Chapter 52 The Best of September

A victory can cover up many problems, and it can also change many people's attitudes towards you 180 degrees.

When Valencia drew with Valladolid 1:1 away, there were all kinds of yin and yang voices in the media.

But when Valencia defeated Las Palmas undisputedly with a score of 4:0, there were a lot less eccentric voices in the media.

The Valencia media are now full of admiration for Chang Sheng.

Because this young coach can not only help the team win, defeating Real Madrid 5:0 and Las Palmas 4:0.

He can also make winning games look good and pleasing to the eye.

They wrote articles praising the current Valencia.

They said that watching Valencia's game now is simply a kind of enjoyment.

They used to think that Valencia was only suitable for defensive counterattacks, and they could only play defensive counterattacks.

But now, they realized how wrong they were!

Changsheng's tactics have injected new vitality into Valencia.

It also showed the world that Valencia can also play pleasing football.

The media in Madrid can't talk about Valencia anymore.

Because Real Madrid are really in trouble.

In the third round of the league, they lost again! Lost away to Real Betis 1:3!

The league has started three rounds. As the defending champion, Real Madrid has not won a game and only accumulated one point in three games. Such a performance cannot be justified anyway.

The good news is that Zidane started and scored a goal. This gave comfort to many Real Madrid fans, and also made the pro-Real Madrid media shout that Zidane has adapted to Spanish football and will soon shine.

Chang Sheng scoffed at this. Zidane's performance in the first half of the season at Real Madrid is well known. It's just ups and downs, good times and bad times. Let’s say Zidane has adapted to Spanish football now...just wait to be slapped in the face by the facts!

In addition, the media in Catalonia are not blindly touting Valencia and Changsheng anymore.

Because they saw a threat to them from Valencia's big victory.

What's more, Guardiola, a player that Barcelona doesn't want, has a second spring in Valencia.

This made the Catalan media sour, thinking that if Barcelona hadn't let Barcelona go, Barcelona would not have won only one of the three games, and the remaining two games were all draws.

The Barcelona media criticized the resigned coach Van Gaal, taking Valencia as an example: "Look at Pep in Valencia. His performance reminds us of Cruyff's dream team. That is the real Guardiola! Not an ordinary midfielder who only divides the ball to the two sides! Van Gaal can't use Pep at all. But he caused Pep to leave us..."

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When the team resumed training, Chang Sheng asked the players with a smile: "How does it feel to win by a big score?"

"It's cool!" Many players responded to him loudly this time, and they no longer let him play a one-man show there alone.

Chang Sheng smiled brighter: "Then you should know how to do it? Continue training!"

There are two big victories at the bottom, and now the players are confident in the new tactics and the constant victories. How to let them practice. They are all acceptable.

Chang Sheng would be an idiot if he didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity.

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After the game against Las Palmas, the team will soon usher in another important event.

That is the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup!

They challenged Chenu Morris of the Ukrainian Super League away.

This will be Chang Sheng's first European game, a real European game.

Valencia qualified for the UEFA Cup because they finished fifth in La Liga last season.

In the draw ceremony at the end of August, Valencia drew the Ukrainian team.

Today's UEFA Cup does not want to reform the competition system after Platini comes to power in the future, and organize a group stage.

The current UEFA Cup is just a simple home and away elimination system because there are many participating teams.

Starting with the first round is the team draw. Then catch and fight, two rounds of home and away games, and finally decide the winner to advance to the next round.

Valencia was lucky enough to draw the Ukrainian team in the first round.

Because Che Nu Morris is not a strong team.

Chang Sheng in the previous life had never heard of this team.

Even more so in this life.

If it wasn't for this UEFA Cup game, he probably wouldn't even know there was such a team in the world.

It stands to reason that he should be very excited to coach the team for the first time in the European War.

But Chang Sheng really didn't feel this way.

Because this game does not feel the atmosphere of the European war.

Chenu Morris's arena is in tatters. The number of fans present is also limited.

