Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 372 Valencia's Response

Group D is a good sign!
The first team in Group D is Valencia. Among the eight seeded teams, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, and Inter Milan and Lyon, they are not good teams to deal with. Manchester United, Let’s not talk about Arsenal. In the Champions League group draw rules, teams in the same league will avoid each other. Millwall will not encounter Premier League opponents before the quarter-finals.

No matter how you analyze it, the above teams are very troublesome. Valencia can't be said to be easy to deal with, and it is also one of the worst teams.

The second-tier team is Roma, and luck is quite good.

You must know that in the second-tier teams, there are also top giants like Bayern Munich. It is the best result not to meet the top giants. Roma may also be considered a giant, but it is only limited to Italy. In Europe as a whole, it can only be regarded as second-rate. Team, if it weren't for the "Callgate" incident in the summer, Juventus would have been disqualified, and Roma would not have qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

Millwall is a third-tier team. As the champion of the Premier League, even if the European media is not optimistic, they must admit that they have certain strength.

No matter how it is distributed, Millwall will definitely be in the death group.

Group D of Valencia and Rome is definitely the weakest group of death.

Wenger couldn't help sighing, "I thought you would meet AC Milan, Inter Milan, and no matter how lucky you were, you would meet a strong team. I didn't expect..."

The Frenchman shook his head and smiled bitterly.

If the Valencia and Roma teams heard that Wenger excluded them from the ranks of 'strong teams', they would definitely be very dissatisfied.

Wenger's statement is still based on strength performance.

In Wenger's opinion, Millwall is not a giant, but their performance has surpassed that of the giants. The Community Shield's victory over Chelsea is the biggest proof. Their performance is no better than Arsenal's. Enough for good grades.

In the group stage, when they met Valencia and Rome, they had almost crossed the threshold of qualifying.

Zhang Yang also smiled easily, "Thank you, I didn't expect that either."

Next, Arsenal also determined the grouping. Group G has Porto, CSKA Moscow and Hamburg. It's hard to deal with, especially going to Russia for an away game in ice and snow, which will have a great impact on the team. Wenger shook his head and smiled bitterly, "If possible, I really want to change teams with you."

Zhang Yang shrugged, "UEFA probably won't agree."

While the two were joking, the grouping was over.

The last team in Group D is Shakhtar Donetsk, a giant in the Ukrainian league. They performed very well in the qualifiers, but they are definitely one of the weakest teams in the top 32 of the Champions League.

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After the UEFA Champions League group draw, Zhang Yang's trio let out a long sigh of relief.

Millwall has plans to meet the "Super Death Group". For example, there may be AC ​​Milan and Bayern Munich in the same group. If Millwall wants to qualify, it must face successive battles.

D's situation is much better.

The first is geographical issues. Valencia and Rome, one is a Spanish team and the other is an Italian team. Going to the away game will not cause too much trouble. Going to Ukraine to play against Shakhtar Donetsk is a bit of a problem Trouble, the weather in Eastern Europe is relatively cold, but it is not going to Denmark, Norway, Russia and other Nordic countries. The situation is not that bad. Shakhtar Donetsk is also the weakest opponent, and the game will be relatively easier.

The second is the strength of the opponent.

Still the same sentence, not meeting the top giants is the best result, Zhang Yang said with a smile, "The group stage can also be used as a venue for the team to accumulate experience in European competitions."

Wise and Wilkinson also started laughing.

After the Champions League group draw ceremony, several English media interviewed Zhang Yang.

Regarding the result, Zhang Yang said, "We were lucky and got a good lottery."

The reporter suddenly laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that this sentence will cause dissatisfaction with your opponent?"

"This is the truth." Zhang Yang shrugged, "Anyone can see it. If there is a choice between Barcelona and Valencia, the fool will choose Valencia, so I dare say we are lucky , I believe everyone thinks so."

"So Millwall is confident to qualify?" The reporter asked.

Zhang Yang immediately changed his words, "I don't like to talk about results. We are just a newly promoted team. The main purpose of coming to the Champions League is to accumulate experience. The European competition is actually very important to us."

"..."

Several English reporters were helpless.

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The next day, the results of the Champions League group draw were reported by major European media.

What Zhang Yang said in the interview also appeared in the media, mainly the British media, and both "Manchester Sport" and "Daily Mirror" made detailed reports.

