Chapter 218: What should be done by the core of the offensive

"Tiger, I heard you have won the first victory! Assisted by Valencia to defeat Barcelona at home... There are not many teams that can defeat Barcelona in the past two seasons!" Ross' voice came from the other end of the phone.

"This is nothing. My performance in this game is not very good. After all, my teammates and I don't have a tacit understanding of our cooperation... Besides, without me, Valencia won four to two last season. Valencia this season should be stronger than last season." Tiger has a clear understanding of his current situation. After staying in the main god space for so long, his judgment has almost become an instinct.

"Strange, I really don't understand your temper anymore. Sometimes you are so ambitious, sometimes you are so calm. What a strange guy." Ross sighed with emotion on the other end of the phone.

"Come on, my dear Mr. Ross, have ambition and calmness. Is there a conflict? If a guy who has no brains and only knows impulsivity has ambition, it is really a harm to others and oneself. At least I know what I can do and what I am now. This is enough." Tiger said with a frivolous smile.

"Ok, OK, I understand what you mean... By the way, I have some of my own business to manage recently, and I'm afraid I can't come to Spain to accompany you often. In addition to training, you also have to communicate with people more, not only your teammates, but also some other people... I will be free in half a month, and then I will arrange a banquet for you? Can you invite your new teammates to come and visit?" Ross changed the topic.

"No problem. I have been with them very happily during this period. I will communicate more with them. I didn't do a good job in this regard when I was at Manchester United." Tiger expressed his agreement, and then he also expressed his concern for his agent: "Do you have your own business? Then do your own business well. Anyway, I don't have much cash to invest now."

"If your previous two investments have made a profit, I'm really embarrassed to get 5% of the profit from the middle... After all, I didn't put in any effort in these two things, and basically you did it yourself."

"What does that matter? After all, you are my agent... By the way, what do you think of the latter investment?" Tiger asked.

"Personally, I am not optimistic about this kind of art film. After all, the easiest way to recover the cost of this kind of film is in France. With Almodovar's reputation, it will not lose money. However, the theaters are 40% paid and 40% taxes are paid. Almodovar has to withdraw 30% of them. Your investment of three million will only be able to recover the cost. I remember that only a few of his previous eleven movies had the final box office of more than 10 million. No wonder he couldn't find anyone to invest with his fame. For investors who value interests over everything, it is no wonder they are not optimistic about his new film." Ross said after thinking about it.

"I used to hear that many movies are used to launder money." Tiger suddenly said this - even if this can only recover most of the costs, countless investors will invest, because their purpose may not be to make money...

"That's in Hollywood." Ross is Men Qing in this regard: "There are not many such things in Europe. After all, the film industry in Europe is not as developed as the United States, and it is even worse than commercialization in the United States. Besides, there is more possibility of making money for commercial blockbusters. If you want to launder money, there is no need to come to Europe specifically. No one is willing to cause trouble on their own. The methods of laundering money there are more mature and safer. If it were you, would you give up Hollywood and run to Europe?"

"So that's how it is." Tiger nodded suddenly: "Then what you mean is that this investment shouldn't be done?"

But Ross gave a negative answer: "It's not the case... I think it's a good thing to invest in movies occasionally. After all, in Europe, there is not a lot of water in this area. Since you have a good relationship with Guy, it's good to invest appropriately in this area. After all, the risk of this investment is not particularly great, but it is very beneficial to your fame. Besides, Almodovar has a high status in Spain. Being able to be friends with him is also very good for you. If you have a lot of money, sometimes you have to do some money-spending. Even if you lose money this time, the invisible benefits you get will not be too bad."

Tiger nodded, thinking that Ross's words were indeed very reasonable, although it seemed a little too focused on interests...

However, it is really a good thing to have such an agent who can consider the pros and cons from all aspects.

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On August 10, all Valencia players who had been resting for two days flew to Israel to prepare for the first round of the third round of the Champions League qualifiers - the second round of the match will be held on August 24 between the first round of the league and the second round of the league. From the beginning of the league, Valencia has suffered a week-long double match. This has brought them huge pressure and also inspired their form earlier.

