Chapter 386: Confident Home Team

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At the post-match press conference, the head coaches of both sides praised Elloh, which made the Chinese reporters who came to the scene feel a light on their faces.

In fact, the happiest is still Flores, because with a well-formed Aelo, it means that the team's offense is never a problem, and with the diversification of Aelo's scoring methods, the opponent will become more and more annoyed.

And it's the kind that can't be prevented.

It's okay to have a super individual combat ability, the problem is to have a very accurate free kick, but that's not the most lethal, and sometimes there are extra surprises in the battle for the top of a badly placed set-piece.

For such a player, only the head coach of his team will feel relaxed, and the opponent will feel a headache.

The next day, after Iroh finished his normal training, he said hello to his teammates and left the training ground.

And his behavior also surprised his teammates, because Iroh has never been without training since he entered the first team, so ......

Soon, the situation was caught by reporters who had been ambushed near the Valencia first team training ground for many years, and countless ideas popped into their minds.

Could it be that you are proud of your good grades?

Still is...... Have a date?

Or......

In short, everyone thinks differently.

In fact, this time is just a special event, because Iroh's customized supercar Koenigsegg has been delivered before the start of the new season, so he has to test it at the appointed time, and if he is not satisfied, he can also modify it.

But the media people don't think so, you must know that Eloke has a lot of criminal records.

So after seeing the media report the next day, Iroh could only cry and laugh.

While becoming famous, the troubles encountered began to increase.

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After the first round of league games, there was an international break at the beginning of September, so FIFA's FA had to make way, but Iroh was not selected for the national team, so he was happy to relax and train with his teammates who did not have a national team assignment.

In order to have a good effect, he also specially called Wang Xiaolei, who was like a rocket, to practice together.

Speaking of Wang Xiaolei, I really have to talk about his amazing talent, he first used this summer period under the leadership of the youth team goalkeeper coach, made rapid progress, and also became the second goalkeeper of Valencia B team, which means that he could replace the starting goalkeeper of team B at any time.

For Wang Xiaolei, Ailuo is naturally treated carefully, in his previous life, he was a goalkeeper that Ailuo liked, so if he has the ability, he naturally hopes to be able to train Wang Xiaolei, and he does his best to help.

Because his subconscious hopes that these players who were taken abroad by himself can be recognized by the national team and return to the national team.

However, thinking that it is Xie Yalong who is now in charge of the Football Association, it is estimated that it is unlikely.

If you want to regain your chance, it is estimated that you will have to wait until the end of the Olympics and Xie Yalong falls......

But...... It's been a long time.

Thinking of this, Ailo shook his head decadently, as a patriotic young man, how could he not want to serve the country? Hasn't it come to this point because of the Football Association?

"Brother Ai, be careful!"

At this moment, Wang Xiaolei's voice suddenly reached Ailuo's ears.

As soon as Iroh's subconscious body gave way, the ball brushed his hair and flew to the far end.

So he hurriedly gestured at Wang Xiaolei, signaling that he had just been distracted, and then turned around and chased after the football that was rolling away.

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Four days later, all the players with national team assignments returned to the club to report because they were going to Madrid for a tough game this weekend, but not Real Madrid, but another strong team, Atletico Madrid.

After this tough game, Valencia also have a Champions League group game in midweek.

In other words, the first double game of the week after the start of the new season is coming.

This is an ordeal for players who have just finished the World Cup, especially those who have played in the national team before the start of the second round of the league, and the physical exhaustion is very obvious.

To be on the safe side, Flores put Ballack on the bench in the away game against Atletico Madrid, so Iello will once again take on the attacking load in this game.

The tempo of the attack will also be returned to Albelda, replacing Ballack with David Silva, although he is not a winger, as Joaquín already has Joaquín on the right wing, so he is positioned slightly closer to the middle.

It's a difficult position for him, having played on loan at Celta Vigo last season, where his vision and through-ball ability make him fit into a second striker or a forward position.

This is one of the reasons why Flores agreed to Aymar for a transfer.

Joining Ballack on the bench was the aged Ayala, who had just finished a friendly against Brazil at the Emirates Stadium in England and was not at his best, replaced by Navarro.

