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Chapter 5 Mendieta

In the days that followed, Jiang Shan had a full schedule.

I was working as a data analyst while attending classes, constantly traveling between the two places, and my life was quite fulfilling.When he explained the opponent's tactics to the players, he often carried private goods and integrated his ideas into data analysis.

As the victories continue to be won, the atmosphere of the team is very good, and Cooper doesn't mind Jiangshan carrying private goods.In the league, they are only 2 points away from Barcelona, ​​surpassing Zaragoza and occupying the third place. They are even expected to complete the comeback and become No.2.

Players' recognition of Jiangshan is getting higher and higher, especially the young people in the team, who like Jiangshan's philosophy very much, and have a very strong relationship with him.After all, the players don't think too much, and the team keeps winning, so they think that Jiangshan has contributed a lot.

The team's aces also have a high degree of recognition for Jiangshan, and they cooperate with his work very well.Herald and Lopez also thanked Jiangshan in front of the reporters, talking about the team's new trump card, which made the reporters stunned.

Jiangshan has the support of the team members, and the work is carried out very well.He also often asked Cooper for advice and learned a lot of tricks as a coach.

In the semi-finals of the Champions League, Jiangshan made a detailed analysis of Barcelona's tactical characteristics and personnel composition, and proposed to reuse "Little Bug" Lopez, using his dribbling and impact to disrupt Barcelona's defense.Cooper readily agreed.

In the first Valencia home game, the two sides staged a vigorous battle. All goals were scored by Valencia players. Mendieta scored 2 goals, Angulo, Lopez and Allegrino scored 1 goal each, and Gerard added the icing on the cake.

Valencia beat Barcelona 5:1.Yes, Allegrino scored an own goal, otherwise Barcelona would have swallowed the egg.

Van Gaal couldn't believe it after the game, the team lost so badly?Look at the players under his hands, they are more star-studded than Valencia.

Figo has not yet become a pig head, Rivaldo and Kluivert are top players; there is a combination of Cocu, Guardiola and Enrique in the midfield, and the young Xavi can only sit on the bench and wait for opportunities.

Guardiola is a veteran and the captain of the team, but he was blown away by Lopez on the field, so he couldn't defend him!

After the first leg, Valencia has secured the Champions League final.The player's recognition of Jiangshan has reached a new height.Cooper curled his lips handsomely. The players were grateful to Jiangshan after the game. He was a bit uncomfortable, but winning came first.

The whole team was very excited, and there was only one person who was unhappy, the original video editor Kasaka.He asked Cooper to ask Jiangshan to teach him the video, but Cooper did not agree because of the confidentiality plan and respect for the main creator, and let him talk about it after the end of the season.

After being rejected by Cooper, Kasaka hated the country, "Isn't that the head coach that Cortez is looking for? What's so great about it." He decided to complain to Soler Jr., the son of the majority shareholder Soler.

Most of the shares in the Valencia club are controlled by Roig and Soler. They are the major shareholders of the team. They control more than 60% of the shares. The rest are scattered in the hands of small shareholders. The tens of thousands of small shareholders are almost all former members.

The current chairman Cortez is supported by minority shareholders, but neither Roig nor Soler like him, just because he is not from the other party and the team has good results, so he can bear it.

When Kasaka came out of Sorel's office, he was in a good mood. He seemed to have seen Jiangshan's fate.

He decided to have a meal at the La Ruia restaurant in the city center to treat himself, "I will start after the Champions League final and cut off Cooper's wings. I can bear it, I can bear it."

As soon as Kasaka arrived at the restaurant, he saw a few acquaintances walking in, and quickly hid aside, staring at the visitors, surprised and secretly delighted.The Mendietas' banquet for Jiangshan was completely beyond Casaka's expectations. He did not expect Jiangshan to have such a good relationship with the players.

"Isn't this giving me another chance? Colluding with players? Definitely want to usurp the throne."

Jiang Shan greeted Mendieta and his wife and walked straight over.Mendieta's wife, Carmina Aguilar, is young and in great shape, no wonder Mendieta likes it.

