roccoschili Chapter 715 Long Shot
Chapter 715 Long Shot
Chapter 715 Long Shot
There are a lot of chores in preparing and building the club, so the first thing to do is to hire administrative staff. After all, Li Shiyin is only one person, and more people are needed to share the tasks. Some money cannot be saved. After the staff are in place, they will rent venues and buy players...
But Ai Luo’s plan is to prepare the team to start from the lowest level of the league and cultivate loyal fans at the lower level. The requirements for players are not very high, as long as they can be promoted from the lower level smoothly. Therefore, the requirements for supporting facilities at the beginning are not very high, and these are coordinated with the government. The Hunan University football field is rented free of charge for Changsha Star City Football Club.
When Xiaoxiang Daily broke the news that Ai Luo invested in the construction of a football club, Chinese sports newspapers were like sharks smelling blood, and sent reporters to follow up and report.
At this time, Ai Luo had already taken a direct flight to London from Changsha Huanghua Airport, so domestic reporters could only find Li Shiyin, his domestic spokesperson.
Due to the secrecy of all plans, Li Shiyin did not disclose too much information in the subsequent interview, but only admitted that some of the revelations from "Xiaoxiang Daily" were correct, but these news were enough to cause a domestic sensation.
Especially football-loving local fans in Hunan. They claim that they will become loyal fans of the Aiello team. Even if they start from low-level leagues as rumored, they will always pay attention and support!
Some people support it, and some people doubt it, even if Ai Luo is now No. 1 in Chinese sports.
There has never been a shortage of grandstanding clowns in this world, especially those who want to become famous overnight, posting on major portal websites.
They thought that publishing important opinions would cause a stir among fans and increase their popularity, but what they didn't expect was that they would soon encounter collective accusations from netizens. Since his debut, Ai Luo has done a lot of charity in China. Now there are no less than 100 Hope Primary Schools and teaching buildings named after him in China.
So these so-called experts quickly shut their mouths.
Of course, there are also rational fans who hold a wait-and-see attitude.
Investment in modern society is all about returns, and no one will give selflessly at all.
Moreover, a club of such scale as Ai Luo’s is not something he can afford alone. Buying land to build a football field and training base, these add up to billions of dollars and it’s impossible to handle it. In addition, last year Forbes released the income ranking of sports superstars.
Soon, fans related to government officials slowly began to leak news on the Internet. Changsha Xingsha Football Club has a registered capital of [-] million yuan, which is impossible for clubs in low-level leagues.
In addition, the Xingsha District Planning Bureau suddenly announced the latest planning map that should be released in March on the wait-and-see website. Due to the need for temporary adjustments, the release time was adjusted to May, so... making them more sure of the authenticity of the revelations.
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Aiello arrived in London on the afternoon of the 14th.
On the night of the 15th, Chelsea had an FA Cup 1/8 final at home against Watford in the English Championship.
Mourinho considered that Aiello had finished participating in the World Cup qualifiers and long-distance flight, and there was another league game four days later, so he did not enter the 1-man match in this FA Cup 8/18 final.
Of course, other international footballers whose physical condition is not obvious have not entered the squad for the competition. After all, this is just a match against a lower-level team in the British Championship.
In the end, Chelsea won the game 3:1 at home and broke into the quarter-finals of the 2008-2009 FA Cup.
There are only two key games for Mourinho in the next game. The first is the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu Stadium eight days later, and the second is the League Cup final against Manchester United at the New Wembley Stadium on the 3rd of next month.
During this period, Ai Luo also kept in touch with Li Shiyin and Tan Xi. Regarding the club construction, what made Ai Luo satisfied was that everything went smoothly, there were no obstacles in the places where he needed to make connections, and he cooperated very well. This also gave him a deeper understanding of Li Shiyin's ability to handle affairs.
Especially when contacting those oil tycoons in the Middle East, they expressed strong interest in the home stadium of Aiello's newly built football club in China.
Ai Luo really didn't expect that in just five days since he returned to London, Li Shiyin had handled these things in an orderly manner, and even contacted the main sponsor who was interested in the stadium.
