I Want to Be the King of Football

Su Dong's feeling is not wrong, and things have been developing in a good direction.

Valencia's captain's election results have been recognized by coach Benitez, and was soon announced to the major newspapers.

Albelda and Baraja were elected as captains and vice-captains of the team, which was unanimously recognized by the local fans of Valencia. These two players have already proved their strength and value in the team.

Central defender Ayala, who was criticized by fans for his transfer scandal with Barcelona, ​​also quickly apologized.

First, Aspen reported that Real Madrid was interested in Ayala after sending off the veteran Hierro, but Valencia's Argentine central defender responded quickly this time, and immediately came forward to clarify, expressing his loyalty to Valencia. Interested in joining Real Madrid.

Not only that, Ayala also took the opportunity to apologize to the fans of Valencia, clarifying his previous slip, saying that he did not intend to leave Valencia, If possible, I hope to be able to play in this football team. Team until retirement.

Ayala's remarks have also been affirmed by Valencia fans and the media, especially the clear rejection of Real Madrid.

You know, as early as the mid-1990s, Valencia had a lot of trouble with Real Madrid because of the transfer of Mijatovic, and the then president of Valencia was Roig, who had just won the election. Because of this, Roeg immediately gave a strict refusal after Real Madrid reported that he was interested in Ayala.

As long as I am the president of Valencia, no Valencia players will move to Real Madrid!

Roig's remarks, like Ayala, won the hearts of Valencia fans.

It is in this turbulence that Valencia quietly started the preparations for the new season.

Benitez led the team to Nyon, Switzerland, for a secret training session.

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As early as last season, Valencia was already the favorite to win the La Liga title, but the team's final performance declined and almost missed the Champions League this season. A very important reason is the weak attack.

The lack of offensive players on the front line has led to Valencia's hard-fought struggles in many games.

For example, in the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals against Inter Milan, Valencia's possession rate was as high as 70%, which can be said to have an advantage. Whether it is the scene or the opportunities created, it must surpass Inter Milan. But the final result was that Valencia was unfortunately eliminated.

Why?

Because there is no striker!

Valencia has made a comeback this season after a bitter experience.

In order to reduce the team's debt burden, the management sold Salva and Carew, two big salaries, but also spent 10 million euros to sign Sudong from Sporting Lisbon, which made Valencia feel it all over management's determination.

Although Su Dong is only 18 years old, he scored 23 and 12 goals respectively in the Portuguese Super League and UEFA Cup last season, and he was both elected as the top scorer in the competition, which shows his scoring ability.

At a young age, he has achieved remarkable results, and he is valued by the head coach Benitez. The whole team is also full of expectations for Su Dong.

With the addition of Sudong, the striker has been supplemented, and the arrival of Mohamed Sissoko has further strengthened the thickness of the midfield. Both of these signings have strengthened Valencia's overall strength compared to last season.

As for how strong it is, it still has to wait for the test of the new season, especially the performance of Su Dong.

But after the summer training started, Su Dong clearly felt the breath of his teammates.

In this more and more mature team that took Benitez two years to build, everyone is ready to make a big fight.

Before going to Nyon, Switzerland, the club arranged for the players to be interviewed by the media as usual, and everyone expressed their hope that they would be able to create greater glories for the team in the new season and achieve breakthroughs in performance.

Aimar rarely gives interviews to the media, but this time he said: We made a lot of mistakes last season and lacked some luck, but these have passed, this season we will seize all the opportunities in front of us and win All games.

Argentine defender Pellegrino also said: With the addition of strong players such as Sudong, we already have a very complete lineup. Although there are still many places to continue to improve, everything is moving towards good. direction, and everyone in the locker room is working on it!

The players are like that, and so is the manager.

Before the team went to Nyon, Switzerland, Benitez had made it clear that this would be the most demanding season he has ever coached, requiring a player in the team to be mentally prepared, everyone You have to give it your all and focus on pre-season training.

Whether it's La Liga or the Champions League, I hope we can gain something in the new season!

Benitez's words encouraged the team.

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In addition to the players, coaching staff and staff of the Valencia first team, Sudong's personal trainer team went to Nyon, Switzerland, including Nuno Cruz, a total of three people, nutrition expert Paul La Casco would follow him to Switzerland every few days.