"Mr. Jiangshan, hello." Mendieta greeted first and introduced the two to each other.He has scored 14 goals in the league this season, setting a career high, and he is full of complacency.

"Hello", Jiang Shan is also very high-spirited recently.In addition to the team's good record, he has a little credit, but also because he has become the focus in class.

Yesterday, he discussed the common tactics of Valencia and Real Madrid with the famous coach Sacchi who came to give a speech. Sacchi was full of praise for his ideas and attracted the attention of all the students.

"Kamina, although I am the team's data analyst, I am also an assistant to Mr. Cooper, so I am going to arrange a difficult task for you." Jiang Shan took a few mouthfuls of paella and talked eloquently, "Take care of Mendieta. I think he will become this year's European Golden Globe winner, surpassing Figo and Zidane and others. You are taking care of the European Golden Globe winner."

Originally, the 2000 European Ballon d'Or belonged to Figo, Zidane and Shevchenko ranked 2nd and 3rd.In the selection of the World Footballer of the Year, Zidane, who led his team to win the European Cup, won the highest honor.

Now the situation has been deflected. In the direct confrontation between Figo and Mendieta, he lost all face. Mendieta also scored more goals and assists than Jiangshan in his previous life, and received a higher evaluation.

In the last life, Mendieta scored 13 goals throughout the season and 5 goals in the Champions League. Now both indicators can be exceeded.

The Mendietas were stunned at the same time, and then laughed heartily, "If you want to compete for personal honor, the most important thing is to win the Champions League. Otherwise, it is impossible. Valencia's platform cannot be compared with Barcelona and Juventus."

"Why not? As long as we lose to Barcelona by a small score away, we can reach the final."

As soon as the two met, they began to chat about football. Kamina was competent as an audience, her eyes flickering, and she hoped that her man would stand on the top of the world football stage.

Mendieta was worried, "It's good to reach the final, but the opponent in the final may be Real Madrid. Their cup games have always been very stable. I have a lot of experience in defending Bosque."

Real Madrid's opponent in the semi-finals is Bayern Munich, 2:0 at home in the first round, and also stepped into the Stade de France in Paris, the venue for this year's Champions League final.

"Isn't this me?" Jiang Shan was full of confidence, "You cut in on the field, did you find something missing?"

Mendieta also wants greater success and more honors. During this period of time, the team is in good condition and his ambitions have grown. Under the deliberate guidance of Jiang Shan, he constantly considers the team's tactics and play, and often has a magical touch on the court.

So as soon as Jiang Shan pointed it out, Mendieta immediately understood, "When I cut inside with the ball and broke into the opponent's penalty area, I lost a pass point. If someone from the side gets in behind, I will pass a through pass, and I will definitely have a lot of opportunities." Then he said, "But the team's full-back is not Carlos, and he doesn't have the ability to go straight up and down."

Valencia's two main full-backs, Angloma and Caboni, are both veterans. If they plug in, they can't come back. What is left for their teammates is a big gap, which is difficult to defend.Substitutes Geraldo, Herardo and others have even more problems. They are inexperienced and they don't have a good grasp of the timing.

In the past, full-backs only needed to be responsible for defense, and basically did not need to pass halftime. Since the end of the 90s, full-back assists have gradually become the mainstream.

Jiang Shan smiled, and Mendieta saw the problem very clearly. As long as the full-backs increase their efforts, the team's offense will change more. "I will chat with them in private, and find the right time to insert, no problem."

"Okay, Coach Cooper, I will also mention it." Mendieta said very well, "I want to win the Champions League, and this year is my best chance."

Jiang Shan nodded.

"When did you become a coach?" Mendieta wiped his mouth and asked suddenly.

"Don't ask, shame. The team I will coach in the future won't be able to afford you. Haha..." Jiang Shan's plan is very clear. He has a B-level coaching certificate. Even if he is the head coach now, he will not be able to coach a professional team.

(End of this chapter)