[football] this god

The speed at which the situation is changing is astonishing. Even Cristiano, who is thousands of kilometers away, can feel the changes from the Catalan media, let alone Bojan and Leo who are in it.

"Although I knew it was a matter of time, I was surprised how quickly they took action," Cristiano said on the phone.

"Sooner or later," Leo echoed Cristiano, "it's too late for them to act now, so they can only speed up the progress. Only in this way can they not delay the time. The stop loss must be fast-so you have reason to be surprised, But don't be surprised it took so long."

Cristiano lamented one hundred and one times that Messi's good boy character was too deceptive.

"Anyway, so you're actually feeling the change now?" Cristiano asked.

"Obviously," Leo said. "You can't imagine how angry Kars was when he was betrayed by Bojan's performance—he tried to hide it, but it was obvious. Kars was very angry about it. very angry."

About Puyol, Leo is only half right - Puyol is indeed angry about Bojan, but only half of it is because of Bojan, and the other half is about himself.

- "Kals, you are too anxious." After the meeting that night, Guardiola let Xavi go first, he kept Puyol, and said to him, "You should not be too eager to decide where you are. Who is better, O or Bojan, you are the captain of Barcelona, ​​you should calm down and observe slowly.”

Puyol didn't refute the old Barcelona captain, he just said: "I thought it was necessary to cut the mess quickly."

"Some things need to be cut quickly, but some things don't." Guardiola said gently. I believe that Leo likes Barcelona and is willing to play for Barcelona for a long time, but Kars, you have to understand that love has a limit. If you wear it endlessly, Leo will be unbearable one day, and then Leave Barcelona."

"He is a child of Barcelona." The muscles on Puyol's cheeks tightened. "A child of Barcelona has no right to say that his love for Barcelona has limits."

"He has." Guardiola was not in a hurry, and continued to say slowly, "We all have-Kals, you said no, because you got everything in Barcelona. But what if Barcelona refuses to give you anything? Would you love a father and a mother who never give but only take from you? It seems natural for children to love their parents, but if parents don’t love their children, do you still think children must love their parents?”

Puyol froze for a moment.

This part has surpassed the authorization of the club-Puyol is clearly aware of it, because the Barcelona executives will never think that they are parents who only ask for it, and will never admit that any player does not love Barcelona, ​​​​or even resents Barcelona. Heart.

"If I told this of yours to the club or anyone else, sir, you know what's going to happen, don't you?" Puyol asked.

Of course Guardiola knows: the club and fans will permanently blacklist him, no matter what kind of results he achieves in the future, he will never want to return to Barcelona, ​​even if he kneels to tens of thousands of Barcelona fans at the Nou Camp.

"But you know what I said is right." Guardiola knew that Puyol would not really inform when he heard that Puyol was still calling him "sir", "Kals, I am not saying this To empower anyone to hate Barcelona, ​​I just want to tell you that anyone's love for Barcelona does not have to be unconditional and inexhaustible."

"You're right. Leo's love for Barcelona is limited. That's what I'm afraid of—I'm afraid that when Barcelona still loves him deeply, he will no longer love Barcelona." Puyol was silent for a while. , saying, "He is Argentinian after all, and Bojan was born in Spain anyway."

Guardiola smiled, "Kals, you are not a good captain."

Puyol's face sank all of a sudden - he could accept Guardiola's accusation that he had done something wrong about Bo Yang, after all, he was indeed wrong, but he could not accept the other party's accusation that he was not a good captain.

He loves Barcelona and thinks about the interests of Barcelona. If this is not "good", then what else is it?

Puyol looked at Guardiola gloomyly, but he held back his anger considering that the other party was, after all, the preferred candidate for Barcelona's future new coach.

"Love blinds your eyes," Guardiola continued.

Puyol's face became even uglier, and he didn't hold back this time.

"Sir! You can accuse me of incompetence in this matter, but you can't accuse me of my loyalty and respect for Barcelona!" Puyol said loudly.

