Chapter 179 Smothering, the birth of a new record! (47/136)
The media is very concerned about whether Valencia can break the record. After all, this is also a major event in La Liga.
However, unlike Valencia's claim to defend its title, most media this time are optimistic about Valencia's record breaking.
Because of Valencia's ability, it is difficult to maintain a good state throughout a season and successfully defend the title. But winning or losing a game is still very easy for them.
Today's Mallorca is no longer the team coached by Aragones that can finish third in the league.
They only ranked 15th in the league last season and were almost relegated.
Even at home, they should not be able to stop Valencia's iron heel.
The media were all optimistic about Valencia, but this incident made Chang Sheng frown.
Because he knew that Mallorca would not be willing to surrender to him like this. He had personally snatched the Mallorca King's Cup championship. They hated themselves for not having enough time. How could they let themselves achieve a new La Liga record with them?
At the same time, the media's unanimous optimism will also create a perception within the team that they underestimate the opponent, which is unacceptable.
Before the game against Mallorca, he reminded his players that they should pay attention to Mallorca's counterattack in the away game and not take it lightly.
"If we are ahead by a goal, don't relax, we must immediately strive to score again and lead by more goals. Only in this way can we completely knock out their fighting spirit!"
"In this game, if I were the head coach of Mallorca, I would definitely use the media's contempt before the game to make a big fuss and boost the team's morale. In this way, if Mallorca is allowed to dominate the game, they will
They will speed up the pace of the game. They will use their bodies to attack us and bring the game into a disorderly situation. They hope to win in chaos. To deal with them is very simple, just control. We control the football under our feet and pass it back and forth.
, cross pass or back pass, anyway, we are not in a hurry to play the ball forward, slowly drag them into our rhythm, and wear down their temper and fighting spirit. Do you know what it feels like to be trapped in a swamp? Let Mallorca fall into it.
In our swamp!”
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At the same time, in Mallorca's locker room, their head coach Gregorio Manzano was mobilizing his players.
"For half a week, the media have been talking about Valencia's new record. They have completely forgotten who the opponent is. Obviously, we have been ignored, boys. The media did not put us in the game.
Pressure, maybe our opponents don't take us seriously either. They were the champions last season, and they won the championship undefeated... What an amazing result... But praising our opponents is not a reason for us to give up the fight!
In this game, we must let those arrogant media see that we, Mallorca, are definitely not lambs to be slaughtered, nor are we a tool that our opponents can use to set records!"
Mallorca's players ran out of the locker room in high spirits, preparing for a showdown with Valencia, who had underestimated them.
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But when the game started, Mallorca discovered that the game was not as simple as they imagined.
They thought that with their full enthusiasm and high fighting spirit, they would be able to give Valencia a head-on victory at home.
So they ran actively from the beginning of the game, looking for opportunities.
They wished they could directly increase the tempo of the game and let the entire game take place in this fast-paced confrontation.
But they found that the game wasn't going the way they thought it would.
They want to go fast, but they can't get up no matter what.
When their attack ended, the game fell into Valencia's control.
Valencia's players all kept in mind Chang Sheng's instructions before the game. After receiving the football, they did not rush to pass it forward. They just moved back and forth in the midfield and backcourt.
When Mallorca faced Valencia's mistake in the midfield, their initial reaction was to pounce on them with all their might, trying to steal the football and directly counterattack.
Two or three times they almost succeeded.
These few times of almost success gave them more confidence and motivation, so they spared no effort to chase the football.
I know that they found that their physical exertion increased rapidly, but they still did not win the football.
They feel tired and then start to calm down and think.
They found themselves transformed into monkeys, being teased by Valencia. It was like jumping through hoops in training.
Then they were unhappy with Valencia's approach. They felt insulted and committed several vicious fouls.
The referee did not deliberately favor Mallorca because they were playing at home. The referee was very conscientious and severely punished Mallorca for intentional fouls.
In the first fifteen minutes, Mallorca received two yellow cards.
Finally, Mallorca calmed down.
They found that there was nothing they could do against Valencia. When Valencia turned the ball upside down, they couldn't grab it or commit a foul.
The fire in the hearts of the Mallorca players was shaking in the wind and was about to be extinguished.
So they no longer chased the football. When Valencia reversed in the midfield, they began to wait and see more. They just kept the formation stable but did not go up to grab the ball.
