Chapter 1058: Confederation Cup
At the end of each season, old players leave and new players arrive, which is the law of professional football, especially for big clubs, and this pattern is carried out very frequently.
So David Villa's departure from Valencia and Jose Mourinho's departure from Real Madrid did not cause a subsequent sensation, just normal coverage of their contributions to their respective teams over the past few seasons......
Of course, David Villa was overwhelming against Valencia in terms of contributions.
Mourinho's departure is considered by many media to be the right choice, because Valencia is very strong as a whole, and with a top star like Elo, it basically dominates all the domestic championships in Spain.
At the same time, there is also a sarcasm for the quick success of Florentino, who thinks that he is just a qualified businessman, because professional football often requires a lot of patience to receive the rewards it deserves, just like Ferguson and Arsene Wenger back then, isn't that the case?
And now Real Madrid wants to surpass Valencia to become the best team in Spain, and there is no way to change any manager, only to bring Ailo to the Bernabeu Stadium is the ideal approach.
It's just that this possibility is very small, because every season there will be rumors that Iroh will join such and such a club at a sky-high price, but the final result is that Iroh stays in Valencia, and Valencia is now in a good financial situation, so Real Madrid has no way to bring in Iro.
Half a week later, Valencia FC announced that star David Villa had joined Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga for free, thus allowing him to get a better annual salary at his new club.
Around the same time, the club's official Twitter account announced that former Chelsea decorator Jose Mourinho had returned to Stamford Bridge to take charge of the 2012/2013 Europa League winners.
With this news, some interested media began to focus on the 2013 UEFA Super Cup......
Jose Mourinho finally left La Liga, and he didn't expect to face a title race with Ello's team after returning to Chelsea.
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At the end of the season, the European summer transfer window is in full swing, and the teams in Europe's top five leagues are stepping up the pace of recruitment.
This summer, Spain was once again in the spotlight of all the media, first Real Madrid announced the signing of Tottenham winger Gareth Bale for 91 million euros, and then Barcelona announced the signing of Brazilian talent Neymar for 60 million euros.
Watching Real Madrid and Barcelona start squandering money one after another, it is disappointing that La Liga giants Valencia did not make any heavy signings, they only bought back Spanish golden boy Isco for 15 million euros.
In addition, the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 have also made heavy signings.
It is worth mentioning that Argentine international Higuain and Spanish international Callejón were sold to Napoli for 50 million euros, while with Gareth Bale joining Real Madrid for a sky-high price, Falcao, who has not found his form in Real Madrid, was sold to Monaco for 40 million euros.
In the Bundesliga, Mario Gotze moved from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich for 37 million euros......
The 2012-2013 season is fading away, and the European giants are preparing for the 2013-2014 season, but no one thinks that Valencia will lose their competitiveness without major signings, because ...... They have Iroh!
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While the attention of the mainstream European media is focused on the transfer market, Iello has been preparing with the national team in Brazil for the 2013 Brazilian Confederations Cup, which starts in mid-June.
The Chinese team with Ailuo, Feng Xiaoting, Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, Wu Xi, Wang Xiaolei and others is already very strong, coupled with Pep Guardiola, who has excellent coaching ability, so the Chinese team preparing for the Brazilian Confederations Cup is listed as one of the favorites to win the championship, second only to the Brazilian national team that won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and played at home.
In the odds offered by the world's top ten bookmakers, the Chinese team's odds of winning the championship also rank third.
However, no one was surprised by this result, because from the perspective of strength, except for South Africa's World Cup champion Spain and the host Brazil team, there is indeed no team that can threaten the Chinese team.
It is worth mentioning that on the day of Elo's direct flight to Rio de Janeiro and the Chinese team, he said in an interview with reporters: "I think everyone here would like to hear a hot answer, so I decided to give you some surprises!" That's right...... My goal in Brazil was to win the championship! Because no one is competing for the runner-up......"
So Iroh's remarks caused an uproar, but not many reporters stood up to take responsibility for Iro, because the lineup of the Chinese national team is indeed very impressive, and Iroh's competitive state continues to be brave, even if he finally wins the championship, it is not impossible.
It's just a bit small.
Of course, the Italian and Mexican media were very unhappy with Ailo's remarks.
You must know that Group A, where the Chinese team is located, is the legendary group of death, and the other three opponents are the host Brazil, the European Cup runner-up Italy, and the Central and North American regional champion Mexico.
As a strong and home-advantaged Brazilian team, it is natural to occupy one of the qualifying places, which means that the last one is to be produced in the Asian Cup champion China, the European Cup runner-up Italy and the Central and North American champion Mexico.
Doesn't Aillo's relevant remarks mean that the teams that qualify are Brazil and China?
But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, their voices did not appear in physical newspapers, but used online platforms to satirize the Chinese team that is talking about dreams.
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According to the schedule, the first game of the Chinese team will face the host Brazil, which is also the so-called opening match.
So after Iello announced that he expected the Chinese team to win the Confederations Cup, the media who were unhappy with him began to wait for the game to start.
If the Chinese team loses to Brazil in the first game, it will be a direct slap in the face, and the so-called first person in football is just worthy of the name.
Although there is still nearly a week to go in the game, under the deliberate media hype, the first match of the Confederations Cup between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team has become particularly hot.
Italy's overall strength has long since lost its former strength and is now dominated by a group of veterans, which is why they failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The strength of the Mexican team can be said to be outstanding in the Americas, but in the whole world football, it is still not ranked, especially the Chinese team and the Brazilian team are among the top ten in the international rankings, and the champions of the Central and North American regions are already out of the competition if they are drawn in Group A......
From another point of view, the result of the match between China and Brazil will affect the final qualification place in the group stage.