"But your loyalty and love are the root of your incompetence!" Guardiola suppressed Puyol's voice even louder - he looked at Puyol, then slowly lowered his voice, returning to the original stability , Kindly, "You love Barcelona very much, but you use love as an indicator to measure players, which is wrong."

Puyol kept his mouth shut, forcing himself not to argue with Guardiola.

"Kals, this is the 21st century, this is the era of professionalism, love, affection, loyalty, this is no longer enough to measure whether an athlete is suitable for a certain team-you have to realize this."

"What's that, sir?" Puyol sneered.

"It's professionalism." Guardiola said, "As long as he can integrate into the Barcelona system and get along with other people in the locker room, then he is already suitable for Barcelona. In the same way, do you respect and love a player? The player should also be based on this - of course, if the person still loves Barcelona, ​​​​it is of course better. But even if he only regards Barcelona as a place to work, a place to pay his salary, then there is nothing wrong with it.”

Puyol didn't speak, but he still didn't look convinced.

"Kals, answer me, if there is a player who has made great contributions to Barcelona and loves Barcelona, ​​but now he is old, lacks ability and is unwilling to spend time on the bench, what do you think Barcelona should do?"

"Of course they sold him!" Puyol blurted out, "Barcelona does not do charity."

Guardiola raised his eyebrows and watched him silent.

Puyol froze for a moment, and closed his mouth again, but this time it was not because he didn't want to argue, but because he had nothing to say.

"So you see, you also know." Guardiola said lightly, "Just like the team is not a charity, and it is not necessary to pay for a player's entire career, a player does not have to love Barcelona indefinitely. ——Barcelona let me go, I have nothing to complain about, because I know that any individual is just an insignificant part of the history of the team, and even Mr. Cruyff will be just a page in the history of the team one day— —Maybe take up a bit more space, but it is only a part after all. But in contrast, a player does not need to be willing to sit on the bench and be excluded for a club in order to prove his love-if he is willing, of course it is very valuable, But if you don’t want to, that’s a respectable choice.”

Of course Guardiola resented, otherwise he wouldn't say that love has limits.But no matter when he will not mention this rancor, especially when he will soon return to Barcelona.

He resented Barcelona, ​​but when Barcelona said they wanted him back, he found himself loving it again.

"Kals, as long as a player is still in the Barcelona team and is still working hard for Barcelona, ​​then he is a good teammate. As the captain, you should respect him instead of blaming him for not loving Barcelona with all he has. He." Guardiola continued his little speech without waiting for Puyol to speak, "So from this point of view, if you hate Ronaldinho, I have no problem. But you don't respect Leo, That can only be a sign of incompetence.”

Puyol covered his face, and Guardiola saw his fingers trembling slightly, even his nails were a little white.

Puyol is regretful and afraid.

after awhile.

"Sorry, sir." Puyol's voice trembled a little, "I... sorry."

Guardiola did not continue to blame Puyol - he still wants to be the head coach of Barcelona. It is not a good way to speak too hard at this time and let Puyol turn his remorse into blame for him.

Guardiola put his hand on Puyol's shoulder and said softly: "It's nothing Carls, everyone makes mistakes, as long as you know what you did wrong in the past now-we didn't make a big mistake anyway. Isn't it?"

"Thank you, sir. Thank you for your willingness to say so."

Guardiola compared himself with a V in his heart, "It's nothing, this is what I should do."

——Puyol was angry with Bojan, but he was also angry with himself. He was angry that he was such an incompetent captain, which almost caused Barcelona a loss.

He decided to treat Leo better from now on.

But obviously, Puyol's grasp of the scale of "one point" is not very good, so when he wanted to be "a little bit" better for Leo, this "one point" directly caused "the speed of the situation to change is heart-warming." Surprised" this reality.

But for this part, maybe everyone has no opinion.

After all, as Leo said, the stop loss must be fast.