Coaching career started as a college team coach

When Wei Le walked into the press conference room, countless flashes of light hit his face, almost making him unable to see the road ahead and trip over the messy cables on the ground.

Fortunately, Rodri helped him up in time, so he didn't make a fool of himself in front of the public.

"There are quite a few people here today. I was scared by you when I first walked in."

"Today is the first time I have seen so many reporters, and it is also the first time I have spoken at such an important press conference before the final. I am very excited."

"I hope you don't embarrass me."

Wei Le sat down and said with a smile. The reporters all laughed friendly after hearing this.

Wei Le looked down from the stage. Most of the reporters were people he had never seen before, but there were also a few he remembered. Many of them were from the English media. They followed the team to report when they were in the Premier League, so they had met Wei Le.

Wei Le's friendliness to the media was originally just a rumor among English reporters, and many foreign reporters did not believe it. According to Wei Le's speech, they found that Wei Le often made bold statements.

Some Italian reporters were also impressed by the news that the Wolves coach was aggressive when answering questions from the Corriere dello Sport reporter after the Europa League quarter-finals.

Therefore, they felt that Wei Le should be a very arrogant young man.

Young people are not afraid of tigers, so it is easy to leave a stereotype of arrogance.

Unexpectedly, Wei Le appeared on the stage with a smile on his face and did not look arrogant. If he was not sitting in the coach's seat, he really could not see that he was the coach of the Europa League final who could stand still and command in front of tens of thousands of people. Instead, he looked more like a Chinese student studying abroad.

He Wei and Zhu Xiaoyu stood in the back row of the crowd. Although they were not reporters, they also obtained admission to the press conference.

Zhu Xiaoyu looked at the young man on the stage in front of him, chatting and laughing with the media, and sighed, "Younger than on TV."

He Wei nodded. He wanted to say something, but the press officer sitting in front spoke.

"Okay, let's get started. The first question..."

The first question was from a reporter from the English football media "442". He asked in English, "Wei, is your team ready?"

Wei Le smiled and nodded, "At this time tomorrow, we will be standing on the court. Now everyone has eaten and slept well, I think we are ready. I look forward to presenting you with a wonderful game tomorrow."

The second question was from Germany's "Bild". The press officer of the pre-match press conference of this game seemed to choose some more famous media to ask questions, and the questions to the German reporters were also in English.

"Hello, Wei. Simeone's Atletico Madrid has performed very well this season, and some important players are very strong. Do you have any targeted deployment for them?"

Wei Le continued to answer step by step.

But when the third reporter stood up, some reporters around were ready to watch the show.

Because the third reporter who stood up was a reporter from AS. AS is one of the four major mainstream sports newspapers in Spain. Like Marca, AS's "headquarters" is in Madrid.

As newspapers in the capital, the two media naturally tend to favor Real Madrid in terms of reporting weight and public opinion, but they are not too explicit. In fact, they often stand on a controversial position for Real Madrid fans. The name "Real Madrid's mouthpiece" that was often used in the early days is no longer worthy of the name.

Some reports of AS in recent years have even tended to favor Atletico Madrid.

In any case, in matches with foreign countries, AS, as a Spanish media, is definitely inclined to favor Spanish teams.

The Spanish reporter looked very polite, but his questions did not sound so friendly.

The voice of the simultaneous interpreter in the headphones converted the Spanish questions into English and transmitted them to Wei Le's ears.

"Wei, I have a piece of data here. None of the players in your current team have played in the Europa League final or the Champions League final, and you have never faced important competitions like the Europa League."

"Did you feel overwhelmed while preparing for the final?"

The Spanish reporter's question was also heard by the reporters present through simultaneous interpretation. This is not a very sharp question, but if Wei Le does not handle it well, it may also cause some controversy.

He Wei and Zhu Xiaoyu looked at each other and saw each other's facesA complicated expression appeared on his face.

"This question is not easy to answer..."

"If you don't answer it well, it will be easy to make a fuss."

Both of them are very familiar with the media, and naturally they are a little worried about their compatriots. But Wei Le didn't let them wait for long. He just pondered for a moment and answered.

To everyone's surprise, he actually said, "Yes, I have felt overwhelmed."

When he answered this, Rodri, who had been sitting next to him and had not said a word, couldn't help but look in his direction.

Is this a sign of weakness?

Wei Le continued,

"I have no experience in facing finals, so I did face great difficulties and took some detours. But even great coaches like Ferguson, Ancelotti, Guardiola, and my opponent Simeone in this game, will hesitate and be at a loss when facing important games."

"I think what makes them great coaches is that although they will hesitate and be at a loss, their desire for victory can guide them to make wise choices."

"I am just a newcomer in the coaching world, and I still have a lot to learn from my predecessors."

"How to face the confusion before important games is the problem I tried to overcome some time ago. I can What he said was, I believe I can give people a satisfactory answer on the stage of the finals. ”

He Wei was a little surprised, "This answer is neither humble nor arrogant, it is really well said. There is no handle left for the Spaniard. ”

Zhu Xiaoyu didn't expect it either, "Yes, if he said that he was not at a loss at all, it might be interpreted as overconfidence; if he was too negative, it would also send a bad signal. ”

"Now he did admit that he was confused, but he also said that confusion itself is not a bad thing. How to get out of confusion is important, and he finally expressed confidence. ”

"It's a completely uncriticizable answer!"

After the answer, some reporters in the hall even applauded Wei Le's answer!

Zhu Xiaoyu and He Wei looked at each other, and they also applauded. This is not just the partiality of the Chinese to the Chinese, but the applause from foreign reporters also represents their recognition.

The Spanish reporter seemed to have no other questions to ask, so he thanked him and sat down.

"To be honest, when you look at our national league interviews, they repeat the same few sentences over and over again." He Wei sighed, "Reporters don't ask any innovative questions, and players and head coaches only repeat the same things over and over again."

"Some players can't even speak clearly, they stutter and can't express themselves clearly, they dare not look directly at the camera when they are nervous, and you don't know what they mean after a few sentences."

Zhu Xiaoyu nodded, "They have to be college students. They are well-organized in the face of interviews, speak standard, and express themselves clearly, not to mention that this is a big stage like the Europa League final... I don't think I can speak as well as him."

"Young players lack opportunities to venture out, they have grown up They only know how to play football and have always been in a closed environment. How can they adapt to big storms when they grow up? "

He Wei nodded and agreed with his partner's statement, "It's much better for overseas players. They face the pressure of football and life independently, and they are not easily nervous when facing media interviews. For example, Yang Qi, a video of him being interviewed in German was circulated before, and I didn't react for a while whether he was Chinese or not. "

He Wei, who has witnessed the development of Chinese football for more than ten years in the commentary booth, sighed, "I just hope that Wei Le's appearance can stir up the stagnant water of Chinese football. "

"At least there will be some ripples?"

He Wei looked at Wei Le who continued to answer questions on the stage and fell into silence.