The pace finally slowed down.
Seeing this scene, Chang Sheng's face showed a winner's smile.
When the pace of the game slowed down, the game entered Valencia's orbit.
Mallorca can only be led by Valencia's back-and-forth passing rhythm.
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Manzano was very anxious when he saw this scene off the court. Why did he use the media's contempt before the game to stimulate the players' fighting spirit?
It's because he knows the power of Valencia's tactics.
If the game is allowed to enter Valencia's rhythm, then your team will really be unable to save the day.
That's why he wants to use the players' fighting spirit and anger to attack Valencia, hoping to break the game into a chaotic rhythm. As long as the situation becomes chaotic, Valencia's ball cannot be passed smoothly and it cannot organize an attack.
, then Mallorca has won half the battle.
But I didn't expect that Valencia would behave very calmly in the face of such an impact from Mallorca.
They kept kicking back and forth, but they were not in a hurry to move forward. They seemed not to care whether they scored or not.
But it was this kind of mistake that made the Mallorca players lose their fighting spirit after wasting their energy in vain.
He wanted to yell at the players from the sidelines and remind them to continue to catch up.
But this approach is of no use at all, because Mallorca can't get the ball at all!
Valencia's passing is very skillful. They can pass the ball back and forth within fifteen meters with their eyes closed. Moreover, the rhythm of their passing is very changeable.
When Mallorca wasn't pressing, they took their time with the ball and passing the ball, deliberately delaying the game.
And when the Mallorca players are about to rush forward and press, they will accelerate suddenly and start passing the ball without stopping. Mallorca will waste their energy in vain, but they can't grab anything.
Then when Mallorca felt that such a grab was useless and took a moment to take a breath, they began to slowly pass the kick again. Their carefree look made the Mallorca players grit their teeth.
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This kind of kicking would make Mallorca's players lose their minds, so they got two yellow cards.
When the players received yellow cards, Manzano opened his hands on the sidelines and protested to the referee. In fact, he knew that his players did not receive the two yellow cards unjustly.
He wants the players to be angry, but he doesn't want the anger to burn away their sanity.
But the yellow card extinguished their anger, but also extinguished their fighting spirit.
Manzano frowned, facing this situation, he had nothing to do.
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Valencia was not in a hurry at all and just controlled the football slowly.
They saw the performance of Mallorca players.
The admiration for the head coach in my heart is even deeper.
Because Chang Sheng got it right!
Before the end of the first half, Valencia finally scored. After they conceded more than a dozen shots in a row, Mallorca was completely numbed by the pass and did not even notice that there was a problem in their own defense.
But Deco saw it and sent a through ball. Ibrahimovic suddenly turned around and rushed forward, receiving the football from Deco.
Then the goal was scored.
1:0! Valencia takes the lead in the away game!
This was the only goal in the first half. During the halftime break, Chang Sheng told the players to perform well and continue to play like this in the second half.
Although the scene of playing like this is a bit boring, football that can win is good football.
Suffocating opponents is also Valencia's ability.
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In the second half, Manzano made adjustments first and made a substitution.
Obviously, he is not willing to lose this game at home, and he does not want it to be a stepping stone to a winning record.
But it really doesn’t mean that he can’t do it just because he doesn’t want to.
Faced with Valencia's ball-control style, Mallorca had nothing to do.
At the beginning of the second half, they rushed like they did in the first half, and it was obviously during the halftime break that Manzano once again stimulated their fighting spirit.
But Valencia already had countermeasures for this. They used counterattacks to deal with it.
Mallorca shrank again.
In the second half, Valencia unknowingly scored another goal against Mallorca. This time the goal was scored by Villa and the assist was by Vicente.
The final score was 2:0, Valencia defeated Mallorca away from home.
"The birth of a new record! Valencia has become the team with the most consecutive unbeaten games in the history of La Liga!" When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, commentator Moeen shouted. "Thirty.
Nine games unbeaten! This is a record that belongs entirely to Valencia! They don’t have to share it with Real Sociedad anymore..."
The Valencia players looked very excited after winning the game, but they were very calm after winning the game.
Facing the reporters who flocked to interview him, he said: "It's just thirty-nine games undefeated. There's nothing to be happy about. From now on, every time we win a game, we are making history, and we will create a legacy for future generations."
A record that is not easy to break, at least it will not be broken in just twenty-two years."
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