Chapter 133 Undefeated in the Season? （27/136）

Shortly after the Copa del Rey clash with Real Madrid, Valencia announced that they had renewed their contract with Chang Won.

The official news did not reveal the specific terms of the contract extension, but Torla, a reporter for the provincial newspaper, did reveal some details of the contract.

For example, Chang Sheng's annual salary has increased to 3 million euros, which is considered a high salary in La Liga's coaching industry.

If this news is usually announced, there will definitely be people who question that Chang Sheng has not achieved an inch.

But now that the announcement has just been made after the team won the Copa del Rey, everyone's skepticism is much quieter.

A Copa del Rey title can appease a lot of people, and if there is another league title in the near future, it is already in Valencia's pocket.

So there is nothing to say about the high salary of Chang Sheng.

Besides, everyone knows Changsheng's ability in the transfer market. Club President Jaime. Otti gave Chang Sheng 25 million euros in reinforcements, and Chang Sheng made a lot of money without spending it.

He also creates value for the club, and it makes sense to take so much money.

As for the length of the contract that everyone is most concerned about, the statement given by the "Provincial Daily" is a three-year contract.

Is it that the "Provincial Daily" does not know the real situation?

Obviously not, but "2+1" is obviously not as good as "three years".

Fans will ask at that time, since the contract is to be renewed, why not directly renew the three-year contract, instead of doing something "2+1"? It's hard to explain this, although this choice is reasonable and acceptable to both parties, but the fans don't care so much. They will only think that "2+1" is a distrust of Chang Sheng, and even the renewal of this contract has become meaningless.

Therefore, the "Provincial Daily" was very considerate of the club and did not tell the truth.

Valencia fans still thought that Chang Sheng's contract with Valencia expired in the 04-05 season.

That's what it takes to win...... Really good mouthpiece!

There was no special press conference for the renewal of the contract, but the official issued a press release announcing the matter, and it was over.

Chang Sheng has already signed with the club.

And then, naturally, I got another advance.

Eighty percent of this amount makes Kate. Gracie took it to the United States, and he has already negotiated with YouTube, and with this money, it is possible to inject capital.

The rest doesn't have to worry about Chang Sheng.

He's going to worry about the team.

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The Copa del Rey triumph was won in midweek, followed by a weekend clash with Sevilla.

This is a very dangerous time.

Because winning the championship will make the players slack. I feel that the task is completed, and it is okay to be lazy even if I am occasionally lazy.

But Chang Sheng didn't want them to think so.

So in the daily training, he is still strict, and on the first day of training, he made it clear, the weekend league, he looked at the attitude and state of the players in training in the past few days, and those who did not have a proper training attitude were not allowed to appear in the weekend games.

Even so, when it came to the weekend's game, Chang Sheng still changed a lot of people.

This is partly due to unsatisfactory performance in training, and partly due to physical exhaustion.

Reyes started in this game and replaced Mendieta's position, which has nothing to do with Mendieta's performance in training, as the captain, Mendieta's training attitude has always been speechless, and it is impossible to find fault with him even if he wants to find fault with him.

His public explanation was that Mendieta needed a break.

But the reality is that he needs to continue to treat Reyes' "character".

In fact, after that game, Reyes's performance has been much better than before, but it seems that it is not enough for Chang Sheng, if Reyes is to get rid of that fate in the future, he will have to become stronger and more proactive.

So it's a good opportunity for him to play against his old club.

You can continue to hone his will, and the chances of winning are that Reyes is a toothpaste, and he has to keep squeezing before he can rush forward.

In this game, Reyes started the game and performed well, with a direct assist, helping the rotated Valencia to beat Sevilla 1-0 at home.

Extending their unbeaten run in the league.

The match was preceded by a small episode when new Copa del Rey champions Valencia were greeted at home by Sevilla FC players.

This is a very morale-boosting thing, and the high-decibel cheers from the Valencia fans at the scene made every Valencia player hold their heads high when they played, like generals returning triumphantly.

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After this game, a new problem arose.

Valencia's league title now looks like a big deal.

But what if the league is undefeated and wins the championship?

A lot of the media are starting to hype up the concept - they think Valencia have a chance to win the league title unbeaten in the season!

Because they haven't lost so far!

Twenty-nine rounds of the league have been played, Valencia has 23 wins, 6 draws, and zero losses!

With nine rounds of league games remaining, this unbeaten record can also be said to be a good one, and Valencia now looks very hopeful.

"If we can win the championship undefeated, it will be a great achievement! As a Valencia supporter, I get excited just thinking about it! ”

"Unbeaten season! If Valencia can really complete this record, it will be the most valuable book in the history of Valencia club! ”

"I know it's a bit whimsical, but since we're both undefeated in twenty-nine rounds, why don't we work hard and go unbeaten in thirty-eight rounds?"

