Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Reason for Admitting Defeat
In the dressing room in Valencia, the atmosphere was a little oppressive.
The players haven't recovered from the blow they received in the first half.
Looking at these players, Chang Sheng can understand why it is important for a manager to understand a little bit of psychological history.
Because you have to be like a psychologist to mediate the emotions of the players and stimulate their state.
If you continue to hit them when they are depressed, they will lose their fighting spirit completely, and if you continue to praise them when they are full of confidence, they may be proud and conceited.
Of course, Chang Sheng is not an expert in psychology, and he has not even taken a day of psychology classes.
He also didn't know what a psychiatrist was supposed to do.
But there are some things he knows, and they are common, such as warning the arrogant and conceited, and calming and motivating the depressed.
Chang Sheng seems to have a talent for this, and he knows what to do without learning and mentoring.
"Remember what I said to you before the game?"
Chang Sheng said to the room in silence.
Everyone looked up at him, wondering why the manager was talking about this.
"I said that if a team wants to be a really strong team, if you want to win a championship year", you have to have a championship heart, and I also said that if we want to win the league this season, we have to beat Real Madrid away from home, because that's the only way we can have the heart of the champion, now you understand? Why do you have the heart of a champion when you win this game? ”
He paced around the room, everyone's eyes moving with him.
"Why? Because we were away from home, against a big team like Real Madrid, we didn't award a penalty in the first half, and then we're still down ...... score" "Look, there are so many disadvantages. He stopped, stretched out his hands and looked at everyone.
"With so many disadvantages, we deserve to lose this game, and we are so many points ahead of our opponents, it doesn't matter if we lose a game, right?" Chang Sheng looked at them. "But Villarreal used to be second in the league and now where are they? Fifth! Celta used to be fourth in the league, where are they now? Seventh! Why? Quite simply, they don't have a championship heart, the temporary advantage is meaningless, and the only thing that determines the championship is the points at the end of the season. Maybe they don't think it's okay to lose a game here, they're ahead a lot anyway, but the question is that it's a fight against a direct competitor, so why lose? There is no difference between giving up strategically and surrendering voluntarily in a head-to-head matchup, and although we have a lot of difficulties now, which time has it been smooth sailing and easy to compete for the league title? ”
"If we bow our heads to our opponent in this match and throw up our hands in surrender, then the next time we face the same situation, we will definitely do it again! Because, folks, failure is inertia, a terrible inertia, and once you get used to it, you keep giving yourself reasons to borrow. This time we didn't award a penalty, next time it could be away from home, what is the reason for next time? Is the vine too slippery? Too much pressure at home? The weather is bad, and lukewarm can't cause trouble for the opponent? ”
Someone laughed, this weather is lukewarm and an excuse?
But Chang Sheng kept a straight face: "Don't laugh, it's not funny at all!" You know, human creativity is endless, and once you get used to this rhythm, you get stuck in an endless cycle of making excuses for your failures. Because even if you lose, you have an excuse, not that you don't work hard, but that you have an excuse. So, guys, once you learn to make excuses, you're going to get closer and closer to victory. ”
"One day, when the straight skin should not be soft, not dry, not wet and not slippery, the weather is not hot or cold and can still cause trouble for the opponent, the referee and the goalpost help us, the opponent has no goalkeeper, we have the final say in the length of stoppage time, to the neutral ground to throw the game, the audience cheers for us, but we will not have any pressure, when we encounter a ball that everyone says is weak..."But we still lost, we can still make excuses, and it is an invulnerable, excuse that today we are really not in shape! Isn't it funny? That's what can happen. ”
Chang Sheng looked at the players and asked them rhetorically, but no one smiled this time.
"But if no matter what kind of difficulties you face, you will not give up, and you are still willing to give everything for the victory, gritting your teeth and persevering and fighting, you can be regarded as truly having the heart of a champion! No matter how strong the opponent is, dare to fight them, only such a team can defeat one opponent after another, solve one trouble after another, and stand at the top of the thirty-eight teams in a long and complicated season! "What if the penalty is not awarded? Can we Valencia only win against Real Madrid by watching the referee's handouts? We are at home 5:. Did the referee help in the big win over Real Madrid? So it's just that the penalty was not awarded, so why do you need to be depressed? There are no penalties, we win them the same, that's the ability! Look at your performance in the first half, I'm really ashamed of you, if that's how you played, then this league champion should not be! ”
Chang Sheng raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "There are still seven minutes before the start of the second half, think about it yourself, do you still want to win this championship?" ”
With that, he walked out of the dressing room, leaving time and space for the players.
