Super Coach

Season 2: City of Caesar] 632 Goodbye, Dream Team 2!

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632 Goodbye, Dream Team 2!

On the evening of May 20, 2007, 20:50, Barcelona, ​​Camp Nou

As the game entered stoppage time, Rijkaard felt relieved. His tense nerves were released at this moment, and he let out a breath of heat involuntarily.

Turning his head, he saw Guardiola sitting next to him in the coaching bench. The short-haired Barcelona flag obviously felt relaxed as well. He smiled at Rijkaard, shook his head and said: It's really f*cking. disaster!

Rijkaard laughed and nodded in sympathy. What a disaster!

From the 31st round of the league, Real Madrid defeated Valencia and Barcelona lost to Villarreal in an away game. After the point gap between the two teams was shortened to 3 points, the situation in La Liga was completely reversed. Everyone seemed to be looking forward to it. Real Madrid can come back to the end in one breath and completely overthrow Barcelona's dream team dynasty.

In Cruyff's words, the entire public opinion community feels that he is a Robin Hood who robs Barcelona to support Real Madrid. This is very unfair to Barcelona.

After Rijkaard lost to Villarreal, he immediately held a mobilization meeting. He hoped that all players could stabilize the situation. Everyone must abandon their past grudges and devote themselves wholeheartedly to the team's championship. .

Everything must wait until we hold onto the La Liga championship trophy! This was Laporta's speech at the pep rally.

Then the points-grabbing game between Real Madrid and Barcelona began.

In the 32nd round, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 4:1 in an away game. Although Athletic Bilbao's high center Llorente got a goal back for Athletic Bilbao in the 81st minute, Real Madrid had already relied on With Ramos and Villa scoring twice, they led Athletic Bilbao 3:0.

After Llorente scored, Guti, who came on as a substitute, scored another victory, helping Real Madrid defeat Athletic Bilbao 4:1 away from home.

Yang Cheng's team is indeed in excellent form at critical moments. This is their latest 8-game winning streak. This is a huge pressure on Barcelona, ​​because they always feel that Real Madrid will win, and so will we. Must win.

This psychological burden puts a lot of pressure on the players.

But Barcelona's strength is indeed outstanding. At the Camp Nou, with Eto'o's goal, Barcelona defeated Levante 1:0. It is worth pondering that at the critical moment, Ronaldinho and Eto'o Working together, the two completely shattered the rumors of their feud through this goal.

After the game, Rijkaard and the two superstars also said that Barcelona no longer has conflicts!

A week later, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 2:0 in an away game with the goals of Iniesta and Eto'o, taking the lead and leaving the pressure on Real Madrid, who played a day later. In this round, Real Madrid's The opponent is Sevilla, the direct competitor for the championship.

Real Madrid, who played at home, did not hold back at all. Real Madrid, which currently only has one front in La Liga to compete for, staged a critical moment offensive battle at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, completely defeating Sevilla and defeating Sevilla 3:0. Leah.

In this game, Jaccard went to the Bernabeu to watch the game in person to inspect Alves. Both he and Guardiola were surprised by Real Madrid's sharp attack, because they both knew how terrifying Real Madrid's attack was.

Real Madrid's players have solid technical skills and rarely make mistakes when passing the ball. This is not surprising in La Liga. But the problem is that if the offensive and defensive speed of La Liga is adjusted to the Premier League level, how many teams can still do it? make it happen?

Real Madrid can!

To put it in the simplest and most understandable way, Real Madrid has La Liga’s delicate technical coordination and superb creativity, the Premier League’s offensive and defensive transition speed and fast unlimited range attack capabilities, as well as Serie A’s nearly unbreakable defense, and the Bundesliga’s impressive The overall collaborative ability and high morale are unparalleled.

Although the current Real Madrid team still has big shortcomings, such as the lack of offensive ability at the full-backs and the lack of speed in the midfield and frontcourt, their overall tactics have been completely better than Sevilla's. Alves, who had performed well against everyone before, was completely suppressed by Marcelo and David Silva in this game and was full of mistakes.

After the game, Rijkaard said something to Guardiola, We saw a terrible opponent growing rapidly!

Guardiola did not answer this, but everyone could see the seriousness of his expression.

After 33 rounds, Barcelona ushered in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, but with a 5:2 lead in the first round, they visited Madrid in the second round, but were beaten 4:0 by Getafe. They transferred from Real Madrid. Soldado, who headed Getafe, performed well. In addition to scoring twice, he also made trouble for Barcelona after the game. He believed that this team was nothing more than that.

After this game, Barcelona came under unprecedented pressure, but three days later, they beat Atletico Madrid 6-0 at the Calderon Stadium in Madrid, making all doubts about Barcelona completely disappear.

Under tremendous pressure, Barcelona completed an explosion. After the game, almost all media praised Rijkaard's team, believing that with four rounds left in the league, it would be better to adjust to the situation. Coming to Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid had no chance.

