football's number one madman

Chapter 210 Time Management Master
"Drip, drip, drip~~"

With the referee's three whistles, the focus of the 28th round of La Liga came to an end.

Sitting on the advantage of the home court, Valencia failed to win Atletico Madrid in the end. The two sides shook hands at Mestalla 2:2, and each gained 1 point.

But Simeone was obviously not convinced at all. At the press conference after the game, he reiterated his point of view:

"The last conceded goal was an obvious handball!"

"There was nothing wrong with my tactics and the players played to perfection, but...we lost to damn luck!"

Griezmann, who was named the MVP of the game, also said:
"We are only 10 seconds away from the three points, but this will not bother us for long. There are still 10 rounds in the league, everything is still hopeful..."
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When it came to the home team's answer session, Nuno Santo's situation was obviously not good.

Whether it is Catalan or Madrid reporters, he feels restless.

For example, someone asked him:

"Valencia has led the standings for more than three months, but now it has given up the first position. How much responsibility do you think you should take?"

This is an out-and-out trap question.

No matter how Nuno answered, it would give people an excuse.

If he answered that the loss is the responsibility of the coach, then... when will you resign?

If he replied that he blamed the players for their poor performance, then...what do you want as a coach?
If he shirks the injury again, then the reporter also has reason to ask a question... Godin, the core of Atletico Madrid's defense, did not play!

Although Nuno is not good at communication, it doesn't mean he is stupid!

So he pushed the microphone and handed it to Li Poluo.

Li Boluo was dumbfounded:

[Head coach, are you too irresponsible? 】

[No wonder the club executives wanted to fire you a long time ago! 】

But he had to take the mic and speak up for the team:
"I agree with Mr. Simeone's point of view just now. In this game, we also lost to damn luck."

He shrugged:

"To be specific, that is... I lost to Oblak. Their goalkeeper is like a god possessed. Believe me, I think Oblak is more worthy of the honor of MVP than Griezmann!"

Griezmann, who had just stepped out of the gate with his front foot, suddenly turned black!
【You stinky, shameless bastard! 】

[Negative sentiment from Antoine Griezmann, +66! 】

Then I heard Lee Polo continue:

"The season is not over yet, the point difference between us and Barcelona is only 1 point, and the situation may reverse at any time. So, don't draw conclusions too early. Let's see what happens next !"

He paused, and added:
"By the way, I sincerely hope that I can play against Atletico Madrid again in the Champions League!"

Simeone's face is also black!

[This damn brat! 】

[Valencia beat Manchester City 5:0 in the first round, almost [-]% securing a place in the quarter-finals, but Atletico Madrid... still have a tough fight before they get promoted! 】

[Simone, +55! 】
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It is worth mentioning that after the game, La Liga officially determined that Valencia's absolute goal did not come from Li Polo, but an own goal scored by Lucas Hernandez, so Li Polo In the offensive data of this game, there is only one poor goal.

In the league scorer list, he can only continue to tie for second with Suarez with 23 goals...

"Diego, Haomei, and Matthew and Joel, if possible, can you practice with me for half an hour every day?"

Li Polo, who was ashamed and courageous, called all four Valencia goalkeepers together in one breath.

I don't know if it was because he felt his determination, or because he was intimidated by his status in the team, none of the four goalkeepers dared to refuse his request, and they all nodded in agreement.

So with a swipe of his pen, Li Poluo created a [Additional Training Form].

Half an hour before training every morning, the second goalkeeper, Jaume Domenech, is in charge.

Half an hour after training, fourth goalkeeper Joel Rodriguez took over.

Before training in the afternoon, it belonged to third goalkeeper Matthew Ryan.

After a day of training, it was handed over to the first goalkeeper Diego Alves and Li Polo to analyze the gains and losses together.

Seeing Lee Polo's timing, the four goalkeepers all looked at each other in blank dismay.

Matthew Ryan, who was already a bit of a mess, couldn't help asking:
"Are you sure you practice two hours more every day? I'm afraid the load on your body is too much?"

But Lee Polo didn't care:
"Load? It doesn't exist. If I didn't have these two hours, I would arrange two hours of variable speed running in the morning and evening!"

Alves hugged his shoulder appreciatively:

"I admire your determination, brother!"

"If you're not too tired, I can practice with you for an extra half an hour!"

DePaul also limped over there:

"Brother, after my foot injury recovers, I will also practice with you!"

Seeing his appearance, Li Poluo quickly shook his head:

"Forget it! Just let you pass me a high-altitude ball, and you can twist your ankle! If you fight me next time, won't you be reimbursed for the entire season?"
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Thanks to the relatively slow schedule of La Liga, Li Polo has the energy to carry out devil training.

If it is in the Premier League, this time has entered the sprint stage of frequent two or even three games a week. Just participating in various games is enough to exhaust him and his teammates. Where can he have this extra charge for leisure?

After a week of extra training, on March 3, Valencia went to an away game to challenge their opponents in the 13th round of the league, Levante.

Levante has been miserable this season. Since the 9th round, it has been ranked first in the bottom of the league, and this ranking has continued for a full 20 rounds...

They only achieved 28 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in the first 17 rounds.However, because the points of the bottom-ranked teams such as Sporting Gijon, Granada, Getafe, Vallecano, Las Palmas, Espanyol, Malaga, and Betis are not too high, Levante still There is a possibility of relegation.

In the football world, there are three most difficult opponents to deal with. One is the championship team, the other is the relegation team, and the third is Arsenal competing for the fourth stage...

In addition, by the way, Levante's base is also in Valencia, and this game can be called the "Valencia City Derby"!
Since there is no animosity between the two teams, the players can't find a reason to live and die.

If Valencia can establish a large lead in the standings, or simply be in the middle of the table, maybe they will give up three points and let their city rival stay in La Liga to accompany them .

But today's Valencia urgently needs a victory to reverse the decline. Their desire for three points is stronger than Levante!
The two opponents, who also wanted to take all three points, fought with all their strength from the very beginning of the game!

In this game, Lee Polo did not return to the back line, but continued to serve as the starting striker. Together with Paco and Mina, he formed a new frontcourt trident!
It took them only 30 minutes to tell today's opponents with cruel facts:
[Fight against the bat army? 】

[I'm afraid you are thinking too much! 】

[Based on your record of scoring 28 goals and conceding 26 goals in 52 rounds, how dare you play against Valencia? 】

In the 9th minute, Gaya made a pass from the left, Li Polo headed the ball back, and Paco, who was ambushing behind him, jumped into the penalty area like a ghost and broke the deadlock with a light poke.

Just 5 minutes later, Mina created a free kick on the right. Cancelo curled a curve ball and accurately found Li Polo in the crowd, who overwhelmed all the defenders He jumped high and completed the iconic header.

In the 24th minute, Valencia temporarily changed to ground penetration. After Li Polo held the ball, he attracted the central defender to press forward, but he gave it to Paco at the first time. Mina hit the goal from the back point!
Levante, who conceded three goals in the first half, completely lost the courage to continue to compete with Valencia!

In the second half, as Gomez scored directly with a long-range shot, Nuno Santo also chose to retreat, replacing the three main players including Paco, Gomez, and Gaya in succession, and using Zakaria and Negredo. , Orban has a sense of presence.

After all, they have to save some energy for the midweek Champions League.

In case in Manchester, Blue Moon scored 6 goals in a row and successfully reversed, the whole Valencia team can go to the roof to blow the wind!

(End of this chapter)