Chapter Ninety-Eight: Marchena

Irueta has carefully studied Valencia's tactics and believes that the two teams have tactical similarities, both focus on possession and play attacking football.

In this way, there is no mutual restraint between the two sides.

Then the factor that determines who is the ultimate winner is not the quality of the tactics, but the form of the players.

So Irueta has been adjusting the form of the players this week, hoping to get the players to the peak of form when they play.

He really didn't think that Chang Sheng would change his tactics in this game......

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Arriving at Mestalla, Deportivo La Coruna was full of confidence for the game.

Although Valencia are higher in the table, Deportivo La Coruna's players do not think Valencia are better than them.

They believe that the strength of the two sides is evenly matched.

If it weren't for Valencia's shit luck last time, Deportivo would have been able to beat Valencia at home and end their unbeaten season.

Irueta is also confident about this road trip.

Because he has carefully analyzed it, he found that behind Valencia's seemingly prosperity, there are indeed crises.

This team did perform well in the first half of the season, but it has already exhausted all of its jīng strength.

Winning is tantamount to overdrawing the vitality of this team, which is close to running out of gas.

Pep Guardiola's fitness has dropped severely, as was evident in the game against Real Madrid. Although he scored a goal against Real Madrid, he basically walked around the pitch in the end.

No one expected the 31-year-old player's fitness to decline so quickly.

At the start of the season, the Catalan media also complained that FC Barcelona had sold Pep Guardiola, which was very unwise.

Recently, there have been fewer and fewer voices complaining about this.

Villa and Aimar have been injured one after another, which has also added to the burden on the entire team.

The winning mad dog tactic is something more physically demanding than Deportivo La Coruna's, and Pep Guardiola and others simply can't stick to this tactic for less than a season.

This is the first and most exhausting stage of Valencia. The next most exhausting phase will come in April and May. It was the sprint of the league at that time, and Valencia was under great pressure, and it was likely to run out of energy and eventually collapse.

Irueta believes that if they put enough pressure on Valencia in this game, Valencia will collapse in this one.

Therefore, the tactics he formulated for the team are to attack in the front court, and one attack is incomparably necessary to form multiple waves of attacks, such as the failure of the first attack, and the second and third attacks must be launched immediately.

With such a steady stream of attacks on Valencia's goal, I believe that Valencia will not last long.

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In the locker room before the start of the game, Chang Sheng was announcing his last mobilization before the game.

'I've heard the story that even though we beat Real Madrid twice, there are still teams in the league that can finish us. This team is Iruetta's Super Laco. We drew 2-2 away at Deportivo La Coruna and were seen as a fluke. They think that Deportivo is about the same level as us, so it makes sense for us to lose to them. I'll admit that Deportivo La Coruna have had a great run in the last two seasons, they have won the league and we haven't. But, that's in the past. The rise of any team will inevitably be accompanied by the decline of the other. If we Valencia want to rise, we must step on the corpses of our predecessors! This game is an opportunity for you to get the heart of the championship against Real Madrid. This race is to prove that your champion heart is not an opportunity to be used as a decoration. Defeat Deportivo La Coruna once and for all and tell the fans of Super Laco who are still alive and in their dreams that their time is over! ”

And more people already know the starting line-ups for both sides of the game.

There is nothing special about Deportivo La Coruna, it is no different from the previous games.

There's nothing strange about Valencia, it's not the same as the previous game...... Wrong! Wait a minute!

Many people were surprised to find that Valencia's starting lineup was different from what they expected, and it was a key difference!

There are two less familiar names in midfield and two more names.

Mendieta disappeared from the right midfielder and was replaced by Reyes. Reyes on the right? Isn't he left-footed? What can he do on the right? Does Chang Sheng want her to cross with her right foot? If he uses his left foot, then he will definitely have one more right-footed smash action, which will delay things...... What does Chang Sheng think?

A Reyes arrangement surprised them doubly, and what surprised them even more was yet to come.

Albelda is normal to start in the midfield position, but the second captain of Valencia is not Baraja or Pep Guardiola, but ...... Carlos, who only joined the team two days ago. Marchena!

Isn't Marchena a centre-back, how can he be given a position on the list as a midfielder?

Everyone was puzzled.

Even Iruetta, who got this starting list, couldn't figure out what Tsunekatsu was doing.

Other reporters were even more unsure.

Could it be that Baraja and Pep Guardiola are injured? But haven't heard of it?

And if that's the case, it should be Mendieta going to make a cameo at the back for the time being, and he hasn't done it before. Why go on Marchena?

Marchena only moved from Benfica two days ago, so I don't know his teammates yet. What did he do on the field?

