Chapter 92: The First Win of the Season
The game restarted, and the Córdoba players were not convinced, intending to equalize quickly after conceding the goal.
But they attacked for a while and still couldn't score.
On the contrary, it confirmed one thing - Getafe was able to hold their attack for more than 20 minutes, and it was definitely not by luck!
First of all, their defensive tactics are very good and reasonable, the players are very well positioned with each other and have a strong sense of helping each other, which is the most obvious.
Why is it now said that Spanish teams are not good at defending? In fact, Spain has produced a lot of good defenders.
Because the Spanish football defense relies on the player's own ability, not the overall tactic. In terms of defensive tactics, Spanish football is definitely inferior to Italian football.
So many times when watching La Liga games, even if it is a giant, their defense is a bit of a one-man game.
You'll find it easy for attacking teams to find openings.
And when you play against an Italian team, it's hard to be comfortable on the ball outside the 30-metre zone, and the Italian football defence is oppressive and the whole field is full of their defensive aura.
This is both a tactical requirement and an instinct that the Italian players have integrated into their bones.
The Spanish players lacked that instinct.
This distinction has led to the phenomenon that Spanish football is not good at defending.
In fact, the Spanish players are not weak defensively, especially in terms of ferocity, they may far surpass Italy and be able to compare with the Premier League.
Many attacking players playing in Italy may not necessarily be injured, or even minor. But in Spain, injuries are basically very serious.
In contrast, Serie A emphasizes defense, and the frontcourt players are unlikely to get much room to play, and the possibility of injury is greatly reduced.
There is another example of the defensive toughness of the Spanish players. That was the style of the Spanish national team in previous years.
Since the 80s, Spanish football has produced a lot of iron-blooded players. Represented by Juanito.
So these players are very tough defensively.
It's just that the style, like fashion, gradually changes over time. In the past few years, everyone admired iron and blood, and in recent years, iron and blood have become penniless in everyone's eyes.
The defeat of the Spanish national team in the World Cup in France made Clement downcast, and also made the iron-blooded football he emphasized lose the market in Spain.
With the exception of the Basque Country team, most of the teams play flashy and beautiful attacking football and like to show off their excellent skills. The body fights against this kind of thing, and it is not popular.
But I didn't expect Getafe, located in the capital region, to still play this kind of football, and more than that!
Córdoba's players are on the front lines against Getafe and they feel it most clearly – physically. They can clearly feel that they are no match for the Getafe players.
Even the young centre-back Jose, who looks a little thinner. Passarella, the confrontation is also unambiguous, regardless of his own body, at least people dare to step forward to fight physically. This momentum alone is enough to make other players scared.
And Getafe does have a higher success rate in physical confrontations than them.
Some balls. Supposedly, their success rate may be higher, but it is the opponent who grabs the ball in the end.
The physical confrontation is not as good as the opponent, and it is even more difficult to score goals. When the opponent makes a reasonable charge, the ball changes hands. They have to desperately defend back, how can they care about attacking?
Chang Sheng certainly saw the result of this physical confrontation off the court.
He knew that this was the result of two things. On the one hand, it is natural that he emphasizes the importance of physical confrontation in training. The results of hard work on physical strength.
On the other hand, there is the effect of his playing skills.
The league has just started and the team is full of fitness. You don't need such skills, and it's not essential, because you have to look at your face, you need your team to be in a backward situation to be able to play a role, is it possible that you design your own tactics to be behind? Sharp counterattacks can only be used against strong teams, and are of little use against equal-level opponents. And useful, but not so useful, but can play a role in every time period of the game, so Chang Sheng chose to use this game skill without hesitation.
So far, it's getting good results.
Córdoba were unable to find the back of the net against Getafe until the end of the first half.
It was the same in the second half, with Getafe shrinking their defence and then allowing Cordoba to attack.
Then wait for the opportunity to fight back.
There is no secret to the winning tactics, and there is no novelty, it is just a decent defensive counterattack.
But such a prosaic tactic became a talisman for the Córdoba.
When they desperately tried to open the Getafe goal, they couldn't care about the space behind them.
In the 73rd minute, they conceded again.
It wasn't Charlesteau who scored the goal, but he still made a significant contribution - his header was headed by Córdoba goalkeeper Jose. Ramon made a save, then Mista, who followed him, appeared at the spot where the ball landed, followed by a follow-up shot that put the ball in the back of the net.
"Mista!! goooooooooooooooooooooool! It was Getafe's second goal! They won!! ”
"In this game, two new players scored a goal each, and for them, I am afraid there is no better debut!"
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There was jubilation and celebrations in front of Getafe's dugout.
Chang Sheng is also very happy. As a halfway head coach, it's especially rewarding to see his tactics being translated from paper into reality by his players, and really working.
I can't play in person, though. But I can command them to make my ideas come true!
The goal just now is the reason why he let Mista.
Because Mista is as high as eighty, he can appear where he is most needed!
Not much recognized before, a master of running off the ball like Inzaghi was still contemptuously called "picking up leaks" at this time. Think goals are too commonplace. It doesn't reflect the quality of the players at all.
In the eyes of many, only Ronaldo is a striker who rides alone, and Inzaghi doesn't even deserve to lift Ronaldo's shoes.
But as a person who has traveled through the later generations, Chang Sheng knows how powerful it is.
A great shooter, this attribute must be high, there is no doubt about it. Even a striker like Ronaldo has a very high running movement off the ball.
Mista's ability to make a name for himself in football is due to his off-ball movement.
There is no suspense about the outcome of this game. Chang Sheng thinks more about this set of tactics.
This game proved that this tactic works.
However, Córdoba is not very strong, so it is not a real test.
