The strongest winger

Chapter 344 I am enough alone!
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After Valencia ended their league match with Villarreal at the Mestalla Stadium, three days later, that is, in the middle of the week, they ushered in the first round of this season's Champions League quarter-finals!

The same opponent, but the difference from last weekend's game is that this game is transferred to Villarreal's home stadium - the Love Song Stadium!

With the quarter-finals of the Champions League knockout approaching, the conspiracy against Valencia that was still raging last week has not been followed by many media reports, and the so-called come and disappear soon!

But this did not make Valencia's coach Flores feel relaxed. On the contrary, he felt that the analysis of these media was very reasonable, so before the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, he held a team meeting.

After one of Ai Luo's speeches, all the players are full of confidence in the next game!
The phrase "In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is futile!" made the team members present instantly full of strength!
Just after everyone put down the pressure of the game, Valencia began to suffer from injuries!
First of all, during the resumption of training on the second day with Villarreal, captain Canizares accidentally dislocated his little finger during warm-up and will be out for half a month.

Then, during the tactical drill that afternoon, the Brazilian international Edu, who had just resumed the game, was injured again, with a strained thigh muscle. According to the preliminary diagnosis of the team doctor Hernandez, he will be absent for at least three weeks!
Many things that were originally planned were forced to change.

Whether the old goalkeeper Mora, who has been sitting on the bench for a long time, can find the feeling of the game is also unknown. You must know that he has only played less than five games this season, so...it is hard to say!

And Edu's injury also made Valencia lose a good rotation player on defense!

Fortunately, no other main force was injured again!

However, in order to keep the team's preparations unaffected, Flores issued a gag order to the players.

However, how can there be an impenetrable wall in the world?

Before the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Valencia suddenly lost two generals. Can it not be noticed?

"Mundo Deportivo", which had put pressure on Valencia before, broke the news immediately, "During a warm-up training yesterday morning, Valencia's captain Canizares dislocated his little finger during a warm-up and will be out for at least two weeks. During the training that afternoon, another general of the team, Edu, also suffered from a thigh muscle strain and was out for at least three weeks! Everything predicts that Valencia will not go well in the next UEFA Champions League quarter-finals..."

Therefore, many fans who care about Valencia have expressed their concerns.

Enrique Wien also talked about his worries in his own column of the "Valencia Sports Daily" the next day, "The sudden injury forced the team to make changes in the plan, and with only the last 1/3 of the season remaining, it was also a test for the team's physical fitness, but it happened to be injured at this time, which is undoubtedly a serious blow to the team! But...we still hope that everyone maintains hope for the team, because we still have Ai! He is our hope, just like the "Ai Song" Same, one goal after another, leading the team to move forward..."

Although some people still maintain confidence in Valencia, but at the same time many people maintain a skeptical attitude.

In addition to Aiello's outstanding performance, the reason for Valencia's good performance recently is that the contribution of Canizares as a goalkeeper should not be underestimated.

He doesn't look like he is 37 years old, he is as healthy as when he was in his early 30s!
But now the team is about to lose a main goalkeeper who is in such good condition for half a month!

That is to say, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the two rounds, Canizares will sit in the stands and spend all the time...

Considering his age, even if he recovers by then, will he return to his heroic state?
So there is a big question mark on it.

Therefore, Flores began to help the team find the main goalkeeper in the future!
Because the current No. [-] goalkeeper Moura and No. [-] goalkeeper Butler in the team are not reassuring.

Do you want to buy from outside?
But... the transfer window has already closed, what a hassle!

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After Ai Luo saw the news, he was a little displeased at first because of the captain's injury, but then his eyes lit up!
Canizares is 37 years old this year, which means he doesn't have many peak moments!
Then...the team must find a new main goalkeeper!
But Ai Luo happened to have a perfect candidate in his heart!
That is Wang Xiaolei, who performed well in the Peru U17 World Youth Championship last year!Maybe many people don't know his strength now, but Ai Luo, who has been there, knows it!

Definitely a goalkeeper at the core level!
Has all the qualities to become the top level in the world!
Reaction speed, jumping ability, anticipation, anti-high-altitude ball!And the most important thing is to have a precise long pass and the ability to throw the ball!