Valencia's players do not have much experience in the Champions League. After all, only the league champion and league runner-up were able to participate in the Champions League before. Valencia's last participation in the Champions League was in 1971, when she won the last league championship - it has been nearly thirty years since now.

Except for Tiger, other Valencia players have no experience in participating in the Champions League - Canisares is one, but in Real Madrid, he served as the substitute for Bujo and Ilgna. In Real Madrid's ten seasons, he has been loaned out for five seasons, and has played poorly in the other five seasons. The total number of appearances in the five-year league is less than 40 times, and the number of times in the Champions League is only seven times. Even so, he is also the player with the most experience in the Champions League before this season...

In this case, Tiger became the most experienced player in the Champions League in the team - although he only played in the Champions League last season - two group matches, three knockout matches and one final - but his experience as the main force in winning the Champions League with the team is enough to become one of the most reliable players in Valencia's Champions League.

"This season, we will face several fronts of battles, and the Champions League is something we need to pay attention to. After all, the club has invested so much money this season. The most important thing is to hope that the team can perform well in the Champions League. ACTO, it's not that I want to put pressure on you. We must enter the Champions League main game, this is the minimum requirement!"

This is what the club chairman Garcia and Cooper said in the secret conversation between club chairman Garcia and Cooper before the team set out for Israel. Cooper is very clear that Valencia has invested a lot this season, especially for Valencia, who has been operating more rationally, compared with the league, they value the benefits in the Champions League.

UEFA's reform of the Champions League has gradually made this cup match gradually approach and even surpassed the World Cup in terms of influence and profits, and has also caused European clubs to spend money and achieve good results. The idea of ​​making money in the Champions League naturally puts football coaches under greater pressure...

Obviously, it is not only Cooper that is under pressure, otherwise Garcia would not have solemnly come to talk to Cooper when facing an Israeli team...

Cooper also attaches great importance to this game. The European Champions League is also a cup match that an ambitious coach wants to conquer. This is also one of the reasons why he strongly advocates the introduction of Tiger - not only because Tiger's technical characteristics are very suitable for Valencia today, but also because he can bring Valencia's experience in the Champions League. This is very important and is even more important for Valencia, a team that has been away from the Champions League for too long.

"Tiger, you will take more tasks in this game."

The boss puts pressure on himself, so he also needs to put some pressure on Tiger - this is what Cooper thinks, but judging from Tiger's performance last season, he is not a player who is afraid of game pressure. The more important the game is, the better he performs, which is why Cooper has no worries.

"You have to know that although our team is no longer young, we have very little experience in the Champions League. You are the only player who has played many games in the Champions League and has experience in knockout matches and winning championships. In this case, you will be our biggest reliance. In the league, I will use you patiently, but in the Champions League, I hope you can show your outstanding state as soon as possible."

Hearing Cooper's words, Tiger laughed.

"Boss, I remember you said last time that you liked me because you hope that I could become the core of Valencia's offensive." After laughing, Tiger said to Cooper.

"That's right." Cooper nodded.

"So, isn't that something that a core offensive should do?" Tiger raised his eyebrows and said confidently: "The Israeli team... To be honest, I don't think they can pose any threat to us. Although this game is a very important game for us, even if it's on the road, as long as we play our strength, there will not be too many problems in winning."

"What I want is that at some point, you can use your own performance to make all of us use our strengths." Cooper said calmly.

"No problem, boss." Tiger continued to maintain his confidence - for a player who has already won the Champions League, such a Champions League qualifier can really not cause him to have any mental imbalance.

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Tiger is very confident. Confidence comes from his strength and experience in the Champions League. Although the metaphor is not very appropriate, Tiger's attitude towards this game is very simple, it is just an ordinary game.

He is a player who will not feel nervous about any game. Even in the big bet at the end of last season, he devoted himself to the game in the final of the Champions League and did not let any negative emotions affect him, let alone now. This is a major feature of him and a very valuable quality in him - for players.

However, other players in Valencia do not necessarily have this mentality. As Cooper said, this team is actually no longer young, but almost all of them have never won a heavyweight championship as the main player - of course not counting - in the main lineup, except for Tiger, there are only two midfielders of Farinos and Gerard, and the other players are over 25 years old, which means that their peak period is not too long. It is precisely because of this that they cherish this season's Champions League game more!

