Chapter 243: Undercurrent

The final structure of the match was 1-0, with away side Valencia coming out on top to emerge victorious thanks to Ronaldinho's goal.

In fact, after Ronaldinho's goal, Valencia's advantage was not obvious.

In the last five minutes of the game, Barcelona laid siege to Valencia's goal.

A goal lead is simply too small and gives Barcelona hope.

Thankfully, in the final moments, Valencia held on to the game.

After the match, the media continued to cheer and applaud Ronaldinho.

"Ronaldinho has become a phenomenal player! It's only his second month in La Liga and he's doing so well! ”

'PSV Eindhoven were defeated by Ronaldinho alone, as were Rijkaard's Barcelona. Valencia had a good run of business for the new season, and now it seems that the €37 million they spent was not expensive at all! ”

"Another success in the transfer market! In the transfer market, Chinese always have a mysterious magic, just like their acupuncture, although I don't understand what is going on, but it feels very powerful! ”

The post-match media praise for Ronaldinho was overwhelming.

Of course, Chang Sheng, as the head coach who introduced Ronaldinho, has naturally been praised for his vision.

But Chang Sheng was not happy at all.

Because the better Ronaldinho's performance, the more worried he becomes.

Now Ronaldinho himself has shown a hint of getting carried away.

He has five goals and three assists in all competitions. He is tied with Villa as the top scorer in the team.

He seems to feel that La Liga is nothing more than that, and if he continues to play like this, he can help Valencia succeed.

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After the match against Barcelona, it was the Copa del Rey, but it was nothing to do with Valencia. Valencia's Copa del Rey tie will not be played until 27 October.

The Copa del Rey is followed by the national team competition. As Euro 2004 approached, the national team competitions became more frequent. The national teams of various European countries have been fighting fiercely in order to compete for the final qualifying places.

From the point of view of a club manager, Chang Sheng really hates this kind of national team competition. This increases the likelihood of injury to your own players......

Sure enough, in this national team match, Baraja suffered a minor injury and needed to be out for two weeks.

Cambiaso also came to fatigue after the match with the Argentine national team. Chang Sheng had no choice but to let Tulalang go on top.

It was Tulalang's first start in the league.

On 19 October, Valencia hosts Espanyol.

The result was not a very strong opponent, but Valencia drew 0-0 with Spain.

This game is often won considering that a large number of players have participated in the national team competition, so a large rotation has been arranged. Almost all the main starting lineups have been replaced.

As a result, Valencia were not able to win Espanyol at home.

Chang Sheng is now feeling the impact of the national team competition more and more deeply.

In the previous two seasons, he didn't have a lot of international players in his squad, so every time he played with the national team, it honestly didn't affect him much.

So he didn't think the FIFA virus was so scary.

Now, he knows......

The FIFA virus is terrible!

When it came to the international break, Patna Sports City was empty, and he was only able to train with the B team with a handful of substitutes.

There are 12 players in the national team competition, as well as Vicente and Aurelio, two long-term ills. The first team of twenty-three people suddenly lost fourteen people, and only nine people remained, and they couldn't even connect with the basic tactics.

And then every time the national team is played, the constant winner will be very concerned. Because he needs to know the condition of the players and he is scared that they might get hurt.

And just like that, there are still people who are hurt.

Chang Sheng is really speechless.

He wondered how not many players had been injured at the start of the season in the first two seasons.

Valencia's team doctor told him it was due to the American training before the start of the season.

"We went through a medical examination and found that most of the players were tired and they were not in the best physical condition......"

Strength and conditioning coach Dominic gave a similar explanation. "Even though I adjusted my training schedule, the problem was that the training time in the U.S. was too fragmented, today we were in New York, the day after tomorrow we were in Chicago, and then two days later we were in Los Angeles...... Most of the time it's either on the plane or on the bus. Physical training can only be done on the lawn of the hotel...... There's no way to practice it properly. No matter how well the plan is, it is useless not to train effectively. ”

So in the final analysis, it turned out that it was caused by the United States.

Chang Sheng was helpless.

Next season, he's decided to dissuade the top management from commercial competition anyway.

If you go out every year, this team will collapse sooner or later.

In fact, there will be a living example of this season.

