The World Cup preliminaries are over and we return to the club. On October 16, it is the 28th round of the A-League. The Hurricanes are at home and face Salmiandu.
Before the game started, the Hurricanes came on stage to show the home fans the trophies of the AFC Champions League and the Copa Libertadores double crown, which caused the fans at the scene to scream.
A double-winner of the league and the Intercontinental Cup, there is no doubt that this is the most glorious season in the club's century-old history.
After celebrating a double win at home, the official game started.
Having already won the championship in advance, the Hurricanes Athletic Team naturally had no desire and asked many young substitute players to give them the opportunity to play and exercise.
Velarde, who had just finished the away World Cup qualifying match, also sat on the bench, with Lucas Villaruel and Federico Bismara starting together in the defensive midfield position.
Sarmiandu is ranked lower and has not yet completely succeeded in relegation and still needs points. Therefore, facing the Hurricanes Athletic Team, which had already won the championship in advance, had no desires and had rotated most of its main players, Salmiandu naturally took the initiative to attack and strive for points.
However, the Hurricanes' defense moved less, and Nervo, Mancinelli, Bismara and others are still the starters. The most crucial thing is that goalkeeper Marcos Dias is also a starter.
Although Sarmiandu made several threatening attacks and completed the final shot, the quality was not high and was resolved one by one by Marcos Dias.
On offense, although the Hurricanes' frontcourt players have been rotated over and over again, because they are substitutes, they really want to earn performance and consider it for next season. If they get the favor of the head coach, they can get more next season. What about playing time and even starting position?
Therefore, the Hurricanes' midfielders did not come up to paddle, but worked very hard and broke the deadlock in the 36th minute of the first half. Winger Dalia made a pass from the right, and center Ivan ·Boglo grabbed the first point, and when he was unable to directly attack the goal, he passed the header to his teammate who was in the back row.
Midfielder Montenegro went straight into the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area. After receiving Ivan Boglo's header, he unloaded the ball with his thigh and then volleyed the ball without waiting for the ball to hit the ground. The ball went into the goal.
Montenegro's stoppage and shooting was very smooth, and he had the familiarity of a top striker. Many fans at the scene and in front of the TV, as well as the coach and teammates on the bench, applauded him.
Montenegro himself did not expect that he could hit such a silky shot. He was very excited and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with a slide. As a result, the car overturned, fell to the ground, rolled twice, and was covered in grass clippings, which caused good-natured laughter from the fans in the stands, but he didn't care.
At halftime, Mario Binco made substitution adjustments and replaced two people directly, replacing Mancinelli with center back Eduardo Domingos and Alejandro Romero. Got off Fabianesi.
As for Willard, he continues to sit on the bench. Even Mario Binco made it clear to him, because he will basically transfer and leave after this season. Anyway, now that the Hurricanes have won the double championship, he will have to train more substitute players in the remaining games. , Willard will not have much playing time later.
Mario Benko kept his word, even though in the 76th minute of the second half, Salmiandu tied the score at 1-1 when their centre-back headed in the equalizer from a corner kick. Velarde was not replaced, but attacking midfielder Montenegro was replaced with Toranso.
Velarde sat on the bench the entire game, disappointing many Hurricanes fans and Velarde fans alike.
Willard was not disappointed, but he was a little sad.
As the league draws to a close, he is indeed getting closer to leaving Hurricanes Athletic. The days of playing football at Thomas Duke Stadium are becoming fewer and fewer.
Although he has not yet decided on his next home game, the next home game, which is the last round of the league, is basically his farewell game.
On Monday, October 19, Willard spent another 3 skill points to increase "Inverse Foot" from 75 to 76, leaving 278 skill points left.
On Tuesday, October 20, FIFA announced the 23-man roster for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Aguero, Bale, Benzema, Iniesta, Lewandov Ski, Neuer, Neymar, Suarez and other superstars who have performed well this year were selected.
Alan Willard's name also appears on this list, and he is the only player on the list who does not play in the European League.
Although everyone knows that it is unlikely that Willard will enter the top three, making the squad itself is a proof of strength. What's more, he is the only player outside of Europe to make the squad. Not to mention Argentina and South America, even many media in Europe, Asia, and Africa specifically commented on Velarde when reporting this news.
