Almighty legend life

Chapter 402
Valencia coach Cooper is a middle-aged man with a tough style. He advocates strict discipline and work rigor and order in the team. In a sense, Cooper is a bit too tough, but it is this kind of The style of emphasizing court discipline has brought welcome changes to Valencia.

For a long time, except for the rich and powerful Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​there are few teams in La Liga that can achieve success in European football. It is also a consensus that La Liga is full of players from all over South America. Outstanding, amazing sense of the ball, but the same, their loose style has also affected the teams in La Liga. The team can only buy some second-hand goods. Under such circumstances, the original players are not considered outstanding, coupled with lax discipline, it is natural to imagine how the team will perform.

Cooper's career as a player in Argentina was mediocre, but after he retired and became a coach, he deeply discovered the shortcomings of Argentine players, which made his coaching career in Argentina not smooth. Cooper loves Argentina, so he feels that he Changes needed to be made, and Cooper has since imposed strict discipline on himself and others.

Before coming to Valencia, Cooper led the La Liga Mallorca team to fifth in the league in the 97-98 season, and lost to Barcelona on penalties in the final of the Copa del Rey. You know, he coached Mallorca before. A relegation team.

In the 98-99 season, Cooper led Mallorca to the third place in the league and reached the final of the Cup Winners Cup. This achievement was enough for him to become the head coach of Valencia.

After coming to Valencia, Cooper began to make drastic changes. After gaining the support of the team owner, Cooper first promoted his discipline and tactics to the team. It has to be said that the Valencia team The team dominated by young people has undergone tremendous changes under Cooper's strict requirements. At the same time, the team's tactics are also different from other La Liga teams. Valencia puts more emphasis on efficiency and simplicity.

Cooper is actually quite concerned about Arsenal as an opponent, and Cooper is not surprised that Arsenal can beat last season's treble champion Manchester United by five points, because he has watched all the videos about Liu Han, and even He even managed to collect Liu Han's games in Asia and watched them.

For the player Liu Han, Cooper didn't know what language he should use to describe it. He had never seen such a comprehensive player, from the midfielder to the center, and then to the midfielder. It can be said that Cooper felt that Liu Han Han can play anywhere on the field, including goalkeeper.Cooper knew that Liu Han was originally brought into Arsenal as a goalkeeper.

Since Cooper has such a detailed understanding of Liu Han, he is equally entangled in how to defend Liu Han. In Cooper's opinion, general defensive strategies are ineffective against Liu Han, because he can use his physical advantage to break through Of.

However, the tough Cooper doesn't think that this game will be very difficult to play. Since deliberate defense may not be effective, then simply use offense to suppress the opponent. Cooper inherited the determination of the Pampas Eagle.

Now that he has made up his mind to prepare for the confrontation with Arsenal, Cooper conveyed a spirit to the players during the preparations. He asked the players to focus on practicing the offense on the wing, and emphasized that wingers and full-backs should cut in more shots on the wing.

Arsenal headed to Spain the day after their Premier League No. 20 six-round match against Southampton.

As the third largest city in Spain, Valencia is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, facing the Mediterranean Sea in the east, and backed by the largest plain in Spain. It is evergreen all year round and has a pleasant climate.

Valencia Football Club, which is famous in Spain with oranges and lemons, is the only one in the hearts of local fans.

From England, which is still waiting for spring in the cold and damp, to the sunny and comfortable Mediterranean coast, Arsenal's players can't help but feel that they are in a good mood.

"The weather here is really good. It rains, rains and then rains every day in London." Vieira, who is a Frenchman, is very disdainful of the weather in London.

"Hey, Patrick, although the weather in London is really rotten, there are many fans adore you, but here, it is estimated that you will be thrown oranges as soon as you go out." Ljungberg is quite satisfied with life in London.

For this game, although it was only a group match, the Arsenal players also knew the significance of the game, but the Arsenal players who had gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the Champions League did not appear too nervous.

The Arsenal team who came to Valencia three days in advance first went to adapt to the venue, and the Mestalla Stadium is next to their residence.

Regarding the tactics of such a game, Wenger also has his own plans. The Spanish team's defense line is not very good. Wenger prepares for this game to show the Spaniards what English-style football is.

On March 2000, [-], the Mestalla Stadium was packed on the day of the game, and the Spanish fans ignited the stadium with their enthusiasm for football.

