The strongest winger

Chapter 741 Guardiola's Decision

Chelsea led the league No.2 Manchester United with 29 points in the first game, which caused Manchester United to be very nervous at home. They were scored twice by Tottenham within 32 minutes of 3 and 4 minutes. Conceded five goals in a row with a two-goal lead.

So Chelsea's league lead has turned to nine points again, but everyone knows... Chelsea's championship is already in jeopardy.

Because their next four opponents are Fulham, Arsenal, Black and Sunderland, and three of them are at home...

And no matter which team they face next, they will not pose too much threat to Chelsea. Apart from the pressure of Blackburn and Sunderland to relegation, Fulham is now ranked seventh in the league, and there are still nine points away from Aston Villa, who is sixth in the league.

Not to mention Arsenal, who are ranked third in the league, are already [-] points away from Chelsea. Even if Chelsea lose all the last four rounds, they will not be able to win the league championship. In addition, they have already missed the FA Cup final, so they can only focus on the Champions League semi-final.

Even though they are only four points away from Manchester United, which is second in the league, it is still more cost-effective for them to compete in the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals. It is completely S.B's behavior to fight Chelsea in the away game for a direct entry to the Champions League next season.

So when it came to the 34th round of the league, even the Manchester media did not mention that Manchester United had the hope of reversing and winning the league championship.

Obviously, for the current Manchester United, it is more important to win the two-round contest with Arsenal. They unfortunately lost to Chelsea in the final last season and failed to win the Champions League. With a more reasonable personnel mix this season, they will inevitably win the Champions League trophy again after a lapse of ten years!

On the other hand, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid's younger brother Getafe in the away game with Messi's goal, and won the game with difficulty, thus keeping the points advantage with Real Madrid at four points, leaving the suspense of the league championship to the next round of the national derby.

Therefore, for Barcelona now, it can be said that it is a time of life and death, and a little carelessness will be irreversible, and all four are empty.

Coach Pep Guardiola is still worrying about whether to use the experienced but yellow-carded captain Puyol in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea at home.

There is no doubt that Aiello is strong, so he is worried that Puyol will get a yellow card at home defending Ailuo after he comes on the field, thus missing the second round of the contest between the two sides at Stamford Bridge, and the gain will outweigh the loss...

After all, the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals are a 180-minute game. A slight mistake will directly miss the Champions League final this season. This is an unacceptable result for every fan who supports Barcelona. In addition, Mourinho has completely aroused the anger of the media and fans in Catalonia. If he is eliminated by Chelsea at this critical time, he will probably not be able to get the support of the team chairman...

The league games of the two teams have just ended, and the media in Catalonia once again pointed the finger at Mourinho in an attempt to fire a second time.

But as they sparked the 'war', the media in London and elsewhere in England unexpectedly showed solidarity with Mourinho.

Let’s not talk about the results of the two Premier League teams Manchester United and Arsenal. You must know that the entire English media hopes that the English team will meet in the Champions League final for two consecutive years and create a new history of the Champions League. Naturally, you can’t watch the media in Catalonia bullying Mourinho. What if Mourinho was sprayed and played abnormally in the Nou Camp?
How will new history be created then?

Therefore, Mourinho was defended at the first time, and at the same time, various black histories of Barcelona were revealed.

For example, the dream team Barcelona was swept away by AC Milan, the dream team was abused by Aiello's Valencia in the second dream team, and now the so-called dream team can't avoid the madness of Chelsea who owns Aiello...

A series of well-founded data said that the media reporters in Catalonia were speechless.

In this context, the Chelsea team took a flight to Barcelona.

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Without any surprises, all the Chelsea players who arrived in Barcelona were greeted by the whole family of enthusiastic Barcelona fans. Naturally, the one who received the most greetings was Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, who recently had a "hot fight" with the Catalan media.

Instead, Barcelona's 'Public Enemy' Aiello was snubbed.

Mourinho, who has experienced countless major competitions, will naturally not be timid by the "greetings" of Barcelona fans, but instead stimulates the unruly spirit in his bones.

