Coaching career started as a college team coach

"On the 20th, young player Rodrigo De Paul is ready to play. The time has come to the 66th minute. This is the first game of the young Argentine player in Valencia. He gave a good answer in Argentina's competition team last season."

"The one who replaced is center forward Paco. After De Paul comes on the court, he should play as a right winger, which is also his best position. We look forward to De Paul's performance..."

"De Paul received the ball in the midfield, Alex Vidal grabbed De Paul's jersey, and the two struggled together... Oh my God! Why did he do this!"

"De Paul's hand seemed to move, he elbowed Vidal, Then he knocked Vidal to the ground!"

"A large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides, but the victim of the incident, Alex Vidal, seemed to be bleeding on his face. He probably hurt his eyebrow..."

"The referee showed a red card. No matter how you argue, it doesn't matter. This action is unlikely to be changed. The young man doesn't seem to be able to control his emotions at all. He is too reckless. His actions are completely hurtful..."

"You know, he only played for one minute, and Valencia had to face the situation of playing one less. Coach Nuno is obviously very angry..."

De Paul jumped up from the bed, gasping for breath.

He blinked his eyes and judged that this was on the single bed in his bedroom, not at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia.

And the experience just now was probably a dream.

De Paul covered his face and clenched his teeth in pain.

If it was a dream, it would be great.

In the 2014-2015 season, the first stop for the 20-year-old De Paul to come to Europe was Valencia, Spain. Here, he had a good start, but unfortunately, it was a red card.

The 2014-2015 season was just like his first game in Europe. It ended hastily before it even started.

De Paul had an incomplete childhood. After his parents divorced, his mother took on the responsibility of supporting De Paul and his brothers. When he was a child, De Paul showed his talent. He often played football with boys one or two years older than him, but because of his young age, he was often arranged to be a goalkeeper, a position he did not like.

It was his grandfather who sent him to the youth training camp of the competition team.

It was there that De Paul made outstanding progress.

2012 was his first season in the professional arena. He was either silent or amazing. In the Argentine competition team, he quickly mastered the starting position. The 18-year-old started 16 games and scored two goals and three assists.

In 2013, he had developed into the core of the team.

At this time, he was still playing as a winger. His talent lies not only in his dribbling ability, but also in his outstanding passing ability. He can both fire and set up turrets for his teammates.

35 games, 4 goals and 4 assists cannot fully reflect his ability and outstanding role in the team. It was in this year that he received attention from Europe.

When the Argentine legend Ayala called, De Paul clearly knew that he was being noticed. Ayala was the head of Valencia's team scouts at this time, and it was he who strongly recommended this young offensive player to the team.

Valencia spent a total of 6.5 million euros to bring De Paul to Europe from the competition team.

With a value of 6.5 million and an age of 20, De Paul has been considered a representative of the new generation of Argentine winger players. No matter from which angle, he will start a brilliant career.

But a red card brought De Paul's bright future to an abrupt end.

From 2014 to 2016, De Paul only got limited playing time in Valencia. On the one hand, he still had a lot of room for improvement. In addition, Valencia had a rich and even bloated lineup at that time. As a right winger, De Paul could not beat Piatti's level of winger.

In the 2016 season, De Paul was loaned back to his parent team, Racing, for half a season.

The news De Paul got was that Valencia hoped he could get more training. But come on, everyone knows that this is just a means to ease the internal disputes and financial pressure of the Valencia club.

De Paul returned to Racing and lost his former magic. In only 6 starting opportunities, he did not score a goal, but only got one assist.

De Paul has gradually disappeared from people's sight.

De Paul would recall the glory of Racing a few years ago, and thought for a long time about why he became what he is now.It looked like this, but he couldn't think of an answer.

De Paul often dreams, and he often dreams about the red card recently, the red card that marks the beginning of all the nightmares that follow.

If it was really a dream, it would be great.

De Paul smiled bitterly and lay back in the quilt.

At night, everything was quiet, but De Paul couldn't sleep.

De Paul's loan to Racing should have ended, but he hasn't received any news about him. After half a bad season, De Paul is not sure whether Racing will choose to renew his lease.

Of course, no one from his current club Valencia contacted him. It was as if he had been forgotten by everyone. He didn't like this feeling.

This uneasiness lasted for a few days.

Then he waited for the call he had dreamed of.

It was from Valencia.

"Wolves are interested in you. Their head coach has arrived in Argentina and wants to talk to you."

"Wolves?"

"Yes, Wolves." The staff on the other end of the phone was hurried, but still explained, "It's the English Champions League team, Wolverhampton Wanderers."

"I have another question..."

"Sorry, Mr. Rodrigo, I have something else to do. Now that I have notified them, the rest is between you and Wolves."

On the same day, a strange phone call came. The person on the other end of the phone greeted him in Spanish.

"Can you understand Spanish?"

"Yes." De Paul replied subconsciously, and the other party spoke "Spanish" Spanish. Although the official language of Argentina is also Spanish, their Spanish is not spoken in Spain, but in La Plata River Spanish, which is quite different from formal Spanish.

But anyway, De Paul can speak Spanish in Spain, and it is not difficult for him to communicate with the person on the other end of the phone.

"I'm a Wolves player, you can call me Rodri. My head coach and I have arrived in Buenos Aires, and we hope to meet you. Do you have any plans tomorrow?"

"Ah???"