Chapter 89 The reason for admitting defeat (7/136, for the leader Lu Fanlei
Chapter 89 Reasons for surrendering (7/136, extra update for alliance leader Lu Fanlei)
In the Valencia dressing room, the atmosphere was slightly depressing.
The players have yet to recover from the blow they suffered in the first half.
Looking at these players, you will understand why it is important for a head coach to understand the history of psychology.
Because you have to be like a psychologist, mediating the players' emotions and stimulating their state.
If you continue to beat them when they are depressed, they will completely lose their fighting spirit. On the other hand, if you continue to praise them when their confidence is high, they may become arrogant.
Of course, Chang Sheng is not a psychology expert. He has never even taken a psychology class for a day.
He doesn't know what a psychiatrist should do.
But there are some things he knows that are common, such as warning arrogant people, and comforting and motivating people who are depressed.
Chang Sheng seems to have a talent for this. He knows what to do without learning or guidance.
"Remember what I said to you before the game?"
Chang Sheng said to the silent people in this room.
Everyone looked up at him, wondering why the head coach mentioned this.
"I said that if a team wants to become a truly strong team and win the championship, it must have a championship heart. I also said that if we want to win the league championship this season, we must defeat it away from home.
Real Madrid, because only in this way can we have the heart of a champion. Now do you understand? Why do you have the heart of a champion after winning this game?"
He walked around the room, and everyone's eyes followed him.
"Why? Because we are away from home, facing a powerful team like Real Madrid. There was a penalty kick that was not awarded in the first half, and now we are still behind... Look, there are so many unfavorable factors."
He stopped, spread his hands and looked at everyone.
"With so many unfavorable factors, it is natural for us to lose this game. And we are so many points ahead of our opponents, it doesn't matter if we lose a game. Right?" Chang Sheng looked at them. "But Villarreal
They used to be second in the league, where are they now? Fifth! Celta used to be fourth in the league, where are they now? Seventh! Why? It's simple, they don't have a championship heart. There is no temporary advantage.
Meaning, the only thing that determines the championship is the points at the end of the season. Maybe they feel that losing a game here doesn't matter, they are much ahead anyway. But the problem is that this is a contest with direct competitors, why should they lose? Strategic giving up and head-on confrontation
It is completely different to take the initiative to surrender. Although we have many difficulties now, when fighting for the league championship, has it ever been smooth sailing and easy?"
"If we bow our heads and surrender to our opponents in this game, then the next time we face the same situation, we will definitely do it again! Because, guys, failure is inertia.
This is a terrible inertia. Once you get used to this kind of inertia, you will keep making excuses for yourself. This time we didn't award a penalty kick. Next time we may be away from home. What's the reason next time?
Is the turf too slippery? Are you under too much pressure at home? The weather is bad and it’s neither too hot nor too cold to cause trouble for your opponents?”
Someone laughed, is it an excuse for the weather to be lukewarm or not?
But Chang Sheng said with a straight face: "Don't laugh. It's not funny at all! You have to know that human creativity is infinite. Once you adapt to this rhythm, you will fall into an endless cycle of making excuses for your failures.
Win. Because even if you lose, you still have an excuse. It’s not that you don’t work hard, but that you have an excuse. So, guys, once you learn to make excuses, you will be farther and farther away from victory.”
"One day, when the turf should be soft, neither dry nor wet, nor slippery, and the weather is neither cold nor hot, it can still cause trouble for the opponent. The referee and the goalpost help us. The opponent has no goalkeeper, and we have to decide the length of stoppage time ourselves.
We have the final say, go to a neutral venue to play, and the whole audience cheers for us, but we will not have any pressure. We encounter a team that everyone says is weak... but we still lose, and we can still find a way to win.
It’s an excuse, and it’s an impeccable excuse – we were really out of shape today! Is it funny? This is what may happen in the future.”
Chang Sheng looked at the players and asked them, but this time no one smiled.
"But if you will not give up no matter what difficulties you face, and are still willing to do everything for victory, grit your teeth and persevere and fight hard, then you will truly have the heart of a champion! No matter how powerful your opponent is, you must win.
Dare to fight them. Only such a team can defeat one opponent after another, solve one problem after another, and stand at the top of the 38 teams in a long and complicated season!"
"So what if the penalty kick was not awarded? Can we in Valencia only rely on the referee's charity to beat Real Madrid? When we beat Real Madrid 5-0 at home, did the referee help? So only
It's just a penalty kick that wasn't awarded, why do you need to be depressed? There was no penalty kick, we still beat them, that's what we're good at! Look at your performance in the first half, I'm really embarrassed for you, if that's how you behaved
If so, then it’s okay not to win the league championship!”
