The next day, European mainstream media reported on the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League group draw, especially the qualifying prospects of the four teams in Group D.
They generally believe that except for the defending champion Valencia, which occupies one of the qualifying spots in the group, the other three teams all have the opportunity to compete for the group qualifying, but this opportunity is the smallest for the weakest Ajax. of.
In fact, when Group D was drawn, head coach Frank De Boer was mentally prepared, because Ajax had drawn Real Madrid and Lyon in the 2011-2012 Champions League group draw, so he raised money to draw in the 2012-2013 Champions League group draw.
Coming to Valencia and Manchester City is no surprise.
Of course, when the media analyzes the team's prospects for qualifying, they naturally first question the fairness of UEFA's draw ceremony for this season's Champions League and whether there is any behind-the-scenes operation.
It is really because the results of the group draw this time are so surprising.
The league champions of the four leagues are gathered together, and except for Ajax, the leagues in which these four teams are located are at a lower level.
The league is among the top five in the European league rankings Regarding the media's doubts, UEFA officials have obviously been prepared for a long time.
The press officer's speech has always focused on whether the Champions League draw ceremony is fair, just and even.
There is nothing the media can do about this.
It is worth mentioning that after the UEFA Champions League group draws in the 2012-2013 season, the three major European betting companies subsequently opened various odds.
What is familiar is that the defending champion Valencia tops the list with 1 to 32, followed by Barcelona and Real Madrid, with 1 to 45 and 1 to 53 respectively.
In addition, Manchester City, which is in the same group as Valencia, ranks fifth with 10 losses to 1.
Surprisingly, Bundesliga champion Dortmund ranks 10th with 29 losses to 1, which is even worse than the first-tier team AC Milan's 31 losses to 1.
Be low.
Ranked 32nd is the Danish team North Zealand, they are at the bottom with 1000 to 1.
Facts have proved that Valencia's ultra-low odds have a certain reason.
When Group D was listed as the deadliest group in history, they lifted their help early with four consecutive victories and qualified two rounds in advance.
The national team's Champions League derby that Chinese fans paid attention to did not develop as they expected, because Feng Xiaoting missed the first leg of the two teams' match at the Westfalenstadion due to injury.
As a result, Dortmund, who was missing Feng Xiaoting, lost 0:2 at home to defending champion Valencia.
While Valencia performed perfectly in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2012-2013 season, they did not fall behind in La Liga.
They directly won a series of ten consecutive league victories, and even defeated Barcelona 3:0 away from home and Real Madrid 4:1 at home.
Therefore, many media began to complain that there will be no surprises in various competitions in the 20122013 season.
They will win the La Liga championship and the UEFA Champions League championship for the third consecutive season.
The next performance of Valencia seems to be to verify the media's point of view.
Valencia won the La Liga half-time championship two rounds in advance.
In the Champions League group stage, it ranked first in the group with five wins, one draw and 16 points, and advanced to the 16th powerful.
It is worth mentioning that Dortmund drew with Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium in the last round of the group and defeated Manchester City coached by Mancini by one point, advancing to the top 16.
In the Copa del Rey in the 2012-2013 season, Valencia was also close to the top 16.
Therefore, many media believe that it is only a matter of time before they win the championship.
In the Club World Cup held in Japan in mid-December, Valencia became the final champion without any surprise.
They tied AC Milan and Sao Paulo for the number of times they have won the Club World Cup three times, and tied for the most in the history of the Club World Cup.
One of the teams with the most championships.
However, after Valencia won the 2012 Club World Cup, almost all media believed that it was only a matter of time before Valencia surpassed AC Milan and Sao Paulo to become the team with the most Club World Cup titles.
As Turin Sports News said, Valencia captain Aiello is only 26 years old now.
This age happens to be the peak of professional athletes' bodies.
In the next two or three seasons, he will lead Valencia to win this title again.
It is entirely possible to win the Champions League this season and participate in the 2012 Club World Cup.
Now that he can participate in the Club World Cup, will Valencia captain Aiello, who is hungry for every championship, remain indifferent?
Obviously impossible
Therefore, it is entirely possible for Valencia to win the fourth Club World Cup in club history and surpass AC Milan and Sao Paulo.
As Valencia continues to perform brilliantly in La Liga and the Champions League, league rivals Real Madrid have problems.
They have begun to save money after several consecutive seasons of high investment, causing coach Mourinho to be very dissatisfied.
He believes that the biggest reason why he cannot effectively compete with Valencia this season is that he has not continued to invest.
The team's current lineup is completely unable to compare with Valencia's lineup.
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Obviously, Mourinho is pointing the finger at Chairman Florentino.
Coupled with some deliberate guidance from the media, there is a gap between head coach Mourinho and Chairman Florentino.
There are also certain differences within the team.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has always cooperated well with Mourinho, said in an interview with the media after losing to Valencia in the first round at Mestalla Stadium The team's style of play was too conservative, and giving up possession was the biggest reason why Real Madrid lost.
The meaning is obvious, that is to say, Mourinho's tactics are not suitable for him.
Not long after, Marca broke the news that Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo, both Portuguese, began not to speak to each other and became like passers-by.
In addition, the day before Real Madrid's winter break ended, Mourinho's carefully planned tactics were published by confidential newspapers, which directly led to the team being promoted to Granada in that league round.
Regarding the early leakage of tactics, Mourinho felt that his authority was challenged.
After analysis, he believed that the so-called ghost in the locker room was captain Casillas.
So he put Casillas on the bench regardless of the safety of the fans and the locker room, and chose to straighten No. 2 goalkeeper Diego Lopez.
When Real Madrid was in civil strife after qualifying, European mainstream media began to joke that it was Valencia's strength that led to Barcelona's sudden resignation of head coach Guardiola last season.
Unexpectedly, this season it would be Real Madrid's turn to suffer from civil strife: