Chapter 863: The Four Heavenly Kings
There was a huge gap between the two sides in the starting line-up for the warm-up game, with Chelsea fielding an all-out squad to test the team's competitive form before the start of the new season, and Valencia was three weeks away from the first league game of the new season, so Ancelotti's starting line-up was dominated by young players led by captain Albelda.
The three Chinese players that Chinese fans are most concerned about all started the game, which made domestic fans feel a strong sense of satisfaction.
Aiello belonged to Chelsea's starting side in the first half, so Valencia paid great attention to Ailo's defense in the first half, Schneiderlin, who was the first layer of defensive protection in the middle, was still a little immature, and Azpilicueta's defense was solid, but he was helpless because of Ailo's excellent explosiveness and foot skills.
The whole first half can be said to be the performance moment of Ielo and right-back Zhang Linpeng, I can often see Ielo on the left side to attract enough defensive attention and then accurately pass behind the young player Alba, the fast, explosive and strong Zhang Linpeng took the advantage, assisted Suarez and Lampard to score goals one after another, and played extremely amazing!
So much so that Ivanovic on the bench felt a lot of pressure, Zhang Linpeng is younger than him, faster, more accurate crosses, and more talented, coupled with the absolute trust in Zhang Linpeng expressed by coach Scolari in an interview with the media, maybe he should try to move to the middle to play central defender, otherwise it will be difficult for him to continue to occupy a main position in Chelsea with only the ability to play at right-back.
The score was 3-1 at half-time, with Chelsea leading Valencia at home.
In the second half, Ailo returned to Valencia to change the situation again, he faced the national team teammates Zhang Linpeng and Mikel's marking was very calm and calm, every touch of the ball would make Zhang Linpeng and Mikel feel inexplicably nervous, so that just three minutes into the second half, Ailo scored a goal himself, narrowing the score to one goal.
Scolari made a decisive substitution, and Brazilian Ramirez, who was brought in from Benfica this summer, replaced Malouda to strengthen his control of Aillo.
However, his substitution did not have much effect, and Ramirez, who is full of fitness and fighting spirit, can indeed effectively limit the play of Ailo with the assistance of Mikel, but Valencia has other players on the field who can create Zào scoring opportunities, such as: Mata, Cazorla, Cavani......
And just because Iello is limited doesn't mean he doesn't do anything, his handling and breakthroughs always bring a certain amount of panic to Chelsea, especially after attracting attention, but because he didn't work well with Cesar Azpilicueta, Elo's pass either seemed too early or too late......
Bruno and Miguel were also available at right-back, but Carlo Ancelotti did not make any substitutions and continued to trust the 21-year-old.
Elsewhere, there were extensive substitutions, with 18-year-olds Isco and James Rodriguez coming on for Juan Mata and Vicente respectively.
No one expected the arrival of two youngsters to directly mess up Chelsea's defence, and it was a pity that Cech played well and tried to keep the goal in the net.
When the score was still 3:2 in the 72nd minute of the game, the home team was ahead, and Valencia made another substitution, this time with captain Albelda.
The on-site director was the international norm to focus the camera on Albelda, who was about to leave the game, and as the captain on the field, he naturally wanted to hand over the captain's armband on his left arm.
The original No. 2 captain Baraja retired, so naturally the No. 3 captain David Villa took over, but ...... David Villa is a World Cup-winning Spain player and is still on vacation, so who will be the captain?
Naturally, it also caused some confusion from the on-site commentator Zhan Jun, "Valencia changed again, this time it was their captain Albelda, who is the captain's armband for?" Baraja retired, David Villa is still on vacation......"
Before the words fell, the live director gave a panoramic shot that was a little farther away, and Zhan Jun exclaimed: "Huh? Is Ayello the captain of Valencia? ”
After thinking about it slightly, Zhan Jun saw the reason clearly and explained to the fans in front of the TV: "Ailo was the third captain of the team before he left Valencia in the summer of 2007, which means that Valencia's original third captain David Villaello is the successor, and now that Ailo is back in Valencia, then the third captain is back to him, and in the case of Albelda's departure and Baraja's retirement, it is normal for Ailo on the field to wear the captain's armband......"
