Chapter 225: Foreign Wars and Internal Affairs, Civil Wars and Internal Affairs

"Tiger, what a pity."

"Tiger, the situation in the England national team is not good."

"Tiger, why didn't you play in the second game?"

"Tiger, I heard that you have a bad relationship with the national team head coach..."

Tiger, who returned to Valencia, was almost annoyed. His teammates came to express his concern, which made Tiger smile bitterly. But then again, no matter what, it is always a good thing to have teammates care about him, which is much better than everyone's indifference to him...

Cooper also talked with Tiger specifically, hoping that he would not affect his performance in the club because of the unpleasant national team. Tiger said that he would not be affected by any influence.

The second game in England started on September 8th, and the next round of the league will be held on the 11th. Four days later, the first round of the Champions League group stage will be played. In order not to make Tiger too tired, Cooper decided to let Tiger rest. Valencia did not participate in the national team competition. In addition to Tiger, there were only two players, Kili and Mendeta. Canisares and Lopez were unable to participate in the national team competition due to injuries.

On the 11th, in the third round of the league, Tiger was placed on the bench. Cooper did not pay special attention to the league. On the contrary, Cooper should pay more attention to the Champions League - his record in coaching the European game is more impressive for a coach.

Of course, in this game, Tiger is also related to his opponent. In this round, Alaves, an opponent in Valencia was massacred by zero to five at home last season. For Valencia, this should be an opponent that can be easily defeated.

However, the process of the game surprised ***. Alaves' Brazilian striker Manho broke the deadlock for the team in the 26th minute. Valencia's attack seemed quite messy. Shortly after the second half, Swedish defender Bjoklund, who was substitute Pellegrino, pulled down Alaves's forward veteran Salinas in the penalty area and was sent off with a red card!

Penalty! Although Palop saved this penalty by bravely, the situation of falling behind by one goal makes Valencia seem to have suffered three consecutive losses at the start of the league!

Cooper couldn't sit still. No matter what team it was, the three consecutive losses at the beginning could be considered the worst start. In this case, even if he wanted to keep his strength in the Champions League, he had to think about it first, and the league could never be lost again...

"Tiger, warm up and get ready to play!" Cooper turned around and shouted to the bench. Tiger immediately stood up. He had been a little impatient to wait.

What physical fitness should I retain? I am very healthy!

While rushing out to warm up, Tiger thought about how to attack. The situation he faced was actually similar to the last national team game. He was all on the bench and one person was missing in the scene. It was just that England was not behind, while Valencia was behind.

"Alaves' defense is not as good as the Polish national team... At least several Polish defenders are excellent, and they are recovering thoroughly. They break through the ribs and stir up their defenses." Tiger thought to himself.

Seeing that the warm-up was almost done, Tiger returned to Cooper, "After playing, he took more balls, broke through from both ribs, and disrupted their defense!"

Tiger nodded, Cooper's arrangement coincided with his ideas.

Amid the applause of Valencia fans, Tiger replaced Kili. At this time, Valencia's formation was equal to 432. Mendeta, Alberda and Farinos formed the midfield, and Tiger and Sanchez were partnered on the front line.

Seeing that Tiger was replaced, Alaves immediately launched the defense. They only led one ball and were quite worried about Tiger's breakthrough. In this case, it would be better to shrink the defense to protect the victory.

When Tiger played, there were only twenty minutes left before the end of the game. They could win the second consecutive victory by just holding on to these twenty minutes - in the last league game, they defeated Malaga and won their first league victory.

Tiger showed excellent form as soon as he came on the court. After receiving the pass from Mendeta, he began to drive the ball forward. After getting rid of an Alaves player, he passed the ball to Mendeta who was inserted. Mendeta shot directly at the front of the penalty area, which was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Depressedly, Mendeta gave Tiger a thumbs up to signal that he could pass well. Valencia's condition has been very strange since the beginning of this season. In more important cup games, their performance was excellent, and each player can perform at a very high level. However, in relatively easy to familiar leagues, they performed quite averagely. If it is because the newly established core Tiger is not familiar with La Liga style, Tiger's personal performance is quite good. This can only be explained by the collective weakness of Valencia's players as soon as they arrived in the league...

Of course, Mendeta was unwilling to admit this. He was the captain of Valencia. If all the members were in a sluggish state, he would have an unshirkable responsibility.

Alaves launched a counterattack, but the pass was cut off by Alberda in the middle. He immediately passed the ball directly to Gendetta in front.

