After the game against Stuttgart, Chang Sheng made a large rotation in the league, and a large number of main players were not even included in the squad for the weekend match against Espanyol.
The starting lineup is basically all substitutes. Except for certain positions due to injuries and other reasons, the main players can only continue to play.
Obviously Chang Sheng wants more players to get a chance to rest and get a chance to compete.
However, such an arrangement will inevitably reduce the team's strength.
So in the end Valencia drew 0:0 with Espanyol in the away game.
After this game, some media in Spain said that the impact of the Champions League on Valencia has begun to show.
Because Valencia was actually tied with a team ranked second to last in the league away from home!
Because in the same round of the league, Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4:2 at home, so the points between the two teams are now close again, with only one point difference.
A difference of one point is a gap that evokes various associations.
With twelve rounds left in the league, the suspense of the league championship has not disappeared, but is getting bigger and bigger.
It seems that Real Madrid has a good chance of winning the championship this season!
At this time, Chang Sheng's words at the press conference after the game against Real Madrid were still ringing in his mind.
He vowed that Real Madrid could not win the championship and Queiroz would definitely fail.
If Real Madrid finally wins the championship, it will be like a slap in the face for their winning streak.
The Real Madrid club was also happy to see the results. Florentino came out to support Queiroz in a high-profile manner after losing to Valencia, who had faced numerous doubts.
"We fully trust Queiroz. Whether he is at Manchester United or Real Madrid, he has done a great job...I believe that the team can win the championship under his leadership. I am convinced that we are currently on the right path."
On the road!”
It seems that Real Madrid is already determined to win the league championship this season.
Soler, the president of Valencia Club, also seemed very happy when he saw this scene and chuckled inwardly.
Valencia lost the league championship in the end, which was what he wanted to see most. Moreover, they lost to Real Madrid, which made Chang Sheng extremely embarrassed, because he had previously vowed that Real Madrid would never win the league championship.
By then, the slapped-in-the-face reputation for winning will also hit rock bottom, and it will be natural for him to announce that he will not renew his contract.
He is now cheering for Real Madrid, even though he himself hates Real Madrid.
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Just when everyone thought Real Madrid would take the opportunity to catch up and leave Valencia behind.
The twenty-seventh round of the league is here, Valencia plays against Deportivo La Coruna at home, and at the same time, Real Madrid plays away against Racing Santander.
This round of the league is considered to be an excellent opportunity for Real Madrid to surpass Valencia and rank first.
Because Valencia's opponents are very strong, Deportivo is currently ranked third in the league. Real Madrid's opponents are very weak. They are challenging Racing Santander away from home. Although it is an away game, no one believes that Real Madrid will not be able to win this game.
game. You must know that Racing Santander is currently only ranked fourteenth in the league.
Just before this game, Chang Sheng did not discuss his opponent, but talked about Real Madrid.
"I have noticed that some media are cheering for Real Madrid and ridiculing me for talking nonsense. What I want to say is that I still stick to my point of view. Real Madrid will definitely not win the league championship this season!"
Reporters all think that Chang Sheng is making trouble unreasonably. Before the game against Deportivo La Coruña, why do you care about Real Madrid? You should take good care of yourself first. Your opponent is third in the league! Real Madrid’s opponent is
Fourteenth in the league?
Which one is more dangerous?
Even Real Madrid head coach Queiroz felt that Chang Sheng was a bit inexplicable after hearing reporters relaying Chang Sheng's words.
"I don't know why he said that. Unlike him, I never evaluate other teams, especially when playing against another team. I think this is disrespectful to the current opponent..." Kui
Rose also provoked Deportivo by insinuation, hoping to stir up the hatred between the two teams and make Deportivo desperately block Valencia in the game. In this way, Real Madrid, second in the league, can reap the benefits.
Profitable.
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Although everyone is confident that Real Madrid will give Chang Sheng a slap in the face.
But unfortunately that's not how the script was written.
When the game ended, everyone was stunned.
On the big screen in the stands of the Mestalla Stadium, the final score displayed was 3:0. The home team Valencia defeated the visiting team Deportivo La Coruna at home!
At the same time, at another stadium, the Sardines Stadium in Santander, the final score played on the scoreboard was... 1:1!
Real Madrid was held to a draw by Racing Santander away from home!
Valencia defeated Deportivo at home!
The point difference between the two sides widened to three points again!
A week ago, the media shouted "Real Madrid has touched the league championship trophy!", but now looking at these two scoreboards, they were all silent.
But Chang Sheng will not let them go so easily.
He asked with a smile at the post-match press conference: "Why didn't you say anything? Ah? Does anyone still question me now? Who said Real Madrid can definitely win the championship?"
The intonation and voice were so flat that it made people feel hateful when they heard it.
A reporter finally couldn't bear his cynicism, stood up, and retorted angrily: "It's just a game! Just four points! There are still eleven rounds of league games, and we don't know who will win! Now you just say Real Madrid will win
If you don’t win the championship, it would be too arbitrary!”
Chang Sheng laughed out loud and clapped his hands - he had been waiting for this sentence!
So he looked at the impulsive reporter with a smile: "Then let me ask, who gave you the confidence before this, making you think that we, currently number one in the league, cannot win the championship, but Real Madrid, who is lagging behind us, can win it.
