In addition to visiting the headquarters, museums and factories according to the itinerary arranged by BMW, and attending a signing ceremony specially held for him by BMW, Su Dong also visited the Munich Olympic Park accompanied by Wang Chuqing.
This park is located just south of the BMW headquarters, surrounded by the Munich Olympic Village. The University of Munich where Wang Chuqing studied is also in the surrounding area, and the home stadium of the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich is in this park.
Su Dong went to visit Bayern's home stadium with a feeling of long-standing admiration. It was indeed very unique.
Most of the stands in this stadium are underground, making the entire stadium seem to have sunk in. The roof shape that only covers the western half of the stands is also very unique, which Su Dong admired repeatedly.
The only pity is that, as the main venue of the Olympic Games, this stadium has a track and field track, which makes the stadium seem a bit alienated from the spectator stands and affects the atmosphere of the stadium.
But overall, this is a very good golf course.
"I heard that for the World Cup in Germany, they are building a brand new stadium in the north of the city. After it is completed, Bayern Munich will move its home stadium there, and it will become a venue specifically for hosting sports events." Wang Chuqing
It’s also a pity.
Su Dong also has a very good impression of Bayern Munich. After all, the legend Beckenbauer, whom he likes very much, also appeared here.
After the trip to Germany, Su Dong and Mendes returned to Valencia first, leaving lawyers and negotiators to continue some follow-up matters.
But the day after the Soviet Union returned to East China, the German media suddenly broke a piece of news.
I don’t know whether it was by chance or by surprise, but some media took photos of Su Dong visiting the Olympiastadion in Munich.
This immediately caused a strong reaction in European football. Many people even speculated whether this meant that Su Dong would transfer to Bayern Munich?
What's even worse is that Bayern Munich actually has an ambiguous attitude towards this.
The top management remained silent, and head coach Hitzfeld said in an interview with the media, "If Su Dong can be signed, Bayern Munich's strength will be further improved, especially the team's offensive power."
The decorated marshal said, "There is no problem at all in the coexistence of Su Dong and Ma Kai!"
So the media immediately exploded.
Even many mainstream European media have followed suit, believing that Su Dong will transfer to Bayern Munich.
Either winter break or next summer.
Only the people at the Valencia Club know exactly where this is.
Su Dong just signed a commercial sponsorship contract, what does it have to do with Bayern Munich?
After returning to Valencia, on the first day of team training, Su Dong invited the whole team to have a meal together. As a result, his teammates blackmailed him for another meal, saying that he wanted to "transfer" to Bayern Munich. Of course he had to.
Please give me one more meal.
This made Su Dong "hate" those media who were chasing rumors.
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Valencia played very steadily and well in the first half, allowing the team to take the lead in La Liga with a five-point advantage, but this is not safe at all.
Especially in the future, Valencia will continue to fight on three fronts, and the pressure of the game will be very high.
On the first day of the team's winter break training, Benitez posted the team's schedule for the second half of the season at the Patna base and held a player meeting to discuss the second half of the game.
At the meeting, the Valencia coach focused on the challenges of La Liga.
"Judging from the schedule, our games in January are very tight. The game against Villarreal is a local derby. I don't need to say more about its significance. The key lies in February."
Assistant coach Yesterdam followed the schedule and introduced the difficulties of the second half to all the players.
"Starting from February 8, we will challenge Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Espanyol, Deportivo La Coruña and Celta Vigo, and there will be two Champions League knockout rounds in the top 16. If there is a Copa del Rey,
If we advance, we still have to play the Copa del Rey, and the schedule is very stressful."
Not only Yestedam, Benitez also has a headache for this schedule.
The schedule in February is even more difficult than the devilish schedule in the first half.
Judging from the first half, the outstanding performance during that devilish schedule greatly boosted the morale of Valencia, which allowed the team to rush to the top of the standings.
Judging from the current situation, if Valencia can successfully play this hellish schedule in February and March, not to mention expansion, as long as Valencia can maintain its current five-point lead, half of the La Liga champions will fall.
into the hands of Valencia.
If we can get three points against teams such as Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna, the championship will basically be guaranteed.
But it is very difficult to do this.
Let's not talk about anything else. In this period of the schedule, the only weak team is Espanyol, but the match against Espanyol is away from home.
Even though Celta Vigo is now deep in the relegation zone, everyone knows that this team is unable to focus on La Liga because of its two-front battle. But when it comes to strong dialogue, who in La Liga dares to say that it is stable?