Sudong is also the only player in the team who has hired a personal coach for a long time, which is relatively new in the Valencia team.

Hiring a personal trainer is actually not uncommon in the football field. For example, some injured people will hire a personal physiotherapist to help themselves during the recovery process, but this is only for a short period of time.

Like Su Dong, it is quite rare to hire a personal coach for a long time, and it is also the entire team, not to mention Valencia, even in La Liga, and even in the entire European football.

However, the Valencia players have no objection to this, because all the expenses are paid by Su Dong himself, and even the team's expenses in Nyon, Switzerland, except for food and accommodation with the team, other expenses are also paid by Su Dong To bear.

In this case, Valencia players will naturally not have any opinions. On the contrary, many ambitious players will be happy because they see Sudong's determination and commitment to improve.

And if Su Dong can really solve Valencia's striker crisis, it will be a huge improvement for Valencia's overall strength.

Especially when the team came to Nyon, Switzerland and started pre-season training, Valencia's players felt Su Dong's hard work. In addition to training with the team every day, he also carried out the arrangements arranged by the personal trainer team. Rehearsal tasks.

Many players in the team were originally resistant to Benitez's devil training and strict requirements, but after seeing Su Dong's training volume, in addition to being stunned, the original thought of negotiating with the coaching staff also died down.

Let me ask, if I really went to the coaching staff, they directly replied: Look at Su Dong, look at yourself, are you embarrassed?

This kind of self-inflicted boring thing, naturally no one wants to do it.

Su Dong's approach has also caused some controversy in the team. In private, some players think that he broke the atmosphere of the team, but most players, especially like Aimar, Ayala, Albelda and Vicente and other players are delighted and admired by Su Dong's approach.

As a new aid, with his own efforts, Su Dong was initially recognized by his teammates.

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During Valencia's secret training camp in Nyon, Switzerland, the schedule for the new European season has also been released.

The most important thing for Valencia is the Champions League qualifiers.

Last season only won the fourth La Liga, Valencia must participate in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, and the first round of La Liga is at the end of August, so the new season's Bat Legion will fight on two fronts from the beginning. .

It is worth mentioning that the Portuguese Super League occupied three positions in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup last season, and Sporting Lisbon won the UEFA Cup in the end, which made the Portuguese Super League’s points in the European competition soar. , got two precious Champions League places.

This summer, after UEFA recalculated the points in the European competition, the Portuguese Super League champion Sporting Lisbon was able to directly advance to the Champions League group stage, while as the runner-up, Porto had to participate in the qualifying rounds.

This also made Su Dong say with regret when he called his best friend Pepe, I originally wanted to send you back to Portugal in the third round of qualifiers, but unfortunately I have no chance!

Boloni stayed at Sporting Lisbon. If he really met his former club, whether as a professional player or out of revenge against Boloni, Su Dong would not mind sending Boloni home.

Of course, Pepe will not be polite, saying that there is still a chance in the Champions League group stage.

The Brazilian central defender's gratitude to Su Dong comes from the heart.

If it weren't for Sudong, he would not have been able to transfer from Maritimo to Sporting Lisbon, and he would not have been reused after the transfer. In the first season, he won the Portuguese Super League and the UEFA Cup double, and this season is even more so. Can represent the team in the Champions League, which is the dream of many Brazilian players?

But also because of this, Pepe reminds himself to work harder all the time, so as not to be pulled further and further by friends such as Su Dong and Ronnie. At the same time, he is also eager to improve his and his family's life by kicking out his achievements.

Since the first leg of the Champions League qualifiers will be played in mid-August, Valencia's summer training started earlier. Benitez led the closed training camp in Nyon, Switzerland. In addition to the necessary physical reserve training, More is still running in and rehearsing the team's offensive play.

Su Dong also carefully watched the contents of the USB flash drives that Benitez prepared for him. He really benefited a lot, and found many details and mistakes that he had not noticed before.

There are even many places that faintly echo Romario's [Wolf of the Restricted Area], which makes Su Dong have a very strong feeling that if he improves these deficiencies, not only will his own strength be further improved, but also the players on the court. The threat will also get bigger.

Because of this, Su Dong not only fully cooperated with Benitez's daily training, but also actively participated in the exercise physiology research project he led to improve his movements.

He hopes to show better performance in the new season and further prove his worth!