Chapter 37: A Different Valencia From Before

> There was a deafening din at the Mestalla as the game started.

This is the pressure Valencia fans put on Real Madrid.

It's a little trick fans do.

Although they are not very optimistic about their team's ability to beat Real Madrid, what should be done is still to be done.

In addition, these Valencia fans have another thought, which is to show Chang Sheng their strength.

You know, not all cats and dogs can come to coach a team like Valencia.

You dare to come to Valencia to coach without two brushes?

The fans want to give him a blow.

After seeing the head coach of a small team come to Valencia, he must be overwhelmed by our lineup, right?

It's a pity to let them down.

Chang Sheng stood on the sidelines with a blank expression on his face. He didn't even glance at the stands, but just stared at the court very intently.

The game is going on, he has worked hard for a summer of tactics, is there any result?

In fact, he shouldn't have such doubts.

Because he used a lot of training skills to help the team get familiar with and adapt to this tactic, he has received good feedback from daily training and warm-up matches.

But that is a digital thing after all, and the warm-up match is not representative.

The most important thing is whether the players can use what they have learned in training in the official game.

You must know that their opponent is Real Madrid.

After only watching for five minutes, Chang Sheng's heart was a little more stable.

Because he found that the performance of the players was quite decent.

They were not intimidated by their opponents, nor were they tied up just because it was the opener.

The high-intensity physical training in the pre-season training played a role.

Physical training not only trains the physical fitness of the players, but also trains the discipline of the players.

Players who can survive that kind of training are also good in terms of the discipline of executing tactics.

Every player is running non-stop on the court.

The distance between players is not large, which allows them to pass and run easily.

The game started from their kick-off, and the football was firmly controlled by the Valencia players.

The commentator Fernando Moen Sanchez, who explained the game, didn't get used to it at first.

He also explained the game with his impression of Valencia last season.

But he soon discovered that Valencia's tactics were different from last season.

Last season, they handed over possession of the ball, stabilized the defense, and slowly dealt with their opponents.

How can it be like now, to firmly control the football at your feet, and pass the movement back and forth.

The people watching are dazzled...

Then he realized that this team was coached by Chang Sheng. Isn't this tactic he used in the King's Cup final?

The Copa del Rey final was not narrated by Moen, but he had watched the game, and the repercussions caused by the game among professional footballers were also very large.

Everyone is discussing how this -taka, which is completely different from Barcelona's -taka, is all about.

It looks like it's all about passing the ball, running and holding the ball.

But why does Changsheng's -taka look better than Barcelona's -taka? And the improvement of the team's strength is also very obvious.

Let Getafe, such a weak team, rely on this tactic to defeat La Liga No. 3 Mallorca 3:1 in the King's Cup final and win the King's Cup.

You can increase the power of this tactic.

Unexpectedly, he transplanted this tactic to Valencia...

And judging from the performance of the Valencia players now, they are still decent... Obviously they are more mature than Getafe at the beginning.

"This... this is -taka!" Moen exclaimed.

After the Copa del Rey final, Mallorca coach Aragones mentioned the winning tactic in an interview with reporters. He named this tactic -taka.

Just like he was later named by a reporter for the Spanish national team.

So now everyone calls Chang Sheng's tactics that emphasize running and passing.

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Bosque sat on the coach's bench and looked at the court with a stern look.

He wasn't surprised by Valencia's -taka, what made his face grim was that it was different from the -taka he had seen in the Copa del Rey final.

Although at first glance, both are the same. Both emphasize running, passing, and receiving.

But... Valencia's -taka seems to be faster than Getafe's -taka?

Bosque is not sure, after all, he only watched a few minutes of the game.

He couldn't help turning his head to glance at Chang Sheng who was standing on the sidelines. It was said that he was not yet thirty years old.

Such a young head coach, how many weird things are in his mind that surprises us...

Bosque remembered the handshake with him yesterday and the words he said.

He didn't care about what Chang Sheng said at the press conference afterwards. He thought it was just a psychological warfare. Any head coach would talk about it, even an honest person like him.

It seems that this game will indeed be a wonderful game...

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Five minutes, a full five minutes, Valencia didn't take a shot.

They just keep running, passing, catching, passing, running...the cycle goes on and on.

Real Madrid's defense is a little confused facing such Valencia. This is completely different from the Valencia they are familiar with.

If I must describe it...

Real Madrid players now feel that they are not dealing with Valencia players, but with a horde of erratic, flying black bats that appear to be flying randomly in the air...

Obviously seeing the bat flying towards him, when he stretched out his hand to catch it, the other party suddenly changed direction and turned to the other side, allowing him to catch nothing!

When Baraja received the ball just now, he was still in the middle circle, and the next second he passed the ball, he disappeared.

Immediately after seeing him again, he was already in the ribs, advancing a full ten meters.

Not just Baraja, but almost all Valencia players.

In fact, not only the Real Madrid players were surprised, but the Valencia players were also shocked during the game.

