Chapter 149: Undefeated! (First Update)
Chapter 149 Undefeated! (First Update)
When Baraja scored from distance, it meant that Valencia was invincible
Now they can shrink their defence and hold until the end, and they will be the first team unbeaten in the league in 70 years.
But Valencia's morale was so high that they didn't choose to do it, but to keep attacking, attacking, attacking again!
No one is worried that they will concede goals, because Valencia's state and morale at this time have reached their peak, and under the stimulation of the aura of "unbeaten in the league", the whole Valencia team can not attack at all, even if it is attacking.
What does it mean to "the best defense is offense"? Valencia is a perfect example of this.
In the face of Valencia's offensive, Real Betis completely gave up on the intention of continuing the attack.
As for Valencia's unbeaten league run?
That's their business, and it's their honor, what are we going to do......
It was at this time that Chang Sheng made another substitution.
He replaced Villa, who sounded the horn of the team's counterattack in this game, but he did not replace Ibrahimovic, but Kalou!
Norwegian striker Kalou has not played much this season and in the final minute of the league he opted to come off the bench rather than the Swede.
It was a surprise to many people.
When Raiola saw this scene in the box, he was sure.
That Chinese is indeed demonstrating against him!
It's all up to this, and time can be said to have entered garbage time, and Chang Sheng would rather give Karui a chance than let Ibrahimovic play.
Or even if he is not willing to settle for a draw, and wants that victory, it will make Raiola even more angry.
When you need to score, you need to win, the first thing that comes to mind is not Ibrahimovic, it's Kalu, a substitute of a substitute.
Are you doing this to tell me that Valencia can play without anyone?
Raiola has been in the broker business for decades and has never received such treatment. Especially when he became famous, the officials and managers of those clubs were always polite to him. This feeling of respect is something that Raiola enjoys.
It's much better than learning to make pizza from your own father and then inheriting that pizzeria!
But now, he has tasted humiliation and threats in a young coach under the age of 30.
His eyes were fiery as he stared at the back of a Chinese coach standing on the sidelines.
Someday, he thought, he'd make this damn bastard want to bow his head!
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What makes Raiola even more unhappy is actually yet to come.
Towards the end of the match, just when everyone thought that this game would end in a draw, Valencia would complete their unbeaten season.
Commentator Moen started 10 minutes early to give a look back at Valencia's unbeaten run this season.
It was then that substitute Reyes made a lightning break dribbling on the right flank, shaking past the Real Betis full-back, and then instead of crossing with his right foot, he slashed the ball straight at the goal with the outside of his left foot!
It was an unconventional cross.
The Real Betis defender, who defended Reyes' cross, didn't expect Reyes to cross in this way, so he didn't react to Reyes' uh-cross ball.
Watch as the football flies over his head in front of him, and then the Norwegian striker Karoo, who was lying in ambush in front of the goal, leaps high and heads the ball to the top!
Because Valencia insisted on mad dog tactics and insisted on walking on the ground, such opportunities did not come often. That's why Karui has played less and scored fewer goals.
This time, there was finally a way he liked.
His header seemed to give vent to the frustration of sitting on the bench all season!
The Real Betis goalkeeper didn't react at all in the face of Kalou's thunderous header!
Watch the football fly from your hand into the goal!
"Karui! Karui! Valencia overtook the score 3:2! They're going to end the season with a win! ”
'Kalou's header was beautiful, but Reyes' cross was even better! She is known to be a left-footed player, but this season she has often played him on the right side, which she is not familiar with. But Reyes didn't give up on himself, and every time he appeared here, he played well. Now playing on the right with his left foot, he already has his own weapon, which is to cut inside and shoot! Now he's got another outside of his left foot cross! The seventeen-year-old boy is making amazing progress! ”
As Moen praised Reyes, Mendieta, who was sitting on the bench, looked at the teenager who was surrounded by his teammates.
He suddenly realized that in fact, in Valencia, there was really no one who was indispensable.
Reyes, a left-footed player, can play so well on the right side, so how dare he claim to be an unshakable member of the team?
Perhaps, letting herself transfer away has been arranged by Chang Sheng from the beginning, otherwise why did she want Reyes to come to the right instead of letting him honestly play Vicente's substitute?
Now, Reyes is maturing and there is Angulo on the right flank, ...... himself It's really not for sale for the team.
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When Mendieta was sad on the bench, Raiola looked ugly.
