Chapter 60 The End of the Season

The two-day holiday passed quickly.

Although the team has been relegated ahead of schedule, there is still a round of the league to be played, so everyone can't really herd the sheep yet, and have to come back for training.

It's just that everyone's mood will be much more relaxed after training this time.

Many Getafe fans also came outside the training ground.

They all came to thank the team for their efforts to avoid relegation, and many fans held up slogans thanking Changsheng.

As a firefighting coach, Chang Sheng perfectly accomplished this seemingly impossible goal.

In the eyes of Getafe fans, Chang Sheng and the savior are almost the same.

Looking at the fans outside, Chang Sheng gave the last order before the end of the training: "The training ends early, everyone go and sign for them!"

He pointed to the fans.

"Who gave us the most selfless support on our way to relegation? It was them!" Chang Sheng pointed to the fans and said to the stunned players.

Perhaps the players never expected Chang Sheng to make such a decision. Although they will more or less sign autographs for the fans after training, it depends on the mood. Which coach would make such a request in the form of an order?

But everyone didn't delve too deeply into this issue. Since it is the head coach's request, let's do it.

So Chang Sheng asked the club's staff to inform the fans that they would line up to sign and take a group photo at that time to avoid chaos. He wanted to do good things, but if the organization is not good and good things turn into bad things, it will not be beautiful.

The fans were overjoyed when they heard that the team would take the initiative to arrange for players to sign autographs for them and ask them to take a group photo.

Getafe fans even think they are the happiest group of people in the world. A few days ago, the team had just relegated ahead of schedule, and now watching a team training, they were able to get the players' autographs.

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The training ended early, the players went to the locker room to change their clothes, and then began to sign autographs for the fans.

All of a sudden, the training ground was bustling with joy and laughter. Of course, the sound of the camera pressing the shutter was heard frequently.

Chang Sheng and his colleagues from the coaching staff stood by, watching all this with a smile.

This is like a grand party, fans and players have close contact with each other, sharing the joy and joy brought by relegation.

"I haven't seen such a scene for a long time?" Manuel Garcia looked at the lively scene in front of him and said with emotion.

"That's right, we didn't have such a scene when we were promoted from Group B of the second division last season..."

"Chang, I have to say your idea is great. Everyone feels very relaxed."

Chang Sheng chuckled and didn't answer.

Ever since he had a party with the neighbors in the apartment the day before yesterday, he had figured out that the fans were more important than anything else. He led the team in pursuit of victory and relegation, not to get a new contract, but to satisfy the fans' demands.

So as long as it makes the fans happy, you can do anything.

With the development of professional football, the distance between players and fans is getting farther and farther. Getafe is still a small team no matter what, such a situation is inevitable.

Many players in this team don't live in the small city of Getafe, they live in the bustling Madrid.

For them, playing at Getafe is just work.

They are not interested in knowing about the city of Getafe and those fans.

No matter how much those fans adore them.

Therefore, it is rare for everyone to see the scene where fans and players get along in harmony like now.

A group of people were chatting when they saw a large group of fans walking towards them suddenly.

The person in the lead seemed familiar to Chang Sheng, and then he remembered—it was the first fan who asked him for an autograph,

What is it called "Kike"...

Enrique Gonzalez walked up to Chang Sheng, and put a pen and paper on the ground: "Can we ask you for an autograph, Chang?"

"Shouldn't you go ask the players for it?" Chang Sheng was a little surprised.

He really didn't expect that so many people came to him for autographs.

"You are also a star, Chang!" someone among the fans shouted.

Immediately, there was a voice of agreement: "That's right! You are the biggest star in this team!"

"You are the number one contributor to our relegation!"

As they talked, they moved closer to Chang Sheng, and they all stretched out the things they asked Chang Sheng to sign, and there were all kinds of things. Chang Sheng even saw someone cut out a photo of himself from a newspaper and handed it over for him to sign.

Manuel Garcia next to him slapped Chang Sheng: "Enjoy it."

After speaking, a group of people laughed and left, while Chang Sheng was overwhelmed by enthusiastic fans...

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The last round of the league gave the feeling that this was no longer a game, but a carnival for the Getafe fans to vent their inner emotions.

From the first minute of the game, the Getafe fans began to create various songs in the stands.

They started from Getafe's team song and sang every player's cheering song.

In the end, even Chang Sheng had it.

But it was too noisy at the time, and Chang Sheng really couldn't hear what the group of people were singing happily.

He could only hear the shout of "Chang! Chang! Chang!".

This was only heard after the fans repeated it many times, and he was reminded by Manuel Garcia.

"It's really enviable, Chang! I have worked in this team for ten or twenty years, and no fan has written a song for me!" Manuel winked and teased Chang Sheng.

Chang Sheng scratched his head and could only smirk.

He really didn't know how to answer Manuel.

In fact, even in 2012, when he traveled through, until that time, there were very few coaches in the world who wrote songs specifically for the coach, and there were not many coaches who could enjoy this kind of treatment.

The more famous one is Mourinho. When he was in Real Madrid, the "Song of Jose Mourinho" was often played at the Bernabeu Stadium.

I didn't expect that I would have my own song so soon...

Fan songs often represent a person's position in the fans' minds, and people who can make fans sing and praise are often not generally popular.

The behavior of the fans shows that Changsheng has been accepted by Getafe fans from the bottom of their hearts.

After hearing the singing, Chang Sheng, standing on the sidelines, waved to the fans.

He could clearly hear the singing was a little louder than before.

He smiled, the feeling of being valued, liked, and respected... so fucking good!

He will never be a loser again, don't be forgotten in the quagmire of failure, and don't just live his whole life in obscurity!

