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Chapter 160

Chapter 160

Compared with the fans' anticipation for the World Cup year, the coaches of various clubs love and hate this kind of competition year.

There is only one reason to love it, and that is the expectation of a high-level matchup as a fan and football professional, and there are simply too many reasons to hate it.

First of all, the national team competition not only greatly increases the risk of injury for the players, but also makes the players' physical reserves not guaranteed. Finally, it means that the team's pre-season preparations will be greatly affected.

Especially for a team like Valencia that has just undergone a major blood change and many of the new blood are international players, the impact of the World Cup on them can be fatal.

At the Patna training center in Valencia, Chu Yang met all his new teammates for the first time.

The messy history of football development in this world prevents him from using his time-traveling advantage to bring together a bunch of future young monsters or tomorrow's superstars. Many of his teammates are still unknown.

It was a pleasure to meet up.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

The 23-member team, more than half of them are newcomers, and there is no shortage of well-known people in the world. The head coach Gressel has no reputation in the world football world. There is only one poor West Second Division champion in the honor book. The young captain Moya is not enough to convince the crowd.

However, with Chu Yang here, Valencia's transition in this area has been much smoother. Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that there are fewer stabs in this group of players.

Goalkeeper Fernando Cayo, who came from Valencia's youth training camp, is tall and long-armed, quick-moving and quick-responsive. He is a goalkeeper with great potential.

Left back Wesley Djogo, from Ajax in the Netherlands, is fast, has a sharp breakthrough, likes to go forward for assists, and has good defensive ability, but he is a bit frizzy and often makes some low-level mistakes.

Central defender Rodri, transferred from the Serie A team Torino, is one of the most promising new defensive stars in today's football. He chose Valencia when the two Milan and Barcelona were favored.

The other central defender is Sainte from the West Second Division Tenerife. From the West Second Division to La Liga, for him, it is like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate. With the financial resources and ambition shown by Valencia, there can be better candidates for this position, but the recommendation of the team's top scorer made Xiao Luo overcome all opinions and recruit him.

The right back Arnos, produced in the Bundesliga, is characterized by a wide defensive area and can play both side positions and central defenders, but his shortcomings are also obvious: his assist ability is very weak, almost zero. In the current football environment that pays more and more attention to full-backs advancing forward and participating in offense, this is undoubtedly one of the factors that restrict him from becoming a great full-back.

Back midfielder Samps, an American who used to play in the Argentine First Division, was discovered by Valencia's scouts in South America. Gressel and Xiao Luo were very satisfied after watching the game video and analysis of characteristics, so they used 80 euros to facilitate his joining.

The midfielder Cesc Moya, the captain of Valencia, is good at getting rid of people in a small area and cooperating with short passes, especially the last fatal pass has been perfected, but the scheduling ability is weak, and more often he relies on his personal ability to control the midfield and advance the offense.

Left forward Banderas is fast and has a good cross. Although his footwork is relatively rough, he has made rapid progress and still has potential to be tapped.

Right midfielder Dennis Joe, currently one of the most watched wingers in world football, has a promising future.

Center Lecco has balanced ability and stable performance. Although the former Dortmund forward in the Bundesliga is no longer at the peak, he has rich experience, calm style of play, and impressive shooting efficiency.

Center Chu Yang, the top scorer in the 2018 World Cup, is one of the strikers who are most likely to ascend to the altar of strikers after the four great strikers.

The formation is 442, which looks a bit old-fashioned. There is nothing new or exciting.

Not seeking merit but seeking no faults, gaining a firm foothold in La Liga is the top priority.

According to the regulation that each team in La Liga can only allow a maximum of three non-EU players to play at the same time, Valencia’s main roster fully meets the requirements. Among them, five are from Spain, one is from Italy, one is from the Netherlands, one is from England, and one is from Germany.

Six people from the main lineup of eleven participated in the World Cup. Except for Lecco, who sat on the bench all the time, the others were the main force or semi-main force of the national team. Among them, Anos played in the final, Chu Yang played in the third and fourth finals, and Dennis Joe, Rodri, and Zogo also played in the knockout round. Everyone just took a breath.

In addition to these people, there are many substitute players. Except for some of the main players in the former West Second Division, most of them are the candidates on Gresel's transfer proposal, but there are also some who were spotted and signed by Valencia's scouting team, and one of them surprised Chu Yang.

Shen Mu, a Chinese player on loan from Bayern Munich.

When Chu Yang saw the name, he was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he remembered that there really was such a person. However, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't imagine why he came to Valencia. So he went to ask Xiao Luo about the situation, but Xiao Luo's answer made him dumbfounded.

"Isn't he your fancy?"

"When did I say I fell in love with him?"

"Linhai, when I was at my house."

"I'm just curious."

"Doesn't curiosity mean to buy?"

"Well, poverty once again limited my imagination."

"I want to buy Bayern and not sell it. I said he might be the next Chu Yang, so I can only rent it here first."

"How is the ability?"

"Honestly, judging from the scouting report, it's not that good. I wonder why you would want to buy this guy."

"Can't you ask me first?"

"……is it necessary?"

"So you should mean that it's not expensive anyway, so you can rent it?"

"What do you say?"

"All I can say is that once again poverty has limited my imagination."

So there was an extra Chinese in the Valencia team. No one could have imagined that this wonderful misunderstanding would create a golden corridor for the Chinese team in the next ten years.

(End of this chapter)