Rather than the fans' anticipation of a World Cup year, the managers of various clubs have a bit of a love-hate for this kind of tournament year.

There is only one reason to love, and that is the expectation of high-level matchups as a fan and football professional, and there are countless reasons to hate.

First of all, the national team competition not only greatly increases the risk of injury for the players, secondly, it will also make the players' physical reserves not guaranteed, and finally it means that the team's pre-season preparation will be greatly affected.

Especially for a team like Valencia, which has just undergone a major change and has a lot of international players in the fresh blood, the impact of the World Cup on them is simply fatal.

At the Valencia Paterna Training Center, Chu Yang saw all his new teammates for the first time.

The world's chaotic history of football has prevented him from using his cross-cutting advantage to bring together a bunch of future goblins or tomorrow's superstars, and many of his teammates are still unknown.

The meeting process was still very pleasant.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

The team of twenty-three people, most of which are newcomers, there is no shortage of people who have become famous all over the world, the head coach Grecel is not well-known in world football, there is only one poor La Liga champion in the honor book, the young captain Moya is not enough to convince the public in terms of prestige and fame, and the oldest Lucio also has no achievements to make, such a team must go through a period of turmoil before it will get on the right track.

However, with Chu Yang here, Valencia's transition in this regard is much smoother, of course, this also has a lot to do with the relatively few thorns in this group of players.

Goalkeeper Fernando. Cayo, who came through the Valencia Academy, is tall and long-armed, agile and quick to react, and is a goalkeeper with a lot of potential.

Left wing-back Wesley. Zogo, from Ajax in the Netherlands, is fast, sharp in his breaks, likes to get forward assists, and has good defensive ability, but he is a bit frizzy and often makes some low-level mistakes.

Central defender Rodri, who transferred from Serie A team Torino and is one of the most promising defensive stars in football today, chose Valencia when his two Milan and Barcelona were blue-eyed, which not only surprised many people, but also made many Italian fans reprimand him for being short-sighted and short-sighted, and even suggested that the Italian coach expel him from the national team.

The other centre-back is Tenerife from La Liga, and the transition from La Liga to La Liga is tantamount to a carp jumping over the goal, and with Valencia's financial resources and ambitions, there could have been a better candidate for this position, but the team's top scorer has been recommended by Xiao Luoli to recruit him.

Right wing-back Arnos, a Bundesliga product, is characterized by a wide defensive area, can play on the wing and can also play as a central defender, but the shortcomings are also more obvious: his assist ability is very weak, almost zero, in the current football environment where more and more emphasis is placed on full-backs to participate in the attack, this is undoubtedly one of the factors that restrict him from becoming a great full-back.

Defender Sampus, an American who previously played in the Argentine First Division, was spotted by Valencia's scouts in South America, and Gresel and Xiao Luo were very satisfied after watching the game footage and characteristic analysis, so they contributed to his signing for 800,000 euros.

Forward midfielder Sesque. Moya, the captain of Valencia, is good at getting rid of people in a small area and coordinating with short passes, especially the final lethal pass has been perfected, but the scheduling ability is weak, and more often it relies on individual ability to control the midfield and advance the attack.

Left midfielder Banderas, fast, good crosses, although the footwork is rough, but the progress is fast, there is still potential to be tapped.

Right midfielder Dennis. Joe, one of the most watched wing-side stars in world football at the moment, has a bright future.

Center forward Leko, balanced ability, stable play, Bundesliga Dortmund once the leading striker, although no longer at the peak, but experienced, calm style of play, shooting efficiency is very impressive.

Center Chu Yang, the top scorer of the 2018 World Cup, is one of the strikers who are most likely to ascend to the altar of the front line after the four major strikers.

The formation is a 442 that looks a bit old-fashioned, there is nothing new or eye-catching, the only feature is the balance of attack and defense, which can also be seen from the tactical thinking of head coach Grayel.

Don't seek merit but seek no fault, and gaining a firm foothold in La Liga is the first priority.

According to the rule that each team in La Liga can only allow a maximum of three non-EU players to play at the same time, Valencia's main list fits the bill perfectly, with five of them from Spain, one from Italy, one from the Netherlands, one from England and one from Germany, all of which are members of the European Union (the UK is not in Brexit), and only Chuyang from China and Sampus from the United States are considered foreign players in La Liga.

Six of the eleven main lineups participated in the World Cup, except for Leko who sat on the bench throughout the whole process, the others were the main or semi-main players of the national team, among which Arnos played in the final, Chu Yang played in the third or fourth final, and Dennis. Joe, Rodri, and Zogo also played in the knockout rounds, and everyone just caught their breath.

In addition to these people, there are many substitute players, except for some of the main players in the previous La Liga period, most of them are candidates on Gressel's transfer proposal, but there are also some that Valencia's scouting team took a fancy to and signed, and there is a figure that surprises Chu Yang.

Shen Du, a Chinese player on loan from Bayern Munich.

Chu Yang was stunned for a moment when he saw this name, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered that there really seemed to be such a person, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't expect how he would come to Valencia, so he deliberately ran to ask Xiao Luo about the situation, but Xiao Luo's answer made him cry and laugh.

"Isn't he what you like?"

"When did I say I had a crush on him?"

"Linhai, when I'm at home."

"I'm just curious."

"Isn't curiosity meant to be buying?"

"Well, once again poverty limits my imagination."

"I don't want to buy Bayern yet, saying that he can't get it to be the next Chuyang, I can only rent it first."

"How's the ability?"

"Honestly, judging from the scout's report, it's really not good, and I wonder how you would want to buy this guy."

"Can't you just ask me first?"

“…… Is it necessary? ”

"So you mean it's not expensive anyway, so you rent it?"

"What do you say?"

"All I can say is that poverty has once again limited my imagination."

So there was an inexplicable extra Chinese in the Valencia formation, and no one could have imagined that this wonderful misunderstanding would create a golden corridor for the Chinese team in the next ten years.