The strongest winger

Chapter 1017 Unable to Form Effective Competition
On July 21, Valencia, except for the Copa America players, returned to the club to report, preparing for the Spanish Super Cup in mid-August in advance.

At the same time, Valencia will also complete a trip to Asia in early August.

This year Valencia has a particularly strong Chinese element. Not only do they have core stars like Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei, but the boss and assistant coaches are all Chinese, so the potential market is very strong.

As UEFA accelerates the implementation of the 'Financial Fair Play', increasing club revenues becomes imperative.

Valencia has two friendly matches in China, first at Tianhe Sports Center against newly promoted Guangzhou Hengda, which is currently very popular in the Chinese Super League, then against Shinhwa in Shanghai four days later, and then in Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan, for a total of four games.

Then he returned to Valencia a week before the Spanish Super Cup to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona, ​​while training for the 2011-2012 La Liga season.

There is no doubt that the Valencia Asia Tour has caused a huge sensation, and each stop can be said to attract the attention of the entire city.

In Guangzhou, the fans are as enthusiastic as the weather in July.

Whether it was the arrival at the new Baiyun International Airport, or the team’s hotel stay, or commercial activities, or general training, they all attracted great attention.

Especially for the friendly match between Valencia and Guangzhou Hengda at the Tianhe Sports Center, it was hard to get a ticket.

It is said that the highest ticket price has reached more than 1, but there is still a price but no market.

On the night of the game, the Tianhe Sports Center was full of seats. It was amazing that almost all the Chinese domestic fans were wearing the Valencia No. [-] jersey.

Aiello led the Chinese team to the quarter-finals in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and led the Chinese team to the Asian championship in the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup. However, he did not return to China with the team both times, but he focused on preparing for the club competition.

Now that Valencia, where Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei play, came to Guangzhou to play a friendly match, the domestic fans can be said to have completely spared it and gathered from all directions to thank Ai Luo for everything he has done for the national team.

One of the most eye-catching is the 'Dragon Team' fan club, which became a highlight before the game.

But the biggest highlight was the game. Valencia fully demonstrated the strength of a first-class team. In the first half, they beat Guangzhou Hengda 5-0. Ai Luo scored four goals alone and became the loudest player in Tianhe Sports Center.

In the end, Valencia defeated Guangzhou Hengda with a disparity of 7:1 at Tianhe Sports Center.

The second stop in Shanghai was also popular with local fans. This time, Wang Xiaolei's popularity is somewhat comparable to that of Ai Luo.

It turns out... Wang Xiaolei was a Shanghai Mythology player before he was picked by Valencia.

The result of the friendly match between the two teams was not much different from that of Tianhe Sports Center. Valencia beat Shanghai Shinhwa 8-0.

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Compared with the popularity of Valencia in Guangzhou and Shanghai, there must be a gap between Seoul and Tokyo.

However, the nationalities of Japan and South Korea can be said to respect the strong. Valencia has swept the entire Europe in the past season.

It is said that... Ai Luo's used bath towels in Seoul and Tokyo hotels have been sold for sky-high prices, which is really unbelievable.

The two friendly matches scored big again, beating Seoul FC 9:2 and Tokyo FC 11:1.

The scores of these two games also reflect the gap between Asian football and top European football.

Ending the last leg in East Asia, Valencia took an international flight back to Valencia that night to prepare for the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.

In the meantime, Real Madrid once again made an important signing. The Chinese right-back Zhang Linpeng, who performed extremely well in the Premier League in the 2010-2011 season, joined Real Madrid for 500 million euros, wearing the No. [-] jersey.

The joining of Zhang Linpeng also made Real Madrid speed up the pace of slimming. Ranocchia, which was introduced during the winter break, was sold to Inter Milan at a low price, and Kaka was unable to find his best form for a long time and was loaned back to AC Milan.

Barcelona has also strengthened its signings. It bought England left-back Baines from Everton for 500 million euros to strengthen its side defense.

When Real Madrid and Barcelona replenished their lineup and slimmed down, Valencia only slimmed down. Mata moved to Chelsea for 4000 million euros because Ancelotti could not guarantee his main position in the team.

The star of hope Isco moved to Malaga for 600 million euros, but a buy-back clause was added to the contract.

For example, Vicente, the hero of the team, could not bear the fierce confrontation of the top league. The club thought of his contribution to the team and could let him leave the team for free so as to get a higher annual salary. However, he himself was unwilling to play for other teams and announced his retirement at the end of July.

Wing Joaquin was also sold cheaply to make room for the youngsters.

As the Spanish Super Cup is about to kick off, Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid have announced the end of the season's slimming.

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During this period, the mainstream European media have followed up and reported on the three teams of the "Western Super League" in detail. Seeing that the lineups of Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona are getting stronger and stronger, many media have begun to "announce" that the champion of this season's Champions League will fall into one of the teams of the "Western Super League".

However, more media believe that Valencia will successfully defend the Champions League, and there is a great possibility to defend the three championships and continue to lead European football.

In fact, this statement is not unreasonable. Although Valencia left Mata and star of hope Isco this season, the overall strength of the team has not declined, but has improved qualitatively.

The joining of Modric and Pirlo has greatly improved Valencia's midfield control. In addition, there are James Rodriguez, Cazorla, Xavi Martinez and Parejo in the midfield.

And the forward line has Aiello, David Villa, Cavani, David Silva...

They can completely convert the shells transmitted from the midfield into goals.

After running in last season, Jordi Alba and Azpilicueta cooperated with the team more tacitly, and they can form a more three-dimensional offense when attacking.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is a super striker who can score nearly [-] goals in the forward line...

In the words of The Times: "Although both Barcelona and Real Madrid have increased their investment and exceeded [-] million euros for three consecutive seasons, they still cannot effectively compete with Valencia because...they have Ai!"

(End of this chapter)