Chapter 172: Illusion (44/136)

The Spanish Super Cup is a mat match before the start of each season, with the league winner playing against the Copa del Rey winner, and the winner can also be seen as the best of the best

If La Liga and the Copa del Rey are won by the same team, the opposing team will be replaced by the Copa del Rey runners-up, so Real Madrid still have a chance to seek revenge on Valencia in the Super Cup.

If the rules dictate that the league runners-up are to be filled, Real Madrid will not even have this chance of revenge - Valencia will play Deportivo La Coruna.

Real Madrid's starting line-up for this game is not much different from last season. It was Morientes who was replaced by Ronaldo.

The topic of hype in the media before the game was Mendieta, who was on the bench in this game and did not get the chance to start.

The TV camera kept giving Mendieta close-ups, just to see his expression.

The move from Valencia to Real Madrid is considered a pinnacle of Mendieta's career, and it is no surprise that he will end his career here.

At the time of the transfer to Real Madrid, even Valencia fans believed that Mendieta would have a bright future.

This feeling was even stronger after Real Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen to become Champions League winners.

Mendieta's agent, Tordela, is even more complacent. Bringing Mendieta to Real Madrid is truly his best masterpiece!

So before the game, Mendieta's encounter with the old owner was the most concerned by the media.

They wanted to see how Mendieta collided with Valencia.

Who would have thought of such a talking point but was pressed on the bench by Bosque.

This has to raise some doubts about the player's future at Real Madrid.

Winning doesn't care about Mendieta's future fate on the bench.

This match was the first time he had a new formation unveiled in an official match.

He cares a lot about the team's performance.

He wants to see how his new formation can perform against a team of Real Madrid's calibre.

Before the league started, he could play two games with Real Madrid, and use the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid as a litmus test.

Although he knew that Barcelona of the Dream II team played Real Madrid without any temper, it was Barcelona after all, and Real Madrid itself began to decline at that time. In fact, since the end of this season, Bosque was ousted, Hierro transferred, and Real Madrid began to decline.

But after all, the season hasn't started yet, and Real Madrid hasn't really started to go downhill yet.

Therefore, how useful his tactical formation is, Chang Sheng has no bottom in his heart.

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Once the game began, Real Madrid relied on the fact that it was their home stadium and launched a fierce attack on Valencia's goal.

Valencia, in order to avoid the limelight, took the initiative to retreat.

This only makes Real Madrid even more energetic.

Being able to recruit Ronaldo into the team, Florentino completed a transfer deal that others thought was impossible, which was a big morale boost for Real Madrid.

So Real Madrid now face Valencia and feel they have the confidence to beat Valencia.

Real Madrid have strengthened their squad this summer transfer window. Valencia, on the other hand, weakened.

Seeing this contrast of strength, fools all think that Real Madrid will win at home.

Especially in the first ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid almost pressed Valencia to attack.

If it weren't for Canizares' outstanding performance, Valencia's goal would have been penetrated long ago.

Especially Ronaldo. The new signings are full of motivation and fighting spirit, desperate to prove how right Real Madrid were to buy him, and to prove that he is still the best striker in the world.

He is very aggressive up front looking for opportunities.

This put a lot of pressure on Valencia's defence, so they had to defend all the way back and stick to the box.

Just looking at the 10 points of the game, it's hard to believe that Valencia played a pleasing tiki-taka football last season.

Watching Real Madrid besiege Valencia, Valencia couldn't even pass half time. Mr. Florentino, who had been a little upset that Mendieta did not start, also had a smile on his face again.

This is the Real Madrid he wants to see, this is the Real Madrid vs Valencia match that should appear!

Florentino had a feeling of raising his eyebrows.

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Real Madrid bombarded Valencia's goal for 10 minutes, and although they dominated the field, they did not score a goal.

On several occasions, it made Real Madrid fans excited......

Ten minutes later, Real Madrid began to pace themselves and put their attacking pace to the fullest, so as not to run out of energy too quickly.

At this time, Valencia regained the initiative.

When Canizares passed the ball to centre-back Ayala, Valencia started to possess the ball.

