A victory can cover up a lot of problems, and it can also cause a 180-degree change in many people's attitudes towards you.
When Valencia drew with Valladolid 1:1 away from home, there were all kinds of weird voices in the media.
But after Valencia undisputedly defeated Las Palmas with a score of 4:0, there were a lot less weird voices in the media.
The media in Valencia 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 the game look good and pleasing to the eye.
They wrote articles praising the current Valencia.
They said that watching Valencia's games now is simply a kind of enjoyment.
In the past, they believed that Valencia was only suitable for defensive counterattacks, and could only play defensive counterattacks.
But now, they realize how wrong they were!
This winning tactic has injected new vitality into Valencia.
It also showed the world that Valencia can also play enjoyable football.
The media in Madrid no longer care to talk about Valencia.
Because Real Madrid is really in trouble.
In the third round of the league, they lost again! They lost to Real Betis 1:3 away from home!
After three rounds of the league, Real Madrid, the defending champion, has not won a single game and has only accumulated one point in three games. This performance cannot be justified in any case.
The good news is that Zidane played and scored a goal. This comforted many Real Madrid fans and also caused the pro-Real Madrid media to shout that Zidane has adapted to Spanish football and will shine soon.
Chang Sheng sneered at this. Zidane's performance in the first half of the season after coming to Real Madrid is well known to the world. It was basically ups and downs, good and bad. Now let's say Zidane has adapted to Spanish football... Just wait.
Let’s be slapped in the face by the facts!
In addition, the media in Catalonia are no longer blindly praising Valencia and winning games.
Because they saw the threat to them from Valencia's big victory. Moreover, Guardiola, a player that Barcelona did not want, had a second spring in Valencia, performed well, and became Valencia's
The core of offense and defense, he even stole the spotlight from Mendieta, the best midfielder in Europe.
This made the Catalan media sour, feeling that if Barcelona had not let Barcelona go, Barcelona would not have won only one of three games, and the remaining two games were draws.
The Barcelona media criticized Louis van Gaal, the coach who has resigned, and took Valencia as an example: "Look at Pep in Valencia. His performance reminded us of Cruyff's dream team. That is the real
Guardiola! Not an ordinary midfielder who only distributes the ball to both sides! Van Gaal couldn't use Pep well 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 great!" Many players responded to him loudly this time and no longer let him perform a one-man show there.
Chang Sheng's smile became even brighter: "Then you should know what to do, right? Keep training!"
After two big wins and finishing at the bottom, the players are now confident in winning often and in new tactics. Let them practice however they want, and they can accept it.
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 face another important event.
That's the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup!
They challenged Chenu Morris of the Ukrainian Premier League away from home.
This will be Chang Sheng's first European war, a true European war.
Valencia qualified for the UEFA Cup because they ranked fifth in La Liga last season.
In the draw ceremony at the end of August, Valencia drew this Ukrainian team.
The current UEFA Cup does not expect that after Platini came to power in the future, he will drastically reform the competition system and establish a group stage.
Because there are so many participating teams, the current UEFA Cup is a simple home and away elimination system.
Starting from the first round, the teams draw lots. Then they fight against each other, two rounds at home and away, and the winner is determined to advance to the next round.
Valencia was lucky enough to draw a Ukrainian team in the first round.
Because Car Slave Morris is not a strong team.
I have never heard of this team in my previous winning streak.
This is even more true for him in this life.
If it hadn't been for this UEFA Cup game, he probably wouldn't have known there was such a team in the world.
Logically speaking, it should be very exciting for him to coach a team for the first time in the European competition.
But Chang Sheng really doesn’t feel this way.
Because this game doesn't feel like the atmosphere of a European war.
The home stadium of Che Slave Morris was in tatters. The number of fans present was also very limited.
There is nothing like the "top stage" feeling that Chang Sheng saw on TV before.
Chang Shengxin said that this is not as exciting as Liansa playing away games...
In the end, Valencia, whose strength was significantly higher than that of its opponents, easily defeated the car slave Maurice 2:0 in the away game.
This was even after Chang Sheng deliberately carried out rotation and replaced a large number of main players.
As soon as this game ended, Chang Sheng left the UEFA Cup behind and advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup. It should not be a problem for the team.
What he needs to think about now is the fourth round of the league.
Their opponent is the tough Basque team Athletic Bilbao, and what makes Chang Sheng even more troublesome is the away game...
Everyone knows how difficult the Basque team's away games are.
To be victorious, we must make sure plans. Just like this, we may not be able to win...
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In the fourth round of the league, both Real Madrid and Barcelona finally broke out. Real Madrid, in particular, seemed to have overcome its previous difficulties. They defeated Espanyol at home with a score of 5:1.
Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo, Raul and McManaman each scored a goal to help the team beat their opponents.
Del Bosque is still sitting on the coaching bench directing the game, and there is no news that he will be fired.
But after losing so miserably at Mestalla, someone has to take responsibility and make sacrifices.
So Pavon disappeared from the lineup for three consecutive games. This time, he simply disappeared from the eighteen-man roster - he returned to Real Madrid's B team.
It seems that Florentino has given up on Zidanega Pavin's policy.
Barcelona defeated newly promoted Getafe 2:0 at home.
After losing their winning streak, Getafe's combat effectiveness is still very weak, although they have retained most of their main players.
In the four rounds of the league, they only won one game and lost the other three games.
The current head coach of the team is Manuel Garcia.