Liu Han stands out from the crowd in the player tunnel. After all, his height is there, and the Valencia players beside him are not without curiosity looking at this tall oriental man. For them, Liu Han is a novelty. opponent.

With the Danish referee Anderson's whistle, the game officially began.

Arsenal set up a 433 formation that has not been used for a long time in this game. Liu Han topped to the forefront, Henry and Bergkamp on both sides, Ribery did not enter the squad, and Wenger put up in this game The strongest offensive lineup in his mind.

Valencia is still their usual 442 lineup, with midfielder Mendieta as the team captain.

Valencia attacked first, and they showed their fangs without the slightest temptation from the beginning of the game.

Angulo and Lopez on the front line passed the ball back to captain Mendieta after kick-off.

Kiri Gonzalez, who served as the left midfielder, did not hesitate at all. Facing Ljungberg's defense, Gonzalez directly dribbled the ball.

Ljungberg did not expect such a sudden acceleration from the opponent, and was directly thrown off by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez unscrupulously rushed directly to the bottom line of Arsenal. When he encountered the defense of Arsenal's Ruzny, he suddenly dodged and cut in. Ruzny was obviously deceived by the opponent's action. He thought Gonzalez would go to the bottom. cross.

Gonzalez, who cut in and found an angle, did not choose to pass the ball, but directly shot a very resolute shot.

Although this shot was a bit outrageous because it was not shot with his dominant foot, Gonzalez's resolute breakthrough after the opening still sounded the alarm for Arsenal's players.

Wenger couldn't help frowning on the sidelines. He didn't expect the Spanish team to be so strong and determined today.

Arsenal team sent a goal kick, and Seaman drove directly to the frontcourt to look for Liu Han.

After Liu Han topped the front line, he can play the role of a bridgehead very well. This is the consensus of the Arsenal players. Therefore, since the opponent has shown his determination, the Arsenal players also feel that they must show the Spaniards. Look at the simplicity of the England team.

Seaman's goal kick was slightly off track, but Farinos, who was defending next to him, obviously felt unable to keep up after Liu Han started.

Liu Han, who came to the first point of the ball, knocked away Mendieta, who was about to compete with him for the header, in the air, and then ferried the header to Henry on the left.

After Henry took the ball with his back, he didn't take it too much, but crossed it to the middle, and Liu Han had already responded there.

After Henry passed the ball, he immediately turned around and crossed the center. His running position took away Valencia's right back Maglomar, and at this time left forward Ljungberg ran directly to the baseline.

After Liu Han received the ball, he paused for a while, and then suddenly passed the ball to the left with his left foot.

Ljungberg took the ball to the bottom resolutely, and then made a pass directly after observing it.

Liu Han was like a beacon in the penalty area, illuminating the line for Ljungberg's pass, and Valencia's defensive players beside him were on the verge of a formidable enemy.

Although he felt the pull of the Valencia players on his body, Liu Han still relied on his strong body to take off and head the ball.

Canizares deserves to be Spain's national goalkeeper. He had already chosen the direction of the save when Liu Han headed the goal. His judgment was very accurate. Although Liu Han's header was powerful, the angle was slightly correct. , Canizares took the ball firmly.

Both sides' offenses in the first round formed a shot. Valencia used the personal ability of the players to break through and shoot inside, while Arsenal flew England's traditional two wings together, and the outflanking tactics in the middle were vividly expressed.

The Valencia players finally have a more accurate understanding of Liu Han's ability. Although the head coach has emphasized the defense against Liu Han before, they don't think how powerful a former NBA star with a height of 1.9 meters [-] can be , but after the first round of offense and defense, Valencia's defenders were already afraid of Liu Han.

Canizares plucked the ball and immediately threw it to the wide player, but Arsenal's frontcourt players immediately pressed.

Valencia left-back Serbian Djukic received the ball and passed it before it was shoveled out of the sideline by Overmars.Arsenal got the chance to return to defense.

Although the Valencia team had an advantage in the midfield, they found that the Arsenal team did not entangle with them in the midfield at all. They just kept looking for Liu Han, and then either made a pass from the bottom or forced a long shot. No contact with Valencia players in midfield.

Cooper on the sidelines also watched the game with a frown. He found that Arsenal had changed their usual tactics compared with the video.

(End of this chapter)