Chapter 97 King's Cup Semi-finals (First update guaranteed)
While spending time with Benfica and bringing in Marchena, Valencia played another league game.
They defeated Valladolid 2:0 at home.
In this game, Valencia adopted a 442 formation, allowing Ibrahimovic and Angulo to partner.
Because there is no longer a need to deliberately suppress Ibrahimovic's scoring ability, Ibrahimovic and Angulo each scored a goal in this game, helping the team defeat their opponent at home.
After this game, Valencia ushered in an important game.
In midweek's Copa del Rey half-match, Valencia plays against Deportivo La Coruna at home.
This is a true heavyweight fight.
Because a tasteless event like the Copa del Rey will no longer be worthless once it reaches the semi-finals.
Any team that reaches the semifinals will want to win the championship.
After all, the King's Cup is also an honor.
For a consistent winner, the Copa del Rey has an even different meaning.
Because he knew that the final of this Copa del Rey would be held at the Bernabeu and Real Madrid would enter the final.
Although many things changed after he traveled through time, and the butterfly effect also had some impact, some things still reflect the strong inertia of history.
For example, in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Deportivo made it to the semi-finals, and so did Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's opponent in the Copa del Rey semi-finals has not changed, it is still Athletic Bilbao.
Even the appearance of regular wins will greatly increase Real Madrid's chances of reaching the Copa del Rey final. Because after Real Madrid was double beaten by Valencia in the league, they suffered a heavy blow in the league. So Real Madrid is eager to
Be able to prove yourself in other competitions.
The Champions League is an opportunity, and so is the Copa del Rey.
Therefore, even if they encounter the particularly difficult Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals, Real Madrid will definitely reach the final.
As long as they reach the final, they will make a proposal to move the Copa del Rey final venue to the Bernabeu.
Historically, this season's Copa del Rey final was specifically scheduled for March 6.
Why is it arranged on this day? You must know that last season’s Copa del Rey final was played on June 30.
Why will it become March 6th next season?
Although there is no fixed date for the Copa del Rey final, everyone is still trying to arrange the final in May and June.
The King's Cup final will be played on March 6, which is the earliest season played in the twelve years from 1999 to 2011.
Why?
It's simple. One hundred years ago, on March 6, 1902, Real Madrid was officially established.
March 6, 2002 was the centenary of the founding of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid specifically applied to the Spanish Football Association at that time, hoping to arrange the Copa del Rey final to be played on this day. The matter caused a lot of controversy at the time. However, Real Madrid's influence in Spain is indeed great, so the Spanish Football Association finally agreed to this
Require.
They completely ignored that March 6th was between the two Champions League group matches, and forcing a Copa del Rey final was a burden on both Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna.
Because these two teams had to play in the second round-robin group stage of the Champions League at that time.
But Real Madrid has a strong lineup and a thick enough bench, so even if it is a third-line battle, they can still cope with it.
But A Coruña is more miserable.
But there is no way, the arm cannot twist the thigh.
Real Madrid arranged to play the Copa del Rey final on this day, hoping to celebrate the team's centenary with a Copa del Rey championship at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Who would have thought that Deportivo would disrupt the situation in the end.
This is what Chang Sheng has to do now. They want to replace Deportivo and go to the Bernabeu to disrupt the situation.
Therefore, in these two semi-finals, Valencia must win and Deportivo must be eliminated.
Then he will ruin Real Madrid's carefully prepared championship celebration, and he will make Real Madrid regret arranging the King's Cup final to be played on this day!
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So far this season, Valencia has only played against Deportivo once, and the two sides tied 2:2 at the Riazor Stadium.
A Coruña actually means something special to Valencia.
Because it was after that game that Chang Sheng announced that Valencia would win the league championship this season.
Perhaps it was because he was able to remain undefeated against Deportivo La Coruña in the away game and escape unscathed, which made Chang Sheng more confident. Anyway, he chose to declare the championship after the game.
In fact, the first person his words offended was not Real Madrid, but Deportivo La Coruna.
Deportivo feels that being victorious has been used as a stepping stone.
Because why didn't he say it before Chang Sheng, but why did he say this after the game against Deportivo?
Doesn’t that clearly mean that we, Deportivo La Coruña, are not taken seriously?
You must know that Deportivo was the third-ranked team in the league at that time and had hopes of competing for the league championship.
Deportivo failed to win Valencia at home, and they were already holding their breath. After the game, Chang Sheng said such words again, looking arrogant, which completely angered Deportivo.
It's just that there is no chance for revenge, because the next meeting between the two sides in the league will have to wait until the 35th round.
The people of A Coruña cannot wait that long, they are not that patient.
God seemed to hear their call, so the two teams met again in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
This time Deportivo has a perfect chance to get revenge.