Many Blues fans in the stands were saddened, knowing that if Iello could stay at Chelsea, then the captain would probably be Iello wearing the Valencia captain's armband on the pitch......
It is also unknown if it was the captain's armband that brought new energy to Elo, who was fouled by John Terry four minutes later when a small combination with youngsters Isco and James Rodriguez gave Valencia a chance to face Cech around 28 metres in front of goal.
There were no surprises, as Iello hit the back of the net straight into the corner of the net, in the hearts of the Blues fans at the scene.
3:3
Iro, who scored the goal, did not choose to celebrate, just like the previous goal.
And this score is also the final score of this warm-up game.
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In his regular post-match press conference, Carlo Ancelotti did not express his dissatisfaction with the team, but praised the young players for their wonderful performances, especially Cesar Azpilicueta, Juan Mata and James Rodriguez.
There is no doubt that they have taken a place in Carlo Ancelotti's heart.
That evening, Carlo Ancelotti had an exchange with general manager Carboni, and he felt that the team had every need to keep Mata, who can score goals and assist, can coexist with David Silva, which means that if they can work together, then Valencia's attacking ability in the new season can be upgraded to a higher level.
However, the introduction of 15 million euros James Rodriguez is a bit difficult, his technical characteristics are like David Silva and Mata combined, but he is only 18 years old this year, talent is naturally different, this year's best player in the South American U20 football championship, but the new season to stay in the ambitious Valencia is not guaranteed......
In addition, Carlo Ancelotti is also interested in Isco, who is also 18 years old, who is as talented as James Rodriguez, but who is destined to be young and will not be guaranteed to play in the new season.
So Carlo Ancelotti will have to talk to James Rodriguez and Isco on his return to Valencia to see if he would be willing to wait for an opportunity at the club or go on loan.
The fact that Valencia, who focus on young players, were able to draw 3-3 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge directly led to the fact that most of the media were in favour of a full Valencia who would threaten Barcelona and Real Madrid, in the words of Elo...... In the coming 2010-2011 season, we will definitely be able to bring glory to Valencia fans!
So...... Real Madrid and Barcelona, both La Liga teams, are squeezed out of living space.
A wealthy family that does not have honor is equal to a three-second brother who is strong outside the middle.
The following afternoon, 21 members of the squad returned to Valencia, while Chelsea were in full swing preparing for the first round of the new league season, with the warm-up match against Valencia making Scolari aware of the team's defensive problems.
Three days later, Spain internationals David Villa, David Silva and Albiol returned to the club to report that Valencia's 'Big Four' had once again come together.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti stood by the window of his office and watched David Villa, David Silva and Elo, who were still working together, and his enthusiasm for the new season increased.
They have a natural sense of chemistry with Elo and don't need time to re-settle and just add last season's Valencia squad to the squad to play, so there is a lot of anticipation for a pre-season warm-up game at Mestalla in a week's time.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke to James Rodriguez and Isco himself during the period, asking them if they wanted more playing time, implying that if Valencia could not provide them with a place in the main line-up, then they could go out on loan.
Of course, Carlo Ancelotti will not let the extremely talented James Rodriguez and Isco go out on loan, after all, he is very much looking forward to the growth of the two, and in time he will definitely become the pillars of Valencia.
Last season's Valencia did not have any championships, but they retained the third place in the league and could directly enter the group stage of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League, which means that Valencia did not have any other games except for two pre-season warm-up games before the official start of the league, and the schedule was relatively generous.
Valencia's first league opponent is away to Malaga on 29 August.
If there is an average of five days for one warm-up match, two games are ten days, and the last five days are used as a recovery to prepare for the new season.
With the Spain international returning to training with the squad, Carlo Ancelotti's warm-up match at the Mestalla fine-tuned the team's main frame.
The front four is led by David Villa, David Silva, Iroh and Mata, who will need to drop back a bit to match the midfielders Xavi Martinez/Albelda and Cazorla, following Carlo Ancelotti's Christmas tree formation at AC Milan.
At the same time, the mainstream media in Europe have made a detailed analysis of Valencia's attack line, and Real Madrid and Barcelona are panicked.
Real Madrid, in particular, as Iello's head coach at Chelsea, no one knows Ello's personal influence better than him.