Chapter 423: Peak Duel (Part II)
Before the start of the second half, the broadcast camera gave a close-up of the VIP box at the Camp Nou. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Barcelona president Joan Laporta, who appeared on camera, had a slightly solemn expression on his face, and it was clear that he was not happy with his team's half-time deficit to Sporting Gijon.
"Of course Laporta has reason to be dissatisfied, he just let out a big word, if the team loses, how faceless he is. The Madrid narrator said sarcastically.
Madridians would love to see Barcelona deflated, even though they don't like Sporting Gijón either.
And the previous words of the Barcelona president also completely angered the Real Madridians.
After Barcelona won the 227th national derby in history with Real Madrid 3-0, Barcelona President Joan Laporta vowed that this Barcelona team would turn football history upside down. He said to the camera at the time, "Today is the greatest day." Not just because we won this game, but because of the level of football we showed in front of the whole crowd, Real Madrid had no resistance in front of us. Our team is very strong and very motivated. All the players know what to do in the game and we have developed a set of tactics. We played the most beautiful football, Barcelona had no opponents this season, our biggest enemy was ourselves. ”
After Laporta said this, the Madrid media slammed the Barcelona president with shame and anger that the Barcelona president was a little too carried away.
'It's a long season ahead of us, we'll wait and see, I don't believe they can keep winning. Real Madrid president Florentino said angrily.
However, I'm afraid even Florentino couldn't have imagined that after he said that, the first person to stand up as Barcelona's obstacle was Sporting Gijón, which he didn't like very much.
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At this time, in the live broadcast camera, the person next to Laporta whispered something, and the Barcelona president seemed to have a smile on his face.
Then, a bald old man with an unattractive appearance appeared in the camera.
Moggi arrived in the chairman's box at Camp Nou before the start of the second half. "Dagustino recognized who the man next to Baldano was, Juventus general manager Moggie.
Obviously, the Juventus general manager is really a famous man and immediately attracted attention.
This gentleman is like a top boss in martial arts novels, and everywhere he goes, it is a bloody storm.
Moggi, Italian, General Manager of Juventus Football Club. He was the ruler of Italian football for more than a decade and at the same time a "sinner". Those who like him call him the "King of Transfers" or "Richelieu in football", and those who don't like him call him a despicable and shameless conspirator, a representative of the black forces in Serie A. In any case, from a purely competitive point of view, Moggi deserves to be the "transfer king" in the history of Serie A, and he created too many miracles when he was the club's general manager at Juventus. He is a strange combination of evil and wisdom, greed and simplicity, mystery is his identity card, meanness is his coat, cheques are his silent pistols, he is like a ninja who never likes to be angry, he is like a thousand-armed Guanyin, his power is everywhere in the football world, "the cardinal of football", these are some of the words used by the media to describe Moji.
Late in the era of the AC Milan Three Musketeers dynasty, Moggi returned to Juventus, ushering in an era. Whether it is called a "trident" or a "triumvirate", in short, Giraoudo, Bertega, and Moggie, these three people have joined forces to build Juventus, a once glorious but troubled small ship, into an invincible battleship. Girahudo has a shining example of business, Bertega can use his popularity as a player to expand his influence, and Moggi is the most market-savvy and has the most skills.
"Barcelona are trying to bring in Tacinati from Juventus. Gonzalez immediately explained why the Italian giant was at Camp Nou.
Gonzalez is right, Moggi is here for the transfer of Tacinati, Barcelona want to bring in Tacinati, and Juventus also have ideas for some of Barcelona's players.
However, at this moment, the eyes of the general manager of Juventus in the chairman's box have been on the young player of the away team Juan Carlos in this game.
Previously, AC Milan fell in love with a Spanish youngster, and asked Sporting Gijón to buy this big boy called Carlos, Moggi had heard about it, and he didn't care too much about it at the time, but this trip happened to meet the match between Barcelona and Sporting Gijón, and saw Carlos's performance, which made the general manager of Juventus with a vicious eye immediately interested.
"This is a good seedling!" was Moji's first thought.
"Such a player should be brought to Juventus. This is the man's second thought.
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Leon didn't know that Carlos was being targeted by Juventus general manager Moggi, and at this moment, his attention was all on the pitch.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona began to besiege Sporting Gijón, and when they attacked for the first time, they still had some reservations, observing and guarding against Sporting Gijón's counterattack, but seeing that the opponent was still a conservative tactic and had no intention of attacking, Barcelona was relieved, and they began to bombard around the Sporting Gijón penalty area.
"Coach Leon is really conservative......," commentator Gonzalez complained...... If he were the manager, he would definitely let the team and Barcelona have a heart-wrenching offensive battle, and he would win the game! He doesn't like to be conservative. Of course, he also knows why he is just a commentator and Leon is the manager, and no manager dares to arrange tactics like that when facing an opponent like Barcelona, it is a joke about their own coaching career.
In the face of Barcelona's indiscriminate bombardment, the players of Sporting Gijón did not panic, and the head coach Leon at halftime had repeatedly instilled in them the difficulties that they might have to face in the second half of the game, they were mentally prepared, off the field, such a scene of being besieged by the opponent, the players of Sporting Gijón experienced it in the first half, and they knew how to deal with the enemy's attack.
"It's a standard half-court offense and defence. Dagstino said.
Barcelona were on the offensive, while Sporting Gijón defended unhurriedly.
They shrunk the defence and didn't give Samuel Eto'o the space and opportunity to play with pace and breakthroughs, and then their players ran tirelessly there, pressing all over the pitch to contain Barcelona's midfield organisation.
