Coaching career started as a college team coach

But in the next game, Wolves taught a lesson to those who underestimated them. This time, Wolves went to challenge Brentford away. And in this game, Ziro got the chance to start.

Ziro, who started, was in very good condition. He has always been a trustworthy center forward. Compared with Haaland, he has more experience and is not inferior to the old hands in the English Championship.

Shortly before the end of the first half, Ziro found an offensive opportunity in a long-distance free kick. This time it was a long pass from Van der Beck, which was first intercepted by a Brentford player.

But then, Ziro and his teammates cooperated to regain the ball in the frontcourt. Ziro then drew his bow and arrow at the front of the penalty area, and the football flew into the goal in a cry!

With a 1-0 lead, the two sides entered the halftime break.

At the beginning of the second half, Rodri's long shot was a shock. Rodri pressed forward with the ball and shot a long shot in an area nearly 30 meters away from the goal!

Rodri's long-range shooting has obviously improved compared to when he first came to Wolves. After discovering Rodri's long-range shooting ability, Wei Le felt that Rodri could use long-range shooting as his regular weapon, rather than an occasional "flash of inspiration".

Now, Rodri's "shooting range" is getting farther and farther, and his shooting is becoming more and more accurate, which is also the result of continuous training.

In the last moments of the game, Ziro headed the long pass and passed it to Jota, who came on as a substitute. The latter inserted from the left, received the ball and calmly pushed it into the goal.

2-0 is the final score.

With three points and a good mood, Wolves returned to their home court to meet the challenge of Birmingham.

But this game seemed to completely dissipate the good mood of Wolves.

At the beginning of the game, De Paul did not control his emotions. He was a little unbalanced under the provocation of his opponent. He fiercely tackled an opponent's player and argued with other players.

The referee directly showed him a red card!

From the TV replay, De Paul flew out from behind the opponent. He could not touch the ball at all. He was just venting his emotions!

It is precisely because of this that there is really no controversy about the red card.

Wei Le had no choice but to waste a substitution quota and replaced the left winger Almiron with Jack Pierce to strengthen the defense. Almiron seemed a little disappointed, but still understood Wei Le's decision.

De Paul, who calmed down, apologized to everyone during the halftime break. Seeing his ashamed look, Wei Le sighed.

De Paul's emotional problems still need to be honed. Wei Le noticed this situation before bringing De Paul to the Premier League. Before that, in Valencia, De Paul often had an unbalanced mentality and committed fierce fouls, resulting in cards.

In fact, when choosing De Paul, the scout department specifically pointed out that this player was irritable and very easy to get angry. In fact, this is why De Paul's market value is relatively low-scouts from all teams have concerns about this.

In the end, it was Wei Le who overruled the crowd and believed that the benefits that De Paul could bring were far greater than the risks. Facts have proved that Wei Le's decision was correct. De Paul showed the level of a qualified Premier League player, but the scout team was also correct, because after De Paul came to the team, everyone found that he was indeed like a powder keg in the game, and he would explode at any time.

After coming to England, De Paul was arranged at the No. 8 position, and he did have defensive responsibilities and would inevitably get a card, but at least there has been no red card so far.

Wei Le thought that now that the team is playing so smoothly, De Paul should not explode again, but it seems that it is still not easy for De Paul to control his emotions.

In fact, the impact of De Paul's red card is heavier than he thought, because the red card suspension received in the league is also universal in the cup game. This also led to the next game, that is, on March 1, Wolves will play the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

When De Paul knew that he would not be able to play in the next game, which is also the most critical, the League Cup final, he almost covered his face and cried.

"I really want to play with you guys." De Paul covered his mouth and choked. Jota sighed and patted his shoulder. He also felt regretful. Without a strong midfielder, the game would not be easy to play.

The first half was 0-0, and in the second half, the Wolves, who were one man short, showed fatigue in the face of Birmingham's attack. In the 52nd minute, the opponent's midfielder Kiftenberger's lob shot at the front of the penalty area left Martinez helpless. The football flew into the dead corner of the goal in front of Martinez!

The Wolves fell behind!

One goal behind is not enoughHow long did it last? The second goal soon crushed the fighting spirit that Wolves had accumulated with great difficulty.

Throughout the game, both teams made big moves. After De Paul was sent off with a red card, the Wolves players and Birmingham players played with a little anger. And Rodri knocked down the Birmingham attacking player outside the penalty area, creating a very dangerous free kick opportunity.

Birmingham midfielder Davis's free kick bounced on the center forward Che Adams, causing a slight change in line, causing the ball to fly into the goal from the opposite direction of Martinez's prediction.

2-0! !

But it was Wolves who fell behind! !

In the final stage of the game, Birmingham directly replaced the front midfielder Craig Gardner with a defensive midfielder Belik, and set up a formation that could almost be regarded as 9-0-1. Except for Che Adams in the front, the other players squeezed in the half to defend.

Facing this iron bucket formation, Wolves seemed a little confused. To make matters worse, around the 78th minute of the game, after being kicked right in the ankle, Bowen fell to the ground in pain and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Wei Le's expression had not changed since the beginning of the second half, and he was always very serious. When the game was finally over, Wei Le simply shook hands with Birmingham's head coach Zola, and then turned and walked towards the locker room.

Fortunately, Bowen's injury was not serious and he should be able to recover within a week. If he is lucky, he can still play in the League Cup final. But De Paul really can't play, and his red card has no room for maneuver.

"I will definitely try my best to control my emotions." De Paul made up his mind when he chatted with Wei Le alone after the game. Wei Le expects De Paul to make changes himself.

"Emotions may be a factor that affects the upper limit of your development as a player. If you can break through this bottleneck, you will make a great improvement." Wei Le patted De Paul on the shoulder.

Although De Paul's inability to play has a great impact on Wolves, it is not a problem that cannot be completely compensated. If this incident can really make this angry boy change his ways, it would actually be a good thing.

Wei Le could only comfort himself in this way.