The strongest winger

Chapter 407 Is Showing Weakness Useful?
On the second day after taking the flight back to Valencia, Aiello was able to start individual training without the ball, and on the third day he could practice together with his teammates.

Next, the attention of the media also returned to La Liga from participating in the game with a high fever against Aiello, because Valencia has achieved an astonishing eight-game winning streak in the league, and it is only one game away from the best start of the nine-game winning streak created by Real Madrid in the 1968-1969 season!
This is a pretty remarkable record, and this record that has been sealed for 38 years is only one step away.

When Flores was interviewed by reporters, he still seemed quite low-key, and he didn't express his confidence in winning. He knew that if he really said that, then the away game must be very difficult!

"It is really difficult to equal the best start of the nine-game winning streak created by Real Madrid in the 1968-1969 season, even if we have now achieved eight consecutive victories, because our opponent is the Spaniard, a respectable opponent!"

When Flores’ words spread to Catalonia, the Spaniard’s head coach Ernesto Valverde looked much better. When he was interviewed by a local reporter, he said with a smile: “For the league game the day after tomorrow, I believe it will be a great league!”

Although Valverde didn't finish his words, the local Valencia reporters who received the news were very happy, because what he wanted to express was very obvious.

As a great game, how can it be like the league game against Racing Santander?
This game must be a fair decisive battle, the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit!
On the day before the game, all Valencia players arrived in Catalonia by bus, and it was just in the afternoon when they arrived at the hotel.

As the head star, Aiello naturally received the most attention, and then it was normal to talk about whether Valencia can tie Real Madrid's best start record.

After more than a year of experience, Aiello answered the reporter's question in an orderly manner, "As Enrique said, the Espanyol is a very respectable team. It is unfair to insist on using the words record on us. This is just an ordinary league. The home team is the Espanyol, and the visiting team is our Valencia, that's all!"

Ailuo's answer made Flores give a high thumbs up.

In fact, Flores is very eager to tie the best start created by Real Madrid.

After all, as a coach who came out of Real Madrid's youth training camp, he naturally hopes to make some achievements for Real Madrid's senior management to see, and coaching Real Madrid is his lifelong dream!

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Before the 9th round of La Liga between the Spaniard and Valencia, Barcelona, ​​which was already eight points behind Valencia, challenged Deportivo in an away game.

I don’t know if it’s because of the home team’s excellent form, or because Barcelona was affected by the draw with Chelsea in the middle of the week. This game actually played a 1:1.
This result made all Barcelona fans start to worry!

We must know that Valencia, the biggest competitor in the league at present, still maintains a complete victory, and the Spaniard is Barcelona's rival in the same city, so the possibility that the Spaniard may play passively at home is not excluded.

Anyway, they don't have much hope of qualifying for the European Championship, so why not give them a favor?

So before the Espanyol's home game against Valencia, the local media in Catalonia began to deliberately create public opinion for the two teams, hoping to ignite the anger of both sides in the game, so that the home team can perform well. If they don't expect them to beat Valencia, which is in excellent form, then at least a draw, right?
If they are 10 points behind Valencia in the first nine rounds of the league, it is still unknown whether Barcelona, ​​which has fluctuated a lot this season, can catch up.

It is worth mentioning that there was another league match at the same time. Last season's UEFA Cup winner Sevilla defeated Osasuna by two goals at home, so they surpassed Barcelona and rose to No.2 in the standings. In the case of the first game, they are still six points behind Valencia.

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The ordinary league was made extraordinary by the prospect of Valencia equaling Real Madrid's record for the best start to the league in 1968-1969.

Before the game, the Catalan media tried their best to make the two teams spark, but the result surprised them. Both sides of the game kept silent about the game, no matter how hard they tried.

Ai Luo recovered from a serious illness. Originally, Flores did not want to put Ai Luo in the 18-man roster for this round of competition, but later Ai Luo expressed his desire to fight, coupled with the guarantee of the team doctor Hernandez, he entered the 18-man roster of the game.

After all, a cold is a disease that can be big or small.

