Chapter 97 King's Cup Semi-Final

Chapter 97 Copa del Rey semi-finals (first change guaranteed)

While spending time with Benfica and bringing in Marchena, Valencia played another league game. m

They beat Valladolid 2-0 at home.

In this game, Valencia adopted a 442 formation, allowing Ibrahimovic and Angulo to start together.

Because it is no longer necessary to deliberately suppress Ibrahimovic's scoring ability, Ibrahimovic and Angulo each scored a goal in this game to help the team beat the opponent at home.

After finishing this game, Valencia ushered in an important game.

In the mid-week half of the Copa del Rey, Valencia played against Deportivo at home.

This is a real heavyweight fight.

Because a tasteless event like the Copa del Rey will no longer be tasteless once it reaches the semi-finals.

Any team that reaches the semi-finals will want to win the championship.

The Copa del Rey is an honor after all.

For Changsheng, the Copa del Rey has a different meaning.

Because he knew that the final of the Copa del Rey would be held at the Bernabeu, and Real Madrid would enter the final.

Although many things changed after he traveled, the butterfly effect also had some impact. But some things still reflect the powerful inertia of history.

For example, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, Deportivo still made it to the semi-finals, and so did Real Madrid.

Real Madrid has not even changed their opponents in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, it is still Athletic Bilbao.

Even the emergence of regular victories will greatly increase the chances of Real Madrid entering the Copa del Rey final. Because after Real Madrid was double-killed by Valencia in the league, they suffered a heavy blow in the league. So Real Madrid is eager to prove itself in other competitions.

The Champions League is an opportunity, as is the Copa del Rey.

Therefore, even if they encounter the particularly difficult Athletic Bilbao in the semifinals, Real Madrid will definitely break into the final.

As long as they make it to the finals,

They will put forward the proposal to put the Copa del Rey final venue in the Bernabeu.

Historically, this season's Copa del Rey final was specifically scheduled for March 6.

Why was it scheduled for this day? You must know that last season's King's Cup final was played on June 30.

How come the next season will be March 6th?

Although the date of the Copa del Rey final is not fixed, everyone still tries to arrange the final in May and June.

The Copa del Rey final was played on March 6. During the twelve years from 1999 to 2011, it was the earliest season.

why?

Very simple, one hundred years ago, on March 6, 1902, the Real Madrid Club was officially established.

March 6, 2002 is the centennial anniversary of the establishment of the Real Madrid club.

At that time, Real Madrid specifically applied to the Spanish Football Association, hoping to arrange the Copa del Rey final to be played on this day, which caused some controversy at that time. But Real Madrid's influence in Spain is indeed great, so the Spanish Football Association finally agreed to this request.

And completely ignored that March 6 is between the two Champions League group matches, forcing a Copa del Rey final is a burden on Real Madrid and Deportivo.

Because these two teams were going to play in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

But Real Madrid has a strong lineup and a thick enough bench, so even if it is a third-line battle, they can still handle it.

But La Coruña is more difficult.

But there is no way, the arms can't twist the thighs.

Real Madrid arranged to play the Copa del Rey final on this day, hoping to use a Copa del Rey champion at the Bernabéu Stadium to celebrate the team's centennial birthday.

Unexpectedly, Deportivo finally messed up the situation.

This is what Changsheng has to do now. They want to replace Deportivo and go to the Bernabeu to disrupt the situation.

Therefore, in these two semi-finals, Valencia must win and Deportivo must be eliminated.

Then he will smash Real Madrid's well-prepared championship celebration, and he will make Real Madrid regret arranging the Copa del Rey final to be played on this day!

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So far this season, Valencia has only played against Deportivo once, and the two sides stood at the Riazor Stadium to a 2:2 draw.

Deportivo is actually of special significance to Valencia.

Because it was after that game that Chang Sheng yelled that Valencia would win the league championship this season.

Perhaps it was because he could remain unbeaten against Deportivo in the away game and retreated unscathed, which made Chang Sheng full of confidence. Anyway, he chose to shout the championship declaration after the game ended.

In fact, what he said first offended Real Madrid, but Deportivo.

Deportivo thinks he is being used as a stepping stone by Chang Sheng.

Because why didn't Chang Sheng say it before, but he said it after the game against Deportivo?

Doesn't that clearly ignore our La Coruna?

You must know that Deportivo was the third team in the league at that time, and they also had hopes of competing for the league championship.

Deportivo failed to win Valencia at home, and had already breathed a sigh of relief. After the game, Chang Sheng said that again, looking arrogant, which completely angered Deportivo.

It's just that there is no chance of revenge, because the next match between the two sides in the league will have to wait until the thirty-fifth round.

The A Coruñans couldn't wait that long, they weren't that patient.

God seemed to hear their call, so in the semi-finals of the King's Cup, the two teams met again.

