Chapter 191: The popularity has greatly increased (for the leader jiarui1203
When the ever-victorious Valencia defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home in their first game of the Champions League, no one thought it was a big deal.
Between the strength of Liverpool and Valencia, it is normal for whoever wins. Valencia caught up with the home game, so winning 3:0 is not a big deal.
When Valencia defeated Spartak Moscow with the same 3:0 score in the away game, people began to take this team seriously.
But the degree of attention is still limited.
After all, if you only need two consecutive victories to take it seriously, then this would be too unreliable, right?
But when Valencia unceremoniously slaughtered Basel, the second-placed team player in the group, 6:0 at home, everyone looked at Valencia in a completely different light.
Basel has proven their strength through their performance in the first two rounds of the group stage. They are a tenacious team.
This can be seen from the fact that they were able to escape from Anfield with one point.
But such a tenacious team was defeated by Valencia 6:0 in Mestalla!
After playing three games in the group stage, Valencia scored 12 goals without conceding a single goal. During the same period, its performance ranked first among all 32 teams participating in the Champions League!
Such a team can obviously no longer be viewed and evaluated from a normal perspective.
The whole of Europe must start to take this team seriously.
After the game, I don’t know if it was Spain or Switzerland, but the media from all over Europe were full of reports about this game.
This score between Valencia and Basel is the biggest scoreline in this round of the Champions League group stage.
This score surprised many people who didn't watch the game - even if Valencia was strong and Basel was weak, they wouldn't have achieved such a score, right?
You must know that Basel is second in the group and has never been at a disadvantage when facing Liverpool.
Why was Valencia so beaten that he was unable to fight back?
They watch game highlights and game videos.
After reading it, these people who felt incredible fell silent.
Judging from the game video, Basel's loss was not unjust.
Valencia completely controlled the situation on the field.
The final ball possession rate was 72% for Valencia, while Basel only had a poor 28%...
A ball possession rate of more than 70% is the reason why Valencia was able to defeat its opponent by such a large score.
Football was firmly controlled at Valencia's feet, and Basel could only run behind Valencia.
They were exhausted and had completely lost the initiative.
Valencia is like a cat that has caught a mouse, playing with their prey to their heart's content.
Naturally, Valencia's tactics played a key role in this.
An improved version of Tiki-taka that Chang Sheng calls "Mad Dog".
Football experts from all over the world have focused their attention on Valencia. They analyzed Valencia's tactical arrangements from various angles.
In the end, the conclusions were unanimously similar - Valencia played football that was ahead of its time. Their football philosophy was very advanced, relying on the simplest "passing" to complete very complex tactics.
Watching their football is a beautiful enjoyment.
First of all, everyone admits that Valencia's football is very beautiful. Their continuous passes and movements are as smooth as flowing water, giving everyone a beautiful enjoyment.
Secondly, the most important thing is that the team plays well, can win, and can win the championship.
They played this kind of football last season, and eventually they won the league championship that season. This proved that you can win the championship by playing well. Before this, there has been a popular saying in football - if you want to win the championship,
You have to give up the audience.
In other words, the team that wins the audience will lose the championship.
But the appearance of Valencia told everyone that this was not the case.
They can win the audience and win the championship!
Their success has given confidence to many teams that insist on attacking football.
Then media experts analyzed further and found that the situation was not as good as they thought.
Although Valencia's football has given confidence to many teams that insist on offensive football, the reality is that if these teams want to imitate Valencia, they will definitely die miserably.
The reason is simple, they don't have so many suitable players.
Chang Sheng, on the other hand, has found many players from the transfer market who fit the team's tactics very well.
This may be the key reason why Valencia can achieve such results.
In any case, Valencia's tactics are very powerful. Chang Sheng, who came up with this tactic, was naturally classified as a genius coach and attracted the attention of the entire Europe.
More and more reporters are coming outside Patna Sports City trying to interview Chang Sheng.
After every training session, the person with the largest number of reporters around him is not Ibrahimovic, not Vicente, not Albelda, and not Canizares, but... Chang Sheng.
Everyone is very interested in this mysterious Eastern head coach.
In addition, the Chinese media who had been squatting on the ground also found that they could interview Chang Sheng, which made them very happy.
Many people interviewed Chang Sheng and wanted to know why he could achieve such great achievements at such a young age.
The standard answer for Chang Sheng is that his many years of study tours in Europe have given him a lot of experience. At the same time, he also has an excellent team, Rudy Gonzalez, Guardiola... these people are all
He gave me a lot of help and support.
This was Chang Sheng's answer when he accepted Ji Leng, and now it has become the standard answer he uses to deal with those reporters.
It saves trouble to say so, because it is reasonable and impeccable.