So, Ai Luo is going to recommend it to Flores.

You must know that Wang Xiaolei in his previous life had extremely high talent, and even the director of Inter Milan's youth training praised him, but later because Inter Milan's goalkeeper reached the upper limit and domestic obstacles, he did not go abroad to study abroad.

Ai Luo doesn't want Wang Xiaolei to continue to sink in the country. Besides, Valencia still has a top goalkeeper, Canizares, so there is no one to take care of him?

But considering that the UEFA Champions League knockout match with Villarreal is two days later, this matter will be discussed later.

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In the middle of the week, the first game is Arsenal vs. Juventus at home and Inter Milan vs. Barcelona at home.

Arsenal, who played at home, won the game with a score of 2:0. At the same time, Juventus, who played away, sent off two people, laying a good foundation for the team to advance to the semi-finals!

However, the match between Inter Milan and Barcelona was quite boring. Inter Milan, who were playing at home, showed their housekeeping skills and defended with all their strength!And Barcelona had no good way to face the fully defensive Inter Milan, so at the end of the 10th and 0th minutes, the score between the two sides was still 0:[-], and the goal was a goalless draw!
The next day, mainstream European media reported Vieira, the former captain who returned to Wembley, but was booed by the home fans, while his successor Cesc Fabregas staged a stunning game.

Because Arsenal's first goal was Fabregas stealing the football at Vieira's feet and directly assisting Henry to score!

Then he talked about Juventus' two red cards. It is estimated that there is no big problem for Arsenal in the second round.

The game between Inter Milan and Barcelona directly used a headline: degraded football!

Of course, on this day, we also talked about the other two Champions League quarter-finals that will be played that night.

Gazzetta dello Sport put it this way, "In this crucial quarter-final match of the Champions League, Valencia injured two generals in a row, one of whom was the main goalkeeper and captain! Although in the past two seasons, Valencia had an overall advantage, but this is a Champions League match after all! It is more important than the league. Compared with Valencia's injuries, Villarreal's lineup is quite complete. The overall combat effectiveness is not lost to Valencia... This game is still full of suspense."

"Marca" also talked about the match between Valencia and Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League column on the same day, "The front trident composed of Ai, David Villa and Vicente was invincible in the past La Liga, but the central axis of the front field composed of Senna, Riquelme and Diego Forlan also gave them their own confidence. In addition, Canizares was injured before this game, making the result of this game a bit confusing..."

It was originally a match without any suspense, but the media insisted that it was a well-matched match full of suspense, so when Ai Luo saw the strange reports, he was drunk...

At the critical moment, it is natural that the report of "World Sports Daily" cannot be missed.

They first expressed regret that Barcelona was tied by Inter Milan in the away game, and then talked about the Valencia game, but I don’t know if this manuscript was written by Juan Carlos. There are always very few opportunities for goalkeepers to play, so this game has very high requirements on their state, whether it is Mora or Butler, the upcoming quarter-finals of the Champions League against Villarreal will be a severe test..."

In the end, even Valencia's own fans had to worry about the team they supported. Under the influence of so much media, their confidence became less and less. This is the so-called concern and chaos.

Although many media have expressed their views on the upcoming quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, they have also re-evaluated the game.

But Ai Luo's confidence in this game is still as high as ever!

Even if there are thousands of troops, I alone will be enough!
Before the crucial quarter-finals of the Champions League, the players on both sides treated the game very rigorously, and no one said anything sensitive when interviewed by the media before the game.

In fact, Villarreal played at home in this campaign just to keep their ears clean. After all, they swallowed three eggs at the Mestalla Stadium four days ago, which is an unacceptable result.

As the parties involved in that game, they naturally knew the gold content of that game.

It's not as calm as coach Pellegrini said.

Valencia this season is much stronger than it was last season. Both offensively and defensively, they are very good. Otherwise, Senna, Riquelme and Diego Forlan, the central axis of the midfield, would not be able to break through Valencia's goal, right?

Therefore, before preparing for this game, the Villarreal club specially organized an event, that is, the quarter-finals of the Champions League will be half-price admission, and strive to fill up the stadium with a capacity of 1 people, creating a terrifying home atmosphere.

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