Chapter 10 The Current Situation in Valencia
The next day, Chang Sheng called a moving company and pulled all the things he had left in the Getafe apartment.
He stood at the door, watching the people from the moving company move his things out of the way.
The memories of the past two years came back to him one by one.
One of the workers noticed the photo of Getafe hanging on the wall and tried to take it down, but was stopped by Chang Sheng.
"That's here to stay."
"But this ......" The worker hesitated, it was obvious that it should be something that the owner cared about very much, why not take it away?
"It's okay, just stay. It's a memorial. Chang Sheng shook his head.
Some memories can be kept in your heart, and there is no need to put them in front of your eyes all the time. People always have to look forward.
The last worker went down with his things, and the room in front of him was empty again, as it had been when he had moved in.
He looked up at the Getafe 20002001 family photo on the wall, with him in the center and the star-studded players around him.
What a great season......
He smiled, then closed the door, picked up his suitcase, and turned to leave.
Already yesterday said goodbye at the party, today only Lemon sent him.
Chang Sheng hugged him again, holding the wine he had given him.
"Good luck in Valencia, Chang."
"Thank you, Lemon. I also wish you the best of luck. ”
The two men parted.
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Chang Sheng, who returned to Valencia, immediately threw himself into intense work, busy and spinning.
At this time, the players were still on vacation. It's the same with the coaching staff, Chang Sheng doesn't need to be so busy, he can continue to go on vacation.
But who told him to take all the transfer power into his own hands?
Usually the transfer of the team is the responsibility of the club's manager or the head of the athletic department, and it should be the club's manager who is the busiest at this time, not him as the manager.
The first thing Chang Sheng does is familiarise himself with Valencia's current squad.
Analysing each player one by one to see how they have been in the past season, how they have performed in the past season, so that we know who is still around. Which people can be let go, and which positions are defective, need to be supplemented. Which location has too many people to clean up.
He had to figure it out though he had the Prophet of the Crossing Species xìng. But the traverser doesn't know everything, and every detail is remembered in mind.
Many things still need to be concluded by combining a lot of data analysis in this time and space.
To understand the performance of the players last season, you can draw a more reliable conclusion by watching the game footage and the post-match media ratings.
It's just that there's a lot of information to look up and look up a lot of.
Winning is all about making his assistant coach Rudy. Gonzalez came to his aid.
He didn't make the call, though. Because Rudy. Gonzalez is still on vacation, and he can let himself work overtime, but he can't let others work overtime for him for free.
Besides, people have to accompany their pregnant girlfriends.
So back in Valencia, where he was staying temporarily, Chang Sheng began to get busy. I haven't been out of the hotel for several days, and I just called the waiter to bring it to the room.
He had so much to do that he just didn't feel like he had enough time.
After signing with Valencia, he received two-thirds of his salary for a year.
Valencia FC does not pay salaries in the same way as Getafe. Small teams in Getafe are paid on a monthly basis, while big teams like Valencia are paid directly on an annual basis, with half of the annual salary paid at a time, and the remaining half at the end of the season along with various bonuses.
However, Changsheng asked for an additional part of the advance payment.
Valencia didn't ask him what he wanted to do so much, and Chang Sheng himself didn't say anything.
In fact, all the money was given to Kate. Gracie. Let him inject capital into the "winner" company in the Cayman Islands, and then continue to inject capital into Google through the winner company, in exchange for more original shares of Google, in preparation for the future listing of Google to cash out.
How to make money is always in the hands of Kate. Gracie, he's really talented at that.
The so-called art industry has a specialization, although Chang Sheng is reborn. But his ability to make money is really not as good as his.
Chang Sheng came to study the current situation in Valencia on his own.
Now Valencia's squad looks strong.
They are indeed very strong, otherwise they would not have been able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons.
For the first time, he was defeated 0:3 by Real Madrid in the final, and he lost without a temper at all.
In the second final, they had started well and took an early lead. But in the end, he was dragged into a penalty shootout and met a god-like Karn.
Under the construction of Ferreira and Guus Hiddink, the team has cultivated an overall style of toughness and strength, and Ranieri has built the framework for the team to defend and counter-attack football in an Italian style after his arrival. During Cooper's tenure, he injected jīng pith and enhanced the verve.
The previous Valencia number one star was Claudio, nicknamed "The Flea". Lopez, who was at the heart of the team's counter-attacking tactics, attacked on the left flank, and Barcelona suffered from him on a few occasions, and right-back Reziger saw him like a ghost.
The leader of the team is Basque tough guy Mendieta. Under Cooper's co-ordination, he worked with Farinos, Gerard, and Keeley. Gonzalez's midfield was arguably the best in Europe at the time. In the knockout round of the 19992000 Champions League, Valencia beat Lazio 5:2 first, and then slaughtered Barcelona 4:1 to advance to the final.
200001 season, Claudio. Lopes was spotted for beating Lazio in the Champions League last season. Transferred away for twenty-three million. Gerrard, who debuted from Barcelona, was also redeemed by Barcelona for 24 million, and Farinos was taken away by Inter Milan for 18 million.
Valencia then absorbed Slovenia's number one star Zahovic and Norwegian striker Kalou, who were an instant hit at Euro 2000. He also poached the unused Argentine international from AC Milan, the central defender Ayala, the talented young player from Levante, the 19-year-old Vicente, and bought another talented teenager from River Plate in the early winter transfer period in early 2001.