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"Sporting Gijón is doing the right thing. "Their counter-attack is not simple, it requires the whole team to work together, to work together, and to work together. ”
The commentator is right, Li Ang's defensive counterattack seems conservative, but it is more active and active. It's not at all the way from what most people think of as a defensive counter-attack. They didn't passively defend the box and then struggle there to survive Barcelona's round after round of attacks.
Rijkaard thought that Sporting Gijón would still insist on defensive counterattacks in the second half of the game, but he definitely did not expect that after half the game, Sporting Gijón's defensive counterattacks would still be so dynamic, so proactive, and so diverse......
Sporting Gijón's defensive counterattack, if it is a whole, this whole can be divided into two parts, the back line does not move at all, firmly hold the position, and will definitely not rush out.
It's like the cornerstone of the defence, the cornerstone is solid, and then, their midfielders are just crazy about pressing, tearing and cutting through Barcelona's midfield organization, snatching Barcelona's players for a while.
Even Ronaldinho, who has the best technique at his feet, has a hard time holding the ball comfortably.
Rijkaard was not without a solution, he allowed Ronaldinho to keep the ball in possession, attract Carlos's defensive attention and create opportunities for other players, but it didn't work much, because the entire Sporting Gijón midfielder, including Argentine striker Diego Milito, was engaged in a passionate pressing defence, and from Barcelona's point of view, there were people everywhere, and it was difficult to find a way to attack and score.
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Leon warned his men that the first fifteen minutes of the second half were the most dangerous moments, and it was easy to miss the game in time. And the opponent seized the opportunity to counterattack successfully. He asked the players to give their full attention at the beginning of the game until the end of the game.
As he expected, Barcelona launched a fierce attack on the Sporting Gijón goal, this time even more fiercely than in the first half. The Barcelona people have burst out with the greatest attacking energy, and it can even be described in one word: total attack!
As soon as the second half began, the Barcelona sounded the horn of the general attack.
Obviously, it was just a goal gap and it was a stimulus for the Barcelonans, who wanted to equalise as soon as possible and then just wanted to keep scoring and win the game.
Xavi was on the ball and he adjusted a little bit and then looked ahead and hoped to find a way to get the ball out.
Albertini followed Xavi every step of the way, the team's task now is to defend, the 33-year-old Italian veteran, also put all his energy on defense, although he is not known for his own defense, but, let's not forget that he is an Italian player, 'Italian players are born to defend', this is a very famous saying in football.
This time, seeing Xavi looking up to observe the situation, Albertini saw the opportunity to break the ball decisively, and without hesitation, he directly made a tackle to the ground and shoveled the football out. Judging by his decisive and courageous movements. You can't tell at all that this is a veteran in his thirties.
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Barcelona's touchline ball.
Marquez threw the ball out, and after Deco chested the ball, he passed it to Larsson, who pulled it out to pick it up, who knocked it to Xavi with his heel, and the Barcelona midfield brain then knocked the ball to Deco again.
Barcelona passed the ball to Ronaldinho after a succession of multi-legged passes.
Carlos immediately pestered Ronaldinho.
Try to protect the football and let Carlos keep pounding in the back. Ronaldinho knocks the ball forward. He's poised to break through. Pepe, who was blocking in front of him, tilted his body and immediately flashed a silk gap.
This is Pepe's inexperienced shortcoming, and he is too easy to be fooled into making a move.
Seeing that this gap flashed, Ronaldinho immediately lifted his foot.
Behind his back, Carlos saw Ronaldinho pick up his feet. Knowing that he was going to shoot, the Brazilian's shot was extremely threatening, and Leon once explained that Ronaldinho would never be able to shoot easily with his feet facing the goal head-on.
Carlos fell to the ground decisively, and he shoveled down, hoping to shovel the ball out first.
He was still half a beat slower, and Ronaldinho swung his leg faster than he thought.
"Bang!"
The soccer ball slipped through the gap in Pepe's dodge!
Carlos shoveled out.
"Ronaldinho!
The ball flew up and straight into the goal.
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Sporting Gijón goalkeeper Valencia was so focused that he didn't dare to hold the ball, so he threw the ball out and punched it out.
The football was slapped back, and the stands were filled with gasps.
Barcelona line-up (4-3-3): 1-Balksus, 2-Belletti, 23-Oleg, 5-Puyol, 12-Van Bronckhorst, 4-Max, 6-Xavi, 20-Deco, 7-Larsson, 9-Eto'o, 10-Ronaldinho.
Sporting Gijón line-up: 1-Domenech Valencia, 26-Braniskov Ivanovic, 3-Pepe, 4-Fernando Hierro, 15-Fabio Grosso, 14-Juan Carlos, 23-Cortini Marcos, 6-Demetoriso Albertini, 11-Franco Ribery, 10-Antonio Di Natale, 22-Diego Milito;
Barcelona line-up (4-3-3): 1-Balksus, 2-Belletti, 23-Oleg, 5-Puyol, 12-Van Bronckhorst, 4-Max, 6-Xavi, 20-Deco, 7-Larsson, 9-Eto'o, 10-Ronaldinho.
Sporting Gijón line-up: 1-Domenech Valencia, 26-Braniskov Ivanovic, 3-Pepe, 4-Fernando Hierro, 15-Fabio Grosso, 14-Juan Carlos, 23-Cortini Marcos, 6-Demetoriso Albertini, 11-Franco Ribery, 10-Antonio Di Natale, 22-Diego Milito;
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