Chapter 322 Battle of Mestaria
Valencia, the third largest city in Spain, has a mild and pleasant climate and bright and bright light. It has all the characteristics of a Mediterranean city. The wide streets are surrounded by ancient streets. The streets and alleys in the old city are narrow, and the fortified gates and churches stand out. They are surrounded by old-fashioned shops and hidden. The Gothic house with a charming small courtyard, the distant heritage site of 138 A.D., and the latest and avant-garde modern architecture are perfectly and harmoniously integrated. It is one of the best cities for European tourism.
However, after Alkmaar's players came to this beautiful city, they did not have any intention to appreciate it. The tense atmosphere of war still enveloped every player's heart. Although they won the game four to one in the first game, what can't happen on the football field?
Especially after Alkmaar's players watched the second round of the semi-final between Real Madrid and Bayern, the players' mood became more solemn. In the first round, Real Madrid led Bayern 2-0, and in the second round, Bayern striker Jankel broke the deadlock in 12 minutes, the 31st minute. Elber equalized the overall score, and Elber's goal in the 24th minute was invalidated, otherwise Bayern would have reversed Real Madrid in the first half.
Real Madrid did not recover until the second half. In the 54th minute, Anelka, who was energetic as long as he played Bayern, scored again and scored a fairy ball. Under Kufor's defense, Anelka's back-to-back header, the ball actually broke Kahn's goal and changed the score to 1:2, which was also At the end of the game, with Anelka's goal, Real Madrid was cheered up and kept the score to the end. They eliminated Bayern by one goal and successfully entered the Stade de France, waiting for the winner between Alkmaer and Valencia to enter the final.
The advantage of 2:0 is so easily reversed. If it weren't for Anelka's fairy ball, Real Madrid is very likely to be eliminated, which makes the Alkmar players who are a little complacent completely uneasy. Now they feel that the 4:1 score is not so safe. It's better to have an advantage of two and a half goals. It will be reversed.
Jiang Mu originally hoped to make the players more cautious through the game. He didn't expect that the players were scared by the Bayern and became nervous. Some of the more ** players were even a little nervous and became too much. Jiang Mu couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to reass himself with the players and tell them that they had done it. Fully prepared, as long as they play according to their own arrangements, they will definitely advance to the finals.
Under Jiang Mu's psychological massage, the mood of Alkmaar players returned to normal. Everyone took the information about Valencia players written by Jiang Mu to them and thought about it in **.
The next day, after Alkmaar's morning adaptive training, Jiang Mu took Ronaldinho to attend the press conference. At the press conference, Jiang Mu and Xiao Luo talked about their views on the game respectively.
Jiang Mu said: "... This is a game that determines which team will advance. Anyone can appear at the Stade de France. We are not the final winners yet. We just won the first round 4:1. I believe we will advance to the final, because we are one of the best teams in the world. I I won't underestimate the difficulty of the game. Yesterday's match between Real Madrid and Bayern has explained everything. Bayern only took 31 minutes to wipe out Real Madrid's advantage of 2-0. If it hadn't been for the referee's misjudged of Elber's goal, it might have been Real Madrid. So we must not be careless..."
Ronaldinho is talking about Jiang Mu's cliché before the game, but this reflects Alkmaar's current state, "... The team is in a good state now. We are full of desire for the game and have made full preparations. Valencia is a very good team, such as Without us, they should have reached the final, but it's a pity that it's time for us to advance. I hope Valencia can win the La Liga, but lose in the Champions League.
Because Jiang Mu conducts simulated games day and night, most of the training during the day is entrusted to the coaching team, which surprised the media reporters. The news about Jiang Mu being lazy and sleeping during the day also came out. Therefore, in the regular pre-match press conference held this time, the matter about Jiang Mu sleeping late has also become the focus of attention of reporters. In this regard, Jiang Mu was well prepared. He could not let his reputation be damaged and made a series of rebuttals to the reporter's questions. Why do you like to discuss whether I sleep during the day? Then why don't you talk about the players' training and whether they can win the game? Is it so important to discuss whether the head coach sleeps during training at the press conference, but it doesn't matter whether the players and the game are discussed?
A Spanish reporter tried to defend Jiang Mu's aggressive rhetoric, "Coach Jiang Mu, we think it's newsworthy that the coach doesn't train..."
Jiang Mu didn't wait for him to finish his words and retorted, "Since you think so, why don't you discuss the upcoming European Cup and the Millennium Bug? These are also of newsworthy."
Jiang Mu was not in a hurry. He leisurely debated with the reporters about the importance of the coach sleeping in training and whether the team could win. When the reporters were also bored and wanted to ask questions about the game, Jiang Mu signaled the end of the press conference and turned around and left the venue to let all the notes. He looked stunned.