Valencia's media are keen to discuss the possibility of going unbeaten this season.

Even Valencia fans are starting to pay attention to the possibility of an unbeaten season. For a few days, almost the whole of Valencia City was talking about the possibility of winning the title unbeaten this season.

Even within Valencia FC, there is such a discussion.

"Unbeaten in the season? I don't want to put too much pressure on Chang, but if it does, it will be my best moment as chairman. "Valencia Club President Jaime. Otti said the same in an interview.

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But the excitement of the Valencians made people laugh when they fell into the eyes of the media elsewhere.

"In the history of La Liga, only two teams have won the title undefeated, but that happened in the 'ancient times of football' in the twenties and thirties of the last century. In the 1929-1930 season, Athletic Bilbao won the championship undefeated. However, at that time, there were only 18 rounds of La Liga, and Athletic Bilbao had 12 wins and 6 draws. In the 1931-1932 season, Real Madrid won the championship undefeated with ten wins and eight draws. When Real Madrid won the championship undefeated, it has been 70 years now! What does it mean that there has not been a season unbeaten championship in 70 years? It shows that in today's football, this has become an impossible task in itself! Valencia is delusional about winning the championship undefeated? They're crazy! I really saw that I could win the league championship, and I began to think more about it...... What is an upstart? It's called nouveau riche! ”

"Although Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid have both set records for unbeaten and won the title, the record of 18 league games is too difficult...... In today's increasingly competitive world, no team has won the championship with an undefeated record. The closest to that was Real Sociedad in 1979-1980 came close to going unbeaten in the league in 1979-1980. However, they lost 2-1 away to Sevilla in the penultimate round to end their unbeaten run and finish runners-up by four points...... It was the height of Real Sociedad's glory days, and none of them were able to accomplish this, let alone Valencia today. ”

"It's very difficult to go unbeaten in a season these days, and only two teams have won the title unbeaten in Europe's major leagues. Of the top five leagues, only AC Milan have done so, winning the title unbeaten in 1991-1992. In Portugal, Benfica won the title undefeated in the 1972-1973 season. This shows how difficult it is to win the title undefeated in the season...... I think the Valencia media's unbeaten suggestion of winning the title is stupid because it puts a lot of psychological pressure on the players. Maybe in the end, there will be a losing streak and collapse, and even the league championship will not be kept? ”

"It's possible to win the title undefeated because they will win it early. But going unbeaten this season is difficult. Valencia will definitely relax after winning the title early, and the players will lose motivation and fighting spirit and will not be able to concentrate on the game. So it's hard to be undefeated......"

"The Valencian media are clearly overwhelmed, they can't find the north anymore...... This is a very dangerous sign. It's ridiculous to know that they have Inter Milan in midweek, it's a big game, and they're thinking about what a season they are unbeaten! ”

"The funniest joke of the season, Valencia is delusional about being unbeaten in the season! Hahahaha! ”

Various media outlets, especially those in Madrid, have cited scriptures to ridicule and criticize Valencia's whimsy.

These media outlets seem to make a lot of sense, given that the UEFA Cup is in midweek and Valencia's media are keen to talk about winning the UEFA Cup without being beaten in the season, rather than thinking about the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan.

But in reality, it's more about the media, and the players have a discussion, but it's the manager who is in charge of the team.

Chang Sheng was not part of the discussion, and he was preparing for Inter Milan with peace of mind. He can't control the media, let them say what they can't say, and he can't control the club president and tell him not to get involved in it.

The only thing he can do is manage the team and keep the players from focusing on being unbeaten in the season.

To be honest, he really didn't have the heart to think about being unbeaten right now.

It's better to deal with the opponent in front of you first.

On 14 March, Valencia hosts Inter Milan in a UEFA Cup quarter-final.

It was also a direct conversation between the two Valencia managers.

Winning is Valencia's current manager, while Cooper is Valencia's former manager.

Valencia are well ahead of the league and will be hoping to win the title early.

And Cooper's Inter Milan is also in contention for the league title, and it seems that there is a lot of hope.

The meeting between these two teams is not as deep and hateful as some people think.

Cooper's departure from Valencia had already been decided, and he led Valencia to two Champions League finals, still Valencia's best result.

This kind of performance has made Valencia fans always have feelings for Cooper.

So this game is not at all gunpowder.

Chang Sheng didn't provoke Cooper before the game. As a successor, taking the initiative to provoke an ex can only show that he is not open-minded enough.

What Benitez did to erase all traces of Mourinho after he took charge of Inter Milan can only make people laugh at him, but not help him control the team.

There are lessons from the past, and Chang Sheng doesn't want to be an idiot.

After all, he has not yet led the team to prove himself in the Champions League, and it would be unwise to provoke a coach who has led the team to the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons. (To be continued)