When there are not too many players who have won the World Cup and European Cup America’s Cup, for a considerable number of professional players, the European Cup is the highest honor they can reach and the most realistic direction of their efforts.

It is precisely because of this mentality that Valencia's players do not perform well in the game. It is precisely because of the importance that their mentality is affected. Some things you will not adapt to without experiencing, and this is even more so for players.

Cooper's approach is good and his judgment is also very accurate. In such a game, the most trustworthy person is perhaps Tiger.

Valencia's performance throughout the first half was average. In addition to the mentality of most players being affected, the tactics of stable defense and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack by Israel's Haifa Harper also gave Valencia a headache - this is the situation they are the least good at facing. The lack of centers makes them lack the ability to attack. In terms of breakthroughs, other Valencia players except Tiger are not very good at breaking.

In this case, Tiger naturally began to explode.

No center? It doesn’t matter! No breakthrough? I will do it myself!

After the second half, Tiger began to retreat more and get the ball, and then used personal breakthroughs to create opportunities. Tiger, who had been severely tested in the Premier League and the Champions League, did not take the defenders of Haifa Harper seriously at all, and he did have such strength.

In the 49th minute, Tiger passed two consecutively in the middle and then shot a long shot at the front of the penalty area. The ball hit the opponent's defender and bounced out of the bottom line.

In the 51st minute, Tiger made a two-pass-one cooperation with Mundeta again and passed the ball directly to the penalty area. After stopping the ball in the penalty area, Kili in the penalty area stopped and flashed past the man and shot, which was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

In the 57th minute, Tiger, who was on the right, cut in along the bottom line. With his teammates in the penalty area being concentratedly guarded by the opponent, he cleverly passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. The goal Dieta inserted directly shot from a long time, and the ball hit the post heavily.

Using personal breakthroughs to break through the surface, disrupt the opponent's defense line and create opportunities for teammates is exactly the offensive method that Tiger is best at. He started doing this at Preston, and this was what Cooper asked before the game.

Under Tiger's sharp breakthrough, Haifa Harper's defense began to become chaotic. After all, Tiger's previous breakthroughs posed a great threat and there was a high possibility of scoring a goal - in this case, they could only choose to send more people to guard Tiger and block their progress.

Unfortunately, they did this, which was exactly what Tiger wanted to see...

Two minutes later, Tiger made a breakthrough from the middle again. When the defenders of Haifa Harper were all paying attention to Tiger, Tiger raised his foot and passed a diagonal ball. After receiving the ball from the corner of the penalty area, Tyreta shot and hit the post again.

Then after Harper of Haifa began to pay attention to Tiger's pass, Tiger broke through again. This time he broke into the penalty area directly. If it weren't for the opponent's defender's desperate attempt to block it, Tiger's shot in the penalty area would have killed them!

Under such circumstances, Haifa Harper's defense line was finally completely in chaos. They had to worry about Tiger's breakthrough and Tiger's pass. The consequence was that the defenders who were originally determined to defend began to have disagreement!

In the chaos, Lopez began to show Valencia's first striker style. When Tiger broke through the wing, he passed the ball into the penalty area. In the chaos, he grabbed the first point and shot from a place with a small angle!

Sometimes, it only takes one goal to calm a team down, and it only takes one goal to collapse a team!

This goal, which happened in the 68th minute, gave Valencia's players a reassurance and began to put the game into their control.

Just six minutes after the goal was scored, and Tiger broke through and passed it back, and the Faripian Astronomy was inserted!

Cooper smiled. The opponent's strength really cannot threaten Valencia. Now he has the advantage of leading two goals. This victory and the qualification for the Champions League group stage have basically fallen into Valencia's hands.

However, this result was brought by Tiger - what an offensive core should do, and he did it.

Before scoring the first goal, Valencia did not gain much advantage in the field. However, under Tiger's breakthrough, Haifa Harper's defense line became messy. After taking the lead, the next thing would be easier.

In the next game, Valencia's players who will play the second leg of the Super Cup in four days will begin to be very strong. Cooper even replaced Tiger with Angulo to give him a good rest. In the end, Valencia defeated his opponent two goals away and had one foot into the group stage of the Champions League.

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