If Valencia can be eliminated from the Copa del Rey, it must be a heavy blow to them!
So the Deportivo players who couldn't hold back before the game took the lead in firing.
"I don't want to offend anyone, and I don't mean to disrespect my opponent, but our goal is to win the championship, the Copa del Rey, no matter what," Deportivo's Uruguayan forward Pandiani said in an interview with reporters, imitating his winning tone.
."To pass to the finals is too normal for a team whose goal is to win the championship."
Deportivo's full-back Capdevila also said in an interview with reporters: "First home and then away, the schedule is favorable to us. We will not waste this opportunity!"
Diego Tristan: "Our opponents are very strong. We must be careful when going away in the first round. As long as we don't concede a goal in the first round, we will advance to the finals!"
Mauro Silva: "Valencia is in good form in the league, but the Copa del Rey is completely different from the league. This is a game that can decide life or death in one or two games. I think if I perform too well in the league, I will also
Distracting Valencia..."
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Chang Sheng faced the collective provocation of Deportivo players and said with a smile: "I really don't want to complain about their nonsense anymore. Let's talk about it later. When the game comes, everyone will naturally know."
He clearly didn't want to discuss the topic too much.
Regarding his attitude, the media has two interpretations. One is that he has a guilty conscience. Facing the aggressive and aggressive Super Depor who is determined to revenge, he has a guilty conscience and does not want to anger his opponent anymore.
Another view is completely opposite to this, that is, they feel that Chang Sheng's disdainful attitude is the biggest insult to Deportivo La Coruña.
The world praised "Super Depor", but Chang Sheng didn't take this super Depor seriously at all!
What's the biggest insult?
But no matter what it means, this game will definitely not be an ordinary game.
In other words, where there is constant victory, there is absolutely no "ordinaryness".
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In this game, Villa has just recovered from injury and his condition is still unstable. Chang Sheng does not intend to let him play, but just arranges him on the bench. Just like Baraja, maybe he will come in handy at the last moment?
Of course, the hope of everlasting victory does not require Villa.
Angulo and Ibrahimovic will continue to play.
In the midfield, Changsheng did not let Guardiola play, but let Baraja and Albelda team up. Because he planned to use two muscular midfielders to deal with Belleron's pleasing super
Depor's technical midfielder.
In a sense, the football played by Irueta's Deportivo La Coruna is somewhat similar to that of the ever-winning Tiki-Taka. However, they are their own school and have their own style, with a strong sense of Deportivo's style.
smell.
Because they have Belleron, a player known as the "Spanish Zidane", who has very strong control ability in the midfield.
Because of him, Deportivo can play gorgeous and beautiful football and still win.
To deal with this kind of team, there is also a set of experience in winning frequently.
Of course, this set of experience does not belong to him, because it is not his original creation, but he borrowed it from other places.
Since Deportivo's tactics are of the same type as tiki-taka, they have the same weaknesses as tiki-taka.
A team as powerful as Barcelona will be restrained by one kind of team, let alone one like Deportivo La Coruna.
The strategy for winning often is actually very simple, which is to learn from Mourinho’s Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid.
These three teams were all coached by Mourinho, and what they have in common are power-based play and fast and direct offense.
In other words, in the two games against Deportivo, Chang Shengjian reused the defensive counterattack tactics that he had not used for half a season.
In fact, it cannot be said that it has not been used at all for half a season. In some games, when Chang Sheng made adjustments, he would also let the team play defensive counterattacks. But after all, it did not last long, and it was just an adjustment in on-the-spot command.
Unlike this time, Chang Sheng planned to use defensive counterattack from the beginning of the game.
Deportivo must use tenacious defense, powerful and oppressive football, and sharp counterattacks to solve Deportivo.
Although Valencia has practiced the mad dog tactics for half a season, Chang Sheng is not worried at all that the team cannot adapt to the defensive counterattack he proposes.
Because Valencia has practiced defensive counterattacks for several seasons. In the past few seasons, they have been playing this kind of football.
If we really talk about the degree of familiarity, many of these Valencia players are actually more familiar with defensive counterattacks, rather than a "mad dog tactic" that always leads to victory...
There are only four days left before the game against Deportivo La Coruna. At this time, changing tactics is impossible for other teams and other coaches.
But for Getafe, who once learned the basics of tiki-taka in one week and relied on this tactic to defeat Mallorca, this is not a problem at all.
Because he has game training skills that can improve players' familiarity with new tactics and formations in a short period of time.
Also because Valencia is a team that is inherently good at defensive counterattacks.
Before the start of the first training session four days before the first leg of the semi-finals, Chang Sheng said to the Valencia players standing in front of him: "I hope you haven't forgotten how to play defensive counterattack, guys.
