Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 254 Fighting the Champions League Again
Due to excessive training, Lee Polo, who originally planned to complete 9 shots in 20000 days, only completed one-tenth of the task in the end, so he had to end his short vacation.

Fortunately, the muscle soreness was treated in time and did not affect his subsequent training.

"Uh... Hola a todos!"

On the new training day, Li Boluo saw a white and silly big man.

Gary Neville patted the silly big man on the back:

"Phil Jones, the defender I borrowed from Manchester United, don't look at him sometimes fierce, but he is a good guy."

Of course, Schweinsteiger was the first to welcome them. The two teammates who had been marginalized by Mourinho reunited in Valencia.

After Tuanzebe, Li Polo also took the initiative to shake hands with the other party:
"Man, play well in Valencia from now on, you will have a chance!"

Jones was also very happy to be able to hear pure English in a foreign country, and bowed to the pier without saying a word:
"Brother Li, I will hang out with you from now on!"

No kidding, he's an English guy who came to a completely unfamiliar Spanish team. If he doesn't mix with Li Polo, what other options does he have? -
To be honest, Mustafi's transfer at the buzzer caused Valencia's morale to suffer a lot.

But as professional players, they are not incomprehensible.

After all, Arsenal is a veteran giant, and the attention of public opinion is far higher than that of Valencia. It is one of the most talked about clubs in European football.What's more, they won the runner-up in the Premier League last season. As long as the lineup is strengthened a little in the new season, it is theoretically possible to go further and return to the pinnacle of the arsenal!

After all, Leicester City can win the championship, why can't Arsenal?

But in this way, Valencia is very passive.

Although they exchanged a huge sum of 4500 million euros, the transfer window has been closed...

In the minds of the coaching team, although Van Dijk seems to be quite reliable, after all, he has only played in a small team for a year and has not been honed in a big battle; Far less solid than last season.

But if Li Polo is allowed to return to the guard position, Valencia's offensive ability will undoubtedly be greatly reduced!
After all, in the new season's striker candidates, apart from the trident - Rodrygo, Li Polo, and Figuli, only Mina is left as a striker. Although DePaul and Zakaria can both play guest strikers , but they can only serve as wingmen on the side. I am afraid it is too reluctant to let them stand in front as a fulcrum.

Big Neville thought for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh:
"Hey~~~ I wish I had two Lee Polos!"

"One as a striker and one as a defender, are these still problems?"

Volo couldn't help but spit out:
"Enrique can also say that if he had 10 Messis, he would be invincible long ago!"

Big Neville waved his hand:

"If he dares to put four Messis on the back line, I can use Li Polo to blow him up in minutes!"
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While Barcelona were beaten by the newly promoted, Valencia also fell into a bitter battle.

Their opponent is not very strong, but Real Betis, who ranked 11th last season.

At the Mestalla Stadium, this mid-range team chose a solid defense and counterattack tactics from the very beginning.

Sometimes, many things cannot be explained by science.

Like… the FIFA virus, or the International Matchday Syndrome.

Many international footballers often fail to find their status after traveling long distances, or even lose their standards.

For example, the Argentine midfielder, Enzo Perez, at the last moment of the first half of this game, he received a second yellow card for intercepting the opponent's advance and was sent off by the referee!
Although Neville immediately used Marcos Llorente to supplement the strength of the midfielder, Van Dijk made a fatal mistake in a clearance and passed the ball directly to the opponent's striker!

In order to wipe his ass, Wezzo shoveled the forward, but neither Van Dijk, Alves, nor Neville thanked him at all!

Because he paid a high price of red card + penalty kick!
It's better to let him single-handedly shoot!
Alves may not be able to save!
Even if he really scored a goal, it's still more cost-effective than losing two people!
Although sitting on the home court advantage, but 9 to 11, the disadvantage of numbers still put Valencia into a complete passivity.

Lee Polo, who scored a goal in the first half, had to retreat to the back position to help Van Dijk stabilize his defense.

But the imposing Betis became more and more courageous.

What defensive counterattack has long been forgotten by them!
Even if Valencia was the league champion last season, in the absence of two players, they can only defend in a panic.

The 1:1 score was maintained until the end. Betis, who drew with Valencia in the away game, was still not satisfied. Their head coach kept muttering at the press conference:

"We deserve a win!"

Facing his complaints, Newenhao, who has always been known for his sharp words, was speechless.

As for Valencia's official press spokesman - Li Polo, he didn't attend!
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La Liga has played 3 rounds, and the qualifying play-offs for the Champions League have also ended. The 32 participating teams will be officially announced at the end of August.

According to UEFA rules, last season's Champions League champion Real Madrid will be in the first pot with the champions of the seven major leagues, and the rest of the teams will be arranged in the order of the Champions League points.

As the new champion of La Liga, although Valencia does not have too many points in the European war, it is also justifiably ranked in the first gear.

Pot [-]: Real Madrid, Valencia, Leicester City, Juventus, Bayern, Benfica, Paris, Army.

Pot [-]: Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester City, Porto, Naples, Seve.

Pot [-]: Leverkusen, Basel, Tottenham, Dynamo Kyiv (U), Lyon, Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon (Sporting Lisbon), Club Brugge (Belgium).

Pot [-]: Borussia Borussia, Celtic, Monaco, Besiktas (Turkey), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Legia Warsaw (U), Ludogorets (Bulgaria) , Copenhagen (Denmark).

It is worth mentioning that Sevilla, who won the Europa League, enjoyed a special quota from UEFA and became the fifth player in La Liga.

The group results will also be announced soon:
Group A: Paris, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kyiv, Besiktas
Group C: Wallen, Manchester City, Leverkusen, Monaco
Group D: Bayern, Atletico Madrid, PSV, Celtic

Group E: Army, Barcelona, ​​Tottenham, Borussia

Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon, Legia Warsaw
Group G: Leicester City, Porto, Club Brugge, Copenhagen

Group H: Juventus, Seville, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
After seeing the results of the team's draw, coach Neville was very excited.

As the old captain of Manchester United, he can't wait to play Manchester City!

He has even made a plan. When the time comes to play an away game in Manchester, he will not only invite his mentor Ferguson to watch the game, but even invite Class 92 and his former teammates!
For everyone to see, I, Gary Neville, can now lead a team to beat Manchester United's rivals in the same city!

But his own brother was very calm:

"Our makeshift defense... are you serious?"

Big Neville raised his hair dismissively:

"Didn't we kill Manchester City in the knockout round last season?"

Little Neville rolled his eyes:
"That's the credit of the bearded Nuno Santo. What does it have to do with you, a rookie coach?"

(End of this chapter)