PFC Chapter 385 The Confident Home Team
Chapter 385 The Confident Home Team
Chapter 385 The Confident Home Team
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At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of both sides praised Ai Luo, which made the Chinese reporters who came to the scene feel proud.
In fact, Flores is the happiest, because having an Aiello in excellent form means that the team's offense will never be a problem. With the diversification of Ailuo's scoring methods, opponents will become more and more troubled.
And it's kind of unstoppable.
It’s okay to have a super individual combat ability. The problem is that you still have a very accurate free kick, but this is not the most deadly. Sometimes it will bring you extra surprises in the positioning of the ball in a bad position.
For such a player, only the head coach of his team feels at ease, and the opponent will feel a headache.
The next day, after Ai Luo finished his normal training, he greeted his teammates and left the training ground.
And his behavior also surprised his teammates, because Ai Luo has never been without training since entering the first team, so...
Soon, this situation was caught by the reporters who had been ambushing near the Valencia first-team training ground all year round. Immediately, countless thoughts popped up in their minds.
Could it be that you are proud of your good grades?
Or...have a date?
or……
In short, everyone's idea is different.
In fact, this time is just a special event, because Ai Luo has delivered the customized supercar Koenigsegg before the start of the new season, so he has to test the car at the agreed time, and if he is not satisfied, he can also modify it.
But the media people don't think so. You must know that Ai Luo has a lot of criminal records.
So after seeing the media reports the next day, Ai Luo could only laugh or cry.
While becoming famous, the troubles encountered also began to increase.
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After the first round of the league, there will be an international match day at the beginning of September, so all the football associations under FIFA need to give way, but Ai Luo was not selected for the national team, so naturally he was happy to take it easy, training with teammates in the club who did not have national team tasks.
In order to have a good effect, he specially called Wang Xiaolei, who was sitting on a rocket, to practice together.
Speaking of Wang Xiaolei, I really have to talk about his amazing talent. First, he made rapid progress under the leadership of the goalkeeper coach of the youth team during the summer, and he also became the No. [-] goalkeeper of the Valencia B team, which means that he may replace the starting goalkeeper of the B team at any time.
For Wang Xiaolei, Ai Luo naturally treats Wang Xiaolei carefully. In his previous life, he was a goalkeeper that Ai Luo liked. Therefore, when he is capable, he naturally hopes to train Wang Xiaolei and do his best to help.
Because his subconscious is to hope that these players who have been taken abroad by him can be recognized by the national team and return to the national team.
But considering that Xie Yalong is now in charge of the Football Association, it is probably unlikely.
If you want to regain the chance, you probably have to wait until the end of the Olympics and Xie Yalong's downfall...
But... the span of years is really a bit long.
Thinking of this, Ai Luo shook his head decadently. As a patriotic young man, how could he not want to serve the country?Didn't it come to this point because of the Football Association eager for quick success?
"Brother Ai, be careful!"
At this moment, Wang Xiaolei's voice suddenly reached Ai Luo's ears.
As soon as Ai Luo's body moved subconsciously, the football brushed his hair and flew to the far end.
So he quickly gestured at Wang Xiaolei, indicating that he was distracted just now, and then turned around to chase the rolling football.
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Four days later, all players with national team assignments returned to the club to report, because they will go to Madrid to play a tough game this weekend, but it is not Real Madrid, but another strong team-Atletico Madrid.
After playing this tough battle, Valencia will also play a UEFA Champions League group match in the middle of the week.
In other words, the first weekly double match after the start of the new season is coming.
This is a torment for the players who have just participated in the World Cup, especially the players who participated in the national team competition before the second round of the league. The physical consumption is very obvious.
To be on the safe side, Flores put Ballack on the bench in the away game against Atletico Madrid, so Aiello will once again take on the offensive burden in this game.
The offensive rhythm will also be returned to Albelda. David Silva will replace Ballack, but his position is not a winger, because the right winger already has Joaquin, so his position is slightly closer to the center.
This position is not too difficult for him. He also played this position when he was loaned to Celta Vigo last season. His excellent vision and through ball ability allow him to fully adapt to the second striker or front-line position.
This is one of the reasons why Flores agreed to Aimar's transfer.
Sitting on the bench with Ballack was the aging Ayala. He had just played a friendly match against Brazil at the Emirates Stadium in England, and his competitive state was not adjusted to the best. He was replaced by Navarro.
