There was a sigh of relief in the stands, Valencia once again escaped disaster.
In addition to thanking God and Canizares, the fans also thank Robben. If he had passed the ball to Thomason behind the side instead of shooting it himself, Canizares would have been dead, but Robben
Ben chose to shoot the ball himself, giving Canizales a chance to be a hero.
Alkmaar's assistant coaches all yelled at Robben angrily, and the players also accused Robben of not passing the ball, but Jiang Mu just waved his fist regretfully and said nothing more.
This is not because Jiang Mu is not angry. The main reason is that in the last life he was used to seeing Robben who was many times better than he is now, so he has greater tolerance for the current Robben. When facing the goalkeeper, Robben passed the ball to Thomas.
Maassen is a smarter approach. He cannot be completely blamed for not passing the ball. After all, he is only a little over 16 years old. And from a forward's perspective, shooting is always the first choice.
But when Robben passed by Jiang Mu, Jiang Mu still yelled at him, asking him to broaden his horizons and not just think about dribbling and shooting.
At this time, Robben also knew that he had just made a wrong choice, because Thomason had already complained about him. He made an apology gesture towards Jiang Mu, turned around and ran away.
Although Robben's counterattack gave Valencia a huge psychological shock, at this time Valencia had become desperadoes. Death sooner or later would lead to death, and they also had the idea of breaking the pot.
, after being conservative for two or three minutes, they continued to attack aggressively.
In the 37th minute of the game, Valencia had its best shooting opportunity since the start of the game.
A defensive error by Kronkamp gave Angulo a chance to pass the ball successfully. Without the interception from the wing, it would be very dangerous for the ball to hit the center, because the defensive players in the center are facing the pressure of an own goal.
The caution of the defensive players gave the Valencia forwards a chance. Although Illie's quick grab in the middle did not touch the ball, it interfered with Alkmaar's defensive players. The ball did not touch anyone in the middle and leaked directly.
At the back post, Kili Gonzalez, who was playing behind the ball, just accelerated to the right position. Before Riise made a clearance, Argentinian Kili poked Riise in the back.
The ball was at the near post. As long as it was shot on target, there was nothing God could do to stop the ball from flying into the net. However, Cooper was really unlucky. The ball actually hit the goal post and bounced into Riise's leg.
The bottom line popped up again, but it didn't bounce into the net.
The speed of this pass and attack was so fast that the fans did not have time to prepare in advance. They only let out a cry of regret after the ball went out of bounds.
Time was very tight for Valencia. They quickly took a tactical corner kick. The ball was passed into the penalty area again by Kili Gonzalez, who had just shot. Under Alkmaar's defense, the ground ball was passed.
Not going in, Kiley Gonzalez passed a high ball.
Valencia did not have an advantage in the high-altitude ball, but under their pressure, Alkmaar was also very nervous. Lucio and Martens grabbed the ball's landing point together, but of these two people, one was the main force,
One was a substitute. Lucio and Martens didn't cooperate as well as Ismail, and both of them hit the ball at the same time.
The ball suddenly changed direction under the attack of Ismail and Lucio and flew towards the goal instead of flying to the sideline.
Cesar was frightened because he was too close to the goal. He almost subconsciously pushed it with his hand. Cesar's reaction was very fast. The ball was originally flying towards the goal, but he pushed it like this.
, the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced down, but did not bounce into the net.
Illie quickly grabbed the spot and took a shot, but he was squeezed by Lucio who was in shock. The shot that was close at hand did not reach him. The ball was held down by Cesar's second save.
Two consecutive encounters caused Alkmaar fans and players on the bench to speak nervously. They were extremely regretful before and felt that their opponents were too lucky. Now they are thanking God for his help and not letting their opponents down.
Goal.
While Jiang Mu was nervous, he couldn't help but sigh that Cooper's luck was really not good enough. Such a ball appeared twice in a row, but he failed to score. He was really a guy abandoned by God.
He remembered that Cooper was also a very unlucky guy in the previous life. Cooper moved from Mallorca to Valencia. In just a few years, Cooper reached the Champions League finals twice. However, even in Valencia's heyday
, but Cooper will always only be the second best. Whether he is runner-up in the league or runner-up in the Champions League, the golden championship trophy is always one step away from him and his disciples. In the 2001-2002 season, Cooper left Valencia for
After leaving Inter Milan, Valencia also left Mendieta, Lopez, Hérard, and Farinos. Valencia was almost injured. But in this case, the new head coach
However, Niites led a group of unknown juniors and relied on the 1:0 game philosophy to bring Valencia to the championship podium. However, in the distant Apennine Peninsula, Inter Milan lost in the final round.
