The strongest winger

Chapter 592 The Most Tangled Fan

Whenever Valencia is on a match day, the vicinity of the Mestalla Stadium will always be surrounded by Valencia fans, but this week's UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are different, because they will usher in a different opponent.

Many Valencia fan organizations did not hold up the traditional Valencia team logo or posters of the main players as usual, but held up the Aiello jersey that left Valencia after the end of last season.

This is especially true for the "Bat Guards", known as Valencia's most loyal team. Their leader, Joe Winnie, is particularly crazy. Like the No. 28 worn by Aiello in the first season of Valencia, the No. 22 worn in the second season, and the No. 9 worn in the third season, they all connect above the flag he holds high, and he has become Ai Luo's loyal "brain fan"!
In fact, he is Ai Luo's 'crazy fan'!
It is worth mentioning that there are countless Valencia fans wearing the No. [-] jersey on this day.

But the name on the top of this No. [-] jersey is not the No. [-] Serbian international center Zikic currently playing for Valencia, but...'AI'

A surname that belongs to the most legendary striker in the history of Valencia!
Of course, there are those who welcome Ai Luo back home, and naturally there are those who hate Ai Luo coming back.

Because these fans think that Ai Luo's departure is completely for the high salary, not because of the club's financial crisis as rumored.

Valencia, Spain is currently the most convenient city in Europe to communicate with major cities in China. The Champions League knockout match between Valencia and Chelsea at home also attracted countless Chinese fans or Chinese and overseas Chinese studying and working in Europe to watch the game.

Many Chinese and overseas Chinese working in Europe have spared time to see the No.1 Ailuo in Chinese football.

Before this game, after ten months, the Valencia region was full of Chinese atmosphere again, and all this was because of one person, a Chinese who made great contributions to the city of Valencia!
In order to explain the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, CCTV also sent a huge commentary and interview team, still led by the current "first brother" Huang Jianxiang.

On the afternoon of the game, Huang Jianxiang brought an intern to the hotel where Chelsea was staying. Their goal was to interview Aiello for the last time before the game.

But... It's a pity that Chelsea took into account the mood and state of the players in tonight's game, so for unnecessary trouble, they declined this interview.

But Huang Jianxiang and others were not discouraged. After all, strictly speaking, this period of time is Chelsea's official time, and it is normal not to accept interviews. So what about when the team has dinner or leaves the hotel to go to the stadium?

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At 4 o'clock in the evening on April 2nd local time in Spain, Chelsea's team bus stopped at the designated area for entering the stadium, and it immediately attracted the shouts of countless die-hard Valencia fans.

They have only one goal, and that is... Ailuo!
At 07:30 in the evening, according to the warm-up time stipulated by UEFA, players from both sides came out of the player channel respectively. The first thing that appeared in the eyes of the fans was the Valencia players playing at home.

When they came out of the player tunnel, the fans of the home team who came to the scene in advance gave out excited shouts.

Flags, slogans and singing are the fanatical atmosphere created by Valencia fans.

After about 5 minutes, the Chelsea players of the visiting team began to warm up, and they were greeted with overwhelming boos.

Even Michael Ballack, who helped Valencia win the Spanish treble last year, was the same, but only Aiello enjoyed the chants of the home team fans who came to the scene.

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As the last player to play, Aiello heard the voice from the stands, and a string in his heart seemed to be touched. Then he turned and looked up at the fans, waved his hands, and clapped his hands above his head, responding to the love of the fans at the Mestalla Stadium.

Ai Luo once also imagined the situation when he returned to the Mestalla Stadium, and the current situation of being welcomed by the home team was also in his imagination, but when he really faced this moment, he was still moved...

Because the slogans, posters, and congratulatory messages in the stands are all his own, and many fans even showed the Valencia No. [-] jersey he once wore.

He didn't know how many fans in the audience wore his former No. [-] jersey, but at least the fans in the main stand with their backs to him were all wearing that former No. [-] jersey.

If Ai Luo hadn't adjusted his mentality in time, I believe he would have burst into tears at the next moment.

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The actions of the fans of the home team in the stands aroused the dissatisfaction of the Serbian center Zikic who was warming up on the field. You must know that he is now the No. [-] owner of Valencia.Why would you wear an opponent's past jersey instead of your own ahead of a match that is about reaching the semi-finals of this season's Champions League?

Why?
Zikic is deeply unwilling!

