Chapter 1019 - Inability to form effective competition

Valencia reported on July 21 that all the players who participated in the Copa America returned to the club to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup in mid-August.

At the same time, Valencia will also make a trip to Asia in early August.

Valencia's Chinese element is particularly strong this year, not only with core stars such as Iello and Wang Xiaolei, but also the owners and assistant coaches are Chinese, so the potential market is very strong.

At a time when UEFA is speeding up the implementation of the Financial Fair Play Act, it is imperative to increase the club's revenue.

Valencia have two friendlies in China, first against Guangzhou Hengda, who are currently very popular in the Chinese Super League, at the Tianhe Sports Complex, then four days later against Shinhwa in Shanghai, followed by Seoul in South Korea and Tokyo in Japan, for a total of four games.

He then returned to Valencia the week before the Spanish Super Cup to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona and to train for the 2011-2012 La Liga season.

There is no doubt that Valencia's Asia Tour has caused a huge sensation, and every stop you reach can be said to attract the attention of the whole city.

In Guangzhou, the fans are as enthusiastic as the weather in July.

Whether it is when you arrive at the new Baiyun International Airport, or when the team stays at the hotel, or whether it is a business activity or ordinary training, it has attracted great attention.

In particular, the friendly match between Valencia and Guangzhou Hengda at the Tianhe Sports Center was simply hard to find.

It is said that the highest ticket price went to more than 10,000 yuan, but it is still priceless.

On the night of the game, the Tianhe Sports Center was packed, and it was amazing that almost all the Chinese fans in the stadium were wearing Valencia No. 9 jerseys.

Iello led China to the quarter-finals at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the Asian Championship in Qatar in 2011, but on both occasions he did not return home with the team, but devoted himself to preparing for club events.

Now that Valencia, where Ailo and Wang Xiaolei play, has come to Guangzhou to play a friendly match, domestic fans can be said to be completely open-minded and gathered together from all directions to thank Ailo for everything he has done for the national team.

One of the most eye-catching was the 'Dragons' fan club, which was a highlight before the game.

However, the biggest highlight is the game, Valencia fully showed the strength of the first-class team, in the first half played Guangzhou Hengda a 5:0, and Ailo scored four goals alone, becoming the player with the loudest voice in Tianhe Sports Center.

In the end, Valencia defeated Guangzhou Hengda with a disparity of 7:1 at the Tianhe Sports Center.

The second stop in Shanghai was also enthusiastic by local fans, and this time Wang Xiaolei's popularity is somewhat comparable to that of Iro.

Originally...... Wang Xiaolei was a player of Shanghai mythology before he was favored by Valencia.

The result of the friendly match between the two teams was not much different from the result of Tianhe Sports Center, with Valencia beating Shanghai Mythology 8-0.

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Compared to Valencia's popularity in Guangzhou and Shanghai, there is definitely a gap between Seoul and Tokyo.

However, the nations of Japan and South Korea can be said to be more advocating the strong, and Valencia has swept the whole of Europe in the past season, which is simply the dish in their mouths, and players like Iro, who are both handsome and absolutely powerful, are the focus of Japanese and Korean fans.

Reputedly...... The bath towels used by Airo at his hotels in Seoul and Tokyo were sold for a sky-high price, which was really incredible.

The two friendlies played big scores again, beating Seoul FC 9:2 and Tokyo FC 11:1.

The scores of these two games also reflect the gap between Asian football and the top football in Europe.

After the last stop in East Asia, Valencia took an international flight back to Valencia that evening to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.

In the meantime, Real Madrid made another important signing, and Chinese right-back Zhang Linpeng, who performed very well in the Premier League in the 2010-2011 season, joined Real Madrid for 35 million euros, wearing the number five shirt.

The addition of Zhang Linpeng also made Real Madrid speed up the pace of slimming, and Ranocchia, who was introduced during the winter break, was sold to Inter Milan cheaply, while Kaka was unable to find his best form and was loaned back to AC Milan.

Barcelona has also strengthened its reinforcements, buying England left wing-back Baines from Everton for 25 million euros to strengthen the wide defense.

While Real Madrid and Barcelona were replenishing their squad and slimming down, Valencia was only slimming down, with Mata moving to Chelsea for €40 million because Carlo Ancelotti could not guarantee him a regular place in the team.

Hopeful Isco moved to Malaga for six million euros, although a buy-back clause was added to the contract.

For example, Vicente, the team's hero, could not withstand the fierce competition in the top flight, and the club could let him leave the team for free to get a higher annual salary, but he himself was unwilling to play for other teams and announced his retirement at the end of July.

Flying wing Joaquin was also sold cheaply to make room for young people.

As the Spanish Super Cup is about to kick off, Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid have announced the end of this season's slimming.

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During this time, the mainstream media in Europe followed the three teams of the 'Western Super Group' in detail, and watched Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona grow stronger and stronger, and many media began to 'announce' that the winner of this season's Champions League will fall to one of the teams of the 'Western Super Group'.

However, more media believe that Valencia will successfully defend the Champions League title, and there is a good chance that they will defend three titles and continue to dominate European football.

In fact, this statement is not unreasonable, although Valencia has gone Mata and hope star Isco this season, the overall strength of the team has not declined, but has improved qualitatively.

The additions of Luka Modric and Andrea Pirlo have greatly improved Valencia's control in midfield, and with James Rodriguez, Cazorla, Xavi Martinez and Parejo in midfield, they will pose a great threat to the opposition no matter how they are lined up - the team's ability to deliver shells forward is simply too strong.

And up front, Iroh, David Villa, Edinson Cavani, David Silva......

They can convert the cannonballs transmitted from the midfield into goals.

Jordi Alba and Cesar Azpilicueta have been working together better with the team after last season, and can form a more three-dimensional attack when attacking.

Of course, the most important thing is that the forward line has a super striker who can score nearly 100 goals in the new year......

In the words of The Times: "Despite the fact that Barcelona and Real Madrid have increased their investment, both exceeding 100 million euros for three consecutive seasons, they still have no way to compete effectively with Valencia because ...... They have Ai! ”