Chapter 178: We want to defend our title! (First Update)

The second leg of the Spanish Super Cup, played at the Mestalla, the home of Valencia////

Before this game, there was a 180-degree shift in everyone's views from the previous game.

Before the last game, many thought that Real Madrid would beat Valencia at home.

Now, many people think that Real Madrid is no longer likely to win the Spanish Super Cup.

For a team that has won the Champions Cup nine times, that's a ...... Sorrowful.

In fact, this is exactly what happened.

In this game, Valencia continued to follow the tactical idea of the previous game in their home stadium, which was to defend.

It's defending when you're attacking, and you're defending when you're defending.

Defense is everywhere.

It wasn't a good scene because Valencia was slow and lethargic when attacking.

However, they were able to keep possession of the ball and not be cut off by frequent through balls.

In the last game, Valencia had a lot of through balls, some were offside, and some were cut off by Real Madrid to counterattack. If it weren't for their ever-winning "mad dog" defensive tactics, it's hard to say what that game would have looked like.

Now, with a two-goal lead at home, Valencia has no need to take any chances.

So he asked the players to keep the ball more, pass the ball more, run more, but just don't rush straight or shoot.

It doesn't matter if you pass the ball back and forth for 90 minutes.

In the face of such a shameless constant victory, Real Madrid has nothing to do. Although they have many superstars, it is not good if the ball is not at their feet, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

Mendieta did not start this game and was still on the bench. Real Madrid's starting line-up was exactly the same as in the previous game.

It can be seen that Bosque still resisted the pressure after playing with Florentino.

Chang Sheng sat in the coach's seat, crossed Erlang's legs, and sneered.

How long will Bosque be able to resist?

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Neither side scored in the end and after a dull 0-0 win, Valencia claimed their first title of the new season.

In the post-match press conference, Chang Sheng once again made a surprising statement.

"Super Bowl? And just like that, I'm not going to be happy for a Super Cup for long. My goal is to win the league title! This season, we Valencia are defending the title! I'm not kidding, I'm not creating a gimmick, I'm not bluffing, you'll see what we're doing. ”

After the game, a number of media outlets reported Chang Sheng's words.

Although Chang Sheng said that he would defend his title last season, it was only said when Valencia celebrated, and many people thought that maybe Chang Sheng was overly excited at the time, or he was just trying to please Valencia fans, saying a sentence that he wouldn't take seriously when he got up asleep.

So the media didn't take it too seriously.

I didn't expect Chang Sheng to say it so blatantly now, so it was obviously not a joke!

He's really going to fight for the league title!

The first reaction of the media when they heard this was inexplicable, and then "this can't be".

Because of the Champions League curse of La Liga teams, they are all well aware.

Valencia played in the Champions League last time out and finished fifth in the league. They have played in the Champions League again this season, and they have never played in the Champions League before, so he has no experience in the Champions League, how can such a team do both?

Except for the extraordinary win to give up the Champions League......

But will the club let him give up the Champions League?

In the eyes of the club's management, the greatest significance of the Champions League is not the competitive level, but the economic level. It's all money to participate in the Champions League group stage, and it's money for every extra game played.

Valencia is now in need of money, and will they allow Chang Win to give up the Champions League?

But if you don't give up the Champions League, how can you defend the league title with a long win?

Is it just by unleashing bold words in front of the media?

There was a lot of talk in the media, and many people didn't believe that Chang Sheng could defend his title. Although he led Valencia to a beautiful league title last season, the difficulty of winning the title for the first time was completely different from defending it.

Many teams can do it to win the title for the first time, but they have to defend it...... It's hard.

First of all, they won the championship before because their opponents didn't know enough about them and didn't pay enough attention to them, so they took advantage of the loopholes. There is no such problem when it comes to defending the title, and all opponents will take a hard look at how to deal with them, because every team is playing against them and the prospect of beating the league title is very tempting. They will definitely do their best, which will cause big problems for Valencia to defend their title.

Secondly, after winning the league title, Valencia's hunger for glory will definitely decline. At this time, the players will focus more on the Champions League, and for them, it will be a bigger and more dazzling stage. And the league is to go to the attraction. The players will definitely be in good shape when they play in the Champions League and not in the league.

There are a number of factors that can make it difficult for a team to successfully defend their title.

Real Madrid, who won the league last season and were looking to defend their title last season, felt that there was no team that could threaten them, and perhaps only Deportivo La Coruna had a chance. Who would have thought that a Valencia would emerge out of nowhere?

In the same way, no one knew that when Chang Sheng shouted that he wanted to defend his title, he would kill the unconvinced dark horse.

