Chapter 296 The League Ends (92/136)

Before Valencia and Monaco, another Champions League semi-final was decided.

Porto led by Mourinho eliminated Ranieri's Chelsea in the semi-finals and successfully entered the final.

If you want to say that the most eye-catching young marshals now, it must be Mourinho and Chang Sheng.

These two young coaches also successfully met in the Champions League final, satisfying the wishes of many people-they just want to see who is better than Chang Sheng or Mourinho.

Chang Sheng's achievements in the domestic league are very outstanding. In La Liga, one of the five major European leagues, he was able to lead the team to win the league championship for three consecutive years, which is remarkable.

And Mourinho's performance in the European war is even better.

He led Porto to win the UEFA Cup and achieved Porto's triple crown that season.

This season, Mourinho's team has a good momentum in the league and has basically locked the league championship.

The Portuguese Cup also reached the final against Benfica. They, like Valencia, are also expected to win the treble. If Porto wins the Triple Crown again, Mourinho will lead the team to win the Triple Crown twice in just three seasons! This is a very remarkable achievement!

As early as the season when he led Porto to the UEFA Cup, Mourinho has become the head coach of the whole of Europe.

Don't look at him as young, in fact he is from a famous family. Once worked as an interpreter for Robson Sr. in Barcelona, ​​and also became Van Gaal's assistant.

So his current success is traceable. Everyone watched him grow from an interpreter to an excellent head coach step by step.

But everyone also knows that this small temple in Porto cannot keep his great god.

Everyone doesn't know yet. Chang Sheng is very clear. Just after the semi-final between Porto and Chelsea, Mourinho was picked up on Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht. Then on that, Mourinho signed his name, and before the season was over, he was determined to join Chelsea.

As for why Abramovich chose Mourinho instead of Changsheng.

Because Mourinho's Porto and Chelsea have excellent professors, Abramovich can observe Mourinho's coaching ability at close range. He thinks Mourinho is a very good head coach.

Of course, Chang Sheng is also very good.

Otherwise, it is impossible for him to win three consecutive championships in La Liga.

But there is a very important factor that Abramovich has to consider. That is Changsheng whether it is in Getafe. Still in Valencia, there will be very unpleasant quarrels with the club's top management. He seems to be the nemesis of the chairman, and the relationship with the club chairman and general manager is very bad.

Abramovich believes that Chang Sheng is difficult to discipline. If such a person comes to coach Chelsea, it will be a disaster if they are not guaranteed...

So he chose the relatively obedient Mourinho instead of Chang Sheng.

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This season's UEFA Champions League final will be held on May 26. The final will be held at Schalke 04's home stadium in Germany.

There are still three rounds in La Liga before this.

These three rounds of league victories intend to give up all of them.

It is mainly used as a warm-up match for the Champions League final. Adjust the status of the players.

As for the result or something, I don't think so much.

Anyway, even if they lose all, Valencia has already won the league championship.

The preparations for the final against Porto also began at this time.

The training plan has all been modified to the setting for the Champions League final, and Porto has become an opponent that every Valencia player needs to know. The coaching staff made edits of Porto's game videos in the league, allowing players to watch them repeatedly. Know their characteristics and know their weaknesses.

Only when they are familiar with Porto on the TV screen can they build a complete image in their minds.

As for the league opponents? That doesn't matter at all.

Anyway, Valencia is not pursuing any undefeated this season.

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In the thirty-sixth round, Valencia challenged Sevilla away.

Before the game, Sevilla players lined up on both sides of the channel to welcome Valencia players. This is a courtesy to the champion.

This scene, Valencia has experienced three seasons. Because every season. They can all win the championship early.

And it’s a coincidence that last season Valencia beat Barcelona at home. After winning the championship one round ahead of schedule, their opponent in the last round was Sevilla. They had lined up to welcome the championship last season...

The game against Sevilla ended in a 2:2 draw. It can also be regarded as a happy event.

In the thirty-seventh round of the league, Valencia challenged Villarreal away. In this game, Valencia finally lost to the Yellow Submarine with a score of 1:2.

The thirty-eighth round of the league was held on May 23, and three days later it will be the final day of the Champions League.

In order to ensure that the main players will not be injured or run out of energy. In this game, all Chang Sheng sent were substitute players and players from Team B.

At the end of the season, the injury situation finally eased slightly, and there were no major injuries like half a year.

But even so, Chang Sheng did not dare to take it lightly. Injury is something that often happens inadvertently.

Valencia, who played all on the bench, lost 0:1 at home to Albacete.

Ended the season with a two-game losing streak.

But no one accused Chang Sheng of this.

Even club president Soler has nothing to say.

