Chapter Thirty-Seven: Valencia Different From Before
When the game started, there was a deafening roar at the Mestalla Stadium.
This is the pressure Valencia fans are putting on Real Madrid.
This is a little trick that fans do.
Although they are not very optimistic about their team being able to defeat Real Madrid, they still have to do what needs to be done.
In addition, these Valencia fans have another thought, which is to show their strength to Chang Sheng.
You know, a team like Valencia cannot be coached by just any cat or dog.
How dare you come to Valencia to coach without a few brushes?
The fans want to give him a kick.
Look at the head coach of a small team who came to Valencia and was overwhelmed by our prestige, right?
It's a pity to disappoint them.
Chang Sheng stood on the sidelines with an expressionless face. He didn't even look towards the stands, but just stared at the court intently.
The game is ongoing. He has been practicing the tactics he worked hard all summer. Are there any results?
In fact, he shouldn't have such doubts.
Because he uses a lot of training skills to help the team become familiar with and adapt to this tactic, he has received good feedback from daily training and warm-up matches.
But it is a digital thing after all, and the warm-up matches are not representative.
The most important thing is whether the players can use what they have learned in training in official games.
You must know that their opponent is Real Madrid.
After watching it for only five minutes, Chang Sheng felt a little calmer.
Because he found that the players' performance was quite decent.
They were not intimidated by their opponents, nor were they tied down just because it was the opening game.
The high-intensity physical training in pre-season training has played a role.
Physical training not only trains the players' physical fitness, but also trains the players' discipline.
Players who can survive that kind of training are also good in terms of discipline in executing tactics.
Every player is constantly running on the court.
The distance between players is not large, allowing them to pass and move easily.
The game started from their kick-off. The ball was firmly controlled by the Valencia players.
The commentator of this game, Fernando Morne Sanchis, did not get used to it at first.
He also used his impressions of Valencia last season to commentate on this game.
But he soon discovered that Valencia's tactics were different from last season.
Last season, they gave up possession of the ball, stabilized their defense, and slowly dealt with their opponents.
How can it be like now, firmly controlling the football under his feet and passing moves back and forth.
People who see it are dazzled...
Then he reacted - this team is coached by a winning team. Isn't this the same tactic he used in the King's Cup final?
Moeen did not commentate on the Copa del Rey final, but he had watched the game, and the response caused by this game among professional football people was also very large.
Everyone is discussing what is this kind of tikitaka that is completely different from the tikitaka in Barcelona.
It seems to be all about passing the ball, running and controlling the ball.
But why does the winning TiKitaka look better than Barcelona's TiKitaka? And the improvement to the team's strength is also very obvious.
A weak team like Getafe relied on this tactic to defeat La Liga's third-place Mallorca 3:1 in the Copa del Rey final and win the Copa del Rey.
You can increase the power of this tactic.
Unexpectedly, he transplanted this tactic to Valencia...
And judging from the current performance of Valencia players, they are still decent... obviously more mature than Getafe back then.
"This...this is tikitaka!" Moen exclaimed.
After the Copa del Rey final, Mallorca head coach Aragones mentioned the winning tactic in an interview with reporters. He gave this tactic a name. It was called tikitaka.
Just like how he was named this way by a reporter when he was a member of the Spanish national team.
That’s why everyone now calls Chang Sheng’s tactics that emphasize running and passing.
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Del Bosque sat on the coaching bench and looked at the court with a stern expression.
He was not surprised by Valencia's tikitaka. What made him look grim was that this tikitaka was different from the tikitaka he saw in the Copa del Rey final.
Although at first glance, they both look the same. Both emphasize running, passing, and receiving.
But... Valencia's tikitaka seems to be faster than Getafe's tikitaka?
Del Bosque was not sure, after all, he had only watched a few minutes of the game.
He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Chang Sheng, who was standing on the sidelines. It was said that he was not yet thirty years old.
How many weird things does such a young head coach have in his mind that would surprise us...
Bosque thought of his handshake with him yesterday and the words he said.
He didn't care about what Chang Sheng said at the press conference afterwards. He thought it was just psychological warfare. Any head coach would talk nonsense, even an honest man like him.
It seems that this game will indeed be an exciting game...
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Five minutes, five whole minutes. Valencia didn't have a shot on goal.
They just kept running, passing, catching the ball, passing, running again...and the cycle continued.
Real Madrid's defense was a little confused facing Valencia like this. This was completely different from the Valencia they were familiar with.
If I must describe it...
Real Madrid players now feel that they are not facing Valencia players, but a large group of elusive black bats flying around, seemingly just flying randomly in the air...
He clearly saw that the bat was flying towards him, and when he reached out to catch it, the bat suddenly changed direction and turned to the other side, leaving him empty-handed!
Baraja was still in the center circle when he received the ball just now, but the next second he passed the ball and disappeared.
When I saw him again, he was already in the ribs and had advanced a full ten meters.
It's not just Baraja, almost all Valencia players are like this.
In fact, not only the Real Madrid players were surprised, but the Valencia players were also shocked during the game.
