Chapter 278 Let's show the miracle to the mother! (Guarantee
Chang Sheng's analysis was very detailed, interspersed with various battle examples, and videos served as supplementary explanations and evidence, which made the Valencia players feel at ease after listening to it, without any fear or uneasiness.
They didn't know how a head coach who often wins in the Spanish league could be so familiar with things in the Italian league.
But this is the case in every game. Chang Sheng and his coaching team are always able to use detailed data to support his tactical views.
Listening to his tactics, you will not feel confused. On the contrary, it is very clear. Everyone knows what they should do during the game.
It is completely different from the kind of head coach who just shouts "You have to believe in yourself, we will definitely win, we will definitely win, we will definitely win 100%" at any time.
Although Chang Sheng will also say words that sound exciting, he will always tell you how to win.
Chang Sheng spent two hours analyzing AC Milan's tactics and how to deal with them.
Although he didn't say a word to boost morale, after the tactical meeting ended, everyone was full of confidence in tomorrow's game.
It is really possible for us to defeat AC Milan and eliminate them!
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On the match day of April 7th, when AC Milan players were enjoying a delicious breakfast in the hotel and chatting leisurely with their teammates. In the Valencia hotel, Rudy Gonzalez was guarding the door of the restaurant.
, every player who comes in for a meal will be stopped by him, and then he will take out the portion with his name written on it from the pile of paper in his hand and hand it to the corresponding player.
After every player gets it, he will look down and take a look.
Because these are different tasks arranged according to different positions of each player, as well as different tactical requirements.
For example, the tactical requirements and tasks of forwards and defenders are different. Even if they are both forwards, center Villa and winger Reyes, Ronaldinho's tasks are different, and the same is true for the tactical requirements.
Both wingers, right winger Reyes and left winger Ronaldinho have different tasks. In this game, because the main direction of attack is on Pancaro's side, the person who shoulders the main offensive task is right winger Reyes.
Sri Lanka's left winger Ronaldinho's main task is to suppress Cafu and prevent him from easily threatening Valencia's goal.
Of course, the two wingers will switch positions during the game, which does not mean that Reyes can only move on the right and Ronaldinho can only move on the left.
These detailed arrangements of tactical requirements and task assignments are the result of Chang Sheng and the work of the coaching staff.
Although everyone knew it at yesterday's tactical meeting.
But now I still have to give them a copy, lest they forget it, and take a look at it again when they have nothing to do to deepen their impression.
Although Chang Sheng is a time traveler, he knows the two wonderful games between AC Milan and Deportivo La Coruna, and also knows that Deportivo finally reversed AC Milan, which was three goals ahead of them.
He can also analyze the tactics of both sides by watching the game. But what work Irueta did behind these tactics and this game is unknown to him.
He can only try his best to make his preparations as good and detailed as possible to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
The victory of a game, especially the victory of an impossible game, must have a lot of unknown sweat and dedication behind it. It is absolutely impossible to be like what is said in novels and movies, where the head coach fifteen minutes before the start of the game.
Just talk a lot, and then the team will win as if they were on fire.
You must know that the preparation for a game starts from the end of the previous game.
This is Chang Sheng’s most profound understanding of the job of head coach after being reborn as a head coach.
Think about when he was just reborn, as the head coach of the Real Madrid youth team, he shouted a few times from the sidelines, and he felt very good, as if he was already a qualified head coach...
Compared with him now, I was really stupid and naive at that time.
Valencia's players also realized the importance of this game, and no one turned their noses up at what the assistant coach handed them.
Everyone was watching very carefully even when they were eating.
No one was chatting casually, and the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly felt a bit solemn, which made the waiters serving here very uncomfortable.
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In the afternoon, while AC Milan's stars were enjoying afternoon tea, Valencia's players woke up from their nap, and then led by fitness coach Elias Dominic to do simple physical strength exercises in the hotel's gym.
Train and maintain physical condition.
Every Valencia player is competing with the equipment in the gym, and no one is lazy or absent. There is a fire burning in everyone's heart, and this fire has been burning brighter and stronger in the past two days. Everything the head coach has done makes people feel proud.
