Coaching career started as a college team coach

"Frankfurt or Wolves?"

"Wolves." Jovic replied.

Then Jovic went to Wolves.

This loan deal was actually quite low-key. Since Benfica proposed that Wolves would directly take Jovic for 20 million euros after the end of this season, and this condition was obviously not favorable to Wolves, Wolves did not agree at first.

I don't know what level the Serbian is at. If this blind box turns out to be a waste, do I have to pay 20 million to keep him?

However, Benfica's handling of Jovic made Wolves a little confused. When discussing this matter with Wei Le, football director Matt Hobbs couldn't help but complain: "How much do they not want Jovic to be in the team?"

Benfica proposed that there could be no buyout clause, but there must be a renewal clause. This means that if the Serbian striker can play more than 10 times in various competitions next season, Wolves must renew Jovic's lease for another season.

This 10 times even includes friendly matches.

It is of course very possible to let Jovic play 10 times in the first team. It can be said that Jovic basically has to stay at Wolves for at least two years.

And two years later, according to Benfica, they can sell Jovic to Wolves at a "cheaper" price if Wolves are satisfied.

This condition simply ends Jovic's career at Benfica.

But there is a reason for this, after all, Benfica really does not lack strikers.

For strikers of the same level, Raul Jimenez is ahead of Jovic, who is also a player that Wei Le is particularly optimistic about. He has become the main rotation player of Benfica last season and scored 11 goals.

In front of him are Gonzalo Guedes and Jonas. The main striker Mitroglu has 42 appearances and scored 27 goals, which is a very good result. Even the 18-year-old teenager Ze Gomez played 4 games, which is more than Jovic.

Under such pressure, Jovic, who does not have outstanding personal characteristics, obviously does not get any chance to play.

In fact, Jovic is not really weak.

He has a very balanced left and right foot, good passing and shooting, outstanding overall view, suitable height, and certain heading ability. But sometimes being all-round means being incompetent.

When facing high-level defense, Jovic's shortcomings of being large, slow to turn, and often unable to seize opportunities were exposed.

The scout department came to the conclusion that Jovic does not seem to be able to play in a giant club.

In Benfica, Jovic is not completely without the opportunity to play, but in the limited playing time, Jovic's performance is mediocre.

In the same playing time, other players can often seize such opportunities and give very good answers.

Mediocrity sometimes also represents stability. Stability is sometimes an advantage, but in a giant club, being too mediocre may be a disadvantage. Benfica is also a giant club, and this theorem also applies to Benfica.

Jovic, who knew that he was abandoned, chose Wolves as his next stop after careful consideration. After all, judging from the strength of the lineup, Wolves can play in the Europa League, and this condition is obviously not available in Frankfurt.

So there is the question at the beginning of this chapter.

"Frankfurt or Wolves?" Jovic's agent asked.

"Wolves." Jovic replied.

Then Jovic arrived at Wolves.

When Jovic stood at the door of the Wolves' training base with two suitcases, he saw his head coach, who was about the same age as him.

"Welcome to join us." Wei Le took Jovic's luggage. Jovic was a little surprised and a little flattered. But Wei Le took the luggage into the hall of the training base and handed it to a special staff member.

This made the young man Jovic feel relieved.

"Don't be nervous." Wei Le said, "Relax, after all, you have to stay here for a long time."

"Okay, now I'm handing him over to you, get along well." Wei Le handed Jovic to the captain Edwards, and Edwards smiled brightly.

Although the formalities were completed quickly, Jovic still could not play with the team against Ruzomberok because the roster for the Europa League had been determined.

Jovic said it was okay, and what he lacked the most now was patience. He had waited for a season, so it was not a big problem to wait for another game.

Wolves went to Slovakia and brought back a 2-1 result.

Wei Le was a little unhappy about this game.

It was the opponent who scored first.

Maybe because the score was too big, the Wolves players wereBecause they underestimated the opponent, they made the same mistake as the opponent in the previous game, that is, they were not prepared at the beginning.

The opponent used an easy counterattack and passed behind Alphonso Davies. Kilman and Rodri in the backcourt did not communicate well, and no one could defend the opponent's bottom cross.

Facing an almost empty goal opportunity, Ruzomberok took the lead in the score.

And until the halftime break, the anxious Wolves were unable to equalize the score. The rhythm was very fast, the attack was one wave after another, and there were many threatening opportunities.

However, the players on the field generally lacked patience. They chose to shoot when they had the opportunity to open the angle. There was nothing else in their eyes except the goal, so they wanted to quickly equalize the score.

Towards the end of the first half, the opponent almost scored another goal. Fortunately, it was Martin who played bravely and saved the ball.

At the end of the half-time game, Martinez was the only one in the Wolves who scored above 6.8 points. The data of others are ridiculously different.

"Do you understand?" Wei Le stood in the middle of the locker room, "We must understand one thing, that is, there is no such thing as absolute strength in the sport of football."

"Our value is higher than theirs, and even one person is higher than half of their team. But football is not played like this. At that time, I used this sentence to encourage you not to be afraid of strong enemies."

"You did it too, you beat Manchester United and Southampton. Now, this sentence is in turn punishing you."

Rodri lowered his head and said nothing. It should have been his job to slow down the team's offensive speed, but in the first half, he seemed to be possessed and just wanted to make long passes to find space.

But it backfired. The nearly 10 times of losing the ball have already explained the result.

"I don't criticize anyone, because this is a problem that all of us have to solve. After all, we are still a young, inexperienced team, and we still need to grow."

"In the second half, I won't make any adjustments. It's still you, and it's still the same tactical style. I don't want us to go back to England with a loss."

After saying this, Wei Le left the locker room.

The door was closed, and the atmosphere that had fallen to the freezing point warmed up.

Wei Le was not angry, and his tone was not urgent. He was calm, but he could give people a strong sense of oppression. Even Jota, who had worked with a head coach like Simeone, found it difficult to adapt.

Although Wei Le is not angry and gets along well with everyone, at this moment, the strict side of the head coach is revealed.

"In the second half, brothers, let's play slower." Rodri spoke first, "We can score a goal every 30 seconds, and we have 45 minutes, so there is plenty of time."

"Pass the ball more and use less personal ability to break through." He added, "I didn't do well in the first half, and I believe everyone is not satisfied. The opponent will definitely put up a similar defensive formation in the second half, and we must be ready."

"The boss doesn't want to lose, and neither do I. Win the second half, and we will go to the Europa League together!" Edwards, wearing the captain's armband, cheered loudly.

"Good!" Rodri responded first, and the others followed closely, and now the Wolves are ready.