Chapter 230: The stronger the stronger

"Tiger received the ball in the penalty area!"

With the commentator shouting, Tiger slightly raised his right foot and removed the ball accurately. Then he raised his right foot and was about to shoot a long shot near the corner of the penalty area. Elgra rushed over to block Tiger's shot, but Tiger quickly dunked the ball, then raised his left foot to shoot. Helplessly, Jero also rushed over, and then was hit by Tiger's left foot again...

In a short period of time, he dunked two central defenders in Real Madrid's penalty area. At this time, Tiger really swung his right foot and pulled out hard. Casillas had just made a save move, but Tiger's foot stopped for a while before the shot, completely disrupting Casillas' save rhythm. Then his calf swung quickly again and shot the ball closer to the goal!

Casillas, whose center of gravity had already turned to the far corner, could only reach out and wave it, and watched the ball fly into the nearest point helplessly...

"This bastard, he has so many fake moves, so fast..." Casillas thought to himself helplessly.

For future Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas, this is the first time he has conceded so many goals in a game - four. In fact, no one thinks it was because of using him, the second team goalkeeper, that caused so many goals. In fact, he has saved at least three must-scoring goals and four. It can only be said that Valencia has created too many opportunities...

"Let's take a closer look. In such a small space, Tiger can do so many highly tempting actions lightly! He dodged two Real Madrid defenders with two spikes back and forth, and before shooting, he also made a pause that he often used when shooting penalty kicks... Excellent skills, it's hard to imagine that he is an English player! Even Gascoin back then, I'm afraid he can't use such a fast frequency to make fake moves..."

The score on the field is now four-to-one. After the second half, Raul assisted Morientes to score a point, but Valencia was still the one who controlled the scene. Tiger's goal happened in the 80th minute. He completely killed Real Madrid, and there would be no suspense in the game.

When the final whistle sounded, Real Madrid players completely lowered their noble heads. Although Raul and Morientes made a beautiful cooperation before the final game, the score of 2-4 was enough to allow Valencia to take away a real three-pointer at the Bernabeu.

Toshak coached Real Madrid in his 36th home game and suffered a loss for the first time.

At the post-match press conference, Toshak praised Valencia's performance and admitted that Real Madrid did not lose in this game: "It's a pity that Redondo failed to play due to injury, otherwise the ending might be a different one... The league still has a long time, and losing this game does not mean we have no chance to win the championship."

"I feel honored to be able to win the first league victory this season with Real Madrid. Tiger's performance? Top level, I have always believed that he is the best frontcourt player in the world. He can not only score goals by himself, but also improve our offense. We encountered some trouble before, but that is the price that Tiger must pay to truly play his abilities. Next, we will be on the right track."

After this game, Tiger's reputation really started in Spain - although he performed well in both the Premier League and the Champions League last season, his performance after transferring to Valencia was also very exciting, but Valencia's delay in winning the league will inevitably make Spanish fans feel that "This British is a good player, but that's all." However, after this game, even the most stubborn Spanish fans had to start facing Tiger's existence.

Valencia players who returned to Valencia were cheered by fans - this victory was enough to cover up the shadow of the previous five rounds of unwinding. Although Valencia is only ranked 17th in the league and has not yet left the relegation zone (La Liga is the last four relegation), all Valencia fans firmly believe that next, there will be no team that can stop their consecutive victories!

The only thing that made Valencia's fans a little unhappy is that after winning this game, it was another FIFA match day. Such a break may affect their recent good momentum...

Although he fired at Keegan at the airport last time and said, "Either don't need me, just use me if you want to use me", the English national team still recruited Tiger into the team this time - although England did not play formally this time, there was only one friendly match against Belgium...

"Tiger, I want to talk to you."

After coming to London, Keegan knocked on Tiger's door, and Beckham, who lived in the same room with Tiger, left tactfully, leaving Tiger and Keegan in the room.

"David, Kevin, he won't fight with Tiger, Tiger's bad temper..." Scholes, who was watching TV in his room, couldn't help but say something after hearing Beckham's purpose.

"Shh." Beckham made a low gesture: "I don't know... You know that Tiger is a guy who dares to challenge the boss (Ferguson) directly... But Keegan is not the kind of head coach who will force players to force them. I guess he wants to comfort Tiger."

"But Tiger has performed very well recently. I didn't expect that he went to Spain and seemed to have performed better than at Manchester United... Have you seen the game against Bayern and Real Madrid? The kind of power that mobilizes the whole team... He is not so outstanding at Manchester United."