The last team to successfully defend their title was Barcelona, who won the league title in 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.

However, in Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona are two special teams, and their statistics and results cannot be used as a reference.

At the very least, it can't be used as a reference for Valencia.

Aside from Real Madrid and Barcelona, the last team to successfully defend their title was Athletic Bilbao, who won two league titles in 1982-1983 and 1983-1984.

This was already twenty years ago.

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In the first training session after the Super Cup, Chang Sheng gathered the players to stand together before training, and he had something to say.

"You don't think I'm joking when I announce that I'm going to defend the league title after winning the Super Cup, do you?" He said to his players with a smile.

The players were silent, they already knew the temper of a winner. When he looks at it, he may not be happy with you. Even if they initially thought their manager was joking, they couldn't say it at this time - someone who wasn't so honest.

'I know some of you can't wait to play in the Champions League and so do I. But I still have to remind you that the league is fundamental. Before dominating Europe, we should first dominate the domestic leagues. So this season, if I see players who are energetic when they play in the Champions League and boring when they play in the league, I'm sorry, even if you are the absolute main force of the original, you have to report to Team B for me at that time! I'm never joking about it, I've always done what I said. I think you all know my temper very well. ”

After the coercion was over, Chang Sheng began to lure.

"The prevailing view now is that we can't defend our title, and they list a lot of reasons, and I've seen them all. I have to admit that the reasons they say seem to make sense, and we face all sorts of difficulties. We're going to have a lot more knockdown in the next league than we did last season and I want you to be mentally prepared. But it is precisely because the defending league title is difficult in one way or another that it is more worthy of us to defend the title! ”

"Some media say that for 20 years, no team other than Real Madrid and Barcelona has been able to successfully defend the title. The defending league title has become a plaything monopolized by the giants. So Valencia is unlikely to be able to defend their title successfully. It reminds me of what the media said when we decided to end last season unbeaten by the season, and they were digging through the old papers to prove that we couldn't be unbeaten. At the time, they said that it had been 70 years and that no team could go unbeaten for a season. The result? ”

Chang Sheng crossed his hands on his hips, leaned forward, and asked.

"As a result, we are unbeaten in 38 league games throughout the season! Seventy years of dusty records, we can all break. What's so great about just 20 years? ”

"So guys, the defending league champions, it's not as scary as they say. We have to show them that Valencia can make the impossible possible! Because that's what a miracle team can do! ”

"Now, for the league to defend the title, train!"

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In fact, before Chang Sheng publicly shouted that he wanted to defend the league title, there was a mission in his mission log.

That's the task of the defending champions.

It's also the main quest.

The quests are rewarding, but they are also very difficult.

Mission Name: Defend Your Title!

Objective: Defend the league champion.

Mission Description: Now that you've won the league title, why not try to defend it?

Rewards: 3 million XP, 10,000 Fame, 500 Energy.

Training skills: [Secondary Training], [Secondary Tactical Training], [Match Training Defensive Set-Piece Primary], [Primary Free Kick Special Training], [Primary Header Special Training], [Primary Penalty Special Training].

Match Skill: [Iron Warrior].

Even for the sake of these rewards, I have to work hard to defend my title.

In order to do it for himself, he shouted out this goal directly, and in front of so many reporters. It's about letting yourself have no way back.

If he hadn't led the team to a successful title defense, he would have been ridiculed, attacked, and drowned in the saliva of the journalists.

Only in this way can he break the kettle and create miracles.

It's like he was going to lead Getafe to relegation.

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The Spanish Super Cup was followed by the league.

On 31 August, the first round of the league kicked off, with the match between Racing Santander and Valladolid being the opener.

Valladolid, who were playing away in this game, beat Racing Santander 1-0 to get the league off to a flying start.

The next day, La Liga was in full swing.

Valencia's first game is away to Mallorca.

This game is Valencia's first league game of the season and it has a lot of significance.

If Valencia can beat Mallorca away from home, they will set a new unbeaten record in La Liga.

Prior to that, La Liga's unbeaten record was no more or less, 38 games, held by Valencia and Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad started in the 29th round of the 1978-1979 season and were unbeaten in 38 games until the 32nd round of the 1979-1980 season. At that time, Real Sociedad was super strong and was one of the best teams in Spain. After a record 38 league games unbeaten, they won the league title the following season before successfully defending their title.

Now Valencia is in the same situation as Real Sociedad.

They also hold a record of 38 league games unbeaten, and if they can set a new record, will that be a good sign that they can successfully defend their league title?

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