In fact, the Valencia players who just got off the plane don't know what the media said, especially the foreign media. Local protectionism is very heavy in various regions of Spain, and the media in Madrid may not be able to penetrate it.
Come to the Valencia region.
Only national newspapers like Marca can do this, and they must adopt localization strategies, such as reporting as much local sports news as possible instead of covering Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But there will always be someone to tell them. For example, the reporters waiting outside the airport.
When Chang Sheng walked out of the exit, reporters gathered around him, and then one reporter asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Chang, some media believe that the reason why your team was eliminated by Inter Milan was because they wanted to go undefeated in the previous season."
It’s too much, is that so?”
When Chang Sheng heard this question, his pupils shrank.
This was the first time he heard such a statement.
What does being eliminated from the UEFA Cup have to do with being unbeaten in the league?
"I don't understand." He shook his head.
"The AS newspaper wrote an article today saying that Valencia was eliminated because the team was focused on being undefeated in the league and did not face their opponents, so they were eliminated by Inter Milan..."
The reporter did not continue speaking because his words were interrupted by Chang Sheng's laughter.
"My team lost the game because they wanted to be undefeated in the league before the game? Ha!" He laughed. "This is impossible, it doesn't happen, it's nonsense!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Are you kidding, don’t you know your own players?
At that time, the whole team was thinking about the UEFA Cup, and no one cared about the undefeated season at all - he made it clear before training, asking everyone not to think about the undefeated season, but to focus on the league.
Cup competition.
In fact, judging from the situation in training, the players did not consider an undefeated season. Perhaps they themselves felt that that goal was unreliable.
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Although Chang Sheng refuted the rumors in the media at the airport, today is an era when refutations are ignored and rumors are flying everywhere.
So no one believed it at all.
And the media have their own ways to make Chang Sheng's refutation of rumors meaningless.
That is to distort right and wrong.
A very simple statement is enough: "Chang refuted the rumors at the airport? Yes, of course he wanted to refute the rumors. But what he said may not be true. I don't think any head coach will admit this...
"
Therefore, Chang Sheng’s refutations of the rumors are all false and are just to cover up the truth.
The truth is that Valencia's players were thinking about an unbeaten season before the UEFA Cup, so they were eliminated.
This is really your own fault, you deserve your misfortune!
"So it was a joke for Valencia to think about an unbeaten season from the beginning. Now they have been eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Then, it will also become a joke to think about an unbeaten season..."
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Chang Sheng thought that everything would calm down after he refuted the rumors, but he didn't expect that the trend would become more and more violent...
He found that such views appeared in newspapers and on television, and there were even TV programs that seriously discussed this topic.
When Chang Sheng accidentally caught this program, he angrily cursed the TV station for being stupid*.
What is there to discuss about this issue?
**, I am the head coach, and you don’t believe what you say, then who do you believe?
The people involved are not trustworthy. Do you outsiders know more details than me?
Later, he saw in the newspaper that the Valencia players themselves stood up to refute the rumors, saying that everyone was sad to lose the UEFA Cup, but it was not because they were distracted that they lost the game.
But obviously, their attempts to refute the rumors are useless, and the media will just keep saying whatever they should.
Especially the media in the Madrid area, they are particularly enthusiastic about the hype.
In fact, Chang Sheng knows why these media are so enthusiastic. Because when he was coaching in Getafe, he offended many Madrid media. Then after he came to Valencia, he offended many Madrid media when he played against Real Madrid three times.
media.
Now, both the media covering the second division and the first division hate Chang Sheng - except for the media in the Getafe area, but the media in the Getafe area have little influence in the Madrid media circle.
force.
So they can't help Chang Sheng.
These media in Madrid want to attack Valencia because they have a grudge against them.
I saw the news I searched on the Internet.
Without exception, they are all using their unbeaten season as an excuse to laugh at Valencia's failure in the UEFA Cup and themselves.
In fact, they don't care at all whether they can achieve an undefeated season, they just want to laugh at themselves.
However, each one of them insisted on flaunting their special professional authority, citing classics and classics to prove how stupid and unbelievable the idea of an undefeated season put forward by Valencia some time ago was. It seems that this can increase their persuasiveness and make it easier for readers to accept it.
What they followed was a mockery of Valencia and themselves.
Chang Sheng stared at the computer screen and thought.
If you do nothing during this trend, I'm afraid it's not appropriate.
Because as the head coach, he must protect his team from unwarranted accusations and attacks by the media and public opinion.
If he can't do that, then he doesn't deserve the support of his players.
So he had to do something to fight back, and at the same time tell the players that he was definitely on the players' side.
Just after thinking of this and making a decision in his mind, Chang Sheng heard Lin Mo's voice in his mind.
"Chang Sheng, you have a new mission."
This time Chang Sheng did not enter the system to check, but directly asked: "Is it about the undefeated season?"