"He won't get such an opportunity at Manchester United. Although we won't mind letting him dispatch the entire team, it will take a long time to get in. Just look at him in Valencia... The boss will not waste so much time changing the formation and tactics that have been formed." Beckham shrugged.

Scholes nodded silently: "It's just that in the England national team... his position is really difficult to arrange. If we play in the midfield, our midfield's defensive ability is worse. If we play in the same position as Valencia, I don't think he can get such a position."

"Indeed, no matter how outstanding he performs, he is just a newcomer to the national team." Beckham agreed with Scholes.

Just as two Manchester United players were chatting, Keegan and Tiger were also having a conversation in another room.

After Keegan walked into Tiger's room, Tiger did not speak, but watched the TV on his own, which also made Keegan feel a little embarrassed. After a while, Keegan coughed: "Teger, maybe you have some misunderstandings about me..."

He had just said this and saw Tiger looking up at him, his eyes full of surprise, as if asking: "Misunderstanding? Where is the misunderstanding? If you say I don't need me, I won't need me. Is this also called a misunderstanding?"

Keegan was choked again, but he was indeed a coach with no temper and still said: "I think I did not do well with you before, but you also have to know that players of your type rarely appear in the history of English football... Some people say that you are the second Gascoin, but the characteristics of you and Gascoin are different. You are faster, more agile, and have a stronger desire to attack. Maybe only tactics like Valencia can allow you to exert all your abilities, but do you think, in the English national team, we may use this tactic? England has been playing 442 for decades. In this case, do you think the reality of tactics has changed?"

"That seems to be a question that the head coach should consider." Tiger replied calmly.

"Yes, it's indeed a question that the head coach should consider, and it's not something that players need to consider." Keegan sighed: "So you should understand that I can only choose to use you more simply, either let you serve as a forward or to attack midfielder... But now I can only assure you that you will not be allowed to play any wing forward again, and you are indeed not suitable for this position."

Tiger nodded silently, Keegan reached out his hand. Tiger hesitated for a moment, then tilted his shoulder and let him pat him.

Keegan saw this as a signal of reconciliation, and he smiled with satisfaction: "I don't know how long I can be the head coach of the England national team, but I still hope you can play a greater role in the national team. After all, you are the best skilled player in England now."

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After this conversation, there seemed to be signs of reconciliation between Tiger and Keegan. In the next friendly match against Belgium, Tiger appeared in the starting lineup because Beckham was injured, and Scholes changed to the right forward. In this game, England defeated his opponent two-to-one, and Tiger had an assist in the game.

The reconciliation between the two seemed to have brought good luck to England. In the next European Cup qualifier, Poland lost 0-2 away to Sweden, which made them score the same goal with England, but ranked third because of their mutual victory and loss relationship. England got the opportunity to participate in the playoffs as if on thin ice!

After getting the news, Keegan seemed very excited. He said in an interview: "We may have been able to come in by walking the back door, but who can say we can't come out of the front door openly in the European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands next year? I feel that we can now pass the hurdles and finally win the championship. We do have many things to improve and improve, but we have the ability to win the championship, and I always think so in my heart. We haven't adjusted to the best state, and people are eager to criticize us. Now we have the opportunity to shut them up."

The media generally thinks that Keegan's words are too excited - after all, they still have to participate in the play-offs...

After this game, Tiger returned to Valencia with a pretty good mood. The opponent in the playoffs has not yet come out, which is not something he should worry about. Being able to participate in the playoffs means that England still has a high possibility to participate in the European Championships. For Tiger, this may be his first time participating in a major competition of this nature.

Tiger maintained a good mood, Valencia's results were good - in the next seventh round of La Liga, Valencia, who was at home, swept Numancia four-zero, and Tiger shone again in the game. He scored twice in the first twenty minutes, and then assisted Mundeta to score a goal. Juan Sanchez, who came on as a substitute before the end of the game, added icing on the cake. After winning this game, Valencia escaped from the relegation zone and ranked 13th in the league with eight points and began to move towards the right path.

Because he will welcome Bayern at home in a week, Cooper hides Tiger in the next round of the league, while Valencia loses Bilbao with a goal away. Cooper does not take this loss seriously. He is concerned about the next home game against Bayern.

In this game, Tiger, who returned to the main lineup, controlled the midfield again. His assist helped Keelli open the first record in the game. However, Valencia missed several opportunities in a row. The experienced Bayern equalized the score by Effenberg in the second half. In the end, the two sides shook hands again, and the points were six points. However, in another game, the Wanderers won two consecutive victories. They swept Eindhoven four-one at home and reached the top of the group with seven points. Valencia and Bayern slipped to second and third places.