Real Madrid also beat Huelva 5:0 away from home in this round, but if Barcelona makes no mistakes, it will be meaningless no matter how many goals Real Madrid scores, so the 3-point gap between the two teams remains unchanged.

Now, in the 35th round of the league, Real Madrid won the Espanyol game at home one day later than Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona, ​​which played the game one day earlier, was also under a lot of pressure, because Real Madrid was unlikely to lose points at home, so Rijkaard's team There is no chance for mistakes.

Played for 90 minutes, 1:0!

The game was ugly, the score was thrilling, and the only goal was a penalty kick. Only 3 minutes after the start, Ronaldinho was fouled by the opponent's defender when cooperating with Eto'o on the left, and the referee gave him a penalty. The Brazilian made a free throw.

Everything seems to confirm that the team that performs poorly but can always win is undoubtedly the favorite to win the championship.

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Can you imagine that damn Yang Cheng's expression now? Rijkaard asked with a smile.

Guardiola laughed and raised his head. What came to his mind was Yang Cheng, who had a face like a bitter melon. He laughed loudly and said, Maybe you can see it in the newspapers tomorrow.

Rijkaard stood up, stretched, and walked out of the coaching bench. The game continued, but there was only 2 minutes of stoppage time. For this, Real Betis, who had no counterattack ability throughout the second half, was not punished by anyone at all. Hopefully, it's all just going through the motions.

But out of caution, Rijkaard still walked to the sidelines and reminded his players to pay attention and not to relax.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Real Betis counterattacked. Edu passed the ball and Brazilian forward Sobis was fouled by substitute Edmilson after taking the ball. Real Betis won a free kick in the frontcourt.

The shooting range is relatively long. Although Real Betis has a free kick expert like Brazilian midfielder Assuncao, it is impossible to complete the shot directly. The game has been played for 91 minutes. Many Barcelona players have no physical fitness, so they return to defense. A little slow, a little slack.

But at this moment, Assuncao just arrived and took a free kick quickly and kicked the ball away.

The arc of the ball was not high, but it passed through Barcelona's sparse defense and fell behind. Brazilian forward Sobis did not know when he had quickly passed through the entire defense and got Assuncao's quick pass. After the free kick, he reached into the penalty area and shot low, piercing Valdez's goal!

At this moment, not only the Barcelona players on the court were stunned, but even Rijkaard on the sidelines felt incredible.

This is how the same thing?

How could he defend such a simple free kick and his opponent score such a simple quick free kick?

After his eyes widened, and then looking at the almost lifeless expressions of the 11 Barcelona players on the court, Rijkaard clenched his fists to vent, and then loosened his fists.

What a disaster! Black Swan cursed angrily, turned around and walked back.

Guardiola, who had just come out to celebrate the victory, also cursed angrily after hearing the referee's whistle.

After the restart, the game is over!

With the whistle, many Barcelona players knelt down on the court. Iniesta and Messi were crying. Puyol kicked the ball away hard and lay on the grass, refusing to let go. People saw his face, and Valdez kicked the goalpost to vent his anger.

Some other players stood on the court like zombies. Barcelona fans throughout the Nou Camp were bombarding the team and booing the players.

Rijkaard hid in the home team's coaching bench, holding his chin with his hands crossed, looking forward. He really didn't understand why he was tied at the last and most critical moment?

But perhaps, he can find the answer from Yang Cheng's column in the Marca newspaper the next day.

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Barcelona's fitness has collapsed!

This is how Yang Cheng defined this game in his column in Marca the next day.

Rest and training in the middle of the season can only adjust and mobilize the physical reserves of the players. What really affects the team is the pre-season preparations. However, Barcelona did not do a good enough job in this aspect, leaving hidden dangers for the second half of the season, so Comparing the first half and the second half, they seem to be two completely different teams because of their physical fitness!

Aside from physical fitness, I think a big problem with Barcelona is that their management has obviously been infected with a strange way of thinking. I can't even understand why they lost to Belgium 0:2 away from home in the 31st round of the league. After Yarrell, Barcelona had to give up their rare preparation and adjustment time for a mere 1.5 million euros in appearance fees and go to Egypt to play a dispensable but time-consuming and labor-intensive commercial game?

Perhaps, among the Barcelona management, they have an idea that Real Madrid is too bad and that Barcelona can crush us like an ant at any time, but I am happy to announce that this season's The La Liga champion will be Real Madrid and Sevilla, but it will definitely not be Barcelona!

I respect Frank Rijkaard very much, but that's as a player. As a head coach, I can't respect my colleague because I feel that he has not played the role of a head coach in many aspects. It has some effect.”