He hasn't met a strong team yet.
So now is not the time to rejoice.
Chang Sheng quickly recovered from the joy of winning the game and getting his first win of the new season.
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In the final match, Getafe beat Cordoba 2-0 at home. got the new season off to a good start.
This result is something that many people didn't expect before the game.
Maybe they thought that Getafe could win, but they didn't expect it to be so easy. Córdoba surrendered without being able to resist.
Is this really the same Getafe who was relegated last season? If Getafe had played the same way last season, would they have to fight relegation at the end?
But the reporters weren't willing to admit defeat.
They don't think the result of this game says anything, and that it may be that Getafe is just lucky.
And the ever-winning defensive counterattack is simply an ugly tactic!
With such a tactic, even if you win, what's there to be happy about?
They looked at the elated Getafe fans in the stands around them. I thought you were just trying to be fresh, or it wouldn't be long before you got tired of this kind of football!
Football is meant to bring joy to people, so how can such an ugly football be happy?
Watch a game like this. Are you really happy?
These journalists have already figured out what they will say after the game.
The main role of the media is to guide public opinion. It is the manipulation of public opinion.
As long as they all say that, then then the whole of Spain will come by then. They will think that Getafe football is ugly, and then they will think that the Getafe fans will also think that the winning tactics are ugly.
When Chang Sheng loses the support of the fans, what else does he have?
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After interviewing players from both sides in the mixed zone, the reporters came to the press room.
The first to come out of the post-match press conference was the visiting coach Jose. Thomas. Escalante.
He was not convinced by the loss.
"Yes, we lost to them. But that's because we didn't prepare for the game...... I thought they were going to stick to the attack – wasn't that the style of football they were used to? I didn't expect them to continue to defend and counter-attack...... To be honest, I don't like this kind of guy who is all in the back half of the court and has a centre-forward in front of me, and I don't think it represents the future of football! ”
When the reporters heard him say this, they all smiled knowingly - they were still trying to find a reason to criticize Getafe's tactics.
Well, now the head coach of Córdoba has given them the best reason.
They just need to play on the words of the Cordoba manager and they can use it to attack Chang Win!
Jose. Thomas. Escalante left after finishing his part.
Then the reporters thought that was the end of the press conference - that was the case in the last few rounds of the league last season, so they got used to it.
But it was at this time that the press officer of the Getafe club, Alberto. Garcia said: "Coach Getafe is ......"
So the reporters, who were about to leave, fell back on their chairs.
Getafe is also going to attend the post-match press conference?
Will it be head coach Chang Sheng himself this time? That's right, we have a lot of questions for him......
However, to the disappointment of these reporters, the person who came out was not Chang Win, nor was the assistant coach Rudy. Gonzalez, but ...... Manuel. Garcia!
Manuel. Coach Garcia sat down and looked down.
This time he wasn't as nervous as he was when he first faced them.
He sat calmly in his seat, waiting for the reporters to ask questions.
Alberto. Garcia spoke again: "Is anyone leaving?" If you want to leave, please take care of yourself, I'll give you a minute, and if no one leaves, then let's continue. ”
A group of reporters looked at each other.
Last season was also Manuel. Garcia attended the pre-match press conference, and the reporters, who felt insulted, got up and walked out of the stadium in protest.
As a result, the protest ended in them all being blocked......
Chang Sheng has been ruthlessly blocking them until now.
I didn't expect it to be Manuel again this time. Garcia came out.
So are they leaving?
Harvey, a journalist for the newspaper Marca. Passos. Rosales snorted and got up from his chair.
He is a reporter for the newspaper "Marca", a reporter for Spain's most widely published professional sports newspaper, how can he tolerate such a naked provocation?
Anyway, there was no press conference on the Getafe side in the last few rounds of the league last season, everyone is used to it, what's the big deal?
After the proud Marca reporter snorted, he didn't look at the two people in the stands, and walked out of the press conference hall with his head held high.
Seeing him get up and leave, the other reporters visibly hesitated, and then three more reporters got up and left.
And then no one moved their buttocks.
At the end of the minute, there were more than 20 reporters remaining in the press room.
Alberto. Garcia laughed, "Very good, I think we can start." But before I begin, I would like to convey a word from the head coach of the Getafe team, Mr. Chang Sheng: Anyone who stays can interview Getafe as a normal and can attend the team's regular press conference every week. And those who leave, we will continue to block them! Now, you can ask questions. ”
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Harvey walks out of the press room. Passos, looking back, saw that there were only three people who came out with him.
One of them was his photojournalist.
The vast majority of them stayed inside.
His face became unpleasant to look at.
"...... A bunch of cowards! ”
He scolded.
But the door was closed, and the people inside could no longer hear him.
And he can foresee that this is a split, which means that the previously indestructible alliance of journalists is disintegrating and falling apart.
After a few months of Chang Sheng's tough ban, the reporters finally couldn't stand it.
More of them succumbed to the obscenity of this "tyrant"!
Harvey. Passos had a feeling of hatred that iron could not be made of steel - he believed that as long as everyone worked together to persevere, Getafe and the damned Chinese would always bow to them!
But now, we're bowing to them first!
When has the dignity of journalists been so humiliated?
Harvey. Pasoston felt that a group of cowards and soft eggs were not enough to make things happen, and he had to rely on himself.
So as soon as he stomped his foot and turned to leave, he just wanted to get out of this place that made him feel humiliated several times.
He felt that Chang Sheng, a Chinese, may still lack a correct understanding of "Maka". Did he think Marca was the kind of tabloid newspaper that was distributed for free in the subway station?
Humiliating "Marca"? Then be prepared to die without a place to be buried! (To be continued)