Although they practiced for a summer, although they also practiced such tactics in four warm-up matches. But in those four warm-up matches, Chang Sheng deliberately disrupted the player configuration and let them combine at will, but in fact there was no effect at all.

This is the first time to play this tactic as the main lineup.

Only then did they discover that the effect was surprisingly good!

So far they haven't had a shot, but Real Madrid have been overwhelmed by their possession and passing tactics and can only return to defense.

In the past, they played defensively and counterattacked. Most of the time, the opponent had the ball. At this time, they were always on tenterhooks.

But now, when they control the football on their own side, whether it is passing forward or backward, they feel very at ease and safe. It seems that if you are at your own feet, you don't have to worry about losing the ball.

In fact, football is at their feet, which is also risky. If the opponent rushes up to grab the ball and they lose the ball, it will be a disaster.

But Changsheng's tactics also fully take this into consideration, so he told every player that the most important thing is not to be brave.

If the situation is not right, don't think that you can stand out from the encirclement of several people, enter the penalty area single-handedly, and then score. Once you have such an idea, football will really be in a very dangerous situation, and at the same time the whole team will follow you in fear.

If you find something wrong, the easiest and safest way is to pass the football to the person who is closest to you and the best way to pass it on.

Unless you can make mistakes in passing the ball, generally in this case, the crisis will be resolved.

When explaining the tactics at that time, some players also asked: "What if the opponent continues to press the next passer?"

Chang Sheng's answer was "continue to pass on".

Continue to pass, pass back or pass to the side, or even... forward!

This tactic is to hope that the opponent will press forward. Once they press, the formation will be chaotic, and there will be many gaps of different sizes on the defense line.

And Changsheng's requirement for Valencia players is to keep their eyes on the front and look for loopholes in the opponent during the constant passing. Once there is an opportunity, pass the football over immediately, a sudden change of rhythm, and a fatal blow!

So the most important thing about this tactic is to spread the football.

If you pass it on, you have a chance.

Don't be in a hurry to shoot and end an attack in a hurry. It is far from keeping the football under your feet and waiting patiently for the opportunity.

As long as the football is still under your feet, there is a moment when it is transformed into a shot or even a goal. But if you shoot in a hurry and give possession to the opponent, you have to turn to defense immediately.

At the beginning, the Valencia players just implemented this tactic with the mentality of trying.

But five minutes passed, and they discovered something promising.

First of all, football has always been under their feet, and Real Madrid can only choose to defend, and their ulterior blades were forced to put away. This was rare before.

Second, by passing it back and forth, they're also watching. They found that Real Madrid's defense made several mistakes in the process of mobilization. If they were bolder, they might be able to attack Huanglong directly...

At this time, they have more confidence in Chang Sheng's tactics in their hearts, and there is a lot less resistance in their hearts to Chang Sheng's words...

They had to pour back and forth for a minute. Turned from the left to the right, passed from the right to the back, then passed from the back to the front, and finally fell to Aimar's feet.

The Argentine "Joker" is a natural midfielder and an excellent organizational player. He has a [vision] of seventy-five, a [willpower] of ninety-seven, and a [decision] of eighty. [Decision] is very important here.

Because [decision] represents a player's ability to make the right decision most of the time. This attribute is very important for every player, especially for central defenders and midfielders, because they will often have the ball and have many options at this time, and they must make the most correct one.

The right choice of the central defender can ensure the safety of the goal, while the most correct choice of the midfielder like Aimar means... the team can get a good shot!

In contrast, the technical attribute of [pass] is not so important.

Because in Changsheng's "mad dog" tactic, the players' running positions determine that he doesn't need to make any thrilling and imaginative passes, maybe it's just a simple push pass, about 15 meters , is enough for teammates to catch the ball in a very comfortable place.

As an attacking midfielder, who executes the last pass, he only needs to have excellent [vision]. Make it easier for him to find a vacancy.

He didn't find an opening, but he found Pavon.

He remembered Changsheng's exhortation before the game-defeat Pavon!

So he passed the football to Pavon's area, which was also Ibrahimovic's area.

After a summer of training and contact observation, the Aimar team really admired the nineteen-year-old Swede's skills.

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to the team at the beginning, everyone thought that this tall center must be like Carew, so they didn't understand why Changsheng already had Carew. I also want to buy Ibrahimovic, and I bought it at the highest value of the team's transfer period this summer.

But when Ibrahimovic showed his ability in training, many people were convinced.

People do have a reason to be worth the price.

That foot technique is simply better than many short people.

In terms of skills, Aimar feels that Ibrahimovic is comparable to himself, but considering his height... Aimar thinks that if his height is the same as Ibrahimovic, he must be inferior Ibrahimovic has good footwork.

Ibrahimovic stretched his legs and received a pass from Aimar.

At the same time, he was very close to Pavon.

He thought of what Chang Sheng said.

Destroy Pavon?

I like!

"Bastard" Ibrahimovic showed an excited smile on his face.