There is still a league game before the Champions League quarter-final with AC Milan. "The domain name of this site is the full spelling,Please remember the domain name of this site!"

In the league, Valencia continued to use the 442 from the previous game, but Canizares entered the injury list, and Palop temporarily secured the position of the main goalkeeper.

In this game, in order to ensure that the Champions League in midweek can be passed smoothly, Chang Sheng rotated, a large number of main players rested, and the squad that was already nervous because of the red card suspension was even more nervous.

Chang Sheng even promoted a few players from Team B to the top.

With such a patchwork team, coupled with an interim head coach who doesn't even have a coaching card, the final result can be imagined.

Valencia lost 2-1 away to Valladolid in their second defeat of the season.

After this defeat, Real Sociedad caught up, and the difference between the two teams, which was originally five points, has now become two.

With eight rounds to go until the end of the league, the top four teams in the league currently have a chance to win the title.

Valencia has 68 points, Real Sociedad 66 points, Deportivo 61 points and Real Madrid 59 points.

The competition intensified, but at this time, Valencia had to be distracted.

They're leaving for Milan.

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AC Milan defended very well, and they mainly played counter-attacking tactics.

In response to this situation, Chang Sheng decided to use mad dog tactics to control the ball, delay time, and consume the opponent's fighting spirit.

As long as you don't give the opponent a chance to fight back.

Anyway, it was Valencia who led the aggregate score, not AC Milan.

As long as they can ensure that they don't concede goals in the first half, AC Milan will definitely get more and more impatient in the second half.

That's when Valencia's chance.

There is nothing wrong with winning tactics, using possession to defend and smothering AC Milan.

This trick often works in La Liga.

But this is the Champions League.

The passing speed in the Champions League is much faster than in La Liga, can this be compared?

And there is an important factor that is overlooked. That's ...... The role of superstars.

He thought that as long as he firmly controlled the football on his side, the few attacks from the opponent would not be able to threaten the goal guarded by Palop.

Theoretically, that's true.

But this is not the case.

Eleven minutes into the game, Valencia conceded a goal.

AC Milan's world-class star Philippe. Inzaghi appeared in a place that no one expected, and then received Rui. Costa's pass, shot scored.

Faced with his ghostly blow, Palop had no choice but to watch the ball fly past him into the back corner of the net.

The goal disrupted the winning plan and shook the confidence of the players.

Originally, Valencia was very unlucky, banned, injured, and all kinds of situations hit them.

Now they have conceded a goal just 11 minutes into the game, which seems to confirm the fact that they are "unlucky". This creates a sense of powerlessness in a lot of players – no matter how hard we try, we're unlucky and nothing is going to work.

In the forty-third minute before the end of the first half, another world-class striker, Andre Anderson. Shepchenko doubled the score for AC Milan and they took a 2-0 lead at home!

Chang Sheng's face was very ugly, but he didn't give up, he clenched his fists.

With an aggregate score of 2:1, Valencia only needs to score one goal to eliminate AC Milan by an away goal advantage.

At halftime, Chang Sheng launched a mobilization order to the players.

'We only need one goal to qualify! So there's nothing to be frustrated about, never give up until the whistle blows at halftime! Forever! ”

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As the second half began, Valencia gradually mastered the game, using tactics to keep the football firmly at their feet, and slowly maneuvering with AC Milan in search of an opportunity to score.

The manager was right, they only need to score one goal to qualify, there's really nothing to be anxious or frustrated.

Their efforts paid off in the sixty-third minute.

Reyes didn't pass the ball down the left and instead chose to break through, much to the surprise of the AC Milan players.

After breaking through the AC Milan backline, he sent in a cross.

Ibrahimovic drew the fire of AC Milan's defence at the front post, and Angulo then inserted a header to put the ball into the AC Milan goal!

"Valencia is back from the dead! They equalized the aggregate! And there was an away goal!! If this score is maintained until the end, it will be Valencia who will advance to the semi-finals! ”

Chang Sheng shook his fists vigorously, looking very excited.

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But the Valencians weren't happy for long, because two minutes later, in the 65th minute, Shepchenko stepped up again and fired a long-range shot from outside the box to give AC Milan another lead!

"3:2 on aggregate, AC Milan regain the lead!"

"See his ** ghost!" Seeing AC Milan score so quickly, Chang Win looked angry.

But he didn't know who to vent his anger to.

Is your team not doing well?

No, they've done it well enough.

The goal was a reminder of Shepchenko's personal ability, and after forcing a breakthrough with speed, he suddenly shot at goal, goalkeeper Palop was caught off guard, and the ball flew into the goal.

It's as simple as that.

AC Milan were completely restrained by themselves on the pitch and tactically.

But AC Milan have Shepchenko and they don't......

Chang Sheng saw the AC Milan players cheering and celebrated, and he remembered a phrase he had often seen in match reports.

"XXXX is better than XXX, and it stands to reason that XXXX should win, but unfortunately, XXX has XX and XXXX does not. That's the difference between winning and losing......"

Now, he has experienced this feeling for a while......

We played better than AC Milan and we deserved to win, but AC Milan had Shepchenko and Valencia didn't......