It didn't have the "top stage" feeling that Chang Sheng had seen on TV before.

Chang Shengxin said that this is not as exciting as the away game...

In the end, Valencia, whose strength was significantly higher than that of his opponent, defeated Chenu Morris 2:0 in the away game.

This is still when Changsheng deliberately carried out a rotation and replaced a large number of main players.

As soon as the game was over, Chang Sheng put the UEFA Cup behind him, and it shouldn't be a problem for the team to advance to the second round of the UEFA Cup.

What he needs to consider now is the fourth round of the league.

Their opponent is the difficult Basque team Athletic Bilbao, and what makes Changsheng even more troublesome is the away game...

It is well known how difficult the Basque team's away games are.

Changsheng must make a perfect strategy, just like this, it may not be possible to win...

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In the fourth round of the league, Real Madrid and Barcelona finally both broke out. Especially Real Madrid, it seems that they have gotten out of the previous predicament. They beat the Spaniard at home with a score of 5:1.

Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo, Raul and McManaman each scored a goal to help the team win the opponent.

Bosque is still sitting on the coach's bench to direct the game, and there is no news that he will be fired.

But lost so badly at Mestalla. Someone always has to take responsibility and make sacrifices.

So Pavon disappeared from the starting lineup for three consecutive games. In this game, he simply disappeared from the 18-man roster-he returned to Real Madrid's b team.

It seems that Florentino has given up Zidane's Pavon policy.

Barcelona defeated the newly promoted Getafe 2:0 at home.

After losing their regular victories, although most of the main players have been kept, Getafe's combat effectiveness is still very weak.

In the four rounds of the league, they only won one game and lost all the other three games.

The current head coach of the team is Manuel Garcia.

He has followed the winning tactics across the board, whether it is a defensive counterattack or an offensive combination.

But he is not always victorious after all, and this Getafe team does not have Luis Garcia, the offensive core, so the power of the counterattack will be greatly reduced.

Manuel García is not head coach material either.

A good hand made him play badly.

But in the face of such a situation, no one can do anything.

Chang Sheng's departure seemed to take away the soul of this team.

There are only three points in the four rounds of the league. This is completely rushing to the rhythm of relegation...

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Valencia, who played last in the fourth round, defeated Athletic Bilbao 2:1 away.

They still played the same tactics as the previous game. However, at the home court of Athletic Bilbao, Valencia encountered a very tenacious resistance. The players of Athletic Bilbao did not hesitate to use foul and killing tactics to prevent Valencia's overall advancement.

It was a tough game for Valencia.

At the same time, the difference between the home and away games also affected Valencia's performance.

Valencia only scored a goal in the last minute before the end of the first half, and the second half has just started in the first minute. Athletic Bilbao equalized the score.

Then it was not until the 90th minute that Aimar relied on a direct free kick to score.

Completed the lore.

Chang Sheng, who won the game, didn't even have the energy to teach the players a lesson. In fact, there is no need to teach.

Because the performance of the players is good, they work very hard, but Athletic Bilbao is too tenacious. They used everything in defense to make Valencia very difficult to play.

It is also the first time Chang Sheng has personally experienced the toughness of the Basques.

Now Valencia has no ability to easily beat their opponents away. Not to mention them, even giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​at the home court of Athletic Bilbao, it is not bad to win. I don't even dare to think of a big victory...

So he is not too demanding, as long as he can win, getting three points is more important than anything else.

Sometimes Chang Sheng is a bit idealistic, and sometimes he is very realistic.

People who also understand this truth are not only Chang Sheng, but also the media.

This time, they narrowly beat their opponents in the away game, even if it is the media "Marca", the enemy of Changsheng. Neither laughed nor criticized Valencia's embarrassment.

Because everyone knows that Athletic Bilbao's home game is not easy to play, and it would be nice to win. If you still get ridiculed after winning, then the media must be stupid, and it has nothing to do with Valencia.