Elsewhere, the captain of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, also moved to Valencia from Chelsea, although he suffered from a number of injuries last season. He didn't get much of an appearance, making just thirteen appearances in the league. However, he has already announced his retirement at the end of the season, and his contract with Valencia is only one year.
Now he's no longer in the team.
Chang Sheng felt quite a pity when he saw this. Because Deschamps' name as a fan must know. He also knows that he has a good record as a head coach. He led Monaco to the Champions League final in 200304 season. Unfortunately, he lost to Mourinho's Porto in the final, sacrificing himself to achieve the birth of a legendary coach.
The perennial win was very impressive for Monaco in their elimination of Real Madrid in the Champions League. It can be seen that Deschamps is a coach of a good level.
If Didier Deschamps had stayed at Valencia, he would have given him a coaching contract to help him.
Now, I can only think about it in my heart.
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It took several days of hard work for Chang Sheng to make a spreadsheet on his laptop using office software.
Above is the full list of Valencia players.
Each player's name is followed by the number of appearances they made in the previous season, as well as technical statistics such as the number of substitutes, goals, assists, red and yellow cards, etc.
Although the data is cold, it can tell a lot through the data.
Combined with the various game footage of these players last season that Chang Sheng himself has watched, Getafe and these players last season.
He already knew it.
First of all, he needs to know who on this team should go - note that it's not who "can go", but "who should go".
Yes. He doesn't think about the weight of this player in the Valencia team, he only looks at whether this player is suitable for his tactics.
Speaking of tactics, the tactics he designed for Valencia were different from those of Getafe. He has no intention of copying his defensive counter-attacking tactics at Getafe plus copycat 3R up front.
Although Valencia now has football and it is indeed a defensive counter-attack.
As a time-traveler, he intends to gain some experience and help from the afterlife he knows.
He knew that after Benitez took charge of Valencia, he played defensive counter-attacks and relied on 1:0ism. And it was a success.
However, Benitez has his own difficulties, because he is a typical Spanish manager, he does not have the transfer power, and the club manager buys him whatever person, he will use whomever he wants. It's all about watching the dishes, and a group of blue-collar players with limited visibility have been kneaded into a very effective lineup.
At that time, Valencia's attacking power in the front court was weakened. This is a problem left to him by his predecessor.
Claudio. López was sold, Mendieta was sold, Farinos was sold, Gerard was sold......
At that time, the midfielder who was famous in European football was dismantled.
Chang Sheng does not intend to copy Getafe's set, but he also does not intend to abandon that set out completely.
After all, Valencia's style is also defensive.
If the changes are too great, I'm afraid that Valencia won't be able to adapt at all, and then as long as they lose a few games, they may have to get out.
He didn't believe Valencia's club president could be so patient.
Valencia does have to change, but not so dramatically.
You have to take it one step at a time.
The gradual step of winning is to continue to insist on Valencia's solid and tough defence, but it is not as simple as playing defensive counter-attacks.
On the basis of solid defense, Chang Sheng wants the team to be more attacking.
He asks his players up front to keep running, to pull out space for himself and his teammates, to find fleeting gaps in wide runs and quick crosses, and then to strike a lethal blow – does that sound familiar?
That's right, if you just look at the attack, that's the tactic used by the perennial winner in the last game of Getafe's tenure.
Of course, this is only part of the tactics.
In attack, in addition to emphasizing running, Chang Sheng also intends to focus on the wings. Valencia already have a tradition of winging, and the use of wingers and wing-backs occupies a very important place in Valencia's tactics, and no matter which manager is in charge, this has not changed.
Perhaps they all know that this is a characteristic of Valencia and that is their strength.
Of course, the so-called winger does not have to be on the wing, Mendieta plays on the wing, but in fact he is the core of the midfield organization. Claudio. Lopes is used to moving on both sides and is good at counter-attacking, but he can play as a striker and score a lot of goals. In 199899 season, he scored 21 goals in 32 league games, and that was his peak period.
As for the time and space where Chang Sheng was originally located, Valencia was even more so.
They have a lot of players who are good at moving on the wing, or who are versatile on the wing.
Vicente, the most famous, became a top winger in Valencia.
In 200001 season, López left Lazio and Vicente moved to Valencia, where he scored six goals in 48 games in his first season, at the age of 19.
Keeley. Gonzalez, Rufite, Angullo, Joaquin, Mata, Pablo. Hernandez, David. Silva...... These are all wide players who have made a name for themselves in Valencia.
In football tactics, the wing is always the most important area, and it is naturally impossible to give up with such a good resource in Chang Win's hand.
In defence, Chang Win still emphasizes discipline and keeps the formation intact.
This is also a fine tradition of Valencia.
In fact, the Bat Legion's long-term ability to be at the top of La Liga is due to its iron-blooded defense. In the Cooper era, the defense of Angeloma, Pellegrino, Djukic and Carboni was a classic, and they have been paired together for several years, and they have been working together for many years, and they have been working together to reach the Champions League final for the second year in a row.
Goalkeeper Canizares is currently Spain's number one goalkeeper.
Having such an experienced defence is a valuable asset for Valencia.
But Chang Sheng intends to use the knife from this precious line of defense first.
Because they're so old............)