Chapter 54: A Smile and a Grudge? Naive!
The day of the game against Celta Vigo is fast approaching.
Nine months apart, Celta's head coach is still Victor. Fernandez.
And Constant Win is no longer the head coach of Getafe.
At the pre-match press conference, Chang Sheng didn't pretend to be a grandson anymore. Because it's not necessary.
With Valencia's strength, if you want to win, you don't need to confuse your opponent with such unpopular means.
And even if he pretends, people may not believe it......
Fernandes is not stupid, Valencia, the first in the league, can lead the team to sweep Real Madrid at home by five goals, the head coach, said that he is afraid of Celta and begs for light...... Do you think Fernandez might have believed it?
Although the reporters at the pre-match press conference were particularly interested in the charge of the two-man coach, it did not cause much spark.
It's Victor. Fernandez shook his head and laughed at himself: "No matter what you say this time, I won't believe it!" ”
provoked laughter from the reporters in the audience.
Chang Sheng also joked: "I now regret that we won the first game against Real Madrid 5-0, so I don't even have a chance to show weakness now." ”
The atmosphere before the game looked quite harmonious.
This made the reporters feel strange.
They thought Celta coach Victor. Fernandes will surely treat this game as a fight for revenge.
Because nine months ago, he was played by Chang Sheng, which finally led to Celta's elimination from the competition.
Everyone thought that Celta should have a stomach full of anger about Chang Sheng.
But the result was not, and the wind was calm before the game, which made those reporters who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic a little unhappy.
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Before the game, it was calm, but when it came to the game, it was full of murder.
From the first minute of the game. The competition was intense.
Victor. Fernandez studied Valencia's tactics carefully and decided that as long as he held the defence, he would be fine.
The most important thing is to keep the defensive formation stable. Don't be easily ripped off by Valencia's back-and-forth passes.
Of course, this is only a passive defense, and you can't win the game with this alone.
Since it was at home, Celta naturally wanted to win, not a draw or a win.
In order to take the initiative into our own hands, we must take a more proactive approach.
That's tough pressing.
Victor. Fernandes intends to make a fuss with Pep Guardiola.
So when the game started, Guardiola was immediately taken care of by Celta Vigo's players.
They don't mind fouls when necessary.
But Chang Sheng had already expected Victor. Fernandez came back for this trick.
He came from later generations and knows how many teams deal with Barcelona. He thought to himself that if Celta didn't want to tie up at home, he would do it.
So don't look at everyone before the game. Each is joking. It has the meaning of "meeting and laughing and enmity", but in fact, they are secretly working hard.
Celta focuses on taking care of Pep Guardiola, and there are countermeasures for winning often.
That is for Pep Guardiola to give more football to Aimar.
In Pep Guardiola's later Dream Three, Xavi was the undisputed playmaker. But he has two helpers, one is Andres Iniesta and the other is Messi.
Messi, in particular, has played an additional role as a playmaker in the offensive end.
When the team is in a stalemate, he can use his breakthrough to break the deadlock, and then threaten the opponent's goal whether it is a pass or a shot.
There is no Messi in the winning team now, but he can ask Aimar to copy Messi's role.
There were indeed many similarities between the two men - at least at this time, Aimar was like this.
Today's Aimar is known as the "successor of Maradona", who can pass and shoot. You can organize attacks, you can score on your own, it's very comprehensive.
He was expected to be high.
In fact, he did well in Valencia.
In this set of tactics of constant victory, he is a striker, but what he has to do is not as simple as a simple striker.
When the team can't open the situation, he needs to break through. When the striker is not wearing shooting boots, he needs to shoot.
He was also the number one penalty taker from set-pieces.
You can see from the data how important he is now.
In five league games, Aimar scored two goals, both from direct free-kicks, and had four assists. The performance is outstanding and eye-catching.
Chang Sheng has long been guarding against his opponent to prevent Guardiola, so he has entrusted Aimar with important responsibilities in his usual training and game tactics.
Now is the time for him to make a difference.
If Pep Guardiola is focused on defending in this game, he will give more football to Aimar and let the Argentines organize the attack.
Sure enough, after Guardiola found himself facing more defence, he was more concise when it came to the ball in central midfield.
He quickly handed the football to Aimar.
Aimar, on the other hand, retreated appropriately to close the distance between him and Pep Guardiola.
And then organize an offensive.
Celta didn't expect Valencia to be ...... Dual-core!
If they guard against Guardiola, they can't guard against Aymar.
But what if you want to defend Aimar...... Pep Guardiola is also not a vegetarian.
For a moment, Celta was in a dilemma.
Victor. Fernández's painstaking siege tactics allowed the winning dual-core countermeasures to be cracked......
Aimar was very active in this game, and it can be said that he played at the highest level since he joined Valencia.
