There is a dream called football

Chapter 339 Spanish Coast

The only eastern part of Spain in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast, Villarreal, founded in 1923, is located in Villarreal, Castellon Province, Valencia Autonomous Region.

Therefore, Villarreal and Valencia, a strong La Liga team, are considered derby teams. Every time the two La Liga teams meet, it feels like sparks hit the earth.

When Arsenal came here, the Beatles' yellow submarine could be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys, and this is the origin of Villarreal's nickname.

When they came to Spain, the mood of the players suddenly improved. As long as there is sunshine in Spain at the end of April, the weather is relatively warm. Of course, when there is no sunshine, it is similar to that in England.

As the players basked in the sunshine next to the Mediterranean Sea, many felt like they were on an early vacation.

"It feels so comfortable."

Both Li Qiao and Van Persie were basking in the sun by the outdoor swimming pool on the 14th floor of the hotel.

As a child in southern China, I have been enjoying the sun since I was a child. I never thought that one day, I would miss the warm sunshine so much.

"Ha ha."

"In Europe, sunlight is a luxury. London hasn't seen the sun for a month, right?"

"Basically, I think in London, people are prone to depression."

"That's true."

"Robin, are you sure you want to join the national team?"

"Nonsense, who am I, the Dutch team couldn't do without me during the qualifiers."

"Haha, I'm lying, probably because I can't do without Robben and Van Nistelrooy."

At this time, Van Persie was actually the main force in the Dutch team, but he was not at the level of the first brother. At this time, the first brother of the Dutch team was Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"I hope I can meet you in the knockout round. I'm sure I won't be polite then."

"Okay, but it seems that there is little hope. The Netherlands may not appear in the group of death. You will meet Côte d'Ivoire led by Didier Drogba."

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of Chelsea anymore, what else can I be afraid of in Côte d'Ivoire?"

"Haha."

*****
Wenger was very polite, but after he came to Villarreal, he refused to be interviewed by reporters, and he did not open the team's training for people to watch. Everything was very mysterious, which also showed that Arsenal was nervous in this game. This is a knockout game.

But at this time, a big person came, that is the head coach of Barcelona Dream II, Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona has also entered the semi-finals, and the situation in that half is clearer than here, so Rijkaard is here to inspect the opponents in the final, whether it is Arsenal or Villarreal.

It is also because in Spain that Rijkaard basically has no impact on time.

Someone asked Rijkaard, "Frank, which team would you prefer to meet in the final?"

Rijkaard laughed, "This question is easy to offend people, I have to think about it."

Finally Rijkaard pretended to think for a while and said: "I still hope to meet Arsenal."

"why?"

It stands to reason that Arsenal is always stronger than Villarreal, but Rijkaard actually chose Arsenal.

Rijkaard laughed: "I think it would be even more wonderful to beat the best team in Europe to win the Champions League, and now Barcelona is really not afraid of any opponent, so..."

This kind of domineering makes many teams envy. Barcelona, ​​which is called Dream II by the outside world, does have the strength to crush Europe, so there is nothing to complain about.

"So will Barcelona sign in the summer?"

Rijkaard smiled even more happily, "Not necessarily, our youth training is very good, Xavi, Iniesta, these are not players that can be bought in the transfer market, so it is better to spend a lot of money on youth training."

"This is the greatest wealth left to Barcelona by my predecessor Cruyff, and that is La Masia."

The reporter laughed in his heart. In fact, they didn't mean that, but the rumors about Henry and Barcelona were already rampant. Their real purpose was to gossip about what might happen to Barcelona and Henry.

"We want to know about Henry. He said he is a Barcelona fan."

"There are too many Barcelona fans in this world, isn't it strange?"

"Haha."

In this case, Rijkaard is already very good at dealing with it, that is, Tai Chi.

"Has the team not contacted Henry?"

"I can tell you 100%, no!"

In this way, if the words are dead, the reporter can't do anything, so they can't force it.

"Frank, let's predict the score."

"1 to 1, Arsenal advance."

*****
Before the game, when Pellegrini was asked about Rijkaard by reporters, he suddenly became upset.

"This is the Champions League, not La Liga, are you in the wrong place?"

"Ha ha."

"But Barcelona are likely to be in the final."

Pellegrini smiled, "I know what you mean, but I will only focus on the game in front of me, which is tomorrow's game against Arsenal. Apart from that, I will not think about more things."

"Will you stick to the 1-0 doctrine?"

This has been discussed many times by the outside world, because Villarreal only needs a 1-0 in this game to ensure that they will advance to the final, so it seems that there is no need to take more risks.

But Pellegrini laughed.

"I have been coaching for a long time. I have seen too many cases where you can advance 1-0 but lose the game, so I will not be stupid enough to change my tactics for 1-0. We will be like in the away game, that is for sure."

"Most people now compare Villarreal to Porto two years ago, and you to Mourinho."

"I'm very happy that everyone can say that, because the last time Porto finally won the championship, it was also the first Champions League championship in their history."

"Then what I want to know is if you're going to leave the club too? Or are you invited now."

"I still say that, I will focus on this game, I will not think about other things, even if it is the end of the world after a week."

Wenger's time was even more boring. The professor said a lot of high-sounding things, including praising the opponent.

"About the game, I don't think there's much to say. No matter what, tomorrow night, whether it's 90 minutes or 120 minutes, up to a penalty shootout, I think everything will have a result. I just like that we can go back to London happily, that's all."

A reporter wanted to ask about Henry again, but Wenger interrupted immediately and left the press conference.

At the same time, Arsenal fans have also arrived in Valencia one after another, and they are about to go to Villarreal.

(End of this chapter)