Chapter 104: Defeat is the greatest respect
"Maybe it's probably my last season, but I want to leave with the championship with me. ”
After Ronaldo's retirement, Messi, who also reached the age of 35, said this with some empathy in an interview.
Messi's words have aroused countless people's memories and moments. The absolute pride that once shone like the sun and the moon in football, now only Messi is still holding on. And looking at Messi's words, an era has finally entered the final swan song.
"This may be Messi's last season, it's really one less game!"
"That year, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were a pair of wonderful dancers in football, and I was a witness who had the privilege of watching from the sidelines, and I was in the prime of life that year, and I was also young, and now, when the prosperity is coming to an end, I also ride a few ······bushes."
Countless fans began to lament their years in the company of the peerless double pride. In addition to sighing, Messi's fans also began to wish Messi a successful career in the end.
"The loneliness and regret of Luo's retirement really don't want to appear on Messi. ”
"Please bring Messi's career to a happy end. ”
Under the call of the outside world, the Barcelona team began to recruit vigorously and publicly expressed their desire to support Messi. Pique, who had previously retired and was a senior executive in management, soon had good news. Griezmann, who had previously left Atletico Madrid for Ligue 1, was brought to Barcelona by him.
This is a gift prepared by the Barcelona team for Messi, and in fact, it is also the cornerstone for the team after Messi's departure.
The operation of the Barcelona team was vigorous, and even Yan Feng felt a lot of emotion about it. Once upon a time, he was also a fan of the two of them, and now seeing the retirement of Ronaldo and Messi's imminent retirement, he has to sigh the ruthlessness of the passage of time. Under the continuous publicity of the outside world, Yan Feng felt that Messi should be given a happy ending.
It's just a personal emotion. But the interests of the team are group, and no matter how sympathetic Yan Feng is, he still has to consider his own team.
Barcelona are buying people at full speed, and Granada is not idle. However, when the main lineup is stable, it can't make any big moves, and it's just a reinforcement.
Granada did not miss out on the two Super Cups before the season. Such an achievement has reassured the fans of the Granada team. It also makes the outside world sadly feel that the Granada team will still dominate European football.
However, just when everyone agreed that everything would go well for the Granada team, there was shocking news.
Barcelona welcomed back the former six-time champion manager - Pep Guardiola.
This is very exciting news for the Barcelona team. For Granada, it's just that the opponents may become more difficult. Other than that, they didn't have much of a feeling when it came to having no opponents over the years.
After Pep Guardiola returned to the Barcelona team, he really injected a boost into the players. After the start of the new season, Barcelona began to challenge Granada on all fronts.
It's just that the Granada squad is too perfect. Pep Guardiola's men are not the Dream Three of the year. And the current Messi is not the Messi who no one could stop back then. Although they were strong, they were still a little bit behind Granada.
However, Barcelona was not left behind by Granada and still firmly bit the latter in points. This has made La Liga rarely caught in fierce competition in recent years.
In addition, in the Champions League and other competitions, the Barcelona team also performed eye-catchingly, constantly eliminating various strong opponents and qualifying.
The strong performance of the Barcelona team made Yan Feng feel very happy. It's the games that have strong opponents that are exciting. If there is no opponent, it will be too boring.
Of course, there is still a long, long way to go in the race against Barcelona. It's not a matter of time and a half.
Before that, Granada soon had a championship tournament to take – another Club World Cup.
This year's Club World Cup, the meaning is different. If they win again, Granada will have to achieve six crowns again. This is the one that Pirlo has been fully coached since his return, and it is of great significance.
As a result, the Granada team even released water in some league matches for the Club World Cup. In order to make the team the biggest squad to win this championship.
With the utmost attention from the whole Granada team, the Club World Cup fell into their hands again without any surprise.
Two-time six-time champion!
The Granada team achieved an unprecedented achievement. Andrea Pirlo also became the third coach in football to win six titles. And Yan Feng and others surpassed Messi to become a player who won two six crowns.
This is the glory of a new era!
This is the supreme glory. It's an honor that nine out of nine players can't get in their lifetime.
For this reason, Lomban, who has no regrets, announced his retirement. And Ingarson and Modric also announced that they will be ready to retire after playing this season.
In this regard, Yan Feng said that he understood very much. I am also very happy that the careers of these old teammates will come to a successful end.
And soon Yan Feng also ushered in the happiest moment in his life. He won the Ballon d'Or for the first time and the first player in more than a decade to win the award as a midfielder.