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Valencia were tenacious in this game, and they equalised on aggregate in the 78th minute, this time by Ibrahimovic.

The aggregate score is 3:3, and Valencia have two away goals.

The initiative to advance is back in their hands.

AC Milan then went on a rampage, while Valencia continued to play possession-based with them.

Minutes and seconds passed. Valencia is about to succeed.

Chang Sheng's nervous palms were full of sweat, and his heartbeat was in a state of high speed.

But at the last minute, Inzaghi appeared in a position that no one expected, but it was fatal......

"Philip. Inzaghi - there is no one to stop him! He shoots - the ball goes in! The ball is in! The ball is in!! 4：3！ On aggregate, AC Milan took the lead again! That's the lead at the 90th minute! Valencia is powerless! ”

In the 90th minute, AC Milan relied on Inzaghi's brace to beat Valencia.

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On the plane back to Valencia from Milan, the Valencia players were busy with their own business, some chatting, some listening to music, some watching movies, some playing games, and some catching up on sleep because they got up too early.

The atmosphere was normal, and there was no indication that this was a team that had been eliminated.

Yesterday the atmosphere of this team was suffocating.

Over the past night, a lot of people have returned to normal. As a professional footballer, perhaps the most important thing is this kind of self-psychological adjustment, otherwise it is easy to be overwhelmed by pressure.

Losing is something every professional player has to face. Even if you lose the final, you have to accept and adapt as soon as possible, and then start a new life.

Losing in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, many people didn't find anything unacceptable.

After all, this is their first Champions League under the leadership of Chang Sheng.

In the match against AC Milan, they fought until the last minute, but their luck was just too bad......

It was unexpectedly killed by the opponent at the last minute.

Chang Sheng fell into deep thought alone.

Although this game failed, but it is a very head coach, you have to learn from the failure, and you can't even know how to lose, so the next time in the same situation, you will definitely lose.

This game has a big impact on Chang Win.

He has always believed that football tactics and the whole are more important than anything else.

Even before he was reborn, he thought so, and he rarely chose to buy those big stars when playing games. His pleasure lies in digging calves, then nurturing them, and watching them grow under his own hands. When they are successful, they sell them to keep the club running, and then they dig up the calves, train them, and repeat the process.

He thinks that's what a real manager should do.

He was dismissive of the superstar stacking because it was too superficial.

That's why he scoffed at Real Madrid's superstar policy.

Even without his personal vendetta with Real Madrid, with his temper, he would have said that Zidanega's policies were rubbish.

When he was reborn and had the opportunity to become a head coach, he also stuck to his coaching philosophy - less superstars, more overall. There are few stars in the team, which is convenient for him, a grassroots management with little experience and qualifications, and relying more on the whole is the future development direction of football.

So whether it's in Getafe or Valencia, he didn't dig up those superstars, and even if he had them, he sold them.

He buys players who will be famous in the future, but not yet.

Then use tactics to pinch them into a whole.

Rely on a strong ensemble to beat teams that rely on stars.

In those two seasons, Valencia have not lost against Real Madrid, which is the best proof of his coaching philosophy.

He's always been proud of it.

I feel that what I value is not only a success in the game, but also in reality.

But being knocked out of European competition for two consecutive seasons can't help but make him reflect.

Playing Inter Milan, his team can be said to have lost at the feet of Vieri. His own tactics restrained Cooper's tactics, but they couldn't restrain Vieri.

The same goes for AC Milan, his tactics are fine, but he ignores the outbursts of the stars.

Inzaghi and Shepchenko, each scored two goals and beat themselves like that.

If it's just once, he can say it's his own bad luck.

But what about twice in a row?

Can you still close your eyes and say bad luck?

Actually, it's okay, after all, it's not over three......

But Chang Sheng didn't want to make a fool of himself.

He was deeply introspecting and felt that he had overdone it.

It's good to pay attention to the whole, but you can't be guilty of completely denying the role of the star.

Just like when he doesn't open up a situation, he also thinks about relying on Ibrahimovic's individual ability......

And one more point. He can rely on tactical superiority to win the championship in the league. That's because the opponents in the league are of varying levels.

But if he wants to make a breakthrough in Europe, he can't just rely on the whole.

First of all, the Champions League is a knockout system, and one or two games will be won or lost, and the possibility of accidents in this kind of game is higher, and perhaps one accident will determine the final result. If it's a league and there's an accident, you can also make amends in other games.

That's why the winning teams do well in the group stage and not in the knockout stages.

Secondly, the Champions League is of a higher grade and level, and the teams participating here are stronger and have more stars. If you want to improve the strength of the team and compete with it, you have to buy stars. The stars have the ability to make a final decision, and when they can't solve a problem, they flash a light and solve it.

Football is an overall confrontation, and in fact, it is also a stage for stars.

Florentino only values superstars, but ignores the role of the whole and tactics, and goes to an extreme.

And looking down on himself, didn't he go to the other extreme?

Chang Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Thinking of this, he made a decision.

Next season, if you want to do well in Europe, you have to improve the quality of the team, and you have to improve the quality of the team...... Buy world-class stars! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member to recommend this work, your support is my biggest motivation. )