Not long after the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid ended, the official Valencia club announced that they had renewed their contract with Chang Sheng.
The official news did not reveal the specific terms of the contract extension, but Torla, a reporter from the Provincial Daily News, still revealed some contract details.
For example, Chang Sheng's annual salary has increased to 3 million euros, which is considered a high salary among La Liga coaches.
If this news were announced in normal times, some people would definitely question whether Chang Sheng has achieved anything yet.
But now that the news is announced after the team has just won the King's Cup, everyone's doubts are much smaller.
A King's Cup championship can appease many people. Besides, there will be a league championship in the near future, and that is already in Valencia's bag.
Therefore, no one has much to say about Chang Winning’s high salary.
Besides, everyone knows about Chang Sheng’s ability in the transfer market. Club president Jaime Otti gave Chang Sheng 25 million euros for signings, and Chang Sheng made a lot of money before spending all of it.
He has created value for the club, and it is reasonable to receive such a large sum of money.
As for the length of the contract that everyone is most concerned about, the Provincial Daily said it was a three-year contract.
Is it because the Provincial Newspaper doesn’t know the real situation?
Obviously not, but "21" obviously doesn't sound as good as "three years".
Fans will ask at that time, since the contract is to be renewed, why not just renew the contract for three years instead of doing some "21"? It is difficult to explain this, although this choice is reasonable and acceptable to both parties.
But the fans don't care that much. They will only think that "21" is a distrust of Chang Sheng, and the contract extension will also become meaningless.
Therefore, the "Provincial Newspaper" was considerate of the club and did not tell the truth.
Valencia fans thought Chang Sheng’s contract with Valencia expired in the 2004-05 season.
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There was no special press conference for the contract renewal. The official just issued a press release announcing the matter and that was it.
Chang Sheng has already signed with the club.
Then naturally I got another advance payment.
Eighty percent of this amount was taken to the United States by Kate Gracie. He has already reached an agreement with YouTube. With this money, he can inject capital.
Chang Sheng doesn’t need to worry about the next thing.
What he should worry about is the team.
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We won the Copa del Rey in midweek, followed by a game against Sevilla on the weekend.
This is a very dangerous time.
Because winning the championship will make the players feel relaxed. They feel that the task is completed, and then it is okay to be lazy occasionally.
But Chang Sheng didn't want them to think so.
Therefore, he is still strict in daily training, and he made it clear on the first day of training that in the weekend league, he is looking at the attitude and state of the players' training in the past few days. Anyone with an improper training attitude will not be allowed to appear on the weekend.
in the game.
Even so, when it came to the weekend competition, Chang Sheng still changed a lot of people.
Part of it is due to unsatisfactory performance in training, and part of it is due to lack of physical strength.
Reyes started the game in this game, replacing Mendieta. This has nothing to do with Mendieta's performance in training. As the captain, Mendieta's training attitude has always been nothing to say. Even if you want to win, you can win.
It's impossible for him to find trouble from here.
His public explanation was that Mendieta needed to rest.
But the reality is that he needs to continue working on Reyes' "character."
In fact, after that game, Reyes' performance was much better than before, but it is not enough to win often. If Reyes wants to escape the fate of the future, he must become stronger and more proactive.
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So it is a good opportunity for him to play against his old club.
He can continue to hone his will, and he has discovered that Reyes is a toothpaste person. He has to keep squeezing before he can move forward.
In this game, Reyes started the game and performed well. He had a direct assist and helped the rotated Valencia beat Sevilla 1:0 at home.
Continuing their unbeaten streak in the league.
There was an episode before this game, that is, Valencia, the new Copa del Rey champion, was welcomed by Sevilla players at home.
This is something that boosts morale. The high-decibel cheers from the Valencia fans at the scene made every Valencia player hold his head high when he came out, like a general returning in triumph.
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After this game a new problem arose.
Valencia winning the league now seems to be no big problem.
But what if we win the league undefeated?
Many media have begun to hype such a concept - they believe that Valencia has a chance to win the league championship with an undefeated season!
Because they haven't lost yet!
After twenty-nine rounds of the league, Valencia had twenty-three wins, six draws, and zero losses!
There are still nine rounds of the league left, and this unbeaten record can be talked about. Valencia now looks very promising to complete it.
"If we can win the championship with an undefeated record, it must be a very remarkable achievement! As a supporter of Valencia, I feel excited just thinking about it!"
"Undefeated in the season! If Valencia can really complete this record, it will be the most noteworthy event in the history of Valencia Club!"
"I know this is a bit fanciful, but since we are undefeated in twenty-nine rounds, why not work hard and strive to be undefeated in thirty-eight rounds?"
The media in Valencia are keen to discuss the possibility of an undefeated season.
Even Valencia fans are beginning to pay attention to the possibility of going undefeated in the season. For a few days, almost the entire city of Valencia is discussing the possibility of winning the championship undefeated in the season.
