Chapter 245 Is this plot too outrageous?
According to tradition, the Valencia team stopped training on Monday, but in order to let the players relax more, Benítez specially gave them two days off so that everyone could adjust and rest.
But surprisingly, when Su Dong brought his personal coaching team to the Patna base for training, he found that his teammates had arrived in Patna one after another, and they all began to train and prepare consciously.
Everyone understood it tacitly and no one said anything. They trained as usual and checked as usual. Everything went on in an orderly manner, as if the team had not stopped training.
But behind the calm, everyone in Valencia was on edge.
The match against Real Madrid will be a decisive battle to determine who will win the championship!
Not only did the players come, but the coaching staff also all came to work.
When they saw the players, they were very surprised, because usually only a few players like Su Dong would come to train on rest days, but this time almost all of them came.
This also shows the determination and fighting spirit of Valencia players.
If not all members are present on Monday, they will be there on Tuesday.
The most exciting thing is the return of Aimar and Pellegrino.
The former has recovered from injury long ago, but has not returned to the game. This time against Real Madrid, Aimar will return from injury.
After Pellegrino suddenly fell into a coma during the match against Malaga, the doctor could not find any problems after a period of observation. After following up for a while, it was determined that there was no serious problem, so he was given the green light to play.
Rufete also recovered, which strengthened Valencia's right side.
Albelda sprained his ankle and trained alone with Aurelio, but it will not affect his participation in the match against Real Madrid at the weekend.
It can be said that after the wave of injuries in late January and early February, Valencia now has basically all its players.
The next step is to adjust the condition and face Real Madrid in the best possible manner.
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The coaching staff is only responsible for training, but outside of training, the players will also arrange some team activities on their own.
For example, watch the live broadcast of the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final between Real Madrid and Sevilla on Wednesday night.
The battle at the Bernabeu is on Saturday, and the Valencia players are very concerned about whether Real Madrid will really give their all on Wednesday as Queiroz said?
Judging from the starting lineup, not really, but it’s almost there.
All the superstars in the frontcourt came on the field, only goalkeeper Casillas was rotated, and substitute goalkeeper Cesar started.
Beckham and Guti formed a double defensive midfielder, which is also the main defensive midfielder configuration of Real Madrid in recent times.
The frontcourt consists of Zidane, Raul, Figo and Ronaldo, and there is no suspense about this.
The back line is still Carlos, Raul Bravo, Helguera and Salgado. Pavon has basically been relegated to the sidelines. His performance in the back line is really worrying.
Sevilla just sold a general not long ago. That is the left winger Reyes who has performed very well this season. He was bought by Arsenal of the Premier League for a large sum of money.
But Sevilla, playing at home, still surprised everyone from the beginning of the game.
Just forty-five seconds into the game, they launched an attack on the right. Dario Silva got rid of Carlos and passed the ball in front of the goal. Anthony failed to grab it, but Antonio Lopez volleyed the ball into the goal from the back post.
This goal was a powerful first blow!
Taking the lead in just 45 seconds undoubtedly made Sevilla play more aggressively, even crazily.
The tempo of the game was at full throttle, with both sides playing aggressively. Sevilla actively created opportunities from the flanks, but the players in the middle wasted too many opportunities.
"Sevilla's top scorer this season is Baptista, nicknamed the Beast. He is a midfielder who is best at getting in from behind, but this also shows how bad Sevilla's forward line is."
Captain Albertini felt regretful when he saw Baptista miss many opportunities.
Although Baptista did score a lot of goals, he wasted even more opportunities.
The Brazilian midfielder was never a professional scorer.
Su Dong watched silently. Although he did not express his opinion, he was sure that if it were him, he could definitely score one or two goals, even if he could not grasp all the opportunities.
"Real Madrid's defense is still not solid. This double defensive midfielder configuration has an advantage in ball control, and the strength of the offensive players in the frontcourt is superior, but there are still big problems in the midfield and backcourt, especially when facing the opponent's counterattack." Cañizares also analyzed.
Everyone nodded.
Focusing on offense and neglecting defense has always been a problem for Real Madrid. It's just that with Makelele's transfer this season, there is a shortage of players in the midfield, exposing the defensive problems more obviously.
"Sevilla's wingers are still strong, but the middle..." Aimar shook his head and sighed, "If the striker was replaced by Su, I think the total score would have been reversed long ago."
After hearing this, everyone nodded again.
Su Dong's scoring efficiency is still very high, at least much better than Sevilla's scorers.
On the contrary, Su Dong himself was a little embarrassed because he almost transferred to Sevilla last summer.