"FIFA announced the 23-man roster for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, led by Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and Alan Willard became the only selected player from leagues outside Europe! 》
"Hurricanes midfielder Alan Velarde of the A-League has been named to the 23-man FIFA Ballon d'Or squad, becoming the only player outside Europe to be selected! 》
"Today, FIFA officially announced the 23-man roster for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. In this roster, as many as 11 Real Madrid and Barcelona players including Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were selected, and 22 players were from European leagues. Allen "Willard becomes the only player from a league outside Europe."
"Villade is the defensive midfielder of Atlético Huracán in Argentina's Serie A. He is 22 years old and is a talent cultivated by the Huracán's own youth academy."
"Last season, Velarde led Atletico Hurricanes to advance to the A1 as the champions of the A2 and won the Argentine Cup last season. With this promotion, they obtained a spot in the South American Copa Libertadores qualifying round."
"This season, under the leadership of Velarde, Atlético Huracán performed a miracle as a newly promoted team, winning the AFC Champions League three rounds ahead of schedule and winning the Copa Libertadores, achieving the most glorious single-season double in history. Achievement."
"In addition, Velarde also assisted Messi in winning the America's Cup in Chile in the middle of the year, which was also Argentina's first major championship in 22 years."
"Villade played as a defensive midfielder in the America's Cup, but ended up winning the top scorer and best player awards, and he was also the assist leader in this America's Cup."
"It can be said that Messi was able to win the first major championship for the adult national team, and Velard was indispensable."
"So far, Willard has played 52 games for club and national team in 2015, scoring 32 goals and 18 assists. As a defensive midfielder, he averaged close to one goal per game."
"Moreover, participating in the offense did not delay Velarde's main job. Defensively, he became the backbone of the Hurricanes and Argentina's defense, ensuring the stability of the defense of the Hurricanes and the Argentina national team. His performance on the defensive line was better than his His performance in offense is even more outstanding, and he is regarded as the number one defensive midfielder in football in the future. He just needs to be tested by Europe's top leagues."
"He holds three honors: the AFC Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, and the Copa America, and he is the best player in all competitions."
"Such a performance allowed Velarde to be recognized by many media and experts even if he did not play in Europe, and he was selected for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or."
"However, that's the extent of it. No matter how good Velarde performs in South America, he is still far away from Europe, the center of world football, and his reputation is not as great as that of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta and others. It is basically impossible to enter the top tier. three."
"But for the 22-year-old Velarde, this is already a considerable recognition, and it will definitely be of great benefit to him when he moves to Europe."
"A player who has entered the top 23 of the FIFA Ballon d'Or of the year is undoubtedly a world star. But in fact, he has not played a day in Europe."
"Such a super-potential new star will definitely attract the attention of many European giants. And since Velarde has helped Hurricanes win the A-League and Copa Libertadores double crown, he has no regrets. Leave Argentina with peace of mind and head to Europe."
"Although his contract with the Hurricanes has just been renewed, the $50 million liquidated damages will take effect from January 1 next year."
"Based on his performance this year and his inclusion in the FIFA Ballon d'Or 23-man roster, he is definitely worth more than 50 million. Therefore, there must be many wealthy clubs willing to directly pay liquidated damages to ask for him, and then add in annual salary, signing fees, and image endorsement shares. Compete on such conditions.”
"Although Willard is new to Europe, his annual salary may directly enter the top ranks of the world."
"But whether he can adapt to the rhythm of Europe's top leagues and whether he can exert the same strength as he did in South America remains to be verified. Let us wait and see."
Entering the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist and becoming the only player outside the European leagues to be selected is indeed worthy of a big celebration.
Willard had a nice party with his teammates at the Gonia restaurant.
After this season, he will definitely leave. Not to mention the difference in annual salary and benefits, just because the system plug-in must go to the five major European leagues to lift the rule of attribute upper limit of 90 to 100, it is decided that he must go to Europe.
After treating guests, continue preparing for the league. As for agent Douglas Johnson, the progress is indeed quite gratifying.
Being successfully selected into the 23-man FIFA Ballon d'Or squad has indeed brought a lot of benefits to Willard's negotiations to move to Europe.
It only depends on who offers the best annual salary, signing fee and other conditions in the end. The club also meets Velarde's expectations. If the conditions are negotiated, when the liquidated damages clause takes effect on January 1 next year, you can immediately sign a contract and move to Europe to conquer The top five European leagues.
South America is indeed increasingly unable to keep up with the development of Europe. The ultimate goal of South American players in the club is to land in the five major European leagues, play in the Champions League and make a lot of money.
In South America, even if he wins the Copa Libertadores and performs very well, his annual salary can only reach the middle level of European players.
Or are European clubs more profitable?