Kalou's goal was like a slap in the face.
Two days ago, he used Karui as a negative example of Ibrahimovic, but he didn't expect Kalou to score today.
As if it was deliberately aimed at him.
He didn't know if Chang Sheng would actually sell the high school striker.
However, the player he used as a negative example did just score a goal, which may improve his position in the minds of Chang Sheng, and then he may pose a threat to Ibrahimovic's position.
He felt that everything was really going wrong today.
The first is that Ibrahimovic did not start, and secondly, the players who he believes cannot threaten Ibrahimovic have been threatening one after another.
First Villa, then Kalu.
While Ibrahimovic was on the bench, all of his rivals up front scored in droves.
It seems to be proving to Raiola time and time again that Valencia doesn't need to rely on Ibrahimovic, so don't feel too good about yourself.
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When the referee blew the full-time whistle, there were deafening cheers at the Mestalla Stadium.
It was more cheering than any previous goal.
Because Valencia fans can finally cheer for a new history.
"It's over! 3:2, Valencia defeated Real Betis at home! Valencia did it! They were unbeaten in the 2001-2002 season! This is a remarkable achievement! Very, very remarkable! Seventy years ago, Athletic Bilbao ended a season unbeaten, but at that time there were only 18 games in the whole season, and the difficulty was very different from what it is now! Valencia was able to do this, enough to make history! ”
"Valencia! They equalled Real Sociedad's unbeaten La Liga record! Thirty-eight! Next season, Valencia still have a chance to set a new record! ”
"Hats off to Valencia! Hats off to this great team! Let's remember this team, who created the most glorious scene in the seventy years of La Liga! At a time when everyone is not optimistic about them, Chang's team has accomplished a surprising feat! Valencia in the 2001-2002 season will forever be in the history of La Liga! ”
"Cruyff's dream team didn't do it, Real Madrid in the Five Eagles era didn't do it, Real Madrid, who won the Champions League five times in a row, didn't do it, Valencia did it! Twenty-nine wins, nine draws, zero! Fail! ”
"It's been an unbeatable season, but it's been a controversial young manager who hasn't been known before...... When Chang Sheng debuted in Getafe, he has been controversial. When Valencia FC chose him as the head coach, it even aroused doubts from the local media and fans in Valencia. No one believes that a young and inexperienced manager can handle Valencia, the most complex dressing room in La Liga. But Chang Sheng had almost no time to adapt and quickly reached the final, selling the veterans who had a position in the dressing room, bringing in a large number of young newcomers, cleaning the dressing room, and sending disobedient players into exile. And then the most important thing is...... Victory! In the first game of the season, he led Valencia to a 5-0 slaughter of Real Madrid at home! The Mestalla tragedy shocked Spain, and Zidanega's policy, which had been touted by the Madrid media before the game, collapsed after that game. That game was perhaps the one that established the basic prestige of winning perennially. If that game is not won, the fate of Valencia will not be clear...... Next, one victory after another completely consolidated the position of the ever-winning commander...... Valencia FC gave him enough trust and he reported a big surprise to Valencia FC! League winners, Copa del Rey winners, double crowns plus unbeaten league matches! It's been a season that excites all Valencia fans and makes every game something to talk about. And all this is thanks to that young Chinese coach! Let me be honest – I've never seen a manager achieve such great results at the age of 29! There are talented players among the players, and I think there should be talented managers among the managers, they are young and do not have much experience, but they can create a lot of miracles that experienced coaches can't do, Chang, obviously such a talented manager! ”
After commenting on Valencia's games for one season, Mohn has a high opinion of the winning season.
But he wasn't alone, because the commentator Alessandro Alejandro, who could only play the second division. Claispoo would have strongly agreed with Moen, even though they don't work for a media outlet......
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Real Betis has departed, and the few visiting fans have followed. However, the Mestalla Stadium did not calm down because of this, on the contrary, the atmosphere was fermenting, and the more hype became hotter.
Valencia's players returned to the dressing room and came out wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the words "0 defeats" to celebrate with the fans.
Chang Sheng did not go back to the locker room, but directly took off his suit jacket and shirt on the field, revealing the T-shirt inside.
"You've been wearing it underneath?" Rudy. Gonzalez's eyes widened as he looked at Chang Sheng, "You're not hot, aren't you?" ”
"Compared to my burning heart, this heat is not worth mentioning!" Sweaty Chang Sheng laughed. (To be continued.)