Coach Valverde: New idol at Camp Nou

(Baonghean.vn) - Barcelona won convincingly against their rivals Real Madrid with a score of 3 - 0 right at Bernabeu Stadium, in round 17 of La Liga. The person who left the biggest mark in this El Clasico match was coach Valverde.

After the match ended, football fans talked a lot about Messi's superb performance (1 goal, 1 assist), Ronaldo's misses, Busquets' skillful pivot, Carvajal's "volleyball"...

But there is one person whose name has not been mentioned, and that is Coach Valverde. Objectively speaking, Barcelona's victory over Real Madrid comes from the "talent of commanding troops and generals" of the strategist born in 1964.

Before the trip to the Bernabeu, coach Valverde and Barcelona received a lot of skepticism from experts and fans. Although Blaugrana had a period of sublime competition, but with a broken squad and having to play away at the Bernabeu, not many people believed that coach Valverde and his team could leave Madrid with a favorable result. Coach Valverde was also rated lower than his colleague on the other side of the battle line - Coach Zidane.

Superstar Messi continues to cause terror for Real Madrid. Photo: Internet

Indeed, the Catalan giants have never entered the Clasico with such a weak squad. The defense, with key central defender Umtiti unable to play due to injury. The attack is even worse with the absence of Dembele, Rafinha, Alcacer and Deulofeu.

In addition, the 2 defeats in the 2 El Clasico matches at the beginning of the season in the Spanish Super Cup (first leg lost 1-3, second leg lost 0-2), put more pressure on coach Valverde than the French strategist.

However, the developments at the Bernabeu were not as expected by the majority. Under the direction of coach Valverde, Barcelona showed a side rarely seen in recent times, which is a cold and calculating attitude.

During the first half, the away team accepted to concede the game to Real Madrid. However, entering the second half, Messi and his teammates immediately changed. Barcelona controlled the game with the usual small passes, they did not let Real Madrid play the ball as they wanted.

Coach Valverde has proven his talent at Barcelona. Photo: Internet

The three goals of Suarez, Messi, and Vidal were the result of the “know yourself, know your opponent” style of play that coach Valverde applied. There was no need to attack aggressively or control the ball too much (Barcelona controlled the ball 55% of the whole match), coach Valverde and his team still got what they wanted: goals.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Barcelona's victory over Real Madrid in the last match was coach Valverde's victory over coach Zidane on the coaching bench.

The adventure at Camp Nou of the former Bilbao coach has just begun, all the challenges are still ahead. It is not known whether coach Valverde will reap the same success with Barcelona as Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique... or not? But in the hearts of Cules at this time, coach Valverde has become the new idol at Camp Nou./.

Thanh Hung