Guardiola did not receive a double salary in the end. He was joking. Accepting the invitation to win in this way seemed to make him feel better.
As for why he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't do this, he couldn't explain clearly.
Perhaps the more than ten years spent in Barcelona still left too deep a mark on him, and he was somewhat unable to accept the reality of becoming a part of Barcelona's competitors.
He has been keeping a low profile since his transfer to Valencia, and he doesn't look like the captain of a domestic giant at all.
But such low-key days are gone forever.
Because he has to leave the game himself and become a coach.
When the international players returned from their national team games, they quickly discovered this.
Because Guardiola had a whistle hanging around his neck and appeared in front of them with the members of the coaching staff.
Chang Sheng patted Guardiola on the shoulder and said to the puzzled players: "From now on, Pep will serve as your tactical coach. He will tell you what the deeper and better 'mad dog' tactics should be."
Something like that.”
Then Guardiola got to work.
tikitaka is not new to the Barcelona players, but it is still very unfamiliar to the Valencia players, and this is based on the fact that they have been training for more than a month.
In fact, the winning mad dog tactic is indeed a superficial tactic, because whether it is Chang Sheng, Rudy Gonzalez, or Valencia's own coach, their impression of Barcelona's tikitaka is only superficial.
It's just an impression. As for what this tikitaka should look like specifically, these coaches don't know much.
With such training, one can naturally only achieve a similar appearance.
To achieve this, you need a truly knowledgeable insider.
Guardiola is such an insider.
After he joined the training, the situation immediately changed.
Guardiola will use his actual experience to tell the Valencia players. When he gets the ball in this place, how should others move to cooperate with him. And when he moves to another place, how should he recognize the goods?
Movement support.
When he is at the front edge of the opponent's penalty area and the front edge of his own penalty area, what is the difference in the supporting movement?
His explanations and demonstrations are more detailed than those of the coaches, with a strong Barcelona style.
Chang Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene in the audience.
The role of introducing Guardiola for free was most vividly demonstrated at this time.
Without Guardiola, his tikitaka would always be the same.
And Guardiola injected soul into this tactic.
The mad dog started to become more aggressive.
"Actually, it's quite decent," Rudy Gonzalez said on the sidelines.
The other coaches gathered around him and Chang Sheng. When they heard what Rudy said, they all nodded in agreement.
"You can't tell that he is a player who has never attended a coaching class..."
"It's really enviable. Today's coaches are getting younger and younger. Old guys like us are almost no longer able to survive, right? Ha!"
Everyone just watched Guardiola instructing the players on the training ground and commented on him.
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The whistle kept sounding during the training. It was Guardiola who kept blowing the whistle to pause the training, and then told his teammates about everyone's gains and losses just now, and told them what to do next.
He is meticulous and very conscientious. If a player fails to do the job in training, he will immediately blow the whistle and ask the whole team to start over. Just because this person may have moved a second late, although he still received the ball, he could not
Diola will still ask the team to do it again.
At first, the players didn't understand and looked at the coach on the sidelines, a little reluctant.
Seeing this scene, Chang Sheng wiped the smile off his face and walked into the stadium. At this time, as the team's head coach. He had established his basic reputation with a big victory, and he needed to support Guardiola.
"There is actually only one word required for this tactic, and that is - 'accuracy'. The passing must be accurate, the receiving must be accurate, and the use of space must also be accurate. Maybe you think it is a second too late, as long as you can catch the ball
That's fine. But let me tell you, if you are one second late when running, you may need five seconds to adjust the ball you receive, and then the whole team will have to be fifteen seconds late to advance the football into the opponent's penalty area.
Before. In a fierce football match, what are these countless ten seconds accumulated? It is the watershed between victory and defeat! There is no room for sloppiness in the game of victory and defeat, guys. I know you have never been required to be so meticulous before.
However, this makes you very uncomfortable. Other teams will not ask this, but if we ask this, we will have an advantage over them in the game. As long as everyone can do their best for a few seconds, it will be
It will turn into a victory for the whole team! So, now, listen to Pep and train again!"
After saying that, he handed over the training command to Guardiola and walked off the training ground.
Rudy Gonzalez smiled at him and said, "You are getting more and more relaxed now. Just take responsibility and say a few words."
Chang Sheng was not embarrassed at all. He smiled and said: "Those who are capable will work hard. I am only responsible for coordinating. This is the head coach!"
Rudy Gonzalez rolled his eyes, then came on to help Guardiola with his whistle in his mouth.
Other coaches are also cooperating with Guardiola as the "new coach" in training.
For a moment, Chang Sheng's surroundings were empty.
Chang Sheng looked around and found that everyone was busy, so he started to get busy too.