He followed the winning tactics throughout, whether it was defensive counterattacks or offensive combinations.
But after all, he does not win often, and without the core offensive player Luis Garcia in this Getafe team, the power of the counterattack will be greatly reduced.
Manuel Garcia is not a head coach either.
A good hand turned him into a bad loser.
However, in the face of such a situation, there is nothing anyone can do.
The departure of Chang Sheng seems to have taken away the soul of this team.
Only three points have been accumulated in the four rounds of the league. This is completely in the rhythm of relegation...
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Valencia, who played last in the fourth round, defeated Athletic Bilbao 2:1 away from home.
They still played the same tactics as the previous game. However, at the home court of Athletic Bilbao, Valencia encountered a very tenacious blocker. Athletic Bilbao players did not hesitate to use fouls and killing tactics to prevent
Valencia's overall advance.
This game made Valencia very difficult.
At the same time, the difference between 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 Athletic Bilbao equalized the score in the first minute of the second half.
It was not until the 90th minute that Aimar scored with a direct free kick.
Completed the killing blow.
Chang Sheng, who won this game, didn't even have the energy to teach the players a lesson. In fact, there was no need to teach them a lesson.
Because the players' performance was good and they worked hard, but Athletic Bilbao was too tenacious. They did everything they could in defense, making Valencia very uncomfortable to play.
This is the first time Chang Sheng has personally experienced the toughness of the Basques.
Valencia currently does not have the ability to easily defeat their opponents on the road. Let alone them, even giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona would be great if they could win at the home stadium of Athletic Bilbao. I dare not even think about it.
What a big victory...
So his requirements are not high, as long as he can win, getting three points is more important than anything else.
Sometimes Chang Sheng is 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 defeated their opponent in an away game, and even the rival media "Marca", which always wins, did not laugh at or criticize Valencia's embarrassment.
Because everyone knows that Athletic Bilbao's home court is not easy to play, and it would be good to win. If you are still laughed at after winning, then it must be the media themselves who are stupid, and it has nothing to do with Valencia.
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After playing the away game against Athletic Bilbao, Valencia welcomed its UEFA Cup opponent, Chenu Maurice, at home.
Winning this game is not important at all.
He replaced almost all the main players and replaced them with a group of substitutes.
But even so, Valencia still defeated its opponent 4:0 at home.
Successfully advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup with a total score of 6:0.
Their opponent will be the Polish League One team Legia Warsaw, who decided the winner earlier. Like the first round, Valencia will still play away first, then home, which is a more favorable schedule.
However, these two games have to wait until October. They are in November, so there is no need to think too much about it now.
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In the fifth round of the league, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 2:0 in an away game, kicking off this round of the league.
Then Real Madrid, which defeated Espanyol 5:1 in the last round of the league, had high hopes. They faced Valladolid at home. The media shouted that Zidane has adapted to Spanish football and Real Madrid. This Real Madrid is
Real Madrid is a real giant, and they will definitely defeat Valladolid easily at home.
As a result... they were tied 2:2 at home by Valladolid. 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 to demonstrate his personal ability. As an attacking midfielder, this is obviously not enough.
Florentino didn't dig Zidane just to let him play as a forward and score 30 goals in a season. He wanted Zidane to 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 Real Madrid as a whole. His goals are all reflections of his personal abilities.
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Valencia, who returned home, welcomed Alaves.
Facing an opponent that was still not too strong, Valencia did not underestimate the opponent.
They defeated their opponents 3:0 at home.
As long as it is at home, their performance is particularly good. But this is quite normal, because all teams in Spain are like this...
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After five league rounds, the competition in September is also over.
At this time, many people discovered that Valencia, which had four wins and one draw, scored 15 goals, and only conceded two goals, was 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, that was temporary after all.
In the second round, they fell to third place.
Now that five rounds of the league have passed, they are at the top of the list, and they are still sitting in the first position for two consecutive rounds. This somewhat shows that they have temporarily secured this position.
In addition to their outstanding performance in the domestic arena, they also achieved victory in the European arena and advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup without any suspense.
The results of the coaching change were really immediate.
Last season, Valencia, led by Cooper, was focused on competing in the Champions League and their performance in the league was disastrous.
Now the new coach has led the team back to the championship ranks as soon as he came on board, ranking first in the league.
This somewhat illustrates the level of winning.
Unlike when he coached in Getafe, no one doubts his level now.
Perhaps 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 like a rookie.
Chang Sheng has successfully conquered many people in his first month in La Liga.
Many people who waited to see his jokes stopped laughing after the first game.
Those who had placed high hopes on him in the second-tier league smiled with relief - his constant winning success proved their vision.
They are proud to be supporters of winning teams.
The commentator Crespo, who can only commentate on the second division league, mentioned Chang Winning more than once when commentating on the game.
"I watched him grow up. I heard that he is doing very well in the First Division now? That makes me feel relieved!"
"I have long said that for a character like him, the second-tier league is indeed too small a stage for him. I look forward to his performance on a broader stage, and he did not disappoint me!"
"I think we should also 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!"
"I heard that the media in Valencia speak highly of him? That's right and very smart. Don't try to antagonize him, there will be absolutely no good in that! That's the only thing I want to say to my colleagues in the media
advice……"
"Oh, Benitez's Tenerife has a good momentum in the second division this season. In fact, their performance last season was also very good. Without Chang, maybe they would have been promoted last season. But they lost to Chang,