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In the last round of the league, Getafe drew 1:1 with Albacete at their home court.

The result of this game is not important anymore.

To the disappointment of the media, even in the last game of the season, Chang Sheng and other Getafe coaches did not attend the post-match press conference at the Alfonso Perez Stadium.

But they were also relieved, because they decided that they didn't have to keep following the winning teams so much.

This season is aimed at the gimmick of relegation.

What about next season?

Next season you Getafe will be just an ordinary team. How many fan readers would be interested in an ordinary second-division team?

At that time, our media only need to report on this team as a routine, and there is no need to gather at the Alfonso Perez Stadium like this.

In other words, they don't need to wait on Getafe like this, so naturally they don't need to look at Chang Sheng's face.

So Chang Sheng, if you block us, then go ahead and block us!

It's time to see who will beg whom!

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After all the matches in this round of the league were over, the 1999-2000 season of the Spanish Football League B officially came to an end.

There are many things worth talking about for La Liga this season. The sudden emergence of Chang Sheng, a Chinese coach, may be one of the most eye-catching ones.

Especially in the last two months.

However, with the end of the season, Chang Sheng felt that the attention from the media was gradually dissipating.

The downgrade's downgrade, the relegation's relegation, the upgrade's upgrade, the upgrade's failed upgrade failed.

None of this has much to do with him, except for one thing——

Atletico Madrid's poor performance in La Liga this season has made people break their glasses. They only accumulated 38 points in the 38 league rounds! He was relegated with the second-to-last result!

You must know that just four seasons ago, they were still the double champions of La Liga!

Such a wealthy team has fallen so quickly, many people have never expected it.

Only Chang Sheng already knew.

So he was not too excited when he heard the news. This is what is destined to happen. Although his arrival may change some things, there are always some things that cannot be changed. This is the inertia of history.

Atletico Madrid That is the inertia of history!

Now Chang Sheng is more looking forward to the new season.

He only wishes he remembered what he said to the swaggering Atletico Madrid official when he left Atletico Madrid.

Because next season, it's time for them to fucking regret it!

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This unforgettable season is over, the second day after the team disbanded, Chang Sheng also plans to leave Spain.

He planned to return to the country. This Chang Sheng hadn't been back for three years, but what about himself? Since time travel, I haven't seen my parents for more than a year.

He is homesick.

Of course, before leaving, he first planned to go to downtown Madrid to go shopping in the busiest mall and bought a lot of things for his parents.

After being a human for two lifetimes, he has a deeper affection for his parents, and he can better understand the feelings of his parents who wanted their children to become dragons, but hated iron for being weak.

If they are more self-sufficient, they may not be able to hold their heads up in front of their neighbors.

This time he can barely be regarded as returning to his hometown in good clothes, and he has to save face for his parents no matter what.

He doesn't know if his elder brother will make his parents think he's promising, but he hasn't earned fame or money outside for so many years—the coach of the echelon earns no more than ordinary people, and he lives abroad. The cost is not small...

Chang Sheng could think on his knees what the neighbors would think of his parents.

These days, nothing is more important than money.

If you have money, you are promising, if you have no money, you are not promising.

So he wants his parents to feel that his son is promising. The best way is to buy a lot of things and let them know that his son is not short of money!

In fact, as the coach of a second-tier team, it is still a poor team like Getafe, and you can't make much money. Even with bonuses, your income is very limited.

At this time, the salary of the main players of Getafe's first team is only 378,000 pesetas.

But take into account that the Spanish peseta is a very low value currency. The approximate exchange rate for the pound is one pound equals one hundred and eighty pesetas.

Converted into British pounds, that would be two thousand and one hundred pounds.

Even so, Getafe's finances are feeling tight. If this is changed to a weekly salary of 50,000 to 60,000 pounds in the future, with Getafe's current economic situation, the only way to go is bankruptcy.

The salary as a coach will certainly not be higher than that of the team's first-team players.

So Chang Sheng's weekly salary is less than 370,000 pesetas.

About only a little more than half, 180,000 pesetas.

But for ordinary Chinese, this is already a terrible high salary.

Because according to the exchange rate at that time, one dollar of RMB can be exchanged for 16 pesetas, and 180,000 pesetas are equivalent to more than 11,000 RMB.

And it's just a weekly salary.

Four weeks a month, multiplied by four, that is 45,000 RMB.

With a monthly income of 45,000, it can be considered a high income anyway.

In China in 2000, most people’s wages were only one to two thousand yuan a month. If a college student who had just graduated found an ordinary job, he might not even have a thousand yuan.

Chang Sheng has become a member of the high-income group.

His income is more than enough to live in a well-off society in China, and he can even be regarded as the middle class.

And Chang Sheng is usually alone, and he doesn't have much entertainment, and he doesn't go out to see the flamboyant world of Spain. He spends all his time on supplementary coaching courses, hoping to make himself a real professional coach.

Therefore, his expenses are very small, and a warm-hearted neighbor like Aunt Maria often invites him to dinner, which can save a lot of money.

Therefore, Chang Sheng's current personal assets are quite abundant.

In this way, Chang Sheng planned to return to his hometown.

But before going shopping in Madrid, Chang Sheng has one more thing to do.

He lived a puritanical life in Getafe for a season, not because of his personality. In fact, he is also very yearning for the nightlife in Spain, but who told him to have a huge pressure on him?

Now that he has successfully relegated, he has finally taken his first step as a head coach. After the pressure has dissipated, he is eager to relax.

Spain's nightlife is famous, bars are blooming everywhere, and the days of feasting and debauchery attract every restless heart.

After letting go of all the pressure, Chang Sheng's heart, which had been silent for a season, began to agitate...

So he intends to experience the Spanish bar culture.