In this case, Valencia welcomed another strong opponent in the league, that is, La Coruña, who was ranked fourth before, and Tiger faced another top midfielder in the midfield, Brazilian geek Dejaminha.

This middle-class Brazilian player is not a standard professional player. He is more of a play. He is not very good at playing games. He often gets red and yellow cards inexplicably on the court. Although his head coach Iruetta once joked to him: "If you can control the number of red cards in less than three seasons, then you will be the World Footballer." Dejaminha's answer is the same personality: "Fuck you, Footballerer!"

The biggest problem for such a player is his unstable performance, but this season has been his best performance.

Two midfielders with equally excellent personal skills and organizational skills had a wonderful contest at Mestalia Stadium. Tiger was surrounded by Lopez, Mendeta, Kili, and Dejaminha were surrounded by Makai, Mauro Silva and Fran (not the one from Uruguay), two top midfielders, a group of top midfielders, a battle of 1 inch of land!

The one who won the final victory was Valencia, who was in good shape recently - despite having one draw and one loss before, Valencia's condition has gradually begun to reach its peak!

In the 26th minute of the first half, Tiger's wonderful over-top pass from the midfield allowed Kili Gonzalez to get a one-on-one strike. Facing the opponent's goalkeeper Molina, the Argentinian calmly pushed the ball into the far corner and won the first goal!

After taking the lead, Valencia continued to entangle with the opponent in the midfield. The Valencia midfield led by Tiger is not inferior to the opponent in all aspects, which also gives them a certain advantage. After gradually eroding the opponent's fighting spirit, Tiger's instigation in the 86th minute made the final result of the game - he passed the ball beautifully to Gideta in the middle, and Gideta made a cross from the top, and Girard, who was inserted in the back row, scored again in front of the goal, 2-0, and Valencia won at home.

After winning this game, Valencia immediately went to Glasgow to challenge the current group number one Wanderers - this game is a game that Valencia cannot afford to lose, and even a draw - who knows what the result will be in the last round...

This game has another special meaning for Tiger. The opponent in the England playoffs has come out, and the opponent is Scotland. The game will be held in mid-November, and the Wanderer with six Scottish internationals will be a good opportunity for him to get familiar with his opponent...

Tiger's condition has been getting better and better recently. In this game, he unexpectedly controlled the midfield again. The Wanderers' German midfielder Alberts was completely unable to control his organization. Kielli, who was in good shape recently, scored the first record for Valencia again, assisting him with Caboni, which was a beautiful long pass, but Tiger was the one who passed the ball to Caboni before.

Before the end of the first half, Tiger initiated an attack again. After Kili broke through, he made a cross. Lopez scored the ball into the goal three meters in front of the goal. Almost in the first half, Valencia secured the victory.

Tiger's goals have decreased significantly since the beginning of this season, but the key goals have increased - after Wanderers scored a point in the second half, he used a beautiful volley from the top of the penalty area to secure the victory. Three to one, Valencia won a complete away game and jumped to the first place in the group with nine points. Wanderers are still second, because in another game, Bayern lost 1-2 away to Eindhoven, who had not won in the previous game...

Valencia with nine points, Rangers with seven points, Bayern with six points, and Eindhoven with four points - the top three have the chance to qualify, and Eindhoven still has the chance to qualify for the League Cup, if they can win Valencia away, and the Rangers beat Bayern again...

And because of the last round of Wanderers fighting with Bayern, Valencia has actually advanced from this group. They have remained unbeaten so far. Appearing from the group one round ahead of schedule is the best reward for them!

"In the last round, we have to get at least one point, be able to become the first in the group, and be better in the second stage of the grouping." Tiger said thoughtfully on the plane back to Valencia.

"Yes, it's not our goal to enter the second stage of the group stage. We have to enter the knockout stage and strive for the championship!" Mendeta waved his fists to boost the morale of the team, and Valencia's players also cheered loudly.

Cooper looked at all this with a smile. He was not dissatisfied with anything. Although his performance in the league was not very good, Valencia's winning rate was very high when facing a strong team - he had defeated Real Madrid and La Coruña in succession! Although he lost a lot of points from a weak team, what's the relationship? The team is still running-in. The league may not be able to compete for the championship, but with Valencia's current motivation to meet the stronger the stronger, who said that he could not compete for the Champions League?
Chapter completed!