Such efficiency also allows Ai Luo to be a lot of distraction on the court.
Mourinho didn't care too much about the away game against Aston Villa. What he cared most about was the away game against Real Madrid in the Champions League 1/8 finals. After all, the league has already led the league's second-ranked Manchester United by 11 points. The pressure is not very high, but the Champions League knockout round is different.
But what he worries most is that he is afraid of being slapped in the face by what he said at the beginning of the season, so...with the league not under too much pressure, the first thing to do is the Champions League knockout round, plus the League Cup final with Manchester United six days later, a match for the championship. I believe that no team can withstand the temptation, even if the League Cup is just a tasteless champion.
Fortunately, the schedule is relatively fair. Chelsea will challenge Real Madrid away, and Manchester United will also challenge Inter Milan away. They are also difficult opponents, and the two teams also have a league game in the League Cup final.
After clearing his mind, Mourinho decided to let go of the league with Wigan Athletic a little bit and play as a substitute.
But in the next consecutive away games against Aston Villa and Real Madrid, we must focus on it!
With fewer and fewer rounds in the league, as long as Chelsea maintains its points advantage in the league, they can choose to give up some games at the end of the league!
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On the 21st, Chelsea challenged Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Aston Villa is in good form recently, having won [-] unbeaten rounds in the league. Compared to Manchester United's home game against Blackburn, Chelsea's away game against Aston Villa is much more difficult.
Therefore, this league is a game that cannot be missed for Aston Villa.
At least...not being able to lose at home.
In this game, except for Ashley Cole who was replaced by Bosingwa due to the accumulation of yellow card suspension, the other positions of Chelsea were all the main players.
But Aston Villa's team lineup is not bad. They have Heskey, Barry, the current England internationals, and Ashley Young, Abanglaho and Milner, etc. The main players of the England national youth team, the strength is also very objective, and the football game is not determined by the level of fighting power on the surface.
Before the game, Aston Villa was full of confidence in this league, because Chelsea had to take into account the upcoming Champions League 1/8 finals with Real Madrid, and Aston Villa only played in the league, and there was no distraction for them at all. Maybe the winning rate of the game is even higher!
Just when the game really started, their pre-match confidence was ruthlessly shattered by Ai Luo.
In the 5th minute, Aston Villa's single midfielder Barry and Luke Young defended Chelsea's quick counterattack together, and stood in their own defensive positions. They kept Aiello's offensive methods in mind and did not dare to neglect.
Logically speaking, it should be easy to defend Aiello at the beginning of the game, but when Aiello took the ball to a distance of about 35 meters from the goal, Drogba suddenly advanced and Barry was subconsciously distracted.
Barry instinctively stretched out his foot to block the shot, and at this moment, a 'bang' sounded in his ear, this is... the sound of Ai Luo's right foot hitting the football firmly!
The football was as fast as a fired shell, and it almost flew towards the goal by rubbing the toe of Barry's fallen shoe.
The old American goalkeeper Friedel stood on the line of the small penalty area and didn't even realize that Ai Luo took a long shot from such a distance. This way of handling the ball rarely appeared in his career.
Facing the football that suddenly appeared in Shi Shi's sight, Friedel subconsciously lifted his feet off the ground, leaned back, and put his right palm on his back. His movements were extremely graceful, but... these were of no help to the save!
The football was violently blasted into the goal by Ai Luo!
"Goooooooooooooooooooal——" Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker took a long time to react!
Mourinho, who was standing in the command area of the visiting team at Villa Park, was also stunned for a moment, and then he gave his assistant Villas-Boas a high-five to celebrate. Aiello is very comprehensive, but in sports games, there are very few long-range shots. He prefers to dribble the ball to 25 meters before starting to attack. Direct long-range shots from 30 meters away are almost unheard of in handling the ball...
At this time, Real Madrid coach Juan Ramos, who was sitting in the neutral fan area of the Villa Park stadium, frowned instinctively when he saw the goal. In his impression, Aiello did not try to score from such a long distance, but why did he try before the Champions League 1/8 finals?
More importantly... enter!
Could this be a smoke bomb for the next Champions League knockout match?
(End of this chapter)