Mendeta passed directly to Tiger again. Tiger grabbed the opponent's flaw exposed by the attack and defense this time and sent a beautiful pass. Juan Sanchez faced the goalkeeper directly!

"One-shot shot! It's a pity! Juan Sanchez, who was solo shot this time, actually missed the opportunity to equalize the score!"

The huge sighs of Valencia fans echoed in the stands. Sanchez hugged his head. He was the main striker in these rounds of the league, but he did not score a single goal. After his outstanding performance in the Super Cup, he exposed the gap with Lopez - the characteristics between the two are similar, but Lopez's impact and scoring ability are better than Sanchez.

Cooper shook his head helplessly. Valencia's problem in the league is that it is difficult to score goals like a plague. Although he scored goals in the previous two league games, it all depends on the midfield. Lopez's injury has indeed greatly affected their strength.

But the only thing that comforted Cooper was that Lopez had resumed training and was in good condition. At least in the next Champions League game, he would be able to play...

The forward cannot score the goal, and the coach has no choice. In this era, goals are basically based on the forward. The tactics of the center to restrain the players who score goals and intercept the midfielder, but they are far from the mainstream. Those who charge on the field are still those who score a lot of goals.

Tiger patted Sanchez on the shoulder to comfort him, and he was a little dissatisfied with Sanchez wasting this opportunity, but at this time, he should show encouragement.

"Next, I'll shoot myself! Let's see if you guys can stop it!" Tiger thought to himself that although he scored a lot of goals at Manchester United last season, other strikers scored a lot of goals. If Valencia had a Solskjaer, it might have played a little easier...

In the following game, Tiger began to use breakthroughs more to disrupt the opponent's defense. After Mundeta's position was closer to the middle, Valencia's wing attacks were actually very rare, so Tiger appeared more frequently on the two sides and resolutely used his skills to break through the opponent's defense!

After breaking through, he used the pass to form a shot. In just ten minutes, Valencia completed three shots, which were more threatening each time, and the cheers and cheers in the stands began to grow louder and louder!

"There is not enough time..." Cooper looked at the time and thought with some concern.

The time is approaching the 85th minute, and there is not much time left for Valencia.

Tiger made another cross after the breakthrough. Farinos, who inserted it, raised his foot and made a long shot, but it just hit the Alawes defender who was rushing to the sideline and the ball was out of bounds.

Tiger wiped his sweat. He ran a lot during this period. Although he didn't feel tired, sweating was inevitable. Looking at the Alaves defense line in front of him, Tiger felt helpless. However, this scene reminded him of the previous national team game, and a trace of anger began to emerge from his heart.

"Damn it, can't you attack if you encounter such a despicable recovery defense? I don't believe in this evil!"

Before, Tiger was so angry that he had been in the national team. At this time, he encountered a familiar situation again. How could Tiger not be popular?

Running to the sideline, Anganoma immediately threw the ball over. Tiger ignored how awkward the angle was, took the ball and turned around, and rushed directly towards the corner of the penalty area!

With this period of practice, Tiger's speed of dribbling and breakthrough success rate have improved a little more than before, and his control over the ball has been improved again than before. His feet hovered back and forth, and the ball seemed to be stuck to his feet. Cruyff turned around and revolved with Marseille, and he made two beautiful fake moves in a row, even two more!

Seeing Tiger rushing directly from this place, Alaves's defenders were also a little angry. They made heavy defenses in the penalty area and could not let this guy rush in like this!

However, seeing that most of the opponent's players were on their bodies, Tiger directly swung his right foot, made a shot, then raised his foot and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area!

Menditta is plugged in there! No one defends!

Alaves' players rushed to the middle like they woke up from a dream and wanted to block Medita's long shot. At this position, Medita's shot was also quite outstanding, but Medita did not shoot, but raised her foot under the ball and picked the ball into the penalty area!

With his attention attracted by Mendeta, Tiger had quietly rushed into the penalty area. Facing Mendeta's protracted pass, he jumped sideways and volleyed!

This first shot didn't have any chance of Alaves' defender coming forward to block it. When Alaves' goalkeeper turned around, the ball rushed into the goal quickly!

The cheers of Valencia fans finally echoed in the stands. Tiger's goal this time equalized the score for Valencia and also brought Valencia's first league point of the season.

With only stoppage time left, Alaves was unable to attack. After Valencia finally intercepted the ball at the foot of the Alaves player who was falling down in the backcourt, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game. Valencia stopped losing two consecutive games, but had already lost three games in the league.

Tiger shook his head with some regret. Valencia's luck in this game was not very good, but it was not good if it always continued like this in the league...