"Real Madrid can't go on like this." Su Dong guessed.
But what no one expected was that in the injury time of the first half, Zidane had a conflict with Sevilla defender Alfaro and actually hit the other party.
All this happened right under the nose of the referee, who immediately showed the red card without hesitation and sent Zidane off.
The live broadcast was heard from the audience with loud boos, while Su Dong and others in front of the TV were dumbfounded.
This plot is too outrageous , isn't it? Why did Zidane suddenly take action for no reason? "Wait, is he afraid? Doesn't he want to run into us at the Bernabeu?" Vicente suddenly asked with a laugh.
After hearing this, everyone laughed out loud, except Su Dong, who was obviously stunned for a moment before reacting.
Isn’t it?
What is somewhat different from the competition systems of other countries is that Spain’s suspension mechanism is a bit special.
In the King's Cup, if the suspension is due to accumulated yellow cards, it will not affect the league, and only one King's Cup game will be suspended; but if it is a direct red card, then the league or King's Cup game will be suspended directly.
That is to say, after Zidane received this red card tonight, he will miss the weekend's top battle.
Thinking of this, Su Dong was really surprised.
Is Zidane going to help Valencia break Real Madrid's undefeated record at the Bernabeu and win the La Liga title? Valencia's teammates around him were also very excited. After all, Zidane is the offensive core of Real Madrid, and his absence is of great significance to Valencia.
But for Sevilla, this may not be the case.
Zidane's red card woke up Real Madrid's stars.
At the beginning of the second half, Sevilla had several threatening kicks but missed them all. Then, their defender Javi Navarro received a second yellow card and was sent off by the referee.
The numbers returned to balance, but Real Madrid suddenly woke up.
Afterwards, Ronaldo almost scored twice, but both times were beautifully saved by the goalkeeper.
In the end, Real Madrid lost 0-1 away from home, but advanced to the King's Cup final with a total score of 2-1.
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"The referee's second red card was somewhat of a balance." Ayala sighed.
This is also a common thing.
"I think Real Madrid always gets the upper hand from the referee, especially at the Bernabeu," Albelda said indignantly. "We have suffered big losses from the referee in the past four games at the Bernabeu. If we suffer again this time, it will be the fifth time in a row."
Su Dong has not experienced this, but many people, including Aimar, are indignant.
Obviously, this is a very painful memory for Valencia.
"If that's the case, then why did the head coach specifically tell us not to discuss the referee before the game?" Su Dong felt very puzzled.
This was a requirement that Benítez had previously put forward in the locker room, prohibiting all players from discussing any topics related to the referee before the game at the Bernabeu.
Su Dong was very surprised by this. He didn't know before that Valencia had suffered heavy losses in its previous four visits to the Bernabeu.
“It’s a silent protest, man!” Albelda said.
"Everyone knows that the best players in La Liga are in Real Madrid and Barcelona. Teams like us can only compete with them by fighting hard, so we are always at a disadvantage in the referee's enforcement. This is most obvious at the Bernabeu and Camp Nou."
Su Dong understood a little.
La Liga has always advocated beautiful offensive football and is particularly fascinated by talented stars, so you can see a lot of flashes of talent in the La Liga, and the referee's enforcement will often be slightly biased towards those stars.
And it has to be said that Real Madrid's influence in Spain is still very amazing. Not only the royal family, but even the prime minister is an open Real Madrid fan and often goes to the Bernabeu to watch the game.
It is said that the Prime Minister and the royal family will also be present to watch the battle for the top spot.
This is a special treatment that no other La Liga team can get.
"The situation is in our favor this time!" Su Dong said lightly.
Everyone looked at him and nodded.
On Wednesday, Real Madrid fought hard for 90 minutes with one less player than their opponent. Although they qualified for the King's Cup final, the drain on Real Madrid stars must have been great.
The battle for the top spot will be on Saturday, and Valencia is conserving its energy and waiting for the opportunity.
Zidane's red card suspension also had a great impact on Real Madrid's offense.
If you look at it this way, Valencia still has a certain advantage at the Bernabeu Stadium.
"If nothing else, I think that since we can beat Real Madrid at the Mestalla, we can definitely beat them at the Bernabeu. As for the referee's enforcement, we don't need to worry too much about it."
Su Dong's words were also recognized by his teammates.
"That's right, we are going to beat Real Madrid fairly at the Bernabeu and get these three points!" Albelda's eyes were full of determination. He was a die-hard anti-Real Madrid member.
The same is true for other players in the Valencia team.
It can be said that Zidane's red card suspension has given Valencia players more confidence.
(End of this chapter)
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