"Yes, the new mission requires you to lead the team to end the season with an undefeated record," Lin Mo said.
Chang Sheng laughed out loud: "How about the reward?"
"Three million experience points, a thousand reputation points, and five hundred energy points. Training skills [primary offensive training], [secondary aerobic training], [primary special training for running without the ball], [primary defensive position special training]
, [Basic training on offensive movement], [Basic dribbling training]. Competition skills [Run to Death], Level 2.”
Lin Mo reported so many rewards in one breath that Chang Sheng was stunned.
There are six training skills, and there is also a competition skill!
Just for so many rewards, I have to remain undefeated this season!
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The next day, the team resumed training and prepared for the weekend league.
Valencia hosts Osasuna.
Before starting training, Chang Sheng called all the players in front of him and he had something to say.
"No one wants to see being eliminated from the UEFA Cup, but there is no need to keep this in mind. Next we have another goal, and in my opinion, this goal is much more important than the UEFA Cup. Of course
It’s also much more difficult.”
When he said this, the players looked at him and didn't understand that there was any more important goal than the UEFA Cup, and it was more difficult.
Maybe the league championship is more important than the UEFA Cup, but the league championship is no longer difficult.
After a 2:2 draw with Rayo Vallecano in the last round of the league, Valencia is now 13 points ahead of second-placed Deportivo La Coruna.
There are eight rounds left in the league, and sooner or later Valencia will always win the championship. Because even Valencia's own players don't think they will collapse at the last moment of the league.
Now that they have been eliminated from the UEFA Cup and the Copa del Rey final is over, only the league is left to play. The team members are full of energy and have few injuries. What can they not win in a single-line battle?
So they were all wondering what goal the coach was talking about.
"I noticed a statement in the media in the past two days. They believed that the reason why we lost to Inter Milan and were eliminated was because our minds were filled with the unbeaten season. They reminded me why.
Why don't we end this season undefeated? How difficult is it to win the league title? It's just a matter of time before we get it, sooner or later. What's really difficult is going undefeated in the season!"
The words of Chang Sheng shocked the players.
They didn't expect that the goal mentioned by the head coach was actually this!
Undefeated season!
Do you know why the Valencia players were really not distracted by the UEFA Cup because of their unbeaten season?
Because they all knew how impossible it was to achieve this goal, they didn't even think about it. After all, why would they put so much pressure on themselves when they had nothing to do?
An undefeated season sounds exciting, but to achieve it you need to bear heavy pressure.
It would be great to be able to win the championship easily, so why can’t you find happiness for yourself?
And listen to what the head coach said, doesn’t he think so too?
"Think about it, guys, no team has been able to do this in Spanish football for seventy years, not since the expansion of Serie A to 38 games a season.
There are no other teams. But!" Chang Sheng suddenly raised his voice, "But! Just because no team has been able to do it in 70 years, we can only be considered capable if we do it! If there is a team every few years,
If a team wins the championship undefeated, then we don’t bother to do it! I think we need to prove one thing to the media who laugh at us and ridicule us - it’s just a league undefeated, we Valencia can do it!”
"This is what I call a more difficult goal. But in fact it is not that difficult, everyone. We have been undefeated for thirty rounds, and there are only eight league rounds left. Just stay unbeaten for eight rounds."
"Of course I know that the further we go, the greater the pressure will be on us. But how can there be no pressure when playing football? Can't we fail just for the sake of being undefeated? Just like I said half the season
When I announced that I wanted to win the championship this season, many people jumped out and said that it was impossible for us, that I was fanciful, and that I was bragging. Even the vice president of Valencia Club thought that I announced the championship prematurely and would give you
It brings too much pressure. But do you feel the pressure? Even if there is pressure, don't we continue to rank first in the league now, leading the second place by as much as thirteen points? So guys, pressure is nothing! Is there any?
Don’t you stop playing football when you are under pressure? You can let it go when you are under pressure? Let me tell you, as long as you still want to compete for honors, huge pressure will accompany us all the time. This is what we, as champions, must do
The price to bear. Not just this season, but next season, and the next season... You all have to bear this pressure with me, because I don't want to win just one championship! Undefeated this season is a test for us, look.
Are we qualified to be the real kings, not just lucky meteors? Do you want to be the kings?"
Chang Sheng asked in a calm tone, then he stopped talking and just looked at the players in front of him quietly.
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PS, the power outage has been out since 8am today, which is so sad.
During the power outage, I used a laptop and three batteries to write seven chapters.
In the meantime, I went to the supermarket and spent two hours shopping with my family.
Sometimes, I really don’t know whether I should hope for a power outage or not...
As soon as I came up, I saw the birth of an alliance leader, so I quickly added an update. Thank you "Don't Worry About Me" for the reward!
Also, happy birthday to “Don’t worry about food”!
This chapter is an update for the new alliance leader, it is not considered a debt repayment~
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