They are full of confidence in the future, and now they just want the game to start quickly so that the fire can burst out!
At 5:30 in the afternoon, after a simple dinner, the two teams boarded their respective buses and set off to the Mestalla Stadium.
Valencia players saw a lot of fans along the way.
After they saw the Valencia bus, they would cheer and shout excitedly. The fans driving the cars honked their horns desperately, and some fans did not make a sound, but just held up slogans to cheer for Valencia and raised their flags to them.
Thumbs up.
Even if they lost so miserably in the first round, these Valencia fans would still come to support them.
What a lucky thing this is...
"For these fans, you should also teach AC Milan a good lesson at home, guys." Chang Sheng said. "Think about the gloating boos we heard in the stands of the San Siro Stadium. If you feel uncomfortable
, If you can't accept it, then those Valencia fans in the stands who followed us to the away game must be equally uncomfortable... No, even more uncomfortable than us. We can make money and be famous by playing football. But the fans support us.
, what can they gain? Only the joy of victory and the pain of defeat. Their joy is a hundred times more than ours, and their pain is also a hundred times more than ours. But even so, they still have not given up on us. Guys
, in professional football, who is more loyal than the fans? If you encounter difficulties in the game for a while, please think of these fans, they will be our motivation to keep moving forward!"
The players turned their heads to look at the fans outside the bus window.
The fans who touched them before have disappeared, but such fans can be seen everywhere, singing songs, playing time, shouting slogans and holding high banners.
Either walk, drive, or take a bus, but no matter which way they go, their destination is the same - Mestalla!
There is the Holy Land of Valencia.
Maybe not all of these people, or even the vast majority of them, believe that Valencia can still turn around. But this is even more valuable. Even though they know that the team may be eliminated, they still cheer for the team without any regrets.
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For such fans, who else can we fight for if we don’t fight for them?
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With fifteen minutes left before the start of the game, Chang Sheng issued a final mobilization order to his team in the locker room.
"Close your eyes and think about it, guys. Think about the humiliation you suffered at San Siro, think about the voices you have heard for more than two weeks. They said 'Valencia is going to lose' AC Milan
They will compete with Real Madrid to qualify for the final. "AC Milan advances to the Champions League semi-finals ahead of schedule." If Valencia wants to eliminate AC Milan, unless a miracle happens, then now, let us show them a miracle!"
Chang Sheng clenched his fists, his face a little red with excitement. When he let the players feel what happened in the past two weeks, he himself felt it too. Looking back on the past scenes, he felt angry. The club's civil strife, quackery and mistakes
People, Vicente's injury, the score of 0:3, the ridicule from the enemy after the game, the media frantically discussing whether he would stay or leave... He felt the anger and drew strength from this.
"For two weeks we endured insults from our enemies, distrust from our own people, and ridicule from others. Some even hoped that failure in the Champions League would cost us the league title. But we got through it and we won.
We have won two consecutive games in the league and are still six points ahead of Real Madrid! But it’s no use. If you can’t eliminate AC Milan, then we will always be labeled as ‘losers’!”
"Now, if you are also unhappy because of the failure, if you are also eager to fight back against those who mocked us... it is time! What does it mean to be behind three goals? We can still eliminate them after being three goals behind, then
It proves our ability! There is no more suitable stage and time than now!"
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In the AC Milan dressing room, it was a completely different scene. Ancelotti did not impassionedly encourage the players' fighting spirit. The players were chatting casually in the dressing room and even playing, waiting for the game to start.
For them, what is about to begin is not the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, but a commercial warm-up match. They come out to get money, play casually, fool the audience, and then win the game without any blood.
, go back to bathe and change clothes, have fun each, and have a happy night.
Even Ancelotti didn't remind them what to pay attention to. When there were only five minutes left before the start of the game, he stood up and signaled everyone to be quiet.
Then he said: "The game is about to begin, play well and win. The initiative is with us. No matter what happens, don't panic. Always remember, we are the one with a three-goal lead!"
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When the game started, Ancelotti's words still rang in his ears, and many AC Milan players remembered them clearly.