And as Navarro entered the starting lineup, Ai Luo discovered a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the central axis of Valencia was 'occupied' by the four Davids.
Forward David Villa, midfielder David Silva, central midfielder David Albelda, central defender David Navarro, it would be even more perfect if they were paired with a goalkeeper named David.
Thinking of this, Ai Luo subconsciously laughed.
His smile quickly attracted Barack's attention, so the latter elbowed Ai Luo after laughing, and Barack also wanted to know what made him laugh uncontrollably.
Ai Luo finally stopped smiling, and then whispered a few words in Barak's ear.
Barack glanced at Ai Luo suspiciously, the meaning he wanted to express was already obvious, is it so funny?
Ai Luo shrugged, pouted, and continued to practice.
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The Calderón Stadium can be said to be a blessed place for Valencia. The final of the Copa del Rey last season was held on this stadium. At that time, Aiello scored two goals in the last 4 minutes to knock Barcelona off the championship podium.
Before this game, most of the media's attention was on whether Ai Luo could continue to score goals and how many goals he could score.
Of course, some reporters also focused on the former Valencia player Ferrer who joined Atletico Madrid this season.
When Ferrer was interviewed before the game, he talked about his own game, "As for whether he will start the game, it depends on the arrangement of the head coach. Of course, as a striker, the task is to score goals. If I score a goal in this game, I will definitely not celebrate..."
Ferrer's answer was not only recognized by the local media in Valencia, but also by the pro-Atletico Madrid media, because from this it can be seen that Ferrer is a person who values affection, but it also shows that he is a qualified professional player with a clear distinction between public and private.
Some reporters wondered whether the Argentine prodigy Aguero, who spent 2300 million euros this summer at Atletico Madrid, will have a chance to play in this crucial game.
To be on the safe side, Atletico Madrid coach Aguirre did not announce the starting lineup before the game.
The same is true for Flores. After all, this game is an away game. When it is time to keep a low profile, they should keep a low profile. More importantly, they have already focused on the UEFA Champions League group stage in the middle of the week. In order to avoid extra complications, it is better to say less.
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Atletico Madrid's home game against Valencia was at ten o'clock in the evening local time in Spain, and it was four o'clock in the morning in China, but this did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for watching the game.
Ferrer, who also played for Valencia last season, appeared in Atletico Madrid's starting lineup, and his partner is Spanish golden boy Torres, and Valencia's main striker David Villa is Spain's striker partner.
Aiello continued his good competitive form last weekend in this game, but the midfielder combination of the Portuguese national team newly joined Atletico Madrid-Maniche and Costinha brought him a lot of trouble.
Although unable to break the deadlock in open play, Aiello took advantage of a set-piece and sent the ball straight into the gate guarded by Argentine goalkeeper Franco.
And this goal is also the only goal of the game.
It is worth mentioning that Atletico Madrid's captain Torres publicly questioned the referee's penalty before the end of the game, received his second yellow card and was sent off.
The next day, Barcelona beat last season's dark horse Osasuna with three goals at home, and Real Madrid also defeated Levante 4:1 in Valencia.
However, Valencia ranks first in La Liga with a goal difference advantage, and Barcelona ranks second with a two goal difference disadvantage.
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After playing the second round of the league against Atletico Madrid, Valencia took a direct flight from Madrid to Athens, where they will start the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage of the new season.
Although the head coach of Olympiacos, Morenis, was full of confidence in this game before this game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the strength gap between the two sides of the game is obvious.
And this is in view of the fact that the Olympiacos team has a star of Rivaldo's level.
Valencia, as Spain's domestic double champion last season, also reached the semi-finals in the Champions League.
Olympiacos has the home advantage, but no one is optimistic about them.
So this completely irritated the Olympiacos players at home. As the captain of the team, Rivaldo naturally had to boost the morale of the team immediately. "It is true that they are the domestic double champions in Spain, but we are also the domestic double champions in Greece, so we have no reason to back down, because this game is equally important to us! Even if they were the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, it can only prove their performance last year rather than this year's level. For us, this game is determined to win!"
The speech of the former Brazilian superstar Rivaldo immediately aroused support from the local fans in Athens, and their fighting spirit was also recognized by the media.
What's interesting is that many reporters who have studied Valencia's tactics also took the initiative to give advice to coach Morenis.
So the players of the home team also began to be full of confidence in the next game.
(End of this chapter)