In the next time of the game, the players and fans have been talking about the jokes of Jiang Mu's reporters, and even the tension of the war has been washed away a lot.
At 7:45 p.m., the game officially began at the Mestalla Stadium. The stadium, which could accommodate 55,000 people, was full of seats. Everyone had been waiting for the final sentence for seven days.
The commentator read out the appearance list of both sides. Two hours ago, Jiang Mu and Cooper submitted their list to UEFA. The starting lineup of the two teams has changed to a certain extent compared with the first game, especially Valencia. They will certainly not be too satisfied with the starting lineup of the last game. Cooper vs. The type has been changed significantly, while Jiang Mu is mainly fine-tuned.
Cooper played the 433 formation that he didn't usually use on the road, and the goalkeeper will be a strong Canissares. The defender line is the strongest lineup that Valencia can send. From right to left are Angloma, Jukic, Pellegrino and Carboni!
In the midfield, Mendieta is in front, with both offense and defensive Herad and defensive midfielder Alberda. At the top are Angulo, the cobras Iliye and Killy. Gonzalez.
Such a formation was expected by the expert reporters before the game, because Valencia's lineup rarely plays 433 formations, which can be almost described as a handful. Cooper suddenly changed like this today. I guess he wanted to catch Jiang Mu off guard.
Valencia's tactical idea is mainly based on defensive counterattacks and sideline breakthroughs. Killy Gonzalez, Angulo and Iliye all like to move on the sidelines. All of them can play wingers and can switch positions with each other. At the same time, after they pull the edge, the midfielder Herad and Mendie. The tower can be plugged into the attack. After Jiang Mu played the winger cut tactic, the whole of Europe has begun to learn Jiang Mu's playing style, even his opponent Valencia.
However, Jiang Mu, who has always liked to change new tricks, returned to his 433 formation, and only adjusted one position compared with the starting lineup in the first game.
The goalkeeper Cesar and the other three defenders Riese, Lucio and Clone Camp remain unchanged. In the last game, Ismail, who was sent off by a red card, was replaced by the old player Martens. The midfield sent five players, two midfielders Van Bomel and Gattuso, front midfielder Ronaldinho, three striker, center Tomasson, left forward Robben, Right-back Kuit, Drogba and Klose are still on standby on the bench.
The referee of this game is Norwegian Haug, 35 years old, a health official who is good at Norwegian and English. He began his refereeing career in 1982 and became an international referee in 1993. He has been appointed by UEFA as a law enforcement referee for Euro 2000.
What makes Jiang Mu a little uneasy is that the Norwegian referee prefers La Liga. Jiang Mu is worried about whether his law enforcement likes will affect the game. Before the game, Jiang Mu also talked about this issue directly in order to put pressure on Hauge. Hauge said that he would enforce the law fairly. If Jiang Mu is not satisfied, he can apply for a replacement. However, Jiang Mu did not apply. After applying pressure, Jiang Mu thought that even if Hager had a preference, he did not dare to take partiality. It was normal to have some home factors. Who didn't take advantage of it at home.
After some ceremonies before the game, with a "force", the referee Hauge blew the whistle at the beginning of the game.
Hauge's whistle is like the horn of Valencia. After the whistle, Valencia immediately launched a fierce charge. For Valencia, time is extremely precious. Even if Alkmaar doesn't score a goal, they have to score at least three goals in 90 minutes, which means that they have to score a goal every 30 minutes. In other words, if Valencia wants to advance, they must score in the first half, and the sooner the better. Because that can put psychological pressure on Alkmaar, otherwise, the pressure will be all on Valencia's side.
The fans in the stands are also well aware of this. More than 50,000 Bat Legion fans cheered and sang Valencia's team song:
This is one of the best teams in the league
We are Valencia Football Club
We fight to defend everything
The whole world is full of our colors
In the ALGIROS court
We prove
Representing Valencia (region) in the most outstanding way
Get up, Valencia! Long live, Valencia!
She is the best
Get up, Valencia! Long live, Valencia!
She lives in our hearts
Her fans will always follow her,
In all stadiums
She will win the game
We encourage each other in the capital of TURIA
Valencia is a defender in a white robe
Full of courage to win
We will always continue to win in MESTALLA!
Get up, Valencia! Long live, Valencia!
She is the best
Get up, Valencia! Long live, Valencia!
She lives in our hearts
Her fans will always follow her,
In all stadiums
She will win the game
Jiang Mu and Cooper both stood on the sidelines. Seeing the formation of Valencia, Jiang Mu deliberately said to himself loudly in Spanish, "Don't make it so tragic?"
The assistant coaches around Jiang Mu laughed, and Cooper was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. He turned to one side and walked ten meters, standing far away from Jiang Mu.