Qin Xiong did not feel that there was anything special about this interview. The questions that Elno asked were sloppy and normal, and did not contain anything that resembled an acceptance speech.
The interview ended before lunch. Elno and Qin Xiong shook hands and said goodbye. Before leaving, he invited Qin Xiong to attend the award ceremony.
Qin Xiong agreed and went to the restaurant to eat.
Raúl sat next to him and asked in a low voice, "Will you win the Ballon d 'Or?"
Qin Xiong shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know. At least I don't feel like I was hinted at anything."
Raúl shrugged and said, "Then it should be at least in the top three."
Qin Xiong nodded and said, "Maybe. We'll know in a few days."
Raúl looked at Qin Xiong with envy and then ate normally.
Qin Xiong's energy was still focused on the weekend league.
The Madrid media focused on the weekend's battle between Real Madrid and Valencia.
The Cause Newspaper described the game as the "Central Hospital Battle."
The strength of the two teams, Real Madrid and Valencia, and the increasing hostility between the two clubs in recent years, made people look forward to the game. However, both teams were currently plagued by injuries.
The number of injuries in Flores' team had already reached the "red alert" level. In addition to the goalkeeper position, there were now a total of 10 players lying in bed, and most of them were seriously injured and needed to be out of action for more than three months. Originally, the forward line was the healthiest of Valencia's three lines, but almost overnight, Valencia's forward line was broken. Villa was substituted early in the first half of the game against Olympiacos on Wednesday due to a thigh injury. On Thursday, Villa had an MRI examination at Eresa Hospital. The result was "left leg muscle fiber injury." Fortunately, it did not reach the level of tearing. Valencia's team doctor, Giner, thought that Villa would have to wait about 10 days before he could step on the field. However, Villa actively requested to play and said that he would definitely be able to play on Sunday. This obviously contained a huge risk. The club and the coaching staff would not allow him to do so.
On Friday, another piece of bad news came from Valencia. The other two forwards, Morientes and Tavano, were injured during training. It was unknown whether they would be able to play on the weekend. Morientes had injured his right leg during the training match and returned to the changing room after only five minutes of practice. Tavano had injured his right ankle after being kicked by his teammate. Both of their injuries had yet to be confirmed by the team doctor. If Morientes and Tavano were unable to play, Flores would have no choice but to assign the versatile Angelo as the striker. In addition, last week, La Liga's young player, Silva, received a yellow card and then a red card. The league's disciplinary committee had reduced his red card to a yellow card, but whether Silva could play on the weekend was still to be confirmed. Real Madrid believed that the two yellow cards should still be reduced to one red card.
Capello's situation was slightly better than Flores'. Emerson and Helguera had not been able to participate in training for the past two days and had only been working out in the gym. Cannavaro's thigh muscle injury had not been alleviated either. However, Real Madrid's bench was not bad. Salgado had returned and could supplement the rear defensive line. Ramos could also return to the middle. Emerson should also be able to play.
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The Ballon d 'Or was temporarily shelved by the Spanish media. In fact, there was not much point in discussing it. The results would be revealed soon anyway.
Instead, the focal battle between Real Madrid and Valencia attracted more attention. It included the grudges between Real Madrid and Valencia.
Ever since Real Madrid paid the penalty fee to bring Valencia's star player, Mijatović, to the Bernabéu ten years ago, the Valencia people began to view Real Madrid as their number one enemy. The few Valencia players that Real Madrid had their eyes on, Marchena, Vicente, Ayala, and Albiol, were all unsuccessful in their transfer. In addition, they lost the 2000 Champions League to Real Madrid 3-0. The hatred between the fans and the team deepened. After winning the La Liga title in 2002 and 2004, the Valencia people's jealousy and hatred turned into arrogance and contempt.
This was the conflict and hatred between the club's history.
And the upcoming game also contained the unforgettable "master-disciple" grudge!
Capello had been in charge of Real Madrid twice. By right, he did not have many enemies in La Liga. However, everyone forgot the grudge from ten years ago.
In 1996, during Sanz's era, the Italian began to "purge his dissidents" as soon as he took office. A right back was sent to the second team because of this and was later sold to Zaragoza. Half a year later, during the winter break, Capello brought Pannucci and won the championship. Then, he left with a whisk. This history was never mentioned again. Until today, ten years later, the right back who was deposed by Capello was the current Valencia's young manager, Flores.
Flores' "tragic" experience under Capello was a bit similar to Helguera's this season. Capello first informed him that he could transfer out of the team. After being rejected, Flores' name disappeared from Real Madrid's game roster. He was even sent to the second team for training.
How could Flores endure such humiliation? After transferring to Zaragoza, he, who was born in Madrid, began to live away from his hometown.
Before leaving, he left behind harsh words, "I left entirely because of Capello. He is a self-righteous guy and a dictator. In his eyes, he is God. I have not learned anything from him. "
Capello lured Secrectario to replace Flores. The Portuguese experienced half a nightmarish season and was replaced by Pannucci in the winter. This increased Flores' hatred for Capello even more, and it lasted until today, ten years later.
Before the game against Barcelona this season, the young manager of Valencia criticized Real Madrid and said, "My father and I were both kicked out of Real Madrid. Real Madrid is like a desert that swallows the players and coaches. Such an unstable team is not comparable to Barça. "
Capello countered and retorted, "The Real Madrid that this gentleman understands is completely different from the Real Madrid that I understand here."
Real Madrid's away game against Valencia this time had one more highlight because of this grudge between the master and apprentice. The media hoped that the conflict between the coaches would provoke the players to create sparks, but Flores was not angry this time.
At the pre-game press conference, Flores said, "In fact, my relationship with Capello is normal. It is neither good nor bad. He made that decision ten years ago, but I don't hate him at all. "
Capello also denied the rumors of a bad relationship with Flores at the pre-game press conference.
"Being a player and being a coach are definitely different. When you become a coach, you will understand a lot of things, and my relationship with him as a coach is much better. "
This grudge war between Real Madrid and Valencia was predicted to turn into a hand-to-hand fight!
The answer would be revealed this weekend!
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