Can Celta Vigo be won?
And, it’s still on the road.
But Yesterdam's analysis is right. After this wave is won, the league will have completed its 28th round.
In the remaining ten rounds, the opponents are not weak, but Valencia has a certain chance of winning. As long as there is a points advantage, the championship is basically in the bag.
But the premise is, how to play this part of the schedule?
“What’s especially important to note is that in this schedule, we still have to go through two rounds of the Champions League knockout round of 16, and our opponent is Bayern Munich, a giant from the Bundesliga!”
This was also the result of the draw that had just been released. Valencia players even "complained" that Su Dong visited the Munich Olympic Stadium and provoked Bayern Munich, so they asked him to treat him to dinner.
But when I think about it, it makes no sense.
Among the eight second-placed teams in the Champions League group stage, La Liga includes Real Sociedad and Deportivo La Coruna. Together with Marseille in the same group, Valencia only has five possible opponents.
Among them, the stronger ones are Bayern Munich and Porto, or the weaker but equally difficult Stuttgart.
If you are lucky, you will draw Sparta Prague and Lokomotiv Moscow.
But judging from this season, Valencia's luck has not been very good, so they were drawn to Bayern Munich.
Benitez and the coaching staff also discussed this, and they all agreed that the overall state of the team must be adjusted in January, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the players can cope with it in the best condition and with the most abundant physical fitness.
February challenge.
"So during this period of time, you may rotate or even not appear, but this does not mean that you can relax your vigilance, because February is our real decisive battleground!"
As soon as the schedule for each season comes out, the head coach will formulate some game strategies based on the schedules between several competitors, and appropriately adopt tactics of focusing on the big and letting go of the small to ensure that he can win some key battles.
Real Madrid and Barcelona, for example, put El Clasico first every year.
To a certain extent, as long as these two giant teams win two El Clásicos, winning the championship is a high probability event.
Of course, situations like this season are special and both teams have had many problems.
Benitez's implication is that the most important thing in January's games is to compete for points. After all, if he maintains his points lead in January, he will face strong teams such as Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna in February.
During the dialogue, there will be more room for tactical maneuvering, and there may even be an advantage of winning even if the game is tied.
It can be foreseen that, like the King's Cup, basically rotation and substitute players will play.
This is also a necessary trade-off.
If all games are played at full strength, Valencia will only be like Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad, where it will be difficult to perform well on both fronts, and may even result in nothing.
The players are quite supportive of Benitez's arrangement.
Valencia's lineup is no thicker than that of giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona. At best, it's just a lineup that can compete with the giants. When it comes to fighting on multiple fronts, Valencia's pressure is still very high.
For example, Mohamed Sissoko, this young player has great potential, but he cannot replace either Albelda or Baraja.
There is also David Navarro, whose performance is not even reassuring, and the games of Ayala and Marchena are under great pressure.
So much so that there were rumors in Valencia that they would buy a capable central defender to serve as the third central defender during the winter break. Youth training youngster Albiol also received the attention of Benitez.
This is the tragedy of small and medium-sized teams!
Wealthy clubs can flourish on multiple fronts, but it is difficult for small and medium-sized teams to do so.
They do not have enough financial resources to support a large and competitive lineup.
Compared with Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad, Valencia's situation is relatively good. At least they have two good players in many positions and both have certain competitiveness.
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After Christmas, Valencia began training at the Patna base.
In order to better reserve their physical fitness, the coaching staff trained very intensively, which made the players complain incessantly.
However, when they thought about the current results and the crucial decisive battle that was to come, everyone tenaciously endured it.
For a team like Valencia, it is not possible to have such a ranking and record every year. Once they see such an opportunity, the players can burst out with incredible desire.
La Liga championship, this may be the pinnacle of life for most of the players on the team!
Let me ask, how could they not work hard? Not work hard?
Su Dong was filled with emotion and cherished it even more.
His career has just begun, but he is already at the pinnacle of countless professional players' lives.
I would like to ask, what reason does he have for not working harder?
Benitez and the coaching staff also know this very well. They don't even need to mobilize too much. As long as they clearly analyze the stakes, everyone will work hard.
It was in this atmosphere that all the Valencia players gritted their teeth and endured for a week.
Everyone was trained to the point of losing their skin by the coaching staff, but there were no complaints.
After a week of training, every Valencia player had determination and hunger in their eyes.
