The strongest winger

Chapter 429 Fighting anti-anti Barcelona...

Compared with Rijkaard's entanglement, Flores' requirements for the team in this game are much simpler. After tasting the sweetness in the Nou Camp in the first half of the season, he decided to stick to the tactics of playing against Barcelona to the end!

Valencia's home victory in all competitions this season has also satisfied his self-confidence unprecedentedly. In addition, he has also won a big victory at Barcelona's home court, let alone at his own home court?

The national derby in the 2006rd round of the 2007-23 La Liga season at the Mestalla Stadium was full of seats, and countless fans of the home team began to sing and dance around the stadium on the afternoon of the match day, cheering for joy!
What is worth mentioning is the new feature at the Mestalla Stadium - the Chinese flag!

This is after Aiello won the 2006 World Footballer of the Year, Valencia's diehard fan group, Bat Guards, also hung the national flag of his country on the periphery of the stadium to express their love for Ailuo.

Different from the previous leagues, a few hours before the game started, there were many Chinese fans holding five-star red flags, so they also became one of the most watched groups in this national derby between Valencia and Barcelona.

According to the wonderful pictures before the game captured by the Spanish radio station, many Chinese became the lucky ones. The reporter who interviewed learned from them that many Chinese fans who supported Aiello came from China to watch the game live.

From these details, we can also see Ai Luo's position in the minds of Chinese fans.

Of course, these fans from China are also lucky, because they will always be warmly entertained by the enthusiastic local residents of Valencia.

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"Gentlemen, forget all the unhappiness before this game! Remember... our jerseys! We are great Barcelona fighters!! Our two weeks of low-key preparations are for this game. I believe everyone knows the importance of this game! If we win, we still have the hope of winning the championship. If we lose, I believe everyone here knows the result very well, so we have no way out! The downturn in the first half of the season caused us to lose too many points. Now it is time for us to speed up and enter the fast lane, and Valencia is blocking us The Tigers on the way forward, all we have to do is to beat them and save hope for us to rekindle the league championship!!"

Rijkaard adjusted his state and seized the time to improve the team's morale and incite the players' emotions in the last time. No one knows the importance of this game better than him.

If this game is lost, it will inevitably affect the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final against Liverpool in the middle of next week. But if this game is won, it will definitely have a profound impact on the Champions League knockout round in the middle of the week. It may even become the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League!

At that time, whether to renew the contract with Barcelona depends on your own mood! !

Thinking of this, Rijkaard became more and more excited. Before the assistant referee reminded them to prepare to play, he yelled very rarely: "We must win this game!!"

The starting 11 present here also knew the importance of this game, and they all clenched their fists, gritted their teeth and shouted: "We must win!"

People often burst out with amazing energy in a desperate situation, and the Barcelona players are now in a desperate survival background.

Especially Messi and Iniesta, who were qualified to start this time, looked at each other, and they could see a trace of desire in each other's eyes, eager to win!

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Home team locker room.

Ai Luo looked at the mirror on his ball closet and meticulously arranged his hair. The short hair was like Chow Yun-fat in "God of Gamblers", wiped from front to back, and with the effect of hairspray, it quickly fixed. He looked at himself in the mirror and subconsciously blurted out, "You are always a rare handsome guy in football!"

And his teammates are similar. Valencia was the champion of La Liga last season and is currently the leader of La Liga. Naturally, the image must be sorted out very appropriately. For professional players, the football field is no less than the existence of the Hollywood stage, and they must always pay attention to their champion image.

Flores glanced at the players who were making final preparations with his eyes. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He was worried that the players who were arranging their equipment and hairstyles would underestimate this Barcelona team, which was fighting to the death.

So after the players sorted out their affairs, Flores did not talk about tactics first, but started from the mentality of the players: "We must always keep in mind that our opponent is Barcelona, ​​not a small club like Getafe. Besides, the dog who is in a hurry will also jump the wall, just like what we did in the second leg of the King's Cup 1/8 final. If Ai broke out at the last moment, we would not be able to advance, so...We can't underestimate any opponent, let alone Barcelona..."

