Chapter 10 The Current Situation in Valencia

The next day, Chang Sheng called a moving company to take away all the things he left in the Getafe apartment.

He stood at the door, watching the people from the moving company remove the things he had packed one after another.

Memories of the past two years emerged in front of his eyes one after another.

A worker noticed the group photo of Getafe hanging on the wall and planned to take it down, but was stopped by Chang Sheng.

"That stays here."

"But this..." The worker hesitated a little. Obviously, this should be something the owner is very concerned about. Why didn't he take it away?

"It's okay, just stay. It's a commemoration." Chang Sheng shook his head.

Some memories can be kept in your heart, and there is no need to keep them in front of your eyes all the time. People always have to look ahead.

The last worker carried the things down, and the room in front of him had become empty again, just like when he moved in.

He looked up at the family portrait of Getafe in the 2000-2001 season on the wall, with him in the middle, surrounded by star-like players.

What a great season...

He smiled, then closed the door, picked up his suitcase, and turned to leave.

He said goodbye at the party yesterday, and today only Lemon saw him off.

Chang Sheng hugged him again, holding the wine he gave him in his hand.

"Good luck in Valencia, Chang."

"Thanks, Lemon. I wish you luck too."

The two said goodbye.

Chang Sheng, who returned to Valencia, immediately threw himself into the intense work and kept busy.

The players are still on vacation at this time. The same goes for the coaching staff. Originally, Chang Sheng didn't need to be so busy, and he could go on vacation.

But who told him to hold the transfer power in his own hands?

Usually the team transfer is in charge of the club's manager or the head of the sports department. At this time, the busiest person should be the club's manager.

Not him as the head coach.

The first thing Chang Sheng did was to familiarize himself with Valencia's current lineup.

Analyze each player one by one to understand their status and performance in the past season, so as to know who can stay. Who can be let go, which position is flawed and needs to be added. Which location has too many people and needs to be cleaned up.

He has to figure it out, although he has the prophetic attribute of a time traveler. But the traverser is not the kind of pervert who knows everything and keeps every detail in mind.

Many things still need to be concluded through the analysis of many data in this time and space.

To understand the performance of players last season, you can draw a more reliable conclusion by watching game videos and post-match media scores.

Just need to consult a lot of information.

Chang Sheng can completely let his assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez help him.

But he didn't make the call. Because Rudy Gonzalez is still on vacation, he can let himself work overtime, but he can't let others work overtime for him for free.

Besides, people have to accompany their pregnant girlfriend.

So when he returned to the hotel where he temporarily stayed in Valencia, Chang Sheng began to get busy. I haven't been out of the hotel room for several days in a row, and I just call the waiter to bring it to the room when I eat.

There are too many things he has to be busy with, and he just feels that there is not enough time.

After signing with Valencia, he got two-thirds of his one-year salary at one time.

The way Valencia Club pays salaries is different from Getafe. Getafe's small team is paid monthly, and a big team like Valencia is paid out directly on an annual basis. Half of the annual salary is given at one time, and the remaining half is given together with various bonuses at the end of the season.

However, Changsheng asked for an extra part of the advance payment.

Valencia didn't ask him what he wanted so much for, and Chang Sheng himself didn't say either.

In fact, Chang Sheng gave all the money to Kate Gracie. Let him inject capital into the "winner" company located in the Cayman Islands, and then continue to inject capital into Google through the winner company, in exchange for more Google's original shares, in preparation for Google's listing and cashing out in the future.

How to make money has been handed over to Kate Gracie, and he is indeed very talented in this regard.

The so-called art industry has specialization, although Chang Sheng is born again. But his ability to make money is really not as good as him.

Chang Sheng began to study the current situation of Valencia by himself.

Now Valencia's squad looks strong.

It is indeed very strong, otherwise they would not have been able to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons.

It was the first time that Real Madrid lost 0:3 in the final, and there was no temper at all.

In the second final, they had a very good start and took the lead early. But in the end, he was dragged into a penalty shootout and met Kahn, who was like a god.

Under the building of Ferreira and Hiddink, this team has cultivated an overall style of both toughness and strength. After Ranieri took office, he built an Italian-style defensive counterattack football framework for the team. During Cooper's coaching period, he injected the essence and improved the charm.

The previous number one Valencia star was Claudio Lopez (_er_pez), nicknamed "The Flea". He was the core figure of the team's counterattack tactics. Bitter, right back Reziger saw him as if he had seen a ghost.

The leader of the team is the Basque tough guy Mendieta (zka_eta). Under the coordination of Cooper, he formed the midfield with Farinos (er_s), Gerard (gerard) and Kyle Gonzalez (ly_nzalez) as the best in Europe at the time. In the Champions League knockout round of the 1999-2000 season, Valencia beat Lazio 5:2 first, and then Barcelona 4:1 to advance to the final. Unfortunately, they fell short in Paris against the thriving Real Madrid.

In the 2000-01 season, Claudio Lopez was favored by the opponent for his performance in defeating Lazio in the Champions League last season. Transfer and leave at a price of 23 million. Herald, who debuted from Barcelona, ​​was also redeemed by Barcelona for 24 million, and Farinos was taken away by Inter Milan for 18 million.

Then Valencia absorbed Slovenia's number one star Zahovic (_) and Norwegian high center forward Carew (hn_carew) who became popular in the 2000 European Cup. The Argentine international who was not reused was dug from Milan, the central defender Ayala (_an_ayala), and the talented teenager from Levante, only 19-year-old Vicente (Ente), and the winter transfer period in early 2001. Bought another talented young man, Aimar, from River Plate.

