Valencia's first warm-up match was against the Chenoys team from Nyon, Switzerland.
The warm-up match was scheduled to be held in the morning, and the team also competed with one lineup for each half.
Su Dong was placed in the lineup, partnering with Vicente, Rufit and Aimar to form an offensive combination in the frontcourt.
Unlike Bologna, Benitez's tactical requirements for the center are obviously higher. He not only needs Su Dong to threaten in the attack, but also needs to immediately engage in counterattack after losing the ball in the frontcourt attack.
Another obvious difference is that Sporting Lisbon's wingers are more traditional and are more active on the wing. Even Ronnie and Quaresma, influenced by Sudong, often cut into the ribs, but in the end
The main active area is still on the wing, but Valencia is obviously not.
Vicente must not only be able to use his speed and skills to tear apart the opponent's defense in one-on-one situations on the wing, but he must also have the ability to cut inside to cooperate with teammates, and even penetrate into the penalty area to score goals.
This makes there are many connections between Vicente, Su Dong and Aimar.
Benitez also intends to create an attacking combination headed by Su Dong, Aimar and Vicente. Whether in training or in games, he arranges for these three people to be in the same group and on the same team, obviously hoping that they will cultivate them as soon as possible.
tacit agreement.
The left attack is also an important weapon for Valencia. Brazilian left back Aurelio played bravely last season and gradually established himself as the main force this season, showing strong offensive power.
To put it simply, Benitez's tactics are to push the defense to a high position through pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, and use the advantages brought by the combination of two world-class double midfielders to suppress the opponent's midfield, and then make a fat loss.
beat.
This style of play has advantages and disadvantages, and the advantages are obvious. The disadvantage is that once the team's offensive power is insufficient, it is easy to have a situation like last season when it was in a good position but did not score, occupying 70% of the ball possession rate, and finally lost in despair.
The dilemma of the game.
Will Sudong's arrival improve Valencia's offense?
This is the doubt in everyone's mind before the start of the new season.
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In the first warm-up match, facing an opponent that was far weaker than itself, Valencia staged a massacre.
Ten to zero!
The Bat Legion slaughtered its opponents away from home in Nyon, Switzerland.
Sudong scored two goals and one assist in the first half. Vicente, Aimar and Aurelio all scored one goal, and Rufit and Angulo on the right also scored one goal each.
After the victory, Valencia was not satisfied.
Even in the locker room after the game, Benitez didn't praise him at all. Instead, he kept pointing out the problems that the team had exposed during the game.
The problems exposed when facing weak opponents will become fatal when facing strong teams.
On the contrary, it was the assistant coach Yesterdam who, after Benitez, praised the players very much, thinking that they played well in both the first and second halves, and hoped that all the players would continue to work hard.
This made Su Dong feel very strange.
"Don't be surprised, just get used to it." Aimar saw Su Dong's thoughts.
Since the two had that dinner together and faced the media reporters together, they seemed to have a good understanding and liked each other.
Interestingly, the two have a good relationship, but there is a huge difference in height.
Aimar is the shortest in the team, only 1.7 meters tall, while Su Dong is the tallest in the team, at 1.95 meters.
The two people with a height difference of 25 centimeters stood together and were ridiculed by their teammates in the locker room as having the cutest height difference.
"How do you say that?" Su Dong was curious.
"We all say privately that Rafa is like a robot without emotions, even his tactical theory. Sometimes we feel that only a robot can perfectly execute his requirements, and as long as the execution is in place, his team will win.
Nothing is invincible."
"Because he has no emotions, he has never been able to comfort or sympathize with others. Not to mention that there is no reward for winning. Sometimes he has to be scolded by him when he loses. We are all used to it."
At the end of the sentence, Aimar shrugged playfully, obviously not taking it seriously.
"That Yesterdam..."
"He is an assistant coach, but in fact, he has a better relationship with us than Rafa. Sometimes we go to him directly for many things and ask him to tell Rafa because no one wants to face Rafa.
Fa’s cold face of a robot.”
Su Dong was secretly amused.
I don’t know if this is what is said in Chinese, one is a good person and the other is a bad person?
Perhaps Benitez and Yesterdam did not do this intentionally, but their partnership produced exactly this effect.
"By the way, Su, can I ask you a question?" Aimar looked at Su Dong with a very curious look.
"Of course, you say."
"Why can you grow so tall?"
Su Dong was a little stunned. Is this a problem?
Looking down at Aimar who was looking up at him again, Su Dong suddenly realized, okay, this is indeed a problem.
"Honestly, I don't know either."
"Are your parents very tall?"
"No, my dad is less than 1.8 meters tall."
"Then why can you grow so tall?" Amar was very curious.