Now Ai Luo is already the soul of this team. Anyone can be missing, but he cannot be missing!If Ai Luo is really allowed to start for such a false head with the best start, it is really not worth it!

His place was replaced by Vicente, who did not play in the Champions League.

At the same time, in this game, Flores also made two position adjustments to the lineup. Viana and David Silva replaced the starting positions of Ballack and Albelda respectively.

But this league game played at the Cornea El Prat Stadium did not disappoint everyone. The two sides of the game played very beautifully from the first second of kick-off.

You come and go, making the fans of both sides in the stands very happy to watch, but every time they see the opponent bring the ball towards their goal, they are always in fear.

The two sides stood at 2:2 in the first half, and David Villa scored twice, keeping the score on the court.

Aiello didn't replace Vicente until the No.20 minute of the second half.

What's interesting is that when he was on the field, fans of both the home team and the visiting team raised their palms for Aiello who was on the field, and thunderous applause resounded throughout the stadium.

Hyde, who was sitting in the stadium studio, couldn't help feeling, "Ai's fighting spirit has been fully recognized by the Espanyol fans! At the same time, I also believe that he will not disappoint the fans in the stands. The Espanyol is a team worthy of respect, so we should let them die more decently and more directly!!"

In the second minute after Aiello came on the field, he created an excellent opportunity. He dribbled the ball from the left and used his speed to break through three defenders in a row. Then, when he was close to the bottom line, he suddenly made a cross.

It also ruined David Villa's first hat-trick of the season.

But as the game progressed, Ai Luo's condition became better and better. In the No.703 minute and No.705 minute, he won two consecutive cities and helped the team overtake the score.

It was another 3 minutes to score two goals in a row, which once again made the die-hard fans from afar cheer for joy!
Of course, this is not to be happy for the team's victory, but to be happy that Ai Luo quickly found his status after recovering from a serious illness.

They all know that if this game ends according to this score, then the team will create the best start in history, and also tie Real Madrid's best start in the league in the 1968-1969 season!

In the end, in this game, Valencia relied on Aiello's two goals in the second half to help the team beat the Spaniard 4:2.

While tying the best start of the league created by Real Madrid, he also increased his point advantage in the league to 9 points!
This is what makes the team really happy!
Because after the start of the second half of the season, the team will definitely fight on three fronts and can expand its lead in the first half of the season, which is conducive to the team's schedule for the second half of the season.

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The ninth round of the league is over. Valencia is at the top of the list with nine victories. Second is Sevilla, which is nine points behind Valencia. Third, Barcelona is 10 points behind the top of the list. Not to mention Real Madrid, which is fourth, is directly stretched to 12 points.

No one thought that the start of the new season would be less than 1/3 of the schedule, and Valencia would be far ahead.

Compared with the lead at the beginning of the season last season, Valencia's lead this season is even more obvious. The local media and fans in Valencia even joked about how many rounds they can win this season.

Of course, this is just a joke of the Valencia fans. If the club does this, it will be tantamount to targeting.

After Valencia won the Spaniard, their next league opponent is the famous Athletic Bilbao at home and away. No one doubts that such an excellent Valencia will draw or lose at home.

Even Felix, the head coach of Athletic Bilbao, led his team to Valencia for an interview, and said: "Valencia is the leader of the league and the contender for the championship of the league, but we are just fighting for relegation, and our strength is not at the same level..."

Many reporters in front of him pouted subconsciously. Isn't this showing weakness too obvious?
Someone also added, it's too fake!
indeed.

Felix originally wanted to let the home team relax their vigilance by showing weakness. Only in this way can they have a chance!
Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to face such an excellent Valencia team!

After all, it is unacceptable for the team he leads to become a stepping stone for Valencia to create a new record. It is the only way to let the opponent relax his vigilance by showing weakness.

Because Athletic Bilbao has not won a victory at the Mestalla Stadium for a long time, and the last time it won a victory dates back to the 1987-1988 season.

However, he underestimated the ambition of the Valencia team to create a new record!
Facing such a team, is showing weakness useful?
(End of this chapter)