League champion?"
"Uh..." The reporter was immediately speechless by the question and didn't know what to say.
An older reporter couldn't stand it and stood up to help: "Mr. Chang, you are using strong words. Who first said that Real Madrid will definitely not win the league championship? It wasn't us, right? It was you. So what do you think?
What qualifications determine that Real Madrid will definitely not win the league championship?"
Chang Sheng folded his hands on his chest, held his head high, and looked at people through his nostrils, looking confident.
"Because I am the head coach of Valencia, I can lead the team to win the championship, but you people can do nothing but talk! You can't stop Valencia from winning the championship with your words, and it can't help Real Madrid win the championship.
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After saying that, Chang Sheng stood up and walked away.
The reporters once again felt frustrated in front of this arrogant and unscrupulous person.
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After playing against Deportivo La Coruña, Valencia collectively flew to Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday afternoon to prepare for the second round of the quarter-finals with Stuttgart.
Although many media believe that there is no suspense in this game.
But Chang Sheng still dare not take it lightly.
He doesn't want to become a background emperor. Just like AC Milan, when future generations mention reversal, they will think of AC Milan.
The winning team did not send out all the main players in this game, because the main players started the game against Deportivo La Coruna on the weekend, and this game should give them a rest.
Although they don't have all the main players, Valencia's strength and fighting spirit remain undiminished.
Those substitute players cherish the opportunity now.
Especially since Valencia has never had a full roster of twenty-three players this season, everyone has actually had many opportunities to play, and their form has been maintained very well.
Stuttgart planned to attack with all their strength at home, but facing Valencia's strict tactics and formation, they had no good solution.
It would be okay if the football was at their feet.
But once the football falls at the feet of Valencia, it will be like a stone sinking into the sea, and it will be difficult for them to snatch it.
Playing such a game makes the Stuttgart players feel very frustrated.
The last time the two sides played against each other, the Stuttgart players felt very frustrated. Their running was much more active than Valencia's. The post-match statistics also showed that they worked very hard, but they couldn't get anything from Valencia.
The ball was spun around by the opponent.
They dislike such games very much. They have always believed that as long as they work hard, they can win the game. And the more effort they put in, the greater the chance of winning the game.
But two games against Valencia overturned their beliefs.
No matter how hard they try, they can't win the game.
In this game, Valencia and Stuttgart ended up tied 1:1.
Stuttgart scored first. Then Valencia equalized the score. When Valencia equalized the score, the game was over.
The total score was 4:1, still leading by three goals, and there was an away goal, which meant that Stuttgart had to score four goals in the remaining time.
This was obviously impossible. At that time, there were only fifteen minutes left before the end of the game.
In the end, Valencia eliminated Stuttgart with a total score of 4:1 and entered the Champions League quarterfinals.
The only fly in the ointment is that Ronaldinho received a yellow card in this game. He will be automatically suspended due to accumulated yellow cards and will miss the first leg of the next quarter-final.
But this thing is really not something Chang Sheng can control.
At this time, Chang Sheng can only be grateful that he insisted on arranging two high-level players in each position. Now that Ronaldinho is absent due to suspension, at least he still has Vicente to step in...
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After the Champions League quarter-finals came out, UEFA conducted a draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals.
The eight teams that stood out from the quarter-finals came together to draw lots and compete against each other.
Originally, Spanish teams were the most powerful force in the top 16 of the Champions League. A total of four of their teams entered the top 16, one more place than the Premier League.
As a result, after the quarter-finals, only two La Liga teams were left.
In addition to Valencia, Real Madrid also broke into the Champions League quarterfinals.
Therefore, the media in the Madrid area have been blaming Chang Sheng for criticizing Real Madrid's vision loss this season as unreasonable.
In the league, Valencia was closely tied, ranking second in the league, and in the Champions League, it successfully entered the quarterfinals. With such an outstanding performance, is there any sign of "decline in strength"?
Chang Sheng is purely because of his extreme hatred for Real Madrid, which is why he is so mindless and hates Real Madrid.
The Champions League draw ceremony was held in the evening, and Chang Sheng did not go there. In fact, not a single head coach attended the draw ceremony. The draw ceremony was all attended by club representatives.
Others watched the live broadcast of the lottery ceremony in front of their televisions.
Chang Sheng is also among them.
He wants to know for the first time which opponent he will face in the quarter-finals.
Valencia was drawn first, and then the order of home and away was drawn. Valencia was drawn first away and then home.
The camera gave a close-up of general manager Alexis Sanchez, who was attending the draw on behalf of Valencia.
Sanchez's face was expressionless, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.
Chang Sheng smiled in front of the TV.
A more favorable schedule.
He thought about the fact that Valencia played home and then away in the quarter-finals last season, and was eliminated by AC Milan. Although Valencia performed well in the final away game against AC Milan, it still didn't help.
If it were the guest first and then the host, maybe the situation would be different.
Just as Chang Sheng was thinking about it, the lottery guests began to draw Valencia's opponents.
The guest's hand randomly took out a ball from the box, then unscrewed it, took out the folded paper, and unfolded it.
Then he read: "AC Milan." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