This kind of discussion is inevitable even within the Valencia club.
"Undefeated season? I don't want to put too much pressure on Chang, but if it can really be achieved, it will definitely be the most wonderful moment for me as president." Valencia Club President Jaime Otti said in an interview
The same thing was said at that time.
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However, the excited expectations of the Valencians made people laugh when they fell into the eyes of the media elsewhere.
"In the history of La Liga, only two teams have ever won the championship with an undefeated record, but they all happened in the 'ancient era of football' in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1929-1930 season, Athletic Bilbao won the championship with an undefeated record.
They won the championship with an undefeated record. However, there were only 18 rounds of La Liga games at that time, and Athletic Bilbao's results were 12 wins and 6 draws. In the 1931-1932 season, Real Madrid won the championship with an undefeated record of 10 wins and 8 draws.
It has been seventy years since Real Madrid won the championship undefeated! What does it mean that there has not been an undefeated season in seventy years? It means that in today's football world, this itself has become an impossible task.
! Valencia actually dreamed of winning the championship undefeated? They are really crazy! They really saw that they could win the league championship, and they started to dream more... What is a nouveau riche? This is called a nouveau riche!"
“Although Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid have both set records of winning the championship with an undefeated record, the record of 18 league rounds is really not difficult... Today, when competition is becoming more and more fierce, there is still no team.
The one that was able to win the championship with an unbeaten record. The closest to this result was Real Sociedad in the 1979-1980 season. In the 1979-1980 season, they almost became undefeated in the league. However, they lost 1:2 in the penultimate round.
Losing to Sevilla in an away game, the unbeaten season ended. In the end, he won the runner-up by four points... It was the most glorious time of Real Sociedad. They were not able to complete this achievement, let alone today's
It’s Valencia.”
"It is very difficult to go undefeated in a season these days. In the mainstream European leagues, there are only two teams that have won the championship with an unbeaten record. Among the five major leagues, only AC Milan has ever done it. They won the 1991-
They won the championship undefeated in the 1992 season. In Portugal, Benfica won the championship undefeated in the 1972-1973 season. This shows how difficult it is to win the championship undefeated in the season... I think the Valencia media’s idea of winning the championship undefeated is very
Stupid, because this will bring huge psychological pressure to the players. Maybe there will be a losing streak and collapse in the end, and even the league championship will not be guaranteed?"
"It is possible to win the championship undefeated because they will win it early. But it is difficult to go undefeated in the season. After Valencia wins the championship early, they will definitely relax. The players will lose motivation and fighting spirit and be unable to concentrate on the game.
.So it’s hard to be undefeated…”
"The Valencia media are obviously overjoyed. They can no longer find North... This is a very dangerous signal. You must know that they will play Inter Milan in the middle of the week. It is an important game, but they
It’s so ridiculous to think about an undefeated season!”
"The funniest joke this season is that Valencia actually wants to go undefeated in the season! Hahahaha!"
Various media, especially those in Madrid, quoted scriptures to ridicule and criticize Valencia's whims.
What these media said seems to make sense, because there is a UEFA Cup match in the middle of the week, and the media in Valencia are actually keen to discuss the topic of undefeated season and winning the championship, instead of considering the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan.
But in fact, most of the discussions are in the media. Although the players also have discussions, the person who controls the team is the head coach Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng did not participate in this big discussion. He is preparing for Inter Milan with peace of mind. He can't control the media, let them say what they can and can't say, and he can't control the club chairman, asking him not to get involved in this matter.
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The only thing he can do is to manage the team well and prevent the players from focusing on the undefeated season.
To be honest, he really doesn't have the heart to think about going undefeated in the season right now.
It’s better to deal with the opponent in front of you first.
On March 14th, Valencia faced Inter Milan at home in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
This is also a direct conversation between the two Valencia coaches.
Chang Sheng is the current head coach of Valencia, and Cooper is the former coach of Valencia.
Valencia is far ahead in the league and is expected to win the championship early.
Inter Milan, led by Cooper, is also competing for the league championship and seems to have great hope.
The meeting between these two teams was not as bitter as some people thought.
Cooper's decision to leave Valencia has long been decided. He led Valencia to two Champions League finals, which is still Valencia's best result.
This performance made Valencia fans always have feelings for Cooper.
So there is no sense of excitement in this game at all.
Chang Sheng did not provoke Cooper before the game. As a successor, taking the initiative to provoke his predecessor will only show that he is not open-minded enough.
After Benitez took charge of Inter Milan, what he did to erase all traces of Mourinho could only make people laugh at him, but it could not help him control the team.
With lessons learned from the past, Chang Sheng doesn’t want to be an idiot.
After all, he has yet to lead the team to prove himself in the Champions League. It is really unwise to challenge a coach who has led the team to the Champions League finals for two consecutive seasons. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to
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