Even reporters who dig deeper can't find the problem. All of Chang Sheng's experiences are true and well-documented. But who would have thought that inside this human body is a soul from 2012?
Moreover, what he said can make many people like him, thinking that he is a good coach who is humble and not greedy for credit. He attaches great importance to his team and does not take all the credit on himself.
Chang Sheng's name and photos began to appear frequently in European mainstream media.
With the spread of these media reports, more and more people know about Chang Sheng.
Changsheng's popularity has greatly increased.
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After the game against Basel, it was immediately followed by the fifth round of the league, when Valencia faced Celta Vigo at home.
In this game, due to the consistent victory, the team insisted on a large rotation, and the team finally shook hands with Celta Vigo at home 1:1.
Five league rounds, three wins and two draws, totaling 11 points.
Valencia dropped one spot in the league rankings, from third to fourth.
Because Real Madrid has performed very well in the past few rounds of the league. Like Valencia, they have three wins and two draws, accumulating 11 points. However, their goal difference is greater than Valencia, so they defeated Valencia and took the top spot.
Third position in the league.
When this scene appeared, the media in Madrid expressed excitement that Real Madrid had finally surpassed Valencia in the league standings and completed its reversal.
This is something that never happened last season - Real Madrid's league ranking is actually higher than Valencia!
However, in the face of the elated Madrid people, Chang Sheng's answer was very simple, but it was definitely bloody.
"Go out!"
So he said.
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Valencia's performance this season is actually quite outstanding and they remain unbeaten so far. However, their league ranking is not very high.
This is because at the beginning of the new season, many teams are performing well, and everyone's points are tight.
After the second round of the league, there are no more than four teams that have won two consecutive victories, and the rankings can only be determined by goal difference for the time being.
As the league progresses, the levels are gradually widened, but there are still a few teams whose points are always close.
For example, after three rounds, Celta Vigo was ranked first. They had won all three games and accumulated nine points.
With seven points, Valencia can only rank third, and it still relies on its goal difference advantage. There are as many as five teams with seven points.
Now after five rounds, Valencia is ranked fourth, with 11 points.
Celta Vigo have dropped from first place in the league because they have drawn two games in a row.
The one currently ranked first in the league is not Valencia, nor Deportivo, nor Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Real Sociedad.
After five rounds, they had four wins and one draw, ranking first with 13 points.
This surprised many people.
You must know that in the past few seasons, Real Sociedad's ranking has been in the middle and lower reaches, and it was even almost relegated at one point.
Now they can actually rank first in the league with an undefeated record, surpassing the defending champion Valencia and traditional giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Many people even believe that Real Sociedad will be a strong contender for the La Liga title this season.
The emergence of Real Sociedad proved how difficult it is to defend the championship - Valencia performed well enough, right? Three wins and two draws, remaining unbeaten, but such a performance can only rank fourth in the league!
Real Sociedad's outstanding performance was due to the outstanding performance of a young player.
He is Xavi Alonso.
Xabi Alonso is the kind of player who, as long as he is on the court, his teammates will perform better than usual.
To put it bluntly, it is the engine of the team.
Historically, Real Sociedad performed very well this season and eventually finished second in the league, second only to champion Real Madrid.
Last season, the always-victory rival was Real Madrid, but Valencia's competitor was not Real Madrid, but Deportivo La Coruna, which had been ranked second in the league.
The situation this season is very similar to last season, Valencia is going to fight with Real Sociedad.
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After the national team match day, in the sixth round of the league, Valencia challenged Atletico Madrid away.
Atletico Madrid, which was still in the second division last season, was successfully promoted under the leadership of Aragones, and it was promoted by a huge advantage.
Although they were promoted, Atletico Madrid will never forget the reason why they stayed in the second division for one more season.
That is constant victory.
The ever-victorious Getafe kicked Atletico Madrid back to the second division even though they had been promoted ahead of schedule, causing Atletico Madrid to waste another season in the second division.
After finally getting promoted this time, Atletico Madrid's first thing is to seek revenge from Chang Sheng.
The league has only started six rounds, and this scene has arrived.
And it’s also the home ground of Atletico Madrid!
There is simply no better stage for revenge than this!
Atletico Madrid fans don't care that Valencia currently ranks first in the league, and there are many media praising it.
They just want revenge and want this arrogant villain to accept the punishment of Atletico Madrid!
"We are back from hell, get ready for the Doomsday Judgment, damn Chinese!"
Atletico Madrid fans are beginning to look forward to beating the ever-victorious Valencia at the Calderon Stadium.
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PS, the banned leader is so sad...
Thanks to jiarui1203 for the two popular tips, although they were not displayed...
Also, everyone, there are still two hours left in the battle.
We really have hope of making it to fourth!
Let’s get closer to the old cat!
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