This time Deportivo has a perfect opportunity to complete revenge.

If Valencia can be eliminated from the Copa del Rey, it must be a very heavy blow to them!

So the Deportivo players who couldn't hold back before the game took the lead in firing.

"I don't want to offend anyone, and I don't disrespect the opponent, but our goal is the championship, the King's Cup, no matter what," Deportivo's Uruguayan striker Pandiani said in an interview with reporters, imitating Changsheng's tone . "To reach the final, for a team whose goal is to win the championship, it's all too normal."

Deportivo's full-back Capdevila also said in an interview with reporters: "First host, then away, the schedule is in our favor. We will not waste this opportunity in vain!"

Diego Tristan: "Our opponent is very strong. We must be careful when we go away in the first leg. As long as we don't concede a goal in the first leg, we will advance to the final!"

Mauro Silva: "Valencia is in good shape in the league, but the Copa del Rey is completely different from the league. It's a game or two that can determine life and death. I think if you perform too well in the league, you will Distracting Valencia..."

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Facing the collective provocation of the Deportivo players, Chang Sheng said with a smile: "I really don't want to talk nonsense about them anymore. Let's talk about it at that time. When the game comes, everyone will naturally know."

He obviously doesn't want to discuss too much on this topic.

For his attitude, the media has two interpretations. One is that he has a guilty conscience. Facing the aggressive Super Depco who is determined to revenge, he is a little guilty and doesn't want to provoke his opponent anymore.

The other view is completely opposite, that is, they feel that Chang Sheng's disdainful attitude is the biggest insult to Deportivo.

Everyone in the world praises "Super Depco", but Chang Sheng doesn't take this Super Depco seriously at all!

Isn't that the biggest insult?

But no matter what it means, this game will definitely not be an ordinary game.

In other words, where there is constant victory, there is absolutely no "plainness".

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In this game, Villa has just recovered from his injury, and his state is still unstable. Chang Sheng does not intend to let him start the game, but only arranges him on the bench, just like Baraja back then, maybe it will come in handy at the last moment ?

Of course, Changsheng hopes that Villa will not be used.

Angulo and Ibrahimovic will continue to start.

In midfield, Chang Sheng did not let Guardiola start the game, but let Baraja and Albelda start together. Because he intends to use two muscular midfielders to deal with the technical midfielder of Valeron's eye-pleasing Super Deportivo.

In a sense, Deportivo Irueta's football is somewhat similar to the ever-victorious -taka. But they are in a class of their own, with their own style, with a strong taste of La Coruña.

Because they have a Valeron, the player known as "Spanish Zidane", who has a very strong control ability in the midfield.

Because of him, Deportivo played gorgeous and beautiful football and were able to win.

To deal with this kind of team, Chang Sheng also has a set of experience.

Of course, this set of experience does not belong to him, because it is not his original creation, and he also borrowed it from other places.

Since Deportivo's tactics and -taka belong to the same type, they have the same weaknesses as -taka.

A team as strong as Barcelona will be restrained by a team, let alone a team like Deportivo.

Changsheng's strategy is actually very simple, that is, to learn from Mourinho's Chelsea and Inter Milan, as well as Real Madrid.

These three teams have all been coached by Mourinho, and what they have in common is a powerful style of play and a fast and direct attack.

In other words, in the two games against Deportivo, Chang Shengjian re-used the defensive counterattack tactics he hadn't used for half a season.

In fact, it cannot be said that it has not been used at all for half a season. In some games, when Chang Sheng makes adjustments, the team will also make defensive counterattacks. But after all, it didn't take long, it was just an on-the-spot command adjustment.

Unlike this time, Chang Sheng planned to counterattack with defense from the very beginning of the game.

It is necessary to use tenacious defense, football full of power and oppression, and sharp counterattacks to solve Deportivo.

Although Valencia has practiced the mad dog tactics for half a season, Chang Sheng is not at all worried that the team will not be able to adapt to the defensive counterattack he proposed.

Because Valencia has practiced defensive counterattacks for several seasons. They've been playing this kind of football for the past few seasons.

In terms of familiarity, in fact, many of these Valencia players are more familiar with defensive counterattacks, rather than a "mad dog tactic" that Changsheng airborne...

There are only four days left before the game against Deportivo. At this time, changing tactics is impossible for other teams and other coaches.

But for Chang Sheng, who once taught Getafe to learn -taka in a week and defeated Mallorca by relying on this tactic, this is not a problem at all.

Because he has game training skills that can improve players' familiarity with new tactics and new formations in a short period of time.

Also because Valencia is a team that is already good at playing defensive counterattacks.

Before the first training session with four days to go before the first leg of the semi-finals, Chang Sheng said to the Valencia players standing in front of him: "I hope you haven't forgotten how to play on the counter-attack, guys. !” (To be continued.