A goal and an assist helped Valencia win 3-1 against Celta, who had the home advantage.
He was also named Player of the Year after the game.
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Victor. Fernandes took the initiative to come up and shake Chang Won's hand after the game.
"I didn't expect you to keep a hand." He shook his head.
Chang Sheng smiled.
"Don't be too happy, next time, next time we meet, I won't let you be so proud!" Victor. Fernandez shook his head and said.
Chang Sheng smiled even brighter: "Valencia doesn't just have two cores. ”
Victor. Fernandez was stunned for a moment.
Chang Sheng didn't wait for him to react and shook his hand. Then he let go and turned to celebrate the victory at the same time as himself.
And Victor. Fernández froze in place. I'm still thinking about the words of victory.
Valencia has more than two cores?
But how is this possible?
Even the two cores are already risky because they will conflict with each other.
More than two cores?
How is Valencia going to solve this problem?
Pep Guardiola one, Aimar one, and what?
Mendieta?
Yes, there is not a single Mendieta!
That's three......
Damn, how did they do it?
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"How did I not know that Valencia has more than two cores?" Assistant Coach Rudy. Gonzalez asked.
Chang Sheng smiled: "How can there be more than two?" In fact, we only have one real core, and Aimar is at best a weakened backup. ”
"Then you ......" Rudy. Gonzalez's eyes widened.
Chang Sheng smiled very proudly: "It's just him." Soldiers don't get tired of deceit, Rudy. Let him have a headache. Didn't you say that, Victor. Bruno Fernandes is a cautious manager and he doesn't get the hang of it. I don't think he can even sleep. When we meet again in the second half of the season. If you bury the seeds now, maybe they'll have grown into towering trees? ”
Rudy. Gonzalez reacted, and he laughed too: "You're so bad, Chang!" Looking at the performance of the two of you before the game, it really makes people think that they have already laughed at the grudge......"
"A smile and a grudge? How can it be so easy! Ha! ”
Chang Sheng laughed and Rudy. Gonzalez greeted the players who were elated by the win on the road.
Pep Guardiola was the first to come up, and Chang Sheng grabbed him.
"Well done. Pep! ”
"It's the 'clown' who did a good job." Guardiola is quite modest, saying that the credit is all Aimar's, and "Joker" is Aimar's nickname.
So Chang Sheng called Aimar again: "Well done, Pablo! ”
Aimar was also very happy: "I think so, Coach! ”
The people around him couldn't help but laugh when they saw that Aimar wasn't even modest.
Aimar felt a little embarrassed, but scratched his head and didn't say anything.
Chang Sheng laughed with them, not laughing at Aimar. Instead, I was infected by this relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.
Valencia's coaches gathered around them, watching this scene, and many people felt that the Chinese had unknowingly gained more people's trust and support.
But how exactly did he do it?
Many Valencia coaches look back and think about it, but they feel more vague.
Is it that 5:0?
Yes and no.
Is it a four-game winning streak?
Yes and no.
Was it his pre-season training speech?
Yes and no......
Maybe it's a combination of all three?
Yes and no.
Maybe there are a lot of details they don't know......
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Valencia beat Celta Vigo away to make it four wins in a row.
Such a voice appeared in the media.
That's how similar this season has so far to last season to Getafe. Getafe also started the league with consecutive victories and finally managed to win the league title. They experienced an economic crisis in the middle, but that didn't stop them from winning the championship.
So if this trend continues, will Valencia be able to win the title this season?
Of course, this statement is only one of many claims in the media, and it has been refuted and ridiculed as soon as it came out.
Just because you start a season well doesn't mean you've done well for the whole season.
In addition to Valencia, there are also teams like Celta and Villarreal at the top of the league table, can it be said that they can win the league title this season?
That's where Real Madrid and Barcelona are.
Even if the two giants have their ups and downs right now, they are both strong contenders for the title.
Because the league is very long, there are 38 games in a season. Many teams can be ranked high in a short period of time, but to be consistent throughout the season, it is not the sharpness that depends on the foundation.
The giants have a background, but other teams don't.
Valencia are a strong team and lack the credentials to compete for the league title.
The last time they won the league was 30 years ago, when Spain's dictator Franco was still in power......
As you can imagine, that's a distant thing.
For Valencia today, there is no "successful experience" at all, and there is naturally no way to talk about the background.
In previous seasons, Valencia has not worked hard for the league title.
But no matter how great their squad is, and no matter how capable their manager is, they have not been able to achieve that goal.
The Valencians have been waiting for a league title for thirty years and will certainly continue to do so.
This is the mainstream voice.
I don't know what these guys would have been if they knew that there was a mission in Chang Sheng's mission log about winning the league title, and that Chang Sheng had vowed to lead the team to the league championship before he accepted Valencia......