Coaching career started as a college team coach

When the alarm rang for the fifth time, Wei Le reached out to turn it off, and he opened his eyes calmly.

But he did not sit up immediately to prepare breakfast and start working as usual, but continued to lie on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

He sat up when the alarm rang for the sixth time.

It was not because he was lazy, but because he did not sleep well last night.

For most of last night, Wei Le was immersed in the system space, simulating the upcoming game with Atletico Madrid over and over again.

In short, there were more defeats than wins.

This was not the first time that Wei Le encountered such a situation. In his simulations in the past few days, Wolves basically did not win much.

Wei Le sat up from the bed and mechanically did his daily actions, changing clothes, toasting bread, frying eggs and bacon, and then taking butter and jam from the refrigerator.

"It's really desperate." Wei Le looked at the toaster emitting an alluring aroma and said to himself.

It's really desperate.

After the big win over Southampton, the team's morale was high, but Wei Le was not in a good mood during the preparation for the final.

First of all, there is Jota's situation. After the scan, there is nothing to worry about except the ankle sprain and some soft tissue contusion. But judging from the current situation, it is still uncertain whether he can play in the final.

Maybe he can catch up with the final if he recovers well, but his condition will also become a problem after missing two weeks of ball training.

He must be prepared for Jota's absence.

Anyone who has watched the Wolves game knows how much Jota's role is to the Wolves.

In the Wolves system, the wingers on both sides bear the main breakthrough responsibilities. They cut in from the two sides and make the ball into the penalty area, or directly choose to shoot. If the center is Haaland or Jovic, they will be the forwards and the offensive terminators in the frontcourt.

But when Jota is on the court, his position will be further back and the coverage will be larger.

Provide support on both the left and right middle roads.

Compared with scoring goals, his tactical responsibilities are more critical.

When the ball is played from the backcourt, Jota will become the link in the middle; when the winger is inward, Jota will pull to the side to assist in the attack; if necessary, he will retreat to the position of front midfielder and switch positions with Van der Beck.

He has even become the offensive core of Wolves. Some media commentators even said that Wolves play two different ways with or without Jota. If Jota is missing, Wolves will play very directly.

And such an offensive core is very likely to miss the final.

Almost all of Wei Le's simulations in the system exclude Jota from the roster. In this case, Atletico Madrid almost locked up the Wolves' frontcourt players.

Wei Le tried 4-2-3-1, but the combination of Saul and Gabi locked up the Wolves' midfield connection. Dendoncker's somewhat bulky body made him suffer a lot under Atletico Madrid's deliberate compression of the midfield space.

Rodri seemed to be alone.

The combination of Godin and Jimenez in the backcourt cooperated very well, and with Oblak's heroic performance, Wolves would not score in the end. In the end, Atletico's forward combination took advantage of the Wolves' empty backcourt.

Wei Le also tried 4-3-3. At this time, Wolves, who lacked a front midfielder, could control the midfield, but the end of the frontcourt became a problem.

Wei Le even tried a "weird" formation like 4-3-1-2, completely giving up the two sides of the wing. The result was like self-destruction, and there was no ability to attack at all.

Wei Le chewed the toast with jam woodenly, and the sweet aftertaste made Wei Le calm down.

Just like the health and SAN value restored at the save point of a single-player game, Wei Le rekindled his fighting spirit after being beaten by the big boss. At least there were still some things to do today.

Unexpectedly, he received good news just after arriving at the office.

"According to UEFA's latest decision, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will be suspended for four games because he spoke rudely to the referee in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final against Arsenal. UEFA's suspension will cause Simeone to miss the Europa League final on May 20 and the first two European games of Atletico Madrid next season."

"Atletico then appealed for Simeone, but UEFA rejected the appeal and upheld the original decision. According to Spanish media, Atletico will appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport next."

"... But I'm afraid it will be difficult to change the current situation."

When this news was placed on the table in the Wolves' meeting room, everyone looked at each other.

In the end, it was Wei Le who laughed first.

Everyone laughed, and the meeting room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

This means that Atletico Madrid will lack Simeone's on-site command on the day of the game. Simeone can only meet with the players during the halftime break, and will be "locked" in the box throughout the game.

At least the Europa League final is more strictly regulated, and Wei Le doesn't have to worry too much about Simeone conveying his instructions to the field in a "shady" way.

A head coach like Simeone is actually quite similar to Wei Le, and such a head coach has a high sense of presence on the sidelines. They personally command on the sidelines and can bring many different changes to the team.

Just like Wei Le unexpectedly "held a meeting" on the court in the first round with Marseille, if Wei Le just sat expressionless at the time, then I guess Wolves would not win that game at all, and there would be no subsequent overtaking.

Without Simeone, Atletico Madrid is bound to play more difficult.

But this news did not make Wolves' pre-match preparations easier.

Today's meeting room was full of proposals, rejections, debates and even quarrels.

Celars even quarreled with Gianluca Conte, who was about to leave. The two semi-retired people in their forties and fifties quarreled until their faces turned red. The main reason was that Celars absolutely did not believe that Atletico would take the initiative to attack.

Nicolas Jowell arrived late, and he brought analysis reports of recent games.

It was almost time, and the Wolves players were about to start training. Wei Le rubbed his sore eyes and stopped the discussion that was still going on, "Okay, everyone go down and take a look at the materials, and we will discuss it in the evening."

Everyone dispersed and prepared for today's training tasks.

Wei Le looked at the report that belonged to him on the table and sighed.

It's really fucking difficult.