"I don't know, I just kept eating and growing so tall."
"Then what did you eat?"
"Eat whatever you want, bread, burgers, rice, noodles, pizza..."
Aimar was very depressed, "I eat these too, why can't I grow taller?"
Su Dong almost laughed out loud. It turned out that he was doing it to grow taller.
"The doctor said there is still hope for me to live longer." Aimar still didn't give up.
"You seem to be... twenty-three years old." Su Dong reminded kindly.
Argentina's genius midfielder, don't be fooled by those damn scammers on the roadside who defraud grandparents and grandparents of their money.
"I'm so envious that you can grow so tall!" Aimar looked up at Su Dong with envy.
At this moment, Su Dong felt a great sense of accomplishment.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay, I will ask my nutritionist for you later. He is a professor at the University of Lisbon and a well-known nutrition expert in Europe. He should be able to
Help you... help you grow taller."
In fact, Su Dong himself had no hope.
I am twenty-three years old, can I still grow taller?
But he really couldn't bear to attack someone who looked up to him so much.
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One thing can be used to describe the importance of Valencia's massacre of Chenoys, and that is that after the game in the morning, the team continued to train in the afternoon, and even specially arranged group matches within the team.
Obviously, Benitez believed that the intensity of the game in the morning was seriously insufficient.
Subsequently, Valencia's second warm-up match was also not a strong team. It was more about adjusting the team's state and technical and tactical drills. It was still a local Swiss team.
This time the score was 4-0, and Su Dong scored another goal.
Just like the first warm-up match, he still only played the first half.
The team's third warm-up match is to the Netherlands and an away game against Feyenoord.
Since the Eredivisie starts earlier, Feyenoord has already adjusted to the season status, while Valencia has just completed physical reserve training and is not in good shape yet.
But even so, Valencia still narrowly defeated its opponent 1-0.
Su Dong did not score or assist this time, but he played for 65 minutes and performed well in the frontcourt.
The assist that Vicente passed to Aimar for the goal came from Su Dong taking the ball behind his back.
After playing Feyenoord in the Netherlands, Valencia headed west without stopping, crossed the English Channel, and came to Liverpool in northwest England to visit Anfield Stadium.
Fifteen minutes before the game, Liverpool took advantage of their home court advantage and took the lead in launching an attack, creating several threats.
Valencia's defense is still quite solid, especially when the Bats are playing steadily.
Liverpool's lineup is the combination of Owen and Heskey. The former stepped on Ayala's background and became famous in one battle, which shocked the world. As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, and Ayala was followed by everyone in the audience.
He was as bloodthirsty as he was staring at Owen.
As for Heskey...his biggest highlight in the game was when he wasted an opportunity.
After Heskey hit the post with a header, Valencia launched a quick counterattack in less than a minute. Sudong and Vicente rushed forward quickly, and Aimar advanced with the ball behind him and quickly
Pass forward.
After Su Dong caught Aimar's pass at the front of the penalty area, he walked into the penalty area, attracted Hyypia, and when he could force the kick to hit the goal, he distributed the ball to the left side of the goal.
Vicente followed up and scored with a volley, opening the scoring for Valencia!
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"What a smart boy!" Paco Yesterdam couldn't help but laugh and praise as he watched Vicente constantly calling Su Dong to the sidelines to celebrate.
A smart person knows what he should do, especially a center.
Since the training camp, Su Dong has had a good relationship with Aimar and Vicente, and his various cooperation on the court have allowed him to integrate into the team quickly.
Of course, Su Dong's own strength is also very strong.
Just like the counterattack just now, who would have thought that Su Dong, who is 1.95 meters tall, can sprint no slower than Vicente, who is 1.76 meters tall. This simply shocked everyone's jaws.
"This kid still has huge potential that has not yet been tapped!" Benitez was convinced of his vision.
He looks forward to being able to personally train a world-class perfect center.
The premise is that Su Dong wants to spend more time.
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After Valencia scored a goal, Liverpool's morale was greatly demoralized. However, they were able to maintain the situation in the first half, but not in the second half.
The situation was gradually controlled by Valencia, especially in the midfield.
With the double midfielder combination of Albelda and Baraja, plus Aimar, Valencia's midfield combination is quite competitive even if it is placed in the Champions League. Facing Liverpool, they can control the situation.
Not too much of a problem.
In the 64th minute of the second half, before leaving the field, Su Dong had another very good opportunity.
He pressed forward step by step, forcing Liverpool's defense to make mistakes. After getting the ball, he shot directly from the front of the penalty area.
This volley caught Liverpool off guard, but goalkeeper Dudek reacted quickly and saved it sideways.
Angulo from the right followed up and hit a follow-up shot.