If it were me, I would argue with the club based on the team's preparations. I would not go to Egypt. I would not form a culture in the training base where commercial activities are taken for granted. I would not allow the two people I rely on most to If there are irreconcilable conflicts between players, it is even more impossible for me to let some people point fingers over my head.

It is irresponsible to put all the problems on the players. Although they are the direct targets of playing as a team, they should not bear too much responsibility that they should not bear, including Ronaldinho. , including Eto'o, and other players, they are all good enough, the key problem is not them.

After this game, the only suspense about who will win the La Liga championship is whether it will be Real Madrid or Sevilla. They are still 4 points away from us. I think we should not be careless. As for Barcelona, ​​I imagine Without a team whose physical fitness and fighting spirit have collapsed, what else can be done.

Let's get ready to say goodbye to the Barcelona dynasty!

Goodbye, Dream Team 2!

Rijkaard did not respond to Yang Cheng's remarks in the column, and neither did his two assistants Guardiola and Neeskens, but the Barcelona players did.

As the captain of the team, Puyol was the first to stand up and counter Yang Cheng's remarks.

We have no way to argue with some guys who always try to fight with their mouths, but we can prove with ironclad facts that Real Madrid is still 1 point behind us. Although the current situation is still very unfavorable to us, the league is only With three rounds left, we firmly believe that this one point will be our biggest bargaining chip to win the league championship.

Puyol also expressed his belief that Barcelona will be able to win the championship in the end. The initiative is still in our hands. As long as we win all the victories in the remaining three rounds of the league, even if Real Madrid wins in the end, the championship will still belong to us. So what we have to do now is not to be discouraged or to hold ourselves accountable, but to do everything we can to fight and win the game.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi also said in an interview, We still have three games. We have to prevent Real Madrid's counterattack and regain the initiative. This requires all of us to concentrate on playing football and shoulder our responsibilities. Responsibility.”

We have to make sure that we give our best efforts so that we can get a great victory. I believe that if we fail to win the championship this season, it will bring indelible regrets to all of us.

In addition to these two generals, Valdes, Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldinho, Eto'o and others have all sounded the red alert for Barcelona and continued to express their opinions in the media. The team will definitely try its best to fight to the end.

Yang Cheng's team had a day off and resumed training the next day. After hearing these people's counterattack, he smiled and posted another Weibo post.

I'm sure of the fighting spirit of Barcelona, ​​and I believe they will try their best, but I have a million doubts about how much strength they can exert now, because their physical collapse is a very obvious reality, who There is no way to cover up this problem, and how long their fighting spirit can be maintained in a 90-minute game is the second question!

From being far ahead to being closer and closer, the gap accumulated over the past few months has an unimaginable psychological impact on the players. Coupled with the physical problems, if they can really do it, Then the gap now will not be 1 point, but 14 points!

The outside media have also formed two factions, one supporting Real Madrid to win the championship, and the other supporting Barcelona. Both factions are looking for evidence to support their positions.

Among the remaining three opponents of Real Madrid, Deportivo has brought pain to Real Madrid. The curse of Riazor has been refreshed again, triggering Yang Cheng's crisis of confidence. However, in this game, Real Madrid played at home and their state has also adjusted. They are better and have the advantage, but Deportivo still has a certain risk of relegation, and they will also try their best.

Zaragoza is also a very difficult team. It can be called the most surprising team in La Liga this season. It is currently aiming to hit the top four in the league. Mallorca is also a headache.

It can be said that Real Madrid's three opponents are not weak in strength. If you look purely at strength, Real Madrid's opponents are stronger than Barcelona. In addition, Real Madrid is currently 1 point behind Barcelona, ​​which makes many people not optimistic about Real Madrid. , because as long as Barcelona wins the opponent, Real Madrid will have no chance.

Barcelona's three opponents are Getafe, Espanyol and Tarragona. Getafe and Espanyol both defeated Barcelona. The former even defeated Barcelona 4:0 in the Copa del Rey, while Espanyol is Barcelona's Derby opponents, the strength of both teams cannot be underestimated.

Barcelona's only away game is Tarragona. This is a team that has been relegated. It is a team with a lot of confusion. It is a team that everyone thinks is a sure winner, so the final round can be said to have no suspense, whether it is Real Madrid or Barcelona. , it is impossible to lose points to Mallorca and Tarragona.

In other words, it is the 36th and 37th rounds that really determine the outcome.

Judging from the current situation, Real Madrid's morale is high, but Barcelona's schedule and opponents have an advantage, plus a 1-point advantage. This makes most media still have a better view of Barcelona, ​​but they all gave Real Madrid enough sympathy points, thinking that In the last dozen rounds, Real Madrid showed stronger strength than Barcelona.

But unfortunately, too many points were lost in the past, making Real Madrid likely to become the most tragic league runner-up in La Liga in recent years, and Barcelona may also become the most questioned league champion.

But everyone knows very well that the 37th round will determine the league championship!

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