Chang Sheng raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "There are still seven minutes until the start of the second half. Think about it for yourselves, do you still want to win this championship?"
After saying that, he walked out of the locker room, leaving time and space for the players.
There was nothing wrong with his tactics, but he was limited by the team's performance in the first half and didn't show it at all.
So in terms of tactics, he has nothing to adjust. All he has to do is give a heads-up and rekindle the players' fighting spirit.
As long as the team still has fighting spirit, there will be no problem.
With Valencia's current strength, Chang Sheng believes that Valencia is capable of competing with Real Madrid even in an away game.
As for whether his words could really have any effect, Chang Sheng was unsure.
Anyway, he did everything he had to do.
Do your best and listen to fate.
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When Chang Sheng left, a group of people in the locker room looked at each other.
All the coaches have left, and they are really the only players here.
Everyone gradually turned their attention to captain Mendieta.
Mendieta also knew that at this time, he must stand up and say something.
Although he has decided to leave the team after the end of the season, this does not prevent him from working hard in the last season so that he can leave the team without any regrets.
In this way, he thought, even if he left the team, he wouldn't have to feel guilty.
So he stood up: "Guys, the coach is right. The question is whether we want this championship. If we want it, then we should try our best to win every game and every opponent.
Try your best! We have been waiting for the league championship for thirty years, and this time may be the best opportunity. So I think, let’s fight for this championship!”
Then Canizares, as a veteran of the team, also stood up: "I agree with the captain, the league championship is too tempting. Anyone who says he doesn't want to win it is lying. Since we can win with five goals at home
They don’t seek a big victory in the away game, but a victory is always enough, right?”
Albelda also stood up: "Even if it's not for the league championship, we should give Real Madrid a good beating here! Let them know how to respect their opponents!"
More and more players stood up and expressed their willingness to fight for the league championship and Real Madrid.
Then everyone looked at Guardiola.
Guardiola is not as enthusiastic as them. He just shrugged: "Do I still need to express my position against Real Madrid?"
A group of people were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Yes, Guardiola is a native of Barcelona. Does the hatred between Barcelona and Real Madrid require additional mobilization?
Amid the laughter, the gloomy and depressing air that had filled the locker room when they entered was also stirred up by the loud noise.
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Chang Sheng and his colleagues heard the laughter outside the door.
Rudy Gonzalez smiled: "It's done."
The other coaches also breathed a sigh of relief.
They were all very worried when they saw the team's low morale, fearing that if it continued to be like this, they would lose even more miserably in the second half.
But Chang Sheng’s words solved this problem.
Just when everyone showed relaxed smiles, Lin Mo's voice rang in Chang Sheng's mind.
"Chang Sheng, you have a new mission. This time it is an achievement mission."
Chang Sheng quickly cut into the system's task log, and sure enough he saw a new task shining there.
Mission name: Heart of Champion.
Mission statement: Your team encountered a difficult game at the Bernabeu. Various unfavorable factors plagued your team in the first half. But in this case, you never thought of giving up the pursuit of victory in the game.
This is the real "championship heart"! This game can create a team with championship heart for you, of course, the premise is... you have to win this seemingly invincible opponent.
Mission objective: Defeat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Mission reward: 1 million experience points. 500 reputation points. 100 energy points. Training skills [Intermediate Tactical Training], [Intermediate Game Training Offensive Movement].
Intermediate skills?
It is really a reward given by the achievement mission.
The rewards for achievement tasks are better than those for ordinary tasks, but this also shows that achievement tasks are often more difficult to complete.
Of course it was difficult to complete. The opponent was Real Madrid in the away game, the penalty kick was not awarded, and we were one goal behind... It was not that difficult for me to lead the team to defeat Valencia under so many unfavorable factors.
But so what?
What's the point of playing games if you don't play on the highest difficulty level? If you abuse a one-star computer and score ten goals in a game, you won't have a sense of accomplishment.
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Chang Sheng opened the door to the locker room, and the movement inside became quieter. Everyone turned to look at the head coach standing at the door of the locker room.
"It seems you have made a decision." Chang Sheng said to everyone with a smile.
"That's good, now come out!"
The players stood up one after another and walked out of the locker room.
Because Chang Sheng was standing at the door, occupying half of the passage, everyone could only file out one by one.
When every player passed by Chang Sheng, he would reach out and pat the opponent on the back or shoulder to encourage him.
Some people walked out with their heads lowered and remained silent. Some people turned to look at him, and he smiled in response.
Just like that, he sent them all onto the court one by one, just like sending soldiers onto the battlefield.
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ps, this chapter is also about repaying the debt, but it has to be updated by Alliance Leader Lu Fanlei~~
