Chapter Seventy-Nine: Drive High and Go High
In football, in the first year, the first season will have a lot of teams that start extremely strongly, and then they tend to gradually start high and go low.
And driving high and going low does not exist for the current Granada team.
First of all, it is natural that the Granada team has improved more than last season.
Secondly, it is Mourinho's arrival that makes the manager's experience no longer a problem. Mourinho's individual ability and prestige have brought great bonuses to the team's performance. In this regard, I have to admit that Mourinho is indeed stronger than Andrea Pirlo, who has just stepped into the early stages of his coaching career. This is a fact that Yan Feng has to admit as the contact deepens.
Finally, the main players of the Granada team are in good shape. More pressure is forcing the players to be more engaged.
All things are combined, and in the foreseeable future, the Granada team will only start high and go high.
And as time goes by, this momentum becomes more and more apparent.
After beating Atlético Greeks in their opening Champions League game, Granada returned to La Liga for three more games in a row. And all of them were victorious.
In these three victories, not all of them were weak teams, and there was still a relatively strong opponent among them. That opponent is Atletico Madrid.
Against Atletico Madrid, Granada played at home. Although the victory is at home, it is more about the strength of the Granada team.
Since Griezmann left Atletico Madrid, although the framework of the main formation is still there, it is like a soul figure is missing. When they met in the new season, Yan Feng felt that this once strong opponent was a little inferior to last season.
The skeleton of the Atletico Madrid team is still there, so it can still cause some trouble for the Granada team, but at present, if they want to win against the Granada team, Yan Feng believes that they still have a long way to go.
In any case, regardless of the opponent, Granada won a wave of three consecutive wins, which is the most realistic. Of course, the process of these games, think about their coach is Mourinho, who is called the 'old driver' by Lin Fan, and you can probably know what the situation is.
Although all three wins in a row came in 1-0 victories, they won all five games of the new season. Such an outstanding result is something that neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid can do. As a result, Granada is temporarily at the top of the table.
"Although the style of the veteran driver is a little unpretty, at least we are in the top spot, which is quite reassuring. Yan Feng commented.
Yan Feng really thinks it's good. Because there was an international break during this period, he and Lin Fan both returned to the national team to play, and they missed one of the La Liga games.
And the game they missed was none other than that of Atletico Madrid. During the national team, Yan Feng also found time to watch the replay of this game. After seeing it, Yan Feng was relieved.
Yan Feng found that the Granada team had indeed strengthened the depth of the bench, and under the command of Mourinho, the stability had also improved greatly compared to before.
In the case that the main team was absent due to the national team competition, he was still able to play smoothly in the face of strong opponents, and also won the victory. That's what a really strong team should have.
"We've finally had plenty of depth on the bench this year. It should be able to cope with multi-front operations. "Yan Feng is very happy about the growth of the team. Truth be told, after tasting the La Liga title, he is now starting to aspire to higher honours.
Last season's abandonment of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League quarterfinals was eliminated, although Yan Feng supported Pirlo's approach, he was actually very unwilling in his heart. The current Granada team finally gives him hope to go deeper in all the important competitions.
And the hopes that Yan Feng saw soon ushered in a test.
After three games in a row, another Champions League group stage match is here.
This time, Yan Feng is going to fly to London, England with his teammates. The opponent is none other than Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur are not a minor league team like Atlético Greeks, they are a strong team in the Premier League who are chasing the title. This is also a world-famous team.
And for Granada, which has many Chinese fans, Tottenham Hotspur is a team that has attracted a lot of attention. Because Tottenham has a hot Asian star in the team - Son Heung-min.
The "Asian Champion Battle" match has been dubbed such a title by many media from the very beginning.
Who is the king of Asia?
This quickly caused a war of words between Chinese and South Korean fans on the Internet. You don't have to think about it to know that Chinese fans must unanimously support Yan Feng, and the sticks are naturally standing up for Sun Xingmin.
To be honest, although Yan Feng's results last season were better than Sun Xingmin's. But one is a back and the other is a striker, but Yan Feng is still a lot lower than Sun Xingmin in terms of value.
Given the pre-match media hype, Son Heung-min was really eager to show when the game started. And it's the kind of enthusiasm that goes far beyond the usual.
Son Heung-min is positive, and Tottenham Hotspur is also strong. However, they met a team led by veteran driver Jose Mourinho. Jose Mourinho, who has been in charge of the Premier League for a few years, is naturally well aware of the characteristics of Tottenham.
Mourinho carried on the tradition of the old driver and drove straight out of the bus, and Tottenham soon fell into the dilemma of attacking goalless at their own stadium.
I don't know if it was intentional to echo the topic of the outside world, Mourinho directly arranged for Yan Feng to keep an eye on Sun Xingmin.
Affected by the topics of the outside world, Yan Feng naturally dealt with Sun Xingmin more devotedly. In the case that Yan Feng's physical fitness comprehensively crushed the opponent, even if Sun Xingmin tried his best, he still couldn't break through Yan Feng's defense in a one-on-one direct battle.
As a result of the incident, Son Heung-min's performance data for the whole game took a big dive.
Tottenham, on the other hand, conceded a goal in the first half under the counter-attack of Granada.
In the second half, Mourinho put away the bus and changed the formation of the Granada team from 541 to 4231.
In the end, Granada took the three points away from Tottenham. They laughed at their second Champions League group stage victory.
With an away win over Tottenham Hotspur, Granada finished top of the group with six points. In this way, he has a dominant position to qualify.