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After playing the away game with Athletic Bilbao, Valencia ushered in the UEFA Cup opponent at home, Chenu Morris.

Winning this game doesn't matter at all.

He replaced almost all the main players and replaced them with a group of substitutes.

But even so, Valencia still beat their opponents 4-0 at home.

With a total score of 6:0, they successfully advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup.

Their opponent will be Legia Warsaw, the Polish First Division team that decides the winner less early. Like the first round, Valencia is still a guest first, a more favorable schedule.

But these two games have to wait until October and November, so there is no need to think too much now.

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In the fifth round of the league, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 away, which opened the curtain for this round of the league.

Then Real Madrid, who beat the Spaniard 5:1 in the last round of the league, had high hopes. They played against Valladolid at home. The media shouted that Zidane has adapted to Spanish football and Real Madrid. This Real Madrid is the real giants Real Madrid. They will definitely beat Valladolid easily at home.

As a result... they were tied 2:2 by Valladolid at home. Although Zidane scored in the fourth minute, he failed to help Real Madrid win.

He has scored three goals so far, but all of them are showing his own individual ability. As a midfielder, this is obviously not enough.

Florentino didn't hire Zidane to let him play as a striker and score 30 goals in a season. He hopes that Zidane can drive the whole team and bring Real Madrid's strength to a higher level.

But so far, he hasn't done it.

Although he can score goals, he is outside of Real Madrid as a whole. His goals are the embodiment of his personal ability.

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Back at home, Valencia ushered in Alaves.

Facing an opponent whose strength is still not too strong, Valencia did not underestimate the enemy.

They beat their opponent 3:0 at home.

As long as it is at home, their performance is particularly good. But this is quite normal, because all Spanish teams are like this...

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After five rounds of the league, the game in September is over.

At this time, many people discovered that Valencia, who had four wins and one tie, scored fifteen goals and only conceded two goals, ranked first in the league!

Although they won the first place in the league after defeating Real Madrid 5-0 in the first round of the league, it was temporary after all.

They fell to third in the second round.

Now that five rounds of the league have passed, they hold the top spot, and they still sit in the first position for two consecutive rounds, which more or less shows that he has temporarily secured this position.

In addition to their outstanding performance in the domestic arena, they also won the European arena and advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup without any suspense.

The results of the coaching change were immediate.

Last season, Valencia, led by Cooper, focused on hitting the Champions League, and their performance in the league was appalling.

Now the new coach has led the team back to the ranks of the championship as soon as he came up, ranking first in the league.

This has more or less explained the level of Changsheng.

It's different from his coaching at Getafe, and now few people question his level.

Maybe there are still doubts about whether he is a first-class head coach, but at least no one will look at this Chinese coach who has just turned 29 years old with the eyes of a rookie.

Changsheng has successfully conquered many people in the first month of La Liga.

A lot of people who waited to see his jokes stopped laughing after the first game.

And those who had placed high hopes on him in the second division showed a gratified smile-the success of Changsheng proved their vision.

As supporters of Changsheng, they are very proud.

The commentator Crespo, who can only comment on the second division, mentioned Changsheng more than once when commenting on the game.

"I watched him grow up. I heard that he is doing very well in the First Division? Then I can rest assured!"

"As I said a long time ago, for such a character, the second division stage is really too small for him. I look forward to his performance on a wider stage, and he has not let me down!"

"I think we should follow the example of the Premier League and organize a selection every month to select the best. In this case, I think the best coach of La Liga in September must be the Chinese!"

"Heard that Valencia's press thinks highly of him? That's right, very smart. Don't try to antagonize him, that's going to lead nowhere! That's the only thing I would say to my fellow media colleagues. advice……"

"Oops, Benitez's Tenerife has had a good run in the second division this season, and in fact they did very well last season. If not for Chang, maybe they would have been promoted last season. Lost to Chang though, It's not something to be ashamed of..." (Your support is welcome, it is my biggest motivation.)

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