His tactics were fine, but the first half was limited by the team's performance and didn't show it at all.
So he doesn't have much to adjust tactically, all he has to do is take the lead and re-energize the players.
As long as the team still has fighting spirit, then it's fine.
With Valencia's current strength, it is believed that Valencia has the ability to play against Real Madrid even away from home.
As for whether his words can really play a role, Chang Sheng has no bottom in his heart.
He did what he had to do anyway.
Do your best and listen to the destiny of heaven
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When Chang Sheng went out, a group of people in the locker room looked at each other.
All the coaches are gone, and it's really just them.
Everyone's eyes gradually turned to Captain Mendieta.
Mendieta also knew that she would definitely have to stand up and say a few words at this time.
Although he decided to leave the team at the end of the season, it did not prevent him from working hard in his final season to leave the team without regrets.
So, he thought, even if he left the team, he didn't have to feel guilty.
So he stood up: "Guys, the manager is right. The question is whether we want to win this championship or not, if we want to play, then we should do our best, every game, every opponent, do our best! We have been waiting for the league title for 30 years, and this time, perhaps, is the best chance. So I thought, this champion, let's fight! ”
Then Canizares, as the team's veteran, also stood up: "I agree with the captain, the league champion, it's too tempting, whoever says he doesn't want to take it is lying." If we can beat them by five goals at home, we don't want to win on the road, but a win is always possible, right? ”
Albelda also stood up: "Even if it's not for the league title, we should beat Real Madrid here well!" Let them know how to respect their opponents! ”
More and more players have stood up and expressed their willingness to fight for the league title and Real Madrid.
Then everyone looked at Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola is not as enthusiastic as them, he only shrugged: "I still need to play a statement against Real Madrid?" ”
The crowd was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.
Yes, Pep Guardiola is a native of Barcelona, the hatred between Serona and Real Madrid, and the need for additional mobilization?
In the laughter, the gloomy and depressive air when they walked into the locker room was also stirred up by this loud voice.
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Chang Sheng and his colleagues heard the laughter outside the door.
Rudy Gonzalez smiled, "It's done." ”
The other coaches also breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the team's morale sluggish before, they were all very worried, for fear that if they continued to slump, they would lose even worse in the second half.
But Chang Sheng's words solved this problem.
Just when everyone showed a relaxed smile, Lin Mo's voice sounded in Chang Sheng's mind.
"Chang Sheng, you have a new mission, this time it's an achievement mission."
Chang Sheng quickly cut into the system's mission log, and sure enough, he saw a new mission shining there.
Mission Name: Heart of a Champion.
Mission Description: Your team had a tough game at the Bernabeu and a variety of unfavourable factors plagued your team in the first half. But in this case, it doesn't even occur to you to give up the pursuit of victory in the race, this is the real "heart of a champion"! This game can build a team with a championship heart, but of course...... You've got to win against this seemingly invincible opponent.
Objective: Defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Rewards: 1 million XP, 500 Fame, 100 Energy! Training Skills, "Intermediate Tactical Training", "Match Training Offensive Running Intermediate".
Intermediate skills?
It's really a reward from the achievement mission.
Achievement quests are rewarded with better rewards than regular quests, but this also means that achievement quests tend to be more difficult to complete.
Of course, it is difficult to complete, the away, the opponent goes to Real Madrid, the penalty is not awarded, and the ...... is one goal behind, and it is not difficult to lead the team to defeat Valencia under so many unfavorable factors.
But so what?
What's the point of playing a game without playing the highest difficulty? Abuse a one-star computer, you score ten goals in a game, and you have no sense of accomplishment.
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Chang Sheng pushed open the door of the locker room, and the movement inside was a little smaller, and everyone turned their heads to look at the head coach standing at the door of the locker room.
"It seems that you have made a decision," Chang Sheng said to everyone with a smile.
"That's good, let's play now!"
One by one, the players got up and walked out of the dressing room.
Because Chang Sheng stood at the door, occupying half of the passage, everyone could only fish out one by one.
Every time a player passes in front of Chang Sheng, he reaches out and pats the opponent's back or shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
Youjin walked out silently with his head down, and when someone turned his head to look at him, he smiled.
In this way, he sent soldiers to the field one by one as if they were sending them to the battlefield.