He opened the [Golden Eyes], and then scanned the players' reputations and increases and decreases in values one by one...
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On September 9th, the second round of the league begins.
Real Madrid was held to a 1:1 draw by Malaga at home. In the first two rounds of the league, Real Madrid failed to win a game. This became a hot topic among the media.
Many people believe that Real Madrid has not yet recovered from the 0:5 loss to Valencia in the first round of the league.
As the team that beat Real Madrid 5-0 in the first round of the league, Valencia's second round attracted much attention.
They face Valladolid away from home.
Valladolid narrowly avoided relegation last season, and their strength is far from that of Valencia.
This game should have been won smoothly.
But the final result surprised many people.
Because Valencia was tied, the score was the same as Real Madrid's, 1:1.
In this game, Valencia did not show the same form as they beat Real Madrid 5-0 at home.
Players who participated in the national team competition seemed a little tired when they came back.
Another unknown reason is that Valencia has been re-adjusting their tactics. In addition to the adjustments caused by Baraja's injury, there are also new things that Guardiola has brought to the players as coach, and they have also
There needs to be a process of acceptance and adaptation.
So the performance in this game was unsatisfactory.
But the outside world doesn’t know. They have only seen the FIFA virus, but the FIFA virus is not so powerful, right? The dignified runner-up in the Champions League last season couldn’t even win against the relegation team?
For a time, there were some criticisms in the media.
Some media also said in a weird way that Chang Sheng's true colors were finally revealed, and that a team like Valencia was not something that he, a head coach of a country team who had coached for one season, could control.
However, most of the media that say this are not local media in Valencia, but media from other places, mainly the Madrid media that are pro-Real Madrid.
For example, "Marca" and "AS". These two media had a rift when Chang Sheng coached Getafe.
Fighting against ridicule now is just a matter of habit.
In comparison, the media in Valencia are much more objective. They believe that after a big victory and two weeks of national team matches, the team's training was not normal and the team drew with Valladolid.
, it’s not a big deal.
Chang Sheng has already proven his ability against Real Madrid, and all he has to do now is to give him time. In Getafe, he built a relegation team into a Serie B champion and a Copa del Rey in one season.
Champion. It’s just a game now, so why rush to a conclusion?
As an autonomous region, Valencia is already very unhappy with the Madrid region. Naturally, they all want to refute what the Madrid media says.
So instead they became the vanguard in maintaining constant victory.
Of course, these are external voices.
So after the draw with Valladolid, what is the situation inside the team like?
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The team resumed training the day after the match against Valladolid.
Before the training started, Chang Sheng signaled the players to assemble because he had something to say.
"I watched the media reports in Valencia that day. I have to say that it is indeed a local media. They are really friendly to you. They gave us a lot of excuses for not winning the game, such as national team games, etc.
The training is not systematic... I don't know if any of you believe it. But what I want to say is... I don't think this draw is forgivable at all! Yes, we have many main players who participated in two national games
Our training is not normal in the team's game. But...but! Facing Valladolid, which was relegated by one point last season. I think even if you follow the original tactics and only exert 50% of your energy, you will still be able to defeat Valladolid.
It was enough to defeat them! But you almost lost the game! You should feel lucky, if you lose... your vacation will be gone."
"So why didn't we win this game? I hope you think about this question carefully. Why? Our personal strength and overall strength are much stronger than them, why did the final victory not belong to us? Don't say what football is
Such words are round. I remember I once told you that I am a head coach who pursues victory. Since we can beat Real Madrid with five goals, why can't we beat Valladolid with five goals? Is Valladolid better than Real Madrid?
Is it more powerful? In the final analysis, there is only one reason, and that is that you underestimated the enemy!"
"The last team I coached was a very weak team. Any opponent who looked at us would be dismissive and thought they would definitely win. The result? Getafe ended up winning the league and the Copa del Rey.
! On the road to Getafe's success, there are corpses of those who thought they were proud and underestimated their opponents! Are you also planning to become a stepping stone for those weak teams to achieve miracles?"
Chang Sheng's words were particularly convincing because he had indeed created a miracle with the weak Getafe. So no one dared to express disdain for his words.
"The Valencia I hope to build is a truly strong team! What is a truly strong team? A truly strong team is one that dares to fight against powerful enemies! Just like what we did against Real Madrid. A truly strong team
Still, I show no mercy when facing a seemingly weak opponent! If I can beat my opponent 5:0, I will never give up on 3:0! Only a team like this is worthy of winning the championship and glory!"
"Now, start training! Then you can feel for yourself what I said to you today. If you have different opinions or questions, you are welcome to come to me at any time. You can also call me. I will be happy to help you resolve your doubts.
