The biggest fanatic in football

"Barcelona can beat them 4:0, we will not accept a lower score than them!"

This was the bold statement made by Lee Polo before the second leg of the fifth round of the King's Cup on January 14.

In the first round, he did not play due to injury and filming a commercial. Valencia, with a semi-main lineup, swept Granada 4:0 at home, and now they are playing away with a huge advantage. Nuno Santo certainly has the confidence in the lineup.

Carry out rotation.

Substitute players such as Negredo, Piatti, Mina, Zakaria, Barbosa, and Ryan all got opportunities to play. In terms of defense, Mustafi finally returned from injury and once again played with Lipolo.

Form a partnership.

After frequent injuries, the German player finally saw the situation clearly and calmly accepted the fact that the core of the defense was quietly replaced without knowing it...

Mustafi, who has been away from the field for a long time, performed very hard in this game. He cooperated with Lee Polo to resolve almost all the opponent's offense outside the penalty area. He even made suggestions to Lee Polo many times:

"It's enough for me to be here, you have to attack more forward!"

Seeing his defensive partner being so considerate, Lee Polo was greatly moved. He also lived up to the expectations of his teammates. In the 90 minutes of the game, he made a total of 11 forwards and handed over 1 header and 1 assist.

Helped the team achieve a 5:0 victory!

Valencia scored 9:0 in two rounds and advanced to the sixth round of the Copa del Rey!

And their opponent Granada has also become the worst La Liga team in the past half month.

In three games in the Copa del Rey and the league, they were scored a total of 13 goals by Valencia and Barcelona!

Especially their poor goalkeeper, who has already had a psychological shadow on football!

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"Mustafi is in good condition, Gaya has recovered from his injury and can train with the team."

Before this day's daily training, Nuno Santo was listening to reports from chief team doctor Albers and fitness coach Dias.

"But unfortunately, Paco and Fuego were injured almost at the same time..."

Nuno couldn't help but rub his temples and smiled to himself:

"Is our infirmary too busy recently?"

Albers also shook his head with a wry smile:

"I have to ask the finance department to give me a salary increase."

Dias frowned and analyzed:

"The team's training volume has not increased significantly. We also made substantial rotations in the cup, but almost all members of the first team have suffered injuries and physical problems. Maybe... is this a hint from God?"

Nuno glared at him:

"What does it imply? I advise you to stop thinking about these things, especially not to spread such negative thoughts to the players!"

Dias rubbed his hands awkwardly, nodded with wandering eyes.

Feudal superstition has never been a characteristic of a certain place. Even in countries with the most developed science and technology, it is difficult for ordinary people to avoid feudal superstition.

But Nuno himself had not thought about what Dias just said.

Has Valencia really violated any evil trends this season?

Otherwise, why are there so many injuries?

The main goalkeeper Alves who suffered the most serious injury has not even left the hospital bed from the beginning of the season to now!

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Looking at it from another perspective, thanks to the many injured players, the competition in various positions in Valencia this season is actually not that fierce.

Even Negredo, who had been relegated to the sidelines for more than two months, gradually got several starting opportunities after Rodrigo, Figuly and Paco were injured one after another.

Vizzo and Orban, who were already ready to sit on the bench, even started as starters and beat Real Madrid. It was so exciting!

Precisely because everyone can get a chance to play, the atmosphere in the locker room has always been very united and friendly, without the negative emotions caused by vicious competition...

Three days later, on January 17, Valencia sat at Mestalla and ushered in its first opponent in the second half of the league schedule - Rayo Vallecano.

In the first round of the league at the beginning of the season, the two sides shook hands with a score of 0:0. The "Chinese Derby" that was previously anticipated by the Chinese media was abandoned because neither Lee Polo nor Zhang Chengdong played.

Half a year later, Li Polo has become a first-class central defender in La Liga, but Zhang Chengdong's position at Rayo Vallecano is even more embarrassing.

Born as a full-back, he only played once for Rayo Vallecano, and that was as a guest full-back!

You know, Rayo Vallecano has been ranked 18th-19th in the standings, almost locking in a relegation spot early. However, unable to gain a foothold in such a weak team, Zhang Chengdong could only give up.

Looking at the confident and even arrogant face opposite him, Zhang Chengdong, who was sitting in the fans' stands, felt a lot in his heart.

He sighed and finally made his final decision.

【There is no stage of its own here.】

[Having played in the Portuguese Super League, Portuguese First Division, and German Second Division, I was once regarded as a flag for Chinese players to study abroad, but... it’s time to return to China!]

[I am already 27 years old. If I don’t return to China to earn some money, how will I support my family after I retire? 】

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"Dip, drip, drip~~"

The referee's three whistles brought the game to an end.

Lee Polo grabbed a corner kick from DePaul in the 39th minute and scored the only goal of the game, giving the team a difficult three points at home.

Valencia continued to lead with 51 points, and no one in the chasing group behind them encountered any accidents.

The second-ranked Barcelona won a hearty 6:0 against the "Basque Lion" Athletic Bilbao!

This duel was originally considered a "strong dialogue", but Suarez, who returned from the ban, held back for more than two months. Once he got the ball, he was extremely excited, and he single-handedly broke through Bibao's defense in all directions.

There was a leak, and they even scored a hat trick in the second half, completely treating the 8th-ranked opponent as an amateur team!

Real Madrid were not to be outdone. They faced Sporting Gijon, who were ranked third from the bottom, at home. Bale opened the scoring. Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema each scored twice, setting the score at 5:1!

Atletico Madrid's offense was slightly inferior. They easily defeated 16th-ranked Las Palmas with a score of 3:0.

Looking at it this way, Valencia feels a little embarrassed.

Their defeated players all achieved great victories without exception, but the Bat Corps, as the league leader, relied on the goals of a central defender to barely maintain their winning streak!

Some media outlets that took advantage of the situation immediately published comment articles:

"The turning point of a high start and a low turn? Valencia's true colors are revealed!"

He even started to fan the flames and sow discord between the players and the club...

"Lee Polo is very strong, but Valencia is not worthy of him!"

"Li Polo should consider transferring to a wealthy team!"

"The worst choice is to go to Atletico Madrid!"