Is Chang Sheng crazy or stupid?

"Interesting!" In the press gallery, Valencia reporters shook their heads with the list.

No one can guess the mind of Chang Sheng.

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Marchena was on the pitch as the game was about to begin, his first game for Valencia, and he didn't expect to have the opportunity to start for the team just two days after he had been on transfer, and in such an important game.

To be honest, he doesn't know how he likes a Chinese coach, and he must start by name.

But he knows the manager needs him and believes in him.

That's enough.

For a player who is new to the team, nothing is more important than this.

He remembered how surprised he was when he heard that Chang Sheng had asked him to start, and then the manager himself came to explain to him why he was still allowed to start.

"A Coruña has Bellerón, that's their brain, it's the heart of their organization. Containing Belleron will paralyze their attack. I thought about it and thought you were the best fit. ”

Marchena pointed to himself and asked in surprise, "Me?" ”

"Yes." Chang Sheng nodded. "You're tough defensively even a little rough – I'm not criticizing you, I think that's your strength, so I want you to use your defense a little bit to contain Belleron. I guess as a defensive player, you're not new to this kind of work, right? ”

Marchena was stunned.

When he made his debut in Sevilla, some people criticized him as a central defender for his rough movements, short temper, easy to provoke the team, and attract penalty kicks.

Later, he moved to Benfica and the criticism remains. His inability to adapt to the Portuguese style of play in the centre-back position and his temper meant that he was not favoured by the manager from the start.

So he chose to leave.

He had planned to seriously restrain his temper in Valencia and strive to be a good person.

But I didn't expect Chang Sheng to say this to himself, saying that he appreciates his own characteristics?!

He thought he had misheard: "I'm sorry, coach, I don't think I heard ...... clearly"

So Chang Sheng smiled and repeated: "I appreciate your characteristics, Carlos, I think your characteristics are the best weapon against Beleron and Deportivo La Coruna, so I need you to use your characteristics to the extreme in the competition!" Belleron was injured, and maybe he wouldn't admit it, but deep down he must have been intimidated by those rough defensive moves. That's his instinct, and I want you to bring out his instinct in the game! ”

Marchena still couldn't believe it: "But you're not afraid that I'll take cards......"

"Scare Belleron before you eat the cards! And ......" Chang Sheng winked at him, deliberately lowered his voice, and made it look like he had a secret to share with him, much to the flattery of Marchena. "It's our home stadium, Carlos. Do you know what home field advantage is? ”

He had a "you know" look on his face, and Marchena really understood.

He knew what he had to do, and as long as he had a better attitude towards the referee after the foul, it wouldn't be so easy to get a card.

Seeing that he understood, Chang Sheng patted him on the shoulder: "I have entrusted you with the task of freezing Belleron, Carlos. You have to do it, because to freeze Beleron is to freeze the attack of A Coruña! You're alone, and you're going to make Super Laco bow down to you! ”

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Now recalling Chang Sheng's words, Marchena can't help but boil his blood.

A person, against a team...... What an exciting and passionate scene.

I didn't expect that I, who had only been in the team for two days, would have such an opportunity to make a name for myself!

Carlos. Marchena is now glad he chose to join Valencia in the first place.

Or rather, I feel lucky that Valencia has found herself straight away.

Otherwise, he would probably still be in that damn place in Portugal now, not knowing where the future lies.

At Benfica, he couldn't get a chance to play. And he has only been in Valencia for two days, and he can start for this team in such an important match as the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey!

In order to repay the manager's trust, he decided to give it his all in this game.

He wants the manager to know that he didn't do anything wrong in choosing himself!

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Although Marchena has only been in the team for two days, his reputation for winning is good, but as long as he is a Valencia player, his natural skills can play a role in him......

So after Chang Sheng's words, Marchena felt his blood boiling and was eager to prove himself.

Of course, this is not only the role of skills, but also the role of Changsheng's own speaking skills and ability to stir people's hearts.

With a two-pronged approach, Marchena will be willing to give it his all for a winning game in this game.

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ps, I saw that some people questioned in the book review area why the alliance leader plus more is counted in the debt repayment, here is an explanation. Last month, the debt due to the monthly pass was 65 chapters, multiplied by 2 to make it 130 chapters.

The leader of the alliance owes three, multiplied by two, which is six additions. So the total amount owed is 136 chapters.

This month, only the two alliance leaders at the beginning of the month are not counted as paying off debts, because they are rewarded alliance leaders after April, not March.

In today's chapter, the last one is owed to the alliance leader and the more. The rest of the debts are not named, just the numbers.

Finally, thank you for your support, and please keep voting!

(To be continued.)