"Manchester Sport" and "Daily Mirror" are in the European sports media, have a certain influence, especially the "Daily Mirror", they and "The Times", "Guardian", "Sun" Tied, is one of the most influential sports media in the UK.

When the "Daily Mirror" reported the news in a high-profile manner, it was still related to the Champions League grouping, and many eyes from Europe began to notice Millwall and Zhang Yang.

This may also be the result of the media fueling the flames.

The English league is always inseparable from a few topical characters. Publicity is the new focus. The English media likes to promote their own country's topics. It seems that using this to carry out a publicity offensive can increase the influence of English football.

What Zhang Yang said about 'Millwall needs to gain experience' was ignored by the media, they only reported the previous words--
"Our luck is good, we got a good lottery!"

"If you had to choose an opponent between Barcelona and Valencia, a fool would choose Valencia!"

"We're lucky!"

"..."

Under the attack of big media reports, the other three teams in Group D also knew what Zhang Yang said.

They were suddenly dissatisfied!
In particular, Valencia, who was named by Zhang Yang, felt even more angry. They are indeed inferior to Barcelona, ​​but they can't beat people in the face. Isn't this embarrassing Valencia in the world?

If this sentence is true, when others introduce Valencia in the future, they can say, "That is the team that is not as good as Barcelona!"

How can you bear this!

The first to counterattack is the Spanish media. The Spanish media is divided into two camps, one is the Spanish media and the other is the Catalan media. Some people may think that it seems to be similar to the British media. In fact, the difference between the two Very big.

Spain's domestic history and political factors have made Catalonia dissatisfied with the rule of Madrid. There have always been Catalan extremists who hope to separate Barcelona from Spanish territory. Extremists are not a minority, and there are even Nearly half of the Catalans think so, so the Catalan media and the Spanish media are completely different, and even hostile to each other.

After learning the news about Zhang Yang reported by the British media, the Catalan media held a supportive attitude. They believed that Zhang Yang was telling the truth. Valencia is indeed inferior to Barcelona. Choose an opponent from the two teams , A little brain will choose Valencia.

The Catalan media also praised Zhang Yang for "daring to tell the truth", "When European football is full of bureaucracy, most of them keep their ears closed and make false propaganda, Zhang Yang dares to speak his mind, which is very popular in the world. It’s rare to find anywhere.”

After the mouth of the Catalan media, even Zhang Yang felt that he had become taller.

The Spanish media generally criticized Zhang Yang as a "rookie speech". For example, "Marca" said, "He is only in his 20s, and it is the first time he leads a team to participate in the Champions League season. He may not know some default rules of European competitions." ’, no head coach will talk about the good or bad of the group after the group draw, even the 'death group' is analyzed by others."

"He's too young!"

"In addition, for Millwall, whether the opponent is Valencia or Barcelona, ​​the result is the same, and they are all opponents they cannot beat."

Such words are probably deceiving the fanatical Valencia fans.

Soon Valencia coach Flores also responded, he was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yang's words, "Our historical achievements are not as good as Barcelona, ​​but I don't understand, what qualifications does Millwall have to say this? Kind of like that. He thinks it's good news to meet Valencia and I'm happy because the two games in the group stage are easier."

Enrique Flores is a representative of the new generation of head coaches that Spain has high hopes for.

Flores was a professional footballer until 2001, spending most of his career at Atlético de Madrid and a member of the Spanish national team before retiring to coach Real Madrid's youth teams before spending a very successful season at Getafe , The brief coaching gave him the opportunity to enter Valencia.

Valencia is a quasi-rich club. Being able to enter Valencia to coach is enough to prove how promising Flores is. However, the Spanish league has always been dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona. With the rise of Barcelona, ​​​​other teams It is even more difficult to get a chance. Last season, Valencia got nothing and only got the third place in the league, so as to participate in the European Champions Cup.

This also made Valencia executives somewhat dissatisfied.

Valencia may not be the best team, but the fact that Valencia also won the La Liga and UEFA Cup 'double' the season before Flores in charge and nothing the following season seems to prove that Flores' coaching level is not enough.

This season is also a test for Flores.

If Flores can lead Valencia and make some gains in the league and the Champions League, he will definitely be recognized by the country and the club, otherwise his coaching position will be unstable.

Flores' response to Zhang Yang's words can be regarded as an expression of confidence, which gave Valencia more confidence to work hard.

(End of this chapter)