Flores spoke passionately on it, but few really listened.

Of course, Ai Luo, David Silva, and David Villa are not among the ranks.

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As the players walked out of the locker room, the anxiety in Flores' heart became more and more intense, but when he saw Ai Luo's confident profile, he relaxed like a spring breeze.

It wasn't until Ai Luo turned left and disappeared at the door of the locker room that he came back to his senses. Perhaps, with him around, everything would be better!

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Because of his stature, Messi always likes to stand at the back of the team, and because Ai Luo has become the third captain of the team, he is now standing in the fourth place of the team, so Messi can easily see Ai Luo, who is full of spring, from the player tunnel. He subconsciously clenched his fists, full of fighting power.

"Lai..." Iniesta turned his head to talk to Messi, and just saw his eyes staring at the front side, so Iniesta subconsciously turned his head and looked over. It was Aiello, the new World Footballer.

However, he didn't bother Messi, but turned around and made up his mind, no matter what, he would assist his junior brother to score goals in this game, and even more than that Ai!

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King King King! ---
When Aiello's name was read over the radio at the Mestalla, the cheers in the stands reached the highest pitch since the fans entered the stadium, and when he waved at the fans in the stands, the fans in the stands responded louder than before.

This feeling is so good!
If the situation allows, I...would like to stay here forever.

Ai Luo closed his eyes and listened to the cheers in the stands, and clenched his fists. The result of the game must not disappoint the fans in the stands!

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The day before the game, Rijkaard finally made up his mind. In the away game, he still has to focus on defense. He also deliberately placed Max, who has been in very good form recently, as a defensive midfielder. However, his main responsibility is still to mark Aiello.

Deco is responsible for the defense against Ballack in the middle, while Harvey is responsible for assisting the defense and connecting the midfield and the backcourt.

The ensuing game also made Rijkaard more firm in his tactical thinking. The tactical routine of defending first and then counterattacking is correct, because at the beginning of the game, Ai Luo took advantage of the home court and took the lead in launching an offensive against his own goal. Fortunately, Max's defensive state was good and he successfully interfered with Ai Luo's shot.

10 minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Although the scene in Barcelona was not good, they successfully restricted the home team's attack. In these 10 minutes, they also used Messi's speed to fight back twice, but they failed to score.

Originally, the local commentator in Catalonia was dissatisfied with Barcelona’s shrinking defense at the beginning of the game, but as the game progressed, Barcelona was not as passive as imagined, so they also turned to support Rijkaard.

When Ai Luo faced Max in this game, he always felt more difficult to deal with than before, as if... he had a stronger fighting spirit.

In fact, what Aiello didn't know was that before this round of the league, Max was questioned by the local Barcelona fans in Catalonia, because Barcelona can become the club that contributed the most goals to Aiello. He is capable of playing the central defender and midfielder.

That's why he was in such a good state in this game.

In the 15th minute, Ai Luo used his speed to forcibly break through Oleg on the left, but Max, who suddenly came out diagonally from the right, fell to the ground with a shovel. In an instinctive dodge, he jumped up subconsciously.

Hyde, the head commentator of Valencia's No. [-] Sports Channel, frowned, and explained worriedly: "Max is in a very good state. So far, Ai has not hit the goal with a single shot. If it continues like this, it will definitely have immeasurable consequences for the team..."

Before Hyde finished speaking, Barcelona took advantage of Ballack's mistake in passing the ball. Deco completed a long pass and successfully found Iniesta, who was plugging in at high speed from the left. After receiving the football, Iniesta looked up at Messi on the right.

If it weren't for the quick reaction of Albiol, who was supplementing the defense, and directly hit Messi who was holding the ball to the ground, it is estimated that Messi, who is flexible and very fast at his feet, would directly pose a threat to Valencia's goal.

Ai Luo looked at Barcelona who was playing a defensive counterattack, then turned his head to look at Max who was always by his side, pouted his lips, as if he wanted to say... How cowardly!
(End of this chapter)