They really performed very relaxedly, without any baggage at all, and played to their heart's content on the court.
Just two minutes into the game, Shevchenko broke through from the left and then made a cross.
The ball fell into the penalty area, and Gabriel Milito, who replaced Ayala in this game, headed the ball to clear the ball.
A minute later, Cafu again passed the ball past Aurelio from the wing, and then passed the ball low to the goal. This time it was Gabriel Milito again, who kicked the football out in front of Shevchenko.
AC Milan received their first corner kick of the game.
However, Danish striker Thomassen, who replaced the out-of-form Inzaghi in this game, headed the ball nine meters in front of the goal.
Judging from the first three minutes of the game, Valencia didn't look like they were going to reverse AC Milan at home. They were completely suppressed by AC Milan on the scene.
On the contrary, AC Milan showed why they can eliminate Valencia for two consecutive years.
Even if they lead by three goals, they will not show mercy, but continue to attack, hoping to expand the score.
It was surprising at first that Ancelotti did not choose to defend and counterattack, but it was quickly accepted. After all, they are at the bottom with three goals and can play whatever they want.
Chang Sheng, on the other hand, seemed not to be frightened at all by the danger in front of the goal in these three minutes. On the contrary, when he saw that Ancelotti's AC Milan indeed followed his memory and continued to attack in this game.
, he showed an imperceptible smile.
The inertia of history...sometimes it's quite cute.
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"Only three minutes into the game, AC Milan had a shot, a corner kick, and two passes of the football to the goal. If it hadn't been for Gabriel Milito, I'm afraid their goal would have been blocked four times.
Penetrated... But it doesn't matter if there is no goal at this time. Judging from AC Milan's performance in this game, it will be a matter of time before they score. Although Chang has a tough mouth, it is a pity that his team is not as tough as he said.
, Judging from their current performance, Valencia has no fighting spirit..."
While the commentator was talking, Valencia launched an attack. According to the arrangement before the winning game, the attack was launched from Valencia's right wing, which is AC Milan's left wing.
As Chang Sheng analyzed in the tactical meeting, although Seedorf was very active offensively in this game, he provided much less defensive support to Pancaro. The young and energetic Reyes faced
The thirty-two-year-old Pancaro suffers a bit in terms of experience, but Reyes's physical fitness, speed, and drive can completely make up for this gap.
This was the case this time. After receiving the ball, Reyes first dribbled from the wing. When approaching Pancaro, he suddenly passed the football to Villa who came to meet him in the center.
Villa turned his back to the attacking direction, with Maldini beside him.
Seeing the football being passed to Villa, and the passing route was a bit long, Maldini rushed up and prepared to intercept the ball midway. But as soon as he started, he found that the ball was moving very fast, and he was not sure to destroy it in advance.
, if you lose everything, there will be a blank space behind you...
So he gave up the idea while hesitating.
But when he gave up the idea, the opportunity had been lost and the position had been lost.
When Villa stopped the ball with his back, Maldini had already lost his position and rushed to pounce.
Villa also knew that this was an excellent opportunity, so he immediately turned around, pulled sideways, and shot directly!
Maldini did not expect Villa to shoot so resolutely. He originally thought that Villa would bring the football into the penalty area and then shoot. In that way, he could use his rich experience to defeat the opponent.
Villa's kick now completely disrupted Maldini's rhythm, and he could only make a hasty tackle.
Unfortunately, this flying shovel failed to touch the football. The football drew an arc, bypassed him, and also bypassed goalkeeper Dida's fingers!
Go straight to the far post!
At this moment, time seemed to have stopped.
Many people stared blankly at the football in the air, and what they were thinking in their minds was: Isn’t it? This ball won’t just go in, right? The game has only started... five minutes!
Fast forward to the year and the football is approaching the far post.
All eyes are focused there.
Let's see if it slides out of the door or directly hits the goal post and pops out...
The football hit the goalpost, but instead of popping out directly, it hit the inside of the goal and made a crisp sound.
With a click, everyone's hearts tightened.
To enter or not to enter?
The next second, the soccer ball bounced toward the goal...inside!