He was interviewed by the London media at the hotel where he stayed, and took the initiative to fire at Barcelona fans and the media, once again decompressing the players and attracting hatred.

It is worth mentioning that on the day Chelsea arrived in Barcelona, ​​Messi cut off his flowing long hair and replaced it with a refreshing short hair.

As a star, it means that there is almost no privacy at all. Therefore, not long after Messi changed his new hairstyle, he was forced to accept an interview with the local media, saying: "In last year's BJ Olympics, I learned a Chinese proverb called 'start from the beginning', so I want to start from the beginning before facing Chelsea with him, and forget all the previous losing experience! Win the game in the upcoming first round of the Champions League semi-final contest!"

When what Messi said reached Aiello's ears, the latter really couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that the proverbs he said with Messi and Aguero in the Olympic Village were remembered so clearly. He was really drunk...

What’s interesting is that after the Chinese media got the relevant reports, the famous star Messi adopted Chinese proverbs and publicized them. Later, the rumors became more and more mysterious, and it was rumored that Messi loves traditional Chinese literature and wants to study traditional Chinese literature at BJ University after retiring...

The day before the game, the odds of the three major European bookmakers adjusted again, reducing the odds of Chelsea's away win again, but the winning odds remained 1:1·25 without adjustment.

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Until the day of the game, Guardiola was still studying with his assistant Torrent how to limit Aiello. From the failure of the former head coach Rijkaard, it can be easily concluded that Aiello is the key player to smash the Barcelona Dream Team II. In the past two and a half seasons against Barcelona, ​​he scored an astonishing 27 goals, including six hat-tricks. This is simply an unacceptable result for any world-class giants.

Guardiola, who took over as the head coach of Barcelona at the beginning of the season, naturally does not want to repeat the same mistakes, so the first thing he has to solve is defense.

Especially in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at home, there is absolutely no room for loss!
Because any goal conceded at home is a disaster!In addition, the team coached by Mourinho has not lost at home for nearly seven years.

Although many data on the football field cannot be taken seriously, some data are very practical, especially the team coached by Mourinho has not lost at home for many years, which can make them return to the home court with [-]% combat effectiveness, and it will be difficult to come back when the time comes.

"Josep, I think we should play against them!" Torrent suddenly suggested to the brooding Guardiola.

"Why?" Guardiola once thought about playing against Chelsea, but he didn't have the courage. After all, Chelsea is no longer a purely defensive team. With Aiello and Modric, they already have the ability to play skills, and they also have deep attainments on the defensive end. They are not afraid of their own offense at all, and... As a head coach, he knows the depth of his own defense better, so he asked instinctively.

Torrent coughed twice, then looked at Guardiola, stretched out his right index finger and said: "First of all, even if we defend hard, we can't limit the opponent's No. [-], because his personal ability is too strong, and our characteristic is not defense. Our core tactic is tiki-taka. We are good at ball control and we should be more active!"

Having said that, Torrent stretched out his index finger and middle finger at the same time, and continued: "Secondly, don't forget the other role of our tiki-taka in transitioning from offense to defense! That is to collectively counterattack at a high position after losing the ball, relying on the running awareness and physical strength of the players to cut the opponent's passing line, complete the counter-grab for the ball, and use grabs instead of defense to achieve a monopoly on the ball and offensive opportunities."

With assistant Torrent's explanation, Guardiola's eyes became brighter and brighter, and there was a feeling of enlightenment.

"The last point is also the most important point! Camp Nou is our home ground. How could we put up the shame to play defensively against Chelsea at the Camp Nou? Don't forget that we also have a phenomenal star like Messi. His ability to hold the ball and break through is not weaker than Chelsea's Ai. He even has a certain advantage against the tall and strong Chelsea defenders at the front of the penalty area. Moreover, Henry on the front line has played in the Premier League for many years. Barcelona!"

Torrent, who stretched out three fingers, also became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he clenched his right hand into a fist and hit his left palm, saying ferociously.

At the same time, Guardiola nodded fiercely. Torrent is worthy of being his chief analyst. He has decided to attack with all his strength in the first round!
(End of this chapter)