And with Navarro entering the starting line-up, Iroh found a very interesting phenomenon, that is, Valencia's central axis was 'dominated' by four Davids.

Striker David Villa, midfielder David Silva, central midfielder David Albelda, central defender David Navarro, it would be perfect if they were paired with a goalkeeper named David.

Thinking of this, Arlo subconsciously laughed.

His smile quickly caught Barak's attention, so he touched Ello's elbow after laughing, and Barak wondered what was causing him to laugh.

Iroh managed to stop smiling before muttering a few words in Barak's ear.

Barak glanced at Iroh suspiciously, the meaning he wanted to express was already obvious, was it so funny?

Iroh shrugged his shoulders, pouted, and went back to training.

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The Stade Calderón was a blessed place for Valencia, as it was in last season's Copa del Rey final that was played in the final of last season's Copa del Rey that Ailo scored twice in the final four minutes to knock Barcelona off the podium.

Ahead of this game, most media attention has been on whether and how many goals Ieloh can score again.

Of course, there are also some journalists who have focused on former Valencia player Ferrer, who joined Atletico Madrid this season.

In a pre-match interview, Ferrer said that if he would start this game, "as for whether he will start or not, it depends on the manager's arrangement, of course, as a striker, the task is to score goals, if I score 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 it can be seen from here that Ferrer is a man of affection, but it also shows that he is a qualified professional footballer, with a clear distinction between public and private.

Other reporters have asked whether Argentine prodigy Sergio Aguero, who spent a club-record 23 million euros on Atletico Madrid this summer, will have a chance to play in this crucial match.

To be on the safe side, Atletico Madrid's manager Sergio Aguirre did not announce his starting line-up before the game.

The same is true for Flores, after all, this game is an away game, so it is better to keep a low profile when it should be low-key, and more importantly, they have already focused on the group stage of the Champions League in midweek, so it is better to say less in order to avoid complications.

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Atletico Madrid's home match against Valencia was at 10 o'clock in the evening local time in Spain and 4 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, was in the starting line-up for Atletico Madrid, and he was partnered by Spanish golden boy Fernando Torres, and Valencia's main striker, David Villa, was Spain's forward partner.

Iello continued his good form from last weekend in this game, but the new Portuguese midfield pairing of Atletico Madrid's Portuguese national team, Maniche and Costinha, caused him a lot of problems.

Despite not being able to break the deadlock in the open game, Iello seized a set-piece opportunity and sent the ball straight into the net of the Argentine international Franco.

And this goal was the only goal of the game.

It is worth mentioning that Atletico Madrid's captain Torres publicly questioned the referee's decision before the end of the game, and received his second yellow card and was sent off.

The next day, Barcelona beat last season's big dark horse Osasuna by three goals at home, while Real Madrid also beat Levante 4-1 in Valencia.

However, Valencia are top of La Liga on goal difference, with Barcelona in second place with two goal difference.

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After playing the second round of the league against Atletico Madrid, Valencia flew directly from Madrid to Athens, where they will start the first group stage of the UEFA Champions League of the new season.

Although Olympiacos coach Moreniz was confident in the game ahead of this game, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the difference in quality between the two sides was obvious.

And that's given that Olympiacos has a star of Rivaldo's calibre.

Valencia, who won the Spanish double last season, also reached the last four of the Champions League.

Olympiacos have the advantage of being at home, but no one is optimistic about them.

So this completely infuriated the players of Olympiacos who were playing at home, and Rivaldo, as the captain of the team, naturally had to boost the morale of the team at the first time, "They are the Spanish domestic double, yes, but we are also the Greek domestic double, so we don't have any reason to back down, because this game is just as important for us!" Even if they were in the last four of the Champions League last season, it only proves that they were last year and not this year, and for us this game is a must-win! ”

Former Brazilian superstar Rivaldo's speech immediately drew a wave of support from the local fans in Athens, and their fighting spirit was also recognized by the media.

Interestingly, there are many journalists who have studied Valencia's tactics and have also taken the initiative to coach Morenis.

So the home team's players are also starting to be confident about the next game.