In addition, the captain of the French national team Didier Deschamps (er_hamps) also switched from Chelsea to Valencia, but last season due to too many injuries. He didn't get many playing opportunities, only 13 appearances in the league. However, he has announced his retirement at the end of this season, and his contract with Valencia is only one year.

He is no longer on the team now.

Chang Sheng felt it was a pity to see this. Because Deschamps' name must be known as a fan. He also knows that his performance as a head coach is also good. He once led Monaco to the Champions League final in the 2003-04 season. It is a pity that Porto lost to Mourinho in the final, sacrificed himself, and achieved the birth of a legendary coach.

Chang Sheng was very impressed with Monaco's elimination of Real Madrid in the Champions League. It can be seen that Deschamps is a capable coach.

If Deschamps still stays in Valencia, Chang Sheng will definitely give him a coaching contract and let him help himself.

Now, I can only think about it in my heart.

After spending several days, Chang Sheng used office software to create a spreadsheet on his laptop.

Above is the full list of Valencia players.

Behind each player's name are their number of appearances last season, number of starts and substitutes, number of goals, number of assists, red and yellow cards and other technical statistics.

Although the data is cold, many problems can be explained through the data.

Combined with the various game videos of Getafe players that Chang Sheng himself watched last season.

He has already figured it out.

First of all, he needs to know who should go in this team-note, it is not who "can go", but "should go".

Yes. He does not consider the weight of this player in the Valencia team, he only sees whether this player is suitable for his own tactics.

Speaking of tactics, the tactics he designed for Valencia are different from Getafe. He has no intention of copying the tactics he used in Getafe with defensive counterattack and frontcourt counterfeit 3R.

Although Valencia's current football is indeed a defensive counterattack.

As a time traveler, he intends to gain some experience and help from the future generations he knows.

He knew that after Benitez entered Valencia, he played a defensive counterattack, relying on the 1:0 doctrine. And it worked.

But Benitez has his own difficulties, because he is a typical Spanish head coach, he has no transfer power, and he will use whoever the club manager buys him. It's all about watching the dishes, kneading a group of blue-collar players with limited popularity into a very effective lineup.

At that time, Valencia's frontcourt attack power was weakened. It was a question left to him by his predecessor.

Claudio Lopez was sold, Mendieta was sold, Farinos was sold, Gerard was sold...

At that time, the famous midfielder in European football was torn apart like this.

Chang Sheng does not intend to copy Getafe's set, but he does not intend to completely abandon that set.

After all, Valencia's style is also biased towards defense.

If the changes are too big, I'm afraid Valencia won't be able to adapt at all, and if he loses a few games by then, he may have to leave.

He did not believe that the president of the Valencia club could have such patience.

Valencia is indeed going to change, but not so violently.

It has to be done step by step.

The gradual progress of Changsheng is to continue to insist on Valencia's solid and tough defense, but it is not as simple as playing a defensive counterattack.

On the basis of a solid defense, Changsheng hopes that the team will be more offensive.

He asked the frontcourt players to keep running, to create space for himself and his teammates, to look for fleeting gaps in the wide-area running and fast passing, and to make another fatal blow-does this sound familiar?

That's right, if you only look at the offense, this is the tactic used by Chang Sheng to coach Getafe in the last game.

Of course, this is only part of the tactic.

In the offense, in addition to emphasizing running, Chang Sheng also intends to pay attention to the wing. Valencia already has a tradition of widening. The use of wingers and full-backs occupies a very important position in Valencia's tactics. No matter which coach coaches, this has not changed.

Maybe they all know that this is Valencia's characteristic and their strength.

Of course, the so-called winger does not necessarily have to stick to the side. Mendieta plays the side on the court, but in fact he is the core of the midfield playmaker. Claudio Lopez is used to playing on both sides and is good on the counter-attack, but he can play as a striker and score a lot of goals. In the 1998-99 season, he scored 21 goals in 32 league games, which was his peak period.

As for the time and space where Changsheng was originally located, Valencia is even more so.

They have a lot of players who are good at moving on the wing, or all-round players on the side.

The most famous Vicente became a top winger in Valencia.

In the 2000-01 season, Lopez left Lazio and Vicente came to Valencia. In the first season, he scored six goals in 48 games. You must know that he is only 19 years old.

Kiley Gonzalez, Rufete, Angulo, Joaquin, Mata, Pablo Hernandez, David Silva...these are all famous in Valencia wide players.

In football tactics, the wing is always the most important area. Chang Sheng has such a good resource, so it is naturally impossible to give up.

Changsheng still emphasizes discipline in defense and emphasizes maintaining the integrity of the formation.

This is also a fine tradition in Valencia.

In fact, the Bat Corps has been able to rank in the forefront of La Liga for a long time because it became famous for its iron-blooded defense. In the Cooper era, the defense line composed of four old guys, Anglomar, Pellegrino, Djukic and Carboni, is a classic. They have been paired together for several years, with rich experience and tacit cooperation. The magic weapon for reaching the Champions League final in two years.

Goalkeeper Canizares is currently Spain's number one national goal.

Having such an experienced defensive line is a valuable asset for Valencia.

But Chang Sheng planned to attack this precious line of defense first.

Because they are too old... (to be continued)

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