However, in the next Champions League, Valencia continued her previous good form in the Cup.

Argentine player Kielli shone in these two games, and Juan Sanchez's performance improved, he assisted Kielli in two consecutive scoring. Of course, they have to thank Tiger, who are both goalmakers, and his previous breakthrough has made the Glasgow Rangers' defense line chaotic.

The defeat of Wanderers 2-0 at home made Valencia ranked first in this group. In another game, Bayern defeated Eindhoven 2-1 at home, ranking second in the group with a goal difference disadvantage. The teams in this group are not bad. For Tiger, it is really good news to be able to meet Bayern again in the group...

A midfielder confrontation with Effenberg is something that makes Tiger feel very excited.

After winning the first victory in the group in the Champions League, Valencia returned to the league with full confidence, and the league scored its first point and the Champions League also won. Their confidence should be back, and the return of Gerard and Lopez also allowed their main lineup to basically return. Facing their fourth round opponent Real Betis should have a great chance of winning - like Valencia, Betis has not won a single game in the league since the beginning of this season, although this game was on the away game, Valencia's fans also believe that their team should be able to win.

However, the final result stunned Valencia fans. They had a very good performance in this game. Almost all the game controlled the situation on the court, but they repeatedly missed the goal. Lopez, who started the game, seemed to have had the same problem as Sanchez. He had at least three excellent opportunities, but once missed the ball, once sent the ball to the goalkeeper's arms, and once hit the post. Tiger created at least half a dozen opportunities for his teammates, but was wasted repeatedly. Betis' Brazilian striker Oliveira attacked Betis' first goal in the league this season, helping Betis defeat Valencia 1-0 at home and win the first victory in the league - and Valencia's record of unwinding continues...

Valencia, who is a civil war outsider and an foreign war insider, did not disappoint Valencia's fans in the next Champions League game. They tied Eindhoven 1-1 away. In the two rounds, the four-point situation was good. In the first half, Tiger used a beautiful straight pass to help Lopez score. However, in the second half, Eindhoven's top scorer Van Nistrue fell in the penalty area, got a controversial penalty and scored a penalty. In the end, the two sides became a draw. In another game, Bayern was also tied by the Wanderers 1-1 away. Both teams were four points, while Eindhoven and the Wanderers were all one point.

However, after returning to China, Valencia played like a piece of shit in the league again. Facing Valladolid, who was intensively defending, they tried their best but could not score. In the end, they could only shake hands with the opponent at home. They only had two points in five league draws and three losses, and the points were at the bottom of the league...

"It's strange, why do we always perform better in the Champions League than in the league?" Even Valencia's players had such doubts in their minds. In private, even captain Mendeta began to discuss with Tiger curiously - the Champions League is better than La Liga, not to mention that Valencia's top five opponents in the league can only be considered ordinary. On the contrary, the opponents encountered in the Champions League are not bad, and the strength of the Wanderer and Eindhoven are not bad.

"Actually, our performance is getting better and better." Tiger didn't find anything great: "We should focus more on the Champions League and the previous Super Cup, and the players performed better. On the contrary, in the league, I feel that my teammates are not very excited... Maybe it's because they are more eager for the Champions League? But our offense is actually getting better and better, and we can play some beautiful cooperation in the frontcourt. Maybe with just one victory, we can return to the track of victory."

"You make sense." Menditta sighed: "But I think our coach will definitely be under a lot of pressure."

Tiger was speechless, for sure, no head coach could still sit firmly after losing five rounds in the league, but this was not something they could consider.

Spanish media have sentenced Cooper to death, believing that he lost his tradition of solid defense after coming to Valencia, but he was unable to do better in offense. Many media even believe that Cooper was dismissed within a month! Because in the next month, Valencia's opponents were quite strong...

On September 28 and October 20, the Champions League faced Bayern in two consecutive games, and the next four opponents in the league were Real Madrid, Numancia, Bilbao and La Coruna. Except for Numancia, none of them were fuel-efficient...

It's okay to challenge Bayern in the next away Champions League, but in the league a week later, it will undoubtedly be a life-and-death battle at the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid away. If he loses to Bayern and loses to Real Madrid, Cooper may not have the face to continue working in Valencia. Even if he has a good performance in the Champions League, he has not won consecutive victories in the league. If he encounters such a bad start, even if he supports his chairman Garcia, he may have the idea of ​​killing Ma Su in tears.

"Perform well. No matter what, I think Cooper is good. His current results are not his fault." Tiger said to Mendieta after a while.

Mendetta nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!