Coaching career started as a college team coach

"What do you think of the next head coach Wei Le?"

"I think." Benítez cleared his throat and said in English with some accent, "He is a worthy opponent. He has the potential to become a famous coach. He is very strong."

"But I will do everything I can to defeat him. I won't talk big. I will do what I say."

The reporter was a little surprised by Benítez's sudden declaration of war, because Benítez, a "veteran", has been more accustomed to the media environment in England and generally would not say such radical words.

"Why? Because I want to beat his team, so that my team has a chance to win the championship."

"Newcastle United is a team with potential, and we need a championship to announce our return to the Premier League and continue our journey. Newcastle fans want a championship trophy, and their expectations are my motivation."

Benitez is willing to "bend down" to coach a Championship team with limited financial resources. There are both rational factors to consider, that is, Newcastle is indeed willing to offer Benitez generous salary conditions, and Benitez strongly requested the right to decide on the transfer.

But at the same time, there are also emotional factors to consider.

Rafa Benitez has found the feeling of being loved again in Newcastle. This is Benitez's true feeling. After several years of wandering, Benitez is somewhat tired of the intrigues in the giants.

No one stipulates that "tactical masters" must play for giants, so Benitez came to Newcastle, not far from his home in Liverpool.

Here, he felt "relaxed". He seemed to no longer need to worry about how to deal with those big-name stars, because he was the only "big name" in the team, and he no longer needed to worry about whether the harsh commentators would find some thorns in his tactics.

Newcastle was extremely tolerant of him and made a generous offer. But after taking office temporarily, Benítez failed to lead Newcastle to relegation. They still slipped into the Championship in the penultimate round of the league last season.

There was a clause in Benítez's contract that he could have just packed up and left.

But he didn't want to leave.

In the last game in the Premier League, Newcastle fans spent nearly an hour singing Benítez's name, and the tune was the classic Latin song "La Bamba". Several times, Benítez looked up and looked around in disbelief, watching fans waving papers, posters and banners, calling on him to stay.

He remembered that in the first game, he saw a middle-aged man holding up a small banner in front of him, which read "SOS Rafa!"

Benitez received the Newcastle fans' call for help, but he was powerless to stop Newcastle United's relegation. He could pack up and leave, but listening to the singing in the stadium, he felt a different taste.

No matter how closed a person is, there is always a window open.

"The fans and everything here make me feel inexplicably honored." Benítez smiled and said the entanglement at the time, "I am very satisfied with the fans, club employees and people of this city. My heart told me to stay, it told me that this is an opportunity, this is a great city and club. And my mind told me to calm down and make rational decisions."

Benitez felt the love of Newcastle fans, he didn't know how to express his love, so he spoke in the language of football. So he didn't leave, he stayed, stayed and led the team back to where they should be, back to the place he was very familiar with, the Premier League.

Everything was going well until he met Wei Le and his Wolves.

Benítez's declaration of war soon reached Wei Le. When Wei Le heard Benítez's declaration of war, he just nodded and said with a smile, "I accept it. See you in the game."

The big list Benítez handed in the day before the game was not surprising. Newcastle United is not troubled by injuries now. But Benítez's team has a characteristic, that is, Benítez is very good at rotating players.

Benítez's Newcastle United has not used two identical starting lineups from the beginning of the season to October 2016, which is very telling. Therefore, it is not easy to accurately predict the lineup that Newcastle will use in this game.

But if the tactics that Newcastle may play are roughly determined, then even if there are one or two differences between the guessed starting lineup and the actual starting lineup, it is not a big problem.

But Wei Le did have some troubles when choosing the lineup. The main problem that troubled Wei Le was injuries.

Joao Teixeira against Manchester UnitedAfter the game, he sprained his knee in training and is still recovering; young player Gibbs White has had the flu these days, and the team doctor recommends that he rest at home for about a week; Danny Bass was seriously injured in the last game and was finally diagnosed with an ankle sprain, and he may be out for nearly a month.

Ziro, who had been on the bench before, will be delayed again. Before the last game, Ziro reported that his injury was still somewhat uncomfortable. He may not play for more than 25 minutes in this game, but Wei Le put him out of the big list for insurance.

The team's fourth central defender Dominic Jorfa sat on the bench this time. The 16-year-old Haaland has proved that he can have a place in the team. He also appeared on the bench in this game.

Wei Le designed a 4-3-3 formation, and the whole system is basically the same as the game against Manchester United. The goalkeeper is still Emiliano Martinez, and the central defenders are a combination of Ruben Dias and Coady, the latter wearing the captain's armband in this game.

The left back is Ben Godfrey, the right back is Doherty, and the backup full-back Nathan Byrne is on the bench.

The three-Changde combination is arranged in an inverted triangle shape, namely the defensive midfielder Rodri and the two central midfielders De Paul and Van der Beck. From the registered formation diagram, De Paul is on the left and Van der Beck.

With the left winger Almiron getting the chance to start, De Paul no longer needs to shoulder the responsibility of "pseudo winger". The right winger is Bowen and the center forward is Jota.

The Molineux Stadium was full at night, with 25,818 fans in 27,000 seats, basically occupying all the seats in the stands.

This stadium is still relatively small among all the stadiums in England. Guo Guangchang has already reached a bottom line with Wei Le. If the quota for promotion to the Premier League can be ensured, then Wolves plan to start the renovation plan of Molineux Stadium during the offseason. The new Molineux Stadium will be able to accommodate more than 40,000 people, which will be a big stadium.

"Okay, gentlemen, it's time for us to go." The referee Craig Pawson called on the players to follow him and two assistant coaches to the court.