Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 159 Come hit me, Messi!
In view of the fact that the team is full of injuries, in the Copa del Rey game on December 12 before facing Barcelona, ​​Nuno Santo sent a hodgepodge of 2 substitutes and youth training members.

The third goalkeeper Matthew Ryan, substitute defender Orban + three U23 members Ayala, Vidal, Akapo, three midfielders Tropi, Barbosa, Augusto, and the forward line It's Negredo, Piatti, Hill.

The biggest name, of course, is 2800 million Mr. Negredo, but he has not been able to start the game for almost three months. Although he has lifted the suspension during this period, he can only sit on the bench most of the time, or in garbage time After playing for three and five minutes, he couldn't find his status at all.

Although their opponent is only Barakado in the fourth tier league-that is, the league where the Valencia youth training team competes-but such a lineup with the youth training team as the main team is 0 against the opponent. :0 Not surprising either.

Negredo showed unprecedented enthusiasm, and even borrowed from Li Polo's style of play, and contributed 90 fouls in the frontcourt within 5 minutes. However, he was obviously out of shape after being unable to play for a long time. But... the feet feel very cold, and the two singles and three headers can only be regarded as clearing the opponent.

The 0:0 score was maintained until the last second. Counting this game, Valencia has not won a single game in three rounds.

Of course, from another perspective, it can also be said that they have remained unbeaten in the past two games...

But these are not important. What is important is that Valencia is still firmly in the second place in the league today, and Nuno's coaching position is still as stable as Mount Tai.
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"I know that Valencia have suffered a number of injuries and suspensions recently, and I deeply regret their plight."

On December 12, at the press conference before the game, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique first expressed his attitude:

"But this is professional football. We have also experienced the injuries of Messi and Iniesta before. Now they have recovered and returned to normal training. We also hope that Nuno can overcome these difficulties as soon as possible..."

Nuno, who was sitting not far away, had a dark face:
[Listen, are you talking human? 】

【You are a member of the whole team now, so you come to mock me secretly? The camp is full of wounded soldiers? 】

Although it was an away game, Barcelona still received enthusiastic attention, and the reporters in the audience asked questions one after another.

For example, someone secretly provoked the relationship in the locker room:
"Messi and Neymar are in the top three for the 2015 Ballon d'Or, who do you think is more likely to win the award?"

Enrique was not fooled at all, and came up with a Tai Chi move:

"I think Suarez should also be in the top three. MSN is the greatest striker trident in football history. Any one of them is eligible for the Ballon d'Or!"

Someone immediately stood up:

"You mean... Ronaldo doesn't deserve to be in the top three?"

Enrique raised his chin:
"Yeah, I don't think a player can be Player of the Year without any trophies."

Someone in the audience whistled, and they have already thought about the hot headlines for the next week:

"The Barcelona coach publicly announced: Ronaldo is not worthy of the top three Ballon d'Ors!"

"Enrique: The core of Real Madrid can only play as a substitute in Barcelona!"

After Real Madrid and Ronaldo refute, they can release a few more episodes of the series!

Now that Real Madrid was mentioned, some reporters continued to ask questions:

"Real Madrid may be sentenced to lose the Copa del Rey due to illegal use of players. What do you think about this?"

Enrique shrugged his shoulders:

"I'm just the head coach of Barcelona, ​​I'm not in charge of Real Madrid, next."

Another reporter changed the subject:

"What about Mascherano's turmoil with the tax office?"

Enrique frowned, and simply gave the answer:
"He has paid back the tax according to the law, this matter is over, next one."

When the microphone was passed to the player next to him representing Messi, the reporters' enthusiasm increased:

"Leo, how is your physical condition now?"

Messi:

"I feel good and can play the full game."

"Are you confident about winning your fifth Ballon d'Or?"

"I'm looking forward to that day."

"The authoritative British magazine "442" rated you as No.2015 of the top 1 global players in 50, with a vote rate of more than [-]%. What do you think?"

"...I am honored and thank them."

"What do you think about tomorrow's game?"

"Valencia has always been a strong team, and they have proved it this season. They are very aggressive, very aggressive, and this is a wonderful game against each other."

"Valencia's main defender Lee Polo tomorrow, do you know him?"

Messi was not surprised by this question, he nodded:
"We have studied the opponent's game video. He is a defender with excellent defensive ability. He has a strong talent in scrambling for high-altitude balls and anticipating passing lines. I am looking forward to playing against him. .”

A reporter from "Aspen" finally stood up:
"Leo, we heard that the Spanish Royal Taxation Bureau once again seized solid evidence of your tax evasion, and the amount involved is huge. What do you think?"

Messi's face darkened, and he left immediately!
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A few minutes later, the home team's coaches and player representatives took over the venue.

Nuno, who has been receiving interviews almost every day recently, is obviously impatient:

"I've been answering the same question for a week, so I don't want to waste too much time today. If you have questions, you can ask my players."

Sitting next to him was not the team's captains and vice-captains Parejo and Fuego, but the team's second shooter - Li Polo.

For the head coach with such a long face, Li Poluo secretly praised him, and then turned on the microphone in front of him:

"I'm not very proficient in Spanish, so please keep your questions as simple as possible, or you can use English or Chinese."

After hearing his stumbling Spanish and seeing the interpreter sitting next to Li Polo, the reporters in the audience were suddenly less interested.

[Valencia, what does this mean? 】

[This is your attitude towards such a highly anticipated battle for the top spot? 】

[The head coach doesn't want to talk, and the player representative is half illiterate! 】

[If you don't cooperate with our work like this, we can only discredit you in news reports! 】

Fortunately, the local media in Valencia still gave enough face, and stood up at the critical moment to support the situation:

"The recent state of the team is not stable. We saw the 18-man roster just announced, but we didn't see Feguli's name?"

Li Poluo paused and nodded:

"Unfortunately, he was injured in the previous training..."

Nuno glanced at him subconsciously, and muttered in his heart:
[It was you kid who shoveled him! 】

A curly raised his right hand:

"Reporter of "World Sports Daily", what you are about to face is the greatest striker trident in football history, but you only have a defensive line made up improvised. I want to know, what do you rely on to prevent conceding the ball?"

His question was so long that Lee Polo had to turn to the translator next to him before continuing:

"You are right. Messi, Neymar and Suarez are all world-class superstars. I am also looking forward to playing against them. It's just... I hope they can accept my challenge."

The reporter froze for a moment:
"Challenge? What challenge?"

Lee Polo explained to him very politely:

"I mean, I hope they don't focus all their attention on my teammates. If they are really the strongest trident in the world, come and beat me!"

[Negative emotions from Messi, +2]

[Suarez, +5]

[Neymar, +8]

[Vizzo, +6]

(End of this chapter)