Chang Sheng, who had been standing on the sidelines, also squatted down and began to stare nervously at the court, wanting to get an answer, an answer that satisfied him.

Real Madrid's tactics against Valencia are simple, that is, to identify the players in the core positions and guard them tightly, like maggots attached to the bones.

The player who was previously in this position was Pep Guardiola.

Now that Pep Guardiola is seriously injured and out for half a season, the person who plays the main force in this position has become Deco.

He's the heart of Valencia, of course.

Whether it's the reporters in the media box, the fans in the stands, or the Real Madrid players, they all have a common opinion.

That's that no one takes Deco seriously.

They thought that Deco's first official match for Valencia was the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, and he should have been very nervous and overwhelmed.

Deco's appearance is indeed easy to give people the feeling of a hillbilly who has never seen the world.

Two thick eyebrows drooped down, and a face was always bitter, as if the family had been affected by a disaster and could not afford to eat.

This kind of appearance is simply weak compared to the sunny boy like Aimar.

So Real Madrid's players went up to defend Deco with contempt.

If the opponent is Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid's players will have to be much more fearful.

But Deco......

With a media headline: "Who is Deco?" ”

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When Deco returned to get the ball, Raul. Gonzalez rushed up, wanting to take advantage of Deco's instability with the ball and directly break the ball to counterattack.

But when the football came, Deco, who didn't look back, seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and although he didn't turn his head, he saw exactly what was going on behind him.

He made a gesture to stop the ball with his right foot, and his whole body leaned that way.

Raul then pounced on his right foot to break the ball.

Unexpectedly, on the side of Deco's body, he let the incoming ball over, followed by the tilted body and screwed it back violently!

Turn around and go chasing the ball, and Raul. Gonzalez reacted only to realize that he had been blocked by the other party.

Deco got rid of Raul's pressing so easily, and he dribbled forward.

At this time, Ronaldo also killed from the side, and he was eager to show himself as soon as he joined the team, so he was quite hard in defense.

Instead of coveting possession, Deco quickly moved the ball away and passed it to Baraja, who was a little in front of him. There was no dragging the slightest bit of mud and water, and naturally there was no chance for Ronaldo to force himself.

Ronaldo saw Deco pass the ball and stopped and gave up on tracking.

But Deco didn't stop there, he kept running, ready to take his teammate's pass at any moment.

Chang Sheng saw this scene and laughed.

As it turned out, Deco was not stage frightened. He faced Real Madrid in the game and was very consistent and composed.

In fact, it is quite normal, although Deco played Real Madrid for the first time, he is a player who has participated in the Champions League.

And generally players who look like they never wake up basically don't know what "nervousness" is.

Seeing Deco's performance, Chang Sheng's inner worry was finally less.

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And a lot of people are gradually discovering that Deco doesn't seem to be as easy to deal with as they think.

From receiving the ball at the back to sending the ball up front, Deco has been very active in midfield.

He's found almost everywhere, either receiving and passing the ball or creating opportunities for his teammates to cover.

He is quite flexible in his position, he can drop back to almost the same line as the centre-backs, or he can go up front to complete the final pass.

Such a large range of movement was confusing for the defenders on Real Madrid's side.

Under Deco's leadership, Valencia's attack was carried out smoothly.

Only then did everyone find out why Chang Sheng chose Deco to mention Guardiola.

Twenty-five-year-old Deco has better running ability than Guardiola!

Where Guardiola can't cover, he can basically cover everything.

The better you run, the better you control the midfield.

Coupled with his unfettered but practical technical moves, he certainly doesn't look as conspicuous as Aimar in midfield, but he is truly indispensable.

Guardiola, who was sitting on the bench, also nodded, relieved by Deco's performance.

Under the tireless push of Deco, Valencia gradually took control of the situation and the initiative.

The Real Madrid crowd was surprised to find that the first 10 minutes of the siege seemed fake, because when Valencia had possession of the ball, they realized that the scene was familiar - wasn't that the most common scene in the three games last season?

Valencia passed the ball back and forth, and Real Madrid had nothing to do but run along!

By the time they realized this, Valencia had already hit the ball to the edge of their box...... (To be continued.)