Although they have been practicing all summer, and although they have also practiced such tactics in four warm-up matches, the constant victory in those four warm-up matches deliberately disrupted the player configuration. Let them combine at will, but in fact it is not obvious at all.
What effect will come.
This is the first time that this tactic has been used as the main lineup.
Only then did they discover that the effect was surprisingly effective!
So far, they haven't had a shot, but Real Madrid has been unable to attack due to their ball control tactics, so they can only defend.
In the past, they played defensive counterattack. Most of the time, the opponent had the ball. At this time, they were always on tenterhooks.
But now, when they control the football on their side, whether passing it forward or backward, they feel very at ease and safe. It's as if the ball is at their feet and they don't have to worry about losing the ball.
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In fact, the football at their feet is risky. If the opponent rushes to grab the ball and they lose the ball, it will be a disaster.
But the winning tactics also take this into full consideration. So he tells every player that the most important thing is not to be too strong.
If the situation is not right, don't think that you can break out of the encirclement of several people, enter the penalty area single-handedly, and then score a goal. Once you have such an idea, football will be in a really dangerous situation, and at the same time the entire team
I will also be scared with you.
If something is wrong, the simplest and safest way is to pass the football to the person closest to you and the best person to pass it to.
Unless you make mistakes when passing the ball, usually in this case, the crisis is resolved.
When explaining the tactics at that time, some players also asked: "What if the opponent continues to press the next passing player?"
Chang Sheng's answer is "continue to pass on".
Continue to pass, pass back or to the side, or even... pass forward!
This tactic also hopes that the opponent will press forward. Once they press, the formation will be chaotic, and there will be many gaps of different sizes in the defense line.
Chang Sheng's requirement for Valencia players is to always look ahead and look for loopholes in the opponent during the continuous passing. Once there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, pass the football immediately. A sudden change in rhythm will cause a fatal
One hit!
So the most important thing about this tactic is to pass the football.
If you spread the word, you'll have a chance.
Don't rush to shoot. Rushing to finish an attack is far from keeping the football under your feet. It's better to wait patiently for the opportunity.
As long as the football is under your feet, there is a moment when it can be converted into a shot or even a goal. But if you shoot in a hurry and hand over possession of the ball to the opponent, you have to immediately switch to defense.
At first, Valencia's players just implemented this tactic with the mentality of giving it a try.
But five minutes later, they discovered that there was much to do.
First of all, the football was always at their feet. Real Madrid could only choose to defend, and their fearsome blade was forced to put away. This was rarely seen before.
Secondly, through this way of passing back and forth, they were also observing. They found that Real Madrid's defense made several mistakes during the mobilization process. If they were bolder, maybe they could go straight to the Yellow Dragon...
At this time, they had more confidence in Chang Sheng's tactics, and there was less resistance in their hearts towards Chang Sheng...
They went back and forth like this for a minute. They passed from the left to the right, then from the right to the back, then from the back to the front, and finally fell at Aimar's feet.
The Argentinian "Joker" is a natural attacking midfielder and an excellent organizational player. He has a [Vision] of 75 and a [Willpower] of 97, and a [Decision] of 80. Here is [Decision]
Quite important.
Because [Decision] represents a player's ability to make the right decision most of the time. This attribute is very important for every player, especially for central defenders and midfielders, because they will often get the ball and play it here
When there are many choices, they must make the most correct one.
The central defender making the most correct choice can ensure the safety of the goal, and the attacking midfielder like Aimar making the most correct choice means...the team can get a good shooting opportunity!
In comparison, the technical attribute of [passing] is not that important.
Because in the winning "mad dog" tactic, the movement of the players determines that he does not need to make any thrilling and imaginative passes, maybe just a simple push pass, about fifteen meters
, which is enough for teammates to catch the ball in a very comfortable place.
As an attacking midfielder, one who executes the last pass, he only needs to have excellent [vision] so that he can find the opening.
He didn't find an opening, but he found Parvin.
He remembered the instructions before the winning game - defeat Pavin!
So he passed the football to the area that Pavin was responsible for, which was also the area that Ibrahimovic was responsible for.
After a summer of training and contact observation, I really admire the skills of this 19-year-old Swede in the Aimar team.
At first, when Ibrahimovic came to the team, everyone thought that this tall center must be like Kalu, so they didn't understand what Chang Sheng was doing when he already had Kalu.
We also need to buy Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and he bought it for the highest price in the team's transfer period this summer.
But when Ibrahimovic showed his ability in training, many people were convinced.
There is indeed a reason why it is worth the price.
His foot skills are simply better than many short people.
In terms of skills, Aimar feels that Ibrahimovic is on par with him, but considering his height... Aimar thinks that if his height is the same as Ibrahimovic, he will definitely not be as good as him.
Ibrahimovic has good footwork.
Ibrahimovic stretched his legs and received Aimar's pass.
At the same time, he was very close to Parveen.
He thought of what Chang Sheng said.
Defeat Parveen?
I like!
"Bastard" Ibrahimovic showed an excited smile on his face.
