Chapter 42

Chang Sheng said to let the players forget the past three consecutive victories and prepare for the next brutal game.

He was right, the next two league games were brutal.

The previous games against Osasuna, Villarreal, and Las Palmas were not actually a battle of life and death.

Because even if Getafe loses to these teams, it may not be a fatal impact on them.

They can lose to these teams, and their relegation competitors can also lose to other teams, and this opportunity is equal to both sides.

In fact, their colleagues who won consecutive games, their direct competitors in relegation, lost the game.

Otherwise, how could they have changed from the second-to-last in the league to the fourth-to-last?

The results of both parties are changing and influencing each other.

Now that Getafe has a tie and a loss, the ranking has changed from fourth to last to third from last, and it seems to be a little further away from leaving the relegation zone. The lift rule of the Spanish Football League B is "up three down four", that is, the top three are promoted and the bottom four are relegated.

Because they lost, but their rivals won.

But the next two games, Getafe must win.

The opponent in the thirty-eighth round is Compostela, who is currently ranked seventeenth in the league, but from the sixteenth to the twentieth, the points gap between these teams is not big. It's just a difference of four points.

Compostela currently has 39 points, just three points behind Getafe, which is ranked 20th.

If Getafe can beat Compostela, they will tie their opponents in points and suddenly go from the 20th place in the bottom three of the league to the 17th place-provided that all other teams lose- —That is considered out of the relegation zone.

But even without such a perfect situation, winning this game can help Getafe have a chance to avoid relegation.

In the thirty-ninth round of the league, Getafe defeated Huelva, who was second to last in an away game.

Originally, Huelva was the third from the bottom, because Getafe performed well in these rounds, they were squeezed to the bottom two. Arguably a direct victim of Getafe's resurgence.

So in this game they will definitely want to beat Getafe at home, and the gap between the two sides is only two points.

If Getafe loses in the thirty-eighth round and Huelva wins, then Getafe will drop to the penultimate in the current round.

Then lose to Huelva, and they will really be unable to climb out of the quagmire of relegation.

Therefore, Getafe must win these two games. If you win the first game, you can tie the 17th Compostela. If you win the second game, you can kick your opponent into the abyss of relegation. Taking advantage of the upward rush, the distance from the relegation quagmire is getting farther and farther away.

Then the opponents in the last three rounds of the league are all teams that Anxie has no hope of promotion and has no worries about relegation. They have no desires and desires, which are much better than these two games.

That's what Getafe intended, and so did their opponents in these two games.

Everyone wants to beat their opponents and keep themselves alive.

So that's two games worth six points.

In order to survive, a person can do anything, let alone a team.

In order to survive, these underwhelming teams, which are usually weak, will often burst out with strong combat effectiveness. If they are not prepared enough, they will be pulled down by the opponent.

So such games are often more difficult to play than against the championship team.

Especially in La Liga. The champion of the second division is the most tasteless. Which teams will show off how many second division championship trophies they have won? The Second Division has only one meaning for these strong teams, and that is a springboard for promotion to the First Division. It doesn't matter who wins the championship, as long as they can become the top three in the league and qualify for promotion.

After qualifying for an upgrade, they tend not to try too hard.

The relegation team is different, if you don't work hard, you have to die.

These two games will be the most severe test that Chang Sheng has encountered after coaching Getafe's first team.

He hopes the loss to Las Palmas and the draw by Sporting Gijon will serve as a wake-up call to players who have been feeling good lately, letting them know that they have no right to be proud.

In particular, the lore of Osasuna, the number one in the league, will make many Getafe players feel contemptuous when they face a team of similar level to them, thinking that they even won the number one in the league. Afraid of you fish bellies!

But in fact, at the end of the league, the most terrifying thing is these fish belly.

There are many championship teams that will bite these teams if they are not careful.

Now Chang Sheng feels that losing to Las Palmas may not be such a bad thing.

At the very least, the players can be warned to correct their mentality.

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Once Chang Sheng saw it, he didn't feel that losing to Las Palmas was such a bad thing.

But the media doesn't see it that way.

They finally seized the opportunity to vent their inner dissatisfaction with Changsheng.

All of a sudden, overwhelming criticism hit Chang Sheng.

If you only read these media reports, you will feel that Chang Sheng's coaching position is in jeopardy, and he will be dismissed by Getafe the next day.

But in fact, these are illusions created by the media.

Chang Sheng found that even if he lost the game, it didn't seem to affect the Getafe fans' feelings for him.

He felt this most deeply in the apartment building where he lived.