In a time and space known to Chang Sheng, Real Madrid have been star-studded and ambitious this season with the intention of defending their league title.

Florentino is desperate to prove to those around the world who are questioning his mega-strategy that his superstar policy can not only bring the club great commercial success, but also championship titles at a competitive level.

In the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid still have a one-point lead over Benitez's Valencia.

But at this time, Real Madrid's physical strength was exhausted, and the huge pressure caused by the clenched Valencia eventually led to the collapse of the Galacticos.

In the 32nd round, they lost 0:3 at home to Osasuna and were overtaken by Valencia.

In the thirty-third round, although they won the Madrid derby, Valencia were held to a draw by Real Sociedad.

But in the 34th round, Real Madrid was defeated 2-1 at home by Barcelona, who had Ronaldinho, which completely broke them. From this game on, Real Madrid collapsed and their morale plummeted. 0:2 away to Deportivo La Coruna in the thirty-fifth round; Lost 2:3 at home to Mallorca in the 36th round; Thirty-seven rounds lost 1:2 away to Murcia; In the 38th round, they lost 1:4 at home to Real Sociedad.

In the 101-year history of Real Madrid, the first five-game losing streak was born.

They lost the league title by five points, Queiroz was sacked and Real Madrid was in complete ruins.

Later, when people summed up the success and failure of the Galaxy, they all believed that the crazy trip to Asia in 2003 was the root cause of Real Madrid's eventual collapse at the end of the season. Because Real Madrid, who were busy making money on the catwalk, their minds were not on training at all, resulting in them not having a good reserve of physical fitness, and the pre-season preparation camp did not play its role at all.

Although Queiroz was known for his physical training during his time at Manchester United, it was in the end that Real Madrid used the physical collapse as a signal to completely doom. I can't help but say that this is actually quite ironic.

Chang Sheng is well aware of this history, so he is also worried that the summer training in the United States will lead to serious consequences. It now appears that injuries to multiple players are already part of the impact......

Fortunately, he has a physical trainer Dominic, otherwise his team would have been even worse.

Real Madrid trained for a week at the Hongta base in Yunnan, China, which was a continuous training cycle.

And what about Valencia? Change a place in two days and a place in three days...... It is simply not possible to train systematically and coherently.

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On October 21, the group day of the Champions League, Valencia defeated Monaco 1-0 at home.

This is the first meeting between Chang Sheng and Monaco, who have risen to prominence.

In the Champions League, Valencia won two and drew one, accumulating seven points and ranking first in the group. Monaco are second in the group with six points.

Valencia, it seems, are living up to what their manager said in the Champions League: 'For us, any signing is a good signing. ”

Valencia are on a thriving run in the Champions League, undefeated, and not so lucky in the league.

In the eighth round of the league, Valencia lost 1:2 away to Deportivo La Coruna.

suffered its first defeat of the season.

The game ended magically for Ronaldinho. He played mediocre in the game and did not help the team win the game, with no goals or assists on his own.

Valencia's only goal had nothing to do with him.

With Ronaldinho out of the Copa del Rey in midweek, Valencia can play what they know best, comfortably beating Casdi 3-0 away.

Back in the league, Ronaldinho started again as Valencia drew 2-2 at home to Celta.

And didn't win.

Since a narrow 1-0 win away at Barcelona in the league, Valencia have not been able to win three games in a row, dropping from first place to fourth in the league table.

And Albelda also received a red card in the match against Celta and will be banned for two games.

Valencia's start looks okay, but in fact there is already an undercurrent.

Valencia's helmsman Chang Sheng is well aware that the future of this team is not as rosy as some people think. If you are not careful, the big ship may crash into a reef, or be swept into a whirlpool and unable to get out......

And what about Ronaldinho himself? also fell into a slump of three consecutive rounds of games without scoring and no assists.

Before, the media was full of praise for him, but now I can't see a single one.

The merciful media avoided talking about Ronaldinho's sluggish performance, while the unceremonious media directly accused Ronaldinho of being poor and too carried away, and was the culprit for Valencia's failure to win.

Ronaldo himself was in pain and confusion - he felt that he was still playing the same way he had done before, the same performance, why had he helped the team win before, but not now?

Just when he couldn't figure it out, he received a notice from the manager that he wanted to interview him.