Yan Feng was really happy. He's pretty much what he's been able to achieve in his career now. The only regret is the World Cup. It's just that with the strength of the Chinese team, it is impossible in his career. He was well aware of this. Therefore, there is no particular pursuit. Isn't Messi, who is known as the most accepted king of the ball, also unable to get it?
After the honor was added, Yan Feng began to have a boring feeling of understanding.
Granada dominate Europe. After that, Yan Feng found that he couldn't get excited. I always feel like something is missing.
However, after the start of the second half of the race, he didn't have time to think about it. Because something happened that surprised him.
Lin Fan left. He was going to Barcelona.
The news was sudden. It was also very surprising.
In fact, a few years ago, Lin Fan almost left the Granada team several times, but was finally persuaded by Yan Feng to stay. Only this time, Yan Feng failed to persuade him. It's just because Lin Fan said a word: "Brother Feng, Granada is your team." I also want to have a team of my own. I don't want one to live in your shadow. ”
Yan Feng had nothing to say.
In the end, Lin Fan also went to the Barcelona team with a buyout fee of 300 million euros.
Lin Fan has always been Yan Feng's best partner in the Granada team. With this departure, he knocked out a large piece of the Granada team's dominance map.
Needless to say, the strength of the Granada team has been greatly weakened. The outside world also praised the Barcelona team's hoe, ruthless and accurate.
After Lin Fan went to the Barcelona team, he was given an extremely warm welcome. Although he is not from La Masi, he is considered to be a player with far more talent than Yan Feng. Even many people believe that it is with Lin Fan's help that Yan Feng can run rampant in the midfield and finally win the Golden Ball Award.
This is the real impact on the strength of the two teams after Lin Fan left.
Yan Feng began to fall into a lonely battle. Although he still has Modric by his side, Lin Fan's running ability and tacit understanding are irreplaceable by anyone.
Lin Fan's departure not only weakened the strength of the Granada team, but also hit the team's morale. As a result, they began to have adverse reactions in the following games. And let them taste the bitter taste of continuous victory.
And after the Barcelona team got Lin Fan, they were like fish in water and began to burst out with amazing combat effectiveness. Lin Fan, who has fully grown up, has skills that surpass Yan Feng and physical fitness and running ability that are not much inferior. As soon as he came, Paulinho, who still wanted to struggle, chose to return to Bajia for retirement.
Barcelona started off on a strong start and soon overtook a chaotic Granada team to the top of the table. And held the lead for a long time afterward. This situation has not occurred for many years since Granada began to dominate La Liga.
A lot of people started singing about the Granada team. said that the Granada team lost its future. Yan Feng, who believes that he has also passed his prime, cannot support the midfield of the Granada team alone.
At the beginning, after losing Lin Fan, Yan Feng really felt very uncomfortable. However, the singing and declining of the outside world aroused his fighting spirit. Originally, he lost his direction because he got all the glory he could take, and he began to find the fun of having opponents. What's more, this opponent is still his good brother, which naturally made him find a new direction.
After Lin Fan's departure, Granada soon brought in a replacement, Spain's new international Soler Carlos. Soler Carlos is also very strong. It's just that there is still a lack of tacit understanding between him and Yan Feng, and his style can't have the same chemistry as Lin Feng with Yan Feng. Even so, his arrival still relieved Yan Feng of a lot of pressure.
As Soler Carlos became familiar with the team's tactical play, Granada began to work again. Although it is not as terrorist as before, it has also allowed Granada to start to follow up with Barcelona at the top of the table.
After the morale of the army stabilized, Yan Feng also began to burst out with one hundred percent combat effectiveness. And then in the head-to-head battle with Barcelona, he tried to keep the game unbeaten. After that, they also took advantage of the fact that Barcelona had too many players to participate in international competitions, which made some games unwinnable. In the end, Granada defended their league title again by one point.
Soon, Granada entered the race against Real Madrid for the Copa del Rey. It was only because Mahrez withdrew with an injury not long after the opening, which caught the Granada team off guard. Caught off guard, Granada lost the Copa del Rey title they had held for many years.
Injured a general, and lost the Copa del Rey. It was a big blow to the Granada team. It also seriously affected their upcoming Champions League final.
Granada's Champions League final opponent is Barcelona. This time, they are far inferior in strength, and for the first time, they are somewhat weaker than their opponents. At least, that's how the media see it.
When he stepped into the Champions League final again, Yan Feng had a feeling that things were wrong.
