things always happened at the cocktail party. For example, Guardiola, who was the coach of Barcelona last year, fought with Pellegrini, who was the coach of Real Madrid at the time, but when he came to the media, he was just laughing.

"Today's discussion is about Spanish youth football training..."

Spanish Football Association Chairman Villa came on stage to talk, which was basically a bit of official words, "...Football development must pay attention to the cultivation of youth football, but there is no conclusion on how to cultivate youth football soccer. Free South Americans, rigorous Germans, old-fashioned Englishmen, and every country and region has different ways of cultivating youth football, but no matter which method, it can create some very outstanding players..."

After saying a big story, Villa raised his wine glass, "...Let's cheer for this year's Spanish football!"

After that, everyone started discussing with each other.

Most of the people who come to attend the cocktail party are the head coaches of various teams, and non-head coaches are also some football celebrities, such as former Real Madrid star Jero, and Barcelona godfather Cruyff, but the various "facts" are still clearly distinguished. Barcelona coach Guardiola is surrounded by many people, and he is a representative figure of Spanish coaches.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho stood together.

The two are mortal enemies, the real mortal enemies, and in England, they are opponents. Now when they come to Madrid, their teams are mortal enemies, but on this occasion, they are in the same camp because neither of them is a local Spanish coach.

In the Spanish league, local coaches account for a very large proportion. For example, in this season's La Liga, 15 of the 20 teams are all Espanyols, and Espanyols are also very xenophobic. Perhaps this is understandable. Both Espanyols will naturally stand together, so on this occasion, coaches from other regions can only stand together.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho both had cold faces and didn't even want to look at each other. However, Anita soon talked with Mourinho's wife Mathilde Faria, and there were always many common topics among women.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho both held their glasses and drank alone. The awkward atmosphere continued for a while, but Wan Sheng spoke first, "Jose, can I call you that, right? Have you considered letting Ronaldo go? That's not a very well-regulated guy."

Mourinho almost squirted out a sip of wine. He turned his head in annoyance and asked, "Will you sell Ozil to Real Madrid?"

"Of course not."

"So Ronaldo is destined to be my player."

"Mr. Florentino definitely doesn't think so. I heard that your position as a coach in Real Madrid is unstable. If you leave Madrid one day, I will definitely send you my blessings."

"Don't be proud, the league is still long!"

Wan Sheng smiled slightly, "Yes, but I can't wait, you can't."

Mourinho was very annoyed. He found that standing with this Chinese was not a good choice. He turned around and glanced at his wife and found that his wife was chatting happily with Anita, so he could only stand in depressed place and said to Wan Shengda, "I firmly believe that I can succeed in Madrid."

"I also believe that in England, I won, and in Madrid."

Mourinho gritted his teeth.

At this moment, Barcelona coach Guardiola came onto the rostrum and spoke about Barcelona's youth training training. "...We are more willing to let young players develop freely, rather than using rules and regulations to kill their creativity..."

"...Messi was successful in Barcelona youth training camp. He is one of the best players in the world. When he first played in the first team, his running errors always made, but after a short period of time, he had already grown up..."

Guardiola's view is still very representative. Some people with extreme views even believe that the professional league should give players more freedom so that they can perform better.

Guardiola also talked about some aspects, emphasizing the relationship between tactics and players' performance in the professional league. His basic argument is that Barcelona's current style of play is basically to allow players to cooperate and perform within an inherent tactical framework.

Wan Sheng and Mourinho shook their heads when they heard this.

The two have different tactical concepts from Guardiola, and there are many things they don’t need. Mourinho emphasizes defense, or in other words, he advocates victory.

Wan Sheng emphasized rigor. He puts tactical details into the running of players at each position. In Wan Sheng's opinion, it is not very meaningful to allow players to play freely. You cannot always rely on the performance of stars to win. Therefore, based on the ability of the players, build a tactical system that is enough for them to play, so that each player becomes a component of the tactical system. When the entire system is running, the team can perform the best.

So when Wan Sheng came to power, he directly refuted Guardiola's remarks and said, "I think freedom is enough for Spanish football, and what is more necessary is rigor."

"The Germans are very rigorous, so their football has been improving. The cultivation of youth football must also instill in them tactical ideas, otherwise most of them can only be jugglers on street football."

"The tactics of professional football require more rigorousness, and the details reach every run to make the entire team run at high speed..."

Wan Sheng’s statement has aroused great discussion.

Most people disdain this, and the reason they can come up with is simple - Barcelona is the six-champion, the best team in European football today, and it can even be said to be 'nothing', while Spain is the World Cup champion this year.

Barcelona and Spain adhere to the tactical philosophy that Guardiola said, and they both won the championship honors.

As for rigor?

German football has never been a champion.

Faced with many doubts, Wan Sheng only said one sentence, "I will use the glory of Atletico Madrid to prove what I said!"

When Wan Sheng walked off the stage, almost everyone looked at him, and the venue was silent. Cruyff and Vera looked at each other and sighed, "This is really a young man with personality!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!