On the second day of the competition, Aunt Maria still invited him to dinner, and even came to knock on his door. He was a little embarrassed: "Didn't you lose, Aunt Maria?"

Aunt Maria stared: "I invite you to dinner because you are our neighbor. You live alone and no one takes care of you. Anyway, I plan to do more today... It has nothing to do with whether you are the head coach of Getafe or not." Half a peseta!"

Chang Sheng discovered that Aunt Maria really knew how to find reasons, one after the other.

However, when eating at Aunt Maria's house and chatting with the old and young Grande, he felt very warm in his heart.

He knew why Aunt Maria came to treat him to dinner at this time, because she was worried that if he thought he had lost the game, the neighbors here would look at him strangely.

She wants Chang Sheng to know that no matter whether the team's performance is good or bad, it will not affect their friendship.

But she didn't say it directly, and she didn't say a word about it during the whole dinner, and even Grant and Grandpa didn't say a word about the game.

This is not easy for the father and two who are avid football fans.

In the end, Chang Sheng really couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to talk about that game.

"Don't be like this, Uncle Grande and Little Grande. In fact, it's just right to lose this game." He had to explain to two nervous and worried fans.

Hearing that Chang Sheng took the initiative to explore this pizza, the two of them suddenly became energetic, and Chang Sheng could even see their eyes brighten up.

"That's that! We never doubted you, Chang!" Old Grande agreed with a smile.

Little Grande frowned and said: "Our opponents in the next two games are direct competitors... Those are two games worth six points! Chang, you are sure, right?"

Chang Sheng nodded: "Of course, I'm sure."

Without the slightest hesitation, his tone was firm, with an expression of indifference.

In fact, he had a ghostly grasp, the game was not played, and no one knew the result. But adhering to his consistent performance of self-confidence, even if he is no longer sure about things, he will say that he is sure.

If one day he says he's not sure... then it might really be the end of the world.

But the two Grandes didn't know. They saw that Chang Sheng was so confident as the head coach of the team, so maybe it would be all right this time!

It's nothing to lose a game...

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The next day, many media flocked outside the first-team training ground in Las Margarita Sports City.

These media all want to see Chang Sheng's jokes.

They believe that the reason why Chang Sheng can get the support of fans and clubs is that it has something to do with his winning.

Once he loses, the huge pressure will appear, the club will doubt him, and the fans will definitely not support him.

At that time, the media will bombard and bombard him again, and this bastard Chang Sheng will be said to have betrayed his relatives!

They came today to see how the fans would treat Chang Sheng.

These reporters can even imagine the scene where many fans gathered on the sidelines of the training field and booed Chang Sheng.

That was really... a touching scene!

They looked at those more and more fans, as if they saw the tragic death of Chang Sheng.

When Chang Sheng appeared on the sidelines of the training field, all the reporters' eyes fell on him.

There was obvious schadenfreude in those glances.

Journalists have decided to cover everything that happened here today in their respective outlets.

Chang Sheng must lose face and be cornered!

But in the next second, the smug smiles on all of their faces froze!

Because just after Chang Sheng appeared, a group of fans on the sidelines took the lead in shouting: "Chang! We still support you!"

"Only losing one goal to Las Palmas, this performance is good enough!"

"Ignore what those damn reporters are saying, they're all a bunch of sluts!!"

"That's right, I read what the media said! It's just nonsense!"

"The quality of journalists is worrying! We still trust you more, China Chang!"

Hearing the cries of these media, the faces of the reporters suddenly became very ugly. They suddenly regretted that they should not have come here!

Damn it, how can I forget that this group of people have been confused by that bastard Chang Sheng?

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Chang Sheng listened to the sudden sound. Although it was messy and he couldn't hear most of it clearly, he still heard the key words.

These fans are here to support him.

In the crowd, he suddenly saw the young fan who had asked him for an autograph.

He raised his arms and shouted, loudest.

Chang Sheng knows that these fans may be organized by that guy, or his companions.

What a cute kid.

Manuel Garcia said next to Chang Sheng: "Look, Chang. The support that many people get after winning the ball may not be precious, but the support that can be won after losing the ball must be the most precious!"

Chang Sheng nodded: "Yes...so I have to thank them." After speaking, he waved to the fans and responded to their support.

Then there was a burst of cheers from the sidelines.

The cheers made those reporters look as if their own son had died.

"But it's not enough." Chang Sheng continued to say to Manuel Garcia in the field, "I really want to thank them, we have to win the next two games!"