Facing Zikic's resentful eyes, the captain Albelda not far away shook his head helplessly. His stubborn character made this big center with a height of more than two meters unable to find his position and status when he came to Valencia.

At the beginning, no one dared to choose the No. [-] jersey, but you chose the No. [-] jersey. Who is to blame for not being able to withstand the pressure of the fans?
You know, No. [-] has become a god in Valencia after the end of last season!
The strength is not enough, and the ability to withstand pressure is poor. How can I compare with others?
Before Chelsea warmed up, Aiello hugged and greeted his ex-teammates separately. As for the new opponents, Aiello didn't care too much, because his eyes were full of hostility...

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As time went by, the stands on all sides of the Mestalla Stadium were gradually surrounded, and the atmosphere of the Champions League rose crazily without knowing it.

The warm-up lasted about four to ten minutes. The players from both sides went to the locker room to listen to the final arrangement of the head coach, because the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals was a match that no one could afford to lose.

Of course, for the home team, this game is the most unbearable to lose, because the quarter-finals are a two-round game. If the first round is lost at home, then the second round going to the away game will be bad luck, and the chance of advancing to the semi-finals is infinitely close to zero.

So after the home team players returned to the locker room, they all quieted down. Even Wang Xiaolei and Albiol, who usually like to create an atmosphere, consciously restrained themselves.

The head coach Flores looked very serious: "This game will be very difficult for us. I believe many players here have a deep understanding of the strength of the opponent!"

Indeed, this Chelsea team added the stronger attacking Aiello to last year's main frame, but this team is close to invincible!

"But... we want to win this game! We must attack with all our strength!!!"

The players in front of Flores looked at each other in blank dismay. In the drill before the game, Flores said more about defending Ai Luo. Why did he suddenly change his tune before the game?
Immediately afterwards, Flores solved the confusion for them: "At this stage of the game, neither we nor our opponents can afford to lose, so I believe that the opponents don't want to lose away from home, even if they are stronger than us... Based on our understanding of Ai, Chelsea will definitely choose a counterattack tactic in this game. Only when he counterattacks can he exert his greatest power. We are not afraid of the advancement of sports warfare!"

The team members listened logically.

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After Flores finished talking about the tactical thinking of the game, he looked up at the veteran Baraja and said, "Ruben, the position in front of the two central defenders is for you to defend, is it okay?"

Baraja nodded.

Immediately, Flores seemed to think of something, and he continued: "If Ai enters the 30-meter area, remember to post it, and give it to David in the middle to defend..."

Baraja and Albelda nodded at the same time.

After explaining the defensive tasks, Flores explained to the offensive players.

Little did they know that the Serbian center Zikic, who was about to start the game, was getting impatient. Of course, his disgust towards Aiello did not diminish.

Compared with the rigor of the home team's locker room, the visiting team's locker room is much more relaxed, because Chelsea's players know that as long as Aiello is in the game, there is basically no problem, at least... they will be invincible!

In the away game, as long as you remain unbeaten, then when you return to the home game, it is time to draw your sword out of its sheath...

Therefore, when Mourinho ordered the team's main tactic in this game to be a quick counterattack, there was no resistance.

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About 7 minutes before the start of the game, players from both sides of the game came out of their respective locker rooms. The home team stood at the far left of the exit of the player channel, while the visiting team stood on the right.

During the process of coming out, Ai Luo normally met his former teammates. Taking advantage of this time, he chatted with Wang Xiaolei, David Villa and David Silva, and Albiol who was standing next to him also occasionally interjected a few words.

Albelda, Baraja, and Miguel, who have a good relationship with Ai Luo, also greeted each other and encouraged each other.

Aiello is very familiar with the Mestalla player channel, and after he came out of the visiting team's locker room, he also greeted the staff in the Valencia club very enthusiastically.

Hyde, the head commentator of Valencia's first sports channel, watched the scene from the camera. He was moved and said: "I have imagined the situation of Ai returning to Valencia countless times, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon. It is also the key battle of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. I believe that the fans in front of the TV will be as excited as I am when they see this scene, because the players who greeted every team member are our pride..."

The guest commentator Canizares also shook his head: "However, we have to face the fact that Ai appeared as an enemy at the Mestalla Stadium to challenge the Valencia we support. At this moment, like everyone else, I am very entangled, because I don't know whether I should feel sorry for Valencia or happy for Ai after he played well in this stadium..."

There is no doubt that at this moment, the Valencia fans are the most entangled fans on the planet!
(End of this chapter)