Although the two-game losing streak is something that Valencia has never seen before this season.

But... having won the league championship, what's wrong with giving up the league in order to prepare for the Champions League final?

If I jump out to criticize Chang Sheng at this time, I am afraid that many people will think I am an idiot, right?

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Although they lost in the last two rounds and have not won since winning the championship early, Valencia is still considered the best performing La Liga team this season, and they won the La Liga championship. Deserved.

Thirty-eight league rounds, 27 wins. Seven draws and four losses. Eighty-three goals were scored, the most in the league. Conceded 21 goals, the fewest in the league.

Fifteen wins at home, three draws and one loss, the best home record.

Twelve wins, four draws and three losses in away games, the best away result.

All technical statistics are the best, such a league champion is undisputed.

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There are still three days until the Champions League final.

before the game. As usual, the two sides have to have a war of words. What's more, Mourinho and Changsheng are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Mourinho looked very confident, because their team has been preparing for the Champions League final since May 9.

Although lost to Benfica in the Portuguese Cup on May 16, the dream of the Triple Crown was shattered.

But when you think about the Champions League final, losing the Portuguese Cup is no big deal.

In addition to a Portuguese Cup, they have been preparing for the Champions League final. In order to maintain the player's game state, Mourinho also arranged a number of warm-up games.

Really everything is ready. I only owe Dongfeng.

But Chang Sheng wants to pour cold water on the opponent.

"Porto? Yes, their season ended on May 9, but so what? A team that hasn't played an official game for a long time, I doubt how long they can maintain their form..." In In an interview, Chang Sheng said so.

Mourinho is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp, and understands that this is a psychological warfare.

In fact, he is very good at psychological warfare.

Porto this season met Manchester United led by Ferguson in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Before the game, the two sides fought a lot of psychological warfare. As a result, the young Mourinho did not lose to the seasoned Ferguson at all. Porto 2:1 at home and 1:1 away, with a total score of 3:2 eliminated Manchester United and broke into the quarterfinals.

Now Chang Sheng took the initiative to provoke the war. Mourinho is naturally not to be outdone.

When he was interviewed by reporters, he talked about his opponent in the final, Chang Sheng. This young head coach.

"I listened to his story, it's not a big deal, he's been great in the league, Porto have won the league two seasons in a row under my leadership, and last season we won the treble. In terms of European competition , we have more experience than them. I just don’t think Valencia is better than us. We have a lot of rest and the players are free from injuries, unlike Valencia..."

The implication is that Valencia's injuries are serious, so their strength will be greatly reduced.

In fact, Mourinho should hate Chang Sheng deeply.

Because Chang Sheng robbed his midfield core.

Seeing that Deco played so well in Valencia, he was even more upset-such an excellent Deco should belong to Porto!

Without the core of the midfield, Mourinho had to modify his tactics to adapt to the new lineup.

As a result, they almost failed to win the Triple Crown last season.

But on the other hand, Mourinho does have proud capital. In the case of leaving the core of the midfield, he was able to lead the team to win the Triple Crown last season. Mourinho's level is indeed extraordinary.

The two sides fought a war of words, and the flames of war easily spread to the players.

Mourinho took the initiative to mention Deco's name this time.

"Deco should have been my core. I like and appreciate him very much. He has an absolutely important tactical position in Porto. But it is a pity that he went to Valencia. I don't think it is better for him to go to Valencia. The choice. Because we won the UEFA Cup last season, and Deco has not yet won a European championship in Valencia."

Mourinho's words are a bit unreasonable. Is the La Liga champion not as good as the UEFA Cup champion?

Different people have different opinions on this issue, but it is obviously nonsense to insist that going to Valencia is worse than staying in Porto.

Everyone knows that Valencia is better than Porto, because La Liga is a bigger stage.

It is impossible for Mourinho not to understand this. His only purpose in saying this is to disturb the morale of Valencia's army.

Deco is the core of Valencia. If Deco can be distracted by this matter, it will definitely affect his performance in the game and thus affect Valencia's results.

This is a good idea for Mourinho.

In fact, in terms of feelings, Mourinho has no feelings for Deco. After all, they only worked together for half a season, and then Deco left.

This time and space is no longer the time and space that Chang Sheng once experienced. In that time and space, Deco played under Mourinho for two and a half years, from an unknown unknown to the best midfielder in Europe, and proudly moved to Barcelona.

Mourinho in that time and space had the grace to know Deco, and he was like Deco's reinvented mentor.

And in this time and space, the emotional connection between two people naturally does not exist. Chang Sheng replaced Mourinho and became Deco's rebuilding mentor. His feelings for Porto have faded, and Deco enjoyed everything in Valencia.