Under a great situation, he lost the league championship to Juventus. As a strong coach, but without a championship, his luck couldn't be worse.
Continuously creating good opportunities but failing to score made Cooper very anxious. They kept yelling at the players, asking them to calm down before shooting. However, the players were also anxious at this time, and the coach could not be heard on the sidelines.
What's the shout?
In the last ten minutes of the first half, Valencia attacked even more fiercely, as if the whole game was over. They were determined to score a goal in the first half, but Alkmaar's defense was very tight.
, it is not about relying on the accumulation of numbers to win. Under Jiang Mu's training for more than two years, these young players have a tacit understanding of cooperation and a very high level of defense. They start to interfere with the opponent's passes from the front and make the opponent uncomfortable. In the midfield,
The defensive role is almost similar to that of a defender. The opponent's offense has lost its vigor under the first two levels of defense, and then it is entangled with the wolf-like Alkmaar defender, even Barcelona, Bayern, and Manchester United.
It's hard for such a wealthy team, let alone a quasi-powerful team like Valencia.
As time passed, Valencia, who was eager to score, was unable to break through Alkmaar's goal. Alkmaar's counterattack did not achieve good results. Only Robben missed two long-range shots. Both sides could only accept half a goal.
The result of field 0:0.
After returning to the locker room, the taciturn Cooper seemed to be possessed by Ferguson. With a sullen face, he opened the door with a bang and yelled at the players.
"We have been eliminated! There are 45 minutes of garbage time in the second half. How do you want to spend these 45 minutes and continue to waste time and opportunities on the court? I have always been proud of you, but today, I can no longer think like this,
Our fans can't think like this. I think they are all ready to boo us. We are not facing Real Madrid and Barcelona, we are just facing an upstart in the Eredivisie..."
There was silence in the locker room, a real silence like a tomb. All the players had their heads hanging down. None of the goals set before the game were completed. None of the opportunities that appeared on the field were grasped. They really had no face to face the main challenge.
The coach's accusations. Even veteran players like Carboni and Angeloma lowered their heads and remained silent, allowing Cooper to scold him.
After venting for a while, Cooper's mood calmed down a little. He took a deep breath and said: "You guys work very hard. I have seen this. Even when we played against Barcelona and Real Madrid, you were just playing like this."
Attitude, but this is not enough, because Alkmaar, who is three goals ahead of us, works harder than you. Therefore, if we want to win, we must not only use all our energy and courage, but we must also perform beyond our normal capabilities and show better performance than our opponents.
Only by working hard can we defeat our opponents!"
Cooper's words resonated with the Valencia players. They also felt this during the game. They felt that they were already able to fight very well, but they did not expect that their opponents could fight even more. Just looking at the performance of the players without looking at the scene would not help.
Without knowing the result of the first game, no one could have guessed that Alkmaar had a huge lead.
"They are a group of lunatics, they can fight so hard." Carboni is almost 35 years old. This Italian player who has played in six clubs has rich experience, but he has never seen a team in 4:
1 A team that can fight so hard even when it's leading.
Cooper said: "This shows that their desire to advance is very strong. During the group stage, their head coach Jiang Mu said that Alkmaar's goal is to enter the final, but our desire and confidence are insufficient.
This is the reason why we have been unable to overwhelm our opponents. Until now, there are still 45 minutes left in the game. No tactics are so easy to use. What is needed most at this moment is everyone’s hard work and 120% effort.
Work hard and fight the opponent to the death. No matter what the final result is, as long as we fight hard, the fans will definitely applaud us instead of booing us... Let me talk about how to play. The opponent's defense looks very
Perfect, without any flaws, but their central defender is a minor flaw, because the main central defender Ismail is suspended, Lucio and Martens do not cooperate well, and Martens is too old, and his physical fitness and reaction are poor.
He's not on the same page as his teammates, and we're going to attack them in the second half..."
Cooper asked the players to attack Alkmaar's center back Martens in the locker room, and Jiang Mu also discussed the two issues of offense and defense in the locker room. On defense, Jiang Mu emphasized that the midfielder must coordinate well.
Defend, protect the two central defenders, and try to solve the danger outside the penalty area, rather than letting the last line of defense face the danger, because the closer to the goal, the more dangerous the mistakes made.
In terms of offense, Jiang Mu severely criticized Robben, telling him to pay attention to passing the ball and not to shoot. Scoring is not everything for a forward. A forward is first and foremost a player, and a forward who can pass the ball is an excellent player.
Finally, Jiang Mu reminded the players not to be careless. Valencia will definitely work hard in the second half, and let them remember the tragedy of Bayern in last season's Champions League final and must fight against their opponents like they did in the first half.