Lin Fan is still the same Lin Fan, only this time, he is no longer a teammate fighting side by side, but has become an opponent for you to fight for.
Look again at Messi's full beard and hair, which is not dyed white, but you can see a lot of white hair. The years are merciless.
"Messi, win another championship!"
The fans on the sidelines were screaming, and the tall banners were full of Messi holding up the Big Ears Cup.
All of this seems to be on the side of the Barcelona team, as if it is heralding that Messi is about to win the cup and end successfully. Even the objective conditions seem to be making way for this, don't they?
Yan Feng understands the mood of the fans very well. He wanted to see how he got to that day, and he also hoped for a happy ending. It's just that he feels: "The greatest respect for a great player is to go all out to beat him!"
Yan Feng didn't just say this to himself, he also said it to his teammates. After all, standing on this football stage, no one wants to be someone else's backdrop. There is always only one protagonist! and that is himself.
Soon, Yan Feng led his teammates with an uneven lineup to start a desperate struggle with the Barcelona team joined by Messi and Lin Fan.
It was a fantastic game. It's a battle of firepower. It's more of a visual feast for the goals.
All kinds of fights, all kinds of blood-pumping tactical cooperation, made countless fans who watched fascinated.
It was only in the first half that the two sides played 2:2.
Lin Fan and Griezmann each scored a goal, and Yan Feng and Sandel also deserved to return one.
Entering the second half, Messi started the game with a brilliant performance of connecting three people and shooting to help Barcelona lead Granada.
After taking the lead, this time the Barcelona team, under the leadership of Lin Fan, began to control the rhythm of play.
The Granada team naturally fought back, but with Lin Fan, an opponent who is extremely familiar with the situation, the Granada team struggled to equalize for a long time when the Barcelona team intended to strengthen its defense.
This went on for a long time.
Although there is still Messi in the Barcelona team today, it is no longer a team full of old and weak midfielders like Pique. With them ahead and deliberately wasting time, Granada struggled to counter-attack with the kind of physical advantage they had in the past.
Stalemate, stalemate, stalemate!
The two sides were in a stalemate and could not score any more goals. As time went on, it began to be more and more unfavorable for the Granada team.
"Messi, Messi !!!"
As the game entered the final stage, Barcelona fans began to call Messi by his first name. It seems to be a scene of seeing the championship in hand, and Messi retiring without regrets.
Seeing that the game was about to end behind Messi, Yan Feng completely broke out. He faced Lin Fan, who was most familiar. Under the difficulty of getting rid of Lin Fan's entanglement, he used a kick outside the penalty area to push the goal, and sent the ball into the corner of the goal in front of several defenders.
3:3. ended up in a tie in the 90 minutes.
Going into extra-time, neither side was able to find the back of the net, and the game eventually dragged the game into a penalty shootout.
Penalty shootout, the first five goals, scored by both sides. Yan Feng did not make a mistake in the fifth appearance, and Messi, who also made the fifth appearance, did not make a mistake. And Lin Fan was the first to play on the Barcelona side.
Next, the two sides entered a single-round tiebreaker that must not be lost. At this time, the time has come to test the non-core players.
In the sixth round, both sides missed.
In the seventh round, both sides scored again.
In the eighth round, both sides missed again.
In the ninth round, both sides scored again.
In the 10th round, Granada sent a penalty to Gomez, who came on as a substitute and was also a central defender.
Gomez has grown a lot after a few years of training. However, he has not yet become an absolute workhorse. Now the moment that will decide the fate of the team is on his feet, and the pressure can be imagined.
Yan Feng saw that Gomez's feet were still trembling when he stepped forward, and he didn't dare to look at it, so he closed his eyes and turned the opposite.
In the end, Gomez unexpectedly scored the ball. When cheers rang out from the surroundings, Yan Feng's little heart almost jumped out. When he found out that it was his own people who were cheering, he immediately shouted and hugged Gomez.
Next, fate was in the hands of the Barcelona defenders. Under pressure, the defender was eventually sent off.
So~"yes! we won!" Yan Feng cheered wildly. It was the most exciting win since winning the Champions League for the first time.
Yan Feng won the championship again. Lin Fan missed the opportunity this time. And Messi~ his career has come to an end.
Yan Feng regrets that Messi can end his career with a perfect attitude. But Yan Feng felt that he had given the greatest respect.
After the game, Messi also congratulated Yan Feng in a friendly manner.
After that, Messi tearfully announced his retirement!
The peerless double pride has come to a complete end. It is only part of the history of football to be mentioned again.